I'm late! I'm late!

Hi everyone, it's good to be back, but time is running out for some challenges!
A very warm welcome to my new followers -

Charlene 'White Deer' Heathwood and Mia

My card today is a simple style for a guy, and I have used a new DarkRoom Door stamp that I bought at a recent Craft Show.

I stamped it twice so that I could raise the lens part, which makes it more realistic. The 'smile' is stamped in silver and I outlined it with a white paint Sharpie

Challenges

Bizzy Becs Store - a/g

Rubberdance - black and white + 1 (my green base card)

CardzTV - a/g

Jo's Scrap Shack - a/g

Addicted to Stamps and More- make your mark

The House that stamps built J2518 - a/g

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ink transfer

Hi everyone, and welcome to my blog

Today I am sharing a mixed media wall art that I have made from a kit.

The big white butterfly is done with the transfer method of printing on wax paper, then laying the image face down and rubbing, to transfer the ink. I have used various other stamps direct to the gessoed base and added some flowers, stencilling, butterflies, and some turquoise colour randomly

Challenges 

Paper Artsy - transfers

Southern Girls - a bit flash

Thanks for visiting, I appreciate your comments

casing Monica!

 Hi everyone.

I am just sneaking in at the last minute to join in at Stamplorations 5th birthday bash!

This is Monica's design that I was so impressed with!

 

 This is my take on it using a Kaisercraft stamp, and the warm wishes is an unknown brand. 

I cut it out with my Stamplorations die (which I always have to adjust as US sizes are different from ours) and layered onto some DP and then onto a white card base

Challenges

Stamplorations - casing designer Monica

Addicted to stamps - black and white

Three Amigos - a/g

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Adorable

 Hi all, I hope you are all well

My card today features one of the crazy dogs from Stampers Anonymous, and I have used the mood board from Sum More Fun as my colour palette. The base card matches the first colour, green grass, a patch of blue, a brown shaded dog and a paler fawn background

Challenges -

Sum More Fun
Paperbabe - a/g
The house that stamps built - a/g
Allys angels - a/g
Cardztv - a/g

Bye for now!

a little birdie told me!

Hi everyone

Todays card is the result of some playtime to make some backgrounds. I added Dylusion lime twist, Glimmermist, Peacock feathers DI, and another green spray onto my craft mat. Spritzed with a little water and swiped my heavy watercolour card through it until I was happy with the coverage. After drying, I stamped some music from Crafty Individuals and also some leaves from another CI stamp set.The birds are from a Ranger set called Little Birdies,  I stamped them as well on a scrap, coloured with a mix of copics and promarkers and adhered them over the stamped image.The panel was then attached to a cream card base

Challenges

Stamping Sensations - a/g 2nd entry

Penny Black and More - in the garden (I hope this qualifies!)

Bizzy Becs Store - a/g 2nd entry

Southern Girls - a/g 

Pixies Crafty Workshop #329- use snippets

Thanks for visiting and have a great week

Winter Blues

Hi everyone.

Todays card features one of the birds from the Crazy Birds set by Stampers Anonymous. I have cased a card that I saw on Pinterest, but do not know who the original one was by, so apologies for that.

My background was done using the shaving cream technique, I trimmed and layered it onto a dark navy card base. my bird was stamped on the card and again onto a snippet and coloured with copics.  I added some sequins for interest.

Challenges

Southern Girls - winter blues

Pixies Playground - use snippets

Bizzy Becs Store - a/g

Cardztv - a/g

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Under the sea (again)

The Mood Board this month at Sum More Fun uses rather grungy colours, and I was able to use another Brusho and Infusions background that I had made earlier. I stamped the seahorse onto a snippet with Bundled sage DI, stamped the starfish with Tattered Rose DI and die cut them, The seaweed was stamped with Brilliance graphite black, then clear embossed. I also added some highlights with a white Sharpie pen.

Challenges -

Sum More Fun - mood board

Pixies Crafty Workshop #327

Stamping Sensations - a/g

Die Cuttin Divas - a/g

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Vintage Neutrals

Hi everyone.

