Cardz 4 galz Rainbow theme Insp.

For the Cardz4Galz challenge blog this 2 weeks the theme was key word "Rainbow" my contribution was a couple days late but this is my inspiration project.  I had literally gotten the adorable rainbow stamp set just like a few days before the new challenge started in a mystery box that was such a great value from pink and main!!  I felt it was a sign I was meant to use it and I just love the way sh turned out!!  so colorful and the pink and main products are such quality products!!  It was such a full box of so many beautiful products.  Like christmas for a kid.  The background was made using the i believe its called the sun sea and sand stencil from gina k designs which just happens to be a favorite of mine it is so fun and versatile.  My inks were all Gina K designs.  I have them written down and as soon as I find the list of the ones used I will come back and add!!  Cant wait to see all of the colorful beautiful entries bc I have never been let down by anyone that enters the challenge!!  Everyone is so talented and I always learn one or 2 new things from them.  I hope everyone has a great time and good luck!!! 

 

Cardz 4 Galz- CAS Card

This project is my contribution to the Cardz 4 Galz CAS challenge.  

 

Cards 4 Galz Friend Project

 

I made this card as part of the design team for Cardz 4 Galz.  I have really been enjoying being a part of such an amazing, talented design team!!  I feel I have definitely gotten my mojo back from Dr. Evil (Terribly corny, old joke lol).  Yeah Baby!!  It does feel good being able to actually make projects that meet my standards.  It is also a pleasure to see the entries that are always so beautiful and well just amazing.  I am so inpressed with the paper crafting community, they are some friendly, helpful, caring, talented people and I truly feel honored every day to be involved in such an awesome community!!  For my project I used the following:

Stamps- Maker Forte- Elegant Roses (I fussy cut the flowers and leaves after stamping with versamark ink and heat embossing with gina k designs gold detail embossing powder.  The greeting is from the very cool modern greetings stamp and die set from Gina K. Designs stamped in versa fine clair black.  

Cardstock- Spellbinders 8 1/2 x 11 watercolor paper for the flowers (cut down to an A2 size panel), Neenah solar white 110 lb cut in half at 5 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4 for an A2 card.  I also cut a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 panel of neenah solar white for the front panel.

Ink- I watercolored the flowers with a watercolor set from amazon (currently sold out), I also ink blended light lilac with a very light hand all over the panel (Ink from Gina K. Designs).

Tools- I used the largest die from the teardrop point nesting dies from Simon Says Stamp, I absolutely love this set of nesting dies, they are so beautiful and versatile with many sizes to choose from and best of all at an amazing price point!!  Last I added a few embellishments from the cool tones pawsitively dazzling gems from simon says stamp.

Seaside/Coast (C4G Challenge)

I made this card for the Cardz 4 Galz design team.  The theme for today (6/11/26) is a seaside/coast project.  I used the oceanfront stamp set and the beach day stamp and die set (both stampin up, both retired).  I also used the hero arts unbelivably awesome stamp and die set (just for the details of the clouds and the water breaks).  I stamped the beautiful oceanfront design using my misti on an a2 panel that I then cut out using the wavy edge nesting dies (scrapbook.com).  The silhouette palm tree and the lovely shells were cut from the beach day dies the sentiment, that I just love is also from that bundle.  I used a tonic embossing pen to draw in the birds and used gina k black detail embossing powder.  I adhered the panel to an a2 top folding card made from neenah solar white 110 lb cardstock.                                                                                         

 

Hello Friend

I made this using Pinkfresh Studios Nested Hexagons- Blanket Stitch.  If you look behind the flowers you can just see the lovely stitch around the hexagon.  I also used the garden cosmos build a flower from altenew.  It turned out so much better than what I even had in my head, I love it so much its got to be one of my all time favorite cards and I know just the friend to give it to.

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Cut it Up Challenge Blog- #357 Friendship

Update:  I was chosen in the top three for the cut it up challenge and I feel so good about that!!  I thought my creativity was totally gone so this really feels great!!  Ty ladies for choosing me out of quite a few beautiful cards by very talented crafters.  I was definitely among some talented company!!

 

Cardz 4 galz challenge blog

 

This 2 week cycle on the Cardz 4 Giirlz challenge blog is brown and green with twine.  I think I covered everything.  I was worried but am actually very happy with how this card turned out.  I hope it can inspire someone out there wanting to participate but unsure where to go with this challenge.  I used the following products when making this card:

Paper:  Neenah- Desert storm card stock, a top folding A2 card, and a panel that is 4 x 5 1/4

Neenah solar white 80 lb for sentiment strip and to spamp the leaves and color

Spellbinders new card stock colors in 2 greens (unsure at this time of the names but will check and update)

The doiley is from a simon says stamp monthly kit ( cant remember which one off the top of my head) (twine was also included in kit )

Ink:  Gina K designs- Kraft and fresh asparagus and versafine clair in black for stamping the leaves

Colored the stamped leaves with altenew green alcohol markers (g503 and g515)

Stamp set and leaf dies are from stampin up- notes of nature (retired)

Sentiment strip is from the SSS wide sentiment strip die (the banner die)

DT Call for CRAFT Challenge Blog

 

These are just a small number of designs I have made.   Definitely some of my favorite work.  I appreciate you taking a look.  Thank you