What's Under the Sea?

 

I had a lot of fun playing with some
 old and new product for this challenge.

Hostess for our Word Week at Just Us Girls is Sharyn

choosing WATER.

 

 

 

Before I made my card I had played around with a few

water scenes which landed up in the bin.

This is when I decided to get out some inky messy items

to try my hand at something quite different.

As some of you know I recently spent time

with crafty friends at a Craft Show and this is where

I bought a few of the products I used here.

Gesso Paste

Gelatos

Texture Pastes

Sparkle Medium

White Embossing Enamel for the bubbles

Glossy Accents - water spots

Shells and cotton from my stash.

Now pop over to Our Blog to see what
our August Guest Colleen Foelker
and my talented Team Mates have created.
I hope you will have time to join us
this week.

Thanks for dropping in

 

 

 



It's Sketch Time at 'The House'

Being the end of the Month it is

Sketch time over at The House that Stamps Built.

 

 

 

 

As you can see I have flipped it and

matched it fairly well.

I wanted to try and make a scene using

a few Repeat Impression stamps

These are

The chair - 3415I

Clouds - 3403F

(hard to see as I sponged over them)

Gulls in Flight - 3412C.

Card stock is a dark brown

and a lighter brown for matting.

Embossed background.

My little scene was sponged with

various inks depicting sun sand and surf

with a touch of white on the waives.

Added some seaweed grasses from GKD

The chair I coloured and added touches of white

for a distressed look.

Finished off with trimming

a brad and the sentiment

is from Altenew.

 

So that is it for me this month at The House.

Thanks for dropping in.

 

 

 



Let's see it for 'THE GIRLS' at JUGS.

 It's Wild Card Week at Just Us Girls
and this only comes around when we have
5 Saturday's in the Month.
This is always a 'Fun Challenge' and Nancy chose
a 'Ripper' for us.

 

I hadn't thought too much about what sort of card I would make

for Nancy's challenge until I saw something I had cut out

and was lying on my desk - even had the ribbon beside it

so what better time to finish off
 what I had started some weeks before.

I had seen this type of card so many times that I worked out
a template to use and went from there.
I used Linen & plain card stock.
Designer paper is by Kaisercraft and double sided (of course)
I got out some old flower dies using
Tim Holtz Tattered Florals.
How many of us have this
and have had it in the back blocks for a long time?
The small flower in the centre is Bitty Blossoms
and have another piece in between from a SB die.
Scrunched them all up for dimension.
Added a pearl to the centre.
My leaves are also from Spellbinders
Ribbon is SU
Sentiment is Inspired by Stamping.
I love the soft colours of the DP as it makes
a lovely feminine card.
Pop on over and see what other Girly Creations
have been made by our Guest Carol and
my Team mates. Hope you can come and play
with us this week and you could be chosen
as Chic of the Week and go on to be our
Guest for September.

Since this is basically a Birthday card
and the current Theme Challenge over at
Watercooler Challenges is to use
The Letter B Details  Here.
I am joining in the fun
as my sentiment says Beautiful Birthday.


Thanks for dropping by



Playing with Purple Again

I am back again to show off another card I made for the

Shades of Purple Challenge over at

Double D Challenges

 

 

I have a pack of pearlescent textured card stock that
I thought I would try on my SU Lotus Blossom
stamp set to see how my flowers would turn out.
I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome as the flowers
are muted with the pearl and the texture added another
dimension - certainly different and not so bold
as the colours would have been with normal cs.
I inked one stamp and the stems on the base cs
 and then cut several others to pop inking with
Memento Eldenberry/Sweet Plum
and Lulu Lavender.
I found the little piece of silver mesh
in my stash and thought it perfect
so added gemstones and sequins to match.
Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.
Added foam squares for dimension
and corner rounded to finish.

Again I thank you for dropping in
and it is always nice to read your comments.

