Total Opposites

Me again with another coupla cards :)

I have one card that is completely CAS (my favourite style) and one card that is totally over the top including being interactive!

Card #1

This card is inspired by the current challenge at AAA cards. It's a sketch with an optional twist of: At the Movies. My card is based on the 1995 Australian film 'Babe'.

Card #2

Yes, another reveal wheel card. This time it's for Christmas. I spent most of the day getting it all ready (well in between housework and other boring things) by stamping a heap of images and colouring them in, die cutting all the elements, then putting it all together. I'm really happy with how it turned out!

When you spin the wheel, the sentiment changes -

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

Card #1 - AAA Card Challenge (Sketch + option), My Time to Craft (CAS), Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes)

Card #2 - Timeout Challenges (Season: I chose Winter), Simon Says Stamp (Anything Goes), Shopping our Stash (Pile it On). Allsorts (Going round in Circles)

      

Thanks again for popping in :)

Reveal Wheel Card

Hello! I'd like to share my very first reveal wheel card :)

I ordered goodies direct from Lawn Fawn a number of weeks ago. Shipping from the US to Australia took what seemed forever (I guess due to Covid) so it really was happy mail when it finally arrived!

Just in time for Father's Day which is next weekend, yay!

I used the Reveal Wheel die, Car Critters stamps and dies, and the tree is from the Down Under Critters set. I was inspired by the cards made over at Lawn Fawn to mask and ink up the road and grass. Everything else was coloured with polychromos.

Below is a collage of all the photos when you turn the wheel. You can see how the little bears change :)

I also bought the reveal wheel stencil for the Car Critter add on and it gives you the option of revealing either 3 or 4 windows. I went with the 3 to begin with.

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

Just Add Ink (Just add Guys), Lawn Fawn (Make the sentiment the star), Cute Card Thursday (Inky), Watercooler Wednesdays (Occasions), Cardz 4 Guyz (Explore Outdoors)

  

Thanks for dropping in today and enjoy your weekend :)

Less is More #427 - Chalkboard Technique

Hello and welcome to Saturday and another new challenge over at Less is More!

We have a lucky dip challenge - check it out:



Card #1
This card was used by simply white embossing onto black card and then using a sponge and white ink to create the look of a blackboard (that's what we call them in Australia). I added the sequins for a pop of colour

Card #2

I continued with the same colour scheme and created a card without a sentiment so it could be used down the track. I thought this stamp paired well with the blackboard as it looks like this cool cat is at school :)

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

Card #1 - Crimbo Crackers (Anything Christmas Goes), Watercooler Wednesdays (Occasions), Mix it Up Challenge (Embossing)

Card #2 - CRAFT (Back to School), Krafty Chicks (All Occasions), Paper Funday (Back to School), Show us your Pussies (Furrything Goes)

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

Less is More #426 - Doodles

Hi! It's time for a new challenge over at Less is More! We have a fun recipe for you -



I have made three cards using our recipe.

Card #1
This little fella is from the Paper Artsy set called Christmas Characters. I first saw this set at the Happy Little Stampers retreat I held in the UK about 4 years ago. I believe Kathyk may have been the owner of this set?? Anyway, it was a set I ordered as soon as I got home. I loved the little doodle-like pattern on his jumper :)

Card #2

This is a new set for me by Waffle Flower called 'Springtime'. I love the doodled type images. I coloured them with my polychromo pencils then die cut them so I could arrange them onto a small panel. 

Card #3

I had some left over images from the card above so I went with a pink base and popped it up with some foam tape. I embossed the sentiment then finished it off with a trio of clear sequins.

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

Card #1 - Krafty Chicks (Christmas), Christmas with the cuties (Animals), Merry Little Christmas Challenge (Anything Goes)

Card #2 - Make My Monday (CAS), Die Cut Divas (Flowers)

Card #3 - CAS on Friday (Nature), Darnell's NBUS Challenge (Anything New Goes)

Thank you for popping in today, I hope you find the time to play along with us over at Less is More :)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge {Midway Reminder}

Hi there everyone! I'm back today to remind you about our current challenge over at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Our theme is Anything Goes with the option of making the sentiment as the focus.

I thought this sentiment was perfect as the focus for a birthday card. It's a set by Penny Black called Birthday Love. The 'shy hedgehog' is a wood mounted stamp that I found on a de-stash site. Isn't he cute!

I coloured Mr Hedgehog with my polychromo pencils.

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

Try it on Tuesday (Words), Watercooler Challenges (Occasions), Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes), Craft Rocket Challenges (Birthday)

    

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

Double Slider Surprise Interactive Card

Hello everyone! In keeping with my quest to create more interactive cards, here is my latest.

I have used Lawn Fawn supplies for this one - Double Slider Surprise Dies, Tiny Christmas, Push Here, and Winter Village.

As you can see, when the tabs are pulled, two new sections of the scene creates a surprise!

These sort of cards take forever to make but I really love them!

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

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Anything Goes), Sweet Stampers (Christmas in July), Sparkles Christmas Challenge (From our house to your house), Mix it Up Challenge (Anything Goes), Merry Little Christmas Challenge (Anything Goes), Watercooler Challenges (Anything Goes), Fezziwig Festive Frolics (Santa), Christmas Craft Creations (Christmas Characters)

      

Thank you for popping in. Stay safe :)

Less is More #425 - Summer Flowers

Welcome to Saturday and a new challenge over at Less is More!

