Addicted To Stamps and More #127 - Make Your Mark

Hello dear friends, I hope you're keeping well! Greetings and welcome to new blog follower, Vicki.

I am back from a blog break for the start of the first challenge of 2015 with Addicted to Stamps and More and the theme this week is Make Your Mark: create a project using pens, paints, chalks or colouring pencils.

First some DT news. Sadly a few of our lovely DT members have departed but we have been joined by some fabulous new designers: Dana, Karen and Sarah. Please do visit their blogs to see their beautiful work.

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and our winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to spend at their store, yay!!

I've used the lovely watermark which the very talented Kylie created for me on my DT card photo. To start the new year, I've used a technique which is new to me. To make the bokeh background I brushed water onto some watercolour card and added watercolour paints, punched some different sized circles out of card and used them to sponge through the white dye ink. Then diecut the "hello" diecut in the background and then out of white card and inlaid the two together.

Don't forget to check out the DT inspiration over at the ATSM challenge blog and we hope you will be inspired to join in the fun!

Linking to a few challenges:

Happy Little Stampers Sketch Challenge

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge - Watercolour

Time Out - Photo Inspiration (I've used the orange and "hello")

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today xx

Addicted to Stamps and More #123 - Holidays

Hi everyone, I hope you're well and having a good week!

This week's theme at Addicted to Stamps and More is Holidays and our fabulous sponsor is Rick St Dennis. Our Top Addict's prize will be their choice of 3 digis from the store.

For my DT card, I created the background by brushing on inks, the snowflakes are a white marker pen. The tree was stamped and heat embossed with sparkly embossing powder and the little birds were stamped with black Memento and coloured with Promarkers. The fence is a diecut with some glitter glue.

Please do visit the ATSM challenge blog to see the fabulous DT inspiration and we look forward to seeing your creations and visiting your blogs.

Linking to a few challenges:

Inkspirational - Christmas (with optional twist of no red or green)

Time Out - Embossing (with optional twist of sparkle)

Uniko Studios - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for taking time to visit. Take care xx

Addicted to Stamps and More #121 - Anything Goes

Hi everyone, I hope you're having a good week and are well!

It's time to begin a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More and this week the theme is Anything Goes.

Our fabulous sponsor is Stitchy Bear and our Top Addict will be able to choose a prize of 3 digis up to the value of $10 from their store.

For my DT card, I heat embossed the leaves and sentiment in gold on vanilla card and added the stamped and diecut bow, little house and sentiment banner.

Also linking up to a few challenges:

CAS Colours and Sketches

Inkspirational - Shine

Time Out - Home Sweet Home

Don't forget to check out the fab DT inspiration over at the ATSM blog and we look forward to seeing your creations.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog! xx

Thinking of you

Hi everyone, I hope you're well. Just a quick post to show you a card I've made for a few challenges.

Using the Colour Me colours, also for Time Out where the theme is "Birds of a Feather Flock Together" and AAA Cards - Watercolour.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a good week xx

Dreamer of dreams

Hi again, everybody! My second card for today is for Addicted to CAS (Vellum), Time Out (Birds of a Feather Flock Together) and 613 Avenue Create (Anything Goes with optional twist of candy) - I've used candy colours.

The background was made with watercolour paints, with diecut vellum feathers, sequins and stamped sentiment.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and I look forward to visiting yours. Please do leave a comment so I can do so. Have a great day! xx

After every storm ...

"After every storm the sun will smile"

Hi everyone, happy Friday! I hope you're well.

I've made my card today using the colours at Card Concept (Clean and Layered), with inspiration from the layout of this week's Muse card. 

I don't make Halloween cards so I used the fun Sunbeams stamp set by CAS-ual Fridays, having happily won a discount voucher for their store.

The sun was stamped with SU! Pumpkin Pie, then stamped the sentiment and attached it to two strips of torn vellum.

Also linking up for a second entry at the fabulous Time Out challenge (Use Stamping).

Thank you for visiting my blog today and for your lovely comments, so very much appreciated. xx

Watercolour Roses

Hi everyone, I hope you had a good weekend!

Just a quick post for a card I've made for a few challenges:

Muse

Time Out - Double the Joy (use two of something)

NBUS #2 (new rose stamp)

Thank you for stopping by today! xx

Inkspirational GD

Hello everyone, happy Saturday! I feel very honoured and happy to have been invited to be Guest Designer at Inkspirational and the theme this time is CAS.

I made my card by masking off a panel with low-tack masking tape, sponging on distress inks, stamped the poppies and sentiment in black Memento and coloured using distress inks and aqua brush. 

