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Friday 30 October 2020

Cat Lovers Hop (2)

 



Hi everyone.
I am back with my second entry for the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop
I used some co-ordinating papers from one of my 6x6 pads, and also another of the Tim Holtz cats, which I stamped, cut out, and coloured. I also used a balloon from another set and tied to his tail
The message was stamped in black and heat embossed
The 3 diamante's were coloured with a black OHP marker and added to the orange strip

Challenges


Thursday 29 October 2020

Cat Lovers hop (1)

 

Hi everyone, I have been missing in action for a wee while, as we have been away in our motorhome

This is the card that I made for my youngest son's birthday, as you can see he was turning the big 50!
I cut out the design on my Cameo and added a black dog and a tabby cat, to represent the pets the family has. Both are stamps by Tim Holtz
I am entering the challenge for the Cat Lovers Hop
Lost Coast #109 - furry friends

Thanks for visiting

Thursday 15 October 2020

Festive

 


Hello, and thank you for visiting my blog today

I was inspired to make this card after seeing a post by Kath Stewart, so this is my interpretation, as I do not have the new cat stamps (I wish)
I started by making masks for the moon and snow from some scrap paper. I used 'black soot' and 'fossilized amber' distress inks to make the sky, and spritzed to make the colours run a little. After drying I used a very old Penny Black stamp (2001 - snowflake border) to stamp the snowflakes and embossed with detail white EP
I coloured my crazy bird with the following Promarkers
R766,  V546,  V528,  M419,  Y247
The sentiments are from a Clearly Besotted set called 'Rockin Robin'
I added a little 'hickory smoke' DOX to define the edge of the snow and a ground for the bird.

Challenges
Passion for Promakers #564 - make it festive
I love Promarkers #421 - a/g (did not use the birthday option)

Friday 9 October 2020

Cute Christmas snowman!

 


Hello all

A last minute entry for the Allsorts challenge of 'cute Christmas'
I attached some dp of Christmas trees to a dark green card base, diecut my snowman from some white card, and glued him to the left side. I coloured the little bird with a red Promarker and attached the red coloured peeloff to a scrap of white card.
An effective quick and easy card to add to my Christmas box

Challenges
Allsorts #592 - Cute Christmas

Sunday 27 September 2020

Playing with paper

 


I cased this card from one I saw somewhere on the internet, but did not take note of the designer, sorry
For the background, I used a piece of old sheet music and sponged with DI and layered onto my black card base
Using a torn scrap of cream card, I diecut the design and also coloured with DI
I arranged the fabric leaves and flower onto a wreath and attached with glue dots

Challenges
Sognandoscrap #83 - a/g (2nd entry)
Paperbabe #128 - dimensions

Friday 25 September 2020

Be a rainbow

 


 Hi, I am back again with another card for today
I chose a background out of my 'ready to use' box, which is such a pretty shade of green, and has been stamped using Penny Black 'daisy pattern'
The rectangle and square were cut with my Cameo, and I have used one of the crazy birds from Tim Holtz

Challenges



fun!

 


Hello again

Today's card features one of Tim Holtz' Crazy Cats
I stenciled a background with Dried Marigold DI and then stamped the cat with Memento
Colouring was done with Copics

Challenges
The Cat's Pajamas #372 - include an animal
AAABirthdays #17 - animals and critters
AAACards #174 - up to one third






Tuesday 22 September 2020

In my garden

 


Hello everyone

Today's card features a stamp that I have had for a number of years, Hydrangea by Rubber Stampede
I have double layered it with a matching teal mat and layered onto a white card base.
I have coloured with the following Promarkers
Arctic Blue
Cloud Blue
Pastel Blue
Pastel Green
Herb Green

I finished off by winding some silver cord around and attaching a wee silver butterfly

Challenges
Allsorts #590 - my lovely garden

Thanks for visiting

Saturday 19 September 2020

Vintage Beauty

 


Welcome friends
Today's card features a lovely stamp that a friend lent me, I believe it is by Kaisercraft.
I made the background using shiny card, Brusho's and cling wrap. I love the results you can get with this technique. I have roughened the edge and run a purple ink pad around, then layered onto a green card base.
The sentiment is raised with mounting tape.

