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Saturday, July 13, 2024

a couple of very different cards...

 Hello!  Hope your day is going well.  I'm popping in to share two cards that couldn't be more different!  Let's take a look at the first one.


This first card is for Freshly Made Sketches and Just Us Girls.  The JUGs challenge is a word and the word is summer.  I think this card says "summer".   Yes, it is rather similar to the card I made for the last FMS challenge!  That is because I loved the 49th and Market Summer Porch chipboard ephemera pack I got for free from Scrapbook.com so much I had to order a paper pack.  Boy am I glad that I did as the papers in the 6x8 pack are absolutely gorgeous! I used three for my card and then several more of the chipboard pieces.  If I keep this up, I may have to actually buy another pack, lol!  Anyway, the card is pretty self-explanatory.   


My next card is for the Altenew monthly inspiration challenge.  I always tell myself that I'm going to try to play along and then the end of the month arrives and I didn't make anything.  I was determined this month and my dear friend, Greta, cheered me on in my effort!  I did some direct to paper inking of the three colors.  Boy are they bold and bright... a real punch in the face, lol!  I used the Altenew Zero Waste Leaf Pattern die, the Dotted Wave debossing die and a sentiment from the Craft Your Life: Watercolor Flowers stamp set.  I thought with the colors being so bright I would keep things simple by layering the three larger stems together and then adding them to the debossed background.  I also kind of turned the stem in to a flower stem by adding the fun little layered centers to each cluster.   Probably not going to win me any prizes, but I like the quirkiness of it.  





So, as you can see the cards are very different.  One is calm and serene while the other is bold and quirky!   Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!


8 comments:

TK said...

Beautiful and serene! love the first one, and what's not to love about that second "quirky" one? Bold and fun!

Lisa Elton said...

I spotted this in our JUGs gallery and I'm loving the way that lighthouse fills that skinny panel! Terrific card, Rosemary. Then what's not to love about your quirky card??!! They look like funkadelic palm trees!

Kim S said...

They are quite different!! I love your use of the sketch to add a tall lighthouse and the themed tag. Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Carol said...

I just love this nautical card! The map tag is fabulous! The starfish and anchor are great elements too, as well as the other patterned papers. So glad you shared this with our summertime challenge this week at Just Us Girls!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Lovely mix of elements for your nautical card and I love your bright flowers, Rosemary!!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Both very different cards Rosemary, I love the first, great choice of papers and lovely tag details. Your bright card is wonderful, I love how you have put it all together, beautiful details on both your cards. x

Amy O said...

These are both fabulous cards even though they have such different styles! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Greta said...

The nautical card is wonderful--love the papers! Hurrah for the Altenew card! It's so unique and delightful--love it!