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Tuesday 17 September 2019

Animals

Welcome

Today's card features a beautiful stamp which I do not have a maker for. If anyone knows I would be very grateful.
I stamped directly onto a piece of DP from a 6x6 pad by Lawn Fawn called Watercolour Wishes that I won last year., and coloured with copics.
The message is a clear sticker which I adhered to a scrap of the same paper and cut out with a die. Both pieces have been edged with a black copic and then layered onto a card base

Challenges
Penny Black and More - animals
Paperbabe #102 - a/g
Cardztv  #98 - a/g
Bizzy Becs challenge - a/g

Friday 13 September 2019

Black and White


Hi everyone
Today's card is for the challenge at Artistic Stamper.
I have CASed a card that I saw on Pinterest, but used  different stamps. The top panel has a splatter stamp from Paper Artsy (with extra dots with a copic), the middle one is from Simon Says Stamp, (flowers coloured with a black copic), the bottom one is unknown, and the bigger butterfly is from  Cornish Heritage Farms set called All Things Considered., which I embossed and then also coloured with a black copic
They are all stamped with Gina K amalgam.
The ribbon trim is actually black card, and the 2 small butterflies are punched. I also used some spotty washi tape
Challenges
The Artistic Stamper - black and white
Time Out Challenges - black and white
Pixies Crafty Workshop - using up snippets

Thanks for visiting and have a great day

Thursday 12 September 2019

Under the sea


Hello and welcome
This was a commissioned card - the request was for two diving buddies and underwater
I made a background in sea-like colours using various inks and paints and then stamped with my Kaisercraft stamp and versamark. I used 2 different ep colours for the seaweed. I found the diver images online, printed and fussycut, and also adhered some diecut starfish. All mounted onto a dark blue card
They were very thrilled with the result

Challenges 
CountryView - Under the sea
Southern Girls - a/g
Craft Stamper - a/g
Through the Craftroom Door - a/g

Thanks for visiting today and happy crafting

Friday 6 September 2019

Funky Flowers


Hello and welcome

Today's card was inspired by a video I watched by Gerry Van Der Velden. I have followed her instructions to make my background using distress oxides and a brayer. I then did my own thing by stamping with Stampers Anonymous word stamp through a stencil. I then stamped with these delightful flowers by Jofy and stamped again on scrap paper. I used the following Promarkers to colour the flower heads which are fussy cut and adhered 
C446 Marine
C426 Verdigris
C719 Pastel Blue
G956 Ocean Teal
I have added some cute buttons and also layered my sentiment with foam tape.
Challenges
Passion For Promarkers - add buttons
Stamping Sensations - a/g with flowers
A Blog Named Hero - stretch your stamps
Bastel-Traum - use a sentiment
I Love Promarkers - a/g option 3 layers

Thanks for visiting and have a lovely day

Saturday 31 August 2019

Sail Away


Hello and Welcome
Today's card features a stickeroo from Penny Black (Vintage Sailing) which I have layered onto a strip of navy blue leather look card. I stamped the words (from a Kaisercraft set - Sail Away) onto a scrap of white card. with black amalgam ink from Gina K. clear embossed, and attached under the image. A wooden ships wheel was added to finish off
Challenges

Thanks for visiting

Tuesday 27 August 2019

Favourite!


Hello and welcome back
Today's card was an experiment using paint and a brayer for the background. I made four while I had the equipment out, so you will see some more cards coming soon! I added some drops of water and some pearl embossing powder. This was a technique that I watched by Sara Naumann on her YouTube channel, but of course mine turned out a little differently. I stamped my flower with Brilliance 'pearlescent sky blue' and cut it out with my Scan and Cut. I added some diecut leaves and also some micro beads in the centre of the flower. This stamp is an old favourite that I have had a number of years

Challenges
Southern Girls - Spring is in the air
Allsorts - Feminine
International Art and Soul - flowers
Addicted to Stamps - mood board (I chose to use the colour)
Ally's Angels - a/g

Thanks for visiting


Thursday 15 August 2019

one for the guys!


