Something Tropical

Hello everyone, I hope you are well and enjoying crafting.

Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday.

#118 Something Tropical

Please visit the blog to check for the details and of course to see

the inspiration from the design team, we are short for this challenge, 

but the talent and skills on show will be helpful.

For my card, I used black and orange card, the papers are 

from a Making Cards & Papercraft Magazine Issue June 2019.

I stamped a few tropical leaves onto green paper, 

with a green ink pad and added a flower from my stash.

A sentiment added . Have fun and please stay well.

K is for Kind Thoughts

Good morning, we have a new challenge at

Alphabet Challenges - I chose for the letter K

K is for Kind Thoughts.

We would like to see anything for the kind thought

but NOT for a birthday. - Thank you

Please pop over to the blog, it would be a shame to miss 

the wonderful design team inspiration. 

I made a simple 6 x 4 purchased plain white card,

in the centre panel, I added two mat layers and the

stamped image - from Crafter's Companion -

Sparkle Garden, coloured with Promarkers.

The sentiment is from my stash.

Thanks for your visit, I appreciate any comments.

Something beginning with T

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at 

Cardz 4 Guyz. Amy has chosen one which can

 have many possibilities.

#212 Something Beginning with T

Please take a look on the blog to see the DT's inspiring cards.

My T is for Trees and Thinking of You.

A 5x7 card, with a green patterned paper for the background.

I blended  DI Mustard Seed and Peeled paint across

the card. Dried the ink with my heat tool.

Using Versafine Black Ink I stamped the main image-

'A Path to Somewhere' by Honey Doo Crafts

Both text stamps are with the main image set. 

I scribbled two lines around the card to give it an edge. 

Dies or Punches

Hello, thanks for your visit. For the next month at
Sparkles Monthly Challenges 

our challenge, chosen by Maryvonne is

Dies and or Punches

Why don't you pop over to the blog to see the

wonderful inspiration from the DT, as well as 

checking out the challenge.

My card was inspired by a card in the

Hunkydory Cardmaking kit # 7
Embossing with the E.F. included in the kit, I used
Frayed burlap and Vintage Photo to colour the scene.

Using stamps provided I stamped the deckchair and umbrella.
 The hot air balloons were die cut are also in the 

kit mentioned above.
Sentiment from my stash. 

Sympathy

 

Hi everyone, thanks for your visit.

Today at My Time To Craft we are starting a new

two weekly challenge. We all sadly at some time or 

another we need to send a Sympathy card.

Please see the creations from the DT.

I have made a CAS card, I used a bought

embossed card, where I stamped a lovely simple

grass scene from Stamps Away, an old favourite for when

they did produce stamps. 

Take are and stay well. 

Thinking of You or Sympathy

Hello, today Sparkles Monthly Challenges begins

a new challenge chosen by Cathy.

Thinking of You or Sympathy

Please  take a look on the blog, the DT have again created some

wonderful inspirational and caring cards. 

We all at one time or another , sadly need to send

 a card to let someone know we feel their saddness.

For my card, I have kept it simple. Matted and layered 

with deep red and cream card.

The main image is of a poppy stamp from Hobby Art.,

coloured with Promarkers.

A sentiment stamp and pearls from my stash to complete. 

Trees

Hello everyone welcome to my blog. Today we are starting

a new challenge at our weekly challenge blog

Cardz 4 Guyz

Joan from the DT has chosen for us TREES

Please take a look at the blog, the DT have again excelled with

their amazing inspirational cards. 

I have stamped a scene which includes lots of trees, using a

Stampscape Nature set # 6.

Coloured with Distress Inks and Promarkers. 

Have fun and enjoy creating your card. 

Sketchy Time

Hello, today begins a new challenge at the two weekly blog

My Time To Craft (MTTC)

Meena has given us a sketch to work with, so the challenge is

Sketchy Time.

Please pop over to the blog for more details and of course

to see the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team. 

