Seize the Birthday #219

 

The current topping over at the Seize the Birthday challenge is Travel.

I will admit that this one had me a bit stumped.  I associate travel cards more with retirement than birthdays but maybe that's just me.  I have always made it a point to incorporate their prompts into my cards so after lots of rifling through my stash here's where the prompt led me.

I'm not a camper nor a glamper but if I owned one of these cuties,

 I'd want it to be in turquoise and red.  

I started with the camper die set, die cutting it in white and coloring each piece in with Copics.  I then decided I needed something to pull it and found this old woody station wagon die which turned out to be perfect.  I also die cut these pieces out in white and Copic colored them.  I just purchased this awesome background die which was again the perfect back drop element.  I stamped a simple birthday sentiment, adhered the panel to a white card base and finished it off with my customary clear droplets. I really love it when things just come together nicely.  

Supplies:

Cottage Cutz - Camping Trailer die set

Impression Obsession - Woody with Surfboard die set

Ellen Hutson - Abstract Mountain background die

Reverse Confetti - Word Up stamp set

Continue to stay safe and healthy my friends.   _____________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for visiting my little crevice of the crafty blogosphere.  Your time, comments and friendship are much appreciated.  

Happy Crafting!

Jules 

CAS Colours and Sketches #430

 

It's the final Tuesday in July which means we have a new sketch up over at the CAS Colours and Sketches blog.  This one has loads of possibilities.

I decided on the bold look of black and white stripes.

I stamped the stripes vertically on a white card panel and then die cut it with a postage edge panel die.  I stamped and fussy cut the butterfly and popped it up with some foam tape.  The sentiment is heat embossed in white onto a strip of black cardstock.  I adhered the panel directly to a pool colored card base and added a trio of clear droplets to finish it off.  

I invite you to visit our blog and hope to see your card in our gallery!

Supplies:
MFT - Brilliant Butterflies stamp set
Ellen Hutson - Striped Background die
Mama Elephant - Peek a Frame dies
MFT - Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set

Continue to stay safe and healthy my friends.   _____________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for visiting my little crevice of the crafty blogosphere.  Your time, comments and friendship are much appreciated.  

Happy Crafting!

Jules 

Color Hues #22

Today I'm sharing my card for the current Color Hues challenge blog where the color duo this time around is Lime Green and Aqua.  

I went for bold and graphic in my design.  What do you think?

Thanks to an awesome stamp set this design looks far more complicated than it is.  I began by stamping the background blocks in two different colors of dye ink.  I stamped the graphic lines over top with a crisp black pigment ink and cut the panel down so as to create a wide white border to the finished card front.  I inked a piece of white cardstock with both inks using the pad to paper technique and used it to die cut the sentiment alphas.  I also die cut the alphas in black and adhered them offset to create a shadow.  The sub sentiment was white embossed onto a black cardstock strip.  I adhered the panel to an A2 sized white card base and added a few matte enamel dots to finish off the design.  I'm really liking the way it turned out and am so happy I was able to carve out some time to play along.

Supplies:

MFT - Abstract Doodles stamp set (a freebie from MFT during Kathy Racoosin's Road Trip in 2019)

MFT - Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set

Simon Says Stamp/Cathy Zielske - All Caps die set

Continue to stay safe and healthy my friends.   _____________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for visiting my little crevice of the crafty blogosphere.  Your time, comments and friendship are much appreciated.  

Happy Crafting!

Jules 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #190

 

Many thanks to all of you who shared cards with us last fortnight.  We had a wonderful response and I'm hoping our latest prompt is just as popular.  

The new challenge over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is Colourful ... or if you're in the states like me... Colorful.  *wink*  

I just adore Lee's graphic!

In the words of Laura Bassen, I decided to "strip it up" this time around.  

I grabbed a few different colors of cardstock scraps and used my trimmer to cut them into narrow strips of various widths.  I then adhered the colorful strips in non-rainbow order (gotta be different!) onto a piece of thin typing paper.  I stamped and die cut the large greeting onto the striped panel in a horizontal orientation.  I stamped and heat embossed the computer monitor in white onto black cardstock and then added in an ink blended panel to simulate the screen.  I stacked the OMG with four layers of miscellaneous cardstock before adhering it to the screen.  I oriented the remainder of the striped background vertically to use as the bottom section of my card front which I finished off with rounded edges before adhering it to a white card base.  As usual, I finished off my card with a sprinkling of clear droplets.  

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration from the Sistahs as well as our Reigning Queen,   I hope to see your card in our gallery!

