August 2023 Card Chain Card Reveal

 

I signed up again for the Card Chain Challenge! Essentially you sign up and make a card that you send to the person before you in the sign up and the person that signed up after you, sends you a card!

For August 2023, I made a card to send to Chris in Illinois - this is what I sent her:

Here are the options that we had to make the card:

Theme Options: CAS / Fruit and/or Veg / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Vellum / Stencil

I have used the colour palette and sketch for inspiration, as well I started out with the CAS option, but then veered to a stencil to add some more colour! Also I want to start to use some of the inks and stencils from my stash!

I have used Chinese Lantern from Power Poppy. I have digitally printed the image a while ago and this month coloured it with the following Copics markers:

• light green - YG00, YG11, YG23, YG25
• darker green - G20, G21, G24, G28
• orange - YR02, R14, YR09
• pale yellow - YR00, Y21, Y32
• brown - E23, E25, E27
• purple - BV000, BV00
• outline - BV25, BV08

I die cut the coloured image using the largest Scalloped Rectangles Die from La-La Land Crafts. Then I used the following Distress Oxide inks with the Falling for Fall Layering Stencil also by La-La Land Crafts:

• mowed lawn
• picked raspberry
• squeezed lemonade
• twisted citron
• wild honey

I stencilled on to a Kraft card from Envelope Solutions. Then I positioned the coloured image on to the card - after taking a few photos I added some glitter using my newly purchased nuvo glitter markers that are on my work area - I haven't even put them away yet! The colours are sweet apricot, morning moss and urban graphite.

Here is a photo before I added the glitter:

Also, here is a photo of the image after I die cut it and before I adhered it to the card:

Here is a photo of the image before it was die cut:

As I was trying to stick to the colour palette, I found inspiration from Julie Koerber, one of the Power Poppy DT and as usual, from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

Classic Design Team Challenge September #9 - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge #9-2023 - Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness Challenge #146 - September Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #67 - Anything Goes with the option of Make Your Own Background

Creative Fingers Challenge #260 - Anything Goes

I hope that Chris likes the card, I was a little late organising myself and posting it as I have hurt my medial ligament (inside of the knee) dashing across the road and so I am quite exhausted from limping around and then travelling for work!

Thanks for looking!