Beautiful Stamps

 Hi there Crafty Friends! A couple of days ago I remembered I'd bought some Stampers Anonymous products when I purchased a SSS Card kit. I put everything away and because I've been sick for a few weeks, I completely forgot! So today I got them out for a play! 

I challenged myself to step outside my usual style and to use fall colours...

This stamp set is so stunning. Such great quality, making it easy to stamp repeatedly and watercolour. 

I used Karin Markers and Distress Inks for the flower and also the leaves which I embossed with Pearl Embossing Powder for some subtle shine. 

This time I sponged a background with Fall colours and then randomly stamped the images with Distress Inks. I added some highlights with the same ink. 

I made a light wash background and then stamped the flower with Distress Ink and coloured with Karin Markers. 

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous French Garden

Die: Spellbinders Rectangle Postage Edge

I'm sharing at the following challenges:-

CARD 1

Fall/Free/Markers

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CARD 2

MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

Card 3 

NBUS

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THE CARD CONCEPT #195a/b Floral Spring or Garden Birds

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a double  choice challenge at The Card Concept,  which means we post 2 photos and you can choose which photo you prefer, or you could create two separate cards, one for each photo! 

I was inspired by the napkin and table cloth in the first photo to make a Clean & Layered Card. 

The gingham background was made with a stamp from Hello Bluebird. The Stampers Anonymous flowers and leaves were stamped randomly and coloured with Copic Markers. 

To finish, I added a bold sentiment from Altenew. 

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 :-)

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CAS MIX UP JULY '22

 Hello there Crafty Friends! This month at CAS Mix Up we have a Watercolour themed challenge. Linda is our host and the prompt is 'Things with Wings'. That should give you plenty of scope.  Please be sure to make water-colouring the main element of your card and keep your designs Clean and Simple.

I used 3rd generation stamping for the butterfly and the blended with a wet brush. I wanted to get an antique look and to keep it monochrome. 

Stamp: Stampers Anonymous Perspectives Butterfly

You can see more wonderful creations from our talented DT at the CAS Mix Up blog and we hope to inspire you to play along in the challenge! 

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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.

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

Theme: The Man with the Bag

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52 CHRISTMAS CARD THROWDOWN FEB '22 (COLOUR CHALLENGE)

 Hi Crafty Friends.  Andreja M is our host for February at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge.

The second challenge of the month is always a  colour challenge.  Andreja has given us a classic and classy  colour combo for this month. I 'm sure you'll like it and hope you join us! 

I used a combination of Penny Black and Stampers Anon stamps for the foliage and Hello Bluebird for the sentiment. I inked up the Delicata Gold ink pad to make the gold stamping extra sparkly! 

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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Blue & White Roses

 I'm just popping in to post a card inspired by the theme at The Flower Challenge.

I love blue and white china and have quite a collection, so it was easy to choose which monochrome colour to use. 

I stamped the image with Karin Markers and blended with Nuvo Glitter Gloss Marker and water. 

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52 Christmas Card Throwdown Jan '22 (Colour Challenge)

Hi Crafty Friends.  Andreja is our host for October at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge.

The second challenge of the month is always a  colour challenge.  Andreja has given us a fun colour combo for this month. I 'm sure you'll like it and hope you join us! 

All the stamped images are from Stampers Anonymous Holiday Things.  I used various brown markers and inks and Kraft card for my 3 brown shades. I splattered watered down White Gouache for the snow.

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:)

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

ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE

'A' is for ANYTHING CHRISTMAS

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52 Christmas Card Throwdown Jan '22 (Sketch)

 Hi Crafty Friends.  It's time for the first challenge of 2022 at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge.  Andreja is our Host and has given us a great sketch to kick off the year. 

I love this cute Santa from MFT and thought it was a great fit for this sketch.  I used an old embossing folder for the background and a scrap of patterned paper for the banner. 

Stamps: MFT Santa Sends His Love

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:)

I am sharing my card at the following challenges:-

Can you see the rainbow of fairy lights? 

