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 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.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  #MarianneDesign #WoodwareStamps #WhimsyStamps #RockMusic, #MusicCard

AAA Birthday Card Challenge #78: Ombre

 

Hello, it's October, so I thought I should mae a Halloween like Birthday Card, incorporating the Ombre into the night sky.

For my cardbase I masked off an area and also a circle for the Moon and applied a bunch of Distress inks.

For the Moon Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed.

For the Sky: Villainous Poison, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet and Shaded Lilac, then Shaded lilac all over the other colors to even it out.

Splattered with water and Silver watercolor paint for the stars.

The Eek! is from Whimsy ( Eek word and shadow dieset.

The sentiments, How Old? is from Gerda Steiner Moody Unicorns

The You belong in a museum is from Kindred Stamps.

the Mummy Gnome is a image from Dutch Doo Ba Doo  Diecuts  and I mounted it with foamtape and adhered it onto the card. 

I thought as he looks like a mummy it went well with the sentiments and turned what could have been a Halloween card into aBirthday card, but still fun for October.

I look forward to your Ombre makes.

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  #WhimsyStamps #KindredStamps #GerdaSteinerDesigns #GSD #DutchDoobadoo #DistressInks #Ombre #Halloweencard #Spooky Birthday #Snarkycard

AAA Birthday Card Challenge #77: Snarky

 Hello this month we're all about the Snarky sentiments/cards.

I do like a punny sentiment and sarcasm isn't wasted on me.

For my card I used one of theUnicorns from the  Gerda Steiner stampset Moody Unicorns. I stamped it with My Favorite Things Extreme Black ink and colored it with alcohol markers, the cut it out.

The sentiments are from the same set and I stamped them with Versafine black ink.

On the cardbase I masked off a circle and applied Distress inks: Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin and Candied apple, then splattered with gold watercolor paint; let it dry and adhered my unicorn to the cardbase with foamtape.

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  #GerdaSteiner #Moodyunicorns #GSD #Distressinks #PunnySentiment #SnarkyCard

AAA Birthday Card Challenge #76: Sport

 

Hello this month our theme is : Sport.

For my card I inkblended an oval shap  with Distress inks (Twisted citron and Mowed Lawn) as if it's a grassy field.

I Stamped the image from Nellie Snellen (Silh049 Football) with Versafine ink, making sure a bit sticks out the shape, gives it movement.

The Sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips) and I also stampe dit with Versafine, easy and no fuss card, I'm sure  boys that play football will like it, at least I think the image is of a boy, not sure.

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

AAA Birthday Card Challenge #75: Summer Birthday

 

Hello, this month it is Summer on our blog and what could be more Summer like than a trip to the Beach?

A pebble beach for me..don't like sand getting everywhare, but these cuties from Clearly Besotted (Sunny Day Play) don't seem to care.

The sentiment is also Clearly Besotted (Brushed Sentiments)

I colored the images with alcohol markers and I made the background with what ever ink wa son my brushes plus Tumbled Glass and Mermai Lagoon Distress ink. Mounted the cuties with foamtape and adhered them to the card.

I look forward to your makes, to play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge #ClearlyBesottedStamps

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

AAA Birthday Card Challenge #74: NO Stamping

 

Hello this month Stamps aren't allowed, for a second I thought if I print a sentiment it's not stamped, but nah, I thought I should be a good Design Team member ;-)

For my card I masked an area of the cardbase and applied Distress inks for my night sky: Salty Ocean, Prize Ribbon and Uncharted Mariner, I went over the panel quite alot as these three colours aren't similar enough to blend seamlessly, but I think I did a good job.

Splattered with Silver glitter spray for stars in the sky.

My Elk/Moose is a diecut from Gummiapan and I intended to use a Small Village too, but the sentiment was too modern and crisp, it didn't go together.Also I wanted the diecut underneath the sky at first, but now I have space left over, so I put the Leane Creatief (NL teksten) in it too. Adhered both with liquid glue, but double sided adhesive on the back, would make those spinly legs into a handy sticker...didn't think of it though.

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

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

#Gummiapan #LeaneCreatief #Distressinks #StudioMow

AAA Birthday Card Challenges #73: 6th birthday

 

Hello this month, we're celebrating our birthday, our 6th! can you believe it? I cannot but time flies for sure.

For my card I used the Crocos from Katzelkraft and I stamped him with My Favorite Things Extreme black ink and colored him with Spectrum Noir markers.

Nuvo shimmer pen on the balloon.

The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps and it's from the Simple Sentiment Strips, stamped with Versafine ink.

