Festive Flurry 3D

Happy Friday everyone!

I have a card to share with you today that I was inspired to make thanks to the following challenges -

and

over at Stampin' Royalty you CANNOT use any embellishments on your project.

Here is my card -

I'm loving these colours for Christmas and they seem very popular with a lot of challenges. 

This time, I have added a bit more dimension with my Festive Flurry stamps/dies by scoring the middle flurry, cutting out a bit of the middle and folding it to be more 3D. I had actually made one with the biggest stamp and then worked my way down but it was simply too big to pop on a card. It will make a wonderful decoration, though.

I still had some scraps of my glitter paper cut on an angle so I added one to this card.

I had a big day with the dog today - swimming and fishing down at the beach. Then I put together a heap of Christmas cards while he laid at my feet because he was exhausted. 

Thanks so much for looking xx

TAWS #41

Yep, another post for me! It has been stinking hot here today. So much so, that I had a little nana nap this afternoon which is very unusual for me. I brought up an extra fan to keep me and the animals a bit cooler. Now, we have a storm heading our way. At least the temperature should drop a little.

I have made a card this afternoon (after my nap) for the challenge over at

and for another entry over at Spectrum Noir as their theme is Christmas/Winter

My new printer arrived yesterday so I was able to grab some freebies from TAWS to work with. As I am still in need of lots of Christmas cards, I chose the image called 'Trees'.

Here is my card -

I have printed the digital stamp onto blender paper, coloured the trees with my Spectrum Noir pens, cut them out and popped them up with dimensionals. The photo inspired me to use polka dots.

UPDATED: Thanks to the amazing Loll, I have been steered towards these challenges too!

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge

One more Christmas card done, tonnes to go!!

Thanks so much for looking xx

ATSM Challenge #71 - ANYTHING GOES!

Good morning and welcome to Wednesday which means a brand new challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More! has just begun.

We have your favourite happening right now - ANYTHING GOES!!!

Here is my DT card -

I have used a digi stamp from our amazing sponsor at Sami Stamps. This cutie is called "Winter Cocoa".  I used an 'outside the box' tutorial so her scarf would 'flutter' outside the circle. You can see my Pin of this tutorial over at Pinterest under my board called Techniques.


I have coloured with with my Spectrum Noir's - Here is the list -

Face: FS1, TN1, TN2, CR3
Scarf/Mittens: PP1, PP2, PP3
Coat: TB1, TB2, TB3
Hair: TN1, TN2, EB2
Coffee Mug: BT1, BT2, BT3
Blender Pen

I actually love making Christmas Cards that depict the cooler weather. It's extremely hot here at Christmas and it is certainly on my bucket list to see a White Christmas. 

I love these colours for Christmas, too. 

Our sponsor, as I mentioned, is the fabulous

Our Top Addict will win a $12 voucher to spend at the store!!


I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges -

Sami Stamps - CAS
Spectrum Noir - Christmas/Winter


Thanks so much for looking xx

Supplies Used:

• Cardstock: Pool Party, Whisper White (SU)
• Stamps: Greetings of the Season (SU)
• Ink: Pool Party (SU)
• Dies: Framelits Circle Collection (SU)
• Spectrum Noir markers

ATCAS 1 year Anniversary

Hi everyone! Today is very special for me because over at Addicted to CAS we are celebrating our 1 year Anniversary!

Thank you to my whole Design Team, sponsors and followers for allowing all of this to happen!!

Here is the code word for you today as chosen by your hostess Marie!

Here is my DT card -

I have used my Hearts A Flutter framelits to cut and aperture and then backed it with Cherry Cobbler cardstock. The strip down the side is from the Season of Style DSP stack. I cut a banner and used my Express Yourself stamps for the sentiment.

Very simple!!

We have a crazy amount of prizes over at the challenge blog which our CAS Perfectionist will be taking home!

Thanks to everyone for their support.

Thanks for looking xx

Miss you!

Hi again! Another post from me today as I have tried out a new technique and wanted to share.

There are a couple of challenges that I wanted to participate in as well. 

Firstly over at

Cuttlebug Mania - the theme is Autumn

and over at Casology, the cue word is 'Brown'

Here is my card -

I started with a Crumbcake base and then cut strips of different 'earthy' colours and glued them directly to the base. I used my Framelits Circle Collection to die cut a circle to mount my leaf onto.

