Monday, 8 July 2019

Fun With Foils

Hello.  Welcome.  Today I have been playing with diecuts and Colourcraft Transfer Foils to make a fun and bright tropical card.


Love that Tiki mask die from Sizzix.  I stamped the Aloha and added my foiled die cuts for a CAS tropical look.  Hop over to the Colourcraft Blog for more photo's and details.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Double D Tropical Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday - Foil It
Dies R Us Challenge 124 - Anything Goes
Countryview Challenges July 2019 - Blues and Greens

Sunday, 7 July 2019

Lost Coast Designs Fridafest Blog Hop - Day 2

Hello.  Welcome to Day 2 of Lost Coast Designs Fridafest Blog Hop.  

Have you seen the amazing Frida Kahlo Stamps in the Lost Coast Designs Shop??  Linda has now added 4 new designs so we decided to showcase these beauties with two days of blog hopping.
Hop around and leave some love here and on all the team's blogs for a chance to win $10 to spend at Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda.  
 The more comments you leave the better chance you have to win a prize!

For another chance to win you can share up your Frida Kahlo inspired projects. If you need some inspiration check out the wiki link above, or the teams makes of course!!
Your project can include a Frida Kahlo image, or be inspired by anything associated with her, but please explain your inspiration if it isn't obvious and don't forget that we need to see the use of real rubber or clear stamps.  Please don't forget to tell us the maker of your stamps and those using Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda stamps will get an extra chance at the random draw.

I used the new Woodcut Frida and Leaves Background stamps to make my card.



I stamped the Leaves Background on kraft card with Potting Soil archival ink.  I stamped Woodcut Frida on white card with Red Geranium archival ink.


I coloured parts of the Leaves Background with Leaf Green Brusho powder diluted in water and then added some sprinkles of the same Brusho powder.


I diluted some Brown Brusho powder in water and used it to add a colour wash in the background of the Frida inage.  I cut a wide border around the image and also a piece of craft foam the same shape.


I added the craft foam behind the image so it pops it up from the card base.

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget to leave a comment here and on the other blogs for your chance to win Lost Coast Design dollars.  Happy hopping!!  Hugz

Here's the hop list

Cathy

Gail - you are here





Saturday, 6 July 2019

Lost Coast Designs Fridafest Blog Hop - Day 1

Hello.  Welcome.   Have you seen the amazing Frida Kahlo Stamps in the Lost Coast Designs Shop??  Linda has now added 4 new designs so we decided to showcase these beauties with two days of blog hopping.


Hop around and leave some love here and on all the team's blogs for a chance to win $10 to spend at Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's VerandaWe will be back again tomorrow with some more inspiration. The more comments you leave the better chance you have to win a prize!

For another chance to win you can share up your Frida Kahlo inspired projects. If you need some inspiration check out the wiki link above, or the teams makes of course!!
Your project can include a Frida Kahlo image, or be inspired by anything associated with her, but please explain your inspiration if it isn't obvious and don't forget that we need to see the use of real rubber or clear stamps.  Please don't forget to tell us the maker of your stamps and those using Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda stamps will get an extra chance at the random draw.

I used the new Floral Frida stamp to make my card.


I stamped Lost Coast Designs Scarves Background and divided it into three panels.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda Art Wings To Fly sentiment and used a stitch die to cut it.  I stamped Floral Frida, fussy cut her and added her to the card.
My card layout was inspired by this card by Judy.  I did all my stamping using Versaclair Nocturne ink on white card with dark blue card mats.


Here's the hop list

Cathy

Gail - you are here





Thanks for dropping by and good luck.  Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win.  Hugz


Thursday, 4 July 2019

Frank and Maureen's Big Day Remembered

Hello.  Welcome.  Wet, wet, wet summer days, la la la la la.  The craft room calls and the result is an anniversary card featuring Lost Coast Designs gorgeous Frank and Mrs Frank!!  Squueeee.  Happy anniversary Franklies.  There they are, wearing their hearts not quite on their sleeves.


