Kendra's Card Challenge 15- All the Cards I Made

It’s time for another Kendra’s Card Challenge.  This one is Challenge 15.  If you want to check out the challenge, please head here.

Here are all the cards I made for Challenge 15.  I opted out of doing Sketch 15 this time.  It is a sketch I have used in the past and really wasn’t one I wanted to repeat.  If you notice sketches 1-3 all come from 1 sheet of 6 x 6 patterned paper.  I am obsessed with this since it is basically a one-sheet wonder.  😍

To see all the videos I made of each card being created please head here.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope you find inspiration here. I am passionate about this hobby and love sharing my cards with all of you. Hope to see you again soon. If you would like to support me, you can find the 'buy me a coffee' link on the right-hand side of this page. If you wish to support my channel by purchasing a card or two, please check out the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or visit my Etsy shop. Have a great day! Happy Crafting!

 

Kendra's Card Challenge 13

 I have finally taken the time to work on Kendra’s Card Challenge 13.I decided to wait and show you all 15 cards once they were made.. 

I so enjoyed this.  For the paper and ephemera, I am using my 2021 Spellbinders Card Club Kit Wild Hello.  I do add a few odds and ends from other places as well but I pretty much stuck to using the items from the kit.  If you are interested in learning more about this challenge head on over to Kendra’s YouTube.  I will link it below.  This is a quarterly challenge.  I have done now I think two others.  They are always brilliant and so much fun.  Maybe you will give one of the challenges a go as well.

If you are interested in learning more about this challenge head here.

To see the videos of each card being created please head here to the playlist.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Making Card Sketches Your Own

 

I love card sketches. Whoever it was that had the first idea to share a sketch, just thank you. Between my Pinterest board for card sketches and the one for color combinations, I really don’t have to put a lot of effort in. That is an effort in coming up with an idea. But what is great about card sketches is that you can make them your own. A card sketch can be interpreted in so many ways. With different stamps, papers, and embellishments it becomes something uniquely yours. With the card sketches, I have been experimenting a bit more with color combinations that I don’t usually use. I did that on today’s handmade card. Again, if you like crafts, you may just want to try cardmaking. It is so much fun. I like it especially because I can’t draw so the fact of using a stamp to “draw” for me is so much fun. Then I get to play around with the colors, textures, patterns, etc. to then make a great card that I think a friend would love to receive. Sorry, I didn’t share here the technique of adding color to an embossed background. I will share that soon I promise. Hope you get some crafting in today. The video for these cards can be found here if you want to check it out.

Using Card Sketches

 

Another Pintrest Inspired card. This time from my pinned card sketches. Use those Pins..there is so much inspiration there. This was super simple, which is what I love about card sketches. It helps keep things simple. To see more about this card please check out the 1-minute video found here.

Pinterest Inspired Card 2- Cardsketch

So this is part of my new series where I am taking all those pins on Pinterest so they can do their job..Inspire me. Here is card 2. There will be 52 of them in total...eventually. This inspiration came from my cardsketch board. Super simple but effective. There is also a video if you want to check it out here.

 

One Card Sketch: 3 Very Different Looking Cards

 Every time I go to a sketch blog or challenge I am amazed at how one sketch can be translated into so many different-looking cards. So I wanted to try that out myself today with one of the MANY card sketches I have pinned on Pinterest. It's time to put those pins to good use! I loved how different each of these cards look. I used up many elements in my craft room which was an added bonus. I thank you for joining along on my journey. You can view the video of these cards being made here.

Patterned Paper Challenge Day 5

 I had a bit of a setback with my daily uploads. I apologize. I was shadow-banned over on Tik Tok. It took me a while to figure out how to fix that which meant I lost all my footage of my videos for 9 days worth of content. But, the show must go on! So I am now making duplicates of all the cards which now means I have a bit more depth to my content over here...and I am all for that! I hope today's card inspires you if not to make a similar card then use all those pins over on your Pinterest page to get your creative juices flowing today. A pin on my Pinterest card sketches board inspired today's card. To follow me over on Pinterest see the button at the top of the page. To see this card as I put it together along with tips along the way head to my YouTube channel here.

Sketch/Inspiration Challenges

 

Yes, it is challenge time again.  So I am diving in with my usual card entering two challenges.  The contenders you ask?  The Just Us Girls Challenge blog with their inspiration photo: 

Along with a sketch challenge from Freshly Made Sketches:

I went pretty simple using some older stamps in my stash by Technique Tuesday.  I stamped Hello Honey by Stampin' Up, followed by some Versamark ink, and clear embossing powder.  I then blended on Momento's London Fog Ink and added SU's Night of Navy around the edges.

  

On the card base, I added blue cardstock that had also been inked on the edges with Night of Navy.

The sentiment I had already had die cut out in my die cut bin.  I then used a sharpie to color some clear gems and added them for a bit of interest.  I think this turned out pretty good, though I think I could have done a bit better...but I am happy with the results.

The card I am entering into Just Us Girls Challenge # 599 found here.  I will also enter this into Freshly Made Sketches Challenge # 500 found here. 

One Sheet Wonder: Making a Batch of Cards

 I am using a one-sheet wonder "recipe" if you will for a 6 x 6 piece of paper. I found the card sketches and the one-sheet wonder from a blog called Poetic Artistry. It is a post from 2008. Now, this was to be used with double-sided patterned paper. Didn't realize that. I had made my own patterned paper using emboss resist. So I just brought in another pattern that had neutrals (black & white). I also after completing the first four cards...made a "stepped up" version. The video for the process of making the background and two of the cards can be found on my YouTube Channel. I will put a link below for the video with the rest of the cards as well. Have a great day!

The post from Poetic Artistry can be found here.

YouTube Link