Birthday 45 . . .

 I have a male mouse birthday card to share today and here it is . . .

I wish to enter these challenges . . .

Creative Fingers Challenge #276 Always Anything Goes (3/3) 

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge HMFMC414 Anything Goes + optional add Yellow (-)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #646 Anything Goes (2/5)

I stamped the House Mouse stamp and sentiment onto a Spellbinders die cut then watercoloured.   Once dry I added shadows.  I added some sparkle to the 'Gouda cheese' letters with a Sakura Gelly Roll Sparkle pen.  I trimmed a piece of designer paper and stuck onto a 148mm square black card.  I added the stamped panel with foam pads.  I then added my usual Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops to embellish.  Back soon x

Birthday 44 . . .

 Another birthday card to share and here it is . . .

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Anything Floral Goes with optional moodboard #16 (4/6)

Colorful Options Challenge  Pastels 

 

Cut It Up Challenge #302 Starts with a B: Blooms & Birthday (2/3)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  Anything Goes (5/5)  

Stamping Sensations Challenge April Moodboard (3/3)

Stencil Fun Challenge April Anything Goes or Spring Flowers 

Triple B Challenge Inspiration board (3/3)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #646 Anything Goes (1/5)

Using a Simon Says Stamp stencil I created a field of tulips with Distress and Oxide ink pads.  Once the background was covered I sprayed with water tosoften and left to dry.

I die cut the sentiment and rectangle and frame from white card.  I stamped then watercoloured the flowers, Stems, leaves and background on the large die cut rectangle using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. 

I adhered the stamped panel onto the card.  I added mini foam pads to the frame and put that in position.  I adhered the sentiment in place.  Finally I embellished with white daisy flowers and my usual Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops finishing touch.   

Unusually for me I love the end result and I am happy with the stamping, the stencilling and how I coloured the image in.  Back soon x

Christmas 11 . . .

 I have another Christmas card to share with you today and here it is . . .   

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Allsorts Challenge #778 Use a Stencil (1/3) 

ABC Christmas Challenge H & I for Hats &/ Inky 

Christmas Craft Creations Challenge Non Traditional Colours (2/3)

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #62 (2/3)

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #159 Non Traditional Colours: I chose pink (2/3)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #646 Anything Goes (1/5)

I used a Gina K Designs stencil, Clarity stencil brushes and Picked Raspberry  Distress ink on a 140mm square of white card which I adhered to a 148mm square card.

I stamped the gnomes and the sentiment onto snippets of watercolour card using Versafine Clair Nocturne.   I stencilled grey snow clouds behind the gnomes using a My Favorite Things stencil.  I watercoloured the gnomes and the area beneath them.  Once dry added Tonic Studios Nuvo Glitter Drops to the fur on their outfits.  

I adhered faux snow to the ground beneath and around the gnomes.  Then I added my usual finishing touch Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops, pink glittery ones, lol!  Back soon x 

Birthday 43 . . .

 I have another nature themed card to share . . .

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I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Anything Floral Goes with optional moodboard #16 (3/6)

Colorful Options Challenge  Pastels 

 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge It's Up in the Air (4/5)  

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  Anything Goes (4/5)  

Stencil Fun Challenge April Anything Goes or Spring Flowers 

We Love Stamping Challenge Spring or Anything Goes (2/3)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #643 Anything Goes (5/5)

I stamped the Simon Says Stamp flower spray onto two pieces of card with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.   I then stamped the birds into position on one of the pieces of card.   I used Heffy Doodle clouds stencil with Distress ink to add clouds around the birds.

I watercoloured the birds and One of the floral straps completely.  On the other stamped spray I just coloured the flowers and leaves that I wanted to use for decoupage.   Once the watercoloured floral spray was dry I fussy cut it out and gently shaped it.  I adhered with silicon glue.  

I stamped the sentiment onto a snippet and added that to the card.  I finished with Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops.   Back soon x

General 19 . . .

 I have been playing with a new set of Clarity Crafts stamps and here is my first card . . .

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I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Colorful Options Challenge  Pastels 

Fab n Funky Challenge #594 Embossing Wet or Dry 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge It's Up in the Air (3/5)  

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  Anything Goes (3/5) 

Stencil Fun Challenge April Anything Goes or Spring Flowers

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #645 Anything Goes (4/5)

I started this card by creating the background.  I used watercolour paints  onto A5 watercolour card.  Once completely dry I used Versamark ink and silver embossing powder to stamp and heat emboss the moon, the dangles, the smaller moons and the lines across the watercolour card.  Next I infilled the big moon with the matching stamp.  I coloured the smaller moons with pearlescent copper watercolour.   

I edged the panel with Distress and Oxide inks, I also darkened some of the blue in the watercoloured background then sprayed with water.  Once dry I used a Snipart Stencil and randomly applied Tonic Studios Nuvo Texture Paste.  

I finished with my usual Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops.   Love how this has turned out.  Back soon x 

Christmas 10 . . .

 I have a Christmas card to share with you and here it is . . . 

 

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

ABC Christmas Challenge H & I for Hats &/ Inky 

Christmas Craft Creations Challenge Non Traditional Colours (1/3)

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #62

Rudolph Days Challenge  April Anything Goes Christmas  

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #159 Non Traditional Colours: I chose copper, brown and red (1/3)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #641 Anything Goes (3/5)

I used Clarity Crafts stamps to repeat stamp the reindeer across an A5 piece of card with Nocturne Versafine Clair ink.  I coloured the reindeer with pearlescent copper and brown watercolour paint.  Once the reindeer had dried I splattered watercolour all over and inked the edges.  

Once dry I added a length of ribbon which I wrapped around the edges.   I stamped the sentiment onto a snippet and adhered over the ribbon with foam pads.  I glued a bow over the ribbon and used Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops to give my reindeer tiny red noses and added more to embellish.  Back soon x

 

Birthday 42 . . .

 I have a spring themed birthday card to share with you and here it is . . . 

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Creative Fingers Challenge #276 Always Anything Goes (2/3)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge It's Up in the Air (2/5)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  Anything Goes (2/5)  

The Four Seasons Challenge Anything Goes Spring (2/3)

Triple B Challenge Inspiration board (2/3)

We Love Stamping Challenge Spring or Anything Goes (1/3)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #645 Anything Goes (2/5)

I used AALL & Create #801 stamps to create this card.  I stamped the image twice onto watercolour card with Nocturne Versafine Clair ink.  I coloured the images with my watercolours and left to dry.  I added more watercolour where I wanted shadows or a richer colour and completely coloured the background of one stamped image.  

I kept one of the images whole and trimmed it down. I glued it onto an A6 card and it has a 'frame'.  I fussy cut the bird, butterfly and flowers and shaped them before adhering onto the base with silicon glue.

I used a Clarity Crafts sentiment stamp onto a snippet of white card and glued that onto my image.  I finished with Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops.   Back soon x

Birthday 41 . . .

I am back with a birthday card that is most definitely female in design and here it is . . .

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Allsorts Challenge #777 B for Balloons or Anything Goes which I chose to do (1/3)

Creative Fingers Challenge #276 Always Anything Goes (1/3)

Cut It Up Challenge #302 Starts with a B (1/3)

Die Cut Diva's Challenge Spring Card: flowers are flowering and we are seeing more birds in the garden (2/4)

Fab n Funky Challenge #594 Embossing Wet or Dry 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge It's Up in the Air (1/5)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  Anything Goes (1/5) 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #645 Anything Goes (1/5)

This was only my second use of this Lisa Horton Stencil, Die and Embossing Folder set.  I coloured what we're to become the dry embossed elements with Distress and Oxide inks with my Clarity stencil brushes.  Once dry embossed and die cut I coloured the background using watercolours.  I used a Presscut Embossing Folder's on the base.  I further embellished with John Next Door Mallow flower dies which I layered to create the flowers.  

I used one of my Clarity Crafts stamps to add the sentiment and finally finished with Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops.  Back soon x 

General 18 . . .

 I have another spring themed card to share with you . . .

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Anything Floral Goes with optional moodboard #16 (1/6)

Fab n Funky Challenge #593 Add a Sentiment  

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge  Make Your Own Background (2/5) 

Stamping Sensations Challenge April Moodboard (2/3)

Triple B Challenge Inspiration board (1/3)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #643 Anything Goes (2/5)

I used Picked Raspberry Distress and Nocturne Versafine Clair ink pads on this Beautiful Moments stamp set, a Stamps By Me Lamination set. 

 

I repeat stamped both of the bird stamps to create my background then edged the white card with Picked Raspberry Distress ink and Clarity Crafts stencil brushes.  I sprayed the card with water to soften my inkiness.

I die cut watercolour card with my Sentimentally Yours oval die and my Memory Box Cherry Blossom die.  I stamped the bird with Picked Raspberry Distress and then stamped the details and sentiment with Nocturne Versafine Clair ink.   I inked the edges of the oval and watercoloured the Cherry Blossoms before adhering to my card front.

Two different types of Tonic Studio Nuvo Drops were used to embellish further.  I love how this turned out!  Back soon x 

Birthday 40 . . .

I finally caught up with several chores so am free to play again and here is my card . . .

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Allsorts Challenge #776 Spring (1/3)

Colorful Options Challenge Pastels

Creative Fingers Challenge #275 Always Anything Goes (1/3)

Die Cut Diva's Challenge Spring Card: the daisies are flowering and we are seeing butterflies at last in the UK (1/4)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge  Make Your Own Background (1/5) 

Stamping Sensations Challenge April Moodboard (1/3)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #643 Anything Goes (1/5)

I used an old Stampendous flower stamp to repeat stamp on A5 watercolour card with Versafine.   I watercoloured the centre and ruffled edges of the flowers in yellow and used pearlescent white to add a little shimmer to the rest of the perals.  I stamped another flower on to another snippet of watercolour card then coloured and fussy cut it out.  

I used a Crafters Companion printed pad with matching die to cut the cream and orange butterfly.  I die cut two mini butterfly dies from a black snippet.  Finally I die cut the Spellbinders die from white card and stamped the sentiment which I edged with Distress ink.  

Finally I embellished with lace and Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops.   Back soon x

Birthday 39 . . .

 I am back today with another Penny Black birthday card and here it is . . . 

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Allsorts Challenge #773/774 Keep it Simple (3/3)

Creative Fingers Challenge #274 Always Anything Goes (2/3)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge PBSC March Anything Goes optional Easter (-)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  Happy Birthday (1/5) 

The Four Seasons Challenge Anything Goes Spring (1/3)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #642 Anything Goes (1/5)

This time I used a combination of Distress inks to ink the flowers and leaves, the sentiment I stamped with Versafine Clair ink pad.  

I added Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops to add clear sparkle to the cone and the stamped sentiment.  My usual finishing touch of Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops were added to the card.  Back soon x