Christmas in July!

 Hello to all!

Happy Tuesday!

Who doesn't love Christmas cards for gifting someone, so most of the challenge themes inspired me to make Christmas cards early!

Here is my first slimline card!

I started by die cutting my own base for a slimline card using a scalloped border die out of the white sheet. I created my own background using two different sizes of beautiful poinsettias from different stamp sets. I stamped the flowers in archival ink and watercoloured them. added some leaves as shown in the pic.

Using a foliage stencil I applied DI.

Now added some white splatters and a sentiment. But the sentiment ink little bleed as shown in the pic below.

So I stamped the sentiment again on an angled strip, added with dimension.

For the final touch added some half pearls at the centre of my flowers. 

Hope you enjoyed this project!

Happy crafting!

Supply List

Cardstocks: Whisper white and bottle Green CS

Stamps:  Poinsettia peace from Poppy stamps; Poinsettia from Peekaboo designs; Most wonderful stamp set from Uniko

Dies: Stitched scallop edges from Die-namics; Stitched borders from Lawn Fawn

Stencil: Winter Foilage from Uniko

Distress Inks:  carved pumpkin, twisted citron, mowed lawn, lucky clover

Archival Ink: Vibrant fuchsia

Dye Ink: black Licorice from Lawn Fawn

Zig watercolour brushes: wine red and pink

Half pearls: gold in various sizes

Acrylic Chalk Paint: Buttercream from Little Birdie

Would love to enter into the following fun challenges:

https://unikostudio.blogspot.com/2021/07/uniko-challenge-66-flowers-optional.html

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/week-6334-femininefor-lady.html

https://www.welovechocolatebaroque.uk/2021/07/july-beautiful-blooms.html

http://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-48-and-winner-of-challenge-47.html

http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/abc-christmas-challenge-n-and-o-are-for.html

http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2021/07/cardz-tv-anything-goes-challenge-145.html

https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-challenge-anything-goes.html

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/chnc-challenge-552.html

https://poppystamps.typepad.com/poppystamps/2021/07/psc82-just-add-water.html

https://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-rudolph-days-challenge.html

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2021/07/colors-of-summer.html- inspired by pink and green summery colors

http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-173-ag-punch-it.html

http://scrappelyst.blogspot.com/2021/07/utfordring-for-juli-alt-er-lov.html

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2021/07/weeks-501-502-anything-goes.html

Tea cup with Happy Succulents!

Hello!

Happy weekend!

I made a slimline card using my envelope die! 

I featured a teacup with Happy succulents. The stamp set has a main succulent image with few additional succulents which make this set so versatile and fill the bigger space easily.

 

On a teacup, I stamped one of the single succulents with foliage using my ZIG brushes directly and watercolored it. Then stamped the bigger image using the same method, watercolored it and fussy cut it.

Now die cut another panel using stitched scalloped dies and stamped the image.  Then I slightly added DO with a blender brush to make my own background. The sentiment is from the Verve stamp set. Added some scattered polka dots with sparkle paste using my stencil.

Added my main panel on the card base. Added the die cup with dimension for more interest above the big succulent image.

Hope you like it!

Happy crafting!

Supply List

Cardstock: Whisper White CS

Stamps:  Happy Succulents from Uniko; One cup stamp set from Verve stamps

Stencil: Scattered polka dots from Uniko

Dies: Envelope die from Die cuts and more; coffee cup from Memory box; Stitched scallop edges from Die-namics

Distress Oxide: Twisted citron

Dye Ink: Black Licorice from Lawn fawn

ZIG brush markers: pale pink, pink, light green, dark green

Sparkle paste: Mint Fizz from Little Birdie

Would love to join these fun challenges:

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2021/03/2021-spring-summer-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/

https://unikostudio.blogspot.com/2021/03/uniko-challenge-64-signs-of-spring.html

https://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2021/03/memory-box-challenge-70-beautiful-backgrounds.html

Sunshine coffee cup

 Hello everyone!

Hello, coffee lovers!

Today is the first day of Spring/ Summer Coffee Lovers Hop 2021 hosted by the very talented Amy & team and I am so excited to participate! There are lots of super sponsor prizes, how awesome!

I am sharing a card featuring a negative die cutting technique using a Coffee time die cut set from Sizzix and stamps from Stamplorations.

I am thinking of a rising sun, bright morning with a spring feel. So I came up with this idea!

Who doesn't love coffee cup especially with sunshine on them!

I die cut the coffee cup at my focal point. And blended some DI to create a bright background in happy sunrise colours. Then stamped the great quote "even the darkest night will end and the SUN will rise." I love the New Beginning set with charming images and sweet inspiring sentiments.

On my white card base panel, I stamped the morning sunrise scene and watercoloured it using Zig watercolour brushes. Then highlighted the sunrise part only applying crystal Nuvo drops to glow more. Then adhered the blended piece on the card panel with foam tape.

Added a white lid on the coffee cup by stamping hello coffee. Die-cut some grasses and added these strips. Embellished it with some spring flowers and some crystal drops with few birds stamping to make this card pop.

I love this cute sunshine cup!

Happy crafting!

Supply List

Cardstocks: Whisper White, Textured green CS

Stamps: New Beginning and Hello coffee sets from Stamplorations

Dies: Crazy Double running Stitches Rectangles from Cutplorations; Coffee time from Sizzix; Grassy edges from Die-namics

Distress Inks: fired brick, candied apple, barn door, carved pumpkin, squeezed lemonade and mustard seed

ZIG watercolour brushes

Nuvo crystal clear drops

Would love to join these fun challenges:

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2021/03/2021-spring-summer-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/

https://www.welovechocolatebaroque.uk/2021/03/march-i-love.html- I love to make coffee cards

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/p/stamplorations-anything-goes-challenge.html

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2021/03/caffeine-fueled-paper-play-coffee-then-the-world/

http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/03/challenge-183.html--- I think it's a fun and different take of using the negative space of a coffee cup showing a beautiful sunrise scene!