Inspired By..... basket

Hello crafty friends!

Back today with another Inspired By challenge :)

This week's theme - Inspired By... Basket

I was inspired by the basket, yellow elements, pillow pattern, and the pop of gold.

I was also inspired by the sketch, swapping out the circle for an arch shape.

And here is my floral arrangement.... I mean card ;)

For the focal point of my card, I used dies and stamps from The Stamp Market (basket and tulips).

Love how bright and cheery those tulips are!!

Looking forward to seeing what you will be inspired to create this week! Be sure to check out the rest of the design team's creations on the Inspired By blog!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

xoxo ~ Rae

Supply List:

Stamps/Dies: tulips/sentiment (The Stamp Market); basket die (The Stamp Market); arch die (Pinkfresh Studio

Embossing Folder: Simon Says Stamp

Inks: Distress Oxide Inks; Altenew

Patterned paper: Echo Park; scrap

Embellishments: gold glitter drops (Pinkfresh Studio)

love you

This is a card representing several firsts for me....

• the first time I truly created a one layer CAS card (GASP!)

• the first time I created a mask... yep, masked that little Frenchie so I could stencil the row of hearts

• the first time I linked up to sooooo many challenges (listed below) ... there were so many overlapping challenge themes I just couldn't narrow it down..... I so enjoyed challenging myself with this new to me technique that I wanted to share my first super clean one layer CAS card with them all!! LOL :)

Thanks so much for stopping by, truly appreciate it!! 

xoxo ~ rae

Supply List:

Avery Elle - Pop Up Frenchie stamp

Simon Says Stamp - hearty tweed stencil

Distress Oxide Inks - lumberjack plaid, picked raspberry, worn lipstick

Other: Tsukineko onyx blank ink; Neenah white cardstock

Techniques: masking, stamping, ink blending

Challenges:

AAA Cards Challenge #258 Sketch

Just Us Girls Color Week #712

Color Hues #TCH80

Addicted to CAS #251

CAS on Friday Challenge #276: Valentine

Cheerio!

Cheerio!

It's Inspired By day!! This week we are being inspired by London!

Inspired by... London #IB274

A little preface before I share my card.....

If you know my crafting style, you know I really enjoy taking somewhat 'literal' interpretations of photo prompts/inspirations. So of course to me that would mean stamping/using a red British telephone box or even some sort of window....

Ha! Easier said that done... even with, what, 20+ years of 'accumulated' supplies I have

• ZERO travel products

• ZERO window-ish products ?!?! 

So that leads to this card and a little 'peek' inside my brain and the creative process as to why I chose the elements I did :)

When I saw the inspiration photo, I knew I wanted to replicate the brick of the building (yay, I could do that with a brick stencil and grit paste!!), and the 'lines' I saw in the corner of the building architecture (which were achieved with black/white patterned paper). 

As for a nod to the telephone box, red patterned paper and a die cut frame (inked black) to the rescue! 

The branch idea was pulled from the upper right corner of the inspiration photo.

I chose to die cut the birds and crown in gold glitter cardstock, as a nod to 'royalty' :)

And of course the sentiment seemed fitting to a London theme....

Aren't you glad you don't live inside my brain?! Waaayyyyy too literal/detail-oriented!!! LOL

But alas, that's where I find my creative joy! :)

I hope you will check out the Inspired By Challenges blog for this week's challenge and check out the rest of the design team's amazing creations and feel inspired to play along!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by, appreciate you!!

xoxo ~ rae

Supply List:

Cardstock: Concord and 9th (pebble - for the brick background); The Stamp Market (reds); Neenah (white)

Patterned Paper: The Stamp Market (red plaid); My Mind's Eye (black/white)

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio (Ornate frame); Spellbinders (Sealed Birds); The Stamp Market (crown; hearts)

Distress Oxide Inks: (hickory smoke, black soot, bundled sage, peeled paint, forest moss, gathered twigs)

Other: gold glitter cardstock; Tim Holtz idea-ology label letters; foam tape

love you

 hello!!

