Just Us Girls Colour Week

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday post for

Just Us Girls choosing the colours is our Host Vicki.
This is a popular mix and I am sure we will have
a great variety of card in our Gallery this week.

This was a simple card to make by stenciling
my background three time with the turquoise and kraft
adding texture with the white.
I then cut out several floral items, some I had already
lying around, arranging them with Press and Seal
and adhering them to the background.
Added a bow with the three colours
and a  SU Happy Birthday sentiment
and some Nuvo shimmer and roughed it up.
Pop over and see what our Guest Mugdha
and the Team created this week.

Thanks for dropping in. When this goes live I will be
in hospital recovering from knee surgery so commenting
may be a bit light on for a little while.
Catch you when I can

It's a Steampunk Blog Hop

There is a Steampunk Blog Hop happening right now

with some amazing talented Steampunk Creations

made for you to swoon over and better still -

amazing and generous sponsors.

Check out the list below for details.
This is a long-ish post so maybe get a beverage of some sort

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Here is my make. 

Steampunk is pretty new to me so mine is CAS

with lots of colour, texture and a little dimension.

I used - Gesso,Tim Holtz Stone Stencil, Corrugated cardboard,

Chipboard, Tim Holtz Grit Paste, Skewers,

Dreamweaver Crackle Paste, 

Art Alchemy Metallic Paints, Waxes, Mica Powder,

Die cut Numbers, Industrial Elements, Gems and

Bits and Bobs from my Stash.

Here's a few close ups - 

Look at all these participating!

It's Oddly Appealing - https://www.itsoddlyappealing.com/2020/06/steampunk-man.html

Ink Stained Roni - https://inkstainswithroni.blogspot.com/2020/06/creatively-curious-steampunk-blog-hop.html

Krystal Overby (electricpandemonium) - Instagram.com/electricpandemonium

Crafts From The Fairy Den - https://craftsfromthefairyden.blogspot.com/2020/05/steampunk-blog-hop.html

Chaitali Dekhtawala - https://www.instagram.com/my_creative_color_palette/

Stephanie Eaton - https://www.instagram.com/inkypinkyboo/

Nellys Artistic Creations - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6weZF4cl9pnBTDLunMUfw

Jane Austin - https://islandcreativity.blogspot.com

Priya Mishra - https://quillingbypriya.blogspot.com/?m=1

Archana Sehgal - https://m.youtube.com/c/Archanasehgalposts

Bhavani Balaji - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBzf2GOfCe10TZqgzGpcIQg

Cassandra - Scrap Savvy Creations - https://scrapsavvycreations.blogspot.com/2020/06/steampunk-blog-hop.html (if posting on IG can tag me at @scrapsavvy )

Monica Longard - MonDo Creations - https://buffylongard.blogspot.com/2020/05/my-steampunk-style-i-got-invited-to.html

Shraddha - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_-cPK-zud_jmVqFkTKEuA

Amy Love's Designs - https://amylovesdesigns.blogspot.com

Michelle Lafave Garrison - https://www.instagram.com/whimsy_chic_papercrafts_etc

Priyadarshini ramakrishnan - https://www.youtube.com/c/PriyadarshiniRamakrishnan

Kanika Jain- http://youtube.com/c/HandmadeByKanika

Empire of the Cat - https://empireofthecat.com/blog

Shwetha's Art - https://www.youtube.com/c/ShwethasArt

Sonika Agarwal - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBWYkxCYklNFbVKfJ8BLL6w

In Search of my Creative Side - https://insearchofmycreativeside.blogspot.com/2020/06/steampunk-blog-hop.html

The Journey is the Start - https://thejourneyisthestarthere.blogspot.com/2020/06/steampunk-blog-hop.html

That's ME - https://littlebitsofcraft.blogspot.com/2020/06/its-steampunk-blog-hop.html

crea red-

Orquide'art - http://orquideart.canalblog.com/

Juli Loves Paper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j00nRK-X33E

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PS! If you are excited with what you see and would

like to try your hand at Steampunk Mixed Media

I have some good news for you.

Coming on September 1st there is a new Steampunk Challenge
happening. Check it out Here. Become a Follower so you can join in.
As this goes live I will be in hospital having knee surgery
so may be a few days before I can
Thank You for your Kind Comments.

A 'CAS' Thinking of You card

Today's post is for
Addicted to Stamps and More
and our new Challenge is

Once more I have inked up a fairly new stamp of mine -
Woodware Going to Seed.
I saw This Card over on Pinterest and decided to Case It.
I cut out a Spellbinder die to use as a mask and inked
inside with Versafine Clair Cheerful and Summertime.
Stamped over it with my Seed Stamp with the Fallen Leaves
(those ink pads ink up so well)
and inking the edges. Added some score lines
and Nuvo Shimmer to the bigger images.
Sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers.
Attached to white card base.
Pretty CAS but colourful.

Hope you pop over and see what the Team have created
and come join in our Challenge this week.
Thanks for dropping in -

Roses with Love

It's time for the Reminder Post for the

STAMPlorations Challenges

After finishing this card I realized my first post for the

Stencil Challenge was pink also.

I recently purchased a gel plate and have had lots

of pulls that were failures as you do with something new.

This time my background pull worked out nicely.

I used the ARTplorations Roses Stencil and again

on top with Texture Paste as my feature.

I like how when it dries you get a pale colour 

and not a stark white.

Once that was dry I heat embossed my

STAMPlorations Rosebuds sentiment.

Added  lace and pearls to complete and

attach to cream card base.

Here are the products I used 

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your comments.

Blooming on Bark

What have I got here you ask?

It's a piece of bark I picked up some time ago

when I walked down to my mailbox. 

Welcome to my post for this month's 

Anything Goes Mixed Media All of the Time for

Bleeding Art Challenge

The bark has virtually been sitting around for an age - 

Time to do something with it. 

I sealed my bark with a coat of 

Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint.

Stenciled the flower  from Studio Light MM19 with texture paste

and added Art Alchemy Rusty Red Wax.

Stems were inked with a black pen.

Background is a mix of AA Rusty Red and Golden Moss Waxes

Art Stones were added to the bottom for texture

and sprayed with Antique Bronze Distress Stain and waxed

again with Golden Moss.

I did try and add some glossy accent for water droplets

but didn't work out.

Sentiment was cut from thick cardboard and covered with

Art Alchemy Unicorn Hair Sparks Paint.

Word is from STAMPlorations Subway Art inked with

VersaFine Clair Fallen Leaves. The inked twine that I used

as a hanger is wrapped around sentiment.

Finished with some pebbles painted from behind

 with the Sparks Paint mentioned above.

Here's a couple of close ups!

That's it for me! Don't forget to pop over and see what

The Talented Team created for your pleasure this month.

Be inspired and come join in this month's Anything Goes Challenge.

Till next time Cherrio from