HSL Watercolour Challenge

 

Hello, can I say Happy New Year, never before has this meant as much as it does now, for we, all over the world are praying for a better year, for a year with the pandemic under control.  Today we begin a new monthly challenge at Happy Little Stampers - we have the Watercolour challenge. 

For my card, I watercoloured a block with 3 Distress inks. Added a sun template, coloured it with Spiced Marmalade. When dry I stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Pampas Grass by Inkylicious, added the birds and a sentiment by Crafty Roo Stamps. Brushed the edges with Spiced Marmalade.  I drew a fine line around the watercoloured panel for more detail. 

 Please pop over to the blog for the details and to see the wonderful inspiration from the Watercolour design team. 

More Than One Fold

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are safe and well. Thanks for taking the time to visit. Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  Billie A has chosen for us #137 More Than One Fold. A good time for you to make your favourite card with folds or even learn a new one. There are lots to see, with tutorials on You Tube. Please visit the blog to see the details and to see the cards made by the design team. 

I made a Centre Fold Stepper card, checked the measurements on You Tube. It really is so simple to make, but looks so different from the normal book folding card. The base is a yellow firm card. I covered the 4 areas with papers from a Graphic 45 paper set -Dreamland.  The greeting is a die cut.

Stay safe and take care. 

Black and Silver

 

Hello, I hope you had the best possible Christmas you could have under the circumstances of it being for only one day - in the UK.  It was a different Christmas, but we certainly did, as a family being together, after the long separation.  

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz - our last for 2020, so we wish for you all, a return to some form of normal life as we have known and enjoyed it.  Sue has chosen for #261 Black and Silver or Black and Gold  Please pop over to the blog for details and to see the lovely inspiration by the diesign team. 

for my white card, I have a mat of Silver mirri card, with a layer of black card with white hearts, form a 12"paper pad from The Works. The balloon dies are in both blak and silver, added on with 3d dimensional stickers.  Die cut of Happy birthday.  I hope you enjoy my card and the challenge. 

Create Own Background

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday  Billie A has chosen       #138 Create your Own Background - Inky ways or other ways.  Please visit the blog for details and to see the inspiration by the design team. 

For my card,  I first heat embossed with white detail powder, a Woodware stamp - Bold Blooms. I then blended 5 of Ranger Distress Inks onto white card. Added water splashes. Sentiment from same set.  I hope you have a go and enjoy your crafting. Please stay safe and whichever way you will be spending Christmas I send you my love and wishes for a happy time.  

Snow Scene

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges.  Rachelle has chosen for the letter S,  S - is for Snow Scene.   Please visit the blog for details and to see the wonderful inspiration by the design team.  for my card, I started with a 6" Kraft card. I heat embossed large Sheena Douglass snowflakes, with white detailed EP powder.  Added two torn layers of white card for layers of snow.  All of the stamps are from a Hobby Art stamps set -Snowy Wishes, coloured with Promarkers, glitter pens and of course Diamond Frost glitter. Happy Christmas to you all. 

Snowman/\Men for the Guyz

 

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit. Today at Cardz 4 Guyz our new challenge is #260 Snowman/Men.    Please vsit the blog for details and of course to see the array of  snowmen created by the design team.  For my card, I used my latest addition to my collection of Snowman, I just love them, this one is from Hobby Art Stamps. I used Promarkers to colour. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

White on White

 

Hello everyone. Thanks for your visit. Today we have a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. Vickie has chosen for # 135 White on White + 1 other colour for the sentiment. Please check the blog for details and to see the design teams creations. 

My card is a 6 x 4" . the banner is silver mirri card matted with a strip of embossed card. I used an embossing folder called Christmas Vines.  I stamped and heat embossed onto vellum, using detailed white powder. The stamps are a set by Honey Doo Designs.  The leaves by Chloe Stamps. 

Monochromatic Christmas

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. As usual, even in these difficult times, Christmas seems to come upon me so quickly. I am way behind in making the number of Christmas cards I need, so have decided, for the first time to have a batch making session, all the same but different colours and this is the design I have chosen.  Today we have a new challenge at My Time to Craft - Pat has chosen Monochromatic Christmas..  Please pop over for details and to see the inspiration from my buddies on the design team.

On a white square card, I have a silver mirri mat. I stamped and fussy cut three baubles from a set,  I have had for a number of years, it was free with a magazine. I used Versafine Claire for the first time a treat for myself, to test them out, and Wow, yes I was very happy.  The background card is from a 12" paper pad from The Works.  The sentiment from the same set was heat embossed with Silver Bells Wow! powder.  Enjoy your card making and please stay safe. 

NEW CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG  COMING SOON. 

On the 15th January, the opposite 2 weeks to this challenge blog, Shell, the owner is starting a new Christmas Blog - MY TIME TO CRAFT CHRISTMAS -  We know there are lots out there, but we need to increase our own stash during the year. What about you? 

Christmas Theme Card

 

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit. I hope you are well and making sure to be safe when out and about. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday - Pamela has chosen #137  Christmas Theme cards so as long as it's Christmas you can do whatever you like.  Please visit the blog for details and of course to see the wonderful inspiration from the design team. 

For my card, I have a red mat on a white card. The stamp again is by Sweet Dixie, I adore a snowman and I adore this one even more, the colouring of the clothes and parcel can be so different to the normal snowman with no clothes.  I used Promrkers to colour, added glitter with a Quickie glue pen. 

I hope you enjoy the challenge. Thanks for your visit. 

                                                                      

R is for Rainbow

 

Hello everyone, today we are starting a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges.  Melanie has chosen for us  R is for Rainbow - so appropriate for we in the UK who are so grateful for the skills and care given in all of our NHS (National Health Service)  facilities. A rainbow image has been adopted as the logo for the NHS during the troubled times of the Covid-19 virus.  Please take a look at our challenge page to see the designs by the amazing design team and for any details you may need. 

For my card, I used first a royal blue card then yellow for the mats on the card. I die cut the 7 flowers, using the 7 colours of the rainbow. R,O,Y,G,B,I,V, - (Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain )-                      Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. Pearls added to the centre of each flower.  I hope you like my interpretation of a rainbow. Thank you to everyone who has worked so much beyond their normal during these difficult times, not just the NHS, there are so many unsung heroes and heroines who have made these extremely difficult times less so for so many. 

It's Snowman Time!

 

Hello, thanks for your visit.  I hope you are still staying safe and all is well with you. Today we begin a             new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. I have chosen, my all time favourite for this time of the year                        #136 It's Snowman Time! Please pop over for details and to see the creations by the wonderful design team.

For my 6" sq white card, I have a red card to mat the designer paper which is from a paper pad bought at Poundland last year, yes, like so many of us, I still have loads of Christmas stash to use up.  White and  Kraft coloured oval dies, onto which is sat a fussy cut part of the stamped image by Woodware Stamps - Snow Buddies.  Coloured with Promarkers and of course lots of glitter and some red gems.  The sentiment is by Sweet Dixie stamps. 

Non -Traditional Christmas Colours

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are well. Thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at our monthly blog Sparkles Christmas Challenges, - this will be the last one for 2020, but we hope to see you around again in 2021, start to build up your Christmas Cards along with us. For our December challenge we have #119 Non -Traditional Christmas Colours. Please check into the blog for details and to see the wonderful cards by the design team. 

For my card, I have a lilac mat for the white card, on which I stamped this adorable snowperson from Sweet Dixie stamps. Sentiment on the same stamp sheet. I coloured it with Promarkers, lilac, purple and blue and of course lots of glitter. I hope you like her - well she has to be female doesn't she? 

Traditional Christmas

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are well. Thanks for your visit which is appreciated. Today we begin a new challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz - Cindy has chosen #259 Traditional Christmas.  Please pop over for details and to see the wonderful inspiration by the design team. 

