AAA Colourful Challenge #23: Dec-Jan

 Hello this month I see ice or snow and I went for a Snowflake like stencil with Distress inks.

I bought this set of stencils from Action and there isn't a brand on it, only 5pcs set. also it's probably no longer available as you need to get them when you see them, Action is funny that way.

I've used, Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon and a bit of Uncharted Mariner I think that was left on my brush.

I then Stamped the sentiment, that's probably also no longer available, it's from Simon Says Stamp and I had it for years (SSS101644 Merry Christmas)

I splattered some silver ink on the whole card for some icey shine.

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

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AAA Cards Challenge #305: Anything CAS goes with the option of White only

 Hello, this is our last challenge for 2025, I hope you have a great Christmas and will come to play along again in 2026.

We have an Anything CAS goes with the optional twist to make it white only, or white on white.

Fun for a snow like Christmas card as it's the season. We had a similar challenge before and I've included the card I made for that challenge in the game badge.

Though it's optional I would very much like to see your all white cards.

I made a shakercard with the My Favorite Things' Christmas Tree Window, it's a good few years old, not sure it's still available.

I diecut the tree from a white cardpanel, and closed the opening with acetate, then built up the shaker portion with foamstrips.

I recently got the This calls for confetti Anti Static powder wand and I used it on the Crafters Companion mixed sequin pack, it's in a plastic bag and it was so clingy, but with the wand, that looks like a lip gloss applicator, it all calmed down amazingly. Whimsy Stamps sells them ans you should try it, I'm amazed. The sequins are called Iridescent Diamond and they're clear, but with a pinkish hue that you can only see from certain angles. I could have used others, but it's still white and they show up  little more than white on white  or clear of white.

To play along the AAA Cards Challenge, see this.

 

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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.