Chevrons

Good morning peeps. 

I hope I find you well this Tuesday. Today sees a new challenge over at Cards und More.

This time we would like to see your creations using -

CHEVRONS

I had lots of ideas, always tricky. I find it easier when I don't have too many options!

Anyway here is my card.

I wanted to use my free Clearly Besotted stamps I got in a recent mag and as my sewing machine was out on the table, I thought I would use it to make the stems as the originals were too short for what I wanted. Silly me put the curve the wrong way from the stamp so I had a few problems stamping the leaves!

I use DI to w/c the blooms and leaves and to stamp my chevrons. The chevrons were part of a SU set Petal Parade and the greeting is LOTV.

I shall join in over at a few challenges -

I used Distressed inks to colour

Happy Birthday

Thanks for stopping by, come back soon.

Colour Challenge

Good morning peeps, hope I find you well this Tuesday morning.

Today it's double post Tuesday so I will be back later with the new challenge at Cardz4Guyz but first it's a new challenge over at Cards und More. This time we would like to see your projects in -

PURPLE, TURQUOISE and GREY

These are my daughter's favourite colours so it reminded me of the DP I used for her birthday card way back in June last year. This is a NitWits paper from the 'Promises' set and I also used it a couple of weeks back for my fairy card. Anyway it includes the colours needed for this challenge, but I went down a different route this time following a sketch from CASe this Sketch. So here it is for your inspiration -

The sentiment panel is from a LOTV stamp set and I stamped it in Memento London Fog to get the grey element in. The white and turquoise panels were die cut using my MFT Die-namics pierced rectangles. The butterfly was cut out of the same DP and the filigree one from the turquoise card. I added a few iridescent beads for the butterfly's body. Strips of the DP were layered onto the white base card to create the stripes.

That's it then, check out the rest of the DT's inspiration and join us.

I shall enter the following challenges:-

CASe this Sketch 

Love Rubberstamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Use a doily

Good morning all you early bloggers.

I will hopefully still be asleep when this goes out, recovering from my childminding duties. We had my Grandson for a sleepover yesterday as his Mum and Dad went back to work and his school didn't, I love him to bits but he is a shocking sleeper. He fell out of bed at 9 then got in with me in the early hours and was full off beans by 1/4 past 6. I think I deserve a little lie in!

My first post of the day is for the new challenge over at Cards und More. For this challenge we would like you to -

 Use a Doily in your creation

Here is what sprang to mind.

I used a variety of ribbon, lace and washi tape to camouflague the join in the embossing on the base card. My folder was only A6 so to cover the square card I had to emboss twice which leaves a tell tale line if they don't line up, so the toppings are just the job. I cut part of my doily away before gluing down the strips. I used some brand new washi tape I bought in a bargain bucket at Hobbycraft and the lace and ribbon were in the stash. The flower and leaves were from a SU set Stippled Blossoms. I have had this set for ages as I like the effect they made but struggled to get the 2 phase stamping going! It's still not perfect but it's a lot better after making a DIY stampamajig from my Grandson's LEGO bricks! I fussy cut the leaves and flower and added  punched tag with a stamped greeting, girly without being over the top!

As this card uses two NEBUS (NEver Before Used Schtuff) items, I shall join in the fun over at Darnell's 3rd NEBUS challenge.

Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge

Make new friends but keep the old

Old -Favourite embossed basecard and CAS style

New - Washi and SU Stippled Blossoms

Love Rubberstamps Challenge - AG

Clear it Out Challenge - AG

OK, that's a wrap, pop over to the main blog to check out the rest of the DT's inspiration and join in.

See yo back in an hour for the latest challenge at Cardz4Guyz.

Neon Colours

Good morning folks.

This is the first of a triple post Tuesday so stay close!

Another month has whizzed by so it's time for a new challenge over at Cards und More.

This time we would like to see your projects in -

NEON COLOURS

Now that had me scratching my head. I tried a few things out before I remembered a stamp set I picked up years ago on a jaunt to Skipton with my friend Di. She was mad keen on using the stamps by Blonde Moments, so when I saw this I thought why not, it was also in the post Christmas bargain bin and you know me and a bargain!

I only used the fairy lights part of the set which is called 'Merry and Bright' on this design. They are quite chunky to stamp and easy to colour using Copics in Neon Colours! Looking through my sentiments, I decided to go with my Go Create 'Happy Christmas'. I was going to colour it in matching colours but in the end I liked it white and went with that.

