Have an amazing birthday

I've been playing with some new STAMPlorations goodies and here is one of the cards I made.

The background was masked off, yellow ink sponged on and the coffee bean stencil sponged in orange over the top. The mug was heat embossed in black and water-coloured.

I will add my card at the new CAS Stencil Card Challenge, where the technique is sponging.

Also playing at (total of 5) :-

Less Is More - Water (I used water-colouring)

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations CAS Challenge - Anything CAS Goes

Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions

  

  

NEW - CAS Stencil Card Challenge

Hello and Happy New Year, everyone! 

I am very honoured to be part of the design team for a brand new challenge,
CAS Stencil Card Challenge.

Stencils - love/hate them? I'm sure you have some in your craft stash.  At CAS Stencil Card Challenge we will be exploring a different technique/product each month to use with our stencils and this month's technique is "Sponging".  Do check it out here - we have great tutorials to get you started.

Here is my DT card.

To make my card, I masked off the centre of a die-cut panel, sponged pink and yellow inks through a stencil and added a heat embossed butterfly.

The other DT members have made beautiful cards to inspire you and we hope you will join in at Stencil CAS Card Challenge!

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Challenges:

Butterfly Challenge - Letter I (Image digi or stamp)

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations CAS Challenge - Anything goes

STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge

Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Feminine Goes

Merry Christmas tag

A tag I made with gel press background and heat embossed sparkle.

Linking up at STAMPlorations Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes,  Crafteezee - Anything But A Card and Watercooler Wednesday - All About Holidays.

Thank you for looking!

 

Love Joy Peace

I made some ATC's using Visible Image stamps and stencils which I will link up to the Visible Image Group on Facebook for their November challenge "Make It Sparkle" (the sparkle not showing up that well on the photo).

Also linking up at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes and Craft Stamper Take It Make It - Anything Goes.

Thanks you for visiting my blog!

Holly

Another card using the lovely CAS Colours and Sketches colours. My die-cut holly was water-coloured with Zig pens and Glossy Accents over the top, on a background of die-cut sentiments block (which is from a set of Sizzix thinlits called "Christmas Phrase Cards" #659973).

Also playing at:

CAS Watercolour - Christmas Florals and/or Greenery

Watercooler Wednesday - Masculine Anything Goes

Thank you for looking!

  

Metallic holly bough

Embossing folder background, die-cuts, art metal foil, stamping and heat embossing

I do like this holly triptych die, have used it here with some art metal foil (sentiment by Uniko).

Playing at five challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

Allsorts Challenge - CAS Christmas

CAS Mix Up - Embossing folder + Stamping + Your choice

Less Is More - Metallics

Uniko - Celebrate with optional twist of gold

  

 

Joy at Christmas time

Beautiful Christmas-sy colour inspiration at CAS Colours and Sketches and here's what I made. Gold heat embossing, coloured with Zig watercolour pens (stamp by Julie Hickey Designs).

Also linking up at (total of 6):
Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

CAS Watercolour - Christmas Florals and/or Greenery

The Card Concept - Homestyle Holiday
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes w/optional twist of CAS

Uniko - Celebrate with optional twist of Gold

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Merry and bright

I was inspired by the beautiful inspiration at the Uniko challenge (Celebrate with optional twist of gold). I stamped using the poinsettia and sentiments by Uniko, heat embossed the poinsettia in white and water-coloured with the colours in the photo.

Linking up at a total of  5 challenges:

CAS Watercolour - Christmas Florals and/or Greenery

Craft Stamper Take It Make It - Anything Goes

Less Is More - Metallics

The Flower Challenge - A Special Occasion

Thanks for looking!

  

Joyeux Noel

My card today is inspired by the photo inspiration at The Card Concept (CAS style).

I don't use many coloured card backgrounds, but I thought this Nativity scene in gold metallic foil card would look much better on black, so here it is. You know, shiny things are so difficult to photograph.

Playing at total of 6 challenges including

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Allsorts Challenge - CAS Christmas

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - A/Goes with option twist of CAS

Less Is More - Metallics

STAMPlorations CAS Card Challenge - Anything CAS Goes

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Have a great weekend!

  

  

Christmas tag

A quick post for a tag I have made for Loll's 12 Tags of Christmas. 

Alcohol ink background with white ink.

Also linking up at Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Thanks for looking!