Funky Flowers

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Today's card was inspired by a video I watched by Gerry Van Der Velden. I have followed her instructions to make my background using distress oxides and a brayer. I then did my own thing by stamping with Stampers Anonymous word stamp through a stencil. I then stamped with these delightful flowers by Jofy and stamped again on scrap paper. I used the following Promarkers to colour the flower heads which are fussy cut and adhered 

C446 Marine

C426 Verdigris

C719 Pastel Blue

G956 Ocean Teal

I have added some cute buttons and also layered my sentiment with foam tape.

Challenges

Passion For Promarkers - add buttons

The Flower Challenge - a/g

Stamping Sensations - a/g with flowers

Through the Craftroom Door - a/g

A Blog Named Hero - stretch your stamps

Bastel-Traum - use a sentiment

I Love Promarkers - a/g option 3 layers

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Sail Away

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Today's card features a stickeroo from Penny Black (Vintage Sailing) which I have layered onto a strip of navy blue leather look card. I stamped the words (from a Kaisercraft set - Sail Away) onto a scrap of white card. with black amalgam ink from Gina K. clear embossed, and attached under the image. A wooden ships wheel was added to finish off

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches #400

Cardztv #97- a/g

Addicted to Stamps and More #356 - a/g

Repeat Impressions A289 - a/g

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Favourite!

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Today's card was an experiment using paint and a brayer for the background. I made four while I had the equipment out, so you will see some more cards coming soon! I added some drops of water and some pearl embossing powder. This was a technique that I watched by Sara Naumann on her YouTube channel, but of course mine turned out a little differently. I stamped my flower with Brilliance 'pearlescent sky blue' and cut it out with my Scan and Cut. I added some diecut leaves and also some micro beads in the centre of the flower. This stamp is an old favourite that I have had a number of years

Challenges
Southern Girls - Spring is in the air
Allsorts - Feminine
International Art and Soul - flowers
Addicted to Stamps - mood board (I chose to use the colour)
Ally's Angels - a/g

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one for the guys!

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There are a few challenges at the moment for guy's cards, so here is my entry.
Stamped and coloured with copics and promarkers and cut out with a die from Stamplorations. I always have to adjust this to fit our size cards, as they are different from American sizes. I then layered onto a dark green card base.
Challenges
Southern Girls - masculine
Lost Coast Designs - a/g with stamps
TCP#360 - CAS
Penny Black and More - Boy's and Men
Emerald Creek - High Hopes (Ithink he was hoping for a great fish!)

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Buttons and Bows

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Today's card is for the Allsorts challenge, which is to use buttons and bows.

I cut a piece of DP and a matching plain colour which I used my scallop punch on. Layered onto white card and added a ribbon and buttons. I am not sure who the sentiment is by

Other challenges

Pammiesinkypinkies - a/g

Ally's angels - a/g

Cardztv #95 - a/g

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Love

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I have made today's card for the challenge at UnstampaBelles where the option is stencils and spray. I created the background using Dylusions Shimmer sprays in 'Postbox red' and 'Pure Sunshine', and then oversprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist 'Iridescent gold'. I the used 'worn lipstick' DI and my new makeup brush(life changing for me) to colour the background as the white was too stark  I took an extra photo to try and show the gorgeous colours and shine.

I punched out a dragonfly twice, painted it gold and also painted the chipboard word as well. All layered onto a black card base

Challenges

UnstampaBelles-Stunning Stencil Play - option sprays

Crafters Castle - share your favourite - (sprays)
Allys Angels - a/g

Sketch

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Today's card has somehow managed to scan on an angle, it is not really crooked like that.

I have made this using the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. My base card is kraft and have layered a small check dp on top. My flags are also cut from dp and the image is from a set of stickers that I won recently from Stamplorations. (Thanks Shery)

other challenges

Cardztv #94- a/g

Paperbabe #98 - a/g

Stamplorations - neverending a/g

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Spurs!

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Today's card is a fun one that I have made for the challenge at Emerald Creek Dares, where the subject is Rhinestone Cowboys.

The mood board had boots, so I went with that. This is a digi from Clarity stamps that I printed onto some DP, and coloured with copics. Ialso printed the quote that I found online. 

I then sponged with Versamark and used Seth Apter Baked Velvet - Sedona which I won from Emerald creek a while ago. It gives a great effect over anything.

I then adhered it to a black card base.

Challenges

Emerald Creek Dares - #ECJuly2019

Southern Girls - Boys are the bomb

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summer fun

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A very quick post this morning as I am running late!

I made this for one of my family, using a die cut sun, velum for the glass, a plastic straw and the letters were cut with my cuttlebug

Challenges

Allsorts - summer fun

Summer flowers

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Today's card is a stamp from Hero Arts which I have coloured with promarkers, and then cut into 3 pieces. I layered them onto some scraps of black card and then onto my base card which is a matching blue. I also layered the message to match and added a pretty flower from my stash

Challenges

Mod Squad - Just in CASE

Stamping Sensations - The earth laughs in flowers

Penny Black and more - summer colours

Pixies Crafty Workshop #356

Stripes!

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog

Todays card follows a layout that I saw somewhere in blogland! It really appealed as it is a way of using designer paper (of which I have rather a lot!)

Celebrate is stamped with Gina K amalgam and clear embossed - I love embossing as it adds such a classy effect.

The eiffel tower was cut on my Cameo using a sparkly glitter paper

Challenges

Southern Girls - Stripes

Crafters Castle #19 - a/g

Party Time!

My second post today!

The challenge this week at Passion for Promarkers is '4 legged friends' so of course I had to make a card with this stamp from one of my favourite sets. I have the bird crazy set and the cat set as well, and use them a lot.

I stamped onto a piece of DP and again onto some specialty (for markers) card. After colouring with

O345 saddle brown

O427 cinnamon

O727 caramel

R766 molten red

B346 azure

I fussy cut and glued into position. The Never too old is from Art Impressions and the happy birthday is from an old set that I have lost the name from. I added some sparkly gems too.

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers

Stamping Sensations - show your colours

Through the craftroom door

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vintage pastels

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Todays card uses some very old music torn at an angle for the background. I have used a craft individuals stamp for my focal image and coloured with promarkers from the pastel range. I added some soft lemon ribbon overlayed with some soft green lace for trim

challenges

Allsorts - soft pastels

Mod Squad challenge- use a flower

Birthday Boy

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Today's card is for one of my grandsons, whose birthday is today. I have cut the design with my Silhouette and added his initials to the sail. He has been learning sailing for the last 2 years, so I thought this would be appropriate.

Challenges

Crafty Calender - masculine

Papercraft Challenges - Happy Birthday

Sympathy card

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I recently needed a sympathy card to send to a friend. I masked off an area and sponged on distress inks to make a background. The birds and the sentiment are from A SU set called Wetlands

Challenges 

A blog named Hero - Sympathy

Travel

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Today's card is all about travel, something that we now find difficult to do as the flights are so long from New Zealand.

The base is from a masterboard that I painted some time ago, and not sure what acrylics I used. The smaller stamped pieces are from a Recollections set called 'Going Places'

I handmade the tag from some kraft card and used a stamp that I bought in USA by Hampton Art, embossed with black filigree ep

Challenges

Allsorts - travel

Bizzy Becs Store Challenge - a/g
Crafts Galore Encore - a/g

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