Thinking of you

 

Hi everyone, and welcome to my blog today

I have made this card by diecutting an oblong in a left-over piece of textured card. Behind the aperture I attached  piece of tissue that I made some time ago, by crumpling, adding colours, and embossing with gold EP. I then added a diecut flower and a gold peeloff

Challenges

Snippets # 437

Just for you

 

Hi crafty friends. It has been a while since I have posted on here

I made this card very similar to a birthday one earlier in the year

The stamp is Indigo Blu and the message is from a Woodware set

I have highlighted the image with a white Sharpie paint pen

Challenges - 

Colorful Options - beautiful brown

Scribbles Design Challenge #112 - a/g

The Crafting Challenge - a/g

In My Garden

 

Welcome

Today's card uses another of my 'plays', experimenting with ink, sprays, and water

I decided to pair this with a Paper Artsy stamp - Jofy JM34, which I stamped with Memento tuxedo black. I stamped again on some scraps, lightly tinted in the centre of the flowers, and layered onto the card. The small circles are filled with Dimensional Magic, and I finished off by drawing some wriggly lines for a frame

Challenges

We Love Stamping - in my garden

Crafts Galore Encore #102 - a/g

Birthday Balloons

 

Hi Everyone

Today's card features an image from Dr Digi that I won recently

I have coloured him using various markers , and ran a black marker around the edge. I attached to the base card, positioning more towards the top left. The message is a peeloff which I coloured black

Challenges

Colour Crazy Craft #33 - a/g

Allsorts #690 - a/g ( I did not use the option)

Creative Fingers #257 - a/g

613 Avenue Create #202208 

Thanks for visiting, and I appreciate your comments

Wish

Hi everyone

First of all, welcome to my new follower, Carla Aerts, thank you

Today's card is the result of playing with some paints to make backgrounds. I first used 3 colours of Fresco paints, dotting them onto my card and then scraping across with an old credit card. I decided that I didn't like the colour combo, so mixed some perfect pearls into a little white paint and painted over the top, dabbing in some places to give a slight textured look

The circles from 'Round in Circles' (Rubberdance) were stamped with Brilliance graphite black, and the words from 'Affirmations' (Rubberdance) were stamped and embossed in detail white EP. I also coloured the large word lightly with a Sharpie paint pen

Challenges

Art Impressions #334 - Dynamic Duo (use 2 different stamp sets)

Rubberdance - a/g

Time Out #220 - make your own background

C.R.A.F.T. #648 - a/g option

TTCRD - a/g
 

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Tranquil Turquoise

 

Good morning crafty friends.

The stormy weather of the last few days has seemed to have stopped, and the sun is shining!

I trimmed my white piece to layer onto my turquoise base card, and added some diecut leaves, a sparkly flowere and a peeloff message trapped in 2 clear peeloffs.

Challenges

Colourful Options #8 - tranquil turquoise

PIP #2233 - a/g

The Paper Funday #44 - a/g

Creative Knockouts #466 - a/g

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Stitched Swans

 

First of all, a big welcome to my newest follower, Meg Patterson, thank you for joining

A last minute entry for the challenge at Creative Knockouts, where they have asked for 'all stitched up'

I have used a lovely sparkly black thread for this design, but it doesn't show in my scan. The edges are sponged with black soot DI and attached to a white base card.

I would also like to enter at Carlin's Card Paradise Challenge for a/g

Happy Happy Happy

 

I am back today with a card for the Stay Crafty/Hero Arts challenge.

They are wanting cards representing 'another year older'

I stamped 'happy' 3 times on the left, and then cut nine circles with my cuttlebug in two sizes. After layering them I added some little stickers, and glitter on the dark edges.

