Sponged Snowflakes

Hi and welcome to Merry Monday challenge day!  This week, our hostess is Deanne and her challenge is to use a stencil.  What a cool challenge - I love my stencils!

 

 

For my card, I used a Memory Box stencil and some distress inks:

I first sponged Tumbled Glass over the whole stencil and card front, then went around the sides with Peacock Feathers to create a bit of dimension.  Then I flicked some water over it to add more interest. 

The sentiment is white embossed and I finished off the card with a few sequins.

Thanks for visiting.  Be sure to check out the rest of the design team's fabulous cards.

Products used:

Stamps:  Peace on Earth (SSS)
Ink:  Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers (Distress), Versamark
Cardstock:  White
Accessories:  Memory Box stencil, white EP, sequins

Cheers
Karren

The Elephant Returns

It's time for another challenge from The Paper Players and this week it's LeAnne's turn.  She has given us a color challenge.  Check it out:

When I first saw Pistachio Pudding in the lineup, I gulped.  I really, really don't like that color.  As you can see from my card, I used it very sparingly!

I decided to pull out the adorable Unforgettable set again and color another elephant.  This one didn't get any pink inside his ears because pink isn't a challenge color :)  

On the card base I masked off a section using torn copy paper.  I then mixed up some embossing paste with some Mint ink and used my Tiny Dots stencil to create one of the two "banners" on the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch.

The elephant was colored with Copics and his hat was stamped using Mint ink from Simon Says Stamp, because my Pistachio Pudding ink and cardstock has been put into a very deep, dark corner so I don't have to look at it :)

I white embossed the sentiment onto some Lost Lagoon cardstock and rounded one corner.  That and the elephant are popped up on foam tape.

Thanks for visiting.  The design team have used these colors in wonderful ways, so be sure to check them out.

Products used:

Stamps:  Unforgettable (WP9)

Ink:  Mint (SSS), Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Cardstock:  Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon, X-Press it

Accessories:  Copics, Unforgettable dies, Tiny Dots Stencil (SSS), embossing paste, white EP

Cheers

Karren

Just Because

It's Freshly Made Sketch day and that means it's time for a fantastic new sketch!  This week, Cindy Hall is our very talented and clever hostess.  Cindy has a wonderfully timeless and versatile sketch for us.  Check it out!

And here's my card:

I went with a very simple card, mainly because I wanted to try out my new Painted Flowers set from Altenew!  I stamped the flower using double and triple stamping of Audrey Blue ink (thank goodness for my Misti!).  I colored the flower using my Wink of Stella and you can see a bit of the shimmer in the photo below.  

After stamping the sentiment, I die-cut the panel.  The flags behind the panel were cut using one of the dies in Blueprints 8.

Thanks for visiting.  Be sure to check out the beautiful cards made by the Design Team.

Products used:

Stamps:  Painted Flowers (Altenew), Say it in Style (Clearly Besotted)
Ink:  Audrey Blue (SSS), Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock:  White, Audrey Blue, Soft Navy
Accessories:  Lil' Inkers Stitched Rectangle dies, Wink of Stella, Blueprints 8 (MFT)

In Shape

Hi and welcome!  I'm so excited because today I get to be a Guest Designer at CASology!  The cue word for this week is:

I actually made two cards for this challenge.  The first one involved die-cutting different shapes but in the end I wasn't happy with it and decided to go in a totally different direction.

Now who on earth would I send this to???  I don't know, but it was great fun to make!  The stamps are from Inky Antics and I stamped the lady and very quickly colored her with Copics.  Disclaimer:  This lady is totally fictitious and is definitely not based on anyone I know or see in the mirror ;)

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you'll have time to check out the gorgeous cards made by the Design Team and have a go at this challenge yourself.  There are so many directions this cue word can take you!

Products used:

Stamps:  Ageless Worldly Women (Inky Antics)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock:  White
Accessories:  Copics

Cheers
Karren

Sleigh Bells

It's Merry Monday and that means it's time for another Christmas card challenge.  This week Bonnie is our hostess and she is challenging us to use wet or dry embossing on our cards.

I went with some heat embossing and came up with this card, that also uses the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch.

I white embossed the Santa's sleigh image onto a white card base then carefully sponged Tumbled Glass ink over the top.  I sponged some Broken China ink inside the circle and at the top of the houses and tree to define them a bit more.

The sentiment comes from Winter Wonderland by Mama Elephant and worked well with the image.  I finished off with some Moonshine sequins from SSS.

Thanks for visiting.  Be sure to check out the amazing creations by the rest of the design team.

Products used:

Stamps:  Holiday Silhouette (Inkadinkado), Winter Wonderland (Mama Elephant)

Ink:  Versamark, Archival Black, Tumbled Glass, Broken China

Cardstock:  White

Accessories:  Sequins, White EP

Cheers

Karren

Road Trip

Welcome to my post for this week's challenge at The Paper Players, where Sandy has given us a Transportation theme.

I pulled out my Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz set called Travel Ways but really wasn't in the mood to create a vintage card, so I took the vintage-looking images and created a CAS card.

First I stamped the car in black onto the card base and clear-embossed it.  I then used the ink-smooshing technique again (love how easy that technique is!) and used the colors from ColourMe, but in Distress inks - Rusty Hinge, Scattered Straw and Wild Honey.

Once I was happy with the ink placement, I stamped the sentiment in Archival Black ink and my card was finished!

Thanks for visiting.  The rest of the design team have some wonderful cards using this theme, so I hope you'll have time to join us.

Products used:

Stamps:  Travel Ways (Stampers Anonymous)

Ink:  Archival Black, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge

Cardstock:  White

Accessories, Clear EP, Acetate

Cheers

Karren

Edited to Add:  This card got a shout-out at Colour Me.

Embossed Fern

Hi!  I was so inspired by Jen's tag at Tag You're It that I had to have a go myself!  I combined the tag with the sketch at Friday Mashup and the colors at ColourQ to come up with this card.

My tag was created first by white-embossing the fern from Penny Black's Enjoy Life set.  I then sponged Scattered Straw and Bundled Sage ink onto the tag in a diagonal pattern.  Once I was happy with that, I very lightly stamped the Water Droplets stamp in Fog ink over the tag before flicking water on it to create more interest.  The sentiment was stamped in Primrose Petals ink using one of the sentiments from Painted Butterflies.  I sponged around the outside of the tag using Vintage Photo.  For the card base, I clear-embossed the Water Droplets stamp and adhered a die-cut piece of vellum before attaching the tag at an angle.

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Enjoy Life (Penny Black), Water Droplets (Designs by Ryn), Painted Butterflies (Altenew)
Ink:  Versamark, Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo, Bundled Sage, Primrose Petals, Fog
Cardstock:  Dark Chocolate (SSS), Vellum, Watercolor Paper
Accessories:  Tags a Lot (Mama Elephant), Blueprints 24 (MFT), Clear EP, White EP, Twine

Cheers
Karren