Creative Chaos!

It's Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls 

and our Host Carol M gave us a

super colourful fun one to play around with.

I did have a bit of fun with this mood board

and after a few attempts got something

similar to what I was aiming for.

Found a few 'splat' stamps and inked them up 

with Versafine Clair colours to match the board.

I even stopped myself from adding tiny splatters.

Stamp is from Visible Image - Creative Chaos.

Shame the sentiment didn't come out clearer.

Die cut the frame, backed with 

 bright yellow on to white card base.

Our Guest Rosemary and the Team

have created such a fabulous array of creativity

 so head over and check them out.

I am sure you will want to join in and

add yours to our Gallery. Why not!

Sending this off to the Designer's Choice HOT challenge at

Inkspirational Challenge

with my brightly coloured card .

I Picked These For You...

Vicki is Hosting our Word Week at Just Us Girls 

and chose FRUIT.

Some time ago I was browsing with my daughter

in a bed store and came across a pack of napkins

with the above pears and of course I thought of

Vicki's FRUIT Challenge.

I peeled off the layers behind the fruit

and scrunched it up to create some texture.

I then fussy cut out extra pears 

 touched up with rusty brown matte wax

around the edges and popped to the napkin.

String added down the side.

Framed in blue to match the flowers

then an embossed back (a little hard to see)

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations.

Finished with attaching to white square card base.

Head over and check out what fruit our Guest Rosemary

and the Team chose to use on their cards.

Hope to see yours in our Gallery.

Lots of Love!

 I do love a Colour Challenge and recently

found a New One to me at 

AAA Colourful Challenge

and I loved the colour choice and went about

creating my card.

I came across the lovely flower die while I was

sorting out my die cut folders and it just went from there.

I inked up a couple of pieces of w/c paper

with my go to Lindy's Magical's 

Tibetan Poppy Teal, Tainted Love Teal

and Afternoon Delight Denim.

Die cut lots of leaves etc from a variety of suppliers

including some turquoise card stock.

Background has a cover plate for interest,

adding two circle frames with the smaller middle piece

popped with the sentiment and edge inked with

Versafine Clair Warm Breeze.

 Finished with some tiny pearls to centre of flowers

and adhered to turquoise card base.

I had a lot of fun with these colours and time permitting

will ink up another totally different one before this challenge closes.

Sending this over to Crafty Catz using the option

of May Flowers 

Cardz 4 Galz #249 Flowers and 

Triple B Birds Butterflies Blooms

with my Blooms.

Simply Ellibelle

Challenge #25 April Showers/May flowers

Dream, Inspire, Be strong.

It's a CAS piece for Creative Artiste Mixed Media this month

as I got a few new AALL&Create stamp sets that were on sale

here in Australia. Always on the lookout for them as they are

expensive and I love quite a few of the older ones.

So of course I had to ink up one from my wish list.

I started my background inking up on w/c paper

with Tim's oxide ink and Nuvo Powder

then stamping my AALL&Create Brush Flower #234

with Versafine Clair Nocturne and heat embossing clear.

Then adding stencilling from ARTplorations 

and inking in the centre of a few circles.

Die cut a black circle to highlight the flower head.

A bit more stamping here and there and around the edges.

Sentiments were cut from AALL&Create Power of the Word #754

(love that set with so many words to choose from)

highlighted with a cheesecloth backing.

and again with the finished piece.

Head over and check out the talent of our

 Guest  Pauline from Passion for Papercraft

and amazing Team Mates - 

be inspired by their makes, then join in

with yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting and love reading your kind comments.

Heartfelt Thoughts

Today's post is for our New Challenge at Cut It Up Challenge 

and our Theme is 'So Sorry'

I start by die cutting Tim's Mixed Media Die

then cut out the flowers, inking in

Memento Lulu Lavender.

Added liqud Pearls in Lavender Lace the heads.

Sentiment inked with VersaFine Clair Monarch

from SU Heartfelt Bloom stamp set.

Finished with veriegated ribbon.

Attached to coloured card base.

Head over and check out the Design Teams creation

and come join in with yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting.

It's all about a 'Flower'

It's time for our New Challenge at Just Us Girls 

and Hosting our Die Week is Bobby

and we all know how much she loves FLOWERS

so we need to get those flower dies out and create!

Another CAS card from me using an unbranded flower die

cut three times. The centre was inked with

ArtAlchemy Metallic Gold Rush Paint.

then the seed head with gesso for depth and inked the same.

Background is stamped from STAMPlorations Celebrate Artsy

adding some thin washi tape and black thread.

Flicked some black spots for interest.

Sentiment is also from STAMPlorations -Bloom Happy. 

As it's a New Month we Welcome our May Guest Rosemary Dennis

Head over and check out what Rosemary

and the Team created for your pleasure

and hope to see you there.

Sending this over to Simply CAS

May 2025 Flowers

Simple Stencil-ing and Stamping Two-fer

 I'm Host this week at Just Us Girls for our

Ever So popular Stencil Challenge.

I went CAS using Tim's Abstract Florals

and a cheapie stamp that looked a bit funky also

inking with his oxide inks in

Wilted Violet Villainous Potion Seedless Preserves

Fossilized Amber Spiced Marmalade Crackling Campfire 

Stencilling is from AALL&Create Geometric Grid

Sentiments are both from their stamp sets.

Attached to white and rust card stock.

Our Guest Wanda and the Design Team have gone all out

with great creativity with their stencils -

me I just enjoyed some simple playtime.

Thanks for visiting

Celebrate with CAKE!

