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Friday 31 May 2024

Embossing


 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge in our Alphabet Challenges.  Lynda has chosen E is for Embossing Wet or Dry,   (Maybe new crafters are not sure what wet or dry means. I will add the difference in these two techniques at the end of this post. ) To see the design team's inspirations please visit the blog. 

I  used a tall slimline card, with a black card mat. I have had three 3D Embossing folders for well over a year, none ever used. I have been unsure on what plates to use in my electric machine and hadn't a clue or the courage to try to create the right shim for my greatly loved and well used Cuttlebug. With patience and  determination I slowly built up to the right shim, in the Cuttlebug  and succeeded in producing an embossed Lisa Horton Slimline Collection 3D Embossing Folder - Ditsy Florals using gold Mirri card.  The final additions to the card were black crystal gem stones and a Happy die cut and a Just my Type - Birthday sentiment both from Hunkydory.  Have fun and I hope you enjoy using your embossing powders or embossing folders. 

N. B. for Newbies. 

Wet Embossing techniques, isn't actually a true description, because nothing gets liquid wise  'Wet'. this method is stamping an image with a sticky pad, e.g. Versamark. Adding embossing powder, which sticks to the 'wet' stamped image. Excess powder is tipped off, The design is dried using a heat tool. 

Dry embossing   is adding paper,  card or similar into an embossing folder, which is ran through an embossing machine, either by hand or in an electric machine. This will emboss or deboss the design onto the inserted paper of choice. 

Thursday 30 May 2024

Heels and Handbags


 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Dawn W has chosen #226 Heels and Handbags. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a white 6" sq. card, with a silver Mirri mat. I added a bright pink card from Hunkydory. Using a rectangle die, a small square, twice in pale pink, one in silver Mirri. dies and a larger sq. die. Within these squares I stamped images from Creative Stamping magazine #134 Retail Therapy. I added colour with various pink shades of Promarker alcohol pens. I hope you enjoy the challenge.

Tuesday 28 May 2024

Beverages


                 Hello and welcome. today we begin a new challenge at  Cardz 4 Guyz. Pamela has chosen #348 Beverages, to see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a scallop edged 6" sq. white card, with a black mat. The stamps I used are all from the same set, which I found in The Works. I used a Ranger Archival ink Sepia to stamp with. I used water colour pencils to colour the beans. I hope you enjoy the challenge and will be showing us your Beverage card. 



Monday 20 May 2024

Dog or Puppy


 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday, Billie A has chosen #226 Dog or Puppy.  To see the wonderful inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I made a white 6" sq. card. I used black card throughout to back the layering papers. The papers were from an old paper pad, from my stash. I cut up a page to add the Puppy and Fetch ephemera. The puppy is from a set of Puppies from Dreamees crafts. I added a pretty flower,  large sparkly glittery gems and a simple sentiment.

Friday 17 May 2024

D is for Dancing


hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges, Dawn has chosen                D is for Dancing.  To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 
For my card, I adore Art Deco, so this challenge gave me an opportunity to make a card for the challenge with an image from a Hunkydory  paper pad Art Deco Paradise. I used a tall tent fold slimline card, a mat of gold Mirri card with a layer of fancy gold paper, to which the image was adhered. The sentiment is a die cut. I look forward to seeing your Dancing cards. 

 

Thursday 16 May 2024

World Bee Day May 20th


 Hello and welcome. Today at Cardz 4 Galz our new challenge, chosen by me, is #225 World Bee Day May 20th. To see the wonderful inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my card I was inspired by a card in the Hobby Art gallery. I began with a 6" sq. card. I stamped in the four corners #save the bees. I used a 4.5 sq. of white card, using stamps from a Hobby Art Bee Friendly set of stamps I decorated the white card. The bee I stamped separately, coloured with Promarkers, fussy cut and added to the card with 3d foam. I added this to a black layer. Enjoy making a card for the Bees Day.  Best wishes.

