Warbling of the nightingale

Hello there,

Olesya Kharkova is here to show you my card process on challenge 12 board. This time I have chosen the following elements: Cork-Jute/Natural Twine-Bird/Bees/Butterflies. This board is super inspiring and interesting to work with.

I took a kraft card base measuring 10x15 cm. Adhered double-sided tape all around the perimeter of the card base to place the layered frame.

The front panel was made with several layers of thin kraft paper, old book pages and was sewed with a sewing machine. For the Cork element I found some cork patterned paper in my stash and cut out a circle using my scissors. The wreath was made with jute and some sisal.

Adhered the cork circle with a double-sided tape only in the middle so that I could put some other elements under it.

I fastened the wreath using my stapler.

Prepared vintage looking cut out and sponged their edges with Antique Linen distress ink because some of them had snow white borders.

Put the cut outs under the cork circle using Zig 2 way glue pen and two layers of foam tape for the window. Stamped the sentiment " Have a splendid day!" with Archival Coffee ink. This ink fit here much better than the black one.

Placed the front panel on top of the card base and popped it up with foam tape. Made some white dots-splatters with my white gel pen.

Here is the finished card.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Hope this project was inspiring! Have an amazing day!

Olesya.

Challenge Twelve

Hello! Welcome back to the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge blog! We are excited you are here and hope that you are inspired! For this challenge, please use the challenge board below using three elements in a row of your choice. You can create in any way you like as long as we can see the elements in your design.

You are playing for one of the following 3"x 4" stamp sets. The winner will get to choose the stamp set of their choice. If you already have all three in your stash, why not play to give one of these sets as a gift for one of your crafty friend? You can click on the links below to read more about each stamp set.

Clearly Besotted Flower Blocks Photopolymer Stamp Set

Clearly Besotted With Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

Clearly Besotted Warm Solutions Photopolymer Stamp Set

And now for some amazing inspiration from our design team members.

Lindsey was inspired by the middle row across: arrows, jute/natural twine, and tag.

Shannon chose the first row across: doily, layers/dimension, and butterflies.

Olesya was inspired by the first row across: doily, layers & dimensions, and bird/bees/butterflies.

Nora chose to use the last row down: birds/bees/butterflies, tags, and metals.

Tracie used the middle row across: arrows, jute/natural twine, and tag.

Amina used the top row across: doily, layers and dimension, and butterflies/bees/birds.

Thank you for joining us in our 12th challenge. Please read the "Challenge Rules" tab at the top of the blog to be eligible for the prize. You have until Thursday, June 30 at 11:55pm CST to submit your entries. We can not wait to see what you create! HAVE FUN!

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Challenge Eleven

Hello! Welcome back to the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge blog! We are excited you are here and hope that you are inspired! For this challenge, please use the challenge board below using three elements in a row of your choice. You can create in any way you like as long as we can see the elements in your design.

You are playing for one of the following 3"x 4" stamp sets. The winner will get to choose the stamp set of their choice. If you already have all three in your stash, why not play to give one of these sets as a gift for one of your crafty friend? You can click on the links below to read more about each stamp set.

Neat and Tangled Heart of Gold Photopolymer Stamp Set

Newton's Nook Designs Newton's Naptime Photopolymer Stamp Set

Taylored Expressions Sunflower Bouquet Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set

And now for some amazing inspiration from our design team members.

Lindsey was inspired by the middle column down: mixed alphas, ink splatters, and monochromatic.

Shannon worked with the diagonal row from top left to bottom right: yellow, ink splatters. and scalloped border.

Olesya was inspired by the third row down: garden, twine, and scalloped border..

Nora chose to use the last row across: inlaid design, monochromatic, and scalloped border.

Tracie used the middle column going down: mixed alphas, ink splatters, and monochromatic.

Amina went diagonal from top left to bottom right: yellow, ink splatters, and scalloped border.

Thank you for joining us in our 11th challenge. Please read the "Challenge Rules" tab at the top of the blog to be eligible for the prize. You have until Wednesday, June 15 at 11:55pm CST to submit your entries. We can not wait to see what you create! HAVE FUN!

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Simple Layered Card

Hello there,

Olesya's here with an inspirational post for #10 challenge board. This time I've chosen the following elements: resist technique - ombre - grid.

Resist technique and ombre I used with a bulb stamp. I stamped it with Jet Black Archival ink and while the image was still wet I heat embossed it with clear super fine detail powder from Ranger. Then sponged the bulb with the following distress inks to get the ombre effect: Wild Honey - Scattered Straw - Squeezed Lemonade. The embossed borders of the image resisted the inks as you can see.