Hi everyone
There are a few challenges at the moment for guy's cards, so here is my entry.
Stamped and coloured with copics and promarkers and cut out with a die from Stamplorations. I always have to adjust this to fit our size cards, as they are different from American sizes. I then layered onto a dark green card base.
Challenges
Southern Girls - masculine
Lost Coast Designs - a/g with stamps
TCP#360 - CAS
Penny Black and More - Boy's and Men
Emerald Creek - High Hopes (Ithink he was hoping for a great fish!)

Thanks for visiting

Sunday 4 August 2019

Buttons and Bows


Hello and welcome

Today's card is for the Allsorts challenge, which is to use buttons and bows.
I cut a piece of DP and a matching plain colour which I used my scallop punch on. Layered onto white card and added a ribbon and buttons. I am not sure who the sentiment is by

Other challenges

Thanks for visiting

Monday 22 July 2019

Love



Welcome

I have made today's card for the challenge at UnstampaBelles where the option is stencils and spray. I created the background using Dylusions Shimmer sprays in 'Postbox red' and 'Pure Sunshine', and then oversprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist 'Iridescent gold'. I the used 'worn lipstick' DI and my new makeup brush(life changing for me) to colour the background as the white was too stark  I took an extra photo to try and show the gorgeous colours and shine.
I punched out a dragonfly twice, painted it gold and also painted the chipboard word as well. All layered onto a black card base

Challenges
UnstampaBelles-Stunning Stencil Play - option sprays
Crafters Castle - share your favourite - (sprays)
Allys Angels - a/g

Sunday 21 July 2019

Sketch


Welcome
Today's card has somehow managed to scan on an angle, it is not really crooked like that.
I have made this using the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. My base card is kraft and have layered a small check dp on top. My flags are also cut from dp and the image is from a set of stickers that I won recently from Stamplorations. (Thanks Shery)
other challenges
Stamplorations - neverending a/g

Thanks for visiting

Monday 15 July 2019

Spurs!


Hi everyone

Today's card is a fun one that I have made for the challenge at Emerald Creek Dares, where the subject is Rhinestone Cowboys.
The mood board had boots, so I went with that. This is a digi from Clarity stamps that I printed onto some DP, and coloured with copics. Ialso printed the quote that I found online. 
I then sponged with Versamark and used Seth Apter Baked Velvet - Sedona which I won from Emerald creek a while ago. It gives a great effect over anything.
I then adhered it to a black card base.
Challenges
Emerald Creek Dares - #ECJuly2019
Southern Girls - Boys are the bomb

Thanks for visiting

Thursday 11 July 2019

summer fun


Hi all!
A very quick post this morning as I am running late!
I made this for one of my family, using a die cut sun, velum for the glass, a plastic straw and the letters were cut with my cuttlebug

Challenges
Allsorts - summer fun

Monday 8 July 2019

Summer flowers


Hello and welcome

Today's card is a stamp from Hero Arts which I have coloured with promarkers, and then cut into 3 pieces. I layered them onto some scraps of black card and then onto my base card which is a matching blue. I also layered the message to match and added a pretty flower from my stash

Challenges
Mod Squad - Just in CASE
Stamping Sensations - The earth laughs in flowers
Penny Black and more - summer colours

Sunday 7 July 2019

Stripes!


Hi everyone and welcome to my blog
Todays card follows a layout that I saw somewhere in blogland! It really appealed as it is a way of using designer paper (of which I have rather a lot!)
Celebrate is stamped with Gina K amalgam and clear embossed - I love embossing as it adds such a classy effect.
The eiffel tower was cut on my Cameo using a sparkly glitter paper

Challenges
Southern Girls - Stripes
Crafters Castle #19 - a/g

Friday 28 June 2019

Party Time!


