A Framed Animal

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and thank you for visiting.

Another card for the wee swap group I am part of, and the challenge set was "animals, framed."

I knew immediately what I would do - but all did not go smoothly...

The stamps, a magazine freebie set, were trialed and then I stamped.  The giraffe was stamped in CP Over Coffee ink, on a scrap piece of card, and then fussy cut.  

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Peanut Brittle  - it felt very apt, as I was planning on a month overseas next month - a week visiting friends, and then a three week tour - but the fireworks in the Middle East put paid to that!!

That aside, I very carefully cut the aperture, positioned the sentiment below the aperture, and stamped - only to find the sentiment was upside down...oh dear.

I flipped the panel around, and it could work, so I carried on - I now think it looks better than originally planned!

The image was 'coloured' using the Peanut Brittle ink on a water brush, and mounted coming through the aperture - the head was raised slightly on foam tape.  Pale blue card was added behind the giraffe,

and the panel mounted using foam tape on a yellow card, then onto a kraft base.

A few amber rhinestones completed the front panel

The inside liner was edged with the same washi tap I used on the envelope.

I am linking this to:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2911 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #742 + 743 - Anything Goes

'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #274 - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping March Challenge - Wildlife, or Anything Goes

AAA Challenge #310 - Anything CAS Goes

One Layer Grunge and Steampunk

Welcome

Oops, I did not realise I had done so little blogging until I came to upload this card... I have been busy, very busy in fact, making cards ahead as I had plans to travel for the month of April, but, those plans are looking very shaky now the Middle East has erupted. 😒

This card was started with a 'mop up' piece of card - I have no idea what the inks on it were, but I did add a spray of a copper mica colour

The first step was to add some stenciling - it was a circular stencil, which I used to my advantage to add interest.   I cannot recall which ink I used for that step.

The stamping of the images, all from an old Darkroom Door set, was done in C.P. Over Coffee ink

In this angled photo, some of the glimmer can be seen

The sentiment (from a Uniko set) was embossed with Rich Brown ep, (again on a piece of 'mop up' card) and the banner angle cut for interest

Washi tape finished both the inside of the card and the envelope.

                            I am linking this to:                                   

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2609 - Anything Goes

Cardz for Guys Challenge #383 - Monochrome Colour Palette

Crazy is Our name - Stencils are our Game March Challenge - Must use a Stencil (opt, Vines)

Make My Monday Challenge #272 - Card for a Male

Neglected Stuff March Challenge - Anything Goes - stamp set is years old

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make Your Own Background

Thank you so very much for visiting, and for any comments left, they are appreciated

Smile!!

Welcome

This card was made for our local swap challenge - to make our own coloured paper background or focal point...

I embossed the background panel with a Memory Keepers geometric folder, then swiped  an inkpad over the 'high points', which made the design look more like flowers!!

The feature panel was a piece of 'mop up' card, and I have no idea of the medium I mopped up, apart from the fact it had some mica in it!

The sentiment I die cut and mounted over a layer of foam. 

The flower I diecut and painted with mica paints, then mounted over three layers of card.  It looked a bit lost on the background, so I used a marker to colour the edges a wee bit darker than the tops, and it worked beautifully

What I also did on the main panel was add three yellow enamel dots, but these are only shown in the main photo, as I added them after I had done most of the shots...

The inside was finished with trimmings from the feature panel, the envelope I used washi tape on.

I am linking this to;

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #738 +739 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2606 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #843 - Embossing

Can You Handle The Pressure - Anything Goes - Twist of Die Cuts

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - No Designer Paper

The Alphabet Challenge - U is for Uplifting

The recipient said this card really cheered her up

Momigami - aka kneaded paper!

Welcome

Sorry I have not been around much, but I have discovered that the reason I have not been keen on blogging, or visiting blogs, is because my eyes have deteriorated and I need new prescriptions for my glasses - all three pairs.  My everyday, my reading and my dark/driving lenses all need to be adjusted, and to top it all off, cataracts are starting to affect my sight also. 

This was a card for the local swap group I am in, and the challenge was to use momigami, (this is a video link, and the technique starts at approx 8 minute mark) or paper kneading on the card.... 

