Abstract Blue Birthday

Welcome

I recently taught a card class where I followed a tutorial by Natasha Foote to make some abstract backgrounds.   

I used Semco mica paints (a very cheap set) and diluted the blue to three shades to add variety.

We only made backgrounds in class, and this is one I finished into a card

The mica paints added interest with the shimmer and shine, and then I randomly stamped and embossed with a silver hologram embossing powder, an abstract 'doodle' .

The sentiment was stamped in blue (using a magazine freebie stamp), die cut using an oval die, and then sponged with the same blue before removing it from the die - I then doodled some faux stitching around the edge with a silver pen.

The feature panel was wiped over the blue ink before being adhered to the base, as was the inside panel.

I finished the inside with some car washi tape top and bottom

 as the card is for (another) great grandson. 

I am linking this to:

A Gem of a Challenge Week #6 - Anything Goes

Arty Diva's March Challenge - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 2312 - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #12 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #589 + 590 - Anything Goes

D.L.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #320 - Anything Goes

Kraty Chicks Challenge #657 - Anything Goes

Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday March Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge # 547- For A child

This was made for my great-grandson

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge #104 - Anything Goes

Birthday Rat

Welcome

This card was made for a friend's grandson who is turning 12...

I started with the background - I had embossed the orange base when trialling a new embossing folder (Altenew Checkered Diamonds 3D folder), and then abandoned it...

I had given these strips of light weight card waste from a friend who was cutting the sheets down for a book making project.

The strips were woven to form a mat for the focal image - a Katzelkraft City Rat, which I stamped in Memento London Fog ink, and coloured with my Polychromo pencils, he was then die cut and the circle edged with more London Fog ink.

The sentiment was computer generated, trimmed and the edges inked with a black marker

The inside of the card was finished with some Washi tape and another image of the rat

I am linking this to: 

Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday March Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge Week #6 - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #11 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2311 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #587 + 588 - Anything Goes

Art Impressions Blog Challenger #347 - Inside Out

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #672 - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #490 - Add a Sentiment

Krafty Chicks Challenge #656 - All Occasions

Cards 4 Guyz Challenge #318 - Any Colouring Medium

Brrrrm - or Should That Be Roar?

Welcome

My brother recently had a birthday, and I had to make his card in a hurry as I had got behind... seems to be the story of my life of late.

An old magazine set of freebies entitled For The Boys came to the rescue yet again - my brother has ridden motorbikes for approximstely 58 years, and has just recently had to give up due to health reasons, so this was a very appropriate image to use, and the card itself came together quite quickly.

I used some silver paper for the background, embossing it with an old Cuttlebug folder.  The images were silver embossed on a snippet of black card and fussy cut, I also ran a silver pen around the words. 

To ground the motorbike I added some folded red organza ribbon and layered silver ribbon over it.

The motorbike image was mounted on foam dots, with the wheels sitting just above the silver ribbon.

The inside of the card was finished with some silver washi, which does not photograph well.

My brother appreciated the card!

I am linking this to: 

Snippets Playground Challenge #450 - Anything Goes using snippets

(The black card was a snippet)

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #202 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2311 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #587 + 588 - Anything Goes

dragonfly Dreams March Challenge - Outdoors

Corrosive Challenge March - Anything Goes

A Gem of A Challenge Week #6 - Anything Goes

Di's Digi designs Challenge - Mixed Media

Send a Smile $Kids Challenge - For Boys

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

Spring Pansies

Welcome

Another harbinger of spring is the humble Pansy, and I recently 'christened' a set of pansy stamps for this card for the Mid-month inspiration post at We Love Stamping, 

for the March challenge, where the optional theme is Spring

I started by embossing a white background panel with a Brutus Monroe EF, blossoms

The blooms, buds and leaves were all coloured with my Polychromo pencils, and fussy cut.  When they were adhered to the card I popped some of the elements up for some subtle dimension, and also left the ends of the leaves 'free' to lift.

The images, and this gorgeous sentiment were stamped using Memento London Fog ink.  I edged the main panel and this small one with Memento Dandelion ink

The inside was finished with a floral washi tape.  It was quite pale, so I placed a second layer on the panel, making sure I lined up the wee flowers as I did so. 

I am linking this to:

Ally's Angels March Challenge #68 - Anything Goes

LeAnn's World 101 March Challenge #60 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #250 - Anything Goes

Creative KnockOuts Challenge #490 - Add a Sentiment

Craft Rocket Challenge #101 - For the Girls

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #671 - Female

Pattie's Creations Challenge #204 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #629 - Anything Goes, Opt Go for Green

SWord Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #587 + 588 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #310 - Anything Goes

No 1 Teddy

Welcome

This is my first ever Teddy Bear stamp, and I still love it, so when stuck for an idea for a first birthday card for my youngest G Grandson, it came to the rescue - again.

