Breathe in deeply...

  Morning folks...

It's been a bit of a busy few weeks for me, we were up north on holiday, then it was Holly's hen weekend in Prague...yep I was the only old one and never again, it was just too much.  It's taken a full week for my bones to get back to a bit of normality.  Only 4 weeks until my next wee holiday.

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

The theme is "flowers".  

I do love this stamp set so I thought I would use it for this weeks challenge.  I stamped the image with archival ink and then coloured with my zig watercolor pens.  I added a few splodges, dots and sequins.

challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral

Fi

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Happy Haunting...

 

Morning folks...

It's been another busy time for me at work and also had a wee break up north...yet again no orcas, so maybe next time!

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

The theme this fortnight is "Halloween or the colours of Halloween".

Now I do love Halloween but I really don't have many stamps and then I remembered I had Frankie so here he is.  Stamped him up and coloured him green of course and layered him onto some purple stencilled clouds....I need to practice clouds.  I added a few sequins to finish.

Hope you like it.

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

challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. challenge - halloween

Crafty Calendar - Halloween

Fi

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Time to unwind...

 

Morning folks...

I have been a bit AWOL with my cards lately as the crocheting has kind of taken over, after the holidays I am hoping to get back to an even split as I am missing making my cards, but I am also loving the crocheting...can't stop buying wool...oops!  So off on my holiday up north tomorrow and I am hoping to capture some great wildlife photos...top of the list is an orca but that is unlikely to happen but you never know!

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

The theme this fortnight is "favourite colour".

Now I couldn't quite decide which colour was my favourite as I do like lots of colours however my wardrobe consists of black, black, more black etc but I do like blue and green together....maybe you can tell ha ha!

I actually bought this stamp set and embossing folder ages ago and just haven't had the chance to use it, so since I was talking wool I thought yep let's go with it.  First I embossed the background and added some blue and green ink.  I stamped up some of the wool images, tape measure and crochet hook using blue and green....I tried to colour one of the balls like variegated wool...lol.  I then fussy cut them and layered them onto the card.  I stamped up the sentiment and added some dots and sequins to finish.

Hope you like it.

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

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - anything goes

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Hope you like it.

Fi

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

Christmas in July...

Morning folks...I hope the weather is good wherever you are...it's a bit rubbish up here!

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

The theme this fortnight is "Christmas in July".

I bought this stamp set last year but never got around to use it so making the effort to get my unused stuff used!

First I stenciled those little trees with various shades of green and blue...now this stencil was not part of the same set as the stamp but thought it matched perfectly.

I stamped up 3 different little trees, coloured them with copics and then die cut and layered them onto the card.  I stamped and white embossed the sentiment and layered that onto the card too.

I added some doodling around the edges too.

Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. challenge - Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas in July

Fi

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

 

Happy Easter...

 

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

As Easter is just around the corner, then why not have an Easter theme!

I have had this stamp set for a while but only used it once, it's so cute...I do like when there's sentiments and images in the same set, makes it so much easier too.

So I inked up the bunnies using blue, green and yellow, then added the eyes...I fussy cut as I don't have the matching die (I don't think).  I then layered it onto the card.  I added a little die cut cloud and some sequins and dots.

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

Fab 'n' Funky - Think Spring

C.R.A.F.T. challenge - spring/easter

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Fi

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Flowers

 

Good morning stampers, it's time for a new challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge blog.

The theme is flowers....any flowers you like.

My craft room is still in a guddle whilst we are making my new room but hopefully it won't be too long...

For my card I inked up this background stamp and coloured with copics...there was way more colouring than I had initially anticipated.  I also added a wee touch of glitter too.

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

Fi

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Top koala-ty...

 

Howdy folks,

I've been in a right guddle over the past few weeks with some DIY going on in the house but nearly there and most of all my new craft room is next on the agenda and I'm hoping we can get it done by the end of May...fingers crossed!

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

The theme is "animals" so let's see your fabulous makes.

For my card I have used this cute little stamp that I bought recently from Simon Says Stamp, I stamped up the image with archival ink and coloured with water colours and layered onto some dark green card and then onto the card base.

Pop over and check out what my teamies have made.

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

Krafty Chicks - all occasions

Fi

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Let it Snow...

Morning folks,

Today is the last challenge of 2023 over on the Less is More Challenge blog.

The theme this fortnight is "Deck the Halls"...remember it still needs to be CAS too.

For my card I used a stamp set I bought last Christmas which I love, it's a layering stamp, and inked up in different colours.

Hope you like it.

