3 panels, embossed

 Today's card was inspired by the Beautiful Blossoms mood board photo and the Try a Sketch on Tuesday sketch. The mood board featured a vase with an array of purple, yellow and white flowers. I paired a digi image with a stamped sentiment for the focal point. For the background panel, I found snippets of yellow and lavender patterned papers that worked well together and enhanced the main image. After taping the three strips together, I ran them through an embossing folder. (It's called Textile and it's very old -- I think the first EF I purchased. I mention this because a few weeks ago someone posted a picture on FB trying to get info on the EF; since I still have the original packaging I answered. )

This card is entered in these challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms -- florals

Double Trouble #210 -- 3 colors, 2 pattern papers, one  embossed element + TSOT

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #689

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2608 -- anything goes

Crafters Cafe #327 -- for the girls

Word Art Wednesday #740 -- anything goes 

Digi Chooseday -- anything goes 

 

Music fun

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       I found this cute digi image, called IPod Panda from Kitty Bee, and thought it would make a fun card (I read that wired headphones are making a comeback, although I've never completely given mine up). The image is colored with pencils, die-cut with a stitched square die, and matted on a green/red/blue/white patterned paper. I cut a tag from the same paper and added some die-cut some music notes. After figuring out where to place those two items, I black-embossed the sentiment on a coordinating patterned paper and added a ribbon on the tag. 

This card is entered in these challenges

Double Trouble #210 -- 3 colors, 2 patterned papers, 1 embossed element

Word Art Wednesday #740 -- anything goes

Stamplorations -- anything goes with an image

Digi Choosday -- anything goes 

Polkadoodles -- anything goes 

 Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2607  -- anything goes

 

Shabby chic collage

 

The Double D Challenge is to do a shabby chic design. That's not my typical style, for sure, but that's what makes it a challenge.  I made a shabby-chic/vintage collage.

I started with a piece of patterned paper with an extremely realistic pattern of buttons. (Did it fool you?) On top of that I layered white rick rack (which ended up getting almost completely covered as I progressed), some postage themed ephemera, a torn ticket, and an acrylic oval sentiment. Then I die-cut a few Tim Holtz wildflowers and sponged them with light pink and pale green inks.  A brown piece of baker's twine finishes it off.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Double D -- vintage/shabby chic

Word Art Wednesday #739 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2606 -- anything goes

 

 

Splatters away

 This card features a background technique Ardyth has made a couple of videos about. Basically it involves using watercolors to create loose designs, and adding to the work until you like the results. This background features stripes of watercolor, augmented by stripes of a rosy/gold glittery watercolor. I also added splatters of the glittery gold and navy blue watercolors to add more interest. The background is fun, but it's a little much for a whole card front, so I added a fun die-cut to break it up.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- spritz/splatter

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2606 -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #739 -- anything goes

A Cut Above -- use a die-cut

Crafts Galore Encore -- Anything goes

Digi Chooseday -- anything goes 

 

Musical ornament

 

I am always amazed to see what old blog posts of mine are currently getting views. Recently I noticed that a card  I made more than a decade ago was getting a lot of views. I decided to make an updateed, musical-themed version of the card, which used ribbon behind a ornament-shaped aperture.

For this card, I die-cut a tag, then die-cut the ornament shape out of it. Cut the ornament again from green cardstock, placed the ribbon over the green ornament, and inlaid it into the tag. The background layers include sheet music and a strip embossed with musical notes for some texture. 

This card is entered in these  challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #107 -- Christmas Singalpng

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- add texture

ABC Christmas -- anything Christmas

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2605 -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #738 -- anything goes

CRAFT #773 -- anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore #144 -- anything goes