Be Positive...

 

Morning folks,

Time for a new challenge over on the Less is More Challenge blog.

Theme is to make a one layer card and there's also a photo to give you some inspiration.

I can't believe we are into August already, it will soon be Christmas ha ha!

For my card I stamped this daisy with memento ink and coloured with caran d'ache pencils....I do love those pencils and really need to practice with them.  I have actually used seven different colours to colour this daisy...I did blend them and I used off white colours too as I wanted the flower to pop out against the white card.

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

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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Sending Hugs...

 

Hi folks,

It's time for a new challenge over on the Stamping Sensations Challenge Blog.  The theme this month is stamp something for spring.

This months prize is the goodies below....fab isn't it!

For my card, I stamped the daffodil onto kraft card and coloured with caran d'ache luminance pencils. I do love them, they blend so easy.  I added some doodling around the edges too.

Pop over to the Stamping Sensations Challenge blog to check out what my teamies have made.

Fi

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Happy Halloween...

 

Hi folks,

Its tme for another challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.  This fortnight's challenge is "Halloween"...I do love Halloween!

For my card I have used a background stamp from Simon Says Stamp which I gently inked with white and stamped onto black card.  I then used my cloud edge stencil and made some clouds with white ink.  I then left the background to dry off and then inked and embossed the bats and spiders web. 

I stamped and coloured the Stamping Bella stamp with caran d'ache pencils and fussy cut her out and layered onto the card. The sentiment is from the same stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.Then as usual I added some sequins and gems to finish.

Pop over the the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check out what my buddies have made!

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Halloween

Crafty Calendar - Halloween

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Fab n Funky - Spooky Season

Coffee and friends...

 

Hi folks,

Well I couldn't wait to make a little card with this stamp set from Simon Says Stamp...it's just so cute!  I used the background coffee stamp and stamped with desert sand onto kraft card.  I stamped the coffee cup and coloured in with caran d'ache pencils and then I cut out and layered onto the panel.  I stamped one of the sentiments and added some sequins.  I then die cut the envelope and pieced it together and stamped some of the elements to the front.

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - card and matching envelope

Fi

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Sweet Stampin DT card...

 

Happy Saturday...

It's time for another challenge over on the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog.  This fortnight's theme is "lots of layers".  I thought I would use my favourite sketch that I created a few years ago as it has lots of layers.

I used papers from Simple Stories and layered them onto co-ordinating cardstock, the image is from Stamping Bella which I coloured with my Caran D'ache Luminance pencils (love them).  I die cur the leafy swirl and a dew roses and fixed them to the card.  I finished off with some gems and sequins.

I enjoyed making this card as it did take me back to the early days of my cardmaking.

                             Pop over and check out what the rest of the team have made.

                                                                  challenges

                                                 Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

                                                Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

                                                                            Fi

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Sweet friend

 Hi folks..

I bought this stamp a couple of weeks ago and was so desperate to use it...anyway finally I made a start last night and finished it tonight.  I stamped the image onto kraft card using memento ink and then coloured using my caran d'ache luminance pencils.  I did manage to add some highlights with the pencils but still practising that.  I added some doodles and sequins to finish.

challenges:

Gem of a Challenge - anything goes
My time to Craft - no patterned papers
Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Cute card Thursday - anything goes

Fi
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Sweet Stampin DT card...

 

Hi folks!

It's time for another challenge over on the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog.  This fortnight's theme is "Masculine".  Pop over and check out what the rest of the team have made.

Masculine cards are not my best and have been looking for some inspiration for a while....and then I came across this little stamp from Sugar Nellie which I love and for me this was where my love for stamping really started.

I coloured the image using my caran d'ache luminance pencils...they are so delish especially on kraft card, they almost melt, such a joy to work with.  I added a little sentiment and some dots to finish.

Hope you like.

challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - masculine

Simon Says Stamp - masculine

Fi

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Sweet Stampin DT card...

Morning folks...

It's time for another challenge over on the Sweet Stampin challenge blog.  The theme this fortnight is spring or you can use the mood board for inspiration.

For my card I have used this little daffodil stamp from Altenew, I coloured with Caran C'Ache luminance pencils, I am still practicing with them but I am really enjoy colouring with them but I need more practice!

Hope you like.

challenges:

Allsorts - use a stamped image

Fi

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Hey...

Hi everybody...hope you are all safe and well.

I am sharing this little card I made, it's quite plain and simple however it did take me a couple of days to colour so I really wanted that to be the focus of the card.  

I treated myself, since I have not been able to do some of the things I like to do because of lockdown so I bought myself some Caran D'ache Luminance pencils.  I did do a bit of research on all the colouring pencils and I wanted something different to what I already have. So I went for these and although they are a bit more expensive I bought a smaller set to start with.  I had a play around colouring on white card and on kraft card to see what gave the best results and to be honest it looked great on both once I had mastered the best way of colouring.  At first I was being quite gentle with them but soon realised that I needed a bit of pressure when colouring.  I did have to sharpen them a couple of times to keep the lead on the pencil sharp but it only needed a tiny bit sharpening. So deciding on what to colour...I desperately wanted to colour one of these Whimsy dragons and with Easter coming up I thought this one with the egg was perfect although have made a birthday card ha ha!

I am loving them and I will spend more time colouring with them and this is what I have created to share with you today.

Hope you like.

challenges:

Dream Valley Challenge - hand coloured image

Stamping Sensations - Colour my World

Fab 'n' Funky - birthday

Fi

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