Cards-by-the-Sea: Happy Birthday Background

Thursday, August 11, 2022

I'm Getting Crafty Again

Hello friends. I have been getting pretty inky lately, and have taken a pause to post my cards for a variety of challenges.

First up is this fun city scape card using Hero Arts Tri-Fold Edge City Die. I cut and created this city and nestled it into a square window because I am playing along with Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero August Challenge. As it is a birthday card, I am also playing along at AAA Birthday #40 and The Paper Players #603.

Next up is another card with a square window using Hero Arts Looking Glass dies for the same Hero Arts challenge as the card above. I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Spritz and Splatter (my evening sky) and ABC Christmas Challenge (R for Reindeer).

How fun is this snowboarding polar bear? I followed the sketch at MFT Sketch 606 and am also entering this card at Retro Rubber #188 (stamps are at least 3 years old), AAA Birthday #40 and The Paper Players #603.

Last up is another birthday card, initially inspired by the challenge at Poppystamps #95 to have the words take center stage. This Poppystamps birthday die fits the bill, as it cuts out loads of happy birthday greetings with one pass through the die cut machine. I decorated my card front with lots of fun Whittle sea creatures. I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday #244--no stamping, AAA Birthday #40 and The Paper Players #603.

As all of my cards today rely heavily on die cuts, I am entering the lot of them at Addicted to Stamps #435.

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Sunday, January 17, 2021

My Crafty Weekend

Hello and happy Sunday. I've had bits of time here and there this week, and have managed to create a number of cards. First up is this floral card using a stencil from Altenew called Rose Bouquet. I'm not sure if there is a trick to working with this stencil, but what I did to get the flowers and leaves to be different colors was loads of masking with post-it notes.

I am entering this card at CAS(E) this Sketch #404, The Flower Challenge #52: Embossing (I used dry embossing with a cover plate), Inspired by #157: Everything is a Bouquet, Inkspirational #230: Mask, Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge: Anything Goes, and Shopping Our Stash #436: What's new with you.

Next up is a pair of birthday cards in an ombre of blues. I started with a panel of white card stock, and sponged and blended several Distress Oxide inks, starting with the lightest shades at the top and ending with the darkest at the bottom. I cut this panel using Poppystamps Happy birthday Background die. I placed all the die cut letters in a white card front cut with the same die. I was left with the blue sponged die cut negative, and I adhered that to a white card base to make a second card that is the mirror image of the first. I think I may even like the second card a little better.

I am entering both of these cards at Poppy Challenge #76: monochrome, Just Us Girls #567, WWC304: Occasions, and Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies.

I have been meaning to use my new MFT Zippy Zebras, and the MFT Sketch #524 challenge and MFT Color #157 challenges inspired my next card. I am also entering this card at The Male Room #146: Animals, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Layer it Up, Shopping Our Stash #436: What's new with you, Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies and Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge: Short and/or Tall (tall).

I have two cards I made inspired by Stay Crafty with Hero Arts #19: Include a Heart. I used stamps and dies from one of last year's My Monthly Hero kits. I am also entering this first card at Addicted to Stamps and More #396: Make Your Mark and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Layer it Up.

Last up for today are two cards for next Christmas (already!) They are inspired by the following challenges: Color Hue #10: Navy & Cream, Addicted to CAS #189: Snow, The Paper Players #524: Snow, and Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes.