Way to Grow for Allsorts Challenge 787

Hello everyone, another Saturday is here and that means a new theme starts at Allsorts challenge. It's Gail's turn to host and she chose the fun theme of "Way to Grow". This could be gardens, plants or children so there are many options or you can choose "Anything Goes". 

We have prizes from Highlight Crafts,  AALL and Create and Stampendous for challenges 787, 788, 789 and 790. Winners will be announced on the last Friday of July.

I thougth this stamp by Aall and Create was a perfect choice for the Ways to Grow theme, it is called Seeds of Hope, a large (A4) set and I was lucky to get it while it was on a sale last year. 

I made a simple inky background using water and distress inks then stamped the image directly onto the background. The group of carrots was stamped again and used as a focal point. The sentiment is from the same set. I distressed the edges and added staples and green burlap string for some interest. 

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Try it on Tuesday Guest Designer: Here Comes Summer

Hello and welcome! I don't usually post on Tuesdays but a couple of months ago I was invited to be a guest designer at the Try it on Tuesday challenge and today I get to show you my card made for their theme of "Here comes the Summer" which starts today and runs for 2 weeks.

This is another scheduled post so hopefully blogger behaves and posts as planned.

I thought this cute hedgie by Penny Black (Lazy Days) was a perfect choice as a focal point. It has been quite some time since I last used this stamp. He's been colored with Zig Clean Color markers and Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. His parasol was stamped again on patterned paper from my stash then fussy cut.

After coloring I added some sun rays using a stencil by Vicki Boutin then stamped the flowers from the Aall and Create set Hexapetalistic. The main sentiment is an oldie from Whimsy Stamps and the sentiment stamped in blue is from the set Foliage by Aall and create. Before adding the summer sentiment I adhered a banner (cut by hand so it's not perfect) using the same patterned paper I used for the flower parasol. To complete the card I added the butterflies (made with the Penny Black die Soaring). 

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I hope to get a chance to link up here:

• Penny Black Saturday - PB stamps

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Bees, Blooms and Butterflies for Allsorts Challenge 786

Happy Saturday! It's time for another new theme at Allsorts challenge and Mervi's turn to host. She would like to see Bees, Blooms or Butterlies for her optional theme but there is always "Anything Goes" if  this theme isn't for you. Prizes come from Craft Stash, Highlight Crafts and AALL and Create so hopefully you'll get  a chance to join us for a chance to win!

This is another scheduled post and hopefully it will go live as planned.

I love bees and so I made a bee themed card using a new-ish to me stamp set by Visible Image Bee Happy. I did just recently use the set on this card along with another Visible Image stamp set. 

It was a pretty simple card to make. On the background I used a honeycomb stencil. Sorry I don't remember the brand. It was a prize I won and is possibly by Aall and Create but I could be wrong. Next I stamped the bees, honeycombs and bee happy in black ink which are all part of the same stamp set. 

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Stickles glitter was applied to be bees wings and then I decided something else is needed so I used my favorite script stamp (an oldie from Whimsy Stamps) for some encouraging words. Matted with black cardkstock and then added to a white card base.

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I Spy With My Little Eye: Something Blooming Lovely (Challenge No. 16) - Partnering with Double Trouble Challenge (Optional)

Hello and welcome to a new "I spy with my little eye" challenge taking place right here on my blog! Pauline and I are back with a new theme a couple of  days earlier than usual and we are so excited to be partnering with the fun Double Trouble challenge once again for some Triple Fun - more details below.

Of course it is optional for our participants to join Double Trouble challenge so lets first get started with our theme here.

I spy with my little eye....................

Something Blooming Lovely

Lots of inspiration currently found in nature as so much is blooming lovely right now so we hope you will take on the challenge and join us!

And now for the extra fun part, if you make your "blooming lovely" card a slimline or mini slimline card then you are invited to join the Double Trouble challenge as their main theme is "Long and Skinny Cards"with their optional twist of blooming flowers.

Double Trouble challenge runs for 2 weeks, so that option only applies for that time frame. Our challenge here will continue running until mid July. 

And here is what we came up with this time around to inspire you.

My Card (Ellie)

All info is right below the card.

Mini slimline cards are easier for me to make than the larger slimline so that is what I went with. The inky yellow splashes were made with Brusho powders, the old script stamped in yellow is a stamp from a company called Just for Fun Rubberstamps (no longer in business). The main stamps are by Visible Image (Daisy Grunge and Bee Happy). Words stamped in black are by Whimsy Stamps and the sentiment is a sticker from Tim Holtz's Small Talk booklet. I distressed the edges before adhering to the card base. I also applied clear Wink of Stella shimmer on the flower centers and bee's wings but it is not showing up in the photo.

Pauline's Card

Such wonderful stamping and inking on this fabulous card full of blossoms! Please visit  Pauline's blog to find out how she made this card.

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We're so excited to have Diane of Nellie's Nest joining us this month as our guest designer, her beautiful creation is below.

 

Such bright and cheerful blossoms on this gorgeous card! To find out how she made this be sure to visit her blog. 

Top Picks for Challenge no. 15

Many thanks once again to everyone who joined us in the last challenge with your  fabulous masculine makes. Our Top picks are below.

Remember, Top Picks are invited to join us in the next challenge if you like to. That would be for challenge no. 17 starting Wednesday July 17th! Of course it's not a requirement but we would love to have you both as guests!!

No. 17 Melanie H. (Ellie's Pick)

No. 36 Chris (Pauline's Pick)

Congratulations to both of you!! Your top pick logo is below to display on your own blogs if you like to.

You are both invited to join us as guest designers (optional of course!) for challenge no. 17 starting on Wednesday July 17th. If you are interested in taking part, please message me (Ellie) at ellibellescorner at gmail dot com so I can give you all the details for our upcoming theme.

To be in compliance with GDPR, Top Pick photos and links will be removed after the start of the new challenge. 

Now it's time to link up YOUR creations for the new theme!  Anyone is invited to join us with your crafty makes following our theme - "I Spy Something Blooming Lovely". And remember, if you make a slimline or mini slimline card you may join us in partnering with Double Trouble challenge by linking up your card there too. Their challenge runs for 2 weeks so it does end at the end of the month.

A few things to remember:

• You may share up to 5 different projects.
• You may combine with as many other challenges as you like to.
• No fully digital projects (including AI generated projects).
• A short mention of products used whenever possible is expected.
• Please include a link back to this blog.
• Backlinking to a recent project is allowed for this challenge but please remember our challenge partner Double Trouble does not allow backlinking.