Amaryllis

Sketch #469 at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge started today and runs through Sunday, April 24th.

My design team card for #469 uses Gina K Designs Master Layout 7 for all the panels for this mini-slim-line. I love how the stitching matches up perfectly and how quickly you can have all the pieces perfectly sized.  I used a GKD stencil for the background and the envelope flap. The flowers are Altenew's mini Amaryllis colored with Copic markers, and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Butterflies set (May 2020 kit).  I added some texture with two very old background CTMH stamps.

Please join the challenge so we can see what you have done with this week's sketch!

TSOT 551 Cupcake

 The new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday gives you some choices: inspiration photo or sketch, or both.  I just used the sketch, but was inspired by the pink in the lower photo. 

The stamp is a mini-layering stamp & die set from Altenew, and the sentiment is from a pre-printed sheet in the Brutus Monroe Sugar & Spice kit. 

 

I hope you will check the blog for rest of the design team creations and be inspired to get crafty. Link up so we can see your work HERE. The team really loves to visit and leave some love.

Happy Crafting!

SS #698 with a Bookmark

 Happy Saturday!  I'm here to offer some inspiration for the new challenge at Sketch Saturday.  Hope you will play along.

The vertical element in the sketch made me think of a bookmark that I could include with the card. It slides right out, and will be the perfect thank you for a dear friend who is an avid reader. 

 I posted another card from the 4 piece layering stencil Lemons & Leaves from Trinity Stamps on Tuesday. The stencil is  6" x 9" so you really can make two cards easily from the inked background. Inks used were Gina K Designs- Lemon Drop, Wild Dandelion, Jelly Bean Green, Asparagus; Distress ink Brushed Corduroy.

Both cards created from my background

Allsorts: Masculine Theme

The new challenge at Allsorts is to create a masculine card.

Not that guys don't appreciate lovely flowers...but creating some masculine cards gives me an opportunity to finally use a new-to-me stamp from Gina K Designs, Tall Pines.  

I first masked off panels and inked blended with Distress Oxides. One card used Salvaged Patina, Pine Needles and Chipped Sapphire. The other Salvaged Patina, Frayed Burlap and Ground Espresso.  Then I stamped the trees with Black Soot which makes then look a bit foggy and I guess that it about right for the Pacific Northwest. I used Master Layouts 2 to cut the blue one and popped it on a navy card panel with foam.  The other looked like a postcard and I tried distressing it a bit and setting it at an angle. I wish now I had used the deckle cut around the edges as well.

The sentiments are pre-printed sheets from Gina K.  

There are two prizes from Craft Stash for this challenge!  So get crafty and link up here for #671/2 at Allsorts.

Stenciling Some Sunshine

 Saw Make My Monday Challenge #171 is to Use a Stencil and I opened my newest one.

Loving stencil lately, and this one is so sweet!  It is Lemon & Leaves from Trinity Stamps. I inked it with Gina K Designs inks.  The stamped sentiment is from Gina K's Heart mini-set, and the sunshine die is from My Favorite Things. Panels were cut with Gina K Master Layouts 2. Sequins from my stash. 

This 4 piece layering stencil is 6"x9" so you can create two cards with one session!  I will be posting the second card on Saturday as a design team inspiration. 

Also Linking to a few others challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

   Dream Valley Challenge #267 - anything goes

Hello with Flowers

 

It's a very windy day here - sideways rain followed by sun! The light changes quickly from stormy dark to blue sky bright and then back again.  Spring is exciting and full of promise. A perfect day for crafting and a cup of tea.

The new sketch this week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a classic. Just love it and I created my design team card quite literally.  The cluster of flowers, greenery, and sentiment come from Gina K Designs Flowing Florals set.  The stamps were inked with Gina K colors and then I used Zig Clean Color markers to add detail.  The background was stenciled with Simon Says Tumbling Leaves using Altenew Enchanted Gold pigment ink.  I had some metallic vellum in my stash and used it for the horizontal band and a mat for the center. The butterflies were cut in white and vellum. Card base is a heavy matt gold.

I hope you will find time to play along and create something with the sketch. Link up your work HERE so we can see what you come up with!  

I'm also linking to Try It On Tuesday challenge: Say it with Flowers

Allsorts #670

A brand new challenge for the week at Allsorts!  Brenda has chosen a fun theme: Any Real Animal

I had so much trouble deciding which of my animal images to use, and finally decided on a favorite of mine from Picket Fence Studios One Hot Chick set.  I've paired it with some paper from My Mind's Eye Here is Happy pad. And I made an easy tri-fold card.  The images were colored with Copics and fussy cut. The grass below was free hand drawn because they didn't look quite right floating!

I hope you will check out the fantastic inspiration of the design team HERE at Allsorts and join in with your own project featuring a real animal. We look forward to visiting your posts!

Lavinia Stamps is the sponsor. Guinevere and Shoal of Fishes stamps are the beautiful image prizes for this challenge!