Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: June Challenge - Clean and Simple or Anything Goes

Hello and welcome to my Crafty Wednesday - June Challenge right here on my blog! Hard to believe it's already June!! Thank you all for joining in last month, there were many wonderful creations and as always you can see my top picks at the end of this post. 

This Month's Theme:

For the month of June I selected the theme of ...................

Clean and Simple

(or Anything Handmade Goes)

Remember, the themes are now optional and you may share anything handmade (it does not have to be a card), old or new and any entry will be considered as a top pick. 

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And here is my card!

Both stamps I used here are very old and sadly retired but occasionally can be found on eBay or Etsy. 

Message from Above by Penny Black and Sentiment from a Stamp set by Flourishes (this company is no longer in business).

I started out by masking around the card front using painter's tape so I could ink up the rectangle. I used Tumbled Glass Distress ink for inking then removed the masking tape.

Next I stamped the image on a piece of scrap Neenah 80lb card stock using Memento Tuxedo ink and colored using Copic markers. I then fussy cut the image. 

The sentiment from an old Flourishes stamp set (which I had purchased a couple of years ago from eBay) has been stamped using Versafine Onyx ink. 

I did stamp the image again onto the card front to include the small flower which I hadn't fussy cut. Since this is a wood mounted stamp, I had to use an old Stamp-a-Ma -jig tool to ensure correct alignment.  I can't believe I actually found this tool as it's been many years since I last used it!!

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I didn't really plan on adding a ribbon, but I found it on my desk already tied in a bow as I was finishing the card, so I added it.   

I'm linking up here:

Penny Black Saturday - Use PB Products and CAS // Passion For Markers Challenge - Make it Cute // 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Critters // Crafty Animals - Animals // Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Ribbon // Daisy Chain Challenges - Ribbon // Sweet Stampers - Animals // Double Trouble Challenges - Anything Goes // A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes // Cute Card Thursday - Critters // 

Dare to Share //   Inspire Me Monday // Hello Monday // Random-osity Good, Random, Fun // You're The Star Blog Hop Link Party @Stonecottage Adventures // Anything Goes with Your Hosts @ My Random Musings // Jenerally Informed The Happy Now // Shelbee on the Edge Spread the Kindness //  Effortlessly Sophisticated // Wonderful Wednesday // Welcome Wednesdays // Classy Flamingos // Thursday Favorite Things // Little Things Thursday // Encouraging Heart and Home @ Slices of Life

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Last Month's Top Picks:

I will continue to add my favorites to the dedicated Pinterest board, but going forward I will once again showcase the top pick's creations with links to their individual blogs, which will be removed at the start of each new month's challenge to remain in compliance with GDPR.

Choosing favorites is never easy but something that needs to be done and here are my top picks in the order of entry.

No. 26 J. Atterbury

No. 35 Adry 

No. 43 - Chrissy

Congratulations! Well deserved recognition! Your top pick logo is below. Feel free to post it to your own blogs if you like to!

To play along this month simply use the linky tool below.

A few things to remember:

• You may follow the theme or anything crafty goes.

• Backlinking is allowed.

• You may combine with any other challenges.
• You may use any brand of stamps/digis/products (no company restriction).
• No more than 3 entries per person please - no worries if you end up with more.
• Please do include a link back here to my blog in your blog post.

Note: Top picks will be selected from the entries shared with the linky tool. The top pick's creations will be displayed the following month along with their blog links until the start of a new challenge. If you do not want to be featured, please do not use the linky tool.