Krafty Chicks challenge #760 - CAS

Good morning lovely friends. I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week so far. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 3. As always the theme is 'CAS' and Diane is our hostess. We want you to see all your clean and simple creations this week and we hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

It was my nephew's fiancee's birthday earlier this week and I used this opportunity to make her a card.  Her birthday is on St. Patrick's Day so of course I had to use green (again) as my starting point.   My card is 5" x 7" as always for family.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

(I didn't realise my photo was out of focus until after I'd posted it)

I began by cutting my white panel 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" and blended some green ink into the centre.  I took a speckle background stamp and used the same green ink to randomly stamp it over the blending (I used second generation stamping for a subtle look).  I smooshed some of the ink onto my glass mat and sprayed it with water and splattered it over the stamped and blended panel for some extra interest.  I die cut the outlined circles from white card and added it to the panel with liquid glue.  I used one of the inner portions that fell out of the die and stamped my sentiment using the same green ink pad and added it into the centre with foam squares.  I die cut two butterflies, which comes in two parts; the detail layer from white card and the backer piece from green card.  I adhered them together with liquid glue.  I also added some pencil highlights so that it wasn't a flat colour.  These were added over the top left and bottom right of the white die cut with liquid glue.  I didn't add any embellishments and I liked it as it was.  The inside photo is out of focus but I didn't realise until after I had posted the card but I think you can get the gist.  I cut another panel 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" and ink blended the green ink at the very bottom, again using the speckle background and some splatters as before.  I die cut another butterfly and added it with liquid glue to the left lower corner.  I stamped my sentiment in the centre with green ink.  A really simple card but I think it's really pretty.  

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

AAA Cards challenge - follow my lead

AAA Colourful challenge - colour board #14

Allsorts challenge - feminine

Aud Sentiments challenge - glitter & bling or St. Patrick's Day/Green + sentiment

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist bunnies, blooms or butterflies

Colourful Options challenge - it's not easy being green

Craft Rocket challenge - for the girls

Crafter's Cafe challenge - ATG option CAS

Get Creative challenge - happy birthday Barbie (card for a woman)

Make My Monday challenge - use a die or punch (3rd entry)

PINspirational challenge - spring greens optional inspiration photo

Shopping Our Stash challenge - think ink

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - shades of green

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - shades of green

Triple B challenge - use at least one bird, bloom or butterfly optional mood board

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'CAS' 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 ingredients:

Waffle Flower - outlined circles die

Visible Image - speckle background clear stamp - no longer available

Clearly Besotted - butterfly duo die collection - retired

Gina K Designs - birthday cheer mini stamp

Gina K Designs - grass green ink pad

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - currently unavailable

Spring Into Card Making IG Hop - Week 5

Hello friends; I hope you're having a great day.  I'm back to share this week's card for the Spring Into Card Making IG Hop, which has been organised by my lovely friend Kelly.  Each week we will be sharing a themed card focusing on the joys of spring.  If our hop inspires you please use the hashtag #2024springintocardmakinghop to join in the fun.  

This week our inspiration is 'tea party' so grab all your stamps and dies with a tea theme and join in the fun.  I love this image and have used it quite a few times before but it was perfect for this week's theme.  

Here is my card:

a close up of the image:

plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and using the fun teacup stencil and some yellow ink created my background.  I matted this onto a black panel cut to 4" x 5 1/4".  I stamped the girl image and coloured her with Promarkers (+ 1 tri-blend marker) before using the matching die to cut her out.  I added some white highlights with a gelly roll pen.  I used a die to cut a lacey oval from vellum and added my image on top with foam squares; this was then adhered to the panel with liquid glue (making sure to only add it behind the image so that it wouldn't show through the vellum).  I stamped the sentiment in the lower right corner in black ink.  I finished with a few pastel pearls.  For the inside I masked a small portion at the bottom of the white panel and used the same stencil and ink to create a coordinating border.  I stamped a sentiment in black ink in the centre.  Once again I matted the panel onto a black panel and added it to the card base with double sided tape.  A fairly simple, bright and colourful card.

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - die cut and/or stencil (I used both)

Color Throwdown challenge - pink/green/yellow

Dragonfly Dreams challenge - use a die

Dream Valley challenge - spring colours

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - add a sentiment

Get Creative challenge - April Fool's Day (use a joke or punny sentiment)

I love Promarkers challenge - ATG option add a button

Inkspirational challenge - fold (I attempted to add folds to the dress)

Inspired By challenge - umbrellas (I was inspired by the colours)

Stamping Sensations challenge - spring mood board (inspired by the colours)

Stencil Fun challenge - must use a stencil option spring/flowers

Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge - I used sketch #275

Tic Tac Toe challenge - spring colours/free/stencil

I would love it if you would pop over to Instagram and see the amazing work by all the other crafters taking part in the hop.  Please use the hashtag #2024springintocardmakinghop to find us and also so that we can find your creation if you are inspired to take part.  

I'll be back again with you tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge so please pop by and check it out.  As always I appreciate the comments you leave and thank you so much for stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

Card ingredients:

Stamping Bella - curvy girl loves tea

Visible Image - tea party stencil

Spellbinders - lacey oval dies

Promarkers (+ 1 tri-blend marker)

Clearly Besotted Stamps - simply said birthday (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - wild dandelion ink pad

Gina K Designs - pearl mix - rainbow

Stampin' Up! - card stock vellum

Versafine - onyx black ink pad

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

Hobbycraft - A4 luxury black card

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad