Sun Sand and Surfin' in SUMMER!

What screams SUMMER?

Spending time at the Beach of course.
And this is the word that Maria chose
as Hostess for Word Week at Just Us Girls

 
So of course I went with the sand and surf for my card.

 

 Now I did a bit of cheating here using a
pre coloured image from The Paper Shelter
 called Happy Times Beach Boy.
I went with the waive theme for my background
inking with Memento Potter's Clay
and is Memory Box Texture Waive.
Did a bit of distressing and layering.
Sentiment is from Paper Smooches
Branches at the bottom are also from Memory Box
and sponged again with Memento Potter's Clay.
Added some glossy Accents to the surfboard but too hard to see.
Welcome to Carol Mayne as our July Guest.
So nice to have you with us this month.
Hope you pop over to Our Blog
and check what everyone has made
using the word Summer.
 Thanks for dropping in

 

 

 

 



Anything Goes at The House

 

Over at The House that Stamps Built

their current challenge is Anything Goes

and I found myself a little time to join in.

 

 

I inked up my Repeat Impressions Spring Tree 1610W

with Memento Northern Pine.

I recently purchases the Tim Holtz Thinlits Mixed Media dies

and love how you can pop it and add a piece of DP

in the background. This piece is from

Stampin' Up Going Places.

My sentiment is also from SU.

I have done a bit of sponging around the edges

and around the tree. Finished this off with

Wink of Stella highlighting the tree.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

 

 

 

 



Focusing on the Sentiment at Crafting with Dragonflies.

 

It's been a while since I have had time to play with

 a few challenges and since it is Winter time in Oz

I have been able to spend

a bit more time in my play station.

 

I was a Designer over at Crafting with Dragonflies and due to

ill health my friend Hilde closed the site down for some time.

But as you all may know SHE'S BACK! and I thought

I would play with this fortnights challenge which is

to Make the Sentiment the MAIN FOCUS!

 

 

I went for a simple style so I could show off my sentiment

which is from Stampin' Up. The tags are also by SU.

Ink is SU Calypso Coral.

I used basic card stock some scrap designer paper and

some foam squares for dimension. The i in birthday is fussy cut

in the same paper as the background.

My card looked rather bare

so decided to get a paper punch and a craft punch and

add some circles .

 

Hi there Hilde Susan Wynn and CG.

 

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A Birthday card for Someone Special

 

I am Hosting our

Shabby Chic/Distressed Challenge over at

Crafty Cardmakers

and have made my card for a special friend.

(just hope she doesn't see it before her birthday)

 

 

I have used metallic card stock in cream and pink.

The embossing folder is an old Cuttlebug one

called Floral Fancy.

Also used Spellbinder Squares/Scallop Squares

and Decorative labels 27.

My flowers and sprigs are from Martha Stewart.

Leaf is Kaisercraft.

The 60 is also from an old

Cuttlebug Alphabet Set.

Ribbon is Kasazz and have added a

pearl flourish and assorted sized pearls

from my stash.

Finished off with a pink stick pin.

Hope you will pop over and see what

fabulous creations my Team Mates have made -

be inspired and create a project and

join in our latest challenge.

 

Thanks for dropping in

 

A simple HELLO.

It's our Photo Inspiration Challenge over at Just Us Girls

this week and Chris is Hosting.

She has chosen this super summery photo for us to

be inspired by.

What caught my eye here?

The fence stood out first then I saw those

lovely bright boots with pretty flowers.

There is also the greenery behind the fence.

 

 

I decided to feature the fence which is cut from

DP from Doodle Panty as I didn't have any of those

super rain boots.

The flowers and greenery are from Stampin' Up

and the leaves are a Kaisercraft die.

The smaller flowers are from various punches

with liquid pearls in the centres.

Aded a few brown pearls to hold the fence together.

My sentiment is a new one I bought at a recent craft show

and is from Altenew. 

Hope you will pop over to our Blog to see

what our Guest Cornelia

and my Team Mates have created

and look forward to seeing yours there.

You could be chosen as Chic of the Week and

be in the running for our Guest Designer is August.

Thanks  Cornelia for the pleasure of seeing your

beautiful work as our Guest for June and hope to see

more from you real soon.

 

Thanks for dropping by



What's the COLOUR choice at Just Us Girls?

