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Monday 20 September 2010

Playing with Alcohol Inks

I have not had these inks long and was keen to have a play with them. I used a shiny card, and after applying the ink, I ran it through the c/b, rounded the corners, and attached to a d/l card. The little tag says Thank you, and can be taken out of the vellum pocket. Finished off with some punched flowers and added some 'bling' to their centres.
I am entering the following challenges.
Crafty Cardmakers - alcohol inks
Simon Says Stamp Challenge   - Move it (the tag comes out)
Secret Crafter  a>  - Anything goes
A Spoonful Of Sugar   - Anything goes

Wednesday 15 September 2010

My first 'C' card for this year

Making a start on my Christmas cards, this cute snowman digi is coloured with Sakura glaze pens, and watercolours. He is layered on to spotty paper, then striped and then plain green. The stripes and spots are printed on my computer. I am entering the following challenges:-

Southerngirls challenge - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - lets go dotty
Stamp Challenges - spots and stripes
Friday Sketchers - sketch
Crafty Sentiments 'digi'  (The snowman is one of their digi's) Thanks

Thursday 9 September 2010

Autumn Leaves

This is something that I haven't done for a while - using peel-offs!!!
However it fitted in with the following challenges

Crafty Cardmakers - clean and simple
The Secret Crafter - clean and simple

A sweet little girl

This is the lovely image I chose as my prize in a challenge recently. I have layered her on 3 different papers and glittered her wings, as well as the butterfly wings. I also added some sparkly gems across the middle. I am entering in the following challenges
Crafty Cardmakers - glitter and sparkle
Incey Wincey designs - Celebrations
FabnFunky - whateva

Saturday 4 September 2010

On a musical note....

I love this musical digi and it is perfect for this challenge.
I printed it on to some kraft card and lightly watercoloured parts of it. The image was then layered on to a cream card which I ran through my cuttlebug and highlighted it with a Vanilla ink pad. Then tied some crochet cotton around and layered again onto a cream base card.
I am entering it in the following challenges

Simon Says Stamp and Show   ---Layers
The Stampman Challenges    ---Musical
Your Next Stamp    ---Anything Goes

My new stamp

For this card I have used a stamp that I won as part of a prize from  The Stampman. I have mounted it on some lovely old lace from my stash, and decorated it with Prima flowers and pearls.
I can enter it in the following challenges
Simon Says ---Pearls and lace
The Stampman ---Musical

Wednesday 1 September 2010

Max's birthday

I have made this card for Max's birthday - he quite likes playing computer games!!
I am entering it in the challenge at
Donna's Den as they wanted a 3d card. This one has seven layers.

Plain and simple

Unfortunately the scan does not show this up very well. I have used my Penny Black 'birds on wire' stamp and outlined the layer with the same colour.
This is for the challenge over at
Totally Papercrafts where they are looking for plain and simple.

Saturday 28 August 2010

A Joyful Ride

Over at There's Magic In The Air the challenge is to use this delightful digi and also a punch. I have used my scallop punch to make the flower

Thursday 26 August 2010

Inspiration

This is most certainly something very different for me. The challenge over at
Simon Says Stamp and Show   is for something Tim Holtz inspired.
I rescued a piece of corrugated cardboard to use as a base, which I tore bits off. Then used distress inks rubbed in to the card. The wings were an experiment on their own, as I kept adding more paint and embossing powder until I got something that I liked. The flower was made with my new spellbinders scalloped circles, and the watch face came from an old watch that would not work any more. I have yet to figure out a way to hang it.
I can also enter this at
Craft Your Passion as I have used a hand made flower.
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team blog
as I have used something old and something new

Sunday 22 August 2010

second today

This is the second spotlight card that I made - slightly different style than the previous one.
I will enter it in the same challenges
Craftycardmakers 'spotlight'
Craft your passion Anything goes

New cards today

This is the first of the spotlight cards that I made this week. I have not tried this before, but quite pleased with the finished effect.
The sentiment stamp is by Darkroom Door.

I can enter it in the following challenges
Craftycardmakers 'spotlight'
Craft your Passion 'anything goes

Tuesday 3 August 2010

What's new pussy-cat!!

Now isn't he a cute cat with such a curly tail?
I stamped him on a nestie rectangle and coloured his pattern with Sakura pen.
The Happy Birthday is a peelcraft which I coloured black, and the paw print was done with a punch. I smudged the edges with orange to make it stand out a little.
I am entering in the following challenges
Charisma Something with a tail
Crafty Cardmakers Joy's recipe - (punch, yellow/orange, and animal)
OLLCB birthday

Sunday 1 August 2010

Second post today

The idea for this card I cased from the place I go to for coffee morning/class periodically. I have used one of my new stamps which I am finding very versatile. I would like to enter it in challenge #2 at
The Stampman Challenges
which was to use 2 colours  (teal and silver)