So much is going on in my head and my home that this card has taken me days to create. My 3rd try worked. I’m not into spooky, but I did like the colours at SSC345 Get Spooky Sunday Stamps.

Having seen something similar in design on Pinterest, I decided maybe I could create my own version. The photo wasn’t attributed to anyone in particular so I can’t give whoever came up with the original design any credit.

Using a shimmer sheet (old stuff in my stash) I found one that has the shades of pink and some lavender similar to the colour swatches shown. I cut 2 strips and then using a die tried to cut the circles. It doesn’t cut well but did leave a clear impression so I did the rest by hand. Not a good cutting day for my hands, but good enough. I halved one circle to make the half frames. I had the blue inked watercolour piece in my stash and die cut the leaves and the flowers using a Spellbinders set that I’ve had for a while but not used very often. I added it all to some black CS which in turn was added to the yellow creating a bright border on the black card front. For now I am undecided on a sentiment, so have chosen to leave it off for the time being.

This is definitely quite different to what I would normally create but I like the geometry of it. I wonder if it is too bright to work as a sympathy card? Let me know what you think please. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your time and any comments you may leave.

When making the background I posted the other day, I wondered what doing something similar would look like in blue and green so created this panel and set it aside. One would think I have ESP because yesterday I noticed the new challenge at As You See It – Challenge #333 – Almost Analogous is using 2 greens and a blue. Its a no brainer why I used the piece for this challenge. I chose the darker green ink for stamping the trees which come from a set by StampinUP called Whimsical Trees. Sentiment from the same set only I stamped it 3 times.

I added some blue dots to the smaller tree and some blue stars to the larger one before adding foam tape and then on to the inked panel. I quite like the end result although I think it looks nicer in reality than on the photo.

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The new challenge at Just Add Ink #721…Inspiration! has a lovely mood board with lots of neutrals and this is what I came up with. As I turned it into a Christmas card, I’m also adding it the the Peace on Earth Challenge #72 which is always anything goes or an optional theme. It is funny how colours change when being photographed. The poinsettias are stamped on a pale champagne colour which here looks more like gray and the cream leaves were touched with a little soft gold which looks a lot more yellow than in reality.

I started with a neutral dark beige CS that I dry embossed with a texture folder. I added a small amount of Versamark ink and some pearl powder so there is a little more texture and colour. I tore up some mulberry paper and glued both these pieces to the kraft card front. The poinsettia stamp is from a small Christmas set by GKD and I used the matching die to cut them. The cream leaves are from the same set. The gold foliage is scrap CS and a Martha Stewart punch and the bigger leaf is from an Altenew set and was heat embossed in champagne. I used some gold embellishments for the card centers to give extra sparkle and shine.

This card will be given to someone close by as it won’t mail well and certainly cannot be sent to the USA. Their rules have become close to impossible to comply with recently.

Thanks for taking a peek, it is appreciated.

The newest challenge at Seize the Birthday #292-Celebrate, and they want us to use the word as part of our design. I’ve had a die set of words by Sizzix for a long time, so I pulled it out and first cut my word in black. Then I took an older die from Memory Box called Sketchy Rings and cut in a neutral Kraft type CS. My gold banner is done with an unbranded set and I overlay a scrap piece of embossed metal on top. For this I hand cut the banner bottom. Using a piece of plastic and some Distress Oxide inks I swiped the inks, spritzed with water and then schmooshed onto the white card front. I moved it around a bit until I was happy with coverage and then heat dried it. Once dry I added the banner and the rings. My word was dabbed into Versamark and then clear heat embossed for additional shine. An old Tim Holtz stamp set had the hats so I stamped two, coloured with pencils and a little water, then fussy cut. I edged them with a black pen so they would stand out a little more and used foam tape to pop them up as you see. A few gold embellishments finishes the card.

This card has turned out better than I expected and is very vibrant. My hubby thought it a good one which always boosts my ego. Thanks for stopping by, I truly appreciate that you do.