Hop over to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for all the details of the happy day.   

https://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-79-celebrate-it.html

Join the Celebrate It challenge with your stamped makes, featuring anything that makes you want to party, for a chance to win Lost Coast Design dollars.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

The Franks are joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stars and/or Stripes  Franks been in lots of movies, so I figure that makes him a star, and Mrs Frank has stripes in her hair.  Bwahahhahaa
Dream in Darkness
Time Out Challenge 139 - Inspired by Words  inspired by happy, although I could imagine Frank saying all of those words to Mrs Frank.  Hugz


Wednesday, 3 July 2019

In The Doghouse

Hello.  Welcome.   Crafting to the sound of wind and rain against the window.  Summer in Norway!!!   I wanted to join the Marianne Design challenge where they want you to use one of their shape templates.  I have the kennel stencil so decided to make a doghouse card.  Such fun.  


My first time playing with this stencil and quite pleased with the result.  I paired it with some dog/cat stamps I had.


I cut my card base from Kort og Godt grey woodgrain card using the stencil guide lines.  I cut the front with the woodgrain vertical, so it became the back, and allowed me to add a little tab to the newly cut front to make a hinged card.  Then I used Marianne Design papers to cut the doghouse details.   I decided to make this for a friend of mine who has a cat, and also a dog that looks a bit like the one I used, so I also added a die cut Big Ben, cos she has English connections as well.  There is method in the madness.  Sometimes........  I cut and embossed the Big Ben from stripy paper and highlighted the embossed areas with Walnut Stain distress ink.


I stamped the dog and cat on patterned paper using archival ink and fussy cut them. I added some colour using Promarkers, and also some detail on the dog house and edges.  I decided to add some sticker butterflies cos it's summer, and it gives the cat something to play with.  Just noticed I forgot to add the football I stamped which comes in the Marianne Designs Best Mates cat/dog set.  Ahh well....

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Marianne Design Challenge 228 PS8030, CR1221, HT1607, PK9121, PB7044
Butterfly Spot Challenge 124 - H hinged card with butterflies.  Hey, Mrs A, that hinged card idea saved me wasting that mis-cut front side.  Thanks for the idea.  Hugz
Dare 2 B Artzy June Challenge - Shaped Cards




Tuesday, 2 July 2019

Quacky Birthday

Hello. Welcome.  One girl and her duck with a floral background.  Sounds like a perfect birthday design!!


I used a piece of brown floral pp that came in a magazine.  It's a bit thin and glossy, and maybe a bit ugly, but seemed to make a great backdrop for this cute Pink and Main stamp, Tweet Friend.  Love that little duck!!  I used scraps to stamp the image, the Paperartsy birthday sentiment and also that bit of gold ground, which I cut with Stamplorations stitched snowy hills die.  I coloured the girl with distress inks and added a few enamel dots, two on the sentiment and one on the flower on her hat.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Mod Squad Challenge - Use a Flower
Stamplorations Summer Cutplorations Challenge
Pixies Snippets Playground Challenge 355
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Scrap From Your Heart Utfordring 35 - Alt Er Lov

Friends Come In All Sizes

Hello.  Welcome.  It's the 2nd of the month and time for the reveal of the June Card Chain Challenge.  This is an international card exchange and I have been a proud member of this chain of amazing crafty ladies since January 2014.
Doesn't time fly when you are enjoying yourself!!!
We all make a card, send a card, get a card.
Everyone gets a card, everyone is a winner.

Here's the card I made and sent to Joanne in the UK.


I used the sketch and the theme of Friendship.  Yellow card base with a mat of patterned paper.  Sizzix Stripes embossing folder on a narrow scrap of card tinted with gingerbread chalk ink for the belly band.  The stamp is called Warm Welcome by Stampavie and I coloured it with Promarkers.  The sentiment is a Crafty Individuals stamp.

You can see the full reveal HERE.  Do pop over and check out all the amazing creations that winged their way around the planet in June.
If you would like to join the fun the July sign up is open until the 6th July.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 96 - Dots/Stripes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Scrap From Your Heart Utfordring 35 - Alt Er Lov
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge - J2619