Christmas is Love....

A quick Christmas card to get the mojo going.... a Christmas embossing folder gives a great background panel, for a die cut poinsettia... cut from green, maroon and gold metallic card, used a scarp of the gold metallic to stamped and emboss the sentiment and arranged the elements with some gold twine.   I am playing along with Just Add Ink #473 -  chose metallic and twine as my two elements  ....   And used the layout at CAS(E) this Sketch #338.   Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy card making

 

Best Wishes

Time for a quick post this morning for Watercooler Wednesday WWC210 - Heidi's "All About Occasions" challenge, and using the layout at CAS(E) this Sketch #311.
Stamped my image with grey ink and used Distress Oxides to watercolour it, then trimmed it and curved the corners... selected a matching red to layer the panel and some pink DP for the background. To finish simply added a stamped sentiment and attached with foam tape.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it... happy stamping

  

Birthday Wishes

Well lovely rainy weather here - lots actually,  so what better place to be, than at your desk -
This afternoon I put together this card using the layout at CAS(e) this Sketch #306.  Again from my stash of experiments I found this white piece I'd made using the rubber band technique... I pulled out two pieces of matching card and used the technique on the purple one, adding some glitter gel pen to the bands too, to match in with my silver glitter die cut sentiment.  I finished off, attaching all the pieces in place and adding a die cut heart medallion.
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy card making

Happy Birthday

A busy socializing weekend so I've finished off a few project today - here I have a card for Watercooler Wednesday WWC199 challenge - Tristan's Feminine "Anything Goes"... a nice easy card also using the layout at CAS(E) this Sketch #300.  A white card featuring an embossed background and using a lovely strip of pink DP for display my die cut sentiment, and to finish a die cut flower and pearl. Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

 

Merry Christmas

Some lovely DP paper to co-ordinate with the sparkly aqua die cut sentiment.  I'm using the layout at CAS(E) this Sketch #CTS 294 challenge.  To finish I added a mini stamped sentiment and a punched silver star with a gem to tie in with the stars in the DP.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

Have a Great Day

Funny how some days you get a spurt at the very end of the day... which happened for me late afternoon yesterday and resulted in this card.
With a quick scrounge in my drawer for any pre-stamped images with wheels - more than I thought, I selected this one which I quickly coloured in with Brushos and silver gel pen before I fussy cut it out. I then had an idea to bend one of my border stamps sort of like tyre tracks to add simple detail. And to finish off - stamped and embossed my sentiment and mounted onto a white card with a blue layer.  I have used the layout at  CAS(E) this Sketch CTS#233 and the theme at Addicted to CAS - Wheels.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

Merry Christmas

 

This afternoon I combined two challenges to come up with another Christmas card for my stash.
I used the layout at CAS(E) this Sketch CTS#321 and the theme at Shopping Our Stash #312.
My super cute House Mouse stamp came in very handy for the theme to use a Light Globe on your card so I stamped and embossed my image, coloured it with Distress Inks and added some gold Inference Powder so the lights appeared to me glowing. I used the square stitched die to cut the image and added a red banner. To finish I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with a star shape and with the die still in place, added some sponged yellow and gold Inference Powder.  I am also posting to The Holly and Ivy #10 challenge - Anything Goes and Simon Says Wednesday challenge - We're seeing stars.  Thanks for taking a peek

Shopping Our Stash #312 - You Light Up My Life

Simon Says: We’re Seeing Stars

 

Happy Birthday

Lovely morning here in Queensland, Australia - so hope you are enjoying some nice weather too. My card today is 'dark' - I don't do black very well.... but this background was created on black gloss card with Marvy Markers (- silver and blue) some time ago and I thought it leant itself to a male card which I find really difficult to make, so rather than cover over all that lovely markings I have simply added a part die cut sentiment and stamped the rest.  I am posting to three challenges.... Watercooler Wednesday challenge - Masculine, CAS(E) this Sketch CTS #219 and Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes.  Thanks for taking a peek

  

Happy Birthday

My friend Vikki and I had a fun time making card backgrounds yesterday.... we were really only experimenting, we don't use some of our stuff enough ..... and so we decided as we didn't have any Yupo paper or gloss card to use photographic paper - well it react quite differently to what we'd seen.  I've used Brushos just a few sprinkles on a plastic sheet, water spritzed and the photographic card placed on top - I tried moving it to spread the colour but it reacts really quick and the Prussian Blue was too dark.  I added more water and ended up sopping up the ink remains with a sponge and filling in the gaps - the more water helped to draw off some of the dense colours and they 'mingled' quite well I think. I cut my panel in half and mounted it on a stitched die cut rectangle and 3D mounted it to a tall card.  To finish I've added a die cut floral and a stamped sentient strip.  

I am posting to CAS(E) this sketch #218 which I used for my layout and also to Creative Artiste Mixed Media April challenge #25 - Anything Mixed Media Goes (I'm not sure if my three elements - Brushos, diecuts and stamping fit the rules)   Thanks for taking a peek

"Anything Mixed Media Goes" 

Just for You

 

For my card today I'm using the layout at CAS(E) this Sketch #206 and I was inspired to include some music script stamping for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge CFC166 - Music to my ears.  Firstly I stamped my birds on a branch image and coloured them in, then using a mask I used an inked baby wipe to swipe blue across the bottom section...then I added some music script.  Finally I  mounted the panel to a white card and added a stamped sentiment.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

With Best Wishes

   Today my card is using the layout at CAS(E) this Sketch CTS#204 and the colour  theme at The Flower Challenge #4 - Blue and Yellow.  Of course flowers are my favourite stamps to use and I've embossed this one with grey ink and clear so it's a softer image and then painted it with Brushos. To finish I added a yellow back panel and stamped sentiment and a few tiny sequins.  Thanks for taking a peek

  

Happy Birthday

I've had one of those days... you know, when you're supposed to be doing something urgent and you keep putting it off and find something else to do.... mmm, well it's the hubby's birthday tomorrow and you'd think I'd be organised with a card... nope not at all... BUT anyway I've managed to make this card for CAS(E) this sketch #189.  Stamped the flower and white embossed it and then smooched Distress Inks all over. Then just needed a simple sentiment stamped and embossed on vellum and some tiny pearls to hid the glue.  Thanks for taking a peek