Hello. A friend of mine has been ill recently and I wanted a card to cheer her up.
Rainbows and puppys should do the trick :o)
KISS - keep it sweet and simple
Saturday 16 March 2024
Good Vibes Only
Wednesday 28 February 2024
Love You To The Stars And Back
Hello. Here's an 'out of this world' card I made for my grandson's 3rd birthday.
It's a spinner/slider card and he found it lots of fun.
- distress inks - faded jeans, salty ocean
- lawn fawn - out of this world
- my favorite things - dienamincs surf and turf
- copics
- white paint and white gel pen
- glossy accents on the spaceman's helmet
Saturday 24 February 2024
It's Fiesta Time
Hello. Finally I've found some time to get into my craft room, and I'm excited to be playing along with the new AAAColourful challenge. Congrats to the DT over there - I'm looking forward to having fun and seeing all their fab inspiration.
Here is my card for their first challenge, where they would like to see a rainbow of colours.
I used a strip die to cut my rainbow card, and attached it to a panel with DS tape. Then I added my die cut, and copic coloured pooches with some foam tape.
Challenge
- hero arts - it's fiesta time
- pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle / gradiating stripes
- copic markers
- white gel pen
Thursday 8 February 2024
Blow Out All The Candles
Hello. This was a tricky card for me. I know it looks simple, but if I'm not using stamps with animals, or people, then I struggle a bit. To help me out I used the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.
- concord and 9th - make a wish stamps and dies
- ecoline real brush pens
- glossy accents
- mft dienamics stitched rectangle scallop edge
Saturday 3 February 2024
I'm Quackers About You
Hello. Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and the shops are crammed with hearts and roses, cuddly toys with red ribbon bows, and heart shaped chocolates. I've been married for 39 years this year, and I am so over all that - well, maybe not the chocolates :o)
I still love my husband to bits though - so here's a red-less, pink-less Valentine's card for him.
- time for tea designs - lucky duck
- neat and tangled - journaling alpha dies
- my favorite things - stitch rectangle scallop frame
- copics
- signo white gel pen
Thursday 1 February 2024
You Are The Cutest Thing
Hello. I'm so happy to see that the Addicted to Stamps and More is back with us.
Good luck to the Design Team who are keeping the doors open. I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates all the extra work you're doing.
This time they're looking for die cuts and/or stencils.
- my favorite things - woof pack
- pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle
- copic markers
- white gel pen
Friday 26 January 2024
Do you love anyone more than treats?
Hi. Today I'm making a start on some Valentine's Day cards. We are a dog loving family - between us we have a Border Terrier, a Staffy, and a Puggle - so I am a huge fan of dog stamps and cards, and this 'woof pack' set was a must for me.
I've followed the sketch at this week's Freshly Made Sketches, changing the large circle for a heart and the smaller ones for the dog and his favourite cushion :o)
The background was stamped with a little, grass and flower stamp, and coloured with Copics.
- my favorite things - woof pack
- time for tea designs - lucky duck
- memory box - puffy clouds die
- heart nestie, copic markers, white gel pen
Sunday 21 January 2024
Happiness is Homemade Soup
Tips for those slow mojo days...
1. use a card sketch
2. head over to freshly made sketches
3. remember their challenge ends on a MONDAY !
Tick. Tick. And Tick :o)
- my favorite things - recipe for happiness, (llama love), in and out stitched square
- altenew ink - sea breeze
- copic markers
Thursday 18 January 2024
Shine Bright Like A Rainbow
Hello. Today I've made a custom card for my great niece. And yes, I did have to google 'great niece' - it sounds like something out of Downton :o)
Today I coloured them with a rainbow of copics and fussy cut them. Then they were popped up onto an inky background.
I went a bit crazy with the white gel pen, but I was having fun. It seems, using rainbow colours really does cheer you up!
Sunday 14 January 2024
Peach Fuzz Pantone Colour of the Year 2024
Hello. How is everyone's weekend going?
We went out for breakfast this morning, so I'm posting this card before I slump into a full english coma :o)
Daring Cardmakers want to see Pantone's colour of the year - Peach Fuzz. So, I rummaged through my inks and came up with only one peach colour. This made those 2 step blooms tricky. Usually I can get away with stamping the first layer lightly and then stamping the second layer a couple of times to get a deeper shade, but that wasn't happening with this ink, so I had to go over it with copic marker.
IRL it's a lovely, soft peachy colour, but the camera doesn't capture it well.
- the greetery - flower market bouquet
- pinkfresh studio - perfect sentiments
- altenew inks - peach sorbet, dark chocolate, sea breeze
- lawn fawn ink - sage leaf
- copics
- clear bubbles
Saturday 13 January 2024
You're Souper Cool
Hello. Today I'm sharing a 'souper' card with you.
Challenge
- my favorite things - recipe for happiness / tri frame cover up
- my favorite things - finishes and textiles paper pad
- copic markers