We're painting it RED at STAMPlorations.

It's February and you know what that means

'Love' is in the air so we are
Painting the Town Red so to speak
at STAMPlorations
 All the details are  HERE!

Here's what I made 

I had a bit of fun with the ARTplorations Zen Hearts
but you can't see a lot of it as I cut it down after the tape
I used to hold down the stencil left a mark.
(that's because I used glossy photo paper)
I watered my paper then added Brusho's
in Brilliant Red letting the colours
run slightly behind the stencil.
Don't you love how I worded my sentiments?
They are from STAMPlorations Trendy Feather 2
heat embossed in black
and CUTplorations Love Word Die 
  in black for a shadow effect behind the white.
Cut my card stock from 2
 CUTplorations Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies
and adhered to red pearlized paper.

Here are most of the products I used



Don't forget to pop over to our Blog and
Check out all the
 RED  LOVE THEMED creations
from the STAMPlorations Team
and leave them some love.
# You will have read of a few changes
when you checked out all the details above
but a quick rundown -
We will have just one challenge
for a few months for you to join in. As long as you
stick to the Theme! any project is Welcome.
So GO FOR IT! 
Of course there are prizes to be won
 and Shery is giving a 10% discount on all products
from February - April.
So WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???

Thanks for taking time to pop in today.

It's Gotta be LOVE!

Hi There and Welcome to today's posting for

Just Us Girls. It's our Word Week 

and Bobby is Hosting with the word LOVE!

It is February and that says it all.

A pretty simple card concentrating on the LOVE word.

Card stock is Kraft and my background for the Love Heart die

is a mixture of Twinkling H2O's and Tim's Antique Bronze Spray

smooched around with some added lines made from the 

edge of a credit card. (Idea came from Karen Dunbrook)

The gold Love Die was cut from a scrap piece of gold glitter paper

and is from CUTplorations Love-Word-Die.

The you from Repeat Impressions is cut from a MFT die.

Added a few splatters of gold and white paint and

my Love card is done.

I'd like to Welcome our February Guest

Tenia Nelson - I'm sure everyone knows

this Super Talented Crafter and come check out

what Love Creations are in store 

from us all over at Our Blog.

This Word is extremely popular for February

so I am sure there will be lots

of  Love to enjoy looking at.

Will yours be in our Gallery this week?

Hope so.

It had to be 'PINK'

Hello my crafty friends - 

February is all about Love and

over at Happy Little Stampers 

the  Optional Twist for our Anything Goes 

Watercolour Challenge is Hearts! 

My watercolour background was created with

Tim's Oxide Inks in Seedless Preserves

Abandoned Coral & Pickled Raspberry

is all the girly colours.

This was cut from a stitched die onto

white card stock.

My heart flourish is MB Loveland Corner.

I inked the hearts in various colours adding

Nuvo Crystal Glaze for shine.

The sentiment die is from CUTplorations

and the 'you' cut with a MFT die 

from Repeat Impressions - also glazed.

Our winner for this challenge 

will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! 

Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS 

AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, 

YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED.

Isn't that a great excuse reason for

popping over to see what the Design Team

created and then come join us.

Thanks for dropping in here today.

Look forward to seeing you in our Gallery.

What's My Mark?

Welcome to today's post which is for the 
New Challenge over at
Addicted to Stamps and More which is
Make Your Mark.

I was playing around in my craft room and wondered how
just ordinary re-inkers would look on glossy paper.
So I gave it a go and was pleasantly surprised with the result.
I used SU Marina Mist/Tim's Peacock Feathers
and Dusty Concord Distress Spray Stain.
I then got out my ARTplorations A-Bloom-and-Three-Buds
and added texture paste dabbing with my fingers to get lift.
Once that was dry I Versamarked it then
covered it in PearlEx powder.
I guess you could say I really have Made my Mark!
Now I was really excited as to how gorgeous it looked.
I rubbed a bit off to get a little more colour back on the
left side. This was cut with a stitched die.
Added some coloured cs for  highlighting
then attached to Pearlized card base.
Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping cut from
a JustRight Tag.

