Under the sea

Hello and welcome

This was a commissioned card - the request was for two diving buddies and underwater

I made a background in sea-like colours using various inks and paints and then stamped with my Kaisercraft stamp and versamark. I used 2 different ep colours for the seaweed. I found the diver images online, printed and fussycut, and also adhered some diecut starfish. All mounted onto a dark blue card

They were very thrilled with the result

Challenges 

CountryView - Under the sea
Southern Girls - a/g
Craft Stamper - a/g
Through the Craftroom Door - a/g

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Funky Flowers

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Today's card was inspired by a video I watched by Gerry Van Der Velden. I have followed her instructions to make my background using distress oxides and a brayer. I then did my own thing by stamping with Stampers Anonymous word stamp through a stencil. I then stamped with these delightful flowers by Jofy and stamped again on scrap paper. I used the following Promarkers to colour the flower heads which are fussy cut and adhered 

C446 Marine

C426 Verdigris

C719 Pastel Blue

G956 Ocean Teal

I have added some cute buttons and also layered my sentiment with foam tape.

Challenges

Passion For Promarkers - add buttons

The Flower Challenge - a/g

Stamping Sensations - a/g with flowers

Through the Craftroom Door - a/g

A Blog Named Hero - stretch your stamps

Bastel-Traum - use a sentiment

I Love Promarkers - a/g option 3 layers

Thanks for visiting and have a lovely day

Sail Away

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Today's card features a stickeroo from Penny Black (Vintage Sailing) which I have layered onto a strip of navy blue leather look card. I stamped the words (from a Kaisercraft set - Sail Away) onto a scrap of white card. with black amalgam ink from Gina K. clear embossed, and attached under the image. A wooden ships wheel was added to finish off

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches #400

Cardztv #97- a/g

Addicted to Stamps and More #356 - a/g

Repeat Impressions A289 - a/g

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Favourite!

Hello and welcome back

Today's card was an experiment using paint and a brayer for the background. I made four while I had the equipment out, so you will see some more cards coming soon! I added some drops of water and some pearl embossing powder. This was a technique that I watched by Sara Naumann on her YouTube channel, but of course mine turned out a little differently. I stamped my flower with Brilliance 'pearlescent sky blue' and cut it out with my Scan and Cut. I added some diecut leaves and also some micro beads in the centre of the flower. This stamp is an old favourite that I have had a number of years

Challenges
Southern Girls - Spring is in the air
Allsorts - Feminine
International Art and Soul - flowers
Addicted to Stamps - mood board (I chose to use the colour)
Ally's Angels - a/g

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one for the guys!

Hi everyone
There are a few challenges at the moment for guy's cards, so here is my entry.
Stamped and coloured with copics and promarkers and cut out with a die from Stamplorations. I always have to adjust this to fit our size cards, as they are different from American sizes. I then layered onto a dark green card base.
Challenges
Southern Girls - masculine
Lost Coast Designs - a/g with stamps
TCP#360 - CAS
Penny Black and More - Boy's and Men
Emerald Creek - High Hopes (Ithink he was hoping for a great fish!)

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Buttons and Bows

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Today's card is for the Allsorts challenge, which is to use buttons and bows.

I cut a piece of DP and a matching plain colour which I used my scallop punch on. Layered onto white card and added a ribbon and buttons. I am not sure who the sentiment is by

Other challenges

Pammiesinkypinkies - a/g

Ally's angels - a/g

Cardztv #95 - a/g

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Love

Welcome

I have made today's card for the challenge at UnstampaBelles where the option is stencils and spray. I created the background using Dylusions Shimmer sprays in 'Postbox red' and 'Pure Sunshine', and then oversprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist 'Iridescent gold'. I the used 'worn lipstick' DI and my new makeup brush(life changing for me) to colour the background as the white was too stark  I took an extra photo to try and show the gorgeous colours and shine.

