Saturday chatter and challenge makes ......

Morning readers,

It's the weekend, it's spring, what's not to love! OK, so the Coronavirus is something not to love but ...... I'm washing my hands like crazy - and keeping my fingers firmly crossed!

Of course, I'm not being STOOPID about stuff and if I don't need to be someplace then I've not been going - this has given me a lot more time at the ToC (that's Table of Craftiness) and I've a make to share with you today ....

My card

And a closer view of my ombre panel and grey image

 

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 pearl grey card, cut to mat
• One piece of scrap card from which I die cut a rectangle, to use as a mask
• With my mask taped in to place I applied Distress Inks candied apple and festive berries, using a Tim Holtz mini blender
• After removing my mask I stamped the Rubber Necker image (floral 497-11) and the Happy Little Stampers sentiment (from Doodled flowers) using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Finally, I added a doodled/scribbled border to my inked panel and gave it a quick spritz with  Crafters Companion Spray and Shine - to protect those water based inks

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

1. Simply Less Is More - challenge No. 415 - COLOUR CHALLENGE - see below
2. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 389 - ANYTHING GOES
3. CardzTV - challenge No. 110 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Pattie's Creations - challenge No. 168 - ANYTHING GOES
5. PaperBabe - challenge No. 114 - ANYTHING GOES

 

And now, a commission make - I've been requested to make a 21st birthday card for a young man. I did a mock up (i.e. card front only, not stuck down) and e-mailed a photo. Thankfully, she liked it so .... here's the finished card.

My card

 

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 pearl grey card, cut to  mat
• Clearly Besotted splatter stencil (CBTSP508 - "Splatter It") through which I applied Memento grey flannel and Paris dusk inks
• Dimension Forth image, Inkadinkado numbers (from 60-31318 numbers) and Viva Las Vegas (from Plate #925) and TCP (from S.5845-CL) sentiments stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink

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

1. CASonFriday - challenge No. 175 - BOYS AND THEIR TOYS
2. The Male Room - challenge No. 131 - TEAM COLOURS ... I'm not sporty but a quick trawl of t'internet revealed that Bury's away strip is blue, grey and black - the very colours used on the above card! Phewww
3. Seize the Birthday - challenge No. 185 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) TOUCH OF GREEN
4. CraftyCatz - challenge No. 477 - BOYS AND THEIR TOYS
5. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 181 - ANYTHING GOES

  

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