Love Me a THISTLE!

It's time for our New Anything Goes Mixed Media Challenge at 

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

This piece came about after I was watching

the Talented Tracy Evans use her

AALL&Create Thistle #334.

I had only just recently purchased mine

so decided to ink it up.

The background is done on the gel press

and after a long hiatus I needed lots of practice.

I eventually got three then inked my thistle.

I landed up using the middle one.

I found after watching Tracy that the best stamp pad

to use is VersaFine Clair. Lucky I have a few.

I then did some random inking, some

crackle stencilling (as I do) and strips of washi tape - 

 also from AALL& Create.

I am so glad we have a store here in Oz that sells

these amazing products. 

Inked a ring around the thistle, added some

heather flower soft to part of it and

found the lovely wool to add a nice touch.

Lightly inked the edges and a bit of distressing.

I found the lovely soft green pearlized card stock 

that blended nicely and attached to finish. 

Head over to our Blog and check out what my

Fabulous Talented Team Mates created this month.

We would love to see yours in our Gallery. 

You just need multiple mediums to join in the fun.

Thanks for dropping in for a visit. Love reading your comments.

Just 'Thinking of You'

 I came across a 'new to me' challenge just yesterday

TGIF Challenges and this one is a Technique Challenge

to use frames. Here is my make.

There are so many ways to incorporate a frame

in your card and I chose a Sizzix 663423 die that

has the tiniest of frames. I cut out two in grey

and used the inside of one as a backing

I first embossed the main background with a

leaf folder from Kaisercraft then built it up with

floral dies coloured with Tim's 

Kitsch Flamingo and Saltwater Taffy Oxides

 a sprinkle of Lindy's Oom Pah Pah Pink

and a leafy vellum die cut.

Finished with a die cut sentiment from Crafts4U

with the leftover ink and attached to

white card base. 

That's it for today. Thanks for visiting.

Just 'Hello'

Welcome to today's post for Just Us Girls

Carol Mc is our Host for our Photo Week.

Several things going on here - 

started my background with 

scrunched up damp card stock

then inked with Tim's Salty Ocean

Smooched  the white embossed 

Postage Due bicycle stamp from SU Kitsch Flamingo,

Salty Ocean and Salvaged Patina.

Punch from Martha Stewart,

ribbon - stash and simple sentiment from STAMPlorations.

Added a fussy cut flower in Kitsch Flamingo.

Check out how our Guest Deborah and the Girls

chose to showcase what they took

from this lovely photo.

Hope you come and join in this week.

Thanks for dropping in

It's all about THE BAG!

 Hello and Welcome!

I love it when someone gets a gift in a

brown paper bag with a bonus of tissue paper.

This happened at Christmas time and I 

saved it from the recycle bin knowing

I was going to use it for our 

BAG IT Challenge 

at The Sisterhood of Crafters

Sistah aNNie chose the theme

and is such a popular trend at the moment.

A friend from another Design Team I am on 

made one some time ago and I knew I

wanted to go in a Mixed Media way.

I started with the background

(Gesso/Crackle Paste and Art Alchemy Sparks)

which I left for quite some time wondering

if I liked it. Lucky I did and it just

all flowed on nicely from there.

Used loads of 'stuff' from my stash

which included designer paper/card stock,

Laces, material flower, flourish,

die cuts, heat embossing, tissue paper, pearls.

Here's a close up showing the detail!

Thanks aNNie for a great theme

giving me the chance to try something

just a little different and give me a Mixed Media Fix!

Head over and see how my Talented Sistahs 

chose to showcase their Bags.

We'd love to see your artistic skills

in our Gallery and join in on the fun.

Sharing this one over at

Mixed Media Lovers Blog

Challenge #13

We Love 2 Create Mixed Media AG

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With Love!

 I have a quick post today for a couple of challenges.

Over at Color Hues this time round  the colours   

Red and Aqua got my attention 

and as I had butterflies around my desk the

Clean and Simple on Sunday have a fun  Butterfly Challenge 

I thought CAS and Colour would be a nice match up.

