'Travel' on the High Seas

Hello and Welcome to Saturday's post for
Just Us Girls

Hosting this week's Photo Challenge is Nancy.

I think I only own one teeny weeny stamp
that has boat related images and is from Prima Marketing.
I inked my ship and sentiment with
 VersaFine Clair in Fallen Leaves
on to cream card stock
and touched up with some blue shimmer.
Matted this with SU card stock.
The background DP is also from SU called Going Places.
Punched the squares from a CM punch for effect
and again matted with the blue paper.
Added a strip of DP behind my ship
after colouring the cord to match.
This was slightly popped as is the framed ship.
Card base is cream.
Makes for a nice male card to add to my makes.

Thanks for dropping in.
Don't forget to pop over and see what inspiration
our Guests Cindy and Janet
and the Team took from that great photo.
Come join us in the Gallery.
You could be our next Chic of the Week
and go on to be chosen as our Guest for March.
Till next time - Cherrio from

It's all about the 'LOVE'

There's a Love Hop and Linky Party going on over at
STAMPlorations and I joined in with a few Love Cards
Check out the details Here!

I started my backgrounds with

Nuvo Shimmer Powder in Catherine Wheel
Hard to believe that both card backgrounds I made
are with the same powder. One has just had more
colour removed. These powders are just like
Brusho's or Magical's. I added water to the
paper then spread the powders.
I used the same ARTplorations Rows of Hearts Stencil
adding dimension with white texture paste.
 I liked how the darker colour seeped through
 the texture pasted stencil on this card.
After all that was dry I inked my new
STAMPlorations All the Love Typografia Romantique 
stamp several times then decided to heat emboss with
Ranger Red Cinnabar. It has a lovely gold mix with it.

Finished this card with a few hearts from the
CUTplorations Clustered Hearts Die
that you will see more of on the card below.
Attached to red card base.

My second card  is only slightly different
as I thought the textured stencil would be
too big for the sentiment.
This is when I decided to get out my
CUTplorations Clustered Hearts Die
I had some spares left over from another project
adding a tiny gold one to the biggest heart.
Sprinkled some gold mica powder over the textured hearts.
The CUTplorations LOVE die was cut three times
from Art Alchemy Metallique Brass painted paper
 and mounted for dimension.
Finished by attaching to pink card base.
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There is so much going on with this
Hop and Linky Party and I urge you to
check it all out by hopping along and commenting.
Shery also has a gorgeous free digi you can use -
link up and you could win some of the
over $100's worth of Prizes.
Just check that Link at the top of this post!

These are the products I used. Unfortunately
the LOVE Word die must be out of stock at present
so have added it to one of my cards above.

Now you have seen my makes for this event
and hope you will pop over and see all the other
'Love Themed' creations by my STAMPloration Team Mates.

So hope to see you in our Gallery.
Thanks for dropping in

Live! Laugh! Love!

Hello and Welcome to my post for Colour Week at

Just Us Girls hosted by Angie

I've been on a bit of a girly kick lately

and I thought the pastels would make

a nice Shabby Chic/Vintage card.

My SU Banners were cut from Vintage Floral Flower
Design Papers from Inspired by Stamping
 inking the edges so they would stand out
behind my pearlized paper.
Added some lace, ribbon and wool on the side.
My die cuts and stamp are from Kaisercraft,
popped with a Spellbinder Die added to the background.
Finished with pearls and some pretty flowers
again from Inspired by Stamping with some Nuvo shimmer.
Card base is the same pearlized paper only thicker.

Pop over and see what our January Guests
Cindy and Janet created with my Team Mates.
Hope to see you in  Our Gallery this week.

Going to pop this over to
The Flower Challenge for their
Pink/Grey Colour Challenge



Thanks for dropping in
Till next time - Cherrio from

A 'Little Reminder' for the January STAMPloration Challenges

It's the middle of the month and Reminder Time

for the current challenges at
STAMPlorations

Check them all out Here

This is what I made as my 'Reminder' for

the CUTplorations Challenge.

and a close up

for

I did go bold and bright with my card starting with 

my background stenciling with

ARTploration Bubbles and

ARTplorations Circles using

Nuvo Shimmer Powders.

Decided to add some crackle glaze to the background

 but can't see in the photo. I then inked up some of 

Tim's Oxide Inks in bright colours after I 

heated embossed the STAMPlorations One Cool Chick

and added a bit more of the Shimmer Powders.

Coloured my 'Chick' image then the

heat embossed sentiment from

 STAMPlorations Bold Sentiments Sweet

cut on an angle with

Curly-LabelsTags-Nesting-Dies

and inking the edges in black.

Just wish I had done the same to my background.

Finished with the  CUTplorations Sweet Word Die

cutting twice in a white backing for the pink. 