Challenges
Countryview  Challenges - complimentary colours
We love Chocolate Baroque - a/g (2nd entry)

Thanks for visiting today

Monday 14 September 2020

dig it!

 


Hi, I am back again today with this gardener card

I stamped and embossed in black and coloured with the following Promarkers
Y247 summer sun
R346 antique pink
R766 molten red
Y524 herb green
O356 saddle brown

The sentiment is computer generated, and I added 2 strips of washi tape for grounding
The card base is a creamy colour, but did not scan well

Challenges
Casology #373 - September (it is spring here)
Passion for Promarkers #559 - Autumn/Fall (have used autumn colours)
Stamping Sensations - The great outdoors (gardening)

Thanks for visiting

Sunday 13 September 2020

Steampunk

 


Welcome everyone

Today I have 2 ATC's to share with you, something I have not made for such a long time, and I had forgotten how much fun they are
The theme is steampunk and I have printed my background images and added embellishments. The bicycle one is printed over the background, and touched up with a black gellyroll pen.
The cogs are stamped with Hickory Smoke DOX.
I added some  distressed silver peeloffs to both, and the first one has an old watch face attached. 
The edges are sponged with Black Soot DI
I would like to enter into the new  Steampunk Challenge #1

I then decided to make these into cards

I dry embossed 2 pieces of mirror card and swiped over the raised surface with Brilliance graphite black, then heat embossed with a black EP
Layered with black and then onto a black card base
Challenges

Thanks for visiting

Friday 11 September 2020

Purple!


Welcome
This is my first post using the new blogger, so hope it goes OK
I would love to get rid of the extra step of redirect when reading blogs, it is so unnecessary. If anyone can help, I would be very grateful

I have followed this sketch from Sketch Saturday 
the sentiment is from Lawn Fawn, and I am not sure about the butterfly
I used snippets of black and white for the diecuts

Challenges

Thanks for visiting today
 

Monday 7 September 2020

Vintage!


Hello crafters

Today's card uses a sketch from Poetic Artistry
I used 3 designer papers from my 6x6 Authentique pad, which I have had for some time. I layered onto some black paper to make the design stand out. I diecut the 2 circles and stamped my vintage car (unknown brand) onto a scrap from my snippets box, and coloured with copics. I also used  Dimensional Magic on the windscreen to look like glass
 Challenges
Art Impressions - to die for
Allsorts #588 - handcoloured image
Crafty Catz #517 - a/g with option, not a square (mine is a rectangle)

Thanks for visiting and your kind comments



Monday 31 August 2020

Pretty Butterflies


Hi everyone
The challenge this week for Sketch Saturday is to use one of the sketches from  2016
I have chosen #394 for my card. I have used this gorgeous digi that I won from Stamplorations, and re-sized it to fit on an angle on my white card. I have coloured with copics to match my base card. I added a strip of black that I punched with a Fiskars border punch and the stamp is from a set by Clearly Besotted stamps

I would like to enter the following challenges
Stamplorations - never ending challenge


Friday 28 August 2020

All in Blue


I am back with a second post for today

I have used the sketch from Sketch Saturday for this card.
The background is stamped with 'french script' and I have used my Lavinia stamp on the central oval, embossed with silver. I have added a blue flower with a diamante centre and a silver ribbon bow

Challenges

Bird in a cage


Hi everyone, and welcome to my blog today

I have managed to find some time this morning to make a couple of cards, and this is the first one.
I used shaded lilac, broken china, wilted violet, and mermaid lagoon distress inks to make my background. I pressed the colours onto a stamping block, then spritzed with water, and layered the colours onto my art paper, drying in between. I also added a splat stamp and postmark stamp, both by Paper Artsy.
I cut out the bird in the cage on my Silhouette Cameo, and added a little colour to the edges.
The sentiment is clear embossed, and the the piece was attached to a matching card base.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Tuesday 18 August 2020