My background is some simple 

partial stamping from AALL&Create

and randomly coloured with the required red and aqua.

Fussy cut butterfly is the same.

To add interest I embossed it with a frame die

attaching it to the card base

after adding a simple sentiment. 

This card is heading over to the above Challenges.

and an Update!

Try it on Tuesday  Butterfly Challenge

Thanks for your visit and I love reading your thoughts.

Thinking of You

Welcome to today's post for Just Us Girls

  Bobby is Hosting our Colour Week.

I started by adding a background 

with Tim's Stone Stencil in Blue Print Sketch Oxide ink

and flicked some water drops.

Die cut my floral arrangement using

SU Calypsol Coral, Magicals Cape Cod Coral and Tan card stock

which includes the little strip on the side

(thanks Cecile) and one with vellum.

Added some more stencilling to the sides,

some crochet cotton and a button.

Sentiment is SU.

Adhered to navy card base.

Head over and see what our Guest Deborah

and Team created.

Will we see yours in our Gallery?

Thanks for visiting

Live in the Moment.

Hello and Welcome to my post for Just Us Girls

Our Host is Carol M choosing a fun trend - Shaped Cards.

I got out my Hexagon Spellbinder Die 

and made a little note card.

Unfortunately I forgot to write down the colours

of Lindy's Magical's I used as I made it  so quickly.

I do love the result I got with them.

Added a Lavinia Stamp, heat embossed in black.

Sentiment is from Tim Holtz Small Talk.

Framed in black onto white card base. 

Head over and see what our Guest Deborah

and the Team chose to use for their Shaped Card.

They are fabulous and all so wonderfully different.

Hope you get to have a bit of fun this week

and add to the Gallery.

Sending this simple shaped card over to

The Paper Shelter for their

Challenge #511 Shaped Cardl

and Update!

Addicted to CAS

Challenge #220 Flower

(Hoping I have enough white space)

Thanks for visiting.

Way to Go in PINK!

 Time for our New Challenge over at

The Sisterhood of Crafters and

Sistah Diane is in the PINK!

So we are going all out Pink this time round.

I was determined to move away from pink flowers 

and created this fun chic card instead.

A simple acetated background with

Nuvo Cherry Bomb Powder and a 

lighter shade with Tim's Kitsch Flamingo

Added Tim's background rays

stencilling with Transparent Gloss Texture Paste.

Heat embossed Unity Live Laugh Love Girl

and sentiments from Paper Smooches.

Adding some sequins for bling,

matted in black onto hot pink card base.

***

but then I gave in and made an easy floral card  

with the SU Hearfelt Bloom doing all the work.

Inked with SU retired Melon Mambo,

heat embossed clear diamond dust,

Art Alchemy Silver Wax and white gel pen

to the flower centre.

Sentiment from the same set.

Die cut and framed in grey.

I also heat embossed the card base 

with the clear embossing powder

then adhered my flower to complete.

Check out what my Sistah's created

as they always impress. 

Your turn to show us your 'Pink' make

and add to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Merry and BRIGHT!

Time for our New Challenge over at

Christmas Craft Creations

This month's Theme is Two Colours.

I chose Red and Gold.

My background splash is

Lindy's Cuckoo Cardinal Red and 

Grab a Guy Gold.

Sentiment from Hero Arts cut from gold paper.

An easy one for this month.

Love to see you add to our Gallery this month.

Thanks for visiting and commenting

It's Special!

Time for Just Us Girls Challenge and

Vicki is Hosting our Word Week.

FLOWERS!

Our Gallery is going to be full of beautiful cards - 

shame we can't smell them.

We welcome our May Guest Designer

Deborah Wheeler!

This card is special because it is for 

my granddaughter who's turning 30

and the flowers featured here are Tim Holtz Wildflowers

I purchased from her Christmas gift certificate

(and you haven't seen the last of them yet) ...

Chosen colours are blue tones - her favourite.

