Raindrops Encouragement Card for Inspired By Challenge

Hey friends, I'm sharing a card inspired by the current Inspired By Challenge. I love a good challenge to get my creative juices flowing. Plus, I'm using products from my stash which is always a good thing! I think I only used one new thing on this card and it was paper. Scroll down for the details on how I was inspired!

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

According to the rules of this challenge, there are a number of ways to draw from the inspiration. I was inspired by the photo colors and the sketch.

This is a weekly challenge which I think is so awesome. If your creative mojo is running low, they've got something every week to get you moving!

I mentioned I used something new for this card. That would be the paper from the new Your Paper Insider Subscription Box, Box 11. It's the White Chin Kozo paper. It's a very lightweight paper and has a speckled design throughout, in varying sizes and colors of gray. It's actually more of a creme colored paper but my lighting is actually very bright, here in the Waving My Wand studio! (Yeah, not a studio, just a super messy space, haha.)

I also created a little window scene for my raindrops. I started by creating a die cut from the Picket Fence Studios Basic Die Cutting Set 1. This is actually an arch window, so I simply trimmed off the arch with my scissors. It's called versatility, using your dies! I bought this set last year and it's one of my absolute go-to die sets for scene making.

Next, I placed some light tack masking tape where my window scene would go. I swiped an ink pad over the entire masked area, using my Catherine Pooler Slate ink pad. It's a dark gray ink and just the color I needed.

I then proceeded to use my water brush to draw sleeting rain, blotting the wet rain with a paper towel as I go. I was going to use a rain stencil but the raindrops were just too large for this little window scene.

 

Lastly, I used a retired sentiment from a Reverse Confetti stamp set called Mixed Messages. I've been dealing with my own medical issues lately, so maybe this was my subconscious at work, picking this sentiment! I will definitely be saving this to send someone who needs a little encouragement. 

My goal was to keep my design very clean and simple, and I believe I pulled it off. The last day to enter this challenge is Wednesday, April 30th at 11:55 pm pst. Check out the rules for details.

Have a great week!

Terri

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Encouragement Card with Muted Florals

Life can throw curve balls our way from time, and I've been very fortunate to be relatively healthy for much of my adult life. I'm currently waiting on test results however, that can change that course and take me down a road that many have followed. The most frustrating part right now is the waiting and I'm not a patient girl, haha! I do have my faith and that helps tremendously to keep me grounded, along with the support of family and friends. With all that being said, encouragement cards have always been my favorite card to make. We all need encouragement, and honestly, I can't imagine anyone not accepting it. While I'm currently facing uncertainty, I was drawn to make an encouragement card. It brought me so much joy and peace to create this card that features products from Scrapbook.com, Gina K Designs, and OLO Marker. Creative details below, with my supply list at the end.

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

The stamp set I'm featuring today is Gina K Designs Thoughtful Flowers. This is available individually as a stamp set or as bundle with the stamp and die set. The stamp set has a beautiful cluster of blooms, along with individual flowers, leaves and other elements, including a splatter stamp. The stamp set also has a good number of sentiments, which I love. You can never have too many sentiment choices!

Also, one of my favorite paper pads is from Scrapbook.com. It's an ombre paper that comes in a lot of different shades and mimics the look of ink blending. I actually went to my personal Facebook page and asked my friends to help me choose the pink or the green ombre paper for this card. The pink won!

I was kind of leaning towards the pink too, because it had that pretty yellow as well and that helped pull out the yellows in my colored blooms.

Let me also show you how I applied the splatter stamp. I simply placed low tack tape over my floral stamping, then stamped with the splatter stamp in the empty space. So easy!

I have to admit, coloring is my favorite part. All of my coloring was done with my OLO Markers in these colors:

YO2.3 - Butterscotch

YO2.2 Pudding

RV0.2 - Bubble Gum

R5.3 - Dusty Rose

YG8.3 - Lichen

YG8.5 - Moss

YO2.0 - Eggshell

R0.2 - Pink Lemonade

I really wanted soft, muted colors and I was so happy with how all of these colors paired together so nicely. When making my color choices, I generally swipe my markers on some scrap cardstock to see how they match up together, before applying the ink to my images. I passed over several colors because they were too bright or too dark for what I wanted to achieve.

