Believe in the Magic

It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls

and our New Designer Lisa E has chosen a cutie!

Now you won't find many snowmen in my craft room,

luckily I have a very old Gina K stamp set called

There's Snow One Like You

and there are two 'snowpeople' too.

I heat embossed them in black, coloured 

and fussy cut carefully.

My background is lightly coloured in blue

and added lots of snow.

Die cut a partial circle after stamping

some snowflakes.

Added some Liquid Pearls and glitter

to part of the hats and positioned them.

Finished with a big snowflake with pearl centre,

sentiment, inked edges and

on to white card base.

This was rather fun to play around with.

Check out what our Guests - 

Chrissie and Stef created then

scroll down to the Teams makes.

Love to see yours in our Gallery.

Sending my snowpeople over to 

My Time to Craft Christmas

Challenge #26 - Things Beginning with S

Thanks for popping in.

Till next time - 

 

It's Your Day

 The first thing I noticed when I saw the 

January Challenge at

 CAS Mix Up Challenge

was the beautiful card by my friend Nancy

and I commented to her at the time I would like to

watercolour one of the STAMPlorations In Bloom stamps

that we both have and use Lindy's Magical's too.

Thanks Nancy for being my enabler. 

I finally got to make it.

I used the In Bloom Precious Plumerias

with a variety of bright coloured Lindy's Magical's

and Ken Olivers Metallic Metals

after heat embossing in white onto

Canson WC paper.

Wetting my paper I let the fun begin

adding colours till I was happy with the result.

Added some splatters and sentiment from

Inspired by Stamping (no longer in business)

Attached to metallic card base to blend with the

watercolour cream colour.

I have had a blast playing around with different

loose watercolouring. Something I haven't done

with stamped images for ages. Now makes three LOL

My Mix is - 

Watercolouring, Magical's, heat embossing, 

stamping, splattering.

Thanks for visiting.

Catch you again soon.

Sending Hugs

Having a little fun play time for the

CAS Mix Up Challenge and for the first one of the year

we are to do loose water colouring.

Details Here

I thought I would try something a little different 

by die cutting my images with acetate and inking

but was too thick so were then cut

with watercolour paper. While they were still together

I wet the paper and sprinked with Lindy's Magical's

in Alpine Ice Rose, Cathedral Pines Green

and Nuvo Cherry Bomb Shimmer Powder. 

After I had taken them out

I sponged through the negative cuts to use as a background, 

adding more colour to the die cut flowers as needed.

I then added some Distress Grit Paste through

Tim's Speckles stencil before adding the flowers

 in a different order to the front using the 

back watercolouring as a shadow.

Here's a close up. I had a hard time getting a clear photo

of the whole card.

Hope this qualifies as loose watercolouring.

Added a sentiment from a CB tag die

and tied a pink cotton bow.

Attached to card base to complete.

My Mix is - loose watercolouring, sponging, stencilling,

die cutting, stamping.

Hoping to make a more traditional 

loose water colouring card before the end of this challenge.

I am having so much fun.

Thanks for a fabulous Challenge.

Best Wishes for Just Us Girls

 

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls and our Host is Lisa

choosing some gorgeously soft colours for us.

I seem to be in a CAS mood of late and loving it.

Added some soft blue stenciling in the background

 two silver frames on an angle.

topped with some pretty blue and heat embossed silver flowers

and a vellum piece to make three.

A simple blue sentiment, a few pearls and finished by adding

to white card base. 

Pop over and see what our Guests Chrissy and Steff

added to the Gallery with the Design Team's creations.

Hope to see yours there.

Thanks for popping in

You're Special

 Welcome to the First Challenge of 2022 at

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Sistah Darlene has asked us to 

use the colour BLUE

Of course I love to splosh some colour for my backgrounds

which I have done here using Lindy's Afternoon Delight Denim,

wetting the w/c paper, dropping a tiny bit of powder then

blowing with a spritzer to move  the wet colours for a fun backing.

Love the colours you get with just one little magic pot.

Shame they don't show up like they should in a photo.

Die cut a few wildflowers, inked them with

the leftover puddle and added a few splashes.

Fot extra interest I cut two with blue vellum.

Sentiment from STAMPlorations cut with 

JustRite Die and popped.

Finished with pearls and adhered to white card base.

Pop over and see what the Sistah's created

and hope you can add your blue card to our Gallery.

