Hello everyone. There will be two posts from me today, and this is the first. The new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz has started, Debbie is the host, and she has chosen the theme of:
For a Friend/Friendship
Here is my card:
I first used the Hero Arts die set ‘Lotus Flower’ and die cut all the layers out of light blue and teal card stock, then layering together as per their instructions. It took a little planning, but once I had got my head around one flower, it was easier on the second. I also die cut the leaves and foliage on shades of green, unsure of how many I would need, so I cut plenty.
I took a white panel and die cut the largest hexagon from the Pinkfresh Studio ‘Nested hexagons‘ from the centre of it, the ran that through with a Spellbinders embossing folder.
The hexagon which came out of the centre I didn’t emboss.
I attached the embossed panel to a card base using 3D foam strips, then inserted the black white hexagon back into place, but gluing flat.
The sentiment is from Gina K Designs and was from a 2023 Let’s Stamp Together – stamped then die cut.
I placed the sentiment on the background then played with the florals and foliage until I was happy, adding with 3D foam and glue where appropriate.
As the sentiment was stamped in black, I added some black gems.
I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx
Hello again. It is my turn to host the new challenge at ABC Christmas, and we have reached the letters ‘N’ & ‘O’. We do have themes for the letters which are:
N is for No Stamping
O is for Once in Royal David’s City ( buildings)
Here is my card which covers the two themes:
I felt it was about time I used this die set from The Greetery. I was desperate to get my hands on them, and they have been sitting there for a couple of months.
I set-to die cutting – you know I love my die cutting – and picked traditional colours for all of the elements. I may have to explore other colours and choices in the future, but for this I went traditional.
All the elements I was going to use were die cut, mainly out of scraps, and assembles as I went along.
I then decided to use a 5×7 inch card base, added a gold layer, then a white layer, which I had run through with a Spellbinders embossing folder/
The house was then attached in all it’s glory.
I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations following one or both or our themes – and there is a prize for a randomly drawn winner….
Hello there. After a little break from crafting – my mojo seems to have run away – I have a card to share for the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. Helen is hosting and has chosen the theme of:
E is for Embossing – wet or dry
Here is my card:
I chose to go with the option of dry embossing, and used a Spellbinders embossing folder for the background panel.
The florals are from Elle’s Studio, a stamp and die set from a a 2022 virtual event.
The florals were stamped with Pinkfresh Studio inks, then die cut, as was the sentiment.
The oval was die cut, I think it is a Pinkfresh Studio nesting die set, then the florals arranged, the sentiment added, and a few gems for further interest – for the centre of the flowers, and some smaller ones around the sentiment.
I hope you can come and join us with your creations using dry or heat embossing. xx
Hello there. The Alphabet Challenge has reached the letter ‘D’, and Melanie has chosen the theme of:
D is for Double – include 2 of the same thing
Here is my card, which has two flowers on it:
These flowers are from an Altenew die set called ‘Butterfly Ranunculus‘. I used a blue card stock to cut the petals, and added some darker blue ink blending to the middle of each layer. These were easy to put together due to the #keyhole system’ which Altenew uses. The stems were die cut, and placed to one side whilst I decided what I wanted to put on the background to show case these gorgeous flowers.
I decided to go with a cream textured card stock, placing one layer as the back panel on a card base, then die cut the stitched oval in the same card stock.
The oval was glued to the back panel, and the flowers arranged to my liking, added with 3D foam.
The silver foiled sentiment added, then some small black gems for added interest, and to bring in the black of the sentiment strip.
I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx
Hello. I am hosting the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz, and have chosen the theme of:
Seaside/Coast
Here is my card:
I started with background, and used a Honey Bee Stamps die & stencil set called ‘Beach Break’. I did have to go to the web site to figure out how things went together, but it was quite fun creating.
The beach was created using Kraft card and the die – which gives a lot of the details, then the stencils were used and a darker brown ink to make those details a little more prominent.
The blue of the waves/sea was die cut in a light blue card, I went in with the stencil and embossing ink, then heat embossed with white to create to foamy water.
