Feel Better

Hiya

Today I'm sharing a very simple card I've made this morning and I decided to make it a get well card as I have very few in my stock.

In blogland recently I've seen quite a few examples of cards that have a border on only two sides of the focal panel so I had a go and I really like the result.  I also managed to combine a few challenges with this one.

The tulip image is from a retired set from Stampin' Up and I was able to ink up the bloom and stem separately using my ink cubes.  I then used my Stampin' Up Borders Scoring Plate and picked out a small section of a bracket border to create the wave, and then scored again alongside to create the double wave.   I curved my sentiment stamp slightly to follow the embossed lines.  I finished off by framing with some coloured cardstock and mounting on a coloured card base.  I was going to add some gems but decided to hold back and keep this one really CAS.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Stampin' Up - Both Way Blossoms; Clearly Besotted Stamps - Say It In Style
• Ink: Versa Color - Green Tea and Boysenberry; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Tools: Stampin' Up - Borders Scoring Plate
• Cardstock from stash

Challenge Entries:

CASology - Week 80 - Purple

Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge 74 - No Designer Paper

Creative Inspirations - Challenge 250 - Stamping

2 Sisters Challenge - Challenge #173 - Embossing (not much but it's there all the same!)

Crafty Catz - Challenge #216 - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Challenge 204 - Clean and Simple

Thanks for popping by.  Your visits and comments are so appreciated.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

With Deepest Sympathy

Hi guys

Today's card is one I really didn't want to make.  This one is not to add to my stock but to send to a friend and her three daughters after her dear husband lost his fight with cancer yesterday :(  RIP Steve xxx

I wanted to keep this card fairly simple so decided to use some of my recent digi purchases from Pink Petticoat.  I chose to print two papers in sage green and then ran one sheet back through my printer to add the image and sentiment.

Materials used:

• Patterned Papers: Pink Petticoat - Woodgrain and Grannies Wallpaper
• Image and sentiment: Pink Petticoat - Dandelion Wisps
• White cardstock from stash

Challenge entries:

Crafty Catz - Challenge #216 - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Challenge 204 - Clean and Simple

I have made another card this morning using some techniques I haven't tried before but I'm unable to share it for a couple of days!  Hopefully I will have more to share with you later today or tomorrow.

One Layer Thank You

Good morning guys

I made this card last night as I wanted to have a go at the latest Muse Challenge as its their 1st Anniversary.  But then my internet decided to throw a wobbly so I couldn't get a connection!  So, this will be a very quick post this morning otherwise I'll be going to work with no make-up and wet hair!

I'm not crazy about this card in the slightest, I was fiddling around for ages trying to figure out what to do and this isn't what I intended at all but I thought I'd share it with you anyway...

I was inspired by the grey gridded background and the trio of colours.  I stamped the distressed grid and then I went in search of some red, green and blue card and some dies.  Nothing was really working and this ended up as a one layer stamped card!  Oh well, another to add to my stash anyway! :)

Materials used:

• Stamps: Kaisercraft - Grid; Marion Emberson Designs - Just Because; Clearly Besotted Stamps - Many Messages
• Ink: Versa Color - Rose Red, Green, Royal Blue, Polar Blue; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Gems from stash

This is Jackie Rockwell's card we were to use as inspiration...

Phew, right I'm off to get ready for what Monday has to throw at me.  Have a great day whatever you're up to.

Square of Squares

Hi there

I'm back again today with another card which fits a few challenges.

So, without further ado, here it is...

I stamped each piece of coloured cardstock with the same stamp using VersaMark ink.  I then cut these out with a small square die.  I used a larger die from the same set to emboss the base card, simply running it through my Big Shot using the rubber mats instead of the cutting plate.  The tiles were then adhered inside the embossed square and I added a simple sentiment to finish.  Easy peasy :)

Without realising, after I'd made this card a bell was ringing in my mind that I'd seen something similar before!  It seems I've CASEd one of Stephanie Wincott's cards featured in this post a year ago...I even used the same stamp!  Thanks for the inspiration Stephanie, my brain must store up these images somewhere :D

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps - Leafy Accents and Many Messages
• Ink: VersaMark and Versafine in Onyx Black
• Dies: Xcut - Nested Squares
• Cardstock: Papermania Premium Textured Cardstock; base card from stash

Challenge entries:

Keep it Simple - Challenge #32 - Square

CAS-ual Fridays - CFC126 - Colour Blocks

Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge #79 - Clean and Simple

Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge #74 - No Designer Paper

ColourQ - Challenge #225 

Who knows, I may be back again today with a third card!

