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Monday, 22 August 2011

'Wish you were here' postcard

This is for Daisy doodles 40: postcard, using one of their images, coloured with copics.

It's also for the sketch for Dutch dare 126:
Papers are DCWV summer.

This is also for:

Whoopsi daisy: summer fun
Order of the opus gluei 111: oh I do love to be beside the seaside
St Luke's August: oh I do like to be beside the seaside
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Christmas gifts

This week Jingle Belles 'Holiday fall to layout' has joined with Clean & simple for their FTL 154 sketch:

I hope I haven't been too liberal with my interpretation of the sketch. I usually tend to stick too rigidly to a sketch, so I suppose it makes a change that I've 'dared' to tweak it!

The papers and the 3D image are all Jolly Nation, with the addition of a doiley, scalloped border and sentiment.

This is another card for my CHNC challenge 34.

This is also for:

Happileigh 36: girly girls
Totally papercrafts 80: Christmas in August
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On the look out ...

'On the look out' is the name of the Delicious Doodles digital image that I've used for this card. I think they are 'on the look out' for the farmer, so this is for Digital Tuesday 124: on the farm, also for Paper cutz 105: down on the farm.

I digitally changed the colour of the image and mounted it on to pink card and just lightly copic'd the rabbits' ears and noses with E93 tea rose.

The background paper is from a Doolicraft pack of scrapbooking Mocha papers. The grosgrain ribbon with gold stitching is from my stash - it looks odd in the photo because of the way the flash has caught it. The flower is a craftime one.

This is also for:

Crafty catz 97: pink & brown
Ribbon girl: project that features ribbon
Kaboodle 81: ribbons
Fab n funky 86: a stitch in time
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Here we go again

Regular visitors to my blog will think they've seen these ATCs before. Yes, I made a set of six of them for the August swap on the Bubbly Funk forum, but, unfortunately, they haven't arrived despite the fact that they were posted two weeks ago - you can see the original ones here.

So here is a new set of six made today:

Once again the background is a part of a Kanban image stamped with stazon ultramarine, with the butterfly lightly coloured with pale blue grey copic. The saying is a Stamping up stamp. Edges were distressed with stormy sky DI.

A closer look at one:

So this time I'm linking these for:

ATC challenges 8: anything goes/wings
Hooked on craft 6: things with wings
Take time for you 48: everything except cards
Creative craft: anything but a card
Incy wincy 107: anything but a card
Sketchy colors 81: shades of blue
Tanda teaser 178: monochrome
Sukkersott 133: monochromatic
Bizzy Becs August: use butterflies and the colour blue
Stampin' B 124: distressing
Simply create 50: time to distress
Scrappy frogs: time for some bling
Ooh-la-la 87: no backing paper
Challenge up your life 50: no patterned paper
Stamps R us: anything goes
Nadia's challenge 12: anything goes
Stamp insanity 73: anything goes
Aud sentiments 35: anything goes
Paper playtime 53: anything goes
Try it on Tuesday: anything goes
Lothian crafts 17: anything goes
AiFactory: August anything goes
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Copic coloured pearls

Today's challenge on iCopic lover 44 is to use copics to colour embellishments.

I chose these white pearls:

and coloured some with R29 lipstick red:

The card is a Kanban stamp coloured with copics, using the coloured pearls for flower centres.

I've quite often coloured white flowers with copics, but this is the first time I've coloured white pearls, so I'm linking this for Stampin' sisters in Christ 103 - trying something new, and Phindy's Friday 69: something new, also for Woodware USA 40: try a new technique.

I chose red for the hat and coat for Quirky crafts 11: red hat society - the project must feature a hat and it must be red.

I chose yellow for the flowers for 365 cards day 173: vintage plus yellow.

This is also for:

Polka doodles 33: single layer
Crop stop 33: pearls ... pearls ... and more pearls
Scrappy frogs: time for some bling
Happileigh 36: girly girls
Ooh-la-la 87: no backing paper
Challenge up your life 50: no patterned paper
Nightshift stamping 80: flowers and leaves
Pollycraft 107: autumn colours
Stamps R us: anything goes
Nadia's challenge 12: anything goes
Stamp insanity 73: anything goes
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Birdie birthday wishes

Yet another AG card (they are so lovely and don't take very much time at all to make).

It's for:

365 cards day 170: vintage plus blue
Pixie cottage 83: big on birthdays
Spoon full of sugar 162: happy birthday
Hooked on craft 6: things with wings
Catch the bug: the birds and the bees
Tuesday throwdown 62: non-stamped sentiment
Ribbon girl: project that features ribbon
Kaboodle 81: ribbons
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Another Anna Griffin birthday

This is another card made with the beautiful AG papers, 3D stickers, etc.



