I loved this theme this month, from Reverse Confetti - Easter/Spring.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash March - Easter/Spring
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
You Are So Awesome
I wanted to make a special card for a special young lady who has been struggling lately. I wanted to remind her how awesome she is!
I just love the 'Hippo with Butterfly' stamp set from Gerda Steiner, and thought it would be perfect for this card.
I stamped the image and colored it in with my Spectrum Noir Tri-Bland markers, I then fussy cut them out. I added white gel pen detailing to the hippo's shirt and butterfly.
I used papers from Doodlebug, along with a scallop border die from Queen & Co. and a notebook edger from my stash.
I stamped the sentiment from the Hippo with Butterfly stamp set and heat embossed it with white embossing powder to make it pop.
A super simple card design but super cute!
I am entering this card into the monthly Share Your Designs Challenge for February. I love how this turned out.
Thank for looking!
Happy crafting :D
Monday, January 31, 2022
Honey Bee Stamps - Inspired by Kelley's class
So I managed to catch the live card class in the Honey Bee Stamps Facebook group a few weekends ago, taught by Kelley Kohout. I loved it - great pace and great inspiration.
I didn't have the same stamp set or dies as she used, but I used some from my stash and copied the card design.
Hero Arts Challenge blog
Thursday, January 27, 2022
I Love You...more than chocolate
I finally got chance to play along with my new Gerda Steiner stamps this week! Thought this image would make a perfect Valentine's Day card for my hubby! I used the Gerda Steiner 'More than Chocolate' stamp set for my card.
I started by creating an ink blended background panel. I used Simon Says Stamp Tumbling Hearts stencil, along with some Gina K Lovely Lavender dye ink. I die cut the panel using Queen & Co stitched rectangles;e, and then added some more lavender ink gently over the panel - it looked a little stark with the lavender hearts against the white background.
Once the panel had dried fully, I stamped the sentiment from the More than Chocolate stamp set using Versafine Clair Onyx black ink. I then embossed this with clear embossing powder to make it 'pop'!
I added the panel to a standard A2 white card base.
I stamped out the image and colored him in with my Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers. I fussy cut him out and popped him up on my card panel with some foam squares.
Inside the card it reads 'more than chocolate'!
I am entering this card into the monthly Share Your Designs Challenge over at Gerda Steiner Designs - I love how this turned out.
Thank for looking!
Happy crafting :D
AAA cards - No Layers + Big Sentiment challenge
I love the current AAA Cards Challenge - 'No Layers + Big Sentiment'.
I looked through my stamps to see what big sentiment stamps I had. I found this stamp set from Simon Says Stamp 'Luck & Hugs' (now retired).
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Hero Arts Challenge #30 - Circles
Wow! I can't believe how long it has been since I have posted on my blog!
We moved house and states back at the beginning of August and things have been crazy. I have still been doing some crafting on and off, but my craft room is more a craft 'corridor' and just not set up how I would like it. I am still storing some of my crafty goodness in the garage and haven't gotten my lighting and things set up yet. Hence, why I haven't been photographing my crafting!
Anyway - that said - I felt I needed a challenge to get me going. I found one on the Hero Arts blog - circles!
I needed to make some thank you cards from Christmas, and so I used the Soft Landscape Window Fancy die for a CAS, wintery design.
I ink blended a background panel using Stormy Sky, Speckled Egg and Picket Fence distress oxides. I added some 'snow' with Mister Huey's opaque white mists, and once it had dried I added it to a coordinating blue, A2 card base.
I added the die cut panel to the card and stamped the sentiment using the Special Thank You stamp set (an exclusive from the SCT Crop & Create event) and Stormy Sky distress oxide.
This was a very simple card, but I love how it turned out.