Color Throwdown Guest Design Gig

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I'm so happy to be Guest Designer in the current Color Throwdown Challenge. The colours are so gorgeous and reminded me of Christmas.

I had so much fun making this card. I used the new to me dies from Poppystamps. I usually colour die-cuts with markers, but this time I used coloured cardstock and patterned paper . 

For the background I used a Daisy Embossing Folder, which I think look like snowflakes. I love the random pattern. 

Dies: Poppystamps Nordic Dancing Gnome, Nordic Dimple Trees

Embossing Folder: Couture Creations Random Daisies

Hotfoil plate: Pinkfresh Studio

So now it's your turn. Head on over to the Color Throwdown Challenge to see inspriration from the DT and then join in the fun. 

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

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JUST US GIRLS CHALLENGE (GD) #728 ANYTHING GOES WITH STENCIL

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's my last week as Guest Designer with Just Us Girls Challenge. This is Anything Goes using Stencils Week. 

I made this card a while ago when I had friends come to my Beach house for a crafty weekend. These products belong to my friend Jenny Dix, but I bought the background stencil on the spot, because I really love it. 

PRODUCTS:-

 Pinkfresh Studio - Layering Stencils - Diamond Plaid

Pinkfresh Studio Butteflies Hotfoil Plate & Co-ordinating Stencil

Altenew One Go Birthday Sentiments Stamps & Die

Distress Oxide Inks

Altenew Blending Tools

We look forward to seeing how you are inspired by the word prompt. You can see more inspiration from the Design Team at the Just Us Girls Challenge blog.

Well, as I said, it's my last post as GD and I've had lots of fun, so I'll be back entering the challenge whenever I can! Thanks to all the JUGS team:)

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

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JUST US GIRLS CHALLENGE #727 MOODBOARD WEEK

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's my 3rd week as Guest Designer at Just Us Girls and this week they have a very inspiring Moodboard to spark your creativity...

I used some co-ordinating patterned paper from Kaisercraft and Papertrey Ink Beach Bag Die Set to create my card. This is a really fun set.

We look forward to seeing how you are inspired by the Moodboard. 

You can see more inspiration from the Design Team at the Just Us Girls Challenge blog.

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

Summer

Use patterned paper

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JUST US GIRLS CHALLENGE (Guest designing) #726 WORD WEEK

 Hi there Crafty Friends! I'm back with another  card for Just Us Girls Challenge. This is WORD WEEK  and the prompt is 'GARDEN'. 

I'd just received some dies from Gummiapan (a Swedish company) and so I combined one with an Altenew stamp set.

I coloured all the stamped images with Daniel Smith Watercolors and Zig Markers. 

The background was embossed with a Stampin Up EF. 

The sentiment was created with a hotfoil plate.

Stamps & Co-ordinating Dies: Altenew Garden Grow

Standalone Die: Gummiapan Planting Table

We look forward to seeing how you are inspired by the word prompt. You can see more inspiration from the Design Team at the Just Us Girls Challenge blog.

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

Simon Says Monday Challenge

Theme: Light and Airy

Simon Wednesday Challenge

Theme: Use Die Cuts

Cut it Up Challenge #303

Add a sentiment

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Guest Designing for Just us Girls Challenge #725 Colour Week

I am so thrilled to be joining the girls at Just Us Girls Challenge as their Guest Designer for May. 

Thisis  a Colour Week and I really love this colour combo of Peach, Lavender and Grey. 

I coloured the images with Copic and Zig Markers and added a bit of shading with Faber Castell Polychromos. I have blended grey and lavender on the leaves, which I really like. 

Stamp & Die : Pinkfresh Studio Songbirds on Branch

Embossing Folder from Stampin Up

We look forward to seeing how you are inspired by these gorgeous colours. You can see more inspiration from the Design Team at the Just Us Girls Challenge blog.

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AAA Birthday (Easel Card)

 I'm so delighted to be Guest Designer at AAA Birthday Challenge and they have a fun challenge for us.

This is only my 2nd ever Easel card. I'm not sure why, because they really are very pretty. 

I die-cut the wreath from the watercolour paper and then coloured with with Karin Markers. 

Then I placed it back in the paper from which it was die-cut. It was then backed with Vellum paper. 

Just for fun, I then turned it in to a shaker by adding some sequins and backing again with Vellum. 

Next I stamped the little bird and placed at the base of the wreath. 

This panel was then matted with Kraft card and adhered to the card base. 

(I wont explain how I made the easel as there are lots of tutorials on Youtube and other search engines.)

I made a small panel to sit on the inside of the card, matting again with Kraft card. I then stamped the sentiment with the co-ordinating markers, blending with a wet brush on the stamp and card. 

To finish, I  added some cut-offs from to match the wreath.

