Valentine's Day Card | MFT - Pure Innocence "Love You Bunches" | Krafty Chicks Challenge #713 - All Occasions

Hello!

Here's a CAS paper piecing project for "All Occasions" week at the Krafty Chicks Challenge! This 'Pure Innocence' cutie is entitled  "Love You Bunches" and while this card could be used for lots of different reasons, I sent out several of these for Valentine's Day!

The image was stamped both on white and polka dot papers with VersaFine Ink. The dotted dress was fussy cut and set aside. I watercolored and die cut the PI image, adding one additional blank die cut to the back. The dotted dress was glued onto the watercolor image and backed with foam dots.

I die cut the pink card stock strip with a border die. trimmed it to fit an A2 card front and adhered it into place. I popped the image on top, stamped the sentiment and added several translucent pink hearts to finish up this card! I hope you'll head over and join us this week with your All Occasion Projects!

The Krafty Chicks'!

Lori Turner - Caffeinated Creativity

Leanne Elliott - Banking On Crafts

Diane Lebrun - Ink Outside The Box With Diane

Denise Morgans - The Crafty Den

Thanks so much for stopping in and happy Crafting!

Rachelle ♥

Birthday Card | Graciellie Designs - "Cupcake Wishes" | Krafty Chicks Challenge #712 Week 3 CAS

 

Hey there!

It's week #3 over at Krafty Chicks Challenge and that means CAS! I decided to go with one of my favorite birthday images from Graciellie Designs' "Cupcake Wishes" digital stamp set and I absolutely LOVE this cupcake image!

I printed the image on 80# white card stock, watercolored and trimmed it to fit an A2-sized card base. The wide sentiment is from one of my most-used stamp sets, Simon Says Stamps' "Birthday Greetings." This great set has nothing but birthday sentiments in all sizes/fonts and has a matching die set as well! The heat-embossed sentiment was cut to size and glued onto the card front.

I also made a second color way for a very special little girl who loves PINK and here is that version -

I hope you will join us over at the Krafty Chicks Challenge for some 'Clean & Simple" FUN!

The Chicks!

Lori Turner - Caffeinated Creativity

Leanne Elliott - Banking On Crafts

Diane Lebrun - Ink Outside The Box With Diane

Denise Morgans - The Crafty Den

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Rachelle ♥

Christmas Card | Altenew "Poinsettia" Dies | Krafty Chicks Challenge #711 | Week 2 Christmas

Hello!

We are at Week 2 over at the Krafty Chicks Challenge and that means "CHRISTMAS!" I have had these Altenew 3D Poinsettia Dies for a while now and decided it was the perfect time to pull them out for this project! 

 

The snowflake background was stenciled using Distress Oxide Ink: Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers and a bit of Twisted Citron. The panel was cut down to fit an A2 card base, spattered with pearl watercolors and a little bit of ink shading was added to the edges. I attached the panel to the card base and stamped the one-word "Peace" sentiment at the bottom.

To create the flower petals, I ink smooshed Distress Oxides onto several panels of white cardstock in different color/value combinations using Spun Sugar, Abandoned Coral, Festive Berries and Candied Apple. I copied this same technique for the leaves using Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Peacock Feathers. Once all the panels were dry, I spattered them with gold watercolor and spritzed them with Shimmer Mist. I allowed them to dry again and then started die cutting.

Once all of the shapes were cut, I began to dry fit the pieces together on the card front. When I liked the layout, I took a photo with my cell phone, removed the top layers and started gluing all of the pieces back together, (using my reference photo) and gently folding each petal along the score line before the final attachment. By using a combination of both mountain & valley folds, there is so much dimension in this design! To finish off the card, I added some gems to the middle of the poinsettia.  

I hope you will join us this week at Krafty Chicks with some Christmas creations!

CHALLENGES:

Christmas Craft Creations - Non-Traditional Colors

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes #100

Crafts Galore Encore #122

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #55

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Rachelle

Birthday Card | Graciellie Design - "Rainbow Birthday Cake" Digital Stamp Set | Krafty Chicks Challenge #710 - Week #1 Stamps

Hello!

I’m so excited to announce that I have been invited to join the Krafty Chicks Challenge as a guest designer for the next few months! I have been following this wonderful weekly challenge for many years and it’s an honor to become a part of this great team for a guest gig! 

We are starting Challenge #710 with Week #1 - Stamps (inked or digital) and I chose a great digi stamp set from Graciellie Designs, “Rainbow Birthday Cake”. The original cake was created as a tall slimline image but with just a few tweaks, I was able to convert it to a 3-layer design that would fit on my A2-sized card front.

After resizing, I printed the image onto 80# white card stock and watercolored both versions. Distress Oxide Ink was blended around the edge of the pink version and both card fronts were spattered with gold metallic paint. I trimmed both painted fronts down to 4” x 5.35” and glued them to coordinating card stock. Baker’s twine was wrapped around and tied to the panel, which was attached to an A2 top-folding card base. 

The sentiment on the pink version was already printed onto the cake layers but I stamped/die cut the sentiment for the primary card and popped it into place with foam tape. This is a classic image and I have made dozens of these cards for my birthday stash!

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope you will link up your “Stamp” project over at the Krafty Chicks Challenge !

Happy Crafting!

Rachelle ♥