Pretty Papers and Inky-fingers

Crafters Cafe Challenge

2020-05-15T10:00:00.000+01:00

Happy Friday

This time over at The Crafters Cafe the theme is "Feminine"

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is

My Besties

I have used the image Coffee Girl

What a sweet image and so much fun to colour

The DP is all from my stash, and I used my Copic's to colour the image.

I used Spellbinders standard Circles & Lacey Circles to cut and mat the image.

The sentiment is by MFT - Friends at first sip and it is cut and mat with SSS - Nested Banners

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Creative Moments Challenge

2020-03-23T10:35:00.004+00:00

Happy Monday

Firstly on a personal note, with all the sadness in the world today, yesterday I was reminded that I have such a wonderful family and I am blessed, I have my children, wether I gave birth to them or not, who I love dearly and equally, the woman I call sister, even though we share no blood relation and the extended family from that, grand children, nephews, nieces and God children. Finally what a wonderful man I have the privilege of calling my husband.

So in these uncertain times, I am reminded to count my blessings and I hope you will do the same, I wish you all a safe and crafty time in the weeks ahead.

Ok on to the crafty bit

This time over at Creative Moments it is a straight anything goes and our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is

Bugaboo

I am using the image - Brat School - World Globe

I coloured the sweet image with my Copic's.

The sentiment is from a LF set called Out of this World. DP from my stash. The round dies are classic Spellbinders and the sentiment is cut with some pierced rectangle's.

Keep safe and thank you for dropping by

Crafters Cafe Challenge 237

2020-03-02T09:00:00.000+00:00

Happy Monday

This time over at The Crafters Cafe Challenge it is a straight "Anything Goes"

We have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge

DR-Digi

Scribbles Designs

My first Card uses the Dr-Digi image Well Earned Rest

I used a brick stencil for the background and trimmed it with Lawn Fawn's Stitched Scalloped Edges, to create the impression of roof tiles. I coloured the image with Copic's and used MFT's A2 Rectangle Frames to cut it out and create the window frame. The curtains are MFT's Take the Stage. The sentiment's are also MFT's - Essential Sentiments and cut out with their Word Window dies.

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613 Avenue Create

2020-03-01T14:33:00.000+00:00

Happy Sunday

This time over at 613 Avenue Create, the optional twist is colour with pencils.

Now I will admit to having more than a few pencils, mainly due to being able to purchase a job lot of crafty goodies, when a friend's health meant she no longer enjoyed crafting. Now owning a nice selection of pencils, does not necessarily mean you use them very often, so I had to rise to the challenge. What I will say is it took me a lot longer to colour than if I had used my markers, but I am pleased with my first real attempt.

I used the Viking stamp set, I think may be retired, by MFT

For the background I used MFT's Sun-ray stencil and distress inks, I also added a shadow to ground him, this is cut using MFT's Oval Shadows dies. I added some tufts of grass in pencil.

I then cut the background and frame with MFT's Stacks dies. The DP is from my scraps.

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Creative Moments Challenge

2020-02-23T17:37:00.004+00:00

Happy Sunday

Yesterday saw the start of a new challenge over at Creative Moments, the optional twist is

"For the Girls"

I used the sweet Moragan's Art World image Stardust 3

All Coloured with my Copic's, DP from scraps.

All the dies used are by Lawn Fawn, the treasure chest and sentiment is from MFT's Party Like a Pirate

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613 Avenue Create

2020-01-05T15:00:00.000+00:00

Happy Sunday

Firstly I would like to wish you all a

Christmas for us was wonderful, and exhausting, time spent with my wonderful Daughter & Son and my 8 (yes 8) adorable Grand Babies (ages from 6 - 21) and of course lovely hubby and kids respective partners.

So not just another year, but another decade and I wish you all health and crafty happiness for the year ahead.

This time over at 613 Avenue Create the optional twist is "Make it Shiny"

I used MFT's Champaign Glass & Heart Balloon Shaker dies. The sentiment is by Simon Says Stamps

I look forward to seeing your entries in the challenge

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613 Avenue Create Challenge

2019-12-01T12:00:00.000+00:00

Happy Sunday

This time over at 613 Avenue Create the theme is as always Anything goes, the optional twist is Doodling and/or Zentangle

Now I know about Zentangle, as it was a technique I used when teaching art & design to City & Guild students, but I have to confess it was not something I have actually tried myself, so as you can imagine I found this one a bit of a challenge!

I found the outline image in my clip-art files, looked up a few tutorials on-line and this is the result. I must admit I did find it enjoyable.

