Inkspirational Challenges Reminder!

 Hi friends!

I'm here to remind you of our current challenge at Inkspirational where we have a very inspiring moodboard for you, have a look:

I chose the turqouise eggs and magnolia/apple tree branches (don't really know if they are that but that's my interpretation lol!) as my starting point. I created an oval mask with an oval die to create the turqouise "base" for my stamped (and masked) branch. I also splattered some gold paint to make my "egg" match the ones in the photo even better. After inking the background I removed the masks and colored the branch image with Copics.  The sentiment is simply stamped and means something like "joy and light for you" in Finnish language. 

The branch is by Clearly Besotted stamps and it is a very old stamp in my stash... In the beginning of March I chose 4 old stamp sets I wanted to work with in March (I used random.org for choosing, it was quite fun!) and this stamp was one of the four -perfect for this challenge! :) In addition to this stamp I only managed to work with one other of the four sets that random.org chose for me... Actually my previous Ink card used the Waffle Flower stamps was the second one! Anyway -I'll need to make those 2 remaining randomly chosen stamp sets work for me in April because I didn't reach my goal in March lol! :) Luckily this is my own game so I can bend the rules. :) 

Make sure to head on over to our challenge blog for lots of more DT inspiration and all the challenge details. 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hello friends!

I'm here with my DT card for the new Time Out Challenge where we have a photo for you to be inspired by! There's so much to draw inspiration from in this photo and we look forward seeing your creations. Please head on forward to our challenge blog for all the challenge details and lots of more DT inspiration. Our winner wins a voucher to Doodlebug store and also gets called to guest design in a future challenge. This time our GD is the very talented Toni from Frankie Helps Craft. Do leave her some love!

In my card I was inspired by the wreath and the yellow flowers. I've done quite a bit of stamping with some simple masking with stamps from Create a Smile. I've colored the images with Copics, added some white gel pen and some gems... And that's the card! Oh I did draw a frame with a multiliner. I love this look and should remember to do it more often lol! 

I'd like to join:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Thank you for popping by! 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for Time Out Challenges where we have a very inspirational quote for you for the next fortnight:

 “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” —Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

Remember you can be inspired by the whole quote or just choose one word / some words as your starting point. Please head on over to our challenge blog for lots of more DT inspiration and all the challenge details! 

I was inspired by the overall Spring theme, sun and light/shade. Tulips are THE spring flower for me... So that was an obvious choice. The current Stay Crafty With Hero Arts challenge is called "Somewhere over the rainbow" and that took my mind from sun to a rainbow! I chose grey card for my stenciling and tulip image to bring in the "shade" aspect from our Time Out. The HA stencil is called Daisy Mosaic and for the flower I used Tulip Bouquet stamp and die + coloring stencils. I finished the card with some paint splatters (they add light!) and gems. The sentiment I had ready in my scraps and it fits the Spring theme very well I think. 

I'd also like to join:

We Love Stamping UK: Anything Stamped Goes option Spring is in the Air 

Stamping Sensations: Anything Goes

The Flower Challenge: Dies or Stencils (both used!)

Thank you for popping by and I hope to see you joining us! 

 

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

Hi friends!

We have a new fun challenge at Inkspirational with a 'Numbers' word prompt. I have some number dies I could have used... But I just didn't find a fun way! So in the end I went with a stamped numbers background. 

If you are familiar with this Waffle Flower flower stamp that I used as my focal point then you know there actually is a miniature lady relaxing in the center of the flower... This time I decided to hide her with butterflies and sequins. Would you have guessed something is hidden there if I hadn't told you? I've used rose gold embossing powder for heat embossing my images and water colored the images with  DIY shimmer water colors: I mixed some perfect pearls powder and some inks on acetate and went to town. The shimmer is really subtle but it is there -the powder actually changed the ink colors a little bit so this was a fun experiment!

Please head on over to our challenge blog for all the challenge details and lots of more DT inspiration. 

I'd like to join:

We Love Stamping UK: Anything Stamped with the option Spring is in the Air

Stamping Sensations: Anything Stamped with the option Wings and Tails

The Flower Challenge: Die cut or Stenciled flowers (mine are die cut) 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Emboss it

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for our new challenge at Time Out where we challenge you to be Elegant! All the challenge details and plenty of DT inspiration in our challenge blog HERE. Play along and you could win a fabulous prize from our sponsor Altenew... And our winner  is also called to guest design in a future challenge. This time our GD is the very talented Nora Noll! You all know me as Nonni but my real name is actually Nora... So I'm happy to have another Nora joining us this time! :) 

In my card I've gold heat embossed very elegant florals from Vintage Garden stamp set. I've water colored the images with Altenew 12 pan water color set. After watercoloring them I decided I really wanted them to pop from a dark background... So I masked them and sponged the background with black ink. I've added some paint splatters and a die cut sentiment (from Seasonal Blooms die set, also by Altenew) to finish off my card design.

Thank you for popping by and I hope to see you joining us! 

 

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for the new challenge at Inkspirational where the challenge for next fortnight is "Stitching, real or faux" 

My choice is faux -the white oval Simon Says Stamp die cut has stitched edges. Apart from the oval, all other products are by Hero Arts. I've used "Magnolia Branches" cover plate for the background. I cut it from faux watercolor designer paper and glued it on top of another sheet of same paper for tone on tone look. The butterflies from "Butterfly Pair stamp and cut" - combo are colored with Copics. Cutting out the oval shape around them did amputate their wings lol... But I've taped them back and re-inforced the back with an additional die cut layer and I think it works just fine. I couldn't figure out how I could have made this looks with partial die cutting so this was how I did it then, a bit brutal but succesful in the end. :) I love the butterfly die -it's so fun how it only cuts out the wings, you can lift them up and it looks like your butterfly is fluttering upwards from your card. 

Thank you for popping by! I hope you'll now head on over to our challenge blog for lots of more DT inspiration and all the challenge details. 

I'd like to join:

Stay Crafty With Hero Arts February Challenge: Animal Crackers

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Paper Funday: Anything Goes with Lots of Layers

Slimline card with Butterflies for Challenges

Hi friends!

I'm here again with a card for challenges, yay! This one is inspired by February Stay Crafty Challenge With a Blog Named Hero  where the theme is "Animal Crackers". Butterflies are part of the animal kingdom for sure and it soon being spring and all... Using butterflies seemed like the way to go! 

It had been a while that I had played with my Hero Arts Butterfly Pair stamp and die set. Making this card made me remember how much I love the possibilities of this stamp and die combo! I've combined them with Looking Glass Fine Arts Frame and leaves from Looking Glass Bird on a Branch. Sentiment is from HA set Friendship Blooms. Slimline dies are by Marianne Design. I've used Copics for coloring the images and branches. I simply LOVE how the butterflies pop out from the frame! You can see the dimension more clearly in the second photo. 

I'm also joining:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Hope you like and thank you for popping by!