Black and Red - Christmas in the City

 Today I'm joining in with the Color Hues Challenge.

I used the Mid Mod City stamp from Claire Brennan Design stamped in black, adding a red Santa hat sticker from Jolee and 2 red enamel dots.  I made the sentiment on the computer.

I continued the black/red colors on the inside, using Arched Holiday Sentiments from The Greetery.

Claire's stamp set comes with a second stamp that adds color to the buildings - so I tried a second card inking that stamp in red and stamping over the black outline of the buildings.

I don't usually like to be told what colors to use - but this combo spoke to me!

Stamps: Mid Mod City - Claire Brennan Design, Arched Holiday Sentiments - The Greetery.
Paper: White - PTI
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Ruby Red - Altenew
Other Supplies: Santa Hat Stickers - Jolee's, red and black enamel dots - Altenew, computer to type sentiment.

October 2024 Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 Today's the day that we see all the cards exchanged for October over at the Card Chain Challenge.  Twenty eight people participated this time.

I received a card from Robyn in Australia and I sent a card to Daja in Germany!

For this months card I used one of the suggested Themes of bears and the Product - Plaid.

I made a little plaid vest for Theodore the bear to wear as he flew over  to Germany!

I cut a second piece of the base for Theodore and attached it to the back of him around the head, scoring the back piece, so he can stand up on his own!

on the inside                                                 from the back

We hope you will check out the challenge and join in with us!  All the details are over at the Card Chain Challenge blog.

You have to sign up by Nov 6 to join in for November!

I'm also sending Theodore to:

Cardz 4 Guyz: #359 A Taste of Autumn

Theodore has his fall vest on!  ends 11/11

Paper:  several shades of brown and pink - Bazzill, True Black, Dark Chocolate, White - Papertrey Ink, DP Tarten - Waffle Flower.

Ink:  Ranger Distress Brushed Corduroy (rubbed on edges)

Accessories:  Theodore Colorize Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, glue.  Sentiment Strips - Waffle Flower

Inkspirational #328 Designer Choice - Layer It

 The new challenge for Inkspirational is up over at the blog!  It's Designer Choice and Carol is our designer  this time.  She has chosen - Layer It.

I layered photo stickers to frames of card stock and then layered them over the gray striped DP on foam dots. I layered the pieces of a die cut sofa and adhered the sofa to the DP 'floor' at the base of the card.

 I was thinking of this as being a scene inside a museum - but it could also be in a living room - where the Monet paintings would certainly be prints rather than originals!

The Monet stickers are from Kawaii Pen Shop, the stamp is from Paper Artsy and the sofa is from My Favorite Things (retired).  I added 3 enamel dots from Altenew below the sentiment.

We hope you will join us over at Inkspirational and link up a card design showing how you interpret "Layer It"!

This challenge ends 11/15.

I'm also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using the sofa die cut that I've had for over a year, and the Monet Stickers which I've had for two months.

Krafty Chicks Challenge

Anything Goes   ends 11/6

Try it on Tuesday

Make it Magical (I think flowers and gardens are magical!)

ends 11/11

Cardz for Galz

Showcase your patterned papers ends 11/13

Stamps:  Alison Bomber EAB01 set - PaperArtsy

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Paper:  True Black, Hawaiian Shores, Soft Stone - Papertrey Ink, DP White Plaid - Coredinations, The Sound of Summer - Ciao Bella.

Other Supplies:  Take a Seat Die - MFT, Monet Stickers - Kawaii Pen Shop, foam dots, Enamel Dots - Altenew.

Group of Seven Cardmakers - October 2024 - Glitter Painting on Acetate

 It's time for the October Group of Seven Cardmakers post and this month we are playing with glitter and clear acetate.

We have two techniques to try with Acetate and Glitter over at the Group of Seven blog.

I watched this YouTube video for my first two cards. Glittery Acetate Cards by Crafi Potential

  This technique uses frame dies with acetate, glitter & glue.  You use regular acetate for this technique. 

