New Stamp Set!

Hiya! Here's a card I made with a stamp set my lovely Aunt sent to me a few days ago :)  I stamped the tree, leaves in green, and then the flowers. There's an individual leaf stamp which I used to add red and orange leaves to the tree, then some red, orange and green leaves to the ground. I used ink dusters and torn scrap paper as a mask to create the hills.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Always Fun: 'Create a Scene'
Addicted to Stamps: 'Clean and Simple'
Your Next Stamp:

Craft for the Craic: 'Autumnal Coloured Project'
Sketch Saturday:

Ingredients:
Cardmaking and Papercraft stamp set: 'For All Seasons'

'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Adirondack Inks: Espresso, Butterscotch, Cranberry, Meadow
Artistry Ink: Rusticana

Thinking of Tulips

Hi! Here's a card I made today, breaking out a new Woodware stamp! I stamped the tulips, then coloured with inks and a water brush. I added some extra detail with a white pen, to brighten it up. I got a bit carried away with the gems, and I'm not sure if I've overdone it...

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft for the Craic: 'Pick Me Up!'
Inspired by all the Little Things: - inspired by the purple & the flowers

Pink Gem Challenge: 'Celebrate Something New' - my new stamp!


Ingredients:
Woodware stamp set 'Tulip Doodle'
Artistry Ink pads: Indian Jamun, Blue Chase, Amazon Trail, Pampas
Stampin' Up! Perfect Plum ink pad
White Hybrid 1.0mm Pigment Gel pen
Anita's gems

Christmas Cat

Hi! Here's another Christmas card. It's only 4x4 inches and fairly quick to make with a simple sky and a couple of snow banks. I'm trying to come up with quicker designs so that my Christmas cards get made BEFORE Christmas. Mine are usually late, and are still being made during the Christmas holidays...

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Inky Chicks: 'Winter Wonderland'

Craft for the Craic: 'Use Two Colours'

Inkspirational: 'Chill'

Sweet Stampin': 'Got The Blues'

Come And Get It: 'Baby It's Cold Outside'

Wishing you Sunshine & Adventures

Hi! Here's a card I made for my Nana. She was 90 years old last week, although she wouldn't thank me for telling anyone! That's why the card has no age on it...

Although her cycling days are over, my Nana used to love cycling all over the country with her dad and their cycling club, and her face lights up when she talks about those times. She has dementia now, and she doesn't always know who I am, but she remembers the old days, and I thought she might appreciate the sentiment on this card! She's also one of the happiest people I know, always singing. She is a little piece of sunshine.

 

The digistamp is from All Dressed Up, coloured with Promarkers. I added Stickles to the flowers for some sparkle. I punched some white flowers and coloured them to match her dress, and added gems. I used silver thread and silver daisy beads to the card backing the image.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Time Out: Inspired By Words "Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine"

Craft for the Craic: Summer Breeze

That's Crafty: Feminine Challenge

Pud

Hi! Here's another card using a Digistamp Boutique image - I love these Christmas digis!

The image is coloured with Promarkers, and I added a bit of Glossy Accents to the holly berries to give them a shine.

I don't actually like Christmas pudding, because it is filled with horrible sultanas and raisins - yuck! But I think these little images are cute :)  If only Christmas pudding was made of chocolate instead...

I'm entering this one into the following challenges:

Craft for the Craic: "Christmas Cheer"

ABC Challenge: "W is for Wishes (Add a Sentiment)"

Come and Get It: "Merry Christmas"

Dragonfly Dreams: "It's Christmas!"

New purchases from the NEC Hobbycrafts Show...

Hi! I went to the Hobbycrafts Show at the NEC last weekend with my best mate Linda (Crafty Distraction), and bought far too much stuff... I haven't had chance to try most of it yet, but here's a card I made using a new stencil from Clarity Stamps, and a new Lavinia fairy stamp:

 

I used ink dusters to create the background, coloured the wings and outlined the branches with iridescent gel pen, and added Stickles to her hair and the dandelion.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Craft for the Craic: "Something Glittery"

Crafts Galore: "Use a Stamp or Digi Image"

More Eyes...

Hi! Here's another card for the Less Is More challenge, one layer "With Eyes"!

I coloured him with ProMarkers, added Stickles to the spots on his wings, and used Diamond Glaze on his eyes:

I'm also entering him in the following challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams: "We're Flying High With Wings"

Come And Get It: "Feature a Creature"

Craft for the Craic Photo Inspiration: - I used the purple and green from the photo, and we often see dragonflies in our garden :)

Summery Evenings

Hi! Color Throwdown's current colour challenge made me think of warm, summer evenings, and summer flowers. Here is a card I made with this week's colours:

I'm entering this first one into the Color Throwdown challenge:

I'm also entering it into the Craft for the Craic challenge: "Summer Time"

Happy Bird-day!

A break from cat cards... here are some birds :)  I coloured the images with promarkers, and then added a few gems.

I am entering this one in the Color Throwdown challenge:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Moving Along with the Times Challenge: 'Birds and Feathers'

Craft for the Craic: 'Wings'

Addicted to CAS: 'Birds'

Crafty Calendar Challenge: 'Things With Wings'