CAS and Wood Themed

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I had to make a birthday card recently which was done in a hurry, and was the second one I had had to make for this person. This was the result.

The creative process was started with the tree stamp - one I had received earlier in the week in a blog candy/RAK from Kary over at Papercrafting and Travels as part of her birthday give-aways.

Next step was when this tag fell out from a tray as I was getting out some scrap paper for my desk - it was an old one which I promptly turned over and re-purposed.

I applied two inks to the tree stamp fairly randomly, not in a true rock and roll technique, but the idea came from that.

The edges of both the main tag and the white image panel were distressed and sponged, and the sentiment was stamped using the same ink.

The ribbon was originally white, but I ran it over the darker inkpad to colour it.  Although it looks as though a thread on the edges has not taken the die, it did eventually spread right through the ribbon.

The dp was from an "el-cheapo" pack I bought from the Warehouse when I first started to consider using layers - very early in my paper crafting days!! It had a very pale striped pattern on it, which did not quite 'fit', so I ran it through a woodgrain embossing folder, and then swiped it with an ink pad.

The base card is a dark hunter green, and the whole was finished with some bronze bling.

Total time from sitting down to completion - 25 minutes!!  Pretty quick considering I really didn't have anything in mind when I started.

I am linking this to:

Card Making Mamas Challenge #34 - Sentiments

The Culture Shock - DIY (for a DIY guy, who works with wood!)

Our Craft Lounge Challenge #94 - Tag you're it

Stempelsonnen Challenge #51 - Fir trees

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Recipe:

Stamps - sentiment Kiwistamping, tree from Peace, Joy, Love set by Unity Stamps

Inks      - Memento Cottage Ivy, Bamboo Leaves, Desert Sand

Paper    - Warehouse pack,

Card      - hunter and lime green

Accessories - Rhinestones by Kaisercraft

Sweet sleep

Welcome, and thank you for visiting again.

I have had a run of making baby cards recently, and this one was made with the Stamping Sisters In Christ challenge in mind.

The challenge was to Dig in your stash and use one of your oldest stamp sets, one that hasn't seen any use for a long while.

I used two of my original stamps in the background - the script stamp is from Kiwistamping, a local company who are totally responsible for my stamping addiction, and my first ever purchase are the flower stamps, two from a trio from Hero Arts which is now deleted.  The script was simply stamped with chalk ink, and the flowers were stamped with embossing ink and clear embossed.

The adorable focal image is a digistamp, a freebie, by May Brit. This was coloured in chalks after being printed in Cryogen paper, and was mounted on foam dots for some dimension.

This photograph gives some idea of the subtle sparkle in the paper that shows through the colouring medium.

I fussy cut the image and mounted it on an oval cut using a Nestabilitie Classic oval that was sponged before removing the die.  this was mounted over the organza ribbon which was folded in half to get the strong colour and correct width. The bling was the final touch.

I am linking this to:

Stamping Sisters In Christ Challenge #116 - Genesis 3:6

4 Crafty Chicks - Baby themed

CRAFT Challenge #128 - Cute

Charisma challenge #44 - Cutesy

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #178 - Pointsettia Challenge - Include pink and Green
Crafty Catz Challenge #108 - use a digital image for the focal point
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday p- Embossing (the flowers)

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed

Ready for the Ball

Welcome, and thank you for visiting.

Once again it time for a new release from McMahon Five Design.com. 

 This image is from McMahon Vintage Digitals, and is called 

Ready For the Ball.

The image was coloured with chalks, but glitter pens were used for the dark pink and gold trims. She was cut out using a Nestabilities classic oval, embossed and sponged with gold ink before the die was removed.

This was mounted using the Card Patterns Sketch #139.  The ribbon was some that I have had on hand since my very early days of stamping, bought, I think, from the Warehouse.  This was placed over the dp from the 

Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 stack.

At the base of the image is Prima warm gray lace, alternated with some narrow nylon lace.

The card was finished with some bling recently given to me.

I am linking this to:

Card Patterns challenge #139

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #13 - Texture - lace

Freshly Brewed Challenge #72 - Anything Goes

Stampavie and More Challenge #155 - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge #13 - Monochromatic

Kratin' Kimme Stamps Challenge 3102 - monochromatic

Thank you so much for visiting - may your day be blessed

Quick Card

Hi folks - just a quick post for what turned out to be a very quick card - it is a long time since I have had a card come together this quickly.

