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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Christmas Poinsettia

 

For today's card, I stamped my poinsettia and watercoloured it with DI Festive Berries. Once dry, I then splotched it into some watered down DI Lucky Clover. I then fussy cut it and dry embossed my top panel then framed it with some gold card. Once I had attached my layers, I then die cut my sentiment twice with white card and once with gold, adhered my layers, and attached it to my card.

I am adding today's creations to the following challenges...

Cardz 4 Galz : #185 Watercolour Background

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge : #88 Anything Mixed Media

Tic Tac Toe Challenge : TTT186 - Green, Holiday Floral, Embossing

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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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Magic of Christmas

An easy card today, to create today's card, I started off with making a watercolour background with Distress Inks. Once the background was dry, I die cut my panel and stamped my Santa image. I then adhered it to my base, stamped a sentiment, trimmed it down and adhered it with some foam tape.

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

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog : #297 Christmas + Sentiment

Happy Little Stampers - Watercolour : Anything Goes

My Time to Craft Christmas : #42 Non Traditional Colours

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Sunflower Birthday

Today's card was created by using Distress Inks to create a water colour background. Once dry, I stamped my large Sunflower stamp and die cut out the portion I wanted to use. I coloured the flower petals with a bright yellow Copic marker to highlight the petals a bit more and then framed the panel with soft green cardstock. To finish off, I die cut my sentiment three times and stacked them to give it some height and then added some glass finish glue to make it shine.

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

 Aud Sentiments Challenge : #296 Summer + Sentiment

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge : #34 Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenges : #95 Flowers

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Watercolour Birthday

Today, I started by using my Brusho's to create my background on watercolour cardstock. I then 'inked' my orchid stamp by colouring it with Tombow Markers. I spritzed the stamp and placed my panel over the stamp and rubbed it firmly to ensure I picked up all the ink. Once dried, I then stamped my sentiment and added a sub-sentiment under neath for some added interest. I finished it off by adding it to some coordinating coloured card stock.

I'm adding my card to the following challenges...

Craft Rocket Challenges : #95 Flowers

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge : #85 Anything Goes

Passion for Markers : #653 Say it with Flowers

Time Out Challenges : #220 Make your own Background

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Blue Sailing

For today's card, I dug out my Brusho's that I haven't used in a while. I sprinkled some Cobalt Blue on and activated it with water. Once dry, I cut out a panel and stamped my sailing boat and sentiment. I then layered it onto some matching coloured card and adhered it to my base card. A simple card, but one I really like. 

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

Cardz 4 Galz : #178 Black & White + One Colour

Creative Knockouts : #464 Birthday Wishes

My Time to Craft : #487 Ocean/Sea

Tic Tac Toe Challenge : #173 - Frame It/Birthday/Free

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Christmas Lights

I created today's card by ink smooshing my background. Once dry, I then stamped my Christmas Lights top and bottom, coloured the globes with Copic markers and added some glass finish glue to give them a glassy look. I then die cut my greeting in white and it's shadow in purple and adhered it to the middle of my panel.

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

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge : #31 Anything Goes (with colouring)

Crafty Gals Corner : #233 Christmas in July

My Time to Craft Christmas : #40 Winter Holiday Decorations

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Pastel Rainbow

 

Today's card has a soft pastel rainbow background that I created with my funky circle stencil. I then die cut my 'happy' sentiment twice, once with white scrap and once with holographic card that was used for the top layer. After working out my positions, I then stamped my birthday sentiment. I also die cut my panels with a stitched die and put them all together. To finish off, I stamped and fussy cut some funky flowers and added a bit of glass finish glue and a sprinkle of glitter to give them a shine.

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

Aud Sentiments : #295 Anything Goes + Sentiment

Cardz for Galz : #177 Get Inky

Happy Little Stampers - Dies : July - Anything Goes with a Die

Moving Along with the Times : #144 Inky Background

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HB2U

I have made today's card for our son. I have used a piece of card that I created using my Gelly Plate, Distress Inks and Stencils. I die cut out the section I wanted and then die cut my 'HB2U' sentiment 3 times and adhered them together for height. Before attaching the third sentiment, I embossed it to give it a little something more and I also added a sub-sentiment to finish it off.

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

Alphabet Challenge : E is for Embossing - Wet or Dry

Crafty Catz : #598 Anything Goes - Optional Twist : Celebration

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge : Anything Mixed Media

Moving Along with the Times : JUNE - Masculine/Fathers Day

Seize the Birthday : #239 Stencil

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Happy Happy Happy

I created today's card by stamping the 'happy' sentiment four times and then heat embossing them with clear EP. I then die cut my 'birthday' sentiment three times and adhered them together and added a foam backing for some extra height before attaching the panel to a blue card stock base.

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

Addicted to Stamps : #430 Die Cuts and Stencils

Double D Challenge : White with One other Colour

Moving Along With The Times : JUNE - Masculine/Fathers Day

Time Out Challenges : #215 Photo Prompt

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