Here to share a card inspired by two challenges…

Color Throwdown #777

Freshly Made Sketches #620

Here is my card…

Such a FUN color combo!! Been loving creating with navy/blue lately and was eager to use it again here. 

I stamped the background with chipped sapphire distress oxide ink using The Stamp Market simply plaid background stamp. I die cut the large heart(s) (Hero Arts nesting heart infinity dies) and paper pieced the inner heart with die cut strips using The Stamp Market pink cardstock. Added some additional embellishing to finish the card off. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

xoxo  ~ rae

life is beautiful

 Hey there!

Today I'm sharing a card made for the latest Color Throwdown challenge #776

This is what I came up with...

I die cut the flower parts from white cardstock and gave them color by ink blending with distress oxide inks using the challenge color hues (blush, dusty blue, pink). The card background panel was inspired by the dark shadows in the photo prompt.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

xoxo ~ rae

Supply List:

Distress Oxide Inks: tattered rose, spun sugar, stormy sky

Spellbinders Dies: four petal thank you floral

Spellbinders Embossing Folder: dazzling dots

Pinkfresh Studio Stamp/Die: beyond happy

Pinkfresh Studio Die: ornate rectangle frame

This Calls for Confetti: sequins

Techniques: ink blending, die cutting, stamping, embossing

Beyond Happy for You

 Hey there!

Excited to share a new card that was inspired by several awesome challenges:

Pinkfresh Studio January 2024 challenge: I chose April / Flowers challenge 

The Daring Cardmakers challenge: Just Peachy 

Inkspirational challenge #307: Stencils

Time Out challenge #254: New

 

And here's my card...

I was excited to try out my new Pinkfresh Studio 'Nothing But the Best' stamp/layering stencils/die products, and have also been eager to make a card using Pantone's color of the year, Peach Fuzz.

I started by stamping the floral image in black, then ink blended using the layering stencils, choosing to ink blend the flowers in monochromatic peach fuzz with limoncello centers, and thought the mint/meadow/emerald city color blend would complement the peach flowers. 

I die cut the diagonal stitched circle and very lightly ink blended the background in peach fuzz, then die cut a diagonal stitched circle frame and ink blended in peach fuzz.

I embossed an A2 panel with a woodgrain embossing plate then die cut using Pinkfresh simply diamonds die. I die cut another A2 panel with Pinkfresh hexagon tile coverplate and ink splattered it with dried marigold distress oxide ink.

I then adhered all of the card layers, adhered the floral image with foam tape, stamped and die cut the sentiment and adhered it with foam tape. I die cut a few additional pieces of Alex Syberia greenery and adhered to the card.

Lastly I embellished the flower centers with some flat sequins.

I really enjoyed the creative process with this card!! Supply List below...

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

xoxo ~ rae

Supply List:

Pinkfresh Studio supplies:

Inks: peach fuzz, limoncello, mint, meadow, emerald city

Stamp/stencils/die: Nothing But the Best (new)

Stamp/die: Beyond Happy (new)

Dies: hexagon tile, simply diamonds, diagonal stitched circles

Other supplies:

Dies: Alex Syberia Designs - Classic foliage

Inks: Distress Oxide Ink - dried marigold; Tsukineko - onyx black

Embellishments: This Calls for Confetti sequins - melon, banana daquiri

Paper: Neenah white cardstock

Techniques:

Ink blending, die cutting, embossing, stamping, stenciling

winter greetings

 hello hello!!

Playing along with the latest Inspired By challenge - Inspired by - Snowman

I was inspired by the blue and the snowflake pattern on the jacket, and took a loose interpretation of the sketch.

Totally stepped outside of my comfort zone with this card, as I typically don't gravitate toward bold colored cards.... so I challenged myself with some distress oxide ink blending in an attempt to create a wintery sky.

