Patchwork Card

Hello friends,

I'm sharing this patchwork card I made, inspired by the soft colors at Sunbird Spark challenge.  

 

Products used:

#heroarts (stamps), #catherinepooler (inks), square mat die & #waffleflower (sentiment)

Six tile stamps with similar designs were paired together for a coordinated look. Each pair was stamped twice in the same color, then die cut individually. The tiles were glued diagonally, leaving a space, starting from the bottom and working upward, and finished with a stamped sentiment. 

Challenges entered:

#sssmonday - own background

#paperfunday - anything goes

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#polkadoodles - anything goes

Have a lovely day.

Leanne

Inspired by Booti Fabric

Hello friends,

I'm sharing this card I made for the Papertrey Ink Challenge, inspired by Booti fabric print, using some old forgotten supplies which I last used in 2019. 

Products used:

#papertreyink (Woodblock Prints- stamp, Shaped Sayings- Birthday die & Huge Sentiments- stamp), #ranger (distress oxide inks- Spun Sugar, Fossilised Amber & Carved Pumpkin) & #catherinepooler (ink- Orange Twist to stamp)

The watercolor panel was ink blended using colors inspired by the challenge. As the colors seemed too contrasting when applied as bands, the inks were applied to an acrylic sheet, spritzed with water, then the panel was placed over it to achieve the desired effect. Once dry, the grid sheet was used as a guide to stamp the image in rows onto the panel. The edges of the panel were inked in black, then glued to the card base. The sentiment was die cut in black and white, and the circular portion around it was trimmed away. The white sentiment was adhered to the card, followed by the black, slightly offset to tie up with the edge of the card and finished with the stamped 'To you'.

 

Challenges entered:

#sssmonday - own background

#paperfunday - anything goes

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#polkadoodles - anything goes

#artnudge - inspired by colors

Have a lovely day.
Leanne

Glitter Stencilling

Hello friends,

I'm sharing this card I made for the IG Hop 'Stencil Fun' with the optional theme of butterflies. I pulled out this old metal stencil to play with glitter. It took a couple of hours & was a messy affair, but I was satisfied with the end result. 

Products used:

#dreamweaver (stencil), glitter, sticker paper, #tayloredexpressions (die for edges) & #SRM (sticker sentiment)

A sticker paper panel, the same size as the stencil, was glued to a slightly wider piece of cardstock. The stencil was placed over it after removing the release paper. Since multiple colours of glitter were used, the image was masked in sections and burnished with the release paper. I started with the leaves and stems, followed by the flower clusters and butterflies, using two shades of orange and then black. The stencil was gently peeled off, and white glitter was applied over the entire panel and burnished. The edges were die cut for the dotted impression, trimmed and adhered to the card base. A sticker sentiment completed the long process. 

Challenges entered:

#paperfunday - anything goes

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#ssswednesday - add some texture

#polkadoodles - anything goes

#pinkgem - anything goes

#artnudge - inspired by colors

#tripleB - butterflies

#NBUS - stencil which I had since 2015

Have a beautiful Sunday.

Leanne   

Background w/ Small Nesting Dies

Hello friends,

I'm part of the 'CASE It' IG Hop today. My card was inspired by Sandi Maciver. The small nesting dies that she used for an interesting background caught my eye.

Products used:

Nesting die (company unknown), #newton'snook (Bubbly stencil), #tsukneko (Brilliance ink pad), #pinkfreshstudio (GardenBouquet- stamp, stencil & die) & #stampin'up (sentiment)

Six die cuts were made from scraps of while cardstock. The colored card base was stencilled with small bubbles to add a subtle sheen to the background, and the die cuts were adhered in place. A tiny cluster of flowers was stamped, stencilled and die cut, then glued onto the die cut in the centre, and the sentiment was stamped. As the white die cuts seemed too bare, I used Brilliance ink with water and added some tiny splatters on the card, keeping the centre one masked.  

Challenges entered:

#paperfunday - anything goes

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#ssswednesday - add some texture

#polkadoodles - anything goes

#pinkgem - anything goes

#artnudge - inspired by colors

#NBUS - small nesting die

#diecutdivas - die cuts, + 3 R's (scrap bits of white cardstock)

Have a lovely day.

Leanne   

Bold, Mod & Retro Style

Hello friends,

Here's a card I made for the IG Hop 'Bulid Your Stash'. The theme this month is job related ( new job / promotion / retirement). This is the first time I made a card for this theme & pushed myself to make it. I wanted make a card that would be appropriate for both genders & came up with this Bold, Mod and Retro Style card. 

Products used:

#alinacutle (square die), #darice (Retro Circle embossing folder), #MFT (letters), #papertreyink (sentiment die), #tsukneko (Brilliance platinum ink) & iridescent star sequins. 

The squares were die cut in color inspired by the colors in the graphic below. They were then placed in different sections of the embossing folder for variation of the embossed design, which was then rubbed over with ink to highlight the design. The letters were die cut in black and silver, then glued slightly offset to create a silver shadow. Likewise, the sentiment was die cut with it's shadow die. The sentiment and squares were adhered on the card base and finished off with iridescent sequins.

Challenges entered:

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#paperfunday - anything goes 

#sssmonday - get into shape

#wordpower - sentiment in focus

#diecutdivas - die cut, embossing folder + 3 R's (purple paper from a book cover, silver from a box of chocolates & other colors are scraps of cardstock)

Edited to add: A little recognition for this card...

Have a lovely day.

Leanne