Christmas #1

 

Good evening everyone

This is my first Christman card for this year

I have used a lovely DP from a 6x6 pad by Couture Creations and die cut (Stamplorations) the botton section . I also edged the hills, trees and house with Kindyglitz for a sparkly finish

Challenges

BYSHC - Christmas

ABC Christmas challenge - I is for ice

Do-all Creatives - a/g option

Sparkly butterfly

 

 Hello all

My scan does not capture the pretty sparkle of the butterfly wings very well unfortunately

I have stamped the Hero Arts 'leafy vines' onto my card and then cut a square from it, which I layered onto a black scalloped square. On top of that I adhered my butterfly square (unknown) and adhered them over the cut out square. I lightly sponged the edges with 'wilted violet' DI and then adhered to a black card base. I embellished with some purple drops to finish.

Challenges

Allsorts #821 - I used the a/g option

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

We Love Stamping - a/g option

The Crafters Cafe - a/g option

Crafty Calendar Challenge - 

Poppies

 

Good morning all, I hope you are enjoying a lovely Easter break

Todays card is from an SVG by Crafts with Sara, It took me quite a while to figure out how all the little pieces layered, but got there in the end. I have attached it to an embossed piece from my backgrounds box, not sure who it is by, but suited the poppies

Challenges

Creative Aunts #100 spring (2nd entry)

Die cut Divas - spring (2nd entry)

Beautiful Blossoms #28

Snippets Playground #504

picture of snippets used

Spring Flowers

 

Hi everyone

Another card that I made in class, the background is distress ink, sprayed very lightly with gold Glimmer Mist, with a rectangle cut out to expose the circle behind. The row of little flowers is a diecut individually coloured, with a bronzed butterfly for embellishment

Challenges

Creative Aunts #100 - spring

Polkadoodles #5  w2 - a.g

Do-All #100 - spring birthday

.C.R.A.F.T. #752

Gem of a Challenge #4 w2 - a/g

Die Cut Divas - spring

Feathers!

 

Todays card is one that I made at a class, so I am not sure who made the gorgeous feather stamp.

 It is stamped and embossed in white on the DI background, and the main image embossed in silver.

All edged in silver and layered onto a soft green base card.

Challenges

Polkadoodles #5 w1 = a/g

A Perfect Time to craft #4 - a/g

Crafters Cafe - a/g

Carlins #8 - feathers

Creative Knockouts - embossing delight (I have used both dry and wet)

Turquoise Birthday

 

Hello again

I unfortunately had to delete the post that I had done yesterday so here is a new one in it's place.

I also had to make a new card, which is similar. This time I stamped Crafty Individuals CI-385 onto DP from Lawn Fawn (watercolour wishes). I coloured the daisy with Enamel Accents, and the dragonfly wings with Stickles (icicle)

The sentiment is a download from Sassy's cards and gifts, which I have layered. 3 rhinestones for embellishment.

Challenges

Creative Knockouts #543

DL.ART #368

Crafters Cafe #317 - a/g option

The Paper Funday #74  2nd entry

Stamping Sensations  2nd entry

We Love Stamping  2nd entry

The Crafting Challenge 2nd entry

Allsorts #820 - spring flowers or a/g

Wishing you a beautiful Day

 

Hello all

I found a new challenge and thought I would join in with this card.

Printed onto DP and a sentiment added with some sparkly gems

Challenges

Creative Aunts #99 Fantasy

Do (all) creative #99

happy birthday to you

 

 Hi everyone

A beautiful Autumn day here today, too nice to be inside!

Todays card uses a lovely Penny Black die  'floral twirl' set that I recently won. I used the back of the packaging as a guide for my card. I diecut a frame and stamped with Brilliance 'platinum planet' and a stamp from a Whimsy set. I coloured the flowers with the following markers

Promarkers herb green, moss, cardinal red, red, and copic burnt umber.

The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn, embossed with gold opaque EP. I shaded inside the frame with antique linen DI

Challenges

Polkadoodles #4 week3

Papercraft Challenges #117 spring blooms

PIP #2511

Beautiful Blossoms #27

Carlins Challenge #80

Snippets Playground #502

snippets used

Easter

 

Hello everyone

Today's card is an Easter one, as it will be here before you realise!!

