Margarita time...

 

Howdy folks,

Thought I would share the card I made for Kerry's 30th birthday.  She had a mexican/fiesta theme party so I thought I would make her a margarita card.

I white embossed the birthday background and added some watercolour.  I also white embossed and die cut the margarita glass and lime slices and coloured with watercolour ink.  I coloured a piece of card with the same ink I useed to colour the margarita glass and die cut the 30.  I white embossed the margarita sentiment and layered on the card.  I added a few splashes, dots and sequins to finish.

Challenges:

Happy Little Stampers - watercolour challenge

Simon Says Stamp - food or drink

Fi

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Happy Birthday...

 

Good morning Sweet Stampers....my post is scheduled as I am on my holidays...hopefully it goes according to plan!

It's time for a new challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.

The theme is "doodling"....my favourite!

I stamped the flowers onto watercolour card and coloured them using my zig pens, I added some background watercolouring too.  I added some white splashes, some little doodled hearts and some sequins....finished with the doodled border around the edges of the card.

Hope you like it.

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - watercolour challenge

Fi

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Birthday Wishes...

 

                                                                Morning folks,

                       It's time for a new challenge on the Stamping Sensations Challenge blog.

           The theme this month is the mood board below...isn't it lovely, a fab selection of pics!  

                      We also have the fab prize below to giveaway to one lucky winner.

           2 prizes, Santoto Gorjuss girls stamps/die/stickers and Woodware stamp Craft Stash 

 

For my card I stamped the daisies with archival ink, I masked off one of them, I then coloured with watercolours.  Once dry I added some watercolour shading to the background along with some splashes.  I did cut the birthday sentiment and layered it on top and then finished with some sequins and enamel dots.

challenges:

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Krafty chicks - use stamps

Crafty Addicts - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - watercolour  challenge

Fi

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Have a zesty birthday!

 

Hi folks,

Thought I would share this card I made...it has taken me a few days to work out how to work the embossing, stamping and dies together but I am quite happy with how it turned out....might try some pink grapefruit next lol!

The set is from Stampin Up, first I embossed the fruit, then I stamped the fruit on top of the embossed panel...this was tricky lining it up and then again tricky lining up the dies to cut the fruit out.  I stamped little flowers in the background and layered the fruit on top, I added the sentiment and some sequins and enamel dots to finish...no splodges this time!

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Dream Valley Challenge - use dies

Make My Monday - birthday

Happy Little Stampers - birthday

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - g for green

Paper Craft Crew - fruity

Fi

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Another thistle...

 Hi folks,

Just back from a wee holiday up north, we had a fab relaxed time and actually managed to see dolphins in the Moray Firth.  Been catching up with the housework but needed to get a card made too.

As you know I love this stamp set from Stampin Up, and I was on a roll after my last make ( I had a wee production line going).  This time I stamped the image twice in black archival ink and then added some soft watercolouring to the images an around.  I added a wee bit extra detail to the thistles.  I added some splashes and sequins to finish.

challenges:

We Love Stamping - anything goes (option of in the garden)

Allsorts - anything goes (option to embellish)

Happy Little Stampers - watercolour challenge

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Fi

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Snowflake Wishes...

 

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing my DT card for Stamping Sensations.  It's our mid month post and still on the Christmas theme.

The prize this month is the fab stamp sets donated by one of our regular entrants.

For my card I inked up the background with distress ink, I spritzed some water to lift some of the ink and once dry I then stamped and embossed the snowflakes in silver, white and navy.  I die cut an extra couple of snowflakes and layered on top of the card.  I stamped the sentiment in navy too and finished with a few sequins.

Pop over to the Stamping Sensations blog to check out what my teamies have come up with.

challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes (Christmas)

Fi

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Let it Snow...again!

morning folks,

I thought I would share another card I made using this fab stamp set from Simon Says Stamp...I treated myself and ordered a few things but this set is just so amazing, I love it so much....be prepared there may be more cards to follow.

First of all I inked up the background with distress inks, I did some blending, I wanted to get a dark sky look.  I then spray some water to lift some of the colour. I then stamped the Snow stamp with versamark ink and embossed in silver, then I stamped the next layer in dark blue and then the final layer in black.  I wasnt sure if the black ink would stick to the embossed areas but it seems ok.  I added some splashes of white paint and some sequins to finish.

challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas

Allsorts - sparkle and shine

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes (christmas)

Fi

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Let it Snow...