I punched out a dragonfly twice, painted it gold and also painted the chipboard word as well. All layered onto a black card base

Challenges

UnstampaBelles-Stunning Stencil Play - option sprays

Crafters Castle - share your favourite - (sprays)
Allys Angels - a/g

Sketch

Welcome

Today's card has somehow managed to scan on an angle, it is not really crooked like that.

I have made this using the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. My base card is kraft and have layered a small check dp on top. My flags are also cut from dp and the image is from a set of stickers that I won recently from Stamplorations. (Thanks Shery)

other challenges

Cardztv #94- a/g

Paperbabe #98 - a/g

Stamplorations - neverending a/g

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Spurs!

Hi everyone

Today's card is a fun one that I have made for the challenge at Emerald Creek Dares, where the subject is Rhinestone Cowboys.

The mood board had boots, so I went with that. This is a digi from Clarity stamps that I printed onto some DP, and coloured with copics. Ialso printed the quote that I found online. 

I then sponged with Versamark and used Seth Apter Baked Velvet - Sedona which I won from Emerald creek a while ago. It gives a great effect over anything.

I then adhered it to a black card base.

Challenges

Emerald Creek Dares - #ECJuly2019

Southern Girls - Boys are the bomb

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summer fun

Hi all!

A very quick post this morning as I am running late!

I made this for one of my family, using a die cut sun, velum for the glass, a plastic straw and the letters were cut with my cuttlebug

Challenges

Allsorts - summer fun

Summer flowers

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Today's card is a stamp from Hero Arts which I have coloured with promarkers, and then cut into 3 pieces. I layered them onto some scraps of black card and then onto my base card which is a matching blue. I also layered the message to match and added a pretty flower from my stash

Challenges

Mod Squad - Just in CASE

Stamping Sensations - The earth laughs in flowers

Penny Black and more - summer colours

Pixies Crafty Workshop #356

Stripes!

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog

Todays card follows a layout that I saw somewhere in blogland! It really appealed as it is a way of using designer paper (of which I have rather a lot!)

Celebrate is stamped with Gina K amalgam and clear embossed - I love embossing as it adds such a classy effect.

The eiffel tower was cut on my Cameo using a sparkly glitter paper

Challenges

Southern Girls - Stripes

Crafters Castle #19 - a/g

Party Time!

My second post today!

The challenge this week at Passion for Promarkers is '4 legged friends' so of course I had to make a card with this stamp from one of my favourite sets. I have the bird crazy set and the cat set as well, and use them a lot.

I stamped onto a piece of DP and again onto some specialty (for markers) card. After colouring with

O345 saddle brown

O427 cinnamon

O727 caramel

R766 molten red

B346 azure

I fussy cut and glued into position. The Never too old is from Art Impressions and the happy birthday is from an old set that I have lost the name from. I added some sparkly gems too.

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers

Stamping Sensations - show your colours

Through the craftroom door

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vintage pastels

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Todays card uses some very old music torn at an angle for the background. I have used a craft individuals stamp for my focal image and coloured with promarkers from the pastel range. I added some soft lemon ribbon overlayed with some soft green lace for trim

challenges

Allsorts - soft pastels

Mod Squad challenge- use a flower

Birthday Boy

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Today's card is for one of my grandsons, whose birthday is today. I have cut the design with my Silhouette and added his initials to the sail. He has been learning sailing for the last 2 years, so I thought this would be appropriate.

Challenges

Crafty Calender - masculine

Papercraft Challenges - Happy Birthday

Sympathy card

Welcome

I recently needed a sympathy card to send to a friend. I masked off an area and sponged on distress inks to make a background. The birds and the sentiment are from A SU set called Wetlands

Challenges 

A blog named Hero - Sympathy

Travel

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Today's card is all about travel, something that we now find difficult to do as the flights are so long from New Zealand.

The base is from a masterboard that I painted some time ago, and not sure what acrylics I used. The smaller stamped pieces are from a Recollections set called 'Going Places'

I handmade the tag from some kraft card and used a stamp that I bought in USA by Hampton Art, embossed with black filigree ep

Challenges

Allsorts - travel

Bizzy Becs Store Challenge - a/g
Crafts Galore Encore - a/g

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Make It Pink

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Today's card features a sentiment by Lawn fawn, the flower is an unknown brand, and if I remeber correctly the spots are from The Artistic Stamper.

