It's WIW Colour Challenge Time at The House

I recently won the monthly prize over at

The House that Stamps Built

and couldn't wait to ink my new stamps up.

How lucky for me as the colour challenge suited

one of my stamps perfectly.

 

 

I am getting this card in by the skin of my teeth as it closes shortly.

The stamp from Repeat Impressions is Lily of the Valley 4308.

I used white and coloured card stock

(which photographed a lot darker than it is) 

 and a piece of scrap DP

and Spellbinder Die for the focal point of my coloured image.

The tiny flowers I dotted with Flamingo Liquid Pearls.

Added some lace a little bow and tiny sentiment to finish.

I know I hurried this card to get it finished in time but hope

to do give this lovely stamp the justice it deserves next time I ink it.

 

 

Thanks for dropping by

Till next time

Cherrio from

 



What does SUMMER mean to you?

It's WORD WEEK at JUST US GIRLS

and the word is SUMMER

 

Hosting this week challenge is

NANCY

*** 

Summer to me is to be able to ride your bike on a

Sunny Day with blue skies above - so that is what

inspired me to make this card.
I have had this bicycle die for ages and finally
thought it a perfect time to use it.
My card was pretty simple to make and I used the following items -
Cherry Lynn - Vintage Bicycle cut out of brown card stock
Red Brown and White CS
Inks - Memento Summer Sky/Pistachio
Tim Holtz - Antique Linen/Frayed Burlap
Grass is from Repeat Impressions #1507
stamped several times
Picket Fence - Whiff of Joy
Sizzix Die - Butterflies
Brads on bicycle Wheels
Sentiment is from Stampin' Up Inspired by Nature
***
Our Guest for this month is Ros Crawford. Welcome!

Please pop over Here to see what Summer Sensations
have been created for you.
We look forward to seeing your Summer Projects
and by linking up with us you could be our
Chic of the Week and go on to be our Guest in August.

So till next time Cherrio from


 



We're going WILD at Just Us Girls

Sharyn is hosting this week at Just us Girls 

and she has chosen an Oldie but Goodie

Paper Piecing.

 

I bought the above image a while back after making

a card at class with a similar stamp and loved it.

We also paper pieced that one

so I knew this would be perfect for our

Challenge this week.

 

Here are the products I used -
Julie Nutting stamp - Megan
Kaisercraft DP  - Lady Rose
and pink cs for paper piecing and backgrounds
Faber Castelle pencils
Lyra pencil for skin tone
Doily is inked with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink
Ribbon from stash
Store bought flowers
Sizzix butterfly die
Sentiment from Inspired by Stamping - Big Wishes 2
Kaisercraft pearl
***
We all love comments so please pop over Here
to check out what all my other Team Mates and our
May Guest Tenia have made. You won't be disappointed.
I hope you get a chance to play and if so you could win our
Chic of the Week and be in the running for being our
Guest Designer in July.
Hope to see you there.
***
Thanks for  stopping by







 

Sketch Challenge #220 for Try Stampin' on Tuesday

Once again it is my turn to inspire you with this weeks

Sketch Challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.
Thanks once again to Crystal.
 

Sorry - I couldn't resist those feather again.

Well it is just one this time hehe.

 

 

Here is our Sketch for you to follow.

 

 

And what I used on my card -

Kaisercraft black card stock

White card stock

Prima Designer Paper - Cartographer

and I distressed the edges

Stampin' Up 4 Feather Die/Punch - popped

Embossed in white.

Behind the feather I inked the

Tim Holtz Speckles stencil in black.

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

Own black and silver cotton

Embellishments to match

3 white dots from a punch.

 

Please go over Here and

check out what my Team Mates

have made for your inspiration.

 

Hope to see you there.

 



Photo Week at Just Us Girls

  

The Lovely Lisa

is our Host this week and has chosen a

beautiful Hallway Photograph for our Inspiration.

 

My Crafty and Best Friend gave me a new die and
 I couldn't wait to use it on my card.
It is from Cherry Lynn - Chasing Rainbows Doily
with Angel Wings so I though it perfect
as the pattern on the carpet and the colours I chose
was the inspiration I took from her photograph.

