Monday sunshine ...

 There is nothing better on a Monday morning than blue skies and sunshine!! Although I'm retired I still feel that Monday morning feeling especially with the UK still in lockdown ... I keep struggling to look on the positive side but at least I am safe in my craft room!

Today's card:

I created the circle using a stencil and inktense pencils as a water colour wash.  The foliage was created with a stencil and matt black embossing paste.  A simple one layer card.

I was inspired by the following two challenges:

AAA Cards #182

Perfectly CAS #11

Keep positive!

Choose Happy ...

Good evening!!!  The sun seems to have taken a holiday today so I've been back in the craft room instead of the garden.  I've started a number of projects but only completed one!

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.  I masked off the sentiment and then stamped the flowers, leaves and dots over the top.  That's all simple design, simple technique - the hardest thing was fussy cutting around the sentiment.

I used:
STAMPlorations:  Choose Happy
                             Dee's Artsy Impressions: Frames and Flowers
Distress Inks: Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple, Twisted Citron and Crushed Olive
Memento Ink: Dandelion
Versafine: Onyx Black
WOW Clear Embossing Powder

I'm entering the following challenges:

AAACards  #165


Perfectly CAS #8


Stay Safe!

Stencil too ...

Good afternoon another sunny day in Oxfordshire ... I hope you are all keeping well and safe.

Today's card:

A simple and quick card created by first stencilling the flower with acrylic paint before adding detail with coloured crayons.  I die cut the image creating a frame from part of it.  The main image is adhered to the card front and then I created a window panel added the frame and popped the front onto the card with foam tape to add some dimension.

I used:
UNIKO Pure Florals Chrysanthemum stencil
Dienamics Stitched circles nesting dies
Simon Says Stamp Happy 3 x 4 Stamp Set
Faber Castell Polychromos

I'm entering the following challenges:

AAA Cards #162


Perfectly CAS Challenge #7


Before I go I need to say a great big thank you to the team at the Twofer Card Challenge for the Honourable Mention that I received for my entry in the March Challenge ... I'm a big child at heart and get very excited when I 'win' a challenge.  These are the cards that got me the Honourable mention.

Take care and stay safe!

Single Rose ...

Just a quick post to share this card:

A simple card made with a rose leftover from an earlier project, a piece of grey/silver card stock.

I used:
UNIKO Pure Florals: Rose
Spellbinders Square Nesting Dies
Poppystamps Stick Frame die
Distress Ink Festive Berries
Versafine Smokey Gray Ink

I'm entering the current challenge at Perfectly CAS

Stay Safe!

One layer ...

Good morning ...  the sun is shining and the sky is blue ... everything looks promising for a nice day. 

Yesterday I was inspired to create a couple of one layer cards but ran out of time to blog about both of them ... so here is the second card:

This proved to be a difficult design to photograph ... I stamped the card across the middle with a variety of flowers and leaves and then die cut 'Mum' out and then adhered the letters through the holes onto the inside of the card ... so when the card is closed the word is hidden.  I hope this makes sense!!

I used:
Distress Inks - Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron, Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple, Ripe Persimmon, Festive Berries and Dried Marigold.
Versafine Onyx Black
For the Love of Stamps - Floribunda
Simon Says Stamp - Sketch Ranunculus and Lots of Dots
Visible Image - Go To Words
Cardio Majestix - Sweet Birdhouse and Gerbera Garden
Dienamics Alpha Dies

I'm going to enter the following challenges:

AAA  Cards #157 - without the optional twist


Perfectly CAS #5


Enjoy!

Corner flowers ...

It has been a beautiful day today ... blue skies and sunshine ... a bit chilly but at least it hasn't been raining.  After a morning of chores I've spent the afternoon messing around with card and ink.  I've created a couple of one layer cards ... they certainly require concentration, no room for inky errors!!

This is the first:

I'm not sure about the sentiment or its position but once the stamp hit the card I no longer had a choice!!  It is the first time I have used coloured pencils on a card ... I treated myself to a set of Faber Castell Polychromos Colour Pencils at Christmas and wanted to see if I could successfully colour an image.  I'm quite happy with the result but I do need more practise.

I used:

STAMPlorations Dee's Artsy Impressions Blossom Sprays #1

Polychromos Colour Pencils

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #411

Perfectly CAS #5

Before I finish I need to say a big 'thank you' to the team at Perfectly CAS as they honoured me with a TOP 3 award for my entry last month. It is so exciting to start the New Year with such an honour ... hopefully 2020 is going to be a more positive year than 2019.

Enjoy!

Happy Christmas ...

It's getting close now!!!  Have you completed all of your cards? ... I have I just need to post them!  This is the final Christmas design and it is as simple as it could possibly be:

There is not really a lot to say about the card - I simple image coloured with a Zig Real Brush Clean Colour marker plus a couple of sentiment stamps.  A design that was very easy to mass produce - important if time is short!

I am going to enter the following (new to me)challenge:

Perfectly CAS


This is likely to be my last post of the year - thank you all for visiting my blog over 2019 - I've not always posted as regularly as I would like but sometimes life just takes over!!

Happy Christmas.

Enjoy!