These were attached to a piece of dp and edged with a scrap of cotton ribbon

Snowman

 

Another entry for the BYSHCardmakers linky party

The snowman is a die from Creative Expressions, which I cut from a soft pearl card, and adhered to the red base. I ran a narrow piece of ds tape down the left edge and sprinkled with holographic glitter. A peeloff finished it off

Summer Birthday

 

Hi there crafty friends

Today's card was made using one of the first stamp sets that I bought (more than 20 years ago)

I stamped with Memento and coloured with markers as follows

Promarkers - praline and pastel beige

Copics - ultramarine and lipstick orange

Creative Graphics - green bice

I used a stitched circle die to cut it out and layered onto a stitched edge DP. Then added a peeloff coloured with the ultramarine

Challenges

Allsorts #636 - summer

Friendship Challenge #79 - summer, sun, beach

Cut it up #256 - Summer Lovin

edited to add

Art Impressions #332 - Summer fun

Merry Christmas

 

Hi there

I am back today with another entry at BYSHCardmakers linky party

I cut this design from Special Heart Studio using my Silhouette Cameo and some snippets from my scrap box. I love the CAS style of it

Other Challenges

Word Art Wednesday #533/534 - a/g 2/2

Snippets Playground #433 - a/g

Christmas in July linky party

 

This is my first entry for the BYSHC party

Stamp by Penny Black, stamped with Memento - bamboo leaves and lady bug

Other challenges entered

Ally's Angels #60 - a/g 3/3

Carlin's Card Paradise #48 - a/g

Lost Coast - Christmas in July

TTCRD - a/g

Creative Fingers #236  - a/g

Word Art Wednesday #533/534 - a/g

Christmas in July

 

Hi everyone and welcome 

There are a lot of Christmas in July challenges at the moment, so I made this card to enter some of them

I have used the sketch from BYSHC and some scraps from a SU pad

My Snowy is from a Penny Black set called holly-jolly and I coloured him with toning markers. The sentiment is a peeloff which I coloured

Challenges

BYSHC sketch 24 (on facebook)

Christmas Kickstart #64 - show us your snowfolk

Lost Coast - Christmas in July

Allsorts #685 - Christmas in July

Dare2BArtzy - Christmas in July

Christmas Craft Creations - patterned paper

Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas in July

Unforgettable

 

Good morning all

Today's card uses a background from my large box of trimmed backgrounds. I added some colour with fossilized amber DOX , a little frayed burlap, and a few water splashes

I stamped directly using Adirondak Espresso, and heat embossed with detail clear EP

The markers used to colour were Copic Y26 mustard, E79 cashew Y38 honey, and Creative Graphic 163 green bice

The branch was freehand cut from a scrap of paper and the sentiment is from an EF which has a lot of different words on it.

Outlined with a black marker and adhered to a white base card

Challenges

Allsorts - #684 - allsorts of animals

We Love stamping  - a/g (I did not use the option)

 Paper Funday #43 - a/g (I did not use the option)

Ally's Angels #60 - a/g 2/3

Carlins card Paradise #48 a/g

Thanks for dropping in and leaving me a comment

Flowers

 

Hello all

After watching a demo by Eileen Goodwin, this is my attempt at her style.

I cut a circle template with a die and coloured the part circles with various shades of Memento ink

The stamp is from LaBlanche, and does not appear to have a name

After rounding the corners, and sponging with DI worn lipstick, I attached to my base card, and added some WOS to the butterflies and some enamel dots to the circle edges

Challenges

Stamping Sensations - summer flowers

Hero Arts - birthday

Allys Angels #60 a/g

PIP #2228 - a/g

Simon Says Monday  - fabulous florals

Pink Butterfly

 

Hello crafty friends

Today's card follows a sketch from Cut It Up and I have used some scraps from a 6x6 pad by Prima. I diecut the rectangles using a stitched die and adjusting the size to what I needed. The circle is a stitched circle too. Sorry I don't know the brands as I have discarded the packaging long ago! The edges are sponged with DI worn lipstick, and the scrap for the butterfly was coloured with this also. It is a very plain butterfly shape, so I embossed it and highlighted the raised areas with some silver metallic paste. The body piece is covered with pink 'bling' but it has changed colour in the scan.

Challenges

Bastel-traum #114 - things with wings

Cut It Up #255 - sketch

Creative Knockouts #460 - diecuts or punches

Creations in Pink - a/g in pink