Bottled Christmas Wishes

Hi! I used to make 'Magic Pills' bottles, filling them with chocolates, and adding a label which would mean they had magical properties, such as 'Protection from Spiders', 'Self Confidence', or whatever seemed appropriate for the recipient.

I was trying to work out how to make some Christmas cards with the same kind of idea, and this is what I came up with. I filled the tiny glass bottles with glue, glitter glue, nuvo drops, loose glitter, ink and glow in the dark pigment powder. I glued the cork in, so the bottle could be removed from the card and used as a tree decoration, or a pendant. I printed off some tiny labels, tore the edges and glued them on, then went around the edges with a glitter gel pen.

The blurry photos are where I've tried to show them glowing in the dark!

 

I'm entering this one in the Just Us Girls challenge: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the Addicted to CAS challenge: 'Blessings / Blessed'

I'm entering this one in the Pinspirational Challenge:

I'm entering this one in the Watercooler Wednesday challenge:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations: 'Festive Fun!'
Time Out: 'Merry & Cheerful'



I'm tempted to get some larger bottles to make some tree decorations, too :)

Mother's Day Silhouette Cards

Hi! Here are a couple of Mother's day cards I made. I masked the circle, then stamped the image and inked the backgrounds. I added extra colour to the seeds, and then went a bit crazy with gems!

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Less Is More: - 3 colours

Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes + optional twist of Inked Background'
Creative Inspirations: 'Spring Greens'
Addicted to CAS: 

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps:

Pearly Sparkles: 'Make it Girlie'
Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes'
My Time to Craft: 'Mother's Day or For a Female'


Ingredients:
Woodware: 'Grasses'
Adirondack Inks: Meadow, Butterscotch, Cranberry
Artistry Inks: Midnight Blue
Crystal Parade gems

Cuddle Monster

Hiya! Here are some more valentines cards I made - I tried to do something a bit different from the usual hearts and flowers, and went for … monsters!

I smooshed inks onto acetate and then squished the monster image into the ink. When dry, I cut it out and layered it onto the card. Then I added sparkly horns with a gelly roll pen, and coloured the eyes and fangs with a white gelly roll pen.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Stamp Ink Paper:

Moving Along with the Times: 'Add a Sentiment'

I'm entering this one in the Pink Gem challenge: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations: 'With Love'
Corrosive Challenges: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

My Time to Craft: 'Men Only'
Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Lili of the Valley - Jolly Unicorns
Artistry Inks: Indian Jamun, Cotton Candy
Distress Ink: Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers
Distress Oxide: Antique Linen, Peeled Paint, Lucky Clover, Peacock Feathers
Adirondack Inks: Sail Boat Blue, Hazelnut, Denim, Cranberry, Butterscotch
Wink of Stella - Clear
Gelly Roll - Clear Star, White

First card in ages... Sparkly Unicorn!

Hiya. Here's a card I made for a friend's birthday. I masked the unicorn, then used ink dusters to colour the background. I coloured the unicorn with a gold Wink of Stella pen and a Clear Star gelly roll pen. I used Lavinia stamps to add the flowers, and added Nuvo drops for the flower centres. I added the gelly roll pen to the word 'Magical', to give it some extra sparkle.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Unicorn Challenge: 'Things with Wings'
Sisterhood of Crafters: 'Make it sparkle'
Crafty Calendar: 'Make it Flowery'
Just Us Girls: 'Pastels'

Your Next Stamp: 'let’s see smiles'
Stamping Sensations: 'Fabulously Feminine'
Mix it Up: 'Anything Goes + Sentiment As Main Focus'
Creative Inspirations: 'Anything Goes'
Pink Gem: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Lili of the Valley - Jolly Unicorns
Flower stamps from Lavinia
Adirondack inks: Purple Twilight, Eggplant, Cranberry, Butterscotch, Denim
Wink of Stella - Gold
Gelly Roll - Clear Star
Nuvo Crystal Drops - Violet Galaxy

New Paper Artsy Stamp!

Hiya! Here's a card I made, inspired by a couple of challenges, and using my new little stamp from Paper Artsy :)  I coloured the image with inks and a water brush, then added gems and a couple of butterflies.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Muse:

Cards In Envy: 'Love You So Much!'

CASology:

CAS Colours & Sketches:

Creative Inspirations: 'Love is in the Air and / or Colour Scheme!'


Ingredients:
Paper Artsy EM28
Distress Inks: Picked Raspberry, Bundled Sage
Artistry Ink: Cotton Candy
Anita's gems

Painted Harvest

Hi! I've been drooling over the Stampin' Up! Painted Harvest set for a while, and my lovely mate Debbie found it on eBay for me... would've been rude not to buy it! Here are a couple of cards I made with it. I masked the panel and then stamped the flowers. On the purple one, I added some leaves, and used an ink duster to colour some of the background green. On the blue one, I added mica powder to the flower centres and to the inked blue card border, but it's hard to see the shimmer in the photos.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash: 'Birthday'
Creative Inspirations: 'Something New' (stamp set)
MAWTT: 'CAS'
My Time To Craft: 'Something New' (stamp set)
Addicted to Stamps: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted To CAS: 'Ombre'

AAA Cards: 

Stamping Sensations: 'Cold and Frosty Colours'

Pink Gem Challenge: 'Cool in Blue'

Tuesday Throwdown: 'Anything Goes'

Ingredients:

Stamps from Stampin' Up! 'Summer Silhouettes' set

'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Artistry Ink pads: Indian Jamun, Lavender Dash, Pampas, Midnight Blue, Blue Chase

Sweet Poppy Mica Powder: Silver Pearl

Had to buy a stamp set.. I'm blaming Less Is More...

Hiya! The current Less is More challenge is stamp layering, and although you can do that in various ways, I've used it as an excuse to buy a stamp set that I have been drooling over for quite a while... Here are a couple of cards I made with the new set. Completely wrong season, but I love blossom! I added Stickles to the blossoms for a bit of sparkle.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Less is More:

Creative Inspirations: 'Sparkle'
Watercooler Wednesday: 'Feminine Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Color My Heart: (My light grey is a bit too dark for the challenge - it's the lightest I have!)

Crafts Galore: 'Anything Goes'

Ingredients:

Altenew stamp set: 'Under the Cherry Blossom Tree'

Adirondack ink pad: Cranberry
Stampin' Up! ink pad: Tip Top Taupe

Archival ink pad: Watering Can
Artistry ink pads: Moon Crater, Cotton Candy

Stickles: Star Dust