Tag: card making challenge

New Card Challenge Creation, Times Three

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Mama

I recently stumbled upon a new blog based out of Australia called Scrap the Boys, and this month I decided to play along with their latest card challenge. There is a prize up for grabs, but since I am an international player I am hoping for a guest design spot instead.

When I saw the card sketch, I immediately thought of clouds and sunshine (do not ask me why), so I quickly turned to Echo Park’s “I Love Sunshine” kit, which I recently purchased at Tuesday Morning. By the way, if you are looking for some really affordable scrapbooking supplies you should visit your local T.M. store if you are lucky enough to live near one. I actually have two within a few miles of my home. Yay!

I created this card using papers from the “I Love Sunshine” collection, but I also added accents from my solid paper stash. The plaid clouds came from a different 6×6 collection, but I just couldn’t resist the contrast they provided against all the other happy colors. I also inked my edges and added a bit of bling to finish off this fun card that says “Hello” on the outside and “Sunshine” on the inside.

I really liked the way this first card turned out, but when I reread the challenge I noticed that it also was supposed to be a celebration themed card. Oops! So I decided to make another one. Yay!

The second card also was created with the “I Love Sunshine” collection and a light blue background from my solid stash. This one has a similar feel to the first card, but it also fits the “celebration” requirement. Yay again!

So by now I’m having so much fun with this sketch that I decided to create yet one more card using the same paper collection and same style as the first two. I got a bit crafty with my pinwheels but finished it off with the similar inked edges and bling. I’m not sure which creation is my favorite, but just like that I beefed up my go-to greetings with one simple card challenge.

Cute Chick Card for Sketch Challenge

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Mama

My goodness, where did my card making mojo go? I swear it took me two hours to create a couple of cards for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches sketch challenge and it felt like a real struggle just to produce these. I don’t know if was the sketch, my paper choice, the Easter theme (you know me, I’m never one to be that much ahead of the game) or the fact that I had to first clean a spot in my craft room just to get started. Ugh!

As I gave my crafting table a clearing, I came upon some shimmery chick paper on top of a pile of I-don’t-know-what-to-do-with-this stuff, so I decided to chop it up and make some cards. I don’t know where this stock came from or how I might ever use it, so I created some cute Easter greeting cards way ahead of schedule.

For the first card (pictured below), I stuck to the sketch, but it seemed kind of blah to me, so I created a second one (top card) with a little spin. I think number two is cuter than the first, but both are very “bright.” Although you can’t see it in the photos, a little shimmer paper goes a long way. *grin*

My First Color Throwdown Challenge — Yellow, Green & Aqua

Posted on August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 by Mama

Here’s a super simple little card I whipped up this morning for the newest Color Throwdown Challenge. This is a first for me, but one of the awesome paper crafters I follow is a guest designer this month so I thought I would give this challenge a go.

This week’s inspiration colors are green, yellow and aqua and a quick survey of my 6×6 paper stash netted me just the right color combination with The Basics Stack by DCWV. This stack is full of geometric patterns in loads of basic colors, so I was able to piece together a very simple design that still has texture and interest. I did create the yellow tag using a paper from Studio Calico’s South of Market stack, because that piece of scrap paper was lying on my work table and just happened to be the right color. I just love it when I can use up some scraps!

I also added more visual interest by adding some green and white baker’s twine, a dash of Stickles and a little yellow hootie-do. It’s a simple but fun creation that’s sure to brighten anyone’s day.

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