Wobble Trio

A trio of Christmas cards a little early for the season. I've fussy cut my Hero Arts deer, snowman and Lawn Fawn drum and stuck them on with a spring so you can wobble them to your heart's content.  Each image is coloured with Promarkers and I've placed a corresponding Promarker coloured card sprayed with glimmer mist, behind the Hero Arts sentiment. The base layer is embossed with different folders and adhered to the base card with foam squares.

Now for a closer look at all three:

Card #1:

Hero Arts deer coloured with Wild Cranberry Promarker, Hero Arts Sentiment stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and Papermania Snowflake embossing folder.

Card #2:

Lawn Fawn drum coloured with Island Lagoon Promarker, Hero Arts Sentiment stamped in Tim Holtz Distress Ink Peacock Feathers and Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl embossing folder. I added the pa-rum-pa-pum-pum to ground the drum in the season, as I use this image all year round.

Card #3:

Hero Arts Snowman coloured with Twighlight Sky Promarker, Hero Arts sentiment stamped in Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stormy Sky and Kars Snowflakes embossing folder.

I think this set would be great for the males in my life. I love the colours, bold stripes, wobble action and simple layout with only a hint of bling which is perfect for the boys.

Challenges:
A Blog Named Hero Challenge #32: Game. Set. Match.
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes [Card #1]
Passion for Promarkers Challenge Week 217: One for the Boys  [Card #2 Little Drummer Boy]

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts SD412, CL469, Lawn Fawn Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stormy Sky, Peakcock Feathers, Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies & Punches etc: Embossing Folders- Papermania Snowflake, Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls, Snowflakes

Paper: White card from stash

Highlights: white and gold gel pen, glimmer mist, glossy accents, springs, stickles

Colouring: Promarkers & Flexmarkers

 

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.

Happy New Home

Lots of my friends have moved so I'm in the new house cards zone for the last while, hence my take on the current Muse Card Challenge.  I love Therese's card inspiration for Muse #34. As soon as I saw her little houses, I wanted to get out my Home Sweet Home stamps and dies, but I had to wait until today to play! I've also used twine, white embossing, hearts and reversed the kraft on white colour scheme.

I'm addicted to paint sprays and had to forcibly restrain myself from spraying more. At least it will be a reminder to the new home owner to protect their surfaces lest they get splattered with paint! My houses (especially the middle one) are more muted in real life and I've used an Icicle Promaker to add a little shade and definition to the white embossing. My happy die cut is coloured with Antique Linen distress ink and adhered with microdots.

Challenges:
Muse #34
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Embossed [Heat Embossing]
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Emboss It! [Heat Embossing]

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Home Sweet Home, Smitty's ABCs
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen, Mustard Seed, Tsukineko Versamark

Dies & Punches etc: Simon Says Stamp Happy Die, Lawn Fawn Home Sweet Home Lawn Cuts

Paper: White & kraft card from stash, Lawn Fawn Daphne's Closet

Highlights: twine, dylusions white linen ink spray, white embossing powder

Colouring: Promarker Icicle

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.

Happy Birthday Peter!

Happy Birthday to my favourite radio presenter, hope you enjoy your day as you turn the big three zero! Be sensible as you need to be kind to your body now that you are older!!!

I've used lots of favourites on this card: Lawn Fawn Quinn's and Sally's ABCs, sequins, distress inks, Stickles, sprays and mists. 

I've been following the Fusion Card Challenge for a while and wishing I could join in, finally made it for #17! I've used the sketch and taken some musical inspiration from the photo.

My colour scheme came from the patterned paper, so I distressed all my white card and chose a kraft card base. I didn't really like the kraft colour I had so I slathered it in distress ink, sprayed it with dylusions white linen ink and misted with glimmer mist. Much better and so much fun! Add Stickles, sequins and twine, and hey presto a card fit for any brother.

The inside has a stamped greeting and I've continued the radio theme. A bit of masking and the 'for you' became 'for your'!  My twine is hidden behind some washi tape (another favourite).

Challenges:

Lawnscaping Challenge #65: Use your Favourite Supplies [Lawn Fawn stamps alphabet stamps,  Sequins, distress inks,  Stickles, sprays and mists]

Fusion Card Challenge #17: Sketch & music score from photo

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Stay Tuned, Year Two, Quinn's ABCs, Sally's ABCs, Simon Says Stamp Happy Sentiment
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Tsukineko Encore Silver

Dies & Punches etc: Spellbinders Ovals, Stars

Paper: White & kraft card from stash, Crate Paper 

Highlights: Stickles,silver gel pen, sequins, twine, dylusions white linen ink spray, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, Queen and Company Trendy Tape

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.

Craft Dash CAS(E) Favourite

The front of this card took 6 minutes 52 seconds. This is in part due to the CAS(E) sketch I followed. Having a sketch to work with is such a great way to focus and speed up the creative process, you have an idea where you're going from the start. Then Paulina's colour palette help me have all the correct colour supplies ready. I had every thing laid out: my dies, ink pads, stamps on blocks, patterned paper pad, washi tapes, Stickles, Promarkers and guillotine. I used a count down because if I had any time left I wanted to stamp the inside with a custom sentiment to make sense of the bee. For the inside, I lined up my letters one by one with the bee and its trail, inked in blue and brown stamped and got to colouring. Then I realised I had forgotten to stamp the second Z. The buzzer sounded just as I lifted my block from the upside down Z I'd stamped in my haste. So 10 minutes inside and out!

