Inspiration Station Challenge #74 - Rainbow Hugs

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy 1st Monday of June!  Today starts a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.  We have a fun and colorful inspiration photo for you this month, and this one can be interpreted in so many ways:

I was directly inspired by the rainbow of colors on this Carnival Swing Chair Ride and based my design team project on that.  I've used the After the Rain Rainbow Die Set, Rainbow Hugs Sentiment Die set from Kat Scrappiness and the Cloud Edger Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

A stitched cloud die is included in the Rainbow set and I've cut 2, staggering and popping them on foam pads.  I've inked around the edges for dimension.  Lastly, I've added pearlescent sequins to complete the design.

We would like to invite you to share your inspired projects with us this month.  There is an adorable stamp set from The Greeting Farm on offer and you may be the lucky winner!  Until next time, Happy Crafting.

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

A Cut Above

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

A Place to Start

613 Avenue Create

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Crafts Galore Encore

The Crafting Challenge

Crafty Catz

Creative Fingers

Krafty Chicks

 

Re-Discovery Hop on Instagram - Rainbow

Hello Friends!  Long time No Share....I've been so busy lately, I don't know if I'm coming or going but I did manage to get my card made for the Rediscovery Hop on Instagram.  The premise of this Hop is to use items from your stash to create a card featuring the theme.  The theme this month is Rainbow.

I've had these Rainbow sets from Kat Scrappiness in my stash for a couple of years and have never used the rainbow set; I've used the sentiment set once before.  While shopping my stash, I found them and they are perfect for this months' theme!

To start, I die cut all the rainbow pieces and ink blended them with Gina K. Designs inks in the traditional rainbow color palette.  After the ink was dry, I splattered diluted blue ink on the cloud and white ink on the rainbow.  I then assembled on a card panel, popping up the cloud on craft foam.

The sentiment has been cut from Gold Mirror card and adhered directly to the cloud.  To finish, I've added iridescent confetti from Pretty Pink Posh.  We would love to have you visit the Hop, it's a 2 day hop his month due to the mere size of the participating list.  Be certain to check out the Saturday and Sunday Hops for loads of Rainbow inspiration!  You can start both days of the hop at @craftwithme101 on Instagram.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

613 Avenue Create

Corrosive Challenge

All Sorts

Crafting Happiness

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Gem of a Challenge

Polkadoodles

Cardz 4 Galz

Craft Rocket

Double D

Word Art Wednesday

Let's Play with Circles

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  The last Tuesday of the month...wow, I know February is a short month but this time it flew by faster than years' past.  I have a quick share today using a geometric shape and ink blending.

I was inspired by a video short I saw by Ardyth Percy-Robb, who is the Queen of ink blending and geometric shape designs.  For this simple design, all you need are circles, which I've die cut, and  shades of each color.  

After ink blending the circles, I've embossed them and adhered flat to the card base with a thick strip of black card as a backdrop.  I've splattered everything with gold and white paint, added silver sequins and popped the sentiment strip on craft foam.  That's it...easy peasy and so effective.

Have a fabulous day and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Dream Valley - I love Rainbows with all the pretty colors

A Place to Start

Path of Positivity

AAA Cards

613 Avenue Create

Di's Digi Design

Crafty Catz

TGIF

My Time to Craft

Cut It Up

SSS Wed Challenge

CYHTP

Shamrock Happy Mail

Hello and Happy Saturday!  The Kat Scrappiness Team is showcasing projects that feature Kat Scrappiness Embellishments because a SALE on All Embellishments begins today!  ALL embellishments are 20% Off with the coupon code:  EMBELLISHMENTS.  This sale is active today 26 February through 03 March 2022.  You can find the Shop HERE.

My project today features Over the Rainbow Clay Embellishment Sprinkles.  I have created a 5.5" square Shamrock Shaker card using the Stitched Scalloped Nesting Heart Dies to construct the shamrock petals / shaker elements.

