Monday, October 5, 2020

A Couple of Cards


 Color Throwdown-Red, Orange & Purple-CTD613

We Love Chocolate Baroque-Anything Goes

I love alcohol inks for their vibrant colours and everything you can do with them. I took a glossy white cardstock, put some alcohol solution directly on the card and then dropped some alcohol inks in the 3 colours. Afterwards, I wanted a more "blotchy" look so I put the same colours on the spongy tool so I could dab those colours directly onto the card. Once that dried (which went quickly), I stamped the leaf design directly on top. I stamped the flower in purple and heat embossed it in white, which I did not want to do, but it seemed to come out in a pale lilac so it still worked. I took my tombow markers, in various shades of purple, and scribbled them on the flower. Next, I took my waterbrush and painted the flower by brushing the colors around. I did the same with the leaves. I took my Happy Birthday die cut, rolled it through my sizzex to cut out the saying on purple shiny paper. I used pop up dots for the flower and glued the saying in place. I coloured the corner stickers in purple and placed them in each corner. Finally I took a couple of tiny flower crystals and used one for the dot above the I in "Birthday" and another in the one flower centre. 


Simon Says-Anything Goes 

Cute Card Thursday-Anything Goes

Retro Rubber Challenge-Anything Goes-rrcb144

Tuesday Throwdown-Make It Sparkle

We all need an angel on our shoulder I think and I love angels so this was a fun and quick card to make. I stamped the angel in Gold, took embossing powder in Egyptian Gold, Lavender and Silver and sprinkled the powders where I wanted them to go. I added the mixture to the stamped saying and the snowflakes. I added the gold border stickers and coloured inside with a silver pen. I added small silver dots everywhere for snow flakes and, finally, mounted this on the gold glitter cardstock. 

May you all have a beautiful week regardless what we see on TV or social media...ignore it and enjoy your day.

20 comments:

  1. Hi, Birgit!

    Card #1 has some major color saturation going on. It's an eye-popper, dear friend! I think I like card #2 a little more because blue has become my favorite color of late and because the saturation is more natural. I also appreciate the depiction of an angel tooting his/her own horn and twinkling stars in the sky.

    Thanks for the uplifting images today, dear friend BB!

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  2. The colors in the first card are really bright. I love it.

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  3. My little country is going into full lockdown this week so back to the 5km restriction from home. Heaven on earth I could do with some of these angels on my shoulder Birgit and it'll be my 50th on November 15th. Yes these cards of yours are excellent, I wonder what Happy 50th Birthday Spacerguy would look like lol

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  4. Beautiful cards Birgit. It's funny you should mention owl as a totem, animal, because I was having owls show up in my life in all sorts of ways. I looked it up online and learned a little. I had a book on totems, "Animal Speak" and unfortunately I lent it out to someone who hasn't returned it. That was a fantastic book.

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  5. Very cool card! Thanks for playing along with us at the Color Throwdown this week!

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  6. Such a beautifully vibrant creation, it's lovely to see you at We Love Chocolate Baroque, thanks so much for joining in.

    B x

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  7. Hi Birgit, what wonderful cards, the first one has such fabulous vibrant colours, I love the choice of colours too, and a lovely flower in the corner, and your angel card is gorgeous, beautiful colours and design, love the gold and powder blue together, Kate x

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  8. Were these the ones made to classical music playing in the background? They are just beautiful.
    Have a pain free day.

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  9. I just look at the lovely cards cause I have NO idea what you are describing. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. The first really catches the eye indeed. Great cards.

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  11. What a beautiful angel card. I love the color combination. Thank you so much for sharing this with us at Tuesday Throwdown!

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  12. You have created some beautiful cards Birgit. When I saw the background of the first one, I thought the colors and design reminded me of leaves. Little did I realize that is what it was. Beautiful colors, too.

    Your angel is adorable. We could all use one of those these days.

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  13. I’m glad you like my cards. The first one is that bright so it may not be for everyone but I love that colour combo. I did create these while listening to classical music which makes me feel at peace. I’m glad you like them and one day, I should try and describe on video what I am talking about:)

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  14. Beautiful cards! Love that red! What a special gift for the recipients. I have a friend who makes cards and they always feel extra special. :)
    ~Jess

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  15. Your cards are gorgeous Birgit. That first one has a cool almost Asian feel. They are both super! Hugs-Erika

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  16. Lovely project, I am very glad you entered this week at Tuesday Throwdown. I hope you had fun!!! See you back very soon to play in another fun challenge.

    TTFN,

    CraftyGirl
    craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com
    Tuesday Throwdown DT

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