I have had one super crazy busy week and really needed to get my craft on and was fortunate that Miss K went to visit her friend today so found myself with plenty of ‘me’ time to play.
I made a card for WWC145 – Judy’s Masculine “Anything Goes” Challenge This was a fabulous challenge to participate in, as I struggle making masculine cards and needed some inspiration.
My card is a hybrid digital/stamped card. I used an old Stampin Up digital image ‘Extreme surfboard’ that I printed onto a card piece I’d sponged with Stampin Up soft sky and island indigo inks, then added some water drops to simulate the look of the surf. The sentiment is from Altenew ‘Birthday bash’ and the black and white DSP is a left-over piece I had lying around.
My next card is inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #313 – A Sketch by Karren and uses a stamp set (best in you) and inks (melon ice, lime rickey, grass skirt, tiara, tiki torch, orange twist and black jack) from Catherine Pooler Designs.
My next card is inspired by three challenges:
I followed the Bow/Elegant/Heat Emboss line of the Tic Tac Toe challenge and I really like how this card came out. The bow is made using the Stampin Up Bow maker punch with some white glimmer paper. The aqua piece was sponged with Ranger Peacock feathers distress oxide ink over the heat embossed snow flake from Kanban. I used Stampin Up iridescent ice embossing powder, the close up really shows how much it sparkles.
My last card for this long Sunday post is all about circles and I’m entering it into the current Seize the Birthday challenge. I think it might also suit the AAA Cards Celebrate challenge.
I ended up making 2 cards using this design, 1 for a birthday and 1 for Christmas.
I used products from Stampin Up for both cards. Card 1 – Pool party cardstock and ink, Sycamore Street DSP and enamel dots. The sentiment is from Mama Elephant ‘make a wish’. Card 2 – Pear pizzaz cardstock and ink, Season of cheer DSP & Brights enamel dots with the sentiment from The Ton ‘mistletoe kisses’
Thanks for looking and have a great day.
Wow Tristan, looks like you’ve had a very crafty time! I love them all and Mike would love that surfer card! Love the shimmery sparkly bow.
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You sure had a great crafty weekend. Gorgeous cards Tristan.
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Super layout for the last pair of cards and I really love the Christmas version. Thanks so much for joining in the fun at AAA Cards.
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Wow! You’ve been so busy creating some beautiful cards. Thanks for including Freshly Made Sketches in your crafty day!
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My goodness, Tristan, what a wonderful collection of cards! That surfer dude is awesome! Love the colouring of the water. You’ve definitely managed to give a look of real surf, especially with the splashes of water. Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.
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I love your card for our challenge, the blue and glitter is a perfect match 🙂
Thank you for playing along with us at Addicted to CAS – Ellenor
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These are all fantastic Tristan! I really love that silhouette surfer.
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Your surfer card is really amazing! I love how you combined some older products with some newer ones and your technique is fabulous! Thanks for joining us this week at Watercooler Wednesday!
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Love how you’ve used the DSP strips to add interest. Great sponging on the sky/water and the addition of water drops. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday.
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Fabulous cards! I love the circle Christmas ones, beautiful green colors. Thanks for joining us at AAA Cards.
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What a fantastic group of cards! The last two for me tole the show! Love the creative layout and the simplicity of them! The Christmas one looks fab! Thanks so much for joining our challenge at Seize the Birthday and using our Topping too!
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Your cards are wonderful! I love those gorgeous flowers you’ve used on your card – those colours are fabulous! Thanks for joining us at FMS!
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Trying to make a card similar to your circle cards. Do you have the sizes of circles? Do you recommend punch or dies? I need to buy some and not sure what’s best!
Thank you
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Hi Carol. I used circle dies. Depends on the size of your circles. I do have punches but I wanted the circles to be a bit bigger though.
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