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.

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Yesterday I was messing about with my new Elegant Writer pens and this is what happened. I had seen several examples of using the pens and one used the pen to stamp technique which is what I tried here. The stamp is from Nellie’s Choice and I added the pen several times to the stamp huffing each time before stamping until a decent image showed up on the watercolour CS. Then I used a water brush pulling out carefully until I liked how it looked. I went over the rowboat with a regular fine tip pen as some of the detail got a bit lost and I also added a few white highlights for the same reason. I was pleasantly surprised at the end result so I added it to a black card front. Then I added one of my all time favourite sentiment stamps from CTMH at the top and decided it was wintery enough for the challenge at the Fourseasons. The bottom right photo has that same wintery look to my mind.

We are off to brunch with some friends so I have to hurry. Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you may leave. I do appreciate them a lot.

The Sisterhood of Crafters has a challenge encouraging the use of blues. I chose a Penny Black stamp that reminds me of my current front garden and stamped it in Blueprint Sketch. I then heat embossed it clear so I could add other inks into the background. As we always have a few deer around I decided to use an old die (no idea who made it) and cut out my deer. I used a sponge and some brown inks to add colour along with a black glaze pen for eye nose and hooves. I wanted it to appear as if coming from the trees so I cut a slit beside one tree and tucked the backend of the deer into the slit. I edged the panel with a black pen for some definition and attached it to a white card base. My intention was to add a specific sentiment, but I didn’t like it so for now I’m leaving it as is. I may find the right one to add when I send it, but I may keep this one as a future Christmas card. Sentiments can be added when I decide.

I quite like how it turned out which is a change from my usual response to something. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it and any comments you may leave.

A friend drew this image for me and I added the colour and decoration. I adhered it slightly angled onto a red note card and to fit with the moodboard at Peace On Earth Challenge #57 I added some tiny die cut hearts and a few stars. Dies are from Hero Arts. Sentiment is from an old Paper Wishes set.

I’ve been helping my hubby, by creating some props for a photograph he is working on. Took forever to cut out the pieces he needed but he is pleased to have them so it was worth it. It is time for dinner so I’m off to the kitchen to throw something together. I’m not in a cooking mood so I shall get creative with some leftovers.

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https://aaacards.blogspot.com has a CAS sketch challenge and this is what I came up with for my card. It was also inspired by a magazine cover that I liked and thought would make a good background for a card. I may do a full background one of these days, but for the purpose of this challenge I kept it as a vertical stamped section. I masked off both sides of the card and sponged Tea Dye ink first. When it was mostly dry I added all the little images using stamps from an older Claire Brennan/GKD set in BluePrint Sketch, Peeled Paint and Ground Expresso. Once the two sentiments were added I cut the panel down just a bit and added it to the note card.

I quite like the end result and for once I managed to get my masking done correctly. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend.