Blossom

Hi everyone, just a quick post to show you a card I've been making.

Linking up to a few challenges:

CAS-ology - Blossom

CAS-ual Fridays -  Springtime Melodies

Time Out - Clean and Simple 

with the optional twist of black and white with a pop of one colour

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a great rest of the day! xx

All things grow with love

Hi everyone, I hope you're having a nice weekend.

Just a quick post to show you a card I've made today.  The background was sponged with distress inks, leaves and flowers were stamped and die-cut bird house and branch added.

Linking up to a few challenges:

CAS-ology - Tropical

Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge: Sponging

Time Out - Photo inspiration

Make My Monday - Building, Town or City

(it's a very small building!)

Thanks so much for stopping by today, have a great rest of your weekend! xx

Birthday Wishes

Hi crafting friends, happy Saturday.  I hope you're having a good weekend!

Firstly, I would like to say hello and welcome to my newest blog follower, Brenda! Thank you for your interest in my blog, Brenda.

Do you like colour challenges?  I find it fun and interesting to try and match my stamps and dies for colour challenges to (hopefully) achieve a pleasing combination.  My card today is using the fun colours at Colour Me.

I started by inking with Island Indigo through a diecut oval.  The sentiment banner was diecut and stamped, then the little chicks were stamped straight onto the card, then stamped again on white card, coloured and fussy cut.  The balloon cords were stamped and the balloons are diecut hearts, inked and crystal lacquered. 

Am also linking up to CAS-ology, where the theme is BIRTHDAY, and showCASe your style, where I've taken inspiration from the balloons in the photo.

Thank you for popping in, have a lovely weekend xx

 

Smile!

Hi everyone, for my second card today I stamped with black Memento, masking to stamp three balloons and coloured with Promarkers.

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

CAS-ology - Three

Less Is More - Chocolate and Mint

STAMPlorations - Stamps and Markers

Thanks so much for looking! xx

CHOCOLATE MINT

CAS-ology#97 and The Card Concept#11

Hello everyone, I hope you're well and having a good weekend!

Just a quick post to show you a card I've made for CAS-ology #97 and The Card Concept #11.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by! xx

Supplies
Circle burst die - Memory Box
Bee and sentiment stamps - Waltzingmouse

Bloom

Hi all, quick post. Card for a few challenges:

Muse #68

CAS-ology week 96 - Flower

Less Is More week 173 - Diecut

Inkspirational #57 - Bloom

Supplies

Stamps and dies - WPlus9

Tim Holtz embossing folder

Card Concept #6, CAS-ology #87 and CTS#69

Hi everyone, I hope you're well and having a good day.

I'd like to show you a card made today using the Floral Frame die set by Memory Box. The floral frame, tag and five flowers were cut from white card. I scribbled 3 different SU! markers onto an acrylic block and used a little sponge to apply colour to the flowers. The sentiment tag is a bit small but I was able to find a little birthday sentiment stamp that fits and a touch of white Liquid Pearls was added to the flower centres.

Would like to link this to:

The Card Concept #6 - Create a birthday card (Clean and Layering)

CAS-ology #87 - Blush

CAS(E) This Sketch #69

Supplies

Floral Frame die set - Memory Box

Regal Rose, Pretty ink Pink and Melon Mambo markers - Stampin' Up!

Sentiment stamp - WPlus9

Opaque White Liquid Pearls

House of Cards, 52CCT and CASology week 73

Hi everyone, a quick post today, I've made this for a few challenges - not pleased with the photo again. 

Would like to link this up to:

House of Cards - Photo Inspiration

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pick a previous theme (Wreath)

CAS-ology - #73 Ribbon

Supplies

WPlus9 stamps and dies

White vellum

Silver embossing powder

Craftwork Cards Card Candi

Glamour Dust

CAS-ology week 71, ColourQ#216 and STAMPlorations

Hello everyone, here's something I made for a few challenges. 

CAS-ology, where the theme this week is BELLS and ColourQ. The layout was based on last week's CAS(E) This Sketch but was I was too late to enter. Also for STAMPlorations November challenge - Stamps and Sequins.

I initially stamped the sentiment in a colour but then decided it looks better in black?! I don't have SU! More Mustard so substituted Summer Starfruit. 

Thanks so much for taking the time to look.

Supplies

Bells and Boughs stamp set - PTI

Bashful Blue, Summer Starfruit, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake - Stampin' Up! markers

Frame - Die-Namics

CAS-ology week 69, OLW165 and CFC119

Hi everyone, this is something I made today for a few challenges. 

