Hello and welcome to my blog.

Today we begin a new challenge at 

Back to Basics and Beyond.

The challenge  is #26 Use Sprays.

Please pop  over to the blog for more details.,

and to see the inspiration from the DT.

I have a 5" x 7" card. A double mat with 

black  and purple. 

I used a green, a purple and  mica green sprays.

the stamp by Inklicious was heat embossed.

White highlights added with a Gelli Roll pen.

Sentiment stamp by Crafter's Companion

Make It Krafty

Hello, I hope you are well. The weather at this

 time of the year is not normal,  it's as if spring has 

arrived a few months too early. Nevertheless we

still need to be crafting. Today we have a new challenge

for you starting at Make My Monday.

Being my turn to choose, I chose to use one of my 

favourite mediums in card making.......

Make It Krafty

We need to see you have used Kraft card.

The DT have again provided some fabulous inspiration, 

please pop over to the blog, to see them.

I made a 6" sq scallop edge Kraft card.

I made a panel for the stamp - heat embossed and

then coloured with Promarkers.

Both the flower and sentiment are by Crafty Roo.

I blended Forest Green DT around the edges of the card.

The added pearls in each corner to embellish. 

White dots added randomley with a white gel pen.

Have fun in your crafating.

Things of Fall/Autumn

Hi, today we begin a new  challenge at  Sparkles Monthly Challenges

Janis chose Things of Fall/Autumn.

The blog has more information with, of course, the delights of

the Design Team inspiration.

I made a small card, approx 4.5"sq. , I stamped the images directly 

in black onto the card.

The stamps are by Dare 2B Artzy - Tangle Leaves

I stamped the leaves and acorns onto a prepared sheet of

blended Distress Inks using many autumnal colours.

The leaves and acorns were stamped with Black Versafine.

Clear Embossing powder to  heat emboss.

Additional colour added with Promarkers.

Fussy cut, decoupaged above the stamped image with 

foam pads. Finally the sentiment was added. 

Have fun, thanks for your visit. 

Using A Sketch

Hello again,  last weekend we put our clocks back one hour,

we now have early dark evenings. I am so glad I recently

bought a Light Tent, I'm still trying to perfect the photos 

but I am getting much better photos now than I did 

before I bought it.

Today we begin a new challenge at 

Back to Basics and Beyond

We are introducing you to trying new techniques and 

this week it is how to  Use A Sketch

Please pop over to the blog to see the sketch you are to

follow, the details and of course the inspiration by the DT.

My card is a Kraft 7" scallop edge card.

The papers I used are all from a paper pad from The Range

Wild At Heart - First Edition - Trimcraft. 

The owl a stamp by Elusive Images (now Chocolate Baroque)

has been decoupaged with 3 layers, heat embossed,

the centre panel waterolours were used. 

The leaves are die cuts by usding dies from The Works

Have fun using the sketch, I look forward to seeing your entries.

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today at My Time To Craft, 

we begin a new two week challenge, which is 

Kraft Card is to be the main feature.

Please pop to see the other cards made by the DT.

I used a 6" sq scallop edge card.

The stamp I used is Meadow Flowers by Woodware

which was stamped with Versamark, then heat embossed with 

white detail embossing powder.

The sentiment was created the same way.

I then coloured in sections of the stamp with 

a white Sakura gel pen. 

Tied a white organza ribbon and a bow to complete. 

Heat Embossing

Hello again, thanks for your visit and comments, which are greatly appreciated.

Today we begin a new challenge in a NEW challenge blog.

Back to Basics and Beyond

#8 Heat Embossing

Time to get out the embossing powders and your heat tool, make any style 

or design of a card with a heat embossed image or embellishment. 

Please pop over to see the creations by the Design Team.

I splashed the background with 3 glitter pens from Crafter's Companions.

I used stamps by Leonie Pujol from Crafter's Companions to creater

the background and the two main images. 

They were stamped with Versafine Black ink, and embossed with

clear embossing powder, If you have everything ready at hand, this can be done.

I used Promarkers to colour. A Sakura white gel pen for highlights.

Doodled lines around the card to give it an edge. 

I would love for you to join us, this is an easy but enjoyable technique.

Mythical/Fantasy

Hello, today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz

which is Mythical or Fantasy

Please pop over to see the amazing ideas from the DT.