#Update Sending this card over to the

CAS Mix Up Challenge for their

January Challenge

Elements used are

Watercolouring, air blowing colours, die cutting, stamping,

splattering and ombre.

and the The Flower Challenge for their

#64 Monochromatic Challenge

 Thanks for dropping in.

What's our January Theme at Christmas Craft Creations?

Hello and Welcome to 2022 at Christmas Craft Creations

We begin our January Theme Challenge with Stencilling.

I love adding texture to Tim's

Holiday Knit Stencil used here on kraft card base.

Die cut trees and the deer has added crackle glaze.

Thought he needed grounding so added some textured snow

 and covered part of his feet as well as

the trees. While wet sprinkled some fine glitter.

Finished with the joy circle sentiment.

A close up -

I have already made a reminder piece

for later in the month so hope you

come back to see what I made.

In the meantime check out the

returning and new designers creations

and join us by adding yours to the Gallery.

# Update sending this over to the

My Time to Craft Christmas

Challenge #26 Things Beginning with S

Love to see you there.

Hohoho and the Rest

 The First Challenge for 2022 at

 The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge is Live!

I know Christmas was just around the corner

but it is never too early to start your stash for the year ahead.

Easy peasy with our Anything Goes Challenge.

A simple card to start off with.

Background is from my bits box and is

an alcohol piece attached to metallic card base

 with the CUTplorations coverplate die

from the same metallic paper.

Pop over and see what the Designers created

and join us with the start of your 2022 Christmas collection.

Adding my card to the Newish Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Challenge #7

I didn't follow the mood board but 

I have lots of RED. 

Thanks for dropping in

Because I Care

 Hello and Welcome to my post for our

Trend Week Challenge at Just Us Girls.

Hosting this is Vicki choosing

Inked or Sprayed Backgrounds.

How I love this Trend.

My background was made with the

acetate method using 

Lindy's Cathedral Pines Green

and Rusty Lantern Lime on WC paper.

My tree is from STAMPlorations Wild and Free

inked with Memento Luxe North Pine and

heat embossed clear.

Sentiment is from SU Because I Care

Popped on to card base.

Head over and see what our Guest Chrissie and Steff

as well as The Design Team created

and come join us. 

You could be our Chic of the Week and in the running

for our Guest Spot in March.

Thanks for dropping in

A New Year and New STAMPloration Challenges

 Happy New Year to you All.

Hope you are recovering after the festivities

and ready for New Adventures in 2022.

Over at STAMPlorations

it's the  start of our challenges for the year.

The Details for our Stencil Challenge is Here

and most of you would know I am part of that Team.

I had this card made the same time I did my December make

and decided to hold it off to use for January.

I got out the gorgeous

 STAMPlorations Christmas Backgrounds ATC #2 pack,

cut out three squares and framed them.

My background was stenciled with

a favourite of mine - ARTplorations Fairy Tale Forest

 inked and adding distress grit paste 

lightly then stenciled again darker on another piece of card stock. 

This was framed and adhered on top of the first piece.

My flower cuts were framed and popped in different sizes.

Added my sentiment from STAMPlorations Fluttery

Pop over and see what's in store for you

with all the New Challenges Here

then add yours to the Gallery.

As we do each year we take a February Break

and be back in full swing for March.

See you then.

It's time for 'Lemonade'

 Hello and Welcome to 2022. 

It's our first Challenge of the year at Just Us Girls 

and to get the ball rolling 

Nancy chose the word BEVERAGE!

Since it is New Years Day some may have a little

beverage 'hungover'

For me in the height of summer I chose to

cool off with a jug full of delicious home made lemonade. 

I found some DP that worked nicely with the

Lawn Fawn Make Lemonade stamp set

for the background. Inked the jug and lemons

with Nuvo shimmer Powders, Tim's Fossilized Amber

and Kitsch Flamingo, adding Nuvo Crystal Glaze

for the sparkling lemonade. The Cosy Coaster Die is

from The Greetery thanks to a friend and popped.

Added a tiny leaf die and sentiment.

Framed and attached to white card base.

The New Year is also full of Exciting News!

As you may know we had a Design Call in December

 and we have two Super Talented New Jugheads - 

Carol McFarland. Check Carol's Blog Here

and Lisa Elton. Lisa's is Here

but wait there's more.

We have two Talented Guests this month.

Chrissi Stokes from Simply One of a Kind

and  Steff  Perry from  Steff Perry Blogspot

A Very Big Welcome to you all.

Head over  to Our Blog and see what is in store for you

from our Guests Chrissie and Steff,

New Teamies Carol Mc and Lisa E and us Regulars!

