Saturday and it's the weekend!

Morning readers

I've a make to share with you today .... and this one marks quite a change (for me anyway) - I chose NOT to use black ink somewhere on my card  ....... where I would NORMALLY use black I used grey and purple instead - I LIKE it, should do it more often!

My card

And a closer view of the stencilled panel

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White C6/A2, 250gsm card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of aubergine card, cut to mat
• Using my Clearly Besotted splatter stencil (NBUS), taped down with washi tape, I applied Memento rosebud and tangelo inks through my stencil with a makeup brush - repeating on the back of the card and envelope and also on the insert
• TCP sentiment (from S.5845-CL) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Clearly Inspired foliage (from LCS100 "Brushed flowers" - sorry Sarn, I know you would have LOVED the coneflower but ....) stamped using Versafine Clair purple delight
• Stardust stickles to bling up the blooms

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Sisterhood of Crafters - January 22nd challenge - NEWLY ACQUIRED STASH - my stencil is around a week old and this is the first time I've used it ....
2. Crafty Creations - challenge No. 406 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Creative Inspirations - February challenge - ANYTHING GOES
4. Ellibelle's Corner - February challenge - ADD A SENTIMENT
5. Just Add Ink - challenge No. 491 - PHOTO INSPIRATION - see below ....... I used the beach hut colours and added the foliage - OK, so it's not palm trees but ..... there IS a kind of water!!!

And now ... since it's been an absolute AGE since I shared a Christmas card (well, days anyway!) ... here's a Christmas card - just love this adorable little Christmas bear and am very happy with the way the stencilling turned out too.

My card

A Closer view of the image panel

 

A view of the front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White C6/A2, 250gsm card and matching sized envelope
• Two panels of white card cut to fit
• Scrap piece of card cut to fit and die cut with a circular aperture
• Nesting dies for cutting the circle
• Washi tape to keep my mask in place
• Full coverage post it - on which I stamped my focal image and fussy cut, to use as a mask for my image
• MFT Bear image (from BB-49 "Bitty Bears") stamped using Memento tuxedo black
• With the bear mask and circle aperture mask taped in place I applied Memento Bahama blue ink through a Memory Box stencil (88517) using a makeup brush (as per pic) and then Memento Paris dusk ink through a Tim Holtz star stencil (from set #38) and a little Memento grey flannel through the scenery stencil (from set #38 again) - to give my bear "grounding"
• After removing the stencil I stamped my MFT sentiment (again, from BB-49 "Bitty Bears") using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Copic grey/blender marker used to add a little colour to the bear and Kaisercraft red glitter gel pen to colour his Santa  hat!
• Stardust stickles and Wink of Stella clear glitter gel brush pen - to further bling up my bears hat and snow and theWoS on the stars

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Simply Less Is More - challenge No. 412 - LESS = TINY AND FEW - 2nd entry
2. Happy Little Stampers - February Christmas challenge - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) XMAS WINGS
3. Cute Card Thursday - challenge No. 620 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 464 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Southern Girls - February 7th challenge - ANYTHING GOES

 

I was lucky enough to be a Top3 pick over at the C.R.A.F.T. challenge blog for their challenge No. 542 - thanks peeps