 

Morning folks,

It's time for another challenge over on the Stamping Sensations Challenge blog.  The theme this month is Christmas.

The prize this month is the fab stamp sets donated by one of our regular entrants.

For my card I have used this fab little layering stamp set from Simon Says Stamp, it's three different layers to build up the word "Snow"...I added some extra stamped snowflakes.  I added some sequins to finish.

Pop over and check out what my teamies have made.

challenges:

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - Christmas

Less is More - 2 or more colours

Fi

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Happy Halloween...

 

Morning sweet stampers,

It's time for another challenge over on the Sweet Stampin challenge blog.

This fortnight's challenge theme is "anything but a birthday".  I bought this new stamp and was so desperate to get started with it...isnt it cute?

I have stamped the image with archival ink and coloured with watercolours, I added some shading with polychromos. I added some little splashes and sequins to finish.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check out what my teamies have made.

challenges:

Addicted to stamps and more - any occasion

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with watercolours

Fi

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Birthday Wishes...

 

God morning folks,

It's time for another challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.  This fortnights challenge is "favourite colour combo".

You can make anything you want using your favourite colour combo as long as there has been some stamping.

For my card I used one of the stamps from one of my favourite stamp sets from Simon Says Stamp which I stamped with black archival ink and coloured with a selection of blue and green watercolour ink.  I did some blending on some of the leaves to give them a bluey green look. Once dry I added some splashes, then a few sequins.  I stamped the sentiment and layered on top.

Hope you like it.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check out what my teamies have made.

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - stamp it

Dragonfly Dreams - Happy Birthday

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - birthday

Fi

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Thank you...

Hi folks,

I thought I would share this card I made at the weekend, I was just really experimenting and surprised myself with this one.  I saw something similar on Pinterest and thought I would have a go.

So first I sprayed my card lightly with a mist of water, then I painted watercolour ink onto the butterfly stamp and stamped onto the card.  I then tilted the card and sprayed it again so the watercolour ink would run and mix together....I did get a bit heavy handed so had to soak up some of the ink.  Once the image was dry I added some splashes of colour and also some white paint splashes and finished with some dots ands sequins.  I then layered the sentiment on top.

challenges:

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers watercolour Challenge - anythng goes

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Fi

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Happy Anniversary...

 Good morning stampers and its time for another challenge over at Sweet Stampin'.

This fortnight's challenge is "firsts"...that can be first birthday, first day at school...any first but remember to include stamping.

For my card I used a new stamp from Concord & 9th...first time used but I also made it into a first anniversary card.  I stamped the image and coloured with my caran d'ache pencils, I then dies cut the image and layered onto the card. I added the sentiments and I added some splodges and dots to finish.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin' challenge blog to check out what my teamies have made.

Challenges:

Moving Along with the Times - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

Fi

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Yummy ice lollies...

 

Hi folks,

I made this card for one of the girls at work, I think it turned out ok and very apt this week given the heat...so ice lollies at the ready ha ha!

 I stamped the ice lollies and coloured them with watercolours, I added some watercolour to the background...to give the effect of the lollies melting ha ha!  I added some splodges and sequins to finish.

Hope you like.

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - summertime blues

Little Red Wagon - here comes the sun

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes (watercolour)

Fi

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Fairy magic...

Morning folks, it's time for a new challenge on the Stamping Sensations challenge blog.

This month's theme is "anything stamped goes with the option of making it magical".  

You can make anything you like as long as the main focus is stamping.

We have a fab prize this month from Fairy ugs...

I did actually love making this card, although that fairy did have some troublesome areas to colour. I first cut out a piece of card and stamped the fairy image.  I then coloured with watercolours and added some subtle watercolouring the in background too. I added some glitter to sparkle up the image (hard to see in the photo).  I added a couple of sentiments from the stamp set which I thought were perfect and then added some sequins and pearls to finish off.....and no doodled edges!

Hope you like.

challenges:

Happy Little Stampers - watercolour challenge

Fi

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Birthday Wishes...

