The Card Concept - Holiday Gatherings

For the first Card Concept challenge of the year we're using the theme Holiday Gatherings and here's our inspiration picture for you:

Right now in Australia it's the long summer school holidays, hot and humid. Recently I managed to catch up with an old friend and we reminisced about all the times we'd gathered together for a BBQ meal and swim in the pool, either at our place or hers, to celebrate the new year, a birthday or just friendship. It's these lovely memories that inspired my summer/pool themed clean and layered card.

Materials used:

• stamps - Gloria at the pool (Mo Manning), Bitty Buzzwords: Seasons (Honey Bee Stamps)
• card - basic white, flirty flamingo, daffodil delight
• other - Bitty Buzzwords: Seasons dies, Sidekick, blending brush, Copic markers, stitched rectangle die, Big Shot, craft foam, MISTI, sun ray stencil (MFT), clear sequins

Do check out what holiday gathering creations my fellow team mates have made to help inspire you, over on The Card Concept blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

The Card Concept Challenge - Fresh New Year

Hello and welcome! I hope you enjoyed a happy festive season. Are you psyched for a whole new year? While it did have its occasional good points, I, for one, am very glad to see the back of 2021. Two stars out of ten, do not recommend. But at least finally, after months of planning and preparation, I am now happily ensconced in my new abode and thoroughly enjoying being back crafting, so let's get right to it!  

For challenge #166, our theme is Fresh New Year and hopefully you'll find something here to inspire you to create.

Pink champagne anyone? I just love the beautiful colours of black, white, pink and gold so used those on my simple layered card and was also inspired by the striped table covering to use clean bold lines and text. 

Of course I added some sparkle to the bubbly but it's too overcast today for it to show in the photos. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Celebration (Darkroom Door), Christmastime 2 (Tim Holtz)
• card - basic white, basic black, brushed gold
• distress oxide inks - black soot, kitsch flamingo
• other - blending brush, clear Wink of Stella, tiny rhinestones, MISTI, craft foam, Dimensionals, clear embossing powder, heat tool

My fellow team mates have plenty of new year goodness to share, so do pop over to the Card Concept blog and have a look at their creations. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

The Passage of Time - CAS on Friday Challenge #221

 

Welcome to the last CAS on Friday challenge for 2021! To ring out the old year and welcome in the new, our theme for challenge #221 is HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I've gone with classic colours of black, white and gold for my new year card:

Materials used:

• stamps - Clocks (Paper Rose), Celebration (Darkroom Door)
• card - basic black, basic white
• other - stitched rectangle die, Big Shot, Stamparatus, gold embossing powder, heat tool, sequins in gold, black and clear, Dimensionals, craft foam

If you're looking for some time away from the madness of the holidays over the next week or so, why not head to your craft space and make a card to join us, we'd love you to take part. And you can find more inspiration on the CASOF blog.

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

Here's Hoping - CAS on Friday Challenge #195

Hi all and welcome back!

It's time for the last CAS on Friday challenge for the year and the theme is BEST WISHES. 

My SIL and a dear friend both have their birthday on Dec 31st, so this is a good combination 'happy birthday' and 'happy new year' kind of card. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Celebration (Darkroom Door), Best Year (SU)
• card - whisper white
• other - Copic markers, Dimensionals, stitched rectangle die, Big Shot, archival ink

We do hope you'll join us in our challenge - plus, don't forget to check out all the wonderful inspiration from the design team members over at the CASOF blog and leave us all some comment love!

Keep safe and thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kez