It's for:

Birthday sundaes 23 colour challenge: pink, green and white
365 cards day 172: vintage plus green
Pixie cottage 83: big on birthdays
Anything goes 47: happy birthday
Spoon full of sugar 162: happy birthday
Tuesday throwdown 62: non-stamped sentiment
Paper creations ink 7: show us your flowers
Ribbon girl: project that features ribbon
Kaboodle 81: ribbons
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Pink, green and white birthday

This is a card made with Anna Griffin papers and 3D stickers, etc for Birthday sundaes 23 colour challenge: pink, green and white.

This is also for:

365 cards day 171: vintage plus pink
Glitter fairies 1: pretty in pink
Pixie cottage 83: big on birthdays
Anything goes 47: happy birthday
Spoon full of sugar 162: happy birthday
Tuesday throwdown 62: non-stamped sentiment
Paper creations ink 7: show us your flowers
Ribbon girl: project that features ribbon
Kaboodle 81: ribbons
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Saturday, 20 August 2011

Sympathy card

This is a very simple sympathy card. The card blank is deckle edged - I've stamped the La Blanche flower stamp with memento and coloured with copics. The sentiment is stamped.

This is for:

Stamp, scrap & doodle: sympathy/get well
Paper creations ink 7: show us your flowers
Nightshift stamping 80: flowers and leaves
Whoopsi Daisy: anything go's
Aud sentiments 35: anything goes
Nadia's challenge 12: anything goes
Stamp insanity 73: anything goes
Paper playtime 53: anything goes
Try it on Tuesday: anything goes
Lothian crafts 17: anything goes
AiFactory: August anything goes
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Back to school notebook


This was made with my Bind it all and some papers from my offcuts box. Stickers were from Poundland (some time ago). Note to self: must make more notebooks (Tearfund sale early October and the weeks go by quickly!).



This is for:

Creative inspirations 66: back to school
Die cuttin' divas 28: back 2 school
Little darlings 5: school days
Little red wagon 94: back to school
Paper pretties 167: back to school
Penny's 60: back to school
Delightful: back to school with primary colours
Fairytale 22: first school day
2 sisters 53: back to school
One stop craft 145: bold and bright
Craft your passion 71: anything but a card
Creative craft: anything but a card
Whoopsi Daisy: anything go's
Paper playtime 53: anything goes
Try it on Tuesday: anything goes
Lothian crafts 17: anything goes
AiFactory: August anything goes
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Christmas waves a magic wand

I wasn't going to do any crafting today, but couldn't resist making a quick card. As it's my birthday we've had pizza delivered, with garlic bread and potato wedges and we had some wine ... and now I'm full! Just having a bit of a break before settling down to watch Casualty. We were going to go out, but things have been topsy turvy here this week because we're having our bath replaced with a shower unit and there were some unexpected hitches with the work- hoping they will finish it by Monday or Tuesday.

Anyway, back to the card. I chose a quote topper that was part of a QVC kit a couple of years ago - this is for ABC Christmas: Q for quote plus an image (hope the squares count).

The background paper and square motifs in the corners were from a magazine from a Nancy Watts collection.

This is another card for my CHNC challenge 34.

I used the sketch for Corrosive 129:

Colours are for Jay Gee's nook challenge 10: photo inspiration:


This is also for:

Christmas inspirations 31: clean and simple
Totally papercrafts 80: Christmas in August
Meljen 72: sparkles, shine and glitter
Tanda teaser 178: monochrome
Sukkersott 133: monochromatic
Paper and such: sentiment as main focal point
Aud sentiments 35: anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy: anything go's
Poodles parlour: anything goes
Nadia's challenge 12: anything goes
Paper playtime 53: anything goes
Try it on Tuesday: anything goes
Lothian crafts 17: anything goes
AiFactory: August anything goes
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BF August inchies swap

These are the inchies I've received from the swap for August on the BF forum - the theme was 'summer holiday'.

It's amazing how much detail can be put on to a little inchie - they are fab - thank you, ladies:


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CHNC challenge 34: Christmas birthday or 'anything goes'

It's time for another challenge on my Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog. Today is my birthday, so challenge 34 is a bit different to the norm. I usually ask you to make a Christmas card, but today you have a choice of making a card for a Christmas birthday or an 'anything goes' Christmas card.

We have a lot of family birthdays around the festive season, which means making a lot of birthday cards around Christmas time. So at least I've got one done early - perhaps I'll make one every week so that I don't have to do them all at the busiest time of the year.

For my easel card I've used BG wisteria papers, various flowers, buttons, ribbon and scalloped border. The image is one of my favourite Greetings Farm ones - wild sprouts 'sassy Suzi', coloured with copics.


