birthday tag

 

A birthday tag using various techniques, stamping, embossing, gold highlights and ribbon

I think the butterfly is by Martha Stewart, and the dots stamp is from The Artistic Stamper

Challenges

Tag Along and ATC - red and green or a/g (I used the option)

Polkadoodles #13 -a/g

We Love Stamping - red & green or a/g ( I used the option)

Allsorts #838 - 2nd entry

Word Art Wednesday #770/773 - a/g

Crafts Galore Encore - 2nd entry

Gem of a Challenge #1 - a/g

Silver Constellations

 

Another card using Penny Black's Constellation stamp.

This time I have stamped with the special glue and then used silver leaf on black card.

I then layered onto a pale gray card which has a very faint sparkle and added a printed sentiment

Shared in challenges

Allsorts #838 - new or a/g

Crafts Galore - a/g

Stamping Sensations - I used the a/g option

Merry Christmas Time

 

Hello and welcome back

Today's card should be the last Christmas make for this year.

I have used 2 stamps from a free set from Practical Publishing 2018 so I have had it for quite some time.

I stamped with Memento (Cottage Ivy)

I layered the sentiment onto some sparkly red card and attached it to the centre

Challenges

Allsorts #837 - focal sentiment

Creative Inspirations - wrapped up in winter

Penny's challenge - a/g

Polkadoodles #13 - a/g

Crafty Gals Corner #272 - Tis the Season

Christmas Tag card

 

Hi fellow crafters

Today's card is one of the six I have made for my fellow volunteers.

I embossed the front of the card with a Christmas themed embossing folder (free with a magazine)and then attached the tag which I had printed and edged with ink. I have added some red Kindy Glitz to the berries for some sparkle

Challenges

Creative Moments #276 - add some sparkle

Polkadoodles #12 - a/g

Gem of a Challenge - a/g

Carlins Card Paradise - I'm Dreaming of a white Christmas

Wednesday's creative inspirations - wrapped up in winter

Crafters Cafe #325 - a/g

Penny's paper challenge #610 - a/g

orange and black

Hello everyone,

A card made with a stamp from the set that I won at Allsorts

#896AAll and Create

This time I stamped in black and embossed with clear EP.

I drew 2 lines across and filled in with some orange flowers and also coloured the main flower in orange Copic marker

Challenges

We Love Stamping - a/g option

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

Just Us Girls #800 - a/g

Polkadoodles - a/g

Creative Inspirations - a/g

 

Autumn Beauty

 

Another card made with the 'Lovely as a tree' stamp from Stampin Up.

This time I have used a technique on watercolour card, by colouring the stamp with 2 colours of Memento inks and using Marvy markers for the trunks and the grass, then spritzing the stamp several times with a fine mist of water, and then stamping. It gives a lovely effect IRL.

 (The marks on the card are from my scanner, I need to figure out how to clean it!)

Challenges

We Love Stamping - Autumn

Allsorts #834 - a/g option

Stamping Sensations - Autumn

Gem of a Challenge #11 - a/g

Polkadoodles #11 - a/g

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS - Autumn

Fun

 

Hello and welcome

Just sneaking this in at the last minute to the challenge at Creative Knockouts

Using up a paper pad of images (sorry can't recall the brand) I diecut the image and layered onto a red card base with a line of washi tape down the left side

Challenges

Crafts Galore Encore #140 - a/g

Gem of a craft #11 - a/g

Polkadoodles #11 - a/g

Creative Knockouts #555 - outside fun

Trees

Hello everyone. 

It is nearly a month since I have made a card as I have been in hospital twice with a very bad dose of influenza A plus another virus. It is taking such a long time to get over it - any suggestions welcome!

I recently bought this Stampin Up set 'lovely as a tree' from a fellow Kiwi who was destashing. I have always loved this set, so was thrilled to get it. I made a couple of swipes in the background using broken china and evergreen bough DI's, then stamped the trees with Versafine onyx black. The sentiment is an old one from Hero Arts. I have edged with a black marker and attached to a toning card base.

Challenges

Allsorts #832 - trees, leaves, plants

Creative Moments #274 - trees

We Love Stamping - a/g option

Polkadoodles #10 - a/g

 

Bloom

 

Hello crafty friends

Today's card is the result of playing with my new stamp set #896 Aall & Create that I recently won at Allsorts

I stamped with Versamark on a blue/teal card and embossed with white detail EP

I used Dimensional Magic to highlight the flower and also added microbeads to the centre.

A stamp from Paper Artsy was used on the background.

