One Layer

Good morning crafty friends.

A bit cool and showery here today!

Today's card features one of the first stamps I bought, called Birds on a wire
I stamped it directly onto my inked background, masking, so that I could colour one bird in red
The sentiment was also printed directly from my computer, and I finished by stamping the 2 corners

Challenges
Stay Crafty with Hero #11 - One layer
Stamping Sensations - make it colourful
Cardz TV #117 - a/g
The Creative Crafters #29 - a/g

Birthdays

Hello everyone

Today's card features 2 very old stamps, but I thought the went well together. I stamped the cake onto a snippet from my scrap box, and embossed with silver ep. I then used my stitched oblong die to cut it to size. The candles are coloured with Sakura silver sparkle pen, and I finished off with 3 purple gems to match.

Challenges

Art Impressions #285 - make me laugh

Paperbabe #122 - a/g

Lavinia World #29 - a/g

The House that stamps built # J2420 - a/g

Gone Fishing (again)

Welcome back

Today's card features one of my favourite stamps for men. It is from a clear stamp set by Sullivans, but I think it is no longer available now
 I have coloured with various Promarkers and layered onto a black card base

Challenges
Penny Black and More - favourite stamp
Southern Girls - a/g (second entry)
Creative Crafting Uncles - fish/fishing
A perfect time to craft - open
Ally's Angels - a/g
Artsy Stamper - vacation
Crafters Castle - a/g

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Woodgrain

 welcome back!

 today's card is my interpretation of instructions  I saw on how to make a panel background from Gina K

I used a woodgrain embossing folder and swiped  di ink pads down and added more colour with a sponge.

The image was rescued from my scrap box, and I am not sure where it came from. 

I layered it on dark green to match my base card and then added a sentiment on a flag to finish

Challenges

Allsorts #576 - embossing

Stamping Sensations - make it colourful

Southern Girls - a/g

Pammies Inky Pinkies - a/g

Tropical Flamingo

Hello everyone

Today's card was made entirely from bits and pieces from my scrap box, apart from the base card, which has a slight fleck in it.

I cut out the flamingo and tropical leaves using my Cameo Silhouette, and added some shading to some of the pieces. I also added a matching green border

 The yellow flowers were diecut from a small piece that had been dry embossed. The flower centres were also diecut from some black scraps. I raised three of the flowers with mounting tape

Challenges

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Art Impressions #284 - animals and nature

Creative Fingers - a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop #380 - use snippets

Arty Divas #23 - a/g

The Corrosive Challenge #6 - a/g

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Your Special Day

Welcome to my blog today.

Did you know that you could be missing comments from your blog?

I discovered quite by accident that if you click on 'comments' in the left panel, and then 'awaiting moderation' you may find a number of comments that have not been posted!

Back to my card!

 I have followed the lovely sketch at 'Stay Crafty with Hero' using some very pretty Kaisercraft 'Memory Lane Collection' papers. I added some subtle stamping to the vertical strip with my French Script" stamp, and also sponged all edges with Frayed Burlap DI. I also added some fines glass beads to the centre of the flowers

Challenges I would like to enter
Time out #163 - inspired by words
Stay Crafty with Hero #9 - sketch
Crafters Castle #30 - a/g
Southern Girls - a/g
Cute Card Thursday#637 - a/g
AUD sentiments #252 - flowers + a sentiment

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