Hi there everyone!
Today I’m sharing my entry for the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge.
I used the fabulous Quirky Trees from Avery Elle and a few of my new distress oxide inks (Victorian Velvet, Shabby Shutters and Pumice Stone).
This card actually came together really quickly and is one of those rare cards that falls into the ‘less than 20 minutes’ category!
Thanks for stopping by!
LucieG.
Hello everyone!
Today I have a card I made using one of my favourite Penny Black dies and the Simon Says Stamp/Gina K Stamptember stamp set.
I started playing with my new distress oxide inks and the row of fir trees stamp and never really intended to use it for a card… but I really liked how it turned out….
So I simply trimmed down the panel and added some snow using Tim Holtz/Ranger Grit paste, which I hoped would stay an opaque white, but the colour of the ink is starting to discolour it a little I think…
Anyway, I then added the fabulous Penny Black snowman and a sentiment from the set and hey presto, a card from my practice stamping!!
I’m linking this up to the Penny Black Holiday challenge.
Have a great Sunday, all!
LucieG.
So today I have been playing with my new goodies and made a card for the current Color Throwdown challenge which has a palette of green, kraft and white.
I used a background stamp and sentiment die from Simon Says Stamp together with a cute deer from Poppystamps’ ‘Whittle’ series. Isn’t he cute?
I’m also entering this into the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge where the theme is ‘animal kingdom’ and the Simon Says Stamp Flickr challenge (‘anything goes’).
Thanks for stopping by!
LucieG.
Hello everyone
I was shocked and so very saddened to learn of the passing of my sweet AAA teammate and friend, Melissa Lane, on 2 October. She was such a kind-hearted and modest soul who was devoted to Jesus and her beloved family. My heart goes out to all of them at this terrible time.
Today my AAA Cards teammates have joined with STAMPlorations to celebrate Melissa’s artistic and creative talents. Melissa’s favourite colour was red and she loved butterflies and we’d like to invite you to join us in celebrating her life by creating a butterfly card in her memory.
The AAA blog post has full details about where you can share the card that you create and how you can send it to Melissa’s family.
Rest in peace my friend. You are so missed.
Lucie.
Hello everyone!
I’m here today with a new post for the Crafts-U-Love Design Team.
This month, all DT members were sent the same Julie Hickey Designs set – ‘Garden Treasures’ – isn’t is fabulous? When Caz told me that we would be receiving a JH floral set I was really hoping it would be this set! It is so versatile!
I decided to make a CAS ‘hidden sentiment’ card using just one stamp from this set. This week’s Color Throwdown challenge has a fabulous colour combo (orange, brown, rust and yellow) which I felt would be perfect for an Autumn Thank You card.
I masked off part of the card to create a square to stamp the images, chose a stamp and got to work!
Once I had finished, I die cut a ‘Thank You’ sentiment from the centre of my panel. This is always so nerve-wracking – I hate cutting into an image that I’ve created… but I love the effect of a hidden sentiment so I held my breath and cut!
I removed the die cut sentiment and stuck the panel to a card base. I then cut the sentiment from a piece of funky foam and adhered the two die cut sentiments together to create a dimensional sentiment – you could also use a could of layers of card if you don’t have any funky foam. I inserted the sentiment into the space on the base card and voila! A hidden sentiment card!
To finish off my card, I added a few gems – got to have a bit of sparkle of course!
Some other cards I’ve created with this technique –
I’m also entering this card into the current Color Throwdown challenge.
Right! I’m off to see what my teammates have come up with using the same set!
Thanks for stopping by!
LucieG.
Supply List
Here are the links to the products I used on my card. Products marked with an asterisk (*) were kindly sent to me to use.
Julie Hickey Designs – Garden Treasures stamp set*
Creative Expressions – mini thank you die
Brilliance ink – pearlescent rust
Happy Sunday everyone!
It’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Cards and this fortnight we want to see moonlight in your CAS creations. Uniko is our sponsor.
Last year, the talented Vicky Papaioannou demonstrated the super-cool ‘glowing moon’ technique and it quickly became one of my favourite techniques for this season.
However, I must confess it took me a few attempts and colour combos before I created a background I was happy with this week! In the end, I used purple regular distress inks, together with a little Antique Linen to create that glow. The witch stamp is by Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous.
And then I tore my card when I was removing the masking tape! Argh!! I certainly wasn’t going to abandon this little scene so I added a raised black frame. The sentiment is from an older set by Krumspring stamps.
My teammates have shared some gorgeous CAS cards on the AAA Cards blog and we are also joined by one of my favourite CAS card makers, the talented Trina from Phamtastic Design as our Guest Designer. She’s a regular player in our challenges – she has some beautiful CAS creations and is a kind-hearted and encouraging member of our community. You must pay her a visit!
Thanks for stopping by – I do hope you play along with us!
LucieG.
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