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Monday 22 February 2021

Blue Lily

 

Good afternoon all

I found some time today to have a play with some of the goodies I received from Mrs A for winning one of her competitions recently

I wet  lines through one of the pretty papers, so that I could pull off a strip to layer across my card.

I have coloured the flower with the Spectrum-Noir  'Starry Sky' Sparkle pen and dragged out the colour with water. I then used the Nuvo glitter Marker 'Imperial Blue" to highlight the edges.

The green leaves are painted with  Magic Colour 'grecian olive'

I have added a peel-off which I coloured blue to match

Challenges I would like to enter

Stamping Sensations - colour my world

We Love Chocolate Baroque - flower, butterfly or birds

Bastel-Traum #98 - birthday

TTCRD - a/g

Paperbabe #138-a/g

Sunday 14 February 2021

Best Wishes

 


Welcome back
I am quite disappointed with the result of this scan, it looks so much better IRL
I have used the same die again as in my last post, which was a freebie with a magazine, and loosely followed the directions from there .
I used a white card base, a diecut rectangle frame, and a piece of dp for my background. I also added a silver peeloff to finish

Challenges
Unstampabelles #108 - a/g
A Perfect Time to Craft #2 - open challenge
The Cats Pajamas #376 - use patterned paper

Thanks for visiting

Monday 8 February 2021

With Love

 


Hello again

To make the background for today's card, I first swiped Broken China and Peeled Paint distress inks onto an acrylic block and spritzed with water. Then pressed onto a piece of watercolour card. When it was dry, I trimmed it and layered it onto black card stock, and then onto my card base.

I used my Misti to stamp the words, and added the diecut flower panel and 3 red heart sequins. Unfortunately they show black in the scan!


Challenges I would like to enter

Creatalicious #204 - a/g opt kisses

Crafts Galore Encore #84 - a/g

Stamplorations - Love challenge (2nd entry)

Mod Squad - all about love

Allsorts - Love is...

Bastel-traum #97 - love

CRAFT #585 - Love/Valentine

Wednesday 3 February 2021

With Love

 

Hi everyone
Seeing that it is Valentine month, I thought I would make this card with a cute pair of cats that I have had for too many years that I care to remember!

I used a heart stencil (unknown) on my background, and then stamped and embossed the 2 cats on a scrap of black card
They were then fussy cut and attached over the hearts, and a little gold paint added to the eyes
Finished off with a couple of peel-offs and then attached to my black base card

Challenges

Simon Says Monday - love and/or hearts

Stamplorations - love challenge

Sweet Stampin - love

Allsorts #609 - 4 legged friends

Pixies Crafty Workshop  #395- snippets

Wednesday 27 January 2021

Butterfly

 

Hi everyone, I hope you are all keeping well and safe

Today's card features a Paper Artsy stamp that I have had for a few years. I had to buy it when I saw Leandra demonstrate it when she visited New Zealand
I stamped it twice with my Misti, so that I could fussy cut the butterfly and layer it
After colouring in shades of orange, I layered it with mounting tape and also added gold micro beads to the body. The flowers were lightly coloured too.
I trimmed down to a square and distressed  the edges before  attaching to the base card. A strip of Washi tape finished the bottom nicely matching the gold and orange

Challenges
The Cats Pajamas #375 - think spring (2nd entry)
Creative Fingers #200 - a/g (2nd entry)
Stamping Sensations - favourite stamp

Sunday 24 January 2021

Never too old!

 


Hello all, I hope you are all keeping well

Today's card uses one of my favourite Art Impressions stamp sets

I have coloured using Promarkers, chilly red, cadet blue, pastel blue

Reno Art natural grey 2 (hair), lettuce

Touch, sun white (flesh)

I trimmed the image layer and attached to a matching blue card before attaching to my base card

Challenges I would like to enter




Art Impressions #300 - Celebrate with AI

Creative Fingers #200 - a/g

Passion for Markers #575 - a/g

Cute Card Thursday #670 - birthdays

THTSB # J2021 - a/g

Tuesday 19 January 2021

A home without a cat!

 


Welcome back

Today's card features a cat from an Indigo Blu set that I have had for quite some time.

