New Challenge at Time Out!

 

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for Time Out where we have a theme challenge for you for the next fortnight! The theme is "Seeing Stars". 

Picket Fence Studios generously sponsors our challenge with a $25 coupon to our winner. Our winner also gets called to guest design for us in the future and this time our talented GD is Simeen! You can check out Simeen's fun star shaker card in Instagram HERE. 

I realized I didn't have much star stamps or dies that would have inspired me! I found some star patterned paper and wanted to play with that instead. I decided to die cut letters from the paper to use the star theme in a very subtle and less obvious way. In addition to the stars, the paper had a pattern that reminded me of honeycomb pattern and there I got the idea to make my card Bee-themed. So stars and bees! :) The bee stamp comes from Funky Fossil designs and the letter dies are from Marianne Design. 

Thank you for popping by and I hope to see you joining us at Time Out Challenges!

I'd like to join:

Seize the Birthday: Add a Star

Simon Says Wednesday: Stars

Cardz 4 Guys: Anything Masculine Goes

 

Reminder for the current challenge at Inkspirational!

Hi friends!

I'm here with a reminder card for our challenge at Inkspirational! For still about one week, our inspiration is "Frame". Make sure to check out the challenge post with lost of DT inspiration and linky for your cards HERE. There's already beautiful inspiration from our players in the gallery too!

I decided to play with my Waffle Flower Postage Collage die, matching stencils and stamps and pair them with some dog stamps that I had in my stash (sorry, no idea of the maker of these, the package has gone missing and they are old!). In the background I used a Funky Fossil stencil and white pigment ink. Hope you like and thank you for popping by! 

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

At Time Out we have a special challenge for you: We are CASEing a card by Sarah Gray, owner of Funky Fossil Designs (also the sponsor of this challenge). Sarah card is super inspiring with a wonderful artsy theme -make sure to head on over to our challenge blog for more DT inspiration and more ideas on how to CASE Sarah's card. All the prize and challenge details are to be found there too. Our talented GD this time is Carol McFarland and you do not want to miss her fun card! 

I chose to CASE the layout of Sarah card and also used a splatter stencil in a similar way she did. The outline stamp is by Funky Fossil Designs and is called Lotus Reflections -isn't it gorgeous? The stamp set has a large stamp and a separate lotus flower -both are used here. I did some minor masking for the design in the top left corner. The splatter stencil I used is super old  and I have forgotten the maker of it. Love the style of the splatters in this stencil!

I hope to see you playing along. 

xxx

I'd like to join:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Anything Goes

 

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

 Hi friends!

I'm back with another DT card for Inkspirational. I unfortunately had to skip a couple of challenges... Real life with work, some travels and also with Christmas preparations was simply too overwhelming and I couldn't find energy for creativity... But now it's good to be back and I'm happy how my card turned out! :)

The next fortnight we are inspired by this fun moodboard:

I was inspired by the overall colors, the black and white "love", the feathers, and one of the geometric patterns that you see in the middle of the right edge of the moodboard.

The background is made with sponging white pigment ink on black card stock, stencil by Funky Fossil Designs. The feathers are cut with a Gina K dies from white glitter card stock. Sentiment is simply stamped and die cut, the stamp comes from Pinkfresh Studio. 

Do head on over to our challenge blog for all the challenge details and lots of more DT inspiration! I look forward seeing what you'll create.

New Challenge at Inkspirational -I'm back! :)

Hi friends! 

I have fun news for you -I've rejoined the Inkspirational design team after a couple of years break! I look forward creating Inkspirational cards with Carol, Pia, Marlene and Julia. The first challenge of 2023 is New/Welcome. Do join us! All the challenge details and plenty of DT inspiration HERE.

In my card I've played with several products and made a little scene. Believe it or not (it's not maybe super obvious!) this is a "celebrate new home" card for a friend who looked for just the right house for a long long time! Hence the sentiment! :) Also the mushroom stamp (representing the new house!), by Jane's Doodles is new to me... So there's plenty of newness here! :) I've colored in the MFT elf and the mushroom with Copics. Background stencil and sentiment by Funky Fossil Designs. Hope you like and thank you for popping by! I look forward seeing what you'll create for us! 

 

More Yellow!

Hi friends, 

I'm here with another card with plenty of yellow... I seem to have spring and sun in my mind already. Like in my previous post, again I'm using floral stamps by Altenew. The paisley background is stamped with Funky Fossil paisley stamp and I've also used an Taylored Expression embossing folder. Coloring with Copics. Hope you like and thanks for popping by! 

Challenges I'm entering:

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Embossing folder

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

We Love Stamping: Anything Stamped Goes

Stamping Sensations: Stamping and dies

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 Brave!