I used Distress Oxide ink to create the background and distress sprays for the stars. The brick is made with original Distress inks and a stencil. The sentiment is form a MFT stamp set I Knead You

I look forward to seeing your creations on our street

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Crafters Cafe Challenge 232

2019-12-01T10:30:00.000+00:00

Happy Sunday

This time the theme over at The Crafters Cafe is One Layer or Window

I have gone for the window option on both my cards, and our wonderful sponsors are

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

Morgan's Art World

My first card uses the Decosse products - Santa Claus is coming to town, Holiday Hoopla & Happy Holidays sentiment

I enlarged the Santa from the paper Santa Claus is coming to town, and the on my computer layered the tartan frame from Holiday Hoopla

I used Spellbinders Flourish Fleur to frame the image and added the sentiment, after cutting out twice with Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles.

Tip

With both the spellbinders dies, neither being a frame die, after cutting and embossing, and before releasing from the die. I used my craft knife to cut out the centre, on the sentiment I cut it out with the die, and the cut out the red and proceeded as above, this was to give stability to the frame.

My next card uses the beautiful image Winter 10 bu Morgan's Art World

I used Lawn Fawn's Snowfall backdrop and framed the image with Lawn Fawn's Stitched Scalloped Rectangle. The sentiment is from MFT's Chill Wishes, and cut out using Simon Says Stamps Nested Banners

I look forward to seeing your creations in our challenge

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Creative Moments Challenge 181

2019-11-22T09:00:00.000+00:00

Happy Friday

Today by the time you read this, I will be heading to The New Forest for the day to visit my parents, my wonderful son will be chauffeuring me.

Now on to the crafty stuff

This time over at Creative Moments the theme is as usual Anything Goes and the optional twist is Buttons and/or bows

We have 2 wonderful sponsors and I am working with

Eureka

My first card uses the image Bethlehem Verse

I used Spellbinders Winter Wonders embossing Folder, and then cut the image/verse using Memory Box's Holly Holiday Frame.

The embellishments are Creative Expressions Star Spray and Filigree Holly. The poinsettia is Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia.

My second card uses the image Big Snowy Tree

This time I went with the optional twist and used Sunny Studios Sweater Vest to create the card base. I know it is supposed to be a snowy tree, but I just fancied playing with some glitter pens for some added colour, adding to the ugly Christmas sweater theme. I used Knit one pearl one embossing folder, by Desire to create the cable knit and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps Don We Now Our Ugly Sweater stamp set, cut out with MFT's Skinny strips

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

2019-11-15T10:00:00.000+00:00

Happy Friday

This time over at Crafters Cafe the theme is

Flora and/or Fauna OR Pocket (add to a page, card etc.)

We have 2 wonderful Sponsors for this challenge

All Dressed Up

Creative Bug

My first card uses the All Dressed Up image Birthday Monkey

I coloured the image with Copic's and used SB - Hemstitch Square to cut and frame it. The DP is from A 12x12 pad from Hobby Craft called Tropical Jungle, the flowers are also from HC. The vines are Creepy Vines by Lala Land

My second card uses the Creative Bug Image Cowbeee

I also used Copic's to colour the image, and cut and framed it using MFT's Linked Octogon. The DP is from a 6x6 pad by Dove Craft called Bee Happy. The honeycomb inlay and sentiment are by First Edition Bee Themed set. The flowers are Tilda

I look forward to seeing your creations in our challenge

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Creative Moments Challenge 180

2019-11-07T09:00:00.000+00:00

Happy Thursday

This time over at Creative Moments the theme is as always Anything Goes, and the optional twist is "Baby it's Cold Outside"

We have 2 wonderful sponsors for this challenge

Scribbles Designs

Sheepski Designs

My first card uses the Scribbles image #8127 Holiday Cafe

I coloured the image with Copic's and then fussy cut it. The DP is from my stash, and the path is from the MFT die set City Block. I also used an MFT sentiment from Sweater Weather in the Woods, and MFT's Starburst Sentiment Strip to cut it out. The sting of lights are Lawn Fawn's Mini Lights.

My next card uses the Sheepski image Catch

I used Distress Oxide in Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet & Blueprint Sketch, I also used Picket Fence Distress Spray, I got the idea while browsing Pinterest and came across this Tutorial

I coloured the image with Copic's and cut it out with Mama Elephant Framed Tags Hexastar. The sentiment is from MFT's Chill Wishes. I added icicles by Savvy Dies, and the snowflakes are from an X-Cut mini set, Weather Elements.

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613 Avenue Create Challenge Challenge 227

2019-11-03T11:00:00.000+00:00

Happy Sunday

This time over at 613 Avenue Create the optional twist is "Craft Your Stash"

Ok so do you have a tin like this?

