Month: January 2021

Today I decided to play along with Just Us Girls #569 which is all about masking.

Whilst I was making my card and had almost finished my masked panel, I dropped my green ink pad across the card.

Not wanting to waste all the masking that I’d done, I decided to fussy cut the masked piece and then mount it onto a lightly embossed panel with a few extra floral elements and a sentiment.

I used Stampin Up ‘All Things Fabulous’ stamp set and inks in Blushing Bride, Rococo Rose, Merry Merlot, Highland Heather and Old Olive. The sentiment is from the Stampin Up ‘So Sentimental’ stamp set which has some great matching dies.

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I’m also linking this card up to the Library Challenge #75.

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Thanks for stopping by for a look. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Well it’s been raining here – second day actually – but the gardens are really appreciative and so am I as I can get my craft on. Hold on as this is going to be a loooooong post!

First card is for Let’s Squash It #4 – Use an embossing folder & an animal.

I used a small rectable frame and the Hey Chick stamp set from Stampin Up on my card. Quick and simple.

Next is a card for:

• Happy Little Stampers – Watercolour – Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers – Christmas – ATG & Stocking
• Trimmies Craft Challenge #584 – Christmas

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I used the adorable Hello Bluebird ‘Joyful Mouse’ for my card. I coloured and fussy cut out the mouse in the stocking and then hung him from the sentiment.

My next card is for:

• Happy Little Stampers – Dies
• ABC Christmas Challenge – A is for Advent & B is for Bells
• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown -Metallic Papers
• CAS Colours & Sketches #404

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I loved the sketch and decided to keep my card monochrome. I die cut the sleigh bells from silver foil cardstock and added the setiment from Stampin Up ‘Curvy Christmas.

Next is a card for:

• Happy Little Stampers – Stencil – ATG
• AAA Birthday #21 – A stencil background
• Perfectly CAS #11 – Stencils
• Show Us Your Pussies #63 – Furrythings Goes
• The Male Room Challenge #146 – Animals
• CAS on Friday#197 – Animal(s)

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I used a stencil from Tim Holtz ‘Stripes, an image from ‘Crazy Cats’ and sentiment from Simon Says Stamp ‘Celebrate You’.

Next is a card for:

• Sugarpea Designs – Mix Up Challenge #75
• Send Smile for Kids Challenge- Valentines/Love
• The Spot Creative Challenge #147 – Get your heart on
• As You Like It Challenge – True Love (Valetines) or Fabulous Friends

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For my card I used the adorable pair of bunnies from Picket Fences ‘Peach & Pipper’ with a sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays ‘Cupid’s Arrow’.

Next is a card for Festive Friday #76 – Chinese New Year.

I included the dragon, red and gold from the list and used the dragon and sentiment from Uniquely Creative ‘Lucky you’ stamp set.

Next is a card for Shopping our Stash #437 – I Need a Cup of Coffee.

I used a digi stamp set printed on 3 types of DSP and paper pieced my coffee cup together. I added them to an ink smooshed background.

Next is a card for:

• Freshly Made Sketches #470
• Color Throwdown #627
• Craft Challenge #583 – New

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I recently bought the Stampin Up ‘Sweet Ice Cream’ stamp set and matching DSP; and thought it would be a good match for the colours and sketch.

Lastly is a card for:

• Seize the Birthday #206 – Transparency/Vellum.
• Tic-Tac-Toe #98

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I used the Stampin Up ‘Celebrate Sunflowers’ stamp set and matching dies for my card. I followed the right hand vertical of white-stitching-die cut.

Well, that’s it for today. Thanks for perservering with this extra long post. Seems like I’ve got by grooze back!

I made three additional cards on Tuesday and am finally posting them here and to their respective challenges.

First up is a card for the Unicorn Challenge blog #61 – Clean & Simple (CAS).

I used another one of the Stampin Bella ‘Oddball birds’ for my card, this time sitting on a branch.

Next is a card for TGIF Challenges #300.

I love the Fine Art Floral set from Stampin Up on the catalogue cover and decided to fussy cut some images from one of the suite DSP pairing with a sentiment form the ‘Heal Your Heart’ stamp set.

Lastly is a card for Color Hues #10 – Navy & Cream.

I used the Pretty Perrenials and Strong & Beutiful stamp sets from Stampin Up for my card.

Well, that’s it for today. Thanks for stopping by for a look. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Michelle is our host with an occasions challenge this week!

I die cut the Stampin Up Simply Succulents coverplate and then coloured some embossing paste with 3 different green inks and placed the die cut over some card stock and spread the paste in an ombre fashion. This card used the die cut panel as a stencil.

Come join in the fun and make a card for an occasion of yor choosing. Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Tuesday, 2nd February at 10:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 1st February 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

It’s a public holiday here in Australia and we have a cooler day than yesterday so I’m more than happy to get my craft on!

First up is a card for Less is More #435 – In A Row.

I stamped and coloured one of the birdies from Stampin Bella ‘Oddball Birds’ three times.

Next card is for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #177 – G is for Glitter.

I stamped the fairy and sentiment from Unity Stamps ‘WTF Fairy’. I used Stampin Up Shimmer white embossing powder and used Uniquely Creative gold and silver glimmer pens for the crown, wand and wings. The dress was coloured with my alcohol markers.

Lastly is a card for AAA Cards #182 – One Layer opt twist Silhouette.

I decided to create a sponged sunset background and then stamped and colour ed the Stampin Up ‘Gangs all Meer’.

Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Fusion Challenge and do we have a great sketch and inspirational photo for you!

My card was inspired by the amount of white in the photo and a soft white flowers. I decided to make a slimline card with some soft vellum flowers, a bit of twine and a sentiment. I wanted to keep it CAS.

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or fuse them together and play with both! Check out the projects that the other artists at Fusion have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Wednesday, 3rd February at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 2nd Feruary 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Helen is our host with a masculine challenge this week!

I made another card using elements from my Uniquely Creative 2020 Advent Calendar kit.

Come join in the fun and make a masculine card. Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Tuesday, 26th January at 10:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 25th January 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Kath is our host with an occasions challenge this week!

I mad a card using elements fro m my Uniquely Creative 2020 Advent Calendar kit.

Come join in the fun and make a card for any occasion. Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Tuesday, 19th January at 10:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 18th January 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Well, this month we have another challenge over at Christmas Craft Creations challenge blog to add ribbon or twine to your project.

I’m not a big ribbon user and I only use twine sparingly so my card reflects that. I used 3 Stampin Up stamp sets – Mountain Air, My Meadow and Snow Front for my card along with inks in Old Olive, Mossy Meadow and White.

Come join in our fun and add to your Christmas card stash. Visit the challenge blog to check out the inspiration the other CCCettes have made. Link up your card by 9th February 3am (Melbourne time) or 6pm (UK time).

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Fusion Challenge and do we have a great sketch and inspirational photo for you!

For my card I was inspired by the sketch (which I flipped on its side) and the checks in the photo. I used the Stampin Up Back to Back Blooms stamp set coloured with my new Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend brush markers.

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or fuse them together and play with both! Check out the projects that the other artists at Fusion have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Wednesday, 20th January at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 19th January 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.