Christmas in July

I am very 'last minute' with this card before the playground gates close!!

I have used a scrap of card which I embossed with the holly folder and then added some red sparkle for the berries. The image has been upcycled from one of last year's.

Challenges -
Pixie's Playground for snippets
and Xmas in July at -
Hiding in my craftroom
My Sheri Crafts
Sparkles monthly

Paper Artsy challenge

I loved this weeks sample from Joanne Wardle, at the Paper Artsy blog and this is my attempt.

I printed the sentiment (sorry I don't know who it is by) on kraft card

Added the splatters from the
HPXT01 set and lightly sponged the edge with walnut stain DI

Paper Artsy inspiration

I was inspired by the lovely card by Jan McGregor  on the Paper Artsy blog this week, so decided to try it out.
I used
Fresco paint - Nougat, tinted with a little Space Cadet
Stamps from Jofy set 09 coloured with Promarkers
Sharpie pens, black and white
Bakers twine
Sequins
Paper Artsy challenge
Stamp and Create (birthdays)

Flowers

A boring title I know, but it is late, and I have to work tomorrow.
The stamps are both from a Creative Expressions set called "Festive Florals" I stamped the flower 3 times so that I could 3d it. I coloured it with a mixture of copics and promarkers, and added white Sharpie pen for the stamens.

Challenges - Stamp and Create - thank you

Flonzcraft - Summer blooms

Happy Birthday!

Allsorts are celebrating there 5th Birthday this month, so I thought I would pop this into the challenge.
I stamped the flowers on a scrap of orange card and cut them out, then layered onto some washi tape. The centres are Candi. I then stamped the sentiment and layered onto matching orange card and then onto white base card. I would also like to enter at
Sweet Stamps - anything goes
Love to Scrap - anything goes
and Pixies Playground

Congrats

I have had great fun creating this box card. I cut the large stars and balloons on my Cameo, and also used vinyl to cut the 'congrats' and adhered it to acetate.
The smaller balloons and stars were cut with punches. I ran the background paper through my cuttlebug and swiped them with an inkpad to highlight the pattern, then used a red 'Kindyglitz' to outline.
I would like to enter in the following challenges

Southern Girls - Sparkle and shine and bling 

My Craft Spot - Congrats

DRS Designs - Feelin punchy

Flower Power

Today's card is inspired by one of the projects at the Paper Artsy blog this week, by Joanne Wardle. I really like her style of cards. I have stencilled my spots, and stamped the branch with an old foam stamp, then added a crochet flower and 2 paper flowers. The sentiment is a stamp from Darkroom Door.

Challenges
Paper Artsy  - Inspired by Joanne Wardle
My Craft Spot - Inking

Back Again!

I have been missing from my blog for about six weeks, and this lovely vase of flowers was started before we went away. I have now finished it, and ready to enter some challenges.
The design is from my favourite site - Cardmaking Paradise (the link is over on the right) I cut it on my Cameo, and stamped the flowers and the band with a purple ink, and ran them through my cuttlebug with the swiss dots folder to give some texture. The little leaves are a Memory Box die, and I added the label to finish it off. Of course it folds flat for posting!
Challenges:-
Craftroom Challenge - roses/romance (is a gift of flowers romantic?)
Artistic Stamper - in the garden
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Country View Challenge - nature's glory
Southern Girls - spots and dots
Paula Holifield - flower power
Feeling Crafty - one for the girls/ladies

Art!

The Q and L challenge at
the Craft Barn is to use  Art and/or Road. I have chosen to use Art for mine. This is the first time I have managed to get an entry in on time!
The background was created with the ink from a multi-coloured pen that I could no longer get to write. I opened it up and spread it over the page. The colours blended beautifully and have a lovely metallic sheen IRL.
I then added some texture paste through a dotty stencil, added silver EP and heated it. They bubbled up nicely! I used the art stamp from Stamp-It in the top left and some circles using a lid. The capital A is actually a shiny silver but shows up as black in the scan.
The quote "Imagination without skill gives us modern art" is by Tom Stoppard - I am not sure that I agree with him though

Friends Forever!

This beautiful stamp is the one I chose as my prize at Crafty Individuals. I have used it as a very CAS style for the challenge at
Inspired By Stamping #80 white/sand/coral
I stamped the message in coral and also sponged around the edge to give it a slight frame. The card is actually white!

Other challenges
The Crafting Cafe - C A S
Addicted to stamps - anything goes
Stamping for the weekend - anything goes

Love the inspiration!

