Koi greetings

 I needed a card that was not overly sweet. I love my pinks, but blue is a good option, too. There were some nice challenges to nudge me on. 

My supplies were stamps and inks. And paper. I had a blotched background left over from the positivity card and since it had already been half inked I now inked it fully and then stamped the background on it.

The aperture was cut freehand and propped up with foam tape. (If your eyes detect a stitched line along the edge of it - well, that was made with a pattern wheelie.) The koi fish were stamped in two colors and then fussy cut. The sentiment reads: "A little hello".

 

I am entering this in these wonderful challenges:

Time Out: #317 Water

 

The Paper Funday: #89 Make a splash

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Add some text

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends: July 19. AG 

A summery encouragement card

 I confess I am a challenge junkie - I find the best ideas when scrolling through challenge prompts and finding ones that I'd like to combine. Today's inspirations are summery and water-heavy, but do include a nicely fitting color scheme. I needed an encouragement card for a friend who is going through some rough patches in life. 

I have kilos and kilos or pounds and pounds of beautiful designer papers, but somehow never use them. Today I pulled some of them out. I realize they barely will make a dent to my stash, but it's a start. I also pulled a stamp and a die set of two lively fish. Later I also used some silver card stock.

 

I tore the background and arranged it in waves. Then I glued the die cut fish in place, stamped and heat embossed the sentiment ("keep your head up").

 

I am entering this card in the challenges that inspired me today:

Color Dare: week #710  

 

Paper Funday: #89 AG/ Twist: Make a splash. I went with the twist 

PIP: #86 Water 

 

Four Seasons: Summer 

 

Carlin's Kaartenparadijs: #96 juli

 

Two hours later...

I have eyed some challenges for a while. They are not easy ones to combine by any means, but I have been feeling brave lately. Take a sketch, vellum, fruit, a frame and stripes and combine them freely. I chose my title by sheer exhaustion. In my head it is spoken in tinny robot voice. Because, let's face it, some cards are easily made and others ... not so.

First I thought these supplies would be enough. Two dies, a lovely pear stamp and vellum.

 

I hadn't thought of the pear. It had to be colored in. This was done with Ecoline markers, I like the fact that they are water soluble.

 

The striped round die-cut needed to be backed with vellum. The vellum needed to be colored in. Enter alcohol markers.

 

For sentiment I used another die and glittery green card stock.

I am entering this into these wonderful challenges that got my brain going:

TGIF: #tgifc581 sketch 

Addicted to CAS: #310 Codeword Frame  

Lost Coast Portal: #210 Fruit, flowers, foliage

The Paper Funday: #88 AG, polkadots or stripes optional - I went with the option of stripes

Seize the Birthday: #328 Use vellum or acetate - I used vellum

Quiet times by the sea

 It was time again to make a card for my BIL who likes to bring some quality time alone  around his birthday. Mostly in the wood or by a lake. So I was very happy to get some inspiration via some very opportune challenges.

 

I used a stamp set that has both fish, waves, some awesome saying and paper hat boats in it. For the waves I also used a deckle edge die. The papers are gelli print remnants. I also did some coloring with Ecoline brush pens.

 

This is the card, which I am entering into these inspiring challenges:

Inkspirational Challenge: For the guys 

The Paper Funday Challenge: #87 AG/ Optional sea or mountain theme - I am going with the sea theme

Krafty Chicks Challenge: #822 Masculine week 

The Card Concept: #227 Seaside Adventures - I was inspired first by the theme, but did use the colors as well. 

 

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

 

Thank you for your visit!

Big congrats

 A birthday celebration card was in order. I let myself be inspired by several challenges, again. I love challenges, they are so inspirational.

I started with a background stamp that I embossed with gold. Then I added my favorite color to the background. Now I love all colors, but in my heart of hearts I am a pink girl. I inked in the background with DO's, in Tea dye, Spun sugar and Kitsch flamingo. I then stamped an colored in the floral bouquet. I rounded it up with kraft and black leaves and greenery.

 

Entering it in these lovely challenges:

Stamping Sensations: Favourite colours  - I have one favorite and that is pink.

The Flower Challenge: #87 Use gold

Paper Funday Challenge: #60 challenge - 5th Birthday bash -congrats!!

Beautiful Blossoms: AG/ moodboard optional. The moodboard was too wintry for my purpose, so I am playing AG this time

Inkspirational: #305 Word prompt: celebrate!

 

Thank you for your visit! I love reading comments and meeting new people, just in case you decide to leave a comment.

Girly fun

 Today's recipe: take inspiration from seaside colors, add a folded paper hat, some polka dots and stripes and a girly character. 

This stamp was purchased second hand, not as a set, but I think it is supposed to be a ballet cat in a tutu.

I had to wipe away the ears before stamping to make the folded paper hat sit nicely. I also stamped an anchor as a button holding the striped twine. Unfortunately the anchor all but disappeared under Glossy Accent.

The fun form was obtained by cutting a card size with a huge circle stamp. 

Entering this in the challenges that inspired me in its creation:

Just us Girls: #684 Photo/Mood Board    

The Paper Players: PP645 - Clean and simple

Paper Funday Challenge: #54 AG/ or twist - I played the twist : no squares allowed

The Library Challenge: #82 Girl in the polka dot dress - I was inspired by the dress!