I had a couple of challenges to steer me in the right direction for the design.

and Without Words - Christmas (Modern look)

So why not pop over to the main site and check out the rest of the DT's inspiration and have a go. 

See you back here in an hour for the next challenge at Cardz4Guyz!

Snowflakes at Cards und More

Good morning Peeps.

I hope I find you well. It's double post Tuesday as it's time for a new challenge over at Cards und More. This time we would like to see your projects that have the theme of -

SNOWFLAKES

Hopefully we wont have any around here for a while but they do look good on a Christmas card!

Here is my card for your inspiration.

I'm afraid the Brushos came out again to create the background after I'd stamped the snowflakes with Versamark then heat embossed with white. The snowflakes (newly purchased!) were placed with reference to the sketch over at STAMPlorations. 

There is another tale to tell about these snowflake stamps. As regular readers may remember I couldn't find my stash of snowflake stamps as I'd tidied them up and put them in a safe place, you know one that's so safe you can't find it! Anyway after checking out a couple of retail outlets, I found the perfect set on Amazon and placed my order for next day delivery. When 7pm arrived and still no sign, I checked emails and it was still out for delivery. Anyway I went to bed still without the stamps but on checking my emails in the morning, found one that said they were supposed to arrive Friday afternoon but another said that because they didn't have my name it couldn't be delivered! However as we were off to my daughters for the day I couldn't follow it up, but on Monday a new email said it was out for delivery that morning and sure enough it arrived in the allotted time slot. The driver said when I commented on their none arrival that it was a different driver on the route and he probably couldn't find us! I know we are down a long  rutted country lane but there is a temporary sign at the top pointing down. I think the first driver didn't fancy his vehicle going down the rutted trackway!

Anyway back to the technicalities.

The sentiment was die cut using a very old die, think its Go Create, then triple embossed with silver to make it look like metal. (See technique here)

I mounted it on dark blue then flat onto an A6 base card.

 Check out the rest of the DT to see what they have made and hopefully, if you are inspired join us over at Cards und More for this challenge.

I shall also join in at the following challenges -

Loves Rubberstamps - Cool Colours

Virginia's View 

Thanks for calling by and hopefully see you in an hour for the latest challenge at Cardz4Guyz.

Cards und More

Morning all.

Just a quick post to remind you that there is a new challenge over at Cards und More. This time the theme is -

GET WELL SOON

This is an extra card I made yesterday so apologies for the dreadful photo, I was going to take another but it went dark too soon! Not quite got my head around the clock change here in the UK.

This is based on the sketch over at CAS(e) this sketch.

I was immediately drawn to this by the butterfly shapes so decided to stick with the theme for my get well card. My son says that his old childminder is due to go in to hospital soon so I made this for him to give her. The butterfly die cuts are by Memory Box, the Dp is NitWits and the sentiment phrases are from STAMPlorations. Sequins and beads from the stash.

OK, see you back in a little while for the latest challenge over at Cardz4Guyz.

Swirls at Cards und More

Good Morning.

Another month has gone by so it's time for my next card for the Cards und More challenge.
This time our challenge to you is to make a project with the theme of

SWIRLS

Well when I looked in the old box of stamps one or two swirly ones popped out but I needed a focus. In the end I went with Christmas baubles after spotting a card on pinterest which caught my eye. Can't give a credit as I can't find it again, not being signed up.

I couldn't decide between the inny or the outy design so made both!

The bauble or Wesley Bob, as my friend Jenny B would say, die is one I've had for an age from GoKreate. The swirls are from the stash, one was a freebie the other I've lost the packet wrapper!
The first was inked with DI in Squeezed Lemonade and Festive Berries after the stamp was heat embossed with gold. The bauble was then cut using the die and popped up on foam pads, greeting from a Woodware set, organza ribbon from the stash.
The second was done the same way but instead of popping the bauble up I popped up the surround, a sort of invertage! The sentiment was from the same set as before. I used a textured card for this one with a bit of DI in Frayed Burlap for dimension. I also added a bit of bling and a bow from the ribbon box.

OK that's about it, so why not join us, can't wait to see your swirly creations, stamped of course!

I shall enter the following challenges:-
Festive Friday 

I went with baubles, especially my beige one.

