Pearly Sparkles Challenge August ~ Floral

Hi Crafty Friends,
We have a new challenge at Pearly Sparkles.
This month we want you to share your FLORAL creations.
I watched a YouTube video in which Gina K shared a technique using white ink and double stamping which gives a faux embossed appearance so I wanted to give it a try.
Here's the result!

The first impression was stamped using Altenew Mocha.  Then I slightly offset my cardstock and restamped using white pigment ink.  I love the subtlety of the stamped image and it does look as though it's an embossed image.  Give it a try.

The background was made using a Spellbinders 3D embossing folder and the mats were cut using Jaded Blossom rectangle dies.

Hope you'll play along with us.

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch Challenge #756

Hi Crafty Friends,
Here's another fun sketch for you to use for Sketch Saturday's challenge #756.
I used my Spellbinders Betterpress System to create this card.

This press plate has 5 separate plates.  It actually is like a cover plate when using all the plates but I cut it down in order to create a card that follows the sketch.  I used Betterpress cotton and BP inks so I could get that deep etched look that makes these plates so unique.  

I also used Jaded Blossom Rectangle Dies, Pinkfresh Studio Nesting Arches, and Altenew Board planks 3D embossing folder.

Here's the sketch for you to use.  I hope you'll play along.

Cut it Up Challenge #309 ~ Clean and Simple

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our theme for Cut it Up Challenge #309 isCLEAN AND SIMPLE.
I love layers and lots of die cuts so this is sometimes a difficult theme for me but I also love seeing cards with simple, clean layouts.  I've used Pinkfresh Studio products for this A2 card.I couldn't help myself!  I did add extra layers to the sentiment and popped up the butterfly LOL.

Products used:

Fluttering Butterflies Suite, washi tape, stamp and die set

Folk Edge Circles Dies.

I hope you'll play along.  Be sure to visit our Facebook Community page where we feature our Design Team's Top Cuts for each challenge.

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Sketch #47 ~ Design Team Card 2

Hi Crafty Friends,
There are still a few days left to enter our BYSH Sketch Challenge #47.Just link your card HERE in our Facebook Challenge Group.
Here's my second design team card.

I love the look of the black and white for this snowflake-themed card.

Products used:

Casual Fridays Bring on the Snowflakes stamp

Altenew 3D embossing folder Snow Stars

Simon Says Stamp Gifts of Love sentiment

Here's the inspiration sketch.

I hope you'll play along.

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers ~ Christmas in July Linky Party

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's time for our summer Linky Party at BYSH.  This week-long event gives you a chance to get ahead on your holiday card making as well as have an opportunity to win some amazing prizes.
All projects should be linked to the BYSHcardmakers Blog using the linky tool. You can enter as often as you'd like during our Linky Party, July 19 -26.  You can also share on our Facebook page HERE, but you must link to blog to be eligible for our prizes.
Here's my Design Team project:

I used my Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil system to create this card.  I used the Poinsettia Spray hot foil plate and die for the main image.  The sentiment is from a Spellbinders hot foil holiday sentiments set.  I also used a Spellbinders 3D embossing folder for the background.
I hope you'll play along with our Linky Party.

Sketch Saturday ~ Challenge Sketch #755

Hi Crafty Friends,
We have our next Sketch Saturday Challenge  ready for you to play along.
Here's my inspiration using Sketch #755.

I was stumped at first but as I began designing, it just all came together.

I used Jaded Blossom's Diamond Dies to create the background.  The sentiment, also Jaded Blossom, and presents (Lala Land Crafts) are popped up on velum rectangle.  

Here's our inspiration sketch.

I hope you will play along.

Cut it Up Challenge #308 ~ Christmas in July

Hi Crafty Friends,
I know, another Christmas in July challenge but just celebrate that you're getting ahead on your holiday crafting!
I dug out some old favorites from my extensive Lala Land Crafts collection to create this card.

I've been using so many of my newer tools that I haven't used Copic markers in a while so here you go!

The stamps, lantern die, and stencil are all Lala Land Crafts products. The card mat die and stitched circle are from Jaded Blossom I really love the mice from this adorable Caroling set.

We hope you'll play along by linking your project to Cut it Up Challenges.

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers ~ Challenge #47, July 2024

 Hi Crafty Friends,

It's a new month and a new sketch challenge at BYSH Cardmakers.

Here's my first DT project for this month using sketch #47.

I
used a Spellbinders 3D embossing folder for the background, an older LaLa Land Crafts die for the focal image and a Jaded Blossom sentiment with die.

Here's the sketch for this month:

I hope you'll play along with us.  You can find inspiration on the blog (link above) and then link up to our Facebook page with your project HERE.

Outlawz Festive Friday Challenge ~ July

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's the first Friday of a new month (July) so time for a newOutlawz Festive Friday Challenge.
We have 4 themes to choose from:Christmas (always a choice)SummerBeachUse Buttons
I've used my newest Betterpress Society plate (Summer Vibes) to create this card.

I ink blended the cloud background using Jaded Blossom's Clouds stencil and Distress Oxides.

Then I used the registration template to press the images using Betterpress Ink.

I foiled the sentiment - yes, you can use Betterpress plates with your Glimmer Foiling system - and cut it our using Pinkfresh Studio's Nested Arches.

This is an A2 topfold card.

I hope you'll play along with us this month.  Be sure to visit the Outlawz Fan Page on Facebook.