For my 5" sq. card matted on Kraft card. The stamp of the Three Kings is by Inkadinkado, a really old stamp but still another one of my favourites. I stamped with Black Versafine and heat embossed with clear EP. The remainder was coloured using Promarkers and a gold pen.  Sentiment from my stash.  Please stay safe, and enjoy your crafting. 

Christmas Animals

 

Hello everyone,  I hope you are well, thanks for taking the time to visit. Today at My Time To Craft we are starting a new 2 week challenge. Helen has chosen Christmas Animals. Please pop over to the blog for details and to see the inspiration from the design team. 

 For my card I first made a square frame, stamped and coloured it.  I then stamped and created the background using Sheena stamps, coloured with promarkers, with lots of glitter added.  The frame was added, then I added the stamped stag, to the frame. The stamps set is Scenic Winter. The snowflakes are from a Dreamees stasmp set. I hope you enjoy and again thanks for your visit. Stay safe. 

Thankful

Hello, thanks for your visit, I hope you and yours are well. Today we begin a new challenge at        Make My Monday  Sue has chosen for #136 Thankful. Please pop over to see for details and not to miss the inspiration from the design team. 

 For my 5" white card all the elements are from a Project Magazine by Hunkydory Crafts Ltd.  The vase of flowers stamp and butterfly were coloured with promarkers. The 'Sending' word die and Many Thanks stamp are also in the kit. Wishing all our US friends a Happy Thanksgiving and wishing everyone good health and stay safe please. Enjoy your crafting. 

Use A Quote

 

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges - we have reached the letter Q and Billie A  has chosen - Use A Quote/Quotation. Please vist the blog to see the inspirational creations by the design team and for the details. 

For my card, I created the background with three waterolour Mica paints. The stamps are Woodware Grasses, My Paper World - Grasses and from Elusive Images (Chocolate Baroque) the large Hope Quotation by Sydney Bremer.  Have fun and please stay safe. 

Cute Christmas

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz - Lynda has chosen     #135 Cute Christmas .  Please visit the blog for the details and to see the wonderful inspiration created by the design team. 

For my card I have used a scallop edge round card. Using circle dies I created a silver mirri and blue sky with snow layers.  The main image and sentiment are gorgeous stamps by Little Claire Designs (sadly, no longer in business).  Coloured with Promarkers and DI Broken China. Stay safe. 

Thank You/Thanksgiving

 Hello everyone, I hope you are well and being able to continue life the best we can during these difficult days and weeks. Life isn't as we would prefer but we must continue with love and hope for better days. I find creating cards and taking part in the challenge blogs helps my mind focus on something relaxing and peaceul for the  mind.  Today at Cardz 4 Guyz we begin a new challenge =Pamela has chosen - #258 Thank you/Thanksgiving  Please visit the blog for the details and to see the inspiration by the design team.

For my card, a simple black mat on a white card. I blended 3 DI's, sprayed Agean Sea ink spray over the card. Stamped and die cut the word 'Thanks' , stamped 'for being you'. Stamp and die by Crafters Companion.  Added the 'Thanks' word with 3d dimensions.  Randomly added 5 black gemstones.  

Use A Stencil

 

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit. I hope you are well and staying safe from this dreadful virus.  Today we are starting our next challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges.  Tammy has chosen  for us #134 Use A Stencil. Please visit the blog for details and to see the inspirational creations by the design team.  I had great fun with this challenge, and yes I was challenged for I don't often use a stencil, I have loads, as you can imagine, but I rarely use them, so I say thanks to Tammy for the challenge. Amongst the box of stencils I have, I found this adorable small circle one, which if I remember was a free gift in a magazine but it was a long time ago, and I hadn't even taken it out of the sealed packet.  I secured a square of white card to my work area, and with 2 in 1 glue I secured the stencil to the centre of the white card. I used DI Chipped Sapphire to colour the stencil.  I had to be so gentle with the little prongs, more a stipple than a brush technique. I then die cut the stencil and placed it on a die cut circle of glittered silver card. Set onto a white sq card, on a square of the glittered silver card. A few crystal gems and a die cut sentiment added. I hope you like it, and you will be inspired to go and use a stencil. 