I was inspired this week by the post on the Paper Artsy blog, by Joanne Wardle. I love her quirky one-layer cards, and this is my take on hers. I used the splatter stamp from HPXT01 with chalk blackboard marker for the blue, and made a wee line stamp from some leftover rubber trim for the pale lime line. The flower is from Darkroom Door, and buttons from my stash. The card is really a rectangle - it is my rubbish photography that has made it look like that!
Challenges
Paper Artsy
Creative Corner challenges - buttons
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Simple Christmas

This is the start of my Christmas card box - I hope to do some every month so that it is not such a rush in December.
I have stamped my 2 images with Emboss It clear, and embossed with Detail White EP.
I found a little snippet of silver foil and punched some snowflakes, then added a little turquoise Kindyglitz for a touch of colour

Challenges :-
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - use a sentiment
Pixie's Crafty Workshop - use snippets

Time for tea!

I thought I had posted this last week, but it was still waiting!
The background is 'tied together' embossing folder, and I trimmed it to be a little smaller than the card base. The stamp is an unknown brand that I have had a number of years. I have trimmed with a couple of snippets from my ever-growing box, and a pale mauve ribbon.
This is my second entry for
Pixie's Crafty Workshop

With Love!

This is one of my favourite Crafty Individuals stamps. I used Memento Tuxedo black to stamp with, and stamped the hearts again in red, which I cut out and layered. I slightly tinted the edges and then added a snippet of some pretty red & black lace. The 'danglies' at the bottom are coloured with Smooches and I finished with a peel-off which I tinted to match.
Challenges:-
Crafty Individuals - A fine romance
Sweet Stamps - anything goes
Love to Scrap - anything goes
Pixie's Crafty Workshop - use snippets

Love!!

Second post for me tonight!
I recently won this digi image, so thought it was quite appropriate for February!
I have coloured it with my promarkers, and sponged the edge with a red ink pad. The background is made from a piece of striped paper, and a snippet of red, which I embossed with my new 'tied together' embossing folder in my Cuttlebug. I used some narrow spotted ribbon over the join, and also added white dots around the edge of the letters.
Challenges -
Graph-it challenge - anything goes
Pixie's Playground - use snippets
Cuttlebugmania - Red
Passion for Promarkers - spots and stripes

Ribbon and Lace

Another delightful baby card using the template from Cardmaking Paradise (link on my sidebar)
I have embossed the bottom half with a scrolls folder in my Cuttlebug, and added colour by sponging with Brilliance Pearlescent Jade. The hood pieces are edged with some left-over lace, and I added a tiny Jade bow.
Challenges:-
Craftroom Challenge - ribbon & lace
Dream Valley Challenges - no designer paper
thecraftingcafe. - embossing
Pixie's Playground - I used snippets of lace and ribbon

Birthday

I have two birthdays coming up in February, so have made a start as they have to go overseas.
This one is cased from the one we made at coffee group this week. The 3 banner strips are washi tape, and I stamped one of the flowers from a Simon Says set, and embossed with detail white EP I popped on some candi for the flower centres, and raised them up too. I had just enough of the red card left from the mat to stamp the flowers on.
I would like to enter in
Pixie's challenge for using snippets
Paula Holifields Crafts for Celebrate
A-Muse Studio for anything goes

Abstract!

I have been following with interest Ellen Vargo's posts on the Paper Artsy blog, and loosely followed her instructions to make an A4 abstract background to use on cards. Here are the first 2 I have made.
I have used metallic acrylic paints in various colours, added some subtle stamping, some torn dictionary pieces, and then stamped the flowers from my JoFy set. The 2 sentiment stamps are from Darkroom Door.
Challenges to enter -
Paper Artsy
Sweet Stamps - anything goes
Crafting with Dragonflies - anything goes
Incy Winsy Designs - flowers

Birds of a feather

Today's card was inspired by Clare Lloyd at Paper Artsy. I had to improvise, as I did not have the same stamps etc, but I quite like the result. The circles and branch were from a Jofy set, the birds Hero Arts, and the message was from a Studio G set. I have coloured with mainly Promarkers
I stamped the birds again on a snippet, and they are raised up a little from the card.
I would like to enter at  Paper Artsy
                                      Pixie's Crafty Workshop
                                      Passion for Promarkers - CAS
                                      Ali craft - a/g

New Beginnings

There are several challenges in blogland with a 'new' theme, and as I needed some baby cards, I am able to enter with these.
I have cut them on my Cameo using a template from Cardmaking Paradise (see my sidebar for the link - it is a fabulous site) I have sponged the edges with matching ink and added some trimmed paper for the lace. The white one was run through my CB for added texture.
Challenges
                                    Sweet Stamps - something new
                                    Polkadoodles - anything goes
                                    Simon Says - something new
                                    C R A F T - anything goes
                                     Totally Gorguss - New
                                     Pixies - snippets (the lace trim papers were from my                                                snippet box)

Happy New Year

Debbie, over at A Scrapjourney is asking to see our 5 favourites of 2013. Here are my choices - for no particular reason.

