Handmade Hugs

Hi and welcome.  Today's card was made using the colours at Card Challenges as well as the sketch at Just Add Ink and the stencil challenge at Just Us Girls.

I started by stamping the flowers and leaves with various Distress Oxide Inks and then die-cut them all.  Onto a white card base, I stenciled the Chicken Wire stencil using Scattered Straw Distress Ink.  The Oceanside panel (which looks navy but is actually a dark, dark teal colour) was die-cut with the stitched border then an inside/out stitched circle to create an opening.

I added the Oceanside panel onto the card base then arranged the flowers, popping them up with foam tape.  The sentiment was white heat-embossed and tucked into the flower and stretched across to the outer edge of the card.

Thanks so much for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps: Painted Prints, Lots of Hugs (MFT)

Ink: Versamark, Scattered Straw Distress Ink, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Saltwater Taffy, Fired Brick, Lumberjack Plaid, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Inks

Cardstock: White, Black, Oceanside (Spellbinders)

Dies: Painted Prints, Blueprints 25, Inside/Out Stitched Circle Stax

Accessories: White EP, Chicken Wire Stencil (MFT)

Cheers

Karren

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Typed Birthday

Hi and welcome!  Today's card uses the sketch over at Card Challenges as well as the colours from Just Add Ink and the diecuts/stencils theme at Addicted to Stamps and More.

I started out by stenciling an arch onto a white card base using Lost Shadow Distress Ink.  I then set about building the typewriter using the challenge colours from Just Add Ink.  I stamped a sentiment onto the sheet of "paper" with Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink and then adhered it to the card base with foam tape.

The sentiment was white heat-embossed onto a strip of Dahlia cardstock and adhered to the card base.  I finished with some die-cut hearts which I covered with clear sparkle pen.

Thanks for visiting!

Products used:

Stamps:  Itty Birthday Wishes, Mini Messages & More (MFT)

Ink: Versamark, Lost Shadow Distress Ink, Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink

Cardstock: White, Cream, Dove (C&9), Caramel (SSS), Acorn, Dahlia (Spellbinders)

Dies: Typewriter, Coffee Cup (for the hearts) (MFT)

Accessories: Black and grey Copic, White embossing powder, Clear sparkle pen, A2 Arches stencil (The Greetery)

Cheers

Karren

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Edited to Add:  This card got a shout-out at Card Challenges and Just Add Ink.

High Top Birthday

Hi and welcome!  Today's card uses the sketch over at Card Challenges as well as the Green/Gold colour combo at Color Hues, the green die challenge at Just Us Girls and the stencils or dies challenge at Just Add Ink, where I used dies but not stencils.

Seeing the new Spellbinders club dies reminded me I had this die set from many years ago, so out it came and I had fun making some green, slightly grubby high-tops.  I die-cut the elements, added some ink-blending to dirty them up and put them together.  I used gold for the eyelets and the stars and then I also added some white thread for the laces.

I embossed a black panel with the Quilted embossing folder and adhered that to a white card base.  I then added a thin strip of gold foil and the sentiment.  Finally I propped up the shoes with foam tape.

Thanks for visiting!

Products used:

Stamps: Be Original, Birdie Brown Greetings Galore (MFT)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Morning Frost, Reindeer Moss (Altenew)

Cardstock: White, Black, Reindeer Moss (Altenew) Matte Gold Foil

Dies: All-Star High Top (MFT)

Accessories: White twine, Quilted Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz)

Cheers

Karren

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Edited to Add:  This card got a shout-out at Just Us Girls and Color Hues

Mimosa Musings

 Hi and welcome!  I had a bit of spare time yesterday so decided to play with a couple of challenges.  The sketch at Just Add Ink and the colours from Color Hues combined to make this card.  

I stamped the Mimosa Musings images onto white cardstock and die-cut them.  I also stamped the main sentiment onto a white panel before running it through the Brickwork 3D embossing folder.  I chose 3 green cardstock colours and cut strips which I adhered onto the embossed panel and trimmed the sides.

I added the flowers and adhered the whole lot to a white card base.  On the inside, I stamped the remainder of the sentiment (which says "about you today") and added some more of the flowers (forgot to take a photo of the inside!)

Thanks so much for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Mimosa Musings (The Greetery)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Eucalyptus, Chiffon, Limoncelle (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock:  White, Jalapeno Popper, Jellybean Green (MFT), Avocade (C9)

Dies:  Nimosa Musings (The Greetery)

Accessories:  Brickwork Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz), Enamel Heart (Altenew)

Cheers

Karren

Gilded Leaves

 Hi and welcome!  Today's card was made especially for a few challenges and is the first card I've made that wasn't for a DT commitment for quite some weeks!

I was inspired by the sketch at Just Add Ink, the photo at Inspired By, the colours from Color Hues