Challenges

Creative Moments #273 - embossing

Carlin's Cards #85 - a/g

Polkadoodles #9 - a/g

Gem of a Craft Challenge #9 - a/g

Allsorts #830 - something starting with 'B' - bloom and blue

Beautiful Blossoms #32 - a/g with flowers

 We Love Stamping - flowers

BYSHC #5

 

 Hi there

Today's card is another entry for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Challenge

I have used an embossing folder with white card and layered onto a red card base. After printing the sentiment, I die cut the 2 circles and attached to the card. These are all from a set that was free in a magazine.

Challenges

Christmas Kickstart #100 - dots and circles

Lost Coast #199 - Christmas in July

C.R.A.F.T. #760 - Christmas

BYSHC

BYSHC #4

Back again with another card for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Challenge

I have stamped my Lucy's stamps (1998-2005) Chimney Santa image with Versafine Onyx black and embossed with detail clear EP

I have coloured with the following markers

Copics - Chamois and Flesh

Promarkers - Red and Arctic Blue

Sharpie Paint - yellow

After attaching a strip of DP down the side, I added the image and a Christmas peeloff

I am having fun re-using some of my oldest stamps

Challenges

I Love Promarkers - a/g option

BYSHC

Lost Coast #199 -Christmas in July 

 

BYSHC #3

 

This is my third card for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers challenge

Another very old stamp again today, this one is a New Zealand Company - Rubbadubbadoo (2005)

This is the flower of the Pohutakawa tree which flowers profusely at Christmas time, and is often called the New Zealand Christmas Tree. I have added some red Kindyglitz to the ends of the flowers and added a Christmas sentiment edged in red

Challenges

Lost Coast #199 - Christmas in July

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

We Love Stamping - a/g option

BYSHC

BYSHC #2

 

Hi there

This is the second card using the old wreath stamp from PSX (1999)

This time I have added red kindyglitz to the berries after stamping in the centre of the card

Challenges

We Love stamping - a/g option

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

Polkadoodles - a/g

Christmas Kickstart

BYSHC

BYSHC #1

 

It is that time of the year to build up our Holiday cards.

This is the first one I have made for this year

I have stamped off the page with a very old PSX stamp in green and coloured the berries with a red Posca pen

Challenges

BYSHC

Word Art Wednesday - a/g

Christmas Kickstart #100

Summer Flowers

 

Good afternoon all

I have been missing in action for a bit as we have had workmen here all week, and I have not been able to access my craftroom until today.

Today's card uses one of my favourite stamps from Crafty Individuals.

I have stamped it onto a distressed ink on water colour paper background that was in my 'ready to use' box. I then coloured the daisy with a white Posca pen and added a little glimmer to the butterfly wings and the small flowers on the right. After tying a silver cord around, I attached to a pale mauve card base

Challenges

Stamping Sensations - summer flowers

Creative Fingers - a/g

Beautiful Blossoms #31 - anything floral goes

Cards Galore Encore #137 - a/g

We Love Stamping - a/g option

Polkadoodles - a/g

Creative Inspiration - a/g

Just for you

 

Good afternoon crafters. It is a horrible wet and windy day today, so I am catching up on a few things in my craftroom. I was going through a box of bits and pieces and found this 'wise old owl; that I had printed some time ago, so I am not sure where I got it from.

I found some toning papers and assembled according to the sketch from 'Crafts from the Fairy Den'

Challenges

The Crafters Cafe #320 - a/g (2nd entry)

Crafts from the fairy den - sketch option

Critter Crazy #100  birthday + critter

Creative Inspiration #28 - a/g

Polkadoodles - a/g

Summer Vibes

 

Hello crafty friends

Today's card uses a stamp from Acid Drops and Whatnots which I beleve is no longer in existance. I have coloured with Promarkers, marine and pastel pink. Layered onto a matching Stampin up DP which I edged with the marine colour. Layered onto a white card base and added a strip of washi

Challenges

Passion for markers - beach vibes

Penny's Challenges #600 - a/g

Creative Aunts #103 - summer

Creative Knockouts #549 - summer fun

Allsorts #826 seaside

Papercraft challenge #119 - summer vibes

ATC

 

Hello again

Well, I can't think how long it is since I made an ATC, a few years at least! I used to belong to a swap group here, but sadly it closed down.

I cut my ATC from some DP (Victoria Park) and stamped lightly with a clock stamp that was given to me, so no idea of the maker, using DOX twisted citron. I used the same ink to blend around the edges.

