Try It On Tuesday challenge - GDT card

Good morning lovely friends. I know I don't normally post on a Tuesday but I was asked to be a guest designer for the Try It On Tuesday challenge and of course I happily accepted. Their challenge starts today, runs for 2 weeks and the theme is 'keep it simple'. 

  

I decided to make a clean and simple sympathy card as I prefer them to be this way; I don't like too much fuss on a sympathy card as a rule.  As I'm patiently waiting for my new kit from Gina K Designs to arrive I thought I would dig into last month's kit and use something that I hadn't shown any love to yet.  This is such a pretty stamp set and can be used for so many different occasions.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details: 

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by ink blending the circle shape onto my white panel (cut to 4" x 5 1/4").  I do have a circle stencil mask but to be honest I was too lazy to look for it so I just die cut a circle from another white panel and used that as my mask.  I used two shades of light teal ink and went slightly darker towards the left hand side.  I then took the curved silhouette stamp and stamped it over the circle with black ink.  I decided to pop up the sentiment so stamped that onto white card and used the coordinating die to cut it out; I also die cut 2 more from white to stack them together.  I used liquid glue to adhere the sentiment to the card.  I decided to add 3 clear sequins around the sentiment for some subtle bling.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel before adhering it to my card base with double sided tape.  I admire crafters that can make one-layer cards but I always have to have some dimension on my cards or in my eyes they look too boring lol!  For the inside I cut another white panel and ink blended along the bottom with the remaining ink on my blending brush.  I stamped part of the image in the bottom right corner and the sentiment in the centre, both with black ink.  The panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

Christmas (or not) BINGO challenge - Line I: 1 layer card, stamped image/text, ink smears/blending

Creative Crafting Uncles challenge - circles

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge - BEWAS (sympathy)

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - anything CAS goes optional theme 'things that fly'

Unicorn challenge - something new (my stamp & die set is new)

Word Power challenge - make the sentiment the focus of your card

I hope you will be able to join in the fun and I can't wait to see what you all come up with. I would like to thank Avril and all the team at Try It On Tuesday for approaching me to be a guest designer and I would suggest you go and check out their amazing creations too.

Have a wonderful day everyone; I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

*Gina K Designs - courtyard silhouettes stamp & die set

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sea glass & blue lagoon

Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

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Thank you x

Try It On Tuesday challenge - guest designer

Good morning lovely friends.  I know I don't normally post on a Tuesday but I was asked to be a guest designer for the Try It On Tuesday challenge and I happily accepted.  Their challenge starts today and runs for 2 weeks and the theme is 'sparkle all the way'.  

I was originally going to make a birthday card for a friend but sparkle at this time of year makes me think of snowflakes so I caved and made a Christmas card.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A close up of the snowflakes:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by die cutting my snowflakes from glitter card and also a further 2 times from white card.  I adhered them together with liquid glue.  I cut a white card panel 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and stamped a snowy background in a light grey ink.  I also cut a mat layer from silver mirri card 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I cut the joy word from the silver mirri card and also a further 2 times from white card and again adhered them together with liquid glue.  I found a pre-printed sentiment strip that said wishing you joy so die cut with a sentiment strip die but cut off the word joy.  I added the snowflakes more towards the lower left corner with liquid glue and added the joy word and sentiment strip on top with liquid glue.  I finished with some silver sequins. I added the panel to the card base with foam tape. For the inside I cut the same white and silver panels and partially stamped the snowy background in just the bottom left corner.  I also added one snowflake with liquid glue.  I adhered the panels with double sided tape and also attached them to my card base with double sided tape.  It's hard to capture all the sparkle but hopefully you can see some of it; it's really sparkly in real life.  

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

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes optional all stitched up

Addicted to CAS challenge - snow

Addicted to Stamps and More challenge - die cuts and/or stencils

Allsorts challenge - Christmas (full list of supplies at bottom of post)

Aud Sentiments challenge - glitter and/or Christmas + sentiment

Christmas Bingo challenge - Column I - make your own background, free, CAS, glitter

Craft Rocket challenge - Christmas and/or winter

Creative Friday challenge - Christmas

Daisy Chain challenge - Christmas and/or winter

Die Cut Divas challenge - any holiday of the year (I chose Christmas)

Little Red Wagon challenge - white lightning (I thought snow)

Moving Along With The Times challenge - sparkle

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Peace On Earth challenge - anything Christmas related 

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - anything CAS goes optional theme: Christmas is coming 

Sparkles Christmas challenge - snowflakes

Tic Tac Toe - die cut/metallic element/festive sentiment

Unicorn challenge - Christmas and/or winter

Word Power - challenge #11 (make the sentiment the focus)

I know this will be a popular challenge as everyone likes a bit of sparkle don't they?  I can wait to see what you all come up with.  I would like to thank Jo and all the team at Try It On Tuesday for approaching me to be a guest designer and I would suggest you go and check out their amazing creations too.  

Have a wonderful day everyone; I appreciate you stopping by.  

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

Clearly Besotted Stamps - snowflake trio die collection - retired

Funky Fossil Designs - festive word dies

Gina K Designs - snowy background clear stamp

Gina K Designs - winter cheer sentiment strips - not available

Gina K Designs - sentiment strip dies

Gina K Designs - soft stone ink pad

MFT - my bitty holiday clear stamp set (for inside sentiment) - not available

Tonic Studios - craft perfect sugar crystal 250gsm low shed card - on sale!

silver mirri card from stash (I've lost the packaging)

Spellbinders - color essentials sequins silver smooth disc

Versafine - onyx black ink pad