A Little Bit of Red at Fashionable Stamping

 

 

One of my favourite Stampin' Up stamp sets is

Feeling Sentimental and I love creating with it.

I found the current challenge over at Fashionable Stamping

was perfect for my card. I have seen several

different ideas of using this stamp on Pinterest

and thought I would do my version of 'Spotlighting'

hence - the touch of RED.

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I used black & white card stock

then inked my Darkroom Door Postcards stamp

and distressed the edges

 to back my very British Phone Box.

This was matted against the black card stock and image

was cut from Sizzix Fancy Tags.

I cut out a small piece of the second inked image

attached it to the main piece and coloured it with

Tim Holtz Festive Berries pen.

Added a bit of scoring around the edges and on the

sides of the sentiment which is from Gina K Designs

which I thought summed up my card perfectly.

I finished off with touch of Wink of Stella clear pen

on the red part of the phone box. 

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Thanks for dropping in to see my post today.

All your comments are really appreciated.

 



I'm ADDICTED!

 

I seem to have been bitten by the CAS bug lately and now heading  the way to

ADDICTION!

 

 

There have been so many great challenges which have suited

this style and I found another 2 that I am entering this card in.

They are

Addicted to CAS and this week Code Word is MASK

and

AAA Cards and the game is ORANGE you glad you're CAS

 

Here is what I used on my card -

White & Orange card stock

Spellbinders Circles Die for masking

Die D Lites flower cut by 2

Scoring

Sequins

Gin K Designs Sentiment

Memento Peanut Brittle Ink

Tom Bow Marker for spritzing

Variegated Orange Cotton

Corner Rounder.

 

Thanks for dropping by



Water Colour Thank You for The House

Thank You Challenge DCC211 at The House

 

 

After seeing Kathy's project of the week tutorial Here

 It is so much fun even though you end up with inky fingers

(well I did) but I love the different results you get each time.

 

Just getting this posted in in the nick of time.

 

Products I used are

Repeat Impressions Stamp - Tulip Bouquet

SU Sentiment

SU Rich Razzleberry

Tim Holtz Peacock Feather

Memento Teal Zeal

Acrylic block and spritzer for the above

Basic card stock

Spellbinders Die

Liquid pearls on the Flowers

EK Success Punch

and scoring on the side.

 

And that is all there is to it Phew Made it!!!

 

 



Another CAS card.

 

 

Here I am with the last of my cas card

(well the ones I can blog) but I do have another

in hiding waiting for the right time hehe

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I again used the Metallic Mother of Pearl card stock

Topped with some mesh I bought an age ago and

hadn't used. Goes beautifully with the cream paper.

I cut out the Leafy Swirl from Fancy That

Added a daisy flower punched twice and popped

Pearl Spray and Kaisercraft Pearl

A tiny cream bow and finished with a sentiment

from Inspired by Stamping - Fancy Labels.

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I will enter this in the following challenges

The Ribbon Girl - Ivory/Cream Colour /Challenge

Red Rubber Inspirationals -

Inspirationals #207 So Sentimental

and again at

As You LIke It - Favourite CAS or Fussy

 

As you can see I went CAS showing of what

a simple leaf spray can do

with just a little flower attached.

 No need for fussy here!

 

That's it for now

Hope you will come back again soon to see what I have been

up to in my Playstation.

 

 



It's Time to Say Thank You at The House that Stamps Built

 

There are a couple of super challenges
I would like to enter my card in
 and they are over at

The House that Stamps Built - Challenge #DCC211 -

Thank You Cards

and

As You LIke It - Favourite CAS or Fussy

(and say why)

 

 

I love that you can make a cas card really POP by choosing

a stamp that has that WOW Factor and I think this one has.

It is from Penny Black and I inked it with

Stampin' Up - Melon Mambo and popped for dimension

My card stock is Metallic Mother of Pearl

Label is from JustRite Vintage Labels

and Sentiment is from Gina K Designs

Finished off with a splash of sequins and rounded corners.

 

Hope you like it. Till next time

Cherrio from

 



Some Simple Stamping

I have been dabbling in making some cas cards of late and found

a few challenges I thought fitted perfectly.

 

This card I am entering in the following challenges

As You Like It - Favourite CAS or Fussy and say Why

Addicted to CAS - Challenge #57 Mask It

Red Rubber Designs - Challenge #207 So Sentimental

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As you can see it is very CAS

I used white and purple card stock

Masking done with Memento Eldenberry & Sweet Plum

Stamp is Perfume by Kaisercraft

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping -

Trendy Circle Sentiments

Dabbed a little colour on the white cs.

