Author: tinstar05

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

For my card, I created an water coloured ink blended panel using my Kaleidacolor ‘melon melody’ ink pad and then used a floral die. I laid the die over a black card panel, then white card panel then onto an orange card. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.

Come join in the fun and make a card for an occasion of your choice. 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, 1st October at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 30th September 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

I’m entering this card over at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge which has a tropical twist.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

This weekend I didn’t get many cards made but I had lots of fun crafting with my friend Michelle from Seashell Creates. We try t0 catch up once a month and this time I went down to her place and used all her stamps.

Here’s some of the pieces I made, that I’ll have to colour and cut out but I’ll have lots of goodies ready for card making next weekend.

I do have one card to share for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge #351 .

I used the Stampin Up set called “Beautiful Friendship’ stamp inked up in some Autumn colours.

Well, this was a short and sweet post. Thanks for stopping by and looking . Enjoy the rest of your day.

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

I kept my card pretty simply using a stamp from Darkroom Door called ‘skateboard’ where I decided to colour the skateboard only in a pop of red.

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, 24th September at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 23rd September 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Well hello there and welcome to the new week.

Today I’m playing with the current CAS Mix Up Challenge which is all about creating with ‘inchies’.

I must admit I haven’t played much with this style of crafting but found it to be a fab idea and you can create many varied looks. For my card a created an ink smooshed background with my Kaleidacolour ink pad ‘Melon Melody’ which I then stamped a poppy image and die cut a film strip frame to create the ‘inchies’. I popped up the frame to create dimension and added the sentiment and my card was done.

Next is my card for the current Flower Challenge #36 which is an anything goes theme.

I created another ink smooshed background with my Kaleidacolor ink pad ‘Desert heat’ and then stamped my floral image across the bottom left corner. I added some black and white twine and a few Nuvo droplets and mounted it all on a white card base.

Well, that’s it for today – short and sharp! Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and I’m the host this week with an All About Occasions challenge!

I created a background panel with my Kaleidacolor ‘denim’ ink pad – I smooshed it onto my craft mat and added water before applying my cardstock. I then used an old digital sentiment from Stampin Up and a few sequins and my card was done.

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, 17th September at 10:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 16th September 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 Sweet Stampin’ Christmas challenge blog with an optional twist to use Christmas decorations on your project.

I kept my card pretty simply on one layer. I stamped the sentiment and baubles then coloured the baubles in with my Stampin Blends.

Come join in our fun and add to your Christmas card stash. Visit the challenge blog to check out the inspiration the other CaSSettes have made. Link up your card by 3am 9th October (Melbourne time) or 6pm 6pm 8th October(UK time).

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello and welcome to my Monday Funday post. If you’ve been following me, you’ll now you know the drill that I love to play with challenges and today is no exception!

First up is a card for 2 challenges:

• The Alphabet Challenge – L is for Lemon/Lime
• Just Us Girls #504 – Word week – School

I used a stamp set from Stampin Up called ‘ Picked for you’ inked up in SU inks Lucky Limeade, Certainly Celery and Lemon Lime Twist.

Next is a card for AAA Cards #148.

I turned the sketch on it’s side and created a cloudy background for my Katzelkraft giraffe who has a bit of a boo boo!

Next is a card for another 2 challenges:

• Fusion Challenge – Autumn
• Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #143 – L is for Liquor

I used an old Stampin Up digital stamp for my focal sentiment and a wine glass and bottle from a set from an old craft magazine. I die cut the sentiment and popped it up to give some dimension to the card.

Lastly is a card for 2 more challenges:

• AAA Birthday #5 – Use a Stencil
• CAS Stencil – September – Baby Wipes

I create an ink smooshed background with my Kaleidacolor ‘Caribbean sea’ ink pad. I then lifted some of the background with a baby wipe through a harlequin stencil. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp ‘Big Birthday Wishes’.

Well, that’s it for today. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Can you see me happy dancing as netball has been cancelled today, so I can stay home and craft? It’s the small things right?!

First is a card for The Library Challenge #40.

I was inspired by the bird on the cover of this book and had some pre-stamped and cut out images from the last time I visited my friend Michelle, that all I had to do was colour them in and add them to a card base.

Next is a birthday card for a guy who loves beer. I’m entering this over at Cardz4Guyz #227 – Celebrate challenge.

I used a beer stamp from Unity Stamps which I coloured with my Stampin Blends and then added some puffy paint to look like the beer foam.

My third card is for challenges over at Freshly Made Sketches #401 and Seize the Birthday #173 – square card.

I went super CAS with my card, sponging a circle in Stampin Up Smoky Slate ink, a sentiment from MFT popped up over some vellum leaves and a bit of gold thread.

Well that’s it for today, thanks for looking and have a great day.

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

I heat embossed my flowers and loosely watercoloured them in. I added a stripe of black and white diagonal DSP, the sentiment banner and some sequins for balance.

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

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

I had a chance to play along with some of my favourite challenges this weekend before we head out for our Father’s Day celebrations.

First up – Fusion Challenges – Floral Wall. and Paper Craft Crew Challenges #349.

I loved the sketch and decided to use the butterflies from the Stampin Up ‘Butterfly Wishes’ stamp set. I used some Catherine Pooler Design inks, punched them out and roughly layered on my white card base.

Next, Freshly Made Sketches #400 – what a fabulous milestone.

I used a new die from Paper Roses for the center of my panel (over a sponged background) and a sentiment from Taylored Expressions.

Next up, CAS Colours & Sketches #336 and Global Design Project #204.

I was inspired by the three main flowers on Kerstin’s card and decided to place my flowers in the position of the stars from the sketch. I used a set from Simon Says Stamp called ‘Delicate Flowers’ which I coloured with my Stampin Blends and cut out on my Scan’n’Cut.

Lastly is a card for TGIF Challenges #227.

I created an alcohol ink background on some transparent Yupo which really makes the colours pop when overlaid on a white card base. I used a sentiment form Simon Says Stamp ‘Big Birthday Wishes’ which I heat embossed in silver embossing powder.

Well, that’s it for today – off for Father’s Day lunch. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks for stopping by.