AAA Card Challenges #296: sketch

 Hello, this fortnight we have a sketch, and as always you can flip or rotate the image as long as we can see it.

I wasn't very adventurous with my card, I did ponder to use a lighthouse from Gummiapan as well as the Seagulls, but I really like the sunset in Florida vibes this card gives me with the palm trees.

For my card I inkblended Distress inks trough an oval mask (Crackling Campfire, Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed). I placed another mask for the sun, after inkblending the sky, I removed the sun and filled in the circle with Mustard seed.

Diecut my palms (Marianne Design) and bird (Gummiapan) from black cardstock that has double sided adhesive on the back, so the diecuts turn into stickers.

Added them to the scene without the mess of liquid glue...

The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips).

I look forward to see what you can up with.

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AAA Card Challenge #270: Sketch

Hello this fortnight it's  a Sketch challenge again.

When I made the game badge for the AAA Challenge, I just went with a blue gradient, tried a few, they looked weird in Photoshop, and well...blue looked like the Sea or ocean , so I added a Shark image.

It doesn't have to be a silhouette, could be a sentiment too, as long as we can see a gradient and  the sketch, which you can flip, rotate . I wasn't very original with my take on the sketch, but I did rotate the orientation of the gradient so make it works for my ocean or shark tank.

I made my gradient with Distress inks in a masked off area on the cardbase:  Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Uncharted Mariner, then Splattered with water.

The silhouettes are made with a stencil from Whimsy Stamps (Ocean Stencil) and Memento Tuxedo black ink.

The sentiment is also Whimsy Stamps: Simple Sentiment Strips and I stamped it with Versafine black ink.

To play along the AAA Cards Challenge, see this.

 

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AAA Card Challenge #268: Sketch Challenge

 Hello, another sketch this fortnight.

For  the sketch  I've used a cat image, but it could be any thing, doesn't even have to be a silhouette, but I took that idea and the colors of the sketch for my card.

I did rotate the sketch to the bottom, made more sense with my silhouette stamp.

It's from Nellie's Choice cscf003. The circles are inkblended with Distress inks:  Milled Lavender, Victorian Velvet and Seedless Preserves.

Sentiment from Whimsy Stamps Simple Sentiment strips and I stamped the sentiment and image with Versafine black ink.

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AAA Cards Challenge #266: Sketch Challenge

 

Hello, it's sketch fortnight again.

As I made this sketch, I can honestly say it doesn't make things easier, at all.

In fact I made 4 card for this challenge and I shall talk about  just two of them ;-), the others I don't like at all, but i've included them in  this post.

For my Cards I've used Distress inks Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin)

I made a stencil from Pronty Stencil Sheets and Star Shaped Dies (Nellie Snellen  SD003 and MFD050 and started to inkblend them on the cardbase.

For the Balloons I"ve used the Carlijn Design Stencil Balloons  and for the smallest I've used the stamp in the Simon Says Stamp  Birthday Balloons, and oldie but goodie. I also applied the Mustard Seed with my inkblending brush instead of inkpad to stamp, so I would get the same gradient.

Sentiment is from the same set and I stamped it with Versafine black ink.

I might go back later and add some black splatter, just for a bit of contrast, I think it would looks nicer, but as a Clean and Simple Challenge, I feel it doesn't need it.

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AAA Card Challenge #265: Anything Birthday Goes

 

Hello this fortnight we're celebrating 10 years of AAA Card Challenges and it's the 265th, blimey that a lot of cards, isn't it? How long have you been playing along? I can't remember exactly myself. I used to be a player and then DT and now Admin, so you tell me haha.

So Anything CAS goes, but a (10th) Birthday Card would be cool.

I made two cards,  the first with stuff I had and before we had sponsors, then I  made another with Whimsy Products as they are a  sponsor and we're so grateful. For a full list of prizes and or goodies, also donations from our wonderful DT, see our blog.

I stamped the image  onto Copic Save paper (Whimsy Stamps Monster Moods) and colored it with Spectrum Tri Blend Markers then popped it up with foamtape.

The background is created onto the cardbase with Distress inks (twisted citron and Tumbled Glass), I've used a stencil I made once, free handed a blob, but today I've only used the loved part and faded to white.

I stamped the sentiments (Whimsy Simple Sentiment Strips and Monster Moods) with Versafine black ink. White gel pen for the shine in the eyes.

For my 2nd, but actually the 1st,  card I bought a Birthday Die second hand, I've asked the seller, but I don't know the brand, I just liked it and cut it twice from thick white cardstock. then swiped the line with DIstress inks Mermaid Lagoon And set the letter back inside.

the Happy is Memento ink Bamboo Leaves and it's from the Simon Says Stamp 3x4 it's your  Birthday Set.

the Monkey is from C.C. Designs  and I mounted it onto the card with foamtape and taper runner where needed.

To play along the AAA Cards Challenge, see this.

 

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AAA Cards Challenge #254: Black, White and Gold

 Hello, this fortnight we have a color theme, chosen by Tristan and because of the time of the year our badge and my card feature these colors in ornaments/baubles.

