Simply Create Too Challenge 43 - Photo Inspiration

It's time for a new Simply Create Too challenge and this fortnight we have a lovely photo inspiration theme for you to follow!  The photo is on the challenge blog.

And here is my interpretation of it:

I've used a rather old sheet of 12x12 card from The Papermill (it was an impulse purchase to take me to the free postage and packing threshold!) to layer the stamped image on.  I've used a Rainbow Studios stamp which, sadly, are no longer trading, and I've used watercolours to colour it.  Quite unusual for me to actually use a physical stamp rather than a digi!

The sentiment also came with the stamp and I've added some nautical themed bakers twine.  Nice and simple to make!

Good luck with the challenge - for more details and inspiration, pop over to Simply Create Too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Paula Holifield Crafts: Summer Sun
Heck of a Challenge:  Summer Holidays
QKR Challenge:  Summer Fun
Sassy Studio Design:  Travel / Vacation

Card:  Papermill Shop
Image and sentiment: Rainbow Studios - no longer trading, coloured with watercolours
Everything else:  My stash

Sailing

I'd been asked to make a special 60th Birthday card for a bloke who likes sailing. So here we are! I must say that Rainbow Studios saved the day with this wonderful acrylic stamp which I've used Aquamarkers to colour and I've added a faux stitch around the edge of the image.


It's the first time I've made a shutter card too and it took me a while to work out the dimensions so I got the best use of a sheet of A4 card. I didn't quite get the measurements quite right so the card doesn't actually fold flat (I'll blame the embellishments!) so I'll make a box for it to go in.

All the papers are from an unavailable (sorry!) paper collection from Funky Hand called Boys and Girls and it really is a fab set of papers! I've added buttons from my stash, tied them with button twine from The Ribbon Girl, a computer generated sentiment and a sliver anchor charm which I've just noticed, has spun round on the photos!

I've made a layered oval tag for the message to be written on and it will hang over the back of the card when its packed into the box.

Quite pleased with how its turned out!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Jen's Digi Stamps: Non Standard Folds
Karen's Doodles: Fancy Folds
Opus Gluei: By The Sea
Pile It On: Three Different Shades of Blue
Sentimental Sundays: Shaped Card
4 Crafty Chicks: Twine
Digi Doodles Shops Best: Shaped Card
Stampin' B's: Clouds
By The Cute and Girly: The Sea

• Image: Rainbow Studios, coloured with Aquamarkers
• Papers: Funky Hand
• Dies: Sizzix Oval Tag
• Button twine: The Ribbon Girl
  
• Everything else: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge 17 - Stashbox Stamps & Colour Theme

Welcome to another Polkadoodle Challenge! The last challenge of each month is a Stashbox Stamps challenge for the Design Team where we get to use any stamp from our stash and team it with the fab Polkadoodle papers and stash!

I've been very lucky recently and won a wonderful acrylic stamp from Rainbow Studios and I thought it would work well with the theme for this week:

Blue, Aqua and Purple

I've used the Rainbow Studios stamp, coloured it with Promarkers plus a little stickles on the wings (fairies do need sparkly wings!) plus liquid pearls on the flower centres, toadstools and gifts.
All the papers are from Sundae of Seasons and I had to improvise somewhat after I realised that Jacob had dripped tears onto the card base and splodged the colours - hence the strip of lilac across the bottom with the ribbon! In case you are wondering, Jacob was crying as I told him that he could not have more Easter eggs - it was 8am and he'd already had two plus his breakfast!

Good luck with the challenge - it is open until Sunday 8 May at 12noon GMT.

• Image: Rainbow Studios, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Sundae of Seasons
• Everything else: My stash