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 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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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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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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To a Dear Friend

 

I was very intrigued by the colors given at As You See It challenge blog, and wanted to give it a go.

Here's the inspiration photo:

I die cut the flower and colored it with inks in Ranger's Tea Rose archival ink, TH Bundled Sage disress ink and Ranger's Library Green archival ink. Then I adhered it to another 3 identical die cuts. to give some dimension.

I die cut twice the leaves and colored them with Bundled Sage disress ink.

I embossed a dark greenish/turquoise dp and adhered it to the bottom of a kraft cs, and above it I added a jute and lace ribbon.

I adhered the flowers and the leaves on top. The sentiment (Stampin' Up) was stamped with the dark green ink on a kraft cs, fussy cut around and mounted on a sage cs, and then I adhered it on the ribbon.

The panel was matted with dark green cs and then mounted on the kraft cs basis.

As I really love this color combo, I just might use it for another card, this time a more masculine one.

It goes for the following challenges:

As You See It - photo inspiration/colors:

Freshly Made Sketches - sketch:

Just Us Girls - Friend:

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Thank you, full of roses

 

A CAS 'Thank you' card, in only two colors - brown and orange.

I took a piece of scrap and die cut a circle, and used it a homemade mask, blending 3 different shades of orange.

I then stamped the roses in Ranger's archival sepia ink. The sentiment (Doodlebug's) was stamped with Ranger's archival coffee ink.

I would like to enter it to the following challenges:

Color Hues - brown & orange:

Addicted to CAS - circle:

SimonSays Stamp Monday challenge - thanks

Happy Little Stampers stencil challenge:

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