Pretty Butterflies

Hi everyone

The challenge this week for Sketch Saturday is to use one of the sketches from  2016

I have chosen #394 for my card. I have used this gorgeous digi that I won from Stamplorations, and re-sized it to fit on an angle on my white card. I have coloured with copics to match my base card. I added a strip of black that I punched with a Fiskars border punch and the stamp is from a set by Clearly Besotted stamps

I would like to enter the following challenges

Sketch Saturday #625

Art Impressions - quick and simple

Stamplorations - never ending challenge

The House that stamps built #A2630 - a/g

All in Blue

I am back with a second post for today

I have used the sketch from Sketch Saturday for this card.

The background is stamped with 'french script' and I have used my Lavinia stamp on the central oval, embossed with silver. I have added a blue flower with a diamante centre and a silver ribbon bow

Challenges

Sketch Saturday

YNS #146 - Decorations

Lavinia World #34 - a/g

Bird in a cage

Hi everyone, and welcome to my blog today

I have managed to find some time this morning to make a couple of cards, and this is the first one.

I used shaded lilac, broken china, wilted violet, and mermaid lagoon distress inks to make my background. I pressed the colours onto a stamping block, then spritzed with water, and layered the colours onto my art paper, drying in between. I also added a splat stamp and postmark stamp, both by Paper Artsy.

I cut out the bird in the cage on my Silhouette Cameo, and added a little colour to the edges.

The sentiment is clear embossed, and the the piece was attached to a matching card base.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Paperbabe #126 - a/g

All fun challenge #14 - a/g

Through the Craftroom Door - a/g

Cupcake Inspirations #500

Tropical

Hello all

Another slimline card from me today

I cut a white mat smaller than my base card and diecut 3 circles into it, and glued to the base.

I stamped and coloured 2 pineapples, fussy cut them and attached with mounting tape.

The centre flower uses 3 die-cuts from my scrap box and the black stamens is a punch

I wrote the message by hand in a matching calligraphy pen

I would like to enter the following challenges
Art Impressions #289 - Tropical Treats
Lavinia World #33 - a/g
The Cats Pajamas #374 - slimline
Pammy's Inky Pinkys #2033 - a/g

Thanks for visiting and your encouragement

Bold and Bright

Welcome crafty friends

Today's card follows the sketch at Sketch Saturday, a fun way of using scraps.

I cut 3 colours at 1.5 cm and random lengths, which I cut on angles.

I glued them to my white piece in no particular order. I layered my white circle, stamped with a lovely yacht (unknown) onto a red stitched circle. The yacht was coloured with Promarkers, molten red and cloud blue, then the whole piece glued to a dark blue card base

I would like to enter the following challenges

Sketch Saturday #623

Pixies Crafty Workshop # 384

Allsorts # 585/586 - summer fun

Cute Card Thursday #647 - bright colours

C.R.A.F.T. #566 - sports and leisure

Creative Fingers #191 - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Sketch Saturday

Hi everyone

We are back in lockdown level 3 so I have had some time to make this card.

I have used the sketch at a 'new to me' challenge blog called Sketch Saturday, to make this card. The sunflower is a very old Hero Arts stamp, coloured with the following Promarkers

Y247 summer sum

Y337 tulip yellow

Y417 buttercup

O949 pastel yellow

O345 saddle brown

O727 caramel

I used some snippets of DP for the background and stamped the message with GinaK amalgam

I would like to join the following challenges

Sketch Saturday #622

Passion for Promarkers #555 - flower power

Penny Black & More - say it with flowers

Creativ Fusion - a/g
Ally's Angels #37 - a/g

'Latte'

Welcome to my blog today and welcome to my new follower Sally Bownes

I have made this card for my son's birthday, which is later this month, but have to post it overseas, so good to get it done early

I used a coffee ring stencil with walnut stain DI directly onto my kraft card base

The coffee pot is a Stamplorations sticker which I applied to a scrap of kraft card, and the sentiment I found on my pc, but have no idea where I got it from. I coloured the latte word with a black gelly roll glaze pen, which gives a lovely shine

Challenges

Allsorts #583/4 - Make it masculine

Unstampabelles #103 - Good News / make your own background

Dragonfly Dreams - a/g

Arty Divas - a/g

The Corrosive Challenge - a/g

Through the Craft Room Door  - a/g

Thanks for visiting

'Girl Power'

Hi and welcome to today's blog post.

I have switched back to the legacy version as I cannot seem to get rid of the extra redirect step on the new version. I hope they can fix this ASAP

Today's card is from a set by 'Acid Drops & Whatnots' who I believe have now closed. Such a shame, as I loved their designs.

I stamped with black GinaK ink and clear embossed, both the image and the message

I have coloured with the following Promarkers

C446 Marine

G956 Ocean Teal

Y247 Summer Sun

The panel was then layered onto a matching coloured base

Challenges

Passion For Promarkers #553 - girl power

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Creatalicious #192 - a/g

Catch the bug - a/g

Crafters castle #32 - a/g

Arty Divas #27 - a/g

I love Promarkers #415 - a/g with colour option

Thank you for your kind comments

Friends are Flowers

Hello to my crafty friends and new followers, Crystal O Minkler and Cindy Holmes

Today's card uses a piece from my experiments box, distress inks on watercolour paper, for the background.

