Penny Black Hugs and Simon Says Stamp Framed Friendship get well card.

Hello everyone and welcome to another challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we are making marks on our cards with items such as paint, markers, inks etc and I came up with this card

I used my NBUS Penny Black Hugs Edger dies and the image is from an older stamp set which was a collaboration between Simon Says Stamp and Altenew, called Framed Friendship. I used Zig Clean Colour Markers to watercolour the flowers and shade the hugs die cut. I really like that the die set includes the edger die to give some shape to the panel and you can then nestle the hugs die cut up against it. I stacked a few of these die cuts to give some dimension and only coloured the top one. 

I inked the base card with some coordinating ink and stamped the Sending sentiment on it before adding the shaped panel. All the sentiment stamps were pulled from different stamp sets to link up the message, and I finished off by splattering some ink droplets onto the panel. I really like this Hugs die because it can be used with or without the edger die and I know that Penny Black has some new words being released this month too.

As always, my talented Design Teamies have some great inspiration for you over on the ATSM Blog and you can link up your entry over there too.

I'd like to play along at

Passion for Markers Challenge week 690 - add a sentiment

Unicorn Challenge #87 - Flowers

Aud Sentiments Challenge #301 - - watercolouring and a sentiment

NBUS Challenge #50 - use new schtuff!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

 

Taylored Expressions Create in Quads Mistletoe and The Greetery Christmas card

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are well and enjoyed the Coronation if you like that kind of thing. I take the view that it's good to celebrate anything you can in this life, so I was there in front of the tv with a paper crown on, enjoying the spectacle and beautiful music. Because it was raining on Saturday evening, our street party was postponed until Sunday when we and our neighbours came together in beautiful sunshine to enjoy some fabulous company, food and wine. Being lightweights these days, John and I rolled home after a few hours but the younger folks caroused on until the early hours so a good time was had by all - even those who were feeling a little bit delicate the next day, lol! We were away on holiday the week before so I'm sorry I haven't been around to see you for a while but I hope to catch up over the next few days.

Anyway, I'm here to welcome you

to a new challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges

and the theme for May is:

J for

'Jingle Bells'

&

K for

'Kissing'

(underneath the mistletoe)

Choose one or both, and join in the fun. 

Helene is our lovely host this time and she has these cute stamps as a prize for the lucky randomly chosen winner

I chose to go with the K for Kissing 

under the mistletoe theme

Mistletoe has white berries, of course, but I used some artistic license and went for red ones. I used the Taylored Expressions Create In Quads Mistletoe Stencil set to ink the image with various Altenew inks and then stamped the sentiment in matching red ink. The 'Wonderful' die cut is from The Greetery Simply Wonderful stamp and die set and I stamped this in red and added some clear embossing glitter to glam it up a little. I adhered the panel onto a mat which I inked with red around the edges to make it pop.

 

As always, the team has some great inspiration for you over on the ABC Challenges blog and you can link up your entry over there too. 

I'd like to play along at

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #139 -anything Christmas goes

Try it on Tuesday - use a stencil

Peace on Earth Challenge #39 - anything Christmas goes

Happy Little Stampers May Stencil Challenge - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

Lisa Horton Sunflower Garland card

 

Hello everyone and welcome to another challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we have our Die Cuts and Stencils challenge, and I came up with this card:-

I used my new Lisa Horton Sunflower Garland dies, colour layering stencils and embossing folder for this one to make a landscape DL-sized card.

The process was quite simple and I really like the depth of the embossing although I found it hard to capture in a photograph. I used a mixture of die inks from various companies for the colouring and used brighter colours for the centre flower so it would draw the eye. The sentiment is from Altenew and was embossed in white.

As always, the design team have some great inspiration for you over on the blog and if you decide to join us, you can enter your card over there.

I'd like to play along at

Try it on Tuesday Challenge - Use a stencil

Unicorn Challenge #87 - Flowers

Happy Little Stampers May Challenge - Anything birthday goes

Make My Monday Challenge #199 - flowers

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

pinkfresh studio essentials slimline stitched rectangle dies

Lawn Fawn Scalloped Treat Box Spring add on Easter card

 

Hello everyone and I hope you had a lovely Easter. We had a joint celebration for my youngest son's birthday and Easter Sunday so it was a bit hectic with the whole family and 2 young dogs added into the mix!

