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O is for Outdoors

Hello once more. I have a card to share for the new challenge which has started at The Alphabet Challenge. Helen is hosting and she has chosen the theme of:

O is for Outdoors

Here is my card:

For this scene, I used the layering stencil set from The Greetery ‘Stencilscape Winter‘ a variety of colours from Pinkfresh Studio, and just playing with colour.

I then used some silver acrylic and splattered – and when I say splattered – I went all out…..as you can see. There are some instances when I try and create small splatters, some larger, but for this I just went for it.

To frame the image, I used a Pinkfresh Studio die set ‘Blanket Stitched Octagons‘ and I even used the larger of those dies to create the card base in that shape too.

I added a letter-pressed sentiment, previously created.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Addicted To Stamps & More – dies cuts and/or stencils

Aud Sentiments – stencils and/or Christmas and sentiment

Daisy Chain – Christmas and /or Winter

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Word Power

Hello again. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. Helen is the host, and she has chosen the theme of:

Word Power – sentiment to be the focus of your card

Here is my card:

As you may have realised from my previous posts, hubby and I have recently adopted three kittens, so – this card would seem perfect. We arrived at the sanctuary to view two kittens, and they sneakily added their sister – so – we just had to take all three of them. They have had a rough time already, and Calli – the sister they snuck in – has rickets due to malnutrition (who knew that was a thing in cats?)…….she has shorter and bowed front legs, not completely solid yet – but she is a fast and feisty girl despite that.

Anyhoo – back to my card.

I started by die cutting the sentiment from white card, then added some patterned paper for the top layer, glued all together. The shadow in white and the words added on top. These dies are from Time 4 Tea Designs, a UK company.

The background panel was dry embossed using a stencil, also from the same company.

The cat was die cut, which was from Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2024, and added as you see.

I hope you can join us with yoru creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

Critter Crazy – anything goes with a critter

Christmas Scene Shaker

Hello everyone, I’m afraid this is my second post of the day as the new challenge has started at ABC Christmas Challenge. Fabiola is hosting, and the themes are:

Christmas and W is for White, X is for X-ray – something see through.

I decided to combine the two themes to create this shaker card:

I first created the scene, by using Pinkfresh Studio ‘Storybook Christmas’ images. These were stamped, coloured with layering stencils, the die cut. The mountains were cut off from the road part of the stamped image, and set to one side whilst I made the rest.

A white background panel was dry embossed using a Waffle Flower Crafts ‘Snowflake Background die’ and glues to the card base.

To make the shaker dome, I die cut the dome several times in white card stock and layered. I die cut a white glitter layer for the top, as well as the acetate layer.

I also die cut the snowflake panel in a light blue card stock to obtain some small snowflakes, and die cut the shape again to get a white glitter background.

The scene was glued down, then the blue snowflakes added, the dome without the acetate and white glitter layer glued down, sequins inserted into the well, then the acetate and glitter top layer glued.

the final step was to add the previously created gold foiled sentiment – also from Pinkfresh Studio.

I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations following one of both of our themes. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Peace On Earth – anything goes Christmas

Aud Sentiments – stencils and/or Christmas and a sentiment

Craft Rocket – Christmas and/or Winter

Dragonfly Dreams – embossing – wet or dry

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Party Owl Night Long

Hello friends. I have a mixed media card to share for the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. The new challenge has the theme of:

Nocturnal Animal

Here is my card:

I started by creating the owl, which is a die from Simon Says Stamp called ‘layered owl’. This was die cut out of a previously created panel when I used ink and a bowl of water to create the marbling effect. This is very easy and straight forward and I have a few panels stashed away. I was taken with this purple panel, and once the elements for the owl was die cut, I then went over one of them with a blending brush to slightly darken that layer.

Now for the background…..I turned to my stash of ink blended and smooshed panels and found this one with the teal and blue at the top and then the orange/red/brown at the bottom. I used the ‘Cloudy Moon‘ die from Hero Arts to cut out the top part, and then used a piece of previously created yellow, brown and grey paper – created using my Gel plate – and placed that behind to make it look like a large moon.

The ‘moon’ piece was adhered to the card base, and the die cut added, the owl was attached with 3D foam, then the die cut branch added for some grounding.

The sentiment is from a Pink & Main stamp set ‘What A Hoot’, stamped onto an ink blended and smooshed piece of card that came out of the centre of the moon die cut, and attached with 3D foam.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations featuring a nocturnal animal.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Krafty Chicks – anything goes – option of coffee not taken

As You See It – feathers

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

We Love 2 Create – anything goes mixed media

Autumn Foliage

Hello there. It is my turn to host the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz, and I have chosen the theme of:

Autumn Florals/foliage

Here is my card:

To create the Autumn leaves, I used the Concord & 9th ‘Autumn Inlay‘ die, coloured card stock, and also ink blended the elements for more interest. The leaf elements were inlaid – very fiddly without the background panel behind – and set aside.