Good Luck

 

Hello, thanks for your visit, I hope all is well and you are enjoying your crafting. Today there is a new challenge at My Time To Craft, Meena has chosen - Good Luck. Please take a look at the blog for details and to see the inpiration from the design team. 

For my card, I wanted to do something different, then I remembered about a die set I had, which being honest, it must have been in a bargain box for me to have bought it, thinking one day I  will need a beetroot die!! As you do. Then on my personal inspiration site, I saw a card with a carrot and the sentiment, 'We're rooting for you'.  Which reminded me of the beetroot, all I had to do was cut the pieces out and make a card.  Job done.  Stay safe.

Elegant Fall/Autumn

 

Hello, thanks for you visit, I hope you are well and coping in these difficult times. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday - #135 Elegant Fall/Autumn.  Please pop over to chck for details and to see the inspiration from the design team.

For my 6" card, I made the background stamping acorns with Memento Espresso Truffle, 2nd generation, to give the faded effect. Later I blended DI Frayed Burlap and later DI Gathered Twigs.   The main stamp is by Woodware Stamps, Toadstool Ring (and Acorns). Coloured with Promarkers, added Glossy Accents on the acorns and some of the toadstool spots.  I carefully ran a Black Promarker around the edge to complete the die cut circle.  Hello from a die cut. Have fun and stay safe. 

P is for Party

 

Hello, I hope you are well and feeling safe from this dreadful pandemic we are all enduring at present. Thanks for your visit, I greatly appreciate everyone who takes the time to pop into my blog, I know by the statistics you are out there, so thank you. Today we celebrate the 10th birthday of the wonderful challenge blog Alphabet Challenges, I joined the DT in 2012 and became the organiser in 2018, thanks to everyone who has contributed to this blog over the years.  To celebrate, the letter P is for Party.  Please check into the blog for the details and to see how the DT have celbrated with their Party cards.

I made my first Eclipse card to celebrate the P is for Party theme. I know it isn't perfect, but I have gained experience and will know how to cope with the challenges, the next time.  The paper is from a pad from The Works, the letters from my large Die Alphabet, Candles from a long Do Craft Wooden stamp, and the cakes are from The Dieter - part of the Flippen Women Series. 

Happy 10th Birthday

 to Alphabet Challenges

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Silver and/or Gold

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are well, today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.    Dawn has chosen #134 Silver and /or Gold.   Please pop over to the blog for details and to see the inspiration by the design team. 

My card will be familiar to my regular visitors, for this is the third time, in a short time, that I have used the same stamp. All, however in different colours.  There was the white stamp on a Navy background, followed by the gold stamp on a cream and gold card,   and now for the third, Silver on black card with silver mirri card. The stamp is by Papermania. I used Wow! Silver Bells embossing powder to heat emboss on the black card.  I have added crystal gems to each ornament with a few random additions. Sorry that the mirri is causing such dark shadows in the photo. Have fun, I hope you enjoy the challenge. Stay safe. 

Birthday for an Adult Guy

 

Hello, thanks for your visit, it really does mean a lot to me.  Today at Cardz 4 Guyz   we begin a new challenge. Billie A has chosen for you #257 Birthday for an Adult Guy.  Please pop to the blog to see the inspiration by the design team and for any further details of the challenge. 

For my card, - early in November one of my grandsons, will be celebrating - ( I wish we were able) - his birthday. Thank goodness we will till have an active postal service, for this card is getting posted early to be sure he gets it for his birthday. He loves, art, steampunk and male fashion, so hopefully he will think this card is right for him and has ticked lots of boxes.  The gentleman is from a Steampunk Kanban set of stamps,  coloured with Promarkers.  The other stamps are all in my Steampunk collection. I used a mask to provide the clock background, background paper and black card from my stash.  The sentiment stamp is by Creative - Stamps for Men set. Stay safe and take care everyone.

