Celebrate the Season

 This month at Christmas Craft Creations

we are looking for Slimline Creations.

I decided to go with the traditional size after 

watching Kristina Werner make This card

It's pretty simple really.White card base and

red to heat emboss my Large Christmas Flower

from STAMPlorations with Nuvo Gold Enchantment Powder.

Stamped the flower on scrap paper for masking then

blending Tim's Aged Mahogany around the flowers.

Also on the inside.

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations Merry.

Decided I would add some gold embossing

on the sides for even more sparkle.

Head over and see which way the Team chose 

to make their Slimline Cards -

traditional or mini size!

Looking forward to seeing the Gallery this month.

Thanks for dropping in

'TIS THE SEASON

It's time for a New Challenge over at

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge 

For this Challenge I went with a Wintery Scene.

My background is a mix of Lindy's Magical's and

Iridescent Medium on the edges and

flicked for snowdrops.

Die cut my trees with metallic paper

and added in front of very lighly inked trees

from Tim's Great Outdoors.

Sentiment is also from the same set.

Punched a few shimmery stars and 

attached to navy card.

Head over and see what The Team created

and add yours to the Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

A Little Bit of Ireland

Elizabeth is Hosting our Word Week over at

Just Us Girls and has chosen

Now if you look at the date -

St Patrick's Day is coming up soon and that was 

my first thought on where I was heading.

After searching every stamp set I have 

I couldn't find any 'lucky' ones and

that is where I was stumped for quite some time.

Eventually I went CAS with my favourite technique

using Lindy's Magicals in

Bells of Ireland (of course)

and found some tiny hearts hiding in my

drawer of old Cuttlebug Dies, cut a tiny stem 

inked the edges to give a little definition.

Sentiment is computer generated using the

Emerald Isle Font (naturally)

even got lucky inking the edges.

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Since we are talking about lucky!

I was lucky enough to spend time in Ireland

with my sister/husband niece and cousin

doing the tourist thing checking out the 

beautiful floral displays that are everywhere,

get a photo with an Irish Model (lol)

and couldn't go past Sweet Molly Malone

then as we were driving along I saw 

a sign that had MY NAME on it so 

asked the bus driver to pull up so I could get a photo.

(Lucky Me)

Hope you head over to Our Blog 

and see what is in store for you there.

Join in and you could be Chic of the Week and

in the running for our Guest Designer in May.

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As we start a New Month we welcome our

 March Guestie JoAnn Burnam. 

Thanks for visiting.

Live in the Moment!

Did you blink and February disappeared?

It did for me and found myself being reminded

the New Challenge for 

Creative Artiste Mixed Media was due.

Lucky for me it has been raining steadily all day

as well as last night so perfect day to get inky.

Sorry there are no progress photos this time

but a run down on how it was made

and products used.

So glad my playtime was creative and 

turned out quite nicely.

I used Canson 300g Cold Press W/C paper

inking up Tim's Crackling Campfire and

Peeled Paint inks for the background.

Stencilled AALL&Create Moc Croc and

Art Anthology with texture paste,

liking that it gave me a light colour.

Then on to some random stamping from

AALL&Create #28, That's Crafty Texture

and Visible Image Live in the Moment Sentiment.

Added touches of Lindy's Pumpkin Fiesta EP

on top of the texture paste in parts.

My dragonfly stamp was a gift from a friend.

Added some Nuvo Glitter gloss to the centre of the dragonfly

then sprinkled Lindy's Ponderosa Pines Olive

over the top and roughed it up a bit.

Inked some of the edges with the same powder

and Tim's Black Soot.

Tried a bit of gold wax on the dragonfly

but didn't show up enough.

Pop over and see what The Team created

and we would love to see your MM project

in our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting.

Till next time -

A Bright Happy Happy Birthday

 We have had our February Hiatus and now we

craft on at STAMPlorations.

Time to showcase what I made this month.

Something a little different for our

Anything Goes Stencil Challenge

I started my card by inking up the

ARTplorations Art Splatters

with Tim's Oxide Inks in various colours 

then some watermarks with my fingers.