Tropical


Hello all

Another slimline card from me today
I cut a white mat smaller than my base card and diecut 3 circles into it, and glued to the base.
I stamped and coloured 2 pineapples, fussy cut them and attached with mounting tape.
The centre flower uses 3 die-cuts from my scrap box and the black stamens is a punch
I wrote the message by hand in a matching calligraphy pen

I would like to enter the following challenges
Art Impressions #289 - Tropical Treats
Lavinia World #33 - a/g
The Cats Pajamas #374 - slimline
Pammy's Inky Pinkys #2033 - a/g

Thanks for visiting and your encouragement

Sunday 16 August 2020

Bold and Bright



Welcome crafty friends
Today's card follows the sketch at Sketch Saturday, a fun way of using scraps.
I cut 3 colours at 1.5 cm and random lengths, which I cut on angles.
I glued them to my white piece in no particular order. I layered my white circle, stamped with a lovely yacht (unknown) onto a red stitched circle. The yacht was coloured with Promarkers, molten red and cloud blue, then the whole piece glued to a dark blue card base

I would like to enter the following challenges

Thanks for visiting

Thursday 13 August 2020

Sketch Saturday


Hi everyone

We are back in lockdown level 3 so I have had some time to make this card.
I have used the sketch at a 'new to me' challenge blog called Sketch Saturday, to make this card. The sunflower is a very old Hero Arts stamp, coloured with the following Promarkers
Y247 summer sum
Y337 tulip yellow
Y417 buttercup
O949 pastel yellow
O345 saddle brown
O727 caramel

I used some snippets of DP for the background and stamped the message with GinaK amalgam

I would like to join the following challenges
Penny Black & More - say it with flowers

Sunday 9 August 2020

'Latte'


Welcome to my blog today and welcome to my new follower Sally Bownes

I have made this card for my son's birthday, which is later this month, but have to post it overseas, so good to get it done early

I used a coffee ring stencil with walnut stain DI directly onto my kraft card base
The coffee pot is a Stamplorations sticker which I applied to a scrap of kraft card, and the sentiment I found on my pc, but have no idea where I got it from. I coloured the latte word with a black gelly roll glaze pen, which gives a lovely shine

Challenges
Allsorts #583/4 - Make it masculine
Unstampabelles #103 - Good News / make your own background
Arty Divas - a/g

Thanks for visiting

Sunday 2 August 2020

'Girl Power'


Hi and welcome to today's blog post.

I have switched back to the legacy version as I cannot seem to get rid of the extra redirect step on the new version. I hope they can fix this ASAP

Today's card is from a set by 'Acid Drops & Whatnots' who I believe have now closed. Such a shame, as I loved their designs.
I stamped with black GinaK ink and clear embossed, both the image and the message
I have coloured with the following Promarkers
C446 Marine
G956 Ocean Teal
Y247 Summer Sun

The panel was then layered onto a matching coloured base

Challenges
I love Promarkers #415 - a/g with colour option

Thank you for your kind comments

Monday 27 July 2020

Friends are Flowers


Hello to my crafty friends and new followers, Crystal O Minkler and Cindy Holmes

Today's card uses a piece from my experiments box, distress inks on watercolour paper, for the background.
I stamped the Crafty Individual's CI-385 with Emerald Lagoon DI and embossed with Dyeboss EP
I stamped the sentiment (an old one from Printworks) in the same colour and cut it up so that I could attach to the side without covering the flowers. 
I added a little  of the same colour to the dragonfly and also some sparkle with a Sakura Gellyroll pen
Layered onto a pretty turquoise base card

Challenges

Penny Black and More - in the garden
Allsorts #581/582  - flowers all over

Sunday 26 July 2020

Christmas in July









Welcome everyone

Today's card is my first Christmas card of the year, and also the first time making a slimline card
I cut the star banner from a silver card,with my Silhouette Cameo and attached it to the red base.
The message was stamped with versamark and embossed with white detail ep.
I filled the centre of the stars with KindyGlitz Crystalina
Challenges
Art Impressions - Sparkle and Shine
Rudolph Days - a/g Christmas
Arty Divas - Christmas in July
Crafty Hazelnuts - Christmas
Build Your Stash - Christmas in July hop

Thursday 16 July 2020

'B' is for bees!