Till next time - Cherrio from

 



A Sucker for You





I made a card for a summer challenge earlier in the month featuring

an old fashioned All Day Sucker and while I was thinking

sweet things decided to make a similar card for our

'Summer Challenge' over at Crafty Cardmakers.

This time round Bec is Hosting.

 

 

I cut a circle from Jac paper peeling off one side

 and attached my rainbow coloured cotton around

 till it was all covered. This was popped slightly

so I could attach my lollypop stick behind it.

I found some scrap DP that matched

to use as a background.

The sentiment is from an old

Cuttlebug Alphabet die - Typewriter.

I thought the sentiment perfect to go with

my 'All Day Sucker'.

I'm sure you can all relate to eating

plenty of these when you were young.

Finished it off with a gem in the centre.

 

Thanks for dropping in and hope you will

pop over to Our Blog to see what

my team mates thoughts were on

our 'Summer Theme'

Maybe I will see yours there.

 



HELLO Friend

 

The latest challenge over at

Watercooler Challenges 

is a Colour Challenge.

 

 

I found this a little hard trying to match

what I had as close as I could but think

I matched the colours fairly well.

These are the colours I chose -

SU Baja Breeze

Memento Angel Pink

Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet/Stormy Sky.

For the Very Vanilla I used card stock.

My base is fairly close to the Baja Breeze

topped with Vanilla which was also used for

the FRIEND sentiment by Inspired by Stamping.

This was cut from Die-Namics Stitched Rectangles

My stencil is Memory Box

Hello - Lawn Fawn

Added pearls and used foam squares for dimension.

 

Hope you like my take on this colour challenge and

Thanks for dropping in.

 

 



Just a Note.

 

I am getting so much fun playing with

 Tim Holtz Thinlits Mixed Media dies

as they make such a dramatic effect when

backed with Designer Paper.

 

 

I am once again playing along at The Mod Squad
hosted by Judy Woodland & Vicky Dutcher

for their Kraft Challenge.

This is a simple card showing of the beautiful

DP - Spring Lilacs from Inspired by Stamping

and adding a simple sentiment which is also

by IBS - Vintage Pieces.

I cut this with a SB die and inked with

Memento Elderberry.

I have used mounting squares for dimension.

Finished off by just adding some

purple gemstones.

 

Thanks for dropping in

 

 

 



Creating with 'Leftovers'

 A few days ago I posted a card Here for the
WIW Inspiration Challenge over at
The House that Stamps Built
and said I would be back using up
some leftovers from that card.
Here is what I came up with.

I used a new stencil on this card  from Dusty Attic

Sentiment - SU

Inks - Memento Paris Dusk/Love Letter

Leftover Stars - Cuttlebug Die

Added glitter to the white star

Spritzing

 

This is the inspiration photo below.


I am also entering this for the current challenge over at
The Cut It Up Blog for their
Red White & Blue #101 Challenge

Thanks for dropping in.

 

It's all about 'Purple' at Double D Challenges

 

 

As you can see it is all about Purple at

Double D Challenges with these beautiful photos

for our Inspiration.

A lot of you will know that this is

'My Favourite Colour' so this was a

no brainer - I had to play.

 

I recently bought a few Altenew stamp sets

and am still getting used to all the layers

you can use to build your flower so mine.

 I admit it has taken a few trial runs and still working on it.

For this reason I made this card cas.

The flower is from Altenew Peony Bouquet

using Memento Inks in

Eldenberry Sweet Plum & Lulu Lavender

Stencilled background is from TCW

Sentiment is Inspired by Stamping

Spellbinders Circle

Own ribbon & gemstones.

Off to make another card in my
favourite colours!

Thanks for dropping in
Love reading your Comments.

 

 

 

 



Photo Week #353 at Just Us Girls

  

It's Photo Week again at Just Us Girls
and Hosting this time round is Sue
choosing this photo below.
 