I printed off the image which is one from Cora at Digital Two For Tuesday.

I was inspired by a challenge to make a white card with a feature of red, but this ended up with a wee bit too much black, but that is not a problem as I wanted a masculine card.  I was also following a Midnight Madness sketch challenge (#84)

To add some interest to the black layers I embossed them with the diamond plate folder, and added just a wee bit of bling

And volia, here is my card!!

All ready to be written in and posted to the recipient!!


I am linking this to:
Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #84
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown challenge #28 - Clean and Simple
Peachy Keen Stamps challenge #43 - Embossing

Thanks for calling by, and may you day be blessed.

Anniversary with bling

Thank you for calling in - I am away from home again, so I am going to share a card I made in September.


I love the quote that I used here, and when I came across it again recently I decided to use it for this card.  I typed it up on the computer, and used two fonts to give it some drama, and then sized it to fit on a Nestabilities Labels 14 (size 4) cut out.  After cutting the quote out, I sponged it while still in the die, using Memento inks, Danube and sky blues, cantaloupe and dandelion yellows. I stamped the sentiment in tuxedo black and cut it using the smallest die in the set, also sponging it before the die was removed.

The card base was white, and the blue is a piece of laser cut dp that I had on hand {a RAK from my neighbour :-)} and has a lovely sheen to it.


After layering the cutouts, I added the flowers with a pearl in the centers, and the flourishes in the bling and the card was complete.


I just wish that all my cards came together as quickly and easily as this one!!




I am linking this to: 

Just Add Ink Challenge - Just add blue

Thanks for calling by and I treasure your comments.


I trust you have a blessed day.

MMSC#74

Hello - I am a wee bit late in blogging this card this week - combine a slight family emergency, internet issues and a gorgeous grand daughter and there have been a few distractions to say the least!!


The image I was given to work with is an adorable wee pup - it is taken from a photo of a pup named Charlie - I have not met him, but he looks a sweetie - and that from a person who is not a dog lover!!  On this card he is dressed for Christmas, but he is also available from Priscilla Styles Store in just the jacket.

I coloured his jacket in the traditional red and green of Christmas, with gold accents. The border of his jacket and the pom pom on his hat had some sparkle added by using some clear Kindy Glitz.  His body was coloured with chalks.


The image was cut out using a Nestabilities lacey circle and then the red and gold metallic cords were woven through the holes. Again these were left over from my embroidery days (I still do some stitching, just not as much or as demanding...)


When I planned this card I had wanted to use some coloured, cuttlebugged panels where the gold panels are, but I don't own the embossing folder I wanted to use, and  could not borrow it, so I compromised by using the slightly textured gold paper instead.


I also had to be inventive when it came to the ribbons, as the sketch suggested buckles, and as I do not own any I used the metallic cords and made bows.  There is a story there too, as again I had to improvise as I do not own a bow-easy, so a kitchen cooking fork was used to get the same sized bows.  (Poor DH sometimes wonders of anything is 'sacred' when it comes to my card making!!)

And here is the finished result with some bling added.


This is being linked to the following challenges:
Midnight Madness Challenge #74
Fab and Funky Challenge #43 - use a digi image
The Creative Cottage Challenge #24 - bling it up
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Christmas has come early
A Spoonful of Sugar - Challenge #124 Sparkle and Shine
Oldie but a Goodie - All Creatures Great and Small
Karber Weekly Challenge#8 - use a digital image
Digital Tuesday Challenge #79 - Use Ribbon, buttons or bling with a digi image

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May your day be blessed.

More Babies

It's been a long break between postings here - it's good to be back, and thank you all for calling by.

What is it about this year - there seems to be babies galore expected - including a couple of grand babies for us :-) - so I thought I would get a head start on some more cards....


I also decided to enter the digital age and use a digi-stamp from Digital Two for Tuesday, of a mother and babe - I coloured the image with chalks and then mounted it in different modes - as you can  see.  I kept the backgrounds simple to emphasise the image as it is so peaceful.  The greeting was computer generated also and then cut using Nestabilities labels.


The other card seemed to be a law unto itself and to have a (rebellious) life of it's own - the main image was stamped at least four times before I was happy with it! I am still not completely happy with the base-card and the ink that I sponged it with, but it has to stay!!  The textured layer was done using a cuttlebug  'd'vine swirls' embossing folder.  The purple flowers came from a gift of bits I was given, and I finished them off with a little bling which made all the difference, but I must say I was pleased to finish this card!.  


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