Peace on earth

Hello there! I've manage to squeeze in a little crafty time today to create a quick card using some new goodies.

I die cut my new die (free gift with an older Die-cutting Essentials magazine that I ordered from the UK earlier this month) from a panel of hammered white cardstock (Crafters Companion). I then blended some DOIs (wild honey and faded jeans) onto my cardbase, spritzed with water and blotted with kitchen towel. After trimming my panel, I stamped the sentiment (Decorative ornaments, Simon Says Stamp) and adhered the panel to my cardbase.

I'm linking up my card at:

Jingle Belles - Peace on earth

A Snowflake's Promise - #43 Anything goes

ABC Christmas - P for People, Q for Quick

CCC - #19 AG Christmas (optional inspiration photo)

CHNC - #346 Anything Christmas (optional: nativity)

CHNC Extra - Always Anything Christmas goes

CCAYR - Use yellow

Melonising

Some time ago, my blogging buddy Ruth from Crafting while the baby naps shared a couple of fun cards where she was 'melonising' her stamped images. I thought it was a fun idea but did not give it a go myself until last week, using the heart stamp from Winnie & Walter's True stamp set.

After colouring my images using Copics, I fussy cut them and adhered them to a black panel (Crafters Companion) to which I added some gold splatters using my new Gansai Tambi Starry colours. The sentiment is from the Kindness with Evelin T Designs stamp set (Winnie & Walter).

Challenges:

LIM - #340 Tropical fruits

Taheerah's Gossip Column at W&W - No. 8 Summer fruits

Daring Cardmakers - Unnatural

ATSM -  #254 CAS

Tropical hello

Hello and welcome! With the summer heat going on here in Crete, it's only fitting that I created a tropical card for a couple of challenges.

Ingredients: 

Ancient soft yellow cardstock

Hello die (Winnie & Walter)

Pineapple crown stamp and narrow embossing folder 

from the Totally Tropical crafting set that came 

as a free gift with an UK magazine from Practical Publishing.

Pinecone stamps (for my 'fake pineapple' background) -
In bloom: Elsa's Flora (Winnie & Walter)

Inks - Sea glass (SSS), Peeled paint distress oxide ink, 

Tea die and Antique linen distress inks

Die - Stitched slopes and hills (SSS)

Yellow Copic marker & SN glitter brush

Challenges:

LIM  - #340 Tropical fruits

Fusion - Pastel Pencils

Taheerah's Gossip Column at W&W - No. 8 Summer fruits

AAA Cards - #96 Summer fun

Virginia's Summer Linky Party