Cards for All Seasons IG Hop - Week 17

Hello friends; I hope you're having a great week so far. I'm back today to share my card for this week's Cards for All Seasons IG hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly. We are now on Week 17 and our theme is 'galaxy/stars/outer space'. Such a fun theme this week; think space-ships, space-men or go for a bright star inspired card.  There are going to be so many awesome creations along the hop this week and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

I really wanted to make a galaxy inspired ink blended background so ordered a space-ship die especially for today's card.  I'm really happy with how my background turned out and the finished card is so much fun.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the space-ship:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by creating my galaxy background.  I used ink pads from Gina K Designs in lots of colours - blues, purple, pink and yellow and blended them until I was happy with how they looked.  I splattered some white gouache all over and left it to dry.  I die cut the space-ship (or should it be rocket?) from coloured card from my scraps bin and adhered it together with liquid glue apart from the front 'leg' which I added with a tiny foam square.  I also die cut the moon and stars from some yellow card and lightly ink blended some orange ink over them for some definition.  I didn't have a suitable sentiment in my stash so used my pc and printed one out and cut it with a sentiment strips die.  Once my background was dry I trimmed it down to 4" x 5 1/4" and arranged all the die cuts and added the larger ones with foam squares and the small stars with liquid glue.  The sentiment was added to the bottom left corner with foam squares.  I added some scrap white card behind my panel for stability and dimension and then added it to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and added the left-over pieces from my background to the top and bottom of the panel with liquid glue.  I stamped a sentiment in black ink in the centre and finished off with some die cut stars, which I added with liquid glue.  The panel was added to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Allsorts challenge - I spy something beginning with B - blue, birthday

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist 'happy birthday'

Girlz Makes Guyz Cards challenge - ATG men

Halloween & Other Occasions challenge - birthday

Little Red Wagon challenge - circle of life (moon and window in rocket are circles)

The Male Room challenge - universe

Tic Tac Toe challenge - yellow, ink blending, rectangle shape (card base)

Try It On Tuesday challenge - going around in circles (moon and window in rocket are circles)

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cfascardhop2025 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

I'll be back later with another card so I hope you will pop back and check it out. Until then thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Spellbinders - to the moon die set

Gina K Designs - ink pads - in the navy, blue denim, blue sky, wild lilac, bubblegum pink, wild dandelion, tangerine twist and slate

Gina K Designs - large strip sentiments dies

Clearly Besotted - simply said birthday stamp (for inside sentiment) - retired

Limetree Crafts - white 280gsm silky smooth card

Winsor & Newton - white gouache (for splatters)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

coloured card from scraps bin

Imagination Crafts - black glossy card

PC & printer for outside sentiment

ATC Scrap Makes IG Hop August 25

Hello friends, I hope you're doing great and you've had a great start to your week. I'm joining a new Instagram Hop and this time it's all about ATC's. We challenge you to use leftover die cuts, sentiments, and card stock to create Artist Trading Cards (ATC). You can send them in happy mail, save them on a ring to highlight your favorite creations, swap them with friends, leave them on a co-worker’s desk, or add sweet notes to a lunchbox. Join us if you like; the only rules are to use scraps and create cards that are 2.5” x 3.5” in size. We share our little snippets of happiness on the third Tuesday of the month.  Sounds like so much fun doesn't it. 

I don't think I've made an ATC for years (probably 10 or more) but they make a nice change from cards and you can use all the same stuff on a smaller scale.  Because I don't throw anything away I actually found some pre-made ATC's and the little stickers to go on the back, which came in handy.  I decided to go with a coffee/tea theme this time around.  I hope you like them. 

Here are my ATC's:

A closer look at the coffee ATC:

And a closer look at the tea ATC:

I decorated the backs but haven't filled in the details yet:

I began by covering the ATC's with some cream coloured card from my scraps bin.  For the coffee ATC I tore some brown card and stamped some coffee beans onto it before adding a piece to the top and bottom of the ATC.  For the tea ATC I took a scrap of beige card and added that to the right side with liquid glue.  I stamped and coloured both images with Promarkers and fussy cut them out.  I die cut some hearts from scrap red card and added them to each image.  I stamped the sentiments directly onto each ATC using brown ink.  I added brown and white splatters to both ATC's and then adhered the images with foam squares.  For the backs I simply added a strip of the same card as the front to the top and then adhered the sticker with double sided tape (they are so old they've lost their stick).  As a final touch I added a red heart onto each strip of card.  I'm really happy with how they turned out and I think I'm going to enjoy this hop each month.  

I would like to enter my ATC's into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Crafts Galore Encore challenge - ATG

Creative Inspirations challenge - ATG

Farm Quest Grocery Game challenge - anything food goes

First Cup challenge - anything beverage/drink related

Paper, Rocks, Scissors challenge - ATG as long as you use paper or scissors (I fussy cut the images)

Shopping Our Stash challenge - hot, hot, hot (my drinks are hot)

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - fun with ATC's

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #ATCscrapmakes2025 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you. 

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Cards for All Seasons IG Hop so I hope you will pop back and check it out. Until then thank you so much for stopping by. 

