Tuesday 26 September 2017

Ice Christmas

I have a simple little Christmas card to share today...featuring a cute Lili of the Valley penguin stamp called 'Ice Christmas'. I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut around the top. I added a snippet of snowflake paper behind him (by Sandylion) for the background, and a sentiment from a set by Lili of the Valley.


Challenges for this card:


Sunday 24 September 2017

Doodled Flowers

I was a lucky winner over at Happy Little Stampers a little while ago, and picked up their 'Doodled Flowers' stamp set with my prize. I used it to make this card following the sketch from this week's Less is More Challenge. I stamped the smaller flowers directly on to the card base, and the larger one on to a scrap of card, and cut it out. I coloured the flowers using watercolour pencils, then popped the larger one up over the top using 3D foam pads. I stamped the sentiment (from the same stamp set) on to a piece of vellum, then heat embossed it, and attached it under the larger flower.


Challenges for this card:


Thursday 21 September 2017

Penguin Presents

I have a simple little Christmas card to share today...featuring a cute Lili of the Valley image called 'Penguin Presents'. I coloured him using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut him out. I used three snippets of paper from the 'Bundled Up' pad by Crate Paper along the bottom of my card...adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the Scribbly Christmas set by Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous.


Challenges for this card:

Tuesday 19 September 2017

Flight L.O.V.E.

I have a super simple card to share today...using a sweet Penny Black image called 'Flight L.O.V.E.', which I coloured using watercolour pencils. I added a sentiment from the 'Handwritten Borders' set by Simon Says Stamp, then pierced a border around the edge and added the panel to my card blank using 3D foam pads.


Challenges for this card:


Sunday 17 September 2017

Pile It On! Challenge - Scales/Feathers and/or No Patterned Papers

It's the third Sunday of the month, so we have more inspiration and a bonus theme for this month's Pile It On! Challenge. The themes this month are:

'Feathers and/or Scales'
&
No Patterned Paper
(You can do either or...or combine the themes for more fun!)

Our sponsor this month is Ike's Art:
Prize - $15 voucher to spend in Ike's Art Store!

I went with feathers again...and used an 'oldie but a goodie' from Penny Black called 'Present Pile', which I coloured using watercolour pencils. I fussy cut the chicken, then made a simple background for her adding strips of washi tape (from Dovecraft & Tiger) to a square of plain white card. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts.


Here are the challenges I've piled on:


For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

Saturday 16 September 2017

PBSC September - One Layer Cards...More Inspiration!

It's the third Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for some more inspiration for this month's Penny Black Saturday Challenge...where the theme is:

'One Layer Cards'
(A single layer of card folded...no additional layers & minimal embellishments)

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:
Prize - a $20 voucher!

This time, I used a couple of stamps from the 'Snow Much Fun' stamp set. I simply coloured them using watercolour pencils and added a sentiment from a set by Lili of the Valley.


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:


For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Thursday 14 September 2017

Little Miss Muffet Customer Appreciation Day

I have something a little different to share today...I was a winner over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge a little while ago, and was asked to take part in their Customer Appreciation Day Celebrations. Well, that day is today!



There are lots of new images in the Little Miss Muffet Stamps Shop....with free gifts and stamps too! 

I've made a card using a cute Claribella image called 'Clarabella Says'...with a space for you to add any sentiment you like. In order to make the image the main feature of the card, I printed Claribella a couple of times...flipping her to make a mirror image. I used a piece of flowery paper (by Sandylion) for a simple background...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I coloured the images using watercolour pencils to match the colours in the paper, and added a little sentiment to each of Calribella's signs (from a set by Wild Rose Studio).


For more sample projects, and all of the information on the exciting Customer Appreciation Day offers...please pop over the Little Miss Muffet Shop.

Tuesday 12 September 2017

Carolers

I have a Christmas card to share today...featuring some Penny Black chickens. The stamp is called 'Carolers', and I coloured it using watercolour pencils. I added a sentiment (from a Lili of the Valley set), distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I stamped my Hero Arts 'Music Collage' stamp directly on to a kraft card blank using Versafine 'Smoky Gray' ink.


Challenges for this card:

Sunday 10 September 2017

Cupcake Mice

I have a simple one layer card to share today...featuring an 'oldie but a goodie' from the Penny Black 'Party Critters' set. I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, and added a sentiment stamp from the 'Handwritten Borders' set by Simon Says Stamp.


Challenges for this card:


Thursday 7 September 2017

New Home

I have a 'New Home' card to share today...featuring an old Pollycraft stamp called...er...'New Home'! I coloured it using watercolour pencils to match the colours in the 'Paper Hearts' papers (by Crate paper). I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I made some bunting from snippets of the papers using a die from a Craft Asylum/Sizzix set...and added some hand-written letting for the sentiment.


Challenges for this card:


Wednesday 6 September 2017

ABC Christmas Challenge - S & T are for?

We have another fun ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...this month Lisa is the host and we have two fun themes for you:

'S is for Sketch'
(Use a sketch from a current challenge)
&
'T is for Trio'
(Feature three of something)

Our sponsors this month are:

Prize - 4 Images of the Winner's Choice!

&

Prize - £10 Voucher!

I followed the sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday challenge on my first card:

I decided to make an all white card, adding some texture with some embossing folders (Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots', 'Feather Illusion' (border) and Sizzix 'Snowflakes'). I cut the snowflakes using Marianne Designs dies, and the sentiment was made using stamps from the 'Graffiti' alphabet set by Paper Smooches.


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
My second card features a 'trio' of chickens...it's a stamp by Penny Black called 'Par Avion' which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The sentiment stamp is from a Christmas with Barkley set by Crafter's Companion.


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies...including our lovely new member Sharon...please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

Sunday 3 September 2017

Pile It On! Challenge - Feathers and/or Scales

We have a fun new Pile It On! Challenge starting today with a theme of:

'Feathers and/or Scales'

Our sponsor this month is Ike's Art:
Prize - $15 voucher to spend in Ike's Art Store!

I went with feathers...and picked a chicken stamp by Penny Black called 'Cluck, Cluck, Cluck!', which I coloured using watercolour pencils. I used papers from the 'Now & Then' pad by My Mind's Eye...distressing the edges, and adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Birthday Bears' set by Penny Black.


Here are the challenges I've piled on:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

Saturday 2 September 2017

PBSC September - One Layer Cards!

It's the first Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge...the theme this month is:

'One Layer Cards'
(A single layer of card folded...no additional layers & minimal embellishments)

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:
Prize - a $20 voucher!

I used all of the bears from the 'Birthday Bears' set...stamping and masking them across the bottom of a DL card. I coloured them using watercolour pencils, then added handwritten lettering to their little signs. 


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:


For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.