Harmony

 

A quick post today, as the challenge #632 at MFT closes tomorrow. I have used a stamp by Chocolate Baroque for the tree and sentiment and followed the sketch from there and the inspiration is from Inspiration Station, where I was inspired by the trees in the example

Birthday Wishes

 

Welcome everyone

We are at home today awaiting the arrival of Cyclone Gabriel which should be at it's worst tonight and tomorrow.

I decided to make a card for the Uniko 11th birthday challenge, using one of Bev's digi's -  'Spring Botanical Crocus'

I printed the sentiment using 'Amalfi Coast' font

The crocus is coloured with Promarkers, herb green, tea green, pastel green, marine, lemon, and outlined withsilver lining.

Challenges - Uniko birthday month

                      613 Avenue - a/g (did not use the option)

                    Carlins Card Challenge #55 - green and blue

                    Crafts Galore Encore #108- a/g

                    I Love Promarkers #528 - a/g

Happy crafting!

Happy Birthday

 

Welcome back to my blog

Todays card uses another Penny Black stickeroo which is adhered to a scrap of cream card,

My background is a piece of DP and I have used some rub-ons to embellish. I still have lots to use up!

Challenges

Penny's challenge #539 - a/g

Allsorts #714 - a/g with love option

PIP #2305 - a/g

Penny Black Saturday - a/g with hearts and flowers option

Let Your Feet Wander.....

 

Hello everyone.

Today's card uses a stamp from Papermania Square Urban Stamps - Chronology (Looking Glasses) which I stamped with Versamark onyx black, and embossed with clear detail EP. I think the verse is from a Unity Stamps grab bag. 

The bottom edge was torn and the rest edged in a black marker.Layered onto a base card which has cogs randomly stamped on it

Challenges:-

 Creative Knockouts #486  - Celebrations

                                       Allsorts #713 - for boys or men

                                       Papercraft Challenges # 90 - a/g

Paris again

 

Back again today with another Paris themed card

The background DP is stamped down the left side with Stampin Up stamps and Memento 'nautical blue'

I think the Paris stamp is from Hampton Arts, but not positive on that. I dug into my box of brads that haven't been used for so long and found some little bronze coloured ones to use. The snippets of ribbon were cut and attached to the back. The letters in the black squares are shiny silver, and my scanner did not like them at all. It says WISH in case you can't see it.

Challenges

Allsorts #712 - spots/stripes

Penny's Challenge #538 - a/g

Romantic Paris

 Welcome

A few free hours today so made this card, roughly following one from "Creating Cards with Stamps' magazine

The DP background had the addition of some splotches of Peeled Paint DI and a touch of metallic rub as well. I edged it with a brown copic.

I stamped the Eiffel Tower (from Stamp It) onto the white scrap that you can see peeking out from under the cream scrap, using Versafine onyx black.the ticket is from a Tom Holtz set, the round date stamp is from PA Hot Picks. 

I also used vintage photo to highlight edges and soften the white background of the tower, and added some embellishments to finish off.

I would like to enter the following challenges

timeoutchallenges. - inspired by words
Snippets Playground 11th Anniversary

We Love Stamping  - favourite colours (green and cream, another favourite combo)

Bluebird

 

 

Welcome

Wishing all my blogging friends a happy and healthy new year

It has been a while since I made a card, as all our family are back in New Zealand for a Christmas holiday which has been a bit hectic to say the least! but lovely to see them all, after covid has kept them away for 3 years

My card is made using some scraps for the tag and the stamped bird

Dp is by BasicGrey 'Out of Print'

Bird - Dina Wakley "Little Birdies'

sentiment - GinaK 'Owl always love you'

Tag - Sizzix 'tag set'

Promarkers - C729,B318,B336,R866

Branch die - unknown

Challenges I would like to enter

Passion for Markers#670 - diecuts

Allsorts #708/709 - CAS

Snippets Playground#444 - anything but Christmas

We Love Stamping - favourite colours (Ilove blues and greens)

I Love Promarkers#525 - a/g

Thank you for visiting and I appreciate those of you who leave me a comment

Happy Hedgies

 

Hi everyone

I have been working on a challenge to myself! 

