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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A CAS birthday card, in olive and blue hues

 

One of the Top 3

at Try A Sketch on Tuesday

I have a new CAS card to share with you, inspired by some challenges.

The colors are from CAS Colours & Sketches:

It doesn't show well on the photo, but the diagonal stripes are from a shimmery olive cardstock.

For the sketch I was inspired by the sketch at Try a Sketch on Tuesday:

And also by a local FB group sketch challenge.

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Hello Sunshine, with double umbrellas

 

One of the Cut Above

at The Paper Players

One of the Fav at The Color Throwdown

It has been ages since I last posted here, but it feels 

so good to be back again :).

Today's CAS card was inspired by some of my fav challenge blogs, and I also decided to challenge myself to make this card using only solid cardstocks.

Color Throwdown #783, with the beautiful color combo of peach, sage green and cream:

Freshly Made Sketches #626 with a fantastic sketch by Cecil:

As soon as I saw this sketch I knew I will use the still not used dies set by Sizzix called 'Flowers in Umbrella'.

CAS on Friday #278, which asked for 'Hello.

I also used for the first time the mini die by Xcut for the sentiment.

The Paper Players #679, whith a lovely rainy days theme:

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A vase full of orange blooms - a thank you card

 

One of the Top 3 for cards

at Pinkfrehs Studio

I made the Cut Above

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 pile of leaves in red and purple

A winner at The Color Hues

A monthly winner at Less Is More

A pile of leaves, for a CAS birthday card.

Challenges:

Color Hues - red & purple:

Less Is More - C is for Celebrate:

Inkspirational - Clean and Simple:

SimonSays Stamps Wedensday challenge - anything goes.

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A birthday card with a flower

Today's card was made with the inspiration of two challenges:

Color Throwdown - orange, navy, mustard and aqua:

Frehsly Made Sketches - sketch:

Inkspirational - clean & simple:

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Three leaves in a row - a CAS birthday card

One of the Fab Fav

at CAS Colours & Sketches

I just love autumn colors! Where I live, we don't have a real autumn, with all those beautiful colors of fall.

I made a CAS birthday card, 3 squares in a row, with fall leaves.

Challenges:

CAS Colours & Sketches - sketch:

Just Us Girls - mood board:

I was inspired by the autumn colors and the big leaf on the left corner.

Seize the Birthday - use fall colors:

SimonSays Stamps Monday challenge - favorite color

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Mashrooms birthday card

A birthday card, in natural colors, for some challenges.

I die cut the cute little mashrooms from a dp, and backed them with vanilla cs. I added some die cut small branches.

I felt that the mashrooms were somehow 'floating', so I grounded them with brown inking. A sentiment and my card is done.

This card can be ferfect for a man.

Challenges:

Addicted to CAS - mashrooms:

Hand Stamped Sentiments - photo inspiration:

I was inspired by the natural colors and theme.

The Male Room - leaves:

Allsorts challenge - masculine.

SimonSays Stamps Wednesday challenge - make it cute.

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Autumn colors card

 

One of the Top Picks

at Inkspirational

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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Butterfly in cool colors for a birthday card

 

One of the weekly fav

at Color Throwdown

Today's card was inspired by the colors given at The Color Throwdown - grey, aqua and green:

These cool colors are so refreshing, especially as it's pretty hot here these days...

It also goes for the current challenge at Addicted to Stamps and more, which is 'Birthdays':

And the 'Anything Birthday Goes' at AAA Birthday challenge:

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