Wishing you a beautiful day

Here is a card I have made to cheer someone up.  I have used my Pink Ink Designs "Sea Turtle" stamp.  This time I have used the main turtle and the two smaller turtles.  I have coloured them in with Promarkers and fussy cut around them.

I then got a piece of A4 watercolour card and used various Distress Oxide refills (Broken China, Fossilised Amber and Wilted Violet) and coloured the background adding layers at a time.  I then cut the card in half and on one piece I cut out a Spellbinders shape to make a frame for my turtles to sit in.

I recently won a challenge over that the CD Sunday Challenge and won a £30 voucher for anywhere I wanted.  I was sooooooooooo delighted.  I picked Hunkydory as they sold some of the Sara Davies' Nautical Collection that I wanted and I also got three ink pads.

For my card I have used the Crafter's Companion Nautical sea foam die, fishing net die, Joy! Crafts waves die, Marianne Designs shell dies, Sue Wilson greenery die, and various stamped shells/wave/rope trim.

I have finished the card off with a stamped sentiment, pearls and some bright and sparkly sequins.

The Promarkers that I have used are:

Large turtle - Orchid, Amethyst, Purple, Cool Aqua, Duck Egg, Turquoise, Sunkissed Pink and Coral.
Smaller turtles - Amethyst and Duck Egg.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says - Frame it
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Add pearls and/or gems (pearls for me)

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of one for the boys
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of making a shaker card
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of monochrome
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes

Happy Birthday

I haven't been able to craft for some weeks now so I am showing some cards I have made in the previous months and not posted on my blog.

Here is a card I have made using an image from The Paper Shelter called "Glamorous Girls".  What I like about these images is that you get black-and-white versions to colour yourself but then there are coloured images, coloured background and a coloured image on the background.  I do love colouring images but I still love the first area I went into in cardmaking ie decoupage.

I used the image with the background and printed out three times so that I could do some decoupage.

The backing papers are from my stash.

I have finished the card off with stamped corners/sentiment (and without my Tim Holtz Stamping Platform I would NEVER have attempted this as knowing me I'd not stamp one corner or the sentiment hard enough and it would be ruined!!), lace, frilly ribbon, pearls and organza ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Paper Shelter - Birthday girl
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of monochrome
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Allsorts - Happy birthday
As You Like It - Favourite - his or hers and why (If I am totally honest I prefer to make cards/projects for females as I can use a wider choice of colours, wider choice of images and of course use lots and lots of yummy embellishments eg ribbon, lace, pearls, gems etc)

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

 

 Today sees the arrival of a new image in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

 This image is a GRAYSCALE image and is called "Spring".

 It is at a special introductory price of $3.00 (original price of $4.00).

Hurry as this offer ends on 30 May 2019.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 24 May 2019

  Here is my weekly inspiration post for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog.

Before I do I'd like to remind you that our challenge this month is "LOVELY LACE".

This week the Design Team were challenged to "USE SOME BUTTONS".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme.

For my bright and cheery card I have used the Ching-Chou Image "Ladybug" which I have coloured in with my Promarkers.

The backing papers are from my stash and I have used some Crafter's Companion Centura Pearl Christmas red card, some of which I have put through a Crafter's Companion texture embossing folder.

I used my Tim Holtz pricking ruler to mark dots around the mount for the image, stitched around the image with some glittery thread and actually sewed on the buttons to each corner.

I have finished the card off with a stamped sentiment and used a die a friend bought me to make the little ladybirds.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Ladybug - Red, Poppy, Berry Red, Ice Grey 2, Buttercup and Pastel Yellow

Flowers - Bright Orange, Orange, Burnt Orange, Yellow, Canary, Gold, Lush Green and Bright Green

Background - Sky Blue.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

2 Crafty Critters - Anything goes with critters

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper May Challenge - Anything goes

Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge - Anything goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes

Allsorts - Happy birthday (congratulations to all of the Design Team members and the sponsors for the Allsorts Challenge.  A 10th anniversary is a massive achievement.  Here's to the next 10 years!!)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Incy Wincy - Embellishment (buttons)

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes (congratulations on your 10th anniversary)

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Penny's Paper - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Square

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of monochrome

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - E is for embossing folder

Happy Birthday

It was a friend's daughters birthday last week.  She is into dancing so I decided to use an image from my Debbi Moore Rock n Roll CD.

I have used a topper, various papers and embellishments from the CD.

