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.