The teddy was stamped and embossed, then watercoloured, with blue being added to his paws, and blue gems for his eyes and tummy button.   The image was fussy cut before being mounted on foam dots

I sat him just above the sentiment banner, and popped a candle to indicate his age beside him.  It is a two layered die cut, so I used gold behind, as well as gold embossing the sentiment and layering the banner over the same gold paper.

The background panel was sitting on my desk... it is in need of a tidy...

I stamped another bear, almost as old as the first, on the inside, and as he was a different stamp, he was coloured differently.

I also used the second image for the envelope - partially because I could not see the original for looking - needless to say I found it as soon as the card was finished!

I am linking this to:

Allorts Challenge #719 - Anything Goes - with option of a trio

There are three gems on teddy.

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #10 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2310 - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #10 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #587 + 588 - Anything Goes

Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday March Challenge - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon challenge %696 - Bling on the Bling

Retro rubber Challenge #202 - Anything Goes

(The focal stamp of the Teddy is close to 20 years old)

A Place to Start March Challenge - Anything Goes

Jan's Digi Stamps March Challenge - Anything Goes

Floral Paraphernalia

Welcome

I made this card for a special friend, and spent an enjoyable afternoon water colouring it.

The stamp is the  Chocolate Baroque stamp, Floral Paraphernalia slim line, and it is so long, I couldn't fit  the last part of it on the panel!

It was stamped and black embossed before painting

When it was dry, I added some silver splatter

The sentiment and edges of the main panel were silver embossed. I used an embossing pen on the main panel edges, then dipped them in silver ep and heated.  I matched the edges of the sentiment panel by running a silver pen around it. 

The inside was finished with two layers of washi tape. 

Unfortunately the silver tape did not photograph well.

I am linking this to:

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #9 - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations March Challenge - Anything Stamped (Opt wings and Tails)

Jan's Digi Designs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Purple Haze Challenge #202 - Anything Goes

Triple B March Challenge - Birds, Bees and Butterflies (Opt Use the Mood Board) 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #2 - Anything Floral goes (Opt Use the MoodBoard

Pammie's Inly Pinkies Challenge #2309 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #585 + 586 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge Week #5 - Anything Goes

Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday March Challenge - Anything Goes

A Spring Rose

Welcome

There is nothing more welcome to me than the first rose of Spring, so that is what I chose for my card for the We Love Stamping Challenge this month, where the theme is Spring.

The stamp is an Altenew layered rose, that I stamped using the Altenew Rose Petal bundle of die inks, and the leaves in assorted green inks that I had on hand.

The images were then fussy cut, and adhered to the card using foam dots for some subtle dimension.

The edges of the panel were foiled using a glue stick and adding bronze foil over that

The sentiment, an Hero Arts greeting from the Handwritten Messages Set  was heat embossed using a mixture of copper and gold ep, mixed until I got a colour close to the foiling. 

To finish I added some pink iridescent adhesive gems on the rose and near the sentiment - you can just catch the sparkle in the above photo.

The panel was them added to a pink card stock base

A strip of washi tape finished the inside of the card

There are some beautiful prizes from Penny Black on the We Love Stamping Challenge this month,

  

I am linking this to:

Beyond the Blue Challenge #81 - Blooms

A Gem of a Challenge Week #5 - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #9 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2308 - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create March Challenge - Anything Goes Twist CAS

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #585 + 586 - Anything Goes

We Love To Create Mixed Medias Challenge #2 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Special Woman or Mothers Day

(This is for a grand daughter)

Creative Fingers Challenge #249 - Anything Goes

Patties Creations Challenge #204 - Anything Goes using a stamped or digi image

Washi Galore

Welcome,

Also a warm welcome to my newest follower, Faith A of Daffodil Cards, who makes the most beautiful cards - do pop over and take a peep.

On Saturday I was one of seven (self appointed) bridesmaids at a wedding of  friends over the weekend, which was a lot of fun.  We also helped do the final preparation of the food on Friday and Saturday morning, and the serving, as they were catering it themselves. 

I had hoped to be here sooner, but have also been hit with a cluster of migraines, which have left me somewhat lethargic and lacklustre.  (Thankfully not over the weekend)  Subsequently I have not been  blog visiting - I hope to get back to it tomorrow.

Now to the card - this I taught last year as a way to use Washi tape

I layered bronze dotted, silver chevron, black and white music and red and white washi tape adhered diagonally over a piece of (thin) white card, leaving a narrow strip empty

I stamped the sentiment in red across the blank space, centring the stamps, then stamping on either side.  The stamps were freebies from a magazine.

The decorated panel was then mounted over another white layer, then the red base, and black rhinestones added

I used the music patterned washi for the inside.

I am linking this to: 

Creative Fingers Challenge #249 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2308 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday ChallengeWeeks #585 + 586 - Anything Goes

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday march Challenge - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Dots or Stripes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #8 - Anything Goes

Everybody Art Challenge #530 - Birthday

Jan's Digi Designs February Challenge - Anything Goes

Avenue 613 Feburary Challenge - Anything Goes - Twist, use red for anything but a heart

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #200 - Anything Goes