It’s new challenge time over at the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. This time we have a colour prompt to work with – pink and white. It’s perfect for feminine or love themed cards. I decided to use the colours to create a CAS birthday card using stamps and dies from our sponsor, Your Next Stamp. Come and play along with our challenge for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to spend with them.
I began my card by using the Mini Paw Print die to create a stencil from a post-it note. I then positioned it onto my card base and stamped through it with Altenew Rose Quartz ink and the YNS Mini Ink Splatter stamp. This gave the appearance of texture to the paw prints.
The shape of the prints wasn’t immediately apparent when just stamped through, so I added more colour to the paw prints by pressing Delicata Pink Shimmer pigment ink into them.
Once I’d completed my border of paw prints I moved on to the other elements of my card. I stamped one of the cats from Cool Cats onto a snippet of white card and coloured with my Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers. I went with creamy white fur for the cat and also gave her a pink collar. I then fussy cut the cat out and set to one side.
As I didn’t fussy cut around the delicate whiskers of the image I stamped the cat again directly onto the card base at the same time as adding my sentiment. Stamping the cat again meant that I could still have the cat’s whiskers in the design despite not having cut around them. I then used Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue to adhere the cat into place on the card base, which completed my card.
It’s difficult to catch the shimmer and prettiness of the pale pink paws in photographs, but I think the delicate colour works nicely on this clean and simple design. That said, I do wonder if a bolder pink might have been a better choice alongside the pale cat. If you’re inspired by these colours I’d love to see what you create. Remember to link up to the challenge for your chance at the prize!
Love,
Lady Joyful
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Challenges included:
a2z Scrapbooking Monthly Challenge – Anything Goes
AAA Cards – Up to One Third
Addicted to Stamps and More – CAS
CAS(E) This Sketch – Sketch
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge – Pink & White
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge – Anything Goes
Fun Friday Challenge – Let’s See Smiles
Kat Scrappiness Challenge – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Clean and Simple
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog – Cute, Clean & Simple
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Check out what the rest of the DT made:
Charlotte (that’s me!)
What a cutie! love the pawprints too. It is just an awesome creation! Thank you for joining the challenge of Polkadoodles digi Choosday. Hugs, Cindy DT
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Thanks Cindy 😊
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Sweet card Charlotte. Great tip for getting the intricate details of a stamp onto a card without needing to cut round them. Thanks so much for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you in our gallery again soon.
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Thank you Jane 🙂
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Oh, such sweet card! Love that image and crispness of your design. Thank you for sharing your card with ATSM!
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Thank you 😊
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Gorgeous CAS card Charlotte! The image is super cute and I love the pretty pastel paw prints.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Mandy xx
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Thank you Mandy 😊
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This is adorable!!! I love kitty cards! I used a cupcake on mine too!
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Thank you 😊
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Oh so fun!! Thanks for playing along our January challenge at a2z.
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Thank you 😊
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Such a sweet card. That cat is so cute.
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Thank you 😊
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Beautiful card, Charlotte! Love the soft pink paw prints in the background. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards challenges
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Thank you 🙂
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A cute stamp and I love the background you creaed too.
Thanks for joining us at the Cutie Pie Challenge.
Helen x
DT
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Thank you Helen 😊
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What a lovely card Charlotte, the pink paw makes me go.. aww! Thank you for playing At AAA cards, hugs ~ Ishani.
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Thank you Ishani 🙂
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