I like the higgledy-piggledy look of this sentiment as if it is buzzing! No time for glitter inside or corner rounding, but that's the nature of the challenge. I can't believe how excited I felt to have finished inside and out as the buzzer sounded. Even though I was slapping my letters together haphazardly, Smitty's ABCs by Lawn Fawn still managed to stay relatively straight. I normally line my letter stamps up so carefully and I just love how Lawn Fawn design their alphabet stamps: perfectly spaced with multiple common letters (Well, how many times will you be under time pressure and need two Zs??)

Challenges:

10 Minute Craft Dash #25

CAS(E) this Sketch #44

Lawnscaping Challenge #65: Use your Favourite Supplies [Lawn Fawn stamps & dies, Washi tape especially woodgrain and Stickles]

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Stay Tuned, Gnome Sweet Gnome, Smitty's ABCs
Ink: Memento Summer Sky, Rich Cocoa, Hero Arts Butter Bar

Dies & Punches etc: Lawn Fawn Scalloped Circle Stackables

Paper: White card from stash, Lawn Fawn Daphne's Closet Petite Paper Pack

Highlights: Stickles, We R Memory Keepers Yellow Washi Tape

Colouring: Promarkers, Flexmarkers

Glad you could drop by, I had fun getting this ready and hope you enjoyed your visit.

Some Odd Girl Take Two

I wanted to try the Some Odd Girl Sketch the right way round, so I flipped Shy Fairy vertically and went in search of some new inspiration. First I found 4 Crafty Chicks inspiration photo and immediately thought of Mel Stampz tutorial on making your own patterned paper. I dropped the colours into her chevron overlay and set about choosing matching Promarkers. The Patterned paper is very busy and I wasn't sure what I could use with it to keep to the sketch, until I remembered A Blog Named Hero challenged us to use vellum, which I embossed with the HA/Sizzix Dot Swirl. Then with Shy Fairy masked I white embossed a swirling sky using Hero Arts Magical Background coloured with distress inks. Next my Paper Smooches sentiment on the banner and I set about making my embellishments: 1. Diecut glittered letters for the birthday girl's name, 2. White embossed swirly star with her age and 3. Sequins (less making for these and more finding them in my big mixed bag).

Challenges:
Some Odd Girl August Sketch Challenge
4 Crafty Chicks 4CCC#156: Inspiration Week
A Blog Named Hero Challenge #30: Victorious Vellum
Passion for Promarkers Week 213: Recipe- 3 papers [Chevron, black, vellum], 1 image [Shy Fairy], 1 sentiment [Happy Birthday], 3 embellishments [name, star, 3 sequins as above]

Supplies

Stamps: Some Odd Girl Shy Fairy, Hero Arts Swirl Christmas, Magical Background, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler, Lawn Fawn Quinn's 123s, Quinn's ABCs
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Seedless Preserves, Broken China, Stormy Sky, Tsukineko Versamark

Dies & Punches etc: Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs Lawn Cuts, Corner Punch, Hero Arts Sizzix Dot Swirl embossing folder

Paper: White & black card from stash, Vellum, Mel Stampz Chevron Overlay

Highlights: Glossy accents, Stickles, white gel pen, white embossing powder, sequins

Colouring: Promarkers, Flexmarkers 

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.

Teddy loves Ya!

Teddy always loves you and gives the best cuddles. I love this sweet image from Mo Manning, as I've seen lots of teddy hugs in my house. Whether my little ones were happy, tired or sad, teddy always knew exactly what to do!

Easel cards are simple and quick to create, but I think they have a large impact as they are just that little bit different. A diecut label displays the sentiment and acts as the easel stopper.  I've kept this card very simple, to let the image shine, only using diecut letters for the little girl's name and sequin stars to embellish the sentiment. 

I had some lovely flower-like sequins (perfect for her hair clips), but I resisted so I could play along with ABC Challenges. I'll just have to make something else to show them off!

Challenges:

DP2 Challenge #199: Happy Birthday

Ready Teddy Go Challenge #25: Diecuts and/or Punches

In The Pink Challenge #27: KISS (Keep It Sweet & Simple)

ABC Challenge: ABC42 No Flowers

Supplies

Stamps: Mo Manning Love Ya, Lawn Fawn Hats Off to You, Quinn's ABCs, Quinn's 123s 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies & Punches etc: Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs Lawn Cuts, Label Die

Paper: White & silver card from stash, Dovecraft Back to Basics III

Highlights: Glossy Accents, White gel pen, Stickles, Silver liquid pearls, sequins

Colouring: ProMarkers & FlexMarkers

Hope to see you again soon and you enjoyed your visit.

Shy Fairy

I've used the Some Odd Girl August sketch (in mirror image) with Shy Fairy. Her hair matches the birthday girl and I've coordinated her clothes with the patterned paper. I didn't have a matching red/pink Promarker so I mixed watermelon and burnt orange for a near perfect match to the flower's colour. My red and pink Promarkers need adding to, methinks! My little bug: a butterfly carrying the birthday girls age.

Challenges:
Some Odd Girl August Sketch Challenge
I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #182: Bugs

Supplies

Stamps: Some Odd Girl Shy Fairy, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler, Lawn Fawn Quinn's 123s 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Seedless Preserves 

Dies & Punches etc: Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly, Lawn Fawn Circle & Scalloped Circle Stackables, Dovecraft Corner Punch 

Paper: White card from stash, Lawn Fawn Bright Side Petite Paper Pack 

Highlights: Glossy accents, Stickles, white gel pen

Colouring: Promarkers, Flexmarkers

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.