The bunnies image is a digi from Tattered Lace, coloured with alcohol markers,  and the writing is computer generated

Challenges

Inspiration Station #71 I was inspired by the bunnies

Last Minute Manda #6 use a coloured image

Crafts Galore Encore #133 a/g

The Crafting Challenge waiting for spring

Crafty Catz #689

Classic Design #03 opt bunnies

Spring Flowers

 

Hello Everyone

I have had this image from way back when I used to attend card classes, so sorry do not know the make

I have used a 5x5 black card base and adhered a strip of yellow down the centre.

I then cut a black scalloped circle, a white the same size and layered my stamped image.

I coloured the flowers to match the yellow strip.

Challenges

The Flower Challenge #100 - use circles

The Paper Funday #74 - a/g

Stamping Sensations - Hello Spring

We Love Stamping  - Hello Spring

Best Birthday Wishes

 

Hello again

I have had a lot of spare time this week so have been busy in my craft room

Todays card uses two dies that I bought from a member of a FB Group so I do not have their names.

I also used a panel from my 'ready to use' box, and found another wee scrap that had suitable colours for the dragonfly.

The sentiment is from a Uniko set which has lots of useful words. I then mounted the panel onto a matching lime green card base.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Snippets Playground #500 Celebrations

Uniko - celebrating 13 years

Peacock Feathers

 

Hi, I am back again today with a card for the current Stay Crafty Challenge

I applied peacock feathers DI to make the panel on the left and then overstamped it with Hero Arts 'old french writing' with Brilliance  'platinum planet'

The next step was to stamp Hero Arts 'multi pattern butterfly' and Hero Arts 'wild delphinium' which I embossed using 'Dyeboss' EP

Three matching coloured rhinestones finished off the panel which I attached to a matching base card

Challenges

We Love Stamping - cas (2nd entry)

Allsorts - 3rd entry - a/g option

Stay Crafty with a blog named Hero - build me up buttercup - (flowers required)

Cherish

 

Hi, I am back again today with the second card that I made using instructions from Tracy Evans in a magazine.This time I used pink for my background - worn lipstick, spun sugar and wilted violet DI's, and two different stencils

The stamp is again from the same Tim Holtz set and coloured with the same colours as the background. I fussy cut and layered onto a scrap piece of muslin and wrapped the card with a silver thread. I also added a couple of pieces of washi tape for interest

Challenges

Polkadoodles #3 - a/g

Gem of a challenge #3 - a/g

We love to Create #2 a/g (2nd entry)

Crafty Gals corner #264 - pink........(background)

Creative Inspiration Challenge #23 - a/g

Inspiration Station #70 - photo inspiration(colour and butterfly)

Allsorts #817 I used the a/g option

Sending lots of love!

 Hi everyone

I am back today with a card I made from an article in one of my stamping magazines by Tracy Evans. Her technique was to use gesso applied with a finger through a stencil and then sponged with ink, then wiped with a damp cloth to take the colour from the stenciled design.

I made 2 cards and this is the first. I have stamped a butterfly from a Tom Holtz set, (which does not appear to have a name) and coloured it lightly with copics. I also placed a piece of washi tape for it to sit on. I am not sure who the pre-made sentiment is from, as I have thrown out the packaging.

Challenges

Classic Design Challenge

We Love to Create #2

Allsorts #817 - shades of blue

Boy's Birthday

 

Hi, I am back again with another post

 I found this image in my box of 'things to do' already stamped. but I have no idea who makes this stamp. If anyone knows, I would love to know.

I coloured in with the following markers -

Promarkers - lilac, cadet blue, and molten red

Graphic markers - cerulean blue and lemon yellow

Copic - cocoa brown

I also used gold Smooch on the bow

It is layeyed onto o piece of DP and then onto black base card

Challenges -

I love Promarkers #576 - 2nd entry

Creative Moments #276 - cute

Crafty Catz #686 - a/g

Stamping Sensations = 2nd entry

Lets Craft and Create - #216 - 2nd entry

Penny's Challenges - #590

birthday candles

 

Hello all

I am just popping in at the last minute with this card that uses a number of snippets' I saw this idea somewhere on the Web, but can't remember where

I cut the strips to different lengths and glued onto my mauve base card. I drew in the flames and coated them with Dimensional Magic. The sentiment is from a set by Paperbabe.