I've added texture and color to the background by embossing a panel and blending a light layer of bright green ink just behind where the shamrock is adhered.  The sentiment is a sentiment die from the Kat Scrappiness Happy Mail Mini Slimline Envelope Die Set, which I've cut from Gold Glitter Craft Foam.  I've also added Apple Green Pearls to the center heart.  

Kat Scrappiness has a huge variety of embellishments and if you're like me, you cannot create a project wthout adding gems, sequins, droplets, etc.  I LOVE embellishing! 

Thanks for stopping by; until next time - Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

All Sorts

Can You Handle the Pressure?

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Crafty Catz

Outlawz Tuesday Color

Creative Knockouts

As You Like It - My fav occasion for cardmaking are "Friendship" or "Just Because".  

SSS Wed Challenge

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

Try It On Tuesday

Crafter's Cafe

Hugs and Smooches

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I'm on the Kat Scrappiness Blog today sharing a Valentine's Day Card created with new products from the Kat Scrappiness January Valentine's Day Release. 

This card was so fun to create and it looks complicated but the dies made it easy.  To start my card, I cut strips of card from the Spectrum of Love Slimline Paper Pack and adhered to the back of the Smooches Coverplate Die cut in rainbow order (ROYGBIV).  This created a card front full of fun and colorful lips.  This die set also includes the extra large pair of lips that I cut from bright pink card, adhered to a black shadow and applied Glossy Accents for that shiny Lip Gloss Look.

To complete the design, I've cut the sentiment using the Rainbow Hugs Sentiment with Shadow Die from Lavendar card and popped on craft foam for dimension.  Lastly, I've applied Wink of Stella to the sentiment for the extra sparkle a Valentine's Day card requires.

Thanks for stopping in today!  Until next time Stay Safe, Be Healthy and Happy Crafting!

Donna W.

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Calendar

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Polkadoodles

Paperbabe

C.R.A.F.T

Creative Knockouts

Aud Sentiments

Outlawz Twisted Thursday

Craft Rocket

Word Art Wednesday

Creative Inspirations

Elibelle's Crafty Wednesday

WW Open DT Challenge

Crafting Happiness

Inspiration Station Challenges - Colour My World

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy 1st Monday of August!  Wow...the year is flying by and with that being said, today starts a new challenge at the Inspiration Station.  The inspiration photo this round is a fun one:

My design team project features an image from the Color My World Digital Stamp Set by Graciellie Designs.  The inspiration photo reminds me of a Rainbow and the digital image I chose for my team project went perfectly for this challenge.

I've colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, die cut and embossed circles in Rainbow colors to represent Pots of Paint and added Stickles Clear Glitter Gel to the die cuts.  The sentiment is included in the digital set.

Please join us at the Inspiration Station Challenge.  Our challenges are bi-weekly and the inspiration photo is a prompt to isnpire you.  How you intrepret it is up to you.  We hope to inspire you with our projects and can't wait to see how the photo inspires you.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafting Happiness

Use Your Stuff

Coloring in Scrapland

Crafter's Cafe

QKR Stampede

A Bit More Time to Craft

A Bit More Time to Craft EXTRA

A Perfect Time to Craft

Carlin's Card Paradise

Classic Design Challenge

DL. Art August Challenge

Creatalicious

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - The Cutting Cafe

Hello Again!  I'm back to announce today starts a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and the gracious sponsor this week is The Cutting Cafe.  This sponsor has loads of SVG Cutting Files and templates for those without an electronic cutting machine.

For my design team project, I created a fun shaped card with the Crayon Shaped Card SVG file.  This card also comes in the following formats:  PDF, SVG, MTC and WPC.  The set also includes sentiments in PDF and JPEG formats. 

It's a cute, fun shaped card, easy to put together and I have a Cricut Machine so I opted to use the SVG file.  I cut a rainbow of card scrap and paper pieced the project together.  The sentiment is one included in the set.  I added White Gel Pen doodles and sequins to complete the project.

