Monday, 28 October 2019

Monday and another week rolls in!

Morning readers,

I trust you all enjoyed your weekend, despite the freakish weather? I hope it didn't spoil your plans - we had a couple of times waiting in the car for the rain to ease off! And the same for waiting in the house but that was easy ... I headed to the Table of Craftiness whilst I waited!


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

Materials used:
  • White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
  • Card in white, DCWV metallic copper, kraft with script and black, all cut to fit
  • Snippets of card in white and black
  • Tim Holtz image stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
  • Using an Aldi stencil brush I added Memento sweet plum ink around the image then, placing a Tim Holtz stencil over the panel, I applied more of the sweet plum (trying not to add ink over the actual image) to add texture and interest
  • Stampendous sentiment stamped using Versafine oyx black ink before cutting to fit, matting on black card and adding to my card




I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
  1. Lil Patch of Craft Friends - challenge No. 116 - ANYTHING GOES
  2. Dragonfly Dreams - October 6th challenge - USE BLACK (a LITTLE or a LOT)
  3. Gem of a Challenge - challenge No. 21 - ANYTHING GOES
  4. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 173 - ANYTHING GOES
  5. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 453 - ANYTHING GOES


And now, there's a new LIM challenge too - my first attempt was laughable and is currently languishing in the wastepaper bin!

My card
Materials used:
  • White A2/C6, 300gsm, card 
  • My Sentiments Exactly sentiment stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
  • Tim Holtz (for S.A.) tree image stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
  • Pencils used to colur, blended using gamsol
  • Glitter gel pens to add twinkle
  • Stardust stickles across the bottom, for snow!



I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
  1. Simply Less Is More - challenge No. 407 - WINTER FLORA ..... it's One Layer Card Week too
  2. Happy Little Stampers - October Christmas challenge - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) TWINKLE
  3. Winter Wonderland - October 4th challenge - MERRY and BRIGHT
  4. Colour Crazy - challenge No. 42 - ANYTHING (hand coloured) GOES
  5. Brown Sugar - challenge No. 294 - ANYTHING GOES

 


10 comments:

Sarn said...

Two super makes here Kathy.

Love the masculine birthday card and the CAS-ness of the Christmas card.

Sarn xxx

Pat said...

A wonderful masculine birthday card Kathy using your favourite gentleman with the umbrella, and love that script in the background, and also your pretty Christmas tree image with its stylised look and lovely sentiment to finish. Thank goodness the weather improved yesterday, colder but at least dry! x

NanaConnie said...

Oh, Kathy, I love that CAS Christmas card! Magnificently done. Again, thanks for playing along with us at Brown Sugar. Goodluck in the draw.
NanaConnie DT

Cardsbymaaike said...

I'm sorry you had bad weather, we had kind of a sunny weekend..well that'swhat I remember of it anyway lol...great card. love those blueprints from TH

Liz said...

Two super cards, Kathy. I love the masculine design of your first card and the CAS Christmas card is lovely. xx

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

Great CAS creation

Thank you for sharing with us at Winter Wonderland this month
Hugs Shell xx

Inkyfingers said...

What a great pair of cards, Kathy! Your cards are great examples of designs I always find so difficult - masculine cards and one layer cards, but you have rocked them both!
Thanks for sharing with us at Happy Littler Stampers Christmas Challenge.

Creative world said...

Fabulous masculine card,love your papers and design...thank you for joining as at GEM OF A CHALLENGE ,hope to see you again
Ċ½eljka DT xx

Nonni said...

Wonderful CAS card for us! This TH stamps are so cool and I love the simple way you used the tree stamp. Perfectly CAS! Thank you for joining us at Less Is More!

Margo said...

Your cards are very lovely !
Thank you so much for joining us at Colour Crazy Craft Challenge !
The best of luck with your entry, hope to see you again !
Greetz
Margo DT