Surfing Santa

 Welcome

Nothing for a month, then 2 in a row!

I have an excuse though, I have had a couple of hospital stays, but no pacemaker required yet, although could happen in the future

I used a lot of scraps from my scrap folder to cut out this surfing Santa, and will be sending it to my Aussie grandsons who are keen surfers. All cut out on my Sillhouette Cameo

Challenges

Snippets Playground

Craft Shop - no stamps

CRAFT #733 - Christmas

Word Art - 2nd entry

Crafty Catz #678 - a/g

Sympathy

 

Hello and welcome

Today's card was made using a Stampin Up stamp from the Asian Artistry set.

I have kept it very CAS and coloured the bird to match the base card, which has the front cut on a curve.

It looks like I had better clean my scanner, as those marks are not on the card, so will have to 'Google' what to use for cleaning!

Challenges

Allsorts #799 - Sympathy

Word Art Wednesday #665/666 - a/g

We love Stamping - hand coloured image

Crafty Catz - a/g

Being Unique

 

Today's card was made with the items that I won at Allsorts birthday celebrations

'Little Tribe' Stencil from Aall & Create and 

'USA' also from AAll & Create

I used the following Promarkers for colouring

hair - praline & caramel

dress - prussian and molten red

face -pastel pink & pale blossom, around eye - lilac

Challenges

Carlin's Card Paradise #73 - a/g

Crafty Calender - a/g

The Paper Funday #68 - a/g

We Love Stamping - a/g

Stamping Sensations - a/g

I Love Promarkers - a/g

Birthday flowers

 

Todays card was made using part of a very old stamp from Inkadinkadoo 'Gardenia' I coloured the stamp using my small Memento ink pads in Dandelion, Olive Grove, Bamboo Leaves, Rose Bud, and Lilac Posies.

Layered onto some pink textured card and added a sentiment from Natash Foote

Challenges

We Love Stamping - fabulous florals

Stamping Sensations - mood board, I used similar colours of the flowers

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - mood board, I used similar colours of the flowers

'Good Shot'

 

Hello and welcome back

One of my grandsons has his 15th birthday next week, so I decided on a basketball theme as this is the sport he plays.

I cut the ball and the person on my Sillhouette, and stamped the sentiment ( from Paperbabe Stamps) in orange to match and then used clear detail EP to give it a lovely sheen

Challenges

Allsorts #785 - masculine

Creative Moments #259 - men and boys

Papercraft Challenges #106 - for the boys

Crafty Calender - for a child

Through the purple haze - a/g

Just For You

 

Hello and welcome back

Today's card is the result of browsing through a catalogue of Penny Black from 2004. One of the examples was quite appealing so I cased it for this card. I used a stamp on the left side and then adhered four different washi tapes for the vertical stripes. I mounted the two stickeroos onto some toning cream card and adhered to the card base.

Challenges

Penny Black Saturday - a/g

Crafts Galore Encore - a/g

https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ - a/g

The older I get!

Hello fellow crafters

A quick card that I made this morning using a background that I previously made after watching Kate Crane demo for Paper Artsy, using Infusions. This was the orange colour but a bit more of the walnut crystals showed through. I stamped the image (Paper Artsy Zinis ZN30) on a scrap and coloured with markers

Creative Graphic markers - 35 lemon yellow, 6 pale pink, 46 vivid green, 23 orange, and Copic R01 pinkish vanilla

The wording is stickers by Ranger

Challenges

Allsorts 15th birthday (3rd entry)

We Love stamping - vintage or a/g

Stamping Sensations - mood board (I used orange and green colours) 

Penny's Challenge - a/g

 

Thank you

 

I am back again today with another entry for Allsorts 15th birthday celebration.

I stamped the flower and the message using my Misti, and added a little colour randomly to the flower. Lastly I added the lines with a fine black pen

80th birthday

 

Hello and welcome

I don't usually make 8x8 cards, but was asked for a big size so that the choir members could sign it. It was for the choir leader who is also fond of reading, so I used both suggestions to make the card. The pile of books is 3d layered so that it stands off the page. 80 was cut with my Cameo Silhouette, and the word was stamped and embossed with bright gold EP

https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-720-anything-goes.htmlChallenges

Allsorts - 15th birthday

18th birthday

 

Welcome

I have not had much crafting time recently, but this is one that I made for my only gd's 18th birthday.

The file was on a facebook group that I belong to and I will try and find the designer's name.

Here we go ----

It is called Birthday Fold by Sabine Harris, in the Sillhouette Card making and Papercraft group

I used a lot of scrap pieces for the letters and their bases so I would like to enter in

Snippets Playground - using scraps

Allsorts - more than one fold

Crafty Calender - a/g

613 Avenue Create - A/g

Lets Craft and Create - a/g + pretty pink or baby blue (I used both)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - a/g

Do-all Creatives - a/g

Celebrate balloons

 

Hello and welcome back

I have made a card to enter into a few challenges, using one of the crazy cats from TH

I haven't used one for a while so I think they were feeling a bit neglected!

I have used all kinds of scraps from my scrap pile

I have coloured the cat with Copic Y26 and Creative Graphic Marker Y343

"Celebrate' is from a set by Paperbabe

Challenges

Allsorts #777 - balloons

Snippets Playground - a/g with snippets

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2416 - a/g

Show us your pussycats #99 - a/g

I love promarkers #557 - a/g

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

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)