I have used the following Promarkers

Pastel Pink R738

Dusky Rose R327

Antique Pink R346

I stamped and fussycut the flowers seperately and raised them with mounting tape

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers - Make it Pink

Southern Girls - Spots and Dots

Uniko - #53 a/g ( I did not use the masculine option)

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Fantasy!

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Todays card is a Lavinia image which I flipped to look the other way. Layered onto some pretty pink striped dp and then onto a pink card base. I stamped the sentiment down the side and added 3 pink sequins. Also coloured the wings and flowers with a pastel pink Promarker, and then coated with clear WOS, which does not show in the scan

Challenges

Allsorts - fantasy world

Pixies Crafty Workshop - snippets

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B & W + 1

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The challenge at Allsorts this week is for black and white plus one. I have used a geometric background die in black and layered onto a white base card. My butterfly (from an old Martha Stewart set) is stamped in Mermaid Lagoon DI onto turquoise card and embossed with dye boss ep. I left some of the shapes in to give the butterfly some ground

Challenges

Allsorts - black and white plus 1

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Crafters Castle - a/g

Uniko - a/g

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Lavender

Welcome

Today's card features one of the first stamps that I bought. It is by a company in Australia that no longer exists - Paper Pleasure Plus

I have printed the message on my computer and coloured with Inktense pencils

Challenges

AAAcards - CAS

CASology - summer (I used summer flower)

TimeOut - phhoto challenge (I used the flower inspiration)

Thanks for visiting today - the first day of winter for us!! Brrrr!

Pretty Poppies

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I have had this card sitting on my desk and I don't think I have blogged it yet. The stamp is from Stampin up and called Pleasant Poppies and I have separated this bunch from the rest. I have coloured with Promarkers, trimmed and layered onto black card and then a white card base. I have cut the 'happy' 3 times on my new Scan n cut and glued together, and stamped birthday in white detail EP

Challenges

Allsorts 10th birthday - birthday cards

Passion for Promarkers 10th Anniversary- a/g

Paperbabe - a/g

Cardztv - a/g

Craft Stamper - a/g

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Sparkle and shine

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Todays card is for the challenge at Southern Girls for Sparkle, shimmer and shine. I have tried to capture the sparkle with my photos but it is not easy. The unicorn's horn has a coating of gold sparkles, the flowers are a very shiny fabric, and I have added diamantes to the eyelashes. I hope you like my fun unicorn, and thanks for visiting

Dream

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Today's card uses the 3 colours as requested for the Rubberdance facebook challenge - red, turquoise, and yellow ochre.

I have used two of their sets here, 'round in circles' and I am not sure of the name of the words set.The background is a combination of distress inks to try and get a yellow ochre colour, turquoise is a Tsukineko dauber duo, red is Versafine satin red, and the word Dream is coloured with a promarker. I stamped it on a seperate snippet, coloured and then cut it out with my Scan n Cut

I am entering this one at Rubberdance on facebook

Flowers for Mother's Day

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Today's card is made with a beautiful stamp by IndigoBlu called 'Blazing Poppies' I stamped with memento onto my card and again on a scrap so that I could layer the poppies. This gives a lovely dimensional look.  I used a TH die for the corner and then layered onto some red card.

Promarkers used

R555 chilly red

R766 molten red

Y524 herb green

G956 ocean teal

Challenges

Tales from the craft room - floral frenzy

Addicted to stamps #174 - flowers

Penny Black and more - feminine or a/g

Passion for Promarkers - feminine

Lets Craft and Create #147 - a/g

Cardztv - a/g

Pixies crafty workshop  #352- snippets

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Coffee Lovers Hop

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Today's card features a lovely digi from Stamplorations, which I have coloured with Promarkers, cut out with my Scan n Cut, raised with mounting tape, and the message is from my computer

Challenges

Coffee lovers blog hop

Southern Girls - a/g

The 3 Amigos - food and/or drink

Stamplorations - never ending challenge

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Another favourite stamp

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Today's almost CAS card is made with one of Dana Wakley's 'scribbly birds'

I stamped it again on a white card, and coloured with the following Promarkers.

