Rustic Fuchsia Card & Hot Air Balloon Birthday

 Hi there Crafty Friends. Here is a card inspired by the theme at The Flower Challenge, which is to use layers.

I embossed the brick background, sponged with ink and then cut it up to place in the corners. The beautiful Fuchsia stamp is from Clearly Besotted and was stamped and coloured with Zig Markers.

The sentiment stamp and die are from Papertrey Ink

I'm also sharing at:-

SPRING

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These are very old cling stamps from Hampton Art. I used beautiful coloured inks from Altenew. 

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:-

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE

Theme: Balloons

Theme: It's Up in the Air

Theme: Anything Goes

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Time Out Challenge #262 Photo Inspiration

 Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we want you to be inspired by a photo.

The photo prompt in this challenge is also the prize - a handmade bag, made by our old Teamie Kim Heggins. Kim not only makes beautiful cards, she is also very handy with needle and thread! Check out her other beautiful creations at Running Stitch Designs.

I used the cute Penny Black Stamp to create a 'cartoon-ish' type design. 

As mentioned above, our sponsor for this challenge is one of our very own designers, Kim, at RunningStitchDesign! 

This challenge prize is open to only US residents, thank you for understanding.

Can't wait to see how you are inspired by thee gorgeous floral bag. 

We are joined by Cornelia Wenokor of Stempel-Spass, and winner of Time Out #258 as Guest Designer. 

You can see Cornelia's card and more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

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Sketched Floral Thank You & More

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I'm sharing a card inspired by the gorgeous moodboard over at Just us Girls Challenge.  I'm also sharing some cards I posted on Instagram a few days ago.

The beautiful floral stamp is from Paper Rose Studio, called 'Sketched Floral: Thank You'.

It was coloured with Zig and Tmbow markers as well as Prismacolor Pencils. The patterned paper is from Kaisercraft 'Tranquil Lane'. The sentiment is foiled with a Poppystamps plate. 

The Embossing Folder is from Stampin Up

JUST us GIRLS CHALLENGE (moodboard)

THEME: SPRING

STAMPING SENSATIONS - SPRING 

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Here is a card I made with a 'new to me' background stamp from SSS and also showcases their dies...

I blended the background with Distress Oxide Seedless Preserve and Picked Raspberry and then stamped and gold embossed.

Stamp: SSS Overlapping Drops 

This is the first time I've used this stamp so I'll share this card at:-

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Oh and here are a c ouple of cards I made inspired by Altenew's April Inspiration Challenge...

Stamp: Altenew 'Wild Flora'

Stamp: Altenew 'An Artist's Collection'

That's all for now! 

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PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE APR '24 REMINDER

  It's the 3rd Saturday of the month, so we have more inspiration for you at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  The challenge this month is...

'Anything Goes'
or

'NUMBERS'

I used the same stamp as my last post, but this time made it more feminine.

Stamp: Penny Black Painter's Vase, Birthday Love

It's ANZAC DAY next week, so I thought it appropriate to have red poppies on my card as a remembrance.

The prize for this challenge is provided by our generous sponsor

Prize - $20 voucher!

If you'd like to be considered for a guest designer spot for a future challenge, please add 'GDT' after your name on the link-up...and remember to check back to see if you've been chosen!

 You can see more inspiration from our talented  DT at our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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You are Jaw-some

 Just popping in to share a card for a few challenges...

A very quick and easy make! I used the frame and whittle shark from Poppystamps and also their sentiment stamp. 

The dark card is actually a greenish charcoal although it looks black. The patterned paper is from Kaisercraft. 

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:-

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Case-ing Nicole Peschke

 Just popping in to share a card for Global Design Project. This week was a CASE the Designer challenge and this is my card...

This card was put together with some snippets from my unfinished stash. The background is made with Alcohol Inks on Yupo.

The flower die-cuts are from Stampin Up and the sentiment from Altenew. 

I love the pretty colours.

CASE = Copy And Selectively Edit

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TIME OUT CHALLENGE #261 INSPIRED BY WORDS

  Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we want you to be inspired by words...

  "I'm a romantic. I live for long, dreamy walks down the craft aisle" - Scrapbook.com

I hadn't yet used the Spellbinders Shopping Trolley die, so this seemed like the perfect chance. I didn't however have any craft/art themed stamps or dies that were the right scale, so my card is a bit like a caricature:)

I used silver mirror foil card for the trolley. The paint and brushes images from Altenew were coloured with Altenew Metallic Watercolour Paints.  The sentiment is an oldie from CasUal Friday.

This winner of our challenge will win a $25 credit from our generous sponsor - DoodleBugs and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

You can see more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

I'm also sharing my card at the following challenges:-

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THE CARD CONCEPT #206 APRIL FLOWERS

 It's time for another challenge at The Card concept. The theme is APRIL FLOWERS and I'm sure the beautiful  photo will spark your creativity, or if not, you can make a card using the colours or just whatever the theme means  to you.

I was inspired by the colours and the pretty colours in the photo to make a Clean and Layered Card.

I coloured a piece of Paper Vellum with Nuvo Shimmer Powders. When dry I dry embossed the Vellum with Altenew Intricate Tiles 3D EF. The flowers have been made with Altenew Bitterroot Stencil and Dies and Altenew Inks. 

Remember, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point for inspiration. Will it be the colours, the overall theme, the texture, the actual items and/or something else that will inspire your card? 

I hope you'll visit The Card Concept Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team has created and will be inspired to play along in the challenge with us. 

Choose a design style (or combine styles), create a card, and in your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge.

I am also sharing my card at the following challenges:-

SPRING FLOWERS

SPRING

                                  Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - April Challenge

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PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE APRIL '24

 Hey there Crafty Friends! It's the first Saturday of the month, so we have a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge up on the blog. 

Our theme this month is 'ANYTHING GOES or the optional twist 'NUMBERS'.

I didn't have any PB stamps with numbers, but then remembered this fun sentiment.

Stamps: Penny Black Birthday Love, Enlightened

Stamped with Karin Markers

The prize for this challenge is provided by our generous sponsor

Prize - $20 voucher!

If you'd like to be considered for a guest designer spot for a future challenge, please add 'GDT' after your name on the link-up...and remember to check back to see if you've been chosen!

 You can see more inspiration from our talented DT at our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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