Sweet Stampin' - CAS

Happy Saturday :o)

Our theme over at Sweet Stampin' for this week is 'CAS', so we'd like to see all your lovely clean & simple designs.

I will admit to cheating a bit this week... I really tried to make a card, but the heat in my craft room is on the unbearable side, and it defeated me!  So this is an older card that I didn't blog when I made it... made using Crafter's Companion stamps and dies, white embossing and Spectrum Noir AquaTint inks.  The background is simple splashes/ drips of the ink on white linen card (my mum said it looked like I'd bled on it, which is nice...).  Finished off with some Doodlebug enamel dots on the butterflies.

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely weekend... isn't it great to see some rain at last?!  :o)

Playing with Gilding Wax - The Inspirers DT

Hello :o)

I've got so behind with blogging, I've lost track of which cards have been blogged and which haven't... will try and catch up with them all over the next couple of weeks!  Here's one I made for The Inspirers DT for Crafter's Companion.

I bought some gilding wax last year and haven't really done much with it yet, then spotted a card in Crafter's Inspiration Issue 13 that inspired me to dig it out and have a play.  I embossed a couple of pieces of black card with the embossing folder that came with the magazine, then rubbed the gilding wax on with my fingers and gave it a quick 'buff' with a sheet of kitchen roll... love the effect with the spotty embossing!  I did the same with the die cut pieces - it's all cut from black card with gilding wax rubbed on.

Items Used

Embossing folder - FREE with Crafter's Inspiration Issue 13

Sara Signature Birthday Party Collection - Birthday Wish die

Sara Signature Autumn Morning Collection - Flourish Leaves die (cut up)

Gilding Wax - Empire Gold

Matt Black A4 Cardstock

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' - Happy Birthday!

Hello everyone :o)

It's our 7th birthday over at Sweet Stampin', so we have a nice easy 'birthday' challenge theme, plus a prize from Crafts & Me and an extra mystery prize too.

Here's my card...

I used some fab new goodies from Crafter's Companion's Birthday Party collection, with a super cute older image from DigiStamp Boutique.

Items Used

7" square card blank made from A3 Centura Pearl Snow White Hint of Gold

Image - Daisy & Cake - DigiStamp Boutique

Colouring - Spectrum Noirs & Illustrators & Clear Sparkle pen - Crafter's Companion

Sara Signature Birthday Party 6x6 paper pad

Sara Signature Birthday Party Sentiment Bunting die

(left the die in place after cutting, and inked the lettering with white ink before removing)

Core'dinations Darks cardstock

Doodlebug enamel dots

Ooh, we've booked to see Fantastic Beasts at the cinema tomorrow... I've been looking forward to this for months (we're all slightly Harry Potter obsessed in our house).  I'm probably more excited than the kids lol... can't wait!!

Thanks for popping in, hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' - red for remembrance

Hello everyone :o)

Our challenge this week at Sweet Stampin' is 'red for remembrance' and we're sponsored by Crafts U Love.

I made a Christmas card to add to the (teeny tiny) pile, using a fab new image from DigiStamp Boutique.

Items Used

Image & Sentiment - Merry & Bright - DigiStamp Boutique

Colouring - Spectrum Noir Illustrators

Papers - Sara Signature Contemporary Christmas 6x6 paper pad

Memory Box Precious Stars die

Doodlebug enamel glitter dot

Glamour Dust

I had to treat myself to the new Illustrator pens from Crafter's Companion... I've been playing with them lots and love them!  There's a brush nib and a fine bullet nib in each pen, gorgeous rich colours and they blend beautifully... can't wait for the rest of the colours to come out, I need them all ;o)

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening!

Autumn Morning - Inspirers DT

Hello everyone :o)

I'm here with a card for Crafter's Companion Inspirers DT, using the gorgeous Autumn Morning collection.

Items Used

Papers - Sara Signature Autumn Morning 6x6 paper pad

Sentiment stamp - Sara Signature Autumn Morning Rustling Leaves stamps

Sara Signature Autumn Morning Garden Vines die

Sara Signature Autumn Morning Leaves are Falling dies

Small tab die - supplied with Gemini machine

Core'dinations Cardstock - Darks

Core'dinations - Sand It Gadget

Matt Black Cardstock

Resin flowers from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
My Time to Craft - Autumn colours or Halloween
Simon Says - anything goes
Fussy & Fancy - shades of Autumn
Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Autumn/ Halloween

Dex's off to a Halloween party at his friend's house tonight... he's SO excited :o)  I'm quite pleased he's getting to do something as I don't think we're bothering with Trick or Treating this year - the boys are a bit put off by all the 'clowns' nonsense so I think we'll just stay in.  Morgan's also going to a (different) Halloween party, but he's a teenager, so doesn't really do excited lol.

