HLS Watercolour

 

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers.  On the 1st of each month we would love you to be joining in our Watercolour - Anything Goes Challenge. 

My card is inspied by Indigo Blu stamps and dies. The background is a large Indigo Blu  flower stamp, which I stamped with Memento London Fog.  I then added three watercolour paints to the background. 

A pice of burlap added and a few die cut elements. Thanks for popping by. 

Travel

Hello, today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.  Helen  has chosen  #274 Travel.  please take a look at the blog for details and to see the wonderful inspiration from the design team.  For my card I made a 5.75 white sq card.  I added a mat of cream and blue card.  Blended Tumbled Glass to create the sky. The stamps are from Creative Stamping - Around the World and from Tandastamps (no longer in business, sadly) . I hope you enjoy the challenge and have fun. Please stay safe and well. 

Cats or Dogs

 

Hello, welcome to my blog.  Today is the start of a new challenge at Make My Monday. Meg has chosen for #151 Cats or Dogs. Please pop over to the blog for more details and to see the inspirational creations by the DT.

I made a 6" square card . I used black card to mat. I cut the card and paper from one corner point to the opposite, to create a traingle, adhered to the white card. I then made a rectangle of card and paper with the cat topper. All papers and the topper are from the Making Cards and Papercraft Issue May 2021 - Crazy Cats. The sentiment stamped and put onto black card is from a set from The Works. Enjoy.

F is for Furry Friends

 

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today is the start of a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges.    Lynda has chosen for the letter F - Furry Friends. Please check out the blog for more details and to see the wonderful creations by the design team.

My card is a landscape orientation 5 x 7 white card. Black card for matting. Papers and topper from a magazine - Making Cards and Papercraft -Issue May - June 2021- Crazy Cats.  The greeting stamps are from a set I bought at The Works. A black satin bow added with a glue dot. Have fun. 

Favourite Christmas Stamp and Why?

 

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at My Time To Craft Christmas.    The challenge is #12 Favourite Christmas Stamp and Why? We are still a new Christmas blog so please do take a look at the very talented design team's creations and for more details. 

For my card I used a 5 x 7 in card., added a mirri card mat. I stamped the greeting, then die cut the oval. I then dry embossed with a snowflake embossing folder.  Crystals added to the centre of some of the snowflakes.  The Inkadinkado Santa stamped onto white card, coloured with Promarkers,  added to the card, to sit behind the oval. The embossed piece added with foam pads. 

Why is this stamp my favourite? Despite it's age and the usage I have had of it, it still stamps beautifully, he is so charming, sophisticated and versatitle. Below are a few of my previous cards to show how versatile he is, as a tag, vintage and more modern from a Sketch challenge, which as a matter of interest was my first DT card when I joined MTTC way back in 2013.   Enjoy. 

Circles and Purples

 

hello, everyone, I hope you are well and ready to be creative. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  Dawn S has chosen for #149 Circles and Purples. Please check out the blog for dertails and to see the creations by the design team.

For my card, I wasn't at all sure what I was going to do, I looked through a few magazines and decided to make in the Mixed Media style, I hope I have achieved it. the circles were created using a stencil from Inkylicious, using DI Dusty Concord with finger daubers, drawing around the circle before removing the stencil. Lightly sprayed with a light blue and a purple spray. Lightly stamped arrows and  writing. The large butterfly by Sheena Douglass, stamped on card, coloured with Promarkers, highlighted with a purple glitter pen. Fussy cut and adhered with 3d foam pads.  The greeting from a magazine ser of stamps, fussy cut and lightly coloured purple. I had fun making this card.  I hope you do too. Take care and stay safe. 

Floral Extravaganza

 

Hello, my second card and dchallenge today. It is the 15th of the month so we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges.  Helen has chosen for #141 Floral Extravaganza.  We are hoping to see lots of flowers for this challenge. Please take a look at the blog for details and to see the inspiration created by the design team.

For my card, I stamped in archival Sepia the stamp Petunia by Lisa Horton. It is a square stamp,  it stamped so well. I coloured it with Promarkers, using two shades of pink and 2 of green. I drew around all of the flowers and foliage with a light grey Promarker . The white 'happy' die, has a green shadow.  The Birthday stamp is from my stash. The stamped image has a moss green card for a mat.  I really enjoyed the intricate colouring with this beautiful stamp. 

Dogs or Puppies

 

Hello, today we begin a nw challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.   Melanie has chosen #273  Dogs or Puppies. Please take a look at the blog for details and to see the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team.  For my card I have used papers and stamps from an old Making Cards Magazine. The stamps are so cute. I coloured the dogs with Promarkers. I hope you enjoy the challenge and stay safe. 

