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Sketch Saturday #755 opt twist Christmas in July

Hello there, it’s time for another Sketch Saturday Challenge and do we have a great sketch for you!

I went with the optional twsist for my card as I felt the middle of the sketch looked like a Christmas tree. I used some old Stampin up DSP ‘Lights a glow’ along with a die from the ‘Winter Woods’ set and a pre-printed sentiment from Uniquely Creative.

Don’t you love it when you make a card with absolutely no stamping on it?!

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Sketch Saturday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Friday, 26th July (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #269 – ATG CAS opt twist Summer (colours)

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great theme for you!

I went with the optional twist of summer colours, which to me are shades of sunset yellows and oranges. So I sponged a strip in the centre of my card, then stamped a flower from the Stampin Up ‘Flowers of Beauty’ stamp set in black to look like a silhouette. The sentiment is from Close to my Heart ‘Birthday Time’.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Cards have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Saturday, 20th July to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #709 – Colour Challenge

Hello there, it’s time for another Just Add Ink Challenge and do we have a great colour challenge for you – you can choose 3 or play with all 6 colours!

I opted to use 3 of the colours – orgeous Grape, Azure Afternoon and Misty Moonlight. Combined they said I needed to make a night sky, which is perfect for a dark looking Christmas card. I sponged the coloursonto my card base, did some water splatters that look like falling snow. I used 2 Stampin Up sets – Winter Woods and Watercolor Christmas.

I love how this looks, all dark and moody!

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 10th July at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Birthday #63 – Fabulous Flowers

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

This is one of my favourite themes for the year, as I love making cards with flowers on them. For my card, I used the ‘True Beauty’ stamp set and matching dies inked up in Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz and Petal Pink from Stampin Up. I also used SU markers in Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo and Pear Pizzazz to provide some depth to the flowers and leaves. My card base is made from Basic Beige cardstock with a camouflage stamped Basic Beige panel. I die cut a Petal Pink panel to look like lace to place behind my flowers and leaves.

The winter light makes the petal pick look more apricot, but I think it still looks pretty.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 31st July to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Sketch Saturday #754 – 5th Saturday – Pick from the archives

Hello there, it’s time for another Sketch Saturday Challenge and being the 5th Saturday in the month, we ask you to delve back into our sketch archives and pick a sketch that speaks to you!

For my card, I went back to June 2020 for Sketch #615. I had a strip of DSP in my scrap bin which was perfect for this sketch. I paired it with other colours from the DSP to create my layers. For the circle elements, I used some vellum and added crystal effects ontop to given them dimension and shine.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see what sketch inspired you. Check out the projects that the other artists at Sketch Saturday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Friday, 12th July (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #268 – Sketch

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great sketch for you!

I sponged a series of different sized circles using my Altenew inks and then stamped one of the girls from the Visible Images set ‘hip hop girls’ and popped the panel up on an orange cardbase. Love how simple this was to make but effective with the different coloured circles.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #707 – Just Add a Sketch

Hello there, it’s time for another Just Add Ink Challenge and do we have a great sketch for you!

I thought the cut away circle area would be a great spot to highlight a Christmas element. I used some old Christmas DSP, added a coloured elf from the MFT’s ‘Santa’s Elves’ stamp set with a sentinment from PTI’s ‘Rustic Wreath’ stamp set. The DSP was looking a bit flat, so I added some blue stars.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 26th June at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Sketch Saturday #753 Opt twist non-traditional holiday colours (any holiday)

Hello there, it’s time for another Sketch Saturday Challenge and do we have a great sketch for you!

I opted for a monocrome look for my card. I used a pre-made office tag, added some water coloured and fussy cut flowers in place of the sketch square, embossed my background panel with a dotty embossing folder, added some twine and a sentiment from Uniquely Creative and my card was done.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Sketch Saturday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Friday, 28th June (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #267 – Anything CAS goes opt twist masculine

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great theme for you!

I used a couple of old retired stamp sets for my card – Stampin’ Up ‘Enjoy the rhythm’ and Reverse Confetti ‘Inner Rock Star’. I coloured the guitars with my SU Blends in Lemon Lime Twist and added them to a white panel on a Lemon Lime Tiwst card base. I added a few green gems for balance.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #705 – Just Add a Fancy Edge

Hello there, it’s time for another Just Add Ink Challenge and do we have a great theme for you!

I used my floral stamp to make my fancy edge. I stamped the SSS ‘Beautiful Flower’ near the edge of my card base, coloured it with my Stampin Blends in Pretty Pink and Old Olive, then fussy cut the edge. I’m really happy with how this came out. I added some grey cardstock to the inside of the card the help highlight the flower image.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 12th June at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.