Die: Poppy Stamps Adriana Wreath

Stamp: Penny Black Tweet Wreath; W&W The Big, the Bold & You

I hope you'll visit the AAA Birthday Challenge see what the Design Team have created and will be inspired to join in the challenge.

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Gorgeous Girl

 Hi there! Last month I was a Guest Designer for Uniquely Creative using their Mini kit 'Gorgeous Girl'. 

Here is another card using the kit, but this time I used only part of the stamp to make floral borders.

To begin I made a smooshed background with Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina.  Next I stencilled in 2 corners with the same ink.  The flowers were stamped with the same ink again and embossed with Silver Pearl Embossing Powder.

The butterflies are also from UQ and were stamped on Vellum and embossed.

Uniquely Creative Products Used:

UC1849 Gorgeous Girl Stamp, UCD2007 Gorgeous Girl Die, Butterflies Stamp Set, Butterflies Fussy Cutting Die Set, Diamond Fade Stencil

Other Products Used:

Distress Oxide Ink (Salvaged Patina), Ranger Silver Pearl  & Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder, Spellbinders Venise Lace Hemstitch Frame, White & Buffalo Kraft Cardstock, Vellum Paper, Pearls

                                                       

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CAS on Friday - Coffee

 Hello there Crafty Friends! I'm so delighted to be Guest Designer at CAS on FRIDAY Challenge this week after winning with my 'circle' themed card. 

The theme this week is 'COFFEE'! That should be a favourite:)

This was a super easy card. Just stamped and coloured with Zig Markers, blended a bit with water. 

Stamp :Stamplorations Holiday Moccha Feels

*Please don't forget to make it Clean And Simple!*

I hope you'll visit the CAS on FRIDAY blog  see what the Design Team have created and will be inspired to join in the challenge.

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

This one is for a beloved Friend

52 Weeks to Christmas Challenge - Use Gold

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Uniquely Creat Guest Design Gig

I was delighted to be asked back to Uniquely Creative to design for their Gorgeous Girl Kit.

Uniquely Creative Products Used:

UC1849 Gorgeous Girl Stamp, UCD2007 Gorgeous Girl Die

Other Products Used:

Spellbinders Venise Lace Hemstitch Die, Smooth Ivory Cardstock, Textured Cardstock,  green cardstock, Prismacolor Premier Pencils, Gamsol, Karin Markers, Distress Oxide Inks & Distress Inks, Nuvo Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer, Altenew Metallic Ink

Instructions: 

1. On Smooth Ivory cardstock, stamp the image with Distress Ink (Tea Dye) and Versafine Clair (Fallen Leaves). Use the darker ink around face and body.

2. Using watered down Tea Dye Ink and Karin Marker Sepia, watercolour around the outside of the image.

3. Colour the image with Prismacolor Pencils, blending with Gamsol and adding some highlights with Karin Markers. 

4. Die-cut the frame and matte with dark green card.

5. Colour some card with the coordinating green pencil and cut in 3 strips, adhering to textured cardstock.

6. Add shimmer and metallic paint (gold) to dress and flowers.

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Here is another card I made with the kit...

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Seize the Birthday - Surprise Guest #5

   Hello there Crafty Friends! I'm back again with my last card as Surprise Guest at Seize the Birthday Challenge. I've had lot's of fun over the last weeks and appreciate the honour. The theme for this challenge is 'CAKES' but the themes are always optional, so you can enter any card, as long as it's a Birthday Card.

I wanted the cake to take centre stage so I kept the background white, although I coldn't resist adding texture to make it more festive! I hope I didn't go to far:)

The cake was coloured with Zig Markers and I used the sentiment from the same stamp set. 

Concord & 9th Eat Cake & Celebrate

Die: Reverse Confetti Diagonal Scallops Cover Plate; Penny Black Full Bloom & Stitched Stacker

I hope you'll visit  Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the design team and then join in the challenge with us. 

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Seize the Birthday - Surprise Guest #4

   Hello there Crafty Friends! I'm back again with my 2nd card as Surprise Guest at Seize the Birthday Challenge. The theme for this challenge is 'FAUX or REAL STITCHING' but the themes are always optional, so you can enter any card, as long as it's a Birthday Card.

I  included some real stitching in the centre of the rose. I chose the Pinpoint background, because it's like stitching without the thread:)

The dies are from various Altenew die sets. I have them all mixed together, so I'm not sure of the name of the sets.  I die-cut the flower from a smooshed background. The leaves were coloured with Karin Markers and Cosmic Shimmer Powder. 

Dies: Altenew Flowers; Memory Box Pinpoint Leaf Plate 

Stamp: Inspired by Stamping (sadly no longer around)

I hope you'll visit  Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the design team and then join in the challenge with us. 

I'm also entering the following challenges:- 

Lots of Layers

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