Crafty Little Fairies - Sparkle and Bling

Pimp it Up

Morning, double post Tuesday so that means its a new challenge at Cards und More.

This time we would like you to -

PIMP IT UP

So take an ordinary object and make it extraordinary.

I took a boring tissue cube and made it match my bedroom colour scheme.

I made a cover out of cream card then decorated each side with an image stamped with a Woodware 'Burst into Bloom' stamp which I coloured with Copics, then mounted on some NitWits paper and some lime green card.

I added a little bit of sparkle to the anthers on the flowers with some silver Stickles.

OK, why not pop over to the main site and check out what the girls have 'Pimped' for your inspiration.

I shall join in the following challenges -

The Crafters Cafe - Anything but a card

Clear it out Challenge - Anything Goes

I will be back in an hour with the latest challenge over at Cards4Guyz.

Spring at Cards und More

Good morning, it's time for another challenge over at Cards und More. 

This time the theme is -

Spring

The bluebells are well and truly out around here at the moment, the air is redolent with their smell when you drive past. I love the gorgeous blue carpet that they create under the fresh spring green of the bursting foliage of the trees. 

So this image of bluebells and primroses was just the ticket for my take on Spring.

The background foliage paper is from NitWits and as it's quite busy I just used a panel and mounted it onto a contrasting blue scalloped panel. The large scalloped oval was cut out of canvas effect paper, the sentiment from Molly Bloom  I used Copics to colour the image as follows:-

Primroses - Y11,15,17,24

Bluebells - B12,23,24,28

Forget- me-nots - B00.02,23

Foliage - YG 11,13,17,61,63,67

Shadow and jar - W0,2,5

So now it's your turn, visit the website to check out the other DT inspiration, then have a go.

I shall enter it in the following challenge:-

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Spring Flowers

Cards und More

Good morning.

Its Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at Cards und More. This time we have a sketch challenge for you.

I tried lots of different ways to interpret the sketch but ended up with this.

I used my Lea,bilities frame square to surround a sky scene made by masking cloud shapes and inking using broken china DI. The circle I interpreted as my Tilda  with lovely lace shoes. A bit of a twist from the expected I think.

The background DP's are from NitWits and I used Copics to colour as follows-

Hair E42,44,47,35,Y21 

Skin E000,00,11,13,R20

Top  Y11,2126

Shoes and trousers RV91,93,95,99

Metallic card to match and flowers from the stash, all on a 6 x 6 white base card. I love to use all those scraps that are left over from various projects. My friend Di laughs that I hoard all those odds and ends, one of the girls who ran the class we went to used to give me all the unused bits and bobs before I could ask! When the box I keep them in is overflowing or I've run out I sit watching the telly punching flowers out. The centers of the flowers are also saved from the out cuts from a lace punch.

OK, so that's my interpretation what will your's be? Pop over and see what the rest of the DT and GDs have made to inspire you and then have some fun.

I shall enter it in the following challenges -

As you like it challenge - fave recycle item

Stamping Sensations - Use dies and punches

Penny Black and More - Blossoms and blooms

No Flowers

Good morning and welcome to a new challenge at Cards und More.
This time we would like you to make a project -

Without Flowers

Now that suggests lots of things to me, men's, children, but I went with a clean and simple design using a LOTV stamp.

This is probably one of my favourite techniques and I have used it quite a few times, well as recently as Saturday actually. Basically it's a 6 x 6 white card base with a square of patterned paper put under an aperture. This time I used a circle and embossed the 51/2"square with a large dot embossing folder. This was mounted on pads to leave a 1/4" border around the card.

Rosie with parcels was stamped using Momento Tuxedo Black Ink and coloured using Copics as follows:-

Hair - Y21,24,

Skirt and shoes - YG10,13,17

Top  and socks - RV

Cape - Y00,YG00, 02

Skin - E000,00,11 R20

The parcels were paper pieced using scraps from the same Nitwits collection as the background paper.

Rosie was fussy cut and glued to the embossed card. The greeting from LOTV was stamped on a strip of white card with a V cut in the left and then slipped under her feet.

I shall enter the following challenges with this card:-

LOTV - Happy Birthday

Ribbon Girl - Lovely Lili, Anything Goes

Fashionable Stamping Challenge - Favourite Technique

CAS on Sunday - A birthday to die for

Right so now it's your turn to get creative and join us at Cards und More