If you get time to play, make sure you
include the graphic in your post
 and link back to the challenge post
in order to qualify for our prizes.
 Thanks for dropping in today.

Till next time - Cherrio from

It's CAS Time at Addicted to Stamps and More

I'm back for my first 2019 post for Addicted to Stamps and More

and it is our Clean and Simple Challenge.

I will admit I made this card ages ago

just trying out my then new 

Finnebair Art Alchemy Metallic Paints

(Love the shimmer!)

I simply added them to my glass mat

sprayed with water and smooched my background.

I then inked up my stitched floral stamp

gifted to me by a friend in SU Rich Razzleberry

then heat embossed clear.

Did the same with my STAMPlorations sentiment.

This was cut from a stitched die and attached to

 Rich Razzleberry and white card stock 

finishing with the white base.

Attached a few matching pearls to complete.

Hope you can pop over To Our Blog

to see what my Team Mates created and 

add yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping by

What the 'Trend' this week at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday Post for

Just Us Girls

Vicki is Hosting and chose a popular one

Emboss Resist Technique!

It's a favourite of mine and I found

This Tutorial by Kate Palmer on You Tube

 that is just that little bit different and 

virtually cased her design. 

I inked my backgrounds with the same inks

usingthe flourish from SU Bliss with Archival Watering Can

and Archival Black on the Stampendous Script.

I then inked up my Bohemian Damask stencil with

WOW Atlantic Sea Spray Embossing Powder.

As you can see it has gold speckles which really

added so much to  the stenciling.

I then had loads of fun with some new Lindy's Sprays

in Tiffany Lou Blue and Witches Potion Purple.

(Love the shimmer)

I sprayed a few times to get the bold colours.

We all have an over abundance of ribbons etc and

since I haven't touched mine for such a LONG TIME

this was a perfect time to cut them 

to add to my emboss resist background.

I then cut out my leaf background, flourish

and some fern to add to the back of my flower.

It is a MFT Heirloom Rose die cut several times

and sprayed with Lindy's. 

Added some cord in front of the background

then attached my flower.

Sentiment is STAMPlorations FlutteryStamp/Die.

Finished with Nuvo Glitter drops and

attached to coloured card base.

I know there will be a few that love the colours here - 

just happens they were some new Lindy's Sprays.

A close up of the embossing glitter and shimmer

Pop over and see what our Guests

Janet and Cindy created

and my Talented Team Mates.

Come join us in the Gallery.

You could be our Chic of the Week

and be in the running to join us as Guest in March.

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your comments.

A Textured Mixed Media Project for Art and Soul Studio

Today is my turn to showcase what I made with taking inspiration 

from the January Mood Board over at

 Art and Soul Mixed Media Blog

As you can see I honed in on the Deer and Trees.

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I started my project by choosing the

Memory Box Garden Birch Landscape Stencil

then started sponging with Tim's Oxide Inks in

Faded Jeans/Spiced Marmalade/Fossilized Amber

Pealed Paint and Vintage Photo

Then with the stencil still in place

 inking my trees in a variety of colours with

Memento Pistachio/Olive Grove/MementoLuxe Northern Pine

Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves

Checking out to see where to place my Deer

This is part of the Tim Holtz Great Outdoors CMS321 set

I purchased from the Art and Soul Studio as are the trees above.

Removed the stencil then

I heat embossed him with Ranger Copper and a second time

with Ranger Potting Soil.

 

Next came texture to the trees with DecoArt Crackle Paint

allowing it to dry naturally.

More texture was added for the ground using

Artisan Powder in Parisan Rosewood

Tim's Distress Stain in Gathered Twigs 

and VersaFine Clair Fallen Leaves

mixed with DecoArt Texture Sand Paste.

and stenciled with Scratchy Stencil by Kaisercraft

Inked the edges then attached to a blue back.

Decided to add a backing with brown card stock

with a Stamperia Formato D (KSD282) stencil

using Nuvo Toasted Almond Mousse.

(Still not sure if I like it)

Added touches here and there for effect on the trees

and on the ground.

The trees were also coloured with an Antique Linen Pen.

Finished with distressing the background .

Main image is popped.

Sentiment is die cut from MFT Stitched Die

heat embossed in white.

A few close ups!

The Art and Soul Studio give away

$50 vouchers to their store for Australian Residents

as prizes and overseas contributors are

invited to be Guests. Why not come join in 

 our Soul Sister's Facebook Group

and add your creation Here

this month and you could be a lucky winner!

Products from Art and Soul Studio are

Tim Holtz Great Outdoors Stamp Set

Stamperia Stencil

Kaisercraft Scratchy Stencil

Artisan Parisan Rosewood Powder

DecoArt Texture Sand Paste

Nuvo Toasted Almond Mousse

VersaFine Clair Fallen Leaves.

Hope you liked my project.

Till next time Cherrio!