 A fairly mixed bunch!!

Best wishes to all for 2014

Bird on a wire!

I am challenging myself to use some of the different stamp pads that I have. This one is Kaleidacolor Riviera, and I applied it over the delightful image that I won from Beccy. I had to mask the bird and colour it with Promarkers. I have added some Dimensional magic to his beak and used black Glossy Accent for his eye. I then layered it onto a white card base.
Challenges
Sweet Stamps - anything goes
Artistic Stamper - anything goes
Creative Knockouts - anything goes
LEJ Designs - anything goes
Pan Pastels - anything goes

'wish'

An experiment for me today - I am using my favourite mauve/purple colours, but have added rose into the mix for the flowers.
This is a lovely digi that I won at the Fitztown blog, and I have coloured her with promarkers and copics. The doily was sprayed with Dylusions, and also some glimmer spray. I have added diecut flourishes, a layered flower, some tiny punched butterflys, glittered the wings, and stamped the sentiment 'wish' I also added some dimensional magic to the ladybug to highlight it.
I am entering the following challenges

Passion for Promarkers - include a sentiment
Ink on my fingers - use 'wish'
Crafts to challenge you - winged creatures
Graph-it - Anything goes with a happy new colour (rose)

Scootin' By

Here we are - rushing over to the playground on our scooter!

I have layered a snippet of pale blue across the bottom, and added some washi tape. The image is from LOTV, which I trimmed and inked the edges. I am entering this at
Pixies Crafty Workshop

snippets!

I was trimming some edges from a piece for another card, when I realized that they were a perfect match for this one. The original had several embossing folders used, and sponged with DI, and a little gold metallic rub on. The topper was also sponged with DI, and the sentiment and flower were from a selection of  goodies that I won earlier in the year, all layered onto a black card
I would like to enter this in
Pixie's Crafty Workshop challenge, as I used some snippets that didn't even make it into the scrap box!

I wish all my followers a very happy Festive Season and all good wishes for 2014

Believe

I am very disappointed at the way this card has scanned - the Winter Illusion EP is much more shimmery IRL.
 I have used 2 stamps from a TH set that I won last year. The background is sprayed with turquoise Dylusions.
Challenges -
Southern Girls - Christmas wishes
Polkadoodle - Anything Goes
Craft All Day - winter
Totally Gorguss - Christmas

Thanks

A lovely Autumn thank you card today for the challenge at Cuttlebugmania.

I started with yellow card and spritzed it with lemon and orange dylusions. I then attached the little flowers and ran through my cb with the swiss dots folder. I then added the butterflies, some pretty leaves, and the thanks die cut.

Challenges -
Cuttlebug mania - autumn colours, thank you
My Craft Creations - anything goes
Through the craftroom door - anything goes.

Mr Snowman

A very simple card from me today, I am not sure who the DP is by, as it is from my scrap box.
I stamped the Penny Black image onto some slightly textured paper. and coloured with my promarkers. The sentiment is from the same PB set. I have added 3 holographic snowflakes to finish off.
Challenges -
Pixies  - using snippets
Suzy Bee - anything goes
Totally Gorguss - snow
My Creative Moments - snowman
Fashionable Stamping Challenge - In the holiday spirit

Sailing!

I now have the Rod Stewart song running through my head!!
This is the second card with the LOTV toppers.
I had a little piece of blue spotty paper left over from Christmas cards sitting on my desk, so I sliced it up and popped it on angle. I added a little ship's wheel charm tied with blue cord, and the sentiment is washi tape
I will pop this into Pixie's Playground, and also
Cute Card  Thursday for anything goes

Ride em cowboy!

I was lucky enough recently to win a voucher from LOTV and I chose a pad of boy images.
This is the first one I have used - I was going to layer it on the striped paper from my snippet box, but it wasn't quite big enough, so a gave them a bit of a twist instead. I added a little hemp bow and a happy birthday ticket.
I am entering this into
Pixies weekly challenge to use snippets

Thank you!

Today's card has been cut out with my CB, the base card with scalloped circles (nesties), and the green with circles (nesties)I stamped the thank you circle on a snippet of the green and layered it onto a black circle. The green is stamped with circles from the same set (Stampin Up) I can't remember what it is called, sorry
I would like to enter at
Southern Girls - circles
Here Come the Boys - sentiment as main focus
Pixies - using  snippets

Autumn colours

The challenge this week at
Charmed Cards and Crafts is for Autumn colours. I think my mail art that I made for a swap at
Cardmaking Paradise fills the bill! I have coloured the front and back with various shades of distress inks, and also splattered with water. I have used some Crafty Individuals stamps on the background, a bit of stencilling and the main images are Jofy. I would also like to enter at Sweet Stamps for Anything Goes

Holly

Another card for the 'C' box!
I have used a lovely holly stamp from Penny Black, and stamped onto pearlescent card. The message is stamped on a strip of white, and then layered onto a snippet of red. Finally I added micro beads over the message, using ds tape. It is very sparkly IRL, but doesn't show up in the scan.
I would like to enter the following challenges.
Sweet Stamps - micro beads
Creative Inspirations Paint - anything goes
Inky Impressions - red and green
Penny Black Saturday - sparkly
Pixies - snippets

Have a great week

Ho! Ho! Ho!

