It is my turn to choose a theme and later the winners, for the current challenge and I chose a fun fold in any theme. This is my example, and here is a link to the tutorial if you want to make one of your own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=h4epDyjokTo I chose to make a masculine card using some PP that was given to me by my StampinUp friend. She also gave me some tool die cuts. Basically I followed the tutorial and can say it isn’t a hard card to make. However, make sure you get your scoring correct for the pointed fold. I didn’t and it took a while for me to fix it. The sentiment is a stamp from Hampton Arts.

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This is a challenge I haven’t played in for a while, although I used to play regularly. I liked the sketch and the die I used here is a new one from Kokorosa that I wanted to use. The sketch seemed to lend itself to using the die. My sentiment and hearts are from SSS. Once the paw strip was die cut I added it to a black background and put the sentiment along with the hearts in between the strips. A friend here is always looking for pet sympathy cards so I am making her another small set for her stash. She volunteers at a shelter so is involved with dogs all the time. In a few weeks I shall have the set ready for delivery when we next go to Victoria.

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CYHTP has a challenge with the twist of using circle or squares In a way this card uses both, as it is a small square card with a die cut circle from StampinUp. The folder I used is an unbranded one and I used only a portion of it to fit behind the circle. I added some small fallouts underneath, but no sentiment as yet. I could have coloured the embossed piece but chose to keep this white on white, but I did add some perfect pearl powder to it, which never shows on camera. In reality it gives a subtle sheen. I made this card over a week ago, but decided to wait for a suitable challenge before posting it. I quite like the end result and I also like that it is fairly CAS. I do believe I am getting much better at CAS designs than in the past.

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It is my turn to choose the theme for our new challenge here at Cardz 4 galz and I chose a seascape. I will also be choosing the winners for this challenge and am excited to see what you all come up with.

I began my card by swiping different blues onto a panel for the background and then I die cut the aperture on another panel using a Memory Box die. Using a Dina Wakeley stencil I added a touch of Tumbled Glass ink to the panel for the illusion of waves. I had some ephemera in a package so I chose some that I thought would look good in the scene I imagined. The mermaid was from an unbranded die that I cut twice and glued together for some stability. I cut another one from some copper glitter CS and cut the tail at the waist to add on top of the other. Ohuhu pens were used to colour her body, hair and shell and then I used a gold Sakura giitter pen in her hair and a silvery one on the shell. Some Pops of Color dots were added to her waist, tail and for a necklace. I made a hole in the anchor so I could add some twine to make a rope and this was added as you see. A fallout from another project became some seaweed in the background and an unused wave die cut was added behind the opening at the bottom. Using foam tape the top portion was added to the card front. I also added a few bubbles for added interest. For now I’ve chosen to leave off a sentiment. I’ll decide on that when I figure out who will be getting the card.

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AAA Cards is an anything goes challenge this week and Sunday Stamps is a colour challenge. I think I’ve managed to combine the two into this card. I had the idea of embossing the die cut frame and adding some ink on top and it worked quite well, although the frame was quite thin and split slightly in one place. To seal it and reinforce the frame I added a 2nd one behind, which also gave it more dimension. Setting it to one side I took a piece of linen look CS and added the scored lines as you see. I then took an unbranded hollyhock die to which, once cut, I added distress oxides with a water brush. I used Hickory smoke on the frame and on the stems and a mix of Seedless Preserves and Dusty Concord on the flowers and buds. It wasn’t quite right in colour so I added more Hickory Smoke to darken it so it was closer to the colour swatch. I still needed one more colour so I used a punched flower as close as possible to the swatch underneath the buds and a raffia ribbon tied to the sentiment tag which is from MFT with the actual sentiment coming from Joy Clair. After adhering the panel to the white card I also added a few tiny pearls before calling it finished.