Why not pop over to the Inkspirational challenge blog to see all the fabulous DT inspiration and we hope you can join in!

Would also like to link to Time Out #7 (Summer with the optional twist of flowers),  Artful Times #57 (CAS) and Curtain Call (Something Simple).

Have a lovely weekend! x

Supplies

Pleasant Poppies stamp - Stampin' Up!

Sentiment stamp - PTI

Distress inks - Tim Holtz

CQC#244, TimeOut#7 and STAMPlorations Sketch#13

Hi everyone, I hope you're well and enjoying some nice weather! A big hello and warm welcome to new blog member, Dee! 

My card today used the colours at ColourQ, the sketch from STAMPlorations and also fits with the theme at Time Out (Summer with the optional twist of flowers).

  

Supplies

Star fish, sand dollar, grass and rocks stamps - WPlus9

Sentiment and birds stamps - Hobby Art

Time Out #6 and Make My Monday

Hi everyone, I hope you're well and having a good week. I've had fun today with distress inks, duster brushes and stamps and would like to link my card to a couple of challenges. 

Inspiration is from Time Out, where the theme is "Home Sweet Home" + photo inspiration. Also fits with the theme at Make My Monday - Nature.

Thanks for taking the time to pop in!  Take care xxx

Supplies

Flowers, toadstools and leaves stamps - Lavinia Stamps

Sentiment stamp - WPlus9

Distress inks - Tim Holtz

Addicted to Stamps and More #95 - Photo Inspiration

Hi everyone, I hope you're well! It's time for the start of  new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More and we have beautiful photo inspiration for you.  There are so many things to take inspiration from this lovely photo, the colours, bird, flowers .....

Our generous sponsor is Stitchy Bear and our Top Addict will receive a prize of 3 digis up to a value of $10 from their store.

For my DT card I've used various dies and stamps from WPlus9 and it's the first trip out for some new Pan Pastels,

Would like to link my card to a few challenges. The theme at Addicted to CAS is "Off the Edge".

CAS-ual Fridays would like to see 3 of something (I've used 3 flowers) and at Time Out a phrase "Time Flies, Love Lasts" - be inspired by the whole phrase or just one word.

Please do check out the beautiful creations from the DT over at ATSM challenge blog and we do hope you can join in the fun!

Thank you so much for stopping by! xxx

Supplies

Basic Banners, Birds and Branches, Foliage Frame - WPlus9

Pan Pastels

Chocolate Chip marker pen - Stampin' Up!

ATSM #92 - Make Your Mark

Hi everybody, I hope you're all well and had a lovely Easter! I had a really  fabulous day yesterday meeting up and lunching with Kylie, Marina, Monika, Sandie, Sylvia and Val! We had a great time and it was so nice to meet all these lovely ladies.

It's time for the start of a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More and this week's theme is Make Your Mark - create something using pens, markers, pencils, crayons, chalks or pastels.

Our generous sponsor is A Random Fan.

For my DT card, I've stamped in black Archival, coloured in with watercolour pencils and blended with a brush and water.

Don't forget to check out the beautiful inspiration from the other DT ladies at the ATSM blog and we look forward to seeing your creations and visiting your blogs.

Would like to link up to a few challenges:

The Card Concept #8 - Use An Umbrella (Clean and Simple)

Addicted to CAS #36 - Far Away

Time Out Challenge #3 - Happy Birthday (with the optional twist of a Masculine birthday)

Thanks for visiting, take care. xxx

Supplies

Stamps - Sweet N Sassy

Aquarelle watercolour pencils

ATSM #91 - Anything Goes

Hi everyone, I hope you are having a good week so far!

The theme this week at Addicted to Stamps and More is Anything Goes and our fabulous sponsor for the challenge is A Random Fan.

For my DT card, I've used a stencil on the background piece by inking with two colours of distress ink, place the stencil over the top and finely mist with water, lift the stencil and roll a roll of kitchen towel gently over the image. Finally, dry with heat tool. The flower and leaves were stamped with black Archival and coloured with DIs and aqua brush. The diecut "happy" is purple but looks almost black in the photo.

Don't forget to check out the fabulous DT inspiration over at the ATSM blog and we look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Will be linking my card to a few challenges:

Keep It Simple - #37 Stencil

Time Out - #3 Happy Birthday (with the optional twist of a masculine birthday card)

Virginia's View - Use a stencil

Thanks for stopping by today x

Supplies

Flower and "Birthday" stamps - PTI

Stencil - Memory Box

"Happy" die - Simon Says Stamp

Dusty Concord and Peeled Paint distress inks - Tim Holtz

Black Archival ink