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For the As You Like it Challenge I chose CAS

and my reason for this is if you have a single stamp

that packs a punch that is all you need to give it that

'Look at Me' card.

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I have a few more CAS cards made so you will

see me popping back in again real soon.

Till then Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 



Trending with Burlap at Just us Girls

It's TREND WEEK at JUST US GIRLS and it is my turn
to Host and inspire you to come on over and check
what the Talented Team and our Guest -  Stephanie Severin
has made for you to get your creative juices going.

and here is what I made -

 Products I used to create this card are -

Pearescent Textured card stock

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

DP - free from a magazine

Tim Holtz - Tattered Floral Die

Tim Holtz - Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

Sentiment - Gina K Designs

Crochet Cotton

and of course BURLAP.

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Now don't laugh at what I am about to tell you -

the burlap (hessian) I used isn't craft thickness.

It is off a roll of hessian bought to sew together

and put over a frame to protect our

paw paw and banana trees from frost.

***

Hope you like what I chose for this weeks challenge

and you join in with us HERE and you could be chosen as our

'Chic of the Week' and go on to be our Guest Designer in March.

Look forward to seeing you soon.



It's gotta be 'LOVE' Word Challenge at Just us Girls.

Love is in the air - everywhere it seems so how fitting to

have 'LOVE' for our Word Challenge this week.

It was chosen by our Host - CHERYL.

 

 

 

My card was a pretty simple style.

 Products I used are -

Kraft/Green card stock

IBS Vintage Floral Designer Paper

IBS Sentiment - Big Wishes 11

MS Hydrangea Punch

Kaisercraft Pearls

Tim Holts Distress ink

Tim Holtz Stencil

Corner Rounder

Attached tiny heart to 2 freehand squiggles 

and there you have it.

***

Pop on over to our JUST US GIRLS blog

and see what other great 'LOVE' cards

were made for your inspiration.

We also have a new Guest Designer - Stephanie Severin

for February and if you would love to be

a future Guest - enter our challenges

be chosen as Chic of the Week and you are in the running.

***

Looking forward to seeing your "LOVE" cards.

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I would like to enter this in  Game 32 - LOVE LOVE LOVE

at AAA Cards

 

 

Thanks for dropping in

 

Going 'WILD' at Just us Girls

It's our WILD CARD WEEK at Just us Girls

 

NANCY as our HOST this week has a fabulous challenge for you

to make your SENTIMENT the focal point of your project.

 

 

 

When I saw this challenge I KNEW what stamp I wanted to use.

It is the Beautiful Vintage Happy Birthday 

from Inspired by Stamping.

Also from IBS the DP's - Vintage Floral

Fancy Labels 1, flowers and lace.

and also

Paper doily inked with Tim Holtz Vintage Rose

Inked edges - Antique Linen

Gold Leaf  Embossing Powder

Kaszazz Ivory Seam Binding

Flourish with a Bling Antique Gold Pearls

The card stock I used is Metallic Sculptured Paper.

   

 

Just couldn't help myself. I recently bought this stamp and knew

it would be perfect for this challenge too so made 2 cards.

 

I went for a simple look - can't say clean as the technique

I used was Shaving Cream and Reinkers.

Now you all know how messy and fun it is.

This time I used basic card stock

and my background inks I used were

Stampin' Up Rich Razzleberry & Yo Yo Yellow

I inked the Do Crafts Typography stamp in Rich Razzleberry

and filled in the S in yellow.

Also spritzed it to take away the stark white look.

The ribbon is from SU Purely Pomegranate.

Sprinkled a few sequins to add the final touch.

 ***

Hope you like what I made for our 'WILD CHALLENGE'

and you get the chance to join in this weeks challenge

because you then have the chance to become our

CHIC of the WEEK and be in the running to

share with us as our GUEST DESIGNER our

creations for MARCH.

 

Thanks for stopping by

See you there! 

 

 

 

 

 



It's a Colour Sketchy Male card.

 

 

Well what can I say about this card?

