Hey Crafty Friends!
It has been raining cats and dogs here in the Northeast so I had some time in my craft room to pass the time. I actually created FIVE cards, which is unheard of as I am a sloooooow card maker. I am only going to post three today and hopefully the other two tomorrow.
The first card I created was inspired by THREE challenges. The sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #755, the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #302 and the Bouquet from Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #45.
Below are the three challenge badges I used as inspiration for my card. For the TTC #302, I used the middle down-die cuts/free/embossing wet or dry.
All of the flowers were die cut from cardstock scraps. The pail is die cut from a piece of pattern paper that has been in my stash for YEARS. It was a tiny scrap that I was able to cut two pails out of and I am sad that it is gone.
The embossing folder is the Exposed Brick from Stampin Up!. The border is from The Greetery.
The sentiment is from my stash. Not sure who it is from and I don't feel like digging to find out.
My second card was inspired by three challenges. The first is the sketch from this weeks Paper Players #805, the Inkspirational Challenge #377 and The Card Concept #229.
On the Inkspirational Challenge, I used the sunflower cupcake as the inspiration.
The flowers are all from Spellbinders and the sentiment is from Concord and 9th.
I inked the edges of all the paper with Old Paper Distress Ink. The pattern papers are from Arden Studios and 49 & Market.
My third card was inspired by the As You See It Challenge #382 and The 52 Christmas Card Throwdown-embossing.
The prompt for the As You See It Challenge scared me as I have only made about three Christmas Cards so far. This one was the fourth. Yikes!!
I used Rosie's Studio Sleigh Bells Ring paper and ephemera for my card. I loved this pack as much of the images have gold embossing on them.
I added some gold Stickles on the tree for some sparkle and Glossy Accents on the little flower on the package.
The gold frame is from my stash. I wish this card was as easy to make as it looks. I always have a hard time layering my ephemera without it looking too much.
Well, that is all from me tonight. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a great week!
Nora
18 comments:
The flowers in the pail are gorgeous - love the texture in the background. Thanks for sharing with us at Beautiful Blossoms :)
What gorgeous cards! I'm kind of obsessed with that bucket of flowers and all the texture and detail. Really fabulous! So glad to see you this week at FMS!
A wonderful take on the sketch, Nora! I can visualize the triangular element from your pail of blossoms--so pretty! Thanks for linking up to FMS this week!
Your pretty pail of flowers makes a beautiful fall card, Nora! I love the way you used a tiny tag for the sentiment, and added the border over the embossed background. Thanks for joining us at Tic Tac Toe Challenge!
I like all three of your cards! The bucket of flowers is amazing. The Christmas card is really striking. I think it's that lovely gold frame that really lifts the design. The DSP and ephemera do their jobs really well. Thanks for sharing with us at As You See It.
What a lovely collection of cards Nora! The pail of flowers is so colourful and I love the simple sunflower design - a great use of our Paper Players sketch this week! Love your Christmas card too - ephemera is a great way to build your card stash quickly, but I agree there is a technique to using it so that it doesn't look thrown together. Needless to say, I think you've nailed it - the gold elements really make your festive tree shine. Another Christmas card for the pile! Thanks for sharing with us over at As You See It this week!
I think you did a great job with the layering, Nora! It looks just right to me - I struggle with that, too. I'm glad we scared the merry into you, too, lol - time to start cranking! Thanks so much for playing at As You See It!
I'm back again now to talk about that wonderful little sunflower card. The papers you've chosen are perfect and the touch of distressing enhances them even more. The fussy cut sentiment (die cut?) stands out well and the soft curves of the outline are really nice. Thanks for sharing with us at The Paper Players. :-)
Absolutely love the little bucket of flowers, Nora! The paper you used for the bucket could not have been more perfect and the bouquet of flowers are so bright and cheerful. Thanks for sharing it at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge.
Wow Nora I absolutely love the colorful bouquet in your card! Perfect for our inspiration photo. Those floral dies are a great size too! Thank you for joining us at Beautiful Blossoms Challenge!
Love all three of your beautiful cards Nora, but the sunflower card is my favorite.
Darling Pail full of Cheerful flowers and WTG on using those scraps! Thanks for playing along at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge, we hope you'll share again soon.
Donna xx
The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge
The Inspiration Station Challenge
The Paper Funday Challenge
The Pick 3 Challenge
So many lovely card designs here, Nora! Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational with your lovely sunflower card! Julia xx
All three cards are lovely, but I do love the vintage feel of your Christmas card! That gold frame sets everything off so nicely, especially with the gold accents on the tree! Thanks for playing with our challenge at As You See It this week!
What a lovely card!
Thanks so much for joining the 52 CCT Challenge!
What beautiful cards! I love them all!
Beautiful cards!
Wow, love all of your cards! Your sunflower and texture works great with our inspiration challenge at The Card Concept! We are so thrilled that you joined us and hope you can play along again soon!
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