For an interesting background I  put the

CUTplorations Circles All Over Cover Plate

through my machine and adding

tiny red splatters before adding the

CRAFTplorations Happy Happy Stickers

Ran the

 CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitched Nesting Die

adding a frame and attaching to white card base.

Products used are

Head over and see what the Stencil Team have created

and come join in our Gallery for a chance to win prizes.

Check out the Guidelines Here

Thanks for visiting

It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls

 Carol Mc is Hosting this weeks challenge at

Just Us Girls

and chose such a cute and sweet photo

with so many ideas to run with.

I know there will be amazingly cute cards with bunnies abounding

so I went a different direction picking up on the pretty flowers.

Maybe I am the only one without that cute Bunny/Puppy!

I saw a card I liked on Pinterest that appealed to me

as I had stamps similar from SU.

Background stamp is Dark Room Door

and others - SU Because I Care and Nature's Walk.

Sponged the edges and coloured images

with Lindy's Magicals.

Sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers.

Added some cord and adhered to coloured card base.

Head over to see what the Team chose to showcase.

There's lots of lovelies there.

Now it's your turn to share yours in our Gallery.

Hope to see you there.

Thanks for visiting.

What's YOUR Favourite Pet?

 Sistah Debbie has chosen the Theme for our Challenge at

The Sisterhood of Crafters and wants to see

Our Favourite Pet.

My favourite would have to be a Blue Heeler

as we have always had them on the farm

but I went with my Favourite Dog instead.

You Guessed it! A Scottie Dog in all it's traditional glory.

I decided to go with a not too fancy fun fold card.

I used Designer Papers from Boofle,

a friend brought back from London many years ago

(and I use it sparingly)

My Scottie Dog is die cut from Marianne Designs

 adding black gesso for his hair.

I embossed the inside and have left it vacant

so I can add a sentiment at a later time.

There's some cute dog cards from the Sistah's over on Our Blog.

Pop over and check them out.

We'd love to see yours there.

Thanks for taking a peek at mine.

In the Pink!

 Just a really quick post today as I am trying to

 beat the clock and get my card in the Gallery

 for the New Kids on the Blog - 

Can You Handle The Pressure?

Their first Challenge is

AG Embossing with a Twist of Pink

I have gone with the Retired Manhatten Flower 

Embossing Folder from SU

I added Lindy's Alpine Ice Rose and Oom Pah Pah Pink

and a hint of Nuvo Golden Sparkle

to the inside and sprayed with water

then layed my w/c paper down and

ran it through my machine.

I have already done this technique recently

and will see it in a few weeks.

I then fussy cut and attached in front of

two other folders from

Darice and again from SU.

Popped my Manhatten Flower

Added a sentiment  from STAMPlorations

and Petal Pink Liquid Pearls to complete.

Thanks for visiting

See you again real soon.

Another MerryChristmas Card

 It's time again for our New Challenge over at

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

and again I have gone CAS and ideal for posting purposes.

Unfortunately the background stamping 

didn't come through enough on the photo.

(and that often happens)

I stamped numerous snowflakes

on red card stock with VersaMark Ink

then die cut my Spellbinder snowflakes

and sentiment with Metallic Galaxy Glitter paper

which doesn't show up here

adding Cool Diamonds around the sentiment

for a bit of sparkle and pearls on the snowflakes.

Attached to white card base.

Head over and see what the Team created

and join in by adding yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

I'm Hosting Colour Week at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome to today's post for

Just Us Girls and

It's my turn to Host our Colour Week choosing

some favourites of mine with my new favourite dies.

You get to see this floral die again this week

after I came across the idea of using it to cut as a stencil

in last weeks JUGS challenge.

Background and die cuts inked with Tim's Ground Expresso

with Spiced Marmalade and Peacock Feathers

for his Wildflower Stems #1 and #3

Die cut just the flower head and

touched  up with some Magical's and 

Art Alchemy Peacock wax.

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping 

(no longer available)

inked onto MFT circle die.

