Hi everyone.
Today's card uses a NBUS stamp which I bought at Michael's whilst I was in Canada visiting my daughter. I stamped with Memento 'tuxedo black' onto a snippet that I had diecut with stitched rectangles from Stamplorations. I embossed the black piece with my cuttlebug, mounted onto a white base card, and added a pretty pink flower.
Challenges - Pixie's Crafty Workshop # 291/292
Double D Challenges - Black and white and pop of colour
Cuttlebugmania - I included a bike
Southern Girls - flower power
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Thursday 27 July 2017
Tuesday 25 July 2017
Best wishes
Hi everyone.
Today's card is one I made for my sister's birthday. I found the instructions online, but forgot to save the site, so I cannot give credit to the designer. It is basically a step card, and the folds were marked on my Scorpal. I layered each section with a pattern paper on white, and then added a diecut scalloped oval and a patterned paper one and then added the message and the flower
Challenges - Scorpal #39 - diecuts
CardzTV - anything goes
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Today's card is one I made for my sister's birthday. I found the instructions online, but forgot to save the site, so I cannot give credit to the designer. It is basically a step card, and the folds were marked on my Scorpal. I layered each section with a pattern paper on white, and then added a diecut scalloped oval and a patterned paper one and then added the message and the flower
Challenges - Scorpal #39 - diecuts
CardzTV - anything goes
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Friday 21 July 2017
Lavender & Lace
Hi everyone.
Today's card is for the challenge at Allsorts Challenge blog. I created a 'dox' background and multiple stamped with one of the first stamps that I ever bought. It is called Lavender Flowers, by an Australian company - Paper Pleasure Plus Pty Ltd - a company that is no longer active. I attached some narrow broderie anglaise lace olong the edge and added a bow to the stems.
I will also add it to the Stamping Sensations challenge which is 'anything with flowers'
I will also add it to the Stamping Sensations challenge which is 'anything with flowers'
Have a great week
Thursday 20 July 2017
Tissue technique
The challenge this week at CASmixup is for tissue, stamping, and your choice.
I have used a piece of my tissue coloured with brusho's, crumpled. and then embossed the higher 'bits' with gold embossing powder.
I trimmed a piece and edged it with gold, and adhered it with 'jac' paper.
I stamped the message and embossed with bright gold ep. and then attached a butterfly embellishment which is my choice
Challenges
Friday 14 July 2017
Sail Away!
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well.
I am hunkered down in my craft room, trying to keep warm, with the heater on and a blanket over my knees - we are experiencing very cold winds, and snow in many parts of the country.
Today's card was inspired by the subject of 'aqua' at Paper Artsy. I remembered that I had this piece of card that I had played around with some aqua paint, so I die cut 2 pieces and layered them to make my sea. I highlighted the edges with a white Sharpie. The yacht was diecut from some textured white card, and the sky was sponged with an un-named ink pad. I added some clouds with the same ink pad, and the seagulls and message were stamped with Memento tuxedo black.
Challenges -
Paper Artsy #9- aqua
Penny Black and More - for the boys
Happy Little Stamper - anything goes with dies
Pixie's crafty workshop #289/290- using snippets (the yacht)
Cards4Guys #173 -beside the sea
Thanks for visiting, and I appreciate any comments
I am hunkered down in my craft room, trying to keep warm, with the heater on and a blanket over my knees - we are experiencing very cold winds, and snow in many parts of the country.
Today's card was inspired by the subject of 'aqua' at Paper Artsy. I remembered that I had this piece of card that I had played around with some aqua paint, so I die cut 2 pieces and layered them to make my sea. I highlighted the edges with a white Sharpie. The yacht was diecut from some textured white card, and the sky was sponged with an un-named ink pad. I added some clouds with the same ink pad, and the seagulls and message were stamped with Memento tuxedo black.
Challenges -
Paper Artsy #9- aqua
Penny Black and More - for the boys
Happy Little Stamper - anything goes with dies
Pixie's crafty workshop #289/290- using snippets (the yacht)
Cards4Guys #173 -beside the sea
Thanks for visiting, and I appreciate any comments
Friday 7 July 2017
pretty pastels
Hi everyone, sorry I have been absent for a few days.
My card today has a background made with distress oxides swiped on with a credit card. The stamps are new ones that I have just recieved from Angelique, so this is the first outing. I diecut the snippet of green so the fairy was not suspended in the air! It matches the green di a lot better IRL!
challenges -
Pixies crafty workshop
One Crazy Stamper - a/g
Crafts Galore encore - a/g
Double D - pastels
Thanks for visiting and have a great week
My card today has a background made with distress oxides swiped on with a credit card. The stamps are new ones that I have just recieved from Angelique, so this is the first outing. I diecut the snippet of green so the fairy was not suspended in the air! It matches the green di a lot better IRL!
challenges -
Pixies crafty workshop
One Crazy Stamper - a/g
Crafts Galore encore - a/g
Double D - pastels
Thanks for visiting and have a great week
Friday 23 June 2017
Moving House
Hi everyone, I hope you all well
A very CAS card that I made for this week's CASology challenge which is 'house'
I used di's to create the hill, and the stamp is from a Penny Black set
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A very CAS card that I made for this week's CASology challenge which is 'house'
I used di's to create the hill, and the stamp is from a Penny Black set
Thanks for visiting
Thursday 22 June 2017
Resist
Challenges - AAAcards - resist
Addicted to stamps and more - make your mark
Stempelgarten - CAS
The Foiled Fox - simply irresistable
Paperbabe #80 - anything goes
Thanks for visiting and have a great week
Thursday 15 June 2017
violet and black birthday
Hi everyone.
Today's card is based on the sketch at Paperbabe.
