Hey there! I’m a card-making enthusiast with a passion for creativity that knows no bounds. Currently, I’m fortunate to be a part of four fantastic international card design teams, where I get to explore my craft and connect with fellow artists from all corners of the globe. It’s amazing how the world of card making can bring people together, and I’m constantly inspired by the diversity of styles and ideas that come my way.
Beyond my card-making adventures, I lead a pretty busy life in the learning and development field, where I work full time as a Learning Lead. I thrive on helping others grow and reach their full potential, and it’s a role that keeps me on my toes and constantly learning. When I’m not immersed in the world of work or crafting, you can find me on the netball court, coaching and sharing my love for the game with a bunch of amazing individuals.
So, whether I’m crafting, guiding professional development, or coaching on the court, I’m all about embracing lifes colorful and creative possibilities! Thanks for stopping by my corner of the web, and I hope you enjoy exploring my card creations and more.
Well today I get to play along with Less is More as a Guest Designer thanks to this card!
It’s a colour challenge this fortnight and we challenge you to use yellow and purple on your card.
To me, this colour combo screams Halloween, so I masked off a panel on my card and did some sponging with my Distress Oxides in Mustard Seed and Wilted Violet. I then added a creepy looking rat and sentiment from Tim Holtz.
Come join in the fun and make a card with yellow and purple. Link your creation up here; you have until Friday 15th October.
Well I watched another Craft Roulette and couldn’t wait to play along.
What a fun video it was and how different were each of the cards created by Crafty Al, Bitty Penny and Helen.
The wheel spun the following criteria:
Project – cut out card – I used a star cut out on the front
Colours – Organge + 2 – I used orange, red and yellow for my die cut stars
Element – Stars – I used die cut stars
Random – wide margins – I had lots of wide white space on the front of my card.
For my card I kept it super CAS. I used some nested star dies and cut the largest from the front panel and then 3 more from red, orange and yellow card stock. I then added a sentiment behind the front panel and largest star so it moved when you opened the card.
Check out the Craft Roulette youtube channel for some fabulous inspiration. Thanks for stopping by for a look and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Hello there, today I am joining the Just Add Ink challenge design team. I’m extemely flattered to be included amongst such talented paper crafters and hope that I can inspire you they way they have inspired me for many years.
This week we have an awesome theme for you.
For my card I chose silhouette and stars. I decided to make a Christmas card and sponged a night sky with Distress Oxide inks in Prize Ribbon, Seedless Preservces and Black Soot. I added a die cut Santa sleigh silhouette and coloured a few stars. I left off the sentiment as I wanted the scene to be the hero.
Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post.
You have until Wednesday, 6th October at 10pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.
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 followed the sketch and was inspired by the flowers in the photo. I used the Altenew craft-a-flower rose layering die set with a variety of Stampin Up cardstock. The sentiment is from Uniquely Creative.
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, 14th October at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 13th October 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.
I recently bought some new digi images from Rachelle Anne Miller I just knew I had to print and colour one of them. I flipped the sketch on its side and I chose one of the little penguins from the ‘Christmas Penguins’ set. I kept it very simple as I wanted the hat on the penguin to be the standout.
For this card I used a Cttlebug embossing folder ‘Numbers’ and then sanded it to make them stand out more. I then added a coloured and fussy cut our Llama from the Stampendous ‘Llama Sweater’ stamp set along with a snarky sentiment I made on my computer.
Well that’s it for today, thanks for stopping by for a look; enjoy the rest of your weekend.
I’ve just finished watching Episode #80 of Craft Roulette with Mary Gunn and Julie Carrniere over on YouTube and got creative straight away!
The wheel spun up the following themes:
Project – A2 side fold card
Colours – Yellow background
Element – Postage stamp
Random – Masking
So I don’t have any postage stamp images but I do have a die that makes a postage stamp shape, so have gone with that as my mask. I then sponged Distress Inks in Scattered straw, Mustard seed and Squeezed lemonade. I added a few water drops to break up the solid look of the background and then stamped a flower from Altenew’s Precious Peony stamp set. It would have been an OLC save for the sentiment!
Thanks for stopping by for a look. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Heidi is our host with a masculine challenge this fortnight!
I decided to make a slimline card using a Tim Holtz set called ‘Inquisitive’ and some distressed DSP from my scraps stash.
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, 4th OctoberX at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 3rd October 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.
Yesterday I watched another Craft Roulette with Mary Gunn Funn and Jeannie Lieu over on YouTube.
The wheel spun up the following themes:
Project – Funn Flap Card
Colours – My Fav 3 Colours
Element – Under the Tree
Random – Crinkle Inkle
I made a card with a little flap on the front using green, silver and white. The DSP is from Stampin Up ‘Whimsey & Wonder’ along with a trio of trees from ‘Whimsical Trees’ inked up in Soft Succulent ink. I crinkled the little bit of green paper on the flap.
Thnaks for stopping by for a look. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Hello there, it’s time for another Fusion Challenge and do we have a great sketch and inspirational photo for you!
I decided to play along with the sketch and the colours from the inspirational photo. I used some of the Stampin Up True Love DSP which I coloured with a variety of peached colour alcohol ink markers. I fussy cut them out and layered them according to the sketch and added them to a cream card base.
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, 29th September at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 28th September 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.
This week the theme is 3 blues; I love using non-traditional colours for Chrismas cards.
I decided to do an ink blended background with Stampin Up ‘Night of Navy’, Tim Holtz Distress inks in ‘Salty Ocean’ and ‘Tumbled Glass’. I then layed a stencil from Create a Smile ‘Wave of Stars’ over the blended background and lifted the ink with a baby wipe. I added a sentiment from Uniquely Creative with some silver thread and my card was done.
I love how this card came out.
Come join in the fun and make a Christmas card with 3 blues. Link your creation up here; you have until Friday 17th September.
Thanks for stopping by for a look, enjoy the rest of your day.
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