Altenew Inspiration Challenge June '24

 Hey there. Just sharing another card for this months Altenew Challenge. 

I stamped and gold embossed the flowers from Altenew Arch of Flowers twice and coloured with Altenew Artist Watercolour Paints.

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Another Blue & White Card

 Hi there! Just a quick post to share a card for the Just Us Girls Challenge, based on their Moodboard.

I was inspired by the gorgeous blue and white bowl and the butterflies to create my card. 

The stencil is from Tim Holtz Mini Stencil Set #53 and the butterfly stamp is a very old favourite from Tim Holtz. 

I'm also sharing at the following challenges:-

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE

Blooms, Bees & Butteflies

SIMON WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

EMBOSS IT

(butterfly and sentiment white embossed)

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Time Out Challenge #266 Photo Inspiration

  Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we have a Photo Inspiration to spark your creativity. 

This is a different style for me, but I wanted to include all these cute die-cuts, so I created a freestyle collage, tying it together with the twine. 

The embossing folder has been in my stash for years and I thought it was the perfect back-drop. 

The winner of this challenge will win a $25 credit from our fabulous sponsor - Lawn Fawn and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

Our incredibly talented Guest Designer this week is Joyce Mehrberg of Cards by the Sea. 

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

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

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The Card Concept #208 Hello Summer

 Welcome Crafty Friends. It's time for another challenge at The Card concept. The theme is Hello Summer. Well it is in the Northern Hemisphere!

I was very inspired by the display in the picture and wanted to replicate the colours and patterns to make a CLEAN & LAYERED card.

I used a very old Embossing Folder and a Stencil for the patterns and a die for the greenery. 

The butterfly was cut from Washi Tape layered on white card. 

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.

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Pink and Aqua

 Hi there Crafty Friends.  Here's a card inspired by the Colour combo this week at Just Us Girls Challenge.

I had this foiled image in my unfinished stash. It was an experiment because I used Cold Press Watercolour Paper. It didn't work very well as it didn't all transfer, but I decided to watercolour it anyway and I think it ended up ok. The background wash was made with Cosmic Shimmer Powder. 

Hotfoil Plate: Spellbinders

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

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Here is a bonus card ! It's another Magnolia, this time from Altenew, Magnolia Ballerina.

Stamped with Delicata Gold Ink and coloured with Altenew Watercolour Paints.

The sentiment is from Concord & 9th.

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:- ALLSORTS CHALLENGE Theme: Flowers Galore WE LOVE STAMPING Theme: Fabulous Flowers

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Time Out Challenge Challenge #265 - IBW "There are always flowers for those who want to see them"

 Hey there Crafty Friends! It's time for a Time Out Inspired by Words Challenge and we have a great quote to inspire you... "There are always flowers for those who want to see them" Henri Matisse. 

I used the fabulous products from Honeybee Stamps to create my card. For the die cuts, I used coloured card and added some shading with Tombow Markers. 

Stamps: Honeybee Mailbox Memos, Honeybee Vintage Flora Background Stamp

Dies: Honeybee Lovely Layers Sweetheart Roses, Lace Heart Layering Frames

Our wonderful sponsor is Altenew. Our challenge winner as chosen by the Design Team will receive a $15.00 Store Credit as a prize from Altenew.

We are so happy to have  Arlene Rose of Sundaystamper Papercrafts, joining us as Guest Designer for this challenge. You can see Arlene's gorgeous card and 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:-

 Triple B Challenge - Birds, Butterflies and/or Blooms

{PIN}spirational Challenge #314 JUNE Flowers

Mix It Up Challenge (Anything Goes) 

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Masculine Card

 Hey there! Just popping in to share a card for several masculine themed challenges. 

I used a steel blue ink and 2nd Generation stamping for the buildings and then a charcoal wash for the road. The car was stamped with black ink. clear embossed, coloured with Karin and Zig Markers and fussy-cut. 

Here is an alternative version...

Stamps: Penny Black Skyline

The car stamp is an oldie from a defunct Australian designer

Masculine, Red, Car

MASCULINE

MASCULINE

Metallic Birthday

Hi there Crafty Friends.  I'm having a bit of a Mojo problem at the moment, but I'm heading to our Beach House tomorrow for some solitude and to escape germs from both my boys. So I'm sure I'll get back in to crafting again. In the meantime I'm sharing some previously made, but not shared cards.

I really love neutral colours of Alcohol Inks, especially when paired with a metallic colour. This time I used Rose Gold and die cut a matching sentiment from metallic cardstock.

Dies: W& W 'Celebrate', SSS Leaf

I'm sharing at the following challenges:-

Anything Goes

Favourite die Shape (I love adding die-cut foliage to artsy backgrounds)

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Penny Black Saturday Challenge June '24 HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 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. We are celebrating our 16th Birthday - what a huge achievement. Congrats and thanks to Helen, who looks after everything for us! 

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

I love Penny Black Brushstoke Stamps and this one is a favourite. The Magnolia Tree in our Neighbours' garden looks like it will be flowering in a couple of weeks and it always makes me happy! 

Stamp: Penny Black Magnolia Rhapsody Cling

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.

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

ANYTHING GOES

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