Aug 14, 2025

Creative Crew "Add Your Favorite Color" Challenge

It's here - the 15th of the month.  Which means that the Creative Crew posts their challenge cards.  Jeanette is our host this month and here's what she said:

"This month's kit is going to be a bit different than our normal.  You've likely noticed the lack of color in the kit...for a good reason.  This month's theme is Add Your Own Color..."


We must include our favorite color on the card.  Well, my favorite color has always been brown. 

Jeanette included a wide array of white background panels, including Crystal Diamond Glitter card stock by the Paper Cut, which is my background panel.

Popped up on that is a die cut panel from Jeanette which is Elongated Lattice by Pinkfresh Studio.  I ink blended Chocolate Truffle (Taylored Expressions) and then sprayed it with a glimmer spray by A Muse Studio.  Which I've had for many years.






Here's a closer look to show the glimmer on the lattice panel.




The flowers and sentiment are Gina K's Smiling Blooms.  They are ink blended with several different yellows, tans and oranges by Gina K and Taylored Expressions.  Then I outlined the images with a dark brown Olo marker.






The florals overhang the edge of the card on one side.  I didn't trim them off because I liked the look.  A slightly larger envelop will accommodate them.



I must say that this challenge was very fun.  Jeanette made it so easy by picking a beautiful floral image and providing us with so many creative backgrounds to choose from.

 

Many, many thanks, Jeanette for this great kit and fun idea!  



Here are the links to the Creative Crew blogs and galleries on SplitCoast:

Barb - Barb's Inkin' In Retirement

Carol - Lost in My Craft Room

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry - It's Totally Terry

Tracie - Crafty Creations by Tracie 

Aug 11, 2025

Hot Mess = Success Challenge


On the 12th of each month a group of my friends hold a Hot Mess = Success Challenge.  Our goal is to create a card using any messy technique we want.  And we determine what is our personal definition of messy!



This month I decided to give my Astro Pastes by Simon Hurley a whirl.  Using a stencil by Gina K Designs from a Lets Stamp Together kit a few years ago, I applied Prom Queen on one panel and Bee Sting on another panel. 

Then using the same stencil Oyster ink (by Taylored Expressions) was lightly blended onto the base panels.  

Once dry, the two panels were trimmed with a thin edge of black card stock and mounted onto the base panel.  All was then mounted onto a white, top folding card.

The sentiments are from Altenew's Timeless Sentiments die set. 

If you haven't tried these Astro Pastes, I encourage you to give them a try. The glitter and shine is amazing and no glitter rubs off!

Thanks for dropping by my blog!  Be sure to visit my Hot Mess friends using the links below.

Jeanette

Barb

Terry

Carol