Cardz 4 Galz - Flora and/or Fauna

Hello everyone, I hope your day a blessing to you.  Today begins a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  The theme this round is Flora and/or Fauna.  I chose Floral to create my design team project.

I used a busy floral background and placed a die cut on top.  Added some ribbon and a dimensional floral element from a Dollar Tree package of stickers.  For the final touch, I scattered sequins for some bling.  

After looking at this A2 card for a bit, I felt the background overtook all the other elements in my design.  I feel I should have used a larger dimensional sticker for the focal image.  

Please join us at Cardz 4 Galz this challenge.  We would love to have you.  Also, please visit the new challenge blog The Paper Funday Challenges; the theme for March is Anything But a Card with a Twist:  Use the color Green.  You have until March 31st to enter your creation for a chance to win a fun photopolymer stamp set!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cardz 4 Galz - March Hares

Hello Everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme for this round is March Hares.  I had the perfect image to color up for my design team challenge and it fit well with the theme.

A sweet Hare carrying his big carrot; he's definitely ready for Spring as I'm sure most everyone else is as well.

I colored him with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and die cut two mats, used some Easter paper I had in my stash along with some pink sequins for some bling.  I also added some Wink of Stella Clear to the rabbits' nose and inside of the ears; the Wink is never picked up on camera :(  This card is a standard A2 size.

We hope you will join us for the challenge at Cardz 4 Galz; we'd love to have you.  I'd also like to remind you to stop by The Paper Funday Challenges this month for a fun challenge - Anything But a Card.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Oh Pretty Baby

Hello, I hope you're all well.  Today is the start of a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.   The theme this challenge is Baby.  I've created something very simple using the Cricuts' Print and Cut feature.  I

This image is a Cricut cut file that I flattened and created a print version.  The patterned paper is a digital download purchased from an Etsy Seller and this card measures the standard A2 in a landscape orientation.  Lastly, some coordinating sequins were added for some bling....I cannot resist bling, even on a Baby Card!

We hope you've been inspired to join us at Cardz 4 Galz, we hope you see you often!

Until Next Time,

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Weather Conditions

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day!  I wish you a day filled with love and good chocolate :)

A new challenge starts today at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme for this round is Weather Conditions.  I had to give this theme some thought.  I didn't want to create anything with a winter theme (most of us are over Winter!) and I don't have any stamp sets specifically for weather conditions then it came to me.....a Summer Beach Day with the weather being clear, hot and breezy!

Mr. Alligator is chillin' in his hammock, enjoying the sea breezes and a gorgeous, clear, sunny day!  This card measures a standard A2 and all images are Cricut cuts.  I've added some faux pearls and gold Stickles for accents and called it complete.  Are you dreaming of that summer day?  It will soon be here!

Please join us at Cardz 4 Galz and please remember to visit the new challenge blog The Paper Funday Challenges and try your luck at winning.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cardz 4 Galz - Hearts

Hello and Happy Thursday!  Today is the start of a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog.  The theme for this round is Hearts and using the colors Red, Pink or White.

This time of year, I am crafting for Valentine's Day so my design team project reflects the holiday along with all the theme elements.

The card is a standard A2 size with designer papers from the Recollections paper pack titled Love and Devotion.  The Unicorn face is a Cricut Design Space cut from the cartridge Unicorn Hair, Don't Care.  This cut would also make the cutest T-shirt!

We hope you will join us at Cardz 4 Galz for the challenge.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Also, the 6th of February will start a new challenge month at The Paper Funday Challenges.  The theme for February is Love and there is a Twist of the colors Red, Pink and White.  Please join us there also!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:
C.R.A.F.T Challenge
Cute Card Thursday
Southern Girls Challenge

Cardz 4 Galz - Dimensional Greetings

Hello!  A new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz starts today and the theme this round is Dimensional Greetings.  Your project must contain a dimensional element.  I chose to create a fun fold card with lots of dimension and a quote from the late George Burns (which came from one of those Daily Quotes desk calendars).  

My design team project is a standard A2 (4.25" x 5.5") middle stepper card.  I have been neglecting my floral collection so I grabbed some pastel colors that matched the designer paper; from Anna Griffin, and created.  I also used a fence die cut to give the card an additional element.  Finally, I spritzed the finished piece with Sheer Shimmer Spritz in the color Sparkle.

Please stop by Cardz 4 Galz and enter your project.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:
QKR Stampede
Cardz TV #81
Crafting with Friends
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #98
Corrosive Challenge

Cardz 4 Galz - New Year, New Stash

Hello and Happy New Year!

Today starts a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  The theme for this challenge is New Year, New Stash:  create using something new in your craft stash.

My design team project contains 2 new items:  the gold glitter card from Die Cuts with a View and the gold embossing powder from Ranger.

I just had to create a New Year's card because the gold just says Happy New Year and Welcome 2019!  Please join us at Cardz 4 Galz this challenge and show us what you have new in your craft stash!

I want to remind you of the new challenge blog at The Paper Funday Challenges.  The 1st challenge is an Anything Goes Challenge - anything made with paper.  Please stop in and join the fun.  

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:
Crafting By Designs
Lil Red Wagon
The Paper Shelter
Creative Inspirations
Elli Belle's Corner

Cardz 4 Galz - Non-Traditional Holiday Colors

Hello!  It's time for a brand new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme this round is Non-Traditional Holiday Colors.  For my design team project, I created a Z-Fold card with bottom band based on the card and tutorial by Mixed Up Craft.

I chose what I felt were non-traditional colors and this paper comes from a Recollections 12x12 paper pad named Holiday Bash.  It contains some really cute papers and it was a fabulous Black Friday buy!

