TGIF! Here comes the weekend!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... an Artist Trading Card which used rather a lot of snippets, giving quite a lot of texture to my ATC too!

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card: black, white, grey, grey/green, red and monochrome Designer Paper
• Inkadinkado image (from 60-30164) stamped on to white snippet using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to colour image
• Stardust stickles - to add some sparkle and texture to the bloom

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

1. Little Red Wagon - challenge No. 875 - USE A STAMP
2. Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge - ADD SOME TEXTURE
3. Word Art Wednesday - challenge No. 768/9 - ANYTHING GOES (the word is "friendship"
4. Ellibelle's Garden Party - challenge No. 19 - ANYTHING IN OR FROM THE GARDEN
5. Everybody Art - challenge No. 605 - ATC (Artist Trading Card)

I was a lucky top pick over at Kleuren met Potloden for their August challenge, thank you so much, glad you liked my make

Saturday - that makes it the weekend! Woo Hoo!

Morning readers,

Happy weekend! Hope you have some nice plans.

I've a make to share with you today ... Whilst still CAS-ish, it does have a couple of layers and some designer paper but .... still happy with it!

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
• Card in white and red, for my card front, insert and matting layer
• Snippets of card in Funky Fossil designer paper, black, red and white
• Penny Black image (3138D "Gentle Gaze") and CRASPIRE sentiment (from DIY WHO-167-57-0250) both stamped on to white snippets using Versafine Clair nocturne ink.
• WRMK nesting rectangle die used to cut my image in to a rectangle before matting on black and then red card which I cut using scissors
• I fussy cut the CRASPIRE sentiment using scissors and then adhered to my card using dimensional foam pads (which I had to cut in half widthwise, to make them fit!)
• Stardust stickles to add some sparkle to the bloom and vase

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

1. Addicted to Stamps - challenge No. 523 - BIRTHDAY
2. Seize the Birthday - challenge No. 332 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) FUNNY / PUNNY
3. Paper-Rocks-Scissors - challenge No. 19 - USE PAPER AND/OR SCISSORS
4. Ellibelles Garden Party - challenge No. 18 - ANYTHING IN OR FROM THE GARDEN
5. Time Out - challenge No. 319 - PICK AT LEAST TWO ... I went with CAS, FLORAL and BIRTHDAY

I was a lucky winner over at Starstampz for their challenge No. 83 - thanks peeps, appreciate it.

I was also a "Birthday honour" pick over at Seize the Birthday, thank you so much. Since both of these featured cards include the dots/grids and same colour scheme .. I was, obviously, in my red and grey abstract period!! Todays card (at the top of this post) also features red but with only black as the other colour!

Wednesday ... mid week!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... a wedding card commission for SD#2, as she was off to a wedding last weekend and wanted a card featuring hearts along with the initials of the happy couple. I don't often use a square card blank but I wanted to use this heart of hearts stencil and, frankly, it was too big for my preferred card size. Came out pretty much monochrome too!

The card front and the insert

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, 6" x 6" square card and envelope
• Card in white and cream pearl, for my card front, insert and matting layer
• Snippet of white card for my "Always and Forever" sentiment
• Unbranded heart of hearts stencil, taped in place and, using a mini blender and domed foam pad, I applied Versafine Clair strawberry ink for the outline hearts
• Inkadinkado "R" alphabet (from 99107) stamped using Versafine Clair strawberry ink
• CRASPIRE sentiment (from WHO167-57-0256) stamped on to a white snippet, using Versafine Clair strawberry ink and then cut out - edging with a red alcohol marker so the white base didn't show
• On the insert/back of card and the envelope I stamped the CraftyRoo sentiment (from "Happy Wedding" - December 2024 yet still NBUS) using the Versafine Clair strawberry ink
• Finally, a light touch of stardust stickles to the R & R to give some celebratory sparkle and - DONE!