This challenge is sponsored by Funky Fossil Designs and our winner receives a £15 voucher to their store. Our winner is also invited to join in as a guest designer in a future challenge. This time our GD is Rahmat, one of our regular players. Don't miss her amazing card and all the DT inspiration and challenge info, click HERE!

In my card I've used stamps and stencil by Funky Fossil Designs. I super love how this turned out! I've stamped the bees first, masked them... Then stenciled the honeycomb design and then stamped the geometric shapes. The bees are quickly colored with Copics and I've added a lot of Stickles to their wings! The sentiment is heat embossed with white powder on black card. I thought "use your wings" is pretty much a synonym to "be brave". :) 

I'd like to join:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Sparkle and Shine  (the wings!)

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Stamp It

We Love Chocolate Baroque: Anything Goes

Thank you for popping by and happy crafting! 

Time Out Challenges Reminder!

Hi friends!

I'm here to remind you of our current challenge at Time Out, 'Different':

You might think I'm not being different here because I'm using my markers as always... But I'm not doing any complex shading! All marker coloring you see is just one layer and took no time at all! I also went for a CAS look which is also something I don't necessarily aim for these days, I just let me cards become as CAS or non-CAS as they end up... But this one I wanted to keep CAS for making sure I was being different from my usual cards! 

I used a super fun Paisley patterns stamp set by our sponsor Funky Fossil. When this stamp set came out I knew I just had to have it: Paisley is one of my favorite patterns, I absolutely love it in men's shirts and in curtains/other furnishings. The shapes are just randomly stamped, then quickly colored and I added some patterned paper for extra detail -also different for me, I don't use pp too often! The sentiment (oldie from stash) is also simply stamped. I don't really like the way it looks but I didn't plan a proper place for the sentiment when stamping my patterns... So it looks a bit squished. Oh well. :) 

Please head on over to our challenge blog for more DT inspiration and all the challenge details! Thanks for popping by! 

I'd like to join:

Addicted to CAS: Shapes ( my shapes are Paisley and circles )

We Love Chocolate Baroque: I love... 

CASology: Long (using strips of card stock/panels that are as long as the card base)

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends! We have a new challenge for you at Time Out and it's a very fun one: 

Our sponsor Funky Fossil Designs offers a £15 voucher for the winner, yay!

I created my card with a wonderful stamp by Funky Fossil Designs called Lotus Reflections. My interpretation of the challenge is that when I usually color black outline images on white card with alcohol markers... This time I colored a white outline image on black watercolor card with metallic watercolors! The sentiment comes from Altenew. 

Please head on over to our challenge blog where you'l find all the challenge details and a lot of more inspiration! Thanks for popping by and checking out my card. :)

 

Card for Challenges!

Hi friends!

This does NOT happen often these days... A non-DT card! :) I wanted to join the 10th Anniversary festivities at Less Is More and also play with my new Maker Forte stamps, designed by the amazing Alex Syberia. I had super fun masking and coloring these flowers! I also used a Funky Fossil stencil that I felt went well with the style of the flowers and leaves. The white heat embossed sentiment is by Altenew. It was very fun to make a CAS One layer for a change! Thank you LIM ladies for the inspiration! Oh and the flowers are colored with Copics. Thanks for popping by!

I'm also joining:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

 

New Release at Alex Syberia Design!

HI friends!

So happy once again to be joining the new release at Alex Syberia Design! Alex has many new beautiful digital images in her shop and the one I'm playing with in this post is called Lovely Bouquet. I made two cards -in my second card I practiced on my no line coloring. The leaves turned out ok but I do not love the flowers lol! This image is anyway stunning as are all Alex's images and I do hope you'll have a look at her shop! 

I'd like to join the September Flower Challenge with my first card.... And also Simon Says Monday Challenge: Frame It. 

 

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for the new challenge at Time Out where we want you to be Adventurous! 

I think anyone eating these colorful mushrooms is going to experience an adventure lol.... But  jokes aside, I was not actually thinking about misusing poisonous mushrooms when making this -I love going to the woods and pick mushrooms, it's one of my favorite things to do in the fall, and those trips and the joy of finding your favorite mushrooms often feel like a little adventure!

The stamps I used come from our generous sponsor Funky Fossil Designs. All the challenge details and prize info in our blog! Also don't miss the fabulous work by our guest designer Conil and play along for a chance to be called in to guest design as well! Happy crafting! 

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

We have a new, fun photo challenge for you at Time Out Challenges:

Our sponsor is Funky Fossil Designs and I used their fabulous Butterfly Wreath stencil to create this quick CAS card. The sentiment, simply stamped, is by Create a Smile. I used distress inks for stenciling the design. Super simple!

Our GD this time is the amazing Sathya who I love to follow especially on Instagram... She is super inspiring! If you don't know her blog or IG yet, you are in for a treat! 

I look forward seeing how you are inspired by this fun photo. Now it's your turn to take Time Out and join us! 