I stamped the Crafty Individual's CI-385 with Emerald Lagoon DI and embossed with Dyeboss EP

I stamped the sentiment (an old one from Printworks) in the same colour and cut it up so that I could attach to the side without covering the flowers. 

I added a little  of the same colour to the dragonfly and also some sparkle with a Sakura Gellyroll pen

Layered onto a pretty turquoise base card

Challenges

Lavinia  #31- a/g

Penny Black and More - in the garden

Allsorts #581/582  - flowers all over

Stay Crafty with Hero #12 - friendship

Paperbabe #124 - summer

Christmas in July

Welcome everyone

Today's card is my first Christmas card of the year, and also the first time making a slimline card

I cut the star banner from a silver card,with my Silhouette Cameo and attached it to the red base.

The message was stamped with versamark and embossed with white detail ep.

I filled the centre of the stars with KindyGlitz Crystalina

Challenges

Art Impressions - Sparkle and Shine

Rudolph Days - a/g Christmas

Arty Divas - Christmas in July

Crafty Hazelnuts - Christmas

Build Your Stash - Christmas in July hop

'B' is for bees!

Allsorts Challenge

This week is for 'something starting with 'B' so I am entering this card made with green hills, a lovely beehive dripping with honey, sponged blue sky, and some bees buzzing around.

Layered onto a honeycomb embossed honey coloured card, and the sentiment stamped onto one of the clouds

Challenges

Allsorts  #580 - something starting with 'B'

colourful cat!

Hello and welcome

Today's card features a fabulous cat and sentiment from the 'Puddy Cat' set by Dylusions.

I stamped it onto the card and then stamped the cat again on a scrap of Neenah solar white card

I have used the following Promarkers for colouring

Cardinal Red

Purple

Moss

Marine

Summer Sun

I also sponged the edge of the base card with Mustard Seed distress ink

Challenges

Pixies Crafty Workshop #382 - use snippets

Passion for Promarkers - animal antics

Stamping Sensations - all creatures great and small

TTCRD - a/g

CardzTV - a/g

Thanks for visiting and have a great week

Yeehaw!

Hi and welcome

My second use of this delightful cowboy from Art Impressions. No action wobble this time, as the ones I have are too big, however his legs still move around!

I used some dp to cut a hill for him to stand on, and coloured with copics and promarkers

challenges
Art Impressions #286 - Rustic or Americana
Lavinia World #30 - a/g
Allys Angels #36 - a/g
Creative Fusion #19 - a/g
Crafters Castle #31 - a/g

Thanks for your lovely comments

So Cute!

Hello

Today's card is a commission for a family with a new baby. The mother has had Chihuahuas for some time and they were previously her 'babies', so the card had to include them all

I found some suitable images and assembled in a pram cut from some spotty blue paper from my scrap box, and also found some spotty buttons in my stash for the wheels.

Apparently they loved it

Challenges

Allsorts #578 - so cute

Pixies Crafty workshop - use snippets

Through the Craftroom door - a/g

Arty Divas #25 - a/g

One Layer

Good morning crafty friends.

A bit cool and showery here today!

Today's card features one of the first stamps I bought, called Birds on a wire
I stamped it directly onto my inked background, masking, so that I could colour one bird in red
The sentiment was also printed directly from my computer, and I finished by stamping the 2 corners

Challenges
Stay Crafty with Hero #11 - One layer
Stamping Sensations - make it colourful
Cardz TV #117 - a/g
The Creative Crafters #29 - a/g

Birthdays

Hello everyone

Today's card features 2 very old stamps, but I thought the went well together. I stamped the cake onto a snippet from my scrap box, and embossed with silver ep. I then used my stitched oblong die to cut it to size. The candles are coloured with Sakura silver sparkle pen, and I finished off with 3 purple gems to match.

Challenges

Art Impressions #285 - make me laugh

Paperbabe #122 - a/g

Lavinia World #29 - a/g

The House that stamps built # J2420 - a/g

Gone Fishing (again)

Welcome back

Today's card features one of my favourite stamps for men. It is from a clear stamp set by Sullivans, but I think it is no longer available now
 I have coloured with various Promarkers and layered onto a black card base

Challenges
Penny Black and More - favourite stamp
Southern Girls - a/g (second entry)
Creative Crafting Uncles - fish/fishing
A perfect time to craft - open
Ally's Angels - a/g
Artsy Stamper - vacation
Crafters Castle - a/g

Thanks for visiting and leaving me a comment

Woodgrain

 welcome back!

 today's card is my interpretation of instructions  I saw on how to make a panel background from Gina K

I used a woodgrain embossing folder and swiped  di ink pads down and added more colour with a sponge.

The image was rescued from my scrap box, and I am not sure where it came from. 