My second post today!
The challenge this week at Passion for Promarkers is '4 legged friends' so of course I had to make a card with this stamp from one of my favourite sets. I have the bird crazy set and the cat set as well, and use them a lot.
I stamped onto a piece of DP and again onto some specialty (for markers) card. After colouring with
O345 saddle brown
O427 cinnamon
O727 caramel
R766 molten red
B346 azure
I fussy cut and glued into position. The Never too old is from Art Impressions and the happy birthday is from an old set that I have lost the name from. I added some sparkly gems too.
Challenges
Stamping Sensations - show your colours

Thanks for visiting

vintage pastels


Hello and welcome to my blog

Todays card uses some very old music torn at an angle for the background. I have used a craft individuals stamp for my focal image and coloured with promarkers from the pastel range. I added some soft lemon ribbon overlayed with some soft green lace for trim

challenges
Allsorts - soft pastels
Mod Squad challenge- use a flower

Monday 24 June 2019

Birthday Boy


Hello everyone
Today's card is for one of my grandsons, whose birthday is today. I have cut the design with my Silhouette and added his initials to the sail. He has been learning sailing for the last 2 years, so I thought this would be appropriate.

Challenges
Crafty Calender - masculine
Papercraft Challenges - Happy Birthday

Friday 21 June 2019

Sympathy card


Welcome

I recently needed a sympathy card to send to a friend. I masked off an area and sponged on distress inks to make a background. The birds and the sentiment are from A SU set called Wetlands

Challenges 

Monday 17 June 2019

Travel


Welcome

Today's card is all about travel, something that we now find difficult to do as the flights are so long from New Zealand.
The base is from a masterboard that I painted some time ago, and not sure what acrylics I used. The smaller stamped pieces are from a Recollections set called 'Going Places'
I handmade the tag from some kraft card and used a stamp that I bought in USA by Hampton Art, embossed with black filigree ep

Challenges
Allsorts - travel

Thanks for visiting

Sunday 16 June 2019

Make It Pink



Hello and welcome to my blog

Today's card features a sentiment by Lawn fawn, the flower is an unknown brand, and if I remeber correctly the spots are from The Artistic Stamper.
I have used the following Promarkers
Pastel Pink R738
Dusky Rose R327
Antique Pink R346
I stamped and fussycut the flowers seperately and raised them with mounting tape

Challenges
Passion for Promarkers - Make it Pink
Southern Girls - Spots and Dots
Uniko - #53 a/g ( I did not use the masculine option)

Thanks for visiting

Thursday 13 June 2019

Fantasy!

Hello and welcome to my blog
Todays card is a Lavinia image which I flipped to look the other way. Layered onto some pretty pink striped dp and then onto a pink card base. I stamped the sentiment down the side and added 3 pink sequins. Also coloured the wings and flowers with a pastel pink Promarker, and then coated with clear WOS, which does not show in the scan
Challenges
Allsorts - fantasy world

Thanks for visiting

Thursday 6 June 2019

B & W + 1


Hi everyone

The challenge at Allsorts this week is for black and white plus one. I have used a geometric background die in black and layered onto a white base card. My butterfly (from an old Martha Stewart set) is stamped in Mermaid Lagoon DI onto turquoise card and embossed with dye boss ep. I left some of the shapes in to give the butterfly some ground

Challenges
Allsorts - black and white plus 1
Uniko - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Saturday 1 June 2019

Lavender


Welcome
Today's card features one of the first stamps that I bought. It is by a company in Australia that no longer exists - Paper Pleasure Plus
I have printed the message on my computer and coloured with Inktense pencils

Challenges
AAAcards - CAS
CASology - summer (I used summer flower)
TimeOut - phhoto challenge (I used the flower inspiration)



Thanks for visiting today - the first day of winter for us!! Brrrr!