Wednesday 15 May 2024

CAS Clean and Simple

 


Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges I have chosen  #176 CAS - Clean and Simple. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I made a 5" sq. white card, I selected from my growing stash of Washi tape, white, black and red tapes. I started on the top right corner, adding to approx. half of the card. The Hugs die is from Hunkydory. The flower is made from 3 flower die cuts, secured with a red fastener. 

i hope you enjoy the challenge and look forward to visiting you. 

Tuesday 14 May 2024

Stars and or Stripes

 

Hello, welcome to my blog.  I've had a quiet week of blogging, but have been making lots of cards, during my free time. Today we begin a new challenge at Cards 4 Guyz. 

Dawn has chosen for us #347 Stars and or Stripes.

To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a black 6" sq/ card. I knew I wanted to do something modern, during my research on Pinterest I was inspired by a card similar to the one I made. It's simple but so effective. Strips of coloured card with the letters for Happy at the end  looking like paint brushes. I hope you like it. 

Monday 6 May 2024

Florals


Hello and welcome. today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Sue J has chosen
 #225 Florals. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 
The card above is my clean, precise version. I began with a white 6" sq. card. Added a mat, using a 6" piece of Hunkydory Inky waters Mirri card. Using a page from a Hunkydory Little Square book of Neon, I added a base sheet to gold Mirri. Upon this I fussy cut two more sheets to decoupage the three sections on the window. Adding a small greeting message. 

Not everyone likes clean and precise - so here  is another card with Florals with which I had fun, making it grungy and not neat. 


Whatever your style, I look forward to seeing your card in the challenge. 

 

Sunday 5 May 2024

Dragonfly Dreams - Use a Stencil


  Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new monthly challenge at Dragonfly Dreams.  To see the wonderful inspirational cards from the design team, please visit the blog. Alyson has chosen for this month's challenge Use A Stencil

For my card I began with a 5 x7 in. white card. Added a black mat. On white card I used a stencil from Honey Doo Crafts. I used a blender to randomly blend DI Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn and Squeezed Lemonade. (Don't you just love these names?) I die cut one of the meadow dies from Lisa Horton. Added a simple greeting from my stash. Hope you enjoy taking part in our challenge. 

Friday 3 May 2024

C is for Cars


 Hello, thanks for your visit. Today at Alphabet Challenges we are looking for C is for Cars. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6 x4 in landscape folded white card. The image is taken from a Hunkydory Little Book of Hobbies for Him. I cut off the green panel, glued to the left side. Then I scored down this to fold the right side of the card. I secured the green part with two fancy black brads. I then glued the green panel to the back panel to hide the brads. The remainder of the sheet, I decoupaged, using two other sheets from the pad. I'm holding back with a sentiment, not sure what I want it to be. Enjoy the challenge. 

Thursday 2 May 2024

Celebration


 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Pamela has chosen      #224 Celebration - Mother's Day US or any other celebration. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I made a centre stepper card. Covered the centre and two sides with Hunkydory Mirri Inky Waters light card. Using a page from a Hunkdory Square Little Book of Neon. I fussy cut the two glasses then arranged and adhered them to the centre of the card. I used a  Congratulations die cut sentiment. Enjoy and have fun.

Wednesday 1 May 2024

Add Ribbon or Twine


 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin Sparkles Monthly Christmas Challenges, Billie A has chosen #160 Add Ribbon or Twine. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with an A5 white card. Added a silver Mirri mat, with a sheet of pretty blue branch paper from my stash (Pollyanna Pickering papers) . I tied red organza ribbon around the card and secured it behind, added a bow.  From a Hunkydory Little Book of Christmas, I used four sheets to decoupage the lovely Christmas bears, the presents and the birds, adding to a silver Mirri mat. I haven't decided on my sentiment yet, it depends who I decide to give it to. Hope you enjoy looking through the blog and I look forward to seeing your cards.