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

1. NBUS - challenge No. 89 - USE NBUS
2. Make My Monday - challenge No. 283 - WEDDING/LOVE WISHES
3. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - challenge No. 2631 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Stencil Fun - August challenge - USE A STENCIL + (optional) CAS STYLE
5. Crafting Happiness - August challenge - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) BACK TO SCHOOL

I was a lucky top pick over at Paper Rocks Scissors this week, thanks peeps, I really do appreciate it.

TGIF peeps! The weekend approaches!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... another ATC on the theme of "TRANSPORT"

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in white and a random piece of packaging, coloured light blue using Versafine Clair paradise ink
• Snippets of card to die cut a circle and both the positive and negative used as a mask/stencil
• Inkadinkado motorcycle image (96346-k) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• With the circle "mask" in place I used a makeup brush to add a light covering of Versafine Clair paradise ink before overlaying the Clearly Besotted "clouds" stencil and adding the clouds using the paradise ink
• Removing the circle "mask" I placed the circle stencil before adding some Distress Oxide in lost shadow (grey), taking care to avoid the image.
• Then I overlaid the Clearly Besotted row of houses (from the "up my street" mask/stencil set) and adding a further layer of the lost shadow
• Tim Holtz sentiment (from THMM113) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink

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

1. The Little Things - challenge No. 06 - FLAMING/ELEPHANT or ANYTHING GOES
2. Love to Craft - challenge No. 93 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge - ANYTHING GOES

I was a lucky TOP PICK recipient over at Krafty Chicks yesterday, for my entry to their recent MASCULINE challenge - thank you so much. My Congratulations to my fellow TOP PICKS too

Saturday, a double whammy ... it's the weekend AND it's Rudolph Day!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... given that it IS Rudolph Day it will come as no surprise to you that I have made a Christmas card. Last year I was so behind so this year I am determined to keep up in 2026!

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
• Card in white and red, for my card front, insert and matting layer
• Snippets of card in white and red, for my image and sentiment panels
• Inkadinkado image (99457 - dating right back to 2010) which I stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink as I planned to colour with markers.
• Alcohol markers (a mix of olo, Copic and Pro Marker) to colour
• Nesting circle dies to cut my image panel and red matting layer
• Washi tape to add further interest
• Picket Fence sentiment (114) stamped using Versafine Clair strawberry ink and then die cut with the matching die set (114-D)
• Stardust stickles to add some sparkle to Santa's hat and beard

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

1. Rudolph Day - April challenge - ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES
2. The Holly and Ivy - challenge No. 203 - ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES
3. Neglected Stuff - April challenge - USE NEGLECTED STUFF
4. Fab 'n Funky - challenge No. 635 - CLEAN AND SIMPLE
5. Unicorn Challenge - challenge No. 119 - USE DIES

I was a lucky "Honour" pick over at Seize the Birthday on Thursday, thanks so much peeps.

Wednesday already! Where DOES the week go?

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... this card was initially inspired by Jeannette Wallen too, though I've changed quite a bit about it. It DID however, also inspire me to use some Studiolight stamp sets and an MFT sentiment set that has, frankly, been languishing in the drawer for FAR too long so, thank you Jeannette ... AGAIN!

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
• Card in white and black - for my card front, insert and matting layer
• Snippets of card in white - for my image and sentiment panels
• I sprinkled purple brusho's over my card front before spritzing with water and setting aside to dry. Once dry I laid weight over the top, to flatten it before continuing. Brusho's are also neglected stuff since I have them in a little drawer I keep forgetting about!
• StudioLight image (from SL341 which I've had since 2019 and had used a lot before setting aside in favour of new stash) stamped using Versafine Clair monarch ink
• Quick spritz of Crafters Companion Spray and Shine - to protect my water based brusho's from water damage
• Carabelle image (from set SA60173 - also used quite a bit, just not recently!) stamped on to a white snippet, using Versafine Clair nocturne ink before fussy cutting and adhering to my card front
• MFT sentiment (from CS.74 "labelmaker sentiments") stamped on to a white snippet using Versafine Clair nocturne ink before cutting round my sentiment and attaching to my card using dimensional foam tape
• For the insert of my card I stamped a Visible Image sentiment (from VIS-BEB-01, from July 2025) using Versafine Clair nocturne ink

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

1. Neglected Stuff - April challenge - USE NEGLECTED STUFF
2. Make My Monday - challenge No. 275 - MONOTONE
3. Creative Aunts Challenge - challenge No. 112 - CIRCLES (the Studiolight and Carabelle stamped images both contain circles)
4. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - No. 261 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Paper Rocks Scissors - April challenge - ANYTHING GOES (that involves scissors and paper!)

