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

  

Pink Christmas

 Non-traditional Christmas colors but fun, right?

Stamped, gold-embossed, and die-cut Christmas tree from pink carfd stock. Added gold stickles. Mounted on stitched panel, then on pink panel. Sentiment is gold embossed on card base.

This card is for these challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #106 -- dreaming of a pink Christmas

ABC Christmas A=anything Christmas, B=Bright

CRAFT #772 -- Christmas

A Cut Above -- use a die-cut 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #736 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2604 -- anything goes

Gem of a Challenge -- anything goes

Digi Chooseday -- anything goes

 

Bird on a branch

 Die-cut bird with color sponged on. To create the "branch," I took a length of thin brown ribbon, doubled it, and tied a series of knots. (I tried this many years ago and totally forgot about the technique until I recently saw a photo the card I made.) Sentiment is gold embossed. 

This card is entered in these challenges: 

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- things with wings

Triple B  -- must use bird, blossom or butterfly

The Paper Funday #83 -- anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2603 -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #736 -- anything goes

 

Digi Chooseday -- anything goes 

 

 

Wintry Fun

This card features stamps from Stamplorations, which is back in business after the owner took a long break due to health issues. The scene is colored in pencils with accents of Wink of Stella on the snow. It's framed by a Polaroid style frame that I stamped with snowflakes in blue ink. The main image is mounted on a blue-gray embossed card. 

This card is entered in these challenges:

Stamplorations -- anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- emboss it.

Inkspirational Challenge # 359 -- winter blues 

The Paper Shelter #663-- Winter

Word Art Wednesday #734 --anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2603 -- anything goes

Pattie's Creations #238 -- use an iamge

Polkadoodles -- anything goes 

Birthday wishes

 How about a birthday card. My card features an adorable set of stamps/dies from Studio Katia, including the punny sentiment of happy bear-thday. The images are colored with pencils and displayed on a die-cut stitched square from I-O.  For even more fun, I added some puzzle-shaped pieces that have other birthday-related words. (I'm not sure where I got these puzzle pieces originally -- possibly at a yard sale -- and I'm not sure of their purpose. They are thin, like strong foil, and have no adhesive, so I don't think they were intended for this kind of use. And I don't think they'll actually fit together as if you're making a jigsaw puzzle, so they're a mystery to me. If you have any ideas, drop a comment, please.) The main square is sponged with blue ink, and a few acrylic dots finish the card off.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Double D -- birthday

Word Art Wednesday #734 -- anything goes

Pammie's INky Pinkies #2601  -- anything goes

The Paper Funday #83 -- anything goes

Creative Inspiration -- anything goes

Gem of a Craft Challenge -- anything goes