Fi

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Merry Christmas...

Morning folks,

It's that time and a mid month reminder of our challenge this month over on the Stamping Sensations Challenge blog.

The theme is "get ready for Christmas"....it won't be long!

We  have two prizes from Penny Black, a stamp set full of cuties and a seasonal border die.

 

For my card I white embossed the snowflake background, and then randomly added some watercolours, once dry I layered the Merry Christmas on top and added a few diamantes to finish.

Im off to pick up my new laptop as this one is on its last legs and the photo quality is rubbish...fingers crossed!

Fi

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Say it with flowers...

 

Morning folks,

Hopefully the sun is shining wen this cards posts.

It's time for a new challenge over on the Less is More Challenge Blog.

The theme this fortnight is one layer card that features flowers.

 

For my card I stamped the image with archival ink and coloured with watercolours and added a few splodges.

Pop over to the Less is More Challenge blog to check out what the rest of  the team have made.

Fi

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All ears...

 

Morning folks,

I have 2 cards to share this morning, not sure which one will appear first.

It's time for a new challenge over on the Less is More blog.

I stamped this little cutie with memento ink and coloured with copics, the sentiment is from the same set...is so fab isn't it!

Pop over to Less is More to check out what my teamies have made.

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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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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Thanks...

 Morning folks...

Well this card didn't go according to the plan I had in my head...seems to be a theme these days ha ha! 

I first added some distress ink to the background to give it a kind of marbly effect, this is the only part that went according to plan.  I then stamped the leaves with distress inks, I left it to dry a bit and then I started watercolouring the leaves with a few different shades of distress inks.  The ink on the stalk started to bleed out and I had already spent ages colouring so I didn't want to waste it so I then ran my waterbrush over the image to make some of the green bleed out.  This did actually look better than before. Again I left it to dry and then added a bit more colour.  I then added some little splashes in green, white and gold and finishes with a few sequins.

I have to say I do love colouring with watercolours and I do love this stamp, it's one of my favourites.

Challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Paper Minutes - leaves

Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Creatalicious - anything goes

We Love Stamping - anything goes

Fi

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Happy Birthday...

 

Good morning stampers!

It's birthday week over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge blog...the Sweet Stampin Challenge is 12 years old...how did that happen?

Well this wasn't really what I had in mind, I wanted to die cut different letters and have a layer on top but after playing about with my scan n cut....with the help of Cass, I gave up and went back to the dies!

So first I added some watercolours to the card and left it to dry, I then die cut the letters and stamped the outline over the top, didn't want the black line to be perfect (I deliberately did that lol) and added some sticky fixers, I then stamped some little flowers, stamped the birthday and finished with some dots and sequins.

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

challenges:

Allsorts - one for the girls

Simon Says Stamp - make your own background

Fi

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Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas...

 

Hi folks,

Well some news today, I have been asked to join the DT team over on the Stamping Sensations Blog which I am so chuffed about and here's my first card.  The theme is Christmas in November...how easy is that with Christmas fast approaching.

For my card I cut a piece of watercolour card and stamped the snowflake background with versamark ink and then white embossed it (love this technique).  I then randomly added some colour using watercolour ink and swooshed it around. Once it was dry I added a piece of washi tape in a contrasting colour, this is the first time I have used washi tape and I quite like it. I then stamped up some trees with coordinating ink and die cut them and layered them on top of the washi tape strip.  I stamped a coordinating sentiment from the same stamp set....and the usual sequins, gems and pearls to finish, hope you like it.

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

challenges:

Addicted to stamps and more - Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas

Fi

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Happy Birthday...

Hi everyone...

I have be en quite busy the last couple of weeks so just catching up on some card making and using some of the new products I have purchased recently.

This stamp is from the Be Kind stamp set from Simon Says Stamp, I stamped using face out ink and then coloured with Concord & 9th watercolour ink. I then added some splashes of the same colour and finished with sequins, gems and pearls...I made some extra tiny pearls with Nuvo pearls.

hope you like it.

challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Fi

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Be Kind...

 

Hi folks,

Well here I have made a couple of cards with some new products i ordered from Simon Says Stamp.  I inked up the image with fadeout ink (love it) and then used my zig clean color brush pens to watercolour the leaves.  Not sure if you can see but the stamped image changes to the colour that it has been coloured...I am so impressed.  I added some splashes of colour and some black splodges...haven't done that for a while and was missing that look.  I then added the sentiment and finished with gems, pearls and sequins.

Thought I would post an image of each of the cards on their own too.

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Allsorts - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Fi

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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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