Thinking 'SPRING' at the Mod Squad

 

Again this week I have a Special Friend as Hostess at

The Mod Squad

 

 

Susan Sieracki has asked us to create a card depicting 'Spring'

Maybe she picked this one because of all the 'Winter Blues'

all my overseas friends are experiencing while I have been

basking in 'Sunshine' but I won't gloat as it won't be long

and I will be experiencing those cooler days.

Also over at The Paper Players their challenge is 'Spring'
 

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I have a special reason for making this card.

The flowers I used have been sent to me and are from

SU Flower Shop. I loved this set and I received

a bundle of them in my mail box

Thanks so much Maria...

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Here is what I used -

White card stock as my base

Small piece of DP on the side

SU flowers - Flower Shop

Kasazz Leaves

Tim Holtz Stencils

Sizzix butterfly

Pearls Micro Beads and Dew Drops

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.

 

 

Thanks for dropping in.

 

 



Photo Inspiration Time at Just us Girls

It's time to inspire you with this gorgeous photo our

Hostess of the Week - Vicki

has found for us.

I took a long and hard look at this before I came up with

what inspired me.

As you can see LOTS of things did.

These are the products I used -

White card stock as my base and also the backing

Jar/Sentiment - Dear Lizzy

Quickutz - Daisy cut several times for depth

Fancy That - Leafy Swirls

Memory Box - Fuchia for the bended daisy

Gold Glitter

Carl Daisy Punch

Dew Drops on the Daisies

Memento Olive Grove Ink

Sequins

Die-Namics Banner Stax

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Hope to see your inspirational projects HERE

but before you go check out what my other

Jugheads and our Guest Stephanie created for you.

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Thanks for dropping in

and hope to see what inspired you with

 this weeks Photo Challenge.



Taking it's 'TOLE' at the MOD SQUAD.

 

Over at The Mod Squad my good friend Judy Woodland

is hosting this weeks Challenge
and here is what she has asked us to do -

 

  Today I have a little paper tole for you.
All you need to do is take an image,
make at least 3 copies,
and cut out smaller and smaller bits of it
to layer together.

Here is my interpretation

 

I used my all time favourite Stampin' Up stamp -

Fifth Avenue Floral for this card

I have made many a card for this technique with this stamp

as the big rose is just perfect for cutting and layering.

I used 3 different coloured textured card stock

and heat embossed on two fussy cut

and popped them as a backing.

I then inked the rose stamp three times

and cut our smaller bits for the tole technique

distressed and cut in a few places before

putting it together

I added a touch of iridescent medium for

a little sheen on the flower backed by

a few leaves from Marianne Designs

some Kaisercraft pearls and

sentiment from Gina K Designs.

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Thanks for stopping by and till next time

Cherrio from

 

 

 

 



Lisa's Lovely Colour Challenge at Just us Girls

 

It's Colour Challenge Time over at

Just us Girls 

and the Lovely Lisa is our Hostess.

Here is the gorgeous photo and colours
she chose for your inspiration.

 



 

I have had this gorgeous paper from Victoria Gardens

for a little while now

and knew it would be ideal

 to match up with this weeks colours.

I backed this with pink and basic card base.

Folded over the double sided paper to show off the flowers

which were stamped and punched with the SU Petite Petal set

and

EK Success small flower die

Leaves from a Sizzix leaf die

Sentiment is from Gina K Designs

Made a small incision to add my ribbon 

and finished with some rhinestones.

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Don't forget to check out with the other Jugheads created

and this month's Guest Stephanie

then pop your newly made card over to

Just us Girls

You could be our next Chic of the Week

and be in the running for our Guest Spot in April.

 

Hope to see you over there.

 

I Tried Stampin' on Tuesday

 

 

I'm trying a bit of Stampin' on Tuesday

for their Challenge this week which is A Sketch

 

 

and thought I would play my hand at the Bokeh Technique

again which is HOT at present.

I followed the Sketch pretty much but decided to cut

my background into three pieces and then

pop my Floral Image on top.

I used Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers & Aged Mahogany

for the background then sponged from the cut out circles with

Dew Drops Brilliance - Moonlight White.

The lovely stamped flower is from

Stampin' Up - Because I Care Set

and I inked it with both inks to give it a variegated look.

Added the required 3 gems in different colours and

finished with a sentiment from Gina K Designs

and crimped ribbon.

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Thank You for stopping by and checking out my latest card.

 

 



A Little Bit of Red at Fashionable Stamping

 

 

One of my favourite Stampin' Up stamp sets is

Feeling Sentimental and I love creating with it.

I found the current challenge over at Fashionable Stamping

was perfect for my card. I have seen several

different ideas of using this stamp on Pinterest

and thought I would do my version of 'Spotlighting'

hence - the touch of RED.

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I used black & white card stock

then inked my Darkroom Door Postcards stamp

and distressed the edges

 to back my very British Phone Box.

This was matted against the black card stock and image

was cut from Sizzix Fancy Tags.

I cut out a small piece of the second inked image

attached it to the main piece and coloured it with

Tim Holtz Festive Berries pen.

Added a bit of scoring around the edges and on the

sides of the sentiment which is from Gina K Designs

which I thought summed up my card perfectly.

I finished off with touch of Wink of Stella clear pen

on the red part of the phone box. 

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Thanks for dropping in to see my post today.

All your comments are really appreciated.

 



I'm ADDICTED!

 

I seem to have been bitten by the CAS bug lately and now heading  the way to

ADDICTION!

 

 

There have been so many great challenges which have suited

this style and I found another 2 that I am entering this card in.

They are

Addicted to CAS and this week Code Word is MASK

and

AAA Cards and the game is ORANGE you glad you're CAS

 

Here is what I used on my card -

White & Orange card stock

Spellbinders Circles Die for masking

Die D Lites flower cut by 2

Scoring

Sequins

Gin K Designs Sentiment

Memento Peanut Brittle Ink

Tom Bow Marker for spritzing

Variegated Orange Cotton

Corner Rounder.

 

Thanks for dropping by



Water Colour Thank You for The House

Thank You Challenge DCC211 at The House

 

 

After seeing Kathy's project of the week tutorial Here

 It is so much fun even though you end up with inky fingers

(well I did) but I love the different results you get each time.

 

Just getting this posted in in the nick of time.

 

Products I used are

Repeat Impressions Stamp - Tulip Bouquet

SU Sentiment

SU Rich Razzleberry

Tim Holtz Peacock Feather

Memento Teal Zeal

Acrylic block and spritzer for the above

Basic card stock

Spellbinders Die

Liquid pearls on the Flowers

EK Success Punch

and scoring on the side.

 

And that is all there is to it Phew Made it!!!

 

 



Another CAS card.

 

 

Here I am with the last of my cas card

(well the ones I can blog) but I do have another

in hiding waiting for the right time hehe

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I again used the Metallic Mother of Pearl card stock

Topped with some mesh I bought an age ago and

hadn't used. Goes beautifully with the cream paper.

I cut out the Leafy Swirl from Fancy That

Added a daisy flower punched twice and popped

Pearl Spray and Kaisercraft Pearl

A tiny cream bow and finished with a sentiment

from Inspired by Stamping - Fancy Labels.

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I will enter this in the following challenges

The Ribbon Girl - Ivory/Cream Colour /Challenge

Red Rubber Inspirationals -

Inspirationals #207 So Sentimental

and again at

As You LIke It - Favourite CAS or Fussy

 

As you can see I went CAS showing of what

a simple leaf spray can do

with just a little flower attached.

 No need for fussy here!

 

That's it for now

Hope you will come back again soon to see what I have been

up to in my Playstation.

 

 



It's Time to Say Thank You at The House that Stamps Built

 

There are a couple of super challenges
I would like to enter my card in
 and they are over at

The House that Stamps Built - Challenge #DCC211 -

Thank You Cards

and

As You LIke It - Favourite CAS or Fussy

(and say why)

 

 

I love that you can make a cas card really POP by choosing

a stamp that has that WOW Factor and I think this one has.

