Hello there. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge, and Billie A has chosen the theme of ‘Use Kraft‘. Here is my card:
For this card I used a previously created background – Altenew stencil and gold shimmer embossing paste, cut just a tad smaller than the 5 x 7 inch card base.
The Lawn Fawn die was used for the sentiment, cut out of Kraft, then again cut out of black card stock, glued slightly off-set -which I think makes the sentiment stand out more. I even remembered the tiddle above the letter ‘i’ – layering and off-setting just like the main sentiment. Some silver sequins for added bling.
I’m looking forward to seeing what you create for our ‘use Kraft theme’. xx
Hello again. ABC Christmas Challenge has reached the letters ‘C’ and ‘D’ – the Christmas themes this month are ‘C’ for Clean and Simple, and ‘D’ for Distressing. Here is my card:
I dry embossed a piece of white card stock with a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder – but used the deboss side instead of the embossed side.
The bells are from Altenew, stamped using their inks, and the bow and sentiment were die cut from red glitter card stock.
I hope you can come and join us in our ‘CAS’ and/or ‘Distressed’ themed Christmas challenge – I look forward to seeing you there. xx
I shall be entering the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge – anything goes with option of red flowers (option not taken)
Hello – it’s time for The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge to start a new challenge. The theme is – as always – anything goes Christmas. Here is my card:
I used the layers of the Taylored Expressions stencil and Distress inks, trying a different colour combination. For the holly berries, I didn’t use the stencil, but some glittery drops where the stencil would have put them.
The tag is die cut using a Simon Says Stamp gift tag die and then stamped a mistletoe outline stamp to cover the tag. I added the sentiment then placed it all together as you see – and even managed to place the hole in the tag over a red berry – bonus!
I hope you can come and join us and make a start on your Christmas stash. xx
Hello, I have a card to share which turned out looking quite simple – but took lots of die-cutting, snipping, and many a change of mind.
I want to make more ‘thank you’ cards for my friends who have been there for me over the past couple of weeks after my mum passed away – and if I can continue to craft to help get through this and create my own little way of saying how much I appreciate them – then all the better.
I used the colours from the Color Throwdown challenge to create this, and I knew I wanted to use this die from Memory Box – the problem was – which colour for which layer…….?
I actually die cut out of all four colours for the challenge – pink, red, cranberry, Kraft – and finally – yes finally – decided on the way you see here.
On a white card base I adhered the Kraft piece, onto which I adhered the die cut using Concord & 9th ‘Ballet Slippers’ for the pink.
The inset ‘cranberry’ butterflies were die cut out of a dark red glitter card from Crafters Companion and paper-pieced into place – to leave the pink outline round them.
The red ‘Poppy’ card stock butterflies were snipped off from the whole piece I had die cut and stuck down onto their respective position, which was on top of the pink card stock already there.
The sentiment is from Time For Tea Designs – the bold ‘thanks’ word stamped with ‘Poppy’ and ‘Cranberry‘ Concord & 9th inks to match the card stock – creating an ombre effect on the word, with the smaller words stamped in black. This sentiment stamp set comes with matching dies – always a bonus.
Hello once again. Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge has started their challenge for February. The theme this month is ‘inky’ – in a CAS style. Here is my card:
I knew I wanted to create an ink smooshed background – but how to keep it CAS? I decided to use two colours of Distress Inks, and smooshed them onto my craft met. I took a piece of water-colour card, added some water to one corner of it, and dropped in the two colours – drying between each colour. One of the layers must have been slightly wet still, so it created an almost orange or peach colour where they blended – which I quite like.
I then splattered those same two colours onto the piece of card.
Whilst that was drying, I stamped the images from the Time For Tea Designs stamp set, and coloured them with Copics, trying to find colours which were very similar – and throwing in a green one there for a different pop of colour.
After stamping the sentiment, I die cut them with the matching dies, and then decided which part of the inky background I wanted to use, and where, to keep things CAS.
I used a Catherine Pooler die set which I’ve had for ages, and cut the panel quite a bit smaller, then added the bear – some of him off the panel using foam pads, and some directly onto the panel with glue – the same with the sentiment.
The last thing to do was add some white gel pen for detail – which I tend to go over-board with but I believe I restrained myself here. I hope you can come and join us with your CAS ‘Inky’ creations. xx
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