For a change, I let the pretty paper do the heavy lifting for this card. I found it yesterday when looking for another sheet for a different project and decided to use it with this leftover frame, cut with a die set from StampinUP. The little bird is a YNS stamp and I had him already fussy cut, in my bits and pieces box. He was coloured with pencils. The sentiment is from a Hampton Arts set.

After gluing the PP to the frame I set it aside so I could do the actual card front. I had the pink note card ready and I added the blue piece creating a split look. After adding the framed piece I stamped underneath in black and popped up the little bird at the side. I added a touch of glitter on the bird and called the card finished.

I quite like it and the simplicity of the design made it was quick and easy to do. I am entering it into the following challenge: Color Hues #95-Blue and Pink

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look. It is appreciated as I know your time is precious.

At this time of year many challenges seem to have an Autumn theme and this card fits two of them. The PP is from StampinUp and was a gift to me. I hadn’t used much of it and decided it would make the perfect background for a fall card. Photo doesn’t do the paper justice as it is so vibrant in reality. I used another StampinUp product for my focal panel and die cut the rectangle before stamping the images. The stamp set is from YNR, now out of business, and I chose 3 of the leaf stamps and the smaller acorn for my design. I used Ground expresso to stamp the outlines and then heat embossed them before adding colour. Used Inktense pencils and a gold Sakura glitter pen for the tiny heart. When colour was dry I added a little Distress glaze to set it. I also sponged the edges of this layer. This piece was added using a foam panel with the sentiment being cut into 2 sections and added as you see. I’m quite happy with the end result and it is a card I can use for any occasion.

We have had a welcome deluge of rain since last night and it is very wet outside. A good day to be in my craft room and I have to get cracking on some Christmas cards soon. My good intentions to do them throughout the year hasn’t been consistent enough to make a huge difference to my stash.

Links to challenges: https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/ and https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/

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Seize the Birthday #291-Stripes, This card almost didn’t get done, because I’ve spent the last 5 days battling what I believe is a reaction to some medication changes and it has been quite unpleasant. I had it partially started on my desk and there it has been until I completed it in the middle of last night. Couldn’t sleep so I gave up and decided to finish it. I’m not totally sure about it, but I’m not in the mood to change anything or to begin another one.

My artist friend gave me a scrap of photo canvas that I took a liking to. I love its texture and the subtle sheen. I wondered how it would take stamping and embossing and the results aren’t bad, but it a hard medium to stamp on. Using the Spellbinders Elegant diamond set I stamped the striped section using Versamark and then heat embossed it with a verdigris powder. Not quite perfect but not bad. I trimmed it to allow for a background layer which is done using a cut up poorly printed photo and I used a small piece of that to also cut the Ginko leaves. These are from Kokorosa. They were a bit paler than I wanted so I added some Inkagold paste using my finger. Doesn’t show up well in photo. I already had the background diamond in my stash cut a very long time ago and I added this before popping up the leaves on top. It adds just enough contrast to let the leaves be more visible. Added the sentiment from the same stamp set and glued all the layers together onto the card front.

I still have a small piece of the canvas left and I shall be playing to see how inks take to it at some point soon.

I really appreciate you spending time with me today and thanks a lot for any comments you may leave me.

Pamela has chosen any Colouring medium for our new challenge here at cardz4galz. She will also be choosing the winners.

The background is from a cut up photograph that was printed on a silver paper. When I first did the die cut of the buildings I had another project in mind, but didn’t use it so it has been sitting on my desk for weeks. The buildings were cut using a new die from Kokorosa, and then I strategically cut the strip so I could stack them a little. I backed them with some mirror CS to give the look of light behind windows and used dimensionals on the shorter piece. Before that I coloured the buildings using watercolours, but wasn’t totally happy so added some Spectrum Noir markers over the top to get a deeper colour. My key is from a puffy sticker set. I used an alphabet die set from Scrapbook.com and hand printed the word new. Letters were die cut from a recent ‘use up’ my strips session and this piece was rather small for anything else, but worked well for letters.

Thanks for stopping by and any comments you leave are always appreciated. We hope to see your creations in our gallery soon.