Here's how to
 Make your Mark - your entry MUST contain the use of 
anything that can make a mark - Stampin' Write, 
Copics, Promarkers, Painting, Chalks, Watercolours, 
Sponges, Stencils, Masks etc etc



There's so much more to see from my Team Mates
so pop over and check them out Here
and come join us. Hope to see you in our Gallery.
Thanks for dropping in

It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls

It's our Photo Week and what a Beauty

Maria as Host chose for us.

What caught your eye?

There are so many elements here but 

the bicycle is what I saw first

then the pretty flowers.

I love this Cherry Lynn Vintage Bicycle

which was cut from brown card stock - 

the same as the base.

My embossed Brick Wall is from Kaisercraft 

and inked with TH Frayed Burlap.

To go with the flowers I cut a Memory Box

Woodland Branch  and added a 

multitude of coloured flowers with Nuvo Drop centres

and a few leaves from Marianne Designs.

For the Gina K sentiment I cut a MFT circle

and heat embossed in white then

cut a smaller one for the back wheel.

Don't forget to pop over To Our Blog

to see what caught the eye of our

January Guest Cathy and the Team

and come join us this week.

Hope to see you in the Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in. 

Love reading your thoughts.

Hey There

Back Again - this time for the current challenge over at

Addicted to CAS and it is one of my favourites -  Ombre!

My card was reeeeeeealy easy to achieve that ombre look

because of Altenew's  Ink cubes

where you get 4 little colour coordinating pads.

This one is Cosmos - 

I went with the darkest to lightest.

The background stamping is from 

STAMPlorations VIGNETTE-Celebrate-Artsy-

changing the stamps direction each time.

The floral image is part of the

Kaisercraft Secret Bird Collection Stamp Set.

I stamped my sentiment  from 

Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

then cut with Spellbinders Scalloped die.

Inked the edges but still was missing something

so lightly sponged inside.

Now I couldn't decide what card base to use.

Tried black - yuk! left it for a while and came back

and it hit me! Just use white and lightly ink

the background from the same stamp set. 

Here is what it looks like - 

 

I used the lightest ink and I was happy.

Popped it and my cas card is complete.

Check out the Details for this challenge  Here

Thanks for dropping back in again so quickly.

It's Black - White - and -

Hello there and Welcome!

I found this great blog called Daring Cardmakers recently 

and their current challenge really appealed to me so...

here is what I made - 

for their Black - White - Pop challenge.

There are so many colours that go perfectly

with black/white and I chose red.

My card base is basic black.
The lace background is from
SU Delicate Details (may be retired)
I love that it looks like real lace.
The black & white leaves behind my flower
are from Marianne Dies.
My red flower is from
STAMPlorations Trendy Spring Blooms
stamp and die set.
I cut the back part of the flower with red card stock
carefully keeping all the die cut bits in place
then again heat embossing in red
this time taking out all the petals.
The floral centre has been sprinkled with black glitter.
My Thank you is cut from a MFT stitched die
inked in red and from the same set.

That's all for now so -  till next time
Cherrio from

A Tic Tac Toe 'Hello'

Hi there and Welcome. 

Today's post is for the Current Challenge

over at Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

I have been having soooooooo much fun

with glad wrap these last few weeks I thought

I would use one for my cas card.

As you can see I chose

the Bottom Row from left to right

(sequins, watercolour, square.)

I spritzed water on glossy photo paper

then sprinkled Brusho's covering it

with glad wrap, moving it around

to create creases and patterns.

I added a frame to the front 

and popped it onto my square piece of

basic white card stock.

Added the sequins and a Hello die

from CUTplorations and my

cas card is done.

Moving Along with the Times have a

Clean and Simple Challenge going

so will pop my card there too.

Thanks for dropping in

Till next time - Cherrio from

I'm Hosting this week at Just Us Girls

I'm Hosting over at Just Us Girls for Colour Week.

and chose these colours as they just scream

Tim's Oxide Inks to me.

 I decided to make a fancy fold to show off
the beautiful butterflies from the latest
Stamp Set/Die from STAMPlorations called
Fluttery and Fluttery Dies
These were inked with
Spiced Marmalade/Fossilized Amber
and Peacock Feathers with an extra one
cut and added to the middle.
I sponged the edges and then added
some random stamping from
SU Timeless Textures.
Added a butterfly to the inside with
a sentiment from STAMPlorations Trendy Butterflies 2
and there you have it.

Now pop over to Our Blog to see what our
January Guest Cathy and the Team created.
Hope you find time to join us this week.
Love to see you in the Gallery.

