Inkspirational Challenges Reminder!

Hi friends!

I'm here with a reminder card for our current challenge at Inkspirational. It's a fun moodboard with plenty to be inspired by. I chose the tulips of the photo:

I've used a Hero Arts stencil + die combo for creating this layered floral design. This was surprisingly fast to make and I love the impact with so many bouquets! Would never have come up with this without the inspiration photo so challenges for sure challenge us! :) I hope to see you playing along at Inkspirational, all challenge details HERE

I'm joining:

Stay Crafty with Hero Arts May: Dance of the Flowers

Simon Says Wednesday: Add a Sentiment

The Paper Funday Challenges: Anything Goes

 

New Challenge at time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here today with my DT card for our new challenge at Time Out where we want to inspired you with the photo you see below! This photo has plenty to offer from drinks, fruit, metallics, glass/mirror... To flowers and using techniques like alcohol inking. I went with flowers and picked up a strong green + copper from the photo + my vellum circle is inspired by the round glass shelves in the cart. The sentiment die and Peony flower stamp both come from Picket Fence. I've watercolored the flower. I was supposed to make a lot lighter flowers in the beginning but I ended up not liking it... Needed the dimension from shading! So they are way darker than the flowers in the photo, oops. :)

This challenge is sponsored by Picket Fence Studios and we are thrilled to let our winner receive a $25 gift voucher to their store, woot woot! Our winner also gets to guest design in a future challenge. This time our GD is the fabulous Joyce, one of our previous DT members! Do play along and next time it could be you! Happy crafting! 

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

We have a new fun Inspired by Words challenge you at Time Out Challenges:

I was inspired by the "love yourself"-message and also chose to add gold accents to my card. When this post goes live my team mate and wonderful friend Stephanie is hopefully the owner of this card -we are supposed to meet in NYC on Wed the 10th of May... I'm there on a quick work trip and am lucky enough to get to meet Stephanie as a bonus!

In my card I've used two digital images by our sponsor Varada Sharma:

Bold Blooms and You are Stronger background stamps. I've grouped them together before printing them out. I then colored in the flowers with Copics and colored pencils. I'm very happy with how this turned out (some brush strokes are a bit too strong but oh well!) and that's why I decided to give it to Stephanie who I appreciate a lot. The photo is unfortunately not the best, have light issues... But you'll need to believe me when I say it's very cute IRL lol. :) I've added gold paint splatter, gold gel pen, gold heat embossed sentiment and gold sequins to bring lots of gold to the design! 

There's two gift voucher for grabs this time and our winner also gets called to guest design in a future challenge.

Now it's your turn to take Time Out, be Inspired by Words and craft! I hope to see you joining us! 

 

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

Hi friends!

I'm here today with my DT card for Inkspirational challenge where the topic for the next fortnight is 

Think mini stamps, mini cards, mini dies, mini anything! 

I went with mini dies... Some of the rose pieces of this die sure did feel mini when I was paper piecing this together lol! The die comes from Memory Box , white heat embossed sentiment is from a Spellbinders set. 

Please head on over to our challenge blog for lots of more DT inspiration and all the challenge details! I look forward seeing your mini creations! 

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for Time Out Challenges where we challenge you to be Fashionable for the next fortnight! This challenge is sponsored by AALL& Create and the post is filled with DT inspiration using their products. All the challenge details and lots of card eye candy HERE!

I've used a stamp called Le Parfum by AALL & Create in my card. Fashionable ladies and gentlemen often use perfume, right! A scent finishes off the "look"! I've colored the image with Copics and colored pencils and added some paint splatters. The image is very detailed so I wanted to keep the card pretty CAS. The sentiment by CAS-ual Fridays (sadly no longer in business) is great for the theme I think -expressing your personality with fashion can be very empowering! 

Thank you for popping by and I hope to see you playing along!  

I'd like to join:

Stamping Sensations: Anything Goes with CAS option

We Love Stamping UK: Anything Stamped with Birds and Animals

 

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for Inkspirational where we have one of our Designer's Choice challenges for you. This time I had the honor of choosing our theme and I chose

DOTS AND STRIPES

So make sure your project has BOTH when entering our challenge this fortnight! 

I wanted to continue working on my Christmas cards for 2023 (this was only the second one I've made so  far!) and I used dotted + striped patterned paper for creating my poinsettia, cut with an Altenew die. This poinsettia is so large and fun that it really is all what a card needs so this came together rather quickly! I did add some inking to the paper edges for additional depth and paint splatters for "snow". 

I'm also entering:

Altenew April Inspiration Challenge

Thank you for popping by and I hope to see you joining us! Plenty of more DT inspiration + all the challenge details HERE. 

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT post for Time Out where we are celebrating the World Book Day for the next fortnight!

"The enjoyment of reading books is celebrated on World Book Day on April 23 in over 100 countries, and  on the first Thursday in March in the UK. It’s a day to celebrate the privilege of being able to read, so head to the library or curl up on the couch and just be a bookworm!"

The Challenge runs from April 13th to April 26th.    

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs. Challenge winner will receive a $25.00 store credit and an invitation to Guest Design with us at Time Out for a future challenge. This time our guest is Trina P who is a wonderful CAS card maker and amazing colorist. Do not miss her card or any of the DT inspiration and challenge details, click HERE!

In my card I've used Newton's Nook stamp set called Newton's Book Club along with stencils from Altenew, Jane's Doodles and Create a Smile. I wanted to create a sort of 80's inspired pattern that could appear in a sweatshirt or a hoodie... And I LOVE how this turned out! I want a print shirt like this now lol! I could have been working straight on a card base and could have made this into a one layer card, but I really like the added dimension from using fun foam under the focal point panel. 

I'd like to join:

We Love Stamping UK: Anything Goes with option of birds/animals

Stamping Sensations: Anything Goes with option of CAS

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