AAA Birthday Card Challenges #80: Box Card

 

Hello this month our challenge is a box card.

Mine is more a diarama, but the box card die I had was a bit teeny tiny, I've included my first attempt. I did recycle the elements I made for that small one.

I made the box by cutting a piece of cardstock in half at 10.5cm (that's the metric A4), then scored both pieces at 28cm and 14 and 12. I did it backwards to even out the centimeters, but you can do any size you want..

I burnished the scorelines and diecut the window from one piece, then glues them together with tape runner.

The opening I made with the Whimsy Stamps Wonky nested frames.

I used a little bit of grass on the tiny box, but I can't remember which brand that was, so I perused my stash and found this older set from Crafting Desert Divas and I used the grass and fence from the  Outdoor Landscapes 2 set. Sadly Crafting Desert Divas is no longer in business, but other brands will have similar dies. There's a little piece of fence included with the  Ewe dies from Impronte D'Autore, but it's just a small piece, you can see it on the second photo.

I  entertained the idea of a white picket fence, but I thought with the white sheep it's not very smart, so I went for a painted fence.

I cut strips of 16cm wide and scored them at 1cm from each end and burnished them, adhered double sided tape on the small ends and adhered the grass, then placed them inside the box, it's bit fiddly but it can be done.

The fence I adhered to the front panel with liquid glue.

The elements were mounted with clear pieces of acetate and I kept them on, just te stuck them.

For the tree I've also used Impronte D'Autore and added a little shading for a 3d effect.

Impronte d'Autore Alberelli (88527-cml-b), Happy Ewe (88503-cml-b) and little ewe (88502-cml-b) 

Clouds also from the Alberelli set and the flowers are from Marianne Design LR0851.

I look forward to your makes and seeing you play along, enter your creation here.

AAA cards Challenges #304: Sketch

 

Hello, this fortnight we have a sketch and well I just found the perfect stamp for it in my stash, it's an oldie from Craft Sensations a set I bought mostly for the Stag in it, but the little bauble is just super.

I even stamped them in the same colors, kind of, I've used Memento inks ( Grape Jelly, Paris Dusk and Cottage Ivy).

the sentiment is something I've printed with my laser printer, then foiled with toner foils. I think the font is called Gatsby.

Diecut it with the Whimsy Stamps Simple Sentiment Strips and mounted it with foamtape.

I also made a second card with three adorable mice from Impronte D'Autore (Tutti Nelle Calze 1218UMS) I  stamped it with Extreme Black ink and colored the image with alcohol markers. the sentiment is also a gold foiled printed sentiment, cut out with the Whimsy stamps Simple Sentiment Strips and inset in a gold border.

I sure look forward to your makes and remember, you don't have to use the same shape and or colors I've used in the sketch, you can rotate the sketch if you want, or flip it, as long as we can see the sketch in your card.

You can enter your card here.

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AAA Colourful Challenge #22: Nov-Dec

 Hello, this month I made a Christmas card, not with baubles as the game badge might inspire, but a white Polar Bear with red Scarf and gold sentiment.

the Polar Bear is from Impronte D'Autore (Baby Polar Bear)

The gold sentiment is metallic cardstock with double sided adhesive on the back, no way I can put glue on that  skinny font. Gummiapan dies D201177 Merry Christmas

Very simple, but I like it.

Love to see what you come up with, you can enter your cards here.

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AAA Cards Challenge #303: 1+1

 

Hello , this fortnight We have the 1+1 again. I picked Birthday (of course) with the Balloons, just one in my case.

I've used the Trinity Stamps Birthday Shark, stamped it with Extreme black ink from My Favorite Things and colored it with alcohol markers, then cut it out and mounted it with foam tape.

For the cardbase I stamped the sentiment first, it's from the same set and I used Versafine ink, then applied Distress inks (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Mermaid Lagoon) and splattered with water. for that fun bubbles effect.

Then I adhered the shark on top, I made sure it peeked out here and there, as I like that look, but it would fit inside the blue too.

I thought the shark would look cool all glistening and slathered it in Nuvo Shimmer pen, a bit  more than I wanted, but I put the pen upright in my pen holder and all the ink went down to the nib and ok it's still cute  hehe, pilled the paper a bit though when I tried to wipe some off I made the sea shimmery too ;-)

I look forward to your makes and what combinations you pick. You can enter your card here.

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AAA Birthday Card Challenge #79: Music

 

Hello, this month our theme is music.

For my card I used the guitar from Marianne Design, it's discontinued but you can find it here and there, and I"m so happy I was able to get one, of course there's others, but I loved this one the most as it's a bassguitar (LR0657) and I diecut it from colored cardstock and silver metallic cardstock.

I made the background with the Woodware Sheet Music stamp, not sure if it's still around, I stamped it with Versafine Morning Mist and after inking the stamps I dabbed some ink off here and there, to give you that worn look.

Stuck the guitar on top and smothered  the red case with -Glossy Accents so it looks like that lacquered wood guitars have and I love it. I almost did the chords with silver but decided it would be too bright.

The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips) and I stamped it with Versafine Crimson red to echo the guitar.

I look forward to your makes, you can enter them here.

 

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AAA card Challenge #302: Follow the leader (Karen)

 Hello, this fortnight we follow Karen's lead.

Her card features a cute little stamped image with inkblending behind it.

As it's October I wanted to use this image from Impronte D'Autore (Halloween night) , I've colored it with alcohol markers and cut it out. Put some Nuvo Shimmer pen on the Moon.

For my inkblending I wanted to use a Dutch Doo Ba Doo stencil of a galaxy, but it looks weird on white. as the night sky is black. I then picked up some black cardstock and splattered it with Metallic watercolor instead of inkblending a patch. I stamped the sentiment on the inside as I didn't want to take up more white space with it. It's from the same set and says Halloween night, there's a seperate "cute" and "sweet" and I almost went for Sweet Halloween night, but didn't want to mess up lining it up.

Mounted the image with foamtape and adhered it to the cardbase.

I look forward to your interpretations, you can enter them here.

AAA Colourful Challenge #21: Oct-Nov

 Hello this month I saw blue, red, white and black (and green) in the sketch and I thought those would be perfect  colours for my Spellbinder penguins,

So I diecut the Spellbinders (Dancing penguin) and stuck it together.

for the background scene I applied Distress ink (Tumbled Glass) through a Studio Light Stencil (Winter Hills)

The sentiment is from My Favorite Things  (Bitty Holiday Whishes) and I stamped it with Versafine ink.

I look forward to your cards, you can enter them here.

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