This is my second entry for the Paper Artsy challenge this week.
I had to compromise on a stamp to use as I do not have the star one that Joanne used in her example. I have paper pieced the baubles and added some colour to brighten them a little. For the background, I did a squirt of Dylusions (squeezed orange) then stamped with the little circles from my Jofy set, and also a splatter of orange ink.
I would like to enter this one in

Paper Artsy
Pixies Crafty Workshop - snippets
Craft Stamper - Splatters

Have a great week - we are off in the motorhome for a couple of days!

Christmas lights

Joanne Wardle is again the inspiration at Paper Artsy. I just love her CAS approach to cardmaking.
Here is my attempt for the Christmas lights example - mine are actually baubles, but I still get the same effect.

Paper Artsy challenge  entry #1

one stamp - 3 cards

Darcy at Art and Sole has challenged us to make a number of cards using one main stamp. This is my first one, I first stamped the border on the base card, the stamped again on a red card and gold embossed. The top layer was stamped and embossed with Detail white EP. I then lightly coloured the white edge with the same blue ink pad, the red edge was rubbed with gold metallic rub-on, and the navy layer left plain.

The next card:-  stamped onto green vellum with winter illusions EP, and cut a square of light green with fancy scissors and corner punched so that the vellum could be inserted. I added some snowflakes punched in holographic silver, and then all layered to the white card

The third card was coloured with Victorian Velvet distress inks, and the edges rubbed with gold metallic rub-on. I tore a piece of kraft card that was left over from another project, and stamped with the Victorian velvet DE, and embossed with Dye Boss EP. Finished off with a narrow ribbon, and a punched holly leaf and 3 red beads.

More for the 'c'box

I did not realize how difficult gold stars are to scan! - believe me - these are gold!
This card started out being cut on my Cameo, but it did not cut right through the card, so to rescue it I decided to glue the stars on, and added green Smooch and red kindyglitz to the dots. The tub eas cut from a very small snippet of kraft card, and the sentiment was layered on a snippet of red.
I would like to enter at
Crafty Hazelnut - bling it up
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas extra
Pixies Playground - snippets
Allsorts - Christmas Cheer

Elizabeth Bennett

This beautiful image is a stamp by Indigo Blu. I have stamped onto a pearlescent card, and coloured lightly with my promarkers. The edges are sponged with DI antique linen. The image is so beautiful, it does not need any embellishments.
Challenges -
Vintage Stamping - feminine beauty
Addicted to Stamping - CAS
I Love Promarkers - anything goes

another one for the 'c' box

The challenge at Crafty Hazelnuts this week is to use music. I have used my CI stamp to pop some portions of music on to the background along with my TH snowflakes stamp. I cut a wee scallop circle and layered on the cute little snowmen topper, then added the sentiment and sponged the edge with red.
I will also pop this into
Pixie's Playground as I used a snippet to make the circle.
And add it to Crafty hazelnuts Christmas Extra for October

Black and white

A very simple card from me today. I have stamped the message and embossed with white detail EP
I used my cuttlebug to die cut the corner flourish - (madera corner from Memory Box), and also the two flower shapes. The white one was left over from a previous card, and I used another scrap to die cut the patterned piece. I finished off the centre with a white candi
I would like to enter the challenge at Cuttlebug Mania, for black and white,  and also at Pixie's Playground, because I raided my snippets box!

Paper Artsy #2

Another card following the very talented Joanne Wardle on the Paper Artsy blog.
I have had to substitute as I did not have some of the correct ingredients, but the finished card has a very similar effect.
I used texture gel, acrylic paint, dylusion spray, metallic rub, and Hero Arts 'old french writing' stamp
 I am entering the following challenges
Paper Artsy
Crafting By Design  - anything goes
Crafting with dragonflies - autumn
Creative Belli  - leaves

Paper Artsy Challenge

I am following the challenge this week at
Paper Artsy.
The guest is Joanne Wardle, and I find her ideas very inspiring. I have tried to follow the instructions for the first day, but do not have any leaf dies - so used this flower instead. I am quite pleased with the result, it looks better IRL!