Three vases for a 'Mazal Tov' card

 

Happy Saturday dear crafty friends!

Today's card is in rather cool colors, inspired by the challenge at Color Throwdown, which asked for light blue, gray and brown:

I partially embossed a white panel, and grounded the vases on a brown cs stripe, which was also embossed in a woodgrain look, so the vases are standing on a wooden shelf.

From a light gray cs I die cut 3 vases, in different shapes (Sizzix Bigs Crockery), and partially distressed them with Distress Oxide 'tumbled glass'.

The vases were adhered on the woodgrain shelf with foam dots, and I added some pre-cut leaves in two brown hues and light blue.

The sentimen, 'Mazal Tov', is from some old letter stickers, in dark brown.

For the layout, I followed a sketch given in a local FB group:

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To the moon and back - a CAS card

Honorable Mention

at As You See It

Sometimes all you need to make a quick card is a good sketch, a wonderful theme and beautiful pp...

It's an 'all occasion' card, and can be used for a birthday, an anniversary, a valantine's day, or 'just because' one.

Challenges:

As You See It - sketch:

AAA cards - mood board:

Inkspirational - clean & simple:

Addicted to Stamps & More - all occasion:

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Flowers for an all occasion card

One of the FAV

at Happy Little Stampers

 

An all occasion card, made with dies only. No stamping, inking or masking this time. I only added some glittery enamel dots to the center  of the flowers.

The sentiment says, in Hebrew: Mazal Tov, and it's an all occasion blessing, so can by used for birthday, anniversary, wedding, etc.

For the flowery frame and the background I used Graphic 45  pp from 'Portrait of a Lady' collection.

For the sentiment and it's matting I used some white and kraft scraps.

Challenges:

Color Hues #61- peach and kraft:

TimeOut #235 - photo inspiration:

My inspiration was the wreath hanging on the window, with it's kraft/brown, peach and white colors, plus the script letters.

Happy Little Stamper - anything goes with dies:

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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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A butterfly card, in some earth tones - CTD meets FMS

 

The colors suggested by Wanda at The Color Throwdown # 720 were very appealing to me - kraft, copper, sage green and black:

I used these colors for a non-traditional butterly stamping (MFT 'More Brilliant Butterflies' stamp set), I used Lawn Fawn pizza crtust and sage leaf, and I must say - I really love how it came out!

For the desgin, I followed the sketch from Freshtly Made Sketches #563, given by Jen B:

I loved how the circle is cut by the frame and not full.

I die cut a doily from a black cardstock, and topped it with some circular die cut in kraft. I adhered it to the white panel, with some of the doily going out of the edge, and cut the excess. 

On top of it I adhered the stamped butterfly with foam tape and added a glittery copper enamel dot in the middle.

I think that the cut doily and the off the edge butterfly gives the card a bit of an interest, don't you think?

I stamped the sentiment (Mazal Tov in Hebrew) in sage, and added some more glittery copper enamel dots.

The white panel was double matted with matching colors cardstocks and adhered to the white basis.

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Many sprigs and leaves CAS card

 

Here's my take on the current color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches #496, which asked for pale grayish green, olive green and dark brown:

I must admit - these colors were a little intimidating for me, and it took me awhile to decide what am I going to do with them.

Finally, I decided to go for a flower and leaves. I stmped the sketch flower in dark brown on a pale grayish green cardstock, and die cut it (Papertrey Ink Pop Up Florals).

I die cut a stitched hexagon shape and run it with a pierced leaves die. I matted the hexagon with dark brown cardstock.

I adhered the flower on top of the white hexagon, using some foam tape for dimention. I stackec lots of sprigs and leaves in brown and the two shades of green under the flower, and added a glitter dark brown enamel dot in the middle.

I die cut the sentiment in green and brown and adhrered a little overlapping each other, as if there's a shaddow.

I really love the contrast of the white hexagon against the kraft basis, and the natural atmosphere of this card. 

