Happy Everything

Hello crafty friends.  I am over at the Colourcraft blog today with a simple card using Brusho's, Gold Aztec paint and some die cuts.  

Green and gold is such a lovely combination.  Do hop over to the Colourcraft blog to check out the details and leave me a little love so I know you dropped by.

Have a lovely crafty day.  Hugz

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Country View March Challenge - Letters and/or Numbers

Serendipity

Hello Crafty folk.  I've been playing working with some paper scraps and lovely stamps from Lost Coast Designs to make a set of ye olde vintage ATCoins.

I did all my stamping with Potting Soil archival ink.  I used the lovely Swimsuit Girl stamped on assorted scraps of patterned paper and Grunge 3" Border and Carmen's Veranda Serendipity sentiment in the background.  Full details and step by step photo's over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  

There's is an ATC challenge running on the Portal so link up your Artist Trading cards, coins, blocks and chunkies for a chance to win Lost Coast Dollars.  Lost Coast Designs is also one of the sponsors of Penny Black and More Going Round in Circles Challenge so link up your stamped round things, or stamped things with rounds on em for another chance to win Lost Coast dollars!!   You gotta be in it to win it.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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February Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Hello crafty peeps.  How's your day hanging??  We started cold and dry and it's turned to cold and wet.  English weather!!!   So I'm thinking I might retire to the craft room and beat a few UFO's into shape.  My desk seems to be drowning in them at the moment.  I'm blaming it all on Mr Mojo cos I was trying to make a card for Hilary for the Card Chain Challenge and nothing pleased him.  It was gonna be birds, and the sketch, but the ostrich didn't fit the frame so we chucked it on the use it later pile.  How about this flamingo?  He'd look delicious in Strawberry and Raspberry.  Where did that blue unicorn come from!!!??  What's that got to do with anything?......  And so it progressed.  But finally we declared ourselves content with this, and Hilary says she likes it too, so that's a win.

It's a bit of a cheat cos that gorgeous background is some patterned paper from The Works.  I thought it was cool, which was why I bought it, and it helps with my current attempts to use the stash.  I stamped the Crafty Individuals sentiment straight on the card base with black archival ink.  The doll is Prima.  These haven't been out of the box for ages!!  I stamped her, coloured with Promarkers and distress inks and fussy cut.  Then I decided a black shadow would make her pop, and since I always fussy cut on the lines I had to back her with black paper and cut again!!  Ah well, worth the effort.  I wanted to jazz up her dress a bit and after think about stamping and masking I remembered all these goldline stickers I have from Craft Creations.  Use the stash!!!  I added a row of gold flowers to her hem and belt and then added some tiny tiny holographic red dots to the centers.  I also used a red holographic flower for the top of her jacket.

Do hop over and check out all the amazing cards that were sent whizzing around the world in February.  The reveal post is HERE.

If you would like to make, send and receive happy mail the March Sign Up is HERE.  

It closes 6th March, then the April sign up opens 7th March.  

Logistics!!  Love em!!!

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

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Clock Face Square

Hello.  Welcome.  It's all black and white with a touch of gold over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today.  This card features the gorgeous Clock Face Square stamp from Carmen's Veranda.

I used two shade of gold mirror card for the large watch.  More details on how this came together can be found over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  Do hop over and check it out.  

 Don't forget there is still time to join the Hip to be Square Challenge.  Link up your stamped square makes, or stamped makes featuring square elements for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

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Beary Merry Christmas

Hello.  Welcome.  Just wanted to share a quick beary Christmas card.

I used Kort og Godt patterned paper for my card base and stamped the sentiment from The Cats Pajamas Polar Holiday set with black Archival.  I stamped the bear from The Greeting Farm Let It Snow set on white card, fussy cut and coloured with Promarkers.  I stamped the solid heart from the Let It Snow set with Rusty Hinge distress ink on the scarf.   Quick make!!  Possible contender for The Christmas card LOL. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Top Of The Morning

Hello.  Welcome.  Feeling lucky??  I've got that leprechaun feeling coming over me.  

This is Pink and Main Lucky Charm and the sentiment is from the P&M Lucky Friend set.  I based my design on the current My Favourite Things sketch.  I used Stamplorations Dots and Dashes stencil with Peeled Pain distress ink on green designer paper cut with Stamplorations Double Stitch Recangle die.  I coloured the little lucky dude with Promarkers, used Zig green wink of stella and a yellow sharpie for his checked shirt, Worn Lipstick distress for his face and hands and gold pilot marker for the buckles.  He's a lucky little mixed media dude!!  The clovers were stamped with Mowed Lawn distress ink.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Woodland Friend

Hello.  Welcome.  Had an idea.  Made card.  Like it.

I used papers from Papirdesigns Tur i Skogen (walk in the woods).   I cut the feather paper with Stamplorations Double Stitch rectangle die and mounted it on a rust Bazzill dots card base.  I cut the mushroom paper and a piece of white card with Papirdesigns scallop circle dies and stamped the sentiment from Nyt Livet.  I edged the scallop circles with Archival Watering Can ink and Dried Marigold distress ink.  Then I fussy cut the little fox, which is the backside pattern of the feather paper, and added him to the card.  The sentiment translates as 'lucky me to have a friend like you'.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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