I used Simple Stories Life in Color paper for my layers, by the way, the phrase is of the same paper collection. It was on one of the sheets, so fun imitation of hand printer/ label maker. And the chipboard sticker frame's from Crate Paper.

Drew some accents with a white gel pen: some dots on the bulb and fake stitching lines on the kraft paper layer. The final touch was to add gold and clear sequins.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Hope this card was inspirational enough :) Have an amazing day!

Olesya Kharkova.

Challenge Ten

Hello and welcome back to another Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge from Stamping Smiles Designs! First, we want to THANK YOU to all those who participated in our last challenge! Your creations were amazing and brought springtime loveliness and sweetness to us! We love all of them so much! Thanks for sharing and linking with us!

For this new challenge, please take some inspiration from the challenge board below using three elements in a row of your choice to inspire your next project! Whatever rows you chose and are inspired by is what we challenge you to create! Can't wait to see how you interpret the elements of your choosing!

You are playing for one of the following 3"x 4" stamp sets. The winner will get to choose the stamp set of their choice. If you already have all three in your stash, why not play to give one of these sets as a gift for one of your crafty friend? You can click on the links below to read more about each stamp set.

Lawn Fawn Milk and Cookies Photopolymer Stamp Set

Clearly Besotted Fairytale Ending Photopolymer Stamp Set

Taylored Expressions Mixed Blooms Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set

And now for some amazing inspiration from some of our design team members.

Lindsey was inspired by the middle column: fade in/fade out effect, ombre, and texture.

Shannon worked with the diagonal row from bottom left to top right: bow, ombre, and baby.

Olesya used the diagonal row going top left to bottom right: chevron, ombre, and vellum.

Nora also was inspired by the same diagonal row: chevron, ombre, and vellum.

And, Tracie, also was inspired by this same diagonal row too!: chevron, ombre, and vellum.

Thank you for joining us in our 10th challenge. Please read the "Challenge Rules" tab at the top of the blog to be eligible for the prize. You have until Tuesday, May 31 at 11:55pm CST to submit your entries. We can not wait to see what you create! HAVE FUN!

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Challenge Nine

Hello and welcome back to another Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge from Stamping Smiles Designs! We are so happy you are here! :)

For challenge 9, we are in full Spring mood and are inspired by all the beautiful things we see outside our yards. Flowers, birds, ladybugs, and green grass are just a few of them. So, for this challenge, we'd love for you to take some inspiration from the challenge board below using three elements in a row of your choice! Whatever rows you chose and are inspired by is what we challenge you to create!

You are playing for one of the following 3"x 4" stamp sets. The winner will get to choose the stamp set of their choice. If you already have all three in your stash, why not play to give one of these sets as a gift for one of your crafty friend? You can click on the links below to read more about each stamp set.

Clearly Besotted Best Teacher Stamp Set

My Favorite Things BB Adventure Is Calling Stamp Set

Newton's Nook Designs Newton's Day Dream Stamp Set

And now for some amazing inspiration from our design team members.

Lindsey chose to work with the middle row across: birthday, sponging, and white space.

Shannon also used the second row across: birthday, sponging, and white space.

Olesya was inspired by the first row down: flowers, birthday, and masking technique.

Nora also was inspired by the first row down: flowers, birthday, and masking technique.

Tracie chose to work with the first row across: flowers, wood veneers, and things that fly.

Amina worked with the last column down: things that fly, white space and scene.

Thank you for joining us in our 9th challenge. Please read the "Challenge Rules" tab at the top of the blog to be eligible for the prize. You have until Sunday, May 15 at 11:55pm CST to submit your entries. We can not wait to see what you create! HAVE FUN!

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Berry Bouquet

Hello everyone!

Olesya's here with an inspirational post for SSD Tic-Tac-Toe challenge #8. The challenge board is so cool, you can create an adorable project in so many ways and variants. This time I've chosen the following combo: color inspiration - color - square card.

For the background images I took Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set and heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Clear embossing powder. Colored the flowers and berries with Artiste watercolor markers.

For the round berries I used a pen's cap and Chipped Sapphire distress ink. Stamped them and colored with the same distress ink, Adhered them on top of the embossed images and covered with Glossy accents. These berries remind me blueberries :) I wanted the images to pop up a little bit more and outlined them with a grey watercolor marker, added some grey and blue splashes here and there.

As embellishments I also used silver glitter tape and silver sequins. The palette turned out very fresh and cold. I printed the sentiment and placed it on top of my front panel. 

Hope you got my portion of inspiration and ready to create something fabulous for our current challenge. Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an amazing day!

Olesya Kharkova.