I'm entering this into these challenges:

Bunny Zoe 15: easel cards
Fussy & fancy 1000 follower celebration challenge using the F & F blog colour scheme
Pixie cottage 83: big on birthdays
Anything goes 47: happy birthday
Spoon full of sugar 162: happy birthday
Tuesday throwdown 62: non-stamped sentiment
The crafty pad 134: cute n girly
Paper creations ink 7: show us your flowers
Stamptacular 124: fancy folds
Karen's doodles: fancy folds
I did it: a different shaped card
Mami doodles 32: shaped card
Farm fresh Friday: button it up
Papertake: eyes down, look in - I chose 'buttons, ribbon and FREE
Digi design house 12: recipe week 2 - 3 buttons, 2 patterned papers and 1 ribbon
Digi doodle shops best 72: a recipe - 1 ribbon, 2 backing papers and 3 buttons
Lexi 46: recipe - 1 image, 2 flowers, 3 papers
Ribbon girl: project that features ribbon
Crafty Ann 47: scallops and/or fancy borders
Whoopsi Daisy: anything go's
Aud sentiments 35: anything goes
Basic Grey 51: anything goes
Poodles parlour: anything goes
Nadia's challenge 12: anything goes
Stamp insanity 73: anything goes
Paper playtime 53: anything goes
Try it on Tuesday: anything goes
Lothian crafts 17: anything goes
AiFactory: August anything goes
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Friday, 19 August 2011

Black, white and silver romance

I love black and white cards and this week's Just for fun challenge is to combine black and white with silver.

I used a shaped black card blank for I did it: a different shaped card, and for Mami doodles 32. Ithen matted with Kanban Victorian stackables, stamping a Kanban image on the white one. As the silver one was quite a bit bigger than the white I stamped some random PM swirls with black stazon.

As is always the case with silver mirror card it was difficult to get a photo because of the high reflection (shows that the mirror card is good quality), so this is the best I could achieve, but it gives a general idea.

This card would be suitable for a wedding or an anniversary so I'm linking it for:

Little Claire 12: wedding/anniversary
Anything goes 47: celebration
Crazy challenge 80: movie inspiration: My best friend's wedding

It's also for:

365 cards day 169: vintage plus black
Crafty sentiments: no sentiment challenge
Whoopsi Daisy: anything go's
Poodles parlour: anything goes
Nadia's challenge 12: anything goes
Stamp insanity 73: anything goes
Craft us crazy 15: anything goes
Paper playtime 53: anything goes
Try it on Tuesday: anything goes
Lothian crafts 17: anything goes
AiFactory: August anything goes


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Graffiti Banksy style

When I saw today's Daring cardmaker's 'inspired by Banksy' challenge I wondered what on earth it was about and what I would do. Pretty quickly I got hooked on looking through Google images. My great nephews are big Simpsons fans, so I thought I would base my card on this image (I will save it for a birthday in February):

The Simpsons picture was found on Google, the wall and hand are clipart from Publisher and the graffiti was generated in Word.

So here is my finished card - I really enjoyed putting this together (it took a few goes to get it right):

Please click on the picture to enlarge

This is also for:

Wee memories 64: masculine
Sparkles forum 18: one for the boys

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Thursday, 18 August 2011

Out come the fibres again

For this card I've used the sketch for A la card monkey 69, which also asked for the card to be sympathy or thinking of you:

and I've used the colour combo for ColourQ 98:

This is also good for Crafts and me 48: blues or blue/greens.

Once again I raided my offcuts box, so this is for City crafter 70: scrap happy, and Jules crafty snippet challenge 32.

I haven't used any fibres for ages and ages (I remember a few years ago when they were very popular in cardmaking) - anyway, I got out the box and chose this eyelash lime green one. This is for this week's The paper variety challenge to use threads.

Why is it that the flash photo has made the brown brad (used three different colours deliberately) look more like red? Ah well! The brads are for 4 crafty chicks 51: metal, Sew many challenges 64: 3 or more brads, and also for Digi design house 12 recipe week 1: 3 brads, 2 patterned papers and 1 floss.

The sentiment is a Hobbycraft stamp inked with memento rich cocoa.

This is also for:

Fussy & fancy 43: use a lot - pick any embellishment and show at least 3 (brads)
Whoopsi Daisy: anything go's
Nadia's challenge 12: anything goes
Stamp insanity 73: anything goes
Craft us crazy 15: anything goes
Art impressions 28: anything goes
Paper playtime 53: anything goes
Try it on Tuesday: anything goes
Lothian crafts 17: anything goes
AiFactory: August anything goes
Aud sentiments 35: anything goes
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Happy Kiss-mas!

A quick clean and simple card this morning, bearing in mind that Bah! humbug 32 'kiss'mas closes at lunchtime today and we're going up to Guy's this morning, so I would miss the deadline if I waited till we got back. And today's CCEE1133 is 'kiss'.