  The word stamp is by Studio G

Challenges

Tag along - drinks

Gem of a Challenge - a/g

Crafters Cafe - a/g

Wordart Wednesday a/g

Summer

 

Hello crafters

Todays card has a painted on watercolour paper background. The three fun stamps by Provocraft are at least 20 years old. I bought them in Canada when I first started cardmaking. I stamped with Versafine onyx black and added some highlights with a red Posca pen

Challenges

Allsorts #826 Seaside

Creative Knockouts #549 Summerfun

We Love Stamping - a/g option

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

Crafty Calender - add a sentiment

Gem of a Challenge a/g

Silly birds

Hello again

Today's card uses a stamp set from a friend I believe it is Amusing Birdies from Craftworld. I have coloured with the following markers

Promarkers - Marine, Arctic Blue, Orange

Copics - Moss, Lime Green

Creative Graphics - Light Orange, Pale Yellow, Mignonette

I added a piece of DP (Authentique) and cut it out with a stitched rectangle die

Challenges

Polkadoodles #7 W3 - a/g

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

The Paper Funday #77 - a/g option

Allsorts #825 - what makes you happy - making cards in my craftroom

A Perfect Time to craft #6 - a/g

Creative Inspiration #27 - a/g

We Love Stamping - a/g option

 

Recycle

 

Hi everyone

Todays card is another one using napkins

I started my background using mustard seed and dried marigold distress inks through a stencil. I then stamped with hickory smoke using 2 stamps from a PA Hot picks stamp set

After tearing out the flowers I adhered and the added a sentiment from Sassy's

Challenges

Polkadoodles - #7 - a/g

Carlins Cards #83 - recycle (napkin)

The Paper Funday #77 - a/g

Monday Greetings challenge - floral greetings

Crafty Calendar - add a sentiment

dragonfly

 

Hello all

Today's cards uses various stamps and also computer generated printing

Background script on the green card is Hero Arts - old french writing

Dragonfly - I took this one off the wooden block and unfortunately did not record the name

I saw this idea in a papercraft magazine, so this is my version

Challenges

Allsorts #824 - a/g

Penny's paper challenge #597 - a/g

napkin #2

Hello all

I am back again today with the second one of the napkin cards that I have been making.

This time I have added some stamping - the birds are by Stampers Anonymous and the rope design is by Kanban Crafts. The sentiment on the banner is from SassysLLC

I have used a dark navy card base, but it looks black here

Challenges

Allsorts #824 - a/g 

Creative Inspiration  - the great outdoors

Creative Moments #270 - patterned paper
 

Thank you

Hello all

I have been having fun this week, playing with paper napkins.

This is the first one. I have sponged the edges and added some string and a message

Challenges

Allsorts #824 - a/g

Penny's paper challenge #597 - a/g

Creative Inspiration #26 - a/g

Word Art Wednesday #700/701 - a/g

 

HB2U

 

 

Hello all

Today's card was made using some scrap pieces from a 6x6 pad by Authentique. I have had it a long time, in fact it is dated 2012, so it is time I used some more from it!

I cut the HB2U on my sillhouette (love that machine)

Challenges

Double D - designer paper

A Cut Above - a/g with a die cut

Polkadoodles #6 - a/g

Creative Moments #270 - patterned paper

Butterflies and flowers

Hello crafty friends

Todays card has six pretty flowers with sponged edges, adhered to a white card. This was then run through my cuttlebug with an embossing folder. A sparkly die-cut butterfly with a pink background was added and adhered over a matching pink ribbon. Then layered to a pink base card.

Challenges

Craft-alnica #383 - butterflies

Crafts Galore Encore - a/g

The Crafting Challenge - flowers

Penny's challenges #596 - a/g

We love to create #5 - a/g
 

80th birthday

 

Hello again

I have made this card for a very dear friend who I have  known for over forty years, and whose birthday is the same day as mine. They are having an afternoon party at the retirement village where they now live, but because of my OH's not so good health, we are unable to go.

I printed the image and layered onto matching blue card. The sentiment is computer printed, numbers

were cut on my Cameo from black glitter paper and I also added some sparkly trim and 3 black rhinestones. I hope she will like it

Challenges

PIP #2519 - a/g

Girlsrebels - #40 - a/g with an image

Welove2create - #5 - a/g

'5'

 

Hello all

This is a commissioned card for the grandson of a work colleague. She asked for something to do with numbers or maths. I cased a card that I saw recently, but used various sizes of number stickers as well as 5 balloons. I think she was very happy with it.

Challenges to enter

Crafty Calendar - for a child

As You Like It - soft or bold - bold because I love the sparkle against black

Do-all Creatives- a/g 

Penny's paper crafty challenge - #596 a/g

It's your birthday

 

Hello everyone

Today's card uses a lovely stencil that I won from Bev at Uniko. I cased her sample and combined 3 different stamps (unknown) to make my flower. The sentiment is white embossed on black card, and the base card is a matching orange.

