Sunday 20 October 2024
A Couple of Gate Folds
Inkspirational Challenges - Seasonal
Sunday 13 October 2024
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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Saturday 5 October 2024
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.
I'd like to enter:
Aloha Friday pumpkins
Moving Along with the Times autumnal colours
Saturday 21 September 2024
Inkspirational Challenges - Headwear
Our new challenge at Inkspirational is:
I'd like to enter:
I Spy with my Little Eye magical
Cardz4Galz any colouring medium
Saturday 14 September 2024
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.)
I'd like to enter:
Cardz4Guyz nautical
Daisy Chain more than one fold
Monday 9 September 2024
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
Saturday 7 September 2024
Inkspirational Challenges - Make Your Mark
Our new challenge at Inkspirational is:
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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Saturday 24 August 2024
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,
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Sunday 18 August 2024
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 ]
Saturday 10 August 2024
Inkspirational Challenges - Moodboard
Our new challenge at Inkspirational is:
Friday 9 August 2024
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,
I'd like to enter:
Love those Pretty Papers ag option - I hope there's enough focus on the paper to qualify for this.
Monday 5 August 2024
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.)
I'd like to enter:
I Spy with My Little Eye Summertime vibes
Moving Along with the Times summer fun
My Time to Craft summertime fun
Sunday 4 August 2024
A More Colourful Woodland
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Make My Monday watercolour markers
Christmas Gifts
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.Saturday 3 August 2024
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
Double D Basket full of posies
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