A parent's wish

                                         The Male Room Challenge #135 - Sentiment in Focus

Hello friends, I can't believe that a fortnight has past and we are welcoming you to another challenge at The Male Room. 

For this challenge, we are focusing on a sentiment on your masculine cards. Hope you will join us.

I started off printing this sentiment, which I got off the internet, onto my standard A2 vertical card panel using my printer. I chose this sentiment as I think it is quite a nice wish of a parent for their child or baby. I decided it to cover my whole panel as this is the focus. Next, to add some texture and interest to my panel, I used a stencil by Montage, and applied a paste (mixed distress crackle paste and distress inks) into the crevices until it was filled. Took off my stencil and let this paste air dry. Colours I used were broken china, mowed lawn and walnut stain. Once dried, I lightly blended tumbled glass and shabby shutters to cover the remaining white space. Added some washiest tape for additional accent.  I love how it has turned out.  Hope you like it too. 

Please welcome the talented Kathy, who is guest designing with us for this challenge. And hope you check out what the rest of the DT has come up with. Thank you for stopping by and hope you join us for this challenge.

Happy crafting and have a great day. Be safe, stay home and stay positive.

xx Clarissa

Night Concert at the Park

Hello friends, I would like to share my first magic changer card by Lawn Fawn. I had do much fun creating it, and followed the talented Marine's video, to work out the mechanism. To start with, I ink blended my card base, all the mechanism parts in carved pumpkin, candied apple, seedless preserves and faded jeans distress oxide.  I chose this colour as I wanted a night sky for the critter concert at the park scene. Splattered walnut stain, fired brick distress ink and white acrylic paint to add texture. Then, I coloured my images from Lawn fawn sets (critter concert, really high five, and say what christmas) using my copic markers. I cut my images with my scan n cut, then adhered them to my card. Here is my finished card:

This is my entry for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #75 - Spectacular skies

Thanks for stopping by and hope you are all keeping safe and well.

xx Clarissa

Welcome Spring

Hello friends, i'm back with a  quick blog post. I've been wanting to make a card using this retired MFT boutique window die that my friend, Chick, lent to me. After I coloured the images from Choose Joy SSS stamp, with my coloured pencils, I decided to match these two. A window is not complete without curtains punched out of Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch. I also added blinds made by scoring patterned paper and folding along the score line. I added vellum with a grey paper behind it to give the illusion of darkness inside. Here is the detail.

Next, as I wanted a rustic look, I stamped the background panel with thhe woodgrain stamp from Concord & 9th Petals and Pallets stamp set, and ink blended the edges using vintage photo distress ink. For the ground, I used Spellbinders Gridiron to add texture and interest. The roofing detail is a digital stamp from Magengo Reindeer. Here is the card I came up with. Hope you like it.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Knock on Wood

All Sorts Challenge# 568 - with flower

Creative Fingers # 184 - Anything Goes

AAA Birthday Challenge #12 - Dots and/or stripes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #206 - Spring/Easter

Thanks for stopping by and stay safe, be well and happy crafting!

xx Clarissa

Making Music

                                               The Male Room Challenge #134 - Music

Hello friends, and welcome to another challenge at The Male Room. 

For this fortnight, we are focusing on anything that inspires music in your masculine cards. Music is therapeutic during these stressful times. Hope you join us.

For the front of my card, I used the musical notes background stamp from MFT. Next, I used the Lawn Fawn stamp concert critters as I love these. I planned to make a peek-a-boo card following Jennifer McGuire's video. I added a spin to it, instead of one window, I made two. In this case though, the opening must be smaller than 4cm to fit in two windows. The window circles were die cut using Lawn Fawn reverse stitched scallop dies. If I were to make another one, I would have put the windows closer to each other, so that the image didn't get caught in the fold as shown here.

To solve this problem, I cut the part of the image caught in the fold and glued it close to the fold. Glad I managed to save the card, as I originally thought that I had to throw it. Here is the finished card when it opens. A different image pops into the window when it is opened. Such a fun interactive card, don't you think?

Measurements for this card are as follows:

Front: 10.5 x 21.5 cm, scored at 14cm

Inside 10.5 x 22 cm, scored at 11cm

Back 10.5 x 14.75, scored at 14cm

Please welcome the talented Andreja, who is guest designing with us for this challenge. And hope you check out what the rest of the DT has come up with. Thank you for stopping by and hope you join us for this challenge.

Happy crafting and have a great day. Be safe, stay home and stay positive.

x Clarissa

A 3D display card

Hello friends, hope you are well and keeping safe. Today, I have a card to share with you using the adorable free digital stamps from Isabel Cristina. 

Cristina's blog post read, "Let's spread some love" and I couldn't agree more, spread love and kindness instead of fear and selfishness. I coloured my image with copic markers. I decided to make a 3D display card, as I am a big fan of Arte Banale, so I cased this card of hers. To create my scene, I die cut the hills and tress using Sunny Studios woodland borders.  The birch trees and birds were die cut from Lawn Fawn Birch Trees Die.

To create the window, I stamped the woodgrain stamp from Concord & 9th petals and pallets stamp set. Then I cut out the window using MFT A2 stitched rectangle stay 1. The sentiment "You are amazing" is from cristina's stamp Sentiment Chalkboard, and "thank you for everything" is from Hello Bluebird Fall friends. To create the pop up feature, I scored and folded 3 cm strip scored twice 1 cm apart. I made two of these and sandwiched one side. While the other two sides were connected to each panel as shown here.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Spring Moodboard

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #206 - Spring 

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #434-435 Challenge

613 Avenue Create Challenge #232 - Anything Goes without optional twist

Thanks for stopping by. Till my next project, stay safe and happy.

xx Clarissa

Remembering Birthdays?

                                      The Male Room Challenge #133 - Make Me Laugh

Hello friends and welcome to another challenge at The Male Room. 

For this fortnight, we are focusing on anything that is funny, that could definitely tickle your bones, especially during these stressful times. 

For my card, I used a digital image from Bugaboo Stamps called Frame it Gus Wife's Birthday. I love this stamp as don't we have a common problem with our partners or hubby, forgetting or almost forgetting special days, like birthdays and anniversaries? I printed off my digital stamp to size (smaller than an A2 card base), then coloured my images with copic markers. 

To add interest to my image, I drew diagonal lines and coloured these with copic W10. Afterwards, I mounted this to another polka dotted black DSP, before adhering it to a white card base. Hope this card brightens your day.

I am entering this card into 

Simon says Stamp- Happy birthday

Please welcome Trina, who is guest designing with us for this challenge. And hope you check out what the rest of the DT has come up with. Thank you for stopping by and hope you join us for this challenge.

Happy crafting and have a great day. Be safe, stay home and stay positive.

x Clarissa