Pretty Pink Crafter

Hey everyone,

It's been quite a few months since the slimline card trend took the crafting world by storm. I've been seeing such gorgeous slimline card creations all over the internet. Since it's a different size as compared to the regular A2 card, the supplies available are also different.

However, I didn't want to purchase specific supplies for this card so I tried working with my existing supplies. When I saw the current Altenew card challenge, I knew that I wanted to create a card with a dark and striking background.

The Cardbase is the Cairo Creme pre-cut slimline cardstock by LetzCraft. For the background, I used a pink cardstock that I found at a local craft store. I clear heat embossed the Geometric Grid background stamp by MyFavoriteThings. Then I ink blended a picked raspberry, seedless preserves and dusty concord distress inks to get a nice shaded look.

The flowers and leaves are from the Peony Scrolls set by Altenew and are gold heat embossed and colored with squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, mowed lawn and peeled paint distress inks. I did a bit of shading using a local sketch pen brand. The sentiment from Altenew's Adore You set is also heat embossed in gold. After arranging the flowers and sentiment, I finished the card off with a few gold sequins from my local store.

I'm really happy with the royal look of the card. I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Altenew February 2021 Inspiration Challenge

2) ATSM Challenge #399 - Any Occasion

3) Penny's Challenge #490

4) Creative Fingers Challenge #202.

5) Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #479-#480

6) Through the craft room door Anything Goes Challenge 23rd February 2021

7) Simon Says: Anything Goes

8) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #135

9) Allsorts Challenge Week 613 👗 Feminine

Hey,

Today's card features the My Favorite Things Cross Stitch Rectangle Background die once again. I really love how classy and elegant these cross stitched cards look.

For the design, I decided to follow the MFT Printable Resources and used the background heart design. Even though Valentine's Day has just gone by, I think this card would be perfect to let anyone know how much they mean to you.

I used two colors - red and cream for the pattern as I wanted a soft look. The sentiment is from the My Favorite Things Essential sentiments stamp set. I added a few silver stones over the hearts so that they could pop up. The cardstocks used are once again from Letzcraft.

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Simon Says: Add Some Texture

2) Through the craft room door - Anything Goes

3) Simply Create Too Ch. #167- USE HEARTS

4) Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #137 Happy Valentines/Love

5) Double D Challenges - Anything with a HEART

6) ATSM Challenge #399 - Any Occasion

7) Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #216 ~ Add a Heart!

8) Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes challenge

9) HLS February Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

10) February 2021 Challenge #84 Crafts Galore Encore

Hey everyone,

It feels great to be back crafting after a while. I took a break for sometime as I felt a bit overwhelmed with all that was happening. I did make a few crafty purchases during this time and I got quite a few new supplies that I'm so excited to try!

Today's card features the My Favorite Things Cross Stitch Rectangle Background die. During my school days, I used to have needle work as a subject. While I loved how different it was in comparison to my other subjects, I wasn't a fan of it as all that we used to do was learn basic stitches and create simple designs on home decor pieces.

After that, I almost stopped anything related to embroidery/stitching until during lockdown last year, I came across a bunch of posts with stitching on cards, bookmarks, tags, etc and I instantly knew that I had to give it a shot.

I tried to play around with the background a couple of times until I finalized this one. I love how the combination of blue + yellow stands out on a dark background. For the background, I decided to do a mixture of two shades of blue in a chevron pattern inspired by Jennifer McGuire's video. For the flowers, I used the Altenew Adore you stamp set and stamped the two smallest flowers and leaves onto some watercolor paper and colored them with my Distress inks. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Wplus9 Beautiful Bouquet Ranunculus onto some black cardstock. Lastly, I added all the elements to the panel and foam mounted it to a white card base by LetzCraft. (I really love their wide selection of good colors and quality papers that comes at a great price and in great sizes too)

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

1) ATSM Challenge #399 - Any Occasion

2) We love Chocolate Baroque - Flowers, Butterflies and Birds

3) Through the craft room door - Anything Goes

4) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #134

5) Simon Says: Add Some Texture

6) The Flower Challenge #53 Use your latest Stamps or Dies

Thanks for stopping by!

Love,

Sidelle.

Hey there!

I've seen a lot of white embossed flowers all over the internet for a while and was always intrigued by it. I finally decided to try it out using my favorite stamp set by Altenew - Inked Flora. I once again used autumn colors on my card inspired by the color theme at My Favorite Things Color Challenge 150.