The background panel is some patterned paper, cut slightly smaller than the card base and adhered flat. The stitched ovals were die cut – the top one with the same patterned paper as the background, and attached with 3D foam. The leaves and acorns were then tucked underneath.

The mice are from Lawn Fawn ‘Fall Mice’ from a Scrapbook & Cards today virtual event last year -stamped, then coloured with the latching layering stencils, and die cut.

These were attached as you see, then the word was die cut from another Lawn Fawn die set (Big Scripty Words) – layered a couple of times, then attached with glue.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following my theme.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Daisy Chain – Autumn or Halloween

Aud Sentiments – fall and/or any shape but rectangle and sentiment

Inkspirational – visual prompt (Autumn leaves)

Cupcake Inspirations – theme challenge – fall

Super Proud Of You

Hello again. It is my turn to host at the new challenge for The Alphabet Challenge. We have reached the letter ‘M‘, and I have chosen the theme of:

M is for Motivational

Here is my card:

This is an inlay die set from the recent Concord & 9th ‘Summer Camp’ called ‘Goodness & Grace‘.

To start, I die cut the inlay panel several times in light blue, green, and a red/orange tone card – I can’t remember which colours specifically….

I then die cut it again in a champagne card for the frame.

The leaves and floral pieces were then ink blended to create some dimension, using a lightly darker colour.

As I wanted to give the leaves some dimension, I wanted a colour behind them that would peek out when you looked from the side, so I die cut a darker blue panel.

The dark blue panel was adhered to a white card base, then I added the light blue background, then the champagne frame pieces.

The leaves and petals were adhered with glue just at the tips, after curling each slightly.

The sentiment from Gina K Designs was stamped, die cut with a Hero Arts circle nesting die, then the same champagne card cut out of a slightly larger circle.

The final touch was to add soem gems.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

Birthday Dancing Penguin

Welcome to my second post of the day, for the new challenge at Ally’s Angels. The theme is always ‘anything goes‘. Here is my card:

I wanted to use the cute little dancing penguin with her hula skirt on so I first die cut and created her.

The background is using a layering stencil – also from Spellbinders – to give an exotic feel to where she is dancing, cutting it down with an older wonky square die – I think from MFT. This was matted with another pink layer, then glued onto a white square card base.

The sentiment is also from Spellbinders, stamped then die cut, and layered a couple of times like I tend to do most of the time.

As this challenge is always ‘anything goes’ it really means you can let your creative juices flow and play. I hope you can join us and I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx

Birthday Bear

Hello again. I’m here with my card for the new challenge we have just started at Cardz 4 Galz. Billie A is hosting, and she has chosen the theme of:

Add an animal

Here is my card:

I decided to use the bear die set from Spellbinders, created with Concord & 9th card stock – he is such a cute and fun bear.

For the background, I used rub-ons from a recent virtual event – I think from Spellbinders.

I die cut the stitched rectangle, then placed the sentiment down, rubbed – hey presto – instant sentiment.

The next step was to add the balloon rub-on – the bear was placed so I could work out placement of the balloon and stars – again the perfect result.

I added the bear with 3D foam, matted with a pink layer then glued onto a white card base.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations featuring an animal. xx

Purple Snowflakes

Hello everyone. It is time for the new challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge. We have reached the letters ‘U‘ & ‘V; and want to see your Christmas creations following one of both of the following themes:

U is for Unused Stash & V is for Violet (purple)

Here is my card:

I began by creating the background panel, as it needed to dry. Taking a Funky Fossil stencil, I spread some iridescent glitter paste through, then out it to one side.

The two large snowflakes are from a Bibi Cameron die set from several years ago, and using Concord & 9th card stock, then die cutting some smaller snowflakes in a silver glitter card.

The snowflakes were added as you see, and the final touch was to add the foiled sentiment.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations – they have to be Christmas themed, and they have to follow one or both of our chosen themes to be in with a chance of winning the prize -drawn randomly from the entries.

Happy Birthday Beautiful

Hello there. It’s been a busy few days, so I am here with a card created for the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Caz is hosting, and she has chosen the theme of:

An Easel Card

Here is my card:

The main floral bouquet was created using another of the Pinkfresh Studio washi from their ‘Celebrate in Blooms’ suite. I stuck the washi onto white card then used the matching die to cut them out.

The easel crad was created, and I used some blush card stock for the background, and also for the inside of the car, run through with a Spellbinders embossing folder.

These panels were then glued down, and the main bouquet was added on top of a white oval die cut – also from Pinkfresh Studio.

For the ‘stopper’ on the easel card. I gold heat embossed the Pinkfresh Studio sentiment, die cut it, layered a couple more times, then stuck that down.

For the inside panel, I also used some of the washi.