Please join us this week at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Use Your Stuff

Cut It Up

Outlawz Festive Fridays

Simply Create Too

Rainbow Card Challenge

Creative Craft Cottage

Crafty Sentiments

Always Fun

Crafting Happiness

Avenue 613

Rainbow Butterfly

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  The day has gotten away from me so before it gets much later, I would like to share a Clean and Simple card featuring die cutting, Die Cut Inlay, Ink blending, Stamping and Heat Embossing.

I die cut a butterfly shaped aperture in a piece of card to use as my top layer.  I ink blended a rainbow on the card base in the area behind the aperture then inlaid the butterly in the space; I left the wings free for dimension.  The sentiment, from a set by Cardz TV, was stamped and heat embossed.

For the final touched, added sequins in rainbow order cascading down the front and Fun Stampers Journey Crystal Cuts on the tips of the butterfly wings. 

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Hand Stamped Sentiments

Lemon Shortbread

Try It On Tuesday

Make the Cards #mtcc12 #makethecardchallenge

All Sorts

Let's Craft and Create

Creative Moments

Day of the Month Card Club

A Bit More Time to Craft

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra

Double D Challenges

 

Inspiration Challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Hello and Happy Monday!  Today is the 5th Monday of the Month and that means a Themed Challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  It's an Inspiration Challenge this week and the intrepretation of the Cue is your own and how it inspires you is unique to you.  

For my design team project, I was inspired by the Rainbow in the Photo (2nd pic below) and thinking of Spring, I created the following A2 sized card that features ink blending and die cutting.

With Inks from Gina K. Designs, I blended out a Rainbow panel and mounted an intricate die cut on top.  I then popped up on foam pads and placed on an embossed panel.  I heat embossed a sentiment from the new Spellbinders "Wonderful Spring" stamp set, die cut with a stitched circle die and mounted on foam pads.  Using Baker's Twine and Sequins from my stash, I completed the design.  

Please join us this week at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  We would love to see your intrepretaion of the inspiration photo and learn how it inspires you.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafting Happiness

Outlawz Greeting

Make the Cards  #mtcc10 #makethecardchallenge

Simon Says Stamp

Double Trouble - also entered previous partner Crafting Happiness

Make My Monday

Stamps & Fun = Creativity

Use Your Stuff

Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

 

Let's Chill

 Hello Everyone!  I hope you're all well and enjoying your weekend.  Today's make and share features an oldie but goodie stamp set from Hero Arts, heat embossing and ink blending.

I stamped and heat embossed various images from an older Hero Arts set that I have in the stash to create my own background.  I ink blended a rainbow using Distress Oxide Inks and nounted on a black card panel.  Lastly, stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set and added clear sequins.  The Lips image is from a stamp set by Maymay Made It.

Quick and easy card to keep those summer vibes going but summer is quickly coming to an end with school starting soon, maybe it's started in your area already.  I can remember as a child, we didn't start school until after Labor Day!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog

All Sorts

Crafty Friends

Gem of a Challenge

Crafter's Castle

Crafty Calendar

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra

Creatalicious Challenges

Polkadoodle

Cardz TV #121

Pattie's Creations

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog

Creatalicious Challenges - BowBo's Pot of Gold

Hello and Welcome to my little blog.  Today starts a new challenge at Creatalicious Challenges.  The sponsor this round is Colour of Love, Formerly Lacy Sunshine and for my design team project, I had the pleasure of using Bowbo's A Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow.

This sweet little Hobo was colored up with my Spectrum Noir Markers, card is a standard A2 and I used some designer papers I had in my stash from St. Patrick's Day 2018.  For added detail, I added some Wink of Stella to the coins, Bowbo's nose and all the shamrocks.  The finishing touch was to add some Nuvo Drops in the color Emerald City.

I invite you to join us at Creatalicious Challenges and I want to remind you of the new challenge blog The Paper Funday Challenges.  Please join in the fun and try your hand at winning some lovely digital art in the process.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:
QKR Stampede #335
Cardz TV #83
Colour Crazy #6
Crafting with Friends
Creative Fingers #157