Hello friends! It’s been a bit since my last posting! I’m still crafting, but I’m also enjoying the outdoors lately too! I’m just not making the time I need to post on my blog here! However, being on a design team helps to keep me focused on posting and hopefully it’s something that will bring motivation because I need it! So I will try and get some more posts in!
Today starts a new challenge over at the Sparkles Monthly Challenge and the theme is “No Stamping Allowed!” This may seem a bit challenging, but I look forward to seeing what people come up with for it! Be sure to check out the blog to see what the design team has come up with for inspiration! Here’s what I’ve made for the challenge this month:
I was trying to channel something that would work and realized that I had these fun strip dies from Taylored Expressions and I wanted to play with some new colors, so I ran with that on the middle of my card front by alternating the strip colors.
I also die cut a frond three times and glued them together for thickness and sturdiness. I attached it over the colored strip panel and then added a sentiment that was already toner printed so that I could foil over it with silver Deco Foil. I also had a die that cut it out which was popped up with foam strips and added to the bottom of the die cut frond. Lastly, I’ve just added some silver glitter drops randomly over the card front.
Hope you’ve enjoyed my non-stamped card today and will think about joining in the challenge with us this month! Thanks so much for stopping in! Have a great week!
Challenges:
- Craft Rocket – Use Dies
- NBUS – #51 June – new colors and dies
- Creative Fingers – Anything Goes
- A Place to Start – Anything Goes and/or twist: flower + one other thing
- Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes using paper
- The Crafty Addicts – Anything Goes
- CAS on Friday – Leaves
Well, you knocked this one out of the park, Vicki! Quite a challenge to not even stamp the sentiment so I love your foiled one. Great use of the coloured strips to.
Hugs
Carol x
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Beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge. Greetings Sylvia DT.
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The colors here are so pleasing to my eyes, and I love the white die cuts and silver foiled sentiment as well. Those silver glitter drops add the perfect amount of embellishment to this wonderful creation! So glad you’re well and enjoying life in this warmer weather too! Happy Crafting!
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Brilliant use of your coloured cardstock strips,diecut leaves and sentiment
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Love the coloured strips with the beautiful diecut leaves. The sentiment is also great!
xxx Margreet
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Love the TE new colors and the strip dies too! Your card is a perfect example of a CAS beauty! LOVE the design and the addition of the glittery dots.
Lynn
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I do love me some stripes! Awesome card 😊
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Fabulous cheerful card! I like the strips and the white die is perfect with this background.
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Beautiful card Vicki and great design,love the die-cut coloured strips and fronds
Carol x
Thank you for joining us at The Crafty Addicts
Carol DT x
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I just love the stripey goodness on this bright and bold card and love the way you have centered them makes a great backdrop for your silhouette leaves.
Marie
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Wonderful card!
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This is lovely, Vicki! The tonal stripes are a brilliant background for your die cut xx
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It’s beautiful, Vicki! Amazing how quickly we get used to always using stamps and forget about the other options we have available. 😀 Love this card. -D
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Such a beautiful card! Loving the colourful striped design with the white flowers – so pretty 😊. Thanks for your kind thoughts and wishes on my blog. Happy and creative wishes! Hugs, Jo x
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LOVE your ‘no stamping’ card! Those are great colors and the design is perfection! I hope I may be able to play in this challenge!
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Beautiful card Vicki, love the colours and your design, glad you are enjoying the outdoors, so much better for you, my excuse is I’m in the middle of Winter here in NZ and this year it is a wet one, like our Summer, pretty wet..
Luv CHRISSYxx
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Love the die cut background and super floral die cut you added to the background. Really gorgeous card.
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You’ve used my favorite colors, Vicki, and I love the bright white leaf and silver sediment against the coordinated strips! It’s a great example of a non-stamping design! Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
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Great card! Amazing what can be done with colored papers and dies! Beautiful creation, dear friend! Glad you’re getting outside. I’m trying! With everything going on here, it’s been difficult. Hubby finally gets the hip replacement done on Tuesday that was supposed to have been done on April 4th!!!
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Very cute! Nice idea to use up colored scraps! Thanks for hanging out at A Place to Start !
Hugz,
Chana Malkah, Owner
Redora Lee Designs , My Blog
A Place to Start , Owner
613 Avenue Create , Owner
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Oh what a fun challenge and you certainly nailed it. I would have trouble NOT putting a sentiment on the front but this looks complete.
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Sometimes it’s hard to imagine a card without stamping. Your card is a great inspiration how it can be done
xx
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Love the color combo and the white die cut and a bit of shine from the silver on the sentiment. Well done!
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