After heat embossing the florals in white on a piece of watercolor paper, I colored them using a bunch of products like watercolors, distress inks and detailed it with my sketch pens. For the background, I used the Antique Linen distress ink to create a light wash.

After arranging the florals, I added a sentiment from Essential Sentiments by My Favorite Things and finished off the card with a few sequins.

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) MFT Color Challenge 150

2) Uniko Challenge #61 - Anything Goes + optional twist Thanks

3) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #125

4) LTSCB #138 - Fall Back

5) Creatalicious Challenge #196 ANYTHING GOES

6) My Time to Craft Challenge #442 Autumnal Colours

7) FabnFunky Challenge #497 Birthday

8) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Weeks #460-#461

9) Trimmies Craft Challenge # 572 Halloween / Autumn/ Thanksgiving

10) Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes Challenge October 6th

11) Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - October Challenge

12) Crafty Friends - Challenge 146

13) Simon Says: Make It Sparkle

14) Creative Fingers - Challenge #194.

15) STAY CRAFTY WITH HERO CHALLENGE #15

Hey there!

I always love to incorporate scraps/supplies that I have had for years and my quilling strips are one of them. Jennifer McGuire Ink has been one of my favorite crafters and from one of her videos, I got inspired to use the strips for the background.

I stamped a bunch of sentiments from the Essential Sentiments stamp set by My Favorite Things onto a few strips using my distress inks as I do not own any other colored inks.

I decided to use the current sketch at MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge. After placing the sentiments on the background, I glued them and added a strip of vellum to create a band at the top.

I later stamped the cute fox from the Stinkin Cute Stamp set by Lawn Fawn onto some watercolored paper and colored it with my distress inks. Added a few details with a white gel pen and fussy cut it out.

To finish it off, I heat embossed the sentiment from the same sentiment in white and assembled the fox, sentiment, and a white heart using some foam squares.

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 508

2) IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES #136- U is for UNDER THE WEATHER/AG

3) LTSCB #137 - Anything Goes

4) Uniko Challenge #61 - Anything Goes + optional twist Thanks

5) Crafters Castle - September Challenge #33

6) We love chocolate baroque - September - Wings with an Anything Goes option

7) Creatalicious Challenge #195 ANYTHING GOES

8) Simon Says: Animal Antics

9) TTCRD Anything Goes Challenge September 22nd 2020

10) Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #128 ~ Theme ~ Dimensions

11) Creative Fingers - Challenge #193

12) Creative Craft Cottage - Challenge #133 Include an Animal

13) AAA Birthday Game #17 - Animals & Critters

14) Crafty Friends - Anything goes challenge

Hey there!

I have been checking out different types of floral images apart from hand-drawn and stamped images and I came across the lovely critter sheets by Die Cuts and More. I ordered the Ready to color Wild Roses one a few months ago to try it out.

Initially, I tried watercolors but since it's not printed on watercolor paper, the colors just seeped in and I did not like the result. Then I tried painting with my distress inks and got the same result. I was annoyed and decided to not work on it for a while.

I was cleaning my table after finishing a project and saw my stash of sketch pens that I have had for years, probably 10+ years, and thought of trying them on the critter sheet. The next morning I tried coloring one of the flowers and loved how vibrant it looked!

I colored two flowers in yellow, orange, red, a bit of brown, and the leaves in shades of blue. I used a dark background so that the colors of the elements could pop out and distressed the edges with some torn jeans distress ink.

After arranging the elements, I glued them down and added a sentiment heat embossed in white from Essential sentiments by My Favorite Things. Finished the card with a few black Pearl Drops from Little Birdie by Itsy Bitsy.

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES #136- U is for UNDER THE WEATHER/AG

2) LTSCB #137 - Anything Goes

3) Corrosive Challenge #09

4) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #123

5) Scrapping4Fun Challenge 175 - Anything Goes

6) Penny's Challenge #480

7) Allsorts Challenge - Week 590 My Lovely Garden

8) Crafty Catz Challenge #519

9) Creative Fingers - Challenge #193

10) MIUCB #41 - Anything Goes + Foiling

Hey there!

For a very long time, I have been meaning to try coloring images by ink blending using distress inks. I finally got my hands on the distress ink sponges and decided to make this card.

I blended out the picked raspberry, salty ocean, and mowed lawn distress inks onto some scrap white paper. Next, I heat embossed a bunch of flowers and leaves from the Altenew Adore You stamp set over the blended backgrounds.

I sprayed some water to get a nice effect and fussy cut all the elements. I had this lovely die-cut that I got from ShylaShree through a giveaway and put that in the center of my card.

