Inspired by a color board

I made a card being inspired by the colors over at AAA Cards. 

I had an image from Scrappehuset that was spot on for the colors, and I made my own background using a mix of distress and distress oxide inks, colors aged mahogany, wild honey, kitsch flamingo and mustard seed.
I wanted a bit of texture to the background so I used a Lisa Horton embossing folder. For a CAS look that might have been a mistake? I liked the look and cut the panel smaller so more of the card base would show. In retrospect I could have done it even smaller, but I liked the look of it. 

I kept the design simple by not adding any embellishments other than a touch a stickles glue on the flower's centres, as well as a simple greeting. 

Sometimes I find it hard to know exactly where the limit is for CAS and I will not be offended in any way if my card will be removed. But I liked the colors for a summery look and feel and wanted to join:
AAA Cards - #319 Color
 

  

 

INK #372 - Christmas in July

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a word prompt: Christmas in July.

Normally I make many Christmas cards in July, but with this heat I've been unable to make much at all, and so so far one Christmas card only! Rain and cooler temperatures have been predicted for today and I hope that will be the case.

I have used a Spellbinder embossing folder, and the image is from Mintay's Christmas book, I used a bauble die set from Craft It. Pine die from Papirdesign and sentiment from Gummiapan. 
I inked the edges of the bauble and mounted it on foam for a little dimension.

Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

This card is also for:
ABC Christmas Challenge - N is for No Stamping and O is for Buildings
Fab n' Funky - #640 Christmas in July

 

Lemons

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a visual prompt. I was inspired by the lemons, both as theme and color.

I  used a paper from 49 & Market for the background and cut images from Alchemy of Art. And I used lots of white die cut leaves.

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This card is also for:
Krafty Chicks - #827 Birthday

 

 

Playing with a sketch...

It's been a while since I last used a sketch. Sketch challenges used to be my number 1 favorite. I guess they still are, when I have enough time to play.

This sketch really appealed to me and I went with a nautical inspired card, using designer papers, kraft paper, an ephemera anchor, cheese cloth, enamel dots and a sticker sentiment. A quick and easy card,

This card is for:
The Paper Players - #792 Sketch

 

INK #370 - Word Prompt - Leftovers

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a word prompt: Leftovers. We all have them. Right? 

I wanted to use some of the paper scraps leftovers from Scrapboys, most of them from the series of Lady in Red. I also cut out a leaf, my favorte die of the moment, from Little Birdie. 

I inked all edges in brown distress ink and splattered with black ink. A leftover piece of lace was added too.

Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

This card is also for:
Moving along with the Times - #190 June, Use Your Favorite Stamp, Die or Tool (lef die)

 

 

Card for a birthday boy

My favorite cards to make are the ones for the boys and men of any age. So this weekend I sat down and created this card, using an old cut out image from Maja Design. I chose to keep with blue, white and silver colors, as well as a jeans and star theme. I find stars always work as an embellishment for the masculine designs.

I used several dies: star and sentiment tags from Gummiapan, small stars and photo frame from Lawn Fawn, a star frame from Dixi Craft and stitched star dies from Craft&You.

This card is for:
AAA Birthday Challenge - #86 For Boys
The Paper Players - #789 Masculine

 

INK #369 - Visual Prompt: Gnome

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a visual prompt and we want to see you take inspiration from the photo below.

I was inspired by the gnome. My gnome has a honeycomb pattern on his hat and has daisies in his hands. To that's what inspired my colors and choice of embellishments, using dies from Little Birdie and Gummiapan and a sentiment stamp from Aall&Create.
Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

This card is also for:

Ellibelle's Garden Party - #15 Anything in (or from) a Garden
Sparkles Forum Challenges - #200 Trios (3 of Anything)

Ink #366 RAIN - #367 Floral Palette - #368 For the Guys

At Inkspirational our current challenge is "For the Guys" and I chose a dog as my centre piece along with a star frame and additional stars and some bling.

Check out the challenge blog for more inspiraion and details. 