Close up to show shine!

My second card using the same technique.

Steps to create this card

Choose a die and cut it out of a piece of card - I used black  for this card base.  Layer this to a panel of clear acetate with glue.

I chose 3 colors to use - an orange, a red, and a green - wanting a fall theme.  I decided where I wanted to have the first color (Fire Opal) (rather randomly!) and filled in those spaces with glue.  (I really filled the spaces with glue -  it can pull away from the edges if it's not filling the space.)

                                                                 Glue added below

I spooned the glitter over the glue -  you can see it covered the whole cut out but will pretty much only stick to the areas with glue.  Tap off the glitter and return it to the jar.

I applied glue to the areas I wanted the 2nd color in (Garnet).  Then spooned  the glitter over the glue. And tapped it off.

I added glue to the rest of the areas with no color yet and spooned on green Ensalada Glitter.  Then tapped it off.

I let the panel dry for a few hours (or overnight).  (You want it dry so the 2nd die cut doesn't squish wet glue/glitter!)  I cut a second black panel with the same die (line it up carefully to match the first panel!) and glued it over the glittered panel - this covers up any overlapped glitter application - defining the design again!  I brushed off any glitter on the black card, added the die cut sentiment and glittery green dots.

I used score tape on the back of the acetate to adhere the panel to my card base.

I used the second technique:  How to use Thermo Acetate with Glitter by tjaniga  for the card below.  

I don't have thermo acetate so I just used regular acetate, stamped my image with Ranger Archival Jet Black ink (which I let dry overnight - the stamping NOT embossed) - flipped the panel over and applied glue and glitter inside the lines of the imageand outside background - one color at a time.

  

I die cut the smallest frame out of the light blue embossed card base panel.  Then I taped the glitter image on the back of the panel centering it on the cut out.  

I die cut a white frame using the same die and glued it over the front of the image which hides the edges of the acetate.  I  die cut the next size frame die from cream and adhered it with glue dots. I die cut the largest size frame die from darker blue and glued it onto the base. I stamped the sentiment on a white strip and adhered it to the cream frame.

Close up - you can see some red glitter in the blue and green due to the static, it's impossible to get all the glitter off the acetate -  so I just embraced the look!

   

I added Black Nuvo drops around the center of the poppy on the front of  the acetate after the card was put together.

A few creation photos.  Since it was a smaller image I could stamp two on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of vellum.  I cut the panel in half and added the glitter to each one.  On the right are both images all glued and glittered - left to dry overnight!  You can see how much glitter is 'static-ly' attached on the clear frame areas! When the panels were dry - I brushed off as much as I could with a slightly damp paper towel, but the edges don't show when I adhered the image to the back of the front panel 

On the left below,  I turned over one panel to the front (NOT laid down!) to  show you how it looks from the front before the glue dries - pretty much all you see is the glue! 

I left them both overnight to dry - glitter side up!

We hope you will join us and link up your acetate and glitter creations over at the Group of Seven Blog so we all can see which technique you used!

  

I cannot lie - it's kind of messy - but both techniques create really sparkly card fronts!  And it made me use a lot of the ignored glitter I have in my craft room! 

I'm also sending my cards to:

NBUS

first time using the Martha Stewart glitters that I've had for 10 or so years??

Sending my birthday card to:

Seize the Birthday

ends 11/5

Sending my Thanksgiving card to:

Krafty Chicks Challenge

ends 10/30

Birthday Card

Paper: White, clear cardstock (acetate) - PTI, Kraft Metallic Gold - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology.
Other Supplies: Decorative Circles Coverplate Die - PTI, Happy Birthday Die - Charlie and Paulchen, Bearly Art Precision Art Glue, ScorTape, Goldenrod Art Glitter, Lime Sherbet Sparklers Glitter - Denami Design, Pink Pastel Glitter - Stampendous.