It took me some time to arrange the flowers to get the final look and once I was pleased with it, I stuck it to the card base using some foam tape. Added the sentiment from the Essential Sentiments stamp set by My Favorite Things and finished off the card once again with a few sequins.

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES #136- U is for UNDER THE WEATHER/AG

2) Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes Challenge September 22nd 2020

3) September Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #79

4) Crafters Castle - September Challenge #33

5) Let's Craft and Create Challenge #163 - AG + BEST OF FRIENDS

6) Corrosive Challenge #09

7) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #123

8) Just us Girls #554 ~ Color Week

9) Penny's Challenge #480

10) Scrapping4Fun Challenge 175 - Anything Goes

11) LTSCB #137 - Anything Goes

Hey There!

Today's card features once again my favorite - Altenew's Inked Flora set. I wanted to work with a different color palette and decided to make it colorful.

I stamped the flowers onto some watercolor paper by Anupam with VersaMark ink and coated it with silver embossing powder. First, I added a light wash of each color to a section of the flower. Once dried, I added a second slightly darker wash and I thought that It would suit it.

However, I wasn't happy with the result so I left it aside for a while and stamped two different sentiments - a blessing from the same set and you're by My Favorite Things onto black cardstock.

After some time, I decided to add some shading to the flowers using watercolor pencils and then a darker shade of the same color using the Itsy Bitsy Watercolor range. Finished off the card with a strip of silver glitter cardstock and a few sequins.

I'm entering this card to the following challenges:

1) Allsorts Challenge - Week 590 My Lovely Garden

2) Crafty Catz Challenge #519

3) If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - Challenge #151

4) Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes challenge

5) Creatalicious Challenge - #195 ANYTHING GOES with optional use a punch

6) Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes Challenge

7) Scrapping4Fun Challenge 175 - Anything Goes

8) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #123

9) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #456-#457

10) Creative Moments - Challenge 198

11) Lets Craft and Create Challenge #163 - AG + BEST OF FRIENDS

12) Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #79

13) We Love Chocolate Baroque - Chocolate Baroque

Hello there!

It's been a while since I have posted something. The weather in my city has been changing drastically every day. We don't really experience fall but that didn't stop me from creating a fall-themed card.

I've always loved the idea of Fall - Warm tones, Thanksgiving, Halloween, etc. Today's card features one of my recent purchases - Altenew's Adore You stamp set.

I have been trying out various coloring techniques for the last few weeks but didn't like any of them. After a hundred tries, I really loved this one and decided to use it on my card.

I decided to include warm tones for the background. Stamped the flower multiple times onto some watercolor paper by Anupam Stores. Colored the flowers using my distress inks - festive berries, spiced marmalade, and scattered straw. Used Vintage Photo Distress Ink for the background and added some gold outliner over the top to get some shine.

After gluing down the card, I heat embossed the sentiment from the Essential Sentiments set by My Favorite Things in white. Added a piece of vellum and few sequins to finish off the card.

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Friendship Challenge # 57 - Autumn

2) Creative Fingers Challenge #193.

3) Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes challenge

4) Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

5) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #123

6) Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #211 ~ Fall Colours!

7) ArtsyStamper Challenge #23 Anything Goes

8) Penny's Challenge #480

9) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #456-#457

10) Crafty Catz Challenge #519

11) Creative Moments - Challenge 198

12) Scrapping4FunChallenge 175 - Anything Goes

13) Uniko Challenge #61 - Anything Goes + optional twist Thanks

14) We Love Chocolate Baroque - Chocolate Baroque

15) Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - October Challenge

Hello everyone,

I hope you all are doing well! I turned 22 last month and decided to celebrate it by opening my online store! To check out the types of cards that are available, you can click on the tab - SHOP at the top of my home page. To know how to place an order for other products, click on the tab - HOW TO SHOP?

I took a short break from crafting just after my birthday to relax for a while. Today's card features my favorite stamp set once again!

I decided that the last card of the month had to be PRIDE related! Since I always stick to the classic card shapes, I decided to make a Z-fold card. I tried a bunch of ways to get the pride colors on my flowers and loved this one the most!

I stamped the flowers and leaves on the watercolor paper by Anupam stores and colored them with my Little Birdie watercolor set.

For the card base, I used black cardstock and followed a tutorial on Youtube to get the required shape. To add a subtle effect, I added sheets from my old notebook. After arranging the flowers in my preferred arrangement, I added the sentiment from the same set!