Here are the products I used -
Basic card stock
Designer Paper is Echo Park Victoria Garden
Spellbinder Flourish from Leathergrain Textured cs
The lace I used is also from my Girlfriend.
I died it with Tim Holtz Dried Marigold
to match the DP
The sentiment is from Lily of the Valley
( a Birthday Gift from another dear Friend)
Kaisercraft Pearls
Butterfly is - Cherry Lynn - Small Lace Faerie Queen
with Angel Wings.

Don't forget to pop over and check Our Blog
to see what inspired the Design Team
and our Guest Tenia
Hope to see your inspiration cards there.

Thanks for dropping in and like all bloggers
Love to read your Comments.



Colour Week at Just Us Girls

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

Chris

 

 

 

I stamped my image from Kaisercraft's

Secret Bird Collection a couple of times

Masked the background with Tim Holtz

Peacock Feathers/Stormy Sky/Vintage Photo

and Yo Yo Yellow from Stampin' Up

I stencilled a little on the corner

added sequins and finished it off with

Sentiment from Inspired by Stamping - Big Wishes 2

 

Pop over to our Blog Here

to see what the Design Team and our Guest Tenia

have created for your inspiration.

Hope to see yours there.

 

Thanks for stopping by

 



Sketch Time at Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #218

 

Are you ready for another Sketch Challenge from

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

 

Here is what I made

 

A bit scary seeing CHRISTMAS?

Well I looked at the Sketch

and that is what came to mind.

 

 

I started off with Kraft card stock

then added the white/red as frames.

The Designer Paper is from - Me to You

The poinsettias are from Spellbinders

and Marianne Designs

The leaves are from Marianne Designs also

I used different punches for the

centres of the flowers

Sentiment is from Gin K Designs

Kaisercraft Pearls finished it off.

 

I would love to see how you interpret this sketch

by entering it into our Challenge Here

Be sure to go over to see

what the other Designer's made also.

 

Thanks for stopping by

 

 

 

 

 

 



Trend Week at Just Us Girls

Our Hostess this week is our

Very Talented Vicki

and she has chosen one of my favourites

EMBOSSING.

Easy Peasy right?

 

 

 

As you can see I really do love embossing -

dry and heated.

The paper I used is a Metallic Sculptured paper in cream

I then dry embossed the Cuttlebug Textile folder

and inked over it in Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap

and the edges in Vintage Photo.

Behind that I have inked my main image lightly

in Tim Holtz Antique Linen

Added 2 pieces of the same paper inking the same as above

and curled the top edge.

The image is from Stampin' Up Fresh Vintage

heat embossed with Zing Blush

The bow is made with ribbon from Kaszazz

Sentiment is by Inspired by Stamping

Finished with Kaisercraft pearls.

 

 

Don't forget to pop over HERE to see what

Our Guest Tenia has made and of course

the Design Team - who I am sure has inspired you

to go create your embossed card and by doing so

you could be our Chic of the Week and in the running for

Our Guest in July.

 

Sure hope to see you there.

Thanks for dropping in

 



It's WORD Week at Just Us Girls

Our Hostess for this week's WORD CHALLENGE is

Cheryl

Now we all know how much we all

LOVE using Twine.

 

 

It seems like an AGE since I made a Shabby Chic card

so that in mind I went for some gorgeous dp

and the rest was easy. My favourite colour is purple

so this dp was perfect.

 

Here is how I made my card.

Card stock is a mushroom colour. I topped it with

the beautiful DP's from Inspired by Stamping -

Spring Lilacs distressed and inked then added

a silver piece of torn corrugated paper.

The die cut behind the flower is a

laser cut one I bought at a craft show.

This and the dp were inked in Memento Sweet Plum.

The flower is one I bought online already made up

with those pearls and rhinestones.

Have added a touch of iridescent medium

around the edges of the DP.

Added my twine in 2 different colours to match my paper.

Finished it off with pearls and rhinestones on the corners.

 

 

Our Guest this month at Just Us Girls

is Tenia Nelson from Jazzy Paper Designs

Hop over to see how she used her twine

and check out the Design Team's creations -

be inspired and head off and enter this weeks challenge

for you to be in the running for our Chic of the Week

and you are in the running to be our Guest in July.

