Two challenges inspired this card. I have been wanting to use this pretty Echo Park plaid paper I purchased recently, so it was a perfect fit. I used an Altenew 3-D folder on the yellow card. The vehicle is an Altenew mini-set. I cobbled a sentiment using a Gina K 'happy' and a CTMH 'Father's Day.' Some Glossy accents were added to the headlights and windshield, and a few Nuvo drops for accents.
Some masking circles, blending, and silhouette butterflies today for a CAS card.
Butterflies and sentiment from Simon Says Stamp March 2020 kit. Inks Gina K Designs.
This week's challenge at Allsorts is Anything Goes with an option to Use a Stencil.
Prizes from Sizzix, AALL and Create, Aldridge Crafts, Lavinia and Ruth Hamilton Design
I love any opportunity to use my stencils! This card used two -Snow Pines (#139 AALL&Create) and a script stencil from Finnabair. I splattered with Ground Espresso and stamped a bit of a musical background stamp as well.
The twig was cut with an Altenew die. All assembled with Matt Gold and cream linen card. I decided I wanted this to be a plain card for a personal note, so left off any sentiment. The blended panel has enough left for two more cards, so I may may it into a small gift set for a friend who has a birthday soon.
New sketch #608 at Try Stampin' On Tuesday! with option to create a scene.
My middle son is having a big birthday soon, and this card will be for him.
The images are all from Spellbinder's small die of the month, Flyby Greetings.
Here with a Monday morning inspiration for you using this week's sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
My card uses an Altenew stamp, colored with Altenew Artist Markers and embossed with gold. Some gold threat and confetti to embellish. Summer is golden, right? Sentiment from Simon Says Stamp, May 2021 kit.
Hope you will join the challenge. The Design Team enjoys seeing your creations!
I am home again after a long and marvelous trip in Greece. So I apologize for not visiting your blogs and commenting on your creations. I promise to visit and look forward to seeing all you make.
The option for this sketch is "sponging" ... which I have not used. My card does use a pretty paper from The Paper Studio that I snipped and popped up with dimensional foam. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Dandelion Messages ( May 2021 kit). There a few tiny bees stamped inside.
Hope you will join us at Sketch Saturday.
ALLSORTS is celebrating 14 years!
There are some very special prizes for this weeks challenge!
Prizes from AALL and Create: A4 stamp set Blooming Field and coordination die, 2 A5 stamp sets, 2 DL stamp sets plus stencils and A6 stamp sets.
My card is a Z-fold w/ Pop Up that I learned from Frenchie here . I stenciled a large panel of card stock using Trinity Stamps Lemon & Leaves stencil with a variety of inks. I made an ordinary Z fold card base and then added the pop up feature. The pop up square should probably have had a different design for the sentiment...next time I will pay better attention :-( Other than that, the fold was super easy to put together, and it fits in a standard A2 envelope easily. I added some confetti after the first picture. Bright yellow lemons just make me happy - summer lemonade in the sunshine!
Hope you will join the challenge and celebrate a birthday with us at Allsorts.
This week's challenge at Allsorts has the option to 'Embellish It" which is always fun. Add some ribbon, sparkle...whatever takes your fancy. There are some marvelous prizes from our sponsors
WOWVOW, Oakwood Direct and Craft Stash
Sketch #524 at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a delightful opportunity to use beautiful scraps. I have this gorgeous paper and ephemera from Gina K Designs, Watercolor Florals, and the background pink paper is from one of her kits.
The stamped sentiment on the front is from the Altenew Anemone set. Inside I have stamped Happy Mother's Day with the Lawn Fawn Happy Happy Happy set.
I hope you will join the challenge!
New at Sketch Saturday!
Looking for a twist? Have you tried...A theme...Use a Floral Image
My card uses some pretty papers from The Paper Studio, and a water colored image from Altenew's Pen Sketched Flowers set. The sentiment is from Gina K Designs Never Lose Hope Mini set. I water colored using Gina K inks Peach Bellini, Tomato Soup, and Medium Spruce. Circles cut with Spellbinders dies. The back panel was embossed with an Altenew coverplate.
Check out the fabulous talent of the rest of the Sketch Saturday Design Team and play along!
New today at Allsorts! Week #727
*** April Showers bring May Flowers ***
Prizes from WOWVOW, Oakwood Direct and Craft Stash
My Design Team inspiration for you this week is all Spellbinders Floral Butterfly Small die of the month. I made a background by heat embossing a circle background stamp in white and then applying several shades of Nuvo powders and spritzing. I cut the flowers from scraps of the background left once I cut the piece down to fit an A-2 card base. I used a small green scrap for the leaf bases. Many tiny, fiddly bits!! But really fun to put together. I hope you will join us at Allsorts this week.