Thankful Card

Paper: clear acetate, True Black - PTI, metalic brass from stash.
Other Supplies: Mixed Media thinlit die - Tim Holtz/Alterations, Thankful die from Counting my Blessings die set - PTI, Glitter - Ensalada (green) - Art Glitter, Garnet and Fire Opal - Martha Stewart. Glitter gems - Michaels, Bearly Art Precision Art Glue, ScorTape.

Sympathy Card

Stamps - Botanical Blocks III - PTI (retired), Casual Comfort - Casual Fridays (company no longer in business)

Paper:  Clear Cardstock (acetate), Blueberry Sky, white, Vintage Cream, Spring Rain - Papertrey Ink.

Ink:  Archival Jet Black - Ranger

Other Supplies:   Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frames dies - MFT, Embossing Folder (Older) - SU, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Fire Opal, Garnet, Blue Topaz, Emerald Glitter - Martha Stewart, foam dots, Gloss Ebony Black -  Nuvo Crystal Drops 

Inkspirational Challenge #327 - Seasonal

 Just in time for all of the seasons coming up (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Fall, Winter!)  the newest challenge over at Inkspirational is Seasonal!

Since my Halloween cards are all made - I moved on to Thanksgiving/Fall for my SEASONAL design!

I have purchased MANY of the Postage Collage stencil sets from Waffle Flower and I'm making myself get them out and use them!   I try to stencil at least 5 or 6 panels at a time since I have all of the inks out!  Sometimes I use the full panel and sometimes I cut them out and use 3 or 4 sections on a card.

For this card I used the Postage Collage Die and The Postage Collage Fall Stencil set.  I colored in the sky around the Lady Bug with a light blue Copic and added blue enamel dots from Altenew.

The mini strip sentiment and mini strip die are from Taylored Expressions.

So what season do you need to make a card for right now?  Please join us and link up your card over at Inkspirational!

The challenge ends Nov 1.

I'm also sending my card to:

We Love Stamping - Autumn  ends 10/30

Cardz for Guyz

T is for -  trees  ends 10/28

Stencil Fun 

Halloween or anything goes  ends 11/2

The Card Concept

ends 11/11  Inspired by colors/fall

clean layered style

Stamps: Mini Strips: Harvest - Taylored Expressions.
Ink: Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin, Brushed Corduroy, Tumbled Glass - Ranger Distress.
Paper: White - Papertrey Ink, DP Autumn Leaves - Rubbernecker
Accessories: Postage Collage Die, Postage Collage Fall Stencils - Waffle Flower, Mini Strips Die - Taylored Expressions, Enamel Dots - Altenew

Inkspirational #326 - Mood Board

I'm here today with my DT card for the newest Inkspirational Challenge - #326 - Moodboard

Source: https://reallygooddesigns.com/mood-board-examples/

24. Autumn Vibe Color Palette Moodboard, designed by Ayesha Akhtar

I was inspired by the leaves in the center image and the colors. 

I used a beautiful 6 piece stencil set  from Claire Brennan Design called Forest Path.  I stamped the sentiment from Papertrey Ink directly on the card.

My card is 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"

We'd love to see how this wonderful Mood Board inspires you!  Please link up your card over at Inkspirational where you will also find lots of inspiration from the rest of the talented design team!  

This challenge ends on Oct 18.

Also linking my card to:

Time Out Challenges

ends 10/9

NBUS

First time using this beautiful stencil

The Card Concept

inspired by the colors  ends 10/7

one layer card

Stamps:  Thankful for Fall Sentiments - Papertrey Ink.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Cornflower Blue - Wendy Vecchi/Ranger, Caramel Toffee, Teal Cave, Peach Perfect, Dew Drop, Dark Chocolate - Altenew, Cajun Craze - Stampin Up

Paper:  White - Papertrey Ink

Accessories:  Forest Path Stencil Set - Claire Brennan Design.