To make the baubles I diecut black cardstock, white glitter cardstock and gold mirrored cardstock, backed with double sided adhesive from Marianne Design LR0014, any will doe, it makes the diecuts into stickers and this brand or tape diecuts beautifully.

My ornaments or baubles, are from Avec Creative (Love 2 Craft available at Action in the Netherlands). I got them last year and they sold out pretty quickly, but again if you like the look and have others, there's many across the industry.

I  have another idea for this theme, might make a second card, you'll see it here if I do ;-).

I've used the packaging to see hiw to layer the embellishments , but also chose other bits and bobs, just to stagger the colors. I wasn't sure about black as a Christmas card, but it looks rather stylish and the glitter and shiny gold make it more festive.

It was hard to take a photo as my cardbase is also white, I hope you don't mind.

The sentiment is from Clearly  Besotted and I stamped it with Versafine black ink.

For my second idea, I watercolored a black gradient and added embossing paste with Perfect pearls in gold (Sunflower Sparkle), then I thought if I wanted it to look like fireworks, why not do a black cardbase, which turned into a panel and a bit left over, could be another card

Thestencil is from Stamperia KSTDL51, embossing paste is Ranger clear gloss transparent; sentiment from Uniko (simply said block Christmas, I then had trouble liking the white rim and well I probably should have stuck to the one card ;-)

As usual you have 2 weeks to play along and you can find more info or enter your card here

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AAA Cards Challenge #252: Colour Scheme

Hello,  this fortnight we're all about colours or colors depending where you live.

You can choose one, two,  all of them if you want, but try to stick to the colors you seen, maybe with a neutral for skin or fur.

For my card I've applied Distress inks: Wilted Violet and Mermaid Lagoon trough a Clearly Besotted Umbrella Stencil.

Then I mixed up Rangers' Texture paste transparent clear gloss with glitter and applied it also, this makes them shimmer but also they look wet from the rain...maybe?

I tried the same with more colors of Distress inks and also a different layout (Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass and also Villainous Poison and although I like this combo too, it was too much for such a small area in my opinion.

We're are a Clean and Simple challenge, so covering more of the cardbase just isn't an option for me anyway.

Let it dry

The hippo is also Clearly Besotted (Hippo Bird Day) and I did cut of the cute little bird/chick/duckling as I felt I could make it fir in the color scheme.

Colored the image with Copic Markers and mounted it with foamtape.

The sentiment is also Clearly Besotted (Tiny Type) and I stamped it with Memento inks (Bahama blue and Grape Jelly). The tones was achieved by selectively inking the sentiment somewhere the umbrellas also change color; thought that was nicer than either blue or purple and also nicer than black.

As always you have two weeks to play along the AAA Card Challenge and you can enter your card here.

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AAA Card Challenges #251 Anything Spooky Goes

 

Hello, this fortnight we at AAA Card Challenges, we're looking for a CAS Spooky card as Halloween is upon us.  Now if you don't make Halloween cards, we worded it as Spooky, so you can give it your own twist, like a Monster card p.e.

for my card I've used a Whimsy Stamps Digi from the Dustin Pike Collection: Bat Candle.

I printed it, cut it out, colored it with alcohol markers and  then Mounted it with foamtape.

The flame has a covering of Nuvo Shimmer pen, so it looks like it's flickering..well in my head it does ;-)

For the cardbase I masked off an area and then applied Distress inks (Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness); splattered with water at Liquid Stardust from Lawn Fawn.

Mounted the image on top, I didn't mean to put it that low, but the masking paper got too wet and left a nice green mark, now covered, so don't tell anyone.

As always you have two weeks to play along the AAA Card Challenge, see this.

marching band

 There's a new challenge over at the Less is More Challenge blog:

Music.

I've chosen a set from My Favorite Things: Strike up the band and I stamped it with Extreme black ink onto Copic marker safe paper.

Colored it with Copic markers, then restamped it all with Versafine ink as I left my stamps in my Stamping tool it was easy and I think my Extreme  black needs reinking.

That's all it takes sometimes.

For more information or to play along the Less is More Challenge, see this.

Peeking Daisy card

 

This fortnight the challenge over at Less is More is Flowers with the One Layer requirement too.

I wanted to use a set with built a flower thing, I thought I had from My Favorite Things, but I don't actually have it, looked at it a lot on  sale, but never got it.

So I got busy this weekend and been thinking what to do and decided on this design.

Instead of stamping flowers I diecut it from the cardbase, as it's one layer I added interest on the inside, to keep it looking good I stamped the interest instead of swiping the inkpad or inblending, I would have needed to make a mask to make it look good.

I stamped the sentiment on the cardfront with the same Memento inks: Angel Pink and Rose Bud., the sentiment is from My Favorite Things Bitty Birthday Wishes.

The inside is stamped with Marianne Design Eline's Brushes (EC0162)

The Dais is from Simon Says Stamp Peeking Daisy and I cut it from the cardbase, it's very fragile so I might add a piece of vellum or acetate, so I have glue down the daisy, not sure yet.

Want to play along too? see  the less is More webpage here.