My Favorite Things and Lisa Horton robin Christmas card

 

Hello again, and welcome to the August challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges.

Our themes this time are 

P is for Pastel Colours.

Q is for Quick

and/or 

R is for Robin

I went for R is for Robin

I cut a Lisa Horton scalloped oval die and inkblended on it with blue and green ink before using a snowfall stencil to add the snow. The robins are from a My Favorite Things stamp set called Winter Birds, and I coloured them with pencils before fussy-cutting them out. The branches were found in my leftovers box, and the sentiment is from an old Lawn Fawn set.

I'd like to play along at

Alphabet Challenge - I is for Ink Blending

Outlawz Festive Friday Challenge - Christmas

Paper Rock Scissors Challenge #7 - anything goes - fussy cut birds

Farmquest Country Christmas Challenge #23 - country Christmas

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

Spellbinders Daisy Trio card

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well and getting some crafty time to yourself. We are starting a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More, and this time you can make a design for any occasion.

 

I created a card with a general sentiment on the front, allowing me to add a more specific sentiment inside to match the occasion.

I die-cut a rectangle of white card and used a Betterpress Plate called Daisy Trio by Yana Smakula.I used the coordinating stencils to add the colour, and finished off with the die-cut sentiment which is from the Pinkfresh Studio My Favourite Sentiments Pressplate. 

We're in chaos at home with a refurbishment of our bedroom happening next week. I can't believe how much stuff was tucked away in that room! We've had to empty it completely because it needs to be replastered, and all the stuff is now scattered around the house. I feel a decluttering session coming on lol!

I'd like to play along at

Cut it Up Challenge #336 - add a sentiment

Creative Inspiration Challenge #29 - anything goes

Triple B Challenge August - blooms

Creative Inspirations Challenge August - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

 

Penny Black Tulips in Bloom birthday card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to the birthday challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. I made this for a friend who has a spring birthday, so it is a little late being shown here, but flowers are welcome any time of year, and they are only one season late!

I stamped the Penny Black Tulips in Bloom stamp onto watercolour paper and coloured it with Gansai Tambi watercolour paints. I still struggle with watercolouring, but I was pleased with how this one turned out. My brush does insist on colouring every part of the image, though, no matter how hard I try to leave a little white space. This stamp has a die available for it, and I was pleased to have it because of the intricate bits, not being the best fussy-cutter.

For the background, I used the Penny Black Delicate Octagon frame dies, cutting two and overlapping them. The fallout from one of these was used for the background, which was simply brushed with ink, and a Papertrey Ink sentiment finished it off. 

The Design Team has some great inspiration for you over on the blog, and you can enter your card there if you decide to join us.

I'd like to play along at

The Outlawz Challenge Monday Greeting - birthday

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #258 - anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams July Challenge - use polygons

https://girlzandtheartofletter Challenge 6 - Letter F for flowers

Penny Black Saturday Challenge July - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x

Penny Black Frozen Vistas Christmas card

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new challenge day at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time, we have our Christmas theme

and I came up with this card

I stamped the Penny Black Frozen Vista stamp in black and then coloured the image with Copic pens, before cutting it out with the matching die.

I placed the image on a card blank, added the Penny Black Stitched Loop frame dies, and finished off by adding some glitter to the scene.

My Christmas pile is growing nicely, and I hope yours is too, so you won't be in a mad rush at the end.

I'd like to play along at

Aude Sentiments Challenge #327 - Christmas in July

Peace on Earth Challenge #91 - anything Christmas goes

613 Avenue Create July 25 - any holiday

Star Stamps Challenge #72 - Christmas in July

Cut it Up Challenge #334 - Christmas in July

Craft Rocket Challenge #127 - Christmas in July

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs, 

Carol x

 

Pinkfresh Studio Hanging Florals Christmas card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to another challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges.

Helen is our Host this time, and she has a great prize for the winner.

                                                             The themes this time are 

'N is for Non-Christmas Stash'

&

'O is for One Layer Cards'

I created this card using the Pinkfresh Studio Hanging Florals stamp.

I masked off a circle and lightly brushed red ink to create a background, then used Christmas colours to make it Christmassy. 

To finish, I added a suitable sentiment and shaped a bow to give a little dimension.

The Design Team has some great inspiration for you over on the ABC Christmas blog, and we'd love to see your entry over there.

I'd like to play along at

Everybody Art Challenge - Christmas in June

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #187 - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #100 - Merry go round

Unicorn Challenge #111 - Christmas in July

Farmquest Country Christmas Challenge - #22 - Christmas

Aud Sentiments Challenge #327 - Christmas in July

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

Penny Black Tulip birthday card

 

Hello all, and welcome!

Despite the droopy hot weather, we're back with a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More,

and this time we are asking you to make your mark with any colouring medium you fancy.

I came up with a landscape shape card for a change.

I used my new Penny Black tulip 3d embossing folder and die, and then used the accompanying stencils, to colour the image with pink, purple and green inks.

I used the Spellbinder Essential Petal dies to cut the layers and coloured the bottom one with the same ink. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. I'm sorry the photos aren't very sharp - I'm not sure what I did wrong here:-(

We had some great entries last week, so thank you if you joined us, and there's lots to see on the ATSM blog if you'd like some inspiration.

I'd like to play along at

Stencil Fun Challenge July 2025 - anything goes with a stencil

A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge July - anything goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

The Greetery Diamond Ribbons birthday card

Hello everyone, and welcome to the die-cuts and/or stencils challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

I've been itching to use my new supplies from the Greetery, which fit this challenge, so I pulled them out and had some fun.

The set is called Diamond Ribbons and I stated by stamping the plants image onto white card. I then used the stencil to colour the flowers and edded some details like the flower shading and centres with fineliner pen.

I used my favourite bluey teal colour scheme and found some toning card that has a subtle shimmer, which I cut with the ribbon die. 

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, and I stamped it on the PTI Limitless Layers oval dies. To finish off, I added some tiny leftover die-cut circles that were waste from another project, and then applied Nuvo Crystal Glaze to them. Sadly, my glaze became a bit cloudy and flattened out as it dried. Have you had this happen? I'm not sure if my technique is faulty or if they are just getting a bit old.

My clever Team Mates have some great inspiration for you over on the ATSM blog. I hope you join us this time.

I'd like to play along at

A Cut Above Challenge - June, anything goes

Outlaws Challenge - Greeting and flowers

Night Owls Challenge #49 - stencils and die cuts

We Love Stamping June Challenge - nature

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #30 - anything floral goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x