Tiny but Mighty...

 The Altenew Challenge Live this week - Tiny but Mighty - make a card 3" x 3" or smaller....  today I have been feeling a little better and decided to give the challenge a try. 

I pulled out a few of my Altenew Mini Delight stamp sets and had a play. 

I started by making the background panel.... used some blue and green Altenew inks and a large blending tool.   Took the Bitty Botanicals and some Jade ink and added some subtle leaves in the background.  Added some watercolour splatters with Altenew paints.   Stamped Adorable Anthurium stamp after having die cut the image.   Used Green Fields and A Pocketful of Sunshine alcohol markers to add the colour.    Used a sentiment from the Adore You Added on stamp set.    Finished with some of my homemade enamel dots.   I trimmed the panel down and matted on some dark green card and then onto my little 3" square card base.   Love the pop of the yellow pot with the gorgeous greens of the leaves.   Had great fun making this one.... 

Mini Mission . Altenew Live Challenge #14

I didn't get to watch this week's Altenew Live challenge with Jen Rzasa due to being really busy at work.  I usually have my iphone on in the background so had to watch it on replay during my lunch break.... and I was super excited to see my card was Jen's winner....

Jen's challenge this week was make a project using just ONE mini stamp set (plus a die if the set has one!) I chose to use a Mini Delight set called Butterfly Dreams.  It has a stamp set that has some butterflies and sentiments and a die set that has a birdcage and a branch.  #altenewchallengelive

I wanted a bit of stamping in my background, so used the branch from the die set and cut it out of some fun foam and used it as a stamp!  That counts I'm sure!  I stamped in with one of the inks from Enchanted Garden Crisp Dye inks and one of the inks from Frosted Foliage Fresh Dye inks - stamping once in full strength and one second generation stamping.   Die cut the birdcage from some purple card and rose gold accents.   I had tried about 6 times to get the layers done on the butterflies, but gave up and used Alcohol markers to colour.  I used a craft knife to cut the panel down, leaving parts of the wings over the edge.  The sentiment is stamped in black so used black and purple for my matting layers.   Added some dots made with the same rose gold card. 

Using the die cut from fun foam, as a stamp

I made this card yesterday afternoon - what a great way to spend my birthday... playing in the craft room!  And then out to dinner with our friends - Yvonne and Micheal.  

Altenew's 31 Days of Crafting - Day 19

 

I pulled out my Dainty Calla Lily Mini Delight stamp and the matching die.   I started by stamping the little stamp with Obsidian ink, 4 times onto some white card and clear embossed.  I coloured then flowers with Inktense Watercolour pencils. die cut them and then made two cards. 

I stamped the Calla Lily three times onto my little panel in Altenew Silver Lake.  I took one of my coloured images and added it to the panel.  Added some gold washi along the bottom.  Stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set.   I then die cut a dark brown cardstock with the inner die from the Mix & Match Frame Dies.  

For my second card I used the three other lilies.  

I started by cutting a black panel with the middle die from the Mix & Match Frames die.  I splatter generously with metallic gold watercolour paint.  Added the two outside lilies directly to the panel and added the middle one with some 3D tape. The sentiment was stamped with Classic Greetings Stamp and die cut with the shadow layer.   I can't recall what ink I used, as it was in the packaging, but it went well with my middle flower.  Finished with some of the lightest dots in the Warm Grey enamel dots from Altenew. 

Calla Lilly - Cherish the Moment.

 Hi there.  Today I'm able to share one of the cards I made the other week.  It was a fun card - using up more of my backgrounds and scraps. 

I saw the design for this one on Facebook - so made myself a sketch of it.   The background panel is a smooshed background.  I matted it onto some navy blue card.  The die cut panels are from a couple of  Gina L Master Layout sets and some scraps of patterned paper.   I die cut a white circle  and backed it with a lacy die cut from the navy card.  The Calla Lilly is a mini stamp from Altenew.  I used Tri-blends to colour it and the matching die to cut it out.    I used small oval die to cut out the sentiment panel.   

Baby watch is still going on.  Daughter could be any time this week or weekend.  If not, she's being induced on Monday.  Daughter-in-law is just waiting for the hospital system to give her a date for her elective caesarean.   She is so ready to have this baby.  I'm on call to look after Grace as needed. 

I'm busy doing some more knitting - just finished a beanie and just started a little jacket.  Just trying to find time to do everything!