Inkspirational #367 - Visual Prompt

 Here is my DT card for the latest Inkspirational Challenge - #367  A Visual Prompt!

I was inspired by the colors of the flowers and the kraft color of the palette, but used cupcakes in a cardboard box instead!

The Boxed Cupcakes die and stencil set and sentiment are all from Waffle Flower. 

Inside is stamped:  Happy Birthday!

 

This close up shows the shine of the Glossy Accents I put on the 'frosting' of the cupcakes! I used Orange Peel Stickles for the flames on the candles so they are also glittery. 

(Boy, it's been years since I used my Stickles I was surprised they hadn't dried up!)

So please join us over at Inkspirational - and link up your creation inspired by our Visual Prompt!

This challenge ends on May 22nd

Also sending my card to:

NBUS

First time using the cupcake stencils and dies.

Stencil Fun

Anything Goes with stencil  

my cupcakes are colored using stencils

ends 5/29

AAA Birthday

Die Cut Divas

Celebrations: Birthday

Stamps: Birthday Wishes - Waffle Flower.
Ink: Ranger Distress Gathered Twigs, Brushed Corduroy, Candied Apple, Broken China, Fossilized Amber.
Paper: Kraft, White - PTI, DP Cotton Fields 12"/12" pad - DCWV
Other Supplies: Birthday Wishes Matching Die, Boxed Cup Cake Die, Boxed Cupcake Stencils - Waffle Flower, Blender Brushes, Orange Peel Stickles, Glossy Accents - Ranger.

An Embossed Floral Birthday

 Today I made a card for the latest Color Hues challenge.

I've had this lovely Rosemal Reflections embossing folder from The Greetery for a month or so and it's been sitting beside my worktable just waiting to be played with - so today was the day! 

I love the beautiful detail on this embossing folder- but it's bigger than an A2 card  so you miss the pretty floral in the center on top and bottom.   Several of The Greetery's releases have larger than A2 card designs (they say it's for an A2 or 5x7 card)  and I can't figure out why they did that.....?! 

I embossed a panel on Harvest Gold card (for the marigold) and die cut the frame out of Royal Velvet (for the purple) and added two sparkly purple gems.

The sentiment is from Rosemal Reflections Sentiments set that are all curved to fit on the ribbon in the center of the embossing.

Also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using the embossing folder and frame die

AAA Birthday

Use Die Cuts  ends 3/31

Stamps: Rosemal Reflections Sentiments - The Greetery
Ink: Royal Velvet - PTI
Paper: Harvest Gold, Royal Velvet - PTI
Other Supplies: Capsule Basics Dies, Rosemal Reflections Embossing Folder - The Greetery, purple dots from stash,

Soccer Birthday

 A friend asked me to make a birthday card for her neighbor's son who plays soccer.  

Here's the card I created.

This was made with a one piece die cut.  I went looking through all of my DP to find an outdoor scene for the background but it seems I had used up all of the field type papers I had!   Then I found this piece in a winter pack which seemed to work perfectly for an early evening sky at the soccer game!

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

I'm sending my card to:

AAA Birthday

ends 8/31

NBUS

First time using this soccer die.

Paper: True Black, White - PTI, DP - Frosty Adventures - Rubbernecker 6x6 pad

Accessories: soccer scene die - Amazon, foam dots for sentiment, computer generated sentiment.

Inkspirational #346 - Word Prompt - Birthday

 A great new challenge over at Inkspirational #346!  

Probably the most used theme for us card makers, right!

I used mostly Better Press supplies on this Birthday card - Cosmos Backdrop Press Plate, Layered Cosmos Backdrop Stencils, and You are Everything Sentiments Press Plate and Die set.  I used Ranger Distress Inks on the stencils - Tattered Rose, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn and Marmalade.

The sentiment is up on foam dots and I added 3 yellow enamel dots.

So please join us and show us your newly created Birthday card - for a child, a friend, a parent?  You'll find some lovely inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as Mr. Linky over at the Inkspirational Blog!  

This challenge ends 8/1.

Also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using this Cosmos Backdrop Letter Press

  

Stencil Fun

Anything Goes  ends 7/31

I used a stencil to color the image

I.D.E.A.S

2nd week   D=Dies

used a die for the sentiment

Die Cut Divas

Birthday - ends 7/31

AAA Birthday

ends 7/31

Paper: Cotton Card Panel - Better Press/Spellbinders.
Ink: Better Press Black - Spellbinders, Ranger Distress Tattered Rose, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn and Marmalade.
Other Supplies: Cosmos Backdrop Better Press Press Plate - Spellbinders, Layered Cosmos Backdrop Stencils - Spellbinders, You are Everything Sentiments - Press Plate and Die Set - Spellbinders, yellow enamel dots - Altenew, blender brushes, foam dots, BetterPress - Spellbinders.

Inkspirational #337 - Designer Choice - Sports

 Inkspirational Challenge #337 is up over at the blog! It's Designer Choice and Pia is the designer this time - she wants to see cards about Sports!  

Basketball, football, baseball, skiing, skating, swimming, bowling, pickleball??!!

A friend of mine asked me to make a birthday card for her grandson who loves playing basketball so here is the card I created for the challenge AND for 13year old Danny!

