TGIF - bring on the weekend!

Morning readers, 

I've a make to share with you today ....... I sent out a couple of thank you cards this past week so thought I should run up some replacements .. I  had what I thought was the perfect design in my head - whaddya reckon? Got to use new ink and a new stamp set too which is a bit of a result!

My C6 card and, immediately below: the front/back/inside 
of my card and the front/back of my envelope
Bottom row: shows my inked panel masked (L) and with mask removed

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• Card in white and black, cut to fit and mat
• Using scrap paper and low tack tape I masked a strip, before applying Distress Oxide in lucky clover to the panel using a Tim Holtz mini blender (for a change!).
• Whilst the ink was still wet, I wet the mini blender and overlaid my Craftreat stencil (CTS445 - "stars all over" - NBUS) and then applied the watered mini blended to "lift" the green ink, allowed it to set for a moment before blotting the excess water - giving the inked panel some "texture"
• Woodware image (FRS834 - NBUS) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Clearly Besotted sentiment (from "mini calligraphy") and Woodware dots (from FRS834 - NBUS) stamped using Distress Oxide lucky clover ink

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

1. NBUS - challenge No. 29 - USE NBUS
2. HLS - August stencil challenge - ANYTHING GOES
3. International Art & Soul - challenge No. 115 - CAS (Clean And Simple)
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - challenge No. 164 - ANYTHING GOES
5. AAA Cards - challenge No. 197 - ONE INCH STRIP

And now for a second card ...

My C6 card and, below: the front/back/inside of my card and the front/back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• White card - cut to fit, for my image panel and insert
• Memory Box "script" image (E453 "Script block") stamped using Versafin Clair morning mist ink
• Inkadinkado Circle image (60-30939) stamped using Versafine Clair charming pink ink
• Clearly Besotted sentiment (from brushed sentiments) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink

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

1. CAS Colours and Sketches - challenge No. 434 - SKETCH
2. MOD Squad - August challenge - MONTH OF THANKS
3. Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge - ANYTHING GOES
4. The House That Stamps Built - challenge No. 2521 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 503 - ANYTHING GOES

I discovered that I was selected as a "Chick of the Week" over at Krafty Chicks this week, thanks so much peeps, it is really appreciated. My entry was for their challenge No. 573 and the theme was CAS (Clean And Simple) which I love.