A Couple of Gate Folds

 

I made a couple of gate fold cards, using my Silhouette electronic die-cutter. For the first, I used an SVG file gate fold design, just choosing the spotted paper and embossing the flower middle. I inked the edges of the flower , which gives it more of a dimensional effect. 

I'd like to enter :

Allsorts patterned papers 

For the second card, I used the same base, but found a snowflake svg that I split into half and cut from glitter card. Then I added pearls and a stamped sentiment.

I'd like to enter:

Jingle Belles  pink

Inkspirational Challenges - Seasonal

 

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is:

I chose to make a Christmas card using two stamp sets : the mice and sentiments are Lawn Fawn and the bunnies are MFT. The ice has glitter pen all over it, so is much shinier in real life. 

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

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Fab or Funky  fur 

Sparkles Christmas 

Leaves

 I made this simple birthday card for my friend, using some wood-backed Stampin Up leaf stamps, a sentiment and some splattered ink. 

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Inkspirational Challenges - Moodboard

 

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is:

As you can see, I was inspired by the colours and autumnal feel of the mood board and I stamped two Inky Doodles pumpkins, coloure them with Promarkers and added a touch of glitter. 

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:

Aloha Friday   pumpkins

Moving Along with the Times  autumnal colours 

Inkspirational Challenges - Headwear

 Our new challenge at Inkspirational is:

Sometimes I ponder on our challenges for weeks, but this time I thought - I'm just going to use an image with someone wearing a hat! I found this image in my bits bag - I honestly can't remember whether it's a printed digi or something I (or someone else) has previously stamped. I coloured her with Promarkers and cut her out and used die cut trees and patterned paper for the background. (There's also some glittery highlights but they don't show up in the photo.)

 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:

I Spy with my Little Eye magical 

Cardz4Galz any colouring medium

Peace on Earth 

Lighthouse Birthday

 Here's a 70th birthday card that I designed and cut on my Silhouette cameo.The lighthouse was an svg file that I adapted to try to make it look like our local lighthouse, Beachy Head. I chose black and white for the numbers etc to reflect the birthday boys home city football colours. ( I have no idea why the lighthouse looks like it's leaning in the picture! It's fully upright on the actual card.) 

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Cardz4Guyz nautical

Daisy Chain more than one fold

Sympathy Bouquet

 Here's a sympathy card that I, sadly, had to make, using the same stamp set that I used to create the card I posted yesterday as my Inkspirational DT make. 

This time, I stamped it onto a stitched die-cut panel, and coloured it with Promarkers, in very pale, neutral colours. 

I'd like to enter:

Little Red Wagon - Sympathy 

Triple B 

Inkspirational Challenges - Make Your Mark

 

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is: 

which means using markers/ paint/ ink/ pencil on your creation.

For my DT card I coloured these flowers a (probably unrealistic) blue , using Zig Clean Color markers and water. 

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:

Beautiful Blossoms

Inkspirational Challenges : CAS - optional twist: animal

 

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is: 

with the optional twist of: Animal.

For my DT card, I went with the optional twist and made a birthday card with a rhino, a balloon and a big sentiment, all in grey and khaki on white. Actually, there was no big plan here! All except the balloon were already stamped/ cut and just hanging around waiting to be used and I was happy with how they looked together, 

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:

Krafty Chicks all occasions

Simply Clean and Simple off-centre

Let's Create Challenges grey with one other colour

Papercraft Challenges polkadots

Little Red Wagon  neutrals 

Snowman in Purples

 

Another unplanned card that I had fun making and then, afterwards, asked myself: "is it weird?"

I made the background with a round circle stencil and a grid stencil layered over and thought it would look good with the Paper Smooches snowman.  Then, as it's a snowman, I added white gel pen snow. So basically, a snowman is standing in front of some mesh which matches his outfit...  I must tell myself: Don't overthink it! 

I'd like to enter:

Stencil Fun  anything goes option

Krafty Chicks  cas

Long Legged Birds

 

Here, I stamped and masked the Justrite birds, and stamped the distressed wall (Leanne Creatif) behind them. Then I added a sentiment and some blue stars. 

I'd like to enter:

Try it On Tuesday  Keep it Simple

Cards 4 Galz birds ]

Triple B 

Inkspirational Challenges - Moodboard

 

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is: 

For my DT card, I was inspired by the seascape on the left of the mood board. I was on holiday with just a bag of supplies but I had some watercolour paper, Zig clean color pens and a paintbrush, so I used these to make the background.  I then added a die-cut mermaid tail.

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

Paper Planes

 

Okay, I know I've taken major artistic licence with this scene (and that's not even mentioning the anthropomorphism). The mice seem to be standing on the paper they're making the planes out of. Or are they in fact standing on floor vinyl, and making vinyl planes? I don't know, but that patterned 'floor' just seemed right, 

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Love those Pretty Papers  ag option - I hope there's enough focus on the paper to qualify for this. 

Summer Road Trip

 This sunny birthday card is for my niece, who will be 17 later this month. (17 is the age you can get a driving licence in the UK, although I don't think she has started that process yet.)

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I Spy with My Little Eye  Summertime vibes

Moving Along with the Times  summer fun 

My Time to Craft  summertime fun

A More Colourful Woodland

I used this Avery Elle stamp for my Inkspirational DT card last week, so , before I put it away, I decided to use it again for a different look.  This time I watercoloured the image with Zig Clean Color pens and added a random sentiment. 

I'd like to enter:

The Holly and the Ivy

Make My Monday  watercolour markers 

Peace on Earth 
 

Christmas Gifts

 

I mentioned in an earlier post that I went on holiday and took one bag of  craft stuff with me. The bag included a handful of stamps, die cuts and scraps left from previous projects and two pencil cases : one with alcohol markers, the other with Zig Clean Color waterbased markers. 

The first card is a one-layer-card , using a Purple Onion image, coloured with watrbased markers. 

I'd like to enter this to:

Little Red Wagon Christmas in July 

Sparkles Christmas Challenge  critters 

For the second card, I used the same image with alcohol markers and cut it out. The base was folded ages ago, when I'd intended to use it for a bridge card but decided it was too small. I added patterned paper and a sentiment. 

I'd like to enter this to:

ABC Christmas Challenge  off the edge 

Jingle Belles Leftovers - the base card (already folded) and patterned paper. 

Thanks from the Cat

 

I just got back from a week in Cornwall, where we stayed in a cabin in a forest (not as remote as it sounds!) I took one bag of craft stuff with me, to keep myself amused while my partner and son enjoyed their lie-ins. It really stimulated my crafty mojo to create with limited supplies. 

Here, the trellis and the white panel were die-cut before I left home. The flower image was a leftover from  a 'kit' sent to me many years ago when I did a 'challenge' with my crafty friends Pia and Nonni.

I cut the flowers out, coloured them with Clear Colour markers and added Nuvo glitter drops to the middles. 

So, when I got home, I already had a card to give to my MIL to say thanks for feeding the cat. 

I'd like to enter:

Pinspirational  die-cuts 

Beautiful Blossoms 

Triple B 

Double D  Basket full of posies 

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