pillow box

 

 hi everyone

Today's project is not a card, but a pillow box that I cut out on my Cameo Silhouette, using some Coredinations card that I have been hoarding for many years. I used a funky flower embossing folder on the front and sanded to expose the underlying colour.

The flower is a Dreaming Tree design that I cut using scraps from my never shrinking scrap box, and the stamens are made with a punch

Challenges

Let's Squash it #6 - boxing clever with floral embossing

Pixies Crafty Workshop #398 - using scraps

Shadow stamping

 

 My first attempt at this technique after watching a video by Natasha Foote, a fellow kiwi

I used a very old pink stamp pad and part of a set by Rubber Dance (round in circles) to stamp directly onto my base card 

Then I used versamark and  a cherry blossom stamp from a Flourishes set, and then shifted the stamp slightly and stamped with a white  ink pad. The sentiment is stamped onto velum, trimmed and wrapped around, and I also added some white highlights with a white Sharpie pen

Challenges

Ikes World #142 - a/g / opt monochrome

Stamping Sensations - monochromatic

Cute Card Thursday #677 - Celebrate

Allsorts - a stamped image

Allys Angels #44 - a/g

Thanks for visiting today and stay safe

shabby chic

 

Hi everyone and welcome back

Today's card was made using a scrap of a pretty designer paper (unknown) with a torn edge that I sponged with walnut stain DI. I attached the picture and added a pink sponged butterfly, a matching flower, gold peeloff sentiment and a gold strip down the right hand side.

Challenges

Creations in Pink #31 - a/g

The Funky Junkie Boutique - a/g/vintage/shabby chic

Creative Sketchy Girls #57 - girls only

A perfect time to craft #3-2021 - a/g

Bizzy Becs Store challenge - a/g

Birthday Girl

 

I made today's card for my dil's birthday

I cut a square of patterned paper slightly smaller than my card base, and then used a matching plain paper to die cut the zig zags and the TH flowers. The centres are brads.

The black happy day is made from wood, and a made the 'birth' piece from scraps and peel off stickers

I would like to enter the following challenges

Unstampabelles #108 - a/g (2nd entry)

Uniko - 9th birthday celebration

The Cats Pajamas #376 - use patterned paper (2nd entry)

AAA Birthday #22 - a large sentiment

Thanks for visiting today

Birthday Boy

 

Hi everyone, I am back again with another last minute card for the challenge at Sketch Saturday

I have used a textured brown card as my base, added a layered strip for my peeloff sentiment. a diecut circle and a fussy-cut dog picture that I had in my 'things to use' box

Challenges

Sketch Saturday#648

Time Out #182 - 7th birthday

Girlz Creative Crafts #10 - use an animal

Thanks for visiting

Purple

 

Good morning all, I hope you are enjoying your day.

We will shortly be going to do our weekly grocery shop, so just time to do this post beforehand

This design is similar to one I saw recently

I stamped my flower (Paperbabe) onto a scrap with Shades Dye ink in purple majesty, coloured with  Promarker orchid and Copic Sketch amethyst, and the centre with Wink of Stella gold.After trimming down I edged both layers with gold pen and marked out a square onto the first layer. I also outlined with gold the message piece and used a peeloff for the message. I have hundreds of these to use so you will be seeing a lot of them!!

Challenges

3 room studio #24 - use purple

Pixies crafty workshop #397 - using snippets

Passion for Markers #580 - feminine

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #152 - a/g

A Perfect time to craft - a/g

Blue Lily

 

Good afternoon all

I found some time today to have a play with some of the goodies I received from Mrs A for winning one of her competitions recently

I wet  lines through one of the pretty papers, so that I could pull off a strip to layer across my card.

I have coloured the flower with the Spectrum-Noir  'Starry Sky' Sparkle pen and dragged out the colour with water. I then used the Nuvo glitter Marker 'Imperial Blue" to highlight the edges.

The green leaves are painted with  Magic Colour 'grecian olive'

I have added a peel-off which I coloured blue to match

Challenges I would like to enter

Stamping Sensations - colour my world

We Love Chocolate Baroque - flower, butterfly or birds

Bastel-Traum #98 - birthday

TTCRD - a/g

Paperbabe #138-a/g

Best Wishes

 

Welcome back

I am quite disappointed with the result of this scan, it looks so much better IRL

I have used the same die again as in my last post, which was a freebie with a magazine, and loosely followed the directions from there .

I used a white card base, a diecut rectangle frame, and a piece of dp for my background. I also added a silver peeloff to finish

Challenges

Unstampabelles #108 - a/g

A Perfect Time to Craft #2 - open challenge

The Cats Pajamas #376 - use patterned paper

Girlzcreativecrafts # 9 - a/g

Thanks for visiting

With Love

 

Hello again

To make the background for today's card, I first swiped Broken China and Peeled Paint distress inks onto an acrylic block and spritzed with water. Then pressed onto a piece of watercolour card. When it was dry, I trimmed it and layered it onto black card stock, and then onto my card base.

I used my Misti to stamp the words, and added the diecut flower panel and 3 red heart sequins. Unfortunately they show black in the scan!