G817 - soft green

O949 - pastel yellow

IG07 - silver lining

R766 - molten red

The message is from the same stamp set, and the 'happy birthday' is from a set that I have lost the packaging from. I have embossed with detail white EP

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers #490 - Favourite digi or  stamp

CardzTV#88 - a/g

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Spring in Paris

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Who wouldn't like to be in Paris in the springtime!

I am back again today after I saw the sketch at Tuesday Morning sketches and thought I would try it out.

I have used 3 pieces of designer paper, sponging the edges with walnut stain DI. Th Eiffel tower embellishment was cut with my Cameo and the circle was die-cut. I added a peeloff sticker too

Challenges

Tuesday morning sketches #498

Through the Craftroom door (2) a/g

The 3 Amigos - springtime

TCP Tuesday - spring

Tales from the craftroom #3 - Easter/Spring

Mod Squad - 3's company (3 dp's)

Crafters Castle (2) - a/g

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Frame it

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Today's card was made with a lovely set by Couture Creations.

I have stamped in a lovely turquoise colour, and embossed the frame with the matching folder. The butterflies were diecut and sponged with the same ink, as were the edges of the card. I have layered onto a matching card base.

Challenges

Southern Girls - frame it
Ally's Angels - a/g
Through The Craftroom Door - a/g

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Dotty stencil

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Today's card has a background made from a dotty stencil and distress inks. I stamped the flower directly onto the panel and again onto some scrap card with my flower stamp from Stampendous which I have had for years. I coloured the edges with a red pencil and glued some very tiny beads to the centre. The stems are hand drawn. I finished with a wee piece of washi tape and a little metal heart

Challenges

Mod Squad - stencil  your b/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop #349 - use snippets
Lets Create - a/g ( I did not use the option)
Penny Black and More - Spring

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Sentiment in focus

Welcome to my blog

Today's card was made very quickly, by die cutting a piece of Dp with a stitched rectangle die. Stamped and embossed with 'Ebony Shimmer' ep, layered onto a toning paper, edges sponged with Wilted Violet DI, and then attached 

to a black card base. The ep is quite sparkly IRL, but does not show in the scan

Challenges

Allsorts - Sentiment in focus

Crafters Castle - a/g

Craft Stamper - a/g

For someone special

Welcome

Today's card is one that I cut on my Cameo, mainly using Bazil cardstock. The file was from Dreaming Tree, and I love how it turned out.

Challenges

Southern Girls - for someone special
Creative Fingers - a/g
Jo's Scrap Shack - a/g

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Feathered Friend

Welcome

Today's card features a lovely stamp from La Blanche - it does not have a title.

I stamped it with Adirondack 'expresso' and lightly coloured with pastel pencils. After distressing the edges, I adhered it to a toning brown base card.

I am entering the challenge at Allsorts for 'feathered friends

Flora and fauna

Hi everyone

Today's card features one of my favourite stamps by Crafty Individuals, which I have lightly coloured and matted onto a red card, and then onto a piece of DP

Challenges

Southern Girls - flora and fauna

Uniko - spring

Allsorts #511 - favourite stamp or die

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One of a kind!

Welcome to my blog

Today's card features another of  Tim Holtz' crazy dogs. These are such fun stamps to have, and I try and use them whenever I can.

The challenge at Time Out is 'Unique' so I thought this would suit it perfectly.

I have layered 2 different papers from a lovely pad that I won (LOTV On a High Note) and then attached my image that I had coloured with copics. The colllar has some wink of stella added and it is so sparkly IRL! Words are computer generated and I also added a couple of 'Candi' to finish off

Challenges

Time Out - unique

Ally's Angels - a/g

Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper challenge - a/g

Creative Fingers - a/g

Cute Card Thursday - a/g

Dare2BArtsy - a/g

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