HS:MS:HS moist

Today on HS:MS:HS the word is moist: 'Slightly wet or damp, find Moist in your space today.'

Breakfast cereal:

Stamp something: sketch something challenge

On Stamp something the challenge this week is a sketch by Katharina:



I used BG two scoops papers (mainly because they were already out from earlier, but also because they seemed to go so well with the stamped image that I watercoloured):

Friday Sketchers No. 24

I've suddenly woken up to the fact that I haven't made any Christmas cards for a while - had a grand flurry of making them before I had the Tearfund sale and have tailed off since then. However, I need to make a lot more, so from now on I think I need to use challenges to make more of them.

This is the sketch on this week's Friday Sketchers:



It seemed to lend itself to making a Christmas card. The papers are Brenda Pinnick - the circles were cut on my cricut and the image in the middle was from a Making Cards Christmas special (last year or the year before):

HS:MS:HS reflect

On HS:MS:HS today the word is reflect: 'A process in which light is thrown back after impinging on a surface, or to think, meditate or ponder. Find 'Reflect' in your space.'

The late afternoon sun is streaming in, so I've drawn the curtains and this is the reflection of them on my laptop screen:

Theme Thursday: Think Pink in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness

I saw the theme this week on Theme Thursday and didn't need much encouragement to make a pink card.

So here is a simple card to wish someone better using Basic Grey two scoops papers - the pig was cut on my cricut from the animal kingdom cartridge. Text is computer generated and scalloped with my rotatrim:

Ellie's really making herself at home!

We had an online grocery delivery yesterday and Ellie took up her position on top of the microwave in order to have a look to see if there was any chocolate:



Ah yes! She spotted some:



She wasn't sure what she thought of chilli chocolate, but her verdict is that it's a fantastic version of 'hot chocolate'!

In case you don't know, I won Ellie in the Think Pink raffle.

HS:MS:HS set

On HS:MS:HS today: 'A group of objects that match or go together in some way. Find a 'set' in your space today.

A set of DVDs I had for my birthday:

Papertake challenge: Katharina's sketch 13

This is Katharina's sketch on the Papertake challenge this week:



I've used a stamped image that I received in a swap on CBC (I think it was from Carolyn)- I coloured the image with karisma pencils and Sansodor; the papers, including the oval, are K & Co Hannah. I already had the image coloured because it was one among others that I took away on holiday:

Men's/boys' cards

I came across a Sports challenge on Joanna Sheen's forum and also wanted to do some more men's/boys' cards for CBCC 067 challenge on CBC.

I had some lovely sporty photos that I thought were just right for this and have made five very simple cards, with the addition of some DCWV yellow textured backing and papers from K & Co Donna Ingermanson.

The surrounds of the pictures look black on the scans, but they are, in fact, silver:

Rosie Dee 5 and Di Hickman sketch 15 October

I'm late doing challenge 5 on Rosie-Dee's challenge blog - this was set by Deanne:

A card, but not just any card, I would like to see the following incorporated into it
square
circle
pink
and glitter!

I used the Di Hickman's Wednesday sketch to do my card, so it also qualifies for that.

The squares were ones I got ages ago with a magazine and I just added the flowers and some fuschia glitter glue:



This was Di Hickman's sketch:



Thanks to those involved on both these blogs for great challenges.

Cupcake Craft Challenge 9: turn up the heat

In a moment of madness the other day I ordered the TSV on QVC - the Jolly Nation decoupage etc - and this included some shrink plastic sheets with some of the JN characters.

So I decided to use the SP for the 'turn up the heat' challenge on Cupcake.

I'm not entirely happy with this because you can see a mark where I held the pokey tool to stop the SP completely curling in on itself - I wish I'd just let it stray!

Anyway, here is my toddler card (I'm not sure what this card could be used for because the child is too old for a welcome baby card - perhaps it could be used for a first birthday):



I might have a go at another one later and try not to get any dents in it!

I'm also showing this on the CBCC066 challenge: Fantastic Plastic on CBC.

HS:MS:HS bake

HS:MS:HS today: bake:

DCM: paint the town

Today's dare on DCM is to 'paint the town' - 'red, green, sky blue pink with yellow dots on, or any colour you fancy, with acrylics, H2Os or watercolours, with brushes, sponges or splatters. We don't mind, as long as you use paint on your cards. So have some fun with the DCM and get Painty this week.'

So I got out a couple of chipboard flowers that I had in a BF kit and painted them with Adirondack acrylic dabbers, purple twilight and watermelon. I stamped on to the petals psrts and then coated everything with Glossy accents.

I've been waiting for them to dry (too often I've tried to work with glossy accents that haven't dried!).

Having decorated the flowers I was uncertain what to do with them, but thought that they were so strong in colour that nothing else needed to be added to the card except the Best Wishes.



Looking at how bright it is, I think it also qualifies for last week's dare!!

My time to craft challenge 33: get doodling!

