One Layer Lily ...

Good evening ... another card to share this time a simple one layer card with some heat embossing and a touch of subtle water colouring:

I used:
Inkylicious - Calla Lily Stamp set
Distress Inks - Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron and Crushed Olive
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
WOW Clear embossing powder
UNIKO - Simply Said stamps.

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #372


Penny Black and More May Challenge - Anything Goes

Enjoy!

Happy New Year ...

Good Afternoon!  Happy New Year to you all ... I hope you are all set for the challenges of a new year ... have you made any resolutions?  I always make resolutions - I don't know why as I seldom make it to the end of January before I've broken at least one of them!!  This year one of my resolutions is to keep my resolutions!!!!

One of my resolutions is to do something creative everyday ... so I'm off to a good start as I've spent time today creating a card.

I stamped and heat embossed the two roses before water colouring with Zig markers and then added the sentiment - it was only when I finished that I realised that I had created a one layer card!!

I used:

UNIKO - Pure Florals: Rose; Festive Sentiments; Simply Said

Versfine Onyx Black Ink

WOW Clear Embossing Powder

I am entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #360 & #361

Inkspirational #151

Penny Black and More December Challenge - CAS 

Enjoy!

Lots of words ...

Good evening ... I'm still on the hunt for the elusive ideal Christmas card ... this is today's contribution:

I like a card that is all about the words!!  I first stamped and heat embossed with clear embossing powder the red 'Happy Christmas' then stamped the rest of the words with distress inks.  I trimmed the panel, added a fishtail and then adhered it to the card base with foam tape for added dimension.  This might just be the design I use for the balance of my cards as it is relatively simple to create.

I used:

UNIKO - Festive Sentiments, Pure Florals: Poinsettia

Distress Inks - Festive Berries, Pine Needles and Peeled Paint

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #357

Uniko Challenge #44

Penny Black and More - December CAS

CAS Colours and Sketches #251

Enjoy!

Water Colour 50 ...

Good Morning!  It is a dreary day in Oxfordshire ... that's the downside, the upside is I don't garden when it is wet and cold so I can spend the day crafting!  To begin with I'd like to share a card I created yesterday ...

A special friend of mine turns 50 this month and I just wanted to create a special card for her ... and this is it!  I stamped and heat embossed the image before water colouring.  I die cut the panel to create the frame so some of the image trickles onto the outer frame. I die cut the numbers out of the main panel and an additional four times from some card before sticking them together and placing back into the panel.  The centre rectangle was then backed with fun foam to add more dimension before adhering it to the card base.

I used:
STAMPlorations Blossom Sprays #2
CUTplorations Wonky Stitched Rectangle die
Dienamics High Rise Numbers
WOW White embossing powder.

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #348


Penny Black and More - October Close to Nature

STAMPlorations


Enjoy!

Sweet things ...

I hope you are all having a good weekend ... I was until I wanted to write this post and my laptop decided that it wouldn't see my wireless network ... technology is wonderful until it decides not to work!!  I've had to resort to plugging it in to the router ... at least I had that option!!

Today's post is all about this week's "Less is More" one layer challenge - "Sweet Things".

A simple card ... once I remembered the one layer element!!

I used:
Distress Inks - Spun sugar, Fired Brick, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron, Picked Raspberry and Tea Dye,
Clearly Besotted Sentiment
Simply Homemade Magazine free stamp set
CUTplorations Stitched Rectangle
Glossy Accents for the cherry

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #332


Penny Black and More June Challenge - Anything Goes


Before I go I need to say a great big thank you to the design team at "Less is More" - they've SHOWcased one of my cards this week.  Thank you so very much I consider it a real privilege to be chosen.  This is the card they liked:

I'm off now to try and sort out the wi-fi ... I could be away for sometime.

Enjoy!

Turquoise and gold ...

Good evening ... no words of wisdom from me this evening, just a card:

This card is a little unusual for me as I have used coloured card - normally I use white/cream as the background colour.  This afternoon I had this idea to use the card for colour and to just stamp and heat emboss the image ... and now I can't decide if it was a good idea or not but I thought I would share it anyway!

I used:
UNIKO Originally Organic Clear Stamps
Versamark
WOW Gold Embossing Powder

I am entering the following challenges:

UNIKO Challenge #39


Penny Black and More January Challenge - Anything Goes

Enjoy!

Ombre Good Wishes ...

A quick post this evening to share a card for this week's challenge at "Less is More".   I've been visiting my parents this weekend so have had little time for crafting so I needed to do something creative when I got back this afternoon.

I began by inking up an acrylic block with distress inks which I then spritzed with water containing perfect pearls before placing it on to some water colour card.  After the panel was dry I added the sentiment and flowers.  The panel is adhered to the card base with some fun foam to add dimension.

I used:
Distress Inks - Squeezed lemonade, Mustard seed, Spiced marmalade and Carved Pumpkin
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Bouquet
Clearly Besotted Many Messages
Versafine Onyx Black

I'm going to enter the following challenges:

"Less is More" #310  Ombre

Penny Black and More - January - Anything Goes

Enjoy!

More Yellow and Orange Flowers ...

It would seem that I am starting the New Year with a yellow and orange theme ... I guess it makes a change from the red of Christmas!  I associate these colours with the start of the new day and Spring - at least they make me smile!

Today I've created a card for a special person ... one of my Aunts celebrates her 80th birthday this month ... so a special card was required.