Things in the Sky at MTTC

 

Hello, thanks for popping in to see this card. Today a new challenge at My Time To Craft (MTTC) begins, Pat has chosen Things in the Sky. So many items flashed through my mind, then I rememberd  about this stamp, it's only been inked once, so time for another outing, so to speak. 

For my 6" sq card. I have a yellow card to mat the main design. On white card I stamped the clouds, then blended DI Tumbled Glass onto the card, avoiding the clouds. Using a glue pen and Diamond Frost glitter, I brightened the clouds around the edges. Added the birthday greeting. The helicopeter was stamped onto card, coloured with Promarkers, fussy cut and added with 3d foam pads for dimension. Added Charlie Tango. All stamps by Woodware Stamps. Enjoy the challenge.

Outdoor Fun

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a two weekly challenge at Make My Monday  For #150 we would like to see your ideas of Outdoor Fun. Please visit the blog for more details and to see the amazing variety of inspiration from the design team. 

For my card this is a list of materials and techniques.  A 5x7 in. card. Orange mat card. An orange 'post' added to white card.  Stamped basket hoop and basketballs randomly.  One ball stamped onto white card, coloured and added with 3d foam, almost into the basket. Basketballs coloured with an orange Promarker. All stamps and inspiration from Creative Stamping magazine Issue #92. 

Santa

 

Hello again, this is my second posting today. A new challenge begins today at 

My Time to Craft Christmas. 

The challenge is #11 Santa..Please check ouat the blog for details and to see the varied Santas created by the design team.  I added a red mat to frame my main decorated card. the Santa I used is by  Stampendous. Coloured with Promarkers, a red glitter pen and a glue pen with sprinkled glitter to the hat and cloak trim.  Enjoy, take care and stay safe. 

E is for Easy & Simple card

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today a anew challenge starts over at Alphabet Challenges.   Helen has chosen E is for Easy and Simple. Please pop over to the blog for more details and to see the inspiration from the design team. For my Easy and Simple card, I have placed a black mat to add the main sheet of card. I lightly blended DI Victorian Velvet, Scattered Straw and Dried Marigold. The moon was created with a punched circle. The main image stamp is from Inkylicious called Grasses. The sentiment is from the same company.  Stay well and take care.

Summer Fun

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we have a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz- Billie A has chosen for #148 Summer Fun.  Please visit the blog for more details and to see the inspiration by the wonderful design team.  U used a 5" x 7" white card, I blended Mermaid Lagoon around the edges. added a white mat, then layered a dark blue mat for the main images sheet. I used two shades of blue Distress Ink for the sky and the sea. Then used Scattered Straw and Mustard Seed for the beach.  The stamps are all fom a stamp set - Summer Escapes by Crafty Individuals - with the Creative Stamping Magazine #96. I used Promarkers to colour the images. The hammock was stamped with Sepia -Archival Ink.  I hoep you enjoy the challenge, weare looking forward to seeing lots of Summer cards. 

A Krafty Christmas

 

Hello, thanks for your visit, today has been a more than usual busy blog day. This is my third posting of the day. I hope you have time to visit the preavious two.  Today also begins a new challenge at    Sparkles Christmas Challenges   - the challenge #125 A Krafty Christmas - to use Kraft card or paper. Please visit the challenge blog for details and to see the inspiration created by the design team. 

For my card, I used a Kraft 5.75" scallop edge card. A white card to add contrast to the main Kraft card with the stamped image. I used an Inkylicious template of a bauble, taped this down and worked within the area of the bauble.  Using Honey Doo finger daubers and Distress Inks I coloured the sky and moon. I stamped the Log Cabin from Inkylicious with Sepia ink. Coloured with Promarkers and a White Gel pen. I used a whire wax pencil, a glue pen and Irridescent snowflake glitter to complete. The sentiment stamp is from Crafter#s Companion. Have fun. If you want to try this - You will find a tutorial by Inkylicious on You Tube. 

Father's Day

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz  We appropriately are asking to see Father's Day cards, it being on the same day June 20th in UK, US and I have been told The Netherlands. Not sure of other countries,  Please visit the blog for details and to see the wonderous creations by the design team. 

For my card I used a 7" sq. card. Papers are from a LOTV paper pad - Father Knows Best. The main image also from LOTV is called Man's Best Friend.  The rosette is by Hobbycraft. A few buttons, a computer generated sentiment and garden twine to embellish,  Promarkers used to colour the images.