Anniversary Anthuriums

Hi!
I have a card today which I made with the Simon Says Stamp flickr challenge in mind.
the challenge is a colour challenge… Butter yellow, Blue sky, Rose pink and Lime green.
So here goes…

I first created a background using a Winnie and Walter stencil.  I stamped the image ( a really old wood block stamp) on watercolour paper and coloured it using Camel watercolours.

I then inked up my Happy stamp from Winnie and Walter with Tim Holtz's  worn lipstick marker, spritzed it with water and stamped it on the card stock to give it that water colour look.

I then added the other sentiments( from Winnie and Walter and and Hero Arts)  to finish the card.

I cut the panel using Simon Says Stamp's Stitched rectangles die in order to get the stitched effect at the top and bottom only.

Quite happy with the results!

Am linking this card to the 'Paper Players 'CAS Water colour' and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Clean and Simple"

thanks so much for stopping by…CAS

Have a great day!

CAS happy birthday

Good morning! I have a simple CAS birthday card for you today.

The stamp set is from Stampendous 'Garden Box Set'. It s is one that I haven't used often before and I like the simplicity of this card.

I used Versafine Onyx black to stamp the image and Camel watercolours to colour the images. I then added self adhesive rhinestones to add some interest.

I am posting this card on the pre-class gallery over at Online Card Classes Clean and Simple 4

Thanks so much for stopping by…

Have a great day!

Nicest Thoughts

Good morning!

I made this card for a very very dear aunt on her birthday.

I saw Kristina Werner make a similar panel on online card classes, and decided to try it…

I embossed the panel using the Papertrey ink die. Once embossed I coloured the panel using Camel artists water colour cakes.

The awesome sentiment is a woodblock stamp from Hero Arts which I fussy cut and popped up with 3 D tape to finish the card.

I haven't heard back from my aunt yet, but I hope she enjoyed it as much as I have enjoyed making it!

Thanks for stopping by…

Have a nice day!

One layer simplicity

Happy Sunday everyone!

I have made a card for the One Layer Simlicity Challenge OLS12 today. 

I have used a stamp set from Stampendous which I have had for ever but never used. I finally managed to make a card with it and I am s happy with the result. 

This challenge calls for the use of opposites and I have decided to go with opposite colours…Red and Green and Black and White.

The images are coloured with Camel artists watercolour cakes.

I am also entering this card for the NBUS (never used before stuff) challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by…

Have a great evening!

Fussy cutting fun!

Good Morning!

For my official Craft Adda post today, I have a card which involves quite a lot of fussy cutting..that is cutting around a stamped image.

I stamped images from the Lawn Fawn Critters on the Savannah Stamp set and colored them using Camel watercolors. I then cut around the images and popped them up on a watercoloured panel with 3D foam tape.

I finished the card with the sentiment from Lawn Fawn.

Thanks so much for stopping by…

Have a great day!

Super sized hug

I have a tag today which I made for the CASology Cue card EAT challenge.

The stamp set is from Paper Smooches and the tag was cut using an old circular tag die…don't remember the name..oops!

I stamped and coloured the sandwich with Versafine Onyx black ink and Camel watercolours, before fussy cutting and popping up with 3D foam tape.

Fun, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a nice day!

Doodling a panel

Hi Everyone!
I am trying my hand at doodling these days...actually have been doing it for years, but always in the corners of notebooks...
Today I decided to make a background panel for a card. So, using this  image from a traditional Kalamkari print as inspiration.
Here is what I came up with....

I doodled with pencil, watercoloured the panel and then went over the pencil lines with a Staedtler black fine liner. I added a vellum panel with a stamped sentiment from Kaisercraft and affixed it with ribbon for interest.

I am entering this card for the  the Runway inspired challenge.

For my second card, I took inspiration from the traditional Madhubani style of painting to create this panel. The sentiments are the same as the ones used above, from Kaisercraft.

I am quite happy with my first couple of efforts at doodling.

What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great night!

Die cut Thanks

Hey there!
today I have a card for the 'Case Study' challenge 183.

Here I have used the gorgeous 'flower text design block' stamp from Hero Arts for the background and die cut the word thanks using the mft alphabet dies. I used Camel watercolours to watercolour the flowers and the leaves.

Quite stunning, I think!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy your evening!

Roses and Loved ones

Hello everyone! 

I am back with this really pretty card that I made for a very dear friend recently.

I created the background by stamping the Roses from Stampin'UP and heat embossing them with white embossing powder.

I then coloured them and the background in with Camel artists water colour cakes.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from Penny Black, die cut it using spellbinders nestabilities, coloured the edges with  Tim Holtz distress ink and popped it on with double sided 3D foam tape.

I finished off the card by adding a strip of sequined lace for some pop and pizzaz!!

Pretty don't you think?!

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Enjoy your day!

Pink Tulips

Hi everyone!
Today I have card I have made with an absolutely awesome digi from SKdigis by Sonia Kertznus.

Aren't the tulips fabulous?!

For the background I have used the Hero Arts Basic Grey Flowers and Music Soleil collection Cling Stamp, stamped with Lulu lavender from Memento inks.

The tulips I have coloured used my Camel  Artists Water colour cakes.

The sentiment stamped in Grape Jelly from Memento inks is from Kollette Hall at Hampton Art.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a fabulous day!

Mr. & Mrs.

Good Morning Everyone!
I have sweet Mr.& Mrs. Card today with a Nautical theme.
I have made this for the Paper Smooches Trend Watch Challenge.

To make this card, I used stamps from the Paper Smooches Metropolis, Spiffy Scooters, and Helping Hands stamp sets.

Other stamps are from the Inkadinkado coastal/maritime stamp set.

Inks are from Memento and water colours from Camel artists water colour cakes.