Today's card is for my entry at Paper Artsy for vintage neutrals. Vintage is one of my favourite styles, although I hadn't done any for a while.

I used one of the stamps from HotPicks, HP1216, stamping onto some old creamy card, which I then tore around, and sponged the edges. It is layered onto 2 dp's and some very old flowers added.

Challenges

Paper Artsy - vintage neutrals

Bizzy Becs Challenge - a/g

Pixies Playground - using snippets (my dp)

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Black and white

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well.

Today's card features 2 stamps from a Kanban set, which doesn't have a name!

I stamped with Versamark and embossed with detail white ep. The sentiment is from another set which has lost it's name. I added a little detail with a blue Gellyroll pen. Men's cards are hard to do, but I thought this one would suit the purpose

Challenges

Penny Black and More - a/g

Stamping Sensations - close to nature

AAAcards - Inspired by nature

Allsorts - birthday

Pretty in pink!

Sum More Fun mood board

Hi everyone. 

I was up very early this morning so decided to make a card for the 

Sum More Fun challenge which closes tomorrow.

I used the sketch from Less is More, and die cut my circles from some lovely DP and edged them in spun sugar DI

other challenges

Bastel-dream  -  Mother's day/ flowers

DiesRUs challenge blog #96-  flowers/must use dies

Die cut Divas - flowers

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Birthday wishes

Hi everyone.

Today's card features a scribby birds stamp by Dina Wakley. I love these cute birds and have not used them often enough. This one is coloured with Promarkers - Y247,  R766,  R555,  and R244.

I stamped onto my background paper, and again onto a separate scrap, using my Misti to get a good coverage. I tore out the paper, distressed the edges a bit more and layered it onto the card base. The birthday wishes is a peeloff which I recoloured black with a sharpie. It is raised on mounting tape.

Challenges -

Passion for Promarkers - #441 Celebrations

Paperbabe #72 - a/g

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Crafty Gals Corner - a/g

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Dragonfly

SumMoreFun's mood board

I love the colours in this MB and have focussed on the blue, green, mauve and black.

 I dabbed the colours (Brilliance) onto my stamp, and after stamping, I trimmed, distressed and edged with black soot DI

I used Dox's on a scrap and then stamped with my very old dragonfly stamp, fussy cut and inked the edges.

Challenges

SumMoreFun - mood board (as above)

Paperbabe - sketch

Southern Girls - fairies/fantasy/flowers (my b/g stamp has flowers)

Cardztv - a/g

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I'm back at last!

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Hi everyone, It seems such a long time since I have had a card to blog, but when I saw the kraft challenge at Paper Artsy, I knew I had to CASE Chrissie Stokes card.

I have stamped my SU swallowtail stamp in brown and embossed with clear ep. I used 2 shades of coloured pencils to colour with, the black splotches are from a Paper Artsy set, and the white dots are done with white enamel. I added a tag with a twine tie on it.

Challenges

Paper Artsy - kraft

Pixies Crafty Workshop - snippets

Bizzy Becs - a/g

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Thanks for visiting, I always appreciate your comments

Black and White

Hi everyone.

I managed to find time today to make this card, especially for this weeks challenge at Allsorts

The topic is black and white, and only gold, silver, or skin tones added.

I needed a sympathy card so used my Darkroom Door orchids and a very old word stamp from R & R Pocock (dated 1996) The ink is Memento Tuxedo Black, and I used my Misti to get a good coverage. I added a little touch of Wink of Stella gold to the centres of the flowers

Allsorts -black and white

Nautical

Hi everyone.

Today's card features my new die  from Serendipity. I cut it twice, once in red and once in white, so that I could inlay the stripes. For the background, I sponged on various DI's and used stamps from SU Wetlands set, and also a Stampers Anonymous set.

Challenges

Paper Artsy - nautical colours

Southern Girls - die cuts

Love to Scrap - a/g

The Crafty Addicts - a/g

Thanks for visiting. I am away on holiday for a couple of weeks, so will catch up when I get back

Sea dreams

Hi Everyone, sorry I have been absent for a bit.