We have a fun theme for you of Summer Flowers. Even though it's the dead of winter here, I'm lucky to live in a part of Australia where the climate allows for flowers all year round. I made three cards for this challenge so I hope you enjoy them :)

We are also very happy to have a Guest Designer joining us - Meghan Kennihan - Don't forget to visit her :)

Card #1
This is a lovely set by Penny Black called 'Tenderness'. I stamped them on watercolour paper and used my Zigs and a water brush to colour them in.

Card #2

This is a set by STAMPlorations called "Rosebuds". These were also stamped on watercolour paper and coloured with Zigs. The sentiment was embossed on black card.

Card #3

This is a really fun set by Simon Says Stamp called "Artsy Flower Parts". I stamped the images around the sides of the card and coloured them with polychromo pencils.

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

Card #1 - Watercooler Wednesdays (Anything Goes), AAA Cards (Maxi White Space + Flowers)

Card #2 - Creative Craft Cottage (Add a Flower/s)

Card #3 - Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes), A Place to Start (Flowers)

   

Thanks for popping in today, I hope to see you over at LIM :)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Hi everyone and Happy August! It's the first Saturday of the month so time for a new challenge over at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!

Our theme is

ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL MAKE THE SENTIMENT THE FOCUS

I chose this great sentiment stamp from the PB set called Hometown Christmas. This was such a simple card to create because all I did was stamp then add a little colour to the mittens.

Our wonderful sponsor is and you could have the chance to win a $20 voucher!

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

Fab 'n' Funky (Christmas), Crimbo Crackers (Anything Goes), Dream Valley Challenges (Christmas in July)

Thanks for popping in and I hope to see playing over at the PBSC!

Interactive Slider Card

Hi everyone.

Being my day off work today, I decided to obviously spend some time in my craft room :)

I was looking through my stash at all the goodies I haven't even used yet and decided to get on with making some cards. Interactive cards, that is. 

I made a bit of a list of the types of interactive cards -

Slider Cards

Lift the Flap Cards

Pop Up Cards

Light Up Cards

Shaker Cards

Reveal Wheel Cards

I used to make shaker and light up cards all the time. Why do we stop making particular cards? I think there are just so many styles, stamps, and dies and the ideas for cards are endless. What fun would it be if we created the same type of card all the time? :) It's fun to revisit these styles.

I've got a number of stamps and dies that are perfect to create interactive cards so now I am on a bit of a mission to get them out and create.

I decided to start off with a slider card using the Lawn Fawn dies called 'Slide on Over'.

I decided to create a fun birthday card using these characters from the Waffle Flower set called 

"P-arr-ty Time".

I decided to have the treasure chest as the interactive part of the card. This way the mice look to be fighting over who gets the chest, lol.

Here you can see the mouse on the left has his chance...

Now it's the mouse on the right...

The designer paper was perfect for the sand and sea at the bottom of the card.

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

Colour Crazy Challenge (Anything with Colouring Goes), Krafty Chicks (All Occasions), Moving along with the Times (At the Beach), The Sisterhood of Crafters (Ocean/Beach), Watercooler Challenges (All Occasions), Mix it Up (Interactive Card), Darnell's NBUS Challenge (Anything Goes)

  

Thanks for popping in today :)

Rudolph Kisses

Hello! I have a quick card to share with you. I stamped a few images last night and let them sit overnight. I find if I stamp and then try and colour because I use gamsol, the ink can bleed at times (even if I try and heat set it). Today I didn't have any issues with bleeding ink so I am very happy about that.

This cute fella is by Stamping Bella called "Rudolph the Skating Reindeer". 

Coloured with polychromo pencils and sequins to finish off.

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

Sweet Stampers (Christmas in July), Simply Create Too (Red, White, and Blue), Cute Card Thursday (Christmas in July), Christmas Craft Creations (Christmas Characters), Watercooler Wednesdays (Occasions), 

  

Thanks for popping in today :) 

Penny Black Saturday Challenge {Midway Reminder}

Hi everyone, it's time for our midway reminder post for the current PBSC!

Our challenge is

ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL NATURE

I have two cards to share with you using the Penny Black Butterfly Trio stamp set. 

Card #1

I was inspired by this card HERE

I embossed the largest butterfly on white cardstock then used distress ink to create the background. I fussy cut around the base of the butterfly and popped it up with foam tape.

The base is coloured card that I embossed my sentiment on then added sequins and clear drops for interest. 

Card #2

I stamped the same butterfly stamp, coloured it with glitter pens, then fussy cut it out. I popped it up over an aperture.

Here are both cards together -

Our wonderful sponsor is  and you could have the chance to win a $20 voucher!

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -
Both Cards - Twofer Challenge (Butterflies)

Card #1 - Colour Dare (Monochromatic Blues), Crafty Animals (Anything Goes), Seize the Birthday (Non-neutral card base)

Card #2 - Blank Page Muse (Things with Wings), Krafty Chicks (CAS)

      

I hope to see you over at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!