The Black Dahlia

It's new challenge time at

The Crafty Catz Challenge.

The theme now is 

Anything Goes

I'm still very much in the mood for stencils, so here is another one. This one is the Dahlia stencil from Sweet Poppy Stencils. For this one I've used black and white stencil paste. More black paste so the white paste has just given the petals a white edge. I will admit that this was a happy accident, I had wanted it to be a more mottled effect, but I'm quite happy how it turned out. Next time I will try more white and less black paste. To finish it off I've quite simply with black and silver card layers and a happy birthday stamp.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Clean and Simple Sunday - CAS

As you like it - Simple (shows of your image most)

Stencil Fun - Stencils

Make my Monday - Monotone

Beautiful Blossoms - Flowers

Crafts Galore - ATG

Morgans Art World - ATG

Triple B - Blooms 

Cog Cat

Happy April Fools day, have you seen any believable jokes yet?

Well the new challenge at

the Critter Crazy challenge

is no joke.

The theme is use a critter

and make it the focal point of your card please. 

This one is quite simple really. I've use the Mechanical Cat stencil from Sweet Poppy stencils, and it's in the sale at half price right now. I've used pearlescent white paste and let it dry. The just layered with silver mirror card and a check patterned paper. The sentiment has been stamped and embossed with white powder.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

A place to start - ATG

613 Avenue create - ATG

Allsorts - ATG

Creative Fingers - ATG

Just us Girls - Stencils

Ally's Angels - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Blue Daisy

New challenge time at

The Crafty Catz Challenge

Our theme is 

anything goes

.

More of one of my favourite techniques. This is a new stencil to me from Sweet Poppy called Jasmine. I have used white paste through the stencil onto black card and let it dry over night. Then I have coloured over the white paste with alcohol pens. Then I have simply layered it with matching colours onto a white card base and added a sentiment. Quite a simple technique but I think it really stands out.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Craft Rocket - No patterned paper

Just Us Girls - Stencils

The card concept - Spring flowers

Stencil Fun - Stencils

Ally's Angels - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Daisy Chain - Flowers

Love to Craft - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG

A place to Start - Not square 

Mottled Gold

What a busy couple of weeks, my heads just mush, but I'm here now for

this weeks challenge for

The Crafty Catz.

It's now

ATG

so just enter and have fun.

I thought I would try something a bit different for this time. I've still used my favourite Sweet Poppy Stencil, this one is called Cosmos. This time I've used a mixture of gold and white paste through the stencil to give a marbled effect. It gives a soft, misty effect which I'm quite pleased with the end result especially combined with the kraft card. Then I've just finished it off with the birthday sentiment.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Alphabet - Wild flowers

Creative Insiprations - ATG

Creative Knockout - Birthday Wishes

Ellibelle's Corner - anything garden

Stencil Fun - Use a stencil

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Triple B - Blooms

 

Sleepy Koala

It's nearly spring here in the UK.

And to day is the start of a new challenge at

Critter Crazy.

Our challenge is just for fun,

but please make a critter the focal point of your card.

This cute sleepy Koala is an image from All Dressed Up and it's called Koala Hugs.

I've coloured it with polychromo pencils. There are 2 patterned papers that make the background. Then I've just added a sentiment as I think the image is so cute on it's own.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Crafty Gals Corner - ATG

Paper Funday - ATG

All Dressed Up - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Orange Leaves

I'm the host this week for the new

Crafty Catz Challenge.

Our challenge is now

Anything Goes

For my inspiration card this week I've gone back to something I haven't done for a while. Using my Sweet Poppy stencil, this one is called Ginko Leaves, I have used glossy white paste through the stencil on craft card. Then left it to dry over night.

Then I have used alcohol pens and coloured over the top of the paste in some of my favourite orange shades. I've then created a few layers using toning orange and brown card. There is a matching knotted ribbon to decorate and a happy birthday stamped sentiment.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Alphabet - Uplifting

As you like it - Elegant (classic and timeless)

C,R,A,F,T. - ATG

Ellibelle's Corner garden - Garden

Paper Funday - ATG

Stencil fun - stencils

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Avenue 613 - ATG

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG 

Bird on a Wire

New month new challenge at 

The Critter Crazy challenge.

It is always Anything Goes

but please make a critter the focal point of your card.

I've used 3 different stencils from Sweet Poppy Stencils for this card. To start with I taken the circle aperture to put the initial colour through. Then with the Torn Rectangle I've added extra texture to the colour. Next, having removed the stencils, the small Stampscape trees have been stamped either side of the circle. When all the ink is nice and dry I've taken the bird stencil and pasted it with black paste. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Avenue 613 - Animals

Patie's Creations - ATG

Ellibelle's corner garden - Anything garden

Just us Girls - CASE a DT(Vicky)

MMM - CAS