The Flower Challenge July: Be Inspired By the Colours in the Photo

 

Hi there flower fans!

A new challenge for us at The Flower Challenge for the month of July,

'Be Inspired by the Colors in the Photo'

Oh the inspiration! Couldn't wait to use Tim Holtz' Brushstroke Flowers.

My bg is a smooshing technique with Ripe Persimmon and Salvaged Patina Oxide Inks.

The script sentiment is from SSS, (Happily Ever After) first cut from copper card

stock, then backed with Stormy Sea (PTI).

We recently attended 3 weddings, my stash for newlyweds is depleted. 

This will come in handy!

Play along through the 25th of July, We love seeing your creative cards!

The Flower Challenge #104 - Colour Challenge

The Flower Challenge 2 Reminder Add Sparkle

 

Welcome back to a reminder for The Flower Challenge: Add Sparkle

'Tis the season for all things glitz,  and our cards sparkle and shine a bit more

during  this magical season!

I used the same Sizzix poinsettia die as on my last card, just used  the  reverse

die cuts.

This card will need it's own specially made envelope, as the greenery climbs 

up over the boundaries!

Play along until the 25th. 

Hope to see your sparklies in the lineup!

Reminder #98 Add Sparkle

The Flower Challenge December Add Sparkle

 

Happy December Flower Challenge fans! And  Welcome to my post featuring sparkle!

Lots of bling on my sample card, with Tim Holtz' poinsettia die and sentiment.

That candy cane swirl is from the Greetery.

Hope this is a season of joy for you and yours!  And hope to see your

beautiful sparkle card in the lineup this month!

The Flower Challenge #98 - Add Sparkle

The Flower Challenge #84 Use a Die

 

Happy September crafty friends! 

With so many luscious flower dies out there, we at the Flower Challenge 

invite you to 'Use a Die' and play along this month!

Well, my hardest challenge was choosing a die!

I setttled on this Tim  Holtz Thinlits, Brushstroke Flowers 2. 

I paired my sponged blooms against a 3-D embossing folder also by

Tim Holtz called 'Doily'.

I've done numerous panels with the doily EF, in lots of color combos,

loving each one!

The method I used to make the doily pop, was to ink the EF in white with a roller,

onto a blush piece of cardstock. Then heavily inking the bottom right corner, before

stamping the text.

I kept the tiny text subtle behind my Beautiful Day sentiment.

So that's it, my friends. Pick a die, use it on a card, and play along!

And, Have a Beautiful Day!

The Flower Challenge #83 Add Spots or Stripes

Welcome! The Flower  Challenge asks you to create a card  using spots or stripes for

the month of  August.

My card features a Tim Holtz multi layer die set, and an Altenew Background stamp.

You have all month to play along!

Show us your stripes... or spots!

The Flower Challenge #83 Add Spots or Stripes

Harvey and Me

 

Anybody else head over heels with Tim Holtz' newest release? Love, love love, 

Harvey. He's a sweet, petite soldier guy, you can colorize any way you like. And

I like! So much do I like Harvey, I did 3 cards, and plan to do more.

Harvey can be dressed and festooned, with or without eyes and a mustache, boots, gold, boots,

any color, and anything else you want to add. 

Harvey no. 1 is dressed in bright red. And I borrowed the idea of putting him in front of

TH's iron gates, from one of the TH designers, which are really for Halloween, but are so 

darn clever I couldn't resist.

The background, ah yes, the background. Well, I don't know what it is. I found the 

embossed panel in my stash, rubbed pine oxide ink over it, then lightly rubbed copper

paste over the lifted images.

The banner is a combo of TH Deck the Halls and a leftover banner from the

Greetery (Joy to the World?)

Card 2, features Harvey on a swag built with dies from Holiday Brushstroke 3.

All over Tree Rings EF. Let me just say, this panel started off white. Then rubbed 

with Oxide Inks until I was happy.  

Be Merry: The Greetery

Harvey no. 3 took me the longest. I don't know, every thing I did just didn't

see to come together. I was finally happy with this version. 

Here's the recipe:

Background: TH Layered Plaid, which is 3 dies

Oval: Memory Box

Background in pink: TH Pine Branches

Harvey

Candy Cane & Presents: TH Santa's Helper

and Tree: Twig & Stump

thanks for hanging in, hope you enjoyed!

Inspired By: Melted Snowman

 

These Inspired By Card Challenge has the most intriguing challenge this week... 

take a look

I had to play along, especially with friends on the design team who came up 

with the most clever interpretations!

The colors, of course inspired my card, but a melting snowman? I had nothing.

So, instead I used just the head of a new favorite, a Tim Holtz Thinlets die set,

Cool Yule. He looks rather perplexed at having a monocled eye and only a head, 

and I love his sassy wide eyed stare!

Inspired By gives us this sketch to use, which I did use, loosely (perfectly admissible!),

the Greetery's Snowflake Soiree set comes with a series of stencils, giving you the 

option to change colors with your snowflakes. I didn't really change my colors as

much as use a lighter touch with the B stencil. Betsy even included a stencil that lets you

shade or color below the snowflakes. The wonderful sentiment is the Greetery's Simply

Wonderful.

Had to include the polka dots in the inspiration photo with the dotty bow tie! 

Theres a lot of shimmer on my card too, like it's been out in the frosty air.

Well, that's it folks. Think I came close to the inspiration, but if you want to 

see some brilliance, check out the designers at:

Inspired By...melted snowman