Here are the snippets used

Challenges

Snippets Playground #499

The Paper Funday #73 - a/g

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #247 - a/g

happy birthday to you

 

Hello all and welcome

Today's card is similar to one I saw that uses this stamp set - Dina Wakley's 'Little Birdies'

Instead of using di's for the panel, I have used a piece cut from a DP pad - 'watercolour' by Lawn Fawn

The sentiment -(Lawn Fawn) was stamped with dried marigold DI and embossed with 'dyeboss' EP

The bird was coloured with the following markers

Copic ciao - E21, Y38

Creative graphic - 23

Art Marker - no ID

Challenges

Allsorts #816 - I used the a/g option

We Love Stamping - CAS

Stamping Sensations - I used the a/g option

I love Promarkers - a/g

Crafts Galore Encore #132 - a/g

Lets Craft and Create #216 - a/g

under the sea

 

Today's card uses one of my favourite stamps by Kaisercraft called Coastal Escape

I stamped with Versafine onyx black and embossed with detail clear embossing powder onto a background from my 'play' box. It resembled underwater so was a good match.

I highlighted the seaweed and shells with markers and also the seahorse which I stamped seperately and raised with mounting tape

I used Promarkers - moss and praline

Challenges

Allsorts #815 - close to nature

We Love Stamping - anything but square

Stamping Sensations - hand coloured or a/g

The Crafters Cafe #315 - a/g

Do-all Creatives - a/g

Dragonflies

 

I am back today with another card.

This one uses a piece of white card embossed in my cuttlebug.

The dragonflies are peeloffs attached to some lovely shimmery iridescent pper and then fussy cut, and the attached only by their bodies. All layered onto a pretty mauve base card

Challenges

Allsorts #814 - matching pairs

Polkadoodles #2 a/g

Gem of a Challenge #1 a/g

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2502 - a/g

We Love to Create - a/g

Crafty Catz - a/g

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

flowers

 

 Hello and welcome to my first post for 2025.

I hope everyone enjoyed their festive celebrations. Ours was non existant as my OH has been in hospital for 2 weeks, but thankfully he was able to come home on Christmas afternoon. My DIL brought us some Christmas dinner that she had cooked, so we just enjoyed a quiet evening at home. He is now improving but it takes time

My card was made using a die that I bought from a fellow Kiwi, so I am sorry I do not know the brand.

I used a white scrap and a teal scrap to cut them and then attached to my card and envelope. I then attached a matching flower held together with a lovely large brad

Challenges

Snippets Playground #497

Crafty Calender - add a diecut

Allsorts #814 - matching pairs

We Love to Create - a/g

Classic Design Challenge - a/g

Penny's Paper Crafty #587 - a/g

With Love

 

Hello crafty friends

Today's card uses a new to me stamp by Stampendous called Ranunculus Field. I have coloured with the following markers

Promarkers R766 and Y334

Copic G21

Creativ 13 and 23

After trimming and layering onto black, I used DI antique linen to soften the white.

 I used a border punch on some DP and stamped the sentiment by Woodware (deco sayings) and added a touch of colour to the cut outs on the border

Challenges

CRAFT #745  - new/a/g (I used a new to me stamp)

Classic Design - a/g option

Creative Inspiration Challenges #21 - a/g

I Love Promarkers #573 - a/g

Sheepski Designs #93 - a/g

Passion for Markers #769 - a/g

Word Art Wednesday - a/g

Merry Christmas

 

Hello everyone

I have made this card for my entry into Uniko's challenge.

 I have totally CASed the one that Bev has for her sample, as I loved the layout so much.

 The stamp is 'Mid Century Modern Christmas' and I have coloured the trees with my Copics

Challenges

Uniko Christmas Party

Stamping Sensations - winter or a/g 2nd entry

We Love Stamping - winter or a/g 2nd entry

Crafts Galore Encore - a/g

Allsorts #810 - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Naughty cat!