The snowflakes were created with opaque grit paste and layering stencils.

I really enjoyed the ink blending here, I'm going to have to try this more often :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

xoxo ~ rae

Supply List:

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio large snowflakes

Stencils: Honeybee Stamps snowflakes background stencils

Stamp: Pinkfresh Studio Folk Snowflake set

Distress Oxide Inks: salty ocean, faded jeans, wilted violet, black soot

Mediums: Ranger Distress opaque grit paste

Embellishments: Pinkfresh Studio ice clear drops

Embossing Powder: Brutus Monroe alabaster

Other supplies: white glitter cardstock; white, black cardstock

Not a Day Over Fabulous

 Hello hello!

A clean and simple card from me today... 

I was inspired by sketch #256 at AAA Cards 

and the theme "Cheers to the Years" (PP671) at The Paper Players

Here is my card...

I started by stamping the candles with embossing ink, then heat embossing with gold embossing powder. The stars and sparkles were also heat embossed in gold.

The candles were watercolored with Distress Oxide Inks.

The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

I really enjoyed challenging myself to keep the card CAS, as my design style is typically more layered and embellished.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

xoxo ~ rae 

Supply List:

Stamps: Spellbinders 'Awesome Birthday'

Distress Oxide Inks: wild honey, spun sugar, kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry, saltwater taffy

Other: white and black cardstock; foam tape

Embossing powder: Brutus Monroe gilded, alabaster

thank you - Color Throwdown #767

 Playing along with the latest Color Throwdown challenge #767!

Confession time..... when I saw the flower pillows in the photo prompt I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do with this card! Yes, it's very 'old school' of me, but once I get an idea in my head, well, I see it through! :)

So basically, I dug out some VERY old white Prima flowers (ca. 2009?! lol) that resembled the flower pillows and inked them with distress inks from the color challenge. Additional ancient products include patterned papers, that to me resembled upholstery.... did I mention that I took a rather literal interpretation of the inspiration photo as well?! lol

Sometimes it is refreshing to just dig through the years of collected products and just let your creativity flow...

Supply List:

Spellbinders four petal thank you floral dies

Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp and die

Distress Oxide Inks - spun sugar, mustard seed, rusty hinge, bundled sage

Prima flowers - white

May Arts jute twine

Other supplies: patterned papers from stash; Tsukineko black onyx ink; burlap scraps

Thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo - rae

color throwdown 743

hello there!

Playing along with the latest Color Throwdown Challenge #743

I totally fell in love with the inspiration photo and was so inspired.... until I went to create.... then I drew a complete blank! LOL I think my crafty mojo has taken a vacation! But alas, I persevered and saw the challenged through. 

Supply List:

PinkFresh Studio With Sympathy stamp & die

PinkFresh Studio Nested Arches die

Spellbinders Sealed Birds die

PinkFresh Studio Inks: ballet slipper, sparkling rose, raspberry bliss, peach fuzz, fresh pear, grassy knoll, key lime, olive

PinkFresh Studio Glitter Drops: champagne

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

rae

always & forever

 Hello there!

Played along with a new challenge today.... As You See It Challenge #291

I was intrigued by this color combination, so I pulled together some inks and went to work, and this is what I came up with...

For my design, I opted to go with highlighting the bold colors and added different shapes and textures to give the card interest and dimension (lots of foam tape action going on here too!).

Supply List:

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks: kitsch flamingo, festive berries, broken china, faded jeans

Pink Fresh: nested hexagon dies; stitched scallop rectangles

Hero Arts: nested hearts dies

Simon Says Stamp: etched linear heart die

Waffle Flower: love thanks sentiment and die

Spellbinders: diamond plaid embossing folder

Tsukineko: onyx black ink

Other: white cardstock; black/white striped ribbon; foam tape

Really enjoyed this challenge! Thanks so much for stopping by!

xoxo

rae

miss you

Hello! Back with a new challenge card..

