Birthday Fishes

 Today marks the start of a new challenge over at Less is More: sea creatures.

Also today I got in these new Water Plushies from Clearly Besotted and well I had to use them, didn't I?

I stamped the images with My Favorite Things Extreme black ink, coloured them with markers and cut them out.

For the background I masked off a horizontal strip and inkbeldned Distress inks: Tumbled Glass, Mermaidd Lagoon and Chipped Sapphire. then splattered with water voor the bubbles.

I didn't feel any of the sentiments went with my images, so I made

one with my label printer.

Mounted the images with foamtape and adhered them on top. in my package there were three of those rhinestones as a freebie/filler and so I used those and added a few more.

For more information on the Less is More Challenge, see this.

All my cards in a row 2021 #0-#99

Hugs

 

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is: Bright and Cheerful Colors.

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: Sending hugs, showcasing Impression Obsession.

For my card I used three cats from Impression Obsession ( D21183 ,D21184, D21185) and the Simon Says Stamp set Some Bunny loves you for the sentiment.

I've stamped it all with My Favorite Things Extreme Black ink and colored the image with Copics and Spectrum Noir markers. I thought the bright green, blue and orange fit the Monday challenge, kept the cats all the same just to avoid a clashing.

Mounted the panel with foamtape to the cardbase.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.

AAA Cards Challenges 2021 : One inch strip + small stamps, with video

 

This fortnight we challenge you to make a card with  one one inch strip and the option to 

use small stamps.

As an introduction I have to say: I had to change my card as it was peeking out the one inch strip. So I tried to chop the duck's legs off to make it look like he's swimming and still didn't fit, so off with the white rim and also his quiff. Now it fits but I don't love it anymore.

So I remade it with this Ewe stamp from Marianne design I had precoloured before.

I've also inkblended the background with Distress inks Carved Pumpkin and PIcked Raspberry.

As my stuff is still mostly packed up from the move I had to make due with my " crafty survival kit" and so no stamp but a label from my label maker for the sentiment. It's clear so fits any background ;-).

So onwards to the original blogpost:

The twist small stamps was chosen by Asa.

For my card I looked through my precoloured images, the smallest I had were these April/May critters from CC Design. I went through the others too, but yeah this one's the smallest.

I masked off the one inch strip and applied Distress inks: Crakced Pistachio and Lucky Clover. I then Stamped the sentiment inside the strip, just to keep as much white space as possible. The sentiment is from Craftin Desert

Divas, Animal Antics and I stamped it with Versafine ink.

Mounted the duck with foamtape.

For more information or to play along the AAA Cards Challenge, see this.

Diamond in the ruff

 It probably would make more sense with the dogs from the Hero Arts set Diamond in the ruff ruff ruff..hehe I might still add it after I entered the cards.

But I remembered this sentiment from earlier this week when I made the card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: CAS showcasing Hero arts.

And of course the new Less is More Challenge: One layer and diamonds.

For my second version I stamped the sentiment first with Versafine ink. As on the first version I smugded it bit a second pass of Versafine ink.

Masked off the sentiment and a strip from the

top.

I marked the centre and with my home made diamond shaped stencil. I inkblended the middle one first with Distress ink Seedless Preserves, then the lightest ones at either end with Pink Flamingo and then the Picked raspberry ones. I then decided it needed more Seedless preserves so I continuegs the pattern outside the card boundaries. Now on this version it is more faint, but there's some Spun Sugar ink on the outside towards the diamonds to make a banner.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.

For more information on the Less is More

Challenge, see this.

Less is More: one layer and diamonds

 


This fortnight the challenge at Less is More is:  one layer and diamonds.

My diamonds are in disguise but for my card I used a stencil I made with a die, not sure of the brand just now. I inkblended Distress inks through it, all my favourite rainbow colours: Candiead Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Mermaid LAgoon, Wilted Violet and Picked Raspberry.

On top I stamped the Hoera from Carlijn Design (grote teksten 2), I've used Versafine ink for that.

Few diamond embellishments too.

Super simple and all one layer and yet stunning in my opinion ;-).

For more information on the Less is More Challenge, see this.

Updated May 14th: 

Layered Koi

 

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: Clean and Simple.

Now I'm a Dt member for AAA Cards Challenges and our CAS rules are much more CAS than I see around me, but I've stuck to  my style, even if it's too empty for most ;-), it's how I roll.

Showcasing Hero Arts I've used the layering Koi. the first layer I've stamped with a really pale Lilac from Memento (Lilac posies) as I can't stamp white on white, tried pale blue and grey too, didn't like those. I thought if skipping that layer, but it also stamps the "whiskers"so kinda had to.

for the body I've used red and orange colors,

Morrocco and Ochre, the black is Versafine ink. Let it dry (not long enough) then cut it out as best as I could.

For the background I've inkblended Distress inks: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean. Splattered with water and Chipped Sapphire Distress ink and the silver or iridescent color in the Fintec Pearl palette for shimmer.

Stamped the sentiment from Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips), mounted the koi with foamtape adhered it to the card, then added a few clear/silver rhinestones as bubbles.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.