  

 Life has been busy and so I haven't been able to share my cards for the 2 previous challenges yet - this was for the Floral Palette - being inspired by the paint palette and brush

 

 

The third card was for the theme of rain, and I was thinking about also how showers bring flowers, so I added lots of flowers too. I love the colors on this card and how I arranged the flowers, which I in general struggle with.

  

INK #365 - Visual Prompt - Sketch

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a visual prompt and we want to see you use our sketch.

I love playing with sketches, but it's been awhile. I love cutting and Craft o'Clock has many series to choose from. Here I used 4 frames and for  butterblies and a designer paper. A greeting in Norwegian and 3 enamel dots were the only embellihsments,

Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

 

This card is also for:

Let's Craft & Create Challenge - #230 Anything Goes + Beautiful Butterflies
Ellibelle's Garden Party - #14 Anything in (or from) a Garden

INK #364 - Word promtp - CAS - Optional Twist - "E is for..."

  

At Inkspirational the next 2 weeks we invite you to play along with our CLEAN & SIMPLE (CAS) challenge, featuring the optional twist: E is for… If you’re playing along with the optional theme here, consider also linking your card at the AAA Card Challenge. Beginning Sunday, their theme is E is for... A reminder: theirs is a must, ours is optional
I went with EMBOSSING as my E. I used an embossing folder from Altenew and stamps from Little Birdie. I also added 2 black strips and a little bit of splatter.

Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

This card is for:

AAA Cards - #311 CAS + E is for...
Alphabet Challenge - X IS FOR X-RAY (BLACK AND WHITE ONLY)

INK #363 - Visual prompt - greens

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a visual prompt and we want to see you take inspiration from one or more of the photos below.

I was inspired by the circles and the greeneries. So out came my new Little Birdie background die, bought during my recent 3 week stay in India. The circles being not entirely round shaped I though they would also make great giraffe spots.  The giraffe image and sentiment are from Craft Stash, included as a freebie with a UK magazine some years ago.I love African themed animals and prints, so I have saved the set  until now. The background paper is Craft o´Clock. I used arch dies as my panel for the image and decorated with leaves made with dies from Simple and Basic and small flowers from Little Birdie.

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This card is also for:

I Spy with My Little Eye - #34 Something You Love
Critter Crazy Challenges - Always Anything Goes

 

INK #362 - Word Prompt - Stencil (Plaid)

I am late showing you my card for Inkspirational, where the theme is a word prompt and we want to see you to use stencils. As optonal twist we have the theme of plaid.

I decided to use a plaid stencil from Pinkfresh. I used a stamp on top, added black splatter and a man with a die cut greeting on top. Quick and easy and lots of fun to make.

Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

 

 

 

INK #361 - Visual prompt - LOVE

 

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a visual prompt and we want to see you take inspiration from the photo below, thhre are so many items to take inspiration from. 

My mother's birthday is this month, so I made a card for her with lots of hearts in pink and red and with an image reminding me of Aimi, my sister's adorable chihuahua. We all adore her. The background was made with stamps from different Tim Holtz sets and Distress Oxide inks

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INK #360 - Word Prompt - XOXO

 

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a word prompt: XOXO. 
I needed a birthday card for my sister who has a chihuahua called Aimi. She's the most cuddly and sweet little creature who enjoys spending time in front of a fan heater, especially this time of year. 
So I thought this image would be perfect for the card. Papers are from Craft o'Clock.

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INK #359 - Visual Prompt - SHADES OF BLUE

 

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a visual prompt and we want to see SHADES OF BLUE. 

I started off stenciling a brick wall background with blue inks. Then I took several man themed items from Craft o'Clock and added a die cut birthday greeting and numbers in dark blue.

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INK #358 - Word Prompt - SHINE/SHINY

 

At Inkspirational the new challenge is a word prompt: SHINE or SHINY. 
I need to stock up on birthday cards and so I made one for a cat lover. I used a new embossing folder and a bronze ink, both from Lisa Horton, to make my background. I cut the sentiment and the leaves from Simple and Basic from golden mirri card. The cat image is from Craft o'Clock, flowers are from Little Birdie and I also added some sisal for extra texture.

Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

This card is also for:
Little Red Wagon - #838 Use some force
Craft Rocket Challenges - #132 Something New
Krafty Chicks - #801 Birthday

December 2025 Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Happy New Year everyone!
Here's my card for The Card Chain Challenge December reveal.

Usually we have different challenge prompts to choose from (colors, sketch, theme,...), but this month there was a twist. We were to use a NBUS (new but unused stuff), your favourite 3 colours and an animal OR a flower OR a fruit.

My NBUS was en embossing folder from Lisa Horton and my favorte colors weere red, green and white. I chose a cat fot the last prompt. 

My card went to Julia in Massachusetts. 
In return I got a card from Imke in Germany, check out her blog to see how gorgeous it is. Thank you, Imke!

If you want join the fun for January, you can sign up here until til 6th.  

INK #357 - COLD - reminder post

At Inkspirational the challenge theme, chosen by Marlena, is COLD. You have one more week to join the fun.

I made a mini slimline card winter scene, with tree stamps from Tim Holtz and cute mice from Lavinia. I added a moon, splatter for snow and some glitter glue on the lantern and trees for sparkle. 

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INK #357 - COLD

 

At Inkspirational the challenge theme, chosen by Marlena, is COLD.

I pulled out my selection of Lavinia stamps and also some trees from Hero Arts and stamped and inked this winter scene. Some splatter for snow and some glitter glue on the lantern and fairy wings and my card was done.
Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

This card is also for:

The Four Seasons Challenge -Anything Winter Goes

INK #356 - Use Stencils (Snowflakes)

 

At Inkspirational the challenge theme is Use a stencil, with option of adding snowflakes. shaped card.

I made my background with a Gummiapan stencil, embossing ink and white embossing powder. Then I used blue and purple distress inks. I added a die cut snowflake, stamped Lawn Fawn images and a sentiment sticker.

Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

This card is also for:
Allsorts - #838 New or Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - #560 Winter Wonderland

INK #355 - Mood Board

At Inkspirational the challenge theme is a photo, which inspired me to make this bauble shaped card. 

I've made several versions with different nostalgic images and lace, but I believe this might be my favorite. Some of the papers are from Lemon Craft, Craft o'Clock and the last brand I'm not sure of.

Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

 

This card is also for:
Crafty Gals Corner - Tis the Season

 

November Card Chain Challenge Reveal 2025

Here's my card for The Card Chain Challenge November reveal. If you want to join the fun for next month you need to sign up here until the 6th. You don't have to join every month, it's up to you. 

My card went to Hilary in the UK. I used the sketch as inspiration. Papers are from Craft o'Clock, Alchemy of art and Scrappiness.

In return I received an eye catching card from Joanne in Connecticut . Thanks, Joanne, I loved the colors!

INK #354 - Knit or knitted

At Inkspirational our new challenge theme it knit or knitted. And I interpreted that as using a designer paper with a knitted pattern for the background. Also, the gnome has a knitted outfit. 

The gnome is from Scrap and Me, the glittery snowflakes are from Little Birdie and the snowflake die used is from Papirdesign.  I love this snowflake die for its size and design and I use it a lot on my Christmas and winter cards. I am also in love with gnomes - if you take a look at my previous posts this year you will find a lot of them:)

Check out the challenge blog to see what what my INK-teamies have made too!

 

This card is also for:
Shopping Our Stash - #560 A Few Of My Favorite Things

  

CASE card with a gnome

It's
CASE a Design Team Member Week over at Just us Girls, and I have CASEd Carol's card. I liked the layout in combination with the dry embossed background, so those were the items of my inspirarion.

I used a Spellbinders embossing folder and cut out elemenets from Scrap and Me. The sentiment die cut is from Gummiapan. Three enamel dots and my card was ready.

This card is for:
Just Us Girls - #799 CASE a DT Member
Krafty Chicks - #792 Anything Goes