Joy

Today's card took longer than I thought it would. Firstly, I die cut my JOY sentiment and bauble. I then cut the 'o' out of joy so I could add my bauble in its place. I then used gilding flakes - gold and silver to embellish my text. I adhered them to my red base panel and added an embossed border top and bottom and then to finish off, added a sub sentiment.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

Art Impressions : #364 Making Spirits Bright

Cut it Up : #290 Layer it Up

Creative Fingers : Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks : #689 Christmas Week

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Pastel Blends

I created today's card by stamping a collection of flowers and embossing them with White Embossing Powder. I then blended Saltwater Taffy, Carved Pumpkin & Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Inks over the panel and die cut the piece I wanted to use. I then die cut a smaller panel and used foam tape to give it some height before putting it back into its original location. I die cut my sentiment out of a bit of the blended scrap, layered it onto its base of white card and added a sub-sentiment and a white butterfly to finish it off.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

CAS on Sunday : Embossing

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #666 Week 1 - Stamp Act

Paper Dragonfly Challenge : #18 Anything Goes or Summer Critter

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Beautiful Day

I started today's card by creating my background with 'Brusho's'. I die cut my flower several times and adhered the layers together to give it some height. Once my background was dry, I cut a panel out of the part I wanted to use and then cut out an inner panel that I then popped up with foam tape. I also added a white outer frame as well. After adhering all my layers, I added a small sentiment, a butterfly and some sequins to finish it all off.

I adding my card to the following challenges...

Craft Rocket Challenges : #99 Not Square

DL. ART : #316 Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #648 All Occasions

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Gilded Birthday

Today's card was inspired by Christine Stokes, I have been watching her You Tube Tutorials see here where she uses gilding flakes a lot. I have had some in my craft room for a very long time but have rarely used them, Chrissie has inspired me to get them out and to play with them.

I have kept the card very CAS as I believe the gilding flakes are the feature, to be honest the photo doesn't do it justice.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

Arty Divas : November Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers : #245 Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks : #642 CAS

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Congrats with Wine and Sparkle

Today's card was created for our nephew and his fiancé who have gotten engaged. I stamped my image and then arranged my letters around the image before die cutting them. I then backed it with glitter cardstock and lightly coloured the wine and bubbles before attaching it with mounting tape.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

CAS on Sunday : #244 Sparkle

Daring Cardmakers : One Word Prompt - White

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #638 CAS

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Bubble Background

I created today's card by using the 'bubble technique' that I saw on Christine Stokes You Tube Tutorial which you can find here. It is a very soft background so I think I will have to add some more ink next time to bring out some more colour. Once the background was dry, I splattered some ink, then I stamped my image, coloured the outlined flowers with Copics, added some 'glass glue' and glitter for dimension and sparkle and layered it onto matching coloured card stock. I then pop dotted my panel and added my sentiment to finish it all off.

I am adding my card to the following challenges

Addicted to Stamps & More : #438 Birthdays

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #629 CAS

Try Stampin' On Tuesday : #573 Layout

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One More Trip Around the Sun

Happy New Year! 

My first card for 2022 that wasn't a Christmas card...I keep making Christmas cards while I am still in the mood, it gives me a head start for next Christmas. 

Todays card, I have used new stamps from the 2021 Stamptember, Sunflower Garden & XL Birthday Greetings. I stamped the Sunflower image in black ink and then clear embossed it. I then used some Distress Oxides : Broken China & Wild Honey that was watered down so I could colour my image with a watercolour look by dabbing different areas of the image into the ink and drying between dabs. Once dry, I stamped my sentiment in black and clear embossed it to make it pop. I then layered it on some DP from my mountain of DP that I really need to use and also used a cover plate to give my white layer a bit more interest.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

Creative Knockouts : #434 Celebrations

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #593 Stamp Act

Seize the Birthday : #229 Anything Goes

Watercooler Wednesday : #332 All things Feminine

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From our Family to Yours

I created my background with my Gelli Plate, Distress Inks and a stencil. I then die cut my sentiment from the background and also die cut it three times with white card. I then layered the white card into the cut out and replaced the background die cut. I then added a few white stars and a sub-sentiment to finish it off.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

Aud Sentiments Challenge : #287 Christmas + Sentiment

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge : November - Die Cuts or Punches

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #585 Christmas

Watercooler Wednesday : WWC328 Occassions

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Joy

Today I was able to make two cards out of one image. My earlier post tells you how I created a card with a die cut and my Gelli Plate, well this card is the die cut that has now been coloured by the Gelli Plate. There isn't any stamping on this card, but that happens occasionally. As I already had my image coloured, I cut a white panel down to size and layered it onto some matching designer paper. I have so much designer paper that I hardly use anymore, that it makes me happy when I can make a card with it.