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' - cute & cuddly

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Our challenge at Sweet Stampin' this week is 'cute & cuddly', and we're sponsored by Marianne Design with a surprise prize for our lucky winner.

I've used these super cute DigiStamp Boutique penguins that have been sat on my desk waiting to be coloured... well I'd like to give them a cuddle, wouldn't you?

Items Used

Image - Sketchy Penguins - DigiStamp Boutique

Colouring - Spectrum Noirs

(plus Clear Sparkle pen that isn't showing up in the photo!)

Papers - Sara Signature Contemporary Christmas - Crafter's Companion

Die'sire Christmas Fancy Edge'ables Twinkle Twinkle - Crafter's Companion

Core'dinations Core Essentials Darks

Core'dinations Sand It Gadget Tool

Sentiment Stamp - Clearly Besotted

I was supposed to be meeting up with my Crafter's Companion 'Inspirers' teamies today for a get together at the Newton Aycliffe store, but Dex is poorly so I couldn't go... and now I feel like I'm getting it too.  Don't you just love it when the kids go back to school and get every bug going?!

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - no DSP

Happy Saturday :o)

This week's challenge at Sweet Stampin' is 'no dsp' - anything's fine as long as there's no patterned paper and something stamped.  We're sponsored by Freckled Fawn who have a surprise prize for our lucky winner.

This card didn't really turn out as I wanted it to, but never mind... I had fun making it!  I splatted and brushed on a few different Spectrum Noir Aquatints, flicked some water drops on, sponged on some distress ink, added a bit of silver gilding wax, dots of copic opaque white with a paintbrush and even a bit of doodling around the edges (I never doodle so I'm not sure what came over me).  Lots of messy fun!

Items Used

Stamps - Butterfly Inkognito set - Visible Image

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tint Inks in Bright & Beautiful - Crafter's Companion

White Linen Textured Cardstock - Crafter's Companion

Pebeo Gilding Wax Silver - Crafter's Companion

Distress Ink in Black Soot

Archival Ink in Jet Black

Copic Opaque White

Sakura Micron Drawing Pen 02

Doodlebug silver sequin

 Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Barkley for National Dog Day - The Inspirers DT

Hello :o)

Here's a little Crafter's Companion creation using super sweet Barkley, made for the National Dog Day celebrations on the CC Facebook page.

Items Used

Barkley Everyday Papercrafting CD

Linen Textured White Card

Kraft card

Die'sire Essentials Lace Corner 2 die

Buttons from my stash

And our own soggy doggy at the beach last week!

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Autumn Leaves

Hello, at last...

Pav had last week off work, so we spent the first few days decorating and then had a couple of days out with my family... meant to blog something all week, but just didn't quite get round to it!

Here's a card I made for The Inspirers DT for Crafter's Companion, using the fab freebies that come with Crafter's Inspiration magazine Issue 11.

Items Used

Leaf dies & stamps, sentiment stamp - FREE with Crafter's Inspiration Issue 11

Core'dinations Essentials Darks cardstock

Memento Inks in Toffee Crunch, Espresso Truffle & Elderberry

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints in Bright & Beautiful

(splashed on in little drops)

Kraft cardstock

Linen Textured White cardstock

Twine from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Addicted to Stamps - make your mark
Pile it On - die-cut embellishments
Love to Scrap - anything goes

A little pic of the boys having fun on the beach at Filey.  Hardly got any photos because I completely forgot to take any... luckily Pav remembered to take a few.

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

The Inspirers DT

Hello everyone :o)

I'm here with my DT make for The Inspirers for Crafter's Companion.  Before I move on to Issue 11 of Crafter's Inspiration (which is FAB!), I have another card to share using the lovely freebies from Issue 10.

You can find this sweet image and the papers on the CD included with the magazine... I think it'd make a lovely new home card, but I didn't have quite the right sentiment so I went with a more general 'hello'!

