Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas in July with Sparkle.

 

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin our new challenge at Dragonfly Dreams.  Maria has chosen #202 Christmas in July with Sparkle. To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a piece of white stamping card, cut to fit onto a 6" card. I blended with DI Chipped Sapphire, to cover the full page.. I then stamped with Versamark, using Visable Image Sketched Snowflakes, adding White Embossing powder and then heat embossing . I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set. On looking at the card now, I have decided it needs a few scattered silver sequins to add more shine. I added the finished stamped page to a mat of silver Mirri, this was added to glued to the page silver Washi tape. I hope you enjoy the challenge, happy crafting. 

Monochrome Winter Wishes

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges. Debs has chosen for us, #186 Monochrome Winter Wishes. to see the design team's inspiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with an A5 card, I added a gold Mirri mat. All the papers, sentiment buttons and the paper ribbon strip are all from a Christmas Hunkydory topper sheet of Peace and angels, I added a number of very sparkly gems. I hope you enjoy the challenge of making a monochrome winter card. 

 

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Hello and welcome, today at Pearly Sparkles, we begin our new challenge. Magdelene has chosen               Christmas in July. to see the design team's inspirational creations please visit the blog. 

Following a template design, I made a single side stepper card. The papers and sentiment used are from a design sheet by Hunkydory. I added 3d foam pads to the frame, so the beautiful Christmas tree looks as though sunk below the frame,. Blue gems were added. I created a writing space on the inside. 

 

The Male Room - #212 Hobbies

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today at The Male Room our new challenge is #212 Hobbies. To see the inspirational creations from the design team, please visit the blog. 

The older my eldest son becomes, it seems each decade brings along a new hobby. His birthday is coming up soon, and this challenge inspired me to create a card showing his newest hobby which is attending events and exhibitions, anything to do with Classic cars and motor bikes,I got the template for the card , from a Hunkydory programme on You Tube. I used one sheet of metallic Adorable Scorable red/brown card. All the pictures are cuts from various Hunkydory  Little Books. The sentiment is from a Hunkydory Judst My Type paper pad. 

Use A Colouring Medium

Hello, today we begin with the new challenge at MAWTT- Moving along With the Times. Pamela has chosen - Use a Colouring Medium. I decided, for a change for me, to go full out with Water-Colouring using pens from my Zig pen collection 

I began with a 6" white card, To apply the background main water area, I used the technique with a number, of different Zig pens, I added, yellow, orange, red to an acrylic block, then sprayed with water , mixing up the colours. Then I turned it upside down and stamped the mixed watercolours onto a piece of card to fit on the main card at a later time.Using a small background stamp I stamped this, coloured with a Zig pen, all over the card, to enclarge the background,. I then stamped the Sunflower Grunge stamp from Visable Image, onto the piece of card with the background coloured. I then stamped the sunflower head only onto another piece of card, I coloured this several times with yellow, orange and a touch of brown. I then fussy cut the flower head and with 3d foam pads added it to the flower stamped on the main card. I then coloured the stem and leaves. The completed card was added to red card added to the card base.

I finally added the sentiments, all from the same stamps set from Visable Image. -Sunflower Grunge. 

 

Blending 2 -3 colours

 Hello and welcome. Today at Make My Monday, Billie A has chosen #291 Blend 2 - 3 colours. To see other member's of the DT inspiratioinal blending, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 6" card for the base. I cut a piece of card, knowing I could add the stamp when the colouring was completed. I used Distress Inks Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron, Fozssilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade. I sprayed with water and patted dry with a paper towel. After fully drying with a heat tool, I stamped a stamp from my stash, another 'golden oldie'., using Versafine Onyx Black. Then the piece was cut to size and adhered to a piece of black card. A small sentiment stamp added. Finally a few Enamal Gloss gems were added to the card. 

E is for Embossing Wet or Dry

 

 Hello and welcome. Today at Alphabet Challenges we looking at the letter E. Helen has chosen                 E is for Embossing, Wet or Dry. To see the inspirational creations from the design team, please visit the blog.    

                                                               

 I began with a 6" white card for the base. I used an embossing folder on a piece of blended card coloured with blue inks and a blended card with orange inks. The blue was cut in half to create two edges. The gap was covered with a darker blue card. Both of the embossed coloured pieces were sand papered to show the base white colour. I used Sheena Douglass shell stamps, coloured with Distress Inks, added a piece of hessian. Finally I added pearl gems and varied colours of the ocean sequins. The design and instructions I gleamed from a Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine #245, which also gifted the Embossing folder.