Hi there. Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge has started a new challenge for the month of September. The theme is ‘Winged Things’ – in a CAS style. I had to make a birthday card, as it’s my birthday this month – so here is my card:
For the circle I used the Concord & 9th turnabout we received as part of the their Summer Camp, using their ink cubes, and then used a stitched circle die.
The bird die is also from Concord & 9th – Birdie Talk – and using their card stock too……so it’s turned out to be a Concord & 9th card really…….
It would be great to see your CAS style cards with this current theme – I look forward to seeing you there. xx
Hello. The ABC Christmas Challenge has reached the letters ‘S’ and ‘T’. Our prompts for these letters are S for Stencil, and T for Two. As long as they are Christmas creations and follow our theme, then you’re good. Here are my cards:
The first card is using several stencils actually. It didn’t start out that way, but that’s how it went. The central poinsettia image and the background image are stencils from Uniko. It involved a lot of masking – a lot! I also used a Hero Arts alignment stencil for part of the masking process too.
I first used the alignment tool to make the square on the card base, then added the poinsettia stencil. then masked around it, then used Distress Oxide to create the purple flower in the centre.
Some change of the masking, I then did the green – but when I finished the card I didn’t like the green – which is why there is a frame around the flower…..
All sorts of masking, using itty bitty pieces of post-it notes as these gave me the angles and the movement I needed. In the end I also stenciled the background, using the little square mask from the Hero Arts stencil set – and even more post-it notes for the bottom edge.
As I didn’t like the green, I created a frame using some stitched square dies, then ink blended the same pink oxide so it matched.
The second card has an ink blended background, splattered with water, then when it was dry I stamped the Hero Arts ‘Winter Swirls’ background stamp with white pigment ink.
The snowmen are from Hero Arts also – coloured with Copics, some white detail for the scarves, and placed as if they were in a blizzard……..
I hope you can come and join us for our Christmas themes this time round – I hope to see you in our gallery. xx
Hi guys. I am lucky enough to have been randomly chosen featured stamper for a recent Color Throwdown Challenge, and so once again I am Guest Star Stamper for the new challenge.
Here are the colours for this week:
blue, grey, light blue, white
And here is my interpretation of those colours:
I started by ink blending two shades of blue Distress Oxides onto a piece of Bristol Smooth card stock. This card is a new purchase for me, and I can certainly see why this is a favourite for ink blending – I am sure I will use this again and again.
Once blended, I die cut the Forest Backdrop in Concord & 9th ‘Dove’ card stock, as well as die cutting all the other elements in that same colour – with some white for the house roof, the underneath of the trees and the moon.
I stuck down the backdrop, then added all the elements, with either foam squares or directly with glue, and then added some glitter oen to all the white areas.
I also added some of the stars in grey and white for the sky – adding the glitter pen to them all.
The moon is actually two die cuts placed together to create a shadow effect. I did contemplate shading the die cuts with a Copic marker, but I struggle with that – unlike Nichol Spohr – but I will keep practising – just not with this card….
I enjoyed the challenge of using these colours to create a card, and I hope you can join the team this time round. xx
I shall also be entering the following challenges:
Hello once again. The Alphabet Challenge has started a new challenge. This time, with the letter being ‘K’, Billie has chosen the theme – we want to see your creations using the word ‘kindness‘. This word has to be used – but you can create anything, for any reason – as long as the word ‘kindness’ is used.
Here is my card:
I needed the word ‘kindness’ so I searched through the CML app – and found quite a few. This sentiment shouted out at me – such a great sentiment – so I built the card around that.
After stamping and white heat embossing the sentiment, I used the confetti stamp – from the same set – to stamp with a white ink pad, with the dots radiating outwards and upwards.
Thinking of keeping the card quite open, and quite simple, I used the Antique Engravings cover die – layered several times – removed the frames from the die cuts, and placed down as you see.
