CIC - Theme ....

.... Good morning! It's time for our new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - CIC#373. This week as well as decorating the front of your card/project, we want you to decorate the inside too. For me this wasn't really a challenge, as I normally do this. But it is fun to carry the design through. Here's my card and the inside too:

Stamps: The Greeting Farm - Chibi Diver, Love & Friends; Dylusions - Ocean Backgrounds
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Green Galore; Versafine - Onyx Black
Dies: Die-namics - Wonky Stitched Ovals # 3, Wonky Stitched Rectangles #3
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Bermuda Bay; SU DP - Daffodil Delight; Copics; Wink of Stella - Clear; Glossy Accents

I've used the colours from this week's Colour Throwdown - CTD#407 as they work so well with the image. The layout from this week's Freshly Made Sketches - FMS#251 but I've adapted it for a landscape card. This card is a bit smaller than the ones I normally made - it's a bar 4.

I printed the image on white card, coloured it with Copic markers, cut it out with a die and then added sparkle with a clear Wink of Stella brush and some glossy accents to the mask - you can see in the photo!! I die cut some design paper to go behind the image and added a strip of teal card. I used my MISTI to stamp the greeting on the front. I added the image with some dimensional tape. I carried the theme and sentiment to the inside by stamping some sea weed at the edges of the white panel and the sentiment in the middle. I layered this on to a mat layer of teal card.

Our sponsor this week is The Greeting Farm and the winner of this challenge will get a $25 Gift Certificate from them to use in their shop.

Do check out our blog to see more from the rest of the team - everyone has decorated the inside of their projects beautifully!  Have fun!

CIC - Theme ...

... Morning! I hope your weekend is going well, I'm having a great time. It's time for our new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations - CIC#363. We have a theme for you - UNDER THE SEA. Our sponsor this week is The Greeting Farm and I've used some of their products on my card:

Stamps: The Greeting Farm - Love and Friends, Digis - Coralina, Leela, Chibi Diver; Dylusions - Under the Sea, Ocean Backgrounds
Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black; Stampin' Up! - Pool Party, Bermuda Bay; Memento - Grey Flannel
Dies: Die-namics - Pierced Oval Frames #3
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Pool Party; SU DP - Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party; Copics; Wink of Stella - Clear; Gems

I've used the sketch from this week's My Favourite Things Wednesday Sketch Club - MFTWSC#283 for the layout. I cut a panel of aqua card smaller than the base and cut out an oval shape. I stamped an under the sea scene on the white card using a variety of stamp sets. I die cut the oval border from lilac design paper and adhered over the aqua card. I printed several digital images from The Greeting Farm on white card, coloured them with Copics and fussy cut them out. I added sparkle with a clear Wink of Stella brush to the mermaid tails and their hair ornaments. I stamped the sentiment directly to the card. I finished the front with some frosted gems. On the inside I cut a mat layer of aqua design paper and on the white panel added some seaweed and a tiny fish from another of The Greeting Farm digis.

Do visit our blog to see more inspiration cards from the rest of the design team.

The winner of this week's challenge will get a $50 gift certificate from The Greeting Farm to spend at their shop - go have fun! That's all for now.