I'm pleased to say we're ready for another challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More and this time we are looking for cards to celebrate any occasion.

I went for Easter and made this country cottage card for my 5-year-old Granddaughter, Alice

I'm really getting into dies at the moment and had fun mixing a couple of Lawn Fawn Die sets ( The Scalloped Treat Box and Spring House Add-Ons), along with a very old grass die. I cut all the dies, apart from the roof and bunny, in white off-cuts and coloured them with Copics.

 

I made the sentiment in Word and added it to a little banner.

You'll find lots of inspiration over on the ATSM blog and you can enter your project there too!

I'd like to play along at

Unicorn Challenge #86 - add an animal

Dream Valley Challenge #292 - a four-legged friend

Lawn Fanatics Challenge #147 - Country or City scene

The Cutie Pie Challenge #181 - - Bunnies and blooms -

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

HoneyBee Christmas Village Christmas card

 

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

This time we are looking for 

H for Houses 

and/or

I for Indoors

Helen is our lovely host this time and she has this great prize for the randomly chosen winner.

Life has been busy for me of late so I only have one card this time and it is H for Houses

I used my NBUS HoneyBee Christmas Village dies and spent far longer than I had intended cutting out and putting together all the little die cuts. There are so many tiny pieces but I found it really therapeutic and it was a great way to use up small scraps of coloured paper leftovers to assemble the scene. I got a Sizzix Sidekick for Christmas and it really came into its own with all these small dies.

Once all the houses were completed, I watercoloured some sky and cut a hill out of white card to assemble my little scene before adding glitter for some sparkle and suggesting the snow. The sentiment is an old stamp from WPlus9.

You will find lots of inspiration on the blog from my talented design teammates and if you decide to join us this month, you can post your entry there too.

    I'd like to play along at

Happy Little Stampers April challenge - anything goes with dies

Jingle Belles Challenge - recycle challenge - leftover paper scraps

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Poppystamps Floral Cake Pop Up Easel birthday card

Hello everyone and welcome to the next challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we have our birthday challenge and I was really pleased to make a start on birthday cards because my stash of them is seriously depleted.

I came up with this card

I used my new Poppystamps Floral Cake Pop-Up Easel dies along with the icing addition.

These dies were fun to work with and I really like that they stand up by themselves without adding a stopper if you don't want one.

I made it with a brown textured card for the chocolate cake layers and added some shiny pink card for the icing and a couple of the candles. I like the versatility of this die too - I'm going to reverse the colours and have pink cake with chocolate icing and some eggs and chicks on the top to make an Easter card.

The sentiment dies and stamp on the base are from Papertrey Ink.

 We've been enjoying some sunshine at last but it's still a bit nippy around here. They say it will get a bit warmer for Easter and I'm looking forward to that. I hope the Easter Bunny stops off at your house and brings lots of yumminess for you!

I'd like to play along at

Dream Valley Challenges #291 - any celebration

Happy Little Stampers April Challenge - birthday

Sheepski Designs Challenge #73 - die cuts or punches

My NBUS Challenge #49 my dies have not been used before

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Taylored Expressions Layered in Quads Mistletoe Christmas card

 

Hello everyone and welcome back to Addicted to Stamps and More! We've had a long break and come back refreshed for the next series of challenges. We're starting off with Challenge #442 - Christmas:-

and I came up with this card

I used my new Taylored Expressions Layered in Quads Mistletoe stencils and inked up with a couple of shades of green and red ink. I stamped the sentiment from Papertrey Ink in the centre and embossed it with clear ink before cutting the panel out with a die from Waffle Flower. I matted it onto some white card that had been inked around the edges with the same red ink, and then onto the base card.

To finish off, I added some glossy accents to some of the berries to add some shine.

If you head over to the ATSM blog, you'll find lots of inspiration from my talented Teamies and it would be great if you decide to join us this time.

I'd like to play along at

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #36 - anything Christmas Goes 

NBUS Challenge #45 - stencils are new

My Time to Craft #56 - something beginning with R - red berries

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #136 - anything Christmas Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x