Midweek mutterings ...

Morning all,

Another wet and wild night last night, with the blinds rattling .. sure, I COULD have closed the window but then I'd have been hot - it's all about compromise!

What WASN'T about compromise last night was the splendid curry hubby and I enjoyed with a pal - it's been too long - YUMMMM!

I recently mentioned how much I LOVE to layer up stamps ... well, I sat at my ToC (Table of Craftiness) recently and ran up a contemporary card and then wondered, whilst I had all the stamps and inks out, whether I could make a contemporary baby card - jury's still out on whether it worked but I am hoping so - check out both makes below

My Birthday card, which I love

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• 12½cm square white, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to 11½cm square
• One piece of black card cut to 12¼cm square
• Kaisercraft mini grid image stamped using Memento London fog ink
• Kaisercraft rocks image stamped using Memento Paris dusk ink
• Creative Expressions chevrons (from CEC851 Inspired Edges) and Happy Little Stampers sentiment (Mixed Media Fun) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Creative Expressions splatter (from the same set) stamped using Memento grey flannel and Adirondack red pepper inks

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:

1. Try It On Tuesday - January 9th challenge - MY FAVOURITE THINGS .. and I DO love to layer stamps, ask anyone!
2. Dragonfly Journeys - challenge No. 109 - HOORAY FOR BIRTHDAYS
3. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - challenge No. 1802 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Stamps and Fun - challenge No. 315 - USE STAMPS
5. Artistic Inspirations - challenge No. 192 - ANYTHING GOES

And, here's the card I made deploying the same stamps - well, whilst they were on the blocks, why not?!??! To mix it up a little I used a C6/A2 card blank, matted with grey instead of black and added the extra red splat along with the BABY sentiment. Contemporary? YES, Baby card? Not quite so sure but this was a slightly unusual card occasion

My BABY card using the same images .. not QUITE so convinced but ....

And now, it will probably not come as a surprise to hear that I am STILL making Christmas cards!! I can't seem to stop and my previous reason (that I had new Christmas stash) can't be the reason as the stamps I used are actually pretty old - so old, in fact, that  I have even lost the packaging!

My card

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White C6/A2, 300gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to 9½cm x 13cm
• One piece of red card cut to mat at 10cm x 13½cm
• Inkadinkado image stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
• Inkadinkado sentiment (from the same set but I'm afraid I don't have the name or number) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Stardust stickles used to add some festive sparkle!

I'll be entering the above for the following challenges:-

1. Use your stuff - challenge No. 295 - MONOCHROMATIC ... I went with black and white with just a pop of red as the narrow border
2. Crafting From The Heart - challenge No. 190 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Addicted to Stamps and More - challenge No. 275 - PHOTO INSPIRATION (see below) - I went with monochrome and deer
4. ABC Christmas Challenge - January challenge - A and/or B - ANTLERS OR BIRDS .... got a deer (with antlers) and 3 birds - YAY!)
5. The Holly and The Ivy - challenge No. 22 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

Found out that I was picked as TOP ADDICT over at Addicted to Stamps and More - thanks so much peeps, really appreciate it