Mix It Up Challenge for May - stamped background

 It's May 1st and time for a new Mix It Up Challenge!   This time our challenge is to create a stamped background on your project.

Here's my card, using a banner stamp from Avery Elle.

I stamped the banner five times in various colored inks, and then filled in the empty spaces with small star and burst stamps.  The final touch on the background was adding a few dots of clear sparkle pen.  The sentiment was die cut from black cardstock, using a combination of my Cricut and some alphabet dies from My Favorite Things.

You have until mid-June to join in our challenge.  Can't wait to see all your stamped backgrounds!

TicTacToe Challenge #291

 Here is the new TicTacToe Challenge board:

I chose the top horizontal row for my card:  CAS, Die cut/punch, floral.

The rose was stamped and stenciled, then I backed it with a white diecut frame and added a sentiment and three clear dewdrops.  The rose image was actually much larger, so I just fussy cut a portion of it.

AAA Cards Challenge #313

 AAA Cards is hosting a color challenge, to use at least three of the four colors below on your card.

I ended up using all four colors for my ice cream card.

I tried to match Olo marker colors to the four challenge colors, and then used a couple of inks to match the orange and blue violet colors for the confetti stamp.  Silver holographic paper was used to mat the card front and add a little sparkle.  I wouldn't normally have used these colors together, but it ends up with a nice mix of orange sherbet, strawberry ice cream and maybe a huckleberry ice cream, lol!

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - April Technique Challenge

 The April technique challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is an old technique, but it was new to me.  There is a tutorial on this technique here.

I used some painters tape that was about 1" wide, along with Lisa Horton platinum and rose gold metallic inks for my card.  I also added some gold metallic splatter.

The stamped image is from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous and the sentiment is from Pinkfresh.  This was an easy technique that gives a cool effect, so I'm sure I'll try it again.

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #572

 The current challenge at Shopping Our Stash is "Up, Up and Away", so asking for projects that feature something you would see in the sky.

My card features a little bunny who just might be flying a little higher than anticipated with this balloon!

The balloon is diecut from the front and a piece of sequin fabric is attached to the back.  You can brush over the sequins to change the color.  I stenciled a cloud background and added sentiment strips.  I know a little girl who loves sparkles, so she'll love this card!

Freshly Made Sketches - Challenge #733

 Here is the new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

Here's my card for the challenge.  I guess I'm channeling a bit of summertime with the watermelons!

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - April challenge

 The April alphabet challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year Round is "G" or "H".  Some ideas would be gingerbread, garland, greenery, house, holly, and the one I used "ho ho ho".

I used a coverplate from Catherine Pooler for the background, cutting it out of white shimmer cardstock with a red cardfront.  The Santa and reindeer images are from My Favorite Things, colored with Olo markers.  I added a little pearl Pops of Color to the fur on Santa's outfit.