A fairy in a tea cup

Today I leaped way out of my comfort zone. I tackled a completely circular card, added washi tape, made it feminine and still tried to keep it CAS. 

These were the supplies I picked out for these prompts. A stamp of a fairy in a bubble bath (a charity shop find so I have no idea of the maker, sorry), my largest circular dies and washi tapes. Later I added a few more tapes, white chalk paint, a few markers and a length of gold thread. I did not use the postage style washi at all. Maybe for another project!

 

I started by cutting two circles. I then scored roughly 1,5cm/ 1/2" from the top of one and glued this piece behind the full circle. This creates a fully functional round card. (I took the photo of the finished card in front of the mirror so you can see the construction of the back. ) I then stamped the fairy and colored her in with markers. 

Then I went 'back to basics' as one prompt urged to do. I tore several strips of washi tape and glued them on the left side on top of each other. I painted partially over them with white chalk paint and let it dry. When it was dry I glued one more strip, this time paper lace, horizontally, creating a plane for the tea cup to sit on. I thought the gold thread would be a fitting addition.

 Everybody's 'basic' is different I suppose. For me I went back to the time about 5 to 10 years ago when this arrangement and style was all the rage.

I am entering this in the  challenges that were my source of inspiration:

Papercraft Challenges: #133 Back to Basics

CAS on Sunday: #341 Make a round card

Moving Along with the Times: #192 Feminine

Girlz Rebel Challenge: #55 Washi tape

Classic Design Challenge: AG w/ a twist of Die cuts. I am playing AG 

You can do it!

Today's inspiration was actually the word 'stars'. There is a challenge going with that prompt, but that requires an embossing folder and I couldn't do that because of the stamping and die cutting I had in mind. But let's keep the word 'stars' in mind and add a few challenges to that. 

I wanted to make an encouragement card for a child. I have this wonderful stamp set with whimsical animals. The top hat of the rabbit boy(?) offered a great place to die cut a starburst. It is a stamp which actually mostly perforates the image. To make the cut out look like stars I adhered a piece of yellow gelli print behind it. I also die cut and colored a few stars. The rabbit was also colored in with pencils. The sentiment reads: "You can do it!"

 

I am entering this in these challenges that I followed:

 Sparkles Monthly: #202 A kid's card

Sweet Stamping: For the children

Moving along with times: #191 Use a coloring medium

Cut it Up:  #360 Create your own background - I'd like to think the perforation with gelli print behind and stars on top of it is creating a background

A Perfect Time to Craft: July, open challenge 

Everything will be good

Rainbows were used as a symbol for hope in the Covid times. (Remember?) Back then I found it kitschy , but today it feels less so and I have quite come to like it. I even have a miniature rainbow die set. Add that to a new stamp set that I bought in a local 'everything' store and my brain started to jump from idea to idea. I also have a sentiment "everything will be allright" that I thought was fitting. 

 

This is a simple one layer card. The rainbow was fiddly to assemble and doesn't align right. A sequin or two might remedy the situation, but we'll see about it. For now it stays as is.

 

Entering it in these challenges that I took inspiration and guidance from:

CAS on Friday: #335 Rainbows

Nachteulen / Nightowls: NSS #61 Clean and simple

Let's Craft and Create: #232 Penny for your thoughts (use a sentiment) 

Moving along with the Times: #190: Use your favorite stamp or die - All my stash is my favorite, but this new set is my Newest favorite

and because the stamp set with the girls is a new and never before used 'stuff' I am showing my card here as well:

NBUS: # 87 June AG 

Just for you

I had fun with this! I used my remnants (or snippets) for the background and then also for the butterflies. 

I had once printed out book pages in miniature and made a gelli print with it. It was almost used up, but there was enough for the background. I had to patch the background in places, but it's not really noticeable.

 I also used supplies that I haven't used for a long time (the butterflies) or haven't used enough (the text stamps). I have no idea who made the butterfly stamp since I have lost its package. (Perhaps someone of you do?)

  

Entering this in:

Stamps+Fun=Creativity: #496 Use bookpaper / Benütze Buchseiten

Moving along with times: #189 One or more butterflies 

Pearly Sparkles: #119 One or more butterflies  

Allsorts: #850 AG

Snippets Playground: #533 AG 

Birthday bash

My sister and brother, twins, have birthday today - poor them, just before Christmas. I packed all the wintry goodies I could think of into their cards. (I am showing my sister's card here.)

The embossing folder with small dots makes the background look as if it was snowing. The confetti are red, silver and gold, the wintry robin is sitting on a branch of holly and has put a party hat on. "To the birthday girl", says the greeting (loosely translated). 

Entering in these lovely challenges that inspired me:

Double D Challenge: Winter snow scene

Moving Along with the Times: #161 Winter animals

The Paper Funday Challenge: #60 AG with a snowman or a bird - I went with the bird

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Party time!

Through The Purple Haze: #211 red-white-green - I hope it was ok to add metallics! 

Happy Little Stampers: December birthday challenge

 

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