 

Hello everyone.

Today's card features a stamp by Colorado Craft Company.

I stamped onto a pirce of DP using Versafine Onyx black, and have coloured using the following markers

Prtomarkers - Molton Red, Moss

Graphic Markers - 35, 23, CG2

I have added some red Kindyglitz and gold Wink of Stella to the baubles

Challenges

We Love Stamping - winter or a/g

Crafts Galore Encore #130 - a/g

Stamping Sensations - winter or a/g

Passion for Markers #768 - presents

Allsorts - a/g

Love

 

Hello again

I have used this beautiful stamp by Indigo Blu, embossed with bright gold embossing powder, onto a pre-made background. I have layered onto a toning base card, and also added some sparkle around the edges

Challenges

Stamping Sensations - 3rd entry

Allsorts - I used the a/g option - 2nd entry

The Crafters Cafe - a/g option 2nd entry

29 again!

 Hello everyone

Today's card was requested by a friend as she had seen a similar one I had made.

The crazy bird (Tim Holtz) was stamped on my background from the 'ready' box and also on some dp in a toning colour. I fussy cut the bird and adhered over the stamped image My message also used the spotty paper, and the 'life happens' is a piece from a sticker by Stamplorations

Challenges

Penny's Paper Crafty Chhallenge #585 - a/g

A Perfect Time to Craft - a/g

Classic Design #11 - a/g

Love to Craft - a/g

Stamping Sensations - a/g option (2nd entry)

Butterfly

Hello everyone

Today's card uses a lovely butterfly from a stamp set by Martha Stewart, which I bought in Canada. I stamped on vellum and embossed with bright gold embossing powder.

I cut a series of holes with my Cameo, and layered the panel over a background piece from my 'ready to use' box. I printed out the word and layered onto the turquoise piece

Challenges

Crafts Galore Encore - a/g

Stamping Sensations - a/g

Crafter's Cafe #314 - a/g

 

Christmas Bear

 Good Morning fellow crafters

I am continuing with Christmas cards, and this one I made with a Spellbinders die set that I won last year in Rudolph days (thank you so much)

I raided my scrap drawer to find some pieces that I could use, highlighted parts of the bear with DI vintage photo and added KindyGlitz to the snowflakes, snow hills and the trees

Challenges

Snippets Playground

Penny's - a/g

CRAFT - a/g

Allsorts - magic of the season

Creative Moments #263 - a/g

Happy Holidays

 

 Sneaking in with my last entry for BYSHC.

 Unfortunately the gold does not show up well

you're how old?

 

Today's card uses one of the birds from Tim Holtz's crazy birds set, one of my favourite sets to use.

I have used a background from my experiments box, made with Distress inks in wilted violet and possibly shaded lilac.

I stamped the bird on a scrap and fussy cut to colour with DI's again

 I then die cut an oblong and glued the bird on. Sentiment was printed on my PC

Challenges

We Love Stamping - a/g option

Stamping Sensations - a/g option

Penny's Challenge - a/g

A Perfect Time to Craft - a/g

The Paper Funday - a/g

Allsorts - a/g option

BYSHC number 3

 

Another entry for

BYSHC

BYHC Christmas

 

Another entry for the BYSHC contest

I have printed the image and used diluted gold paint around the edges of the base card, then did some white splatters

BYSHC

Merry Christmas

 

Hello and Welcome

I have made a start on Christmas cards and this is one of them

I diecut the snowman (Creative Expressions) from a strip of white card and adhered to my cardbase which had some snowflake paper attached

The scarf and nose had a touch of red marker and the black is marker as well

I attached a sentiment outlined with the marker

Challenges

BYSH Cardmakers - October Linky

Crafty Calender - a/g

Die Cut Divas - a/g

Word Art Wednesday - a/g

Allsorts #803 patterned papers

Live every moment

 

Welcome

I almost forgot that I wanted to enter the Allsorts challenge with this card.

I am not sure where I got this background from, as it was in my box of 'ready to use' pieces.

The stamps I think are indigo blu and I used a pretty piece of lace across the middle

Challenges

Allsorts #800 - a/g

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