Seascape

Hello again. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. Johanna has chosen the theme of ‘Sea Scape’ Here is my card:

The boat and dolphins are from a die set from Charlie and Paulchen. I started by die cutting the boat twice out of white card stock. On one of the boat die cuts, I coloured the mast and boat itself with a couple of brown Zigs, then the other white die cut I snipped the sails from and adhered onto the coloured die cut.

The dolphins I coloured with a grey Copic marker.

I then die cut a square out of a piece of Yupo paper I had used my alcohol inks on, and arranged the boat and dolphins as you see. I thought the wonky stitching on this die set would look like waves and add more interest.

I thought the blue alcohol inks looked like there was a swirly weather ahead and the dolphins were chasing the boat to warn it…….the way my mind works sometimes astounds me……

The white background panel was created using a Spellbinders embossing folder to continue to nautical theme.

I hope you can come and join us with your sea scape creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

We Love To Create – anything goes mixed media (Zigs, Copics, alcohol inks)

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

2 Crafty Critters Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Creative Artiste Mixed Media – anything goes mixed media (Zigs, Copics, alcohol inks)

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Avenue 613 Create – anything goes option

Tipsy Baubles

Hello once again. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge has started a new ‘anything goes Christmas‘ challenge. Here is my card:

I chose to go with a slimline card so I could arrange three of these large baubles from Spellbinders. I first die cut all the elements for the baubles in red, gold, and black, then assembled them before I thought of the background.

I did think of adding a panel to a white card base, but just to make things a teensy bit more difficult for me, I used a black card base. This was too plain, so I dry embossed the card front using a Spellbinders embossing folder. These embossing folders are large, they measure 3.5 x 8.5 inches, so virtually any card size could be used this way – you just have to make sure the edge of the embossing folder meets the fold of the card base just right….

I toyed with the idea of adding twine to the top of the baubles but I had no-where for the twine to adhere on the back as this was the actual card front. So I adhered with 3D foam and at a jaunty angle.

No sentiment for this card. I’ll attach a white panel on the inside when it comes time to send this, and add a verse or sentiment that way.

I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

A perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Crafts Galore – anything goes

The Crafty Addicts – anything goes

Ellibelle’s Corner – anything goes

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Christmas Craft Creations – Christmas with stencils or embossing folder

Birthday Sheep

Hello. A little crafty time to create this card:

As soon as I saw this sheep die from the Greetery I was hooked. I love the cute little sheep – there are two in the die set, one smaller than the other, but I just used the larger sheep for this card.

I started by die cutting the sheep out of white card stock, coloured the legs, tail, and ears with a light brown Copic, and started to glue the layers together. When I got to the face, I realised there are no features in there, so I searched the CML app to see what little face features I had. There are several from Lawn Fawn stamp sets, and I used one of the faces from their ‘All The Clouds’ stamp set – that way I didn’t make a mess when I tried to draw them!

The circle die cut is from Pinkfresh Studio. as is the ‘Daisy Chain‘ cover plate. I die cut the cover plate out of white a couple of times and layered together, then used some circle nesting dies to cut the cover plate panel, and a circle of red as backing.

The background Kraft was dry embossed using the cover plater die – it worked first time! I usually put the layers down wrong for embossing dies and end up with a mess, but this time it worked straight away.

All the elements glued onto the white card base, and a foiled sentiment added.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Color Throwdown – red, Kraft, white

Seize The Birthday – birthday – option of splatters not taken

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Craft Rocket – birthday

Seasonal Cat

The ABC Christmas Challenge has reached the letters ‘C‘ and ‘D‘, Helene is hosting this time round, and we have the themes of ‘Cats’ and ‘Dogs‘ – Christmas of course. Here is my card:

I used this large cat die set from Spellbinders/Stampendous to create the cat. A few layers to him, but quickly put together. I coloured the ears, nose and mouth before adding them.

I wanted a hat large enough to be able to fit his head, so searched the CML app to find one in my stash. I Saw this – also from Spellbinders – so I die cut the two layers from glitter foam.

I then chose the colour background which would enable to cat to stand proud and used an embossing folder. The sentiment is from a previous foiling session

I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations featuring a cat and/or dog – the Design Team has some fabulous inspiration for you. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Christmas Bingo – holiday Bingo – column ‘G’ – die cuts, red, free

Peace On Earth – Christmas

Krafty Chicks – Christmas

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – anything goes with a critter

W is for Weddings

Hello. The Alphabet Challenge has started a new challenge. We have reached the letter ‘W’ and Dawn has chosen the theme of ‘Weddings‘. Here is my card:

I wanted to go with a white-on-white card, and it has turned out to be another shaker card, using some older Sue Wilson/Creative Expressions dies. I found this heart shaker cup and made the card and layers around that/

A white square card base, with a couple of layers die cut using a shimmery white card stock.

I used a couple of heart shaped dies – they were brought out at the same time as the heart shaped cups – to create the back and the surround for the heart – filling it with white, glittery and pearl gems and heart shaped die cuts.

The glittery hearts were die cut from Spellbinders silver glitter foam, and I already had the gems in my stash.

I hope you can come and join us with your ‘wedding’ themedprojects. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash – winter landscapes or white on white

Love To Craft – anything goes

Ellibelle’s Corner I Spy – hearts and/or roses

Try It On Tuesday – hearts and/or flowers

Creative Inspiration Challenge – anything goes

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

MAWTT – love hearts

Crafty Calendar – add a heart

Shaker Hello

Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge, and Dawn has chosen the theme of ‘sequins’. I went with a shaker card:

For the shaker window, I used the largest nesting die from a set from the Spellbinders 2023 Advent Calendar, Once that was die cut, I dry embossed the panel using a Spellbinders embossing folder.

