Valentine

Hi! I got a new heart cutting die, and have been trying to figure out how to use it, as it's quite ornate. I've made two cards, both using smooshed ink for colour.

In this first one, I smooshed the inner and outer heart shapes in inks, and then spritzed with Glimmer Mist. I made a lot of mess and dyed my fingers.. and realised it would've made more sense to ink up the cardstock before cutting the shapes... But anyway, I glued the outer shape to the card, and used 3D foam to attach the inner heart, for some dimension. I added a small punched flower and a gem to the raised heart, and stamped the simple sentiment below.

 

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

MFT:

CAS-ual Fridays: 

Hand Stamped Sentiments:

In this second one, I cut the shape out of a square of white card, and then out of red card, and inlaid the red outer heart shape in the white card. To fill the heart shape in the middle, I smooshed more inks on a piece of card, spritzed with Glimmer Mist (I love that stuff!), and then stamped small flowers in red and black. I added gems to the black flowers, then used 3d foam to fix the card behind the heart. I added an 'I love you' die cut sentiment below the heart.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Pink Gem: 'Have a Heart'
Sweet Stampin': 'Anything but a Birthday'
Just Us Girls:

MAWTT: 'Love'


Ingredients:
Heart Die
Distress Oxides: Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry, Antique Linen
Distress Ink: Fired Brick, Abandoned Coral
Stampin' Up! ink: Perfect Plum
Flower stamp from Lavinia
Gems from Crystal Parade: Rose AB and Clear

Thank You!

Hi! Here's a card I put together today. I actually made the flowery background a few years ago, but wasn't sure what to do with it, so it's been kicking around in the unfinished projects pile! The background was made with Crafty Notions colour sprays, gilding flakes and stamped flowers. I covered the flowers with some sort of glaze, but I can't remember what I used now. Then I glued the glass pebbles to the flower centres. The background was a much larger piece, but I liked how this section of it looked through the frame so I cut it down to fit, then added the sentiment.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: 'It's a Stitch Up'
Tuesday Throwdown: 'So Very Thankful'
Fusion:

CAS-ual Fridays:

Cupcake Inspirations:

Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes with Optional Thanks'
Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes with Optional Stencilling'


Ingredients:
Flower stamp from Crafty Notions
Crafty Notions Colour Sprays
Gilding Flakes
Glass Pebbles
Some sort of glaze
Sentiment from Stampin' Up! set: Easy Events

Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Hi! Here's a card I made, inspired by al the pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. I used the colours from the Color My Heart challenge. I coloured the image with watercolour pencils and water brush, and a silver pen. When it was dry, I used a Wink of Stella pen on the petals to give a shimmer to them, although it doesn't show up very well in the photos, so you'll have to take my word for it! :)

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays:

Color My Heart:

The Sisterhood of Crafters: 'Pink October'

CAS on Friday: 'Flowers'


Ingredients:
Sweet n Sassy digi stamp: 'Doodle Flowers'
Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils
Silver Sharpie
Wink of Stella brush: Clear

Wishing You Some Magic

Hi! Here are a couple of quick CAS cards I made. I coloured the wings with inks and a water brush. I added some shimmer to the moon with a Wink of Stella pen, although I'm not sure you can see it in the photos. I added Glimmer Dust to the fairy's wings and to the stars.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

CAS(E) This Sketch:

Pink Gem: 'Birthday'
Crafts Galore Encore: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays:

Corrosive Challenge: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Lavinia stamp: Moon Fairy
Adirondack Inks: Purple Twilight, Denim, Butterscotch
Glamour Dust
Wink of Stella pen: Clear

Cats Cats Cats

Hiya! Here's a birthday card I made with my new Indigo Blu stamp, 'Kibble Kits', inspired by the CAS-ual Fridays challenge. I stamped on Kraft card and embossed in white. The cat stamp is a rectangle, so I cut it down to a square, and with the spare section I cut out some cats to add to the bottom of the card. It's a card for a cat-mad man, so hopefully he will like it. I have resisted the urge to add any bling or sparkle!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays: 'Kraft & White'
CASology: 'Square'
Addicted to Stamps: 'Mark Your Mark'
My Time to Craft: 'Krafty'
Rubber Dance: 'Embossing'


Ingredients:
Indigo Blu Stamp: 'Kibble Kits'
Sentiment from Woodware: 'Daisy Panel'

Papermania embossing powder: Seafoam White

Thank You with Gold

Hi! Here's another card I made with my new stamp set. I printed the image twice, then cut a square out of one, coloured it and layered it onto the uncoloured one. I added gold Nuvo Drops to both layers.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Hand Stamped Sentiments:

CAS(E) This Sketch:

CAS-ual Fridays: 'Everything Turns to Gold'
Pearly Sparkles: 'With Thanks'
Dragonfly Dreams: 'With Thanks'
Sparkles Monthly: 'Thank You'


Ingredients:
Concord & 9th 'Hello Lovely' stamp set
Sentiment from Woodware 'Jane's Script'
Stampin' Up! ink pad: Rose Red
Brushos: Turquoise, Yellow ochre
Nuvo Drops - Pale Gold

Brrrrrr, bring on Spring!

Hi again! Here are some Spring flowers, inspired by the colour challenge at Color Throwdown:

 

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Color Throwdown:

MFT C&I Sketch:

Less Is More: 'Dimension'
CAS-ual Fridays: 'Celebrations'


Ingredients:
Flowers & sentiment from JOFY Stamp Set 33
Nuvo Crystal Drops 'Morning Dew'

Christmas Jumpers

Hi! Here are some cards I made for friends and relatives this year - I'm always so disorganised and send out my cards really late, but these were quite quick to make, which took the stress off a bit!

I found clipart images of a sweater and a reindeer, layered them and printed them off. I coloured with promarkers and then added eyes and nose with Nuvo Drops. I used Nuvo Drops on the trim of the jumper too.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Inky Chicks: 'Christmas Card in Traditional Colours' (the red one!)

Deep Ocean Challenge: 'Silent Night' (the blue one!)

Crafty Creations: 'Any Holiday' (the green one!)

CAS-ual Fridays: 'Christmas or Hanukkah' (the red one!)

Pink gem Challenge: 'Anything Christmas Goes' (the purple one!)

My Time To Craft: 'Christmas But None Traditional Colours' (the black one!)

Glittery Fairy Christmas Card

Hi! I've made a few versions of the same card in different colours, and added some subtle embossed snowflakes to one of them, which I think is my favourite. I find it really hard to get my Christmas cards finished in time for Christmas, so making a few of the same card really helps to combat my poor organisational skills...

For this card, I masked the moon and wings, and added the background with ink dusters. I used promarkers to colour the moon and wings, and used a Wink of Stella pen to add sparkle.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps: 'Make Your Mark'

CAS-ual Fridays: 'Glitter and Snowflakes'

Sweet Stampin': 'Let It Snow'

HLS CAS: 'Favourite Technique' - Masking! I love using ink dusters and sponging to create backgrounds, and masking ensures I don't accidentally colour my image! It is worth the faff of cutting the images out :)