Colouring Mediums

Hello , welcome to my blog, today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Pamela has chosen #231 Colouring Mediums - you can choose -  Alcohol markers, water colour markers, watercolour paints. Pencils, Inks. we look forward to seeing your choices and creations.

I'm trying to get ahead with Christmas cards. I began with a white card, and added a lilac mat . On a new piece of white card I stamped this adorable snow man/woman with a Sweet Dixie stamp. The sentiment is on the same stamp sheet. I coloured throughout with Promarkers - alcohol markers. I love them. I think she is a snow woman so used , lilacs, blues and purple, with, of course, lots of glitter. I hope you like her, the present and the bunnies. Take care and happy crafting. 

Metals

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Jolanda has chosen 

#355 Metals - Colours, paper, hardware, etc. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration plaease visit the blog. 

I used a 5 x 7" white card. The mat is Gold Mirri card, I used striped red, gold and green striped paper from my stash. The main topper is from a Hunkydory Little Book -9th Christmas Book. I decoupaged Santa, sadly  this doesn't show well. This is matted onto a Gold Mirri card. I have added a Metal brad which says Father Christmas. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

 

Let's Celebrate

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday, Tee has chosen #230 Let's Celebrate. To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the challenge blog.  

For my card, I began with a 5 x 7" white card. I covered the base with a light blue paper. From a Hunkydory Little Book - Memorable Moments - I chose this adorable sheet to decoupage, sadly this doesn't show well in the phot. This is laid on a gold Mirri card. I added a sentiment - Happy Anniversary. 

Lots of best wishes, take care and have fun. 

One For the Boys

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. As it is my turn to choose a theme, I chose #178 One For the Boys! (Any age). To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the challenge blog. 

For my card, I began with a 6" white card. The mat is a sheet of soft green plaid. I created a strip across the centre, mat white layer, paper the same as the large mat sheet, with the addition of a teal colour, picking up from the golf bag. The sheet with the images and decouapge of the golf bag are from Hunkydory -Sq. Little Book - Here's to Him. Sentiment created from stash.  Have fun.

H is for Holidays

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we return to the Alphabet Challenge and this time round Helen has chosen for the letter H.  -H is for Holidays - Summer or Christmas in July. To see the wonderful inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a white 6" card. A dark blue Mirri card for the mat. The background card is a silk card, embossed with a snowflake embossing folder,. I then gently added a few DI of blue shades to the card. The main image is with a stamp from Visible Image named appropriately - Christmas Junper. I added colour with Promarkers a light blue pencil for shading and glitter, lots of gliter. The snowman and sentiment are on the same stamp set.  An additional sentiment is a die cut using the same blue Mirri as I used for the large mat.

I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Shades of Blue

 

Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.    

Johanna has chosen #229 Shades of Blue. To see the inspiration from the design team,

please visit the blog. 

I began with a 7 5 in. white card. Added a navy blue mat, repeating for all mats. I used papers from a Papermania Capsule collection of blue patterned papers throughout.I added a piece of Hunkydory blue glitter card. Embellishments added, are blue gems, a blue floer and ther serntiment, from a die. I hope you enjoy my card and that you enjoy making a blue shades card.

Animal Magic

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today at Cardz 4 Guyz we begin a new two week challenge. Sue J has chosen #351 Animal Magic. To see he wonderful inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a 6" white card, I scored and folded a 1" deep piece of card, added it to he bottom of the card, making a one step card. The mat is a dark green piece of card. I used a butter colour to add the cow and pig. Along the extra 1" foldl, I fussy cut blades of grass. All the animal and sentiment stamps are from a Creative Stamping magazine #117. Stamps by Sam Calcott - Made to Surprise stamp set. i hope to see your entry on our challenge with your Animal Antics. 

 

Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas in July

   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.  This month's challenge is Christmas in July. To see the remainder of the design team please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 6" card. I added a silver mat, then a white layer. On this I added the piece I created. I began with a piece of white Watercolour paper. I blended into the centre with Broken China and Stormy Sky. I blended the outer edges, going partly to the centre with first, DI Chipped Sapphire and then with Hunkydory Prism Blue Lagoon. I sprayed with water and patted it dry, then it was heated dry with a heat tool. I stamped  randomley with Versamark Sketched Snowflakes by Visable Image , heat embossing with Stampendous Detail White embsoosing powder. I finally added a sprinkle of silver sequins. The sentiment on the same stamp sheet was also heat embossed. I hope you enjoy the challenge, we all need to start sometime making our cards for Christmas.