It is my turn to host over at Just Us Girls

and since Winter has arrived where I live

I thought bright colours were in order -

and for those over the pond - you should be basking in
sunshine & hot weather.
 

I had all intentions NOT to have

flowers on my card BUT since I just

got a new die set from Nina' Things I had to try it out.

I couldn't seem to get  true colours for my card
when I photographed it so

 after some thought I decided to make another card

using one of the other coloured flowers and

again using the same die for the leaves.

 

 

 I cut 2 circles from Spellbinders
and backed it with pink inking with SU stamps and popped.
Added a bit of spritzing and gems.
Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.
 

 

I chose to use the pink die cuts here for the flower

continuing with a scrap piece of dp for the side,

pink cording, a small bit of embossing

from Couture Creations, some ribbon and

a MS punch.

I then cut out my leaves from a Kaisercraft die

attached my popped flower which was cut several times

adding a pearl to the centre.

Sentiment is from Paper Smooches -

 I just loved that font when I saw it

and had to have it.

I corner rounded one side.

 

Hope you pop over to our blog and see what

Cornelia (Our June Guest) and my Team Mates

have created. They all have that WOW! factor.

I am sure you will love playing with these

 bright colours. You could be chosen as our

Chic of the Week.

 

Thanks for dropping in

 



My Man is Rockin'

I'm here with my card for Crafty Cardmakers

for our #166 For a Special Man Challenge

Details are Here.

Julie is our Hostess choosing this as it is

Father's Day on June 19th in the UK

and our Blog is based there.

 

I have made my card for my dear hubby's birthday

who is Guitar Crazy. He is at this moment

having a little jam session on his own.

My guitar stamp is from Inspired by Stamping.

I went a bit grungy here using several

stencils in different colours and a bit of spritzing.

I recently bought Tim Holtz Mixed Media Die

which I have used here and backed it with a

piece of dp with music (of course)

The sentiment is cut from Die-namics

and is by Paper Smooches.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

Hope you will pop over and see

what Special Male cards my

team mates have conjured up.

 

Love to see yours there but

REMEMBER not to enter

any more than 15 challenges

(including ours)

 

 

 

 

 



Did you SPOT what's Trending at Just Us Girls?

 

It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls

and our Hostess is Nancy who chose

SPOTLIGHTING!

 

I made the background for this some time ago and
this piece was left over. It is the shaving cream technique
and I have done something a little different
by using Liquid Pearls - Daffodil & Avocado giving it a
nice sheen (which hasn't shown up) and SU Yo Yo Yellow reinker.
The gorgeous stamp is from Repeat Impressions
stamped with Memento Pistachio and the
popped up spotlight is cut from Spellbinders Hexagons.
I coloured the daffodil with watercolour pencils and
heat embossed it with clear embossing powder
giving it a glossy finish.
Added some black matting pearls and
cotton to finish.

If you haven't already been to Our Blog
better pop over and see what our June Guest Cornelia
has Spotlighted and my Team Mates - you know
you will love what they have made.
Love to see you join us and you would be in the running for
Chic of the Week and go on to be our Guest in August.

I will be in Craft heaven when this goes live. There is a
big Papercraft Convention in Brisbane (catching the train at 6am)
I go to yearly and meet upwith some online crafty friends.
I met a couple a few years ago
and last year a few more.
One came from Perth in Western Australia
and another from Melbourne Victoria.
This year we are making a week end of it and
we are all super excited.
To make it even more special I have
Cheryl Wright coming back to spend a few days
at my house before she returns to home.
She is a well known Author who is super talented
in the craft side as well.

Thanks for dropping in.



We're looking for Birds.

Bobby is Hosting this week at Just Us Girls

and it is our Word Week. I can see

so many beautiful entries and Bobby having a hard time

picking a Winner for her chosen word

BIRDS.

 

 

If you have been a regular popping in to see my

work you will know I have been having fun

with water colouring.

Here I go again...

The colours I used for my background are

Memento Sweet Plum

Tim Holtz Stormy Sky/Peacock Feathers

and Cracked Pistachio.

My beautiful bird is from

Repeat Impressions and has a touch of

purple added to the chest.

Sentiment is Inspired by Stamping

Both bird and sentiment are heat embossed in Teal.

Added some squares for dimension.

Finishing off with some coloured gemstones.