I always pick up sports stickers when I see them, as several of my friends ask me to make sports cards for their grands or hubbies. The basketball hoop and flying basket ball are from a sticker set I recently purchased at Michaels.  The stadium seating and #1 hand are dies from a set by Lawn Fawn that I purchased quite a while ago and finally got it out to play with! (my New Year's resolution!)

The sentiment and images on the inside are from Tiny Sports Friends also from Lawn Fawn.

So we hope you will join us and create a Sports card!  You will find more inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as Mr. Linky over at Inkspirational!

The challenge ends on March 28th!

I'm also sending my card to the following:

NBUS

First time using the Stadium Seating dies, the Tiny Sports Friends stamps AND this basketball sticker set!

I.D.E.A.S

Week 2 of March Dies  

Make My Monday

Use a Die or Punch

AAA Birthday

Seize the Birthday

ends 3/25

Stamps:  Tiny Sports Friends - Lawn Fawn

Paper:  White, Kraft - PTI, DP Grain and Grunge - Honeybee.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Other Supplies:  Basketball Stickers - Recollections (Michaels), Stadium Seating Dies - Lawn Fawn, computer generated sentiment on front of card.

Inkspirational #323 - CAS with Optional Twist: Animal

 Today I'm sharing my DT card for Inkspirational Challenge #323 which is Clean and Simple 

with the optional twist of animals.

I decided to go CAS with the twist!    I stenciled the background lightly with Mint Julip ink over the Fern Fronds Stencil from Stencil Girls.   I added the deer which is a rub-on from the Wildlife Set by Taperlogy and stamped the Happy Birthday in Portabello Ink.  A lovely 1 layer card with a masculine design!

So please join us in this challenge and show us your CAS design and if you're in the mood - use an animal!  You'll find lots of inspiration from the rest of the team as well as Mr. Linky at Inkspirational!

Challenge ends 9/6.

I'm linking my card to:

Stencil Fun

Summertime   ends 8/31

walk in the woods

AAA Birthday

ends 8/31

NBUS

First time using this stencil that I've had for years!!

Simply Clean and Simple - Off Set

ends 8/28

Stamps:  Sentiment Suite: Birthday - The Greetery

Ink:  Portobello - Versafine Clair, Mint Julip - Papertrey Ink

Paper:  Hammered white - Amazon

Accessories:  Deer rub-on from Wildlife set - Taperlogy, Fern Frond Stencil - Stencil Girl, finger sponge.

Group of Seven Cardmakers - March 2024 - Cover Die Eclipse

 It's time for the Group of Seven Cardmakers March Technique.  This month we are creating using the Cover Die Eclipse Technique.

I recommended this technique to the GO7 after seeing it in a challenge over at Splitcoaststampers a year ago.  You will find a link to a video as well as a list of instructions over at the GO7 Blog.

I made 3 samples today. 

This first one using the Fresh Floral Background Stamp from The Greetery, Layered Plaid Cover Die A - Altenew.

My second card was made using a smaller image (Stiple Rose - SU retired) stamped in the center of a panel with  stripes cover die from Amazon.

And then I tried the technique but with no stamping -  just using two panels of the same patterned paper - one for the background and one cut with an Arched Deco Plate die.  I love how this came out!

Here are some photos of how I made the 2nd and 3rd samples.

1) Take two panels of white card stock (I used white A2 card size, 4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

2) Put your panel into a card positioner and stamp the image you have chosen,  Put the second panel in the same spot in your card positioner and stamp the image in the same spot on the second panel.  

3)  Die cut one of the panels with a cover all die.  Adhere the die cut stamped panel over the stamped panel and  the image should line up.

Then I wanted to see what would happen if I just used the same patterned paper for each panel - no stamping.

1.  Take 2 panels of patterned paper cut 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

I used 2 sheets of 6x6 from the same pack and cut them in the same place on each sheet so the patterns matched.

2.  Die cut one with the cover all die and lay it over the uncut panel

It worked!

To finish this card,I hot foiled the sentiment with gold foil and popped it up on foam dots.

As with any technique - you need to play with the supplies you have to see which stamps/dies work best!

So please join us and try out this Stamped Eclipse technique, make a card and link it up over at the Group of Seven blog so we can all see it!   While you are there - check out all the samples created the the other G07 DT!

I'm linking my Birthday card to:

AAA Birthday Game #59  Geometric Ends 3/31

Die Cut Diva's Anything Goes  ends 3/31

Just a Note Card
Stamps: Fresh Floral Background Stamp, Little Labels Stamps and Die - The Greetery
Paper: white - PTI
Ink: Blue Lagoon - Elements Lavinia
Accessories: Layered Plaid Cover Die A - Altenew, Little Labels Stamps and Die - The Greetery, foam dots.

In this Time of Sorrow Card

Stamps:  Stiple Rose - SU (retired), Simple Strips: Sympathy - Taylored Expressions.

Paper - White, Vellum - PTI

Ink:  Confetti - Elements/Lavinia, Gold Pigment Ink - Color Box, Versamark.

Accessories:  Gonal Stripes Layering Dies - Amazon, Simple Strips Die - Taylored Expressions, Black and White POSCA pens, Gold Embossing Powder, heat tool.

Happy Birthday Card

Paper:  White - PTI, DP Welcome Spring 6"x6" paper pad - Rubbernecker.

Accessories:  Arched Deco Plate die - Poppy, Elegant Occasion Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die Set,  Gold Foil, Glimmer Hot Foil System - Spellbinders, foam dots.