Allsorts Challenge

This week is for 'something starting with 'B' so I am entering this card made with green hills, a lovely beehive dripping with honey, sponged blue sky, and some bees buzzing around.
Layered onto a honeycomb embossed honey coloured card, and the sentiment stamped onto one of the clouds

Challenges
Allsorts  #580 - something starting with 'B'

Wednesday 15 July 2020

colourful cat!


Hello and welcome

Today's card features a fabulous cat and sentiment from the 'Puddy Cat' set by Dylusions.
I stamped it onto the card and then stamped the cat again on a scrap of Neenah solar white card
I have used the following Promarkers for colouring
Cardinal Red
Purple
Moss
Marine
Summer Sun

I also sponged the edge of the base card with Mustard Seed distress ink
Challenges
Passion for Promarkers - animal antics
Stamping Sensations - all creatures great and small
TTCRD - a/g
CardzTV - a/g

Thanks for visiting and have a great week

Sunday 12 July 2020

Yeehaw!


Hi and welcome

My second use of this delightful cowboy from Art Impressions. No action wobble this time, as the ones I have are too big, however his legs still move around!
I used some dp to cut a hill for him to stand on, and coloured with copics and promarkers

challenges
Art Impressions #286 - Rustic or Americana
Lavinia World #30 - a/g
Allys Angels #36 - a/g
Creative Fusion #19 - a/g
Crafters Castle #31 - a/g

Thanks for your lovely comments

Thursday 2 July 2020

So Cute!

Hello

Today's card is a commission for a family with a new baby. The mother has had Chihuahuas for some time and they were previously her 'babies', so the card had to include them all
I found some suitable images and assembled in a pram cut from some spotty blue paper from my scrap box, and also found some spotty buttons in my stash for the wheels.
Apparently they loved it

Challenges
Allsorts #578 - so cute
Pixies Crafty workshop - use snippets

Monday 29 June 2020

One Layer


Good morning crafty friends.
A bit cool and showery here today!

Today's card features one of the first stamps I bought, called Birds on a wire
I stamped it directly onto my inked background, masking, so that I could colour one bird in red
The sentiment was also printed directly from my computer, and I finished by stamping the 2 corners

Challenges
Stay Crafty with Hero #11 - One layer
Stamping Sensations - make it colourful
Cardz TV #117 - a/g
The Creative Crafters #29 - a/g

Saturday 27 June 2020

Birthdays


Hello everyone

Today's card features 2 very old stamps, but I thought the went well together. I stamped the cake onto a snippet from my scrap box, and embossed with silver ep. I then used my stitched oblong die to cut it to size. The candles are coloured with Sakura silver sparkle pen, and I finished off with 3 purple gems to match.

Challenges
Art Impressions #285 - make me laugh

Monday 22 June 2020

Gone Fishing (again)


Welcome back

Today's card features one of my favourite stamps for men. It is from a clear stamp set by Sullivans, but I think it is no longer available now
 I have coloured with various Promarkers and layered onto a black card base

Challenges
Penny Black and More - favourite stamp
Southern Girls - a/g (second entry)
Creative Crafting Uncles - fish/fishing
A perfect time to craft - open
Ally's Angels - a/g
Artsy Stamper - vacation
Crafters Castle - a/g

Thanks for visiting and leaving me a comment

Friday 19 June 2020

Woodgrain


 welcome back!

 today's card is my interpretation of instructions  I saw on how to make a panel background from Gina K
I used a woodgrain embossing folder and swiped  di ink pads down and added more colour with a sponge.
The image was rescued from my scrap box, and I am not sure where it came from. 
I layered it on dark green to match my base card and then added a sentiment on a flag to finish
Challenges
Allsorts #576 - embossing
Stamping Sensations - make it colourful




Monday 15 June 2020

Tropical Flamingo


Hello everyone

Today's card was made entirely from bits and pieces from my scrap box, apart from the base card, which has a slight fleck in it.
I cut out the flamingo and tropical leaves using my Cameo Silhouette, and added some shading to some of the pieces. I also added a matching green border
 The yellow flowers were diecut from a small piece that had been dry embossed. The flower centres were also diecut from some black scraps. I raised three of the flowers with mounting tape
Challenges
Art Impressions #284 - animals and nature

Thanks for visiting

Friday 5 June 2020

Your Special Day


Welcome to my blog today.

