I adore everything about this card – this is quite possibly my most favourite stencil of all time, and the Glitz glitter gel takes the simple ink blending to a whole other level.
Project: Drop down (snowflakes drop down)
Colours: Supper table (my crockery is all blues/aquas so that’s what I based my colours on)
Element: Season(s) (I chose the festive Christmas season)
Random: Shiny (you can’t get much more shiny than that Glitz glitter gel, but I also foiled my sentiment for an extra bit of shine)
I was away last weekend at a wedding and totally forgot about my Craft Roulette card until late Thursday night – I’d planned what I wanted to do while I was away but I had to quickly pivot to make something totally different that was a lot faster and simpler! This was the result.
Project: Fun fold (I chose a simple easel card)
Colours: Aquarium (I went for aqua water with orange and black for clown fish)
Element: November (23 November is National Espresso Day)
Random: 3-item cluster (coffee bean embellishments next to the word ‘coffee’)
Supplies used:
Perk up stamp and stencil combo by Taylored Expressions
Cozy cup stamp by The Greetery
Cup refills stamp by Casual Fridays (sentiment – I cut the stamp in half so I could use the words in sections)
Crafty roast clay coffee bean embellishment mix by Trinity Stamps
Inks by Gina K Designs in (from memory) Ocean mist, Turquoise sea, Tranquil teal, Sweet mango, Tangerine twist, Faded brick, Kraft, Warm cocoa, Black onyx
Tranquil teal and Tomato soup cardstocks by Gina K Designs
I already had this card in mind to make this weekend so I was super excited that it fit this week’s Craft Roulette parameters – I just had to add postage stamp to the mix and tweak the colours yay!! I really loved making this card and super happy with it – it also doubles as my ‘card a day challenge’ with Mel’s Card Corner as well, along with the layer it up challenge over at the Cut It Up Challenge blog.
Project: A2 card (bless you Cathy Z for choosing this as guest’s choice!)
Colours: Forest (brown and green for trees, red for berries and toadstools)
Element: Starts with H (holly)
Random: Postage stamp or mark (postage stamp die layer)
Holly sprigs were initially ink blended with Christmas pine dye ink by Gina K Designs, then spritzed with Altenew Forest glades shimmer spray (probably went a bit overboard with that one!). Some splatters of blue gold Gansai Tambi watercolour paint.
Supplies used:
Sealed holly sprigs die by Spellbinders
Forest glades metallic shimmer spray by Altenew (used on the holly leaves)
Holiday flora embossing folder by Gina K Designs
Nesting postage stamp infinity dies by Hero Arts
Gansai Tambi Starry colours watercolour set by Kuretake
Sealed twine die by Spellbinders
Wax seal starter kit, red wax beads and Merry Christmas wax seal stamp by Spellbinders
I created my Craft Roulette card pretty quickly this week. I don’t really give gift cards to friends or family, so I wanted to think of another way to incorporate that pesky parameter. In hindsight I wish I’d left the background white instead of stamping with a light teal. Not the best card I’ve ever made, in my opinion, but still happy to have another episode and contribution under my belt, taking me to 117 in total now.
Project: Gift card
Colours: Coffee shop (I did a google search and chose a colour palette from the results)
Element: Go wild (stencil animal print on the gift box, plus wild in the stamped sentiment)
Random: Add a number(s) (9pm in the sentiment)
Supplies used:
Rotating pool stencil by Taylored Expressions (to create the animal print)
Sassy pants birthday greetings 3 by My Favorite Things
I was going to go with an elf Christmas theme for my Craft Roulette card this week, but I decided to challenge myself a bit more. I used a stamp from Pennyblack.
Project: Cardstock + non-cardstock (patterned paper used to paper piece the skirt and top)
Colours: Santa’s workshop colours (I chose traditional green and red)
I just realised I forgot to upload my card from two weeks ago – I posted my World Cardmaking Card, but not my Craft Roulette one, doh! It’s definitely not my best card, but it fit the parameters – if I did it again I’d go with an ink blended partial background instead of the patterned paper, but I was under the pump to get the card done at the last minute (so what’s new?).
Project: Card for a teacher (thanks to anyone who’s ever taught me something, whether tangibly with crafts or with life lessons)
Colours: Tartan (I chose a Ferguson tartan)
Element: Autumn or spring scene (I went with spring flowers)
Random: Wrap(s) (vellum band wrapped around the card layers)
Supplies used:
If cows could talk stamps by Taylored Expressions
Ink drops paper by Craft Consortium
Grass border die by Gina K Designs (Master Layouts 7, I think)
I had an idea to use a Spellbinders poinsettia outline die for this card but couldn’t for the life of me find it (of course I found it the next day after completing my card!), so I changed tack and went for a beautiful big stencil set from Gina K Designs. I’m really happy with this one, and it also works perfectly for the Peace on Earth Christmas challenge, and for the ABC Christmas Challenge (I choose ‘U is for Use it up’ because I’m using up some of the first printed papers I bought from Stampin’ Up! and also using one of the pre-printed sentiments from my stash).
Project: A dude’s card (dudes like Christmas cards too – but I did tone down the colours etc for a slightly more grungy look)
Colours: Library (I thought of old vintage books with red covers and gold embossing on the spines)
Element: Large flower(s) (big poinsettia stencil)
Random: Stitch(es) (stitched layering die)
Supplies used:
Perfect poinsettias layering stencils from Gina K Designs
Dashing Along printed paper (retired) from Stampin’ Up!
Sentiment strip from Simon Says Stamp
Inks used were all Gina K – Red Velvet, Cherry Red, Wild Lilac, Kraft, Black Onyx
Sike lunar paste from Simon Hurley
Master Layouts 2 dies from Gina K Designs for the cardfront layers
This week saw my 114th card contribution to Craft Roulette. Even when I’m feeling off-colour etc I still do my best to put a card together for submission, and this one came together pretty quickly once I’d made a decision which of three options I’d move forward with. It uses a gorgeous die set from Whimsy Stamps that includes the birch trees and deer in different poses and sizes – along with my favourite cool colours I just love the serenity that this wee scene portrays and it instantly makes me feel peaceful.
Project: Card with pocket (I created a pocket behind the snow bank to insert a couple of trees)
Colours: Fresh and clean (blues always make me think of fresh)
Element: Rhymes with -ool (Yule in the sentiment)
Random: Column(s) (columns of trees)
Supplies used:
Forest majesty dies by Whimsy Stamps
Sentiment dies by Spellbinders
Snow bank created with wavy slimline dies by Scapbook.com
I had a bit of FUNN with my Craft Roulette card this week – after I got the idea into my head I just had to run with it. And it works perfectly for the Cut It Up Challenge to use a die cut to create a scene this week too.
Project: Picture frame card (white frame die cut)
Colours: Summer vacation (blue clear skies and tropical rainforest)
Element: Game(s) (I went with characters from the Jumanji game, thanks to the Critters in the Jungle stamp set by Lawn Fawn)
Random: Checks(s) (blue checked patterned paper for the background/sky)
