Hero Arts FB Group scramble.... Colouring....

Hi there.  Over on Facebook, the Hero Arts Scramble group had a 90 mins challenge (run over two weeks - just chose the 90 mins time slot that suited you!  Well I found some time yesterday to play...

I found my Pearlescent paints a few days ago and have been trying them out again.  For this one I used Hero Arts Delicate Blossoms set (these are my favourite Poppy stamps) and the Find Joy sentiment set.  Both of these are older sets - 2010 and 2011.  I used some Antique Silver EP from Altenew to emboss them.  I used a couple of tones of red/pinks to colour up the flowers.   Added the pearl gems (mainly as I blobbed some of the red paint on my card!) to finish off.  I manage to get the card done, photographed, edited and onto the FB page in just over one hour. 

I had a couple of days leave this week as Hubby was on school break - so no driving the kids to and from school.  We went to the movies - first time this year!!!!  Splurged out of Gold Class - reclining chairs - plus I order a hot chocolate that was delivered half way through the movie... Has now put me off normal movie watching...   Then on Friday, we drove about 40 mins north of home and did a lovely walk around the Orewa Estuary.  7.58kms (4.7 miles )  It took us 1 hour 32 minutes.  We made it before the weather closed in so were happy. 

Hope you all have a great weekend and stay safe!

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Clean and Simple.

Hi there people.  Welcome to my post for the latest Sweet Stampin' Challenge.   Our theme this week is CAS (Clean and Simple)

My card is a Christmas one

This is  digital image from Whimsy Stamps called Penguin Elf  I stamped it onto some white card and coloured with Copics and Prismacolour pencils.    I added a sentiment that I have in my stash (not sure who it is made by) I added some embossed edging to add texture. 

I am entering this into the Christmas Kickstart challenge - theme: "Hatty Christmas" 

Do come and join us at Sweet Stampin' Challenge with your CAS project. 

WWC 280- Kath's Challenge : Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist.

Time for this week's challenge at Watercooler Wednesday... It's  Kath's turn to host us and she has an Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist

Our friend, Michael has his birthday in July so this is the card he will be getting. 

I started with some light grey card and using Newton's Nook 2 layered Argyle stencil I made my background.  My white lines were made with a white gel pen through the 2nd layering stencil.   The sentiment is from a Catherine Pooler set called "Fill in the blank Birthday"   

Come and join in the fun at  Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and check out the project from the other designers.  Then take our challenge and link up your project to the challenge post.    We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday at 5 pm Mountain Standard Time (Tuesday at 12.00 noon NZ time ) to link up your project.

Border Dies from Altenew.

I bought some new dies by Altenew from my local online store (Krafters Cart) and had some fun playing with a few of them

First up:

This die is called Floral In'N'Out border die.   It is very intricate die.  I die cut some white card and then layered it onto some black card.  The Bold Thanks die was cut from black card with a little surgery to chop of the S.  The shadow layer was cut with some vellum/  The little you is from Simon Says Stamp.  A few pearls and I called it finished.

Second Card

For this card I used the Leafy Border Die.  It cuts the die and leaves the top and bottom connected.  I used a piece of background I had created with some yellow and grey inks and a swiping technique.  I use some of the same background to create the Thanks letters and used some black card for the shadow and the mat around my card.  I added a little sub sentiment from Sentiment Stripes.  I added some 3D liquid drops to finish.

Third card

I used the Floral In'N'Out die again this time with some Altenew striped paper.  I back it with some blue card.  I stamped a happy birthday sentiment and some pearls.  Again a nice and simple card but looking very elegant with this die.

I really had fun making these cards.  I also got the large Circle Hello Die which I still have to use. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope your weekend is going well.  I had a great weekend with a trip north to our friends and a visit to see Grace on our way home.  She is growing so quickly now and I am starting to be able to understand some of her words.  Not bad for 14 months old. 

WWC 279- Helen's Challenge: All About Occasions.

Hi there - time for another challenge at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  Helen is our hostess with an All About Occasions.  

 I'm back today with another Fern card using the Freebie stamp and die set from Issue 202 of Simply Cards & Papercraft.   I used the small leaves to stamp the background with some green Distress ink and sponged on the same ink.  I die cut the dark green fern and one from the same paper I made.  I used the outer die to partially cut the fern on the white card.  Added the other two ferns.  The sentiment was stamped onto white card and cut with a flag end.  Did the same with the bronze card.  Added a a green button and some white twine.

Come and join in the fun at  Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and check out the project from the other designers.  Then take our challenge and link up your project to the challenge post.    We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday at 5 pm Mountain Standard Time (Tuesday at 12.00 noon NZ time ) to link up your project.

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Holidays/Travel/Vaccations

Our new challenge is up at Sweet Stampin' Challenge.   The theme is :Holidays - interpret how you wish - at home, where you'd like to go, what you might do.

With COVID-19 New Zealand's borders are closed and travel overseas looks like being a long time off..  Our plans were for travel to Perth, Australia for Christmas but that seems like a dream now.   Hoping that by June next year the family in Perth will be able to make it here to help celebrate my son's wedding.  Praying it will happen!

Anyhoo... today I am sharing a project I did a long time ago.... to journal a trip we made to England, France and Italy.  Way back in 2010

Most of the stamps used here are from Hero Arts stamped onto some patterned paper.   I dug this out again and had such fun reminiscing about our fantastic holiday in Europe. 

 Do come and join us at Sweet Stampin' challenge.  We would love to see your creations

June CCC Reveal.

Hi there.... Over at The Card Chain Challenge it's reveal day.

I have taken part in a large number of the swaps.... For June my card went to Linda in Michigan, USA

I used the beautiful stamp that I was gifted by Altenew. It is called "A Gift for You" and also has an personalised greatting.   I stamped the flowers and used some teal and green Copics to colour before fussy cutting the image.    I used the sentiments from Hello Gorgeous set also from Altenew.  I used the Copic marker to colour up the little piece I added at the side with some gold washi tape.  A fairly CAS card.  

WWC 278- Michelle's Challenge: Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist

Hi there - time for another challenge at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  Michelle  is our hostess with an Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist.  

Today my card does not involve any stamping - just utilises some pretty patterned papers and some washi tape.

 The main panel is some paper from a pack by Uniti called Urban Retreat.  This paper was bought from The Warehouse for about $5.  It has beautiful gold foiled papers including several sheets with sentiments on them.  So I cut out one of the sentiments to mount on the beautiful wood grained foiled paper.  I had folded my white base in the incorrect place - 10cms instead of 10.5cms - so added the extra red checked piece at the side (it has a bit of gold foiling as well) and then trimmed it all to American A2 size.  A thin stripe of gold washi finished it up.  It's so hard to photograph gold foiling well... but I think you can get the picture!

 Come and join in the fun at  Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and check out the project from the other designers.  Then take our challenge and link up your project to the challenge post.    We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday at 5 pm Mountain Standard Time (Tuesday at 12.00 noon NZ time ) to link up your project.