I found several challenges I could enter it in

and they are

 

Sunday Stamps - The Colour

The Paper Players - The sketch

and Ruby's Rainbow - The Masculine Birthday

Here

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Because it is close to Valentine's Day there are

lots of challenges using Red and instead of

going all 'lovey dovey' my choice was to make

a Male card so I decided to go with the above sketch

because of it's simplicity - and great colours to boot

***

I used the following products on my card -

Kraft and White Ripple card stock

Stampin' Up Feeling Sentimental

for image and sentiment.

Spellbinders Circles Dies

DP - Farmhouse Paper Company

Memento ink - Love Letter & Antique Linen

Own ribbon & cotton trim

Small punch for little rectangles on ribbon

Distressing around edges

Pop Dots

 

So that's it for now. Hope you like what you see

and leave me a comment.

Thanks for stopping by

 



All Sorts Challenge - Lace & Pearls

 

Once again I find myself drawn to the current challenge over at

All Sorts Challenge Blog which is one of my favourites -

Lace & Pearls.

 

 

I love making vintage style cards and with the

 theme for this challenge -

well I thought it perfect.

I don't normally use predominately brown colours

but found this lovely piece of  DP so went with it.

I have a few unknowns here as a lot of it

was just in my stash.

***

This is what I used -

Brown & cream card stock

The gorgeous die cut is from Marianne Designs

in front of Spellbinders Floral Ovals

The beautiful piece of lace is from my sister's stash -

 her passion is patchwork hence I get to raid her supplies

when I go visit.

Flowers are also from my stash

Kaisercraft Pearls

MS punch for the sprigs

McGill's Vintage Labels

Sentiment is SU - Pocket Silhouettes

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I hope you like what I made and you are kind enough

to leave me a comment so thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sketch Challenge at MFT - WSC212

This is what I made for the

  WFT Sketch Challenge over at

MFT Challenge & Inspiration Site

 

 

 

and here is the Sketch.

 

 

I used the following items on my card -

 

Basic white card stock

Shaving Cream technique for the background

using just food colouring

MS Punch

Spellbinders Fancy Tags 2

Marianne Die leaves lightly inked

DieNamics Rose cut from Mulberry paper

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping -

A Lovely Birthday

Own ribbons & Gemstones.

 

Thanks for dropping by

 



Stampin' Royalty - Colour Challenge #263

I checked out the

Stampin Royalty Colour Challenge

 

 

and loved what I saw so went off to my 'play station'

to see what I could create.

I didn't have all the exact Stampin' Up colours

but I'm working on that lol

so came up with something fairly similar.

 

 

Here are the products I used -

 

Stampin' Up

Pocket Silhouettes - leaves

Vintage Vogue - large flower (an old favourite)

Petite Petals/Die - small flowers

Just Believe - Sentiment

Inks - Rich Razzleberry/Yo Yo Yellow

Gemstones

Memento - Pistachio/London Fog

Tim Holtz stencils - splatters/speckles

Pop Dots

 

Thanks for stopping by

 



You're going to LOVE this PHOTO Challenge at Just us Girls

 CHRIS is our HOST for this weeks
PHOTO CHALLENGE
 

 

 and hasn't she picked out a BEAUTY FOR US.

 

With Valentine's Day just around the corner

what a perfect time to get all lovey dovey

with HEARTS.

 

This is what I used for my card...

Black Red and PINK card stock

Stampin' Up Heart Stencil &

Textured Impressions  Heart Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug Heart Die

B&W Designer Paper

Pink DP

Sentiment is from Gina K

Small heart punch

Gems

Black & Silver crochet cotton.

Heart is popped.

 

Hope you find the time to come over to

Just us Girls

and join in this weeks fabulous Photo Challenge

In doing so you could be our  Chic of the Week

and be in the running for Guest Designer in March.

 

Don't forget to pop over to see what the other JUGHEADS

created for your inspiration. They are super talented

and so to our Guest Judy Woodland.

 

See you there!

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I would also like to enter my card in the current challenges at

Sweet Stamps which is HEARTS.

Bunny Zoe's Crafts which is also HEARTS.

Eureka Stamps Challenge #124 - Colour RED.

Inkspiration Challenge - Designer's Choice - Ombre.

Inspired by Stamping Challenge #90

 

I will also place this card at the The Design Team Showcase.

 

Thanks for dropping by. I love to see your comments.

 

 



ABC Christmas Challenge - B is for ...

 

The current challenge over at

ABC Christmas Challenge is to create something with

B -Bows, Bunting or Baking

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I am determined now that I have found this site

to participate as often as I can so that I will

have plenty of ready made Christmas cards

instead of the usual rush when you find

you haven't made enough...