I always find that sketch ideas can bring me out of my comfort zone of

style and it can introduce me to new ideas and designs for future cards.

I used a plain edge Kraft card, matted with black card.

I used cream card for the background. A piece of black card 

for the vertical strip with a piece of hessian to give texture.

The topper is from a Pollyanna Pickering assorted toppers kit.

This is a Thinking of You card. 

R is for Recipe

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog. Today is the start of a two week 

challenge at Alphabet Challenges 

We have a recipe to follow, not we're not entering into another

Great British Bake Off - I love that programme, so happy Candice won. 

The challenge is R is for Recipe

We need to choose from a recipe block to use at least 3 of the mentioned items.

Please pop over to the blog, not only to see the 9 piece recipe but to

see the super creations from the Design Team.

From the recipe I have chosen, a sentiment, pearls, a digi stamp,

a die and some lace.  Total of five.

All materials I have used are from my stock, therr is 

nothing specific to mention.  Have fun and enjoy. 

K is for Kindness

Hi everyone, thanks for your visit. Today we are starting a new

two weekly challenge over at Alphabet Challenges. 

Please pop over to see the Design Team's inspiration for you.

The challenge is K is for KINDNESS.

I have made a Thinking of you card,  there is always Get Well, 

Sorry your poorly, Thank you, many ways to express Kindness.

I have again blended TH Distress Inks to create the background.

Shaded Lilac, Fossilized Amber and Cracked Pistachio, don't they

all have wonderful imaginiative names?

I had firstly heat embossed the stamp - Garden Poems from Penny Black.

using a detailed white Embossing powder, I then blended the inks.

This of course, is known as the  Resist Technique. 

The sentiment is from Crafter's Companion. 

E is for Embossing Folder

hi, welcome to my blog, thanks for yoru visit.

Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges

for the letter E - Embossing Folder. 

No explanation needed, simply use an Embossing Folder, 

any style, any purpose, anything you choose.

 Please pop and take a peek at the gallery from the DT. 

I used black card, with an Embossing Folder from Sheena Douglass.

I gently rubbed on Metallic Gold Wax over the proud embossed areas.

Matted onto gold mirri card then onto a black folded card. 

Thinking of you is from my old stash.

I hope you enjoy the challenage. Stay walm and well. 

Thinking of You

Hi everyone, today starts a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges

until the 14th May our challenge is 

Thinking of You

Please pop to the blog to check out the few details and of course

to see the amazing creations from the Design Team. 

For my card, I decided upon the CAS approach. 

White scallop edge card with a black mat.

White watercolour card which gives some texture.

3 large brush strokes of mica powders.

Stamp from Stamps Away - Wayside Grasses. 

Greeting stamp from Hobbycraft. 

R is for Ribbon

Today at Alphabet Challenges we are looking for the letter R which is

R is for Ribbon

Please check out on the blog to see the super creations from the DT. 

For My Card

I have made a A6 - 6" x 4" card

Stamp is A Little Bit Sketchy Series - Poppies and Daisies.

by Sheena Douglass.

Greeting stamp from Hobbycraft.

Coloured with Promarkers and highlighted with Micron pen.

Black gems added from Poundland. 

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Lavender

Here we are already up to the letter L at Alphabet Challenges.

Mari has chosen for our challenge for the next two weeks

LAVENDER

Please pop over to the blog to see the lovely creations

from the Design Team.

For My Card

1 sheet of white A4 cardstock cut to make 2 x 6" x4 " cards

Sheet of lavender card for base of image 

White cardstock cut to mat the cards.

Stamped twice on each card with a Lavender stamp

The only information on the wooden stamp is San Francisco

(I bought this small stamp a long time ago , a bargain buy from

 a bargain bin at a craft fair )

Coloured with Promarkers

Greetings stamps from a set by Crafter's Companions

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Have fun everyone .