I stamped and heat embossed the Nativity scene in white, did some inking with TH distress inks and stamped the words in brown Archival. This is actually my third attempt. I tried twice to emboss with clear embossing powder but it was too "grainy" and didn't give enough detail, so I then embossed with white detail powder (although it looks cream!?).

This is for CAS-ology, CAS-ual Fridays, and One Layer Wednesday (No Red/Green) which is currently being hosted by Ardyth.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a nice day!

Sue xx

Supplies

Nativity scene and words stamps - Clarity Stamps

Antique Linen and Vintage photo distress inks - Tim Holtz

Less Is More week 142, CAS-ology week 67 and OLW 163

Hello everyone, hope you are well, and a warm welcome and hello to new member, Bonnie.

This one layer card is for Less Is More where the theme this week is Trees. I masked a circle and inked with TH distress inks using duster brushes, stamped the tree, swing and sentiment in black Archival. Would also like this to add this to CAS-ology week 67, where the theme is Country and One Layer Wednesday: make a card with orange on it.

Thank you so much for looking!

Sue xx

Supplies
Tree, swing and sentiment stamps - Inkylicious
Dried Marigold, Salty Sea and Meadow Green distress inks - Tim Holtz

CASology week 63, CFC115 and Make My Monday

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well.

For my card today, I started by creating the background using duster brush and TH distress inks. The trees, birds and leaf were stamped with brown Archival, colour was added to the leaf with TH inks and water brush, and the trees were given leaves with a little stencil brush.

This is for three challenges:

CASology: Autumn
CAS-ual Fridays: Fall colours and a leaf
Make My Monday: Flowers or trees

Thanks for stopping by today!

Sue xx

Trees stamp: Art Impressions
Word stamp: Inkylicious
Birds stamp: Hobby Art
Leaf stamp: Judikins

ATSM #55 and CAS-ology #54

Hello everyone, it's the start of a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. This week we have photo inspiration and, as you can see, there is plenty to take from the photo: black background, stripes, colours, words, candles, flames ...

Our fabulous sponsor is Melonheadz Illustrations who will be offering a great prize to our Top Addict!

For my DT card, I used a (very old) candles stamp by Posh Impressions inked with SU markers, sentiment stamp by Stampin' Up! I went over the candle flames with a Quickie glue pen and added some gold leaf.

This card is also for CAS-ology

Don't forget to check out all the fabulous creations from the other DT members. We hope you've been inspired to join in the fun!

Sue x

Beaded butterflies

Hi everyone, I wanted to revisit the glass microbeads which I used earlier on this week as they haven't seen the light of day for quite a while!

I started by embossing some white card with an embossing folder and diffuser for a background then cut the butterflies using Sizzix two part dies. The plain butterfly was cut with double-sided sticky sheet attached and the silhouette part was then attached to it and the microbeads (gold and jade) stuck to the uncovered areas.

This card is for the following challenges:

Less Is More #112 - use beads (2nd entry)

CAS On Sunday #44 - Flutterby

CAS-ology Week 37 - Hope

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Sue x

CAS-ology Week 31 and Speedy Fox and Friends #146

Hi again, everyone! I know it's a bit late as Valentine's Day has been and gone but I've had this card on my mind for a few days, and as they say, 'better late than never'.

I've used a Memory Box alphabet die to cut the letters.

Would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

CAS-ology Week 31

Speedy Fox and Friends Week 146 - "LOVE"

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Sue x

CAS-ology and Make My Monday

Hi everyone, have you ever started to make a card and then decided its all wrong and had to begin again? I made a flower using some blue papers which I was quite pleased with and then found after trying several different shades of blue that I didn't have the right colour ink for the sentiment.

I've made this card for CAS-ology week #27 - BLUE , as a second entry at Make My Monday to use DIES/PUNCHES, and as a second design team card for Addicted to CAS - EMBOSSING.

Dies and punches used: Paula Pascual Sizzix dies and stamps set to make the flower, 2 inch circle punch and corner rounder punch.

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Sue xx

CAS-ology Week #26 Winter

Hello everyone, and welcome to new member, Kym. The challenge for week #26 at CAS-ology is WINTER

Landscape stamps by Hobby Art (stamped with black Archival and coloured with Aquamarkers), word stamp by Inkylicious, and window die cut by Memory Box.

Thank you for visiting!

Sue x

Blue and White

For CAS-ology week 19, inspired by Retrosketches #38.

Embossed card and stamps by Craftwork Cards, sentiment by Dawn Bibby Designs.

Sue