White Lightning

Hello.  Welcome.  The lovely Jenn Shurkus is celebrating 10 years of blogging and she has asked us to CASE one of her past creations.  So I had a wander through her blog and found this lovely card

And here's my CASE

I used Bazzill Vanilla for my base card and also cut a panel using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle die.  I stamped the sentiment from Unity Stamp Co. Anna Girl, embosssed with white powder and did a little watercolouring with Picked Raspberry Distress ink.  The girl is Unity Stamp Co. You Are My Main Squeeze, stamped, watercoloured and fussy cut.  I added a Sizzix die cut flourish and a heart brad

Hope you like it Jenn.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Jenn Shurkus 10th Blogiversary 
The Unity Stamp Co. Be Inspired Challenge 30 - Colour 
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - CAS 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday July 2015 - Die Cuts 
The Unity Stamp Co. Friends With Flair

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Therefore and Because

Hello.  Welcome.  The end of the month looms.  Again.  Where does the time go??  Wizz, another month older.   A couple of days ago I got some new fun dies from Cheery Lynn.  Have you seen their wordy beasts??  Well, that's what I'm calling them.  They call them general designs!!  Boring!!!!  Definitely need a Wordy Beasts category.  OK, so I had the elephant and the hippo and then they go and release more lovely animals so I hit the credit card with a large stick and it coughed up enough for a pig, a cow and a kangaroo.  Yippeeee.  Say hi to Penny the Pig

Fun or what!?  It's been ages since I made a tag so I made a tag.  I used the Stamplorations sketch.  I started with some Prima paper and fancy cut the top using Spellbinders Label 20 set.  I used Stamplorations Retro Circle stencil and VersaMagic Pink Petunia.  

The ripped layers are Whatman filter paper, coloured with very dilute Brusho's, stamped with Worn Lipstick distress ink and the newsprint stamp from Stamplorations Live Love Laugh set.  I added VersaMagic Pink Petunia and Gingerbread to the edges and distressed them.  The live and love are from the same Stamplorations set stamped in Colourbox Black Cherry.  The pig was cut from MME patterned paper and coloured with distress inks.  

I added some sequins, a brad and some strange string stuff. 

Joining the fun at
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 195 - Anything Goes
Stamplorations Sketch Challenge 36 
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Challenge - Tags
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - No Ordinary Paper  laboratory filter paper
Stamplorations July Mixed Media Challenge 
Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge 
Stamplorations July Challenge - Stamps and Distressing 

Thanks for visiting.  Take care.  Hugz 

No Time Like The Present

Hello.  Welcome.  The theme this fortnight at Paperartsy is Time.  Something I never have enough of.  I loved Keren's card with the shrink plastic clocks.  CAS and fun.  Here's my take

I used the collage stamp from Paperartsy HP1103, embossed with black powder and used distress inks to colour.  I stamped a Crafty Individuals clock on black card with white paint and also made one with black shrink plastic using the same stamp.  I layered the small on the large and added a metal pair of clock pointers to cover the ones on the collage stamp.  Will try to get a better picture.  Love that little sentiment 'time changes everything'.

Joining the fun at
Paperartsy
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - CAS 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

The British On Holiday

Hello.  Welcome.  Jenn Shurkus is celebrating 10 years of blogging.  That's a lot of blog.  I usually see Jenn's lovely creations over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.   So Jenn has a fun challenge to CASE a card from her blog.  I had a little scamper back through her blog and a couple of cards caught my eye.  So I decided to CASE this one

I really liked the stripes of colour and I thought I had the perfect image.  It also reminded me about the VLVS challenge, where there are also some stripes..... 

I started by making my background using Vintage Photo for the foreground and Weathered Wood and Salty Ocean for the sky.  Not as bright as the Mermaid Lagoon and I didn't manage to get those nice lines Jenn had.  Probably the wrong type of paper, or maybe not enough water?  

I cut a panel using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle die.  Starting to think my sandy beach looks a little bit more like ploughed field!!

I added a half circle coloured with Salty Ocean and added some faux stitch detail using my craft knife.  The umbrella is from Sizzix Umbrella Man, water coloured.  The dog and cake are Viva Las Vegas Stamps.  I gave him a picnic rug and pink lemonade.  I also added wink of stella to the beach for a bit of sparkle.  The sentiment is also from VLVS, stamped on white card and fussy cut.  Here's my CASE Jenn.  Hope you like it and congrats on 10 years blogging. 