The card has simply been finished off with a die-cut sentiment and some ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday - Anything goes with a CD
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of motherly love

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of a shaker card

Ally's Angels - Anything goes

Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Allsorts - Happy birthday (congratulations to all of the Design Team members and the sponsors for the Allsorts Challenge.  A 10th anniversary is a massive achievement.  Here's to the next 10 years!!)

Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

Penny's Paper - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Square

Turtley Awesome - Thank You

Here is another card I have made using a Pink Ink Designs stamp.  This time I have used the stamp set called "Sea Turtle".  I love these stamp sets as the main image is bit but you also get other smaller images like two different sized turtles, three different starfish, three lots of greenery and a sentiment.

I have stamped the main image out first and then made a scene using the smaller turtles, two of the starfish stamps and the three greenery stamps.  The image has been coloured in with Promarkers.  For the background I have used Pan Pastels.

I have finished the card off quite simply using the sentiment stamp, die-cut shells, sentiment from a magazine and some sparkly sequins.

The Promarkers that I have used are:

Main turtle - Cool Aqua, Duck Egg, Turquoise, Plum, Purple, Coral and Soft Peach
Other turtles - Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 2, Coral and Soft Peach
Starfish - Coral and Soft Peach.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Friends - Anything goes
2 Crafty Critters - Anything goes with critters
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of motherly love

Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of no square or rectangle cards

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge - Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes (congratulations on your 10th anniversary)
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes

Thank You Card

Here is another thank you card that I have made.  The little girl and boy stamps I was given but I think they are Hanglar stamps or I might be totally and utterly wrong.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and fussy cut them out.

For the background I have used some papers from Hobbycraft along with a beach hut embossing folder which I used chalks to colour in.

I have finished the card off quite simply with a stamped sentiment and some die-cut seagulls by Joanna Sheen.

The Promarkers that I have used are:

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal
Hair - Pastel Yellow, Vanilla and Primrose
Clothing - Sky Blue, Azura and Arctic Blue
Ropes/anchor - Cocoa, Caramel, Ice Grey 1 and Ice Grey 2.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Get Creative - Anything goes

Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

Creative Moments - Anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything goes

Daisy Chain Challenge - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of a shaker card

Creative Fingers - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of buttons or flowers
Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes (congratulations on your 10th anniversary)
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Blog - Friday 17 May 2019

  It is time for another challenge over at the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog.

The topic this week is "anything goes".

PLEASE NOTE:  We are a colouring challenge and therefore to take part in the challenge you MUST have coloured something on your card/creation and you MUST specify the colouring medium you have used.

 This week we are being sponsored by Oddball Art Co.

For my card for a friend I have used the image "Veggie Veronica Vegan Workout Digital Download Image No 182".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers.

For my matting and layering I have used two Docrafts papers and some kraft card inked through a stencil with a Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass distress ink.

I have finished the card off with a die-cut border, stamped sentiment and some washi tape.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Pastel Yellow, Vanilla and Buttercup
Top/leggings/weights - Lemon, Yellow, Sky Blue, Azura, Pastel Beige and Tan.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper May Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of flowers
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of buttons or flowers
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 17 May 2019

  Here is my weekly inspiration post for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog.

Before I do I'd like to remind you that our challenge this month is "LOVELY LACE".

This week the Design Team were challenged to "EMBOSSING - WET OR DRY".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme.

  For my birthday card I have used one of my favourite Ching-Chou Kuik sunflower images called "Keep in Faith".

I have coloured my image in with Promarkers.

On the yellow paper I stamped a sunflower stamp with a brown Memento ink pad all over to make a background.  For my embossing I used an embossing folder and brushed over the embossing with a gold Pan Pastel.

I have finished the card off with some ribbon, die-cut sentiment, stamped flowers and fussy cut out and some fabric flowers.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Khaki, Pastel Beige and Satin
Sunflowers - Lemon, Yellow, Canary, Caramel and Walnut.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Brown Sugar - Flowers

CCC Digi Creations - Add a flower

Creative Inspirations - May flowers or showers

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - May flowers
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of no square or rectangle cards
Always Fun - Embossing folders
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Summer is coming
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of flowers
Aud Sentiments - Summer and sentiment (I don't do gardening but summer to me is when I see bright and cheery sunflowers in our garden)
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of buttons or flowers
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

"Old Salt Sailor" Thank You Card

Well when I saw this "Old Salt Sailor" from Pink Ink Designs on Honchanda he had to go on my "wait list" for items to buy - but strangely enough for someone who yearns to live near the sea he went to the top of the list and I ordered him from Craft Stash!!  He is a brilliantly sized main image but then you get 9 other images on the set as well.