Love and hugs,

ATC supplies:

Simon Says Stamp - coffee & tea stamp set

Promarkers

Honey Bee Stamps - perfect blend stamp (for coffee beans)

MFT - tag builder blueprints 6 die set (for hearts)

All coloured card from scraps bin

Pre-made ATC's from my stash

Winsor & Newton - white goauche

Gina K Designs - dark chocolate ink pad

Krafty Chicks challenge #742 - Christmas

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.  This week is Week 2 and as always the theme is 'Christmas' and I am your hostess.  We want to see all your festive creations this week, and as the big day is not that far away now I'm sure we will have lots of entries.  We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us. 

I wanted to make a pink Christmas card this week, as I haven't made one yet, and I think they look so pretty.  I went fairly clean and simple once again and my card took no time at all to complete.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A close up of the cute die cuts:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4"; I took a pink ink pad and smooshed some ink onto the top centre portion of the panel.  I also added some pink ink splatter and white gouache splatter for some extra interest.  I had some die cuts ready cut and left over from last year so decided to grab them and use them up.  I chose 2 houses, 1 tree and a cute tiny snowman.  I added 3 layers to each and adhered them together with liquid glue.  Using a t-square ruler I placed them onto the panel with liquid glue.  I stamped a sentiment in the same pink ink and die cut it out with a sentiment strip die.  I added this with foam squares below the houses.  I finished off with a few pink pearls.  The panel was added to a pink card base (for a change) with foam tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and ink smooshed along the bottom of the panel.  I added one house and a snowman in the left bottom corner and stamped a sentiment in black ink.  The panel was added to the card base with double sided tape.  A really simple card but the pink colour along with the white die cuts really packs a punch I think. 

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 & More challenge - make your mark (ink smooshed my background)

Allsorts challenge - Christmas

Alphabet challenge - Q for quick & easy

Aud Sentiments challenge - glitter and/or Christmas + sentiment

Christmas BINGO challenge - column I - make your own background, free, clean & simple, smooshing

Christmas with the Cuties challenge - Christmas pinks

Creative Friday challenge - Christmas

Daisy Chain challenge - Christmas and/or winter

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

Incy Wincy Designs challenge - ATG optional theme: Christmas card with handmade background (ink smooshed my background)

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

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

The Dream Factory challenge - anything goes Christmas optional theme: funny cards

Unicorn challenge - Christmas and/or winter

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

Gina K Designs - winter wonderland die set

Gina K Designs - innocent pink ink pad

Gina K Designs - sentiment strips dies

MFT - itty bitty holiday clear stamp - retired

Personal Impressions/Paula Pascual - Christmas messages clear stamp - retired

Spellbinders - fashion bella color essential pearl dots

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm smooth white card - currently not available

Winsor & Newton - permanent white gouache

Pink card from stash

Krafty Chicks challenge #733 - Christmas

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 it's Week 2 which means that I am your hostess and our theme as always is 'Christmas', so grab your festive supplies and come join in the fun with us.  

I recently got new to me stamps & dies from Dies to Die For in one of their fab offer sections and was itching to use this cute set.  I love how you can make cute scenes with it and the critters are adorable.  I hope you like it.  

Here is my card:

A closer look at the critters:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the images onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured them with Promarkers.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  I cut a piece of white card 4" x 5 1/4" and ink blended some light blue inks on about 2/3rds of the panel, leaving the bottom white.  I splattered some white gouache over the background to give the look of snow.  I also did my inside panel but only ink blended at the top but also did some splatter with the white gouache.  Once the panels were dry I took a torn edge die and cut them both out with the second to largest die.  I stamped my sentiment onto a white piece of card and fussy cut it out as I didn't know if it would stamp properly directly onto my background and I didn't want to risk ruining it.  I also stamped some musical notes in black ink.  I added my images to the bottom of the panel and the sentiment to the top of the panel, all with foam squares.  The panel was then adhered to the card base with foam tape.  For the inside I took my second panel and stamped a sentiment in the centre with black ink and added a tiny mouse image and 2 musical notes in the left lower corner.  I added this to the card base with double sided tape.  A really sweet card and I think I will be using this set a lot this year.  

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - make your mark

As You Like It challenge - layered or flat (I love adding foam squares for some extra dimension so would choose layered)

Aud Sentiments challenge - tags and/or holidays + sentiment

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Get Creative challenge - inspired by a book (A Christmas Carol)

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG/autumn golds & browns

Inkspirational challenge - make your mark

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

My Time To Craft challenge - add texture (splatter in background with white gouache)

Peace on Earth Christmas challenge - anything Christmas themed optional inspiration board

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - stamp it

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - 4 legged friends

Stamping Sensations challenge - ATG option animal magic

The Paper Funday challenge - ATG optional twist create your own background

We Love Stamping challenge - hand coloured image

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'Christmas' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky.  Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori and also our guest designer for September Wendy.    

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

Mama Elephant - let's go caroling stamp & die set

Creative Craft Products - A2 layering nested torn edge dies

Promarkers

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sea glass and ocean mist

Winsor & Newton - permanent white gouache

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now closed)

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Versafine - onyx black ink pad

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen