Season's Greetings...

 

Our next challenge over at

Cut It Up Challenge is to use more than one die.

I got out a favourite from CUTplorations

Holiday Word Die cut with red card stock

and heat embossed clear.

My background is again from my bits box (handy eh)

Second die cut is also from CUTplorations

cut with white card stock and adhered to vellum.

Attached to grey card base - 

an easy peasy one and just right for Christmas creations.

Head over and see what dies my team mates chose 

and add yours to our gallery.

Hope to see you there.

As this is my last post before the Big Day

I wish you all a Merry Christmas

and be back just after on the 27th.

Thanks for visiting

Season's Greetings...

Christmas is closing in and it is 

our last challenge of the year at Creative Artiste Mixed Media

so  a bit of Christmas MM is called for.

After a few attempts I found this photo taken

on my living room floor showed up the best lol 

It started with - 

die cutting frames, tags, corner pieces

and heat embossing some grunge in gold.

Then some painstakingly piece-ing together

Tim's Floral Brushstroke with two tones of metallic paper

and a touch of vellum leaves. Then lots of gold splatters.

Arranging the layers and checking out where and

how much gold thread to add

and which pearls after final layering.

Adding close up of sentiment from an old Spellbinder die

with pearls either side.

and a few more close ups

and again the end result.

Head over to our Blog and check out how our 

Talented Guests Linda and Erika shared their talents with us this month

and of course how my Very Talented Creative Team Mates 

created and inspired you to share yours in our Gallery.

As with each year we take January off so

I will be back in February to have fun creating

 and get a little messy.

Thank you to my Team Mates and for 

your support through the disruptive year of my moving house.

Merry Christmas and

Happy New Year to you all.

Merry Christmas!

It's all sparkle or shine over at Cut It Up Challenge this fortnight.

Don't you love it when a card comes together ever so quickly!

This one did.

A square card using metallic card stock and a few

Christmas dies in gold and copper for shine, 

 a little popped Merry heat embossed in Ranger Copper.

That's it! 

Head over to our Blog and

check out the sparkle/shine cards created by

our talented designers then add yours

to our gallery.

Thanks for visiting

A Simple Stately Stencilled Stag!

Lisa is Hosting our last challenge for the year at

  Just Us Girls and it is our Stencil Challenge.

I saw THIS card on Pinterest by Maria Fischer

and as I had both stencil and stamp 

both from STAMPlorations I cased her card.

Inked up the MM grunge background.

The stag stencil is a favourite and I had a bit of fun

with him this time round.

I started with transparent crackle paste

sprinkling over the top while wet with

Parisan Rosewood Artisan Powder.

Once the crackle was dry I brushed the

artisan powder lightly giving to a misty background.

To seal the stag I put the stencil back on

sealing with gloss gel medium.

Die cut the 25 with Tim's alphabet.

Finished with some sparkly washi tape.

Check out what our Guest Jenn

and the Talented Team created with their stencils

and hope to see yours in the Gallery.

We bid a sad farewell to our very talented Stephanie

stepping down from DT duties.

It has been such a pleasure to have played with you

as part of our team and wish you the very best.

Thank You.

I know we will see you pop in when you can.

Thanks also to our November Guest Jenn for

sharing with us this month.

As with each year we take December off

for time out to share the Holiday Season 

in our own way and be refreshed to start again

in the New Year.

Come back on the 2nd January to se what we have

in store for you.

Thank you for all your kind comments throughout the year.

Merry Christmas and 

Happy New Year!

 

In the Christmas 'Mood'

It's our Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls

 and Hosting is Carol Mc spoiling us with choice.

I went with the red green and gold

heart and wreath baubles in a fun way.

I bought this stamp last year and only just found

a bunch of Christmas supplies still in a packing box.

I inked it up with SU Mossy Meadow

and heat embossed so I could play around with the background

being careful with my Lindy's Magical's

adding colours to each bauble. Splattered it with my 

gold posca pen which came out a bit too much so inked the edges

with a fan pain brush.

Check out what our Guest Jenn and the Team

created with that fun board and come join in the fun

with yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

A Purple Bloom!

Hello and Welcome!

We have our New Challenge over at Cut It Up

and it's a 'beauti' because we get to make a project

using dies of course with

Our Favourite Colour

It's no secret that mine is PURPLE!

I got out a favourite layering set - Coneflowers.

It always come up nicely with smooching with

Tim's wilted violet, ground espresso and a couple of greens

(forgot what they were)

Layered and popped them up

then started on the background -

stencil is Kaisercraft Leaves, framed back,

layered STAMPlorations sentiment

and a few gems.

A close up of the layered coneflower

My team mates have been busy also

creating with their favourite colour.

Pop over and see what it is and

we would love to see yours in our gallery.

Thanks for visiting

What's the WORD at Just Us Girls?

It's Just Us Girls Word Week hosted by Sue.

Being so close to Christmas it's a go to word for sure

BUT

I went a different way with a sentiment that would

work for any special day.

My background is another from my bits box Yay!

I love a stamp that has a mix of features like the one I  have here.

(A gift from a friend who knows me well )

I inked it with Versafine Clair Nocturne and heat embossed it.

Other stamping around the edges is from a newbie from AALL&Create.

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations Trendy Butterflies

framed in black.

Finished by framing in white

 on to black card base.

Lovely to have you share your talent with us.

Head over and see Jenn's card

and how my talented team mates used the word JOY.

I am sure you will want to join us by

adding yours to the Gallery.

Thanks for visiting - 

Thinking of You!

 It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

and Hosting is Carol M choosing

Gold White and Blue.

I went CAS here inking up my SU gingko flowers

then added gold die cut ones,

a simple sentiment from 49&Market,

die cut from JustRite Banner

framed in gold on to blue card base.

We welcome Jenn Borjeson as our Guest for November.

Lovely to have you share your talents with us this month.

 Jenn and the Team have been busy creating 

colourful cards so head over and check them out

then have fun adding yours to our gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Never Hide your Wings!

Time for our monthly challenge over at

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

 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.

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.

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

 

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 - 

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

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!