Elegant Potted Lavender

You may have seen this card HERE from earlier today.

Well, I have to confess that I loved the image so much that I made a second card.

I have used the Potted Lavender digital stamp by A Day For Daisies to make a tall A5 CAS birthday card.  I opened the image panel on my Silhouette Studio design mat and sized it to fit on an A5 panel.  I added the sentiment then printed the image panel on a sheet of A5 X-Press It blending card.  I coloured the image with Copic markers then embellished with some score lines.  I adhered the image panel to an A5 card base using liquid adhesive.

I really like how the score lines add an elegant touch

... but they sure are difficult to photograph.

Click HERE or on the image below if you would like to learn more about my square card with striped corners or the Stripes With Team Lou challenge on the Southern Girls Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
A Day For Daisies - digital stamp - Potted Lavender

X-Press It A5 Blending Card

Copic markers - pot - E11-13-15-17-18
Copic markers - foliage - G40-43-46-29
Copic markers - flowers - BV02-04-08
Momday Font - The Hungry JPEG

(I was super lucky to get this font as a freebie)
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the image panel to card base

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Challenge #94 – Anything Goes
A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk 12 Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 525 – Soft Pastels
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #230 Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Colouring In Scrapland - June Challenge - Anything Goes or Watercolours
Crafting From The Heart - Challenge #246 – Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge #52 – Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #165 – AG optional Spots and/or Stripes
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk 26 – Anything Goes
Inkspirational Challenges - Challenge #189 – Garden

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - LTSCB #122 – No Rulz 3
(use anything from your stash)
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 436 – Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk 25 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp – Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #434 – Keep It Simple
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes - Weeks #392-#393

Sweet Potted Lavender & Stripes with Team Lou

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge

Stripes with Team Lou

Our generous sponsors for this challenge are

A Day For Daisies


Krafters Cart

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Today I have used the Potted Lavender digital stamp by A Day For Daisies, one of our generous sponsors this fortnight to make a CAS birthday card.
This card stands 6 1/4" tall.  I opened the image panel on my Silhouette Studio design mat and sized it to fit on a 6 1/4" square panel.  I added some striped corners to the image panel using a cut file that I set to print in black instead of cut.  I added the sentiment then printed the image panel on a sheet of A4 X-Press It blending card and trimmed down to size.  I coloured the image with Copic markers.
I adhered the image panel to a 6 1/8" square card base using liquid adhesive.

   

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

Stripes with Team Lou

on the
Southern Girls Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
A Day For Daisies - digital stamp - Potted Lavender

X-Press It A4 Blending Card - for the 6 1/4" square card

Copic markers - pot - E11-13-15-17-18
Copic markers - foliage - G40-43-46-29
Copic markers - flowers - BV02-04-08
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #122147

Stripe Border and Corners Set by Sarah Hurley

Momday Font - The Hungry JPEG

(I was super lucky to get this font as a freebie)

Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the image panel to card base

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Sending a big Thank You to A Day For Daisies for sponsoring the

Stripes with Team Lou challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and look forward to seeing your work shared in the challenge gallery.  Remember we are not just a card blog, we love to see scrapbook layouts, artjournal pages and all types of papercraft.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Challenge #94 – Anything Goes
A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk 12 Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 525 – Soft Pastels
Cardz 4 Galz - Challenge #99 Your Favourite Colour Combo
I have lot's of favourite combos, especially purple and green
CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #104 – Eileen’s Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 23 – Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Challenge #467 – Anything Goes – optional twist: Circles
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #165 – AG optional Spots and/or Stripes
Double “D” Challenges - Pick A Pattern
I have chosen the black and white stripes

Inkspirational Challenges - Challenge #189 – Garden

International Art & Soul - Challenge #61 – Stars and /or Stripes
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - LTSCB #122 – No Rulz 3
(use anything from your stash)
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 436 – Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk 25 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp – Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Challenge #389 – Going Digital
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #434 – Keep It Simple
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes - Weeks #392-#393

You're Turtle-y Awesome

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with

Challenge #194 - Polka Dots and/or Stripes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:

OddBall Art

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

Kitty Bee Designs

Prize ~ 1 digital image (non colored)

Scribbles Designs

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate (Images Only) 

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Today I have used the Honu Love digital stamp from Kitty Bee Designs , one of our generous sponsors this week, to make a 6 1/4" square top folding birthday card.  It's funny how things work out when you're crafting.  This card started out in my mind as soft colours and lots of waves ... it has ended up being a bright, bold, de-constructed rainbow!

I started by opening the digital stamp in Silhouette Studio.  After deciding on the card size, I sized the elements to fit, starting with the 5 3/4" square striped background.  Next came the star frame, which I decided to fill with polka dots (bubbles).  I made some changes to the bubble background, filling the gaps between the bubbles, instead of having each one "framed".  I sized the bubble panel to fill the star frame.  I cut a white panel the same size as the star frame, then fussy cut the bubble panel to fill the inside.  I also cut some yellow stars to fill the stars of the frame.  I cut all of the pieces from textured cardstock using my Silhouette Cameo.

Next came the sentiment.  I sized the font to make my turtle-y awesome sentiment, printed on textured cardstock, heat set, cut to size, then coloured with Copic markers.

I adhered all the elements using a combination of liquid adhesives.

Lucky last came the most important element, the super cute turtle.  I sized it to fit inside the star frame, making a few different sizes, printed on X-Press It blending card, heat set then fussy cut before deciding on the perfect sized on to fit perfectly on the card.  I coloured the turtle with Copic markers and finished off the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black dual tip marker.  Initially I was going to adhere the turtle directly to the card, then it was going to be foam dots, then, finally, I tried it with an Action Wobble mechanism ... it fitted perfectly under the shell, so Action Wobble it was.  They always make me smile and I hope the birthday boy enjoys the wobbly action hidden in the envelope too.

Here are some close-up photos of the Action Wobble mechanism.
Click on the photo if you would like to see them in full screen.

   

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

Challenge #194 - Polka Dots and/or Stripes

at the Crafty Gals Corner

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Kitty Bee Designs - digital stamp - Honu Love

X-Press It A4 Blending Card
Copic markers - turtle - YG21-01-03-25 + Y08

Copic markers - shell - E41-42-43-44 + YG21-01-03-25-17
Copic markers - hearts - RV09 + R29
Fiskars - micro tip scissors - to fussy cut the image
Memento Tuxedo Black dual tip marker (to finish off the edges of the image)
Sentiment - Francis Nico V 0.2 font - sorry, I can't find the link
Copic markers - sentiment - RV09 + R29 +V17
American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock
Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #186289
Square Stencil Stripes by Amanda McGee
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #267987
Star Circle Frame by Studio Ilustrado
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #42010
Bubbles Mask / Template / Background / Stencil by Sarah Hurley
NOTE: I filled the background so that only the bubbles were cut, not the borders
Action Wobble mechanism (under turtle)
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers and sentiment panel

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the stripes & spots panels
foam squares - under sentiment panel

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Sending a big Thank You to Kitty Bee Designs for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #194 Polka Dots and/or Stripes at the Crafty Gals Corner.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge #27 – Anything With A Critter Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Challenge #94 – Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps Challenge – Challenge #175 – For A Boy / Man
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #229 – Anything Goes + A Sentiment
CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #104 – Eileen’s Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 23 – Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs – June Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - Happy Birthday Challenge
Crafting From The Heart – Challenge #245 – Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Challenge #466 – Anything Goes - optional twist: Male/Father’s Day
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #165 – AG optional Spots and/or Stripes
Cupcake Inspirations - CIC472 – Add A Pop Up Element
the turtle is on an Action Wobble mechanism, it sits flat inside the envelope
and Pops Up when taken out, sharing some fun wobbly action