Challenges I would like to enter

Creatalicious #204 - a/g opt kisses

Crafts Galore Encore #84 - a/g

Stamplorations - Love challenge (2nd entry)

Mod Squad - all about love

Allsorts - Love is...

Bastel-traum #97 - love

CRAFT #585 - Love/Valentine

With Love

 

Hi everyone

Seeing that it is Valentine month, I thought I would make this card with a cute pair of cats that I have had for too many years that I care to remember!

I used a heart stencil (unknown) on my background, and then stamped and embossed the 2 cats on a scrap of black card

They were then fussy cut and attached over the hearts, and a little gold paint added to the eyes

Finished off with a couple of peel-offs and then attached to my black base card

Challenges

Simon Says Monday - love and/or hearts

Stamplorations - love challenge

Sweet Stampin - love

Allsorts #609 - 4 legged friends

Pixies Crafty Workshop  #395- snippets

Butterfly

 

Hi everyone, I hope you are all keeping well and safe

Today's card features a Paper Artsy stamp that I have had for a few years. I had to buy it when I saw Leandra demonstrate it when she visited New Zealand

I stamped it twice with my Misti, so that I could fussy cut the butterfly and layer it

After colouring in shades of orange, I layered it with mounting tape and also added gold micro beads to the body. The flowers were lightly coloured too.

I trimmed down to a square and distressed  the edges before  attaching to the base card. A strip of Washi tape finished the bottom nicely matching the gold and orange

Challenges

Countryview Challenges - squares

We Love Chocolate Baroque - feminine

The Cats Pajamas #375 - think spring (2nd entry)

Creative Fingers #200 - a/g (2nd entry)

Incywincy designs - a/g

Stamping Sensations - favourite stamp

Never too old!

 

Hello all, I hope you are all keeping well

Today's card uses one of my favourite Art Impressions stamp sets

I have coloured using Promarkers, chilly red, cadet blue, pastel blue

Reno Art natural grey 2 (hair), lettuce

Touch, sun white (flesh)

I trimmed the image layer and attached to a matching blue card before attaching to my base card

Challenges I would like to enter

Art Impressions #300 - Celebrate with AI

Creative Fingers #200 - a/g

Passion for Markers #575 - a/g

Cute Card Thursday #670 - birthdays

THTSB # J2021 - a/g

A home without a cat!

 

Welcome back

Today's card features a cat from an Indigo Blu set that I have had for quite some time.

I stamped him on a scrap and coloured with markers - one of my favourite combo's of  Promarkers, pastel yellow, summer sun, and tulip yellow, and copic ciao Y38. I love how I can graduate the colours on this stripey cat!

I layered him onto a diecut stitched circle of white scrap, and then onto my yellow embossed background (Craft Concepts 'sun rays')

The sentiment is from a set by The Ink Road Stamps

Challenges

Passion for Markers #574 - favourite colour combo

Stamping Sensations - favourite stamps (I love cat stamps)

Dare to be Artsy - a/g

The Cats Pajamas #375 - think spring (I have used spring colours)

Pixie's Playground #394 - use snippets

The House that Stamps Built J1321 - a/g

Lets Squash It #4 -  ef and an animal 2nd entry

I apologize that I cannot get the link function to work, I will try again later

Meow

 

Hi, and welcome back

Today's fun card uses one of the very first dies that I bought, many years ago. I decided it needed an outing once again

The background dp has been embossed in my cuttlebug, and the top corners rounded. The folder does not have a name, but it is by Cuttlebug

The cat and mouse were die cut from scraps, as was the 'grass' piece at the bottom.

I did some faux stitching with my Sharpie white paint pen, and attached all to a black card base

Challenges

A perfect time to craft #1 - a/g

Classic Design challenge -a/g

Crafts Galore Encore #83 - a/g

Crafty Friends #148 - a/g

Lets squash it #4 - ef and animal

Get Creative #97 - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Open your heart

 

Hi everyone

Today's card is based on the sketch from Sketch Saturday.

I trimmed some navy card slightly smaller than my white card base and added the two pieces of designer paper. I wound some sparkly gold thread three times around on the left and then attached a butterfly that I had stamped and fussy cut. I stamped the sentiment onto a circle of white, using Brilliance 'pearlescent sky blue' for both. Finished with three gold raised pearls for decoration

I would like to enter the following challenges

Creative Moments #206 - a/g

Mod Squad - must have wings (my butterfly)

Art Impressions - resolutions

Allsorts #606 - favourite colour (I love this shade of blue)

Sketch Saturday #642

Sweet Stamping - new (my sentiment is new)

Lost Coast #113 - starting with 'B' (my butterfly)

Flying high

 

Hello all and welcome back

Today's card uses a cute stamp that I won from Mia at Craftartista. 

It is  a House Mouse design, so now I can enter their challenge

I have coloured with Promarkers, IG07 silver lining and G956 ocean teal

The teal matched my background paper nicely

Challenges

Passion for Markers #573 - birthdays

Allsorts #605 - a/g

Creatilicious #202 - a/g (I did not use the option)

Simon Says Monday - use something new (my new stamp)

House Mouse and friends #331 - new beginnings (my new stamp)

Cardztv #131 - a/g

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Thanks for visiting