I matted the panel and adhered it to a cardbase.

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

AAA Birthday Card Challenges #72: Mythical

 Hello, this month it was my turn to choose a theme and I went with mythical beasts, a dragon in my case.

Such a cute dragon too, from My Favorite Things Darling Dragons, doesn't look menacing at all.

For my card I stamped the sentiment with MFT Extreme black ink and coloured it with alcohol markers, then cut him out and mounted him or her with foam tape.

The background I made by masking off an area on the cardbase and applying Distress inks, now it should be two distinct colours, but they kinda merged together, I've used Tumbled Glass and Salvaged Patina.

Splattered with Studio Mow gold glitter spray.

The sentiment is from Studio Katia (MIni birthday Greeting) and I stamped it with Versafine ink.

Adhered the image on top.

I look forward to your Mythical Beasts and you can enter your make here.

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  #MyFavoriteThings #MFTStamps #StudioKatia #Distressinks #StudioMow

AAA Birthday Card Challenge #71: masculine

 

Hello this month we celebrate all things Masculine.

I didn't plan on using this image, but I was rummaging through my stash and I thought a stag looks manly and magnificent, maybe if the person getting this card is a hunter or outdoorsey kind of man?

Don't know, but I liked it, it's actually a Christmas stamp but to me it feels like it's carved out of wood.

The stamp is really old from Craft Sensations and no longer available at Action.

I stamped it and the sentiment (Whimsy Stamps Simple Sentiment Strips) with Versafine black ink, let it dry.

The I meant to apply Distress inks (Salvaged patina, Shaded Lilac and Tumbled Glass) but I found there was enough ink on my brushes to give a hint of colour. I used home made masks with circle openings, I wanted it to have a big of colour and I thought these were kinda manly on the cold side of the rainbow.

I look forward to your makes, do masculine cards stump you as well?

You can enter your card here.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  #CraftSensations #WhimsyStamps

AAA Birthday Cards Challenge #70: ink smooshing

 Hello this month the theme is Ink Smooshing and my card used the ink smooshing a bit differently.

Granted I started by covering a whole cardsize panel of Clairefontaine Aquapad paper wit Distress inks (Mermaid Lagoon and Wilted Violet), I aided myself of a piece of acetate, but I didn't like it, too musy for my CAS heart, so instead I chose the bits I liked most and diecut the sentiment out of it.

For this I use dthe Whimsy Stamps Birthday Wishes Word Dieset, I made a shadow layer our of black card so it would pop from the back ground.

On the cardbase I splatttered some Studio Mow Glitter Spray in black and let it dry.

The when I adhered the sentiments I had a bit of a brain fart and attached the Birthday where I  wanted Whishes, so the sentiment is on the lower half and that was not for the sake of the splatter, although that could be my story..hehe..nono it's all by design ;-) The sentiments were raised a little with foamtape.

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

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge  #WhimsyStamps #StudioMow 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

AAA Birthday Card Challenge #69: Winter Birthday

 Hello this month at the AAA Birthday Card Challenges, we're all about Winter.

For my card I masked off an area at the top of the card and inkblended Distress inks (Shaded Lilac and Tumbled Glass), Splattered with white paint for snow flakes.

The image is a diecut from Marianne design. (LR0740) and I diecut it from the same white cardstock as the cardbase, I contemplated black, but I thought it would look too stark.

Sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips) and I stamped it with Memento Ink (Summer Sky)

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

AAA Birthday Cards Challenge December: Lovely Layers #68

 Hello, this month we're all about Lovely layers or Layered birthday cards.

Those are hard for me, but these die sets from Avec Creative (Love 2 craft) sets they become somewhat easier; except I don't have very many colors of cardstock, so some layers I've also added ink to deepen the colors.

I'm pretty much choosing what colors to use and putting them together, didn't like the sun, so I went with the stars, also included in the set.

The sentiment is from  Whimsy Stamps (Simple sentiment strips) and I stamped it with Versafine black ink on a panel the same color as the train bridge, as I thought the white cardbases I usually use were a bit too stark.

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

AAA Birthday Cards Challenge November: Favorite Image #67

 

Hello, this month we're all about our favorite image and it had to be a cat didn't it?

I particularly love this "meh" looking cat from Katzelkraft's Les Chats Russe, esp together with the Snarky sentiment from Clearly Besotted (Laugh out loud again)

I stamped both with Versafine black ink om Waterart watecololoring paper and then colored the image with Karin Markers, I;m rather new to that and I think my paper isn't the best watercoloring paper and it's fine on small bits, like the eys and purple, but the grey looks a bit patchy to me.