Did you know that you could be missing comments from your blog?
I discovered quite by accident that if you click on 'comments' in the left panel, and then 'awaiting moderation' you may find a number of comments that have not been posted!

Back to my card!
 I have followed the lovely sketch at 'Stay Crafty with Hero' using some very pretty Kaisercraft 'Memory Lane Collection' papers. I added some subtle stamping to the vertical strip with my French Script" stamp, and also sponged all edges with Frayed Burlap DI. I also added some fines glass beads to the centre of the flowers

Challenges I would like to enter
Time out #163 - inspired by words
Stay Crafty with Hero #9 - sketch
Crafters Castle #30 - a/g
Southern Girls - a/g
Cute Card Thursday#637 - a/g
AUD sentiments #252 - flowers + a sentiment

Thanks for visiting

Wednesday 27 May 2020

Real Flowers

Hello and welcome

Today's card uses a very old set from Hero Arts called Real Flowers.
I placed them in a row in my Misti and coloured with various markers. I then used a versamark ink pad, stamped over and clear embossed. I then had to add another flower to complete the row. I scored some lines and also stamped the message in black. 
I CASed this idea from Kath, of handmade by Kath  Check out her blog, she does some wonderful projects

Challenges
CardzTV - a/g
Power Poppy - A Walk in the Garden
Uniko #59 - Bright and Happy

Thanks for visiting

Monday 25 May 2020

Butterflies again!


Hi everyone
I have been missing in action for a few days as we have been having internet problems.
We now have a new router supplied by our ISP and that has speeded things up considerably.
But!  this morning my PC would not connect at all although all the wireless devices did. I spent over 2 hours trying to find a solution and then discovered that I could connect with IE but not Chrome, so I uninstalled it and re-installed, and now it is all good. I don't know why these things mysteriously happen!!
So - to my card
Time is running out for the unstampabelles challenge, so I have made this one.
I used a dark navy card base, and attached a piece of DP (unknown brand)
I diecut my butterfly twice and glued together with Art Glitter glue
The message is from Craftwork Cards which I have had a long time, and I also added 3 blue sequins
Challenges
Unstampabelles #100 - wind and/or wings
Pixies Crafty Workshop - using snippets (butterfly)


Thanks for visiting and your kind comments

Wednesday 13 May 2020

Another Butterfly


Hello

Todays card uses a butterfly which I cut with my Cameo. The top layer is black card stock, and the bottom layer is a scrap of sparkly card that I had been experimenting with.
The layered oblong was also cut on my Cameo, the files were for one sheet wonders using 12 x 12 papers, so I have cut the whole page of different shapes. You will see more of these on the future!
I added some stamping using Shades Dye Ink in Vanilla cream which toned in nicely. 
The stamps were  Rubber Dance 'round in circles' and the sentiment is by Lawn Fawn

Challenges

Your Next Stamp #138 - lots of layers (I have 4)

Thanks for visiting

Friday 8 May 2020

butterflies


 Hi and welcome
A quick post this morning as the butterfly challenge at Allsorts closes soon.
This is a very simple card, but looks great IRL, as the background dp is very sparkly. Unfortunately it does not show up in the scan. 
I have adhered the piece to my white card base, added a strip of pink edged with a Fiskars punch, cut the word in vinyl, and attached and added a toning butterfly with diamantes for her body

Challenges
Allsorts - butterfly
AAA birthday - things with wings


Thanks for visiting
Stay safe, stay home, and craft

Sunday 3 May 2020

Fun and Laughter days


Hello friends and welcome back

Today's card features an image from Bizzy Becs Store that I was lucky enough to won in a recent challenge.
I have coloured her with Promarkers and diecut her out, adjusting the die to fit the image. I layered a piece of dp on the left side of my base card, added the image and then a sentiment, stamped onto a snippet, fussy cut and raised with mounting tape.
Challenges
Pixies Playground #377 - use snippets

Stay safe and stay home and craft!