Bright Hello

Hi guys

I'm finally back with another card, apologies for the lack of posts this last week.

Although I've had no time for crafting I've had a real boost this week from various challenge sites where I've received some shout outs.  I can't quite believe it but its really made my week!  I've updated the details here.

So, back to today and this morning I've enjoyed making this bright and cheerful card to add to my stash, and have managed to combine a few challenges too.

This little dragonfly and sentiment are from a stamp set I recently purchased from eBay.  I chose some bright patterned paper from a retired Stampin' Up set and coloured the dragonfly with co-ordinating ProMarkers.  I wanted to fussy cut the dragonfly and sit him on top of the circular die but his antennas posed a problem!  So I stamped him once and cut him out with a circular die, keeping the antenna and tail within the circle.  I then stamped him a second time, coloured him in and then fussy cut him out, cutting these parts off, before adhering the coloured image over the top, with his wings protruding off the edge :)

I added some definition to the paper by framing it with some coloured cardstock, and rounded the bottom corner of the card to echo the circular die and curved sentiment.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Stampendous - Doodle Wings
• Ink: Impress - Jet Black; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: Xcut - Nested Circles
• Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up - Summer Smooches
• Cardstock: Papermania Premium Textured Cardstock (colour); white cardstock from stash
• Tools: Fiskars - Corner Edgers

Challenge entries:

Addicted to CAS - Challenge #30 - New (I have used a new stamp set)

CASology - Week 79 - Contrast (I have used bright contrasting colours which also contrast with the white)

Addicted to Stamps and More - Clean and Simple

Less is More - Week 156 - Sketch

Thanks so much for visiting today and as always for your lovely comments and support.  Have a lovely Sunday whatever you're up to :)

Dotty Birthday

Hi guys

Very quick post tonight to share a card I've just made to add to my stash of birthday cards which is somewhat lacking!

I also wanted to have a play with two new sets I bought from the last release at Clearly Besotted Stamps.  I was lucky enough to get the sets I wanted before they sold out :)

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps - Geometric Style II and Say It In Style
• Ink: Versa Color - Opera Pink, Imperial Blue and Sand Beige; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Cardstock: Papermania Premium Textured Cardstock (pink); white card from stash

Challenge entries:

CASology - Week 78 - Dot

Addicted to CAS - Challenge #30 - New (I used new items from my stash)

Creative Inspirations - Challenge 248 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - New Year, New Stash

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Your Favourite Style (mine is Clean and Simple)
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

CAS - Colours and Sketches - Challenge #57 - Colours (I don't have any Stampin' Up inks so hopefully these are close enough!)

Thanks so much for visiting and apologies for being a bit quiet with my posts lately.  Hopefully I can manage my time a little better from now on!

I hope you've all had a lovely weekend :)

One Layer I Love You

Hi guys

Just popping by tonight to share a very simple card I've made to combine a few challenges.

To add some dimension to a one layer card I tried embossing with dies on this card previously and loved the effect so have used it again here.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps - Many Thanks and A Little Sentimental; Uniko Studio - Flower Power #1
• Ink: Versa Color - Petal Pink and Laurel Leaf; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Rectangles Large
• Gem: Papermania - Glazed Gems (Iridescent)

Challenge Entries:

Less is More - Week 154 - One Layer Card - Hearts

Simply Create Too - Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Clearly Besotted - Challenge #7 - Love

One-Layer Simplicity Challenge #1 - Restocking the Shelves (my stock of finished cards is lacking in every type so I may be back with more for this challenge!)

Thank you so much for visiting.  I hope to be back at some point over the weekend.  I have our works Christmas Party on Friday night which means travelling up to Kent so won't be back in Blogland for a few days.  You never know, our party may get me in the mood for starting this year's Christmas cards! hehe

Take care