I might redo it or not, depends how I feel about it in a couple of days ;-), maybe it just needs to dry properly overnight?

I'm looking forward to your favorite images this month.

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

AAA Birthday Cards Challenge October: Circle shaped card #66

 

Hello, this month we would like to see round or circle shaped cards.

For mine I diecut the flower die from Creative Expressions (CED24008) from White card.

Then found my plain round circles and diecut the backer , also white cardstock and inkblended some random Distress ink colors on it; attached the flower diecut and then splattered with Lawn Fawn Liquid Stardust.

Aso diecut the bardbase by sticking the die up a little, so the top stays connected.

Obviously no room for a sentiment, so you'll have to trust me it's for a birthday card ;-)

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

#Distressinks #SSS20YearsOfDistress

AAA Birthday Cards Challenge September: Background Focus #65

 Hello, well this one was easy..I had it left (rejected it) from the geometric chalenge.

I love the organic shapes more, and used them first, but they're not geometric as intended.

It's a stencil from Create a Smile Stamps (Organic shapes) and I've inkblended a rainbow or shapes on the cardbase; making sure they overlap so the colors mix.

Then I Splattered with black and gold metallic ink

Sentiment is from Clearly Besotted (Brushed greetings 2).

I look forward to your makes.

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge #Distressink #SSS20YearsOfDistress

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

AAA Birthday Card Challenge August: Critters #64

 

Hello this month the AAA Birthday Challenge is my choice and, of course, I chose critters as I like my litle furry friends.

For my card I made the background by masking off the top of the cardbase and applied all sorts of green Distress inks and splattered with water. I thought it could be a tree or forest background.

The images and sentiment are from Clearly Besotted (Tiny type and Nutty but nice) and I've used my Copic Markers to color the Squirrels.

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending #SSS20YearsOfDistress  #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

AAA Birthday Card Challenge July: Fabulous Flowers #63

 

Hello, this month we're all about the Fabulous Flowers.

I prefer to color pets and animals, so I don't have a lot of them, but a few key items I do have.

Also I don't like to color flowers.

So for my card I've used a Lili of the Valley flowered circular opening into a cardpanel.

Stamped the sentiment in Versafine Morning Mist. It's from Clearly Besotted Brushed Greetings II.

On the cardbase , behind the opening I've inkblended Distress inks: Salvaged Patina and Tumbled glass, with whatever was left on the brushes.

Adhered the panel to the cardbase. I left the little bells loose as I thought that would look more whimsical.

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge  #SSS20YearsOfDistress

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  

AAA Birthday Card Challenge June: Cute #62

 

Hello, this month we're all about "Cute" and could my Bunny Ballerina be any cuter? I think not.

It's a stamp from Nellie Snellen (Nellie's Choice Bunny Ballerina) and it comes with matching dies. I stamped it on Copic friendly paper, colored it in light pastel like colors, then cut it out and mounted it with foamtape and set it aside.

For my cardbase I first went with a triangular mask as in a spotlight, but it was off centre and I didn't like it. So I, instead, went with a whole lit up stage ( at least in my head) and I've inkblended Distress inks, Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo, Spun Sugar and Wilted Violet, to deepen the Picked Raspberry). Splattered with gold glitter spray ink and stamped the sentiment from Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips).  Added the Bunny on top once the cardbase and ink was dry.

 

 

.

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner  #SSS20YearsOfDistress

 To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

AAA Birthday Card Challenge May : Clean and Simple #61

 

Hello, this month we're all about Clean And Simple.

Much like the sister blog AAA Card Challenges, we look for minimal  or no layers, minimal or no embellishments, ample empty space, aka white space.

For my card I made a rectangular mask and inkblended Distress inks Cracked Pistachio and and on top Peacock Feathers.

The feathers are a stencil from Create a Smile (Federflug which means something like flight of feathers). If they were leaves they'd go too as part of my jungle like scene. The birds and twigs are from a Clearly Besotted set ( Some Birdie loves you) and I wanted them to look like  baby parrots. White gel pen details. Adhered the branch with liquid glue and the parrots with foamtape

Sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips).

To play along the AAA Birthday Card Challenge, see this.

 

#AAABirthdaycards  #AAABirthdayCardchallenge #birthdayChallenge #birthdayCard #Blogchallenge #SSS20YearsOfDistress

 #Handmadecard  #Cardmakers  #Designteam  #Blogspotchallenge 

#inkblending   #guestdesigner #challengewinner