I then die cut my sentiment 4 times and adhered them together before attaching to the base. To finish off, I added some soft green coloured gems.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

ABC Christmas Challenge : U is for Under the Tree / V is for Vocabulary

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday : Any Celebrations or Holidays

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #581 Christmas

Watercooler Wednesday : #326 All about Occasions

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Christmas in the Heart

I created today's card after being inspired by a card made by Karen Dunbrook at Snippets where she used a Gelli Plate and a stencil to create a background image. I didn't have a Christmas stencil but I did have some dies, so I cut out an image that I wanted to use from heavy cardstock and off I went. I swiped DI Peacock Feathers and Fossilized Amber and then brayered the colours to blend. I then laid my die cut image down on the Gelli Plate and then added my panel. I brayered the panel very well to ensure the ink was transferred onto the card and around my die cut. I then lifted my panel to reveal the above. I stamped my sentiment and clear embossed it and then flicked the panel with some watered down Peacock Feathers. I also punched out some tiny stars and added them for a bit more interest before attaching it to my base.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

ABC Christmas Challenge : U is for Under the Tree / V is for Vocabulary

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday : Any Celebrations or Holidays

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #581 Christmas

Watercooler Wednesday : #326 All about Occasions

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The Season of Peace

 

Adding to my Christmas stash because it is July...I created my background by swiping DI Forest Moss, Rustic Wilderness & Bundled Sage on my mini media mat. I spritzed my watercolour card stock and the distress inks then swirled my card stock to mix the colours. I did that a few times, drying my card in between swipes. I then die cut the panel and stamped my trees and sentiment onto the smaller panel. I also added tiny black dots with a fine point pen for a little added interest. I then layered the panel onto some dark green coloured card stock and layered that onto the full panel matching up the blotches. I finished the card off by foam mounting the front panel.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

Crafty Gals Corner : #221 Christmas in July

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #569 All Occasions

The House That Stamps Built : #J2121 Christmas in July

The Male Room : #152 Christmas in July

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Have a Lovely Day

I created today's card by firstly stamping my sentiment and then stamping my flowers to make a frame for the sentiment. I then coloured the flowers and sponged a bit more colour around the edges. I sprayed the whole layer with Perfect Pearls Mist and then layered onto contrasting coloured card to finish off.

I am adding my card to the following challenges...

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge : #5 Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks : #545 Stamp Act

Polkadoodles : #6 Anything Goes

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Merry & Bright

Today's card was created with inspiration by Ardyth. I like CAS Christmas cards as you have so many to make. I have used DI's to stamp my trees and then added a sentiment, mounted on metallic card and added a few gems to finish off.

I am adding my card to the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks Challenge : #525 Clean and Simple

Crimbo Crackers : #215 Anything Goes

Festive Friday : #FF068 Inspo List - Blue, Purple, Metallic

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Merry Christmas

Woohoo!! I've finally started making Christmas cards! I created the background with my Gelli Plate them trimmed it down. I stamped my trees with DI's Iced Spruce and die cut my sentiment with gold card. I like 'easy' Christmas cards as you have to make so many of them!

I am adding my card to the following challenges:

Time Out Challenges : #169 Season

Krafty Chicks Challenge : KCC#522 All Occasions

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge : #505 Anything Goes

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Sending Cheerful Thoughts

A soft CAS card this time...stamped my image and coloured with Copics. Spritzed with a bit of colour for the background and added my sentiment and sequins. Mounted on some black card stock to finish.

I am adding my card to the following challenges: 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: In the Summer Garden

Krafty Chicks Challenge: #512 Clean & Simple

Colour Crazy: #24 Anything Goes - Colouring

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