Theme challenge at The Paper Players : Bicycle

Hi there!

There is something about a card with a bicycle on it that steels my heart. Time after time! Don't know why, but it's just a fun element to use !

I remember my high school days, riding my bicycle to school on COLD Winter's mornings and windy and HOT Summer afternoons. That wasn't so much fun though... but I still have the calves to show after all these years ;)

Needless to say , I had so much fun designing and making this card to inspire you to join the challenge at the paper players this week!

                                                        


Here it is:

As always I saved my sentiment for those who may want to use it.

You can find more sentiments under the free sentiment labels in my sidebar, or on my Pinterest board "my card sentiments".

The girl on her bicycle is a free clipart image I found here. I traced it in the Silhouette studio to convert it to a cutting file.
I added my own sentiment and used patterned paper from Mel Stamps (link in sidebar).

I am playing along a couple of other challenges:

Freshly made sketches  ~ Sketch flipped to portrait orientation.

Color throwdown  ~ Yellow, navy and white

Inkspirational challenges  ~ Vehicle


     


Thanks for visiting me today!

Hope to see you play along!

Hannelie

Sketch time at the Paper Players #292

Hi there!

It's a sketch week at the paper players !


                                                             

I made this card to invite an hopefully inspire you to join the fun :

The flower was cut with my Silhouette cameo. It's a design from Hero Arts in the Silhouette online store design ID #9631.

I added scraps of card stock, my own sentiment and a couple of sparkly gold enamel dots.

You are welcome to download my sentiment  :

I am linking my card to the following challenges:

Colour q  ~ colors

Uniko studio  ~ metallics

Seize the birthday  ~ anything goes.

             



Thanks for visiting me today!

Hope to see your sketch inspired card in the gallery !

Hannelie

One layer geometrics

Hi there!

If you tried it once... you're hooked. But in a good way. I promise :)

That's foil. On cards. Just like heat embossing, there is something magical about removing the foil and seeing the glorious shine. Doesn't really matter what color... but the gold looks awesome, don't you think!?

This is what I am talking about...

Close up sharper angle:

I created the sentiment by playing around with the font Weem, in a similar way that Kerri did here.

I created the frame by manipulating a digital paper template from The Pixel Scrapper in the Silhouette studio, then printed the whole thing in black using a laser printer and added (rose) gold Deco Foil with a laminator.

I do believe this would be regarded as one layer in the same way that heat embossing would be ?

As always I share my digital stamps :

Joining 2 challenges:

Less is more : One layer geometric

Addicted to stamps : CAS

Thanks for looking!

Hannelie

Casology : Sprout

Hi there!

Time for a new cue card at CASology !

                                                       

I hope my card will inspire you to join us this week!

A sharper angle to show off the foiling on the leaves:

My 'sprout' is a cutting file from the silhouette online store. I printed it in black with a laser printer and added the beautiful green with the laminator foiling technique.

The background was stamped in Versafine black with a background stamp from Great Impressions South-Africa.
The sentiment is my own and I will share it at the end of the post.

Sponsor: So Suzy Stamps

Need more inspiration? Click the links below to see what the rest of the team created:

Guest designer: TaeEun

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne 

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Sherrie Mannion 

Tracey McNeely

The sentiment as promised :

Thanks for visiting me today!

Hannelie

The Paper Players: Western

Hi there!

We have a wonderful new challenge at The Paper Players  this week! Laurie is our hostess and she has an exciting theme challenge:

                                                            

The perfect opportunity for me to make a masculine card... however... if you visit the challenge blog you will see more inspiration from the team in a variety of styles and takes... not only masculine!

A close up of the focal point:

I think this is the first time I made a masculine card I really really like!

The background is once again from The Pixel scrapper. The cowboy hat is a free clipart image, traced in the Silhouette studio to create cutting lines.

The sentiment is my own creation using the font bleeding cowboy. Awesome font perfect for the occasion!

Final touches 3 copper brads and a piece of twine, because every cowboy needs a rope!

You are welcome to use my sentiment :

I used inspiration from 3 other challenges to create my card:

Freshly made sketches  ~ Layout

Less is more ~ white space but not white

The male room challenge ~ magic/fantasy (because in my world, a cowboy is a fantasy figure ;)


                

Thanks for visiting me today!
Have a great week.

Hannelie

CASology : Washi

Hi there!

We were amazed by all the weather inspired cards in the gallery last week at CASology !

While on the topic of weather... as I am typing here, Sugar and I just returned from our morning walk... sandblasted!
Yep, it's that time of the year in the UAE when the shamal wind comes and deposits all the sand it picks up on its way from Saudi Arabia... right here !
It means the season is changing. Not so slowly, but surely yes!

BUT!!! I am actually not here to talk about the weather again... we have a new cue card to inspire your designs!


                                                     

Oh boy so many ways to incorporate washi on your cards... if you get stuck, remember Pinterest has a wealth of washi ideas!