The acetate was adhered to the back of this panel, 3D foam strips applied all over, added some sequins from my stash, then adhered to the card base.

The ‘hello’ sentiment is also from that Advent calendar, and the florals and foliage are from some other Spellbinders die sets, and using a mix of Concord & 9th and Spellbinders card stock.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations using sequins – the Design Team has come up with a wide range of inspiration for using them. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Allsorts – anything goes – Bingo board option not taken

Beautiful Blossoms – flowers

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Creative Inspiration Challenge – anything goes

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes


Cherish The Season

Hello everyone. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge has started a new challenge – the theme is anything goes Christmas. Here is my card:

I used a stamp set from Tim Holtz and picked this cute little reindeer and wreath. The image was stamped in black onto water colour card stock, then heat embossed in clear.

I then took out my Zig markers for a change and coloured the image, then used the matching die set to cut him out.

I decided to take this card a little more simply, but just adding a hot foiled panel behind him, and then a hot foiled sentiment. He certainly needs to take centre stage.

I hope you can come and join us, and I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks – use stamps

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Mix It Up Challenge – anything goes mixed media – use more than one medium (ink, embossing powder, water colour, foil)

Peace On Earth Challenge – Christmas

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – anything goes with a critter

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Thinking Of You….

After my crafty funk last week, I seem to be on a roll. Here is a card I created for a few challenges:

I used the ‘Lovestruck Colorize‘ dies from Tim Holtz/Sizzix for this. The red and pink card stock is from Concord & 9th – three different tones of each. I did have to watch the Sizzix YouTube video to ensure I got the layers correct though…

Once the two hearts were layered and glued together, I dry embossed a white panel using a Spellbinders embossing folder – also with hearts – and arranged the red and pink hearts in a jaunty manner with 3D foam.

The foiled sentiment was added, and then some little sparkly sequins.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

CYHTP – embossing folder – option of birthday not taken

Crafting Happiness – red and pink

Colour Hues – red and pink

Ellibelle’s Corner – I Spy – hearts and/or roses

MAWTT – love hearts

Crafty Calendar – add a heart

For You…..

Hello there. I have had a little of a crafty funk this week, finding it difficult to create anything. I decided to sort out some of my craft room, add some new products to the CML app so I can keep track of them – which led me to find the wax seal kit my sister bought for me for Christmas 2022……that’s right, Christmas 2022 – and I have never played with it.
I decided the time was right, so I had a play – and it is very addictive I must say. I think I created at least 15 wax seals, and I used a couple on this card:

I created some wax seals, then remembered a Yana Smakula video where she added the seals to some die cuts, so this is the result of my experiment with that technique.

I die cut some bluebells and other foliage from a couple of The Greetery die sets, and created the blooms, then placed them on the mat ready for the seal, added the wax, then the seal – and waited.

Once the wax had cooled, I removed the seal, and though the seal had trapped the die cuts quite well, you could see the stems through the seal. I was considering just adding more wax and sealing again, but instead I added another seal on top.

I knew I had the wax seal ribbon die so I hunted that out, die cut that in green, and added to the rear of the wax seal and flowers. The woodgrain card stock is from Lawn Fawn which I’ve had for ages, so that was used for the panel which the ribbon die could wrap around, then added to the white card base.

I find I am always a little late to try new ways of adding to my card making, but – like the hot foiling – this wax seal technique is going to be one of my favourites I think.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Color Throwdown – green, Kraft, blue

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Allsorts – anything goes – option of the Bingo board not taken

Beautiful Blossoms – flowers

Love To Craft – anything goes

Hello Friend….

Hello there. I seem to be on a roll using products I have previously bought, but never used. I think I’m a collector – buy things ‘just in case’. I do eventually use them, but it might take me a while…….

Here is a card using a layering stencil from Pinkfresh Studio I have had for a little while:

I took the opportunity to use this set of stencils with the current colours for the Color Throwdown Challenge.

I had a piece of Vicki Boutin Foundation Paper I had taken out of the pad ready for a Distress Spray class yesterday, but never used, so I thought I would have a go and see how this card stock works with ink blending.

I used all the layers of the stencil, but I did use different tones of each colour on the same stencil. I would never have thought of doing that until I attended some Taylored Expressions and Pinkfresh Studio virtual events. Now I wonder why on earth I would think you have to use just the one colour on each layer is beyond me – but there you go…..we live and learn.

I used Pinkfresh inks as I have several colour families, and just inked it up. I am a little heavy handed when it comes to ink blending, so I made sure to dry each layer before moving on to the next stencil – another lesson learned…..

Once the panel was created, I used an older Mama Elephant slimline die to cut it out with a scallop and stitched edge, then adhered it to a Neenah card base.

The sentiment was chosen as it wouldn’t cover too much of the design, and I didn’t even add gems or sequins – that design really does stand for itself.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

MAWTT – use a new craft item

Avenue 613 – anything goes – option new beginnings not taken

Color Throwdown – red, navy, pink

Just Us Girls – stencils

Lil Red Wagon – never before used Schtuff

Stencil Fun – stencil – option of birds/birdhouses/bird feeders taken (two little birds on the bottom of the stencil)