INK #348 CAS with option of Flowers

At Inkspirational our new challenge theme is a CAS challenge with the option of using flowers.

For this card I’ve used a Penny Black flower stamp together gold embossing powder and purple paint for coloring and gold for splattering.

I made it a condolence card and added the die cut topper onto a ready made card bases. 

 

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

 

This card is also for:
Addicted to Stamps and More - #499 Any Occasion
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes with option: Embossing

INK #323 CAS with animal(s)

At Inkspirational our new challenge theme is Clean&Simple with option of adding animals.

I used an old wood mounted stamp from Penny Black and my new Mondeluz watercolor pencils. I added a few dots og glitter glue and some bling and a sentiment.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the awesome makes of my INK-teamies.

This card is also for:
Critter Crazy Challenges - #89 Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
Sparkles Forum Christmas - #163 Christmas Critters
Cutie Pie Challenge - #197 Four Legged Friends

INK #311 CAS - optional feature a balloon

At Inkspirational our challenge theme is Clean and Simple, with the optional twist of adding a ballloon.  

I used a wooden stamp from Penny Black. I colored with Posca pencils and added glossy accent to the balloon. Kept it clean and simple for a masculine vibe.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see what my INK-teamies have made.

This card is also for:
Addicted to Stamps and More - #463 Birthdays

 

INK #308 - Paper piecing

At Inkspirational our challenge for the next two weeks is "Paper Piecing.
Persoanlly I think paper piecing is lots of fun, it's a great altnerative to coloring and a super way to use up some scraps.
For me card I chose to go CAS with a Penny Black stamp and DPs in different shades og greys and blues, except for the palm trees whre I used a green leftover piece and green Stickles glue. I left some buildings untouched. All windows were colored with a silver glitter gel pen. One single Pinkfresh gem was added to the star. The card is acutally quite sparkly, but it doesn't show in the picture.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see what my INK-teamies have made.  

This card is also for:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks - #700 All Occasions

Back in blogland - TioT 3 Colors

I'm back in blogland after a much needed break and holiday away in the sun. Now I'm back home, to cooler temperatures and grey clouds, which is perfect weather conditions for spending time in the craft room and visiting others blogs!

Over at Try it on Tuesday our new challenge theme is "Use 3 colors".
I made a one layer sympathy card using the faux embossing technique and the colors kraft, brown and white. The sentiment is heat embossed. The flower stamp is from Penny Black.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the my TioT teamies have made and to get more inspiration. 

This card is also for:
Day of the Month Cart Club - #53 National Simplicity Day
Krafty Chicks - #671 Use Stamps

 

Guest Designer at We Love Stamping

Today I'm guest designing over at We Love Stamping.

I've had this Penny Black stamp for quite some time and have used it before, but this was the first time I tried the technique of coloring directly on the stamp. I used aqua markers and it was really easy, and it's the only way I an think of that lets you get the colors in all the right places. I added frosted glitter and frantage, ripped paper at the top and bottom, ribbon and lace and did messy machine stitching.

This card is also for:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes/Embellish It
Craft Rocket Challenges - #98 Christmas/Winter
Krafty Chicks - #636 Use a Stamp or a Digi

INK #271 - One layer stamping

At Inkspirational we are saddened to have lost our dear teammate, Lindsey, to cancer. I will miss finding inspiration in her cards.

Our challenge this week is One layer stamping. I used a flower stamp from Penny Black, and a sentiment "Just for you, because you deserve it". The flowers were colored with Soft peach and Coral Promarkers.
However, I did also use a Tim Holtz plaid stencil as well, with kraft colored ink.So now I'm not 100% sure my DT card actually qualifies, but let's pretend I used the very similar plaid stamp I have, same brand, for this card:)
I also made som splatter with champagne colored paint.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see what Marina, Carol and Marlena have made. 