Gold or Silver or Glitter

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. I hope you are well.  We in the UK are to start another national lockdown on Thursday 12 mn.  I hope all is well wherever you are. Today we begin a new challenge for the month of November at Sparkles Christmas Challenges.  Debbie has chosen  #118 Gold or Silver or Glitter.  Please pop to the blog for details and of course to see the wonderful inspiration by the design team. 

 I made a 5 x 7  cream landscape card. Gold mirri card to mat two layers of cream card.  Image stamped is by Papermania - Ornaments, embossed with gold EP.  The greeting stamp from my stash was also embossed with gold EP. Gold gems added to each ornament.  Please take care and be safe, happy crafting, it does help to ease the mind of stress. 

CAS Christmas

 

Hello, thanks for your visit, I hope you and yours are well and safe. Today we begin a new challenge over at My Time To Craft (MTTC).  The festive season is coming upon us, so let's get into the spirit of Christmas with our challenge - CAS (Clean and Simple) Christmas.  Please take a peek at the blog for details and to see the ideas created by the design team.

I have made a large card, an A5 with a green and then a red mat for the white card. On this I stamped the beautiful Christmas garland and corner holly stamps. All the stamps were on an A5 sheet of stamps by John Next Door - Floral Christmas - with the Creative Stamping Issue 88 magazine.  I coloured the images with both Promarkers and Koh-l-Noor Watercolours.  I hope you enjoy the challenge and look forward to you joining in.

Masculine at MMM

 

Hello everyone, I hope you and yours are well. Thanks for your visit.  Today we begin a new challenge over at Make My Monday.  Wei has chosen for Challenge#134 Masculine.  Please visit the blog for details and to see the inspiration from the design team.

For my card, I have made a nature card by the river.  A kingfisher blue mat card, a white card with a 3" aperture, behind which is a river scene stamped with a little blue added for the water. In the foreground I stamped the reeds, coloured them with Promarkers. the kingfisher was stamped and die cut, also coloured with Promarkers. All the stamps  and die - By The Water - were with a magazine Creative Stamping #86. Thanks again for your visit, happy stamping and creating. Take care and be safe.

O is for Old Folk

 

Hello and dwelcome to my blog, lots of visitors noted lately but they all seem to be rather shy, nevertheless I am so happy you take the time to pop into my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at our very popular challenge blog - Alphabet Challenges. Heads up to let you know that on November 6th we will be celebrating 10 years of the challenge blog, we would love to see lots of visitors.  For our challenge this week we have O is for Old Folk.  Please pop over to see the inspiration by the DT.

For my card, I don't have any suitable stamps etc for this challenge so I  used a decoupage print out from a Craft CD - La Pashe -Flippen Families - to make a Happy Anniversary card. I matted it onto pale blue and Kraft card. I love this scene from a certain movie and if things had been different maybe Demi and Patrick could have later filmed this scene. Have fun, stay safe and well, happy crafting.

#133 Fall/Autumn (Not Halloween)

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are safe and well.  Crafting is a wonderful therapeutic hobby and during these dificult days it is a way to relax and calm our minds, so be sure to carry on crafting.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. - Debbie has chosen

 #133 Fall/Autumn - Not Halloween please!)

Please take a peek at the blog for details and to see the wonderful inspiration by the design teram.  For my card I have CASEd a card from a magazine. Simply cards and Papercraft Issue #208.  The stamps I used were with the magazine. I used Promarkers to colour the images. 

Colours of Autumn/Fall

 

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.  It being my time to choose the challenge, I chose #256 Colours of Autumn/Fall.  Autumn is such a beautiful time of the year, all the amazing hues and tones of strong colours.  Please pop to the blog for more details and to see the wonderful inspiration by the design team.