More Homework for Spring Card Camp 2!

Hi friends!

I'm here sharing more homework for the Spring Card Camp 2 by Online Card Classes. The topic of day 3 was dry embossing with stencils and topic for day 4 was "statement with sentiments". I combined these two into this CAS card created with a Funky Fossil stencil and a simple sentiment by Altenew, heat embossed 8 times in cardstock rainbow color. This was a pretty simple sentiment stamp for this, I hope I would have had something a bit more stylish and fun in my stash... But the truth is sentiment stamps are my most boring items! English is not my mother tongue so I often opt for buying pretty image stamps, not interesting sentiments... But there's no logic to this though because I then anyway use the "boring sentiments" because that's all I have, in English or not lol! :) 

Thanks for popping by and have a good week, staying healthy and safe. xx

Time Out Challenges Reminder!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for the current challenge at Time Out were we are inspired by this fabulous photo:

I was inspired by the overall colors of the photo, the stripes in the plate and the big love- word. 

Our sponsor in this challenge is Funky Fossil Designs and I had fun playing with two of their awesome products:

Leafy Mandala Stencil and Beautiful Inside and Out Stamp Set

Our winner will receive a £15 gift certificate to Funky Fossil Designs! 

My card was easy to make but it did take some hours. I first stamped the flower image and cut a mask for it and masked it. The shape is pretty intricate so this took some time! :) I then stenciled the mandala design on top with two tones of red DI:s and then removed the mask and stencil. Time for Copic coloring... and after that was done, some splatters and putting the card together, also adding the die cut love-word. My opinion on the card varies -one moment I think it's fab, other moment I think it's messy... But at least it was fun and relaxing to make lol! 

I hope to see you joining us at Time Out! 

I'd like to join:

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Something New (new stencil + new letter dies) 

Stamping Sensations: Favorite Stamps: This Funky Fossil flower stamp set is gorgeous!! 

Penny Black and More: Make it Feminine

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Fun with Florals

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

HI friends!

I'm here with a DT card for the new challenge at Inkspirational:

I interpreted this with using a mask in creating the design in my card but there's many different ways to be inspired by this word prompt -have a look at all the amazing DY samples in our blog!

I'm using wonderful products from the UK in my card: the peony stamp is by Uniko and the stencil is by Funky Fossil Designs. I've watercolored the flower, then masked it, and created the stenciled background with a pretty much dried out black Memento ink that is a nice neutral grey now in it's "new life". :) I've added some white and gold splatters because I seem to have a problem, I can't leave my flower cards without them these days! 

I'd like to enter:

Uniko Challenge #55: 

Anything Goes (my 4th entry... I hope there's no limit in the amount of entries! Couldn't find a mention about that so let's hope it's ok to play along many times!)

Simon Says Monday:

All Things Pink

Hope you like and thanks for popping by! 

Card for Challenges!

Hi friends!

I had a completely free Saturday yesterday... It hasn't happened in a while that I just hang out at home the whole day by myself without work or any leisure time plans! So... It was time to make some cards! I worked on some future DT makes and then decided to play with a fabulous Funky Fossil Designs flowers stamp I bought already a while ago. I colored the image with Copics, added lots of Stickles and paint splatters, stamped the sentiment and added some clear droplets and called it ready. :) This flowers stamp is so stunning that it's really all you need for a card front, definitely a new favorite!

This card is for:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations: Anything Goes with Flowers

Stamp, Ink, Paper: Use Favorite Stamp Set

Uniko Challenge: Anything Goes (didn't use the optional twist of autumn)

Color Throwdown: Colors

Hope you like and thanks for popping by!

New Challenge at Less Is More!

Hi friends!

I'm here with a quick card for the new challenge at Less Is More! No, our theme is not green... It's One Layer Stencils! So we need to see just one piece of card stock folded in half, no added layers... And lot's of white (or green...) space. :) 

This challenge and the month of August is sponsored by Funky Fossil Designs and I'm using their stencil with leaf images on my card. The leaves inspired me to make an all green card... I paired the stencil with stamps from Altenew. Simple masking and inking, stamping and paint splattering, that's all there is to this card! 

Please head on over to our challenge blog for all the challenge details and more inspiration from our fabulous design team! Thanks for popping by, happy weekend and happy crafting! 

Time Out Challenges Reminder!

Hi friends!

I'm here to remind you of our current challenge at TIME OUT where we challenge you to be Funny!

This challenge is sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays and we are delighted to have the talented Milla joining us as guest designer. All the challenge details and lots more DT inspiration HERE.

I decided to play with my new chubby unicorn stamp from Funky Fossil Designs, I thought that image is pretty funny. :) The dies I used are from W+9 (the frame) and Winnie and Walter (the hears). The origin of the sentiment stamp is unknown, I've got it as a gift. Hope you like and thanks for popping by!