Ori Kami

Hello!

How is your week going so far?  I am just popping in to post a few cards that I have made with a fantastic new set of stamps from Jen Rzasa and Tasnim Ahmed who have teamed up to form Altenew.  The first release from their new stamp company is just great - I have only got a few so far but will definitely be back for more :)

The set that I have been playing with is called Ori Kami and features origami style images:

 

Sorry again for the poor quality light :(

 

I paper pieced the elephant with some Studio Calico paper that I have had for a long time - I do like grey and yellow as a combination.  The sentiment is from WPlus9.

 

 

I sponged Squeezed Lemonade and Pumice Stone distress inks through a Memory Box mesh stencil in the shape of a heart for this card.

 

Given the distressed effect of the mesh heart I will join up with the current challenge at Addicted to CAS where the code word is Grunge.

 

I also used the sketch over at Less Is More for the layout of the butterfly card.

 

 

I hope you like these cards - they were fun to make :)

 

Enjoy the rest of your week!

 

Sarah x

 

 

 

A Few More Cards

Hello!

This is my second post today to share a few more cards!  I should have been doing some housework but never quite got round to it :)

 

I have used my Hero Arts Big Flowers Pattern and coloured it with promarkers.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  I will join this up with CASology's Garden Cue Card and with Addicted to Stamps Make Your Mark Challenge.

 

I have also made another card for the combined CAS(E) This Sketch and RIC Challenge:

 

 

 

I used Hero Arts Tweed Background and Tiny Ink Spots on the die cut flowers along with a sentiment from Year Round Sentiments. 

 

That's it from me.  I hope that you had the chance to get creative this weekend!

 

Bye for now, Sarah x

 

Uniko Challenge

Hello!

I hope you are having a good weekend!  I have been playing with the fab new Background Builders stamp set from Uniko Studio and have made a card for their current spring challenge with the following colours:

Here is my take:

 

 

I am enjoying making cards with angled panels at the moment - don't ask me why!  The sentiment is from Uniko's All Occasion Sentiments #5.  I have used some Studio Calico paper to cover the card front, some American Crafts green cardstock and the lovely little blooms and flowers from Background Builders:Vines to create the clusters around the sentiment.  Very simple and quite spring-y. 

 

I will link this up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge to Keep It Clean and Simple while there is still time.

 

I also used this set to make an Easter gift for my mother last week in the form of a set of note cards:

 

 

 

I used a variety of sentiments from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts and Penny Black. 

The Background Builders are really versatile and so pretty!  Uniko Studio have currently got a blog hop featuring this new set and the DT have made some stunning cards - its worth a look!

Thanks as always for your visit - I really appreciate it :)

Sarah x

 

 

Berry Card

Hello!

Popping in with a quick card for CASology whose cue word is Garden this week.  I have used Fruitilicious stamps from Clearly Besotted stamps.  Given that we were planting strawberry plants in our garden last weekend I thought this was a fitting image for the challenge.

 

The layout is very simple and the berries have a bit of shimmer from Wink of Stella.

 

As it is a CAS card I will also join up with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge to Keep It Clean and Simple.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Sarah x

Makes Me Smile

Hello!

Thank goodness it is nearly the weekend!  The challenge at Less is More this week is Makes Me Smile - what a lovely theme :)  Actually I have only got to play along with an hour to spare....

 

There are lots of things about this card that make me smile - I love this stamp set from Mama Elephant.  It is new to me and so cute!  I also like putting my panel at an angle and I like lots of white space :) 

 

I will also enter this card to Card Concept #8 Use An Umbrella!

 

Whilst I was playing with these new Mama Elephant stamps I also made this card:

 

 

Apologies for the poor photos - it is a wet and dull evening here :(

 

I will also play along with this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge to Keep It Clean and Simple.

 

I hope you like them.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Sarah x

CAS(E) This Sketch and RIC

Hello!

Back to school and work today - so less time to get creative.  However, I have a few cards to share that I have made inspired by the current combined challenge that CAS(E) This Sketch and Runway Inspired Challenge have put together:

Here is my attempt:

 

I have used Hero Arts Tiny Flags background embossed in white on black and the Painted Flower stamp in Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade and Black Soot Distress Markers.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  A few splatters and black sequins to finish.

 

I also made a variation using Hero Arts Five Line Background and die cut Penny Black's Love Buds out of the panel.  I combined it with their great Flutters butterflies cut out of a watercoloured background.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

 

 

I hope you like them!

 

Thanks for your visit, Sarah x

 

Animal Antics

Hello!

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is Animal Antics so I got out the fun Hero Arts Missing You stamp set.

 

I went with bright colours and stamped Magical Background, Tiny Flags and Delicate Leaf Clusters in the background.  Glossy accents on the eye and a heart button to finish.

 

 

I made a second card with the same layout and the woodgrain background behind the owl.

 

That's it from me - I hope they make you smile :)

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Sarah x