Happy Sunday!!!
I hope you all are having a fabulous weekend. They go so fast, don't they?
I am popping in with a some cards for some challenges.
Last weekend was my birthday and I had to make some thank you cards to send out. I used two challenges as my inspiration. The Inspired by Challenge #324 I was inspired by the yellow in the apples and the pinky/coral/white color in the tin from the photo. I was also inspired by this weeks Color Hues Challenge #104-yellow and coral.
I did some ink smooshing using Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade and Abandon Coral Distress Ink for the background on both of my cards.
I then used a combination of stamps and stencils, with the same inks, to enhance the backgrounds.
The "thanks" sentiment and leaf die is from Simon Says Stamp. I die cut the sentiment in five times-3 out of scraps of white cardstock and 2 out of cardstock I inked with Squeezed Lemonade and Abandoned Coral Distress Ink. These were so fun to create!!!
For my second card, I used a challenge from a private challenge board I am a part of.
I chose to use some pattern paper that I received via a Simon Says Stamp! card kit I received in the fall.
I cut the paper into 3, 1 1/2 by 4 inch strips. I adhered it over a white card base that had a blue piece of cardstock on it.
Once again I used the Windswept Leaves from Simon Says Stamp and the sentiment is from The Greetery. Simple and easy but so impactful.
My last card I used this month's Altenew Challenge for February 2025 as my inspiration.
I used a new stamp bundle I bought in December from Altenew on my card. I used the Peony and Lilac Swag for my image.
I stamped the image to create a no line coloring technique. I used a combination of inks with the matching stencils and then copic markers to create some dimension.
I made a background using a stencil from my stash. The sentiment is from the same stamp set as the flower.
Well, that is all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. I hope you all have a fabulous week!!
Nora
First off, happy belated birthday, Nora! And wow, you've been a busy creative making those four beautiful cards! I love the ink smooshing, stenciling and stamping you did using the CH colors, and the layered thanks really stands out against them. Thanks so much for joining in over at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteYou've been busy and the results are wonderful! Love your use of coral and yellow on your first beauty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful coral and yellow smooshed background, Nora, and the stamping adds even more interest! The leaf die and stacked sentiment provide perfect finishing touches! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteNora, I first got a glimpse of these terrific cards over on IG and let me say you certainly did a great job with the our color combo. The backgrounds look wonderful. Love the shadowed sentiment too. Thanks for joining us at Color Hues and wonderful post and the other cards are beautiful as well.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful cards! Thanks so much for playing along at Inspired By!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards, Nora! You did an awesome job using this weeks colors...love your card! Thank you so much for playing along with us over at the Color Hues Challenge!
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