I was a TOP PICK over at the Holly and Ivy challenge this week, thank you so much peeps!

I was also a lucky TOP PICK over at Paper Rocks Scissors for their March challenge - thank you so much. 

 

Wednesday again? ENJOY!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... it was Rudolph Day just yesterday and, as it's the last for 2025 (next month will be too late!!) it's a Christmas card! In a more whimsical style!

My C6 card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
• Card in white and red, for my card front, insert and matting layer
• Snippets of card in white (2) and patterned designer paper
• Snippet of lace
• I stamped my Studio112 (60-31148) frame using Brilliance Mediterranean blue ink before cutting it out, including the centre white space, which I replaced with the red chevron designer paper
• MFT image (it was a free with purchase in October 2018 so I don't have a reference) stamped using Ranger Archival watering can ink, once dry I fussy cut out the reindeer, ready to attach to look like it was coming out of the frame
• Prismacolour scholar and Coloursoft pencils used to colour
• I used double sided tape to attach the lace to the card front
• MFT sentiment (from the same "Free with purchase" set) stamped using Versafine onyx black ink, once the image frame and lace were in place
• Stardust stickles to highlight the inner edge of the frame and to add a little festive sparkle

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

1. Rudolph Day - November challenge - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
2. Snippets Playground - challenge No. 520 - USE SNIPPETS
3. Colouring with pencils - Nov challenge - ANYTHING GOES
4. Aud Sentiments - challenge No. 331 - GLITTER and/or CHRISTMAS + A SENTIMENT
5. The Holly and Ivy - challenge No. 196 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

I was a top 7 pick at Allsorts (for challenge No. 836), thank you so much, I appreciate it. I was also a winner at Pammie's Inky Pinkies, with the same card - thank you to the Allsorts and Pammie's DT

Monday and the start of a fresh, new week - ENJOY!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ...

My C6 card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
• Card in white and navy, for my card front, insert and matting layer
• Snippets of card in white and navy, for my image panel
• Length of lace, attached to my card front using double sided tape
• Stampers Anonymous snowflake (from H2-1586) stamped using Brilliance pearlescent lavender ink
• Paper Artsy sentiment (from JOFY17) stamped using Versafine onyx black ink

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

1. Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge - GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS
2. Peace on Earth  - challenge No. 98 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) MOOD BOARD
3. Allsorts - challenge No. 834 - TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS + (optional) ANYTHING GOES
4. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 310 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Christmas Kickstart - challenge No. 103 - SNOW ALERT

I was a lucky TOP FOUR winner over at AAABirthday for their "Snarky" challenge - thanks peeps

TGIF peeps - the weekend is really close!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... one of a card commission. I made 15 (to give my pal some choices, she selected and bought, ten).

My C6 card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
• Card in white and canary yellow, for my card front, insert and matting
• MFT image and sentiment (both from BB.55 "Birthday chicks" - 2018 and NBUS) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Variety of Pro Markers and Marvy le plume II alcohol markers used to colour my image
• Using a stencil brush and Memento dandelion ink I added colour through my Arden Creative Studio stencil (Distressed Diamond - 2024 - NBUS)
• Stardust stickles to add sparkle to my image

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

1. NBUS - challenge No. 77 - USE NBUS
2. Stencil Fun - August challenge - ANYTHING STENCILLED GOES + (optional) TREES/LEAVES
3. Critter Crazy - challenge No. 101 - ANYTHING GOES (with a critter)
4. Seize the Birthday - challenge No. 297 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) NO FLOWERS!
5. Ally's Angels - challenge No. 97 - ANYTHING GOES

I was spotlighted this morning over at Ally's Angels and wanted to say thank you