The leaft is a die from Impression Obession. I have dropped spots of alcohol inks onto a transparency sheet, misted with alcohol blender fluid and then pressed glossy coated cardstock on top. It created this beautiful colour changing leaf. I have shaped the leaf with my stylus and using the glossy cardstock gives it an amazing shine!

I have been very inspired by Kittie and her tutorials are just awesome. You will find the tutorial for my Autumn leaf HERE

I have stamped the sentiment using Cajun Craze ink.

I will be sending this to my son as I miss him very much. After a great phone conversation today, I had to make him a card.

That's it (I think) for me today. 

Thanks so much for looking xx

Supplies Used:

• Cardstock - Crumbcake, Cajun Craze, Whisper White (all SU) and another colour from my stash
• Stamps - Express Yourself (SU)
• Ink - Cajun Craze (marker
• Alcohol Inks - Adirondack (Cranberry, Butterscotch, Lettuce and Rust)
• Dies - Framelit Circle Collection (SU), Leaves (Impression Obsession)

ATSM #70

Good morning!!

Over at Addicted to Stamps and More! we have a photo to inspire you for this challenge!

Lots of options with this photo! 

Here is my DT card -

I have used my new Thinlits Label Card die. These flip cards are quite cool. I'm not sure I have got my head around them yet but I will keep practising. I actually thought I had ordered the circle die but no, I ordered the label one. Nevermind, this die is still cool. I have used the Winter Frost DSP stack to decorate and a strip of Silver Glimmer Paper.

We are being sponsored this week by

and you will have the chance to win 5 images from the store!

Pop on over to the challenge blog and check out the rest of the DT.

Thanks so much for looking xx

Merry Monday #82 - Colour with a twist

Hi there! How are we all today? Right now it is blowing a gale where I live! I am so over this wind!! Hopefully things are a bit calmer in your part of the world.

Today I have made a card for a challenge over at Merry Monday. It has been many moons since I have joined in the fun over there. From memory, Merry Monday was one of the very first challenges that I ever participated in. It's nice to be back over there.

It was the colour combo on offer that was so attractive to me. 

Here is my card -

These colours are just perfect for these Festive Flurry stamps and dies. It's nice to create Christmas cards with non-traditional colours.

My contribution to the circle part of my card are the small jewels with the sentiment.

That's it for me today! Just a quickie.

Updated to add to Hazels Christmas Challenge HERE

Thanks so much for looking xx

Supplies Used:

• Cardstock: Pool Party, Whisper White (SU)
• DSP: Winter Frost DSP stack (SU)
• Ink: Real Red, Pool Party (SU)
• Stamps: Festive Flurry, Special Season (SU)
• Accessories: Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Basic Jewels, Red Glimmer Paper, Dimensionals

Window Christmas Wreath

Hi there! Hope you are well and enjoying your Monday.

Just a quick shout out to my good friend, Sandie. She is off to hospital today for a couple of weeks and I would like to wish her all the best. Take care, my friend.

Today I am going to share with you a card that I made on the spur of the moment. I have started to address my Christmas cards and get them sorted. Problem is that I am a little behind and really need to get to doing some more.

I seem a bit addicted to creating Wreath's at the moment....

Here is my card -

I had to improvise a little to create this wreath. Due to going on a window, I couldn't use my Twig Wreath die as it would have been too big. So I used two circle dies to create a base to work with.

I decided to pop a little cat in the window which is from a new set that I bought a week or so ago. I have a gorgeous kitty called Gadget who is a Siamese so I tried to replicate him a little. 

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges -

(my third entry at Inkspirational. Talk about being inspired!!!)

and over at

this will be my second entry.

Updated to add to Hazel's Christmas Challenge HERE

Thanks so much for looking xx

Stamplorations!

Hi there, everyone. What a beautiful Saturday it is in my part of the world. You would think I wouldn't be crafting but outside enjoying this amazing weather. BUT - it's way too hot, lol. I considered going down to the local pool for a swim but the most important things always come first, hey? ;)

Today I am going to share two cards with you that I have made specifically for the challenge over at

I love this challenge because I have NEVER used sequins on a card. I actually didn't even realise that I had some to use! But, there they were down in a bottom drawer stashed away.

Here are my cards -

I have used a new stamp set on this card called Flowering Flourishes. I thought that the Wisteria Wonder and Black colours were perfect. I have hand drawn the border.

This card looks nicer in real life. The colours on the card aren't quite true on my monitor. This, too, is a new stamp set called Special Season. The Christmas Tree has been embossed with gold powder. I thought the one little sequin at the top of the tree was enough for this card. The cardstock is Island Indigo, as is the ink for the sentiment.

