AAA Colourful - colourboard #29

 Hello Crafty Friends,

It's the 15th of June and time for a new colourboard challenge over at AAA Birthday, and this month we have a gorgeous board of -

Blues, puplepink/red violet and green

for you to be inspired by. Here is my take on the board

I don't have any purplepink/red violet markers so I couldn't get the exact colour that is on the board. Instead I grabbed the closest colour I have which is more of a lilac colour, and that's ok. Playing along with our challenges you don't have to match the colours exactly, but they should be the most prominent on your creation. Neutrals like black, white, greys, browns and skin tones may be added. We like all kinds of paper craft project like scrapbooking pages, art journaling pages, tags, cards, ATCs...... and in any style too.

To create my ATCs I started by die cutting the cards, which I then coloured using Distress Oxides and a brayer. I stenciled some leaves/vines on my cards. The parts for the butterflies were die cut and coloured before I assembled them. All the butterflies are coloured using the same coloured markers, but to give my ATCs more of a variation I mixed up what parts of the butterflies got what colour. Before adding the butterflies to the cards I added a piece of tread behind each of the butterflies. A quote was added to the cards, and to finish the ATCs I added a black border.

Products used for these ATCs
Die set: "Nordic Belle Butterfly" by Poppy Stamps
Stencil: "Wedding Vines" by Echo Park
Inks: Distress Oxide inks "tumbled glass", "salty ocean" and Distress ink "mowed lawn" by Tim Holtz/Ranger
Markers: Copic Sketch "V12" and "V15"

I hope you are inspired to play along with us in this colourful challenge! You have until the 14th of July to create, upload and link your creation to the AAA Colourful challenge blog, a blog filled with stunning inspiration by the design team and our special guest designer for this challenge, Arlene (love her dreamy inspiration card). Hope to see you there, and don't forget to spread a little love by visiting Arlene's and the DT members' blogs by clicking their names!

I would like to enter my ATCs to the following challenges that also inspired me;
A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut (second entry)

As You Like It challenge - Favourite Sentiment (and why) - "F. L. Y. first love yourself" (a good reminder for everyone. If you love yourself you will have more love to give to others, and others will love you too).
Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter
Die Cut Divas challenge - ATG must use a die cut

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge - in the garden

Tripple B challenge - birds, blooms and/or butterflies optional inspiration board

Take care, keep crafting and get colourful!

Jane

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Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop - June 2026

 Hello Crafty Friends,

It's the 5th of June and time for the Gorgeous Gift Tags Instagram Hop, and the optional theme for the month June is - 

Guys

As usual I have gone with the theme, and this month I made three little tags inspired by the theme, and shirts and ties. I started by die cutting my tags and the ties. 

The first tag I made was the one in the middle on the photo above. I cut the tag out of white cardstock and inked it from the edges towards the center of the tag. The tie was die cut out of some patterned paper. A sentiment was stamped and a piece of string added to finish of the tag. Quick and easy, and so fun to make I just had to make another, and another.

The second tag, the one in brown and orange, was made in the same way as the first one, except for being cut out of craft paper and having the greeting hidden underneath the tie.

For the third tag I decided to mix it up a little and cut the tag out of patterned paper and the tie from a single coloured piece of cardstock, and this time I stamped the sentiment on the tie. 

All the ties and tags are held together by the strings, allowing the ties to move from side to side and messages to be hidden underneath them.

Products used for my tags

Patterned papers: all from 6x6 paper pads by Lawn Fawn
Die sets: "Tag Collection Sizzix framelits" by Tim Holtz/ Sizzex and "Slips" by Gummiapan
Inks: Distress Oxide inks by Tim Holtz/ Ranger and VersaFine by Tsukineko
Stamps: Various sets by Lawn Fawn

I hope you like my tags, and that you are inspired to create some of your own.
Instagram is filled with tags by the talented hoppers of the Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop, so why not hop on over and get inspired, and check out who has gone with the optional theme and who hasn't.

Happy Hopping!

I would like to enter my tags to the following challenges
A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut 
Creative Moments challenge - Make It Masculine (second entry)
Die Cut Divas challenge - ATG must use a die cut

Inkspirational challenge - For the Guys (second entry)

Take care, keep crafting and have fun!

Jane
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AAA Birthday Card challenge #86

 Hello,

It's the first of the month and you all know what that means.... the start of a new birthday card challenge over at AAA birthday Card challenges. This month's theme was chosen by our talented DT Carol and the theme for June is -

For Boys

here is my take on the theme

With three sons, and three grandsons, I have made a lot of birthday cards for boys. All of "my" boys have loved robots at one point or another in their lifes so I went with a robot.
I started by stamping the robot on a card panel I had die cut. After I had coloured the robot I placed a stencil over it and carefully inked through it. The panel was adhered to a card base. I stamped my greeting (or should I say the robot's greeting) and added a few clear enamel dots. Card done.

Products used for this card

Stamps: Robot Data by Visible Image

Stencil: Strobes by Visible Image
Markers: Copic sketch and ciao
Ink: Distress Oxide Ink by Tim Holtz/ Ranger

Now it's your turn! You have until the 30th of June to create, upload and link your birthday card to the AAA Birthday card challenge blog, a blog filled with fabulous inspiration by the design team and our special guest designer for this month, Leslie, who has created a awesome card on the theme. So head on over and get inspired, and don't forget to spread a little love whilst you are there 💖

Hope you'll join us!

I would like to enter my card to the following challenges;

Addicted to Stamps and More challenge - birthdays

Aud Sentiments challenge - monochrome and/or birthdays + sentiment
Creative Moments challenge - make it masculine
Classic Design challenge - ATG with the optional twist of anniversary/birthday

Inkspirational challenge - For the guys

Take care, keep crafting and have fun!

Jane

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