Now this really threw me and it took some time
before I decided how to create my card.
I took my inspiration from all the colours in the background
and decided to do some embossing and sponging.
I have used basic card stock here.
The embossing folder is another newbie from
the craft show - so too the little cogs.
I did come home with some great new craft items
and making good use of them too.
The embossing folder is Kaisercraft
as is the first sentiment die.
Cogs are Craft Emotions.
The other 2 sentiments were hand cut and
are from Inspired by Stamping.
I used various coloured distress inks and
added a touch of colour blast paste
to give the gold effect.

As always it would be great if you pop over to
Our Blog to see how Sue's photo
inspired our Guest Carol Mayne and
my super talented Team Mates.
Hope you get the chance to play and
you could be chosen as our
Chic of the Week going on to be
Our Guest in September.

Thanks for dropping in.
I love reading your comments too.

 



Simply saying 'Best Wishes'

 

Over at The Mod Squad Judy & Vicki are Hosting

and challenging us to use 'Kraft' as the main focus.

 

 

I love heat embossing on Kraft and this time I used

Zing Brown Sugar instead of white.

The flower is from Docraft embossed

several times including my Kraft base.

Sentiment is from Cheery Lynn

(in purple for you Judy even though it looks blueish)

I lightly inked small parts of the flowers

with a purple gel pen and finished with

coloured pearls.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your Comments.

 

 



A Special Thanks.

 

It's time for a New Challenge at Crafting with Dragonflies

and it's the ever popular - Anything Goes.
 

 

I enjoyed making this card as I got to use my

Tim Holtz Thinlits Mixed Media die again.

I love them (Thanks Judy)

There is lots going on here so will get straight to

the products I used.

My base card stock is GKD Pure Luxury

Designer Paper - Kaisercraft Art of Life

TH Mixed Media

Spellbinder Circle inked with

Script from Darkroom Door and sponged

Dragonfly is Fancy That

sponged with gold inks - especially for Hilde!

 Kaisercraft  -  Decorative Dies

cut from Manila Tag

The back one is scrunched then inked

Tim Holtz Inks - Tea Dye/Peacock Feathers

and Frayed Burlap

Sentiment - Cas-ual Fridays

Added pearls from Flourish with a Bling

Own Ribbon.

 

Hop over to the Dragonflies Bog Here

to see what the talented DT have created

for your inspiration.

 

Thanks again Hilde for inviting me

to be your Guest Designer this month.

I have enjoyed playing and checking out

the lovely entries by members.

So nice to back amongst my crafty friends.

 

 

 



It's Your Day 'Kiddo'

It's the WIW Photo Inspiration Challenge over at

The House that Stamps Built
and once again I am playing along.

 

 

As you can see it is all about those
'Stars' and 'Colours' 

My card is fairly simple using basic card stock colours

in red white and blue.

I bought a new embossing folder thanks to my

enabler Judy Woodland. She made a beautiful

card with it and I just loved the effect it created.

It is Geometric from We R Memory Keepers.

It hasn't photographed well which is a shame.

There are 2 folders in this set and the one I used

was just perfect for the star effect.

I inked up a background star stamp

and my stars are cut from an old Cuttlebug die.

The centre star I added glitter to so too

the smaller stars on the side.

My sentiments are from 3 different sets

Inspired by Stamping

Stampin' Up and

Repeat Impressions - Hello Cling Set

adding a touch of glitter to the i's and

inking the edges in red.

 

Since I have leftovers I will

make another card to use up those spares

so pop back another time to see how I used them.

 

Thanks for popping in.

Love to read your comments.

Till next time - Cherrio from



Birthday Wishes

Here I am again still in the Watercolour Mood and such

 perfect timing for me to play over at The Paper Players

as their Challenge #304 is

 

 

I have been playing with this new stamp a few times now -

you will see it again in a few weeks.

The lovely stamp is called Watercolour Poppies #719

from Rubbernecker Stamps.

