New nest!

Hello friends, I hope you are all keeping busy under lockdown

I have made this card for a co-worker who was able to move into her new apartment the day before lockdown

I have used a 'new to me' stamp set from GinaK "Owl always love you" which I believe is no longer available

I stamped with  Gina K black amalgam ink and clear embossed, then used a mix of Promarkers and prisma pencils to colour

Challenges

Through the craft room door - a/g

AAAcards - sketch

Southern Girls - a/g

Creative fingers - a/g

Lets Craft & Create - a/g

Stamplorations - cas

Friends

Welcome back

Today's card was made to send to a young friend for Easter, I know it is not your usual chicken or bunny card, something a little different.

I painted my rainbow background on Fabriano watercolour card, then stamped the images from a NBUS  Crafty Individuals set with GinaK amalgam ink and clear embossed. I also stamped the young couple again on a scrap of white so that I could colour them and adhere to the b/g

Promarker Colours used,

C426, R738,Y437, O949, O837, V528, Y524

Challenges

Passion For Promarkers #537 - Easter

Stamping Sensations - Somewhere over the rainbow
The Cats Pajamas #367 - sharing hope

Thanks for visiting

Birthday Butterflies

Hi and welcome to my lovely visitors.

I have taken a break from spring cleaning to spend some time in my craft room, as there are a few challenges I wished to enter.

I searched through my box of backgrounds, and chose this one, I wish I could remember how I made it!!

As it has a touch of gold I decided to emboss my image from Crafty Individuals in a bright gold ep

I stamped the butterflies again on a scrap and coloured them with Promarkers, then raised them with mounting tape. The sentiment is from Stampin Up, but I covered the word gorgeous and just used the Happy Birthday part. 

The piece was outlined with the same blue promarker, and then attached to my card base

Challenges

Paperbabe #116 - Birthday

Penny Black and More - a/g

Dare to be Artsy - pastel colours (my b/g is pastel)

Lavinia World #24 - a/g

Artsy Stamper Challenge #13 - things with wings

Pixies Crafty Workshop - using snippets

All Fun Challenges #6 - a/g

Thanks for visiting and leaving me a comment

Thinking Of You

Welcome back

Today,s card is for a friend who's husband now has terminal cancer.

Because we are in lockdown, we cannot visit, so I decided to make a card for them

I cut the feather outlines in a gold card on my silhouette and backed with some dp (unknown brand that I have had about 4 years) I rounded the corners of the blue layer and stamped in white detail EP, a flourish from a Stampers Anonymous set (mini ornates) that I bought in New York a number of years ago and have never used! I added a gold peeloff (also very old) remember when these were so popular! I don't think I will ever use mine up!

Layered onto a white linen look deckle edged base card, and the feathers are raised with mounting tape

challenges

Allsorts #566/7 - something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

I used old - dp, stamp, peeloff

blue - background paper

Crafters Castle  #28- a/g

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Stamplorations - a/g

The Crafters Cafe #239  - a/g

Do what makes you happy

Hi and welcome back

Today's card uses the lovely Lavinia stamp that I had used last week.

I multiple stamped onto some designer paper, with GinaK black amalgam, and also stamped a sentiment from Unity in Shades dye ink (purple majesty). I overstamped in Versamark, then clear embossed. Thank heavens for my Misti, I would never be able to do this otherwise.

I added a little Wink of stella to the luna lights and also a white paint sharpie to high-lite

Challenges

Time Out #158 - purple with the friendship option

Lavinia World #23 - a/g 

Creative Fingers#183 - a/g

Thanks for visiting and stay safe

shopping!

Hi and welcome back.

Today's card is for my granddaughter's 14th birthday which is coming up this month.

I have based it on the challenge from Passion for Promarkers, which this week is for flowers and lace.

I have used a pretty piece of dp for my background which has bright colourful flowers on it.

My image is a digi from 'Girl about town' set, and it is very appropriate, as she loves clothes shopping. 

I have coloured with the following Promarkers

cardinal red,  dusky rose,  cadet blue,  pastel beige,  cinnamon,  saddle brown,   caramel,  praline,

buttercup,  and pastel green

 I added 2 rows of lace, which I deepened the colour with the dusky rose to match the girl;s blouse, and then finished with a co-ordinating flower

I hope she likes it!

