As a follower of Natasha Foote I had seen several examples of this style card and decided to try my own. I did look at her video just to be sure I understood how it was done, however, my brain had figured it out correctly.

I used a scrap piece of watercolour card stock and some TomBow markers. First I spritzed the paper with water and then I scribbled. My markers are truly ancient and I discovered they had dried out quite a bit, so I found some watercolour pencils and added them over the top. All my stamps are from Hampton Arts. The first piece I tried didn’t work because I accidentally added more water and one of the blocks travelled into another making a hot mess. I can probably turn it into a background later by adding more colours.

My card is intended for two challenges: Color Hues #126 and Sunday Stamps. I backed my layer with a black piece and then added it all to the card front. Although it looks decent, I can’t say I am enamored with it so if time allows I may have another go and design a 2nd entry.

My hubby isn’t 100% well at the moment so a lot of my time is going to helping him. I use my craft room to keep me from worrying constantly. He will undergo some surgery next Monday and hopefully that will fix the problem and we can go back to normal.

Thanks for stopping by, you, your time and any comments are appreciated.

I had almost forgotten about the challenge at https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/ and it is all about rainbow colours. So this morning I decided I had better get to it and this is what I came up with.

As so often, initially, I was thinking something else, but realized that I may not have enough time to do it because life is extra busy just now. Late last year, I had created some backgrounds using the leftover strips of coloured card stock so I pulled one out and using a die from Scrapbook.com I cut three of the banner strips.

Playing around with placement a little, I decided on this layout and glued them down. In searching for a sentiment I found the circle die and wondered what would happen if I die cut it and then used the words alone. Taking another small background piece I cut it and then cut it in half. I did think about cutting each letter but after moving it around quite a lot, I liked the idea of keeping the curves so I added the words as you see.

To ensure I had enough of the rainbow colours I added a few gems from my stash and then called it finished.

It’s a bright cheerful card and my hubby really likes it. It turned out a lot better than I imagined it would when I began. Thanks for stopping by, your time and comments are appreciated.

I was working on a couple of designs for my design team groups and this design popped into my mind. I decided to make it right away because sometimes an idea leaves my brain and is lost never to return. The card works for both Double D, and CAS Colours and Sketches so I managed a twofer.

Initially I thought to make the border using a homemade stencil, but I didn’t like it much and in the end went with using the actual dies. I’ve had them forever, long before keeping track of brands was around, so don’t know which brand. However, based on my early buying history, I’m sure they are either Spellbinders, Sizzix or Memory Box. The image and sentiment stamps are from MFT and I used a Hero Arts infinity oval die and some fussy cutting on these.

After cutting the strips, I inked them using some cube inks from Crafters Companion and Hero Arts and then I glued them as you see. After stamping and heat embossing the image and sentiment, I added them as you see, keeping it all flat.

I quite like the result with this card. The colours look pretty yet the design is very CAS. I do believe I’m getting a lot better at doing CAS cards these days. The saying – practice makes perfect, fits.

Thanks for spending time with me today, I appreciate you and any comments you may leave.

This card has been finished and on my computer desk for several days already. So much going on that I didn’t have an opportunity to post it till now. I made with the challenge at Color Hues Challenge #125 – Blue and White in mind. I saw something on Instagram where a crafter posted a few different colour versions of a card similar to this, but I can’t find it now so cannot credit her with the idea. I basically took her idea but changed it up enough to make it my own. I used a Memory Box leaf die and different blue scraps of card stock to cut out about 12 leaf sprigs with several in each shade of the blue. Using another scrap piece of white card, I deckle edge cut it to the width I wanted and then spattered some dark blue ink along the edge. After that I added foam tape and set it aside for a moment. Using another white scrap piece I added a single layer over the card front leaving a tiny border all around, then I added the other piece to one side of this. I had ensured that the foam tape was far enough away from the edge to tuck the leaves underneath which I proceeded to do. The sentiment comes from a Catherine Pooler set and I tucked this into the leaves a little when I placed it. After adding a few embellishments I called it finished.

I am liking the end result. The card is simple in design but with enough going to make it interesting.

We are still enjoying some lovely dry days with a strong morning frost, but gorgeous sunshine along with it. And for those who are interested, I managed to find the right chocolate for my hubby’s birthday cake yesterday so I’m pleased about that. Another project for later this week.

Thanks for spending time with me today, I appreciate you and your time.