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My card is made totally from scraps left over from other projects. Some bits were done so long ago that I can’t remember which dies were used, so the border at the bottom is nameless for this reason. The plaid package was done with Spellbinders Kaleidoscopic dies. The ribbon is like a Washi tape, the star added as an embellishment to it. The embossed background was done with a folder that came with my mini die cutter from We R, sentiment is from Joy Clair and the gems are from my stash. Even the note card is a leftover small one from a long ago project. It was an easy card because most of it was already done and just needed arranging so meeting the recipe at As You See It was a no brainer.

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Prior to our little two day trip to the mainland I had begun making this card. Running out of time I left it sitting on my desk until I would have time to complete it. It fits two challenges and will be entered into both. Links to them will be at the end of the post.

I started by using a frame die from Paper Roses in blue textured CS, and I stamped a heart all over the frame in Wilted Violet using a stamp from a Kitchen Sink set that I’ve had forever. I also stamped the envelopes from the same set as well. My sentiment is from a Joy Clair set. I coloured the envelopes using some metallic pencils and added a tiny heart from a Lawn Fawn set and I added Sakura pen glaze to the centers. Using foam tape I attached the frame to the card front and then added the envelopes so they cascade down. A little hand cut sentiment and some enamel hearts and the card was complete.

The challenges I am entering into are:

https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com

Just Add Ink #689…Colour!

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In a tutorial I saw a card similar to this one, only it was a true slimline card and used a very large sentiment. I don’t have many huge sentiments in dies or stamps, but I liked the idea of the card and decided to try making something similar. I did use the same colours but as I don’t have a shadow die for behind my die cut I created my own by hand cutting around the words. I’m not sure of the brand for the word die, but it is either from Spellbinders or Sizzix. The cat is from a Kokorosa die set and I used a marbled PP scrap for him. I added him as an after thought so had to get creative with the card fold so he would stand up above it. I fussy cut in behind him to make it work. I used some PP for the word die so it looks a bit like it has Zentangle doodling although it was cut from a butterfly black and white pattern. I think this works for the new Word Power challenge so I am entering it there.

My hubby really likes the card which is enough validation for me. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it and any comments you leave.

There was a technique shown on Pinterest that intrigued me enough to take a closer look so I followed it to this URL – https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=h5RjkDo_eOA The demonstrator uses packing tape with an embossing folder. I thought it was interesting so did my own take on the technique. Initially I followed her instructions but I added to them. I found a small very pale pink piece of scrap CS that I covered with the tape and then placed into an unbranded EF. I love the 3D effect this folder gives. I found it was a bit too pale although I really liked the shine from the tape. I didn’t think I could colour over the tape so I decided to let a couple of alcohol ink pens bleed through from the back. This only worked because the CS is very thin but it sure made a difference to the image and I really like the effect. Using another piece of scrap this time in red I put that through a regular EF allowing the slight white cracks that resulted. I added foam tape to the focal piece and a red twine. I couldn’t tie a bow for love nor money today so I scrunched it over some tape and then added the heart sentiment on top. I used one of the pens around the edge of the heart. Once I was happy with the focal piece I added it to the red layer deliberately setting it from the upper left corner and then it was added to the note card.

The card fits three challenges so I am entering it into the following:

February 10th 2024 Anything Goes With A Twist of Reds and/or Pinks 

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Heather has chosen the theme of Love for our new challenge here at Make My Monday and she will also be choosing the winner. I have made a Valentine’s card for my hairdresser who wanted one for her husband. My PP is from an older pack from Divinity Designs and also from a dollar store mini pack. Word dies are from a store in Texas, stamp is from Penny Black. I stamped the image first and coloured it before fussy cutting. Then I created a square Z-fold and added the papers as you see. I die cut an inside sentiment in white, also from Divinity Designs as is the stamped sentiment. I went around the die cut words with a black pen to make them stand out a little more but the aim was for subtle with those. Used a couple of die cut hearts on the inside panel around the stamped sentiment and left a white space on the fold strip for writing a personal message. My hairdresser was thrilled when I dropped it off earlier today.

I look forward to seeing your creations in the gallery and wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day. Thanks for stopping by, and all comments are greatly appreciated.