Full to the brim of die cuts and bits you intended to use on a project and changed your mind after stamping and/or cutting out

And do you have a pile of backgrounds? Mine is a collection of techniques I wanted to try, but had no project in mind when making them.

So when the twist was "Craft Your Stash" I was a little afraid of this challenge, don't get me wrong I have from time to time dipped into the tin of the pile and used something on a project, but to do this challenge justice I wanted everything to be from my stash.

When MFT first released the stamp sets Knight in Shining Armour and Once Upon a Time, way back in January 2017, I just had to purchase them, and as I wanted to make a Birthday card for my very own Knight in Shining Armour, my wonderful hubby Paul, I felt I just had to order them pronto :-)

When the sets arrived I promptly stamped and coloured many of the images, and then picked out the ones I wanted to use on hubbies card. So the rest of the images ended up in "The Tin"

So here is what was left, along with some Lawn Fawn Clouds, and one of those background techniques I tried but had not used.

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

2019-11-01T13:00:00.000+00:00

Happy Friday

This time over at The Crafters Cafe, the theme is Travel and/or Insect/butterflies.

Our wonderful sponsors for this challenge is

Dr Digi's

My card uses the image Gladys Winterbottom

I used my Copic's to colour the image and some DP from my scrap box to create the background

The sentiment is also by Dr Digi and is cit out with SB - Deckled Rectangles (an oldie, but a goodie) The image is cit using LF's Stitched Scalloped Square Frame

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Creative Moments Challenge 179

2019-10-22T09:30:00.000+01:00

Happy Tuesday

This time over at Creative Moments the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of "For the Girls"

We have 2 wonderful sponsors

All Dressed Up

Dr Digi

My first 2 cards are using images from All Dressed Up

New Hair Do

After colouring this sweet image with Copic's I used MFT's Stitched Circle Scallop Frame, the DP is from my scrap box (more about this in my post on November 3rd)

The sentiment is also a die by MFT.

Love To Craft

Again coloured with Copic's, including the die cut, this die is by Hero Arts and is called Crafting Boarder

Last, but by no means least is a card using Doctor Digi's

Hairdresser Hannah

I used my Copic's yet again, one day I will go out of my comfort zone and use pencils or paint :-)

The frame is by Hero Arts - Wood Frame and the comb's are a die by Dovecraft from the Kiss & Makeup set. The sentiment is typed by me

613 Avenue Create

2019-10-06T16:21:00.000+01:00

Happy Sunday

This time over at 613 Avenue Create the theme is as always anything goes, the optional twist is spotlighting technique.

Spotlighting is not a technique I have tried before, and after some research I discovered that there are several different styles that come under the umbrella "Spotlighting"

I have used Mama Elephant's Lunar Animals for my card

I look forward to seeing your entries on the challenge

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

2019-09-15T19:00:00.001+01:00

Happy Sunday

Life in our new home is slowly returning to normal, most of the renovations are now done, just waiting for worktops for the kitchen and then it is decorating the whole place.

This time over at The Crafters Cafe the theme choices was School Related or Tea/Coffee.

One of our wonderful sponsors for this challenge is

Morgans Art World

My card uses the image - Girl with plaits

I coloured the sweet image with Copic's and cut it out with my Scan N Cut. The background is made using a brick stencil and Distress inks. The cute school supplies, and sentiment are from Gina K Designs - Basket Additions 3, and the blackboard is made from black card stock, that was stamped with white pigment ink and deliberately smudged to give the effect of chalk dust.

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

2019-05-15T10:00:00.000+01:00

Happy Wednesday

It has been a mighty long time since I posted on here, life sometimes gets in the way of the fun stuff.

Since my last post, we have faced redundancy, finished decorating our large Edwardian home, and then sold up and moved to the country. We have bought a real fixer upper, with lots of building work going on over the next few months, but we are always up for a challenge :-)

These are some of my new neighbours

Yes the village is famous for the geese who roam free, but don't worry they have a safe harbour at night in the barn behind the pub.

Today I want to share with you my latest DT project for The Crafters Cafe

The theme this time is Shaker Card or Tag OR I spy with my little eye something beginning with M

One of our fabulous sponsors for this challenge is

Scribbles Designs

I worked with the image #950 Boat 1

As you can see I went with the shaker card option.

I coloured the image with Copic's and, used Lawn Fawn's Rain or Shine Before & After for the background. I then used some aqua coloured candle sand for the shaker part. The sentiment is from Neat & Tangled A long time ago.

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

2018-11-01T13:00:00.000+00:00

Happy Thursday

I hope all of you had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to the festive season. Here in the UK summer went on well into October, but now Autumn is definatly upon us. We had a turbulent summer, with my DH moving jobs, huge decorating projects and now a house move, we also lost 2 very dear friends over the summer, so some very sad times as well.