I layered it on dark green to match my base card and then added a sentiment on a flag to finish

Challenges

Allsorts #576 - embossing

Stamping Sensations - make it colourful

Southern Girls - a/g

Pammies Inky Pinkies - a/g

Tropical Flamingo

Hello everyone

Today's card was made entirely from bits and pieces from my scrap box, apart from the base card, which has a slight fleck in it.

I cut out the flamingo and tropical leaves using my Cameo Silhouette, and added some shading to some of the pieces. I also added a matching green border

 The yellow flowers were diecut from a small piece that had been dry embossed. The flower centres were also diecut from some black scraps. I raised three of the flowers with mounting tape

Challenges

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Art Impressions #284 - animals and nature

Creative Fingers - a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop #380 - use snippets

Arty Divas #23 - a/g

The Corrosive Challenge #6 - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Your Special Day

Welcome to my blog today.

Did you know that you could be missing comments from your blog?

I discovered quite by accident that if you click on 'comments' in the left panel, and then 'awaiting moderation' you may find a number of comments that have not been posted!

Back to my card!

 I have followed the lovely sketch at 'Stay Crafty with Hero' using some very pretty Kaisercraft 'Memory Lane Collection' papers. I added some subtle stamping to the vertical strip with my French Script" stamp, and also sponged all edges with Frayed Burlap DI. I also added some fines glass beads to the centre of the flowers

Challenges I would like to enter
Time out #163 - inspired by words
Stay Crafty with Hero #9 - sketch
Crafters Castle #30 - a/g
Southern Girls - a/g
Cute Card Thursday#637 - a/g
AUD sentiments #252 - flowers + a sentiment

Thanks for visiting

Real Flowers

Hello and welcome

Today's card uses a very old set from Hero Arts called Real Flowers.

I placed them in a row in my Misti and coloured with various markers. I then used a versamark ink pad, stamped over and clear embossed. I then had to add another flower to complete the row. I scored some lines and also stamped the message in black. 

I CASed this idea from Kath, of handmade by Kath  Check out her blog, she does some wonderful projects

Challenges

Stay Crafty with Hero #8 - small joys

CardzTV - a/g

Arty Diva's #22 - a/g

Power Poppy - A Walk in the Garden

Uniko #59 - Bright and Happy

Southern Girls - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Butterflies again!

Hi everyone

I have been missing in action for a few days as we have been having internet problems.

We now have a new router supplied by our ISP and that has speeded things up considerably.

But!  this morning my PC would not connect at all although all the wireless devices did. I spent over 2 hours trying to find a solution and then discovered that I could connect with IE but not Chrome, so I uninstalled it and re-installed, and now it is all good. I don't know why these things mysteriously happen!!

So - to my card

Time is running out for the unstampabelles challenge, so I have made this one.

I used a dark navy card base, and attached a piece of DP (unknown brand)

I diecut my butterfly twice and glued together with Art Glitter glue

The message is from Craftwork Cards which I have had a long time, and I also added 3 blue sequins

Challenges

Unstampabelles #100 - wind and/or wings

Creative Fingers #186 - a/g

Through the Craftroom Door - a/g

Papercraft #29 - a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop - using snippets (butterfly)

Thanks for visiting and your kind comments

Another Butterfly

Hello

Todays card uses a butterfly which I cut with my Cameo. The top layer is black card stock, and the bottom layer is a scrap of sparkly card that I had been experimenting with.

The layered oblong was also cut on my Cameo, the files were for one sheet wonders using 12 x 12 papers, so I have cut the whole page of different shapes. You will see more of these on the future!

I added some stamping using Shades Dye Ink in Vanilla cream which toned in nicely. 

The stamps were  Rubber Dance 'round in circles' and the sentiment is by Lawn Fawn

Challenges

Allsorts #571/2 - a/g

Through the Craft room door - a/g

Ally's Angels #34 - a/g

Your Next Stamp #138 - lots of layers (I have 4)

Bizzy Becs Store Challenge - a/g

All Fun Challenges #8 - a/g

Thanks for visiting

butterflies

 Hi and welcome

A quick post this morning as the butterfly challenge at Allsorts closes soon.

This is a very simple card, but looks great IRL, as the background dp is very sparkly. Unfortunately it does not show up in the scan. 

I have adhered the piece to my white card base, added a strip of pink edged with a Fiskars punch, cut the word in vinyl, and attached and added a toning butterfly with diamantes for her body

Challenges

Allsorts - butterfly

A Perfect Time to Craft - a/g

Crafters Castle - a/g

AAA birthday - things with wings

Classic Design Challenge - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Stay safe, stay home, and craft

Fun and Laughter days

Hello friends and welcome back

Today's card features an image from Bizzy Becs Store that I was lucky enough to won in a recent challenge.

I have coloured her with Promarkers and diecut her out, adjusting the die to fit the image. I layered a piece of dp on the left side of my base card, added the image and then a sentiment, stamped onto a snippet, fussy cut and raised with mounting tape.

Challenges

Through the craft room door - a/g

Southern Girls - a/g

Paperbabe #118 - a/g

Allys Angels #33 - a/g

Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper - a/g

A perfect time to craft - a/g

Simon Says Wednesday - a/g

Pixies Playground #377 - use snippets

Stay safe and stay home and craft!

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