On my white scallop edge card I have a mat of pink glitter card.

Using DI I blended several colours in circular movements to 

create the background. I sprayed with a mini mister , waited 

a few seconds then gently patted with kitchen paper.

The unicorn is a stamp from a free set of stamps with a magazine.

I stamped it on white card, coloured it with glitter pens. 

It was fussy cut then adhered with foam pads to the card.

A sentiment was stamped and heat embossed with 

WOW! pink EP. Large chrystal gems added. 

Colour on Coloured Card

Hello again, thanks for your visit. Today at MTTC

My Time to Craft we are starting a new challenge 

Colour on Coloured Card

Please check out the blog to see the detail and the 

inspiration from the Design Team.

I used Kraft card, which I do enjoy working with.

I stamped and heat embossed with white embossing powder 

on the background with part of the stamp and on the

main panel with two stamps from a set called

Eastern Grasses by Elusive Images (Now Chocolate Baroque).

I painted parts of the stamp with yellow and green Sparkle pens. 

I hope you have a go and I will see you on the blog. 

Embossing Wet or Dry

Hello again, after a restful weekend, it is time to start getting
busy making some cards.
Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday
which was chosen by Meg - Embossing Wet or Dry.
So it's time to either get out your embossing folders or your
embossing powders. Or even a combination of both.
Why don't you pop over to see the inspiration from the DT?
I watercoloured onto my card with shades of blue and green.
Dried it and stamped with Versafine Black ink  -Funky Flowers
 and a Happy verse by Cafty Roo stamps,  sprinkled with
fine clear embossing powder, heat set.
I painted the flower with Sparkle glitter pens.
I matted onto black card with a trip of hessian, 3 brads,
with cord wrapped around the brads. Have fun.

H is for Hearts

Hello, today we begin our new challenge 

H is for Hearts at Alphabet Challenges

Please check out the lovely ideas from the DT.

 The Black heart was stamped with DI Black Soot, embossed with clear EP. 
The White heart was stamped with Versamark, embossed with Stampendous 
Clear Detail White powder. 
 The lower half of the card embossed with a Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.
Black ribbon and bow added. 

Embossing Heat or Dry

Hi, welcome to my blog, today we begi a new challenge for the

month of June - July 14th at Sparkles Monthy Challenges. 

Silvi in Germany has chosen for us 

Embossing Heat or Dry

Please take a look at the blog, the DT have again excelled.

For my card, I chose to do Heat Embossing.

I embossed with white detailed EP using a Kanban stamp.

Coloured the background with Distress Inks.

Use Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Hello again, thanks for your visit. We begin a new

challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges today.

Helen has challenged us to 

Use Non -Traditional Christmas Colours

I have used Kraft card for the main card and 

for the stamped area.

Dark brown to mat the main created area.

I heat embossed a Kanban stamp with white detailed

 embossing powder. I repeated part of the stamp on the left side.

Added a stamped Dreamees greeting circle. 

Embossing Heat or Dry

Hello again, thanks for your visit. Today begins a super

challenge at Make My Monday. 

Silvi has chosen for us, Embossing, we can either use embossing

folders or use embossing powders and heat tools. 

The design team have some amazing ideas, please take a look.

One of my most favourite techniques with stamps is the 

Resist Technique. I dusted my card with anti-static powder.

Stamped the image from Woodware stamps - Time After Time

with Versafine ink pad, added clear EP.  Heated with heat tool.

Once cooled I then blended 3 TH Distress Inks.

Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers and Fossilized Amber,

don't you just love the names of the Distress Inks?

Added faux stitching around the card.  Have fun. 

White Embossing

Hello everyone, today we start a new challenge at

Make My Monday

Pat G has chosen for us White Embossing.

You can choose whicever technique you like, as long

as it fits the theme. The DT have some wonderful inspiration

for you to check out.

I love monochrome cards, they can be so elegant.

I used a gloss black card for the background mat and for

the spotlight black circle.

The stamp is by Woodware - Meadow Flowers and the greeting.

Stamped onto white card with  Black Versafine. Stamped 

and heat embossed with Stampendous white detailed powder

 onto the black circle.  A piece of lace added.

Stamped, white embossed and cut a butterfly. 

Hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Silver or Gold

Hi everyone, yes it is the 1st of March, so we are starting a
new challenge over at Sparkles Monthly Christmas Challenges
Please pop over to see the amazing creations from the Design Team.
I have made a 7 x 5 " card,  the card is white with silver mirri
for the background mat.  Sadly the photo doesn't show the bling of
the Silver Bells Wow! embossing powders. or the silver mirri card.
The white background has been stamped with Spruce from Sheena Douglas
Faith set then embossed with the Silver Bells EP.
The baubles and bows from Chloe's Creative Cards were also embossed with
the same EP. Added to the card with dimension  3d foam stickers.
The sentiment from my stash.
Hope to see you enter the challenge. 

Fall Colours for Galz

Hi, today a new challenge starts at Cardz 4 Galz.

Amy, over in the US has chosen for us

Fall (Autumn ) Colours

Please pop over to check out the inspirational creations from the DT.

For my card, I have used as many of the autumn colours as I could

manage to work in my design. I have blended many of the TH Distress

Inks onto a 6" square card. Splattered with water to create water splashes.

Stamped with swirls by Sheena Douglass, first with Black Versafine and clear 

embossing powder, then with Versafine and Gold embossing powder.

I used stamps from a Dare 2B Artsy Autumn leaves set, including the sentiment. 

The stamped butterfly is from a very old but useful set of butterflies by

Debbie Moore. Lastly I added white dots to highlight some of the darker areas,

Hope you have been inspired and will have a go. Thanks for popping by. 

In The Fall

Hello again, thanks for your visit. Today at Fantasy Stampers

we begin another two week challenge with

In The Fall

Once again the Design Team have produced some wonderful

inspiration, please pop over to see their projects.

I have, for once, gone fairly simple.

I created a rectangle shape template, then blended within the

rectangle with several autumnal colour  DI from Tim Holz

The stamps are from Creative Expressions -Fancy Foliage.

I blended several colours of the same inks as previously.

The stamps were then heat embossed, I stamped with Versafine

Black Ink and used Clear Embossing Powder. cut out, added to the page.

The sentiment is from Dare 2 B Artzy- Tangle Leaves.

Matted onto orange and black card.

Congratulations

Hi, welcome ot my blog, I appreciate your visit.

Today sees the beginning of a weekly challenge at 

Cardz 4 Guyz

It was my turn to choose the challenge and as my

husband and I will be celebrating  our

Golden Wedding Anniversary this weekend, I thought

it only fitting to have for the challenge

CONGRATULATIONS

I didn't tell anyone about this, not wanting to influence their

creative thoughts and it worked for the fabulous DT and Guest

have produced such a variety of Congratulations cards. 

For my card, which will be used for friends of ours next month, I used a 7"

square card with scalloped edges. Matted with gold mirri sheet.

Stamped a large corner stamp from My Perfect World with

Versamark, gold Embossing Powder heated. 

Computer generated greeting matted an layered on white and gold card.

The 50 ( Sapphire) and butterflies( Marianne )  are dies.

Gold gems added to the butterlies.

Thanks - hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Lovely Lace

Hi everyone, hope you have all been enjoying the lovley weather, here in the UK.

Today starts a new challenge for the next two weeks at 

Cardz 4 Galz

Jan has chosen for us Lovely Lace.

Please pop over to see the creations from the DT.

For my card I used for my background a two sheets from a Kanban

pad In The Garden.I stressed all of the edges with my scissors.

I stamped with Versamark and white detailed Embossing powder,

the stamp  and greeting are from Woodware - Meadow Flowers.

The butterfly is a stamp from Debbie Moore, gems added to the thorax.

Lace and more gems added to the card.

Angels or Fairies

Hello, welcome to my blog, thanks for your visit.

Today sees the start of a monthly challenge at Sparkles Christmas  Challenges-

 our challenge this month is    Angles or Fairies -Christmas

Please check out the amazing creations by the Design Team.

I have many, many Christmas stamps and yet, find I only have this one small

 stamp of an Angel and no Christmas related fairies. 

I therefore, have made a small CAS card for Christmas, sometimes

we do need a really quick card at hand, this could be it.

The angel is from a set purchased many years ago, source unknown.

I stamped with Versarmark and heat embossed Gold EP. 

Added to a piece of mirri card, cut to fit. 

The sentiment is from Crafter's Companion

Enhanced with a few strips of gold peel offs.