This time over at The Crafters Cafe the theme is masculine (young or old) and we have some wonderful sponsors, this time I am working with:

Bugaboo

Decosse's

My first card uses the Bugaboo image - Bentley - on the inside

I coloured the cute image with Copic's and then used LF's Reversed stitched scalloped circles to cut it out, and frame it. The sweet baby clothes are made using MFT's Bundle of baby clothes die.

My second card uses the following freebies from Decosse's, I have linked

to each freebie so you can go and grab them for yourselves

Skull Papers
Treasure Chest Papers
Ahoy Matey's Sentiment

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

2018-08-13T11:27:00.000+01:00

Happy Monday

This week over at the Outlawz Greetings Challenge it is all about Kids.

Our wonderful sponsor is

Bugaboo Stamps

My card uses the image Kidz Bella Love

I uses a cross stitch circle set to cut out the image and frame it, The sentiment is a die by Winnie & Walter and the DP is by Trimcraft.

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

2018-08-06T09:21:00.001+01:00

Happy Monday

This week over at the Outlawz the theme is a Taste of Summer

Our fabulous sponsor is

DS4Joy

I am using the image Betty Bow

I used Honey Bee's Sunshine stencil for the background, and coloured the image with Copic's. I then cut her out with my Scan N Cut. The sentiment is by Waffle Flower

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

2018-07-09T10:48:00.001+01:00

Happy Monday

This week over at The Outlawz Greetings Challenge , the theme is "Make It Funny"

We have 2 lovely Guest Designers as well as some fab inspiration from the DT, so make sure you check it out.

Our fabulous sponsor is

Dr Digi House of Stamps

My card uses the image Gramps

I used some stencils and Distress ink to create the background

The sentiment is also by DR Digi from the Grumpy Sentiment Sheet

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

2018-06-11T10:00:00.000+01:00

Happy Monday

This week over at The Outlawz Greetings Challenge the theme is "Use at least one Die Cut"

Our fabulous sponsor is

Scribbles Designs

My card uses the image - Sneakers

I coloured the image with Copic's and cut out with a Spellbinders Deckled Frame. The background is a die by Reverse Confetti called Striped Frame and the sentiment is from La La Lands Travel Marci.

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

2018-06-01T12:00:00.000+01:00

Happy Saturday

This time over at The Crafters Cafe the theme is Tic Tac Toe

We have some wonderful sponsors for this challenge, and I am working with

Bugaboo Stamps

Paper Nest Dolls

My first card uses the Bugaboo image - Kidz Jack Topper

The Tic Tac Toe Line I used is - White, Pattern paper, embossing

The image is coloured with Copic's and cut out on my Scan N Cut. The frame is Reverse Confetti's Striped Frame Cover Panel and is mounted on some kraft DP from my stash. The "Hello" is also cut out of Kraft card, and I used a We R Memory Keepers next level embossing folder called Gemstone.

My next 2 cards are both using images from Paper Nest Dolls

The first one is called - Avery with Coffee

The Tic Tac Toe Line I used is - Lace, pattern paper, ribbon

Also coloured with Copic's, and cut out with the Scan N Cut. The DP is again from my stash, and the coffee cup is a die by MFT and the sentiment is from Art Impressions Girlfriend Blend set.

My last but by no means least card uses the image - Artist Emma

The Tic Tac Toe Line I used is -Twine, pattern paper, flowers

I uses a wonkey stitched frame and wrapped it in some twine, I also used Sunny Studios Rick-Rack Boarder. The flowers are from my local Hobbycraft store.

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Creative Moments Challenge

2018-05-30T14:50:00.001+01:00

Happy Wednesday

This time over at Creative Moments, the theme is as always Anything Goes and the optional twist is Animals

We have some wonderful sponsors for this challenge and I am working with

Lia's Stamp Shop

My card uses the image -Birthday Crocodile

I coloured him with Copic's and then used this cute double stitched frame to cut him out. All the DP is from Trimcrafts Baby Baby 6x6 pad and the balloons are by Spellbinders. The strings for the balloons and streamers on the frame, are cut with Winnie & Walters Goldie Trim.

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

2018-05-29T16:37:00.000+01:00

Happy Tuesday

This week over at The Outlawz the theme is Anything Goes.

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is

My card uses the image Beach Club

I used 2 MFT stencils & Distress Oxides to create the background. The sand was stamped with GK Designs Timeless Textures. The image is coloured with Copic's and cut out using my Scan N Cut. The sentiment is from Avery Elle's Beside the Sea Stamp Set.

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