It's your day....

 Hi everyone.

Welcome on this cold wintery day, my thoughts are with the people of Sydney who have been impacted by their third round of flooding, such heartbreak.

I have once again been having a play with my Karin Brush Markers and have to say am loving them.  I find they blend beautifully with a watercolour brush on watercolour paper.  For my card I stamped my image onto the watercolour paper and heat set to make sure that it didnt bleed when I added water.

After colouring I fussy cut the image and senitment and foam mounted my image, to create some dimension.

Supplies Used:

Penny Black Stamp - It's your day

Avery Elle Die - Wonky Stitches

Karin Brush markers 

Pale Orange, Gold, Rosewood, Cerise, Burgandy,

Apple, Olive Green and Sepia

Wink of Stella - Clear Sparkle

Francheville Sketch and Watercolour Paper - 250gsm

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Birthday Hugs....

 Dropping in day today  to share my latest card.  It  has been so hot in my little craft space which has made it unbearable to sit in, so have very much enjoyed a few days that have been cooler and much better for crafting.

For my card, I had a first time play with a Penny Black stamp that I have had for a while now.  It has the most cutest little stamps, which made it so hard to choose which one to start with.

To create a little more interest,   I turned my card into a shaker and am loving how it turned out.

Supplies used:

Penny Black Transparent  Stamp - It's your day

Avery Elle Stamp & Die - Simply Said Hugs 

Lawn Fawn Die - Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Lawn Fawn Die - Stitched Rectangle Frames

Copic Markers

Mouse: E31, E33 & W5

Balloon & Hat: RV00,RV02 & RV55

Mushroom: R24,R27,R37, E70, E71,E74

Grass: YG91,YG93, YG95

Dress my Crafts - Say it with  Heart Sequins

Stickles - Diamond

To create the shaker I cut four layers or the rectangle frame and glued 3 together, then inserted a piece of acetate and glued the top layer down.  One of the centre cutouts from the frame had a piece of patterned paper glued to it and then was attached to the Rectangle Stackable.  I placed a small amount of  "Say it with Hearts Sequins" from Dress My Craft onto the centre of the pattern paper and then glued the frame over the top.

Thanks for looking, 

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Holiday Brushstrokes and Happy New Year...

Hi everyone.

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you a safe and Happy New for 2021.

 Today is the 5th of the month, which means it is the start of a new challenge month over at Bizzy Becs Store Challenge Blog.

For my card for this month I have used one of the new  thinlits released by Tim Holtz called Holiday Brushstrokes which was great fun to work with. For the leaves and berries I have used Distress Inks and created layers onto watercolour paper.

The inked backgrounds below were used to cut out the leaves, berries and sentiment.  When assembled I inked around the edges of everything with Ground Espresso, then added Glossy Accents to highlight the berries and Title

Supplies Used:

Tim Holtz Thinlits - Holiday Brushstroke (by request)

Avery Elle Die - Wonky Stitches

Penny Black Stamp (inside sentitment) - Sweetest Moments (by request)

Creative Expressions Die - Starry Happy New Year (by request)

Tim Holtz Distress Inks 

Fired Brick

Aged Mahogany

Rusty Hinge

Crackling Campfire

Ground Espresso

Speckled Egg

Peeled Paint

Peacock Feathers

Fossilised Amber

Inksentials Watercolour -  Heavyweight Paper

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Tiny Townie with an Elephant...

Hi everyone.

Just popping in today to share my new card made with a very cute little stamp from Stamping Bella.  I am very happy with how she turned out and the inked background was a great success.

After blending the oxides for my background I added small droplets of water, then damped off with a paper towel.  I then followed this by using splatters of white and black ink to the background.

 

Supplies used:

Stamping Bella Stamp - Tiny Townie with an Elephant (by request)

Penny Black Transparent Stamp - (Senitment used) Balloon Ride

Lawn Fawn Die - Stitched Rectangle Frames

Lawn Fawn Die - Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Creative Expressions Die - Mini Expressions Happy  (by request)

MFT Die - Paris Skyline

Picket Fence Studio - Blending Brushes

Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Seedless Preserves, Spun Sugar & Picked Raspberry

Copic Markers

Thanks for looking

Until Next time - Happy Crafting

Stitched Flowers.....

Hi everyone, dropping by today to share with you my latest card for the May Challenge starting today over at Bizzy Becs.

For this card I had a play with some Post It tape and created a mask for my flowers so that I could then use Distress Oxides to colour my cardstock.  I choose Tattered Rose as my background colour.  After removing the mask I then coloured up the stamped images with Copic Markers and high lighted the flower centres with my Signo Pen in Gold and White.  I have to say I am more than pleased with the result.

supplies used:

Penny Black Transparent Stamp - Stitched Flowers  (by request)

Lawn Fawn Die -  Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Sue Wilson Die Creative Expressions - Happy Birthday  (by request)

Memento Ink - Tuxedo

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Stamp Pad - Tattered Rose
Picket Fence Studio Blender Brushes 
Copic Markers, Gold and White Signo Pen

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Karen

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Floral Square....

Hi everyone!

Today  I would like to share a CAS style card using a die that I have had for a while and thought it was perfect for this style of card.

Although quite simple in design,  by using the patterned paper behind the white card stock, the Floral Square Die pops.

        

supplies used:

Pink Fresh Studio Die - Floral Square

Avery Elle Die - Wonky Stitches

Avery Elle Die - Pinked Die

(this is an old die, but may still be available)

Sue Wilson Mini Expressions Die - Happy Birthday

Penny Black Stamp (Sentitment) - Balloon Ride   

Memento Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black  

Cardstock and Patterned Paper from by stash

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Karen

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Balloon Ride....

Hi everyone.

Just popping in today to share my latest card.

For the background I used Distress Oxides by applying the colours to a stamping block and spritzing them with water and then sploshed them onto my Bristol Board background, first with Broken China and then using Mermaid Lagoon.  Using my water brush I then flicked the Mermaid Lagoon onto the background.  I followed this by flicking some Interior Antique Gold - Brush n Leaf.

The lovely teddy image from Penny Black was coloured with Copic Markers.

Supplies used:

Penny Black Transparent Stamp - Balloon Ride

Avery Elle Die - Wonky Stitches

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pads - Mermaid Lagoon

                                              -  Broken China

Copic Markers

Brush n Leaf Interior - Antique Gold

Hero Arts Embossing Powder - White

Thanks for looking

Until Next time - Happy Crafting

Karen

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Flower Teddy.........

Hi everyone, just dropping in today to share a new card.

Its the start of a new challenge month over at Bizzy Becs so that means a new card to share and its another shaker.

I had lots of fun with this one, using Distress Oxides and a homemade cloud stencil and my blender brushes,  I inked up the background using Candied Apple and Worn Lipstick leaving the bottom area solid to create a base for the image.

My Teddy image was coloured using Copics and Prisma Coloured Pencils

Supplies used:

Penny Black Transparent Stamp - Flower Teddy 

Lawn Fawn Dies - Outside in Stiched Heart Stackables

                              -  Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Taylored Expressions Stamp & Die  - Simple Strips Background

Tim Holtz  Distress Oxide - Worn Lipstick

                                             - Candied Apple

Picket Fence Studios - 10 Pk Blender Brushes

Homemade Cloud Stencil - (similar one Taylored Expression Stencil - Set the Scene)

Nuvo Pure Sheen Confetti - Red Carpet Circles

                                                       - Rainbow Quartz Triangles

(colours not listed (maybe available for order) but other similar colours available here )

Image Coloured with Copics and Prisma Pencils

Thanks so much for looking - Until next time Happy Crafting

Karen

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Happy New Year.....

Hi everyone.

Dropping in today to share a new card.  I have been playing with Distress Oxides and some different backgrounds, one of which I have used for my card.  The cloud background is an old cloud die that was cut from acetate and used as a template.

For the frame I have used an Outside In Stitched Rectangle die and by choosing the two largest dies you can create a wonderful frame.

supplies used:

Penny Black Stamp - Restful
Lawn Fawn Die - Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables
Penny Black Die - Celebrations
(this is an old die, but may still be available)
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles, Mermaid Lagoon
Dress My Craft Sequins - Sea Breeze

Picket Fence Studios - Blender Brushes pack 10 

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Karen

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Birthday Hugs.....

Hi everyone.

Popping in today to share with you 1 of 3 cards made from the one technique and so far this one is my favourite.  

To create my card I stamped out 10 of the gerbera daisy's from Penny Blacks Blooming Garden and then Copic coloured them.  Each image was then fussy cut and arranged over a backing page and was attached with semi permanent tape, die cut.   I then  used foam tape to attach the pieces to my card, so that they appear to be  floating on the card.