That's it for me today. Everything used on my cards is from Stampin' Up (except my forgotten sequins).

Thanks for looking xx

Another Christmas Card Challenge!!

Hi there everyone! I am back again to share with you a card for a challenge over at Nonni's blog. 

You may already now about the first challenge - Stamp a Merry Christmas. It is still going right up until the 24th December.

This challenge has Nonni asking us to use our Scraps or old stash to create a Christmas Card.

The card that I have made was made completely from scraps - except for the card base!!

Here is my card -

You can see how easy it would be to make something like this entirely out of scraps!! Can you see my tiny berries? They were cut from scraps of red glitter paper.

This is my first card that I used my new Impression Obsession dies for (you may have seen my second card that I blogged a few days ago). I have only been able to show you now, though. 

Lots of fiddling again with all these little pieces but the end result is so fun.

So, pop on over to Nonni's blog to join in the fun!! She has two challenges now that will be running up until the 24th December and there are also prizes to be won!

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges -

Stampin' Royalty - Anything Goes (my second card)

(This is also my second card at Inkspirational)


Update! Thanks to my good friend, Loll, I will be entering my card into this challenge too!





Updated to be entered in Hazel's Christmas Challenge HERE

Thanks so much for looking xx

Supplies Used:

• Cardstock: Garden Green, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Old Olive, Crumbcake (SU)
• Stamps: Greetings of the Season (SU)
• Ink: Real Red (SU)
• Embossing Folder: Holiday Frame (SU)
• Punch: 1" square (to create the banner)
• Dies: Pine Sprig Cluster, Twig Wreath (both Impression Obsession)
• Accessories: Glossy Accents, Paper Piercer and Mat (SU), Stylus (SU), Red glitter paper, Dimensionals

Festive Flurry

Hi there everyone!!

I am very late with my DT post for Addicted to Stamps and More!

I was able to put something together very quickly last night and would like to share it with you now. This card is also one of three that will be made at my craft class next Wednesday morning.

Over at ATSM, we are asking you to create something Clean and Simple.

Here is my card -

I was finally able to use my new Festive Flurry stamps and dies. They are so beautiful!! I also love this non-traditional colour combo for Christmas. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

Stampin' Royalty - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

A Creative Romance - Add Metal

Thanks so much for looking xx

Supplies Used -

• Cardstock - Basic Grey, Whisper White (SU)
• Stamps - Festive Flurry (SU), Greetings of the Season (SU)
• Ink - Pool Party, Smokey Slate (SU)
• Dies - Festive Flurry Framelits (SU)
• Silver Glimmer Paper, Frosted Finishes Embellishment (SU)
• Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots (SU)
• Accessories: Glossy Accents, Dimensionals

Christmas Wreath

Hi there everyone! Hope you are well. I hope that you are enjoying your part of the world wherever you may be.

Today I have a card to share with you that I was inspired to make thanks to two challenge blogs.

I have been able to have a play with my new goodies and couldn't wait to get started. 

Here is my card -

I am loving my new dies! I've actually got quite a lot of new things to play with, I'm having trouble deciding on what to use. Life is good, lol.

My Christmas Wreath has been popped up on my Fancy Fold Card. I followed a tutorial over at Split Coast Stampers.

Here is a close up of the wreath.

This is actually my second card that I have made with these dies but the first one will be shown for a challenge that starts at the beginning of the month.

These cards are very, very fiddly having to build the wreath but I love the end result and the time taken is worth it. To assemble the wreath, I have cut out the Twig Wreath and then lots of the Pine Sprig Cluster. I shape all the pieces by rolling them on a pencil or pushing them into my paper piercing mat with my stylus. 

I put a blob of glossy accents onto my silicon craft sheet and using tweezers, I pick up a sprig and dip the end into the glossy accents. I place it onto the base wreath and use my paper piercer to place it. Then I just go around and around and fill it all in.

The two challenges that provided me with inspiration for this card are -

and

Thanks so much for looking xx

Supplies Used:

• Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green and Pistachio Pudding (all SU)
• Stamps - Greeting of the Season (SU)
• Ink - Real Red (SU)
• Dies - Twig Wreath and Pine Sprig Cluster (Impression Obsession)
• Accessories - Silicon craft sheet (SU), Paper piercer (SU), Stylus (SU), Paper piercing mat (SU), Glossy Accents, Dimensionals

ATCAS Challenge #25

Hello everyone! And we are back to Saturday!!

