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Friday 1 November 2024

Never Hide your Wings!

Time for our monthly challenge over at


 It took several goes to finally create something this month.
Nothing seemed to work out but this came together in the end.

I started my background with some light stencilling,
adding torn dp. I love working with corrugated board so 
that was next then some scrunched thick brown paper.
A tiny white frame was cut to encase my dragonfly.
The top part of the dragonfly was cut ever so carefully with
purple tissue paper, adding a tiny gem. Behind the brown paper
is a strip of dp for added effect.
My go to posca splatters were flicked then some matt wax
Added a cardboard circle and button
with some purple thread.
To finish - an appropriate sentiment.
Attached to thick corrugated cardboard that was also
coloured with wax.

Just a couple of photos...



Head over and check how the Team got creative
and pop yours in the gallery for us to check out.
Thanks for popping in.



Thanks!

It's a Grateful/Thankful Challenge over at Cut it Up Blog 
I went for a simple Thanks.

I was looking for something simple so went searching
in my bits box and found this colourful piece
I knew would work with Tim's Artsy Stems 
cut in white as a contrast to the busy background.
I cut three CUTplorations thanks dies for dimention then
the fourth was shadowed with the same dp I used for a frame.
Added some white splatters to help with the white dies.
Adhered to white card base to complete.
Head over to our blog and check out
what the talented designers created
and join in with yours to our Gallery.
Thanks for visiting.






Thursday 31 October 2024

Case a DT at Just Us Girls

It's our Case a Designer from the Team this week at Just Us Girls 
and my turn to be your Host.


While I was rummaging through my bits box
I came across this piece that I had heat embossed
in three different colours - bronze, gold and silver
long long ago. An easy card -  picked out a sentiment
die cut it three times in silver for depth,
attached and framed it in silver on to black card base.
Shame the photo doesn't show it's true shine.

Your turn to check out what the Team created
and pick which one you chose to case
and don't forget to mention whose caught your eye
and add to our gallery.
See you there.



Thursday 24 October 2024

Just Us Girls Stencil Challenge

It's our stencil challenge this week at Just Us Girls
and Bobby is Hosting.




I started with the background using some
scrunched up cling wrap onto watercolour paper
using Tim's ox inks.
Picked a few AALL&Create stencils
being careful not to stencil where my
AALL&Create thistle image would be.
Inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne.
Added some purple posca splatters,
framed in black onto purple card base.

It's our Guest Kerry's last week with us
 Thank You for sharing your talents
with us this month.
Head over to our website and check out
all things stencil from Kerry and the Team
and hope you are inspired to get yours out
and add to the Gallery.
Thanks for visitng








 

Friday 18 October 2024

A Simple Hello!

It's time for our New Challenge over at  Cut It Up
and we are looking for you to 
add embellishments on your creation.


Are you one that when you get a new 'something'
you just have to use it straight away?
This is how my card came about.
Tim's Abstract Florals had just landed in my mailbox
and I saw a card by a fellow teamie (Gerda)
that inspired me to get it inky. Now you have two cards
using the same set to be inspired by.
Here's how this card was created - 
I started by inking the flower in 
VersaFine Nocturne and heat embossed clear.
Die cut another inked flower for a mask which was used
so I could stencil the background from AALL&Create
 with Tim's oxide inks.
Die cut the bottom corner with Seth Apter's Splosh dies.
Added another die cut and inked.
 Popped the circle with the 'Hello' from the set.
The background for that is smooched in
same colours as the stencilled one.
Inked up the flower with bright colours,
some stamping in the corners and finished with
lots of white posca splatters.
Attached to white card base.
This was 'so fun' 
Head over and see how my talented teamies 
added embellishments to their makes and
come join in with yours to our gallery.
Hope to see you there.
Thanks for visiting - 





Thursday 17 October 2024

Forever Grateful

Vicki is Hosting our Mood Board at Just Us Girls
 

I'm not a fan of pumpkin so 
I reach out for my favourite stamp/die set
Oh So Grateful from STAMPlorations
at this time of year.
A pretty simple card - colouring my
die cut pumpkin with ox inks,
adding some splatters and a strip of
coloured dp to add the sentiment.
It was inked with Versafine Clair Pinecone
(as was the pumpkin) which is very dark
 and heat embossed clear.
Adhered the pumpkin to some sissel
which you can't see
as a bed for it to sit on.
That's it!
Our Guest Kerry and the Team
have gone all out creative with this challenge
so head over and check them out.
Then I am sure you will want to  add yours to the Gallery.
Thanks for visiting







Thursday 10 October 2024

Happy Fall...

Welcome to today's post for Just Us Girls
It's our Word Week and Stephanie as Host chose
LEAVES.


As I already had Tim's leaves out on my desk
and it's that time of the year that trees show off their
beautiful colours as they shed their leaves.
I cheated again here using DP for my die cut leaves.
I inked my background with colours to match. 
Sentiment is from an old Gina K stamp, die cut from MFT
and popped. Leaves are also popped.
Attached to white card base.
Head over and check out what our Guest Kerry 
and the Team created - lots of inspiration there
to check out then you will want to join in
with yours to the Gallery.
See you there!




Friday 4 October 2024

Live your ART!

It's time for our Monthly Anything Goes
Unfortunately photos don't always do a project justice as is the case here.


I managed to have some time to play here
after hubby was hospitalized then came home with covid.
I picked that up and now just getting back to normal.
Time was running out and I was lucky this piece
 came together easily.
The leaves are 'real' picked up from an excursion and
 die cut with Tim's leaf dies.
Added some clear crackle glaze but didn't turn out (shame)
Background are DP's to help create quickly.
Added some stenciling and stamping.
 Inked the edges and curled one.
Splatters are from my poska pen.
Attached to white card and brown base.


I did manage a few photos.
Head over and check out what our Guest Vicki (fellow D Teamie) 
and the Team created for your pleasure 
and hope you get time to add your Mixed Media 
to our Gallery using multiple mediums.
Thanks for visiting






Inspired by - What Song?

Hello and Welcome to today's post.
We have a super fun challenge over at Cut It Up! 
Do you have a favourite song that you could incorporate into a card?
This is what the Design Team have been playing with
(and perhaps the song is still running around in our heads)
Mine is a simple one to pick!
I am a huge Paul McCartney - Beatles fan so I picked one he sang - 
PS I Love You  (the 1963 version of course)


I die cut a bunch of hearts in bronze, rose pink and metallic cream,
two parts of a big die cut heart and a huge Love die.
Remembered I had some old CB embossing strips
so included one for interest to the back.
After I  finally placed the hearts it was time for the part that
incorporated the song that inspired this card.
I die cut more old CB dies but didn't have
enough room for the PS (lol) to go with 
I Love You. Added a shadow to the words,
including the big Love die.
Added a few smaller hearts to the centre.
Card base and topper is metallic paper.
Didn't want to frame it so added small leftover strips
to both sides to complete.
It will be fun to check out the gallery to see
What song the DT were inspired by to create their card.
We'd love to see yours.