Happy Little Stampers - March Watercolours

Hello, thank you for your visit. Today at Happy Little StampersWatercolour Challenge -
the challenge for March is Watercolours +Flowers
 We look forward to seeing watercolour project,  Please visit the main blog
to check the details and be sure not to miss the wonderful inspiration created by the
design team.

Here is my card...........

I stamped with a Woodware stamp - Tatty Daisies

with Black Versafine, then heat eambossed with clear EP.

I painted the flower and leaves with watercolour paints. 

Add the watercolour wash around the flower.

I then glued sequins and small beads to the card.

The sentiment is by Crafter's Companion.

X is for Xtra Embellishments

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new

letter challenge at Alphabet Challenges.

We are already nearing the end of another round of

A- Z, for the next two weeks our letter is

 X - is for X-tra Embellishments.

Please visit our blog for the details and to see how 

the design team have created their inspiration for you.

My card is a 6" sq Kraft card, black and yellow

card for the mat and background. A strip of busy coloured

paper, with the image of a lazy cat. 

A black strip from a border die, actually the strip 

is the centre waste from two die cut borders. 

Die cut 'happy' and 'birthday'. Black gems.

My Xtra embellishments are the crystal gems on

the strip of  black waste card.  Have fun.

Shoes

Hello, I hope you are safe, well and warm. Thanks for your visit.

Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at

Cardz 4 Galz - Challenge#116 Shoes

Now, what gal doesn't like shoes?

Please pop to the blog for details and to see the 'Shoes'

the DT have created to inspire you.

For my card, the mat is mirri card, the backing paper is

 by a Kanban Crafts 'In My Garden' 6" sq. paper pad.

The stamped shoe is by Cherry Green Designs - New Shoes,

a stamp I found in a sale box at a craft show.

I used Promarker pens to colour the shoe, and crystal gems.

The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards Fashionista stamp sheet.

Hope to see you having a go. 

Use Ink and/or Paint

Hello, I hope you are safe, warm and well. Thanks for your visit.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Sian has chosen Challenge #239 To Use Ink and /or Paint.

Please check the blog for details and of course to see

what the design team have created to inspire you.

I had a play day a short while ago with stencils and my

Gel  Plate. This card is the result of two of the sheets I produced.

I used the orange paint with the stencil to take off the first 

sheet, I used to die cut for Birthday,

 and the background is from the second generation sheet.

The dies are from Crafter's Companion.

I used a few texture stamps to add to the background to

create, I hope, a grungy effect. 

Happy Little Stampers - February Challenge

Hello, thank you for your visit. Today at Happy Little Stampers - ATC - the challenge is
........Fruity........ We look forward to seeing fruit on your ATCs. Please visit the main blog
to check the details and be sure not to miss the wonderful inspiration created by the
design team.

Here is my Fruity ATC

I enjoy playing around with ~ATC's. I started with the apple stamp,

covered it with a mask to create the background.

Blended the background with Scattered Straw Distress Ink. 

Stamped a few leaves and 'hessian' texture  with stamps 

from my stash. Stamped the word Apple.

The apple and word are from a Creative Expressions 

set - Fruit- an old set but it has lots of lovely fruit to use.

The apple was coloured usisng Promarker alcohol pens. 

Critters

Hello, today we have another challenge at Make My Monday.

Challenge #116 is Critters - either animals, birds, insects. 

Please join us and check out the inspiration from our DT.

For my card, confession straight up, I have so few 'critter' stamps,

and those I have are very much Christmas orientated.

My card this challenge has been constructed from  

magazine freebie papers, with additional black and bronze card

from my stash. A die cut for 'Hello' and a few black gems. 

Always handy for a quick card. Have fun whatever you do.

Thank You Card

Hello everyone, a new challenge starts today at

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - I (Caz)  have chosen 

for Challenge #125 Thank You Card

For more information please visit the blog and be 

sure not to miss the ideas from the design team.

I made a C6 linen card, added a white panel,

which was embossed with a  Cuttlebug script E.F.

Stamped onto a die cut oval - Bluebells from a set

by Chocolate Baroque. Coloured with pencils 

and Promarkers.  Given a dot border.  Stamped

'thanks' sentiment added.

Happy crafting. 

W is for Wish - Anything you Wish

Hello everyone, a new challenge starts today at

Alphabet Challenges  - Meg has chosen for the

letter W - Anything you Wish.

For more information please visit the blog and be 

sure not to miss the ideas from the design team.

I made a C6 linen card, added a white panel,

which was embossed with a  Cuttlebug script E.F.

Stamped onto a die cut oval - Snowdrop from a set

by Chocolate Baroque. Coloured with pencils 

and Promarkers.  Given a dot border.  Stamped

'thanks' sentiment added.

Happy crafting. 

Black and Bling

Hello, nice to have your visit. A new challenge today

at Cardz 4 Galz - we have for Challenge #115

Black and Bling.

For more info please visit the blog, be sure not to miss the

wonderful inspiration by the design team.

I love working with black card and of course, any excuse to use

a bit of bling. Mat is a piece of non shed glitter card.

The stamped image and sentiment are Cosmos Flowers by

Woodware Stamps. They were heat embossed with fine gold E.P

 I coloured them with green and gold glitter pens.

Drew in the grass to create a ground. Added a gold

butterfly - die cut some spare glitter card.

I sprinkled some Frantage which was heated from below.

Have fun and hallpy crafting. 

Brads or Eyelets

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new

challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Jane has chosen for Challenge #238

Use Brads or Eyelets

Please visit the blog for details and to see the

inspiration by the design team.

I made a 5 x 7" dark blue card. Added a sheet of

white card coloured with DI Brushed Corduroy, embossed

in a wood effect embossing folder.

Paper and die cut scallop from stash. Ribbon added.

Die cut oval frame for the image.

Brads added to the frame.

Image is from a Coastal stamp set by Elusive Images

(now Chocolate Baroque). Same coloured with Promarkers and 

DI Broken China and Faded Jeans.  

I Heart You

Good morning, thanks for your visit. Today we begin

a new challenge at Make My Monday.

Challenge#115 is I Heart You

For more details please pop over to the blog, don't miss out

on seeing the wonderful inspiration from the design team.

I used linen card for my card. Black card was used as a mat

for the decorated linen card panel. 

I sprayed the card with ink spray. Added three die cut hearts.

The paper used is from a paper pad from The Works.

'With Love', the sentiment  and a small black butterfly 

from die cuts. A few sequins added to complete. 

Ornaments

Hello, thanks for your visit, I always appreciate 

you took the time. Today we begin a new challenge at

Sparkles Christmas Challenges a monthly challenge.

Challenge # 109 Ornament/s

Please visit the blog for more information and

to see the amazing inspirational ideas from the DT.

For my card I decided to go for Black and Gold, 

I checked back on my blog to see my previous version of

this card and was shocked to find it was in 2011!!

Here it is. 

Materials used are Black and gold glitter card

Spruce stamp by Sheena Douglass - Pinescape Set.

Ornaments and Bow by Chloe's Creative Cards.

Wow! gold pwder used on embossed stamped items.

Die cut in glitter card. Thanks again, hope to see you soon,