Friday, 30 April 2021
Christmas again
Monday, 26 April 2021
Christmas Wishes
Saturday, 24 April 2021
Lets Squash It #7
Monday, 19 April 2021
Perfectly Pantone
I then used an embossing folder to make the flag message and mounted on a scrap of the yellow card, and adhered to the pale grey card base.
These are the current Pantone colours as requested for
Paperbabe #142 - a/g
Friday, 16 April 2021
Bee Happy!
Monday, 12 April 2021
Happy Birthday doggie!
Hi everyone.
It is good to be back home after a 10 day road trip in our motorhome
This quick and easy card was made with Penny Black stickeroos adhered to some scraps of white card.
I diecut the dog with a die that I won from Stamplorations and edged with a red copic marker
The bone is edged with a black marker and I used an offcut of striped card for the layering
Challenges I would like to enter
Penny Black Saturday - a/g or cute
Pixies Crafty workshop #400 - use snippets
Ally's Angels #45 - a/g
Crafter's Castle #40 - a/g
Crafty Catz #546 - a/g
Thursday, 25 March 2021
Spring Summer coffee lovers #4
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Spring summer coffee lovers #3
Monday, 22 March 2021
Spring Summer coffee lovers #2
Sunday, 21 March 2021
Spring Summer coffee lovers
I stamped the background using a very old un-named stamp and expresso ink pad.
I then added a strip of washi, and my lovely Stamplorations sticker which I attached to some kraft card
Coffee Loving Cardmakers
Thursday, 18 March 2021
pillow box
Today's project is not a card, but a pillow box that I cut out on my Cameo Silhouette, using some Coredinations card that I have been hoarding for many years. I used a funky flower embossing folder on the front and sanded to expose the underlying colour.
The flower is a Dreaming Tree design that I cut using scraps from my never shrinking scrap box, and the stamens are made with a punch
Challenges
Let's Squash it #6 - boxing clever with floral embossing
Pixies Crafty Workshop #398 - using scraps
Sunday, 14 March 2021
Shadow stamping
My first attempt at this technique after watching a video by Natasha Foote, a fellow kiwi
I used a very old pink stamp pad and part of a set by Rubber Dance (round in circles) to stamp directly onto my base card
Then I used versamark and a cherry blossom stamp from a Flourishes set, and then shifted the stamp slightly and stamped with a white ink pad. The sentiment is stamped onto velum, trimmed and wrapped around, and I also added some white highlights with a white Sharpie pen
Challenges
Ikes World #142 - a/g / opt monochrome
Stamping Sensations - monochromatic
Cute Card Thursday #677 - Celebrate
Allsorts - a stamped image
Allys Angels #44 - a/g
Thanks for visiting today and stay safe
Monday, 8 March 2021
shabby chic
Hi everyone and welcome back
Today's card was made using a scrap of a pretty designer paper (unknown) with a torn edge that I sponged with walnut stain DI. I attached the picture and added a pink sponged butterfly, a matching flower, gold peeloff sentiment and a gold strip down the right hand side.
Challenges
Creations in Pink #31 - a/g
The Funky Junkie Boutique - a/g/vintage/shabby chic
Creative Sketchy Girls #57 - girls only
Saturday, 27 February 2021
Birthday Girl
Friday, 26 February 2021
Birthday Boy
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Purple
We will shortly be going to do our weekly grocery shop, so just time to do this post beforehand
This design is similar to one I saw recently
I stamped my flower (Paperbabe) onto a scrap with Shades Dye ink in purple majesty, coloured with Promarker orchid and Copic Sketch amethyst, and the centre with Wink of Stella gold.After trimming down I edged both layers with gold pen and marked out a square onto the first layer. I also outlined with gold the message piece and used a peeloff for the message. I have hundreds of these to use so you will be seeing a lot of them!!
Challenges
3 room studio #24 - use purple
Pixies crafty workshop #397 - using snippets
Passion for Markers #580 - feminine
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #152 - a/g
A Perfect time to craft - a/g
Monday, 22 February 2021
Blue Lily
I found some time today to have a play with some of the goodies I received from Mrs A for winning one of her competitions recently
I wet lines through one of the pretty papers, so that I could pull off a strip to layer across my card.
I have coloured the flower with the Spectrum-Noir 'Starry Sky' Sparkle pen and dragged out the colour with water. I then used the Nuvo glitter Marker 'Imperial Blue" to highlight the edges.
The green leaves are painted with Magic Colour 'grecian olive'
I have added a peel-off which I coloured blue to match
Challenges I would like to enter
Stamping Sensations - colour my world
We Love Chocolate Baroque - flower, butterfly or birds
Bastel-Traum #98 - birthday
TTCRD - a/g
Paperbabe #138-a/g
Sunday, 14 February 2021
Best Wishes
Monday, 8 February 2021
With Love
Hello again
To make the background for today's card, I first swiped Broken China and Peeled Paint distress inks onto an acrylic block and spritzed with water. Then pressed onto a piece of watercolour card. When it was dry, I trimmed it and layered it onto black card stock, and then onto my card base.