I also used a white gel pen as an accent on my blooms and leaves.

 

Since I tend to create first and measure later, my full card dimensions were just over A2 sized, at 

4 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. This could easily be scaled down a bit for A2 size if that is your cardmaking preference. 

I love how this card turned out and I can't wait to give it to someone who needs encouragement. If you'd like to browse for more product detail, or shop for any of the products that I used today, I've provided convenient affiliate links below. There is no added cost to you, if you click and shop through my affiliate links. If you make a purchase, the companies that I work with compensate me a few cents per dollar so, please consider shopping through my affiliate links. I appreciate it so much and every little bit helps!

Have a great day!

Terri

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OLO Marker YO2.3 - Butterscotch Shop at: OLO Marker	OLO Marker YG8.5 - Moss Shop at: OLO Marker	Gina K Designs Score Board Shop at: Scrapbookcom	OLO Marker RV0.2 - Bubble Gum Shop at: OLO Marker
OLO Marker - YO2.2 Pudding Shop at: OLO Marker	Gina K Designs Thoughtful Flowers Stamp & Die Set Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Gina K Designs Thoughtful Flowers Stamp Set Shop at: Scrapbookcom	OLO Marker YG8.3 - Lichen Shop at: OLO Marker
OLO Marker YO2.0 - Eggshell Shop at: OLO Marker	OLO Marker - R0.2 - Pink Lemonade Shop at: OLO Marker	OLO Marker - R5.3 - Dusty Rose Shop at: OLO Marker	Ombre A2 Paper Pad - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom
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Elegant Swan Card for Erin Lee Creative

Hello friends, I'm back with another project for Erin Lee Creative, featuring products from the Birds of a Feather release. The swan symbolizes love, purity and grace and I wanted to create a clean and graceful look. I think I was successful, what do you think? Scroll down for creative details. I'll have a clickable supply list at the end, as well.

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

Let's start with my die cut, using the new Jumbo Vintage Rose Die. I cut this rose image with my Platinum 6 die cut machine, using two different colors of pink cardstock.

Instead of gluing, I opted to use a trimmed piece of an adhesive sheet to piece my die cuts together. I pulled off the liner and adhered the dark pink outline rose die cut, discarding the inner die cut pieces. 

Next, I added the inner pieces from the light pink die cuts to my rose. When done, I simply trimmed off the excess adhesive sheet, going all around my rose with scissors, trimming just under the outside edge of the rose.

I absolutely love the beauty of the new Elegant Swan Die. Since I'm going for a clean look for this card, I wanted to create a shadow for my swan, so it didn't blend in too much with all the white space.

I die cut my swan in black and adhered it slightly offset to the back of my white swan die cut. I didn't have the right color of cardstock that I wanted for the beek, so I swiped some color onto some scrap white cardstock with my OLO Marker OR4.4, Rosy Bonnet, and then die cut over that coloring.

My sentiment is from the new Take Care Stamp Set with Coordinating Dies. There are 10 sentiments in this die set and each one has it's own outline die. Those are some of the details that I love about Erin's products! 

 

All of my elements are popped up with adhesive foam. I also glued some clear drop embellishments and added some black spatters using my Dylusions Black Magic Shimmer Spray. I simply unscrewed the bottle and tapped the feeder tube around my card. I generally let this dry naturally, it doesn't take long. It was such a pleasure making this card and I hope you like it!

If you purchase any of the Erin Lee products through my affiliate links, you should get a 10% discount at checkout. There is no additional cost to you, to shop through my affiliate links. I appreciate it so much when you use them!

Have a fabulous day!

Terri

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Jumbo Vintage Rose Die Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	Elegant Swan Die Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	Take Care Stamp Set + Coordinating Dies Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	Pinks Cardstock Paper Pad - A2 - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Pinkfresh Studio Ice Clear Drops Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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