Saturday 25 May 2019

Pretty Poppies

Hello and welcome

I have had this card sitting on my desk and I don't think I have blogged it yet. The stamp is from Stampin up and called Pleasant Poppies and I have separated this bunch from the rest. I have coloured with Promarkers, trimmed and layered onto black card and then a white card base. I have cut the 'happy' 3 times on my new Scan n cut and glued together, and stamped birthday in white detail EP
Challenges


Allsorts 10th birthday - birthday cards
Paperbabe - a/g
Cardztv - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Wednesday 22 May 2019

Sparkle and shine

Hello and Welcome.

Todays card is for the challenge at Southern Girls for Sparkle, shimmer and shine. I have tried to capture the sparkle with my photos but it is not easy. The unicorn's horn has a coating of gold sparkles, the flowers are a very shiny fabric, and I have added diamantes to the eyelashes. I hope you like my fun unicorn, and thanks for visiting

Sunday 19 May 2019

Dream


Hello and welcome to my blog
Today's card uses the 3 colours as requested for the Rubberdance facebook challenge - red, turquoise, and yellow ochre.
I have used two of their sets here, 'round in circles' and I am not sure of the name of the words set.The background is a combination of distress inks to try and get a yellow ochre colour, turquoise is a Tsukineko dauber duo, red is Versafine satin red, and the word Dream is coloured with a promarker. I stamped it on a seperate snippet, coloured and then cut it out with my Scan n Cut
I am entering this one at Rubberdance on facebook

Monday 13 May 2019

Flowers for Mother's Day


Hello and Welcome

Today's card is made with a beautiful stamp by IndigoBlu called 'Blazing Poppies' I stamped with memento onto my card and again on a scrap so that I could layer the poppies. This gives a lovely dimensional look.  I used a TH die for the corner and then layered onto some red card.
Promarkers used
R555 chilly red
R766 molten red
Y524 herb green
G956 ocean teal

Challenges
Tales from the craft room - floral frenzy
Penny Black and more - feminine or a/g
Cardztv - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Sunday 5 May 2019

Coffee Lovers Hop


Hello and welcome

Today's card features a lovely digi from Stamplorations, which I have coloured with Promarkers, cut out with my Scan n Cut, raised with mounting tape, and the message is from my computer
Challenges

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Sunday 28 April 2019

Another favourite stamp



Hello and welcome to my blog

Today's almost CAS card is made with one of Dana Wakley's 'scribbly birds'
I stamped it again on a white card, and coloured with the following Promarkers.
G817 - soft green
O949 - pastel yellow
IG07 - silver lining
R766 - molten red
The message is from the same stamp set, and the 'happy birthday' is from a set that I have lost the packaging from. I have embossed with detail white EP

Challenges
Passion for Promarkers #490 - Favourite digi or  stamp
CardzTV#88 - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Friday 12 April 2019

Spring in Paris


 Hello and welcome
Who wouldn't like to be in Paris in the springtime!

I am back again today after I saw the sketch at Tuesday Morning sketches and thought I would try it out.
I have used 3 pieces of designer paper, sponging the edges with walnut stain DI. Th Eiffel tower embellishment was cut with my Cameo and the circle was die-cut. I added a peeloff sticker too

Challenges
The 3 Amigos - springtime
TCP Tuesday - spring
Tales from the craftroom #3 - Easter/Spring
Mod Squad - 3's company (3 dp's)
Crafters Castle (2) - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Thursday 11 April 2019

Frame it



Hello and welcome

Today's card was made with a lovely set by Couture Creations.
I have stamped in a lovely turquoise colour, and embossed the frame with the matching folder. The butterflies were diecut and sponged with the same ink, as were the edges of the card. I have layered onto a matching card base.

