E is for Embossing Wet or Dry

 

 Hello and welcome. Today at Alphabet Challenges we looking at the letter E. Helen has chosen                 E is for Embossing, Wet or Dry. To see the inspirational creations from the design team, please visit the blog.    

                                                               

 I began with a 6" white card for the base. I used an embossing folder on a piece of blended card coloured with blue inks and a blended card with orange inks. The blue was cut in half to create two edges. The gap was covered with a darker blue card. Both of the embossed coloured pieces were sand papered to show the base white colour. I used Sheena Douglass shell stamps, coloured with Distress Inks, added a piece of hessian. Finally I added pearl gems and varied colours of the ocean sequins. The design and instructions I gleamed from a Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine #245, which also gifted the Embossing folder. 

CAS

 Hello and welcome. Today  we start our latest challenge for you at Cardz 4 Galz. Helen, has chosen   #279 Clean and Simple (CAS) .To see the inspirational designs from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with an A6 i.e 4" x 6" pale green card. I die cut a white flower within a rectangle frame. I then die cut several more flowers, then decoupaged these onto the design, I added five pale green pearl gems to the centre of the flowers. Finally I die cut a thanks sentiment in white with a pale green background. I hope you enjoy the simpliciity of my CAS card. I look forward to seeing your cards. 

Gardens/Gardening

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new monthly challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Dawn has chosen #387 Gardens/Gardening. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6" white card, I added a black card mat. On a piece of white card I stamped various garden tools, then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. When dry and cold I blended shades of yellow, orange and red for the background. The large sentiment is something I found in mys stash. The garden tools and plants are from various stamps collections in Creative Stamping magazines. All were coloured with Promarkers with a little glitter.  I look forward to seeing what's in your garden.

Masculine

 Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. This month's challenge chosen by Helen is #201 Masculine. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a 5" x7" white card, I added a pale blue metallic mat for the vibrant striped background paper from a Hunkydory Teenage  Years background paper pad. A page with guitars from a  Hunkydory Little Book of Teenage Years was added to a plain white card. I decoupaged a further  two layers, fussy cutting these additional pieces. Additionally I added two sentiments from my sentiment stash.

Use A Stencil

 Hello, welcome to my blog. today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Helen , on the design team has chosen #289 Use A Stencil. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a DL card, I used a measured piece of pink metallic card. On a piece of measured white card, I blended using Peacock Feathers DI and a stencil by Card Making magic - DL. Trellis stencil. The stencil and stamps , the flowers and the sentiment were enclosed in a Creative Stamping magazine # 111. I coloured using Promarker alchol pens, then fussy cut the flowers, adding to the project with 3d foam pads. Finally I added some pink gemstones.

D is for Double

 Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. Melanie has chosen D is for Double,  - to have two of the same thing on your project. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a 6" white card, Applied a gold Mirri mat. I added a peice of pretty pink paper from my stash. I used my image from a Debbi Moore Inspiration magazine #75 from a Meadow Lane Collection. The larger image is lain flat, the smaller version is decoupaged. The sentiments are also with the kit. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Dragonfly Dreams - Masculine

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin our new challenge at Dragonfly Dreams. We, the design team, on a rota each choose a challenge and this month it is my turn. I always find making cards for male persons, of any age, are easier for me to do. My choice then for June is                #201 Masculine. To see the design team's inspiration please visit the blog. Happy card making. 

I first made my DL from an A4 sheet of white cardstock. Measured when folded it is 8" x 4". I added a mat of blue crackled paper. I die cut 5 silver Mirri circles, then added the 5 circles I had cut from a Hunkydory Pocket pad of Sporty Guys. Most guys enjoy either watching or taking part in a sport. Finally I die cut a 'Happy Birthday' adhered to the centre of the card. Take care.