I love the look of negative space filled with washi... and this is my card:

An a close up:

I used one bunny image from the Silhouette online store, created a mirror image and filled the negative space by applying 2 different patterns of washi tape to the card base.
I completed the card with my own sentiment (shared below) and a heart embellishment punched from a piece of scrap covered with the same tape.

The sentiment:

Please visit the rest of the team listed below.. and be inspired!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne 

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Sherrie Mannion 

Tracey McNeely

Sharing my card over at Less is more where the recipe asks for POLKADOTS! :D

Thanks for visiting me today!

Hugs
Hannelie

CASology : weather

Hi there!

We loved your doodled designs last week, and today we bring you a new cue card at CASology!


                                                       

We woke up this morning listening to rain against the windows and the sound of the wind howling around the corners of our villa. Not something that happens often here, so I'm loving every moment of the rainy weather.

We had a severe storm about 2 weeks ago, with lots of up rooted trees and damage to buildings. It was really scary and something the UAE ( I think )  has never seen before.
You can take a look at some interesting statistics about THE STORM over HERE.

So... today is a good day to share a weather related card!

I did some organizing last week, and found a few gems in my drawers. If you remember Fiskars texture plates, you have been crafting for a long time... like me ! It was the only way to add texture to your cards and it was hard work to get a reasonable effect. Do yourself a favor and check out THIS VIDEO on You Tube!

I found a new (to me ) way to use those old texture plates. Similar to stamping with embossing folders, I just rubbed some distress inks to it, spritzed with water, 'stamp' and there you go, so easy with a lovely effect!
I added an umbrella and flower from the wooden flourishes by KAISERCRAFT, enamel dots and my own sentiment which I will share at the end of this looooong post ;)


For more inspiration please visit my talented teammates!

Guest designer : Amelia

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne 

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Sherrie Mannion 

Tracey McNeely

Sponsor : Avery Elle

The sentiment as promised:

Thanks for visiting me today ... hope to see you play along!

Hannelie

CASology : Doodle

Hi there!

I think you are going to have so much fun with this week's cue card at CASology !


                                                           

I designed my card in the Silhouette studio. The doodle borders are from the online store (sketch designs) and of course I did it with a black sketch pen.

The hello is a digital stamp I created and I will share it at the end of this post.

I added die cut flowers (Sizzix) in rainbow colors to finish off the design.

Need more inspiration ? ... my teammates are ready for your visit !

Guest designer : Rachel

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne 

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Sherrie Mannion 

Tracey McNeely

Sponsor : Stamplorations


As promised... the sentiment:

I am adding my link to the RAINBOW challenge at Curtain call challenge.


                                                             


I hope to see you doodle with us this week at Casology!

Thanks for visiting me !

Hannelie

CASe this sketch #163

Hi there!

Just a quick hello to show you the card I made to inspire you to play along with us at
Case this sketch  !

I LOVE the graphic look of Chrissy's sketch and decided to honor the sketch by not trying to "interpret" it ;)

I applied gold and copper Deco foil on the 3 panels and sentiment, after I designed it in the Silhouette Studio and cut it with my Silhouette.

I saved the sentiment and as always you are welcome to download and use it!

The rest of the design team came up with a variety of takes on the sketch... be sure to check the blog for more inspiration... and join the fun!


Thanks for looking!

Hannelie

CAS(e) this sketch #162

Hi there!

It's CAS(e) this sketch time!

I decided to turn Sam's sketch to a masculine card this week:

Design work, including sentiment done in Silhouette studio using steam punk gears ( Design ID #80868 ).

You are welcome to use my sentiment :

How will this week's sketch inspire you ?

Thanks for the visit!


Hannelie

CASology : Distress

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at CASology !

The cue this week is :


                                                           

Hmmm not something you see me doing too often (that's on a card ;) Stress I do from time to time, but distressing... not so much!

So with my thinking cap on, my mind wandered to distressed jeans... and a damsel daisy in distress, and a card was born!

Although I seldom use any distress techniques on my cards, I was surprised to see what an easy way it is to add texture to a design!

To create the distressed looking pocket, I just folded a piece of lightweight card stock a couple of times, gave it a light scrunch, opened it and smeared it lightly with faded jeans distress ink.

I framed it with a silhouette cut 'frame' cut from denim patterned paper.

Added my favorite pink daisy and some silver glittered 'rivets'.

Finished off the card with an older sentiment you can find here.

For more awesome inspiration, just click the links below to visit my friendly teammates!

Guest designer : Annie

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne 
Hazel Hodgkins
Jacquie Southas 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Sherrie Mannion 
Tracey McNeely

Sponsor: Lawn Fawn

The team at Less is more wants to see some added texture this week, so I am heading over to join Chrissie and the girls with my textured distress jeans card ;)

Thanks for visiting me today

Hannelie