Time Out #308

There's an interesting challenge for us all at Time Out.

That clear element can be anything from a shaker window to an acetate card base and everything in between.  I went with the acetate base.

If you think photographing gold and silver are difficult, this is worse.  I couldn't lay the card down and everything shows behind it but you get the picture.   The acetate is from Pinkfresh Studio as is the washi image that is on the front.  After placing the wide washi tape on cardstock, it was die cut along with three other pieces to use to back the floral one and then have a place for a sentiment on the inside. 

The sentiment is from BetterPress foiled in gold.  

What will your element be?  There is wonderful inspiration from the Design Team and our guest designer Verena on the blog post.  We are being sponsored by Uniko who is offering our winner a $25 store credit. 

 

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Freshly Made Sketches #725

My Free Form stencil from MFT disappeared and that was what I was going to use for a card for Freshly Made Sketches.  Time to pivot.  

The Punch and Pierced Plate from SB was already cut in the folder and made a lovely background for a simple, inked bloom from Altenew's Garden Cosmos, done in Gina K's light and medium Carnation and Altenew's Silver Sprout and Sagestone.  The little sentiment is from BetterPress.  

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Freshly Made Sketches #709 and NBUS #79

Amidst all the Fall and Christmas cards, I decided to use a new die set to make a Springlike card for Freshly Made Sketches.

I got Perched Birds from the Spellbinder's warehouse sale.  You know I can't resist birds and I can see using them in different ways.  There is a larger one in the set but this one worked better with the design.  The pieces were all cut from scraps and the sentiment is a BetterPress done in Expresso ink.  Now that I'm looking at it, I wish I'd done something in the background but sometimes CAS is the way to go. 

I'm also sending this to Darnell's NBUS challenge.

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The Flower Challenge #107

It's time for another The Flower Challenge and we have a specific color we want you to use.

Purple is the color of so many flowers although as artists we can make any flower any color.  I went with the traditional Lilacs.

These are from The Greetery and are cut from cardstock that was sprayed with Villainous Potion Distress Spray.  A double set of blossoms were cut to give it fullness.  The gray frame is from Penny Black and the sentiment is a BetterPress from SB.  

The Design Team will WOW  you with their purple designs.  Please check them out for inspiration.

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Just Us Girls #783 - Word Week

Vicki is the host for Word Week at Just Us Girls and her word is "Water".

I had fun with this one and I'm thrilled with the results. 

I got this shaker bottle die and 'bottles' from MFT a long time ago and may have used it once.  The background was masked and colored with Distress Inks with the water spritzed and blotted.  A small piece of paper was distressed on the edge and rolled up to place inside with some cork for the stopper. The Betterpress sentiment couldn't have been more perfect.  

How do you see water playing a role on your card?  For inspiration, our guest Donna Mikasa and the rest of the Design Team have some fabulous cards for you to see.  

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A You See It #350 - Triptych

I put together a card for the sketch challenge at As You See It - Triptych.

For the three images I used one of TH Wildflower dies in Kraft, which went well with the striped paper from Honey Bee.  I trimmed the panel to let the navy cardstock show and added the Betterpress sentiment also in navy.  This will work well for a masculine card. 

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Double D - Frames

I love all the wonderful frames that are the inspiration at Double D.  What I wouldn't give to have some of them just to hang, no pictures needed.  But my card does include a frame and picture.

Stamped on Bristol, the PB Garden Trio image was colored with Zigs.  The PB Double Frame was cut from a TH pack that I thought gave a patina look,  layered and then foam popped.  The sentiment is a SB BetterPress.  

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AAA Colourful #16

I played around with the colors at AAA Colourful and while I'm not really happy with my card I'm going to post it anyway.  

The board shows purple, yellow, white and black.   I took a chance that yellow leaves would work with my Altenew Delicate Garden stamp and stencil.   I chose Maple Yellow hoping it wouldn't look like dying leaves.  😬  The black is Classy Frames from Penny Black, layered three high, the background insert is embossed with the Tasteful Textile folder from SU! and the sentiment is a BetterPress from Spellbinders.  

That's it from me.  I'm off to make a few other cards since the weather is overcast and a little cool.

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Cardz 4 Guyz #373

As I'm always in need of masculine cards, I like to enter challenges that focus on the men in my life and Cardz 4 Guyz is one of those.  This challenge is Shade of Blue and I had just the stencil to make that happen.

The stencil is Kaleidoscope from PFS, colored with Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky and Uncharted Mariner Distress Inks.  The panel and sentiment label are bordered with navy and the BetterPress sentiment from SB is also in blue, cut with an MFT oval.  

It promises to warm up here today which I'm looking forward to.  Thanks for dropping by to visit.

 

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Seize The Birthday #306

With all the birthday cards I make I don't know why I don't enter Seize the Birthday more often.  I brought with me the right stuff to make a card for challenge #306 - Use a Frame. 

Both the frame and flower are from Penny Black.  The flowers are colored with Distress Inks in Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Shabby Shutters and Pealed Paint.  The frame and card base are Ivory from Gina K with the frame layered three times.  The sentiment is from Spellbinders. 

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Freshly Made Sketches #665

Kim's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches inspired me to get out an older set and not a Christmas one either.

I need more masculine cards and this Layering Leaf by Concord & 9th was just the thing.  The bottom layer was cut from watercolor paper with light pressure from my Intri-Cut to keep all the pieces in place.  After watercoloring with Distress Inks in Fossilized Amber, Rusty Hinge and Brushed Corduroy, the top layer cut from PTI's Rustic Cream was added - minus all the pieces.  They are glued to more Rustic Cream that was embossed with the Subtle folder from SU, making sure that each little piece had glue on it.  The sentiment is BetterPress from Spellbinders.

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