Stencilled Eggs

Hi! Here are a couple of Easter cards I made. I used a mask for the egg shape, and stencils for the flowers. I used embossing paste for the daisies one, and just ink dusters on the swirly flower pattern one.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:
Crazy Challenge: "Flowers"
Crafty Creations: "Spring Fever"
Creative Inspirations: "Nature"
Moving Along With The Times; "In The Garden"
Friday Mash-Up: Easter Theme"

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:
Inky Chicks: "Happy Easter"
Time Out: "CASE With Your Own Twist" - inspired by the soft colours & floral theme!

Dream Factory: "Chicken Little - eg. use chickens or eggs"
Crafty Sentiments: "Anything Goes"

ColourQ Colours

Hi! Here's a card I made yesterday, inspired by this week's ColourQ challenge:

The image is from Digistamp Boutique. I used ProMarkers, SU markers and Stickles, and layered it on to a deep purple cardstock to frame it.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

ColourQ:

City Crafter; "Feeling Flat"

Papertake: "Things With Wings"

The Friday Mash-Up: "Glitter, 3D project, or both"

4 Crafty Chicks: "Birthday"

Post-Holiday Blues

Hi! My fella & I are just back from a wonderful holiday with my lovely mate Linda (Crafty Distraction) and her family! We had an amazing time, but now it's back to work, and I'm fighting off the post-holiday blues by binge-watching old episodes of Charmed, and making cards!

Here's one I just finished, inspired by the challenges at Less Is More and Color Throwdown:

I'm thinking of trying a Christmas version of this card, by adding some glittery snow to their heads...

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Less Is More


Color Throwdown


Friday Mashup: "Birthday Themed Project"

Crafty Cardmakers: "No Patterned Papers"

Simply Create Too: "Anything Goes"

A bit Daisy Crazy...

Hi! I absolutely love daisies, and have made a few cards with one of my favourite daisy images, from Tiddly Inks:

I'm entering this one in these two challenges:

Just Us Girls: "Autumn"

The Shabby Tea Room: "Peaches & Cream"

I'm entering this one in these three challenges:

ColourQ:


Come & Get It: "Fun in the Sun"

The Friday Mashup: "Square shaped card"

I love the moodiness of this blue one, in contrast to the other two. I'm entering this one in these two challenges:

Sketch Saturday:


Clear It Out: "Theme: Anything Goes   Stash: Anything Goes"

Yellow & Gold!

Hi! There are a few sunshine-related challenges around at the moment, which makes me think of sitting in the garden surrounded by bright flowers and happy bees! So here's a card inspired by sunshine:

I watercoloured the images with inks, and then added some gold with a Wink of Stella brush pen, and added stickles to the wings of the bees. The shimmery gold from the Wink of Stella isn't that obvious in the photo, but it looks lovely when the light catches it :)

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

The Shabby Tea Room: "Sweet as Sunshine"

Top Tip Tuesday: "Summer Fun"

City Crafter: "You are my Sunshine"

Friday MashUp: "Fun in the Sun"

Just Us Girls: "Incorporate Gold"

Can't get enough of my Birch Trees stencil!

Hi! Here's another card made with my recently purchased new favourite stencil! This time I have made a square card, and added 3 punched flowers to the corner. I used a silver pen to add detail to the trees.

When I started making the card, the shape of the trees made me think of the current Friday Mashup! sketch:

The challenge is to use the sketch, use 3 elements, or combine both. The trees make me think of the lines in the sketch, and the 3 elements I have added are the flowers, although they are in the bottom left corner, rather than at the top in the sketch, so the sketch has been loosely used...

I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp challenge: "Anything Goes"

New Memory Box Stencil

A while ago I came across this beautiful card:

The blog I found it on is here, and is well worth a visit - some gorgeous cards!

Anyway, I fell in love with the stencil, and had to get one... It arrived a few days ago, and I've just had a go with it tonight. My card didn't turn out quite as I'd hoped - I think I need some more practice! But I'm still quite pleased with it. The colours I used were inspired by the Seize The Birthday challenge: "Nothing But Neutrals". 

Here's my card:

I used ink dusters over the stencil, stamped the cow parsley in dark grey ink, and added some definition to the trees with a fine black marker. I've tried to keep it simple, and have resisted the urge to add glitter or flowers, so that it would be suitable for a man. Man cards are so difficult! 

I'm also entering this into these two challenges:

Come And Get It: "It's a Guy Thing"

Friday Mashup: "Stencil This!"

Create a project with "stencils"

Create a project with "a monochromatic theme"

or Mash it Up! and Create a project with "stencils and a monochromatic theme"

I love my new stencil! I might try another one, but put a sun or moon where the 'Happy Birthday' is, to set it off a bit. I'm wondering if I should've added the sentiment as a label instead of stamping straight onto the card, as it's a bit dark :-s

Father's Day

Hi! I've just made a simple Father's Day card, using an image from Little Claire, and inspired by the colours in the CAS On Sunday challenge, here:

Here's my card:

I'm also entering this into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments: 'For A Man'

Papertake Weekly; 'Something For The Boys'

The Friday Mashup: 'It's All About Dad'

Urrrg, man Cards are So Difficult

I've been trying to make Fathers Day cards, and I find it so difficult - really hard to resist the urge to add flowers, ribbons, glitter and gems to bling them up!

Inspired by a couple of challenges, I've made a couple of 'man' cards using a Stampin' Up stamp:

This first one was inspired by the following challenges:
Less Is More: 'Sunset'

The Friday Mashup: 'Let's Ombre'

Virginia's View; 'Ombre / Monochromatic'

And here's another card using the same stamp:

I'm entering this one into the following challenges:

Fusion: 'Blue Skies & Smooth Sailing'

My Time To Craft: 'Male'

I'm quite pleased with how these have turned out, but I still want to add some gems... and one or two flowers would be ok, surely... everyone likes flowers....

Lavinia Stamps and Watercolour Pencils

Hi! I love Lavinia stamps, and have had lots of fun trying to make backgrounds with ink dusters and brayers (I can't get on with brayers at all!). However, I borrowed some watercolour pencils the other day, have been having a play around, and I love them! I'm still working out how to use them, but I had a go at a background scene, and I love how easy it is to blend colours together.

Anyway, here's what I came up with:

I put the hills, moon and sky in first, then stamped all the images. Then I added a shadow under the castle, and coloured in the tree. I've left if without a sentiment.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Lavinia Stamps 'Any Colours You Like'

Friday Mash-up 'Watercolor fun!'

Create a project with "Watercoloring".

Create a project using "the Sketch".

or Mash it Up! and create a "Watercolored Project using the Sketch".

Loves Rubber Stamps 'Anything Goes'

More Watercolour Flowers

Inspired by the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge, I've been trying to make cards using these colours:

I made a couple of cards which didn't turn out very well, so I'm going to keep them hidden! But I'm quite pleased with how this one turned out, so I'm entering it into the challenge:

I get a bit obsessed with square cards, so I tried one as a 5x7 card as well.

I'm entering this one in the following challemges:
Inkspirational challenge: 'Purple'
Allsorts challenge: 'Happy Birthday'
Cupcake Inspirations: 'Bugs & Butterflies'

I love this stamp, and was having fun using the water brush, so I made a couple more, but in deep red.

I'm entering this one in the Friday Mashup challenge: 'Butterflies'

I'm entering this last one in the following challenges:

Pink Gem Challenge: 'Flowers' 

Corrosive challenges: 'Anything Goes'

Uniko Studio: 'Flowers'