butterflies

 Hi and welcome

A quick post this morning as the butterfly challenge at Allsorts closes soon.

This is a very simple card, but looks great IRL, as the background dp is very sparkly. Unfortunately it does not show up in the scan. 

I have adhered the piece to my white card base, added a strip of pink edged with a Fiskars punch, cut the word in vinyl, and attached and added a toning butterfly with diamantes for her body

Challenges

Allsorts - butterfly

A Perfect Time to Craft - a/g

Crafters Castle - a/g

AAA birthday - things with wings

Classic Design Challenge - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Stay safe, stay home, and craft

Fun and Laughter days

Hello friends and welcome back

Today's card features an image from Bizzy Becs Store that I was lucky enough to won in a recent challenge.

I have coloured her with Promarkers and diecut her out, adjusting the die to fit the image. I layered a piece of dp on the left side of my base card, added the image and then a sentiment, stamped onto a snippet, fussy cut and raised with mounting tape.

Challenges

Through the craft room door - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Paperbabe #118 - a/g

Allys Angels #33 - a/g

Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper - a/g

A perfect time to craft - a/g

Simon Says Wednesday - a/g

Pixies Playground #377 - use snippets

Stay safe and stay home and craft!

New nest!

Hello friends, I hope you are all keeping busy under lockdown

I have made this card for a co-worker who was able to move into her new apartment the day before lockdown

I have used a 'new to me' stamp set from GinaK "Owl always love you" which I believe is no longer available

I stamped with  Gina K black amalgam ink and clear embossed, then used a mix of Promarkers and prisma pencils to colour

Challenges

Through the craft room door - a/g

AAAcards - sketch

Southern Girls - a/g

Creative fingers - a/g

Lets Craft & Create - a/g

Stamplorations - cas

Friends

Welcome back

Today's card was made to send to a young friend for Easter, I know it is not your usual chicken or bunny card, something a little different.

I painted my rainbow background on Fabriano watercolour card, then stamped the images from a NBUS  Crafty Individuals set with GinaK amalgam ink and clear embossed. I also stamped the young couple again on a scrap of white so that I could colour them and adhere to the b/g

Promarker Colours used,

C426, R738,Y437, O949, O837, V528, Y524

Challenges

Passion For Promarkers #537 - Easter

Stamping Sensations - Somewhere over the rainbow
The Cats Pajamas #367 - sharing hope

Thanks for visiting

Birthday Butterflies

Hi and welcome to my lovely visitors.

I have taken a break from spring cleaning to spend some time in my craft room, as there are a few challenges I wished to enter.

I searched through my box of backgrounds, and chose this one, I wish I could remember how I made it!!

As it has a touch of gold I decided to emboss my image from Crafty Individuals in a bright gold ep

I stamped the butterflies again on a scrap and coloured them with Promarkers, then raised them with mounting tape. The sentiment is from Stampin Up, but I covered the word gorgeous and just used the Happy Birthday part. 

The piece was outlined with the same blue promarker, and then attached to my card base

Challenges

Paperbabe #116 - Birthday

Penny Black and More - a/g

Dare to be Artsy - pastel colours (my b/g is pastel)

Lavinia World #24 - a/g

Artsy Stamper Challenge #13 - things with wings

Pixies Crafty Workshop - using snippets

All Fun Challenges #6 - a/g

Thanks for visiting and leaving me a comment

Thinking Of You

Welcome back

Today,s card is for a friend who's husband now has terminal cancer.

Because we are in lockdown, we cannot visit, so I decided to make a card for them

I cut the feather outlines in a gold card on my silhouette and backed with some dp (unknown brand that I have had about 4 years) I rounded the corners of the blue layer and stamped in white detail EP, a flourish from a Stampers Anonymous set (mini ornates) that I bought in New York a number of years ago and have never used! I added a gold peeloff (also very old) remember when these were so popular! I don't think I will ever use mine up!

Layered onto a white linen look deckle edged base card, and the feathers are raised with mounting tape

challenges

Allsorts #566/7 - something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

I used old - dp, stamp, peeloff

blue - background paper

Crafters Castle  #28- a/g

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Stamplorations - a/g

The Crafters Cafe #239  - a/g

Do what makes you happy

Hi and welcome back

Today's card uses the lovely Lavinia stamp that I had used last week.

I multiple stamped onto some designer paper, with GinaK black amalgam, and also stamped a sentiment from Unity in Shades dye ink (purple majesty). I overstamped in Versamark, then clear embossed. Thank heavens for my Misti, I would never be able to do this otherwise.

I added a little Wink of stella to the luna lights and also a white paint sharpie to high-lite

Challenges

Time Out #158 - purple with the friendship option

Lavinia World #23 - a/g 

Creative Fingers#183 - a/g

Thanks for visiting and stay safe

shopping!

Hi and welcome back.

Today's card is for my granddaughter's 14th birthday which is coming up this month.

I have based it on the challenge from Passion for Promarkers, which this week is for flowers and lace.

I have used a pretty piece of dp for my background which has bright colourful flowers on it.

My image is a digi from 'Girl about town' set, and it is very appropriate, as she loves clothes shopping. 

I have coloured with the following Promarkers

cardinal red,  dusky rose,  cadet blue,  pastel beige,  cinnamon,  saddle brown,   caramel,  praline,

buttercup,  and pastel green

 I added 2 rows of lace, which I deepened the colour with the dusky rose to match the girl;s blouse, and then finished with a co-ordinating flower

I hope she likes it!

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers #536- flowers and lace

Lavinia World #23 - a/g

Creative Inspirations - April showers and spring flowers

The classic design challenge #4 - 4th birthday

I love Promarkers # 407 - a/g and birthday option
Art Impressions #279 - bloom where you are planted (2nd entry)

Thanks for visiting and stay safe and stay home

Top Bloke!

 Hello and welcome back

Today's card uses an image from a great set for guys. I have chosen the golfer today, and stamped onto a piece of white card, along with the sentiment and the frightened golf ball!

I coloured with promarkers, layered slightly off-set onto a dark green card base and added a piece of washi tape

 Linking to the following challenges

Allsorts #565- men and boys

Creative crafting uncles - a/g for males

Bizzy Becs Store challenge - a/g

Crafts Galore Encore #74 - a/g

Simon Says Wednesday - happy birthday

Poppy Sparkle

Hello all

Another card today, made for the Memory Box challenge, which is to use glitter paper, or glue.

I diecut a piece of pearl metallic card with a TH die and backed it with a piece of red card which I glittered with WoW fine glitter.

I diecut my poppies twice, once in green card, and once in red card. I added Art Glitter glue and more of the WoW glitter to the red poppies, When dry, I trimmed them and glued to the green layer. A stamped bee and some washi tape completed the card

Challenges

Outside the box - use glitter

All Fun challenges - a/g

Power Poppy - a/g

Die Cut Divas - a/g

Art Impressions - Bloom where you are planted

Steampunk!

Hi Everyone.

I hope you are all being very crafty, my country is in total lock-down, so I am having fun in my craft room to pass the time.

For this card, I stamped a piece of cream paper with some clocks and cogs to make my background. It looked too bright so I layered a piece of velum paper over it to soften. 

I cut the penny-farthing on my cameo silhouette, and glued to the velum. I also added a small brad in each corner, and some peel offs that look like hinges. Then attached to my dark maroon base card.

Challenges

Artsy Stamper - lots of layers

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - steampunk

The House that stamps built - a/g

Animals

Hi again! and welcome back to Annie, who mysteriously disappeared!

Today's card uses one of my favourites from  Tim Holtz, Crazy Dogs.

 I used a couple of pieces of DP and some stickers from my new set of Dylusions - 'bigger back chat'

You will probably be seeing more of these!

Challenges

Allsorts - anything from the animal world

Creatilicious #183 - a/g

Learn, Live, and Hope

A very appropriate message for our world today!

I have used a 'mop up' background from my experiments box and stamped with my new Lavinia stamp 'Luna Lights' I thought the sentiment went well, but not sure who is the maker. I also added 3 matching sequins and attached to a matching card base

Challenges
Lavinia World #22 - a/g
Southern Girls - a/g (2nd entry)
Paperbabe #115 - Picture Inspiration (used pink and blue)
Simon Says Wednesday - a/g
The Creative Crafters #26 - a/g

Thanks for visiting, and stay safe and well

Running late again!

Hi I am back again today with an entry for the Allsorts challenge.  Lots of Dots.

I have used a piece of DP for the top section and then stamped onto a snippet of white for the bottom section. Another piece of striped DP with a bow and a white piece with the celebrate set. I made this one for my SIL's birthday

Also entering the Pixies Playground challenge to use snippets

Yee Hah!

Good morning crafty peoples! I hope you are all keeping safe and well.

First of all I would like to welcome my newest followers, Tracy, Donna, Joy, Linda, and Karen. 

Today's card, for a friend's birthday,  features the second set that I bought on my holiday, another set from Art Impressions. This one is called Cowboy Wiggle Wobble

I used some designer papers, cut with my cuttlebug for the background, then stamped and coloured the separate pieces with my Promarkers,

Verdigris

Cadet Blue

Pastel Blue

Caramel

Pastel Beige

I then cut them out with the dies from the set and assembled them together with the provided brads. He is attached to the card with an action wobble, and looks so cute when shaken!

The sentiment is also from the set

Challenges

Southern Girls - a/g

Passion for Promarkers #534 - Masculane

Dare2B Artsy - a/g

Cuttlebugmania - Happy Birthday

Time Out #157 - birthday

Happy Little Stamper - a/g with dies

Thanks for visiting

Mood Swings!

Welcome friends.

I have been missing in action for a few weeks, and glad to be home again. 

I made 2 cards today with stamp sets that I bought while we were travelling the country in our Motorhome This one, by Art Impressions, is called Mood Swings.

I stamped with GinaK amalgam ink and clear embossed

I used the following Promarkers to colour with

Ocean Teal

Tea Green

Orchid

Pale Blossom

Praline

Saddle Brown

Cinnamon

I then sponged the background lightly with a pale blue ink pad, and a light neutral colour

The sentiment is from the same set

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers - Make it Feminine

Allys Angels - a/g

Crafters Castle - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

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