 Our New Challenge over at Cut it Up requires anything

 starting  with C

and I have just the card loaded up wth colour

 and a whole lot of calories LOL 

Of course  the CAKE has to have chocolate (C) 

 and then there is raspberry sponge and frosting.

Even the bunny got into the action. 

I stamped TH Ground Espresso, Picked Raspberry

and Fossilized Amber with a touch of Nuvo Shimmer Powders

on the die cut cake from CUTplorations Sweet Cravings

Yellow stickles was added for the frosting.

Cut out various strips of colourful dp

with the striped one with glitter.

Circle dies from MFT popped as is the cake.

Added tiny splatter to the white circle and also the card base.

Sentiments are from the same set as the cake.

This was a whole lot of fun.

Head over and see how the Design Team used

the letter C on their creations.

Hope you get the chance to play  with us

this time round.

Thanks for visiting

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Busy Easter Bunny.

It's Mood Board Week at  Just Us Girls

and our Host Elizabeth found one with soooo many fun images

 to be inspired by. 

With Easter just around the corner I am sure most crafters

 would be busy creating with that in mind - 

but wait there are a few other images to catch your eye also.

Here's a much larger photo

I took my inspiration from the cake colours and the eggs.

On my way to the gym I dropped in to our cheap shop

and found some Easter goodies to play with.

This card has been a work in progress and

gave me time to unwind and relax.

The background is scrunched up tissue paper

with easter eggs. Cut out the circle with the tree.

Glued the shredded coloured paper

adding the easter eggs 

(had to cut them as they were too big)

glued some art tones and finshed with the chipboard bunny

coloured with rust brown matte wax

and white gesso.

Framed in brown onto white card base.

Hope you have or will have time to join in

with your creation to our Gallery.

UPDATE - sending this over to the

Inkspirational Challenge for their

#339 Mood Board Decorated Eggs

Have a Safe and Happy Easter.

Celebrate 'YOU'

Carol Mc is 

Our Host for Word Week at Just Us Girls 

Maybe you can guess what it is!

While I was searching for a YOU stamp/die

I came across a pack of quick card fronts from

STAMPlorations (spring floral)

I knew would be perfect after I chose the

sentiment - also from STAMPlorations 

(see the good) picking one that

the sentiment fitted nicely.

Stumbled across the flower die 

a neighbour gave me and

cut out three from smooching on w/c paper

with Tim's faded jeans and stormy sky.

Die cut two sprays of leaves in a 

very pale green and vellum for backing.

Added diamond dust to the centre of the flower,

corner rounded one side and adhered to white base.

Head over and check out how our Guest Wanda

and the talented team used the YOU word

for your inspiration and

come join in with yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

My Mixed Media Make for Creative Artiste

It's the first Friday of the month and that means it is

My Mixed Media Post for Creative Artiste Mixed Media

I seem to be stuck on butterflies (from Kaisercraft) at the moment

 as I die cut the two dies for another project recently,

I have used Canson cold press w/c paper

The background stencil is from Tim's Stone

coloured using Ranger Transparent Texture Paste

and Lindy's Canna Lily Burnt Orange

Die cut my dies for backing the butterfly

I decided I didn't like the top black butterfly so cut

another using the same coloured card stock, covered with

the glossy texture paste.

Random stamping from AALL&Create and Kaisercraft

and swipes with a credit card for interest.

Added some splatters to the butterfly and droplets

Inked the edges and attached to same card stock as the dies.

Head over and check out what inspiration is in store for you 

by our Guest Elle and Creative Team,

then get your thinking caps on and come join in

with your Mixed Media Make.

We look forward to seeing where your thoughts took you.

It's 'Anything but a CARD'

 The heading says it all - 

We are creating Anything but a CARD

for our latest challenge over at 

Cut It Up

I found this 4in/4in canvas I though would be

a nice choice for this challenge.

It has splatters of bright coloured acrylic paints

 touches of liquid pearls and a hint of glitter.

Adhered some cheesecloth, cut out some

bold bright flowers to match the background,

and beautiful butterfly inked with

Tim's Crackling Campfire

and a hint of Lindy's Magical's.

Inked the edges

Liquid Pearls were dotted to the centre.

Sentiment is from Tim's Small Talk.

I do love messing around with paints etc

so this was a fun challenge away from

our usual card making challenge.

Hope you like the idea and join in

with what gets you trying something different.

Don't forget to check out our Team's choices

for your inspiration.

Just a 'tree'

Hello and Welcome to today's post for

Just Us Girls 

Host for our Die Week is Sue

challenging us to use any dies 

BUT NO FLOWERS! 

This is going to be one interesting gallery

with so many other fun choices. 

I die cut some wonky strips from

a sheet from a gel plate pull.

Behind them  (a little hard to see)

is a cover plate from CUTplorations.

Sentiment - STAMPlorations.

My tree is from Ultimate Crafts.

We have a New Guest Designer for April

and we Welcome Wanda Cullen

Head over and see how Wanda and the Team

played with their other than flower dies

and come join in the fun with yours.

Shine Brightly!

It's Stencil Time over at  Just Us Girls

and Vicki is our Host.

I started my background with

some Lindy's Magical's as I often do, adding some very fine gold shimmer.

Applying my  Peeking Dahlia's Stencil from ARTplorations

loading it up with Distress Grit Paste which gave it that rough look

then added  Art Alchemy Rust Brown Matte Wax

with my finger adding extra to the centre of the flower.

Tore around the edges and corner rounded.

Sentiment is from Tim's Small Talk.

Popped onto white card base to complete.

It's a little different look with the grit paste -

one I was happy with the result. What are your thoughts?

Head over and check out the stencil work from 

our Guest Jeanne and the Team.

Look forward to seeing yours in our Gallery.