Challenges

Do-all creatives - flower option (2nd entry)

Penny's Paper Craft #596 - a/g

Word Art Wednesday - 698/699 - a/g

Beautiful Blossoms #28 - a/g floral

Crafts Galore Encore - a/g

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

We Love Stamping a/g option

Christmas #1

 

Good evening everyone

This is my first Christman card for this year

I have used a lovely DP from a 6x6 pad by Couture Creations and die cut (Stamplorations) the botton section . I also edged the hills, trees and house with Kindyglitz for a sparkly finish

Challenges

BYSHC - Christmas

ABC Christmas challenge - I is for ice

Do-all Creatives - a/g option

Sparkly butterfly

 

 Hello all

My scan does not capture the pretty sparkle of the butterfly wings very well unfortunately

I have stamped the Hero Arts 'leafy vines' onto my card and then cut a square from it, which I layered onto a black scalloped square. On top of that I adhered my butterfly square (unknown) and adhered them over the cut out square. I lightly sponged the edges with 'wilted violet' DI and then adhered to a black card base. I embellished with some purple drops to finish.

Challenges

Allsorts #821 - I used the a/g option

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

We Love Stamping - a/g option

The Crafters Cafe - a/g option

Crafty Calendar Challenge - 

Poppies

 

Good morning all, I hope you are enjoying a lovely Easter break

Todays card is from an SVG by Crafts with Sara, It took me quite a while to figure out how all the little pieces layered, but got there in the end. I have attached it to an embossed piece from my backgrounds box, not sure who it is by, but suited the poppies

Challenges

Creative Aunts #100 spring (2nd entry)

Die cut Divas - spring (2nd entry)

Beautiful Blossoms #28

Snippets Playground #504

picture of snippets used

Spring Flowers

 

Hi everyone

Another card that I made in class, the background is distress ink, sprayed very lightly with gold Glimmer Mist, with a rectangle cut out to expose the circle behind. The row of little flowers is a diecut individually coloured, with a bronzed butterfly for embellishment

Challenges

Creative Aunts #100 - spring

Polkadoodles #5  w2 - a.g

Do-All #100 - spring birthday

.C.R.A.F.T. #752

Gem of a Challenge #4 w2 - a/g

Die Cut Divas - spring

Feathers!

 

Todays card is one that I made at a class, so I am not sure who made the gorgeous feather stamp.

 It is stamped and embossed in white on the DI background, and the main image embossed in silver.

All edged in silver and layered onto a soft green base card.

Challenges

Polkadoodles #5 w1 = a/g

A Perfect Time to craft #4 - a/g

Crafters Cafe - a/g

Carlins #8 - feathers

Creative Knockouts - embossing delight (I have used both dry and wet)

Turquoise Birthday

 

Hello again

I unfortunately had to delete the post that I had done yesterday so here is a new one in it's place.

I also had to make a new card, which is similar. This time I stamped Crafty Individuals CI-385 onto DP from Lawn Fawn (watercolour wishes). I coloured the daisy with Enamel Accents, and the dragonfly wings with Stickles (icicle)

The sentiment is a download from Sassy's cards and gifts, which I have layered. 3 rhinestones for embellishment.

Challenges

Creative Knockouts #543

DL.ART #368

Crafters Cafe #317 - a/g option

The Paper Funday #74  2nd entry

Stamping Sensations  2nd entry

We Love Stamping  2nd entry

The Crafting Challenge 2nd entry

Allsorts #820 - spring flowers or a/g

Wishing you a beautiful Day

 

Hello all

I found a new challenge and thought I would join in with this card.

Printed onto DP and a sentiment added with some sparkly gems

Challenges

Creative Aunts #99 Fantasy

Do (all) creative #99

happy birthday to you

 

 Hi everyone

A beautiful Autumn day here today, too nice to be inside!

Todays card uses a lovely Penny Black die  'floral twirl' set that I recently won. I used the back of the packaging as a guide for my card. I diecut a frame and stamped with Brilliance 'platinum planet' and a stamp from a Whimsy set. I coloured the flowers with the following markers

Promarkers herb green, moss, cardinal red, red, and copic burnt umber.

The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn, embossed with gold opaque EP. I shaded inside the frame with antique linen DI

Challenges

Polkadoodles #4 week3

Papercraft Challenges #117 spring blooms

PIP #2511

Beautiful Blossoms #27

Carlins Challenge #80

Snippets Playground #502

snippets used