Stamping and Colouring Therapy

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I’m slowly getting back to crafting, just a little each day. Here are a few cards I made for various challenge. 

The first 2 cards are made with stamps from Simon Says Stamp Wild & Free - such a beautiful set. 

I was attempting no-line colouring here - it's by no means perfect, but I'll keep on practising. 

I used Altenew Watercolour Paints and Zig Markers. 

I stamped the image in black this time and coloured with Daniel Smith Watercolours. The patterned paper is from the SSS July Card Kit. 

I used Distress Ink Ground Espresso to stamp the outline and coloured with Karin Markers. This made it very rustic as the Distress Ink reacted with the markers.

Penny Black Stamp Golden

This card was inspired my my current state of health:) I love this cute stamp from Stamping Bella (Stuffy Stuffie) and could definitely sympathise with the bear!

Coloured with Altenew Watercolour paints

One last card made with a page from Altenew Watercolour Book...

Coloured with Altenew Watercolour Paints and Prismacolor Pencils.

I'm sharing at the following challenges:- 

Card 1

Card 2

Card 3

Fall/Free/Markers

Card 4

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Focus on Background

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Here's a card focusing in background stamping and texture.

Using various green inks and Altenew Leaf Clusters I stamped the leaves randomly over the white panel. Next the panel was dry embossed with Altenew Organic Linen Embossing Folder. 

I then die cut a square panel and matted it with a green border. 

To finish I added the Altenew Fancy Enjoy Die. 

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:-

Leaves, Birthday, Green

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Time Out Challenge #272 SNARKY

 Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we want you to be 'SNARKY'. Check out our challenge graphic for the definition of 'snarky'. 

I decided to use the cute little penguin stamps to create a scene to go with the 'snarky' sentiment. 

With a bit of masking, sponging and watercolour I created the snowy hill for the Penguins to skate down.

Stamps: Honeybee Stamp Inside: Snarky Birthday Sentiments

Mama Elephant: Arctic Penguins

This winner of our challenge will win a £25 credit from our generous sponsor - Funky Fossil and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

We are joined by Susan Sudbury of Eden Land Designs, as Guest Designer. You can see her gorgeous card 

and more inspiration from our fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGE blog. 

I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

I'm also sharing my card at these challenges:-

Birthday, Rectangle & Die Cuts

STAMPING SENSATIONS

Animal Magic

Stamp It

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FALL FUN

Hi there Crafty Friends! As all the trees in our streets are bursting with beautiful blossoms, whilst in the Northern Hemisphere the leaves are turning beautiful hues of Fall. So naturally there are lots of Autumn themed challenges and this makes me happy!

I had so much fun getting inky with this card. I began with white card-stock which was die cut with Memory Box Pinpoint Leaf Cover Plate. Then saturated it with Distress Inks and Brushos. 

The Simon Says Stamp leaf die was cut twice, to give a white highlight. 

To finish I added the sentiment, twine bow and  gem, then mounted it on a white card base. 

The sentiment is from Uniko.

I used a stencil and Distress Inks from Paper Rose Studio to create this monoprint style card.

The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

I created a cute scene with  tree dies from MFT, a cute stamp from Stamplorations, designed by my friend Shirley Bampton. 

I used Brushos again on the trees. 

I then framed the scene with MFT Peekaboo Window Die.

I'm sharing at the following challenges:-

Card 1

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE

Autumn Colours

CARD 2

CARD 3

Signs of FALL

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THE CARD CONCEPT #209 Fall Florals

 Hello there Crafty Friends! It's time for another challenge at The Card concept.  The theme this month is 

                                                                'FALL FLORALS'

I took my inspiration from the flowers and black and white gingham ribbon to make a Clean & Layered Card.

I coloured the die-cut flowers with Copic Markers. 

The background is dry embossed and I added a border with the b&w Washi Tape.

Dies: Spellbinders - Simon Hurley

Embossing Folder: Stampin Up

Stamp (&die): The Greetery

Remember, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point for inspiration. Will it be the colours, the overall theme, the texture, the actual items and/or something else that will inspire your card? 

I hope you'll visit The Card Concept Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team has created and will be inspired to play along in the challenge with us. 

Choose a design style (or combine styles), create a card, and in your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge.

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

BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS CHALLENGE (Anything Goes)

Copic Markers

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Stained Glass Flowers

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Just popping in to share a card I made awhile ago, but didn't yet post.  Unfortunately I've been sick with a respiratory virus again, so I haven't had the energy to do much crafting. 

This is the second card I've made with this stamp and I love how it almost looks like stained glass when the colours blend a little. 

This time I used softer colours and achieved a more transparent look, using Karin Markers.

The background was embossed with a Simon Says Die.

Stamp: Simon Says Stamp Pretty Petals

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

stamp it

stamp it

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ALTENEW INSPIRATION CHALLENGE SEP'24

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Here's a card I had fun making for this month's Altenew Inspiration Challenge. 

I used the beautiful Bitterroot Stencil Set for the flowers and Altenew Intricate Mandala Stencil for the decorative corners. 

    

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Penny black Saturday Challenge Sep '24

 Hey there Crafty Friends! It's the first Saturday of the month, so we have a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge up on the blog. 

Our theme this month is 'ANYTHING GOES or the optional twist 'ANYTHING BUT SQUARE'...

I went for an organic look with one of my favourite Penny Black stamp sets. 

I used patterned paper for the background and  a mix of gold ink and Seedless Preserves Distress Ink for the Vase. The Tulips were also stamped with gold, heat embossed and then coloured with Karin Markers.

Stamps: Penny Black Painter's Vase

sentiment from Altenew

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 Helen our wonderful Guest Designer and the rest of the talented DT at our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

I am also sharing my card at the following challenges:-

WE LOVE STAMPING 

Hand coloured image

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Double stamped Vellum

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Today I'm sharing an old make, which I never posted about. I'm playing along with my friends from Group of Seven Card-makers. They are focusing on Vellum and Embossing.

I began by stamping and heat embossing the butterflies on the front of the Vellum. Then I stamped the back with the purple pattern. I backed this with white card-stock, to whichI added some colourful splatters! These panels were framed with the black and white layers to make it pop and easy to adhere the Vellum.

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Butterflies

Hero Arts - very old wood-mount background stamp. 

The sentiment is from Altenew

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