I stamped him on a scrap and coloured with markers - one of my favourite combo's of  Promarkers, pastel yellow, summer sun, and tulip yellow, and copic ciao Y38. I love how I can graduate the colours on this stripey cat!

I layered him onto a diecut stitched circle of white scrap, and then onto my yellow embossed background (Craft Concepts 'sun rays')

The sentiment is from a set by The Ink Road Stamps

Challenges

Passion for Markers #574 - favourite colour combo

Stamping Sensations - favourite stamps (I love cat stamps)

Dare to be Artsy - a/g

The Cats Pajamas #375 - think spring (I have used spring colours)

Pixie's Playground #394 - use snippets

The House that Stamps Built J1321 - a/g

Lets Squash It #4 -  ef and an animal 2nd entry


I apologize that I cannot get the link function to work, I will try again later

Thursday 14 January 2021

Meow

 


Hi, and welcome back

Today's fun card uses one of the very first dies that I bought, many years ago. I decided it needed an outing once again

The background dp has been embossed in my cuttlebug, and the top corners rounded. The folder does not have a name, but it is by Cuttlebug

The cat and mouse were die cut from scraps, as was the 'grass' piece at the bottom.

I did some faux stitching with my Sharpie white paint pen, and attached all to a black card base


Challenges

A perfect time to craft #1 - a/g

Classic Design challenge -a/g

Crafts Galore Encore #83 - a/g

Crafty Friends #148 - a/g

Lets squash it #4 - ef and animal

Get Creative #97 - a/g


Thanks for visiting

Monday 11 January 2021

Open your heart

 


Hi everyone
Today's card is based on the sketch from Sketch Saturday.
I trimmed some navy card slightly smaller than my white card base and added the two pieces of designer paper. I wound some sparkly gold thread three times around on the left and then attached a butterfly that I had stamped and fussy cut. I stamped the sentiment onto a circle of white, using Brilliance 'pearlescent sky blue' for both. Finished with three gold raised pearls for decoration
I would like to enter the following challenges

Mod Squad - must have wings (my butterfly)
Art Impressions - resolutions
Allsorts #606 - favourite colour (I love this shade of blue)
Sweet Stamping - new (my sentiment is new)
Lost Coast #113 - starting with 'B' (my butterfly)



Wednesday 6 January 2021

Flying high

 


Hello all and welcome back
Today's card uses a cute stamp that I won from Mia at Craftartista. 
It is  a House Mouse design, so now I can enter their challenge
I have coloured with Promarkers, IG07 silver lining and G956 ocean teal
The teal matched my background paper nicely

Challenges
Creatilicious #202 - a/g (I did not use the option)
Simon Says Monday - use something new (my new stamp)
House Mouse and friends #331 - new beginnings (my new stamp)

Thanks for visiting

Monday 28 December 2020

'Happy'

 


Hi and Welcome

Today's card features mainly TH products. 

I diecut the white piece on the top and the bottom. The crazy bird was stamped onto a scrap and coloured with Promarkers - C729 pastel blue, G829 pastel green, G827 soft green, G956 ocean teal and Y247 summer sun

I added dimensional magic to his eyes and beak.

The sentiment is from Unity, stamped in DOX cracked pistachio and embossed with 'dye boss'

Then layered onto a toning green card base

Challenges

Passion For Promarkers #572 - add a sentiment

Stamping Sensations - anything with wings (2nd entry)

We Love Chocolate Baroque - a/g (2nd entry)

Cardztv #130 - a/g

Thanks for visiting


Monday 21 December 2020

A change from Christmas

 

Welcome back

Only five more sleeps, I am sure all the littlies are starting to get excited

My card today has a background piece, where I coloured one side of the EF with a mauve ink pad, before running through my cuttlebug. It has highlighted the design nicely

I stamped my butterfly (Martha Stewart) onto a scrap of card that I had been experimenting with different sprays. I also cut some narrow strips to use as a background to the butterfly. The sentiment is die cut from a scrap of black card

Challenges

Stamping Sensations - anything with wings

We love Chocolate Baroque - a/g

Lets Squash It #3 - Embossing folder & dies/fussy cutting (I did both)

Lavinia World#42 a/g

Pixies Playground-using scraps


Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a Happy Christmas and a safe and healthy 2021

Friday 18 December 2020

Merry Christmas


 Welcome everyone, I hope you are all feeling festive!
I made this card for my sil who is also a cardmaker
I used a starry patterned paper for the background and cut the words from some pretty mauve card, which I then 'twinked' with Wink of Stella The holly leaves are punched, as are the sparkly berries

Challenges
Allsorts #602 - a/g (2nd entry)
Art Impressions - Reason for the Season

Sunday 13 December 2020

Joy

 

Welcome back to my blog.