Today's card is the result of having a play with Brusho's and Infusions and plastic wrap, for the background.  I did not like the walnut brown that came through with the infusions, so wiped it over with a baby wipe, which softened the colour a lot. I then went all over with DI cracked pistachio. I stamped the seaweed from Kaisercraft 'Coastal escape', added some diecut leaves, seahorse and shell (cut from scraps) from the same stamp set and the message from a TH set, stamped in Adirondack 'espresso'. I layered it all on to a pale cream card base.

Challenges

Paperbabe #69 - green palette

Bizzy Becs- a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop - used snippets

Penny Black and More - Feature a creature

Thanks for visiting and enjoy your week

Cats and dogs!

Hi everyone.

Today's card is similar to one I made last year, but this time I have coloured all the cats with my Promarkers. I used Saddle Brown, Caramel, and Cinnamon for the focal cat and Silver Lining for the rest. This fabulous set is by Indigo Blu.

Challenges -

Passion for Promarkers - cats or dogs

The house that stamps built - anything goes
CardzTV - anything goes

Best wishes

A simple card today, just in time for a couple of February challenges.

I sprayed water on the card and then scribbled lime green, turquoise, and orange watercolour crayons in a diagonal pattern. When it was dry I stamped with a turquoise ink pad, the script and the birds from Stampers Anonymous Mini Ornates CMS064 set. I tied a matching ribbon around and added a diecut which has not scanned true to colour. I then adhered it to a turquoise card base.

Challenges

Rubberdance - orange, turquoise, lime and/or hearts

Paper Artsy - watercolour

Allsorts - starting with 'b' - birds and best wishes

Creative Fingers #143

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reach for the stars!

Hi everyone, sorry I have not been around for a few weeks.

Today's card was made for a February birthday. I used a snippet from my ever-growing scrap box and printed an image that I found on the internet.

I used some sparkly gold thread to link the stars together, and the attached some little gold stars over the holes. I used my gold pen on the edges and then attached it onto my base card.

Challenges

CardzTV - monthly birthday

Southern Girls - Nature (stars are nature!)

Pixies Crafty Workshop - using my snippets

DLArt - a/g

Crafting by designs - card for a friend

Crafty Catz - a/g

Thanks for visiting and leaving comments for me, very much appreciated

Roses Are Red....

Today's card features a lovely rose stamp that I found at a charity shop. My background was a combination of DI's and Dylusion sprays. I stamped again on an old dictionary that I use when I am spraying, so this is the same red dylusions. It is embossed in bright gold. I do not know who the sentiment is from, as I bought it from a fellow crafter. It is stamped in red and embossed with detail clear.

Challenges

The Artistic Stamper - Roses are red

Bizzy Becs - a/g

Stamping Sensations - anything with flowers

Penny Black and More - Love, hearts and flowers

Stamplorations - paint it red

Thanks for visiting, your comments are always welcome

round in circles!

Hi everyone 

I have cased this from a card I saw somewhere, and loved the style. If anyone knows whose it is, I would love to acknowledge them.

I typed the sentiment onto the card first, then diecut 2 circles, one black, and one using some of my Brusho's playing, using my stitched circles dies, and glued them in to position, after tying a spotty ribbon around. 

Using my Misti, I first stamped onto the card, and then onto a snippet, which I coloured with copics and overlaid onto the card. Doing it this way means I don't have to cut out the feet and tail!

Challenges -

Southern Girls - circle embellishments

Cuttlebug Mania - happy birthday

CardsTV - a/g

Pixies crafty workshop - use snippets

Noor Designs UK - celebrations

Congratulations

A card I made this week using some lovely cream metallic card stock. the background piece is diecut from the same card, sorry I can't remember the brand, someone may be able to help with that!

I added a pretty piece of gold ribbon, tied in a bow, and the glasses of bubbly, which is a very old stamp from Artee Stamps (Australia), stamped in gold.

A peeloff congratulations finishes it off. (I must start using up these, as I have so many!)

Challenges

Pixies Crafty Workshop - I used a snippet to stamp the glasses

CardzTV - a/g

Allsorts - old favourite (my stamp)

I may add some more later, as my granddaughter has just arrived, it was her first day at Intermediate school today

Thanks for visiting

A little bit vintage

This is my second post today, so I am catching up a little!

