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Tuesday 31 May 2022

#297 On The Water

 


Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz -#297 On The Water  For more details and to see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my 6" white sq. card these are the materials and techniques I used. 

Background leaf card - The Works stash.  All stamps used with Creative Stamping magazine #86.

Memento black to stamp. Promarkers to colour image. Reflection of duck technique - stamped onto acetate then turned it over to stamp directly under the duck on the water.  DI FadedmJeans to edge the water part of the scene. Die cut of Birthday Wishes from my stash.. 

Enjoy your crafting, I'm sure you can find something to join in our challenge. Take care.

Monday 30 May 2022

HLS Watercolour - Anything Goes

 


Hello, welcome to my blog, today we begin our June Challenge at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes.. For more details please visit the blog and you will alos be able to see the inspiration  created by the design team. 


For a 6"sq. white card with a black mat. I used a white piece of watercolour card using the following materials and techniques. 

3 Distress Inks watercoloured - card added and smooched for background.
Added DI Scattered Straw around the edges.  Heat embossed with Gold EP the stamp - by Woodware Stamps - Long Tall Flowers - Painted flowers with ZIG Clean Colour pens - 
Stamped small script on the background. 
Stamped - heat embossed with Gold EP the sentiment - from Woodware Stamps.

Monday 23 May 2022

Fruit or Vegetables

 


Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge, chosen by Mary V at 

Make My Monday   - #175 Fuit or Vegetables.  For more details and to see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

My card is a 5 x 7" white card.  

Techniques

Stamping - Die Cutting - Heat Embossing - Alcohol Ink Colouring - Fussy Cutting.

Materials Used

Lilac card - White embossing powder, Stamps-peaches, pear, blossom, both sentiments and Dies for peaches and pear - from a magazine simply Cards and Papercraft # 229. Lilac pearls. 3d foam pads. DS tape. 

Happy crafting and please stay well. 

Friday 20 May 2022

D is for Die-Cuts


Hello, thanks for your visit. Today at Alphabet Challenges our new challenge begins. We would like to see D is for Die-Cuts. For more details and to see the inspiration by the DT, please visit the blog.

I used a tall tent fold slimline white card. I used a black mat, an orange mat cut with a die. A black mat layer for the main die of a border and flower by Lisa Horton. - Slimline Lazy Daisy Die Set.  The sentiment Just For You is also a die. I hope you enjoy the challenge, I know die cuts are very popular, so maybe we will see many of you accepting the challenge. 

Thursday 19 May 2022

Sentiment as focal point


 Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  Claudia has chosen      #173 Sentiment as the focal point. For more details and to see the inspiration by the DT please visit the blog. 

I have a 6"sq. white card, I matted a black card. I watercolour splashed two Oxide Distress inks - Abandoned Coral and Spiced Marmalade. When the watercolour card was dry, I used a stencil to create a more interesting background. The sentiment 'Thanks' was stamped and die cut, adding the stamped 'for everything'. Die cut flowers and leaves added. Yellow pearls added to centre of the flowers. Stasy well and I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Tuesday 17 May 2022

Wildlife

 


Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz- #296 Wildlife. For more details and to see the wonderful inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I made a white slimline tentfold card,matted onto black card. I blended two blue Distress inks for the sky.  I used a watercolour splash of blue and green, for the water below. I added Dovecraft sparkle glitter to parts of the water and around the otter. Parts are coloured with pencils. The wildlife scene was created  using  'By The Water' stamps with the Creative Stamping magazine #86.  I look forward to seeing your entries into the challenge. Have fun and please stay well. 

Sunday 15 May 2022

Floral Frenzy

 


Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges.            #152 Floral Frenzy For more details and to be inspired by the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my card, it is a 5 x 7" card. a strip of Washi tape down the side. 'Bloom' die cut from Inidgo Blu. The Mason jar stamp, flowers and leaves are with a Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine, #230. I coloured with Promarkers, pencils and a white gel pen to add highlights, then fussy cut, adding to the card with 3d foam pads. I stamped and added extra leaves to expand the design, to create, hoepfully, a Floral Frenzy.  Enjoy your crafting and please stay well. 

Monday 9 May 2022

Springtime


 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. I have chosen for #174 Springtime - share with us birds, flowers, lambs, bunnies anything to depict Spring. For more details and to see the wonderful creations from the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my 6x4" card, I have a dark blue mat for the decorated white card. I used an embossing folder to create the oval of flowers and leaves, coloured with finger daubers and a blending tool. Colour pencils for the flowers. The images are from a Hunkydory magazine #07. All coloured with pencils and Promarkers. Have fun and I hope you stay well. 

Friday 6 May 2022

HLS Stencil Challenge -Anything Goes

 


Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new monthly challenge at Happy Little Stampers - Stencil Challenge. More information is available on the challenge blog. 


I decided to do a CAS card this month. The stencil used for the background is by Dutch Doobadoo. I used Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks. The Hello is a die cut. The flower die cuts are by Lisa Horton.  The card is a short slimline card. Enjoy the challenge and please stay well. 

C is for Cars


 Hello, welcome to my blog. Over at Alphabet Challenges  - our cew challenge starts today - C is for Cars. More details  and the inspiration by the design team available on the blog, please pay it a visit. 

I made a 5 x 7" card. I stamped the car onto tissue paper and allowed it to dry naturally. On a piece of white card, I blended several Distress inks for a colourful background, When the tissue paper was dry I adhered it, very carefully onto the blended piece of card, placing the cars in the opposite direction of the car. I stamped the car onto white cared, coloured with Promarkers , fussy cut and added to the card with 3D foam pads. Added sentiment from the stamp set. The stamps are from a set with Creative Stamping #3 Around the World. Have fun, I look forward to seeing your car in the challenge. Stay well.


Thursday 5 May 2022

Food and or Drink


 Hello, welcome to my blog. We begin our new challenge today at Cardz 4 Galz.  Claudia has chosen #172 Food and or Drink. More details are on the blog, as is the inspiration by the design team. 

My 5 x 7 card depicts a retro bathroom. The wallpaper was created by adding Washi tape to the white card, below I added paper from a paper pad. The dividing strip is also Washi tape.  The lady in the bath is by Flippen Women, no longer in business, but I love playing with my old stamps, now and then. This lady is celebrating her birthday in style, with a sparkling drink in her bath. I first stamped the image, then coloured it with Promarkers, then fussy cut it, adding it with 3D foam pads to the card. Have fun, stay well aned Happy Crafting. 

Tuesday 3 May 2022

D is for...................

 


Hello, welcome to my blog. We begin a new challenge at Cardz for Guyz today. Deb has chosen one which will suit all ages. #295 D is for......... I'm sure you can fun with this. For more details and to see the inspiration from the design team please visit the blog. 

I made a 5 x 7 wite card, which I blended with DI Salty Ocean, to give a sky background. Added 3 die cut circles. Stamped the 3 Dragons using Craftyscrappers stamps - Magical Birthday. I coloured them with Promarkers.  Fussy cut  the dragons and used foam pads to add them to the circles. The sentiment is from the same set. Have fun, stay well and happy crafting. 

Sunday 1 May 2022

HLS Watercolour -Anything Goes -May

 


Hello, welcome to my blog, today we begin our April Challenge at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes.. For more details please visit the blog and you will alos be able to see the inspiration  created by the design team. 



For my 6" sq white card, I have a black mat. The stampe is Bursting Blooms by Julie Hickey. I watercolour painted the flowers with Koo-I-Noor w/c paints and ZIG Clean Colour brush pens. I then watercolour washed the background. I used a dotty stencil, with Peacock Feathers DI to finish. have fun and stay well.