New Challenge at Inkspirational!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for Inkspirational! We have a very fun new challenge for you: Paper Piecing. Our DT member Marina chose the theme and she is the queen of paper piecing -she uses this technique often with stunning results! 

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

In my card I've used an Avery Elle stamp that I think I've never inked before, yaikes... I've had it for years though!! I knew I wanted to paper piece some sort of flower bouquet from my stamps but it turned out to be hard... This is my third attempt, all attempts with different stamps lol! Luckily this stamp looks great paper pieced I think. I should ask Marina for advice because for me this is a new technique! I know I've done it sometimes... But it's been years and years. So I'll call this a new technique for me! 

I'd like to join:

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Anything Floral Goes

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: 1st Birthday Challenge Happy Birthday!

We Love Stamping UK: New/Anything Goes (trying new to me things: first time using this stamp and first time paper piecing in years and years!) 

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

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for the new challenge at Time Out, where we are Inspired by Words this time. What we have for you is a little haiku!

   “Winter solitude-

in a world of one colour

the sound of the wind.”

 -Matsuo Basho- 

Please head on over to our challenge blog for all the challenge details, prize information and lots of more DT inspiration. This time our inspiring GD is Fran Wing and you do not want to miss the elegant, beautiful card that she made!

I decided to make a one color birthday card with wintry feel... An almost white on white design with just a grey card base and sentiment on  grey card stock. Grey is a neutral so I'm thinking this can still count as a white on white/ one color card! At least almost lol! 

The cute bird dies come from Lawn Fawn, the poinsettia circle is a Memory Box die. One of my absolutely favorite crafting materials is white glitter card stock so making this card made me very happy! A lot of white glitter card was used. :) 

I'm joining:

Snippets Playground: Celebration theme 

Happy 12th birthday to Snippets Playground under the leadership of Di!  

Apart from the grey base card, everything else is cut from snippets. :)

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Sparkle and Shine

Beautiful Blossoms: Anything Floral Goes

Beautiful Blossoms: Happy Birthday Special challenge

Happy 1st birthday! 

 

New Challenge at Inkspirational!

Hi friends!

I'm here with my DT card for Inkspirational, where we want you to use stencils... With an optional twist of two or more stencils/layering stencils. 

I played with two Hero Arts stencils. 

I begun with the Daisy Mosaic stencil and inked dark blue and black inks on navy card stock. I let it dry overnight (without removing the stencil) and then placed another Hero Arts stencil, Large Sprinkled Dots, on top and inked the circles with white HA pigment ink (the best white pigment ink if you ask me!). This looks kind of crazy and kind of cool I think! It looks almost glowy although all the inks are matt. A fun experimental project! 

The Altenew sentiment is heat embossed with white HA powder and then die cut and popped up with 3d foam stickers. 

Thank you for popping by and I hope to see you joining us! Please head on over to our challenge blog for all the challenge details and lots of DT inspiration. 

I'd like to join:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: New (new stencil)

Moving Along With Times: New Craft Item (new stencil)

Stay Crafty With a Bog Named Hero: Everything old is new again 

-I used the Daisy Mosaic stencil that I've had for a while already together with Large Sprinkled Dots which I used for the first time here... And together this new and old stencil created a "new" third stenciled image! :) 

 

Reminder for Time Out Challenges

Hi friends!

I'm popping in with a quick post to remind you of our challenge at Time Out! We normally post winners every other Thursday, but due to our little Christmas break we had no winners to announce today... So we decided to remind you of the current challenge! 

So, the challenge is NEW. You could use new products, play with a new technique, work around the theme New (like New baby or New Year)... Many possibilities here! 

I decided to play with a new stamp. This image was designed for Creative Expressions by the talented Jane Beljo of Jane's Doodles. I love her work and can't wait to use all of the stamps I bought from this new line of hers! 

I recently watched some old videos from Online Card Classes and there was a card that inspired this one -it also had a background made out of snippets and with some white embossed houses. This was quick and fun to make! I added a die cut sentiment by STAMPlorations. 

I'd like to join:

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs: New

We Love Stamping: Something New

Color Hues Challenge: light blue and navy

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

 

New Challenge at Time Out!

Hi friends!

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out... and very appropriately for new year we are challenging you to be NEW. :)

This is a special challenge because we are also introducing two new DT members, Greta and Helen! Please head on over or our challenge blog for all the news, challenge information and lots of DT inspiration! 

I tried two new (to me) things in this card:

-double embossing with glitter embossing powder for the Gina K feather die cut

-black on black raised die cut background

I wanted to use a WOW embossing glitter I had purchased and never tried (oh so that was new too!) and I wanted to make this very sturdy and thickly embossed die cut with it... So I embossed the die cut with the powder twice.  A simple technique many of you have probably done many many times but for me this was a first try lol! The photo doesn't do justice to the color and shine of the feather.

I pretty often cut white cover plate backgrounds, glue them on another piece of white card and then use those as backgrounds... So I wanted to see how that would look with black card. Very cool I think! I definitely want to try this with other colors too -no idea why I have only done this with white card this far! This cover plate die is by Winnie and Walter, sadly no longer running. The sentiment is by Altenew. 

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

I'd like to join:

Pearly Sparkles Challenge: CAS 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Something New

Little Red Wagon: What's New

Paper Minutes: Something New

 

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.

Inkspirational Challenges Reminder!

Hi friends!

I'm here with a fun summery card for Inkspirational where our current challenge is "Seasonal"!

 Christmas/Holiday would have ben the obvious season to choose... But I wanted to play with a Marianne Design kit that I had recently purchased so my season is summer! :) These are older stamps and dies but new to me. I absolutely love the flip flops! The paper I used is a freebie from Dreamflare Studios (free with purchase). I've added extra dimension and detail to the background by dry embossing it with a Spellbinders folder that creates a fabric like texture.  

This project came together very fast. The frame die fits the stamped image perfectly and the other die cuts easily found their places as embellishments... A nice and quick card! 

I look forward seeing what you'll create for our challenge! Lots of DT inspiration -and an inspiring gallery- in the challenge blog! xx