Simple kraft-card / Allsorts #217 and Simon Says Wednesday

I've been following the amazing Kristina Werner on YouTube for some time now, and she makes the most beautiful cards that are deceptively simple. I love her style and tried for the first time some of the things she's shown in her videos, like die cutting the actual cardstock, rounded corners and doing dashlines.

Allsorts Challenge for week 217 called for "Kraft It" and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is "anything goes", so here is my combined entry:

I used Ranger Kraft -cardstock and made a 4x5 inch cardbase. The butterfly is die cut with Simon Says exclusive Chrissy butterfly -die (can't add this in the Inlinkz because I have a free account there) and embossed with Couture Creations Intrinsic -embossing folder. One of the little wing ends came off as the embossing folder "ate" it, so I cut both off and you can see the white backing paper I glued on the inside of the card. The embossed pattern is shaded with DI in Victorian Velvet. The paper is from old Basic Grey "Urban Prairie" 6x6 stack and punched with equally old EK border punch. The paper is distressed with Victorian Velvet as well, and the white dashlines are made with my brand spanking new Uni-Ball Signo that everyone raves over. Yeah, it IS a lot better than Sakura Gelly Roller, the ink flows out much smoother. Finally the corners are rounded with the 1/2 inch corner chomper.

Mojo-Monday and Allsorts

Dual challenge card this time, Mojo Monday week 103 sketch and Allsorts "Something for the boys" in one.



The stamps are from Kort og Godt.




Recipe
Papers: Summer Driggs Courage
Images: Mann på motorsykkel, Gratuleler med dagen (both from Kort & Godt)
Ink: Distress Ink Vintage Photo, VersaFine Onyx Black
Other: "hyssing" (thick general cotton thread)

MMSC #13 and allsorts challenge

Did someone say Vintage? And of course, the weekly dose of MMSC layouts. They are giving out some magnificent prizes again this month!





This is kind of an homage to the Next Level girls, as I used 2 techniques tutorialed there in this card. In the background I have 12 little Grungeboard pieces, half of which are colored with Distress ink Vintage Photo and Glimmer Mist Sand, the other half with Vintage Photo and Peeled Paint. The image is a freebie vintage from The Graphics Fairy.


Recipe
Papers: Brown card stock, stash papers
Images: The Graphics Fairy.
Ink: Distress Ink Vintage Photo and Peeled Paint
Coloring: Glimmer Mists Sand, Folk Art acrylic paint white
Other: Basic Gray pearls, Panduro ribbon and brads

Marshmellow Anya

Another Mina's wonderful images :) This is a dual challenge: for Farm Fresh Friday, "fluttery floral" and for allsorts challenge, "marshmellow and chocolate" + Dawny P.'s sketch




Recipe
Papers: Basic Gray porcelain, stash papers
Images: The Greeting Farm Miss Anya collection, Stampin' Up Butterflies
Ink: VersaFine Jet Black
Coloring: Watercolor pencils
Other: Basic Gray pearls