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Thursday 31 May 2018

Ketchup and mustard

Splitcoast stampers F4A431 is
'Ketchup and mustard' ie yellow and red

I made a duo of little cards

 
Colouring the yellow on with an artists pastel
 
Supplies:
card stock: 160gsm in white
Gel pen in gold
Rolfes metallic pen in green
Flat backed red gems 
Pattern: Discontinues
1 june

Wednesday 30 May 2018

Brideshead Revisited

The library challenge is highlighting this book
 
 
Once again I focussed on the colour and made this small card
 
 
Supplies:
card stock; 160gsm in white
Paper: scrap
Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-flower-6
2 june
 

Tuesday 29 May 2018

Turquoise

 
 
I don't have any feather patterns or dies so I decided to concentrate on the ptredominant colour which for me was that lovely turquoise.
Here is my card
 
 
I will also be entering it over at Just add ink where it's
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in turquoise
paper: 80gsm in pink
Rolfes metallic pen in gold
Glass beads
Pattern: Easy embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette
1 june/30 may
 

Monday 28 May 2018

Under the sun

Lil red wagon has this happy, bright cue
'Under the sun'
 
To me this tag looks like it's a perfect sunny day in the surrounds
 
 
I will also be entering this over at Simon says stamp blog work it Wednesday May 2018 where it's
'Summertime and Sunshine'

as well as over at Time out challenges where it's


Supplies:
Flower: Bought card stock shaker embellishment
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Single hole plier punch
Paper: Scraps
Pentel fine liner in black
Sentiment: Computer generated. 
29 may/26 june/5 june

Sunday 27 May 2018

Birthday tags

CAS on Friday have this cue
 
'Happy Birthday'

The top tag in this trio fits the bill

 
It was made with some scarps of paper, 3D stickers and a fine liner for some faux stitching. The sentiment is computer generated and the tag is hand cut.
 
30 may

Saturday 26 May 2018

Hand written greetings

Water cooler challenges have a Christmas challenge this week
 
 
Here is another one of my very first attempts at card making
 
 
I photo stated the image and carefully cut it out before adhering it to the card stock. The sentiment was hand written.
 
I will also be entering this over at CASe this sketch where it's
 
 
and at Cards in envy where it's
'Feeling sketchy'
ie we have to make a card using a sketch.
 
 
29/31 may/3 june
 

Friday 25 May 2018

Ballerina

Sugar pea designs have this challenge
 
 
I concentrated on the colour and made a ballerina card
 
  
 Supplies:
card stock: 160gsm in white
paper: Scrap
Rolfes metallic pen in rose
Pattern: Form-a-lines
2/2 June
 

Wednesday 23 May 2018

A golden butterfly heart

butterfly spot challenge has these cues 
 
 
I'm doing the heart and gold with butterflies of course
 
 
I made another colour version of this card here.
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white and cream
Cuttlebug
Die: Memorybox butterfly heart
Scrap of gold ribbon
Flat backed pearl 
6 Jume

Tuesday 22 May 2018

A blast from the past

'Anything goes' cue this week

 
 This is another card made many moons ago (1994) and rediscovered last year when I was packing my craft room prior to moving, hence the age marks.
It I a stamped image with some red ribbon added at the base of the topper and a little glitter glue for accent.
 
Supplies:
All unknown
26 may

Monday 21 May 2018

Waterworlds

Lil red wagon has this cue
'Waterworlds'

I made a little fish card

 
 Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Scrap
Flat backed pearls in white
Rolfes metallic pens in blue
22 may

Sunday 20 May 2018

Blue, green and white

 
 
Here is my card
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
paper: Scarps
Liquid pearls in white
Pattern: No longer available
21 may
 

Saturday 19 May 2018

Inspired by nature

  
 
I made a small tortoise card
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Rolfes metallic pen in gold
Scrap of green ribbon
26 may
 