I have used my Paperbabe "Peony and Bud' stamp, slightly off the page, using wilted violet oxide di. I also used a Paper Artsy stamp for the speckles at the top. The corners are rounded and then I layered onto a black mat, added a strip of washi, and the die-cut word.
Challenges -
Paperbabe - sketch
Stamplorations - CAS (I did not use the masculine option)
Crafts Galore Encore - a/g
Southern Girls #162 - 'stuck on you' (I used washi tape)
Thanks for visiting, and have a great week
Today's card is based on the sketch at Paperbabe.
I have used my Paperbabe "Peony and Bud' stamp, slightly off the page, using wilted violet oxide di. I also used a Paper Artsy stamp for the speckles at the top. The corners are rounded and then I layered onto a black mat, added a strip of washi, and the die-cut word.
Challenges -
Paperbabe - sketch
Stamplorations - CAS (I did not use the masculine option)
Crafts Galore Encore - a/g
Southern Girls #162 - 'stuck on you' (I used washi tape)
Thanks for visiting, and have a great week
Wednesday 14 June 2017
blues and purples
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well.
I have been playing with my new stitched dies from Stamplorations, and I am very pleased with them.
I stamped my hydrangea (Rubber Stampede) and added it to the pretty purple card base. I also added Madeira corner (Memory Box)in silver card and the double layered butterfly (possibly Spellbinders).
Challenges -
Allsorts - 2 or more dies
HLS - a/g with dies
Pixies Crafty workshop 285/286 - using snippets
Wednesday 7 June 2017
New baby card
Hi everyone, and a warm welcome to my 2 new followers.
I have made this card for a co-worker, who has just become a grandmother for the first time. Her new grandson arrived at the weekend - no name yet!
This is an un-named stamp which I have coloured with my Promarkers,
Caramel, Silver lining Argent, Arctic blue, and Cloud blue.
I used a stitched circle die to cut it out, then layered onto som matching blue dp. The edges are sponged with Broken China DI
Challenges -
Passion for Promarkers - Birds, bugs, or butterflies
The Artistic Stamper - winged things
Penny Black and More - a/g
One Crazy Stamper - a/g
Vilda Stamps - a/g
I have made this card for a co-worker, who has just become a grandmother for the first time. Her new grandson arrived at the weekend - no name yet!
This is an un-named stamp which I have coloured with my Promarkers,
Caramel, Silver lining Argent, Arctic blue, and Cloud blue.
I used a stitched circle die to cut it out, then layered onto som matching blue dp. The edges are sponged with Broken China DI
Challenges -
Passion for Promarkers - Birds, bugs, or butterflies
The Artistic Stamper - winged things
Penny Black and More - a/g
One Crazy Stamper - a/g
Vilda Stamps - a/g
Monday 5 June 2017
Zebras
Today's card features a beautiful stamp which does not need any embellishment at all. I stamped onto a very pale cream card snippet, then layered onto a di background, then layered again onto a cream card base. I used chalks to lightly colour the trees and the ground.
Challenges - Fashionable Stamping - Let's go wild
Southern Girls #161 - a/g
Friday 2 June 2017
I'm back!
Hi everyone. It is good to be back home after a wonderful two weeks River cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam. It always takes me some time to get over the long flights, the second one was 15 hours!
I have had time to make this CAS card which I cased from Coralynn Murray of Sunrise Stamper. The background stamps and the happy birthday are by Paperbabe. I used my Misti with the words so that they would show up well.
I would like to enter this in
AAAcards #91 - CAS birthday
and also Rubberdance for the June colour challenge
Thanks for visiting
I have had time to make this CAS card which I cased from Coralynn Murray of Sunrise Stamper. The background stamps and the happy birthday are by Paperbabe. I used my Misti with the words so that they would show up well.
I would like to enter this in
AAAcards #91 - CAS birthday
Thanks for visiting
Sunday 7 May 2017
Have wings - will fly.....
.... is the title of the current challenge at CuttlebugMania
My card's top layer was cut out with my stitched rectangle die, and then embossed in the cuttlebug with Butterfly Kisses folder from Craft Concepts
I used the deboss side and coloured them with a Promarker. I also cut my butterfly with my CB layered it, and added Wink of Stella to the top wings
I am also entering Deep Ocean challenge for a/g
My card's top layer was cut out with my stitched rectangle die, and then embossed in the cuttlebug with Butterfly Kisses folder from Craft Concepts
I used the deboss side and coloured them with a Promarker. I also cut my butterfly with my CB layered it, and added Wink of Stella to the top wings
I am also entering Deep Ocean challenge for a/g
Saturday 6 May 2017
Favourite blue
Hi everyone.
I have had fun making this card which is called a 'z' fold. I used a black base, which I scored in 2 places with my ScorPal and then a pretty blue dp (one of my favourites) layered onto white for 2 of the panels. The third panel is white with sponged blue edges, and a message stamped. The narrow strip, also scored in 2 places, has layered blue flowers on the first section and the next 2 were stamped, with the flower coloured to match.
I would like to enter this at
ScorPal for favourite colours
Paperbabe for anything goes
Colour Crazy for anything goes
Pixies Crafty Workshop for snippets
Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your weekend
I have had fun making this card which is called a 'z' fold. I used a black base, which I scored in 2 places with my ScorPal and then a pretty blue dp (one of my favourites) layered onto white for 2 of the panels. The third panel is white with sponged blue edges, and a message stamped. The narrow strip, also scored in 2 places, has layered blue flowers on the first section and the next 2 were stamped, with the flower coloured to match.
I would like to enter this at
ScorPal for favourite colours
Paperbabe for anything goes
Colour Crazy for anything goes
Pixies Crafty Workshop for snippets
Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your weekend
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