It is from Penny Black and I inked it with

Stampin' Up - Melon Mambo and popped for dimension

My card stock is Metallic Mother of Pearl

Label is from JustRite Vintage Labels

and Sentiment is from Gina K Designs

Finished off with a splash of sequins and rounded corners.

 

Hope you like it. Till next time

Cherrio from

 



Some Simple Stamping

I have been dabbling in making some cas cards of late and found

a few challenges I thought fitted perfectly.

 

This card I am entering in the following challenges

As You Like It - Favourite CAS or Fussy and say Why

Addicted to CAS - Challenge #57 Mask It

Red Rubber Designs - Challenge #207 So Sentimental

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As you can see it is very CAS

I used white and purple card stock

Masking done with Memento Eldenberry & Sweet Plum

Stamp is Perfume by Kaisercraft

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping -

Trendy Circle Sentiments

Dabbed a little colour on the white cs.

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For the As You Like it Challenge I chose CAS

and my reason for this is if you have a single stamp

that packs a punch that is all you need to give it that

'Look at Me' card.

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I have a few more CAS cards made so you will

see me popping back in again real soon.

Till then Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 



Trending with Burlap at Just us Girls

It's TREND WEEK at JUST US GIRLS and it is my turn
to Host and inspire you to come on over and check
what the Talented Team and our Guest -  Stephanie Severin
has made for you to get your creative juices going.

and here is what I made -

 Products I used to create this card are -

Pearescent Textured card stock

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

DP - free from a magazine

Tim Holtz - Tattered Floral Die

Tim Holtz - Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

Sentiment - Gina K Designs

Crochet Cotton

and of course BURLAP.

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Now don't laugh at what I am about to tell you -

the burlap (hessian) I used isn't craft thickness.

It is off a roll of hessian bought to sew together

and put over a frame to protect our

paw paw and banana trees from frost.

***

Hope you like what I chose for this weeks challenge

and you join in with us HERE and you could be chosen as our

'Chic of the Week' and go on to be our Guest Designer in March.

Look forward to seeing you soon.



It's gotta be 'LOVE' Word Challenge at Just us Girls.

Love is in the air - everywhere it seems so how fitting to

have 'LOVE' for our Word Challenge this week.

It was chosen by our Host - CHERYL.

 

 

 

My card was a pretty simple style.

 Products I used are -

Kraft/Green card stock

IBS Vintage Floral Designer Paper

IBS Sentiment - Big Wishes 11

MS Hydrangea Punch

Kaisercraft Pearls

Tim Holts Distress ink

Tim Holtz Stencil

Corner Rounder

Attached tiny heart to 2 freehand squiggles 

and there you have it.

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Pop on over to our JUST US GIRLS blog

and see what other great 'LOVE' cards

were made for your inspiration.

We also have a new Guest Designer - Stephanie Severin

for February and if you would love to be

a future Guest - enter our challenges

be chosen as Chic of the Week and you are in the running.

***

Looking forward to seeing your "LOVE" cards.

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I would like to enter this in  Game 32 - LOVE LOVE LOVE

at AAA Cards

 

 

Thanks for dropping in

 

Going 'WILD' at Just us Girls

It's our WILD CARD WEEK at Just us Girls

 

NANCY as our HOST this week has a fabulous challenge for you

to make your SENTIMENT the focal point of your project.

 

 

 

When I saw this challenge I KNEW what stamp I wanted to use.

It is the Beautiful Vintage Happy Birthday 

from Inspired by Stamping.

Also from IBS the DP's - Vintage Floral

Fancy Labels 1, flowers and lace.

and also

Paper doily inked with Tim Holtz Vintage Rose

Inked edges - Antique Linen

Gold Leaf  Embossing Powder

Kaszazz Ivory Seam Binding

Flourish with a Bling Antique Gold Pearls

The card stock I used is Metallic Sculptured Paper.

