Author: tinstar05

With Valentine’s day fast approaching I decided to make a card for my hubby which lets him know how much he’s appreciated. He’s been away for a week now and I really miss him and all that he does around the house and with our daughter whilst I work full time.

I played with 4 challenges for my first card:

• The Sisterhood of Crafters – Newly acquired stash
• The Library Challenge #51 – Romeo & Juliet
• The Card Concept #128 – Be Mine, Valentine
• The Male Room #129 – Heart you!

I was inspired by the flowers on the book cover; the theme in the inspiration photo, love in my heart at TMR (for my hubby) and I have a new stamp set from Altenew that I received in one of their mystery boxes ‘Forever and Always’. I stamped one of the flowers in the corner of the card and coloured it with my Stampin Blends. I added a bit of grey around the outside to provide some shadowing and depth.

Next up is a card for 3 challenges:

• TGIF Challenges #250
• Seize the Birthday #182 – Creatures great and small
• Freshly Made Sketches #421

I love combining challenges (as you can probably tell – LOL) and I thought these 3 were perfect together. Now, you may not be able to see it that well in this card, but before I die cut the main panel, I added melon mambo ink to the die frame so that it went into the faux stitched parts of the edge – can you see it? I sponged the smokey slate over an Altenew stencil. The bird is from Katzelkraft ‘la femme des animals’ and I watered coloured her with pool party ink. The sentiment is from Unity Stamps Co and was a freebie in a recent order.

Next is a card for Just Add Ink #491.

I was inspired by the colours in this photo and decided to make a floral card using a stamp from Altenew ‘Floral Sprig’ which was another set that came in my mystery bag! I stamp the floral image and coloured it with my Stampin Blends. I added a grey outline to make the flowers pop and a few sequins for balance.

Next up is a card for a pair of challenges:

• Time Out Challenges #154 – Affectionate
• Little Red Wagon #535 – Aquarius the Water Bearer

I was inspired to make an alcohol ink background panel in water colours for the LRW theme and then the unicorn from CAS-ual Fridays ‘Be a unicorn’ and sentiment from Essentials by Ellen ‘Pure magic’ for a bit of sass but also a little bit affectionate!

Next up a card for another 2 challenges:

• Addicted to CAS #177- Ombre
• Happy Little Stampers – CAS – February – Positive

I used a new stamp from Altenew ‘Bold floral drape’ with inks from Catherine Pooler Designs in melon ice, garden party and grass skirt. The sentiment is also from Altenew ‘Label love’.

Lastly is a card for 4 challenges:

• CAS Watercolour – Feb – Red & Black
• AAA Cards #158 – Up to one third
• Less is More #412 – Less (tiny and few)
• The Alphabet Challenge – V is for Vegetables

I decided to use a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp called ‘Foodie friends’ and chose the adorable little chilies (their a veggie right?!) which I stamped and then watercoloured with my red Zig real brush markers. I stamped the chilies so they formed a heart shape and added the sentiment beneath them.

Well, that’s it for today. Thanks for stopping by, 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 was inspired by the ‘love’ theme and the colour. I created an alcohol ink background with some Nuvo gold flakes. I die cut the word love and then mounted it on a white card base with a red ribbon for the finishing touch.

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or 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, 19th February at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 18th February 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 X is our host with X challenge this week!

I used the ‘Christmas Rose’ and ‘Here’s a Card’ stamp sets from Stampin Up for my card. I coloured them with my Stampin Blends. It’s such a pretty floral set it should be used for more than just Christmas!

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, 11th February at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 10th February 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Always Fun Challenge with an anything goes challenge this week!

I used a stamp set from Stampin Up called ‘My meadow’ which is a gorgeous scenery set with 24 stamps that allows you to make a variety of meadow scenes and my sentiment is from MFT called ‘Anything but basic encouragement’.

Come join in the fun and make a card of your choice. Check out the projects that the other artists at Always Fun 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 Sunday, 9th February at 4pm Melbourne Time or Saturday 8th February 11pm US CST 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 challenge host with an all about occasions theme this week!

I used a new stamp and die set from Stampin U called ‘Lovely lily pad’ with a sentiment from ‘Thanks for the laughs’. Both sets have some great images and sentiments and I just love those dies.

Come join in the fun and make a card for an occasions of your 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, 4th February at 10:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 3rd February 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Always Fun Challenge with a challenge to add sparkle this week!

I used ‘Very Versailles’ from Stampin Up which I stamped the script text and heat embossed with iridescent ice and lightly sponged with Soft Sea Foam ink. I added the leaves, sentiment and lock image from the same set, added a bit of Galaxy Gold on the edges, some twine and my card was done.

Come join in the fun and make a card with sparkle. Check out the projects that the other artists at Always Fun 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 Sunday, 2nd March at 4pm Melbourne Time or Saturday 1st March 11pm US CST to link up your project.

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!

I loved this photo of the adorable otter smelling the flower and I was also guided loosely by the sketch. My card came together using a new stamp set from Stampin Up ‘Special Someone’ inked up in Crumb Cake and Early Espresso on a sponged circle of Blushing Bride. I added a bit of crystal effects to the balloon to give it that extra bit of shine.

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or 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, 5th February at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 6th February 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 Marsha is our challenge host with an anything goes with a masculine twist this week!

When I was at a craft show with my friend Michelle, I bought a few masculine dies and decided to use this great fishing one on my card. It’s from Libby’s Dies and I cut it from black cardstock and stuck it on an ink smooshed background panel that looks like water and sky with a bit of morning fog. The sentiment is from The Ton.

Come join in the fun and make a masculine themed 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, 28th January at 10:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 27th January 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

I’m also going to enter this card over at CAS Watercolour – January 2020 – Cool Colours

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Always Fun Challenge where we challenge you to use your favourite stamp set this week!

My favourite (at the moment) stamp set is by MFT called ‘Tweet Friends’ with a sentiment from Ellen Hutson called ‘Pure Magic’.

Come join in the fun and make a card featuring your favourite stamp set. Check out the projects that the other artists at Always Fun 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 Sunday, 26th January at 4pm Melbourne Time or Saturday 25th January 11pm US CST to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Today I’ve had a chance to play along with some of my favourite challenges.

First up is a card for:

• Global Design Project #223
• Freshly Made Sketches #418
• Just Add Ink #488
• Seize the Birthday #181

I used a stencil from Studio Light (for STB) that I placed in the bottom left corner (I moved the sketch around a bit). I then sponged Catherine Pooler Design inks in Be Mine, Bellini, Aquatini and Lime Rickey (following the colours in the JAI photo). I got a little bit of overlay between colours but I’m okay with that. The sentiment is from Hero Arts ‘Snarky Mix & Match Messages’.

Next up is a card for:

• CASology #359
• The Male Room Challenge #127
• CAS Colours & Sketches #353
• TGIF Challenges #247

I created an alcohol ink panel that I stamped the ‘happy’ sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays ‘Shenanigans’ stamp set with Alcohol Lift Ink. I then stamped ‘birthday’ from the Altenew ‘Birthday Greetings’ stamp set.

Well that’s it for today, thanks for stopping by for a look. Enjoy your weekend.