Can't wait to see who will receive this card!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a bright and cheerful day!

Bargello Technique

Hey Everyone!

For today's post as DT for the CraftAdda blog, I have made a card for you using the Bargello technique. 

The Bargello technique is used to create a design using strips of paper which a aligned to form interesting designs and patterns. 

You can find the tutorial here.

To offset the colours I have used this gorgeous Hydrangea stamp from Hero Arts which I have coloured using Faber Castell colour pencils and  Camel Artists watercolour cakes. 

I used Tim Holtz distress inks to lightly colour the edges and create some interest. 

The sentiment is from Hero Arts too and is stamped with Memento Rich cocoa ink.

I hope you will find this technique interesting and try it out.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Enjoy your day!

Toot-Toot!!

I made this really fun card for a very very dear uncle who used to have  a beautiful blue Lambretta for the longest time! As a child I have so many fun memories of riding on his scooter!!
This stamp set was just too perfect!
He really loved the card and that makes me really happy!

The scooter and one sentiment are from the Paper Smooches Spiffy Scooters stamp set. The birthday sentiment is from Stampendous and the background stamp is fro Stampin' Up.

I added a white gemstone on the light for some fun and dimension!

I am entering this card for the Paper Smooches Anything  Goes Challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great night!

Proud to be Awesome

Here is another fun card! 

I used the MFT graphic t-shirt die and stamp set. For the background I used the Paper Smooches 'Vogue Abode'  stamp set. 

I coloured the back ground with Camel Artist's Water colour cakes and added a couple of Washi tapes for some extra pop!

The birthday sentiment is from Hero Arts 'Birthday Messages' stamp set.

The DAD sentiment is stamped in layers with Smokey Grey and Onyx Black from Versafine inks.

This one is for the Dynamic Duos  Basic Black and Basic Grey Challenge with Dessert Option (masculine theme).

Also entered for Seize the Birthday no.15 (Masculine birthday card)

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy your day!

You're so special

Here is my take on the Tuesday Trigger from Moxie fab World this week.
I am happy to note that I am the first to link up to the challenge!!

The  flower stamps I have used are from Stampendous, the background stamp is from Stampin' Up and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Inks are Rich Cocoa from Memento, Sand from Memories and Onyx black from Versafine.

The watercolours are Camel Artists' watercolour cakes.

Here is the Trigger...

I am also entering this card for the Moxie fab wonder of watercolours challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!

Tuesday Trigger from and Moxie Fab and Mood Board

 Good Morning everyone!!
Happy Monday to you!!
I am up early and listening to fantastic retro music on the radio!
So, with all the good feelings this morning, here is my submission for the fabulous
Tuesday trigger from Moxie Fab this week. 
I am also submitting it for the Stampawaywithme Monday Mood Board

The beautiful roses stamp is from Stampendous and the background is a cling stamp from Hero Arts I think, though I am not sure.

The sentiment is from Hampton Art.

Inks are from Memento and watercolours are Camel Artist's water colour cakes.

All come together quite pleasantly, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!!

Mood Board

Tuesday Trigger

Hero Arts 'April Challenge'

Good Morning Everyone!!

The Hero Arts 'April Challenge' is...

Make a card 'Just for her' using...A digital printable and / or a Hero Arts Stamp and / or using this sketch.

Here is my interpretation...

For this card, I used a printable from the 3"x4" journal/filler cards set fromMel Stampz & the Hydrangea stamp from Hero Arts. 

I stamped the background with Stampendous 'Marble Texture cube' in Lulu Lavender from Memento.

The Hydreangea is stamped with Versafine and heat embossed with Black Opaque from American Crafts.

I couloured it in using Camel Artist's Water Colour cakes. 

The sentiment is from Hero Arts 'Birthday Messages' stamp set and stamped with Grape jelly ink from Memento and distressed with Tangelo ink also from Memento.

The border die at the bottom is from Spellbiders Shapeabilities 'Persian Accents' set.

I didn't have the shade of green that I wanted for this border, so I stamped over the bright green paper with my Marble Texture cube with Cottage ivy ink from Memento, in order to get a colour that I could be happy with.

I AM very happy with the way that turned out!!!

Love this card...I hope you will love it too!

Thanks for stopping by...

Enjoy!

Chevron and Other Challenges

I 've been struggling with this card for  a few days. It has turned out really nice though!
I am entering it for the Chevron Challenge, the Speech Bubble Challenge, and the emphasize the Negative challenge
at the wonderful Moxie Fab world!

Here, I did not have a speech bubble, so I cut an oval with my Spellbinders Nestabilities oval die and cut the little triangle out.
The chevron stamp is from Technique tuesday, and the sentiment stamp..as you can see, a current favourite...is from 7 Gypsies at Hampton Art.
The foam mounted Donuts are from hero Arts 'Have a donut' stamp set.
Inks are Angel pink and rose bud from Memento.
The donuts are coloured with Camel Artists water colour cakes and Staedler gel pens.

Mix it Up Monday Challenge.

Here is my card for Stamptv's 'Mix it Up Monday' Challenge, using Red, Blue and White for any ocassion except patriotic.

The stamps are 'Poppy bottles' from Stampendous, and 'Hello Bubble' from Hero Arts.
Inks are Tuxedo black,Danube blue and Ladybug from Memento and Onyx Black from Versafine.

I coloured the poppy and the bottle with Camel Artists Water Colour Cakes and a 'Aqua Brush' from Stampin'Up. I then cut out the poppy and the bottle and stuck it on with double sided foam tape to give it a 3-D effect.
Self-adhesive pearls are from a local craft store.
I cut the bottom edge of the card with Fiskars craft edge scissors to add some interest.

I love the way it turned out!!
What do you think?
Thanks for stopping by...
Enjoy!!