TICTACTOE CHALLENGE #150

Vicky has designed a great spring challenge for us this week at TicTacToe Challenge #150.  I had a hard time deciding which way to go but finally went with the diagonal from left to right - pastel colours, spring flowers and stencil.

I used the stamp and stencil that came from an Altenew card kit.  After stamping and coloring with inks using the stencil, I blended in more shading with colored pencils.  Trimmed the piece down for a mini slimline card - added the sentiment and done!

Hope you will join us this week with this fun challenge - winner will be a future guest designer.  Looking forward to seeing your creations.

TICTACTOE CHALLENGE #148

In case you need just one more Valentine, Felicita designed a great inspiration board at the TicTacToe Challenge for you today.  I made another Jennifer McGuire flap card - watch her video for complete details on how to create it.   I went down the left side of the board with red, heart, sentiment.

I first die cut two hearts and glued them together.  Then ran them through my Cuttlebug with a 3D embossing folder.  Gently daubed some white pigment ink on the red heart to bring out the design.  I used a debossing folder to make the textured background on the second flap.  Put it all together and added the outside and inside sentiments and a few sequins.  If you watch the video you'll get how this card comes together.

 

Be sure to join our challenge this week and have a chance to be a future guest designer.

 

TURNER SYNDROME FOUNDATION CARD AUCTION

From February 4 - 7 there is a card auction on Instagram to support the Turner Syndrome Foundation.  Here is the link -  https://www.instagram.com/p/CYZfjzWpvzK/

TSF supports families dealing with Turner Syndrome by providing support and educational programs, research and outreach.

 

Turner Syndrome only affects females and they are born missing all or part of their second X chromosome leaving them with lifelong medical issues, learning disabilities, and sometimes behavioral issues.  Turner Syndrome was recognized by Doctor Henry Turner back in 1938!! 

 

I am contributing these three cards for the auction so I'm hoping they'll bring in a little bit of a donation.

 

Thanks in advance for checking out the auction and maybe bidding on a few cards.

EDIT:  my cards brought in $30 in donations!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I have a last minute entry for the Seize the Birthday Challenge (embossing) which also fits The Paper Players Challenge (diagonally from left to right - birthday, flower, die cut).  

I die cut the flower from light pink cs and then blended worn lipstick DO for some shading - same for the leaves - used rustic wilderness DO.  Embossed a leafy background which I matted in black for my mini slimline card.  Put it all together with a little sentiment and done!

Thanks for visiting me today.

 

POCKETFUL OF POSIES

Not exactly a pocketful of posies, but just a pretty Valentine for that special day coming up.

 

I have had those white leaves sitting on my desk since last fall for another card that I never finished.  So filled the heart pocket with them instead and added to the new Spellbinders heart ef.  Added a silk bow and the sentiment and done!

Thanks for visiting today.

 

SENDING HUGS

LeAnne has a great board for this week's challenge - perfect for adding to your Valentine stash.  I went down the right side with pink, heart and white.

I began by creating my heart wreath from a piece of pink watercolored paper.  Embossed the card base with a leafy background and put it all together with a bold sentiment and some sparkly sequins.

I am entering my card at the ModSquad Challenge which is to create a Valentine card and also in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with a theme of "love is in the air".

Join our challenge this week - the winner will be a guest designer in one of our future challenges.

LITTLE TOWN

52 Christmas Card Throwdown theme for January is "little town".  Another card for the 2022 stash!

I began by embossing a light gray card base with a snowy folder.  Die cut the town from some darker gray cs and added gold metallic paper behind all the windows.  Tore some white cs for the snowy banks and put it all together with the sentiment, stars in the sky and sparkle on the snowbanks.

 Thanks for visiting today.

 

LOOSE WATERCOLORED FLAP CARD

Today I have one more card for CAS Mix-Up challenge to use loose watercoloring.  Watched Jennifer McGuire's video on how to make a flap card and had to have a go.  If you watch the video you'll see just how to create a card like this.

I used a large bloom which I stamped and embossed in gold on watercolor paper.  After doing my watercoloring, I fussy cut the flower just like Jennifer does in her video.  Then I used an impression plate for texture on the second flap.  Put it all together with a sentiment strip and a few clear sequins.

 

Thanks for stopping by today - love to read your kind comments.

 

WINTER BIRTHDAY

Joanne has created a winter themed board for us at the TicTacToe Challenge this week - lots of ways to create with this one.  I went across the top with winter, birthday and blue.

 

 

I stamped and embossed in gold the snowflake border on a top fold A2 white card base.  Then I ink blended tumbled glass, peacock feathers and chipped sapphire DO inks over all.  Added the sentiment in the center and done.

Join our challenge this week for a chance to be a future guest designer.

Thanks for stopping by.

 

HAPPY PLACE

Creating cards is certainly my happy place, but thought this sentiment would be perfect for a Valentine card also.  Made this card for CAS Mix-Up's current challenge of loose watercoloring.

Began by loose watercoloring the background and die cutting it with a stitched rectangle.  Die cut the lacy heart (retired HA) three times for some extra texture.  The little flowers were die cut from another piece of loosely watercolored paper.  Added the sentiment and a few sequins and done!

Thanks for stopping by.

LOOSE WATERCOLORING DIE CUTS

CAS Mix-Up wants loose watercoloring, Simon Says Stamp IG challenge is embossing and NBUS is something never used.  So I combined the three with my new magnolia dies and embossing folder from SSS.

I first loosely watercolored on some watercolor paper with shades of pink, green and yellow.

I just play around with the color until there are a good mix of shades and then die cut the various parts - the pink piece had already been die cut.  If necessary, I add in more color after die cutting.  Embossed my background and assembled with the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

2021 FAVORITES

A look back at my favorite cards from 2021. A couple of them were designs from classes I took and the others were just the ones I had fun creating (Easter card and alcohol ink flower).

Wishing you all a wonderful, happy, healthy 2022 - and a big thank you for following my blog.

 

NEW AND OLD CHRISTMAS

For some reason I can't stop making Christmas cards - if it goes on like this I'll soon have enough for next year!!  Recently bought the Hero Arts village dies and combined them with some very old paper (Target like maybe five years ago!!).

This would be an easy card for making multiples.  The sentiment from a new Hero Arts set was embossed in gold.  I added gold sequins to the centers of the larger stars.

Thanks for stopping by.