Saturday 27 July 2024

Inkspirational Challenges - Woodland



 Our new challenge at Inkspirational is: 

Now, when you look at my card,  you may think - Oh, where are the trees? My original design had a stencilled trees background but that didn't work out so I hope you can accept that these are woodland creatures and the trees are obscured by the snow. 

I stamped and embossed Avery Elle Peaceful Frame in white on kraft, and hand-cut it out. Then I stamped a Concord and 9th sentiment onto a white panel and splattered it with Frantage embossing - I was channeling my lovely teamie, Pia, here- she always inspires me with Frantage. Finally, I added gold glitter and white pen highlights to the image. 

Please go and look at the fantastic inspiration from the rest of the DT at Inkspirational and enter your own creation. 

I'd like to enter: 

Christmas Kickstart - Festive Frames 

My Time to Craft - woods

Peace on Earth

Thursday 25 July 2024

Box of Balloons

 

I made this box card for my niece's 21st birthday, using a digital cutting file from SVG cuts. 

I'd like to enter: 

Make My Monday Let's Celebrate 

The Sisterhood of Crafters balloons 


Krafty Chicks  all occasions







Saturday 13 July 2024

Inkspirational - Two or more stamp companies

 

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is: 

For my DT card, I used a Uniko stripy stamp as a background and a Penny Black hedgehog stamp as my focal point, The sentiments are Altenew and I coloured everything with Promarkers. 

Please go and look at the fantastic inspiration from the rest of the DT at Inkspirational and enter your own creation. 

I'd like to enter:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 

Crafty Calendar  add a sentiment 

Little Red Wagon  I love birthdays, balloons and a two-colour combo. 

I Love Promarkers






Friday 12 July 2024

Tiger


 I'm not very good with layering stamps - especially flower ones - but this two-step layering set from Hero is very easy to use and I love the effect. I drew a little path for the tiger to walk on!

I'd like to enter:

My Time to Craft  cas








Cardz 4 Guyz  animal magic 




Saturday 29 June 2024

Inkspirational Challenges : Stencils and paste

 

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is: 


...with an optional extra challenge of using paste,

Some time ago, I played around with stencils and metallic gilding paste on black card and then looked at it and didn't know what to do with it. So I pulled it out last week to use for this challenge- and I looked at it and didn't know what to do with it! But after nearly giving up I suddenly thought - what about going CAS? 

So, here it is. I found a circle die that sat just within a circular sentiment stamp, cut a part circle and stamped the sentiment round it, Is it odd? I'm not sure but I actually like it. 

Please go and look at the fantastic inspiration from the rest of the DT at Inkspirational and enter your own creation. 

I'd like to enter:









Sunday 23 June 2024

At the Lido

 

The sun's come out , at last, in my part of the UK!  Here are some animals having fun at the lido.

I'd like to enter:

Make My Monday  outdoor summer fun 















Cardz 4 Galz summer fun 

Saturday 15 June 2024

Inkspirational Challenges - Mood Board

 

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is: 


For my DT project I made a card for my niece's new baby boy. I was inspired by the colours and the bunting on the mood board. The background is a big Catherine Pooler stamp and the band members are My Favorite Things. The sentiments are Happy Little Stampers and the bunting is a Mama Elephant stamp. 

Please go and look at the fantastic inspiration from the rest of the DT at Inkspirational and enter your own creation. 

I'd like to enter:

 Make My Monday  B is for band and bunting 


Crafty Calendar for a child 

Saturday 1 June 2024

Inkspirational Challenges - Frame

 

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is: 


For my DT card I used a circular sentiment stamp as a frame. I created a (very basic!) snowy scene inside and then added a Mo's Digital Pencil digi , coloured with markers, coming out of the frame. Finally I added more gel pen snowflakes. 

Please go and look at the fantastic inspiration from the rest of the DT at Inkspirational and enter your own creation. 

I'd like to enter:

Sparkles Monthly Challenges cas 

The Holly and the Ivy



Thursday 30 May 2024

Rugby

 

The last card I posted was for my football- mad nephew and this one's for a different nephew, who's into rugby.

I used an embossing folder as both the background and sentiment and I found rugby images online, which I traced and cut on my Silhouette digital cutter. 

I'd like to enter:
 As You Like It  I chose dry embossing here as it's quick, easy and foolproof. 

Saturday 18 May 2024

Inkspirational Challenges - Spotlight Technique

 


Our new challenge at Inkspirational is:

For my DT card I made a birthday card for my football-mad nephew. First I printed the image - a digi from Lily of The Valley - onto craft card. Then I printed it again twice - once on plain white and then on spotty paper. I die cut a circle out of the white card,coloured the image in and pieced it onto the original image. Then I paper pieced the spotty paper on the gloves, Finally, I stamped a sentiment. Is this too much info????

I hope you'll pop over to Inskpirational and see what the rest of the team have made, and join in. 

I'd like to enter:

Cards4 Guyz  stars (on ball) 
Fab and Funky  For a child/teen