#1: Rainbow
Used my Mini MISTI to stamp the cute bird & the separate wing from MFT Contempo Cage. The Memento inks are Love Letter, Morocco, Dandelion, Cottage Ivy & Nautical Blue. The sentiment is MFT High Rise Lower Case Alphabet. The wavy edge is done with MFT Wavy Edge. I'm also entering SSS WCMD.
I inked MFT Spring Wreath with DIs evergreen bough & iced spruce. The white dots are done with an extra fine Sharpie. Finally tried sponging a card front going from dark to light leaving the top white--really like the look. The bow comes with the wreath & I sponged it with DI festive berries to match the card. MFT High Rise Lower Case Alphabet dies were cut from cardstock & glitter paper. Couldn't resist using some of my huge collection of gems, including the one on the bow. Looks like a black dot in the center, but trust me, it's a clear gem. I'm also entering Christmas Card Challenges, HLS Christmas, SSS Wednesday & SSS WCMD.
Finally opened the pack of Heidi Swapp stickers I bought ages ago. Luckily, they included numbers & pieces I could use for a percent symbol. They're meant to be colored with spray mists, so that's what I did.
Hurrah--finally opened my MFT Desert Bouquet stamp set. I stamped the greenery in DI bundled sage & the dots in weathered wood on linen cardstock. The bundled sage was lightly sponged over the images & the Hero Arts 2003 sentiment was stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia using my old fashioned stamp positioning tool. The stitching is done with Lil' Inker stitched rectangle. No bling as I prefer simple & understated for sympathy cards. The envelope is addressed & I'll mail it tomorrow. I'm also entering SSS WCMD & CropStop. Thanks so much for taking time to get through this long post. I'll be catching up on your blogs soon.
Wowza Greta, these are all amazing!! Love those colorful birds all stacked up on your first card with the stripes peeking out. The shading behind your pretty little wreath looks fantastic! Fingers crossed that Mr. Random finds you!!
ReplyDeletewonderful cards, Greta - great that you got them all finished and so beautifully - hope mr. random picks you and Steve won't be jealous!!
ReplyDeleteThe bird card is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, Greta. The first one with the birds in the colours of the rainbow, is my favourite. I like the contrast with the white-black background. I also love the 3rd card, the one with the numbers, because I love the sentiment! Kisses, my friend.
ReplyDeletewhat a fantastic set of cards, greta!! I am absolutely smitten by the last one... clean, simple and so elegant!! congrats on completing all four challenges!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Greta! All your cards are wonderful! Love the rainbow of birds and the pretty wreath! Fingers and toes crossed :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Absolutely beautiful cards!! Love the rainbow birds and that beautiful wreath. Simple for sympathy is my preference as well. Thanks for linking up to Cropstop!
ReplyDeleteThose first two cards are absolute Wowers for totally different reasons. Love those vibrant birds making such a colourful statement on the first card and love the delicate shading you have achieved on the wreath background. All great cards but these are my favs. Hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteI've totally lost my mojo but I can see that you are in full swing! Wonderful cards Greta!
ReplyDeleteWow, Greta, you did a fantastic day for WCMD. I love the curvy border on the first card. That is so cool. The DI you used on the wreath look great and the bright spray really pops. The last card is my favorite. It is a perfect sympathy card. Finally got meds yesterday at noon! This has been a long battle to get over this and I almost feel worse today.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful selection of projects, Great work and beautiful too.
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Prolific, you are! Came to tell you that your ombre Joy card jumped right out of the SSS gallery at me. Love it. Your other creations are clever too.
ReplyDeleteSuper ombré effect on your joyful Card. Thanks for playing at HLS Christmas challenge.
ReplyDeleteFab collection of cards, Greta!! How awesome to have all the cards made for the MFT Challenge! Love every one of your cards...very unique and wonderful...well done!!
ReplyDeleteBusy lady and some fun ideas to remember! I especially love the first rainbow stack of birds!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Love your amazing cards Greta x In fact you have a lovely blog here with inspiring makes
ReplyDeleteTFS and best wishes
Annie your newest follower xx
Oh my! You are on fire Greta!
ReplyDeleteLove them all!
You can do bold and beautiful and you can do delicate and gorgeous!
HUgs~
You really managed to make one for each of the challenges! Your rainbow birds are sweet, the wreath card very pretty with the ombre background, the number card graphic and cool, and the sympathy card serene and simple. I prefer mine understated, too!
ReplyDeleteA fabulous collection of delightful cards. Fingers crossed for you. The sympathy card is understated and perfect for the occasion. The turquoise and silver work perfectly together. Love the shading on the Joy card and my favourite is the cheeky bird card - so bright and cheery.
ReplyDeleteWowzer Greta, what a fabulous array of cards. YOu certianly rocked the challenges. Hoping Mr. Random finds you quickly.
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards! They are all wonderfully designed!! So beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!
hugs...
Melissa
Yey to completing the challenge but sorry Mr Random didn't find you this time x Your cards and creativity is amazing x
ReplyDeleteMy oh my you are on a roll. I espically love the rainbow birdies; it's a STUNNING card!
ReplyDeleteGreat Christmas card. I like the motif of the wreath on Christmas cards. They are always so elegant.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining our challenge of HLS.
Regards,
BozenA