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers #536- flowers and lace

Lavinia World #23 - a/g

Creative Inspirations - April showers and spring flowers

The classic design challenge #4 - 4th birthday

I love Promarkers # 407 - a/g and birthday option
Art Impressions #279 - bloom where you are planted (2nd entry)

Thanks for visiting and stay safe and stay home

Top Bloke!

 Hello and welcome back

Today's card uses an image from a great set for guys. I have chosen the golfer today, and stamped onto a piece of white card, along with the sentiment and the frightened golf ball!

I coloured with promarkers, layered slightly off-set onto a dark green card base and added a piece of washi tape

 Linking to the following challenges

Allsorts #565- men and boys

Creative crafting uncles - a/g for males

Bizzy Becs Store challenge - a/g

Crafts Galore Encore #74 - a/g

Simon Says Wednesday - happy birthday

Poppy Sparkle

Hello all

Another card today, made for the Memory Box challenge, which is to use glitter paper, or glue.

I diecut a piece of pearl metallic card with a TH die and backed it with a piece of red card which I glittered with WoW fine glitter.

I diecut my poppies twice, once in green card, and once in red card. I added Art Glitter glue and more of the WoW glitter to the red poppies, When dry, I trimmed them and glued to the green layer. A stamped bee and some washi tape completed the card

Challenges

Outside the box - use glitter

All Fun challenges - a/g

Power Poppy - a/g

Die Cut Divas - a/g

Art Impressions - Bloom where you are planted

Steampunk!

Hi Everyone.

I hope you are all being very crafty, my country is in total lock-down, so I am having fun in my craft room to pass the time.

For this card, I stamped a piece of cream paper with some clocks and cogs to make my background. It looked too bright so I layered a piece of velum paper over it to soften. 

I cut the penny-farthing on my cameo silhouette, and glued to the velum. I also added a small brad in each corner, and some peel offs that look like hinges. Then attached to my dark maroon base card.

Challenges

Artsy Stamper - lots of layers

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - steampunk

The House that stamps built - a/g

Animals

Hi again! and welcome back to Annie, who mysteriously disappeared!

Today's card uses one of my favourites from  Tim Holtz, Crazy Dogs.

 I used a couple of pieces of DP and some stickers from my new set of Dylusions - 'bigger back chat'

You will probably be seeing more of these!

Challenges

Allsorts - anything from the animal world

Creatilicious #183 - a/g

Learn, Live, and Hope

A very appropriate message for our world today!

I have used a 'mop up' background from my experiments box and stamped with my new Lavinia stamp 'Luna Lights' I thought the sentiment went well, but not sure who is the maker. I also added 3 matching sequins and attached to a matching card base

Challenges
Lavinia World #22 - a/g
Southern Girls - a/g (2nd entry)
Paperbabe #115 - Picture Inspiration (used pink and blue)
Simon Says Wednesday - a/g
The Creative Crafters #26 - a/g

Thanks for visiting, and stay safe and well

Running late again!

Hi I am back again today with an entry for the Allsorts challenge.  Lots of Dots.

I have used a piece of DP for the top section and then stamped onto a snippet of white for the bottom section. Another piece of striped DP with a bow and a white piece with the celebrate set. I made this one for my SIL's birthday

Also entering the Pixies Playground challenge to use snippets

Yee Hah!

Good morning crafty peoples! I hope you are all keeping safe and well.

First of all I would like to welcome my newest followers, Tracy, Donna, Joy, Linda, and Karen. 

Today's card, for a friend's birthday,  features the second set that I bought on my holiday, another set from Art Impressions. This one is called Cowboy Wiggle Wobble

I used some designer papers, cut with my cuttlebug for the background, then stamped and coloured the separate pieces with my Promarkers,

Verdigris

Cadet Blue

Pastel Blue

Caramel

Pastel Beige

I then cut them out with the dies from the set and assembled them together with the provided brads. He is attached to the card with an action wobble, and looks so cute when shaken!