***

Hope you pop over and see what beautiful

bird cards have been uploaded on Our Blog
by our June Guest Cornelia Wenokor
and the Design Team

and join us this week with yours.

You could be our Guest Designer in August.

Thanks for dropping in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



A Simple Hello!

Time for the latest challenge over at

Crafty Cardmakers and Kim's turn to HOST.
She has chosen a super popular Trend -

Monochrome.

 

When I made this card I was in water colouring mode

and I enjoy it so much.

I chose to make my monochrome with a touch of Colour.

My base is white card stock and I topped it

with the water colour technique using

Tim Holtz Cracked Pistachio/Peacock Feathers.

I also added a touch of speckles from Tim's stencil.

The Hello sentiment is from Lawn Fawn

and cut several times for dimension.

The Birthday Girl sentiment is from

Inspired by Stamping.

The butterfly is heat embossed and inked

from Cheery Lynn.

Lastly a row of pearls and paper pierced.

***

Hope you will pop over and see what my Team Mates

have made - inspired you and you get to

join us in this challenge.

***

Thanks for dropping in

 

 

 

 



It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls

 

 

 

Lisa is our Host over at Just Us Girls this week
and has chosen this gorgeous photo below
for us to be inspired by... 

What caught my eye?
The first thing was the wallpaper in the background
so my first job was to find an embossing folder
and ink it up - Cuttlebug Stylized Flower
with SU Yo Yo Yellow
I couldn't help but then notice the flowers
in such a pretty pink colour.
My Spellbinder Romantic Rectangles
was used for the backing for the focal point.
This was popped and inked with
Memento Angel Pink
Got an old GKD stamp set out
Vogue Vases - maybe one of the first ones
of Gina's I bought.
I inked the leaves in Memento Olive Grove
fussy cut the flowers twice once with
plain pink paper and the second with scrap DP
The big vase was popped and inked with sticky
embossing powder and I then added
Twinklets Diamond Dust which just
looks like crystal to me.
Added some ribbon and a strip
of mulberry paper to the back and a small strip
of paper to use as a shelf
finishing with pearls for the floral centres
and rhinestones in the background.

Don't forget to check out Our Blog
for lots more Inspiration and come join us
for your chance to be our
Chic of the Week and be in the running
for our Guest in July.

Thanks for dropping in

 



Sketch Time at 'The House'

It's the end of the month and that means

Sketch Time at The House that Stamps Built.

 

 

I find it hard sometimes to get my head around

a sketch and this was one of them.

However this is what I came up with.

 

 

I started with kraft card stock as my base

and then went searching for paper

through my stash and found a piece

of double sided dp and went from there.

I matted that first with some cream card stock

to blend in.

For the top part I cut the cream and dp

from Heartfelt Creations Layered Elegant Swirl and popped.

The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.

The gorgeous little butterfly is

Repeat Impressions - 108

cut from Spellbinders Circles

and attached to a Sue Wilson Vintage Lace Motif  die.

Touched up the butterfly with Wink of Stella

but is too fine to see.

Finished off with a few pearls.

 

Hope you like what I made and

Thank you for dropping in.

 

 

 

 



Another CAS card

 

I had my SU 4 Feathers stamp/die set out for

yesterdays post and kept playing with them as the

colours below for the CAS on Sunday Challenge

look great using this set.

 

 



My card base is close to the Mint Macaron.

Now for the messy but nice smelly shaving cream technique

using SU Melon Mambo (you should see my fingers)

Marina Mist & Memento Angel Pink

I attached that to white card stock and joined

together with ribbon.

The 3 feathers are inked again with Melon Mambo

and Baja Breeze.

Sentiment is from SU

Finished with a button cotton bow

and some bling.

I seem to be a cas mode at present and enjoying it.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

I love reading your comments.

 

 

 

 

 



Colour Challenge #174 at CAS Colours & Sketches

This week at CAS Colours & Sketches

it's Colour Week. Details Here

 

 

 

 

It was a little hard to photograph with the silver paper

and trying to make the metallic silver speckle card stock show up.

I hope this counts as CAS.

I got my SU 4 Feathers die and stamp set out

and cut 1 feather with the silver paper and topped

with cobweb paper. The other 2 are inked with

SU Rich Razzleberry & Baja Breeze.

I popped the silver background paper

and attached my feathers.

