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

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

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

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 

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:

Stencil Fun 

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 

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 

Give a Crafter a Cookie 

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