 I took inspiration for this card from a technique shown on You Tube  by Jennifer McGuire and the here is the link to her You Tube Video - Floating Die Cut Frame.  

It was lots of fun and took a while to arrange the pieces onto the backing card so that they looked nice, but well worth the effort.

supplies used:

Penny Black stamp - Blooming Garden

Lawn Fawn Die - Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Avery Elle Die and Stamp - Simply Said Hugs

Copic Markers

There is still 25% off Storewide, so pop on over and have a look and please dont forget to join us for our Anything Goes Challenge.  We love seeing your creations.

Thanks for looking.

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Karen 

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Blooming Garden...

Hi everyone.

Popping in today to share with you a quick and easy card made using Distress Inks to create a rainbow style background, which I then spritzed with water.

The image was  stamped with versamark and then heat embossed using

 white embossing powder.

supplies used:

Distress Inks -Wild Honey, Ripe Persimon, Crushed Olive,Seedless Preserves, 

Peacock Feathers and Mustard Seed

Avery Elle - Wonky Stitches

Penny Black Stamp - Blooming Garden

Penny Black die - Celebrations

Thanks for looking

Until next time Happy Crafting

Karen 

Bess the Butterfly....

Hi everyone.

It's the 5th today,  so that means its the start of a new challenge over at Bizzy Becs Store Blog.

For my contribution i have used a new stamp and die set from Stamping Bella, she was so much fun to colour using my Copics.

Supplies used:

Stamping Bella Tiny Townies Stamp - Bess the Butterfly

Stamping Bella Tiny Townies  Die - Bess the Butterfly

Taylored Expressions die - Up, Up and Away

 Penny Black  Transparent Stamp - Sprinkles and Sparkles

Copic Markers

Nuvo  Glitter Gloss Pen

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen  - White

Thanks for dropping by.

Until next time

Happy Crafting

Karen 

Petals and Stems....

Hi everyone.

Popping in today on a cold and wet day here to share with you 

my card .  

I have used mememto ink pads for the stamping of the flowers and foliage and my Misti

then after die cutting mounted them with the help of some foam tape.

items used:

Avery Elle stamp & Die - Petals and Stems

Penny Black Stamp - Gratitude

Memento Inks - Lilac Posies, Morocco, New Sprout & Pear Tart

Versafine Ink - Onyx Black

MFT Die - Blueprints 24

Liquid Pearls - Onyx Pearl

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy crafting

Karen 

Let the good Times Roll....

Hi everyone.

Today is the start of a new challenge month over at Bizzy Becs Store Blog and here is my card for this months challenge.

I have used the following:

                                                             Penny Black Stamp - You're Retro

                                                       Avery Elle Die - Dotted Borders

                                                Copic Markers

                                              Last month  I also coloured up this beauty.  

                                             I used the following for her:

                                          Stamping Bella - Garden Girls Orchid

Penny Black Stamp - Gratitude

Lawn Fawn die - Small Stitched Ovals

Bec is running another promotion this month at the store:   April Savings

you can receive 20 - 25% off this month with no minimums 

and no purchase codes.  So pop on over.

Thanks for dropping by.  Until next time happy crafting.

Karen 

Jewel.....

Hi everyone and welcome to the start of another challenge over at Bizzy Becs Store Blog.

For my card for this month I have chosen to colour a new digital image called Jewel.  She and her friends have recently been added to the store and are all super cute. 

 I have coloured her up using Prisma Coloured Pencils and have to say as my first ever image coloured with pencils was very pleased how she came together.  I will however change the type of paper that I print  onto in future when using pencils.  I used Xpressit paper which I found quite slippery.

supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Jewel

Penny Black Transparent Stamp - Sprinkles and Smiles
Lawn Fawn Die - Large Stitched Square Stackables

Dress my Craft - Angel Mix Sequins

Nuvo - Glittler Gloss

Sakura Gelly Roll - Golden Star

Dont forget to drop on over to the Store, there is for the month of March a 10% Storewide Super Saver.

Thanks for dropping by.

Until Next time, Happy Crafting

Karen 

Fun Time Girls....

Hi everyone. 

 Today is the start of a new challenge over at Bizzy Becs and here is my card I created for the new challenge.

Supplies used:

Penny Black stamp - Fun Time Girls

Penny Black Die - Celebrations

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads - Victorian Velvet

Copic Markers

Doodlebug Designs Sprinkles - Stars

Thanks for looking

Happy Crafting 

Karen