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.
Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Kath is our host with an all about ocassions challenge this fortnight!
I played with an awesome stamp and die set from Stampin Up called ‘Nature’s Harvest’. I stamped and coloured the main sunflower, die cut it out and then die cut the lavender from white cardstock and coloured that with my markers. Tied them up with some twine and popped them up over some DSP, an embossed card panel and my card was done.
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, 20th September at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 19th September 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.
Well hello and welcome to today’s post. It’s time for another challenge over at Get Creative Challenges where its Anything Goes with no optional twist this time.
I’ve used the Betta Fish Crowntail image from Fabrika Fantasy Digital Stamps. I printed the fish without the bubbles and then coloured her with my Derwent pencils and then fussy cut her out and added a sentiment from Uniquely Creative.
Check out the Get Creative Challenge blog for details on the sponsor prizes and links to the other fabulous projects from the DT and come join in our fun and share your anything goes project by 1pm Friday 1st October (Melbourne time) or 11pm Thursday 30th September (US Eastern Standard time)
I fussy cut a Santa from some old Stampin Up DSP I had and popped him up over some tiny snow like squins to look like the stripes in the sketch and added a sentiment from The Ton.
I use a watercoloured parrot from my stash which I popped up on my card and added a sentiment from Altenew. I love parrots as they have such beautiful colours.
Now, I don’t have the actual word kindness on my card but I feel that telling someone that they are beautiful is being kind (probably a stretch of the theme but I’m ok with that)
Today I played along with the Craft Roulette #77 episode featuring Kelly Latevola Taylor.
The wheel spun:
Project -> Card with a tag
Colours -> Red, Yellow, Vioet
Element -> Starts with a ‘B’
Random -> Ombre
I went to my Distress Oxide inks in Mustard Seed, Candied Apple and Wilted Violet; which I sponged in an ombre pattern (with a bit of water splatter). I then added the black die cut blooms with a greeting tag and my card was done.
I was a bit nervous with this colour combnation but I really like how the blending worked out.
Thanks for stopping by, 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!
I played along with the sketch and the colours in the inspirational photo. I used a few blue cardstock scraps from Stampin up, a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp ‘Big Birthday Wishes’ and a die cut from Stampin Up ‘Artistically Inked’.
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, 16th September at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 15th September 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.
Today I got to watch the Craft Roulette live and was blown away at the creativity and how both Mary and Ashley interpreted the wheel choices. Check out the YouTube channel for this and past episodes.
This week the wheel spun up the following:
Project – Your favourite => a tag
Colours – Vintage => browns, black, monochrome, pale green
Element – Summer sports => mountain climbing
Random – Weaving => woven cardstock to simulate the mountain
I had so much fun playing along with the wheel this week. Thanks for stopping by for a look and enjoy your weekend.
Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Cathy is our host with a feminine challenge this fortnight!
I made a birthday card using ‘Artistically Inked’ by Stampin Up in Pear Pizzazz, Pale Papaya and Polished Pink inks for the flowers and leaves. I did a bit of embossing on the base with the Stampin Up ‘Old world paper’ embossing folder.
Love the textures on this card.
Come join in the fun and make a feminine 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, 6th September at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 5th September 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.
I’ve been feeling down this past week with everything that is going on with COVID-19 and our lockdown 6.0. The weather is starting to turn to Spring which means more and more people are moving around when they should be staying home following the lockdown rules, possibly jeapordising our way out.
To get me out of my funk, I went through my stash of cards and started writing ‘thinking of you’ cards to my friends and making some care packs.
I also decided to have a go at some challenges to make cards to replenish my stash.
For this card I used a stencil from Studio Katia ‘Birthday Balloons’ and I sponged it with SU Calypso Coral ink. I then stamped the CAS-ual Fridays ‘Flowery’ stamp in black through the stencil and popped the panel onto a piece of SU Tempting Turquiose card stock. I finished it off with a sentiment from Uniquely Creative and a little twine bow.
I thought these two sketches were very similar in style and decided to create a card that fitted both. I used a series of retired SU DSPs cut at differing angles and mounted to a black card base. I then added some white twine and a sentiment from Uniquely Creative.
I stamped and coloured the SU ‘Beautiful Bauble’ with three of my SU red markers and then fussy cut it out and popped up onto my card base. I added a little bit of gold and a black ribbon for my free element.
I used the SU stitched triangle dies to die cut some SU True Love DSP which I then coloured with my Stampin Blends in Polished Pink and Granny Apple Green. I then stamped two of the birthday sentiments from the SU ‘Biggest Wishes’ stamp set in Polished Pink and Momento Black.
Well, making these cards has certainly cheered me up. Now to get my other cards into the mail.
Thanks for stopping by for a look. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and stay safe.
Hello there, it’s time for another Fusion Challenge and do we have a great sketch and inspirational photo for you!
I love the look of the rainbow crayons and decided to use my new neon alcohol inks. I wanted to keep them the hero, so added the yupo panel to a white card base with a simple sentiment.
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, 2nd September at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 1st September 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.
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