A vase full of orange blooms - a thank you card

 

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at Pinkfrehs Studio

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at The Paper Players

Today's card was inspired by some challenges:

First, the November challenge at PinkFresh Studio, with multi colors inspiration and lots of leaves, and the theme of 'Thanks':

I used PinkFresh Studio 'Floral Vase' stencils and dies set.

The vase was colored with some distress oxide inks in shades of light blue (speckled egg; tumbled glass; salty ocean). The leaves were also colored with distress oxide inks (shabby shutters; peeled paint). The floral bouquet was colored with PinkFresh ink cubes (clementine; persimmon).

After ink blending through the stencils, I die cut the vase and the bouquet with the coordinate dies, and adhered to the card base, where the bouquet was adhered using some foam dots.

The sentiment is from another PinkFresh Studio set, 'Seamless Starburst Circles'.

For the final touch, I added some clear dots on the vase, and some green glittery dots.

The other challenges are also about thanks and gratitude:

The Paper Players:

Time Out:

Simply Clean & Simple

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A Thank You card with seamless starburst circles

 

Since the terrible massacre that took place in south Israel on Oct. 7th, I had a creavite block. I just couldn't. Now, as the war is still going on, and the kidnapped children, women, men and elderly are still held by Hamas/ISIS, I'm trying slowly to find some comfort in crafting.

The current challenge at The Color Throwdown was a great way to help me getting over this creative block. So I'm very thankful for CTD's ladies for the inspiration.

The bright and cheerful colors inspired me to make a happy and cheerful 'Thank You' card. I was also inspired by the shape of the pillows in the inspiration photo.

I used Pinkfresh Studio Seamless Starburst Circles stamps and stencil set, with some distress oxide inks (kitsch flamingo, mustard seed, bundled sage and rusty hinge).

I also stamped and stenciled another circle, die cut the circle and backed it with more layers of circles, and then adhered it on top, for some dimension. On top of this circle I adhered a glittery enamel dot in rust hues.

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A birthday card, with a vase and flowers

 

'Birthday Honours' at

Sieze the Birthday

Happy Monday to all my crafty friends!

Today I'm sharing a floral birthday card I made, using Pinkfresh Studio 'Floral Vase' stencils and dies.

I followed the colors from Color Throwdown #743, given by Broni.

I always loved the combination of green and pink.

First, I made the vase, with some greyish inks, die cut it and stamped the sentiment.

Then I made the bouquet, playing with the strength of the ink blending, to create some dimension to the leaves. For the flowers I used 3 different inks in shades of pink.

I added some lime enamel dots around the bouquet, and some clear dots to the vase.

I matted the white panel with lime cardstock and adhered to the white basis.

Challenges:

Color Throwdown - lime, pink and white:

Seize the Birthday - I went with the anything goes birthday theme, not using the topping:

The flower challenge - pretty pastels:

Happy Little Stampers - stencil challenge:

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A butterflies 'thanks' card, in blue and brown

 

One of my all time fav color combo is blue hues and brown hues. Usully, it reminds me of seaside and sand, but this time I'm in the 'butterfly mood'...

I blended several TH's disress inks - Broken China, Faded Jeans and Peacock Feathers, on a textured white cs. I then die cut 4 stitched squares and mounted them with foam tape.

I stamped the butterfly twice, with Pink Fresh inks - Doe and Warm Buff, fussy cut them and adhered them partially overlapping each other, with foam tape. I then adhered the two of them on the bluish squares with foam tape.

Before adhering the squares and butterflies, I stamped the sentiment with Pink Presh ink Gathered Twigs.

I added a thin stripe of turquoise cs for more interest, and some translucent dots.

It goes for the following challenges:

CAS Colours & Sketches - sketch:

Sunday Stamps - colors:

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Happy Birthday, with a clock and gears

A winner at CAS on Friday

Hello dear crafty friends!

While I was making my 'To a Dear Friend' card (HERE), I thought this beautiful color palette can also go with a masculine card, so here it is.

I die cut some gears (Memory Box) from dark green cs and sage cs. I stamped the clock (kaisercraft)  with clemenine ink (Pink Fresh Studio) on a kraft cs and punched it out.  The look of the inked image on the kraft is much subtle than on a white cs, and it goes well with the distressed look of my card.

With the same orange ink, I splattered on the kraft cs basis, stamped the sentiment in dark green ink and adhered the gears and clock.

It goes for the following challenges:

As You See It - photo inspiration/ colors:

Cas On Friday - Male

The Male Room - Clocks:

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