I used up scraps of BG wassail, mainly left from making this card yesterday. The main background paper is the one I used to cut the nestie scalloped circle for yesterday's card - covering it up today with the printed image, which is a Dottie Christmas download, appropriately called Christmas kiss - so this is for City crafter 70: scrap happy, and Jules crafty snippet challenge 32. The sentiment was computer generated.

This is another one for my own CHNC challenge 33: simply Christmas - if you haven't yet discovered my Christmas challenge blog, why not hop over there and take the opportunity to start on your Christmas cards - it makes sense to do so if you haven't yet started them because we'll be into September now before you know it.

This is also for Sylvie's challenge for this fortnight on the Christmas card club (there's a list in my sidebar - just click on one of the names and contact if you'd like details of the club) - Sylvie asked us to use mistletoe.

This is also for:

Christmas inspirations 31: clean and simple
Tuesday throwdown 62: non-stamped sentiment
Shopping our stash 13: your weakest link - patterned papers, but particularly BG 6 x 6 pads - I've got most of them (I apologise that I went over the limit of challenges - I'll submit another entry)
Whoopsi Daisy: anything go's
Stamp insanity 73: anything goes
Craft us crazy 15: anything goes
Art impressions 28: anything goes
Paper playtime 53: anything goes
Try it on Tuesday: anything goes
Lothian crafts 17: anything goes
AiFactory: August anything goes
Aud sentiments 35: anything goes
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Happy birthday, with love

This is for the colour challenge for Creative sketches 43C:

Basic black, poppy parade and basic grey.

I've used items from a redline kit - when I bought this I thought the items were die cut, but they weren't, so I put them away and had forgotten about them, but thought it was about time I used them.
This is also for:

365 cards day 168: vintage plus red
Come and get it: red, black and white colour challenge
Crazy amigo: black, white, red
Pixie cottage 83: big on birthdays
Anything goes 47: happy birthday
Spoon full of sugar 162: happy birthday
Tuesday throwdown 62: non-stamped sentiment
The crafty pad 134: cute n girly
Paper creations ink 7: show us your flowers
Jellypark friends: your favourite embellishment - flowers
Challenge up your life 50: no patterned paper
Paper Playtime 53: anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy: anything go's
Lothian crafts 17: anything goes
AiFactory: August anything goes
Aud sentiments 35: anything goes

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Christmas window

This card is for Christmas challenges with sketches 7 - please follow the link to see the sketch.

It's also for CCEE 1132: glass - I used the photo for Papercraft Star 58 as inspiration, concentrating on a window frame:
I've used a vintage Santa topper from a kit I bought a few years ago; papers are BG wassail and the scalloped circle was cut with a nestie, a few gems and Craftwork sentiment added.

This is also for:

365 cards day 168:vintage plus red
Ooh-la-la 86: oh Christmas!
Secret crafter Saturday 147: Christmas in coming
Phindy's Friday 68: vintage look
Jingle belles: bling on the holidays - the topper is very glittered
Gingerloft 22: make it sparkle
Scrappy frogs: time for some bling
Tuesday throwdown 62: non-stamped sentiment
Crafty Ann 47: scallops and/or fancy edges
Created by hand: what's the point? (triangles)
Whoopsi Daisy: anything go's
Paper playtime 53: anything goes
Try it on Tuesday: anything goes
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CAS blues

In the post below I've shown how I made this card and the items I used - you can see and read about it here, so I won't repeat the process.

This is for the sketch for a special CAS-ual Friday/FTL 153 on Clean and Simple:


This is also for:

Less is more 28: one layer, use inks - something you haven't done before
Pile it on 33: blue, blue, blue - three different shades of blue
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WOYWW 115

There isn't a lot that's different in my workspace today (in fact, it's quite tidy after yesterday's crafting), so I thought I'd show what's in my immediate space - the stages of the card I've been working on this morning for a special CAS-ual Friday/FTL 153 (I'll be blogging the actual card after this, so I won't show the sketch now, but you'll be able to see it when I show the finished card in the next blog post).

I masked off an area that I wanted to ink with ice blue chalk ink:

I then masked so that I could ink the strip that had previously been masked, this time using stormy sky DI:

This is what the card then looked like:

I then stamped with blue iris chalk ink, using one of my favourite Penny Black stamps 'sparklers' - unfortunately, this didn't quite stamp fully at the top, but I'm leaving it because I think it givess a whimsical look to it (well, that's my story ... and I'm sticking to it - lol!). The little 'for you' sentiment is part of a Stamping Up set.

Why not go over to Julia's WOYWW 115 and see what others are up to today ... and perhaps join in and show us your workspace.

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