Sentiment is from SU and die cut

from JustRite .

Added some speckles from Tim Holtz stencil

rounded one corner and a cotton bow to finish.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your comments.

 

 

 

 



It's Your Day!

 

 

I have had time to play again with the Inspiration Challenge at

The House that Stamps Built 

Details Here

I decided to once again use the water colour technique

for this card using Memento Olive Grove.

The floral image is from

Repeat Impressions 4308W - Lily of the Valley

and is heat embossed in black.

The tiny buds are coloured with a pink tom bow pen.

Behind my image is embossed with

Craft Concepts Cherry Blossom

which is a little hard to see.

Matted in pink and a MS punch to the side.

This is popped for dimension and

added some variegated pink cotton

and sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

 

Thanks for dropping in. Love reading your comments.

 

 

 

 

 



A Beautiful Day.

I recently saw a beautiful stamp from Altenew

used by fellow Design Team Members  and

knew I had to have it. You know the feeling!

 

I thought the current challenge at

The Mod Squad  for their

One Layer Birthday Card 

would be ideal to try my new stamps out.

I have used Altenew Peony Bouquet and

 Beautiful Day for the sentiment.

I know I need a bit of practice to get the best

out of that beautiful stamp set.

I masked the flower so I could arrange the greenery.

Inks used  are Memento Pistachio

 Eldenberry Sweet Plum & Lulu Lavender.

Needing a little something here I got out my

Tim Holtz Speckles stencil

scored the top and bottom

and added some purple gemstones.

 

Thanks for dropping in

I love reading your comments.

 

Photo Inspiration Time at 'The House'

Once again it is time for the Inspiration Challenge over at

The House that Stamps Built

Details Here

 

 

I was inspired by the beautiful pink flowers

so I chose to use

Repeat Impressions stamps 1706 I

for my main image

coloured with watercolour pencils

and 4314K for the background

stamping multiple times inking with

Stampin Up Melon Mambo.

We did a card similar to this at a card class recently

and liked the look so decided to do something similar.

I recently bought the Tim Holtz Mixed Media

die set so was anxious to use it. This was popped

to show off the flowering vine .

I inked the corner with Melon Mambo and

popped the main image in front of it.

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping and

punched from a McGill punch.

Finished with a few pearls.

 I am also entering this card over at

Sieze the Birthday for their 'Toppings'

which is 'Dimension'.

 

 

Thanks so much for popping by.

 

 

 

 

 

 



It's a cas one layer quickie card!

Challenge time over at

The Mod Squad is hosted by

 2 super talented friends Judy Woodland

& Vicki Dutcher

and have chosen ONE LAYER CARDS!

See here.

 

 

Most of us find this hard as we just want to

add on some of our crafty stuff Right?

Well my card would have to have been the

quickest cas one layer card I have ever made.

***

Judy LOOK! A Purple butterfly lol

(ps Judy & I love purple)

So on to the products I used for this quickie!

White cs

Tim Holtz Splatters stencil

Inking with Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers

& Cracked Pistachio

SU Rich Razzleberry.

Added a bit of spritzing also from RR

The beautiful butterfly/sentiment is from a duo

stamp set from Gina K Designs.

Added some Wink of Stella to the butterfly

but is a little hard to see.

And there you have it.

My quick easy cas one layer card.

***

Now I have just got to go play with

some new stamps I got and will endeavour

to use one of them for another entry

for this challenge.

Keep a look out.

Poof! I'm gone

 



It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

 

It's our Colour Week over at

Just Us Girls and Hosting is Sue

choosing the colours.

 

which are

Here are the products I used on my card -

Mother of Pearl Iridescent card stock

SU Creative elements for my flowers

Inked with SU Rich Razzleberry.

I fussy cut 5 of them and layered 3

for the main flower.

Inked the background using

SU Rich Razzleberry & Gumball Green pens.

Cut a corner with an EK Success punch

and added a small piece of plum paper behind it.

Added some plum pearls and a few sprigs

from Martha Stewart punch

As you can see I have added foam

squares to pop my focal image.

 

***

 

Don't forget to pop over and see what our  Guest Aileen

 has created and how the Team used

the 3 colours above.

Hope to see yours there. You may just be our

Chic of the Week and be in the running for

our July Guest.   

 

Thanks for dropping in