PS We now have two Carol's and two Lisa's LOL.

Hope to see you there too.

Whew! that's it for today.

Thanks for dropping in.

Tags for the Holidays

 Sistah Vickie wants to see Holiday Tags 

for our last theme of 2021

at The Sisterhood of Crafters

I'm not a big tag maker but I had so much fun

making them and decided

that the second one (middle photo) would be used on a card.

Products used - 

Tag 1

Spellbinder Snowflake Dies with gold paper

Tim Holtz Stencil

CUTplorations Tags

Washi Tape, Ribbon, Cord and Gems.

Unknown Sentiment Stamp.

Tag 2 attached to card - 

Coutour Creations Embossed Background

Merry Die/Stamp - Hero Arts

Tim Holtz Holiday Greens

and his Speckle Stencil

SU Card base

Red Ribbon.

Tag 3 - 

Spellbinder Dies/Ribbon

Christmas Design Paper

Sentiment - Inspired by Stamping

heat embossed (no longer available)

SU card stock - same as Tag 2 base.

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created

and we would love to see yours in the Gallery.

Thanks for droppin in.

We are taking a little break for Christmas

 and will be back on January 12th

to kick start our Challenges all over again.

Have a Merry and Safe Christmas.

 

A Snowy Christmas Scene

We are making a Scene this month at

Christmas Craft Creations

My card certainly doesn't depict what 

Christmas looks like here - in fact

I will be spending it in the 

Tropics of North Queensland with family

(which I am really excited about)

relaxing by the pool and eating an 

abundance of fresh seafood, salads,

yummy deserts of I don't know what yet and

off course a few glasses of my favourite wine.

Not to mention my granddaughter's

amazing gingerbread cookies

that us girls are going to be making.

Okay! on to this months challenge - 

I went for a snowy scene using an old stamp

from Inspired by Stamping

(no longer available)

heat embossing and added some

 Cool Diamonds Glitter for the snow.

Still a little hard to see here!

Adhered that to grey frame

and on to an embossed Christmas background

with a few gems attached.

Added a Christmas Greeting, corner rounded

one side and attached to same grey card stock as the frame.

I'm sure you will see wonderful Scenic Christmas Cards

over at Our Blog to inspire you.

 We would love to see yours there.

I do have another one made for our Reminder

so till then - Cherrio from

Bizzy Becs December Challenge

Hello and Welcome to my post for

our December Challenge at Bizzy Becs

As it is only a few weeks till the big day

I chose to go Christmas and colour my Gnome with a Lantern image

 from Stamping Bella.

I used Tim's Distress/Oxide Inks

and Lindy's Magicals adding some shimmer

with Elizabeth Crafts Cool Diamonds Glitter.

This was die cut and added to my

snowflake background with Texture Paste.

Heat embossed my sentiment and holly,

adding some Nuvo Drops to the centres.

Adhered to grey card stock and on to

white card base.

Pop over and see what The Girls have been up to.

We would love to see yours in our Gallery.

There is always a Winner's Prize!

Thanks for droppin' in

The Merriest Christmas!

It's time for the last Anything Goes Challenge of the Year at

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge 

and being December - what else to make but

A Mixed Media Christmas Creation.

The start of my project was to add

gesso and some old crackle paste that

didn't crack much on to torn corrugated cardboard.

Moving on to the tag part I cut the white one

slightly smaller adding text, a bit of blue smooching

and distressing the edges.

Here are the colours from the Lindy's Magicals for my leaves

 with leftovers for the deer.

Placing Tim's Holiday Green dies, some dry wall tape

and snow to the bottom.

and some finishing touches - 

red cotton bow, red kindy glitz on the berries,

waxing around the edges and

on the branches.

One last look!

That's it for this years Mixed Media Makes.

Now head over and see what my Talented Teamies made

for your inspiration as we would love to 

see your creative creations over at our Anything Goes

 Creative Artiste Mixed Media Blog

using multiple mediums.

Let your imagination run riot

and get those fingers messy -

the inks and things washes off easy.

I have had so much fun creating as part of the Team

and look forward to doing it all over again in the New Year.

A Big Thank You to Andree and my Mixed Media Mates

for a wonderful creative year together.

#Note The Creative Artiste Girls are taking a break in January

but will be back in full swing for our February Challenge.

# Update - sending this over to the The Mixed Media Lovers

for their  Challenge #8

Have yourselves a Merry Christmas!

See you then!