HLS November Watercolour Challenge

Hi there everyone, time for a new month of challenges over at Happy Little Stampers :)

Our first challenge is -

Anything Goes! If you would like a break from the usual Halloween / Christmas themes, there is always a need for the odd get well card :)

I simply embossed my flower on watercolour paper, coloured it with my Zigs, fussy cut it out, then adhered it to my postage stamp die cut panel. The sentiment is also embossed.

I hope to see you over at the challenge blog.

You may have seen that the shop side of HLS is closing down :( The challenges will still run as normal!

Butterfly + Glass Bead Gel

Hi there everyone!

Today I am sharing a card that I have made using something I have had in my stash for a few weeks now but have only just used.

Have you heard of Glass Bead Gel? It is a beautiful white gel (that dries clear) that you can use on all your projects and it has tiny little glass beads throughout. 

My problem was what to use if for and when. I decided to use a number of challenges for inspiration and here is what I came up with -

This a die that I received for my birthday from my wonderful friend Barb. I used distress inks over the die cut and then spread the Glass Bead Gel over the top. I left it overnight to dry and finished it off with my homemade enamel dots. You can see how to make them by clicking HERE.

I used the photo inspiration over at Fusion - the pink car and all that glass made for a perfect lightbulb moment to use my gel. Unfortunately, I have missed the deadline for that challenge :(

Here is a close up of the glass beads -

This card is going down to Canberra for my gorgeous cousin who really isn't very well at the moment. She has been sick for a number of weeks so hopefully she gets a break soon and is able to function properly and even get back to work!

I would like to enter my card into the current challenges at 

Thanks so much for looking xx

Feel Better

Hello again! Another post for me today! That's because Joanna over at Inspired by Stamping gave us a sneak peek of the upcoming July Blog Hop and the sketches we could use. I've had my card prepared for about a week now.

There are two sketches to use -

I decided to go with Sketch #2.

My step-father's mum had a fall a little while ago and had to have sugery to have her hip replaced. I wanted to create a Vintage looking card using the sketch.

Here is my card -

I have used a couple of different DP's on this card. One is from SU and the other I'm not sure about. I have stamped this rose from the Inspired by Stamping range, called Elegant Flowers, onto watercolour paper and used my SU markers and a blender pen. I have sponged around the flower with Chocolate Chip. The edges of the papers are sponged with Vintage Photo distress ink.

I have used my Sassy Salutations stamped in Chocolate Chip. 

Check out that lace! I went into Lincraft a couple of weeks ago and decided to have a look at the millions of rolls of lace that they have. This lace was so different but I really liked it. 

Thanks so much for looking xx

Addicted to Stamps - "BINGO"!!!!!!

Another week gone by... phew. Time flies when you are having fun!

Our latest challenge at Addicted to Stamps is

"BINGO ADDICT"

Wooooo hoooooooooooo! Now here is the Bingo Card for you to work with -

Once you have chosen which LINE you would like to play - off you go and make your project.

Here is my card using the line SCORE / FREE / PURPLE. For my freebie I used Embossing.

Here is my card -

Now, this is one of THOSE cards that was an accident but in the end I was actually happy with the end result. When I chose 'Score' from the Bingo Card, I decided I would try and work out how to make flowers on my Simply Scored. Well, these are my flowers that ended up as fans lol. I didn't really mind how they looked. It even gave my card that oriental sort of feel. The embossed panel was created with my Chic circle folder and the sentiment was stamped with my new Sassy Salutations set.

Hop on over to the challenge and have a look at the awe-inspiring design team creations.

Ohhhhh, by the way! There is a DT call going on over there RIGHT NOW!! Just put DT next to your name when you link up.

Thanks for looking xx