Challenges


Southern Girls - frame it

Ally's Angels - a/g
Through The Craftroom Door - a/g

Thanks for visiting


Tuesday 9 April 2019

Dotty stencil


Hello and welcome

Today's card has a background made from a dotty stencil and distress inks. I stamped the flower directly onto the panel and again onto some scrap card with my flower stamp from Stampendous which I have had for years. I coloured the edges with a red pencil and glued some very tiny beads to the centre. The stems are hand drawn. I finished with a wee piece of washi tape and a little metal heart

Challenges
Mod Squad - stencil  your b/g
Pixies Crafty Workshop #349 - use snippets
Lets Create - a/g ( I did not use the option)
Penny Black and More - Spring

Thanks for visiting

Sunday 7 April 2019

Sentiment in focus


Welcome to my blog

Today's card was made very quickly, by die cutting a piece of Dp with a stitched rectangle die. Stamped and embossed with 'Ebony Shimmer' ep, layered onto a toning paper, edges sponged with Wilted Violet DI, and then attached 
to a black card base. The ep is quite sparkly IRL, but does not show in the scan

Challenges
Allsorts - Sentiment in focus


Tuesday 2 April 2019

For someone special


Welcome

Today's card is one that I cut on my Cameo, mainly using Bazil cardstock. The file was from Dreaming Tree, and I love how it turned out.

Challenges
Southern Girls - for someone special
Creative Fingers - a/g
Jo's Scrap Shack - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Friday 29 March 2019

Feathered Friend


Welcome

Today's card features a lovely stamp from La Blanche - it does not have a title.
I stamped it with Adirondack 'expresso' and lightly coloured with pastel pencils. After distressing the edges, I adhered it to a toning brown base card.

I am entering the challenge at Allsorts for 'feathered friends


Tuesday 19 March 2019

Flora and fauna


Hi everyone

Today's card features one of my favourite stamps by Crafty Individuals, which I have lightly coloured and matted onto a red card, and then onto a piece of DP

Challenges

Southern Girls - flora and fauna
Uniko - spring
Allsorts #511 - favourite stamp or die


Thanks for visiting and your kind comments

Tuesday 12 March 2019

One of a kind!


Welcome to my blog
Today's card features another of  Tim Holtz' crazy dogs. These are such fun stamps to have, and I try and use them whenever I can.
The challenge at Time Out is 'Unique' so I thought this would suit it perfectly.
I have layered 2 different papers from a lovely pad that I won (LOTV On a High Note) and then attached my image that I had coloured with copics. The colllar has some wink of stella added and it is so sparkly IRL! Words are computer generated and I also added a couple of 'Candi' to finish off

Challenges
Time Out - unique

Thanks for visiting

Wednesday 6 March 2019

Celebrate in green!

Welcome

My card today features one of the birds from Stampers Anonymous. I first adhered a piece of card that I had played with using different paints, and it is much greener IRL. I then stamped my bird, and stamped again on a seperate scrap of card, which I coloured with Copics. The words are from a very useful set from Paperbabe

Challenges
The Artistic Stamper - colour it green

Thanks for visiting

Friday 1 March 2019

Girl Power


Welcome
Today's card is for the challenge at Southern Girls where the subject is 'girl power'
I have chosen to use an image of 'Rosie the Riveter' Here is some info about her

Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who joined the military. Wikipedia
I Have layered the image onto a black stitched circle and adhered to some DP and onto my white base card. I printed the words and cut into a fishtail banner. Finished off with some Nuvo drops in Liquid Mercury to represent rivets.
I hope you like it

Saturday 23 February 2019

Live your Dreams

Welcome
Today's card features the beautiful butterfly from Stampin Up - Swallowtail.
I first stamped it with Brilliance 'pearlescence sky blue' using my Misti and then again with vesamark. I have embossed it with Magical Mysteries 'Mermaid Fin'  which  was in a wonderful assortment of goodies that I recently won from Emerald Creek (Thanks so much) Hopefully you can see the beautiful sheen, as it was very
hard to photograph I have cut it out and adhered it to a piece from a Lawn Fawn pad and added a Hero Arts message embossed in gold. I also went around the edge with a very pale grey tombow marker, as this helps the image to stand out

Challenges 
Emerald Creek Dares  Hello you beautiful thing #ECFEB2018
Emerald Creek Product  - Magical Mysteries


Thanks for visiting and have a great week