For my card, I covered a 6" card with wood design card from The Works. The main image,  was created with a Heartfelt Creations stamp, I coloured it with Distress Inks and Promarkers. A greeting tag, a pair of acorns and two small leaves were added . Thanks again for your visit, I do appreciate you took the time,.

Halloween or Cats

 

Hello, thanks for your visit, today we begin a new challenge chosen by Janice at 

My Time To Craft - which gives you an option, for we know not everyone celebrates or is for Halloween, so you can do either Halloween or Cats.

For my card, I have used a 7" sq. card. All the papers and chipboard elements are from a Graphic 45 Rare Oddities set, which I totally love. The additional Spook-tacular sayings are by Crafty Roo Dsigns.

Hello Autumn

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today, at Sparkles Monthly Challenges we begin a new challenge.  For my choice there being many scenes of autumn in the area where I live, I have chosen  #133 Hello Autumn. Please pop over to the blog to check the details and of course to see the wonderful inspiration by the design team. 

For my card, I first folded a 6" white card, using DI Barn Door I added a small border around all four edges. I then stamped a small leaves to form an all round border. Putting this aside. I then created on a white piece of card a mixture of DI and Mica sprays using the splodge technique, sadly the mica does not show well on the photo. The stamps are all from a set with a magazine - Simply Cards and Papercraft #208.Matted this onto a black card. 

I hope you enjoy the challenge and will be tempted to take part. Please stay safe during these very difficult times.

Orange as Dominant Colour

 

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge over at 

Make My Monday   Debbie has chosen for #133 Orange as Dominant Colour.  Please hop over and check out the blog for details and to see the wonderful and varied inspiration from the design team, for this fabulous challenge.

For my card, a 6" scallop edge card, I have a black mat and an orange mat. On a white piece of card, I stamped the two beautiful flowers by Woodware Designs - Bold Blooms -Erica.  The sentiment is by the same designers.  I used Promarkers to colour the flower and leaves.  I blended DI Spiced Marmalade around the edges to give an additional layer of orange.  Thanks for your visit please stay safe and well during these difficult times. 

N is for Navy Blue as Dominant Colour

 

Hello, I hope all is well with you. Thanks for your visit.  Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges - Debbie has chosen for the letter N- Navy Blue to be the dominant colour.  Plerase visit the blog for details and to see the wonderful inspiration from the design team. 

I created my card by making a 5 x 7 white base card. Cut a piece of Navy Blue glimmer card. Stamped with Versamark, heat embossed the image with white detailed embossing powder. The wooden stamp is an oldie, called A Christmas Carol by Papaermania.  I changed the greeting from the actual stamp to one of my own.  You will need to click on the image to see the crystal gems at the head of each ornament.  I hope you will enjoy the challenge and take part.  Take care and stay safe. 

Go Retro!

 

Hello, how are you? Thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge for you at Cardz 4 Galz.            Dawn has chosen Go Retro!  Please pop over to the blog for the details and to see how creative the design team have been with their inspirational projects.

 I well remember the 60's and 70's, I had wallpaper, skirts and dresses with similar circular styles and colours as I have created on my card.  I used a Woodware circle punch and several dies to create the circles and inner shapes. All the light weight card is from left over scraps from other projects. I hope you have fun looking at the Retro cards and hopefully taking part. Stay well and safe. 

CAS (Clean and Simple)

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are well and enjoying your crafting.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz  Julie has chosen for

Challenge #255 CAS (Clean and Simple)  Please check the blog for the details and

of course, to see the inspiration by the design team. 

For my card, I was inspired by a card I saw in a magazine, I don't claim to have

designed this card, but I certainly enjoyed making it.

I masked to create the panel, blended the strip with 4 DI colours.

All of the stamps are from the By The Water set supplied with the 

Creative Stamping Issue 86 magazine. 

Enjoy and have fun with the challenge. 