Joining the fun at
Creative Chick 10th Blogaversary Celebration  
VLVS July Challenge - A Bit O'Vintage  I used stripes, browns, grunge, and pink
DRS Designs Challenge 184 - Stitch In Time 

Thanks for dropping by.  Incidentally, if you like the dog I have one to give away here   There's a little 'name that bloke' game associated with it.  Just my idea of fun.  Bwahahahahahaha.   Hugz

Can You See My Brain Waving?

Hello.  Welcome.  I have finally succeeded in making a card that is impossible to photograph.  Yeah, way to go.......... not.  So I have included three of the best.  Kinda, the cream of the crap as far as photographic skills go.  Although I think this one could be a challenge to the best of you.  And I am far from that!!  I think I shall hand it to my man and see if he can make a better job of it.  It's a big pity cos it's actually quite a stunner.  Hopefully you can extrapolate from the pictures.  

This is actually the best one.  It's all gold mirror card

Ooh look, a selfie ROFL

Under natural light the gold turns to silver!!!  But you can see the rhinestones!!!

I embossed my mirror card with Cheery Lynn Diamonds and Starburst embossing plate using Sizzix round diffuser plate.  This left me an unembossed round area.  I cut Cheery Lynn Happy Hippo from the same mirror card and just used his smile.  The flowers were cut using Cheery Lynn BAF#3 Embellishments.  I cut lots and arranged them around my circle and then added a few to the sentiment as well.  Then I had a brain wave and added a gold rhinestone to each flower.  I cut a frame from a different gold mirror card. 

Joining the fun at
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 194 - Silver and/or Gold
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Decorate a Circle With Flowers 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Sparkle and Shine 
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday July 2015 - Diecuts 

Thanks for dropping by. Hugz

Addendum:  Photo by my man.  Very professional LOL

 

It Was Supposed To Be Punny

Hello.  Welcome.  The lovely Becca is having a bit of a birthday bash and wants us to link up some birthday cards.  Now I don't mind helping you celebrate Becca.  What fun.  Here's Becca's mood board

Now the first thing that struck me was the chick in sunglasses.  Becca also mentions purple and teal, polka dots, fun, brights and puns.  I decided to use the Repeat Impressions sketch.  So I did this

I used a raspberry base card.  I used brushos on another piece of the raspberry card and cut using Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die.  

I cut a panel from Bazzill dots card using Spellbinders die and a frame in blue using the same dies.  The owl is from Unity Woo Hoo set stamped on mauve flower paper and fussy cut.  I stamped the glasses again in blue, fussy cut and added wink of stella to the rims and glossy accents.  The happy birthday is a preprinted die cut from Craft Creations.  I added some flowers cut using Cheery Lynn BAF die, coloured with wink of stella and added a teal rhinestone to each flower.  

Joining the fun at
Becca's Birthday Bash
Repeat Impressions Sketch J2215
The Unity Stamp Co. Friend With Flair
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Circle With Flowers
HIMCR 208 - Lots of Layers

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

It's Like Snail Mail Only Slower

Hello.  Welcome.  Life is busy and the crafting seems to have taken a bit of a back seat.  Then today, rain stopped play, or work in my case, so I am trying to catch up a little.  Since Chris, hi Chris, has received my card for this months CCC I thought I'd share it with you.

I used a raspberry base, added a layer I coloured with brusho's and then a layer of MME patterned paper I had die cut with YNS Stitching Holes die.  I decided to go with the sketch and the colours but it ended up a bit of a rainbow so I'll just claim the sketch LOL.  I cut some MME patterned paper with a sizzix die and edged them with Salty Ocean distress ink.  The Memory Box music die cut is a gift from Darnell.  Hi Darnell, thanks for the lovely die cuts.  I stamped Stamplorations large Oriole on neon card, embossed and fussy cut.  Then I arranged him so he was perching on the paper strips.  The hello is cut using sizzix alphabet dies and a few sequins to finish.

Joining the fun at
Stamplorations July Challenge - Stamps and Distressing  used distress ink
Stamping Sensations July Challenge - Feature a Creature
Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday July 2015 - Diecuts

Thanks for dropping by.  If you would like to sign up for August CCC the link is still open HERE.  If you would like to send a card to a new friend somewhere on planet earth and receive one in return then check out that link.  Oh, and we have a sponsor so one lucky participant will also have the chance to win a lovely prize.  Personally I'm in it for the snail mail, but it is nice to have that little extra bit of excitement.  Hugz