At the same time my friend did purchase the image "Sea Turtle" so one day we set out at stamping out the images.  I have to be honest but we really really struggled to get these stamps to stamp perfectly at the start even after washing them, washing them again and even baby wipes.  I even contacted Mel and Cathie for some advice who own Pink Ink Designs.  Eventually after another very long soak and a light rub at the stamps with a cloth, the stamps were primed and ready for use.

For my thank you card I have used the sailor, lighthouse, small fish, large fish, compass, anchor, both the waves and crab stamps - well all of them apart from the small button.

I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and used Pan Pastels to create the subtle background.  Around the edge of the image I used a Copper Shine Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish.  With the lighthouse, large fish and smaller fish I fussy cut them out and 3D them onto the card.

As the stamps needed to "do the talking" I simply added a shell ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and a Paula Pasqual stamped sentiment.

The Promarkers that I have used are:

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal
Hair/beard - Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 2 and Ice Grey 3
Coat/hat - Sky Blue, Azura, True Blue, Yellow and Canary
Lighthouse/anchor/fish/compass/pipe - Caramel, Cocoa, Burnt Sienna, Canary, Red, Poppy Red, Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 2, Peach and Soft Peach.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - Summer is coming
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes

Get Creative - Anything goes

Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of motherly love
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of a shaker card
Dragonfly Dreams - Anything goes
Daisy Chain Challenge - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of no square or rectangle cards
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of flowers
Aud Sentiments - Summer and sentiment (Summer to me is anything to do with the seaside)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

 Today sees the arrival of a new set of images in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

 This set is called "Under the Sea Set 3".  

In this set you will get three GRAYSCALE images:  "Golden Mermaid", "Rainbow Mermaid" and "Ivy Mermaid". 

 This set is available in the Etsy Store for an introductory price of $4.50 instead of $6.00.

Hurry as this offer ends on 21 May 2019.  

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 10 May 2019

 Here is my weekly inspiration post for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog.

Before I do I'd like to remind you that our challenge this month is "LOVELY LACE".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme.

For my birthday card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Merbutterfly Fairy Freedom - Grayscale".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my blue Pinflair Pearl Wand.

The backing papers are from The Works.

I have finished the card off with some lace, die-cut sentiment, flowers given to me by a friend and some pearls.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 

Hair - Cocoa, Burnt Sienna and Henna

Butterflies - Soft Peach, Sunkissed Pink, Coral, Bright Green and Burnt Sienna

Flowers/leaves - Ivory, Buttercup, Leaf Green and Bright Green.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Sweet Stampin' - Spaced out or anything goes
Allsorts - Pretty in pink

Creatalicious - Anything goes with the optional theme of to use flowers

Get Creative - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of a shaker card

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything goes

Daisy Chain Challenge - Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Flowers

CCC Digi Creations - Add a flower

Creative Inspirations - May flowers or showers

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes

Aud Sentiments - Feminine and sentiment

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper May Challenge - Anything goes

Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge - Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes

CRAFT - Happy birthday (congratulations on your blog challenge's 10th anniversary - that is such a wonderful achievement to you all and your sponsors)

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Feminine

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - May flowers

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Simon Says - For a special lady

Fab n Funky - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Colour it

Krafty Chicks - Anything goes with the option to make your own background

QKR Stampede - Anything goes

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of female

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

Today sees the arrival of a new set of images in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

 This set is called "Hello Natural Set 4".  

In this set you will get three GRAYSCALE images:  "So Long Yesterday", "Meet Dragonfly" and "Rainbow in Eyes".

This set is available in the Etsy Store for an introductory price of $4.50 instead of $6.00.

Hurry as this offer ends on 11 May 2019. 

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps May 2019 Facebook Challenge - LOVELY LACE

  Today is the start of the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group Monthly Challenge.

The topic for the Facebook May 2019 challenge is 
"LOVELY LACE".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

For my thinking of you card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Raven Soul". I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Brushed Corduroy distress ink.

The backing papers are from The Works.

I have finished the card off with two different flat lace, made a bow with another lace, stamped on a sentiment and added some Pinflair wand pearl dots.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 

Hair - Terracotta, Chestnut and Cocoa

Feathers - Terracotta, Chestnut, Cocoa, Caramel and Cinnamon.