I played along with a challenge over at Color Hues - Challenge #52 Turquoise and Mustard

This was a fun one to tackle... here is my card:

I gave an ombre inking to the Pinkfresh Studio Ornate Medallion die cut panel with mustard seed Distress Oxide Ink. I stamped the Altenew flower vine set in black ink over a panel also inked with mustard seed Distress Oxide Ink for a tone on tone effect, fussy cut around the image and adhered it to the card base with foam tape for dimension. The Concord & 9th (Big on You set) sentiment was stamped with black ink over a panel blended with salvaged patina Distress Oxide Ink, die cut, and adhered to the card front with foam tape. Enamel dots in shades of turquoise were added to the floral panel. 

Love the simplicity of this card and how that turquoise color jumps right off the mustard background.

Thanks for stopping by, appreciate it!

xoxo

rae

grateful

 Played along with the latest color challenge at The Color Throwdown 

I took a little liberty with the 'sage' color in the challenge... all of the shades of green ink I have were very dull looking.. note to self, buy a new, good 'sage' ink!! ;)

Here is my card....

Kind of a different look for me, but I have to say, I really like it! :) I used some new (to me) products from The Greetery to make this card - lots of stamping and die cutting - also a different technique for me. I really enjoyed the process!

Supply List: 

The Greetery: Pine & Berry stamps and dies; Winter Medley Die

Altenew: deck planks 3D embossing folder

Simon Says Stamp: CZ Design Clean line Gratitude sentiment and stamp

Distress Oxide Inks: dusty concord, peeled paint

Blush colored pearls & patterned paper

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

xoxo

rae

thankful

 Played along with another fabulous sketch at Freshly Made Sketches

I really enjoyed interpreting this sketch... here is my card:

Ok, so can I tell you how much I really enjoyed ink blending this panel? Ink blending is not something I do, like ever... lol... but after making this card, I think I've changed my mind, I want to ink blend all the things now!!

I ink blended the pierced panel using Distress Oxide Inks (mustard seed, spiced marmalade, fired brick). I also lightly inked the sentiment background before stamping the sentiment with aged mahogany distress oxide ink. The rest of the card parts were made from an autumn-themed patterned paper pack - I die cut the circles and fussy cut the pumpkins and gourds and adhered them with foam tape.  

Really enjoyed creating this card, glad to have had another great FMS sketch as the inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo

rae

Supply List:

Pink Fresh: hexagon tile cover plate, diagonal stitched circles

Simon Says Stamp: CZ Design Clean line Gratitude stamp and die

Distress Oxide Inks: mustard seed, spiced marmalade, fired brick, aged mahogany

Recollections patterned paper

May Arts jute twine

Other: white cardstock, foam tape

sending hugs

 played along with the latest Fusion challenge

and here's my card....

So glad that I stumbled upon this challenge - both the sketch and the photo inspiration gave me the idea to use my new Pink Fresh Studio Fall Foliage stencils and dies. Lots of stenciling and die cutting here, but I just love the 'garland' look I created with the die cuts!

Supply List:

Pink Fresh Studio: fall foliage stencils and dies; perfect sentiments stamp and die; diagonal stitches plaid cover plate

Distress Oxide Inks: mustard seed, iced spruce, evergreen bough, bundled sage, peeled paint, shabby shutters, brushed corduroy, gathered twigs

Other supplies: Versafine onyx black ink; white cardstock; may arts jute twine; white orchid sequin mix Lucy's Cards; banner die; wonky circle die; foam tape

Thanks so much for dropping in!

xoxo

rae

hello

 played along with the latest challenge over at The Color Throwdown

and here is my card...

 I really had some fun with this card! Did some good ol' 'ink smooshing' with distress inks to create the poppies and stem. I intentionally left some white space for interest when I die cut the flowers.