This is one of the cards that I have made to send this year

I masked off a strip along the centre and coloured with distress oxides

I cut the j and y from a scrap of navy basil card using my Cameo Silhouette, and the snowflake from a scrap of pale blue card, I double embossed the snowflake with some sparkly ep and attached with some mounting tape.

Challenges

Unstampabelles - Joy (I did not use the twist)

Show and Share - use velum and/or glitter

CardzTV #129 - a/g

Allsorts #602 - a/g

Friday 4 December 2020

....and again



 
I'm back with another Christmas card for my box
I have used the sketch from Sketch Saturday, and used papers from a Christmas pad by Rosie's Studio.
After cutting the pieces, I edged them with a gold metallic pen
I finished off with some gold metallic embroidery thread for the tie across the bottom

Challenges
A Blog Named Hero - glitter and sparkle

Christmas again

 



Welcome, and thanks for visiting
Another card to add to my box., 
This time I have used an older stamp by PSX that was given to me by a friend, and partially stamped on both corners. I used versamark and white detail EP

Challenges

Bye for now

Saturday 28 November 2020

Another Christmas Card

 


 Hi everyone
Sorry I have been MIA for a while as I have been unable to use my right arm and hand properly after an angiography which left me black and blue from hand to elbow. It is slowly healing but still quite technicolour!

Back to my card, which I had made before this happened.
I followed a design I saw from Liz McGuire at buttonsforbrains as I really liked the layout.
I raided my scrap box to find some suitable papers, used some washi tape, stamped and embossed snowflakes, stamped my snowman on a scrap and cut him out, coloured his scarf and hat with Promarkers  R766 Molten Red and added some sparkly KindyGlitz to his hat.
Thanks Liz for a lovely design

Challenges
Pixies Playground #391 - using snippets
Passion For Promarkers #570 - glitter and sparkle

Sunday 8 November 2020

coffee time

 

Hi,
back today with an entry for the coffee lovers blog hop





I have printed a digi that I won from Stamplorations directly onto a textured cream card.
The image is lightly coloured with pastel pencils
and the message is from a set by Uniko

Challenges 

Friday 6 November 2020

Christmas wishes

 


Welcome back, and I hope you are all well

Today's card uses a stamp from a set by Penny Black called 'Holly Jolly'
I coloured his hat, scarf and stocking with a pink marker, and added some sparkle to the hat trim and also to the snow he is standing on
I diecut the message from a black glitter paper and cut out the panel with stitched die, then adhered to a black card base

Challenges
Stamplorations - CAS + pink and black
Pammy's Inky Pinky #2044 - a/g
AAA Cards #177 - maximum white space (I did not use the option)





Tuesday 3 November 2020

Blue and Green

 

Welcome, I hope you are all well.


Today's card was made with an embossing folder That I had sponged ink onto, to give my pretty blue/green background. I then used markers to colour the raised areas. Blues and greens are my favourite colours, because we live at a beach, and I love to watch the changing colours of the water - so soothing 


Challenges - Fab n Funky #500 - Favourite colours

Penny's Paper Craft # 483 - a/g

Sunday 1 November 2020

Cat Lovers Hop (4)

 



Welcome back, and this is my final entry for the Cat Lovers Hop
I have coloured the image with Promarkers and layered onto a red card base

Challenges
Allsorts #596 - for children or teens

Saturday 31 October 2020

Cat Lovers Hop (3)

 



Hi, and welcome back to my third post for the Cat Lovers Hop
For this card, I have cut a piece of blue DP (unknown) for my background, and then diecut a scrap of green for my cat to sit on.
I have coloured him in pale grey copics and fussy cut
I coloured the balloon and also fussy cut and then coated it in Dimensional Magic.
The message is from an old clear set.
I have layered onto a dark blue card base but looks like my scan is crooked!

Challenges
Nordsalten Hobby Club - use 2 different papers

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