The sentiment is also from the set

Challenges

Southern Girls - a/g

Passion for Promarkers #534 - Masculane

Dare2B Artsy - a/g

Cuttlebugmania - Happy Birthday

Time Out #157 - birthday

Happy Little Stamper - a/g with dies

Thanks for visiting

Mood Swings!

Welcome friends.

I have been missing in action for a few weeks, and glad to be home again. 

I made 2 cards today with stamp sets that I bought while we were travelling the country in our Motorhome This one, by Art Impressions, is called Mood Swings.

I stamped with GinaK amalgam ink and clear embossed

I used the following Promarkers to colour with

Ocean Teal

Tea Green

Orchid

Pale Blossom

Praline

Saddle Brown

Cinnamon

I then sponged the background lightly with a pale blue ink pad, and a light neutral colour

The sentiment is from the same set

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers - Make it Feminine

Allys Angels - a/g

Crafters Castle - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Thanks for leaving me a comment so I know you have visited

Brighter days

Hello and welcome

Today's card was cased from one I saw on Pinterest, and as I recently purchased this set, I was keen to use it.

I used my Misti and stamped with Gina K Amalgam ink. 

I have used 3 colours of Promarkers

Pastel Blue  C729

Pastel Yellow O949

Pastel Beige Y257

I also added 3 little blue diamantes to finish. 

Layered onto a blue base card, and the hand cut banner is layered on top. I used the pastel yellow to edge the banner

Challenges

Paperbabe - layers

Passion For Promarkers - use 3 of something

Lavinia World Challenges - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Unstamped!

Hello, and thanks for visiting today

This card is for my DIL's birthday, which is tomorrow. I have used some pretty designer paper (sorry, I do not know the maker) choosing the bird box image for the front of the card.

I chose some of the text page for the centre 2 sections and the outer two are plain, but I have attached flowers and a butterfly. I used a die for the Happy Birthday, and also attached another butterfly on the front.

As I can enter the Unstampabelles challenge, I will answer the question - who am I - and say that I am a cardmaker who loves to try different styles

Other challenges

ScorPal - more than one score

Creative Crafters - a/g

A Blog named Hero - a/g

Bye for now

Mica

Hello and thanks for visiting

Today's card was cased from one I saw recently, so this is my version.

I used a piece of heavy watercolour card and painted my 3 strips of colour in an ombre style.

I stamped and clear embossed my flower image, and stamped the sentiment too.

I diluted some Lumiere Metallic Gold (I had forgotten I had these) and did some flicking with an old paint brush. The blob of gold that was left over was diluted with mica powder mixed with water, and lightly brushed over the flowers. Then attached to a black card base.

Challenges

Uniko - birthday

Stamping Sensations - feminine

Crafts Galore #72 - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Creative Fingers #179 - a/g

Lets Craft and Create #156 - a/g

Mod Squad - use mica powders

Happy crafting - I will be back soon!

Luggage tag

 Hello and welcome to my blog.

I bought this set of stamps from someone in a FB group for selling used craft items.

It is Stampers Anonymous 'Time Traveler', and I also bought the Dylusions 'Puddy Cat' set. (See my previous post)
The seller included some DOX backgrounds in the package, so I have trimmed one of them to make the base of my tag. I stamped the luggage with GinaK amalgam ink and clear embossed it. I used the Frayed Burlap DOX to paint with and coloured the handles with a metallic gold Sharpie.
I stamped the word onto a scrap, distressed it with some 'mop-up' ink and cut it into a banner shape. Finished off by punching a hole and tying some string through

Challenges
Art Impressions - gift card/tag
The Artistic Stamper - words
Allsorts - a touch of vintage (the luggage looks very vintage)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #125 - a/g
Bizzy Becs Store challenge - a/g
Crafters Castle - a/g
Lost Coast - tag, your it!

Thanks for visiting and happy crafting!

happy balloons

Hello again

Time is running out on a few challenges, so I made this one this morning using a new to me stamp from DR's Puddy Cat set,

I stamped onto a scrap of paper and clear embossed, then coloured with a mix of copics and promarkers.

