Freshly Made Sketches #610

 Playing along with Freshly Made Sketches #610!

I took a little liberty with the sketch by flipping it and staggering the position of the shapes....

Although hard to capture in a photo, the snowflakes are a pretty white glitter :)

I started with the embossed background, inked the folk art frame in pale pink and adhered to the card front, then added the layered inked cardstock/glitter strips and snowflakes, then added the heat embossed sentiment and some clear sequins (that also did not photograph well!).

Supply List:

Spellbinders diamond plaid embossing folder

Pinkfresh Studios folk edge rectangle die; ink - ballet slipper

Simon Says Stamp snowflake dies

Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp and die

Other supplies: silver embossing powder; clear sequins; white cardstock; white, silver glitter cardstock; foam tape

Thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo - rae

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

Recipe for Holiday Spirit - As You See It Challenge #311

 Getting in the holiday spirit with the latest As You See It Challenge #311

Here is my card...

It all started with the floral patterned paper that I found in my stash (hoard??lol) - I just love the non-traditional Christmas floral pattern! I added some berry die cuts over the embossed white cardstock, tied a little gold ribbon around the card front, and added a scripty sentiment... et voilà, my first Christmas card of the season was made :)

Supply List:

Spellbinders diamond plaid embossing folder

Simon Says Stamp pepper berry dies

Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp and die

Pinkfresh Studios matte gold metallic pearls

The Paper Studio patterned paper

Other supplies: cardstock (black, white); gold metallic ribbon; Tsukineko onyx black ink; foam tape

Thanks for stopping by!! 

xoxo - rae

sending my love | color throwdown

 Another great Color Throwdown challenge appealed to me this weekend...

Color Throwdown #731

And here is what I came up with...

So, my colors turned out a bit brighter than those in the color challenge inspiration photo, but I really like how bold and happy this card is! I'm tempted to make another card using more muted colors... stay tuned ;)

Supplies:

Pinkfresh Studio: Wonderful in Every Way stamp/stencil/die; stitched scallop rectangle die

Altenew: inks (fresh lemon, pink diamond, rubellite, mountain mist, volcano lake, lagoon)

Waffle Flower: love thanks sentiment stamp/die

Other supplies: patterned paper (yellow/white check, navy, yellow); Tsukineko onyx black ink; white cardstock; foam tape

Thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo - rae

happy birthday | color throwdown #727

 hello hello!

Back with another great Color Throwdown challenge - Color Throwdown #727 - mustard, pink, green

I took inspiration from the challenge photo prompt when designing my card....

I chose the plaid embossed background as a nod to the texture of the gloves - athough, I will admit, I was a little disappointed that my mustard color turned out looking more 'French's yellow mustard' than the 'Grey Poupon' I was aiming for.... lol.... but I went with it anyway!

I knew I wanted to use a flower in my design as well, so I turned to one of my favorites, the Altenew/Pink Fresh 'celebrate us' flower/die combo, and I chose pink inks to mimic the colors in the photo prompt. 

A few gold accents for added interest, and voilà, finished card!

Also entering this card in Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge | beautiful blooms

Supply List:

Altenew/PinkFresh Studios: Celebrate Us stamp and die

Waffle Flower: Essential Sentiments stamp and die

PinkFresh Studio: stitched scallop rectangle dies

Spellbinders: diamond plaid embossing folder

PinkFresh Studios: Inks: sweet mustard, sunshine

Altenew: Inks: pink diamond, pinkalicious, fresh leaf

Brutus Monroe: gilded embossing powder

Spellinders: gold sequins

Tsukineko: onyx black ink

Other: white cardstock, gold washi tape

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

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