   

 

Just couldn't help myself. I recently bought this stamp and knew

it would be perfect for this challenge too so made 2 cards.

 

I went for a simple look - can't say clean as the technique

I used was Shaving Cream and Reinkers.

Now you all know how messy and fun it is.

This time I used basic card stock

and my background inks I used were

Stampin' Up Rich Razzleberry & Yo Yo Yellow

I inked the Do Crafts Typography stamp in Rich Razzleberry

and filled in the S in yellow.

Also spritzed it to take away the stark white look.

The ribbon is from SU Purely Pomegranate.

Sprinkled a few sequins to add the final touch.

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Hope you like what I made for our 'WILD CHALLENGE'

and you get the chance to join in this weeks challenge

because you then have the chance to become our

CHIC of the WEEK and be in the running to

share with us as our GUEST DESIGNER our

creations for MARCH.

 

Thanks for stopping by

See you there! 

 

 

 

 

 



It's a Colour Sketchy Male card.

 

 

Well what can I say about this card?

I found several challenges I could enter it in

and they are

 

Sunday Stamps - The Colour

The Paper Players - The sketch

and Ruby's Rainbow - The Masculine Birthday

Here

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Because it is close to Valentine's Day there are

lots of challenges using Red and instead of

going all 'lovey dovey' my choice was to make

a Male card so I decided to go with the above sketch

because of it's simplicity - and great colours to boot

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I used the following products on my card -

Kraft and White Ripple card stock

Stampin' Up Feeling Sentimental

for image and sentiment.

Spellbinders Circles Dies

DP - Farmhouse Paper Company

Memento ink - Love Letter & Antique Linen

Own ribbon & cotton trim

Small punch for little rectangles on ribbon

Distressing around edges

Pop Dots

 

So that's it for now. Hope you like what you see

and leave me a comment.

Thanks for stopping by

 



All Sorts Challenge - Lace & Pearls

 

Once again I find myself drawn to the current challenge over at

All Sorts Challenge Blog which is one of my favourites -

Lace & Pearls.

 

 

I love making vintage style cards and with the

 theme for this challenge -

well I thought it perfect.

I don't normally use predominately brown colours

but found this lovely piece of  DP so went with it.

I have a few unknowns here as a lot of it

was just in my stash.

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This is what I used -

Brown & cream card stock

The gorgeous die cut is from Marianne Designs

in front of Spellbinders Floral Ovals

The beautiful piece of lace is from my sister's stash -

 her passion is patchwork hence I get to raid her supplies

when I go visit.

Flowers are also from my stash

Kaisercraft Pearls

MS punch for the sprigs

McGill's Vintage Labels

Sentiment is SU - Pocket Silhouettes

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I hope you like what I made and you are kind enough

to leave me a comment so thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sketch Challenge at MFT - WSC212

This is what I made for the

  WFT Sketch Challenge over at

MFT Challenge & Inspiration Site

 

 

 

and here is the Sketch.

 

 

I used the following items on my card -

 

Basic white card stock

Shaving Cream technique for the background

using just food colouring

MS Punch

Spellbinders Fancy Tags 2

Marianne Die leaves lightly inked

DieNamics Rose cut from Mulberry paper

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping -

A Lovely Birthday

Own ribbons & Gemstones.

 

Thanks for dropping by

 



Stampin' Royalty - Colour Challenge #263

I checked out the

Stampin Royalty Colour Challenge

 

 

and loved what I saw so went off to my 'play station'

to see what I could create.

I didn't have all the exact Stampin' Up colours

but I'm working on that lol

so came up with something fairly similar.

 

 

Here are the products I used -

 

Stampin' Up

Pocket Silhouettes - leaves

Vintage Vogue - large flower (an old favourite)

Petite Petals/Die - small flowers

Just Believe - Sentiment

Inks - Rich Razzleberry/Yo Yo Yellow

Gemstones

Memento - Pistachio/London Fog

Tim Holtz stencils - splatters/speckles

Pop Dots

 

Thanks for stopping by