We would love to see you at Cardz 4 Galz this challenge; stop by and join the fun!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cardz 4 Galz - Flutter By

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving to all the readers in the States.  I wish you a blessed day with lots of fun, food, Christmas Shopping and Football!

Today begins a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  The theme this challenge is Flutter By so with that theme in mind, my design team project features Butterflies.

This card is a standard A2 size (4.25" x 5.5").  To create the background, I heat embossed the images with white embossing powder and inked with Distress Oxide Inks in the colors Bundled Sage, Wilted Violet and Worn Lipstick.  I then heat embossed the sentiment on vellum, added some clear Nuvo Glitter drops and called it complete.

My design team sisters and I invite you to join us this challenge and we hope to inspire you with our Flutter By projects.

Until Next time,  Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:

Digi Choosday

Lemon Shortbread

Crafting With An Attitude

Cardz 4 Galz - Pumpkins

Hello Everyone!  It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme this round is Pumpkins.  I wanted to make something different than the standard square card.  I've made a few round cards lately so I came across the idea to create a card shaped like a pumpkin while scrolling through Pinterest.

There are so many beautifully designed cards shaped like Pumpkins on Pinterest, I didn't use one particular style but took the general idea and put my own spin on it.

The papers are  from a paper pad I had left over from last year by Carta Bella named Hello Fall.  The ribbon, jute string and button were from my stash, the sentiment is stamped on a die cut tag and the edges were inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  This card measures 5.25" x 5.25".

I hope you've been inspired to join us at Cardz 4 Galz for this 2 week challenge, we would love to see you there.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:
Crafting by Designs
Simon Says Stamp 
Crafty Gals Corner #178
Crafting With An Attitude
Through the Purple Haze
Cardz TV #72

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Fancy Folds

It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme this round is Fancy Folds.   I tried my hand at something totally out of my comfort zone and to be perfectly honest - the inside gave me a little trouble.

I'm not certain what this type of fold is named.  I wanted to be completely different with my Design Team project as well as being as simple as I could be with the front as the inside caused some bulk.

I used only 1 patterned paper, the owl was a print and cut file from the Cricut Design Space and the sentiment inside is cut vinyl.

I added a blank piece of card to the back, for a space to write a personal message.  The finished card measures 6" x 6".  The inside folds do not lay as I would like but all in all, it turned out ok for winging it!

We hope you will join us for the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge and try a Fancy Fold.  Until Next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Entered in the following challenges:
Crafting with an Attitude
Craft Rocket Challenges
D.L. Art #236
Sasayaki Glitter
Fab N Funky #411
Create a Smile
Cardz TV #68
Through the Craft Room Door
{Pin}spirational Challenges #226

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - What's New?

Hello and welcome back!  It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.   It's Challenge #81 and the theme this round is What's New; use something new in your project...a new technique, new die, new papers, new stamps, etc.

For my project, I used a new unbranded Haunted House die and some new to me Ranger Crackle Accents on the windows; although hard to see in this picture.

This card is an A-6 size; measuring 4.5" x 6.5", tent fold card.  I inked up the background to create a spooky sky with distress oxide inks in the colors seedless preserves, wilted violet and fossilized amber.  The big moon was inked with wild honey.  I used water droplets to create the reaction the oxide inks are known for to get splatters in the sky.  Added some spooky bats and the sentiment from a stamp set from Cardz TV.

I hope you were inspired to try something new and join us at Cardz 4 Galz for this fun challenge.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Card entered in the following challenges:
Crafting With An Attitude
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge
Creative Inspirations
Digi Choosday
Cardz TV #66
Lemon Shortbread Challenge #77
Retarte #128

Cardz 4 Galz Design Team Project - Challenge #79

Hello and thanks for visiting!  Today I'm sharing my design team project for the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #79.  The theme this round is Beautiful Backgrounds:  Create your own background and NO designer/patterned papers allowed.

This was a fun one for me, I chose to use the Retiform Technique.  The technique is an oldie but a goodie and it's been awhile since I've used it; I'd forgotten how enjoyable this technique is to create.

I pulled out 5 different stamp sets, some distress oxide inks in the colors wild honey, salty ocean, vintage photo and worn lipstick as well as white, black and kraft card.  I accented with faux pearls for the finishing touch.  One tip I have for you … be sure to allow the ink to dry before stamping.  I worked on a section at a time...a little time consuming but well worth the effort.

I hope you were inspired to create your own background without using patterned papers and to try this Retiform technique.  Please join us at Cardz 4 Galz this round for some fun and inspiration.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Card entered in the following challenges.  For a listing of daily, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly challenges, please visit Challenges for Days.

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1834
Creativ Fusion #3
Cute N Crafty #8
Digi Choosday
Carlin's Card Paradise
Creative Moments
CardzTV #62

Cardz 4 Galz Design Team Project - Follow the Sketch

Hello and Happy Thursday!  Wow, it's August already and time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  Today I'm sharing my design team project for the challenge.  We are to follow the sketch below so I decided to go with a Fall/Autumn Theme:

A lot of die cutting went in to this card...everything but the card base and the mats were die cut.  I colored the images with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and stamped the sentiment with Ranger Archival ink in the color Potting Soil.  I'm please with the card and it's very reminiscent of Autumn with all the wonderful colors.

I hope you will join us at Cardz 4 Galz for a fun challenge.  My design team sisters and I enjoy providing inspiration for you and hope you are inspired by our creations of Love.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Card entered in the following challenges:  Creative Moments, Crafting by Designs, Die Cuttin Divas #380, Crafting with an Attitude #42, A Bit More Time to Craft