***

So on with my card -

Sometimes CAS is just what is needed and I thought

this layout suited it perfectly.

***

I used the following products on my card -

Black/Red card stock.

Music is a free download

Christmas tree is unknown and stamped

with Memento Pistachio

The bow is made from a template from a friend.

I liked the idea of a paper one

instead of ribbon and popped

Added a green brad

Sentiment and snowflake are from Gina K

A touch of Wink of Stella on the tree

(which is very hard to see)

and that is how this cas card came together.

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Thanks for stopping by

 



It's Anything Goes at Send a Smile 4 Kids

 It's again time for another challenge over at
Send a Smile 4 Kids and it is the
ever popular one - ANYTHING GOES.
 

 

This little fellow is from Digi Stamps 4 Joy 

and looks like he enjoyed catching that little fish. 

***

I used the following products for this card -

DP from Doodle Pantry

Tim Holtz Speckle Stencil

Distress Markers/Inks

Spellbinders Square Die

Cardboard Backing

Pop Dots

Variegated Cotton

 

 

Now this fox nearly got the better of me and gave

me some anxious moments but I got him together in the end.

He is from our sponsor The Cutting Cafe'

and is a huge file with so much going for it.

I didn't do too much to him (that is after I got him

hand cut and assembled)

Did a little sponging around the edges

 and also for parts of his body.

Finished with a sentiment and he was done. PHEW!

***

Our sponsors  prizes for this challenge are

The Cutting Cafe' - 3 Digi's or Cutting Files

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - $10 Gift Certificate

Whimsy Stamps - $15 Gift Certificate.

***

Pop on over to see what the other Lovely Designers

have made for you and they would love to receive

your comments.

***

And with this posting as my last as part of the

Great Team at Send a Smile 4 Kids

I would like to wish them

All the Best for the Future and Thank them for

 their Support and Friendship.

It was an amazing and fun time.

 

Cherrio from

 

 

 



 

It's COLOUR Week at Just us Girls

Maria is our Lovely Host for this week
COLOUR CHALLENGE and aren't they such lovely bright ones.
I am sure most of you over the pond would welcome the chance
to get away from snow and these colours do just that. 

 

 

I have had the SU Sew Suite stamps set for some time

and been itching to use it and this challenge and colours

just seemed to suite.

I used basic card stock and also the following -

Spellbinders Labels 18 stamped softly in the background

Fussy cut the cotton reams and added coloured cotton

Also fussy cut the model stand after stamping it with DP

Scrunched the measuring tape and added a brad

Glued on some buttons

Added some ribbon

Memento Inks

SU Sentiment from Pocket Silhouettes.

A tiny pearl to the tiny flower.

***

Pop on over to see what the other fabulousy talented

Jugheads have created and of course our Super Talented

Guest - Judy Woodland.

***

Hope you get the chance to come play in this weeks

COLOUR CHALLENGE

because if you win our CHIC OF THE WEEK

you could be our GUEST in MARCH. 

 

I have also placed this at the Design Team Showcase Blog



It's TREND WEEK at Just us Girls

Hosting the TREND WEEK CHALLENGE is SUE

and I loved what she chose 'STENCIL' as I have been

buying and playing around with them for a wee while now.

 

I had already made a few cards with different stencils

 and couldn't decide which one to use for our challenge...

so since my sister (a quilter) was visiting

 I asked her which one she liked.

 

This is the one she chose.

 

 

I like to arrange items off centre or on an angle

and thought this needed just that look.

 

I used the following items on my card -

White card stock

Stencil - Crafters Workshop Mini Texture

SU Petite Petals/Punch

SU Pocket Silhouettes/Just Because for Sentiments

Kaisercraft Leaf/Pearls

Karl Punch - tiny flowers

Memento ink - Sweet Plum/Elderberry

Variegated cotton.

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So there you have my card for this weeks challenge

so be sure to go and check out Our JUGS site to see

what my talented Jugheads have to show off to you

and of course my very talented crafty friend Judy Woodland

who is our GUEST for January.

***

Hope you get the chance to play with this fabulous challenge

and you will be in the running for 'Chic of the Week'

and our Guest in March if you do.

 

I have also placed this at the  Design Team Showcase Blog

 

***

Thanks for popping in and hope to see you

over at Just us Girls