Cards Times 2 for Some Challenges

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Hey Friends!!

Just popping in with some cards I created for some challenges. I went back to work this week so I do not have a ton of crafting time but I was able to create a few during some down time.

My first card I created for this month's Altenew's August 2023 Inspiration Challenge. I am always wanting to do this monthly challenge but somehow I never get around to it!!

I created this card with the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Always Sunshine and a sentiment from the Altenew Ornamental Bliss Stamp Set. I decided that a sympathy card would suit this challenge perfectly!!!

I really tried to get the colors right but when the inks dried, the inks became more aqua then I intended.

The middle color looked more orange to me when I was creating this card too. If I don't have the light on in my craft room sometimes the colors show up different in the light. I am going to include it anyway into this challenge. 

My second card I am entering into this week's Time Out Challenges #245. Below is the badge and I interpreted this challenge a bit differently than I usually do.

Once again, I used the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Always Sunshine and a sentiment from the Altenew Ornamental Bliss Stamp Set. When I think of colorful, the first thing that comes into my mind is flowers.

I used pinks, blues, greens and yellows on this card. Instead of shading the embossed images in the background, I chose to leave them completely white.

I love how this came out and cannot wait to have a chunk of time to be able to create with this set again.

My last card I am entering in to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. The theme this week is DELICIOUS DRINKS.

I chose to pull out my NEW Waffle Flower Postage Collage Dies, the Postage Collage Stamps and the Coloring Postage Collage Stencils  as the jump off for my card.

I then used Pretty Pink Posh's Summer Drinks Stamps and Dies. 

I loved how this came out so much that I created a second card!!!

Aren't these so cute????

I didn't use any foam tape on these but used the dies to cut out white backgrounds to give the stamps some dimension.

I colored all the images in using Copic Markers and added a Mama Elephant Happy Birthday. I have a bunch of "little" sentiments from a bunch of companies and they match PERFECTLY with this Postage set!!!

Well, that is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS Saturday!!

Nora

A New Challenge at Cupcake Inspirations Challenges-Challenge #576

Hello Friends!!!

I am just popping in today with a card that I created for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #576. This week starts a new round and it is a COLOR CHALLENGE. 

Can you guess the colors used this week? Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #576 is all about using the colors TURQUOISE, RED, and YELLOW on a project.

I created my card with some images that were generously donated to us by our sponsor-Crafty Scrappers.

The dog and the balloon were just two of the images donated to our team. I created the little box in Photoshop so that the pup could peek out

The background was created using ink blending and a background stamp from MFT.

All the images were then colored in using Copic Markers. The sentiment was from my stash that I had stamped and cut out with a word balloon.

For more details on the challenge and to learn how to enter a random prize drawing from our sponsor, hop on over to the blog post for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #576.

I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Have a FABULOUS week!!

Nora

There is Still Time to Play at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #575

 Hey Crafty Friends!!

Today I am popping in with a reminder that there is still time to play with this round of Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #575. It is a theme challenge-create a project with a RIBBON or a BOW!!

Below is the challenge badge for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #575.

We have a sponsor for this challenge. I created my card with a Build a Garden: Grand Carnations Stamp/Stencil Set generously donated to us by our sponsor-Altenew!!!

I have never used one of these Build a Garden Sets before this challenge. One thing I loved about it is it not only contained stencils to use with the outline stamps but a stencil for the background. I used the background stencil from the collection on my card with gray ink.

I used the stamps and stencils for both flower images in the Build a Garden: Grand Carnations Stamp/Stencil Set. I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink to stamp the outline of both the flowers and the leaves.

For the purple flower, I used the Enchanted Garden and the Green Valley Mini Ink Cubes with the coordinating stencil. For my yellow flower, I used the Pocketful of Sunshine Mini Ink Cubes for the flower and the Green Valley Mini Ink Cubes for the stems.

I added a yellow twine bow over the stems and the sentiment was stamped using the same stamp set and die cut using a circle die.

For specific details on this round of the challenge and to see other cards by the Design Team, hop on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Blog. 

Altenew is sponsoring a random prize and I have an Altenew Stamp Wheel that I am giving away (US Players only-I cannot afford the shipping for international.) I bought two by mistake so one lucky, random US entry can win the wheel. For details, please see the blog post at Cupcake Inspirations Blog. 

That is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS Monday!!!

Nora

A NEW Cupcake Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #575

Hey Crafty Friends!!

Today I am popping in with a card for our NEW Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #575. It is a theme challenge for the next two weeks-create a project with a RIBBON or a BOW!!

Below is the badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #575. 

We have a sponsor for this challenge. I created my card with a Build a Garden: Grand Carnations Stamp/Stencil Set generously donated to us by our sponsor-Altenew!!!

They are one of my FAVORITE companies!! I actually have a subscription to their Paint a Flower series. I get a stamp set every month for $15.99. (no affiliate link)

I stamped the outline in Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and then stenciled the purple layers using the Grand Carnations Stencils and Altenew Enchanted Garden Mini Ink Cubes. I then used the Altenew Green Valley Mini Ink Cubes for the green layers. 

The shading at the top was done using the lightest two colors in theEnchanted Garden cube set-Wisteria and Hydrangea. I then used a dotted stamp from another company to create all the tiny splatters.

I stamped the sentiment from the Grand Carnations Set in Andromeda-the darkest purple in the Enchanted Garden cube set. I added some Glossy Accents over "friend," a die cut bow from my stash and random purple sequins. This card made me SO HAPPY!!!

For specific details on this round of the challenge and to see other cards by the Design Team, hop on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Blog. 

Altenew is sponsoring a random prize and I have an Altenew Stamp Wheel that I am giving away (US Players only-I cannot afford the shipping for international.) I bought two by mistake so one lucky, random US entry can win the wheel. For details, please see the blog post at Cupcake Inspirations Blog. 

That is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS Monday!!!

Nora

There is still time to play this week at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #574

Hey Friends!!

Just popping in to say that there is still time to play with us at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #574!! It is a color challenge this time around.

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #574 is all about using the colors LIME, TEAL and WHITE on a card.

Once again I used the Spellbinders Sealed Bouquet Dies to create my card. The stencil was from my stash.

The sentiment is from The Greetery. I am trying to get out things that I rarely use and I have had this sentiment set for ages.

To play along and see details about CIC574, hop on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by!! Have a GREAT Monday!!

Nora