The balloons were punched out of scraps, using an old punch that I have had for many years, and I added letter stickers to spell 'happy'

Stamped and embossed the birthday word and attached with mounting tape. I drew the strings with a black pen to look as though they were tied to the cat's tail. I also added a pale watercolour to the white background.

Challenges

Double Dee - balloons

Pixies Crafty Workshop - use scraps

Lavinia World #19 - a/g

Creative Inspiration - something new or old (my old punch)

Thanks for visiting again today

Let your dreams take flight

Hello and welcome

Today's card features the beautiful swallowtail butterfly from Satmpin Up. I have used a lovely sparkly EP from Emerald Creek, but it doesn't scan well. I added some colour with Inktense pencils, added a watercolour wash in the background, and then stamped some portions of stamps by Paper Artsy and Indigo Blu. 

The sentiment is from Close to My Heart. 

I edged with a black marker, then layered onto matching coloured card, then onto a black card base

Challenges

Uniko - cool winter colours

Mod Squad - use an animal, bird, insect or reptile

Allsorts - take flight

Creative Fingers - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - a/g
Through the Craftroom door - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Making a Splash!

Hello and welcome

This is the first time I have used this 'new to me' stamp set which I purchased at our local charity shop. 

It is by 'Acid Drops & Whatnots' which has now closed. 

I found an idea on pinterest and loosely followed it. I coloured with Promarkers,used washi for the decorative strips, and added some sequins for interest.

Challenges

Get Creative #87 - something new

Creative Moments #183 - a/g

The House That Stamps Built #J2220 - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Brown Sugar #297 - a/g

CardzTV #106 - a/g

Cool Cat

Hi everyone.

I have been missing a bit because of family staying from overseas, but managed to complete this card.

I printed the new to me digi (sorry I do not know who the designer is) and coloured with Promarkers,
B336 Cadet Blue,
B528 Blue Pearl
C426 Verdigris
O837 Praline
Y337 Tulip Yellow
I also coloured the frames of the glasses with a sparkly blue pen, but it doesn't show in the scan, and added the message on a hand cut banner tag
I used my Stamplorations die to cut out the white card, offset on to a navy blue card and then onto a white base
Challenges

Diecut Divas - New things, use die or EF
Paperbabe #10 - a/g
Creative Fingers #177 - a/g
Allys Angels - a/g
Lavinia World #8 - a/g
Allsorts #555 - more than one word
Passion For Promarkers #526- use a tag

Thanks for visiting and commenting

pastels

Welcome to my blog today.

This card was inspired by Natasha from her you tube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOigPKBc3sjtegDYcDDiXA

I loved this design and had fun finding suitable stamps to use. I used only 2 shades of watercolour and stamped with Memento 'bamboo leaves' for the flowers and black for the message

Challenges

CardzTV - a/g

The Cats Pajamas - Spring Forward (I have used spring colours)

Southern Girls - a/g

Allsorts - pastels

Brown Sugar Challenges - a/g

Bye  for now and thanks for visiting

So Pretty!

Hello and Welcome

My card today was made to celebrate the engagement of my nieces eldest twin daughter. Her fiance proposed in Paris which is why I have used s French theme. 

The stamp is from Penny Black "j'aime Paris" and I have used Promarkers to colour

I  have layered onto a DP and then onto a white base card

Challenges 

Penny Black and More - make it feminine

Stamping Sensations - favourite stamp (one of many)

Creative Knockouts - a/g

Lavinia World #17 - a/g

Crafts Galore - a/g
and I have just found that Lets Craft and Create have a challenge for a/g with the option of Love is in the air, so this is most appropriate

happy birthday bird

Welcome

Today's card features one of the Crazy Birds that I have not used very much, but he just seemed to suit this design.

My background was made with a piece of blue card and embossed after rubbing my Cracked Pistachio DOX pad over the raised side. I also flicked some gold acrylic paint over for more interest.

I coloured my bird with Promarkers, Y247 and R555, added a diecut 'happy' and printed birthday on my PC

Challenges

Passion For Promarkers - a/g

Allsorts - a/g (2)

Creative Knockouts - Celebrations (2)

Mod Squad - make your own patterned paper

Creative Inspiration - Something old (my bird stamp)

Lost Coast - a/g

bbq master

Hello and welcome. 

