Popping in to say Hello

Enjoying so time to catch up with challenges this weekend and today I have another card for the CAS Watercolour April challenge - Poppies.... I love them and I love to watercolour.
First I stamped my image in Antique Linen DI so I could watercolour a no outline image but I left both the stamp and image secure in the Misti. After the watercolouring was completely dry I re-inked the stamp in Brushed Corduroy and overstamped the image - it's a lovely fine line stamp so the fine outline reappeared.  I added some depth with coloured pencils and a 'soft yellow' glow around one side of the flowers.  To finish I used a deep yellow card and a grey blue layer, then popped my sentiment up with foam tape.  I am also playing along with Simon Says Monday challenge - Beautiful Blooms and Stamplorations Theme & Sketch April challenge - Stamps and Watercolours.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - have a lovely weekend.


  

I Love You ATC

Playing along today with Happy Little Stampers March ATC Challenge...Hearts, and Simon Says Monday challenge - Miniature/Tiny Things.
ATCs for me a mini artworks and lucky for me I had some leftover background made with sprinkling Magical Micas over a stencil and lightly spritzing with water.. there is a real glitter sheen to it, the camera didn't capture.  Then I used a love script stamp to add some layers and an Eiffel Tower and Paris word. I sponged the edges and  stamped the sentiment  on a small scrap - using markers to colour the stamp.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy stamping.

 

Laugh Often, Live Well, Love Much

Just let the words say it all!!!   Used some left over smooched Distress Oxide background teamed with matching plain card to display my stamped sentiment.... I did a bit of fancy cutting around the letters and added some Dimensional Magic to the pencil coloured letters.
I am playing along with A Place to Start February challenge - I've used an Inspirational stamp.  Also joining in at Simon Says Monday challenge - Typography
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it.... and happy card making.

 

Simon Says: Typography

February Creative Challenge : Use An Inspirational Die or Stamp

Happy Birthday

Sometimes you start out making a card with an idea in mind and then by the end of it all, it turns out so different... and that's how this card evolved.   Wasn't planning of doing any fussy cutting when I stamped my image and used Distress Oxides to water colour it.  I die cut the white panel with my painted image and it looked plain as... so I picked purple from the small flowers to add my dry embossed background and the light purple panel from an experiment I did with swiped glue and ink.  Then to finish I settled on this stamped sentiment of red, that I found in my stash - too big so I placed it sideways and that was just right - I think.  I am playing along with Watercooler Wednesday challenge WWC18- Marsha's Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge, Simon Says Monday challenge - Stamp It On ( with their Stamptember Stamping Party), Also Stamplorations - Theme and Sketch challenge - Summer Vacation - Stamps and Anything Goes, and because I've used a Stamploration stamp I am joining in their Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend.


 
  

Christmas is Love......

 I am happy to be adding another card to my Christmas stash.... with a 'tree' for the Christmas Crafts All Year Round - July challenge.  I spritzed my die cut tree and snowflake with silver mist and added some gems.  I attached a light brown metallic strip to my DP snowflake background panel and to finish stamped my sentiment in brown ink and embossed with Pearl White EP.  I am also playing along with Simon Says Monday challenge - Christmas in July.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

 

Enjoy the Ride...

Today I have made a male birthday card and am posting to three challenges --- Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes challenge,  Simon Says Monday challenge - Transport It, and Watercooler Wednesday WWC155 - Marsha's Masculine 'Anything Goes' challenge.
I scrounged through my stamped images stash and found this cool motorbike, so I coloured it with metallic gel pens in blue and silver and a little bit of grey marker, then I roughly cut it out.  The background paper came with a magazine with a map and scene, just perfect to go with the bike. I framed the panel in black onto a blue card.  To finish I stamped my sentiments on scrap and edged with black ink and attached them with foam tape as well and the motorbike.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day.


 

Simon Says: Transport It

Lighthouse Tag

Today I've been messing about with the good old wax paper technique.... I used photographic card for my glossy card and it works real well.  Then I added Distress Oxides to see how they'd take to the gloss card - swiping it on doesn't blend very well so I smooched with the ink on a baby wipe, and used a stitched tag die to cut my shape.  Then I stamped the bottom half of my lighthouse stamp and then masked out the lighthouse and yacht and stamped the seagulls at the top.  Next I stamped the lighthouse and yacht on white card and coloured these with pencil and fussy cut them out and attached them to my tag.  To finish I used white gel pen to colour the seagulls.  I am playing along at Rubber Dance June challenge - basically using the colour palette and the tag option.  Also using my tag for the Simon Says Monday challenge - Anything but a card, and Southern Girls Challenge Team Lou - Anything Goes.     Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day.

 

Southern Girls Challenge ~ Team Lou ~ Anything Goes!

Simon Says: Anything But A Card

Let's Celebrate!

Today my bright cheery card has combine three elements of the Tic Tac Toe - Distress Inks, Watercolour and Die cuts from challenge #16 for this months The Flower Challenge #21- Use a Previous challenge.  Also with lots of flowers and a bicycle for challenge #94 at The Card Concept - Inspiration on Wheels.
I stamped and watercoloured my image and then layered it with two shades of purple on a white card.  Then I added a die cut floral corner and some extra scattered flower and lastly my stamped sentiment.  I am also playing along with Watercooler Wednesday WWC173 - Tenia's Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge and Simon Says Monday challenge - All Things Bright and Beautiful.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend.

   

Simon Says: All Things Bright And Beautiful

Gift Box

Ok my project for Simon Says Monday challenge isn't actually 'inside' the box, I made this little gift box with double sided patterned card and a plain brown lid. I decorated it with a few button and then shredded some cellophane packaging to carry my small gift for our step-granddaughters 13th birthday.  She was thrilled and will wanting to me to show her how to make the box.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

Simon Says: Inside The Box