Just Us Girls challenge #846 - ATG Stencil Week

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. I am back to share my card for this week's Just Us Girls challenge and it's Stencil Week and Bobby has given us the simple theme of 'anything goes'. We all love our stencils don't we so I'm sure this is going to be a really popular week. I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations.

I used a stencil that I've had in my stash for quite a while and never used.  It's a lovely bold stencil with large snowflakes and I couldn't resist doing a red and white card today.  I even did some fussy cutting, but don't look too closely at that lol!.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4 and stencilled the beautiful snowflakes using a red ink pad.  I also stencilled just one of the snowflakes onto a scrap of white card and fussy cut it out.  I used a stitched rectangle die and cut down the background plus I also cut a black mat layer.  So that my fussy cut snowflake wouldn't look lost against my background I cut a strip of white card and used the stitched rectangle die to cut it so that the decorative edge would match the background panel; I also added a black mat layer.  I placed it across the centre of the background with liquid glue.  The snowflake was added to the left of the strip using foam squares and I stamped a sentiment next to it using black ink.  I finished off with a few black pearls.  The panel was adhered to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I die cut another stitched rectangle panel and black mat layer.  I stencilled the snowflakes along the bottom of the white panel and added a black strip of card along the top for a more finished look.  I adhered the panels together with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and added the panel to my card base using double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up challenge - ATG Christmas

ABC Christmas challenge - U for unused stash (my stencil)

Dream Valley challenge - ATG

Peace on Earth Christmas challenge - ATG Christmas optional inspiration photo

Stencil Fun challenge - use a stencil optional theme orange

I'm sure this will be a popular challenge as and I cannot wait to see what you create. Please pop over to the challenge blog and leave some love for our guest designer Carrie Sheridan and the rest of the design team.

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Uniko - Christmas folk snowflake stencil

Uniko - pure florals: poinsettia clear stamp (for sentiments)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 14 die set (for stitched rectangle)

Gina K Designs - cherry red ink pad

Gina K Designs - black, gold & silver metallic pearl mix

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

I now have Affiliate Links for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my links as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x

Krafty Chicks #792 - ATG

Good morning lovely friends; it's Thursday so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge. As we have a 5 week month it means we have an extra 'Anything Goes' challenge this week and Lori is our hostess. It can't get any easier than ATG so come and join in the fun with us. 

The world's your oyster this week, you can make anything you like.  Sadly I needed a sympathy card so that is what I'm sharing today.  I was inspired by a card I saw by Michelle Lupton which you can see here. I changed up the embossing folder, card size and sentiment.  I kept the colour blend although I flipped it.  It's such a pretty colour combo.  I hope you like it.  The colours look a little darker in the photos; they are softer in real life. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the embossing:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting my white panel to 5" x 5 1/2" and ran it through my intri-cut with the 3D embossing folder.  I then took my orange ink and ink blended up from the bottom to about half way.  I then blended in some pink ink up into the right corner leaving the left corner white.  I stamped the sentiment using the orange ink and cut it out with the coordinating die (I also cut 2 more from white and stacked them up with liquid glue).  I added some scrap white card behind my embossing panel and adhered it to the card base with liquid glue (the card base is 5 1/4" x 5 3/4" which I cut from a piece 10 1/2" x 5 3/4" and scored at the 5 1/4" mark on the long side).  I added the sentiment with liquid glue and finished off with some clear sequins.  For the inside I cut another white panel 4 7/8" x 5 3/8" and stamped the sentiment in the centre using the orange ink pad.  I embossed a white panel 4 7/8" x 1 1/2" with the 3D folder and ink blended the orange and pink inks all over and added it to the bottom of the panel with liquid glue.  The panel was adhered the card base with double sided tape.  Such a soft and delicate card and I hope the recipient will take some comfort from it. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'anything goes' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.
Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Altenew - ambridge bouquet 3D embossing folder - discontinued

Gina K Designs - delicate dahlias stamp & die set (for outside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - with sympathy stamp (for inside greeting)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - innocent pink & tangerine twist

Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Thank you x