This is possibly my final post for 2019 - I can't believe where this year has gone!!!!

I have 3 family birthday's in January, so this is the first of them.

I have made this one for my Son-in-law who loves cooking on his BBQ

The whole card was cut out with my Cameo and I raided my snippets box for the black and grey card. I hope he likes it!

Challenges

Allsorts - a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop - snippets

Arty Divas - a/g
Creative Knockouts - celebrations
Southern Girls - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Starry!

Welcome and a Merry Christmas to all my lovely followers

A quick and easy Christmas card today using a piece of DP layered onto a red base card. I scuffed up the edges with my Tim Holtz tool. I then added  Merry Christmas peel-off which I coloured with an a red Sharpie alcohol marker, and some gold stars to finish.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Unstampabelles - Star Struck Starry Night

Emerald Creek - a/g - Christmas - Winter

Allys Angels #29 - a/g

Uniko #56 - Christmas
Creative Inspirations - a/g

Be Merry

Hi everyone and welcome

Today's card features the cutest little robin from a set called 'Rockin Robin' from Clearly Besotted that I won recently. I also won the matching die set

I used a piece of DP for the lower piece of the background and used a stitched edge die for the upper half

I stamped the branch, holly, and words directly onto this and stamped the robin on a separate snippet and used mounting tape to raise him up a little

I have coloured with Promarkers, but forgot to take note of the colours, I think the red is R766 Molten Red, and the brown O837 Praline.

 I also added some white spots with my Sharpie paint pen

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers - Christmas Critters

Takes from the craftroom - It's Christmas

Pixies Crafty Workshop - snippets

Creative Knockouts - Christmas Delight

The Artistic Stamper - Christmas is Coming

Thanks for visiting

happy everything

 Hi everyone

I am back today with a card that loosely follows the instructions by Tracy Evans in the magazine Australian Simply Cards issue 117

For my stencil sponging, I used cracked pistachio, spun sugar, and abandoned coral, distress inks. The random stamping was also with the coral, and I used a very old Paper Artsy stamp from a set

The cat is from Inkadinkadoo 'Catitude', stamped onto a snippet, heat embossed and cut out with my Scan n Cut, happy is a die cut and 'everything' was computer generated.

I am very pleased with the end result.

Challenges

Through The Craftroom door - a/g

Stamping Sensations - a/g

Lavinia World #15- a/g

Art Impressions #27 - animals

Cardztv #104- a/g

Pixies  Crafty Workshop - use snippets

Textured Poppies

Welcome

Today's card was made with my poppy die using a technique I saw recently, where a tissue was folded, layered onto a card and then cut. The texture was formed by applying paint lightly so

 that the top layer wrinkled. I also added some gold paint to highlight.

The background I found in my 'spares' box, and I never made a note of how I did it, but it looks as though I have swiped ink pads lightly over a textured card. I added a ribbon to finish.

Challenges

Southern Girls - a/g

Through the Craftroom door - a/g

Cute Card Thursday #611 - a/g

Crafts Galore #70 - a/g

Creative Fingers  #176- a/g

Thanks for visiting

Masculine birthday

Welcome all

Today's card was made for a fishing buddy of my husbands, who turned 79 this week.

The base is a rocker card and I added some dp cut with a stitched die. I then diecut a stitched circle in kraft, and added my stamped image which I coloured with Copics and cut out with my Brother Scan n Cut

He was very thrilled with it

Challenges

Lost Coast Designs #88 - for the men

Watercooler Wednesday #248 - masculine / a/g

Crafters Castle #23 - a/g 2nd fortnight

Addicted to stamps #179 - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g
Also adding Art Impressions a/g challenge as I could not read it before

white on white

Welcome

White on white is very difficult to photograph, so hopefully you can see this one clearly

My base card has a slight texture, and I have diecut my leaf background and flowers in a pearlescent heavy paper.