Having seen a link to My time to craft on another blog, I thought I'd have a look and have a go at the challenge - mmmm, I nearly turned away, because, as you can see, the challenge is to use doodling - something that I'm not good at (I'm OK at it if it is just on any old piece of paper, but not at 'getting it right' on a card).

Anyway, I decided to be brave and step outside my comfort zone and do some doodling. I used a piece of Craft Creations Jenny's Creations Dizzy 09, which has very large flowers that are quite plain. So, all the white marks are my doodling! I just added primas with white brads in the middle of the flowers and the sentiments are vellum adhered to white textured card:



I'm glad I had a go now - I might even try it again some time!

Autumnal colours

Since I saw it last Sunday, I've been meaning to do something for Nikki's challenge on DewDrop Craftz - 'As we are now watching the autumn leaves falling and the colours of nature changing.. with the weather turning from warm(ish) to so chilly some days, you wonder why you got out of bed.. this weeks challenge is 'Autumnal colours'. I would love to see all your projects using colours from autumn.. '

Having cuttlebug embossed the background, I swiped it with chestnut roan chalk ink. TheThe big leaf in the middle is one made out of a close-weave netting (doesn't show up too well) - I got some of them a long time ago and have rarely used them - and the two acorns (the one on the right is more golden than it looks) are sizzlit die cuts:



Challenge 30 on Lots to do this week is to make something involving embossing, so I'm doubling up with this.

In fact, I'm trebling up because the challenge on Cute Card Thursday is also to make an autumnal themed card.

These were all good challenges - got me using something that has been in the box for a long while!

Ellie has arrived!!

Yay!! I put in the highest bid for Ellie in the Think Pink auction and she's just arrived!!

Royal Mail took good care of her, but you can see that she was glad to get out of that packaging and find a resting place in the kitchen:





Tomorrow is the big Bubblyfunk Think Pink sale - details here - if you live near enough, please go along and support it.

Now that Ellie's got her breath back she's found her way to a handy shelf where she can perch and watch everything that goes on in my craft room (although, of course, she will be taken down for hugs).





Following on the comment from Kaz, I should explain that the room is only this tidy because it's cleaning day today. In fact, having made one card, it is now a lot more 'lived in' again!

HS:MS:HS hold

Today on HS:MS:HS: hold: 'To have, or keep, or embrace an object or person. Find 'Hold' in your space:'

DianeR's blog candy challenge

DianeR from UKStampers has a blog candy post on her blog challenging us to make a card with a maximum of two stamps, one colour ink and one colour embossing powder.

I used two Dawn Bibby Design stamps from Personal Impressions - one was randomly stamped over the edges of the base card and the other was the centre stamping of the matted layer in the middle of the card, which itself was simple mounted on a piece of crackled silver card. Everything was stamped with versamark and heat embossed with silver detail.

Dottie's world Sunday challenge: A for acetate with a hint of pink

Oh dear, earlier on I made a bit of a bloomer, but thanks to a lovely cybercraft friend (you know who you are - angel) - I'm now on the right track.

This card is for the Sunday challenge on Dottie's World - And the Challenge is:-

A is for Acetate with a hint of pink!!
It can be a whole acetate card,an aperture of acetate,an embelishment as long as Acetate is there some where & as October is Breast Cancer awareness month I'd like to see some pink!!!

As we have just had an engagement announced in the family, I wanted to make a card, so I downloaded the Dottie Love and Marriage collection and printed this one out on to acetate, which I quickly embossed with a clear detail powder. I used watered-down Marvy and Whisper pens for the colouring.

The acetate is fastened to the crackled silver card with some brads from CBC

I mounted it on to a blue card, because I didn't want the whole card to become too pink!

As ever, it was difficult to get a photo without too much reflection on the acetate, which now looks as if it's creased in a couple of places, but it isn't.



I'm glad I found Dottie's World. If you're interested in getting some of the fab downloads, they can be located here.

HS:MS:HS

On HS:MS:HS today the word is 'stripes': 'Long narrow bands which differ in colour or texture, find Stripes in your space today.'

We must be quite a stripey household because I seemed to have lots of choice, so here's one:

Away from the norm

I don't usually make good luck cards. I have some photo cards that I thought I'd never use - pictures to do with gambling and casinos - as a Christian, I don't go in for all of that.

However, I saw the challenge of UK Stampers Sunday challenge to make something with a credit card or gift card. Ages ago I acquired a handful of 'credit card' type cards, among them was the casino one I've used here. So I thought I would depart from the norm and make a good luck card (don't know what I'll do with it, because I won't want to send it to anyone).

The card also nicely fits into the new challenge on ABC to make a male card, and also incorporates numbers, which is the challenge this week on Arty Girlz.

So, with a card I really didn't want to make, I've covered three different challenges!



It was very difficult to get a photo (now replaced with a slightly better one), because of the gold mirri card that's been layered and the gold foiling on the casino member card. The 'good luck' stamp is a HOTP one - stamped with versamark and heat embossed with gold detail. And irl the black background card does look as black as the casino card.

Anyone want a good luck card?