I have used my brand new stamp that I won from Serendipity, and stamped it on a 'mop-up' piece of card from my previous post. I coloured the bike purple, and cut it out with my wonky stitches die. I attached a pretty piece of lace to the base card, and attached the bike on top. The flowers were a pale green, so I tinted them olive with a copic marker and glued pearls to the centres.

Challenges-

Rubberdance - use purple, blue, and olive green, and make it vintage

Happy Little Stampers - watercolours (in my background)

Penny Black and More - use something new

HB2U

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well.

Today's card features one of the birds from the Stampers Anonymous 'bird crazy' set.

I made my background using 2 colours of Brusho's on watercolour paper. The HB2U was then printed from my pc. I used my Misti to stamp the bird, and stamped another on a scrap paper. On the second bird I reversed the colours, and glued it over the first image. The little parcel is a peel-off and I coloured just the ribbon with a sparkly blue pen. The whole piece was then attached to a black card base.

Challenges -

Bizzy Becs - a/g

Craft Stamper - a/g

Colour Crazy challenge - a/g with colouring

Allsorts - no patterned papers

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Peace!

The challenge at Paper Artsy this month is ATC's, small pieces of art measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

I chose to use pieces of an A4 background that I had made with Brusho's, stamping and doodling. I thought the colours were quite peaceful. I printed the quote on my computer, then smudged some blue/purple ink pad using a baby wipe to take the brightness from it. The butterflies are cut from velum (a spellbinders die) and then embossed in my cuttlebug, then adhered over a piece of white feather.

Challenges - 

Paper Artsy - ATC's

The Artistic Stamper - a/g with stamps (I used them on my background)

Noor Designs - a/g

Stamping Sensations - cold frosty colours

Cardztv - a/g

Thanks for visiting and happy crafting

Walkies!

Hi everyone, I hope you are all ready for a new year of crafting!

This one is my first for 2018.

I have printed off this image for the first time from a set I won from Charmed Cards and Craft 4 years ago!!!!

I used the following Promarkers - B318,  B336,  Y337,  O837,  O727,  O345,  Y524,  R555,  and blender

I used a Stamplorations die to cut out the rectangle, added a strip of DP down the left side, then mounted all on kraft card after adding a little string tie

Challenges -

Passion for Promarkers - make it digital

Pixies Playground - using up my snippets
Paperbabe - anything goes

Thanks for visiting

Love, Laughter, Luck always

Hi everyone, I am back with a second post today

I have mostly used snippets on this card, stamped with a lovely sparkly EP, and added a layered message

Challenges

Pixies Crafty Workshop - using snippets

Hiding in my craftroom - freestyle

The House that stamps built - anything goes

Thanks for visiting

Sunflowers for summer

Hi everyone, I hope you have all recovered from the Christmas festivities, and are all prepared for the New Year.

My card today features a stamp set from Creative Expressions that I won some time ago. I have coloured with the following Promarkers - G817, Y524, Y247, Y337, O837, and R555. 

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers - add a sentiment

Allsorts - seasonal flowers

CardsTV - a/g

Bizzy Becs - a/g

Thanks for visiting

pretty flowers

Hi everyone.

First of all I would like to wish you all a healthy and happy Christmas, and thank you for your lovely comments throughout the year.

My card today is a favourite stamp from Stampin Up and I have coloured it with Promarkers and Copics using the theme from the Rubberdance Challenge - rose, light blue, peach, and glitter. I blended the rose and peach to colour the flowers, and layered onto pale blue card which I coloured with chalk pastels. The glitter comes from Wink of Stella, which is on the flowers, but doesn't show very well in the scan, and also the 3 diamantes.

Challenges

Rubberdance - colour theme

AAAcards - sparkle

Southern Girls - all that glitters

Christmas snowflakes

Hi everyone, I am back with a last minute card for Christmas.