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #130 Eileen's Anything Goes Challenge

2) IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES #133 - R is for ROUND or Dots/AG

3) Southern Girls Challenge ~ Team Trace ~ June Anything Goes

4) Creative Fingers Challenge #189

5) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #117

6) July Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #77

7) Scrapping4FunChallenge 169 - Anything Goes

8) Country View Challenge July 2020 - Do What Makes You Happy

9) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes - Weeks #446-#447

10) LTSCB #135 - Anything Goes

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all doing well!

I have always been in awe of pastel flowers as they look so subtle yet elegant. However, I have been equally scared of trying them out as it can tend to look a bit plain. When I saw the current challenge at Color Throwdown and If You Give A Crafter A Cookie, I decided to give it a go!

The card features just three colors - pink, aqua, and gold. First, I stamped the flowers and leaves by Altenew's Inked Flora set (Favourite flower stamp set) and heat embossed it in gold. I colored the embossed images in Worn Lipstick and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Inks by Tim Holtz.

I took a lot of time to figure out the background for the card. I tried a lot of styles but settled on these gold diagonal stripes which I drew with my gold marker. For the sentiment, I heat embossed it in gold, cut it into a banner, and added a strip of gold glitter paper around the edges.

I tried a few placements and settled on this one. I finished off the card by gluing everything down and drawing a gold border around the edges to get everything together. I really loved how elegant the card looks!

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Color Throwdown #598

2) Word Art Wednesday Weeks #444 - #445 - Anything Goes

3) All Sorts Challenge - Embossing, wet or dry

4) If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Challenge #144 (Inspired by the white, aqua blue, pink colors of the cookie icing. Used the golden color from the golden cookie base as a base for the card)

5) PENNY'S CHALLENGE #473

6) Daisy Chain Challenge #42 - Flowers

7) June Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #76

8) Lets Craft and Create Challenge #160 - AG

9) Crafty Friends Ch 137 - Anything Goes

Hey everyone!

Today's card is another one with the Altenew Inked Flora stamp set. Purple+Blue is my all-time favorite color combination. Loved painting the flowers as its so calming. Used the watercolors and gold embossing powder by Little Birdie from Itsy Bitsy. The border is made using a gold marker.

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES #133 - R is for ROUND or Dots/AG

2) Crafty Creations June Challenge (#410) - Anything Goes

3) Daisy Chain Challenge #42 - Flowers

4) Timeout Challenge #163 - Proust quote

5) The Flower Challenge #45 Colour Navy + One Other

6) Crafty Sentiments Anything goes challenge

Hello everyone,

Recently I purchased a few art supplies as it had been a while since I made a purchase. I had been eying the gorgeous Inked Flora stamp set by Altenew for a while now and finally got my hands on it.

I have been meaning to paint flowers in the colors of the rainbow but I was skeptical as to how would the colors mix, would I get any unwanted shades, etc.

So I decided to take it easy at the start and paint every petal with a separate color. I painted the flowers with my Little Birdie Half pan Watercolours set by Itsy Bitsy, do expect a review soon!

I heat embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set with silver embossing powder by Little Birdie. Added a few splatters of black paint and a few silver sequins to finish off the card. This card is among my most favorite projects of the year!

I loved playing with the stamp set, be sure to see many projects in the upcoming days!

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Simon Says: Something Metallic

2) Sparkles Monthly Challenge#128 Use A Real Stamp (No Digi)

3) Creatalicious Challenge #188 ANYTHING GOES

4) Stamping Sensations - June - Make it Colourful

5) Penny Black and More Challenge - June - Favourite Stamps

6) Stamplorations - June Theme and Photo Prompt Challenge

7) Rainbow Card Challenge #18: Pastel Rainbow

8) Color it, Create it, Show it off June Challenge

9) Altenew Educators “Giving Thanks” Blog Hop

10) Timeout Challenge #163 - Proust quote (Gratefulness, Giving thanks)

11) Through the craft room door - Anything Goes Challenge

12) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

13) Daisy Chain Challenge #42 - Flowers

14) Crafty Friends Ch 137 - Anything Goes

15) Crafty Catz Challenge #510 A-G

16) Through the purple haze - Challenge #168 Wedding / Anniversary or Anything goes

17) DL.ART JUNE 2020 LINKY CHALLENGE

18) June Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #76

19) CARDZ TV ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE #116

Hello everyone!

I am back with a quick birthday card. I have used patterned papers from different packs to create the background. The flower and sentiment are from an old card.

It took me less than 20 minutes to assemble this card!

