Flocking Flamingos

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Today I will be playing along with The Color Throwdown, Just Us Girls, and their collaborator, Time Out Challenge. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

The background was stamped from colored cardstock creating a tone-on-tone effect. I then pounced the stamping ink on the panel and used a white pencil to highlight the flowers and its leaves.

Then sentiment was stacked 3x for dimension.
 I also popped the hibiscus at the same level as the sentiment. 

The cardstock was also textured which brought some challenges. The ridges were especially apparent with the white highlights. However, in the end, it added enough texture. 

Challenges Entered:
The Color Throwdown: #CTD785
The Time Out Challenge: Challenge 259- Birds of a Feather

Collaboration with

Just Us Girls: #718- Birds of a Feather

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All the best,

 

With Winter comes Spring

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For today I will be playing along with the Time Out Challenges. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Nothing says Spring like Crocuses. This panel was colored using colored pencils on 110lb. cardstock.
I worked to create an ombre effect from the fresh green bottom to the sunny yellow to of the card.

I think the colors are fresh and Springy but I feel using white for borders and vellum behind the light bright sentiment gives it a more airy feel.

Our Michigan April has the cloudest on record. Ugh. So this card is going to someone local.
Someone who could use a bit of color this bleak Spring.

Challenges Entered:

Time Out Challenges: Challenge #212- Spring

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All the best,

Sunset Bouquet

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Today I will be playing along with The Paper Players, Time Out Challenge, and The Color Throwdown. This card links to my last post meaning it was a discarded piece that was resurrected to make this delight. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

This card was one of the cards I discarded because the base flowers were stamped in a color that was much darker than intended. I set it aside and tried again with a lighter shade of gray. After brushing on the color I thought it was too blah so I added the floral details in white and black from the Altenew stamp set, Dainty Bouquet. 

I like the black acting as an accent or highlight color.
I think using the white and black dye inks was a good choice. 

The sentiment is extended from the main base of the card. 
It does however, it does fit comfortably into an A2 envelope.

Challenges Entered:

The Color Throwdown: ctd677

The Paper Players: Sketch Challenge- PP575

I flipped the sketch

Time Out Challenge: Challenge 206- Friend Quote

  

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All the best,

Flowery Smile

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Today I will be sharing and playing along with The Paper Players, Time Out Challenge, and Retro Rubber Challenge. I will say this card is a labor of love. Enjoy!

This card features a stamp set from Altenew named Dainty Bouquet. One thing Altenew does well is flower stamp sets and these Dainty Bouquet is no exception! It is downright beautiful and its vintage styling is so pretty, elegant, and timeless. 
Vintage dress example below

Source: VintageFashionBeauty

The top of the card illustrates the base layer stamp while below you see its detail and color. The black sentiment proves to be a nice divider between the two.

I decided to die cut the flower image for some texture and interest.

Challenges Entered:

The Paper Players: Sketch Challenge- PP575

Time Out Challenge: Challenge 206- Friend Quote

Retro Card Challenge: Challenge #174- Dig It!

Release Date: January 2019

  

Yes, a labor of love! I have at least nine sheets of cardstock stamped with this set. It had some mistake or another. Sometimes it was the layout that didn't work, other times I felt it overlapped too much. Was it worth it? Absolutely! But I'll let you be the judge.

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All the best,

Main Squeeze

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For today I will be playing along with Time Out Challenge. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Time Out Challenge: #205- In Love

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One fish, Two fish...

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For today I will be playing along with Time Out Challenges and Color Hues. I love this color combo and thought I would join in the fun. So here is my card for today, enjoy!

Of all the fish in the sea.... The message is simple as is this one-layer card. I started with a turquoise card base. Placed a sunray stencil and brushed it with white pigment ink to create the sun rays. I also added a bit of turquoise at the bottom of the card stock for a sense of depth.

The fish were stamped using Abandoned Coral Oxide ink. I added layers of colored pencils to highlight the fish and the area around them. 

Another picture of the fish and some of the added layers.

Challenges Entered:

Color Hues: TCH #24- Turquoise & Coral

Time Out Challenges: #125- Colored Card Base

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All the best,

Special Panel

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For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches and Time Out Challenge. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

This alcohol panel has been sitting on my craft table since the beginning of the pandemic. I loved it so much and didn't want to screw it up. After many comments from the Stamp Junkies (FB page), I got some fantastic ideas and thought now is the time to use this panel. Well, maybe later! Cold feet are coming!!!

The background is a scrap of patterned paper. I really like its texture and its light purple color that coordinates with the dark purple banner. The hearts were recycled from another card that failed but not here! I think they look fantastic!!!

Here is a close up of the alcohol panel. I die-cut the word 'hugs' three times and laid it on the panel to match the contours of the white ink.

Challenges Entered:

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS468

Time Out Challenges: Challenge #179: 💖You

 

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Intersection

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For today I will be playing around with Time Out Challenge. Their theme is near and dear to my heart, cities. My minor in college was urban planning and cities, of course, were a major theme in my studies. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

This card is all about the intersection between Life in the City and Nature. I envision this as a clearing in nature and far off you see the buildings of the city. Getting away to nature from the city is something that is very important to me and my family.

Parks in a city are so important and an essential part of city life. 
Nature is rejuvenating and when surrounded by concrete, buildings, and loud traffic, nature can be a well-deserved escape. 

The cityscape was done by stamping only the top of the stamp and with my finger, I brushed the ink downward to create the fade. The foreground is a pine needle stamp I usually use for Christmas but thought it would be perfect here too. It gives the design a sense of depth and space

Challenges Entered:

Time Out Challenge: Challenge #178- Life in the City

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Every Moment

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For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches and Time Out Challenges. I thought of this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and instantly thought of an hourglass and times gone by. So, here is my card for today, enjoy!

This card is all about masking. I masked the different areas to create the 'x' shape. The clock area was sponged using DI in Ground Expresso. I then added the stencil with Stormy Sky and Tattered Rose. It created a nice 'patina' for the card.

If you look at the lettering in the background you will see it corresponds with the 'be happy' banner. The background says: 'every second, every minute, every hour, every day'.
The hourglass, heart sand, and sentiments are from a set of stamps called Sands of Time 2.

The hourglass is popped up using dimensional tape and fits perfectly on the card. I wanted to create some reflectivity, so I Googled 'shading hourglass' and came up with a pencil drawing to follow. It is certainly not as wonderful as the reference drawing but I thought it got the point across well enough.

Challenges Entered:

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS443

Time Out Challenges: #165- Days Gone By

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