Weekend Fun

Hi there, I've had a little time to create over the last couple of nights. My main aim was to use stamps that hadn't been inked up yet. 

Card #1

This card is for my boss's birthday

I stamped the sentiment (Penny Black - Birthday Love) and Toad (Penny Black - Toadily Happy) with versafine ink and then embossed with black powder. I added sequins for interest. My boss has a musical hobby and has saxaphone lessons but I didn't have anything like that in the way of stamps. So, my guitar playing toad was my next choice :)

Card #2

I bought this Stampin' Up! set called Carols of Christmas (with coordinating dies) off a destash page on FB and it needed to be inked up. I used some patterned paper for my background. The sentiment has been embossed in silver powder. I used some strips of silver mirror card to create the top and bottom border and lastly added some silver sequins to finish it off. 

Card #3

A new to me set by Waffle Flower called P-aar-ty Time. I had stamped and coloured a heap of the little images and then realised there had been a bit of a muck up with the packaging of the coordinating dies. I had one too many of the same die, so I was missing a die for one of the mice. A quick email to Waffle Flower and I should be getting a replacement. 

I created the background with distress ink and flicks of water. The images were coloured with polychromo pencils. 

Card #4

This set is by Penny Black called Butterfly Trio. It's a beautiful set of butterflies. I embossed the butterfly onto watercolour card. I used a combination of zigs and brusho to colour in the image. I fussy cut it all out and used foam tape to adhere to my card panel. The sentiment is from another Penny Black set called Furry Affection. 

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - Inkspirational (Funny Sentiments), Day of the Month Card Club (Frog Jumping Day), Watercooler Challenges (Occasions), Penny Black and More (Men and Boys)

Card #2 - 52 Christmas Card Throwdown (Embossing), Crafty Hazlenuts Christmas (Anything Goes), Jingle Belles (Bling)

Card #3 - CAS on Friday (Animals), Cut it Up (Boys will be boys), Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes), The Library Challenge (Peter Pan)

Card #4 - Animal Friends Challenge (Insects), Crafters Cafe (Feminine), Try it on Tuesday (Fussy Cut), Crafty Cardmakers (Butterflies)

      

Less is More #420 - One Layer Card

Happy Saturday! It's time for a new challenge over at Less is More!

We would like to see ONE LAYER CARDS following our theme -



Here is my card -

I used a Lawn Fawn stamp called Let's Bokeh. I stamped my circles with archival ink and then the outlines with black.

We have a wonderful guest designer joining us with this challenge - Jen Mitchell - welcome!

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Krafty Chicks (CAS), Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes), AAA Cards (1/3 + repeating image), 

        

Thanks for popping in today and I hope to see you over at the challenge blog :)

Perfectly CAS #9 - Animals

Hello! The 15th of the month means the start of a new challenge over at Perfectly CAS.

Here is our theme -

Here is my card -

These cute little reindeers were coloured with my polychromo pencils and gamsol. I used distress ink and splashes of water for my background.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Unicorn Challenge (Use Dies), Christmas with the Cuties (Red and Green), 12 Months of Christmas Link Up (Anything Goes), 2 Crafty Critter Crazies (Anything Goes), Crafters Cafe (Anything Goes)

I hope to see you over at Perfectly CAS where the designers have amazing inspiration for you :)

Happy 16th!

Hi everyone! I had to make a card for a co-worker's son who turns 16 tomorrow. Nothing scares me more than creating something for a 16 year old boy... it can't be too 'lovey dovey', or 'babyish'. I think I came up with a fairly good design for someone his age :)

I used the whimsy stamps 'Say What' sentiments with speech bubbles and coordinating dies. I decided the words like OMG and Epic were good ones for a 16 year old. You probably can't tell but the numerals and some of the speech bubbles are mounted on foam tape to achieve a little dimension.

The die cut numbers are by PTI.

The speech bubbles and words are all embossed.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Creative Craft Cottage (Make it Masculine), Penny Black and More (Men and Boys), Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes), AUD Challenge (Masculine + Sentiment)

Thanks for popping in :)

Less is More #419 - Colour Challenge

Happy Saturday! It's time for a new challenge over at Less is More!



For my first card I utilised a cream card base, added a white tag and cream hearts.

For my second card, I reversed the colours by using white card as my base and a cream die cut butterfly. I used embossing enamel to create texture under the butterfly.

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - Cardz for Galz (Birthday), Try it on Tuesday (Black, White, and one other Colour), Simon Says Stamp (Dies and/or Punches)

Card #2 - Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes), Watercooler Wednesdays (Feminine), PaperMinutes (Butterfly), AAA Birthday (Things with Wings)

    

Thanks for popping in today :)

Mother's Day Trio

Good morning! I had to get started on Mother's Day cards so I got them finished over the weekend.

Card #1

This one is for my Mum -

I got the idea for this card from Kristina Werner's card HERE. This stamp set is new to me and I wanted to watercolour the mama and baby bear. It's called Bear Hugs by Mama Elephant.

I used my zig watercolour pens for the colouring. The background is an embossed stamp called Heart to Heart by CAS-ual Fridays.