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A basket full of flower and leaves - The Color Throwdown no. 719

Featured at The Color Throwdown 

As I mentioned before, I'm in love with fall colors, so the current challenge at The Color Throwdown #719, was right up my alley, with brown, red, orange and yellow:

I used SU stamp and dies set and added a few glittery enamel dots.

The sentiment was stamped in red, as I thought it was the best with the kraft background. It says, in Hebrew: Mazal Tov, which can be used for many occasoions.

I matted the panel with yeallow cs to bring some more light, and adhered it to the kraft basis.

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Only Solid Cardstock card - CTD meets FMS

Today I continiue with the 'Only Solid Cardstock' trend, and here's my CAS card.

I used Freshly Made Sketch #557 by Judy:

Only I rotated it to the side, instead of a landscape wide strip, I made it a vertical one. For the element on the main strip, the 'square', I used flowers and leaves. I also added a thin golden strip on each side of the main strip.

For the colors, I followed the beautiful color combo from The Color Throwdown #714, chosen by Amy, who asked to use navy blue, mustrad and brown:

The flowers were made with dies and punches, in the challenge color combo.

My card basis is not white, but light gray. I think it's better with these colors. What do you think?

I didn't add a sentiment, as I still need to decide for what occasion I will give it, so I left it to be added later.

This card also goes for the inspiration challenge at The Card Concept #181, with this beautiful Autumn inspiration photo:

I was inspired by the dramatic scene and colors to make my clean and layered card.

Which brings me to the last, but not least, challenge - Addicted to CAS #231,  where Nancy asked for layers:

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Butterfly one layered card in yeallow

A Winner at CAS Colours & Sketches

There's something about the simplicity of a One Layered Card that is very catching the eye. It's a style that can be very hard to use, and it is very challenging for me.

I decided to give it another try, combining it with the retiform technique.

I followed, loosely, the sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches #465.

For the rectangle  I put some washi tape in a rectangle shape, and did the lines in verious hues of yellow, in the retiform technique.

I then removed the washi tape, and stamped the butterly (MFT More Brilliant Butterflies set). I stamped the setnitmet in black.

Keeping it OLC meant not adding anything more... ahhmm.. the though part, but I was able to fight the temptation!

I really love how it turned out. So springy and impressive.

Challenges:

Cas Colours & Sketches #465 - sketch:

Make The Cards #52 - any shades of yeallow:

Colorful Options - yellow:

Addicted to CAS #217 - animals:

Just Add Ink #599 - favorite animal:

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Everything Beautiful has it's Moment - a CAS card

A Top Cup at Sundy Stamps

 I've been a little MIA lately, health issues, but now I'm getting better each day.

Today I'd like to share with you this CAS card I made.

I stamped some 'paint splatters' with pale aqua distress ink, and added some real gold splatters. I stamped the background of the butterfly with two tones of lime green ink, and the detaild one with black ink. The sentiment was also stamped in black.

I adhered two b/w stripes pp, and added a thin gold washi tape in the middle of each of them.

The pannel was adhered to the white cs basis with foam tape.

Challenges:

Color Throwdown #687, with this lovely colors:

Sunday Stamps SSC280 -  sketch:

Supplies:

Ink - Ranger's archival ink (Vivid Chartreuse), Tim Holtz/Ranger distress ink (Tumbled Glass), Hero Arts (lime green, black).

Stmps - My Favorite Things (More Brilliant Butterflies), Kaisercraft (Moments).

Spray - Lindy's Stamp Gang (Grab a Guy Gold)

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White on white cas card

 

A Top Cup at Sunday Stamps

Happy Saturday dear crafty friends!

Making a 'white on white' project can be very challenging, isn't it? embossing (cold or heated), dies, vellum, twine, enamel dots and dimentionals helped me make this 'white on white' card.

I'm not sure yet to what occasion I'll be using this card, wedding/ birthday/ anniversary, so I left it without a sentiment.

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

Sunday Stamps - sketch:

Double D challenges - 'lots of white':

Inkspirational challenges - photo inspiration:

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