Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #116 - Anything Goes

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with
Challenge #116 - Anything Goes

The sponsors for this challenge are:

Kitty Bee Designs

Prize: 1 digital image

Broken Fairy Designs

  

Prize: 3 Digital Images

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Today I have used the cute On Pointe digital stamp from Broken Fairy Designs , one of our generous sponsors this week, to make two easel birthday cards.

closed, front view

I placed the Broken Fairy "On Pointe" ballerina image on my Silhouette Cameo cutting mat, along with the My Scrap Chick easel card cut file (details below), sizing and aligning her on the top layer of the card front.

I prepared the sentiment using a combination of fonts (Janda Celebration Script and Bradley Hand) in Adobe Photoshop, saved as a JPEG file, then opened the file on the cutting mat too, sizing it to fit the sentiment panel.

I printed the image and sentiment panels on X-Press It Blending Card with a laser printer and cut them using my Silhouette Cameo.

I cut the card base, accent layers and flourishes using textured cardstock.  I cut extra "blank" sentiment panels so that I could adhere three of them under each sentiment, making a solid, dimensional wedge for the card front to stand against when open.

I coloured the image using Copic markers (details below).

I assembled the card, adhering the layers using Helmar 450 Quick Dry, a liquid adhesive that makes is easy to align layers perfectly.  Next came the flourishes and flowers, also adhered with Helmar 450 Quick Dry.  It is great for dimension embellishments like flowers, as it is like using a hot glue gun without the "hot".

I punched and layered some butterflies to embellish the sentiment panel,

a fun way to celebrate the sentiment.

Here are some more pics

... I confess, I'm thrilled with how these cards turned out and hope that you like them too.

front view

   

*** INGREDIENTS ***
Broken Fairy Designs - digital stamp - On Pointe
X-Press It - A4 blending card
~ Copic markers - light pink card ~
skin - E0000 E000 E00 E01
eyelids - G0000 G000
hair - E11 E13 E15
clothes - R20 R21 R22 R000
~ Copic markers - dark pink card ~
skin - E0000 E000 E00 E01
eyelids - BG0000 BG000
hair - E21 E23 E25
clothes - R20 R21 R22 R000
Silhouette Cameo
My Scrap Chick - cut file - Classic Easel Card With Flourish
Fiskars (Jenni Bowlin) lever punch - Jenni's Butterfly
Kaisercraft - weave cardstock - Rose (sorry, I can't find the link)
Kaisercraft - weave cardstock - Musk
American Crafts - textured cardstock - White
Kaisercraft - Paper Blooms - Fairy Floss
Kaisercraft - Mini Paper Blooms - Fairy Floss
Helmar450 Quick Dry Adhesive

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Sending a big Thank You to Broken Fairy Designs for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #116 with us at the Crafty Gals Corner.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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2 Cute Ink Challenge Blog - Challenge #135 - Anything Goes
Aloha Friday Challenges (Kitty Bee Designs) - Challenge #91 - Spring Cleaning
(use something/tool/technique you've forgotten about or haven't used in a long time)
My butterfly punch has been neglected for too many years to mention and my cut file has been quietly waiting for a workout since September 2015 (yes, I looked it up) => it cut beautifully and I look forward to using it again soon!
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 12 - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Challenge #152 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #470 - Spring Fever
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Week 13 - Anything Goes
Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge Blog - Challenge #232 - Mother's Day / For A Female

Incy Wincy Designs - Challenge - Happy Birthday
In The Pink - Challenge #115 Photo Inspiration

I was inspired by the rolled layers and pink to make my layered flourishes
Morgan's ArtWorld - Challenge #6 - Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations - Challenge #225 - Layer It Up
Polkadoodles Paper Crafting Challenge - Week 12 - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Challenge #236 - Spring Is In The Air or Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Challenge #113 - Anything Goes or Use Kraft Paper
Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog - Blog Challenge #64 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog - Things With Wings
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Challenge
for the week of March 28th - April 4th