So I have something a wee bit different to share today.  I saw the background technique on Youtube....well something similar and thought I would try it out!

First I cut the square blank card and then loaded a paintbrush with water and randomly dropped the water droplets across the card.  I then gently dropped various colours of green and blue watercolour ink on to of the water droplets and left it to dry naturally....I left it overnight to find the watercolour had dried into the card....I thought it looked quite cool so made it into a card.

 

I embossed the leaves and die cut them and watercoloured with a darker shade of blue to make them pop out a bit.  I added some sticky fixers and layered them onto them card.  I added a piece of stripey paper for a funky look.  I added some splashes, dots and sequins and doodled the edges to finish.

Hope you likey.

challenges:

Happy Little Stampers (watercolour) - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - anything goes

Moving along with the Times - inky background

Fi

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Kiwi hang out soon?

 

Happy Saturday!

Just popping on to share this fun card I have made.  I love this stamp set and don't know why I never noticed it sooner.  The stamp set is from Concord & 9th...isn't it cool. 

I inked up some watercoloured card with lots of water and then I dropped a little green watercoloured ink on top....it was cool the effect it made, so I just kept repeating that process with different shades until I thought it looked kind of kiwi like.  Once dry I stamped the kiwi's and die cut them out and added this fab sentiment...oh and I die cut the hello.  I added some doodled edges in white...never doodled in white before but I think it look fine for this fun card.

challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

Love to Craft - anything goes

Addicted to stamps and More - dies and stencils

Life is better with friends...

Hi folks,

I know its similar to ones I have made already but I love leaves and blue and green....my next card won't be blue and green I promise!

So I stamped the leaves with ink on 3 fadeout ink, I do love this ink as it gives the effect of no lines colouring especially once it has been left to dry for a day. I then coloured with concord & 9th watercolour  ink, I also love this ink as I feel it spreads easier that some of the other watercolour mediums I have.  I added some light shading in between the leaves and added some splashes too.

hope you like it.

challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - watercolour

Papercraft Challenges - anything goes

Fi

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Thanks...

Morning folks,

I thought I would share this little card I made last night.  I was having a look through my old stash and came across this stamp from Stampin Up, which I really like, it's so easy to colour.  I stamped the image onto watercolour card and coloured with my zig pens, and I only needed to use 2 colours, green and yellow and blended them together.  I added a few tiny splashes and some gold paint to finish.

The DT Call is still ongoing over on the Less is More blog, so I have added my second entry for the DT Call. 

challenges:

Less is More - one layer and DT Call

Cupcake Inspirations - anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - watercolour

Fi

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Happy rainbows...

Hi all,

Hope everyone is staying safe and crafting!

Well I was super excited to make this card, I ordered some new goodies as a wee treat to myself.  I do love rainbow stamps and dies...very pretty so I did find some inspiration on Pinterest for this. I die cut the rainbows and inked them up individually and then once dry I popped them back into the die cut rainbow. I stamped the black spots on top and the perfect sentiment, oh yes and the clouds were also die cut from the same set which I inked up a bit...finished with some gems and sequins.

 challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

Allsorts - something new (new stamps and dies)

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with a die

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Fab n Funky - keep it simple

Simon Says Stamp - something new (new stamps and dies)

Fi

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My first DT card of 2017

Hi folks...my first DT card of 2017!!

Today is my last day before going back to work tomorrow s I made a point of spending most of the day crafting!

I bought this stamp just before Christmas as I thought it was quite versatile and I could do lots with it...I haven't used all of the stamps in the set only the main one, still practising with the others.

The stamp is from Concorde and 9th and is called Hello Lovely.  I stamped onto watercolour card and white embossed.  I coloured the image using my Spectrum Noir Aquablend pencils, I started with the lighter shades and then gradually added until I got the shade I wanted...I wanted it to look quite soft.

I stamped some splodges and the sentiment which are from the same set and then added a few sequins to finish.

Pop over to the Spectrum Noir Blog for more inspiration.

Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers - watercolour challenge
Penny Black and More - anything goes
Allsorts - something new (new stamp)
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
Brown sugar - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Wordart Wednesday - anything goes

Fi

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