Big Ole Bow

Hi and welcome!  Today's card uses Jacquie's sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and I have to admit, this sketch had me thinking.  When I first saw it, I immediately wanted to do some form of Mondrian design with dies, but I didn't have the right sizes of dies and it just became too hard, so it was back to the drawing board.  Then I saw the sketch in a whole new light and decided it was perfect for a big bow and that's what I did.

This image is a digi from Power Poppy and I printed it out and coloured it with Copics before die-cutting it to suit the position of the sketch.  Once that was done I gold-embossed the sentiment onto a black tag and added it with white cotton, piercing a tiny hole in the coloured image to hold the cotton.

I didn't add any other embellishments and I think this is the least amount of Copics I have ever used in one sitting!

Thanks for visiting.  Coincidentally, Color Hues are looking for red and black for their current challenge so I'm going to link up there.

Products used:

Stamps:  Big Ole Bow digi stamp (Power Poppy), Tagged Elegance (The Greetery

Ink:  Versamark

Cardstock:  X-Press It, White, Black

Dies:  2022 Holiday Thank You (The Greetery)

Accessories:  Gilded EP (Brutus Monroe, Copics, white cotton

Cheers

Karren

Edited to Add:  This card got a shout out at Color Hues

 

Organic Thanks

 I'm just popping in with a card made for a few challenges.  We are in the middle of what is hopefully only a 7-day lockdown here in New Zealand and that means I get a bit more time to stamp.  I made this card for the challenges at Tic-Tac-Toe (Alpha Dies/Red/Apple), the sketch at Just Add Ink and the colours from Color Throwdown.

I stamped and coloured up this crate of apples by Power Poppy then fussy-cut it out.  I took a white card base and embossed it with the Subtle embossing folder before adding a strip of woodgrain patterned paper and a thinner strip of yellow polka dot paper.

The sentiment was die-cut three times and stacked together (a fiddly job, trust me!)  I then used added it to the card base.  I finished by adding foam tape behind the apples before adhering to the card base.  Originally I stamped the image in London Fog ink for more of a no-line look but after colouring it, I ended up over-stamping with Versafine Onyx Black because I guess I'm one of those people who likes black outlines.  Luckily I hadn't removed the stamp from my Misti so it all lined up perfectly.

Thanks for visiting!

Products used:

Stamps:  Farmers Market (Power Poppy)

Ink:  Memento London Fog, Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock:  White, X-Press It, Enchanted Evening (PTI), Wood & Notebook Basics (Snap), Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots (MFT)

Dies:  Urban Alphabet Lower & Upper (Memory Box)

Accessories:  Copics, Subtle EF (SU)

Cheers

Karren

Edited to Add:  This card got a shout-out at Tic-Tac-Toe and Just Add Ink.

Mother's Day

Hi and welcome to the latest challenge from the Fusion team.  I did a fusion of both sketch and photo to come up with this Mother's Day card which I sent to my mum.

I colored the floral image with Copics and did some ink smooshing onto the background.  Some patterned paper and a stamped sentiment finished the card.

I've tried to capture the shimmer from the clear sparkle pen in this next photo.

Thanks for visiting.  Please check out the fabulous cards made by the design team.

Products used:

Stamps:  Joyful Lilies Digi (Power Poppy), Fresh Flowers (Clearly Besotted)

Ink:  Obsidian (Altenew), Tumbled Glass, Broken China Distress Inks

Cardstock:  White, Watercolor, X-Press It, Watercolor Wash (MFT), Black & White Stripes (MFT)

Accessories:  Copics, Prismacolors, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen, Enamel Dots

Cheers

Karren

Apple Pie

Hi all!  Our Freshly Made Sketch this week is brought to us by Kim Singdahlsen.  Check it out:

As soon as I saw the strips on the sketch, I immediately thought of weaving of pie crust, so I went looking through my stash for a pie stamp and came up with this.

I had to flip the sketch onto its side to get the image to fit and did a bit of Copic coloring (and yes, I know the rolling pin is waaaay too dark, but it is what it is).

Thanks for visiting.  The DT have some great cards using this unique sketch so I hope you'll check them out.

Products used:

Stamps: All Things Apple (digi) Power Poppy

Ink:  Black Archival

Cardstock:  X-Press It, Desert Storm, Vellum, Tropical Teal (MFT)

Dies:  Stitched Rectangle Stax (MFT)

Accessories:  Copics, Enamel Dots

Cheers

Karren

Products used:

Stamps:  All Things Apple Digi (Power Poppy), More Essential Sentiments (MFT)
Ink:  Black Soot Archival
Cardstock:  Kraft, Tropical Teal (MFT), X-Press It, Vellum
Dies:  Stitched Rectangle Stax (MFT)
Accessories:  Copics, Clear EP, Enamel Dots

Cheers
Karren

Daffodil Bouquet

Hi all!  This is a quick post today for the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge, where Jennifer Timko is our hostess.

The reason I say this is a quick post is because the bouquet that is front and centre on my card was colored during a previous 30 day coloring challenge and I have no details about the colors I used.

When I saw the sketch, I went looking for inspiration amongst my stamps sets and found this panel colored up and tucked in the pocket behind the stamp set.  So out it came and it helped make quick work of this card.  The sentiment strip is wood card which was in an unopened pack from Stampin' Up from who knows how long ago.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink and adhered the bouquet to it with liquid glue.

I then added foam tape to the back of the whole piece and added it to a white card base.  I finished with some green enamel dots, which match the stems much better in real life than they do in the photos,

Thanks for visiting.  The DT have some gorgeous cards as always, so I hope you'll check them out.

I've just got time to sneak this into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where they are looking for Thanks/Thanksgiving cards.

Products used:

Stamps:  Daffodils (Power Poppy), Assorted Greetings (Gina K.)

Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid, Amalgam

Cardstock:  White, Wood Paper, X-Press It

Accessories:  Copics, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen, Enamel Dots

Cheers

Karren

A is for ...

Hi!  It's time for another challenge at Just Add Ink and this week our challenge is to Just Add 'A'.  I went a rather obvious route with 'apples', but I also threw in some 'angled' panels as well to keep it interesting.

I colored up this Power Poppy image during the last Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge and set it aside to use someday.  When I put together this card, I did some out of the box die-cutting with a stitched rectangle die and also used lots of patterned paper.  The notebook die is from SugarPea Designs and the stitched dies are from MFT.  The image is Copic colored, although I don't have a photo of the markers I used as it was so long ago.

I finished the card with some clear droplets.  Thanks for visiting!  Be sure to head on over to the Just Add Ink blog to see how the rest of the team added 'A' to their cards.

I'm linking this card up to the Sweet Stampin' Lots of Layers challenge, as this card is a departure from my usual CAS style :)

Products used:

Stamps:  Farmers Market, Tea in the Garden (Power Poppy)
Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid
Cardstock:  White, Salvage District (Prima Marketing)
Dies;  Blueprints 24, Inside/Out Stitched Rectangles (MFT), Notebook Journal Card (SPD)
Accessories:  Copics, Clear Droplets

Cheers
Karren

Tulips

Welcome to another fabulous Fusion challenge!  Today we have a fun Spring/Easter themed photo and a versatile sketch for you to play along with.

I created a fusion with my card and focused on the flowers in the photo to create this card.

The flowers are a digi from Power Poppy that I colored during the last Daily Marker 30-day coloring challenge.  I die-cut the image with a pierced square die and matted it onto a black panel.  I then die-cut a pierced flag from vellum and adhered that, using an enamel dot to hide the glue.

On the Soft Stone card base, I dry-embossed two rectangle dies to create a frame.  I then used a stitched die to add a pattern to the top and bottom of the Smoke panel.  Finally, I colored the tulips with clear sparkle pen.

Thanks so much for visiting!  The design team have some fabulous inspiration for you, so I hope you check them out.

Products used:

Stamps:  Just For You (PTI), Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher Digi (Power Poppy)

Ink:  Intense Black (SSS)

Cardstock:  X-Press It, Soft Stone (PTI), Smoke, Slate (SSS), Vellum

Dies:  Pierced Square Stax, Basic Stitch Lines (MFT), Rectangle Infinity Dies (Hero Arts)

Accessories:  Copics, Enamel Dot, Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen

Cheers

Karren

Krafty Mums

Hi and welcome!  Today's card was made for Darnell's latest NBUS challenge.  This challenge has the optional twist of coloring on kraft.  I'm not great with colored pencils - I just don't have the patience to go lightly and blend, blend, blend - but I do enjoy using them for relatively quick colored pieces.  Coincidentally, I was on a local website that specialises in gaming and DVDs here in NZ the other day and lo and behold, they stock Polychromos pencils.  I've been hankering after these for some time, so decided that fate had sent me to that website on that day specifically to buy them.  Who am I to deny fate? 😃

This WP9 image is NBUS as is the Power Poppy sentiment.  I stamped the floral image onto some tan cardstock and colored it with my Polychromos.  (Five points for spotting where I made a boo-boo and colored where I shouldn't!  It's pretty obvious!)  Once I was finished coloring, I stamped the sentiment then outlined both with the white pencil.  Some clear sparkle pen was applied to the two big blooms.

I adhered the tan panel to the NBUS Park Avenue frame, cutting out a couple of the leaves on the left to overhang the frame.  I then adhered both panels to a white card base.  I finished the card with a few sparkling clear sequins.

Thanks for visiting!

Products used:

Stamps:  Beautiful Bouquets:  Mums (WP9), Tea in the Garden (Power Poppy)

Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid,  Black Soot Archival

Cardstock:  Strathmore Toned Tan Paper, White

Dies:  Park Avenue (Mama Elephant)

Accessories: Polychromos pencils, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

Daffodils

Hi and welcome to the reminder post for The Flower Challenge, where this month we have a Blue and Yellow Color Challenge for you.

