Guest Designer for Colorful Optiins May 2024 Challenge - Royal Blue

Hello there.  I’m excited to be back with a second guest designing (GD) post today.  This time it’s at Colorful Options (CO) for their May challenge where ROYAL BLUE is the colour of the month.  If you are not wild about that colour, a rainbow option is always available.  Here’s the challenge inspiration graphic. 

Ironically, GD this month at CO gave me deja vụ… check out my post from last May HERE to see why. 😉   This year the gown in the above graphic inspired me to use the new fashion products from Whimsy Stamps (WS) latest release to create this “truly fabulous darling” card. 😂*lol*

The dress from Fashion Dresses and accessories from Fashion Accessories die sets were die cut from blue and/or black cardstock.  Added shading/details to the blue pieces fittingly with Royal Blue Copic Sketch marker B28.  Tried to add some sparkle to the dress with a white gel pen… didn’t work as well as I had imagined. 😂*lol*   Stamped the fashionista from Slay the Day with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It paper and coloured with Copic Sketch markers before fussy cutting out.  

Copic markers used:

skin - E00/11/53/04 

lips/eye shadow - B12, FB2, B28 

fur - C00/1/3 

grounding/shadows - C00/0/1/2/3/4/5 

The Fashion Dress Form was die cut from silver shimmer paper.  The marquee was die cut from an A2 size Bristol panel then the cutout ombré ink blended with Blueprint Sketch distress ink.  The marquee frame was die cut from silver foil paper.  Trimmed strips from silver foil paper for the shelves.  Grey dye ink was then ink blended over a Giraffe stencil on the Bristol panel for the cobblestone wall.  White heat embossed the sentiments on black cardstock, then assembled the card onto a white card base to finish. 

I want to thank Makira and the CO team for this GD opportunity.  For more inspirations and/or to link up your entry, click HERE.   To see the April release from WS, click HERE.  WS products used for my card are linked below.  Thank you for stopping by. 

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Guest Designer for The Male Room Challenge #186 - Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Hello everyone.  Can’t believe it’s May already!  I’m delighted to be guest designing (GD) this month at The Male Room (TMR) for their challenge #186 - Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

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I had the never-befire-used (NBUS) Paper Plane Pals stamp and matching die sets from Time for Tea Designs (T4TD) for years, so was excited to finally play with them to create this fun card.  

The panda and paper plane images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It paper and quickly coloured/shaded with Copic Sketch markers R05/27/39 and C00/1/3/5 before die cutting them out.  The sentiment from Hello Bluebird Maverick stamp set was heat embossed with white embossing powder on black cardstock then trimmed to a strip.

The background is Bristol paper ink blended with Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass distress inks over Through the Clouds stencil (NBUS and retired already 😆) from My Favorite Things (MFT) and It’s Cloudy stencil from Whimsy Stamps.  It was then die cut out with a MFT A2 Stitched Rectangle Set 1 die.  Die cut the MFT In Stitches Lowercase alphabet letters from black cardstock then assembled the card onto a split black/white card base to finish.  The image was popped up with 2mm foam adhesives for dimension. 

I would like to thank Helen and TMR team for the GD opportunity.  For full details, more inspirations from the design team and/or to link up your entry, click HERE.  Thank you for stopping by. 

Challenges:

NBUS - #62 (new stamps, dies and stencils)

Stencil Fun - April 2024 + optional Spring/Flowers 

Memory Box DT Post - Gladiola Thank You

Hello there.  I’m over on the Memory Box blog today with a thank you card featuring more of the beautiful dies from the current 2024 Gladiola release.  To join me there, please click on the photo.

Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms - AG Florals + optional mood board #16 

Triple B - April 2024 (Blooms)

 Die Cut Divas - Spring 

Addicted to Stamp and More - #466 Make Your Mark 

Tic Tac Toe - #246 Design Team X  (diagonal - Flowers, Free, Die Cuts)

Guest Designer Reminder for Christmas Craft Creations April 2024 Challenge - Non-Traditional Colours

Hello there.  I’m back today to share my guest designer (GD) reminder card for Christmas Craft Creations (CCC) April challenge - Non-Traditional Colours.

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I am loving layering stencils lately, so I pulled out the new Festive Poinsettia stamp and stencil sets from Alex Syberia Designs (ASD) to create my card.  I wanted to use it this past Christmas, but my order didn’t arrive in time.  Anyway, here’s my card. 

On Bristol paper, the poinsettia image was stamped with Fade Out ink for a no-line colouring look.   Next, coloured the image with two gradient colours of dye inks each in turquoise and grays using blending brushes.  Die cut the image out with an A2 Stitched Rectangle Set 1 die from My Favorite Things.  For some sparkle, applied clear shimmer to the poinsettia flower petals and for a bit of texture, splattered with diluted white gouache paint. 

Joyful by CZ Designs from Simon Says Stamp (SSS) was die cut from black glitter paper and its shadow from regular white cardstock.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then added clear jewels from Memory Box to the poinsettia’s center to finish.

I would like to thank Charlotte and the CCC teams for having me GD.  For more inspirations and to link up your entry, please click HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.  

Challenges:

Sparkles Christmas - #159 Non-Traditional Colours  

SSS Flickr - #222 April AG (SSSFlickrChallenge#222)

Peace on Earth Christmas - #62 AG Christmas 

Just Add Ink - #698 Choose Two (Leaves+Flowers)

Memory Box DT Post - Budding Gladiola Stem

Hello there.  I’m over on the Memory Box blog today sharing another simple floral card featuring the Budding Gladiola Stem die from the current 2024 Gladiola release.  To join me there, please click on the photo. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday - #281 AG + optional topping Any Color and Green 

Tic Tac Toe - #245 Featured Designer Karren (diagonal - Foliage, Die-Cut, Ink Blending)

Cut It Up - #302 Starts with a “B” (birthday, blooms, bouquet, budding)

Simply Clean and Simple - April 2024 AG + optional Weather