When this goes live we will be

celebrating two birthday's and 

a baby shower. Then Mother's Day Sunday

with one daughter travelling from North Queensland

for all the celebrations.

***

Added a texture plate die to the background

adding my floral arrangement.

The 30 is an old CB die adhered to a

cross stitched nesting arch with

matching cotton tucked behind it and a

punched heart to finish.

Can't wait to see the Gallery full of flowers.

Our Guest Deborah and the Team have gone all out

  floral so hope you will too and

add to Our Gallery. You could be our

Chic of the Week!

UPDATES! Sending this over to

Color Hues for their

Colour Hues #40 Blue and Tan

and

The Flower Challenge

Challenge #68 Use a Number

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Art is Therapy

Today's post is for the new Anything Goes Challenge at

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

and here is my project.

It's always fun using different mediums

to create whatever comes to mind or planned.

Often it changes as you progress.

I did manage to take a few photos along the way.

As you do with Mixed Medium there are lots of products

to play around with.

Sorry about the quality of this photo but I had

an overhead light on and wanted to show you

the lovely stamp I used.

You know the background is full of

wonderful bright Magical colours as it's a favourite of mine.

Using a stencil again from AALL&Create

I applied the smooth as silk butter.

Of course I got carried away after that and added

crackle paste through another stencil,

AA wax, more stamping and inky dots.

Butterfly is a Sizzix die

coloured with Magicals, a touch of wax and 

Sentiment also from AALL&Create

smooched and torn.

Adhered to black card base.

Here's a few more close ups

Head over and see what my Team Mates created this month. 

We would love to see you join us.

Heading over to add to the Gallery at Mixed Media Lovers Blog

for Challenge #13

Thanks for dropping in and commenting.

Till next time -  Cherrio from

We are going 'Wild' at Just Us Girls

 

It's Saturday and Time for our New Challenge over at

Just Us Girls

Lisa is our Host for our Wild Card Week.

This comes around when we have five Saturdays in a month.

My tri-fold card is a Twisted Gatefold.

I did a dummy run (just the fold part) first

 to make sure I got it right.

Card base and DP are retired SU as is

the inks and floral dies (Botanical Blooms)

Inside sentiment is Inspired by Stamping.

Head over and see what tri fold our

Talented Guest Mac Mable and 

Team Mates created and we would love to see

how we inspired you and add to our Gallery.

It has been an amazing month with 

our Guest Mac sharing her vast array of talent with us.

We have so loved having you. 

Thanks for visiting and commenting.

Hello 'Spring'

Hello and Welcome to my post for

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Sistah Darlene has chosen the Theme

April Showers bring May Flowers

Mine are Wildflowers!

I had a lot of fun making this card using

Tim's Wildflower Stencil and Dies 

with colourful Oxide Inks, Lindy's Magical's

and puffy heat embossing paste on the big flower.

Lots of splatters and sentiment is from STAMPlorations.

Fixed to bright card base.

I know our Gallery will be full of beautiful blooms

so head over and see what the Sistah's created

and add yours for us to check out.

Thanks for visiting

'Words' to Live By.

Don't you love it when you see a photo

and know exactly how you want to make your card!

Yep... that's how it was when I saw this

totally awesome cool  photo

that our Host Cecile found 

with sooooooooo many fun choices

for our Word Week at

Just Us Girls

Here's a closer look!

I have used another new stencil from 

AALL&Create Mock Croc (#48)

 inking lots of Tim's Oxide Inks to cover the whole page.

I then added some black surrounds and

 hand doodle-ing similar to the photo.

Found some fun sentiments from 

STAMPlorations Noteworthy

heat embossed in black.

An after thought was the Broken Circles (#28)

stencilled with Ranger Transparent Gloss Paste

that matched the background of the

fabulous colourful painted stones in the photo.

Can you see it?

Head over and see how our Talented Guest Mac Mable

and the Team had fun with this one.

Can't wait to check out the Gallery this week.

Hope yours is there.

Thanks for popping in