Then to choose a critter – and this little guy is from a die set from Spellbinders a couple of years ago, die cut and assembled as required.
He was added to the background with 3D foam.
The sentiment is also from that release, stamped in blue and clear heat embossed, then die cut.
I hope you can come and join us this time round with your projects following our theme. xx
Hello everyone. We are starting a new challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge. Our challenge is all about Christmas, and getting your stash ready for the end of the year, and we always have themes to follow for each of the letters. This time, our themes for the two letters are:
L is for Let It Snow
&
M is for Mice
Here are my cards:
L is for Let It Snow
M is for Mice
For my first card, I used a Spellbinders hot foil plate and gold foil onto a dark blue panel. I also went around the edges of the panel after foiling with a lightly darker blue to create a halo effect.
The snowman is from a Simon Hurley/Spellbinders die set, and Concord & 9th card stock. The sentiment is also from the same die set, and backed with a piece of gold. Little black gems were added for the buttons on the snowman.
For my second card, I absolutely had to go with some Lawn Fawn mice and the stamp, die and layering colouring stencils called ‘Mice On Ice‘.
The images were stamped, then the stencils used to ink blend their colouring, then the matching dies to cut them out.
I also used one of their ‘Stitched Den‘ dies to create the opening in the white panel to represent iced lake, and backed that with a piece of light blue card stock which I ink blended slightly with a light blue ink.
The blue panel was adhered to the card base, the white layer added on top, then I played around with the placement of the mice until I was happy, adding them with 3D foam.
The sentiment was stamped and die cut then added as you see.
I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations following one of both of our themes. xx
Hello. It is my turn to host at The Alphabet Challenge. We have reached the letter ‘C‘, and I have chosen the theme of:
C is for Circles
Here is my card:
I remember having a Lawn Fawn stamp and die set with bubbles, so I hunted it out, stamped all the images, then coloured with Copics. These were then die cut and set to one side.
I wanted a grass and sky background, but not the traditional way of doing it, so I searched through the CML app for ‘circle’ and this fun stencil popped up from Heffy Doodle.
Onto a white panel, I laid the stencil, then ink blended in two colo0urs of blue and then two colours of green, darker at the edge of each colour, then lighter where the two colours met.
This was then glued onto a card base, and then I spent quite a bit of time placing the images, and the bubbles until I was happy, then used 3D foam pieces to attach them.
The sentiment is from the same Lawn Fawn stamp set, and stamped onto the background panel – very, very carefully and using my Misti……Maybe it should have been stamped before adding the images……
I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx
I shall be entering the following challenges:
Stencil Fun – use stencils – option of see through it not taken
Hello once again. I am here with a card for the new challenge starting at Cardz 4 Galz. Billie A is hosting, and she has chosen the theme of:
Brown & Green, with twine/ribbon
Here is my card:
I started with die cutting all the layers of the cat (Spellbinders/Bibi Cameron) in Kraft and white – some pink for the ears and tongue, as well as green for the eyes.
Before layering together, I thought about how I could ‘hang’ the cat, so I knew where to place his paws, and found some twine I had in the drawer in my kitchen (who doesn’t?) and grabbed a piece.
Starting with the green background panel, and a Spellbinders embossing folder, I attached the twine to the back, then glued to the card base.
The cat was assembled, then attached with 3D foam, making sure it was over the twine where needed, and where it looked right.
The sentiments were stamped and then die cut to create the banners you see, and attached with 3D foam.
I hope you can come and join us following the theme set by Billie A – I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx
Hello again. It is time for the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. Dawn is hosting, and has chosen the theme of:
B is for Balls
Here is my card:
I decided to go with a quirky take on the theme, by using a stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I stamped and heat embossed the image onto water-colour card stock, the water-coloured with my Zig markers. This was die cut when dry, then the sentiment stamped and die cut with a fishtail banner die.
The background is patterned paper, matted with white, and all put together with glue and 3D foam.
I hope to see all sorts of ‘ball’ themed creations in our gallery and hope you can come and join us. xx
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