I chose a handmade paper which had these gorgeous gold 'flowers' on it - and they survived the technique

As I wanted the paper to be the focal point, I simply stamped a gerbera (Uniko) in ladybug ink,  watercoloured it with the same ink, and diecut it before adding the micro beads in the centre.

The sentiment was die cut from a piece of card I had also painted with the ladybug ink, then it was adhered to a yellow panel

The panel and flower were adhered using my hot glue gun, as well as the paper to the base, as the result of the paper treatment left it somewhat glue resistant. 

All the edges were coloured using the red ink.. even the insert panel, which I decorated with washi tape.

As I don't often make square cards, I had to make an envelope for it - I used double sided paper, and used a white sticker for the address panel.

I am linking this to:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2604 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #736 +737 - Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenge #132 - Something New 

(the stamp  and die were NBUS, the technique new to me)

Elliebelle's Gard Party #11 - Anything from or in a garden goes

Another Two-fer

Welcome

Oops, I nearly didn't do a blog post his month -

hopefully I will get this finished before the end of the year.

These cards were made as a result of a challenge in our NZ swap group.  I used the spotlight option.

This was my card for the swap - I used an Indigo Blu stamp Peony Posy, stamping it in Lawn Fawn River Stone ink.  I coloured one copy using sponge daubers, which challenged my propensity of  colouring within the lines.. 

I die cut two circles for my spotlight, and for this card I edged the circles with Forget Me Not ink, then adhered them using 1mm foam tape.  The main panel was edged in the same blue ink, and mounted over a pale blue base

For the two-fer,  I edged the spotlight elements with pink ink, and also the feature panel.

I used 2mm foam tape to mount the spotlight elements, and stamped a sentiment in the bottom left of the panel (and promptly forgot to photograph it.)

Both cards have been delivered and appreciated

I take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful 2026, 

and hopefully you may see a bit more of my craft activities here

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #730 - 733 - Anything Goes

Cut It Up Challenge #346 - Anything Goes

'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #268 - Anything Goes

Doubles....

Welcome - thank you so much for visiting my blog

This card was made for the monthly swap in a small, local group.

The challenge this month was 'double'  i.e. to use two of anything such as images, a double fold etc.

I amassed 11 doubles, not intentionally, but it worked out that way... 

some are obvious, some less so.

There were two layers over the card base, and two layers on the featured circles

The embossed panel had Memento Lulu Lavender in lightly rubbed over it, then two sprays were applied.  Lindy's Magical's Starburst French Lilac Violet and Cosmic Shimmer Pearl.

Unfortunately I could not get the subtle shimmer to show in the photos.

The two blooms (from a Wood Ware set) were white embossed and painted with watercolours

The two word sentiment was from Uniko, stamped in the second ink, Memento Grape Jelly.

Only two inks were used, and the stamps were from two companies.

I then added some bling in pairs on the front of the card, and also to either end of the two strips of off cuts that I used to decorate the inside.

I am linking this to: 

Darnell's NBUS Challenge #80 - both stamp sets were NBUS.

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #726 + 727 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2547 - Anything Goes

A Curvy Two-Fer

Welcome

Yes, I am still here, and actually well, but I have been away at the beach on a couple of trips, and life is generally pretty busy when I am home - by the time the evening comes and my laptop comes out, I 'blob' behind the screen instead of being productive... 

The first of my cards was for a "Use Curves" challenge - both dies are unnamed

I cut the white card using both dies, and glued the resulting panel to the Forest Green base

The greeting was embossed using two colours of EP

A few clear sequins added to relieve the starkness

And sparkle green glitter tape adorned the inside and the envelope.

The Twofer:

This used the remnant of the white panel  from the first card, and the diecut of the lady

The sheen on the diecut of the lady was done by dabbing the diecut on my embossing pad, and then coating her in pearl perfect pearls

The gold was splatter on the "mop up" sheet that I used as the background panel.

The feature panel was mounted on Cranberry cardstock.

The inner was decorated with an offcut of the background, as was the envelope.

I am linking these to:

Word Art Wednesday Weeks 726 +727 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2546 - Anything Goes

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday November Challenge - Anything Goes