Time has flown for me this week as I have been helping out a local business on the island while the owners are away on a cruise - lucky ducks!!

I haven't had much time for craft, which I am not happy about, lol. I've received some new goodies from the Ellen Hutson shop over in the US and have been going a bit crazy with my Stampin' Up orders too. Now that the weekend is here, hopefully I can get everything sorted out and ready for a play.

Right, onto this fortnight's challenge over at Addicted to CAS.

I am the hostess this week and here is the code word I chose -

One Layer - pretty self explanatory. No other layers, just your card base.

We are sponsored by

for this challenge and you have the chance to win 5 images of your choice from their store!!

I have used a sponsor image for my card. It is called Summer Block.

I chose this image as the weather is so hot here right now (It's cooler in the more southern areas of Australia). The beach, sun and ice-cream cone are just perfect for me right now.

I printed the image directly onto my cardstock and coloured everything in with my Spectrum Noirs. I didn't really bother with blending or anything. I thought that the colours would be nice and bright just colouring in. Who doesn't just love colouring in?

In the end, this card was very easy and quick to make.

I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for this challenge!

I would also just like to ask you all to save a thought or prayer for the people who have been affected by the devasting Bush Fires in NSW right now. Lives, homes and livestock have been lost. Also, a shout out to those many, many fire fighters who are risking their lives to save others. Many of those fire fighters are volunteers and having been a volunteer in a Rural Fire Brigade myself, I wish them all the best and to keep safe.

A man who was flying a helicopter and dropping water on the fires has lost his life while doing so. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

Thanks so much for looking xx

ATSM Challenge #68

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Over at Addicted to Stamps and More! we have a brand new challenge for you today.

We are up to our Colour Challenge. This is actually the last time we will be having the Colours so keep an eye out for the new challenge in a few weeks.

Here are the colours to inspire you -

I decided that these colours were perfect for a Halloween card. I don't usually make cards for Halloween as we don't celebrate it here in Australia. Each year, though, more and more children seem to like the idea of dressing up and going trick and treating. My neices and nephews being those children, lol.

So, I decided to just send them a card each. This is the only one I have made so far, so I will have to get cracking.

Here is my DT card -

The colours look a little odd on my computer monitor but hopefully you can tell that I have only used the colours provided for inspiration (apart from a little brown on the broomstick and hair).

This little image is from Mo's Digital Pencil and called Trick or Treat. 

I have coloured it with my Spectrum Noir pens. The DSP is retired from SU and called Frightful Sight.

The sentiment and little spiders are from Inspired by Stamping and from the sets - Halloween Labels and Halloween Tags.

Over at ATSM we have a wonderful sponsor for you -

The prize for our Top Addict will be a $20 gift voucher!!!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

Inspired by Stamping - Customer Gallery

Digitally Sweet Challenges - Halloween

Totally Papercrafts - Too Cute to Spook

I hope you get the time to play along over at ATSM! See you there.

Thanks so much for looking xx

IBS October Challenges

Hi again, everyone! 

I have been busy over the last few days creating cards to be entered over at Inspired by Stamping. There are so many challenges to choose from with so many different themes, colours and sketches. It's like a smorgasboard!!!

I've really been trying to take the time to start participating in my favourite challenges again. I have made three cards which I will share with you today. Each one is for a different challenge over at IBS.

This first challenge I have created for is a colour challenge.

 

As soon as I saw the colours, I knew I wanted to try another shaped card.

This is the first time I have used the stamp 'Welcome little Angel' from the Big Notes III set (IBS). The fussy cut butterflies are from the 'Butterfly Wings' set (IBS) and the pennants are from the 'Whimsical Banners' set. The cardstock is from SU and are Strawberry Slush, Old Olive and Whisper White.

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Here is the next challenge - (there are 4 sketches to choose from!)

I have used the Whimiscal Banners (IBS) again, my bubblewrap embossing folder, Sketched Birthday stamp (SU) and some bakers twine. Colours used for Cardstock - Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party and Whisper White. For the banners, they were inked with Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding and Pool Party.

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And the last challenge -

I have never tried this technique before so when I saw the challenge over at IBS, I decided that now was a good a time as any!

Here I have combined two IBS stamp sets - 'Elegant Christmas Sentiments' and 'Floral Love'.

Cardstock used is SU and Basic Black, Pool Party and Whisper White.

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I hope you like my collection of cards today. Thanks so much for looking xx