Card #2

This one is for my step-mum

I used the eclipse technique for this card. The rose is from a set called Merci Beaucoup by Clearly Besotted. The alphabet dies are by MFT. The rose was coloured with Polychromo pencils.

Card #3

This one is for my Nan 

Using the same set by Clearly Besotted I decided to emboss my flowers and mask to create a pretty bunch of roses. Again, I used polychromo pencils to colour the roses.

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - The Paper Players (Make you Smile), Cute Card Thursday (Feminine), Watercooler Wednesdays (Anything Goes), Shopping Our Stash (Mother's Day)

Card #2 - The Clever Dexter Challenge (Spring Blooms), CAS on Friday (Favourite Flower Stamp), The Card Concept (Mother's Day)

Card #3 - Stamping Sensations (Say it with Flowers), Dare2BArtsy (In the Garden), Creative Moments (April Showers bring May Flowers)

         

Thank you for popping in today and take care :)

HLS May CAS Challenge

Hi everyone! It's time for our new CAS challenge over at Happy Little Stampers :)

We want to Smile!

Here is my card -

I simply embossed my image and sentiment with white powder on a kraft base :)

This set is Up Up and Away by Mama Elephant.

See you over at the challenge blog!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday!

Today is the start of a new monthly challenge over at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge. Our theme this month is

ANYTHING GOES OR 'INSPIRED BY A SONG'

I chose a nursery rhyme as inspiration for my card - "See Saw Margery Daw"

Here is my card -

This wood mounted stamp is by Penny Black (obviously!) and called Ups and Downs. The sentiment is from my PB Betsy Bluebell set :)

I coloured in the image with polychromo pencils and gamsol.

I hope to see you over at the PBSC blog!

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Little Red Wagon (White Space), 2 Crafty Critter Crazies (Anything Goes), Colour Crazy Challenge (Anything Colouring Goes), Lavinia Stamps (Anything Goes)

Thanks for popping in :) 

Heartfelt Sympathy

I received sad news last Thursday. My best friend's sister passed away suddenly. She was only 47 :( 

I have made some cards to send to her and her mum. Some of you who came to the HLS retreat in Swindon may remember Simone and her mum, Anne. Their loss is heartbreaking.

Card #1

This is for Anne

I embossed the flowers and watercoloured them using my Zig pens. The images and coordinating dies are from a set called 'Tenderness' by Penny Black. The sentiment is a HLS set called Doodled Flowers.

Card #2

This is for Simone.

I embossed the flower image from a set called Blossom Sprays #3 by STAMPlorations. I watercoloured the image and background. The sentiment is from the same HLS set that I used for the first card.

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - Just Us Girls (Photo), Watercooler Challenges (Occasions), The Crafter's Cafe (Flowers),

Card #2 - Challenge up your Life (Focus on the Flowers), Cardz 4 Galz (Black and Pink), Creative Sketchy Girls (Flowers)

        

Thanks for stopping by :) 

Less is More #418 - Recipe

Happy Saturday! Time for a new challenge over at Less is More. We have a FUN challenge for you -

Here are my cards -

Card #1

I used different shades of blue archival ink for my background (Splat stamp from HLS Mixed Media Fun set). I embossed my butterfly and coloured it with Zig Watercolour pens, also in different shades of blue.

Card #2

Using a panel of watercolour paper I used my water pens with brushos to add colour drying in between. I used clean water to 'paint' the drips so the colour would run. Would you believe I used the same splat stamp that I used in my first card on this card? I picked up brusho colour and just randomly stamped and dried between colours. It wasn't meant to give a clear impression of the stamp, it was just another way to get the layers/texture.

I hope to see you over at LIM!

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - Crafty Calendar Challenge (Add a Butterfly), Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday (Bugs, Blossoms, and/or butterflies), Sparkle Forum Challenge (Spring is in the air), STAMPlorations (Stamps and Flight)

Card #2 - Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes), Creative Craft Cottage (CAS), STAMPlorations CAS Challenge (Anything Goes)

     

Thanks for popping in today, have a great weekend :)

Birthday Books

Hi everyone, I hope you are safe and well.

I am a Pharmacy Assistant and in these crazy times, work is harder and busier than ever. I try and retreat to my craft room on my days off to switch off and relax. 

Last night I created this card. I stamped a heap of images from the Waffle Flower 'Books and Coffee' set, and just coloured in while watching some TV. 

I die cut the images and started to arrange them to create this cute little scene.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -
Die Cut Divas (Animals), Daisy Chain Challenge (Birthday), Sweet Stampers Challenge Blog (Clean and Simple), TimeOut Challenges (Inspired by Words), The Library Challenge (A Child's Garden of Verses)

    

Thanks for popping in today. I hope crafting is also keeping you sane :)

Perfectly CAS #8 - Masking

Hi everyone! Over at Perfectly CAS we have a new fun challenge for you!

I used a new to me set by Waffle Flower called Books & Coffee. I did some simple masking and colouring for this one. I added a trio of glitter dots to finish off.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Addicted to CAS (Animal), Daring Cardmakers (CAS with a dash of sparkle), Craft Rocket Challenges (Furry Friends), Time Out Challenges (Inspired by Words)

  

I hope to see you over at the challenge blog :)