CAS Christmas Card

Hi! Here's a card I made using a new stamp I bought. I love the cute little reindeer faces! I coloured with inks and a water brush, and used a Gelly Roll glitter pen for some sparkle, although it doesn't show up very well in the photos.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

CASology:

Stamping Sensations: 'One Layer Christmas Cards'
HLS Christmas:

Ingredients:
Penny Black stamp set: Joy to the World
Distress Ink: Fired Brick
Adirondack Ink: Meadow, Espresso, Sail Boat Blue

Stampin' Up! Ink: Tip Top Taupe

Gelly Roll pen: Clear Star
Promarker: Almond

Wild

Hi! Here's a card I made using a jungle image from Vectorstock. I coloured the image with watercolour pencils and blended with a water brush. I added white dots with a Uni Posca pen, and some raised white dots with Nuvo Drops.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

City Crafter: 'Jungle Animals'
Inky Chicks: 'Animals'
Sisterhood of Crafters: 'I see Spots'
4 Crafty Chicks: 'Polka Dots'
Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Image from Vectorstck
Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils
Uni Posca pen: White
Nuvo Drops: Gloss - white

Cat & Dragon

Hi! Here's a card I made with a mix of Lavinia digi stamps and clear stamps. The trees and toadstools are digis, so I layered the images, making the trees further back a lighter grey, and printed it out. I masked the moon to create the sky with ink dusters, colouring the moon in afterwards, and I used torn paper to mask the hills. Then I stamped the cat and the dragon. I had to go a bit heavy with the shadow under the cat, because I'd accidentally placed him on top of a toadstool, and you could see the dribbly fronds just underneath him - made him look like he had a leaky bottom. Nobody wants that! So hopefully I've hidden that enough with the very dark shadow under him!

 

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Lavinia: 'All Hallow's Eve'
Just Us Girls: 'Light'
Come And Get It: 'Too Cute To Spook'
Crafty Calendar: 'Halloween'
City Crafter: 'What a Fun-ghi'
Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes with Optional Make Your Own Background'
Creative Inspirations: 'Anything Goes'



Ingredients:
Lavinia stamps: Witches cat, Dragon
Lavinia Digistamps: Tree half (right), Tree half (left), Ink Caps

Adirondack Inks: Purple Twilight, Denim, Cranberry, Butterscotch, Meadow

Oxides and Die Cutting!

Hi! I recently bought a Big Shot machine, after years of resisting the temptation. I'm not going to admit how many dies I have bought so far, and I know it's only the start of a very slippery slope... Today I had a go at making some cards with die cuts and backgrounds made from Distress Oxides. This is what I've made so far. I used some Glimmer Mist on the backgrounds, so they have a bit of a shimmer, but you can't really tell from the photos.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:
Less Is More: 'Royal Green and Lime Blue'
Unicorn Challenge: 'Birthday'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:
HLS Watercolour: 'Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Spritz' (The background was spritzed with water, and then with Glimmer Mist)
Tuesday Throwdown: 'Punches and/or Dies'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:
City Crafter: 'Pick One'

Watercooler Wednesday: 'Feminine Anything Goes'

Ingredients:

Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans, Twisted Citron, Picked Raspberry, Broken China, Spiced Marmalade

Dies: Spellbinders: 'Make A Wish', Xcut: 'Meadow Flowers', Presscut: 'Happy Birthday'

Glimmer Mist: 'Iridescent Gold'

Crystal Parade gem: Clear

Scribbly Flowers

Hi! Here's a card I made tonight, by clear embossing the flowers, then colouring with inks and sponges. The embossing and colours were inspired by the current Muse challenge card, which is gorgeous!

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Muse:

City Crafter: 'You can do it' (Create your own background)

Deep Ocean Challenge: 'Anything Goes'

Crafts Galore Encore: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Rubber Dance Stamp Set: 'Textured Flowers'
Sentiment from Woodware: 'Daisy Panel'

Versamark

Wow! Clear Gloss Super Fine embossing powder

Distress Ink pad: Peacock Feathers

Adirondack Ink pad: Purple Twilight

Wildflowers & Gems

Hi! Here are a couple of cards I made using one of my favourite Woodware Stamps. I cut a circle mark, created the backgrounds with ink dusters and then stamped the image over the top. I coloured the stems with Aquamarkers, and then added bling with some gems.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

That's Crafty!: "Bling It Up"

