BYSH Cardmakers Sketch #30 Challenge

 

Welcome to February everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at BYSH Cardmakers. We are using Sketch #30. It's a fun one.

My card for your inspiration today uses pattern paper from My Favorite Things. It's an older 6" X 6" paper pad. I used some blue glitter cardstock from my stash to cut a snowflake at 2 1/4" with my Cricut Maker 3. I cut a 2 1/2" circle using a die out of vellum to put behind my snowflake. It is all attached to my heavyweight white cardstock card base with liquid adhesive.

I white heat embossed a sentiment on some dark teal cardstock and used the coordinating die to cut it out. I popped up my sentiment with some foam adhesive. To finish the card I added 3 iridescent snowflake sequin tucked around my sentiment.

I appreciate you stopping by. I hope you will head over to the BYSH Cardmakers blog for more inspiration from the design team. Then post your project in our Facebook group.

Let's Craft and Create May Challenge #171

 

It is time for a new challenge over at Let's Craft and Create.  The theme for this month's challenge is Anything Goes with the option of No Patterned Paper. I knew right away I wanted to use this Anna Griffin Matelasse embossing folder. It is one of my favorites.

For my card base I started with some heavy weight white card stock that was cut, scored and folded to make a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" card base. I then used a My Favorite Things Inside & Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle die to cut another piece of white card stock. It measures 4" x 5 1/4". I then embossed that piece of card stock the Anna Griffin Matelasse embossing folder.

My image is done using the Simon Says Stamp Sketch Iris stamp and dies. I first stamped the outline image using some Versafine Onyx Black ink. I then stamped the flower layers using some Hero Arts Passion Flower ink.

The leaves were stamped using two colors of ink. I first stamped them using Hero Arts Moss ink, but I felt it was to dark. Since it was the first time I used these stamps I didn't get a good impression. So I decided to stamp it again using a lighter ink. I used Hero Arts Green Apple ink. I liked the result much better.

There are not stamps to color in the stems of the flowers and I didn't like them being white. so I took my Mid Green and May Green Zig Clean Color brush markers and very carefully filled them in. I started laying down some of the darker color which was Mid Green. I then went over it with the May Green. I thought they matched the leaves fairly well. I then die cut the image out using the coordinating dies.

Before I assembled the card I sprayed the embossed panel with some shimmer spray. I could not get it to show in the photos. I adhered the emboss panel to my card base using some liquid glue. I attached the Iris to the embossed panel using some foam tape. I stamped and embossed my sentiment on black card stock using Versamark Clear Embossing ink and some Simon Says Stamp Detail White Embossing powder. I melted the embossing powder using my heat gun and die cut it out with a stitched circle die from my stash. The sentiment was popped up using foam tape as well.  To finish the card I added some light purple gems.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to head over to Let's Craft and Create and play along with us.

 

Let's Party

It is time for another Mailbox Smiles challenge over at CardzTV and here is what I made for you.

I am super excited to share my very first shaker card with you.  My card base is white card stock cut and scored to make a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" card.  I added a lavender colored mat cut at 4 1/8" X 5 3/8" and then some plaid patterned paper that is cut at 4" X 5 1/4". The patterned paper is from Lawn Fawn.

To make my shaker card I used the new My Favorite Things Balloon Shaker and Window Frame die.  I cut my balloon out of the patterned paper.  I cut the frame from more of the lavender card stock.  I used a balloon shaker pouch also from My Favorite Things and added some Lime Jewel mix sequins to the pouch.  After adhering a piece of lavender card stock behind the pouch I adhered everything to the card front.  I then die cut the "string" to the balloon our of some white card stock and added a key lime doodlebug bakers twine bow to the balloon.  I stamped my sentiment from the Let's Party stamp set using some Memento tuxedo black ink.  To finish the card I added some translucent Key Lime Nuvo Crystal drops to two of the corners of my card.

That is my card for the challenge now what is yours? All challenges are anything goes so be sure to join us and link up your project over at CardzTV for a chance to win a set of CardzTV stamps.

Happiness is a Glass of Wine

I've decided to add some wine themed cards to my Etsy shop and thought I would share the first one here on my blog as well. 

My card is a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" white card base.  I used a mini chicken wire stencil and some Fossilized Amber distress ink with a Clarity stencil brush to create a background for my card.  I die cut the bottle as well a the label and cork and a glass  I added some glossy accents to the wine glass to give it a more dimensional appearance and so that it looked more like glass.  My sentiment is stamped with some Memento Tuxedo black ink.  Quick and easy card.  Hope you like it.