Brighter days

Hello and welcome

Today's card was cased from one I saw on Pinterest, and as I recently purchased this set, I was keen to use it.

I used my Misti and stamped with Gina K Amalgam ink. 

I have used 3 colours of Promarkers

Pastel Blue  C729

Pastel Yellow O949

Pastel Beige Y257

I also added 3 little blue diamantes to finish. 

Layered onto a blue base card, and the hand cut banner is layered on top. I used the pastel yellow to edge the banner

Challenges

Paperbabe - layers

Passion For Promarkers - use 3 of something

Lavinia World Challenges - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Unstamped!

Hello, and thanks for visiting today

This card is for my DIL's birthday, which is tomorrow. I have used some pretty designer paper (sorry, I do not know the maker) choosing the bird box image for the front of the card.

I chose some of the text page for the centre 2 sections and the outer two are plain, but I have attached flowers and a butterfly. I used a die for the Happy Birthday, and also attached another butterfly on the front.

As I can enter the Unstampabelles challenge, I will answer the question - who am I - and say that I am a cardmaker who loves to try different styles

Other challenges

ScorPal - more than one score

Creative Crafters - a/g

A Blog named Hero - a/g

Bye for now

Mica

Hello and thanks for visiting

Today's card was cased from one I saw recently, so this is my version.

I used a piece of heavy watercolour card and painted my 3 strips of colour in an ombre style.

I stamped and clear embossed my flower image, and stamped the sentiment too.

I diluted some Lumiere Metallic Gold (I had forgotten I had these) and did some flicking with an old paint brush. The blob of gold that was left over was diluted with mica powder mixed with water, and lightly brushed over the flowers. Then attached to a black card base.

Challenges

Uniko - birthday

Stamping Sensations - feminine

Crafts Galore #72 - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Creative Fingers #179 - a/g

Lets Craft and Create #156 - a/g

Mod Squad - use mica powders

Happy crafting - I will be back soon!

Luggage tag

 Hello and welcome to my blog.

I bought this set of stamps from someone in a FB group for selling used craft items.

It is Stampers Anonymous 'Time Traveler', and I also bought the Dylusions 'Puddy Cat' set. (See my previous post)
The seller included some DOX backgrounds in the package, so I have trimmed one of them to make the base of my tag. I stamped the luggage with GinaK amalgam ink and clear embossed it. I used the Frayed Burlap DOX to paint with and coloured the handles with a metallic gold Sharpie.
I stamped the word onto a scrap, distressed it with some 'mop-up' ink and cut it into a banner shape. Finished off by punching a hole and tying some string through

Challenges
Art Impressions - gift card/tag
The Artistic Stamper - words
Allsorts - a touch of vintage (the luggage looks very vintage)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #125 - a/g
Bizzy Becs Store challenge - a/g
Crafters Castle - a/g
Lost Coast - tag, your it!

Thanks for visiting and happy crafting!

happy balloons

Hello again

Time is running out on a few challenges, so I made this one this morning using a new to me stamp from DR's Puddy Cat set,

I stamped onto a scrap of paper and clear embossed, then coloured with a mix of copics and promarkers.

The balloons were punched out of scraps, using an old punch that I have had for many years, and I added letter stickers to spell 'happy'

Stamped and embossed the birthday word and attached with mounting tape. I drew the strings with a black pen to look as though they were tied to the cat's tail. I also added a pale watercolour to the white background.

Challenges

Double Dee - balloons

Pixies Crafty Workshop - use scraps

Lavinia World #19 - a/g

Creative Inspiration - something new or old (my old punch)

Thanks for visiting again today

Let your dreams take flight

Hello and welcome

Today's card features the beautiful swallowtail butterfly from Satmpin Up. I have used a lovely sparkly EP from Emerald Creek, but it doesn't scan well. I added some colour with Inktense pencils, added a watercolour wash in the background, and then stamped some portions of stamps by Paper Artsy and Indigo Blu. 

The sentiment is from Close to My Heart. 

I edged with a black marker, then layered onto matching coloured card, then onto a black card base

Challenges

Uniko - cool winter colours

Mod Squad - use an animal, bird, insect or reptile

Allsorts - take flight

Creative Fingers - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - a/g
Through the Craftroom door - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Making a Splash!

Hello and welcome

This is the first time I have used this 'new to me' stamp set which I purchased at our local charity shop. 

It is by 'Acid Drops & Whatnots' which has now closed. 

I found an idea on pinterest and loosely followed it. I coloured with Promarkers,used washi for the decorative strips, and added some sequins for interest.

Challenges

Get Creative #87 - something new

Creative Moments #183 - a/g

The House That Stamps Built #J2220 - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Brown Sugar #297 - a/g

CardzTV #106 - a/g

Cool Cat

Hi everyone.

I have been missing a bit because of family staying from overseas, but managed to complete this card.

I printed the new to me digi (sorry I do not know who the designer is) and coloured with Promarkers,
B336 Cadet Blue,
B528 Blue Pearl
C426 Verdigris
O837 Praline
Y337 Tulip Yellow
I also coloured the frames of the glasses with a sparkly blue pen, but it doesn't show in the scan, and added the message on a hand cut banner tag
I used my Stamplorations die to cut out the white card, offset on to a navy blue card and then onto a white base
Challenges

Diecut Divas - New things, use die or EF
Paperbabe #10 - a/g
Creative Fingers #177 - a/g
Allys Angels - a/g
Lavinia World #8 - a/g
Allsorts #555 - more than one word
Passion For Promarkers #526- use a tag

Thanks for visiting and commenting

pastels

Welcome to my blog today.

This card was inspired by Natasha from her you tube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOigPKBc3sjtegDYcDDiXA

I loved this design and had fun finding suitable stamps to use. I used only 2 shades of watercolour and stamped with Memento 'bamboo leaves' for the flowers and black for the message

Challenges

CardzTV - a/g

The Cats Pajamas - Spring Forward (I have used spring colours)

Southern Girls - a/g

Allsorts - pastels

Brown Sugar Challenges - a/g

Bye  for now and thanks for visiting

So Pretty!

Hello and Welcome

My card today was made to celebrate the engagement of my nieces eldest twin daughter. Her fiance proposed in Paris which is why I have used s French theme. 

The stamp is from Penny Black "j'aime Paris" and I have used Promarkers to colour

I  have layered onto a DP and then onto a white base card

Challenges 

Penny Black and More - make it feminine

Stamping Sensations - favourite stamp (one of many)

Creative Knockouts - a/g

Lavinia World #17 - a/g

Crafts Galore - a/g
and I have just found that Lets Craft and Create have a challenge for a/g with the option of Love is in the air, so this is most appropriate

happy birthday bird

Welcome

Today's card features one of the Crazy Birds that I have not used very much, but he just seemed to suit this design.

My background was made with a piece of blue card and embossed after rubbing my Cracked Pistachio DOX pad over the raised side. I also flicked some gold acrylic paint over for more interest.

I coloured my bird with Promarkers, Y247 and R555, added a diecut 'happy' and printed birthday on my PC

Challenges

Passion For Promarkers - a/g

Allsorts - a/g (2)

Creative Knockouts - Celebrations (2)

Mod Squad - make your own patterned paper

Creative Inspiration - Something old (my bird stamp)

Lost Coast - a/g

bbq master

Hello and welcome. 

This is possibly my final post for 2019 - I can't believe where this year has gone!!!!

I have 3 family birthday's in January, so this is the first of them.

I have made this one for my Son-in-law who loves cooking on his BBQ

The whole card was cut out with my Cameo and I raided my snippets box for the black and grey card. I hope he likes it!

Challenges

Allsorts - a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop - snippets

Arty Divas - a/g
Creative Knockouts - celebrations
Southern Girls - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Starry!

Welcome and a Merry Christmas to all my lovely followers

A quick and easy Christmas card today using a piece of DP layered onto a red base card. I scuffed up the edges with my Tim Holtz tool. I then added  Merry Christmas peel-off which I coloured with an a red Sharpie alcohol marker, and some gold stars to finish.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Unstampabelles - Star Struck Starry Night

Emerald Creek - a/g - Christmas - Winter

Allys Angels #29 - a/g

Uniko #56 - Christmas
Creative Inspirations - a/g

Be Merry

Hi everyone and welcome

Today's card features the cutest little robin from a set called 'Rockin Robin' from Clearly Besotted that I won recently. I also won the matching die set

I used a piece of DP for the lower piece of the background and used a stitched edge die for the upper half

I stamped the branch, holly, and words directly onto this and stamped the robin on a separate snippet and used mounting tape to raise him up a little

I have coloured with Promarkers, but forgot to take note of the colours, I think the red is R766 Molten Red, and the brown O837 Praline.

 I also added some white spots with my Sharpie paint pen

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers - Christmas Critters

Takes from the craftroom - It's Christmas

Pixies Crafty Workshop - snippets

Creative Knockouts - Christmas Delight

The Artistic Stamper - Christmas is Coming

Thanks for visiting

happy everything

 Hi everyone

I am back today with a card that loosely follows the instructions by Tracy Evans in the magazine Australian Simply Cards issue 117

For my stencil sponging, I used cracked pistachio, spun sugar, and abandoned coral, distress inks. The random stamping was also with the coral, and I used a very old Paper Artsy stamp from a set

The cat is from Inkadinkadoo 'Catitude', stamped onto a snippet, heat embossed and cut out with my Scan n Cut, happy is a die cut and 'everything' was computer generated.

I am very pleased with the end result.

Challenges

Through The Craftroom door - a/g

Stamping Sensations - a/g

Lavinia World #15- a/g

Art Impressions #27 - animals

Cardztv #104- a/g

Pixies  Crafty Workshop - use snippets

Textured Poppies

Welcome

Today's card was made with my poppy die using a technique I saw recently, where a tissue was folded, layered onto a card and then cut. The texture was formed by applying paint lightly so

 that the top layer wrinkled. I also added some gold paint to highlight.

The background I found in my 'spares' box, and I never made a note of how I did it, but it looks as though I have swiped ink pads lightly over a textured card. I added a ribbon to finish.

Challenges

Southern Girls - a/g

Through the Craftroom door - a/g

Cute Card Thursday #611 - a/g

Crafts Galore #70 - a/g

Creative Fingers  #176- a/g

Thanks for visiting