I inked this stamp on watercolour paper

colouring and blending with Tim Holtz distress inks

Evergreen Bough/Squeezed Lemonade and

Memento New Sprout 

adding a touch of white with a uniball pen

to the centre of the flowers

 a bit of spritzing and finished with

my SU sentiment cut from Spellbinder dies. 

 

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your kind comments.

 

 

 

 



You Inspire Me

A dear friend recently gave me a Mixed Media Canvas

and I fell in love with the concept. I have always admired

that sort of craft and since we were at

a Craft Show - what better time to buy a few products

required for this type of art.

Just by chance I saw a blog called Stamps & Stencils
with a challenge that caught my eye Here
This gave me a chance to experiment and try my hand
at a bit of mixed media. I must admit I just went with
the flow hoping what I did turned out okay.

I love using corrugated cardboard and string
so that was my choice - middle row down.
I have used so many bits and bobs here but will
endeavour to list a few.

Gesso and gelatos for my flower - just played with it
and didn't know if I would even use it.
Kraft card stock
Corrugated cardboard and the piece I pealed off
was used for my tag.
I used  Tim Holtz distress inks
SU and Memento inks
Bokeh stencil for my circles
Scrap DP torn and inked adding script
from Kaisercraft stamp.
Texture Paste and paint to the cardboard
My flower consists of a Marianne Die
and DieNamics Die inked and a centre pearl
Added the necessary string
Sentiment is from Altenew

I must admit I enjoyed playing with this
but it left my craft room and my fingers in
an awful state.

I would also like to add this to the
Ooh la la Challenge for their
Challenge #209 Texture

Thanks for dropping in
 and love to read your comments
on my practicing Mixed Media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



A Simple 'Thinking of You'

  

Once again it is our

Colour Week at Just Us Girls and Bobby has chosen

these amazing colours below.

I have a friend who needed a little cheering up
so decided to make a cas pick me up card.
I have used Woodgrain card stock
and topped that with an image from
SU - Inspired by Nature which I
heat embossed and sponged the background with
SU Melon Mambo/Calypso Coral
and Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade.
This was popped with the black frame.
Added a few drops of water to add to the effect.
My sentiment is from GKD and I
finished with 3 different sized pearls close to
the colours above.

Don't forget to pop over to Our Blog to see what
Our Guest Carol Mayne has created and
of course the very talented Designers.
Hope you can join us and maybe you could be
our next Chic of the Week.

Thanks for dropping in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Simple Happy Birthday

I found this blog recently called

Watercooler Wednesday and they have a

CAS Butterfly Themed Challenge.

Now I, like most of you

I'm sure love butterflies and have a

mountain of them in our stash

so what better excuse is there to just get

one of those stamps out to play.

Details Here

I seem to be obsessed with backgrounds of late

and this is another one.

I have had a canvas paper pad for an age

and decided to try using it for my

watercolour background

using Tim Holtz Cracked Pistachio/Mermaid Lagoon

Peacock Feathers and Evergreen Bough.

Also added a bit more colours through

TH Speckles stencil. This was matted with the same

paper as my Happy Birthday from Spellbinders

attachedin a curved manner for effect.

The gorgeous butterfly is Gina K Designs

embossed in Teal.

I found it hard not to add some bling but

would not have been cas if I did.

 

Thanks for popping in.

I love reading your comments.

Till next time - Cherrio from

 

 

 

 

 

 



It's a 'Male Thing'

 

It's Designer's Choice at The House that Stamps Built

and for most of us we don't create enough cards for

the Males in our life. So thanks to Shirley we can add to our stash.

Details are Here.

I thought it fitting that I would make a background

using distress inks inking on water colour paper for

the beautiful bonsai stamp from

Repeat Impressions - 2409W.

I gave it a touch up with Gold WOS which is a little hard to see.

Added my sentiment from Stampin' Up

Backing it with white and rusty paper

which is scored. My card base is an olive colour.

A pretty cas card - just fitting for the Male Theme.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

I love reading your comments.