This month for the Clean and Simple Instagram Hop, we are playing with the theme of Slimline. Of course, you know I had to go for a mini slimline! I was inspired by a card I saw by Cecile Ribon a while back... I still love hers more than this one... but I appreciated the inspiration!
Our choices for the This or That Instagram Hop were Rainbow or Black & White. And to surprise you all, I went with a black and white card! You KNOW I love rainbows... but I also love black and white cards, especially when they are a little unexpected.
This month for the White on White Instagram Hop, we are playing with the theme of "humour"... I had fun with a BIG alphabet to make my card today...
This has been a wonderfully creative weekend for me. My office doesn't close for long weekends as our usual office hours are Tuesday through Saturday. Easter is the only guaranteed long weekend that we take off. I'm lucky enough to have 5 days off in a row as I go back to work on Wednesday.
It's been so fun spending some time in my creative space, working on some design team obligations as well as playing with some other challenges!
Today I played along with the latest sketch at Try A Sketch on Tuesday.
I finished off the card I shared yesterday using the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and I wasn't thrilled with it... so I decided to play with the sketch again. I'm also playing along with the April challenge at All About Paper Craft Challenges!
With a few extra days off this week, I was able to play along with the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. When I saw the sketch, this black and white card popped in to my head...
We have a wonderful new clean and simple challenge at Addicted to CAS...
I don't have a lot of family themed stamps or dies... but I was able to make a card for someone's Mom (since mine has passed). I started with a stencil and three colours of Distress Oxide Ink and did a little partial blending. I stamped this gorgeous butterfly on top of it and finished it off with the simple sentiment.
This month for the Build Your Stash Instagram Hop, we are making "gifts"... I chose to do a couple of gift card holders, trying to bust through a little of my stash of patterned paper.
For my first card, I created a postcard style card, in that the main card doesn't open. Instead, the small part on the front opens (when you untie the ribbon) and you'll find a small pocket inside where you'd put the gift card.
The challenge at CAS on Friday is Botanical.... I paired these pretty Washi Tape leaves with a wood grain embossed black strip to create this simple card
I had a tough choice for the This or That Instagram Hop this week... until I couldn't find the die I thought I had for the other choice. Our choices were Ladybug or Butterfly... and for the life of me, I couldn't find my ladybug die!
So butterflies it is!
There's a fun new challenge at Time Out Challenges that starts today...
Honestly, I was going to skip this challenge. I don't have much for food or drink stamps and dies... I was looking for something else in my stash and came across this stamp set with this line of fun frozen treats. I was NOT in the mood to colour them, so I paired the stamp with a scrap of pattern paper that reminded me of a beach towel... so quick and easy!
Hello friends... I'm back with my card for the current Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop... our theme for this week is "humour". I have some funny sentiments but not a lot to go with them. For my card today I didn't have either a cake stamp or die nor candles. So I improvised!
I used pattern paper and cut some strips about the size of candles. I used a black marker to create the wicks and my Copics to create the flames. And my sentiment didn't have a die so I <gasp> fussy cut it!
Such a quick mini slimline card for you today, made for the Mini Slimline Instagram Hop. I used a scrap of pattern paper that is like 15+ years old. I cut the front of my card a little smaller to create a little interest...
Happy April, creative friends! A new months means there's a new sketch to inspire your Christmas Cards at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers!
I cheated a bit with my first card... I saw this patterned paper in my stash and I thought it fit the sketch absolutely perfectly! And honestly, I wasn't sure what I'd ever use it for! I added some navy blue element to the card and a simple stamped and die cut sentiment to finish it off.
There's a fun new colour challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches... I can't wait to see what you create with it!
I will admit that I was creating this card while in a bit of an emotional slump... which meant I was also struggling creatively. When I struggle with a colour challenge, I usually end up doing something of a more graphic nature, which is what you are getting today.
As a girl who loves her die cuts, a just one layer card is difficult for me. Others may not agree, but in my line of thinking, a one layer card means there is nothing raised up from your card front... so that leaves stamps and inks and not much else. So why on earth did I join this Just One Layer Instagram Hop? LOL!
For this month, our common theme is Masking... so I used some ripped low tack tape to mask off an area where I did some pretty ink blending... and added a huge floral image on top of it.
I just LOVE this sketch over at Atlantic Hearts!! There are so many thing you could do with the panel at the top.
My first thought was to use some paper scraps to create my card, but then I had the idea of the brick work pattern put on a diagonal. All of the flowers were from my bin of extras... some Stampin' Up!, some Spellbinders... all bright and happy!
"Hello Spring" is the theme this month for the Rediscover Your Supplies Instagram Hop. I dug in to my stash for a few things... the pattern paper is super old, I don't often use this colour of cardstock and I used some edge dies that I haven't used in a while.
The end of March! Already?! I'm back with my second and final card using the current sketch at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.
I chose to use some more masculine looking apers for today with some plaid and a wonderful reindeer die!
