Time to say Thanks

 

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and the Wednesday Challenge are about Thanks/Thanksgiving.

For my card I used the sketch from the Facebook Group: Clean and Simple Cardmaking.

And I just got these Sizzix/Tim Holtz  leaf Fragments dies.  For my leaves I ink smooshed loads of Distress inks on watercolor paper, then diecut. I don't remember all the colors but some are: Aged Mahogany, Fossilized Amber, Rustic WIlderness and Ground Espresso, let is dry.

Then I used the embossing dabber, also Tim Holtz and Wow clear embossing powder ultra high for the glossy finish and wet look.

For the banner I masked off and area on the cardbase and applies Distress inks: Wild Honey, Crackling Campfire, Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany.

The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted (Tiny Type)

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

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

The Male Room Challenge November: Gnomes

 

This month the Male Room Challenge is all about Gnomes.

For my cards I used a Digit from Twistoon Digis and  I added the sentiment in Photoshop.

I coloured the image with alcohol markers, all of the ones I have lol CopIcs, Spectrum Noir and  Graph-it markers.

There's a lady Gnome in the digi, but the male ones and I think of coffee as a male drink mostly, like cowboys  brewing it on the campfire ;-) just me I know, I don't drink it. Also it reminded me of that chIldrens story about the cobbler, I think they weren't gnomes but I thought these might be gearing up to help, maybe in my garden?

I tried to keep the colours more manly, blues, green purples and a white gel pen for the highlights.

Cut the panel smaller and adhered it to a cardbase with taperunner.

For more information or to play along the Male Room Challenge, see this.

AAA Birthday Challenges #31: Animals

 AAA Birthday Challenges #31: Animals.

For my card I stamped the Giraffes and sentiment from Whimsy Stamps ( Giraffes Peeking and Simple Sentiment Strips) onto watercolour paper with Versafine ink.

Coloured the image and background with Talens Ecoline. I tried a whimsical background, with a variegated leafy feel. I'm not very good at loose watercoloring, but I try, I kept creeping closer and closer to the girfaafes though hehe, but I tried ;-)

Let the panel dry and adhered it to the cardbase.

For more information or to play along the AAA Birthday Challenges, see this.

AAA Cards Challenge #202: Sketch + Gnomes, With video

 

The AAA Cards Challenge this fortnight is a Sketch  plus the option to use Gnomes, as chosen by me.

For my card I used Washi tape for the line in the Sketch and also the sentiment, saves me from stamping it.

The Gnomes I stamped on Copic paper with Gina K amalgam ink and had my Scan N Cut do it's magic. The Gnomes are from Scrapbook Forever (SF069 Gnomes) and I coloured them with Copics and Spectrum Noir markers

I've used the grid on my craftmat to make sure the Washi is straight,but then forgot to pay attention to the wording, that's why I also coloured the lady (off camera) and used that cardbase as well. 

You are allowed to flip or rotate the sketch, as long as we can recognize it.

Mounted my gnomes with foamtape and adhered it to the cardbase. I thought the triangle,although it says any shape, looks a lot like a pointy gnomes hat, perfect for this sketch.

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

More Winter Whites

Second attempt, first idea

The Less is More Challenge is Winter Whites and well this was my first idea, but on my way through the basket with Dies I came across the CUT-ies from Kippers Hobby, so I switched.

But I thought I should also make my original idea, all white and little white glittery baubles,  I made by cutting the My Favorite Things die again from glitter paper, the die is called  Christmas Tree Window and I cut it from a panel I then raised with foamtape.

No sentiment as I really like this one as is.  I think everyone can see it's a Christmas card ;-)

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

Winter whites

 There's a new challenge over at Less is More: Winter whites. the Design team made wonderful examples and the one from Michelle with the blue inblending is the way I 'm heading...

For my card I diecut two of the CUT-ies 20097 from Kippers Hobby and stacked them. Used the circle opening it left behing in the cardstock to inkblend the exact right sized circle. I applied some Distress inks, not sure what color, what ever was left on my inkblending tool, for a subtle addition, but also to make my scene stand out. Attached the diecuts with liquid glue

It really didn't pop white on white.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp (Tiny words Christmas) and I've stamped it with Versafine ink.

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

autumn leaves

 

The new Less is More Challenge is: Autumn.

Short of going outside to collect some leaves from the streets, I had no real inspiration.

I ordered the Tim Holtz leaves yesterday, but as I am not sure when they get here, today I looked at shapes in my Scan N Cut and actually found 3 I liked.

So I started by ink smooshing Distress inks in various tones of brown, orange and green, few layers and heat set in between.

Over to the  Scan N Cut, I wanted three to make a bunch, three different ones. Cut them out.

then I applied Versamark ink and Wow Clear  Gloss Ultra High embossing powder for the shine as if the leaves are wet.

Went to get my sentiment and spotted a

Marianne Design set of dies with leave in it. I had a corner left on my watercolour panel, so I diecut it and also clear coated it. Mainly because the dainty one I had from the Scan N Cut was too cute behind the other two.

As I was making my arrangement I decided three was too much and wouldn't leave me much empty space.

I also preferred the newly diecut one more. So I decided to stamp the sentiment from Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips) and also splattered some metallic gold Finetec watercolouir, After all I have space now ;-) I did cover up most of the panel, so platter couldn't go anywhere outside the centre portion. It's also very fine, but it add this shimmer and detail.

Heat set the sentiment and splatter. Adhered the leaf with liquid glue.

For more information or to pay along the

Less is More Challenge, see this.