A vase full of orange blooms - a thank you card

 

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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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Autumn colors card

 

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As soon as I saw the current challenge at Color Throwdown, I knew I just can't resist those colors! So so beautiful.

I used several distress inks and distress oxide inks - aged mahogany, spiced marmalade, dried marigold and festive berries, with leaves stencil (Creative Impression).

I cut the leaf steam (SSS) from a golden cardstock, and put some of the cut leaves back inside, adhering it to the colored panel.

I die cut a small tag for the sticker sentiment, and added a red twine, and adhered it to the panel.

I then matted the panel with an orange cardstock and adhered it to the maroon basis.

Challenges:

Color Throwdown #579:

Freshly Made Scktches #602:

AAA Cards #248 - add a tag:

Inkspirational #298 - moodboard:

I loved the colors and the autumn leaves on the street.

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A Happy Birthday card, in red and yellow

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Another birthday card I made, inspired by some challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #600 (it's 12th birthday for this challenge blog! Celebration time):

Color Hues #70 - red and yellow:

Addicted to CAS #244 - leaves:

SimonSays Wednesday challenge - Bright and Cheerful

Seize the Birthday #268 - Anything Goes (no topping for me this time):

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A Happy New Year card, in orange

 

The Jewish New Year is just around the corner, so it's a good time to make some Happy New Year cards.

I followed the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

I went on the orange hues, following Less Is More challenge:

And it also goes for the Clean and Simple challenge at SimonSays Wednesday challeng.

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A multi-layers cake birthday card

Everyone loves a multi-layers cake for a birthday, so I decided to put it on a birthday cake :)..

It's Spellbinders'  "Topsy Tury Cake" dies set, with 5 layers, but I used 'only' 4 layers.

Challenges:

Paper Players - CAS: things you can eat

Addicted to Stamps and More - die cuts and/or stencils:

For the starry background I used oc a starry stencil with distress oxide ink 'salty ocean'.

Seize the Birthday - with the topping of  'circles':

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A scribbled dandelion birthday card

 

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A CAS birthday card, inspired by some challenges.

I used Creative Exprssions Leafy Swirls stencis, with 4 different distress oxide inks (shabby shatters, twisted citron, mermaid lagoon and tumbled glass), to make the left panel.

I then stampd Creative Expressions Dotty Flowers stamps (the flower and the sentiment) in Versafine onyx black ink.

A very CAS one layerd card!

Challenges:

Festive Friday - I used blue, green and silhouette:

The Flower Challenge - CAS plus flowers:

Less Is More - anything goes:

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A birthday card, with a vase and flowers

 

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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 butterfly - to my favorite person

ShowCASed at Less Is More

 

I had MTF 'Brilliant Butterflies' set on my desk already, and butterflies are so so beautiful, so I used this set for another card, a very mimimalistic card.

It's a OLC - One Layer Card, i.e. no  layers at all on this one, but still I managed to create some depth by using TH dots mask with black soot distress ink.

Another way to add some depth and interest to a OLC is by using different shades of the same color, which I did on the wings of the butterfly. For more interest, I inked the edges of the big wing with a little darker shade of aquamarine ink.

The intricate lacy wings and the body were stamped with black ink.

The sentiment, from Waffle Flower 'Happy Birthday Duo Sentiments set, was stamed several times with the same darker aquamarine ink I used for the edges of the big wing.

With such a versetile sentiment, this card can be usedd for many occasions, and also for both genders

Challenges:

Less Is More #480- aquamarine and black

CAS on Friday #254 - dots

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Sunny colors for a birthday card

Seize the Birthday has a lovely challenge - CASE the designer:

Well, I DOUBLED cased them!

I really loved Barbara's card, who, in her turn, cased Cathy's card, so here're both cards:

First, Cathy's card:

And Barbara's card:

As you can see, my take on those two cards is very loose, but that's okay when you Copy And Selectevly Edit a creation....

I was inspired by the vertical panel, and it has been a while since I made a card with this design.

Instead of a panel with alcohol inks or an embossed panel, my panel is with layering stencils.

I matted only the sides of the panel and adhered it to a kraft basis, as I thought kraft was so perfect with these sunny colors.

I added stripes of sentiemnt from my pre-made pile, and added some enamel dots.

It also goes for the 'Anything Goes' challenge at SimonSays Wednesday challenge.

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