Autumnal Colours

 

Hello welcome to my blog,  I hope, wherever you may be, that you are safe and well. Today we begin a new challenge at My Time To Craft - Becca has chosen Autumnal Colours.

Please pop over to the blog for details and to see my design team buddies' inspiration.

I used a small 4.5"sq card. I stamped the images directly onto the card.  The stamps are by Dare 2B Artzy - Tangle Leaves.  I had previously prepared a Master sheet by blending autumnal colours of Distress inks onto an A4 sheet of white card.  The leaves and acorns were then stamped onto the Master sheet with Black Versafine ink, which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I added extra colour where needed with Promarkers. The leaves and acorns were fussy cut, then decoupaged onto the initial stamped image with foam pads. Finally the sentiment was added. 

Have fun and thanks for your visit.

Vintage Christmas

 

Hello, thanks for your visit, I hope you are safe and well.  Today we begin a new challenge at                  Sparkles Christmas Challenges. This challenge #117 Victorian Christmas has been chosen by Joan, sadly this will be her last venture with us, as she plans to retire from the design team. We wish you all the very best, say thanks and we will miss you. Please pop over to the blog for details and to see the wonderful inspiration created by the design team.

For my 7.5" sq. card, I used papers from my stash with gold mirri and green card. The stamp is by Daisy B - King of the Highlands, it is a beautiful stamp much larger than it first seemed when in the packet. This I coloured with Promarkers, some pencils, glitter added to the poinsettias. The sentiment is a die with glitter card. Gold jewels added to embellish. I hope you like it. Stay safe friends. 

Use Up Your Scraps

 

Hello, how are you? I hope you are all well. Thanks for your visit.  Today we begin a new challenge              over on Make My Monday.  Dawn has chosen a really fun and interesting challenge for you             #132 Use Up your Scraps.  If you are a papercrafter, then we know you will have scraps, those lovely bits of paper we know we will use again, well this is the time, go , create a carde using your scraps. 

Please pop onto the blog to check out the details and to see the fabulous cards made by the DT to inspire you.

For my card, I used up scraps from a Graphic 45 8"sq paper pad - Rare Oddities.  If you love Graphic 45 and you are like me, well be honest, you keep every little bit of paper left over from a previous card or project. My card is made up of these scraps. some of the larger scraps are actually hiding areas below where there are missing bits or shortages, all have been disguised. The skeleton topper is the largest whole piece on the card, including the black mat card. 

Have fun everyone, challenge yourself to using your scraps. 

Anything beginning with M

Hello and welcome to my blog. I hope all is well for you and you are staying safe. Today we begin a new and very interesting challenge at Alphabet Challenges. Meg has chosen Anything Beginning with M. Please pop over to the blog for the details and to see the wonderful inspiration by the design team.

At first I wasn't sure what I could do, the letter M wasn't going to be as easy as I first thought, so come on prove me wrong with lots of different subjects beginning with M. I have so many Mermaids, in the end I decided on this one, which is from Stampendous, she is so beautiful. I first stamped her, placed a mask over her, with a shaving brush, I lightly brushed Faded Jeans and Salty Oceon surrounding her. I then removed the mask, using Promarkers, Zig pens, a glitter glue pen and Diamond Frost, I coloured her and added some glitter to her hair and tail. The octopus is a stamp from my underwater stash.  Enjoy making your card. Thanks again for your visit. 

One Layer Card

 

Hello, I hope you are safe and well, we all need to be careful, during these strange and worrying times. Today we begin a new challenge at   Cardz 4 Galz.    Dawn S has chosen for #131 One Layer Card.   Please pop oveer to the blog for the details and to see the inspiration created by the design team. 

For my card I used a 5" sq. card. I made an aperture in a piece of card to enable me to create the inner square for the scene.  With a shaving brush I added very lightly Faded Jeans and Twisted Citron.  I then stamped the flowers and leaves to the edge of the square. The rocks and then the bird were added to the base of the square. All stamps, including the sentiment were free with Creative Stamping #86. There are so many wonderful stamps on this By The Water set, I  believe I will be making lots more cards with this set of stamps.  Thanks for your visit. Stay safe and enjoy your crafting. 

