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The Alphabet Challenge has started a new challenge. The theme this time round has been chosen by Debbie, and as we have reached the letter ‘L’, she has chosen ‘Leaves‘. Here is my card:

So – a little different to my recent cards – but fun none-the-less.

I die cut the Lawn Fawn leaf panel out of a piece of ink smooshed card stock. I then die cut some additional leaves in greens and teals (more ink smooshed panels) and inserted them round and about the frame.

The lion image is from Heffy Doodle, and instead of colouring him, I stamped then die cut him out of another yellow ink-smooshed background. I added the crown because – well – he is King of the Jungle right?

I also decided he was going to hold an ice cream sundae……..sometimes my mind works in ways even I can’t comprehend!

The sentiment was stamped onto the same yellow ink-smooshed panel, and cut out haphazardly, attached haphazardly – and all just for the fun of it.

I’m looking forward to seeing what you create with our theme. xx

Shopping Our Stash – animals acting as human

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – stamp it – no digi

Tuesday Taggers – animals – real or imaginary

Crafty Animals Challenge – atg with an animal

Mix It Up Challenge – atg with option ink smooshing

Special Delivery

Hello once again. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. This time, Dawn has chosen the theme of ‘Baby Girl’. Here is my card:

I rarely – can actually never remember the last time – I made a card with this theme. It certainly challenged me to sit down and create it.

I used a Clearly Besotted stamp set and stamped the baby, then masked the baby and stamped the balloon, then masked the balloon as well as the baby, put a mask down – that strange shape – then used stencil to create the layers of clouds using a Distress Ink.

I liked the look of that irregular shape through which you would be able to see the clouds, baby and balloon – something different.

I then coloured the baby and the balloon, stamped the banner and the sentiment, and die cut that panel with a stitched rectangle, to add to the card base.

I would love to see you join us with your ‘baby girl’ themed creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – stamp it

Lil Red Wagon – cute

TTCRD – anything goes

Inkspirational – repetition (cloud stencilling)

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Poinsettia Corner

Hello – a little crafty playing and I’ll like to show you the resulting card:

I had this panel which was a result of playing. Tissue paper, glued and scrunched onto card, Brushos and water, and I experimented with different colours to create what you see.

I rubbed gold over the creased side to catch the light and shine – shown better on the ‘veins’ in the second photo – and was just waiting for an idea in which to use it.

I then ‘found’ this die set in my stash when looking for something else (isn’t that what we all do?) and thought this would be fun to use.

I thought the corner die was best suited to a 5×7 inch card, so I cut a panel slightly smaller, and then used the die.

Onto the back of that panel I adhered the piece of tissue paper and colourful card and then adhered them both to a white card base with w3D foam tape.

The sentiment – and I played around with placement for ages – was also adhered with a little strip of 3D foam. This is a foiled sentiment from another playtime and foiling session a few weeks ago.

No gems, no sequins – just the colour behind the panel to showcase the effect of the technique.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

CAS Christmas Card Challenge – CAS Christmas – sparkle and/or shine

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge – anything goes mixed media

MAWTT – trees and/or leaves

We Love 2 Create – anything goes mixed media

12 Months Of Christmas Link-up – anything goes Christmas – option not taken

Mistletoe Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge has started a new challenge. As always, the theme is ‘anything goes Christmas’. Here is my card:

I really enjoyed creating this card, as there is a lot of different media and techniques which I am getting to like.

The background is a layer of Kraft card which has been embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder, then gold rubbed gently over the texture to create some shine.

The mistletoe leaves where die cut from a previous messy play time – tissue paper glued down onto some card, scrunching it as you glue it, then sprinkled with powder pigments – I think I used Brushos), water spritzed over the powder to encourage movement – then left to dry.

Once dry, I rubbed some over the top to catch the ridges created by the tissue paper, then die cut the leaves.

I added a foiled sentiment and a three facetted gold gems.

I hope you can come and join us. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

CYHTP – embossing folder – option not taken

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Peace On Earth Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Moving Along With The Times – trees and/or leaves

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

From Me To You….

Hello there. I have a card to share which I put the finishing touches to today:

This floral set is from The Greetery and includes, stamps, stencils, and dies.

I first stenciled all the layers and images then used the die to cut it out. Once I had that cut, I then worked on my background.

I layered a piece of black card stock. as I wanted to use a black and foiled sentiment, and onto that I layered a white piece, dry embossed using a ‘dotty’ embossing folder, and then splattered with black and gold Liquitex acrylic paints – the shimmery set.

I used a 5×7 inch card base, then realised the floral arrangement was just a little too short for this size, so I cut it in half………I know, I know – all that stencilling and I cut it – but I had a plan…..

The gold foiled sentiment strip was adhered with 3D foam across the middle, then the two halves of the floral arrangement – also on 3D foam – was kinda tucked into the strip. That made it slightly longer and just seemed to fit the size of card better.

