Thanks

 

Hi all

I am back again today, trying to get some challenges completed before the end of the month.

For this one, I have tried the fractured technique for the first time. I used a Stickeroo trimmed down to a square and added black strips cut from some scraps. The sentiment is an old one from Hero Arts

Challenges

Penny Black Saturday - a/g option

Creations in Pink - a/g using mainly pink

Word Art Wednesday - a/g

Colourful Spots!

 

 Hi all and welcome back.

I have made the background for this card using Memento inks, rose bud, love letter, cottage ivy, and new sprout. I used circular ink blending sponges to create the spots. After cutting the 'happy' I embossed it twice with detail black ep, and the birthday is embossed with detail white

Challenges

Inspiration Station - I was inspired by the colourful dresses

The Paper Funday #63 - a/g or optional, use dies

Lets Craft and Create - a/g 2nd entry

Yellow Daisy Trellis card

Hi there

A design that is new to me, but there are a few tutorials on YouTube if you want the instructions.

I attached a piece of unknown DP to the top to cover the upright supports, and added a pretty yellow daisy and green leaves to complete.

Challenges

Lift challenge - trellis card

The Crafting Challenge - spring air

Creative Crafting Uncles - Spring or Easter

Lets Craft and Create #205 - a/g or Thank you

 

Blue Butterfly

 

Welcome back

Today's card is made with a TH set that I won from Holley earlier this month

I stenciled with Memento summer sky, stamped the butterfly with Memento teal zeal and the sentiment with Versafine onyx black. I also stamped the butterfly again on vellum with summer sky and added some wee pearls to finish

Challenges

We Love Stamping - 2nd entry

Stamping Sensations - 2nd entry

Crafty Gals Corner #253 - a/g

Lost Coast #183 - let's fly

Crafts Galore Encore #121 - a/g

Yellow

 

Welcome back, I have not posted anything for over a month as have had family staying since early January

I saw the challenge at Allsorts is for yellow, so decided to case one of the cards that I made a couple of years ago, but this time I used yellow tones of distress inks. The stamp is an unknown one and I added some detail with Smooch ink in a gold colour. The sentiment is from Paperbabe

Challenges

We love stamping - feminine

Stamping Sensations - Spring or A/G

Allsorts - yellow or A/G

Simon Says Wednesday - add a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday - A/G

Thanks for visiting and leaving me a comment so I know you have been!

Three dragonflys

 

Welcome to today's card

I have followed a design by Monika Weclewska in an older Papercraft Essentials magazine.

I had to compromise and 'use what I have'

The background splotches are from a set by Paperbabe, the dragonflys are unnamed, and I also used a peeloff to finish off. The dragonfly panel was a scrap layered onto the piece cut from the end of the card base

Challenges

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

Allsorts 765/6 = anything but square

Snippets Playground 472

I'm Cute!

Welcome bloggers

A quick post to show this cute Llama which I coloured with my markers

Reno Art - 271 cool grey 5,  24 lettuce

Copic - E21 baby skin pink, 110 special black

Thatcolor - CG1 cool grey

Promarker - R766 molten red

Challenges

I love Promarkers - a/g or animals

Penny's challenge - a/g

Art Impressions - a/g

Creative Knockouts #512

 

 

Birthday Butterflies

 

Hi and welcome, and Happy New Year to all my friends and followers

 I have been missing again for a while, but have a few January birthday cards to make, so this is the first

My lovely image is an oldie from Crafty Individuals which I purchased whilst in England for a visit a number of years ago.

I stamped and embossed with bright gold EP and coloured the butterfies with Smooch paint, using the red and the gold, After it was dry I added Stickles for some lovely sparkles, and then another blast from the past - peeloffs!

Challenges

Stamping Sensations - favourite colours

Simon Says Wednesday - party time

Allsorts - a/g option

Brighter Days

 

Hello and welcome

For this card I have used a SU set and paper pieced the dress and umbrella with the scraps from the base layer

Challenges

Snippets Playground #468

Allsorts #757

Creations in Pink

Crafts Galore Encore

I also entered at UKStampers

40th

 

A 40th birthday card for the daughter os one of my work colleagues.

I cut the base card and also the DP on my Cameo and sponged the edges for a bit more dimension. The message is actually gold mirror card, but it does not scan well.

Challenges

Papercraft - Happy Birthday

Word Art Wednesday - a/g

613 Avenue Create - a/g

Merry shaker

 

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Welcome crafty friends, I have been missing again for a while but wanted to show this card.

It is quite some time since I have made a shaker, but I saw this design by Christine Werner, and altered it a bit. The green background was made using two different Memento inks to create an ombre look. The Merry was cut with my Cameo Silhouette and I also added a stencilled part of a snowflake in the corner, and the sparkly Christmas word.

