Challenge #224 - Neon

Another 365cards challenge. I thought neon would be a bit of a challenge because I am deffinately not a fan of Neon colours (except for highlighting things.) I set to brainstorming some ideas and thought that it would be less in your face if I did a monochromatic card. Luckily, this flower was sitting on my desk so I had a jumping off point - and went from there. The colours look more neon in real life, but the pink flower centre is neon for sure.

Here's the embelishment in more detail. I am so glad I finally got a detailed shot to work how I had planned it! I have alot of trouble with detail shots, trying to get the camera to focus where I want it to can be a challenge, but occasionally it works out.

I also put some washi tape and border punches to good use and am happy with the result. I will deffinatley try this technique again when I have other big embelishments to use. In fact I have a cool wedding cake that I want to make a card out of and it might work well... I will have to take note and give it a go soon!
Sarah

Challenge #222 - Tick Tock

When the challenge was to include a reference to time I thought about clocks. But cakes are so much more fun, and I love to party party! So I used the theme as inspiration for my sentiment, "Party Time!"

This My Minds Eye paper pad is full of fun colours, I'm not a huge fan of orange but this pattern is cool so I thought I'd use it here. Check out the challenges at 365cards
Sarah

Challenge #225 - Tape It

Well this challenge was deffinately up my alley! I love washi, I was hesitant to buy it to begin with because I wasn't sure how much I would use it but I use it so much! To check out this challenge or others see the 365cards blog

This is one of my favourite techinques with washi tape. I cover a smaller piece with washi at an angle (Here I've used some patterned papers to vary the widths a little) then mount that piece onto the card using foam dots. I will often do a piece that is 1/2 an inch smaller than the card front so it covers almost all the front with a nice border.
If you haven't invested in washi tape yet I deffinatley reccomend it. And the best part is, if you make a mistake you can just pull it back off your project without any problems!
Sarah

Challenge #221 - Super Sketch

Super Sketch Sunday at 365cards involved a fun circle element. So I broke out this circle scallop border sticker and traced it to create the orange section. Then I jus added a sentiment sticker and some white gel pen stitches and hey presto!

I'm trialling some different ways to photograph my cards. This photo was taken outside on the steps with a white tshirt draped over them for a neutral background. I am still tweaking the effects in photoshop to get the colours right. This one is a bit saturated but I guess practice will make perfect. (I also need to iron the shirt I think!)
Sarah

Challenge #220 - Missed Oppurtunity

The challenge at 365cards was to try a challenge that you missed in the past. Well I loved this sketch from challenge #200 so I gave it a go. It was a good oppurtunity to make good use out of some of my border punches

Made it through another huge pile of card bases today - have been scoring more whilt watching tv tonight. It makes it so much easier if I have them all ready to go!
Sarah

Challenge #217 - Long and Lean

The challenge today at 365 cards was to make a card that was 3x5 in dimension. I used what was on my desk to make this and it all came together pretty quickly.

I love instagram. It makes taking photos and sharing them so easy! It's not the same quality of other images but for uploading a quick snippet it is deffinately worth it.

Sarah

Primary Colours

Some cards I made using MME paper pad The Sunny Side. Love the primary colours, I was unsure about them at first, but once I started playing I realised these classic colours are super fun!

 How cute are these bikes and banners?

I mucked around with this second one for a while and it's something a bit different but I think I pulled it together in the end.
Happy crafting
Sarah