Supplies:

Reverse Confetti - OMG stamp and die set

Ellen Hutson - Voices in my Head stamp set

Hero Arts - Irreverent Birthday stamp set

The Stamp Market - cardstocks

Continue to stay safe and healthy my friends.   _____________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for visiting my little crevice of the crafty blogosphere.  Your time, comments and friendship are much appreciated.  

Happy Crafting!

Jules 

CAS Colours and Sketches #429

The CAS Colours and Sketches blog has a new color trio for the week.  Come check us out here! 

For our color challenges, you must use all of the stated challenge colors. You may also use neutrals 

such as white, ivory, black, brown, grey, or metallics; however, no other colors should be added to 

your card. We use Stampin' Up color names for reference, but you are welcome to use any other 

companies' products as long as you match the challenge colors as closely as possible.

I pulled together three colors of Distress Oxide inks as well as three colors of cardstock that matched well with the challenge colors and got to work.

I began by die cutting the cactus and pot, adding in two neutral greys to the color mix.  I assembled and adhered the cactus to a small rectangular panel, stamping the sentiment below.  For the background I randomly applied the Distress Oxides to a card-sized panel of white cardstock making sure not to do any blending to keep my colors true.  I then covered the inked panel with a die cut panel of white cardstock.  The cut out circles allowed sections of the inked panel to peek through holes.  I decided to do a double mat on the focal image before adhering it to the card base and successfully resisted the temptation to add clear droplets.

I invite you to visit our blog and hope to see your card in our gallery!!  Have a great week everyone.

Supplies:

Cottage Cutz Potted Cactus die

Cottage Cutz Double Stitched Rectangle die set

Queen & Company - Polka background die

MFT - Itty Bitty Basics stamp set

Continue to stay safe and healthy my friends.   _____________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for visiting my little crevice of the crafty blogosphere.  Your time, comments and friendship are much appreciated.  

Happy Crafting!

Jules 

Perfectly CAS - July Challenge

I am very excited to share that I have joined the Perfectly CAS Design Team!  This is a definitely a challenge for even those who love Clean and Simple designs.  The objective is to use only 1/3 of your card in the design which mathematically means 2/3 of your card is left clean with visual "white" space.  The challenge opens on the 15th of every month and always incorporates a prompt.  This month's prompt is embossing.

In my opinion white space can still be very Clean and Simple even when embossed (no different than using a textured cardstock, right?) so I incorporated my embossing to the front panel by way of simple diagonal stripes while still using only 1/3 of the card as the focal point.  

For my sentiment I did a light touch of ombre' blending to white cardstock prior to die cutting.  After die cutting (but prior to adhering to the front panel) I triple heat embossed my letters with clear embossing powder which created a smooth shine.  I heat embossed the sub-sentiment in white onto a strip of glossy black cardstock for some additional shine.  I finished the card off with three small black clay hearts.   I wish the glossy finishes came through better in the photograph as it's quite pretty in real life.  

Supplies:

MFT - Big Thanks die

Simon Says Stamp - Because of You stamp set

Fun Stampers Journey - Love Stripes embossing folder

HAI - clay hearts

If you're new to this challenge I invite you to play along with us at the blog.  If you're already a regular, I'll see ya there!  

Continue to stay safe and healthy my friends.   _____________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for visiting my little crevice of the crafty blogosphere.  Your time, comments and friendship are much appreciated.  

Happy Crafting!

Jules 

CAS Colours and Sketches #428

 

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!  Holly has created a wonderful sketch for us to work with this week at the CAS Colours and Sketches blog. Check it out....

Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when creating your card. 

I knew I had a diamond die in my stash so I used it as my jumping off point as dictated by the sketch and this is what transpired.

This diamond die has the thinnest of borders which cuts out both pieces simultaneously so I die cut the large diamond twice, once with gold cardstock and then again with white.  I die cut a smaller diamond for the center and then some leafy branches to set nestle in between.  To create a bit of interest to my white on white design I ran the front panel of the card base through my die cutter using an embossing folder.  A simple stamped hello was all that was needed to finish the card.  

Supplies:

Altenew - Fine Frames die set

Simon Says Stamp - Eucalyptus Leaves die set

Altenew - Versatile Vases stamp set

AC - embossing folder

I invite you to come play visit our blog and hope to see your card in our gallery!

Continue to stay safe and healthy my friends.   _____________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for visiting my little crevice of the crafty blogosphere.  Your time, comments and friendship are much appreciated.  

Happy Crafting!

Jules