Paper Flowers

 Hello All,

Today I will be playing along with As You See It and AAA Card Challenges. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

These beautiful flowers come from a new paper pack.
 It pained me to cut it up but I knew it was for the greater good.. 😏

Figuring out where to cut this paper took the most time. The entire paper is so pretty but without thinking about it I cut right in because I knew time was of the essence. 

Sentiment cut from simple black cardstock.

Challenges Entered:

AAA Cards Challenge: #261: Anything CAS goes (Spring Colors)
As You See It: Challenge #319: Spring Flowers- Speed Challenge

From Start to Finish- 12min. 

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All the best,

 

Slay the Dragon

 Hello All,

For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches and AAA Cards. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Leave it to a girl to slay the dragon! I thought the sentiment was a bit snarky. I do enjoy a good laugh.

The dragon and slayer were stamped on watercolor paper then colored in using Zig markers and an aqua pen.

Look closely and you will find a castle in the background. I did this by not completely cutting through the paper. I only made an impression. Then using light blue iridescent watercolor I painted the clouds and die-cut our characters.

Challenges Entered:

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS484

AAA Cards: Game #189 - Up To One Third + optional twist Mystical Beasts

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Hibiscus

 Hello Again,

For today I am playing along with Less is More. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Challenges Entered:

Less is More: Theme- #425(Summer Flowers)

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy. 

Butterfly

Hello All,

For today I am playing along with Addicted to CAS, and AAA Cards. Their theme is one layer with a photo inspiration twist. Love it... But for all CAS cards, I do find them well... Challenging. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

One layer card utilizing the corner of the space, leaving the rest untouched and white. 
The flowers were stamped using a light yellow color. I then added dimension by shading the flowers.

The butterfly was simply stamped in black dye ink then colored using Copic markers. The hello was stamped using the same ink.

I love these flowers! It looks like watercolor but it was all done using Copic and other alcohol markers. The background was done by blending earth-like colors and using a bit of stipple for dimension.

Challenges Entered:

AAA Cards: CAS Game#167- One layer w/photo inspiration twist

Addicted to CAS: Challenge #187- One Layer

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy. 

All the best,

Lovely Lilacs

Hello Everyone,

For today I will be playing along with Addicted to CAS, AAA Cards, and Stamping Sensations card challenges. Here is my card for today, enjoy!!

I found a technique on Pinterest, of course, on how to make lilacs using q-tips. I know it is an old method but I have never heard of it and was intrigued. I stamped some leaves from a retired SU set and got to work using q-tips to create some lilacs. It is probably self-explanatory but all I did was dip a q-tip in paint and dabbed it on the cardstock. Easy peasy! 

I used exactly one-third of the card base. I was unsure by just eyeballing it so I took to a ruler and measured it out. 

Challenges Entered:

AAA Cards: CAS Game #165- Up to One Third

Addicted to CAS: Challenge #184- Flower

Stamping Sensations: Flowers to brighten your day

  

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy. 

All the best,

One Third Heart

Hello,

For today I am playing along with AAA Cards and The Rainbow Card Challenge. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

One layer CAS card featuring a stamp set by PTI. The retro feel is what makes this stamp so wonderfully lovable.

Fiercely Fushia is the color for this card. Stamped it on white with black ink.
Then colored shades of fuschia in an ombre pattern.

Challenges Entered:

AAA Cards: #158- Use To One Third- twist Hearts
Rainbow Card Challenge: Challenge #14: Fiercely Fuschia

 

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All the best,

Retro Dotty Christmas

Hello Everyone,

For today I will be playing along with AAA Cards, Hand Stamped Sentiments, INKspirational, and CAS on Fridays. Simple and sweet but more importantly, it is a clean CAS look with a touch of Retro. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

This card was amazingly quick to make. The dots are one stamp; I masked, stamped, and placed the image exactly where I needed it with my MISTI. 

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Challenges Entered:

AAA Cards: CAS Game #152- Maxi White Space + geometric

CAS on Friday: #167- One Layer

Hand Stamped Sentiments: Color Challenge #327

INKspirational: challenge 199- One Layer Card

 
Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. I hope you all have a fantastic day and lots of good crafting vibes headed your way.

Translucency

Hello All,

For today I am entering challenge from AAA Cards. This Halloween in Michigan it is supposed to snow. Perfect for trick-or-treating😒! I think this year I will hang back and distribute candy. Anyway, here is my card for today. Enjoy!

Ghosts were created using the masking technique. I traced paisley dies on CS and fussy cut. I then took that shape placed it on the gray and lightly sponged around it with black pigment ink. 

Love those spooky ghosts. The masking technique really seems to be really effective. By using just sponging and no lines it creates a sense of translucency.

My black Copic marker went a bit haywire while coloring these eyes. It suddenly started to pour out of the marker after contact with the paper. Well happy accident! Coloring the eyes black was a fantastic 'idea'. It pops them out a bit more looking more spooky. Plus, the white dots are were a perfect finish to an already freaky card.

Challenges Entered:

 AAA Cards: Challenge #151- One Corner + the optional twist of using a Colour Palette

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Origami Inlay

Hello Readers and welcome back!

I have been so inspired by the Color Throwdown that I had to keep going. I used her dress for the Floral Sympathy now I am using the color palette only for this card. AAA Cards had an inspired idea too. Use a third with optional inlay. Yes, please! Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Dimensional origami butterfly that was die-cut white then inlaid the color pieces per the Color Throwdown. Lastly, I added another white die-cut over the colored pieces for a cleaner look.

The background color consists of a simple ivory and medium ivory diagonal stripe. I like the stripe because it mimics motion and movement. Which we all know butterflies move every which way. 

A close-up shot of the origami butterfly and its inlaid pieces. The butterfly is layered three times which brings a ton of dimension to the CAS card.
This color combination is just so beautiful!

 Challenges Entered:

AAA Cards: CAS Game #149- Up to one-third and inlay
Color Throwdown: ctd561



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