Challenges

The Crafting Challenge - a/g

Rudolph Days

Allsorts - Colours of winter

Through The Purple Haze - a/g

Cats and Mouse

 Hi everyone

I wanted to use the sketch from MFT for this cat card, and decided to use the colours from their colour challenge also

I cut strips for the background but the metallic card I used for the teal colour has come out more of a dark green!

I diecut some stitched circles and stamped the cats from a set by Magengo designs. The background is coloured with "Thiscolor" pale pink, and the cats and mouse are coloured with "Promarker" silver lining

Challenges -

MFT Sketch 668

MFT Color Challenge 221

I Love Promarkers - a/g - wings/tails

Passion for Markers #712 - dies/punches

Butterfly

 

Hi everyone. I hope you are all keeping well

I saw a card made with this die some time ago on a CAS facebook group, and when I saw it come up on a local selling site, I just had to have it

I cut it from a piece of patterned card, which I added a bit more colour to with a copic marker. I also ran the top wings through a textured embossing folder, and touched it up here and there with some gold paint. The honeycome die cut is from a Sizzix set by Tim Holtz. To finish off I added a gold peeloff from my vast collection

Challenges

Allsorts #750 - add some texture

Word Art Wednesday #617/618 - a/g

Snippets Playground - using up scraps

Birthday hedgie

 

Hi everyone, long time no see!!!

This is one of a series of cards that I made using Penny Black Stickeroos.

I would like to enter it into the challenge at Penny Black Saturday with the subject, anything goes or lots of layers

Soulmates

 

 Welcome.

I am back today with a card using a 'new to me' stamp by Art Impressions. Don't these friends look like they are having fun!

I have made my background by cutting some scraps into strips and adhering to the base card. After colouring with markers I die cut and layered to the background. A sticker finished it off. 

Challenges

Passion for Markers #702 - use dies or punches

Lets Craft and Create #198 - a/g with polka dots and/or stripes

Stamping Sensations -mood board (I have used the sunshine colours)

Allsorts - Anything but square

Snippets Playground #460 - using some scraps

Christmas in July

 

Welcome crafty friends, I hope you are all doing well.

I have just purchased this die, so this is the first time using it

I have added a foam poinsettia shape with gold sequins

This is my first Christmas card make for this year, especially for the Christmas in July blog hop at BYSHC

Other Challenges

Christmas Craft Creations - a/g

MFT - Ready Set Christmas

Most Magical Time of the year #10 - a/g

Through The Purple Haze #206 a/g

Thanks for visiting, leave me a comment so I know you have been

Scrap time!

 

Hi everyone.

After watching a video from Natasha Foote (a fellow kiwi), I thought I would have a go!

I sponged the edges of the base card with distress ink (dusty concord) before adding my top layer

The stamp is by Woodware

Challenges

MFT colour challenge

Creative Inspiration Challenges #4 - a/g

Lets Craft and Create #197

Word Art Wednesday 

Thanks for visiting and leaving me a comment

Best Wishes

 

Hello again, second post today

I have used one of my 'experiment' backgrounds, made with Brushos on a heavy watercolour card.

The stamp is 'constellation' by Penny Black, embossed in white detail EP and highlighted with a white Sharpie paint pen.

A gold thread is wound around, sentiment layered on mounting tape, and all adhered to an orange toning card base

Challenges

Penny Black Saturday (2/2)

Allsorts #729 a/g (2/2)

Stamping Sensations (2/2)

Crafty Gals Corner #243 - flowers for Mum

Simon Says Stamp - add a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday a/g

With Love

 

Hello all

Today's card uses a stamped image that I found while sorting out a box of bits, so don't know the manufacturer sorry. I have coloured with Promarkers, buttercup, red, orchid, french navy, and Copic Ciao, honey.

Edged with gold and layered onto a piece of embossed DP and then onto a mauve card base.Attached a recycled tag with a gold diamante

Challenges, both of whom are celebrating birthdays, so Happy Birthday to - 

Allsorts #729 - a/g

Passion for Markers #691 - a/g

I'm Back!

 

After such a long absence, I have managed to make a few cards.We have had a number of health problems recently, particularly with my OH, but he is slowly on the mend now, but still quite weak.

I found this image in my stash, as I was doing some tidying, and decided to make it into a card. I coloured the hedgie and flowers with copics and promarkers and also added some WOS to the flowers so that they are really sparkly, but of course the pic does not show this! I attached to a red card base to tone with the flowers.

Challenges:-

Stamping Sensations (did not use the stencil option)

We Love Stamping - in the garden

Creative Knockouts - a/g

Art Impressions #351 - use an animal

Allsorts #728 - a/g + embellish it (Iadded sparkle to the flowers)

Penny Black Saturday - a/g

Thank you for visiting

New Arrival

 

A CAS card today to enter into a few challenges.