Friday 18 May 2018

Copper

CASology have this cue
 
 
I made another dragonfly card
 
 
as well as over at Stamplorations. CAS challenge where it's
 
 
  
 Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Cuttlebug
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Swirls
Gold metal dots
Die:Spellbinders Nestabilitie small octogon
21/30 may
 

Thursday 17 May 2018

Make it girly

'Make it Girly'
 
 Pretty pink flowers are pretty girly in my book

 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Pentel fine liner in black
Flat backed gems in clear
Pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette
18 may

Tuesday 15 May 2018

Blooming souls

Time out challenges have a quote thiss time
 
 
I made another small card
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Scrap
Gold peel off
Pattern: Ann's paper art
23 may
 

Sunday 13 May 2018

For the boys

'For the boys'
 
This was an order for a 1st birthday for little boy who is dinosaur mad.( He loved the wobbly eyes)
 
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Fabscarps Paper Collection
Cuttlebug
Die: Sixxizz six circles
Pentel fine liner
Wobbly eyes
16 may

Saturday 12 May 2018

Something with wings

Stamplorations CAS challenge has this challenge
 
 
I have another dragonfly card for you
 
 
I made a different colour version here.
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 168gsm in white
Paper: 80gsm in blue and black
Cuttlebug
Die: Cuttlebug Swirls
Self adhesive tape in silver
Thread: Blue: DMC 33325
              Silver: DMC E168
31 may
 

Friday 11 May 2018

A heart felt occassion

 
 
Mine is for a birthday
 
 
I made a slightly different coloured version here.
Supplies:
Card stock; 160gsm in white
Glitzin' Glam in irredesent
Thread: Purple: House of Embroidery No.14
             Green: DMC 703
             Dandelion:  Prick 'n stitch dandeline  
 
14 may
 

Thursday 10 May 2018

Gold

Addicted to CAS have this cue
 
 
I hand cut this 'J' and then hand wrote the sentiment. The bells are a couple recycled from Lindt bunnies which I received at Easter time.
 
 
Check here for the inspiration for this card.
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 180gsm in white
paper: Gold: 80gsm
           Scraps
Pentel fine liner in black
Beading wire
12 may
 

Tuesday 8 May 2018

Wild

Time out challenges have this challenge
 
 
When I think of wild typically I think of lions and bears and such but a little, shy field mouse does fit the bill too so here is one 
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
paper: scraps
Pentel gold gel pen
Liquid pearls in gold
Glitzin; Glam in irredescent
9 may
 

Monday 7 May 2018

Let's Play

Another new challenge for me is Little red wagon. There cue for this week is
'Play along'

I'm playing cricket

 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Download from Microsoft Publisher
8 may

Sunday 6 May 2018

Just add 'O'

Color throwdown have these colours
 
 
I made another small card
 
 
I will also be entering this at Just add ink where it's
 
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Scrap
Rolfes metallic pen in gold
7/9/7 may
 

Saturday 5 May 2018

An Oval Christmas

 
I made a Christmas card
 
 
adding some gold peel offs in the corners.
I hand cut the oval.
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
paper: 80gsm in red
Rolfes metallic pen in gold
Gold peel offs
7 may
 

Friday 4 May 2018

Let's party


I made some tags and the little aeroplanes fit this perfectly

 
The top two have scarp book embellishments on them and the bottom two are buttons with their shanks cut off (My husband has been busy!)
I added some computer generated sentiments, faux stitching and doodled grass and birds to finish off.
 
Suppies:
Card stock; 160gsm in white
Paper: Scraps
Single hole plier punch 
31 may

Wednesday 2 May 2018

It takes Two

"It takes two"
 
I made 'Two' cards using the same image
 
 
I used a decoupage image given to me as part of a pack of papers. Even though this is not my usual style of card making I had a lot of fun.
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in green
                    200gsm in mirror red
Button from my stash
Paper:  Pre printed 3 D pictures and matching papers: Fizzy Moon Traditional Christmas Decoupage & paper pad
4 may