#1133 – Thanking You

Hello and welcome! We have a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More. We rotate our themes and this time the theme is ‘Any Occasion‘.

And here’s what I made –

I started with the background. I used Prima Mind Games stencil with Salty Ocean distress ink. I trimmed it and adhered it over a white card base. I then die cut the flower and a leaf from Altenew Peony Dream and a branch of leaves using Simon Says Stamp Basil Leaves, which I split into individual leaves. I then colored all the individual fragments and adhered the respective layers together.

For the sentiment, I stamped it from Altenew Magnolias for Her and trimmed it to size before adhering it to the card. And that’s my card!

Checkout more inspiration from the rest of the team at the Addicted to Stamps & More challenge blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂

#1131 – A Stained Glass Crocus

Hello and welcome! It’s the first challenge for me in this year! We are starting the challenges at Addicted to Stamps & More with Birthdays challenge this year. There are no other themes to follow other than the need for it to be a birthday project.

And here’s what I made –

I wanted to make a stained glass effect card since I saw these cards from Jennifer McGuire. I had already kept my die chosen and ready for when I wanted to make the card – Simon Says Stamp Crocus Flowers. For the window, I chose to use Hero Arts Infinity Dies Arches.

To start with, I embossed the dies on a white panel and colored them. For the background I used distress inks and a brush to ink blend and for the Crocus, I used Zig brush pens. Once dried and done, I adhered the pieces together and stacked them with a couple more layers of die cuts. I then used Glossy Accents and filled in all the negative areas. I then left it to dry overnight.

For the card base, I used Simon Says Stamp Crystal Distortion embossing folder on black card base – I finally got to use this after more than a couple of years of buying! I then adhered matte silver cardstock die cuts on the previously assembled Crocus+Window piece and adhered this over the embossed base. For the sentiment I used Neat & Tangled Celebrate die, using black as the shadow and the matte silver for the seniment. After adhering all these pieces on the card, I used a few sequins for embellishment.

I must admit I love this technique despite it using quite a bit of the glossy accents and taking quite a bit of drying time. It is worth the wait!

And I’m joining these challenges –

Inkspirational challenge #358: Shine/Shiny

Neglected Stuff challenge January – I used the Simon Says Stamp Crystal Distortion embossing folder– old and completely unused! Not sure how old this is, but I’ve had it with me for a couple of years at least.

AAA Birthday Card challenge ##81: Winter Birthday – I’ve used a winter flower in my card.

So take your time to join the challenge as well. You can get more inspiration from our DT at the Addicted to Stamps & More challenge blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by!