Supply List:

Altenew: cross stitch canvas die; build a flower: poppy stamp and die

Pink Fresh Studio: perfect sentiments stamp and die

Distress Oxide Inks: spiced marmalade, shabby shutters, peeled paint

Other: Versafine onyx black ink, white cardstock, enamel dots, black/white striped patterned paper, foam tape

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

rae

happy autumn

happy autumn indeed.... I just love this time of year :)

played along with the latest sketch at Freshly Made Sketches

And here is my card.....

This sketch was a great excuse to use my new Fall Foliage stamps and dies from The Greetery! The leaves and sentiment were stamped with Distress Oxide Inks (mustard seed, spiced marmalade, crackling campfire, ground espresso), then adhered with foam tape to a pattered paper panel. I used the diagonal stitched plaid cover plate from Pink Fresh Studio to create the card front panel. 

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

rae

World Cardmaking Day 2022

Hooray for World Cardmaking Day!!!!

I spent WCMD playing along with 5 fantastic challenges offered at Scrapbook and Cards Today.

So, let's get started with the challenge cards...

Challenge #1: Stencil challenge

For this card I used my (new to me) Altenew's Golden Days stencil and just LOVE that big, beautiful bloom! Supply List: Altenew products: Golden Days stencil, Fancy celebrate die, mini ink cubes (sunray, chamomile, snapdragon, marigold, dark chocolate); Ranger Distress Mica Spray tarnished brass; The Greetery Sentiment Suite: Birthday stamp and die; May Arts jute twine; black cardstock; My Mind's Eye patterned paper

Challenge #2: Color Challenge

We were presented with this color inspiration photo:

Initially. I wasn't sure how I was going to mesh the blue and yellow, but thanks to distress inks, I think I found a way! I watercolor painted die cut leaves with distress inks and also created the blue panel using two different blue distress inks and an embossing folder. Supply List: Distress oxide inks: squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, frayed burlap, broken china, uncharted mariner, walnut stain; Simon Says Stamp: Tattered Leaves die, Sparking Facets embossing folder, kraft woodgrain cardstock, stitched banners die; Pinkfresh Studio Heart Smiles sentiment stamp and die; Cardstock: kraft, dark brown; May Arts jute twine; foam tape 

Challenge #3: One Stamp

Never have I ever created a stamped background... but thanks to this challenge, now I can say that I have!!! I used a stamp from Altenew's Simple Beauty set to create the background design on white cardstock. I knew I wanted to keep the design crisp and simple, so I just added a bold sentiment and solid cardstock pieces. Supply List: Altenew Simple Beauty stamp; Concord & 9th Big on You stamp set and die; cardstock: white, aqua, black; foam tape

Challenge #4: Layers

So, not gonna lie, this card is my favorite :) Love the gold, the soft muted colors, and I guess after making it I realized that my typical go-to style is definitely 'layering'! Supply List: Pinkfresh Studio products: diagonal stitched circles dies; modern script sentiments and die; dainty plaid rubber background stamp; Pinkfresh/Altenew Celebrate Us stamp and die; Altenew branches and berries die set; American Craft gold embossing powder; Echo Park colored cardstock; Simon Says Stamp white woodgrain cardstock; Other supplies: kraft cardstock, May Arts jute twine, Versafine vintage sepia ink, foam tape

Challenge #5: Paper

This challenge called for paper weaving... another new technique for me! After looking at the end result (weaving), I see some things that I'd change up next time, but all in all, it was definitely a fun challenge to attempt!! Supply List: Pinkfresh Studio: Shaker Hearts dies; Concord & 9th Big on You stamp set and die; Simon Says Stamp white woodgrain cardstock; Echo Park colored cardstock; Other Supplies: heart embellishments (for shaker heart), May Arts jute twine, foam tape

I am so grateful to have come across these World Cardmaking Day challenges, thank you Scrapbook and Cards Today for giving me a great reason to 'celebrate' OUR special holiday!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo

rae