Cut It Up Challenge Blog – Challenge #176 – Welcome Summer
the stripes & polka dots are abstract summery ocean waves & bubbles
Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog – Celebrate Birthdays
Get Creative Challenges - Challenge #81 – Anything Goes
optional twist: Favorite Color Combo - I hope that "rainbow" counts as a
colour, as I love them all and my turtle is part of a "deconstructed rainbow"
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - LTSCB #122 – No Rulz 3
(use anything from your stash)
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 435 – Anything Goes
Sasayaki Glitter - June Challenge – Making Waves
the stripes & polka dots are abstract summery ocean waves & bubbles
Simon Says Stamp – Work It Wednesday – May 2019: Summer Vibes
The Paper Shelter - Challenge #388 – Stripes and/or Dots

Out-of-this world birthday wishes

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with

Challenge #193- You’re the Man

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:

Dr. Digi's

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

LeAnn's World 101

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

Digital Delights

Prize ~ $5 Gift Certificate

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Today I have used the Captain Gneng digital stamp from Dr Digi, one of our generous sponsors this week, to make an out-of-this-world birthday card.  

I started by opening the image in Silhouette Studio, then traced the image so that I could add him to the cosmic background.  I sized the image and background to make a A5 sized card front, with the Captain standing 3 1/2" tall.  I added the sentiment by combining two fonts (Arial & PN Swishy Kool, links below), making them a pale grey so that they worked well against the patterned background.  I printed the panel on X-Press It blending card and heat set in preparation for colouring.

This alien is super cute and while I was deciding on the colours, my husband said he needed to be in high-vis orange, so out came the darkest orange Copic markers in my stash.  I confess that they're colours that I don't use very often and I was thrilled with how vibrant they turned out.

Once the colouring was complete, I added a touch of clear Wink Of Stella sparkle to the helmet and metallic elements on the image.  I adhered the image panel to an A5 card base then started to embellish the scene with a combination of chunky and micro fine glitters by sprinkling them over liquid adhesive.  When making the planet, I started with chunky black glitter then filled the gaps with micro fine glitter, leaving no gaps and no exposed adhesive.  The background had amazing "cosmic" detail, so I used this as a guide for adding sparkling clear, sapphire and onyx black micro fine glitter accents ... I wish that I could take a photo that shows what it looks like in person.

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

Challenge #193- You’re the Man

at the Crafty Gals Corner

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Dr Digi - digital stamp - Captain Gneng

X-Press It A5 Blending Card

Copic markers - alien skin - YG61-63-67
Copic markers - fangs & toenails - Y15-18
Copic markers - spacesuit - YR04-07-09 + R08-27
Copic markers - helmet - B000-00 + C00-1-3-5
Copic markers - belt/zipper/trims - C1-3-5-7-9
Silhouette Design Store - font - Design ID #295144
PN Swishy Kool by ScrapNFonts
Design Bundles - background pattern - Abstract Paint Backgrounds Vol.2
by ArtistMef - I used "Abstract Paint Background 12" from the set
heavy weight smooth white cardstock (to make the card base)
scoreboard and bone folder (to make the card base)

Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the image panel to the base

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the glitter

X-Press It - Micro Fine Glitter - Crystal, Sapphire & Onyx
coarse black glitter

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Sending a big Thank You to Dr Digi for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #193 at the Crafty Gals Corner.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Challenge #93 – Anything Goes
A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk 10 – Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps Challenge – Challenge #175 – For A Boy / Man
Aloha Friday Challenges - Challenge #144 - Cards for Guys
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #228 Nature + A Sentiment
my nature is cosmic, with a chunky planet and sparkling galaxy
CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #104 – Eileen’s Anything Goes
Colouring In Scrapland - June Challenge - Anything Goes or Watercolours
Crafting By Designs - June Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Challenge #244 – Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Challenge #464 – Anything Goes – optional twist: Summer
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #164 – Anything Goes optional Blue
Get Creative Challenges - Challenge #81 – Anything Goes
optional twist: Favorite Color Combo - do you remember the Fiskateers?
One of my favourite combos will always be orange with anything
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - LTSCB #122 – No Rulz 3
(use anything from your stash)
everything I uses was from my stash, except for the new-to-me digi
Pattie’s Creations Design Challenge - Challenge #158 – Theme: Birthdays
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 433 – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp – Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Masculine
The Paper Shelter - Challenge #386 - Birthday Boy
Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Anything Goes 4th June