Happy Birthday Loll

Just popping in to share a card in honour of  Loll, our wonderful leader at CAS Challenges! It's Loll's Birthday and we want her to know how special she is! 

I wanted to practise with Prismacolor Pencils so I stamped on kraft and had some fun!

I'm not sure what brand this stamp is.

The frame dies are from MFT.

So Loll I hope you have a wonderful day with family and/or friends and get thoroughly spoilt.

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52 CHRISTMAS CARD THROWDOWN TECHNIQUE JUNE ‘22

   It's the last 52 CCT challenge for June and our host Branka wants us to include ry Embossing on our cards.

I've made another shaker with Acetate bag and using an old stamp/die set from Hero Arts. 

The embossing folder is actually called Random Daisies, but I thought they looked like snowflakes:)

I used my fave colour of Distress Oxide -Salvaged Patina. 

I hope you'll visit the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog to see what our talented Guest Designer Celeste and the rest of the team created with this technique and then be inspired to join in the challenge!

I'm also sharing my card at the following challenges:-

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One Stamp, Two Ways

 Hi there. I had some fun with another new Altenew Floral stamp and here are a couple of cards inspired by 2 challenges...

I used Baohong Cold Press Watercolour paper and coloured the flowers with Altenew Artist Watercolor Paints. The background was stencilled with Altenew Ink. 

Stamp: Altenew Fairy Tale Florals

Stencil: Altenew Sketched Lines

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This time I used Hot Press Watercolour paper and coloured with Karin Markers. The image was stamped with Altenew Sapphire Ink. 

Stamp: Altenew Fairy Tale Florals

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The Flower Challenge want us to use Blue and Yellow this month

to show our support for the brave citizens of Ukraine.

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Ho, Ho, Ho!

 Hi there. Here's a card inspired by the current Jingle Belle's challenge...

I'm having a mental blank tonight and can't remember the name of these stamps! The Santa belongs to a friend, the snow background is from Hello Bluebird and  I think the trees may be from Stampers Anonymous.

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Theme: The Man with the Bag

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PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE Reminder (Jun '22)

 It's the 3rd Saturday of the month, so we have more inspiration for you at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  The challenge this month is...

'Anything Goes'
or

'Transport'

I went with Anything Goes ......

I used Karin and Zig Markers to stamp and the images. The striped pattern was made with a paper towel. 

Stamp: Penny Black Painter's Vase

You can see more inspiration from our talented  Guest Designer, Bonnie and the rest of the DT  at our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

The prize for this challenge is provided by our generous sponsor:

Prize - $20 voucher!

If you'd like to be considered for a guest designer spot for a future challenge, please add 'GDT' after your name on the link-up...and remember to check back to see if you've been chosen!

I'm also sharing my card at the following challenges:-

Theme: Summer Flowers

Theme: Anything Goes (stamped)

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52 CHRISTMAS CARD THROWDOWN (jun THEME )

 Hi there Crafty Friends. It's time for the 3rd challenge of the May at 52CCT with Branka as our host.  She wants us to make a Vintage style  Christmas card. 

First step was to stamp and white emboss the background script. Next I stamped the main image and blended on the page, highlighting with light blue. then I sponged the the surrounds with various shades of Distress Ink to give it that vintage feel. 

Stamps: Penny Black Flambeau, Memory Box Background Script

I hope you'll visit the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog to see what our wonderful team created with this theme and will then be inspired to join in the challenge!

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CAS MIX UP JUNE '22 REMINDER

  Hello there! I'm just popping in to remind you about this month's  CAS Mix Up Challenge!  It's a stencil challenge hosted by Loll and the prompt is 'PASTES/GELS'.

I used the same paste as my last card - Sizzix Pearlescent Medium. There was still a bit of colour on the stencil so it's created a very subtle rainbow effect. 

The flower and foliage are die-cut and coloured with Karin Markers.

I'm sorry I've forgotten the name of stencil again! 

The sentiment is from Newton's Nook. 

You can find more inspiration over on the CAS Mix Up Blog from our Designer Team.  We hope you'll be inspired to join the challenge.

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I used 2 of my favourite techniques - watercolour & stencilling

Add a Sentiment

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Arty Stamps

 I had a play with a few new stamp sets on the weekend. This stamp set is going to be used a lot I think:)

I used Altenew Watercolour paints, Nuvo Shimmer Powder and Karin Markers to colour the images and added detail with Silver gel pen.

Stamp Set: Altenew An Artist's Collection

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CAS Masculine Card

 Just popping in to share a card I made for the Less is More Challenge. 

I think this might be one of the easiest cards I've ever made! The Turtle stamp is from Dina Wakely and the sentiment is an oldie from Winnie & Walter. 

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52 CHRISTMAS CARD THROWDOWN COLOUR CHALLENGE JUNE '22

 Hi Crafty Friends.  Branka is our host for May at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge.

The second challenge of the month is always a  colour challenge.  Branka has chosen the following colours for us this month ... GREEN & WHITE. I took the opportunity to use up some of my patterned paper.

So my card needs no explanation - a bit of matting and the die-cut tree from Tim Holtz.

I hope you'll visit the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog to see what our fabulous  Design Team and our talented Guest Designer, Chrissie, have created with this sketch. Looking forward to seeing your cards in the gallery:)

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Penny Black Saturday Challenge June '22

  Well hello there! It's the first Saturday of the month, so we have a new challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge. This month our theme is 'ANYTHING GOES' or Optional: 'TRANSPORT'.

I've gone with Anything Goes...

I love this amazing cling stamp and stamped twice with the second generation technique and a third time with strong colour. 

Stamp: Penny Black Lovely Lilacs

The prize for this challenge is provided by our generous sponsor

Prize - $20 voucher!

If you'd like to be considered for a guest designer spot for a future challenge, please add 'GDT' after your name on the link-up...and remember to check back to see if you've been chosen!

 You can see more inspiration from our talented Guest Designer, Bonnie from Stamping with Klass and the rest of the DT at our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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52 CHRISTMAS CARD THROWDOWN june '22 SKETCH

 Hi Crafty Friends.  Branka is our host for June at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge. The first challenge of the month is always a sketch challenge.  Here is Branka's sketch for this month. Well, I was a little bit unsure of how to proceed,  but I rose to the challenge and even made it a shaker!

I double embossed the background in the window with Falling Snow and Birch Trees, colouring the trees with Distress Ink.  I added a couplke of birds in there too. The shaker was made with an acetate bag. 

The Birch Tree die cut was coloured with Karin Markers. 

The front panel was also dry embossed.

Stamp: Hero Arts Birds

Die: Uniquely Creative Birch Trees

EF: Stampin Up Falling Snow, Birch Trees, 

You can stretch this out, or use different shapes, as long as we can see the basic sketch in your card.

I hope you'll visit the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog to see what our fabulous  Design Team have created with this sketch. Looking forward to seeing your cards in the gallery:)

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Rainbow Cocktails

 Just popping ing in to share a fun card I made for the Less is More Challenge.

I found this stamp set in my unused stash. It was a freebie from MFT and I thought it would look cool overlapping with rainbow colours.

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