The background is stamped with Brilliance 'pearlescent sky blue', stamp by Kiwi Stamping Company

The Tree is 'cling tinsel tree' by Stampendous, embossed with Ebony Shimmer EP. (it sparkles nicely IRL)

Words from a Penny Black set

Christmas lights is a Cuttlebug border embossing folder and I have colored with Smooch paints

Challenges -

Cuttlebugmania - snowflakes or snow

Allsorts #445 - snowflakes

CardsTV - a/g

Have a great week, and happy crafting

No cards today!

As I have had a lump removed from my foot, and have to keep it elevated for a few days. ☺

Art quote

Hi everyone

Today's card uses rubbish!

The background is some sheet music that I used when I was spraying flowers (orange/green speckles) painting something blue, stamping in gold, and some gold ink.

It looked a bit 'arty' so I cut a piece to fit my card base and the stamped the paint brushes to the right. The quote is stamped and then cut out with a Stamplorations die  

Challenges

The Artistic Stamper - use a quote
House That Stamps Built - a/g
Pixie's Crafty Workshop - snippets

Take care, and thanks for looking

Santa

Hi everyone, I am back again with a Christnas card this time.

My background is from a Kaizercraft 12x12 pad, I distressed the edges and adhered to a plain cream card base. 

The Santa is from a Tim Holtz set, which I stamped with Adirondack 'espresso', then cut out with a stitched circle die. I cut the edge of the holly and leaf and slipped the circle behind. The bauble diecut was given to me, so I am not sure who makes it. I rubbed it with some Treasure Gold 'spanish topaz' before adhering it

Challenges

DoubleD - use a Santa image

Happy Little Stampers - a/g with dies

Thanks for visiting and thanks for your lovely comments

Glitter!

Hi Everyone.

Today's card uses a piece of card that I was using up some paint on. The grandchildren were a bit too enthusiastic with their craft projects, so I picked up the extra onto an a5 card I had handy, rather than waste it!

I trimmed it down and layered onto my base card, then stamped my fairy from a Craft Sensations set with Memento tuxedo black. I used Kindyglitz on the wings, added some washi tape, a nrrow strip of purple glitter card and 3 clear gems.

Challenges

Joyclair - a/g

Southern Girls - inks and paints

CardzTV - a/g

Ribbon Girl - use an image

Allsorts - glitter

Thanks for visiting and have a great week

White!

Hi Everyone, sorry I have been missing for a while, but flew down to Christchurch to attend to some family matters. Unfortunately, I had a dizzy spell when I got up to go to the bathroom, and landed on the suitcase, so I am rather battered and bruised!!

My project that I have been working on for some time, and finally finished, started as  an ugly brown tray that I rescued from my work.

I sanded it down, applied 2 coats of gesso, and then used my homemade chalk paint for the final coat. The design is from the Graphic Fairy, and is my second attempt at image transfer. I am really pleased with the result, and would like to enter at Paper Artsy for the current challenge 'white'

Mauve and pearly

Hi everyone

I am just sneaking in at the last minute with my entry at Paper Artsy.

I made this card for a co-worker who's husband passed away.

I coloured the beautiful image from 'Flourishes' with pearlescent paints, added the sentiment, sponged the edges and layered onto a violet card Base

Other challenges

Cardztv - a/g

The House That Stamps Built - a/g

 Thanks for visiting

Autumn leaves

Hi fellow crafters

Todays card started with a piece of watercolour card that I coloured with Brusho's and Infusions.

I then applied the peel-offs and fussy cut around them, also added the word from the same peel-off sheet. The card was then trimmed and added to a cream pearlescent card base

challenges

We love to create #1 - anything creative/mixed media

CAS watercolour - fall leaves

Double D - 'leave' it to me

CardsTV#18

JoyClair - anything goes

Happy Little stampers a/g
Stamplorations - CAS a/g

Thanks for visiting

Je t'aime!

Hi everyone.

I am back again with a cas card for the challenge at AAAcards. The theme is 'Inspired by a film' and I have chosen An American in Paris.

The two stamps are from a Penny Black set and I cut the eiffel tower with my Cameo. The striped trim was from my snippets box.

Challenges

AAAcards - Inspired by a film

Southern Girls - stripes

Pixies Crafty Workshop - snippets