 

We look forward to seeing you there.

 

 

 

 

 



Anything Goes at 'The House' and Things with Wings at Crafty Boots

The last challenge for the month over at

The House that Stamps Built

is Anything Goes

 

It is raining here so what better excuse is there

than Go and Play - in my craft room of course.

 

Once again I used a Repeat Impression Stamp

I started with brown card base then matted my image.

Items I used are -

Repeat Impressions Stamp - Great Blue Herron 1704-P

Masked with Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers

Frayed Burlap/Stormy Skies

I then stencilled using a Texture Waive stencil

    with Dew Drop Moonlight White

and topped it with Iridescent medium

Embossed the Herron with Terracotta Powder

A Little Scoring and

 Stencilling at the bottom

Sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

 

I would also like to enter this card at

Crafty Boots Challenges for their

Things with Wings Challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by

 

 



Sketch Time for Challenge #216 over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday

We have a fabulous Sketch for you over at

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

again Thanks to Lynda.

 

A simple one but with so much going for it.

I had fun with this one when I found some gorgeous
DP from Kaisercraft called Art of Life
which had an image of a rose in the corner -
perfect for adding my hand made flower.

I started with black card stock topped with
cream card stock then added my DP.
My hand made flower was made from
Spellbinders Blossoms 3 and
DieNamics Heirloom Rose
from mulberry paper
I then spritzed it with a little green
for added colour.
My sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping -
A Lovely Birthday
and cut from Spellbinders Decorative Labels 27.
I finished by cutting 2 small dies from
Spellbinders Vintage Lace Motif Die
to attach to the side and a few pearls.

Now that you have seen such a simple sketch
to work with hope you are inspired by what I have made
and also the rest of the Design Team
and enter your card in our Challenge #216.
I wold love to see what you come up with.

Thanks for dropping in.
You kind comments are so appreciated.




Embossing - How I love it.

 

 

One of my favourite techniques when I make a card is embossing

and it just happens to be the current challenge at As You Like It

so I squeezed this one in before I head off for a short break

with Family. I am going to spend Mother's Day with my daughter

and also celebrate birthdays with 2 of my grand children.

How special is that?

***

I have made this fairly cas using both techniques.

You need to say what your favourite style is

and this is a difficult one as I love both but for this

challenge I will say 'DRY' because there are so many

beautiful folders around and I think the Swiss Dots

is a favourite of all crafters.

So here are the products I used -

 

White/Brown/Pink card stock

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

Spellbinders Circles/Lacey Circles

White Embossing Powder

Floral Stamp from Stampin' Up Best of Flowers

Sentiment - Gina k Designs

Own ribbon and Kaisercraft Pearls.

 

Thanks for dropping in

 



It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls

 

Our Host for this weeks challenge over at

JUST US GIRLS is MARIA

and she has chosen this gorgeous picture

And here is how it inspired me

 





 

You see I have this gorgeous stamp

Vase of Tulips 1317L from Repeat Impressions

which I just HAD to use.

I have also been playing around again with

shaving cream and getting all inky - just so happens

the colours on one of my pieces fitted in nicely.

I heat embossed the stamp on top of my

background cut it out with a

Spellbinder Oval die and then added

a scalloped border behind it.

I wanted something a little different from

just the normal card so I just folded over

one half of the front. 

Added a piece of coloured card stock

embossed with Tim Holtz embossing folder

then attached my floral bunch of tulips.

To finish it off I cut out the LOVE

from a Kaisercraft die and covered it with

glossy accents and the u is

from a Cuttlebug alphabet set.

On the inside I attached a piece of

matching coloured paper and added some

flourishes and sentiment from

Inspired by Stamping.

***

Hop on over to see how the other Designer's

and our Guest Kathy were inspired.

Hope to see yours Here.

You could be in the running for our

Popular Chic of the Week and

maybe our Guest for June.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 I so love reading your comments.

 

 



Time for a 'SKETCH' at The House

 

Once again I am playing with one of the lovely stamps from

Repeat Impressions - Beautiful Days for the current Sketch Challenge over at

The House that Stamps Built

 

 

Here is the Sketch I followed.