Items Used

Image, papers, sentiment stamp - FREE with Crafter's Inspiration Issue 10

Sara Signature English Country Garden Floral Duo dies

Sara Signature English Country Garden Lazy Daisy dies (swirl)

Core'dinations Cardstock

Linen Textured White Card

Pearls & organza ribbon from my stash

Thanks for popping in :o)

Wedding card - The Inspirers DT

Hello everyone :o)

Now I know we're not supposed to moan about hot weather in the UK.... so, you know, I'm just having a good whinge about it in my head!  Give me spring all year round, that would suit me just fine.  Loving having the kids off school though... the squabbling hasn't reached 'driving me mad' volume yet, although I'm sure they'll get there eventually.

Anyway... here's a DT card for The Inspirers for Crafter's Companion.

I've used lots of spray and sparkle on this one (you probably can't see most of it in the photo) as according to my mum, who ordered the card, wedding cards must have glitter.  Never really thought about glitter and weddings, although sparkle is obviously the law when it comes to fairies or Christmas!

Items Used

Downton Abbey Classical Edge die

Sara Signature Together Forever Forever in my Heart die

Sara Signature Together Forever Celebrate die (cut 3 times & layered)

Sara Signature Together Forever Special Day stamps

Sara Signature English Country Garden Lazy Daisy die (swirl)

Sara Signature English Country Garden Floral Duo die

Sara Signature English Country Garden 6x6 paper pad

Centura Pearl Snow White Gold A3 printable card

Matt black cardstock

Spray & Sparkle Iridescent Glitter Varnish

Gem from my stash

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

The Inspirers DT card

Hello everyone :o)

Today's card is for The Inspirers DT at Crafter's Companion... I've used the fab freebies that come with Crafter's Inspiration Issue 10, plus some cogs & gears and a bit of sanding (ooh it is satisfying lol!).

I'd forgotten how much I enjoy playing with sandpaper on core'dinations!  I also used it on the edges of the papers, which is a fun thing you can do with digi papers... because they're printed on white card, you can sand the top layer off in places for a distressed look.

Items Used

Hexagon dies, hexagon embossing folder, sentiment stamp and papers (free CD) - all free with Crafter's Inspiration Issue 10

Sara Signature Just For Men Collection Cogs & Gears dies

Core'dinations Card

Core'dinations Sand It Gadget Tool

Memento Ink in Toffee Crunch

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely day :o)

First DT card for The Inspirers

Hello everyone :o)

I'm here with my first DT card for The Inspirers at Crafter's Companion, using products that are FREE with Crafter's Inspiration magazine Issue 10 (plus a gorgeous butterfly die... I can never resist butterflies!).

Items Used

(Crafter's Companion)

Papers & Sentiment - Crafter's Inspiration Issue 10 free CD (Sugar & Spice collection)

Hexagon dies - also free with Issue 10

Sara Signature English Country Garden Flutter Away die

Core'dinations card

Sheena Douglass White Stamping Card

(other)

Distress Ink - frayed burlap

Doodlebug enamel dots & sequins

Thanks for popping in... hopefully my post will actually appear today, fingers crossed!  Hope you have a lovely day :o)

Alyssa Relaxing - DigiStamp Boutique DT

Hello everyone :o)

I've used an older image for this week's DigiStamp Boutique DT card - it's for my MIL's names day (a Polish thing) and I thought she'd like something girly.

Items Used

Image - Alyssa Relaxing - DigiStamp Boutique

Colouring - Spectrum Noir markers

Papers - Dress Shoppe - LOTV (retired)

Downton Abbey Ornate Circle Frame die - Crafter's Companion

Sara Signature Floral Duo die - Crafter's Companion
Sentimentals - Greetings - Birthday - Crafter's Companion

Glamour Dust in Crystal

Doodlebug Enamel Dots

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

A card and my happy news!

Happy Saturday everyone :o)

Some of you might already have seen this on FB, but I'm very happy to say I was chosen to be part of The Inspirers DT for Crafter's Companion... so exciting!

I made this card just before I found out I'd made the team, so thought I'd save it to post now... it's not a DT card, but does feature a gorgeous Crafter's Companion die (another one that I couldn't resist... oops!).

Items Used

Die'sire Fancy Edge'ables Butterfly Dreams - Crafter's Companion

Stamp - LOTV

Papers - Studio Light

MFT Stitched Circle Scallop Frames

Memento Ink in Sweet Plum

Pearls from my stash

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely day :o)