We meet no ordinary people in our lives....

For my August Card Chain Challenge swap I sent Gail in Norway this card.... I used the colour palette, twine for my string pulls and friendship theme.  I did some mini string pulls in the three colours using Distress Oides and added a strip to the bottom with the stamp sentiment.  Then I attached my fussy cut stamped images with foam tape, which I watercoloured with the three colours.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy stamping and why not join in the fun swap at CCC.

 

Keep Calm and Put the Kettle On

A very blustery Autumn May day today - perfect really..... with the sun shining through my craft room window in the early morning and I'm using this quiet time to catch up on some postings.  

I have a digital image coloured with Distress Inks in purple shades and the sentiment just right for now - a cup of tea to help me think.  I chose to make a lilac card base and dry embossed the front with a criss-cross EF , then to finish a tie of gingham ribbon.  I am playing along with The Flower Challenge #32 - Embossing (heat or dry), also Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop and as the image is from Stamplorations - adding to their Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy card making and enjoy a cuppa.

   

Live full the Life you have imagined

After my experiment for my CAS Stencil March challenge mid month card, I tried out some more 'ghosting' using the misted stencil.  For this card I cut a panel the size of my stencil and blended Distress Oxides - Tattered Rose and Aged Mahogany.  Then lightly misted my stencil and carefully placed it upside down onto the panel and let it sit for 15 seconds (about- I never timed it) removed it and then let it dry....I'm really pleased with the result.  Trimmed it slightly and attached with a foam underlay to a white card.  To finish I used a stamped sentiment from my stash and layered it on matching card.
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it.... happy stenciling.

Where flowers bloom, so does Hope

Stripes and Dots is the theme at Double 'D' challenges... I selected some stripy DP for my background and a length of dotty ribbon as my elements and simply stamped this sentiment image and used pencils to colour it.  Then to finish added a darker purple layer and made up a flower with two shades of purple and a button.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day.

Breathe.....

Today I'm using a background made with Brushos - two shades of blue.... just the tiniest amount I could sprinkle on my plastic sheet and the a good misting of water, not too much because I wanted to capture small spots of ink - then dabbed my card into this a few times.  I die cut a stitched rectangle when it was very dry and stamped on my sentiment.  To finish I added some sparkly spots of gold foil flakes.  My card is for the CAS Watercolour July challenge - Splash Water colouring.

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Joy in Life

Whoopie, made my HM card this challenge in the first week not at the very last minute. I stamped my image with brown ink and used coloured pencils to colour it....that's the easy bit.  I eventually decided to go with a pale pink layer and that grew into a lattice frame... with a bit of wangling I managed to enlarge the frame by part die cutting it and moving the die so it fit with the lattice, turning it around and through the machine half way again, the fit was just perfect for my cut down image panel.  Then I stamped my sentiment in Pearl Gold EP and die cut with a label die and threaded some ribbon through the holes.  I die cut some leaves and arranged a paper flower and buds with a bow in the corner.  I am playing along at House Mouse and Friends challenge HMFMC #22 - Optional theme Ribbons or Bows. And also Southern Girls Challenge - Team Lou - Diecuts.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

HMFMC # 262 Anything Goes/Optional theme "Ribbons or Bows"

Southern Girls Challenge ~ Team Lou ~ Diecuts

Sprinkle Joy, Plant Kindness, Harvest Love

Well today I was excused from babysitting duties as the littlest one is not very well and dad is home looking after them... so I found some time to make my 'garden' card for the CAS Watercolour March challenge.  I do enjoy using parts of stamps to create a picture and this one has four stamps - birdbath, hollyhocks, grass, daisies, and I formed them around so when I watercoloured my garden scene I could create a path.  Then I used my stitched dies to cut the opening for a frame and the larger die I used with my tan mat to emboss the stitch lines to add more 'frame'.  Lastly I stamped my sentiment and used foam tape to mount it as well as the frame.  I am also posting to The Flower Challenge #18  Anything Goes.  
Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day.

 

...incredibly wonderful..

oh my.... I haven't done any  Mixed Media for ages so I'm quite pleased with my card today.  I die cut some flowers from a piece of created with Distress Oxides, sponged the edges, added some more colour to the centers and then glued on some micro beads. Then I die cut some leaves from DOX card and also from some vellum. I found a background panel from my stash with white gesso lightly sponges over it, added some leaves with a stencil and more DOX and stamped on my sentiment.  Arranged my leaves and added a few loops of matching thread before 3D mounting my flowers. To finish I added a scattering of tiny pearls. I am playing along with Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media January challenge - theme Garden, also with The Card Concept #85 - Rustic Blooms - love the inspirational photo - gorgeous flowers, with the aged timber backdrop.

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Sprinkle Joy.....

Happy sunny day from my desk this morning .... late yesterday I had an inspiration to make an ATC for the Happy Little Stampers ATC challenge  - Trees.  I painted a little landscape with my Distress Oxides and then stamped on my trees... with repeat stamping using my misti I was able to added different greens for the leaves on the front tree. Added my stamped sentiment and mounted the panel to a green grey card. Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

...Morning Coffee!!

Colouring today with my Distress Oxides - day 11 at the Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge.

Feel a bit ragged some mornings myself, so a quiet walk around the garden with my cuppa helps start my day.

 
I've had this image in my stamped stack for ages and after colouring it in found it matched nicely with the DOX background I made earlier in the week.  Created my own sentiment and printed it before using my 'rough' deckle scissors to trim it to size.  I am also joining in the CFC191 challenge at CAS-UAL Fridays - More Coffee Please!
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Believe in your Dreams

I've been so busy making Christmas cards and tags lately that all other cards have fallen by the wayside.... anyway now I've another partly finished card from my desk completed and just right for this weeks Watercooler Wednesday Masculine challenge WWC#145.
The bamboo in the foreground was made by inking up an embossing folder and using a brayer to apply the image to a card panel...then I added a tiny bit of pale yellow to the stems with a paintbrush. Then I stamped on my yacht and coloured it with bright colours   - I masked off just the image on a larger stamp and inked just the boat....I love using just parts of stamps.  Then I painted in my horizon with Distress Inks... and very light wash for the sky and foreground.  I used a dark red layer to bring out the sunset and a teal coloured card to enhance the water.
To finish I stamped my sentiment and attached the strip with foam tape and added a compass point image.  Thanks for taking a peek

A Smile happens in a Flash....

With this card I was able to use some pieces from my stash... a lovely textured inked and embossed background and my gold embossed rose image - which I coloured with Distress Ink. I layered my panel on teal green onto a red card and to finish added a gold embossed sentiment.  I am posting to Double 'D' challenge : Sentiments/Quotes also The Flower Challenge #12 - Tic Tac Toe... using the top horizontal line - Embossing, Distress Inks, Sentiment. and finally to Just Add Ink challenge #378 - Add Texture. Thanks for taking a peek