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) STAY CRAFTY WITH HERO CHALLENGE #9

2) Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper June 2020 challenge

3) Daring Cardmakers June's Elemental Inspiration picture (Inspired by the picnic cloth, grass/land, and the flowers)

4) Double D Challenges - Use Your SCRAPS

5) IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES #133 - R is for ROUND or Dots/AG

6) Daisy Chain Challenge #42 - Flowers

7) Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #442 - #443

8) Shopping Our Stash #422 - UFO's (UnFinished Objects) ( Old Cards and different patterned papers)

Hello everyone!

A Little Reading is All the Therapy a person needs sometimes.

Today I decided to try out something different. While casually going through my bookshelf, I remembered checking out these cute little mini books at a bookstore a while ago. I instantly decided to incorporate them in today's card as it's something that everyone loves!

I recycled old wedding cards for all of the books and the background as well. The background is made with strips of vintage book paper. I distressed the edges with my vintage photo distress ink and archival jet black in and added a few splatters of white and black colors. The sentiment is from the wrapping paper of a bookstore!

I took the entire day to make this card but I really loved the outcome and it's a perfect greeting for my dad on fathers day as he loves reading!

Even though I'm not a novel fanatic, I really love the covers, especially of the classics!

My favorite miniature is The Alchemist, what about you?

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Simon Says: It’s A Man Thing

2) Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes Challenge

3) If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #143

4) Creative Fingers Challenge #187.

5) Creatalicious Challenge #188 ANYTHING GOES

6) Through the Purple Haze - Challenge #168

7) DL.ART JUNE 2020 LINKY CHALLENGE

8) Crafty Creations June Challenge (#410) - Anything Goes

9) Double D Challenges - Use Your SCRAPS

10) The Paper Funday June 2020 - Challenge #18 - Anything Goes with a Twist: Make It Masculine

11) Lets Craft and Create Challenge #160 - AG + Option PUNCH IT!

12) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes - Weeks #442 - #443

13) 613 Avenue Create Challenge #234: Anything Goes

14) Crafters Castle June Challenge #30

15) June Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #76

Hello everyone!

There are a lot of summer project challenges going on right now so I decided to start making summer cards even though it is the monsoon season here in India! Whenever I think of Summer, I always remember having Lemonade (Nimbu soda) to quench my thirst as summers in India can get really harsh at times.

I got inspired by a lovely orange slices background pin on Pinterest. Once I drew the lemons on a piece of watercolor paper by Anupam stores, I colored them with my Itsy Bitsy professional watercolors.

For the background, I used my watercolor pencil in the shade green to get that rough finish. The sentiment is the transparent letter stickers by American Crafts. I had to finish off the card with my white 3D Pearl drops again.

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) All Sorts Week 575 - Summer Sunshine

2) Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge June 2nd 2020

3) Cute Card Thursday Challenge 637 - Anything Goes!

4) Crafty Catz challenge 509- Anything Goes with optional twist CAS

5) PENNY'S CHALLENGE #472

6) Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #442 - #443

7) Make my Monday Challenge#124 Summer Activities

8) FUSION - Beach (Inspired by the sketch)

Hello there!

Today I am back with a Clean and Layered card inspired by the current challenge at The Card Concept and the sketch at Hero Art's Challenge.

I recently purchased the professional watercolors set by Itsy Bitsy and decided to use it for the card.

I colored the background panels with colors black and sky blue. The rectangle is colored with dark blue. Then I distressed the edges to give it a nice edge with my distress inks.

Next, I doodled the butterfly and colored it with pink, orange, brown, and crimson. The sentiment is from an old magazine and I finished the card with a few black 3D Drops again by Itsy Bitsy.

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) STAY CRAFTY WITH HERO CHALLENGE #9

2) The Card Concept #136 {Bright Florals}

3) PENNY'S CHALLENGE #472

4) Creative Fingers Challenge #187

5) Crafty Catz challenge 509- Anything Goes with optional twist CAS

6) Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #392 - Make Your Mark

7) WWC274 - Dawn's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

8) Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes challenge

Hello everyone!

Today I decided to upcycle an old card and book cover to create this Mixed Media bright-colored card inspired by the colors and pattern at The Card Concept's latest challenge.

The background is made with 3-4 different shades of blue and purple acrylic paints. The flowers and leaves are hand-drawn and painted with acrylic paints. All the acrylic paints that I use are from Camlin as they're high quality, affordable and easily available in my city.

I doodled with a black marker, added some shadows with sketch pens, and 3D Pearl Drops by Little Birdie Crafts for the flower center. Finished off the card with a few blue sequins and white splatters.