 

 

I started with the basic white card stock then topped it in yellow

which I stamped randomly with a piece of bubble wrap in

Peanut Brittle Distress Ink.

I also did the same behind the daisies in Memento Summer Sky

The DP is from American Crafts

I then framed my Daisies and Butterfly (9203-P)

after colouring it in various coloured pens from

Tim Holtz TomBow and Stampin' Up

Added a touch of Glossy Accents to the

centres of the daisies and part of the butterfly.

Finished off with some small punched daisy flowers

and a tiny piece of orange ribbon bringing out

 the colour on the butterfly.

Sentiment is from Stampin' Up Pocket Silhouettes.

***

I have had so much fun with the challenges over at

The House that Stamps Built this month.

***

Part of next month I will be away from home celebrating

Mother's Day with my daughter in far North Queensland

where the weather will be simply divine. I will also be

celebrating 2 of my grandchildren's birthdays so some

wonderful family time coming up.

***

I have a few DT projects scheduled so you will still

see a few posts from me.

***

In closing I would like to wish all the

MOTHER'S out there a Very Happy Mother's Day.

 

Cherrio for now

 

 

 



WIW Challenge A1515 at 'The House'

Over at The House that Stamps Built

they have their WIW Photo Inspiration Challenge A1515

and all the details are Here.

 

 

and below is the Gorgeous and colourful

Inspirational Photo.

 

 

I took me a while to work out how

I would make my card.

I recently bought some gelatos

 and thought I would try them out.

I took my inspiration from the

bright colours and wavy  lines.

I started with black and white card stock

To that I added a mounted black frame

for my image which was made with my gelatos

a stencil and inks from

Memento/Stampin' Up and

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

The floral stamp is from

Repeat Impressions - Flowering Vine - 4314K

Added Iridescent Medium for shimmer

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping

Finished with Liquid Pearls on the flower centres.

 

I did have fun with this challenge and will

certainly be using those gelatos in so many

other different ways.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you liked my interpretation of that fabulous photo.

 



It's 3 of ... at Top Tip Tuesday

The current challenge over at

Top Tip Tuesday

is to make a card with 3 of something.

Well I certainly did that -

3 pieces paper (the base frame and top)

3 different coloured inks

3 stamps

Scored 3 times

3 Sequins.

 

Products I used are

Black/White card stock

Stampin' Up Stamps -

Pocket Silhouettes/Just Believe

Stampin' Up inks - yo yo yellow/melon mambo

Memento Teal Zeal/Tuxedo Black

Sentiment is cut from vellum with JustRite Vintage Labels

Rhinestones.

 

Hope you like what you see and

thanks for dropping in.

 



It's Colour Week for #289 at Just us Girls

It's again time for our Colour Challenge over at

Just Us Girls and the Lovely Lisa

has chosen them as our Hostess.

 

 

 

For my Third colour I chose Red.

I got the beautiful stamp I used from a dear friend

and thought this challenge suited it perfectly.

It is from Docrafts - Sympathy/Thinking of You

I heat embossed it in white on kraft card stock.

My base is the same paper and topped with red.

The sentiment is from

Inspired by Stamping - Big Wishes 11

inked in Memento Love Letter.

Finished off my cutting a few corners

and adding Kaisercraft Pearls.

 

A cas card with a great result - was really happy

how this turned out.

Don't forget to pop over Here
for the Design Team Inspiration
and our Guest for April - Kathy
and then join us for your chance to be
Our Chic of the Week and you could also be
Guest Designer for June.

Thanks for dropping in. Thanks also for your
Kind Comments which are so appreciated.
 



Sketch Time at Atlantic Hearts #103

Once again I am playing with the current Sketch Challenge over at

Atlantic Hearts

 

The sentiment may say

wish you were Here but it should say

Wish I was there - how I would love to be in a

red telephone box in the city of London.

 

I used the following products on my card

Black/White card stock

Darkroom Door Postcards stamp

as my background

Red Telephone stamp is from

Stampin' Up - Feeling Sentimental

Memento Love Letter/Black Inks

Sentiment is from Gina K Designs

Red cotton

Pop Dots.

 

Thanks for dropping in