It's time for a new challenge over at Inspirational #286 and it's a fun mood board for spring (spring IS coming right?!)
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Inkspirational Challenge #286 Egg-stra Special
Friday, March 24, 2023
Spring Carrots
I have a fun carrot card to share today to celebrate spring and Easter!
I used two background stamps to create my background - Fond of Foliage was stamped in Peeled Paint DOX and Window Pane Plaid was stamped in Rusty Hinge Distress. For both stamps, I inked the stamp, spritzed with water and then stamped onto a water color panel. Both stamps are from The Greetery.
I die cut and assembled the big carrots from Carrot Bunny dies layering them through and behind a piece die cut with Simple Plaid die (I cut a small portion off the full panel plaid die cut) both dies are from Tim Holtz/Sizzix.
To add a little dimension - I splattered the card with both Black and Orange POSCA pens. I added the sentiment from Taylored Expressions up on foam dots.
Stamps: Fond of Foliage Background Stamp, Window Pane Plaid background Stamp - The Greetery, Mini Strips Easter - Taylored Expressions
Paper: White, Orange Zest - PTI, water color paper - Canson, Light orange, dark and light greens - Park Lane Pack/JoAnn
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair, DOX Peeled Paint, Distress Rusty Hinge
Accessories: Carrot Bunny Dies, Simple Plaid Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Mini Strips Die - Taylored Expressions, Orange and Black POSCA Pens, foam strip, water mister
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Lucky You
Made a last minute Irish theme card inspired by a few challenges out there! This could be for St. Patrick's Day or a congrats card or even a new home card maybe??!
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Pop Up Ballerina
I have a Pop Up Birthday card to share today that I made for a friend's granddaughter, Lia, for her 8th birthday. Lia takes dance lessons so I used ballerina die cuts on the 'stage'.
They were a little oversized so I couldn't show the full length of their legs?!!
I love personalizing cards for kids - they get such a kick out of having their name and age right on the card.
I used the Platform Pop up dies as well as the Platform Pop Up Add On (the back piece) for this card. (Both from Lawn Fawn.) I die cut all of the decorative pieces out of Glitter Cardstock.
Saturday, March 11, 2023
The Number 90
Welcome to the latest Inkspirational challenge #285 - it's a Word Prompt.
I made a 90th birthday card for a very dear church friend (who doesn't act or look 90!). We were on the Altar Guild together for many years and she still attends church most Sundays.
So please show us how you use NUMBERS on your card design! You'll find more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team over at Inkspirational!
You have until March 24th to get your Numbers card linked up!
I'm also linking my card to:
Saturday, March 4, 2023
St. Patrick's Day Bunny
I always make cards to send to friends for St. Patrick's Day. Everyone's Irish on March 17th right?!!
This year I made these little bunny cards, dressing them up for the wearing of the green!
The bunny die is Carrot Bunny and the hat die is from The Gent both sets Tim Holtz/Sizzix. The tag die is Tear Strip Tags from The Greetery. The sentiment and stamped shamrock are from Irish Blessings from Papertrey Ink (retired).
I added shamrock stickers to the hat of the 'boy' and the ear of the 'girl'.
I die cut two bunnies for each card and glued them together along the ears and top of the head so they would stand up! I cut slits in the hat so the ears would pop through the top.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
The Card Chain Challenge - February 2023 reveal
Today is the day all of the cards exchanged over at the Card Chain Challenge in February are revealed. This month I sent my card to Lia in The Netherlands and I received a card from Gail in Canada (who is a new participant!)
Each month we are given a sketch, colors and various suggested themes, we only have to use one of the suggestions.
This month I used the colors, two of the themes: hearts, friendship and the Technique: layers!
I used Tim Holtz/Sizzix fun Abstract Faces die set for my image. I bought the die set over a year ago and this is the first time I've used it! The sentiment was cut with one of the dies in the Bold Text #1 set also from Tim Holtz/Sizzix.