Pastel Birthday Card

Hi there!

The inspiration for this card came from the The Play Date Cafe Challenge #149.

All the stamped images are white embossed. Love how delicate that looks! :-)

Here's a close-up:

This is the inspiration photo from The Play Date Cafe Challenge #149, and I'm entering the card into the challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! :-)

Hugs,
Tone


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Fall Colors CAS Card

Hello!

How are you?

The scramble this weekend over at the Hero Arts' Flickr group was to use fall colors. That's not colors I usually pick myself, so it was definitely a challenge for me!
I really enjoyed making this card, because it seemed to just happen by itself! Love when that happens! :-)

Firstly, I white embossed the Vine Background on a scrap piece of paper. Then I applied different shades of yellow and orange Distress Inks with my Ink Blending Tool.
It needed a bit more interest, so I stamped the script over it in Frayed Burlap and inked the edges with the same color. I placed the stamped panel off center on the card with pop dots.

I was debating back and forth whether to add a sentiment. I have a Thanks stamp that goes vertically. But eventually I decided that I thought the card looked beautiful just the way it was, without a sentiment! :-)

What do you think about making cards without sentiments?

Hugs,
Tone


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You're Fabulous

Hi everyone,

Today's card is an updated version of a card I made last year (follow the link to see it). A colleague of mine needed a card for a friend who had just recovered from a serious illness, and she loved the colors and design of this card and the stamp I had used on my Velveteen Stamping Card. So I changed out the background stamp and added the sentiment she wanted.

A little tip
Instead of throwing away the little strip I'm left with after cutting down my stamped panel, I like to add it to the inside of the card. I think it adds a nice finishing touch!

Thank you for visiting! :-)

Hugs,
Tone


I'm entering this into A Blog Named Hero's Challenge #11: Who's The Boss, to use embossing, and Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog: Put A Stamp On It.


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Blue Birthday Card

Hi there,

Today's 90 minute Hero Arts scramble was to make a card with a photo as our inspiration. On the picture was a flower in a wonderful blue color, so that's what I went with for my card.

To make the background, I first white embossed the Flower Dot Pattern stamp. Then I applied Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean Distress Ink with my ink blending tool. Love to see the image emerge when I apply the ink! :-)
The sentiment is also white embossed with some Salty Ocean Distress Ink over it.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! :-)

Hugs,
Tone


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Teal Bookmark Card

Hello!

The theme of this month's Hero Arts contest was right up my alley: Clean and Simple Stamping! 

One of the sketches in the challenge inspired me to make this card with a bookmark.

On the front of the bookmark, I stamped the Flower Dot Pattern in Hero Arts Splash Chalk Ink. I made the border by masking it off and applying Peacock Feathers Distress Ink with my ink blending tool. The two colors match really nicely!

To add the bookmark to the card, I cut a slit at the top of the card. The bookmark is held in place with some matching twine. 

A similar stamped panel is adhered directly onto the card so it still looks nice after the recipient removes the bookmark.

The sketch that inspired me to make this card, is the bottom right one below.

The color of this card was inspired by all the lovely minty inspiration from The Minty Fresh Challenge in the Moxy Fab World, and I'm entering it into the challenge. Why don't you head on over there to get inspired as well? There is still some time to enter!

What do you think of my bookmark card? Have you ever added a gift for the recipient on your cards?

Hugs,

Tone

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Hero Arts Scramble

Today's scramble was all about making your own sentiment or mixing and matching sentiments. I went for the mixing and matching.

I first stamped the birthday stamp from Untitled Word Shadow in Hero Arts Cup O' Joe Ink. When it was dry, I inked up only the second part of the "Warm Wishes" sentiment from Frames and Messages in Memories White Ink. The background is also stamped in Memories White Ink on kraft. I love the soft look this gives! I added some string to anchor the sentiment and adhered both the kraft piece and the sentiment with pop dots.

Thank you for stopping by today! :-)

Hugs,
Tone

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Fun and Summery Cards

Hey you!

I have two fun and summery cards to share with you today! Just like the weather is here in The Netherlands these days. Finally, we've been getting some sun! :-)

Inspiration
This first card I made for some friends we were giving tickets to for a fun summer festival. The festival is usually quite whimsically decorated with bright colors, so I let that be my inspiration for the card.
It's quite different to my regular style, but I really like how it turned out. I love it when in inspiration takes me to new places! :-) Most of the stamps I had bought recently as well, so I really enjoyed making this card. It's always nice to play with new goodies, don't you think? :-)

How to
This card is a big one, measuring 5.5 x 8.5 inches. For the background, I first stamped the Single Starburst in Jenni Bowlin Malted Milk Ink. Then I filled in the open spaces with the little heart flower, stamped in Jenni Bowlin Chewing Gum Ink. I stamped the frame and the butterflies in different Hero Arts inks, cut them out and added them to the card. The wings of the butterflies are "fluffed up" for added interest.

Smaller version
Friends of ours were having a BBQ party last weekend, so I quickly made a smaller version of the card to bring for them.

I changed out the sentiment, and only added one butterfly to the smaller frame. The butterfly got some clear embossing to make it shiny.

I'd love to hear what you think of the cards! :-)

Hugs,
Tone


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