I have embossed 'with love' along the bottom edge and also added a straight line just above using my Martha Stewart Score Board

To finish a glued a tiny pearl button at the centre of the flowers

Challenges

Allsorts - white on white

Happy Little Stampers - a/g with dies

Pretty Pink Flamingo

Welcome back and also welcome to my new follower Karen

Today's card follows the theme for Unstampables - Paradise Pretties with a twist of into the wild, which I did not do

The background paper certainly reminds me of paradise with flamingos and palm trees. Wish I was there, as today we are experiencing thunder and heavy rain!

I cut out my fringed flamingo with my Cameo Silhouette cutting machine then layered it onto a sponged shape. I also added the word 'Aloha"

Challenges

Unstampables #95 - Paradise Pretties

Crafting By Designs - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Happy Couple

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog

Today's card features one of the very first stamps that I bought, and sad to say it has been reclining in a box for a number of years. However I thought it would be perfect for the challenge at Art Impressions where they are asking for 'Couple' cards

I stamped onto a 'messy play' background, and again onto a separate scrap  so that I could colour them, and glue to the card. 

A little yellow to ground them and a peeloff added. 

All layered onto a black base card

The boy cat is a deeper blue IRL

Challenges

Art Impressions  #270 - couple cards

Paperbabe #106 - a/g

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop #365 - using snippets
Crafts Galore # 69 - a/g
Crafty Catz #482 - a/g (did not do the option)

Thanks for visiting, and see you again soon

Flowers of Nature

Welcome 

Today's card is so pretty IRL I love the soft greens on my panel, the result of a play with Brushos. I ran a black marker around the edge to make it stand out. The flower is the result of my first play with foamarin, I added some tinting, some stamens, and some little blue glass beads. The leaves are die cuts (unknown) and the verse is from a Darkroom door set I have also added some sequins. I followed the sketch from Tuesday morning sketches, but reversed the position of the flower and the message

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches #528

Allsorts #544- make your own flowers

Craft Stamper - a/g

Bizzy Becs Store Challenge - a/g

Crafters Castle - a/g

Crafty Friends - a/g

Your Scrapbook Place - a/g

Happy crafting

Winter Christmas

Hi everyone

This is my second post today, CASing a lovely card I saw on the internet.

First of all I made a water coloured background to sit behind the cut-out oval of my card. I then stamped the tree twice with Hickory Smoke Distress oxide, and once with Forest Moss DOX. The word Christmas was cut from a clear stamp and merry cut twice and layered

Challenges

Art Impressions - holiday cards

Southern Girls - Christmas

Emerald Creek - winter

The House That Stamps Built - a/g

Fab & Funky - Christmas

Thanks for visiting

coffee lovers time #2

Card #2 for the current coffee lovers blog hop

Although this looks crooked, I can assure you it is not!

A piece of unknown DP layered onto white card and another coffee sticker from Stamplorations adhered to white card and then layered onto black

coffee lovers time again

It's coffer lovers hop week and this is my first entry.

My piece of designer paper reminded me of coffee beans, the watches are randomly stamped, and the sentiment is a sticker from Stamplorations
Mod Squad challenges - sentiment says it all

Hopefully I will be back tomorrow

Sailing

Welcome

I saw this idea in one of the card magazines that I read, and loved the look, so I decided to replicate it.

I selected some spotty DP for my background, and then blue check to represent the sea, attached to a rectangle of white card which has been die cut. I cut a circle for the body of the boat and then cut it in half. The sail is drawn freehand, as are the flags. The mast is a toothpick and the 3 portholes are 'Candi" which I added dots and stripes to. I finished off with a birthday peel off

Challenges

Southern Girls - a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop #364 - use snippets

TTCRD # 02319 - a/g

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - a/g

Creative Fingers #173 - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Cat lovers

Welcome

Janis is running again her cat lovers blog hop and this is my entry.

It is a quick and easy card made with a die cut cat and a message from a Inkadinkadoo set called 'catitude'

spots, but no stripes

Welcome

The challenge at Allsorts this week is for spots and/or stripes.

I have made this cute baby onesie card using some pretty pink spotty paper. I added a rub-on message, did some faux stitching and then added the tiny buttons and lace

Challenges

Allsorts - spots and/or stripes

Simon Says Monday challenge - all things pink

TTCRD - a/g

Bizzy Becs Store challenge - a/g

Thanks for visiting today and your lovely comments