I have used the sketch from MFT for my design, and found a pretty textured scrap of pink card to use for the background. I trimmed the top with a SU scallop punch, and adhered it on an angle. I stamped the wee bunny and the sentiment on a scrap of white (Inkadoo - baby love)

I then coloured with Promarkers, rose pink for the pink dots and silver lining for the bunny. 

Challenges 

Colourful Options - pink

MFT sketch #633

                                                            I love Promarkers #528 - a/g

                                                            Stamping Sensations - a/g

                                                            We Love Stamping - a/g

Harmony

 

A quick post today, as the challenge #632 at MFT closes tomorrow. I have used a stamp by Chocolate Baroque for the tree and sentiment and followed the sketch from there and the inspiration is from Inspiration Station, where I was inspired by the trees in the example

Birthday Wishes

 

Welcome everyone

We are at home today awaiting the arrival of Cyclone Gabriel which should be at it's worst tonight and tomorrow.

I decided to make a card for the Uniko 11th birthday challenge, using one of Bev's digi's -  'Spring Botanical Crocus'

I printed the sentiment using 'Amalfi Coast' font

The crocus is coloured with Promarkers, herb green, tea green, pastel green, marine, lemon, and outlined withsilver lining.

Challenges - Uniko birthday month

                      613 Avenue - a/g (did not use the option)

                    Carlins Card Challenge #55 - green and blue

                    Crafts Galore Encore #108- a/g

                    I Love Promarkers #528 - a/g

Happy crafting!

Happy Birthday

 

Welcome back to my blog

Todays card uses another Penny Black stickeroo which is adhered to a scrap of cream card,

My background is a piece of DP and I have used some rub-ons to embellish. I still have lots to use up!

Challenges

Penny's challenge #539 - a/g

Allsorts #714 - a/g with love option

PIP #2305 - a/g

Penny Black Saturday - a/g with hearts and flowers option

Let Your Feet Wander.....

 

Hello everyone.

Today's card uses a stamp from Papermania Square Urban Stamps - Chronology (Looking Glasses) which I stamped with Versamark onyx black, and embossed with clear detail EP. I think the verse is from a Unity Stamps grab bag. 

The bottom edge was torn and the rest edged in a black marker.Layered onto a base card which has cogs randomly stamped on it

Challenges:-

 Creative Knockouts #486  - Celebrations

                                       Allsorts #713 - for boys or men

                                       Papercraft Challenges # 90 - a/g

Paris again

 

Back again today with another Paris themed card

The background DP is stamped down the left side with Stampin Up stamps and Memento 'nautical blue'

I think the Paris stamp is from Hampton Arts, but not positive on that. I dug into my box of brads that haven't been used for so long and found some little bronze coloured ones to use. The snippets of ribbon were cut and attached to the back. The letters in the black squares are shiny silver, and my scanner did not like them at all. It says WISH in case you can't see it.

Challenges

Allsorts #712 - spots/stripes

Penny's Challenge #538 - a/g

Romantic Paris

 Welcome

A few free hours today so made this card, roughly following one from "Creating Cards with Stamps' magazine

The DP background had the addition of some splotches of Peeled Paint DI and a touch of metallic rub as well. I edged it with a brown copic.

I stamped the Eiffel Tower (from Stamp It) onto the white scrap that you can see peeking out from under the cream scrap, using Versafine onyx black.the ticket is from a Tom Holtz set, the round date stamp is from PA Hot Picks. 

I also used vintage photo to highlight edges and soften the white background of the tower, and added some embellishments to finish off.

I would like to enter the following challenges

timeoutchallenges. - inspired by words
Snippets Playground 11th Anniversary

We Love Stamping  - favourite colours (green and cream, another favourite combo)

Bluebird

 

 

Welcome

Wishing all my blogging friends a happy and healthy new year

It has been a while since I made a card, as all our family are back in New Zealand for a Christmas holiday which has been a bit hectic to say the least! but lovely to see them all, after covid has kept them away for 3 years

My card is made using some scraps for the tag and the stamped bird

Dp is by BasicGrey 'Out of Print'

Bird - Dina Wakley "Little Birdies'

sentiment - GinaK 'Owl always love you'

Tag - Sizzix 'tag set'

Promarkers - C729,B318,B336,R866

Branch die - unknown

Challenges I would like to enter

Passion for Markers#670 - diecuts

Allsorts #708/709 - CAS

Snippets Playground#444 - anything but Christmas

We Love Stamping - favourite colours (Ilove blues and greens)

I Love Promarkers#525 - a/g

Thank you for visiting and I appreciate those of you who leave me a comment

Happy Hedgies

 

Hi everyone

I have been working on a challenge to myself! 