I hope you can join us and share your ‘kindness’ creations with us this time round – I look forward to seeing what you create. xx
Hi there. I am hosting the current challenge at Cardz 4 Galz, and a chose the theme of ‘cute dog/s” as it is national dog day today. I personally have two cats, and would to have dogs, but this isn’t feasible at the moment. So come and share with us your ‘cute dog’ creations – girlie them of course – and try to persuade me otherwise…..
Here is my card:
For some strange reason, I ordered this Simon Says Stamp die a while back – don’t ask me why – definitely on a whim. I do love SSS animal and critter dies
I die cut the little doggy, but I did create a background for me to add all the little bits onto, then fussy cut it.
The pink ink smooshed background is from my stash – loving the Kitsch Flamingo – and die cut, with an extra white die cut rectangle for added interest.
The sentiment is from Heffy Doodle.
I hope you can come and join us with your girlie and doggy creations. I’m looking forward to seeing what you create. xx
Hello. A new challenge has started at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge. As always, the theme is ‘anything goes Christmas/festive’. Here is my card:
The card base is one I’ve had a pack of for quite a few years, and I added a glittery snow bank for the trees to stand on. The trees are from Sue Wilson – possibly the colours the reveres of what they should be – but I wanted the green against the background.
The sentiment is from Catherine Pooler. All the glittery card is from Crafters Companion.
I have a few cards to share today based on the same die set. This was a die set from our Camp Counsellor – Laura Bassen – for from the Concord & 9th Summer Camp a few weeks ago. Each of the six ‘cabins’ has their own Camp Counsellor, and each of the counsellors gifted a die set – and Concord & 9th then allowed us all to order all six of them – therefore I have another 5 to play with!
Their next two day event has just been announced and closes after one week – so if you’re interested, then I suggest you go and take a look…..
Here are my cards:
I made another couple of cards using the same colours – just arranged slightly differently:
The colours I used were for the current challenge at Color Throwdown. I also added some Tonic Nuvo drops in the challenge colours – I really can’t stop when I start to use them…..
As you can see from the title, as we have reached the letter ‘J’, the next theme at The Alphabet Challenge is ‘Just one word’. Here is my card:
I used the same technique as previously with the Altenew embossing paste and Prize Ribbon Distress paint to create the blue paste, then used a stripe stencil from Time 4 Tea Designs. The Altenew stamp set was used but not using any of the layers, to keep the circle image simple and clean against the blue striped background.
The blue panel was die cut with a die from Catherine Pooler, as I liked the postage stamp edge……
The ‘Hello’ sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp, and for this I layered it three times with white card, then took the Altenew orange ink, smooshed it onto another piece of card, then die cut that and placed on top of the other layers.
I hope you can come and join us with your ‘just one word’ creations. xx
Hello. The new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz is to add texture to your girlie makes. Here is my card:
The texture I chose was to add some embossing paste through a stencil. This paste is from Altenew, and I added the new Tim Holtz colour – Prize Ribbon – to the paste before scaping through the stencil.
The Altenew paste comes as a light mousse consistency, and leaves a soft, almost flexible and furry texture when dried. I made so much of the coloured paste – that I couldn’t resist creating more backgrounds and cards with what was left………….and it certainly went a long way:
I used several stencils, and cut the panels in several ways, adding some Altenew stamps in varying layouts. I left most of them without a sentiment, as I can add later if I choose – but I also like the look without a sentiment too.
I hope you can come and join us with your textured creations – I look forward to seeing your creations. xx
The deer and trees is a die set from Crafters Companion – bought on a whim – and found again when I was entering some new buys into the CML app.
I die cut the main deer image into the front of my card panel, then used some light brown/Kraft card stock for the trees. When putting the card together, I did cut off the frame for the trees, as it seemed to be poking through the front window a little more than I liked.
I used another of my ink blended backgrounds – I still have lots of those ready for crafting – and die cut a slightly larger square than the main panel, and placed it behind the deer, then glued the trees onto that.
As the back of the base looked a little messy, I die cut a rectangle to cover the different layers and adhered it to make it look neater.
The sentiment is from Uniko – I wanted a fairly plain, un-coloured sentiment, so as not to detract from the main image.
I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations – anything goes, as per usual……. xx
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