I used my Misti to stamp the words, and added the diecut flower panel and 3 red heart sequins. Unfortunately they show black in the scan!
Challenges I would like to enter
Creatalicious #204 - a/g opt kisses
Crafts Galore Encore #84 - a/g
Stamplorations - Love challenge (2nd entry)
Mod Squad - all about love
Allsorts - Love is...
Bastel-traum #97 - love
CRAFT #585 - Love/Valentine
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
With Love
Challenges
Simon Says Monday - love and/or hearts
Stamplorations - love challenge
Sweet Stampin - love
Allsorts #609 - 4 legged friends
Pixies Crafty Workshop #395- snippets
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Butterfly
Sunday, 24 January 2021
Never too old!
Today's card uses one of my favourite Art Impressions stamp sets
I have coloured using Promarkers, chilly red, cadet blue, pastel blue
Reno Art natural grey 2 (hair), lettuce
Touch, sun white (flesh)
I trimmed the image layer and attached to a matching blue card before attaching to my base card
Challenges I would like to enter
Art Impressions #300 - Celebrate with AI
Creative Fingers #200 - a/g
Passion for Markers #575 - a/g
Cute Card Thursday #670 - birthdays
THTSB # J2021 - a/g
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
A home without a cat!
Welcome back
Today's card features a cat from an Indigo Blu set that I have had for quite some time.
I stamped him on a scrap and coloured with markers - one of my favourite combo's of Promarkers, pastel yellow, summer sun, and tulip yellow, and copic ciao Y38. I love how I can graduate the colours on this stripey cat!
I layered him onto a diecut stitched circle of white scrap, and then onto my yellow embossed background (Craft Concepts 'sun rays')
The sentiment is from a set by The Ink Road Stamps
Challenges
Passion for Markers #574 - favourite colour combo
Stamping Sensations - favourite stamps (I love cat stamps)
Dare to be Artsy - a/g
The Cats Pajamas #375 - think spring (I have used spring colours)
Pixie's Playground #394 - use snippets
The House that Stamps Built J1321 - a/g
Lets Squash It #4 - ef and an animal 2nd entry
I apologize that I cannot get the link function to work, I will try again later
Thursday, 14 January 2021
Meow
Hi, and welcome back
Today's fun card uses one of the very first dies that I bought, many years ago. I decided it needed an outing once again
The background dp has been embossed in my cuttlebug, and the top corners rounded. The folder does not have a name, but it is by Cuttlebug
The cat and mouse were die cut from scraps, as was the 'grass' piece at the bottom.
I did some faux stitching with my Sharpie white paint pen, and attached all to a black card base
Challenges
A perfect time to craft #1 - a/g
Crafts Galore Encore #83 - a/g
Crafty Friends #148 - a/g
Lets squash it #4 - ef and animal
Get Creative #97 - a/g
Thanks for visiting
Monday, 11 January 2021
Open your heart
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
Flying high
Monday, 28 December 2020
'Happy'
Today's card features mainly TH products.
I diecut the white piece on the top and the bottom. The crazy bird was stamped onto a scrap and coloured with Promarkers - C729 pastel blue, G829 pastel green, G827 soft green, G956 ocean teal and Y247 summer sun
I added dimensional magic to his eyes and beak.
The sentiment is from Unity, stamped in DOX cracked pistachio and embossed with 'dye boss'
Then layered onto a toning green card base
Challenges
Passion For Promarkers #572 - add a sentiment
Stamping Sensations - anything with wings (2nd entry)
We Love Chocolate Baroque - a/g (2nd entry)
Cardztv #130 - a/g
Thanks for visiting
Monday, 21 December 2020
A change from Christmas
Only five more sleeps, I am sure all the littlies are starting to get excited
My card today has a background piece, where I coloured one side of the EF with a mauve ink pad, before running through my cuttlebug. It has highlighted the design nicely
I stamped my butterfly (Martha Stewart) onto a scrap of card that I had been experimenting with different sprays. I also cut some narrow strips to use as a background to the butterfly. The sentiment is die cut from a scrap of black card
Challenges
Stamping Sensations - anything with wings
We love Chocolate Baroque - a/g
Lets Squash It #3 - Embossing folder & dies/fussy cutting (I did both)
Lavinia World#42 a/g
Pixies Playground-using scraps
Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a Happy Christmas and a safe and healthy 2021
Friday, 18 December 2020
Merry Christmas
Sunday, 13 December 2020
Joy
This is one of the cards that I have made to send this year
I masked off a strip along the centre and coloured with distress oxides
I cut the j and y from a scrap of navy basil card using my Cameo Silhouette, and the snowflake from a scrap of pale blue card, I double embossed the snowflake with some sparkly ep and attached with some mounting tape.
Challenges
Unstampabelles - Joy (I did not use the twist)
Show and Share - use velum and/or glitter
CardzTV #129 - a/g
Allsorts #602 - a/g
Friday, 4 December 2020
....and again
Christmas again
Saturday, 28 November 2020
Another Christmas Card
Sunday, 8 November 2020
coffee time
Friday, 6 November 2020
Christmas wishes