Cat Lovers Hop (3)

 

Hi, and welcome back to my third post for the Cat Lovers Hop

For this card, I have cut a piece of blue DP (unknown) for my background, and then diecut a scrap of green for my cat to sit on.

I have coloured him in pale grey copics and fussy cut

I coloured the balloon and also fussy cut and then coated it in Dimensional Magic.

The message is from an old clear set.

I have layered onto a dark blue card base but looks like my scan is crooked!

Challenges

Cat Lovers Hop

Nordsalten Hobby Club - use 2 different papers

Creative Fingers #196 - a/g

Cat Lovers Hop (2)

 

Hi everyone.

I am back with my second entry for the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop

I used some co-ordinating papers from one of my 6x6 pads, and also another of the Tim Holtz cats, which I stamped, cut out, and coloured. I also used a balloon from another set and tied to his tail

The message was stamped in black and heat embossed

The 3 diamante's were coloured with a black OHP marker and added to the orange strip

Challenges

Cat Lovers hop (entry 2)

Show us your pussies #59 - a/g

Paperbabe #130 - a/g

Cat Lovers hop (1)

 

Hi everyone, I have been missing in action for a wee while, as we have been away in our motorhome

This is the card that I made for my youngest son's birthday, as you can see he was turning the big 50!

I cut out the design on my Cameo and added a black dog and a tabby cat, to represent the pets the family has. Both are stamps by Tim Holtz

I am entering the challenge for the Cat Lovers Hop

Lost Coast #109 - furry friends

Ally's Angels #39 - a/g

Cardztv #126 - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Festive

 

Hello, and thank you for visiting my blog today

I was inspired to make this card after seeing a post by Kath Stewart, so this is my interpretation, as I do not have the new cat stamps (I wish)

I started by making masks for the moon and snow from some scrap paper. I used 'black soot' and 'fossilized amber' distress inks to make the sky, and spritzed to make the colours run a little. After drying I used a very old Penny Black stamp (2001 - snowflake border) to stamp the snowflakes and embossed with detail white EP

I coloured my crazy bird with the following Promarkers

R766,  V546,  V528,  M419,  Y247

The sentiments are from a Clearly Besotted set called 'Rockin Robin'

I added a little 'hickory smoke' DOX to define the edge of the snow and a ground for the bird.

Challenges

Passion for Promakers #564 - make it festive

We Love Chocolate Baroque - a/g

I love Promarkers #421 - a/g (did not use the birthday option)

Ally's Angels - a/g

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Cute Christmas snowman!

 

Hello all

A last minute entry for the Allsorts challenge of 'cute Christmas'

I attached some dp of Christmas trees to a dark green card base, diecut my snowman from some white card, and glued him to the left side. I coloured the little bird with a red Promarker and attached the red coloured peeloff to a scrap of white card.

An effective quick and easy card to add to my Christmas box

Challenges

Allsorts #592 - Cute Christmas

Playing with paper

 

I cased this card from one I saw somewhere on the internet, but did not take note of the designer, sorry

For the background, I used a piece of old sheet music and sponged with DI and layered onto my black card base

Using a torn scrap of cream card, I diecut the design and also coloured with DI

I arranged the fabric leaves and flower onto a wreath and attached with glue dots

Challenges

Yes Virginia, Sept show and share

Sognandoscrap #83 - a/g (2nd entry)

Paperbabe #128 - dimensions

Unstampabelles

Pixies Crafty Workshop #387

Be a rainbow

 

 Hi, I am back again with another card for today

I chose a background out of my 'ready to use' box, which is such a pretty shade of green, and has been stamped using Penny Black 'daisy pattern'

The rectangle and square were cut with my Cameo, and I have used one of the crazy birds from Tim Holtz

Challenges

Sketch Saturday #628

 The House That Stamps Built #S2320 - a/g

Lavinia World #36 - a/g

fun!

 

Hello again

Today's card features one of Tim Holtz' Crazy Cats

I stenciled a background with Dried Marigold DI and then stamped the cat with Memento

Colouring was done with Copics

Challenges

The Cat's Pajamas #372 - include an animal

Show us your pussycats #58 - a/g with a cat

AAABirthdays #17 - animals and critters

AAACards #174 - up to one third

In my garden

 

Hello everyone

Today's card features a stamp that I have had for a number of years, Hydrangea by Rubber Stampede

I have double layered it with a matching teal mat and layered onto a white card base.

I have coloured with the following Promarkers

Arctic Blue

Cloud Blue

Pastel Blue

Pastel Green

Herb Green

I finished off by winding some silver cord around and attaching a wee silver butterfly

Challenges

Allsorts #590 - my lovely garden

Passion for Promarkers #560 - leaves/foliage

I love Promarkers #419 - a/g

Sognandoscrap #83 - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Vintage Beauty

 

Welcome friends

Today's card features a lovely stamp that a friend lent me, I believe it is by Kaisercraft.

I made the background using shiny card, Brusho's and cling wrap. I love the results you can get with this technique. I have roughened the edge and run a purple ink pad around, then layered onto a green card base.

The sentiment is raised with mounting tape.

Challenges

Countryview  Challenges - complimentary colours

We love Chocolate Baroque - a/g (2nd entry)

Lavinia World #35 - a/g

Creative Fingers #193 - a/g

Thanks for visiting today

dig it!

 

Hi, I am back again today with this gardener card

I stamped and embossed in black and coloured with the following Promarkers

Y247 summer sun

R346 antique pink

R766 molten red

Y524 herb green

O356 saddle brown

The sentiment is computer generated, and I added 2 strips of washi tape for grounding

The card base is a creamy colour, but did not scan well

Challenges

YNS #147 - CAS

Casology #373 - September (it is spring here)

ColourCrazyChallenge #35 - a/g

Passion for Promarkers #559 - Autumn/Fall (have used autumn colours)

Stamping Sensations - The great outdoors (gardening)

Your Scrapbook Place - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Steampunk

 

Welcome everyone

Today I have 2 ATC's to share with you, something I have not made for such a long time, and I had forgotten how much fun they are

The theme is steampunk and I have printed my background images and added embellishments. The bicycle one is printed over the background, and touched up with a black gellyroll pen.

The cogs are stamped with Hickory Smoke DOX.

I added some  distressed silver peeloffs to both, and the first one has an old watch face attached. 

The edges are sponged with Black Soot DI

I would like to enter into the new  Steampunk Challenge #1

I then decided to make these into cards

I dry embossed 2 pieces of mirror card and swiped over the raised surface with Brilliance graphite black, then heat embossed with a black EP

Layered with black and then onto a black card base

Challenges

Crafty Creations #413 - a/g

Crafty Friends #144 - a/g

Ally's Angels #38 - a/g

Cardztv #123 - a/g

Cardz 4 guys - monochrome

Thanks for visiting

Purple!

Welcome

This is my first post using the new blogger, so hope it goes OK

I would love to get rid of the extra step of redirect when reading blogs, it is so unnecessary. If anyone can help, I would be very grateful

I have followed this sketch from Sketch Saturday 

the sentiment is from Lawn Fawn, and I am not sure about the butterfly

I used snippets of black and white for the diecuts

Challenges

Sketch Saturday#626

Crafters Castle#33 - a/g

Crafts Galore Encore#79 - a/g

Crafty Calendar - a/g

Pixies crafty Workshop #386

We Love Chocolate Baroque - wings or a/g

Thanks for visiting today

 

Vintage!

Hello crafters

Today's card uses a sketch from Poetic Artistry

I used 3 designer papers from my 6x6 Authentique pad, which I have had for some time. I layered onto some black paper to make the design stand out. I diecut the 2 circles and stamped my vintage car (unknown brand) onto a scrap from my snippets box, and coloured with copics. I also used  Dimensional Magic on the windscreen to look like glass

 Challenges

Art Impressions - to die for

Allsorts #588 - handcoloured image

A Perfect Time to Craft #9 - a/g

Allys Angels #37 - a/g

Cardztv #122 - a/g

Crafty Catz #517 - a/g with option, not a square (mine is a rectangle)

Thanks for visiting and your kind comments

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