Something New ('new to me' stamp)

Something New ('new to me' stamp)

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CAS MIX UP Jan '22

 Welcome to a New Year of CAS Mix Up Challenges! I'm hosting this month. It's a watercolour challenge and I chose 'LOOSE WATERCOLOUR' as the theme. 

What I mean by 'LOOSE' is to not worry about being perfect and to allow yourself to go outside the lines! There are links to videos on the CAS Mix Up blog to inspire you.

I stamped the bird on watercolour paper and then slapped on some water adding pigment randomly and allowing the paint to drip for 'movement'.  Then I added some splatter and splatter. 

The bird stamp is designed by Finnabair for Prima and the sentiment is from Tim Holtz.

We have Karen (Random Reflections) joining us as Guest Designer this month. You can see Karen's card and more from our fabulous DT at the CAS Mix Up blog.

I hope you will be inspired and join in the challenge!

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Simplicity

Hello there! 

When I saw the quote at Time Out Challenge, I new I had the perfect sentiment stamp. I decided to pair it with a gorgeous floral stamp and thought gold, black and white would be elegant. 

Yes this card was so simple to make! I stamped the image and sentiment with Delicata Gold ink. 

I die-cut the flower with the co-ordinating die and then die-cut the border., mounting it on a white card base. 

Stamps: Stampin Up Nature's Harvest; Stampers Anonymous Perspective

Dies:  Stampin Up Nature's Harvest; Spellbinders Venise Lace Hemstitch Die

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Watercolour Play & Masculine Belated Birthday

 Hi there! Just sharing a few more makes that I haven't got around to posting. 

So this one was just for fun, because I was playing with Daniel Smith Watercolours. 

I then stamped the wildflowers and foliage, but I had to go over it with black marker, because the watercolour paper was so rough. I then added highlights with white gel pen. 

Stamps: Stampers Annonymous 

I used Distress Ink to stamp the balloon. I blendded the inks with water on the cling stamp and a bit more on the paper. 

Stamps: Hampton Art Hot Air Balloon; CASual Friday Some Bunny

Die: Penny Black

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Mixed Media /Stencil/ White on White with a touch of Gold

 Hi there. I'm pretty much up to date with all my DT cards, so today I had a play. 

First up is a Mixed Media Card. I wanted to use some crackle paste on this card, but when I opened the tub, I found it had dried up:( So instead, this is what I did...

I inked up a very old Flourishes stamp with Distress Oxide inks, liberally spritzed and stamped several times on the watercolour paper. 

When dry, I randomly stamped part of an equally old Hero Arts

stamp with white ink and then embossed with Silver Pearl embossing powder. 

The panel was then die-cut and the edges sponged with the darker ink. 

 The dragonfly was stamped with DO ink, blended with Nuvo Glitter Gloss Pen and fussy-cut. 

The sentiment was  stamped on a die-cut panel. 

To finish I arranged the dragonfly on some die-cut floral stems and layered with some twine and the sentiment. 

Stamps: Gina K Beautiful Wings; Flourishes Bees & Blooms: Stampers Anonymous Natures Wonder;

Hero Arts friends Background

Dies: Stampin Up Meadow Dies; Penny Black Rectangle

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My next card was a lot more simple and classic...

I began by die-cutting the leafy wreath and then liberally splattered it with Altenew Gold Metallic  Paint. 

The white panel was embossed with an old Papertrey Ink Coverplate for a bit of texture. I then stamped the sentiment and sponged the edges with the gold ink. To finish The wreath was adhered with dimensional tape and some pearls added for a bit of bling.

Die: Poppy Stamps Adriana Wreath

Stamp: Kaisercraft

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My last card was made with a kit from Uniquely Creative...

The background was stencilled with Distress Ink. 

The flowers were stamped with black ink, clear embossed and coloured with Zig Markers. 

The sentiment is made from wood and was covered in black ink and clear embossed to match the flowers. 

I added some splatter and sequins to finish.

All Products: Uniquely Creative Teacup Builder Mini Kit

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

CARD 1

Double D

Flora & Fauna

Monochrome

CARD 2

White, Leaves, Die-cuts & Pearls

CARD 3

Stencil

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