Whilst tidying I found 2 pages of Penny Black Stickeroos, so challenged myself to use them all up, and ended up making 13 cards. I tried to use up bits and pieces from my scrap pile and also buttons that I have had a long time. The papers are mostly Studio K

Challenges

Rabisco #40 - a/g

Penny Black Saturday - a/g

Perfect Time to Craft - a/g

PIP #2249 - a/g

Allsorts #706 - a/g (did not use the snow option)

Snippets Playground #443

Thanks for visiting, I may show some more of the cards in the future

Christmas Penguins

 

Hi all, it has been a while since my last post, but I have been busy with Christmas items.

I have made these cute penguins for my four youngest grandchildren. I will pop in some chocolate and some Christmas spending money.

The belly band slips off and they open up.

I have used a lot of scraps from my scrap mountain for these, cut on my Cameo and glued together.

Challenges

Snippets Playground #442

Allsorts - wings or tails

pammiesinkypinkieschallenges. #2248

wordartwednesday.blogspot. #571/572

Thanks for visiting

Scorpio birthday

 

My youngest son's birthday was this month, and this is the card I made for him.

The design was from an old magazine called 'Cardmaking with Paper Sculpture' and includes all the Zodiac signs by Greg Sukendro.

I used some yellow scraps to cut out the scorpian, but did not reduce the pile much!

Challenges

Allsorts #700 - Let's celebrate

Snippets Playground #440 - using snippets!

Welove2create #11 - a/g

Hugs and Kisses

 

Another cat card for the cat lovers hop

The cat is from a set by Ranger - 'Puddy Cat' that I coloured  with copics.The banner is hand-cut and stickers attached, finished with a strip of washi

Colour Crazy Challenge #42 - a/g

Crazy for Cats #1 - a/g with a cat

Mewow!

 

Another entry for the Cat Lovers Hop!

I made this one after seeing this design on Pinterest, and thought it was so cute.

The cats were cut by hand, and the edges sponged

Also entering the challenge at Word Art Wednesday for a/g

and PIP #2243 - a/g

Sarcastic?

 

Hello all, and a very big welcome to my new followers

Today's card is for my entry into the 2022 Cat Lover's Hop organised by Janis from Her Peaceful Garden

The cat is from Stampers Anonymous and I printed the message using my Sillhouette software

Challenges

Cat Lovers Hop

PIP #2243 - a/g

Stamping Sensations - all things Autumn (I coloured the cat in brown and gold)

Allsorts #699 - Colours of Autumn

Fly(ing)

 

Good morning ceafty friends, I can't believe it is two weeks since I have been on here!

I quickly made this card yesterday as the House Mouse challenge finishes tomorrow.

I do not appear to have a number for this stamp, but it is rather cute. I have coloured it with Copics - B29,V17,R17. Creative Graphic Markers - 120, 35, 174. Artmarker BG1, and Touch Marker R131

I also used chalk for the sky and paper pieced the kite, and the word stamp is from Kitchen Sink

Challenges

House Mouse #374 - a/g I did not use the option

Digi Chooseday #42 - a/g

Word Art Wednesday #565-566 - a/g

PIP #2242 - a/g

Buttons and bows

 

Hello everyone, back again today with a card for some more challenges.

After a long conversation with Canon (printers) I have managed to get my scanning sorted, thank goodness!

The background is some spotty paper which I swiped over with Honey Dew Mist, Glimmer Mist, so it has a very subtle sparkle. I selected butterflies from various stamp sets, stamped onto blue card and embossed with white detail EP. The sentiment is on a piece of torn vellum and I have added a strip of blue card overlaid with sheer ribbon, a lace motif, and a blue button

Challenges:-

Art Impressions - buttons and bows

Allsorts #697 a/g (I did not use the option)

Thank you for visiting

Create

 

Hi there, sorry I have been missing in action.

I recently purchased a new PC which runs win 11, and it has been quite a change from my old win 7 PC.

I have had to resolve a number of issues, mainly with help from youtube, and now I have struck another problem where blogger won't upload photos. For this one I had to copy and paste, and I am not really happy with the process or the result, so I apologise if it is not a clear picture.

For the left side I used a piece from my scrap box, and just had enough to die-cut to fit. The stamp is a very old one, which I have removed from the block, and did  not keep a record of the maker. If anyone knows, I would love to know too. The centre piece was stamped onto shrink plastic, shrunk, then layered with mounting tapeonto the stamped panel.

Challenges :-

Snippets #438 - using scraps from the scrap mountain!!

Rabisco #38 - a/g

Creative Knockouts #473 - a/g