Creative Inspirations: "Anything goes"


Ingredients:Woodware stamp: "Grasses"
Adirondack ink pads: Cranberry, Butterscotch
Aquamarkers: Bamboo, Celery
Crystal Parade gems: Clear

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

House of Cards:

City Crafter: "Through the Window"


Ingredients:Woodware stamp: "Grasses"
Adirondack ink pads: Denim, Aqua, Meadow, Willow, Sunshine Yellow
Aquamarkers: Bamboo, Celery
Crystal Parade gems: Clear

Spring Blossoms

Hi! Here's a card I made for Mother's Day, using an image from Vectorstock. I coloured with inks and a water brush, and then used a Wink of Stella to add some shimmer to the petals.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

City Crafter: 'Spring is around the corner'

Stampin' Royalty: 'Spring!'

Great Impressions: 'Spring and/or Easter'

Ingredients:
Vectorstock: 'cherry blossom'
Artistry Ink pads: Rosy Cheeks, Lavender Dash
A Wink of Stella pen: Clear

Guest Designer for City Crafter!

Hi! I am very honoured to have been invited as Guest Designed for the City Crafter challenge "Old Stuff, New Look!" :)

This challenge is to take an old project and give it a new look, either by working on an old project you weren't happy about, or duplicating an old project but with a new look. I've gone for the second option, and decided to remake a more colourful version of an old card.

Here's my original card:

I like the richness of the colours against the gold embossing, but this was one of my first attempts with Brushos, and I wanted to try with a bit less paint (I find it's really easy to over do it with Brushos!) more colours, and to try to worry less about where the colours went.

I used a white embossing powder, and then red, blue and green brushos, letting them merge and run a bit. When dry, I cut it out against the border, which meant a bit of fussy cutting (which I really struggle with!), but I think it gives it a cleaner look, especially against the white cardstock underneath. I added a few gems to make it shine, and added a few extra details to the flowers with a white gel pen. I left it without a sentiment, so it could be used for various occasions.

Ingredients:
Woodware stamp: 'Love Tulips'
Brushos: Rose Red, Emerald Green, Cobalt Blue
White gel pen
Crystal Parade gems: Clear

Get Well Soon

Hi! As it seems to be well and truly the season of lurgy, here's a Get Well Soon card.

I used a birch trees stencil, masked a circle for the sun, and added the background with ink dusters. I stamped the wild grasses and leaves, then added the punched flower and butterflies.

 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Sunday Stamps:

CASology: 'Forest'
City Crafter: 'Blue Monday'


Ingredients:
Lavinia Stamps: 'Leaf Trail' and 'Field Grass'
Sentiment from Woodware 'Jane's Script'
Memory Box stencil 'Birch Landscape'
Artistry Ink pads: Blue Chase, Sweet Toffee
Stampin' Up! ink pad: Perfect Plum
Crystal Parade clear gems

JOFY Stamps

Hi! I have wanted to get my hands on some JOFY stamps for quite a while, and I finally got a set just before Christmas! I had a go with them for the first time yesterday, and now I just want more of them :-s  They stamp really well, and I love the style.

I made this card by stamping and masking the flowers, then stencilling background flowers. I filled in the rest of the background colour with ink dusters, masking the sun. Then I coloured the flowers with inks and a water brush. I added some small white Nuvo Crystal Drops to add a bit of texture.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Monday: 'Start Afresh' 

HLS Watercolour: 'Anything Goes with an optional twist - Stencil'

City Crafter: 'Hello 2017'

Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Flowers from JOFY Stamp Set 33
'Hello' from Woodware 'Mini Flowers'
'You' from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Delta Creative Stencil Mania 'Daisies'
Adirondack ink pads: Butterscotch, Cranberry, Meadow, Aqua
Stampin' Up! Perfect Plum ink pad

Folded Trees

Hi! I've made a few cards, inspired by this week's Muse challenge:

I've used the CAS style and wavy line as inspiration in my cards. I masked the line and coloured with ink dusters. I made the trees by folding a scalloped semi-circle, and then adding bauble with Nuvo Drops.

 

I'm entering this one in the Muse challenge.:

I'm entering this one in the CASology: 'Space' challenge:

I'm entering this one in the Just Us Girls: 'Christmas Tree' challenge:

I'm entering this one in the City Crafter 'The Tree Is Up!' challenge: