Bits and Pieces

 I do like to make backgrounds, but then I usually put them aside to use later - often, much, much later! 

This background was made by splashing watercolours around (I think they're Twinkling H20s) then stamping and embossing over it in black. The est of the card was made with bits of ephemera and die-cuts that have also been left languishing for a long time.

I'd like to enter: 

Cardz 4 Galz dies and punches 

The Neglected Stuff Challenge 

Double D  background 

You Rock!

 

Both manual and digital die- cutting is great but one advantage to digital cutting files, like this one, is being able to size them up for more impact on a card front. 

I'd like to enter:

Jumping Giraffe

 

I made this card to combine some challenges. 

The giraffe and the balloon stamps are from different MFT sets. I will miss MFT now it's closed - I particularly liked the inspiration on their website, which now seems inaccessible. I did feel, however, that they were releasing too much and repeating themes too often - maybe that's why they didn't survive.

I'd like to enter:

Make My Monday  hot air balloons

Alphabet Challenge j for jump

Boating

 This little boat is a Penny Black stamp. I used patterned paper clouds and waves cut from cardstock. 

I'd like to enter:

Shopping Our Stash  in or on the water 

Cardz 4 Guyz boats 

Little Red Wagon  Gentleman

CAS Lillies

 I find flower stamps quite tricky : some of them I can look at and feel totally stumped, while others - like this one - I use over and over again. I've made several sympathy cards with it,over the years, but birthday / thankyou cards too, 

I'd like to enter:

Sparkles Monthly - CAS

Triple B 

Car with Tree and Lights

 I find my blog post titles becoming less and less imaginative! 

This car stamp is by Stamping Bella - I coloured it with markers and added white gel pen, liberally. 

I'd like to enter:

Sparkles Christmas  include a tree

Make My Monday  snow in August 

Make a Wish

 I designed and cut these candles on my Silhouette cameo. The star-shaped 'flames' and sentiment are stamped and I dry embossed the card base.

I'd like to enter:

Shopping Our Stash  hot 

Give a Crafter A Cookie 

Norse Day

 Almost a one layer card (excepting the 20) : I used MFT viking set and Catherine Pooler sun stamp. 

I'd like to enter:

Make My Monday  masculine

Little Red Wagon  masculine 

Pizza Party

 Here's a birthday card for my pizza-loving son. I used an SVG cutting file. I stamped the banner and sentiment (Avery Elle??) and created and cut the 18 on my digital cutting machine. 

I'd like to enter:

Little Red Wagon  Food 

Frosted Noel

 It's warm and humid here in south east England but it's very frosty on this Christmas card. I used a Hobby Art stamp, white embossing powder, white pencil and a border doodled with white gel pen. 

I'd like to enter:

CAS on Friday