Birthday and Anniversary

I used a favorite Altenew stamp/die/stencils set to make a card for the Altenew June Inspiration Challenge.

The Altenew inks are Fresh Lemon, Maple Yellow and Sunkisseed.  I also used Distress Oxide crackling campfire, Memento Pistachio and CN9 Artichoke.  The cardstocks are cream and Classic Kraft.  I stacked the bouquet 3 high and Altenew Essential Sentiment Strips Happy Birthday was stacked 2 high.  The background has a light coating of Distress Spritz Vintage Photo and the focal point has brown splatters.  You can get a better look in my IG video.  I finished off with yellow gems and green pearls.  I'm also entering SSS Monday.

My next card was inspired by 2 challenges:  Time Out photo inspiration and Die Cut Divas color challenge.  Instead of seashells, my heart was made with Poppystamps Potpourri Flower Set and I filled the center with SSS Leaf Tumble embossing folder.  

DCD requires the use of at least 3 of the colors.  I used 4 starting with the card, PFS Nested Diagonal Stitch Square and embossed square done with GKD Whisper cardstock.  I made my own colored cardstock for the flowers by using direct to paper (Bristol) with VersaMagic Pink Petunia and Red Brick plus Altenew Velvet.  The sentiment from Altenew Sweet Bouquet was stamped in Versafine Clair Morning Mist.  I added tiny clear gems in roughly a heart shape to help your eye see the heart.  What do you think? 😊 It was fun to make an anniversary card that's a little different. 

Edited to add:  Also entering Tic Tac Toe 273 using anniversary, free, square. 

I'm improving, but the strained muscle is still slowing me down.  Sometimes it doesn't bother me and other times I just have to lay back in my recliner.  Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.  If your blog address is in your profile or comment, I will visit you.

Friendship and Anniversary

I was delighted to find PFS Artistic Bows die set at a bargain price from someone purging supplies.  Thought it'd work great with a small bouquet made from SSS Cosmos Stem and Beautiful Buttercup die sets.  

The inks are CN9 Nectar and Grapefruit with Altenew Pink Sand for the stems.  Love the font of PTI Essential Sentiments and the hello word fit perfectly.  So glad I got SSS Dibble Tile embossing folder.  It adds interest and texture, but more subtly than some others I have.  I'll probably cry if I ever run out of Lucy's Iridescent Gems--so beautiful!  I entered SSS Wednesday via Flickr.

Next is my entry for Time Out Challenge #287.  Here's the photo to use for inspiration.

I did have to think about this one for awhile, but I kept coming back to the costume on the right.  I see shiny green fabric with pink flowers that have burgundy centers and green leaves.  The pink card display board made me think of a very old Sizzix embossing folder I have.  

I began by covering white cardstock with Fake Plant Lunar Paste.  When it was completely dry, I used the embossing folder--came out great!  I found some green cardstock just a bit lighter than the background and used it to die cut the branch from Altenew's Fresh Flowers.  PTI Into the Blooms II had the perfect bloom and center to use with textured light pink cardstock and plain burgundy cardstock.  Took a ton of pictures and couldn't get the flowers to look very pink, but they truly are not white!  Memory Box Hello Friend Posh Script was die cut from the same pink and burgundy cardstocks.  I covered the words with a shimmer pen.  You can see the shimmer and sparkle in my IG post.  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday.

I wanted to enter the stencil challenge at Just Us Girls and I need an anniversary card next month.  SSS Heart Mandala stencil caught my eye.  It's really beautiful, but I've had trouble coming up with how to use it.  This time I thought it could work to just ink blend a circle, starting in the middle of the stencil.  Really love how it turned out!  

The Distress Oxide inks are aged mahogany, fired brick and candied apple.  Boy does Bristol smooth cardstock make blending so much easier!  I did cut the panel down so it would be framed by the white card front.  I also couldn't help but give it a spray of Distress Spritz fired brick.  The shimmer is really beautiful and you can see it a bit in my IG post.  I used AJVD heart dies and a sentiment from Altenew's Flower Vine stamp set.  A couple cardstock layers raised the panel off the card.  I may end up making something like this for hubby, as I really love the look.

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Time Out Challenge--The Red Carpet

Time Out's Red Carpet Challenge is about to close and my card is finally done--whew!  I don't always watch The Oscar's, but this year we did.  It's the first time I remember seeing so many beautifully elegant gowns that were not completely outrageous or barely covered the woman.  One of my favorites was worn by Selena Gomez.  The write up calls it blush, but it made me think of Rose Gold.  

I knew I wanted to use this one for my card inspiration, but took awhile to figure out how to do that.  I began by using direct to paper to color a white panel with Ultimate Metallic Rose Gold.  It's really beautiful in person and I need to use it more often.  Then I went through my embossing folders and decided the old Cuttlebug Modern Wallpaper was the closest I could come to the gown's design. 

I sprayed the embossed panel with Heidi Swapp white Color Shine for extra shimmer.  The beautiful Memory Box metallic paper (very close to the color of the gown) was die cut with a scalloped Elizabeth Craft rectangle.  To bring in Selena's diamond jewelry, I added WOW Celebration Sparkles--a chunky super sparkly glitter.  It makes the IO sentiment diecut a little harder to read, but I love the look.  There's a video in my IG post.  I used very small blending brushes to add the Rose Gold ink to the flower from PTI Into the Blooms II.  You can't see it, but I then clear embossed the edges.  The leaves from the set were brushed with the Color Shine to soften the white of the cardstock.  I started to look for gems, but then I saw the extra silver circles I die cut when making Christmas cards.  They were perfect--didn't clash with the sentiment and are flat for mailing.  Glad I stuck with it and ended up with a card I really like.  I'm also entering TTTC266 using Flowers (hope one is OK), Spring, 3D or Dimension.

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Greta

Christmas, Valentine's Day & Friendship

Love my new Uniko Rustic Wreath stamp set & at least I made one card before loosing the tiny dots stamp!  Anyway, the wreath was silver embossed & the dots were stamped in Ultimate Metallic Blue & clear embossed.

I added some silver splatters & attached it to a silver embossed circle.  The sentiment from the same set was stamped in Versafine Clair Morning Mist, die cut with a circle & mounted with foam tape.

Love the pine needles embossing folder which made the perfect background, I think.  I'm entering Uniko Challenge 57 & Rudolph Days.

Time Out Challenges has a fun theme--be inspired by something in your wardrobe.  I always got compliments when I wore this skirt with my red heels.

The Penny Black stamp called blissful is an old favorite which I white embossed on black cardstock.  I trimmed it down & mounted it to a black A2 panel. 

The MFT sentiment was white embossed on a black scrap & layered with a bit of red.  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday & The Snippets Playground. 

Last is another entry for the Pinkfresh January Challenge.  This time I used the April theme of frames & shakers using my new PFS Circle Frame with Botanicals that was part of the wonderful giveaway I won from Ivana.

I used 2 more of the PFS Delicate Blooms die cuts still on my table.  These were colored with DI tattered rose, tumbled glass & cracked pistachio.  I attached the blooms between 2 layers of the frame die cuts & stamped the sentiment from PFS Delicate Wreath in Versafine Clair Morning Mist.  I used a sparkle pen on the blooms & the circle frame.

The beautiful printed papers are from the PFS Felicity pad & I finished it off with gray splatters & clear sequins.  Looks kind of springy, but I'll probably send it as a Valentine.

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