I colored up a gorgeous Power Poppy image this time and once it was colored, I die-cut it with a scallop-edge die and foam-mounted it onto a kraft card base.

The sentiment was white-embossed onto a black banner.  And that's about it!  Please pop over to the challenge blog and check out what the rest of the DT came up with.

I'm linking this up to the current Power Poppy challenge - Winter Blooms.

Thanks for visiting!

Products used:

Stamps:  Daffodils (Power Poppy), With Sympathy (Avery Elle)

Ink:  Intense Black, Versamark

Cardstock:  White, Black, Desert Storm

Dies:  Sunshine Layers (WP9), Stitched Sentiment Strips (MFT)

Accessories: Copics, White EP

Cheers

Karren

Azalea

Hi and welcome!  It's my last weekend before heading back to work, which does not make me a happy camper, but needs must.  I'm planning on getting in as much stamping as I can before Monday morning!

This card was made using the fabulous sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch and the photo inspiration at The Card Concept.  I'm also linking to the Start Afresh challenge at Simon Says Stamp as this is the first outing for this Power Poppy set and finally, I'm linking up to the Anything Goes challenge at Seize The Birthday.

I went for a clean and graphic look for my card and was inspired by the white and gold and the gorgeous pink flowers.

I stamped this gorgeous azalea stamp onto a panel of white cardstock and tried to color the flowers white with hints of pink.  Never having tried this before, it was a bit of trial and error, but it came out okay, I think.  Once I was finished coloring, I did some partial die-cutting with a stitched die then fussy cut the bottom of the image.  The sentiment was curved to fit the line of the die-cut.  

On the card base, I gold embossed the Wide Strips background stamp and then adhered the die-cut panel using foam tape.  And that's it!  No embellishments - I just left it as is.

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Azalea (Power Poppy). Wide Stripes (SSS), Sweet Little Sentiments (Clearly Besotted)

Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid (MFT), Versamark

Cardstock:  White

Dies:  Basic Stitch Lines 2 (MFT)

Accessories:  Copic Markers, Gold EP (SSS)

Cheers

Karren

White and Gold

Hi and welcome to our last Fusion challenge of the year!  And do we have an elegant photo inspiration and fun sketch for you!



I played along with the photo this time, focusing on the white and gold elements to come up with this card using a NBUS stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.

I'm not too sure how successful it was to layer up vellum but I don't think seeing the bottom layers distracts too much from the overall card.  I gold-embossed each of the images in the stamp set twice, so I've got lots of leftovers and then positioned them how I wanted to to look.  Then I had to find a sentiment to fit in the gap, and luckily another NBUS set came to the rescue 😃  The wee circle embossed images take the place of sequins to keep the card clean and flat.

Thanks for visiting.  Check out the rest of the design team's cards as they're fabulous as always and I hope you have time to play along with us.

Products used:

Stamps:  Winter Flowers (SSS), Glistening Paperwhites (Power Poppy)

Ink:  Versamark

Cardstock:  White, Vellum

Dies;  Winter Flowers

Accessories:  Antique Gold EP (SSS)

Cheers

Karren

Sunflower

Hi and welcome!  Today's card uses an image I colored early on in the current Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge.  I had great intentions of coloring every day, but with the stresses of work and other things, it just didn't eventuate.  So I'm gonna try when I can and if I can't, then so be it 😃

I've used the image to create a card for the current challenge at Card Concept, where I was (obviously) inspired by the sunflower and also the plaid pattern.  The card I've made is clean and layered and follows the sketch at SugarPea Designs and the colors from ColourQ.  It also meets the Thanks/Thanksgiving challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

The sunflower is a digi stamp from Power Poppy - I just love their images and have a few digis and my first clear stamp set is winging its way to me at the moment from SSS.  Apparently Power Poppy are having a big Black Friday Sale, so I'm sure I'm going to be adding to my fledgling collection!

I cut the image into a rectangle (changing it from the oval in the sketch) and stamped the "Thank You" from SPD's Gift Greetings in Dark Chocolate ink.   I mounted the panel onto a Dark Chocolate layer and set it aside.  I spent quite some time last night stamping the plaid pattern (yes, that was the highlight of my Saturday night 😄)  I didn't want the plaid to upstage the sunflower so I covered it with a strip of vellum cardstock before mounting it onto a Dark Chocolate layer.  Both panels were mounted onto a Desert Storm card base.

Thanks for visiting!

Products used:

Stamps:  Sunflower Power (Power Poppy), Gift Greetings (SPD), Jumbo Stripes (SSS)
Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, Orange Zest (PTI)
Cardstock:  Desert Storm, X-Press It, White, Dark Chocolate
Accessories:  Copics, Wink of Stella

Cheers
Karren