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Monday, January 30, 2023

A Monochrome Birthday Card

Hey there and welcome to my blog. Today, I want to share a birthday card, which was quite challenging to make. I rarely make monochrome themed cards, so I was definitely stepping out of my comfort zone. But I am pretty satisfied with the result, so maybe I will make more of them in the future. Okay, enough babbling, let’s get started with the card.

When making it, I followed a sketch provided by My Favorite Things challenge. I started with stenciling the cloud background on my card base. I used Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink, which happens to be one of my favorite colors of Distress inks. It has been a long, long while since I last used rubber or clear stamps, so I kind of had some trouble with stamping the images. It took me some time to get the hang of it again :) Thank goodness there is a stamping tool! After coloring the adorable images with alcohol markers, I hand cut them leaving a thin white edge. Then, I die cut a stitched circle out of vellum. Next, I colored a small piece of vellum with pink alcohol markers and hand cut a cloud shape. Using double-sided tape, I adhered the vellum pieces and the images. After die cutting and adhering the sentiment, I applied Crystal Stickles on the letters and the pink cloud. As a final touch, I added some white highlights here and there, and my card was done.

I hope you like how it turned out and thanks for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day.

 

Hugs,

Jinny

 

Stamp set used: Birthday Buds (My Favorite Things)

 

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

MFT Sketch Challenge #630

As You Like It Challenge Favorite (Mostly One) Color

It is a tough choice, but if I could use just one color for the rest of my life, it would be pink. I realized the markers and Distress ink pads I had to refill were all pinks. And my shortest colored pencils are also pinks, so I must choose pink as my favorite color :)

StarStampz Challenge #42 - Animals

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge WK4 Anything Goes

Friday, January 27, 2023

Another Birthday Card for a Child

Hey there and welcome to my blog. Today, I want to share a birthday card using sunny and bright colors. For coloring the adorable image, I grabbed my alcohol markers. As the colors are really vibrant, I didn’t want to add too many embellishments, so I ended up gluing three small banners cut from patterned papers. Then I stamped the sentiment (My Favorite Things stamp set) using Rich Cocoa Memento Ink. As a final touch, I added white highlights here and there, and my card was done.

I hope you like how it turned out.

Have a wonderful day.


Hugs,

Jinny

 

Stamp used: Duckling March


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

Passion for Markers Challenge Week 674 For a Child

Allsorts Challenge Week 712 Spots and/or Stripes

StarStampz Challenge #42 Animals

Digi Choosday Challenge WK3 Anything Goes

Classic Card Designs January Challenge Anything Goes

Crafts Galore January Challenge Anything Goes

Corrosive January Challenge Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

PIP Challenge 2303 Anything Goes

Thursday, January 26, 2023

A Sparkly Happy Birthday Card

Hey there and welcome. In this post, I want to share a birthday card. To make it, I grabbed one of my favorite (but badly neglected) rubber stamps. It is such an adorable image, but I don’t reach for it very often because using digital images is just too convenient, right? Anyway, after stamping this cutie, I colored her up with alcohol markers. Instead of stamping a sentiment, I did some die cutting: the eclipse technique is one of my favorite ways to add a sentiment, so I ended up doing it. Then, I grabbed a sponge dauber and Distress Ink in Seedless Preserves and made a dotted background on the card base. Next, I matted my finished panel on dark navy card stock and glued it onto the card base. After adhering my die-cut sentiment, I applied Crystal Stickles on it, and my card was done.

I hope you like how it turned out. Have a wonderful day.


Hugs,

Jinny

 

Stamp used: Bundle Girl Flower March (Stamping Bella)

 

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

Passion for Markers Challenge Week 674 For a Child

Allsorts Challenge Week 712 Spots and/or Stripes

Stamping Sensation January Challenge Add Some Sparkle

Krafty Chicks Challenge #648 All Occasions

Di’s Digi Stamps Challenge Make It Sparkle

Simon Says Monday Challenge Beautiful Blooms

The Paper Shelter Challenge # 538 Something Cold (I used cold colors)

Digi Choosday Challenge WK3 Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

PIP Challenge 2303 Anything Goes

Monday, January 23, 2023

Be Joyful No Matter What :)

Hey there and welcome. Today, I want to share a Christmas/winter card. The image I used is called Snow Fun, and I think it’s just hilarious! So much fun! After coloring, I backed it with red scalloped card stock and then heat embossed the whole thing using sparkle embossing powder. When tilted in the light, the sparkle is just so beautiful, I love it. The card base I stenciled using Distress Ink and a snowflake stencil.


I hope you like how it turned out. Have a wonderful day.

 

Hugs,

Jinny

 

Stamp used: Snow Fun (Dr. Digi)


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

Di’s Digi Stamps Challenge Make It Sparkle

Double D Challenges Snow

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #239 Winter Fun

Papercraft Challenges #90 Anything Goes

SheepSki Designs Challenge #70 Seasons

Pattie’s Creations Challenge 202 Anything Goes

StarStampz Challenge 42 Animals

Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #538 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge WK 3 Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge WK 2 Anything Goes

Feminine Challenge at Dream Valley

Hey there and welcome. I hope your week got off to a great start. In this post, I’d like to share my DT creation for Dream Valley . Our them...