Kind Thoughts

Hello, at Alphabet challenges for the next two weeks we are challenging you

with the letter K - KIND THOUGHTS.

Sadly we all know someone at some time who needs a kind word,

sending them your kind thoughts with a Thinking of You card

let's them know you care, it's like a hug in the post. 

Please pop and see the lovely cards from the Design Team.

Materials for my card

A C6 card made from white cardstock, to open landscape wise.

Background paper, main image and the ribbon are all printed from

the CD in the wonderful package from

Crafter's Companion's Inspiration Issue 7 Summer Edition

Thinking of You stamp from Hobbycraft. 

Card Candi from stash

Sending love and a hug to anyone who feels they need one. 

A Sketch at MTTC

Hi, here we are once again at MTTC, My Time To Craft, it's been a while since we challenged you with a sketch, so we hope you enjoy this one which is easy, but as you can see from the wonderful DT projects, the variety is amazing. For my card, I created it on a 6" square card, the background script and butterfly paper is from a pad Vintage 1 by Multi Craft. I blended all the edges with Vintage Photo DI. The centre panel is white card, again blended with Vintage Photo, the stamp is from Crafty Individuals CI 302, coloured with Promarkers. Lace edging added, pearls, and a sentiment. I enjoyed making this card, I have a few friends who are in need of a little cheer at present, I hope this card will help. 

Spring Is In The Air

Hello, here at Fanatasy Stampers, our theme for the next two weeks is Spring Is In The Air. During the past week I agreed , especially when going through a pretty village which had so many clusters of gorgeous crocuses,  until today.  It snowed all morning, it has been a dank miserable day, so I feel my spring may be in the air, and hopefully will burst upon us in the next few weeks. Please pop over to the blog to see the wonderful array of Spring from the Design Team. For my card, I have used for the background LOTV papers. I added faux stitching, to highlight the different papers and layers used. A greeting and butterfly from Kraftyhands CD Butterfly Botanicals. The main image is from LOTV - Bluebells and Primulas, which I coloured with Promarkers.  Have fun everyone, I look forward to Spring being upon us.

Kind and Caring Thoughts

Hello again, for the next two weeks at CD Sunday Challenges we would like to see your projects reflecting on Kind and Caring Thoughts. There are sadly, those times in our lives when Kind and Caring Thoughts can help someone along through a difficult time, sometimes a small card bearing a simple message can make one really big difference. Bearing this in mind for my project, I decided to make a set of cards which I can put into a box to give as a gift of Thinking of You cards.  I made all of the above printing 2 sheets of toppers and one sheet of backing paper from the CD Flowers In Bloom 2 by Card Creations Plus. The six small cards are part a pack of cards and matching envelopes I purchased for £1 at a recent event. The D.L card I will hold onto. The small greeting stamp is an old relic in my stash but a well loved relic, source unknown.  I hope you enjoy this challenge, I look forward to visiting you to view your projects. Have fun and happy crafting. 

Minimal cards for TIOT

This week at Try It On Tuesday we are returning to making a card. The clean and simple style has become very popular, so we are challenging you to make a MINIMAL card. At a recent card class I run, we tackled one of the diffficult cards we all dread making, Sympathy and Thinking of You cards. From one dark green A4 (UK) card, here are two cards I made. They are the same in size and style, only the stamps are different. The first cArd I used for the background a fantastic background stamp from Anita's, it is so versatile. I used TH Distress ink Peeled Paint for all of the stamps used. The daisies are from Sheena Douglas. The second card, I created the background using a piece of Christmas Sequin waste, secured it to the card, then with a piece of cut and dry foam, I stencilled through to achieve the strip of stars.  the stamp is again a favourite of mine, the agapanthus which looks so calm and serene. i do hope you like my two samples. I look forward to visiting you this week, hoping you will enjoy the relaxation of making, if not a simple card, then certainly a minimal card. Good luck and enjoy.