As this is the first time I have used this stamp/die set
I am adding it to the Gallery at
Just Add Ink Check it out  Here

It's simply a 'Deer'

Hey there Crafty Ones - today post is for

the new Challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More

and I couldn't be happier when I saw the beautiful mood board

for our Photo Inspiration Challenge.

You will know what caught my eye as

you will have seen me using this gorgeous deer from 

ARTplorations Christmas Reindeer Stencil 

a few times now and what got me excited also was

the amazing ribbon I used which came all the way from Scotland

with my Christmas card - how perfect.

This was a simple card to make using black card stock and 

gold paper to frame my deer.

 I simply smotheredthe black card with Versamark  

and heat embossed in gold.

Added some Inka Gold splatters,

that beautiful ribbon and some 

Starform strips down either side.

My Merry Christmas sentiment was also

heat embossed and from Gina K Designs.

Yay! my first Christmas card for 2018.

I love looking to see what others pick out

for Photo Inspiration Challenges and

the Team have created a gorgeous variety

for you to oooh and aaah over so

go check them all out Here

and come join us. 

Love to see you in our Gallery!

Thanks for dropping in.

A CUTplorations Reminder Posting

Hello Crafty Friends - I'm here today with a Reminder

that the CUTplorations Challenge is in full swing.

Have you had a chance to check it out?

Below is my Reminder Card 

I so enjoyed making this card with the beautiful

floral stamp  STAMPlorations Blossom-Sprays-1

I started out colouring with Tim's Oxide Inks

then painted in metallic colours and white washed

the background.

Added Liquid Pearls to the centres of the flowers

pricking them for texture.

The So sentiment is from

 STAMPlorations Its-All-About-YOU-Boxed-and-Typed-Words

and Sweet CUTplorations Sweet Word die

Cutplorations Sweet-Word-Die

finished with some sequins and gems.

attaching it to Bazzill Card Stock.

Thanks for dropping by -
Love reading your comments!

It's all 'PURPLE'

Hi there Crafty Ones.

You can see by the heading my card is all about Purple
and it's for the latest challenge over at Less is More 

You can find the details  Here

Of course a lot of you know that it's 

'My Favourite Colour' so

of course I had to play!

Brusho's make for a fabulously easy background

and that is what I used here - just Purple.

I started with heat embossing my

 STAMPlorations Large Helenium in black

then cut from a MFT stitched die.

I added black glitter to the centre and some

random purple Nuvo Drops.

My sentiment is from 

STAMPlorations Trendy Feathers 2

also heat embossed.

I finished by adding some

glittery Starform Stickers to the corners

and attached to purple card stock.

Popping this over to the

Here

Thanks for dropping in today.

It's the First Twofer Challenge!

Hi there! So glad you dropped in

'cause I am delighted to see the

Fabulous Twofer Card Challenge #1 is Live!

Here!

We all (or should) know the Delightful Darnell

who is challenging us to make 2 different cards 

with the same stamp/die but for 2 different occasions.

I know there are going to be gazillions

of crafters out there to encourage

Darnell and her Fabulously Talented Team

on there New Journey

SO...... let the fun begin.

I was sooooooooooooooo excited

when I saw what the prompt was FEATHERS!

and I had only recently got out my favourite

SU Four Feathers Set for another card.
***

On to Card 1
The current and addictive challenge over at
CAS Mix Up is to use cling wrap
and what better way to show off my feathers!
I used Brusho's on glossy photo paper
popped onto stitched die cut card stock.
Sentiment is from Paper Smooches.
Added a few gems and attached cotton
to the feathers.

(Close up)

Card 2
I made as a male card.
The background woodgrain is from
Dark Room Door and stamped with
Tim's Frayed Burlap as is the
front feather. The other two are
in Gathered Twigs.
These were popped in front of
some wrapping paper from some
sweets my sister received from
an overseas friend and is very brittle.
Just knew it would come in handy one day!
Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.
Finished with some jute on the feathers.
***
So of course these cards are going over to
The Twofer Challenge over Here
Please go over and check out what
the Darnelle Designers have created
and Card 1 for their
CAS Mix Up January Challenge

My Mix is Cling Wrap, Die cutting and Stamping.

Thanks so much for coming by today
Till next time - Cherrio from