I then added some gold faceted gems……and then…….realised the sentiment was in silver foil not gold……oh well – that just meant I had to stick some silver faceted gems down too – which I did onto some flowers! What a numpty!

Anyhoo – I hope you like it.

I shall be entering the following challeneges:

Color Throwdown – pink, coral, dark purple, green,

Allsorts Challenge – anything goes (option of school days not taken)

TTCRD – anything goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge – anything goes

Love To Craft Challenge – anything goes

Emboss Resist Ink Blending

Hello there. Happy Little Stampers ‘anything goes birthday‘ challenge has started for the month of September. Here is my card:

I used the floral stamp from Concord & 9th Summer Camp 2021, and white heat embossed on white Distress Heavyweight card stock.

I then chose some lighter Distress Inks and blended over the top of the image for a fresh look and feel. I then splattered with water, and also added some Liquitex metallic acrylic ink splatters.

I then took a white card panel and die cut an oval, placing the floral image behind where I thought there was more interest an colour, then adhered to a card base.

The sentiment is from as ephemera pack I have as I wanted to keep the front panel quite flat.

I hope you can come and join us with your birthday makes – I look forward to seeing your birthday creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Crafting Happiness Challenge – card theme – flowers

Paper Minutes Challenge – in the garden

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Creative Fingers Challenges – anything goes

INTAAS – birthdays

A Robin Merry Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge has started a new challenge, a little later than usual, and only lasting for one week. The theme is always ‘anything goes Christmas’. Here is my card:

The images from Poppy Stamps were coloured with Copics and die cut with their matching dies. I added some Lawn Fawn chunky glitter to the hats and the stocking, and whilst that was drying I made the background panel.

I dry embossed a previously ink smooshed and splattered background, and splattered with Lawn Fawn ‘Liquid Stardust’ for some shimmer and shine. That dries quite quickly so I put together the card as you see. I also added some silver gems – more than was warranted – but why not?

The sentiment was stamped, cut apart, and added haphazardly for some added fun.

I hope you can come and join us, we have some new members of the Design Team and it would be great if you could pop along and visit their creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks Challenge – occasions

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Time Out Challenge – inspired by the word ‘Festive’

We Love To Create – anything goes mixed media

Here For You – Rain Or Shine

The Alphabet Challenge has reached the letter ‘K’ and Meg has chosen the theme of ‘Kraft‘. Use Kraft card on your creations. Here is my card:

I dry embossed a piece of Kraft card, then swiped the Hero Arts Unicorn ink pad over it to highlight the raised areas, and splattered with white and black acrylic ink.

I just had to chose the image from The Colorado Craft Company (Anita Jerum) as I am definitely a cat person. Currently having four cats of varying ages. I stamped in brown amalgam ink – no colouring, just stamped, and the sentiment stamped below, then all die cut with a stitched oval.

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

I shall be entering the following challenges:

MAWTT – anything goes

As You Like It – favourite domestic animal and why

Ellibelle’s corner – anything goes

Allsorts – anything goes – option of roses not taken

Avenue 613 – anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Hi, Hello, and Hugs

The new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz asks for ‘3 of something‘. Claudia is the host this time round. Here is my card:

Onto a white card base I adhered an ink smooshed and splattered panel. The splattering was with white acrylic and Lawn Fawn ‘Liquid Stardust‘.

The three circles, and three sentiments were layered as you see, and some black faceted gems and small silver gems added for even more shine and bling.

I hope you can come and join us with your ‘3 of something; creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – mixed media

Beyond The Blue – mixed up sentiments

Avenue 613 – anything goes

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Hi – different ways

Hello there. I have been playing in my craft room and trying out a new background technique – it may be known to some of you, but to me it was new – amazing – fabulous – and I just had to give it a go.

I saw something on Facebook (Honey Bee Stamps) where you used alcohol inks and water – and dipped a piece of card into it! Really? Alcohol inks and water and normal everyday card! I was so gob-smacked, I messaged my sister in Canada to have a look – of course she had seen the same video and the original video by Carly T Miner. My sister linked me to the Instagram video – my goodness – I immediately hunted for a container to play.

After creating about 20 backgrounds I stopped – only because I ran out of drying space…….

Here are two cards created with two of the backgrounds:

*blue, green, pink, purple alcohol inks – paper piecing*

*pink, black, alcohol pearl – replaced white pieces*

On the last few pieces of card I added the alcohol pearls – they kinda bunched a little, but created some fabulous effects on the background. I also used black alcohol ink – and I love the colours and variation in marbling it gave.

I can see I’ll be creating more of these – some to die cut too, as well as backgrounds.

You can also see I’m playing with the new die from Concord & 9th – this is the card I came up with first, using the colours form the current Color Throwdown Challenge, and a die cut background using a die from Pinkfresh Studio: