MFT Sketch and Colour Challenge

Hello again!

The folks at MFT have given us an interesting sketch to play with for their latest challenge - I was amazed by what the DT came up with...such clever takes! The funny thing is I knew immediately just what I wanted to do but completely struggled with the execution:

My plan was for the whole card front to be covered but the proportions of the triangles just didn't work with the sentiment so in the end I cut it all down and made a CAS version of what I originally had in mind. Using the closest colours to the colour challenge I could find, I sponged some distress inks and stamped over with Lavish Lilies in brown ink. The sentiment's from Essential Sentiments and I framed it with a Stitched Frame. 

I can't help feeling something's missing but I tried all manner of butterflies and flowers and none of it worked. To top it off my husband asked me why I had a big 'Y' in the middle of my card! 😂

Happy stamping!

Claire

Altenew - July Inspiration Challenge

Hello inkers,

It's been a bit slow on the card making front but with the kids back at school I finally got to play with  some new Altenew goodies that have been patiently waiting for me to swipe ink over them:

I have to say I struggled a bit with these colours - I think it's the blue and green. Isn't it blue and green that shouldn't be seen? Anyway, nothing like new stuff to get you inspired - I used 3 different sets for this one. The blooms are from Blissful Blossoms set against one of the stamps from Halftone Squares and the sentiment's from Leaf Clusters. Despite the initial blank I like how it turned out! 

Hope you get the chance to get the inks out this week!

Happy stamping!

Claire

MFT Colour Challenge 192

Hello inkers,

Very quick post with a card using MFT's latest challenge colours.  I'm not at home at the moment so have very limited materials - add to that no camera except my i-phone and no lightbox and it's one very bad photo!

 

I've used Santa's Elves and Selfie Square Die-namics. 

This one's also popping over to AAA Cards for their Anything Goes challenge - I've done half the twist and made a Christmas card without the pets!

Happy stamping!

Claire

Fusion Meets Sunday Stamps

 Hello inkers, happy weekend!

Love the colours over at Fusion this week - not ones I'd normally put together but they're so dramatic I just had to have a play:

I've combined them with the sketch at Sunday Stamps but made a landscape rather than portrait card -the PTI Lovely Layers bloom was looking a bit squashed otherwise! The sentiment's Waltzingmouse and that gorgeous embossed background is a new EB from Altenew - I can't believe the amount of detail on it....you could almost just plonk it on a card front without anything else!

Happy stamping!

Claire