Whilst tidying I found 2 pages of Penny Black Stickeroos, so challenged myself to use them all up, and ended up making 13 cards. I tried to use up bits and pieces from my scrap pile and also buttons that I have had a long time. The papers are mostly Studio K

Challenges

Rabisco #40 - a/g

Penny Black Saturday - a/g

Perfect Time to Craft - a/g

PIP #2249 - a/g

Allsorts #706 - a/g (did not use the snow option)

Snippets Playground #443

Thanks for visiting, I may show some more of the cards in the future

Christmas Penguins

 

Hi all, it has been a while since my last post, but I have been busy with Christmas items.

I have made these cute penguins for my four youngest grandchildren. I will pop in some chocolate and some Christmas spending money.

The belly band slips off and they open up.

I have used a lot of scraps from my scrap mountain for these, cut on my Cameo and glued together.

Challenges

Snippets Playground #442

Allsorts - wings or tails

pammiesinkypinkieschallenges. #2248

wordartwednesday.blogspot. #571/572

Thanks for visiting

Scorpio birthday

 

My youngest son's birthday was this month, and this is the card I made for him.

The design was from an old magazine called 'Cardmaking with Paper Sculpture' and includes all the Zodiac signs by Greg Sukendro.

I used some yellow scraps to cut out the scorpian, but did not reduce the pile much!

Challenges

Allsorts #700 - Let's celebrate

Snippets Playground #440 - using snippets!

Welove2create #11 - a/g

Hugs and Kisses

 

Another cat card for the cat lovers hop

The cat is from a set by Ranger - 'Puddy Cat' that I coloured  with copics.The banner is hand-cut and stickers attached, finished with a strip of washi

Colour Crazy Challenge #42 - a/g

Crazy for Cats #1 - a/g with a cat

Mewow!

 

Another entry for the Cat Lovers Hop!

I made this one after seeing this design on Pinterest, and thought it was so cute.

The cats were cut by hand, and the edges sponged

Also entering the challenge at Word Art Wednesday for a/g

and PIP #2243 - a/g

Sarcastic?

 

Hello all, and a very big welcome to my new followers

Today's card is for my entry into the 2022 Cat Lover's Hop organised by Janis from Her Peaceful Garden

The cat is from Stampers Anonymous and I printed the message using my Sillhouette software

Challenges

Cat Lovers Hop

PIP #2243 - a/g

Stamping Sensations - all things Autumn (I coloured the cat in brown and gold)

Allsorts #699 - Colours of Autumn

Fly(ing)

 

Good morning ceafty friends, I can't believe it is two weeks since I have been on here!

I quickly made this card yesterday as the House Mouse challenge finishes tomorrow.

I do not appear to have a number for this stamp, but it is rather cute. I have coloured it with Copics - B29,V17,R17. Creative Graphic Markers - 120, 35, 174. Artmarker BG1, and Touch Marker R131

I also used chalk for the sky and paper pieced the kite, and the word stamp is from Kitchen Sink

Challenges

House Mouse #374 - a/g I did not use the option

Digi Chooseday #42 - a/g

Word Art Wednesday #565-566 - a/g

PIP #2242 - a/g

Buttons and bows

 

Hello everyone, back again today with a card for some more challenges.

After a long conversation with Canon (printers) I have managed to get my scanning sorted, thank goodness!

The background is some spotty paper which I swiped over with Honey Dew Mist, Glimmer Mist, so it has a very subtle sparkle. I selected butterflies from various stamp sets, stamped onto blue card and embossed with white detail EP. The sentiment is on a piece of torn vellum and I have added a strip of blue card overlaid with sheer ribbon, a lace motif, and a blue button

Challenges:-

Art Impressions - buttons and bows

Allsorts #697 a/g (I did not use the option)

Thank you for visiting

Create

 

Hi there, sorry I have been missing in action.

I recently purchased a new PC which runs win 11, and it has been quite a change from my old win 7 PC.

I have had to resolve a number of issues, mainly with help from youtube, and now I have struck another problem where blogger won't upload photos. For this one I had to copy and paste, and I am not really happy with the process or the result, so I apologise if it is not a clear picture.

For the left side I used a piece from my scrap box, and just had enough to die-cut to fit. The stamp is a very old one, which I have removed from the block, and did  not keep a record of the maker. If anyone knows, I would love to know too. The centre piece was stamped onto shrink plastic, shrunk, then layered with mounting tapeonto the stamped panel.

Challenges :-

Snippets #438 - using scraps from the scrap mountain!!

Rabisco #38 - a/g

Creative Knockouts #473 - a/g