This card is also for:
Craft Rocket Challenges - #95 Flowers
Retro Rubber Challenge - #188 Anything Goes (I've had the flower stamp for approx 4 years)

 

INK #263 - Watercolour

For our new challenge at Inkspirational we have a technique challenge: Watercolour.
I used a Penny Black image and my metallic watercolor paints on a black background and gold embossing, I really like how the colors turned out. Added a bit of splatter too. And after finishing the card I actually realized I had made a one layer card- it's so much easier when it's unintentional, lol.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the my INK-teamies have made. 

This card is also for:
Happy Little Stampers - Watercolour April Anything Goes
Challenge Up Your Life - #146 Splatters

Guest Designer at STamping Sensations

I’m so happy to be invited as guest designer for Stamping Sensations' January challenge where the theme is Anything Goes with stamping, with the option of add a die.

I pulled out my Altenew die to make the frame, it's for a slimline size card, but I cut it to fit my mini slimline design. I heat embossed it with silver EP.
The sentiment was stamped on a torn piece of vellum and the Penny Black flowers on black card stock.
I added some rhinestones into each corner for a bit og shine.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

INK #252 - Photo Challenge - Chair

For our challenge at Inkspirational this fortnight, we have a photo of a chair. You can interpret the theme however you see fit, I chose a stamp set from Penny Black to make my 3 cards, heat embossing with gold on a dark blue background.
I used mini slimline dies from Pinkfresh Studio. One sentiment was stampoed (same PB set as the images), the other 2 are Tim Holtz stickers. I layered the stamped panels onto gold colored cardstock. One card has a die cut star, another one 3 rhinestones.

I'm sorry about the quality of the photos, some seem very dark, others light and grainy, but after several attempts I had to settle with these. But I quite like how the crads turned out IRL.

 

 

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful makes of my INK-teamies. 

 

This card is also for:

Happy Little Stampers Christmas November - Anything Goes + option: Make a Scene

 

 

This card is also for:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes

Last Twofer challenge

 

Here are my two cards for the last Twofer Card Challenge, where the theme is DOGS AND/OR CATS.

I'm more of a cat person myself, so I chose 4 images from a Penny Black set, I think they all capture different real life cat expressions and behaviors. I made a card that can be used as a just because or a birthay card and a Thank you card.

 

 

 

1) HAVE  A PURRFECT DAY

For this card I decided to go with a slimline layout to fit my 4 chosen cat images. I used a grey distress ink for coloring. I kept it clean and onlyadded  a narrow striped washi tape border for embellishment.

This card is also for:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #53 Anything Goes with a Critter
Little Red Wagon - #615 Animal Antics 

 

 

 

2) THANK YOU

For the layout of this card my inspiration came from the photo over at Time Out, where the bag has a pattern of heads on circles placed in all different directions. Instead I used one circle and stamped the cats' heds along the edge of that circle. I used the Altenew Mid-Century Frame Die, the die cut was heat embossed in silver. The stencil is also from Altenew, named  Deco Wallpaper Stencil. I went with an ombré effect with 3 different distress inks.Finally I heat embossed the sentiment with silver EP.

This card is also for:
TIME OUT Challenges - #194 Photo Inspiration
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes 

 

 

 

Ink #221 Birthday photo

For our new challenge at Inkspirational we have a photo inpiration for you.  I was inspired by the balloons and the checkered floor.
I used a cat stamp from Penny Black and fussy cut it, placed it onto a die cut clock (Marianne).
I used Art Anthology mist for the background and a stencil together with silver Nuvo. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see what my teamies have made.

This card is also for:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #42 Anything Goes with a Critter
Papercraft Challenges - #61 Animals
Always Fun Challenges - #178 CUTE CRITTERS

Ink - Photo with chair

For our new challenge at Inkspirational we have a photo. In general I find these the most challenging, but here I took inspiration from almost everything - the plant, the wallpaper and wooden floor, there's even a table and a chair.

I used a sweet mouse from Penny Black, a plant stamp from Altenew, 2 DPs to make the wallpaper and floor, a photo frame from Lawn Fawn and a sentiment in Norwegian.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see what my teammates have made. 

This card is also for:
Addicted to Stamps and More - #381 Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - #626 Just For Fun