Dragons or Dinasours

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. I hope you are well and in a safe place.  Today we begin a new challenge at   Cardz 4 Guyz - Dawn has chosen #254 Dragons or Dinasours.  Please pop over to the blog to check out the fabulous inspiration from the design team and to see the details for the challenge.

Roar!! For my card, I folded an A4 white sheet of card, to make an A5 card. I printed the background and decoupage T-Rex from a craft CD -Dangerous Dinasours by Kraftyhands. Added the two sentiments. It isn't noticable but I painted on the claws Glossy Accents. Enjoy and stay safe. 

Inspired by Harry Potter

 

Hello again, thanks for your visit,  today a new challenge begins on My Time To Craft  - we have - Inspired by Harry Potter  - we are so looking forward to your entries. Please pop onto the blog for details and to see the fabulous cards by the DT to inspire you. 

For my card, I used a 7" scallop edge card. The backing paper is from a paper pad from 

The Works. The stamps are varied, the wizard, owl and castle are old rubber stamps by Tandastamps, sadly, no longer in business. The apothocary bottles are from Sheena Douglass.

I used both Promarkers and pencils to add colours.  I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Shaped Card - Not Square or Rectangle

 

Hi there, I hope you are will, thaks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at 

Sparkles Monthly Challenges.    Helen has chosen for #132 Shaped Cards - Not Square or Rectangle.  Please take a look at the blog for the details and to see the wonderful DT creations.  The design for my card is called a Stubby Diamond Fold - it all starts with one A4 sheet of card.  I used a cream card for the base.  The beautiful paper is Graphic 45. The stamps are Woodware Stamps - Toadstool Ring. The sentiment is from my stash. Enjoy your crafting and please stay safe. 

Christmas in September

 

Hello everyone, so nice to have you visit. I do appreciate your support. I still don't like the new Blogger system, but I am more used to it and think I have found all I need to know. However, I can imagine there is a lot I haven't found out as yet. Today we begin a new two week challenge at Make My Monday - we have #131 Christmas in September. Check out the blog for details and to see the wonderful creations by the design team. 

For my card I have a green and white spotted background card. The stamps I have used are ...Papermania -Urban Stamps Tall Christmas and the sentiment is from Dovecraft - Christmas Tags. I used both pencils and Promarkers to colour. I added gems on the lights on the tree.  Enjoy your crafting and please stay safe. 

L is for Ladybugs(Ladybirds)

 

Hello, welcome to my blog, I hope you are safe and well. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges   - Lynda has chosen Ladybugs (Ladybirds). Please take a look on the blog for details and to see the ideas created by the wonderful design team.  For my card, I used a free digi stamp found on Pinterest, coloured it with Promarkers and pencils, to create a whimsical scene. I used black card to mat and a pretty orange spotted background paper. I have had these ladybirds (and more) for many years, so nice to be able to find somewhere to put them.  I hope you enjoy the challenge. Take care. 

Buttons and/or Bows

Hello and welcome to my blog, today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.
Leslie has chosen #130 Buttons and Bows. 
Please check out the blog for details and to see the DT's wonderful inspiration.
For my card, I printed a topper, elements and backing paper from a Crafter's Companion
Inspiration Vol 7 - of the pretty young lady with a bow and buttons.
I hope you enjoy the challenge and we look forward to visiting your blogs. 

Monochrome

Hello, welcome to my blog, I hope you are well and enjoying crafting.

today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.  The theme is 

#253 Monochrome. Please visit the blog for details and to see the inspiration 

created by the wonderful design team., 

For my card, I blended several shades of blue onto white card.  I then stamped 

three Stampscapes stamps - the moon and clouds, the cabin and lake and finally the 

rocks and reeds. I adore these stamps, superb quality and results.

Matted onto wihite card, greetings stamp from my stash.