I began by stamping and heat embossing the flowers and then ink blended shades of yellow and orange across the panel.  I then die cut the square with stitched square dies, creating a frame for the panel.  I also die cut the numbers both from the panel and from some black card.  The central panel is mounted onto some fun foam to add dimension and interest. I stacked the numbers before adhering them to the card.

I used:
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Bouquet Stamp Set
Dienamics Stitched Square Dies
Distress Inks - Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Ripe Persimmon and Spiced Marmalade.

I am entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #309 Dimension

Penny Black and More January Challenge - Anything Goes

Enjoy!

Happy New Year ...

I'm not sure where the last two weeks of 2016 disappeared to but it seems a long time ago ... Happy New Year to you all ... I hope 2017 brings you much joy and happiness.

Now the holiday is coming to a close life is quickly returning to normal ... washing and ironing, cooking and cleaning, need I go on?!  Most important of all back to time for crafting. I'm determined to find 'me time' this year to do the things I love ... this is just one of my many New Year resolutions ... I'll let you know as the year progresses whether I manage to keep any of them!

So to start the year here is my first card:

I used:
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection - Mini Bouquet
Distress Inks - Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin
Versafine Onyx Black

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #309 - to add Dimension
Penny Black and More - January Challenge, Anything Goes

Enjoy!

One design, three stamp sets, three cards ...

Good afternoon!  It's a chilly day in the UK ... I guess winter is already here!

If you are a regular visitor to my blog you will know that I am behind with creating my Christmas cards and keep trying to find a design that I can replicate easily - last week I had some success but I do get easily bored making the same design over and over again!!  So this morning I started the quest again ... today's card is inspired by the challenge over at "Less is More" where the theme is 'Vintage'.  As I'm pretty vintage myself I thought about cards that I received years ago ... my overriding memory is of glitter and I don't do glitter so I had to start again.

This is the card ... or I should say cards!

I began with a panel of kraft card and heat embossed the sleigh stamp and sentiment with gold embossing powder.  On the card based I stamped the snowflakes with versamark ink to give the tone on tone effect.  I popped the stamped image onto the base with a smaller piece of fun foam.

I also made two others:

I used:

STAMPlorations:  Believe in Magic; Celebrate the Season and Peace, Love, Joy
WOW Gold Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #303 - Theme Vintage

STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes


Penny Black and More - November Challenge  Anything Christmas

Enjoy!

Floral Border ...

We've had rain today ... so I just had to spend the day crafting!!  This is one of the cards that I completed.

I created the floral border by stamping the flowers in distress inks and then heat embossing with clear embossing powder, masking each one in between stamping.  I then masked the flowers and used a script stamp to add background colour.  The panel has been adhered to a piece of cream hessian using dimensional adhesive before adding it to the card base and adding a simple sentiment.

I used:
STAMPlorations - Floral Bliss and Mixed Media Elements
Clear Embossing Powder
Distress Inks - Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Abandoned Coral, Ripe Persimmon, Carved Pumpkin and Peeled Paint

I am entering the following challenges:
Penny Black and More - August Challenge, Anything Goes with a stamp
Stamping Sensations - August Challenge, Anything Goes
STAMPloratons


Enjoy!

Paper cutting ...

A quick post to share a card that I made yesterday afternoon.  The inspiration for this card came from a beautiful card that my son sent me for my birthday yesterday - I'll include a photograph of the card for you to see.

This is my take on the card

I started by stamping the flowers and leaves which I then water coloured using distress inks. Then the fun began - using a craft knife I carefully remove the white spaces between the blooms and leaves, leaving them attached to the main part of the card by creating a square around the image.  I added a pierced border and pierced detail in two corners.  Stamped the sentiment and that was that.

This is the card from my son:

The whole of the image on the front has been cut out - far more detail than I could manage but hopefully it shows where I was coming from!!

I used:

STAMPlorations - Floral Bliss
UNIKO - Natural Treasures I
Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry and Twisted Citron.

I'm going to enter the following challenges:

STAMPlorations July CAS




Penny Black and More July Challenge - Anything Goes with a stamp.

Enjoy!

Flower Fields Tag ...

Another day, another card for another challenge!  This time I've moved away from the rainbow to more delicate colouring and a softer look.

Stampin Up Flowering Fields

I stamped and embossed a whole strip of card with the different stamps from this set and then water coloured the flowers with distress inks.  I then die cut a section using a tag die (leaving some behind for a future card) added a smaller die with a sentiment on it.  I've  adhered it to the card base with fun foam and adhesive to add dimension.

I used:

Stampin Up Flowering Fields
Clearly Besotted Many Messages
Distress Inks - Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade and Carved Pumpkin
Lil'Inker Designs Stitched Tag Dies
WOW Platinum Embossing Powder

I'm entering the following challenges:

AAACards  #68


Penny Black and More July Challenge Anything Goes with a stamp

Enjoy!

Peony delight ...

Today's card is all about flowers, water colours and stencils:

I used:
Hobby Art Peonies Stamp set
Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry, Tumbled Glass, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Crushed Olive.
Memory Box stencil.

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #282, it is theme week and the theme is to us a stencil

Penny Black and More June Challenge - Flower Power

Enjoy! 

Water bleaching ...

No words of wisdom today ... just a card:

I created the panel buy covering a piece of card with Picked Raspberry distress ink.  I then stamped and heat embossed the panel with a small peony stamp.  I "bleached" the colour from the flowers with water and added a sentiment heat embossed onto vellum.  I die cut a a stitched rectangle and adhered it to a piece of fun foam before mounting it on to the card.

I am entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #281 - the theme is 'Faux Bleaching'

Penny Black and More June Challenge - Flower Power

Enjoy!