Added a gem and variegated cotton.

The talented JUGHEADS have created 

amazing cards and I loved seeing

how they used these colours.

Head over and check them out -

you won't be disappointed.

I am sure you will want to play with them too.

so I will see you in The Gallery

You could be chosen Chic of the Week

and in the running for our Guest in April!

Sending this over to

Fabnfunky Challenge for their

Challenge #545 Birthday and

The Flower Challenge Challenge #65 Occasions

I know it's a little different as I have used

a few Wildflowers.

Thanks for visiting

Just Us Girls Trend Week

 Today's post is for the New Challenge at

Just Us Girls and

it's Trend Week and Hosting is Sue choosing

After several attempts and choosing the wrong dies

my card came about by accident.

I was die cutting the main flower for another card

and the penny dropped - this would look great

as a stenciled background!

So you will see two cards in quick succession

with this same flower. I have only recently got 

Tim's Wildflower Stems #1

Both sides of stencil - one for the inked background

the other some nearly dried up crackle paste.

How easy it was to use that die as a stencil!

and a close up

Items used are

Watercolour paper/white card base

Tim's Wildflower Stems #1

Kitsch Flamingo Oxide Ink

Lindy's Alpine Ice Rose 

Crackle Paste

Art Alchemy Indian Pink Wax

STAMPlorations Sentiment

Memento Ink

Head over and see how my Team Mates

created their projects and come and have fun

with this weeks Trend.

Thanks for visiting.

Inspired by Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Popping in here quickly for the

Daring Cardmakers Challenge  

Inspiration Challenge

with these gorgeous Mood Board colours.

We need to take at least three elements from the board

and of course I chose the colours as one.

After checking it out to see what I could

 incorporate in my card, the first thing I noticed was 

the lovely big monstera deliciosa leaf

and it happens to be in my favourite

SU Botanical Blooms Stamp/Die Set

So of course the flowers are part of my minimum elements

as is the leaf hiding at the back.

A bonus here was the Designer Paper I used

matched perfectly which I used as 

the background for another element.

Added a simple sentiment and 

some tiny stamped flowers to the side.

My big gem is another element as it is a circle.

There certainly is lots of inspiration  in that

Mood Board. Thank You Enfys for a 

Super Fun Challenge.

A close up

This was a nice way to relax after finishing off 

some lawn mowing.

Thanks for visiting. 

You are 'Amazing'

 

It's time for our New Challenge  at The Sisterhood of Crafters

and we are looking for

Anything Feminine and  must Include Flowers

How easy is that! We all love Flowers!

I thought it a perfect time to use a few of my

bought flowers.

Background has  some random stenciling

and distressed edges.

Floral arrangement adhered in front of

some pieces of bark from my yard, cheesecloth 

and art stones. This was attached to some

brightly coloured DP to match, then a

scattering of coloured pearls and

finished with the sentiment.

Head over and check out what 

beautiful floral cards the Sistahs made

and head into your craft den,

create your feminine floral art

and add it to the Gallery. 

Look forward to seeing it full

of wonderful flowers.

Thanks for visiting.

Merry Christmas!

 Time for our February Challenge at

Christmas Craft Creations

Our theme is to use Blue and Silver.

Such lovely softness!

My background was created with

my go to Lindy's Magical's then has 

iridescent medium sponged with a baby wipe

for more silvery shine.

My ARTplorations Christmas Tree stencil

was then smothered with the 

iridescent medium and texture paste

and allowed to dry overnight.

This was then attached to a

patterned metallic paper

slightly popped and finished with

a simple inked Merry Christmas

and a few pearls to complete.

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created

and hope to see yours in our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting.

Holly and Ivy Merry Christmas

The New Challenge for 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

is LIVE!

A very simple card using designer paper

embossing on red card which is a little hard to see

and ribbon to separate.

Die cut my Merry Christmas sentiment

and popped in front of gold ribbon.

Head over and see what the rest of the Team created

and come join in and add yours to the Gallery.

Thanks for visiting.