Gentle Dream

A nice simple CAS card done using all Clarity products today. I've enjoyed playing for a change although it didn't turn out as I originally intended.

I have used a Clarity stencil of lovely leaves. I have used Archival ink pads Tea Rose, Potting Shed, Cornflower Blue, Sap Green which i have applied with Clarity stencil brushes. Lastly a lovely Clarity sentiment stamp. Also I have applied glue through the stencil and added some glitter but that wouldn't show up on the photo which was a shame as it looked quite effective. But I hope you like it anyway.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Clarity Stamps - Clean and Simple

Addicted to CAS - Dimension

Crafting with Friends - ATG

Daring card makers - Something Stenciled

Simply Papercraft - ATG

Crafty Girls Creations - ATG

7 Kids College Fund - ATG

Colour Throwdown - Colour Inspiration

Just keep on Creating - ATG

Sisters of Craft - ATG

Everybody Art - Branch or leaf

TTCRD - ATG

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Craft your Passion - ATG

Old Codger

Hi Folks,

I thought I would share with you this fun card made for a friends birthday. I hope he finds it funny too.

I have coloured in the old guy in with alcohol pens. The rest of the card is quite simple with lots of plain and patterned layers and the image has been cut out with a spellbinders die. 

My next post will contain some interesting news so please pop back again soon.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

4 Crafty Chicks - Masculine

Aud Sentiments - ATG

Crafting with an Attitude - ATG

7 kids college Fund - ATG

Simon says stamp - ATG

Crafty Hazelnuts - ATG with patterned paper

Just keep on crafting - ATG

Sisters  of Craft - ATG

Crafting from the Heart = ATG

Craft your Passion - ATG

Simply Papercraft = ATG

Left of Centre - Use a Sentiment

Crafting with Friends - ATG

Wish

Hi folks,

Sorry I haven't visited my blog for quite a while but I have been having a few health problems and I just didn't feel like crafting much.

But I am getting better now and thought I would have a bit of a play to cheer myself up.

I love working with inchies stamps, but this is  a much simpler idea and that is cutting inchies out patterned paper. The papers have  images on instead of patterns. I have made a wall hanging using foam board as a background. I have decorated the edge with lace and then added some die cuts and pearls. It is attached together and hung using ribbon.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges,

Creative Artist - Lace and Pearls

Crafty Catz - ATG

Polkadoodles - ATG

Simply Papercraft - ATG

Crafty Girls Creations - ATG

Stamps and Stencils - Make it 3D

7 Kids College Fund - ATG

Inspiration Destination - ATG

TTCRD - ATG

Craft-Dee bowz - ATG with bow

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Craft Your Passion - ATG

A Christmas First

I have made my first Christmas card, well it is August so we are more than half way through the year. It is quite a simple card, but it takes a while to get my christmas ideas going.

The base card is Kraft card which I have embossed with a folder. Then I have added some layers of patterned papers matted with red. A cute Santa topper is the main image. Finished off with a die cut greeting and lots of die cut Holly and Ivy leaves in copper and gold mirror card.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Simply Papercraft - ATG

Sister Act Cards - ATG

Winter Wonderland - Xmas Carol or Song

Crafting with Attitude - ATG

MAWTT - Snow in Summer

7 College Kids Fund - ATG

ABC Christmas - Quantum Leap d/die cuts

Crafting by Design - Ready for Christmas

TTCRD - ATG

Craft your Passion - ATG

Stampin' Up

I have been a very bad blogger recently and not been on here for a while. Well I'm feeling a bit more with it for now so I'll try and do more.

I have been playing with some new stuff recently and this card has been made with Stampin' Up products. There range with al-sorts of stuff and it is all colour co-ordinating, which can make it a bit easier but it is a very new sort of card making style for me.

I've used By the Sea stamps and inks and papers from the new in colours.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

4 Crafty Chicks - Nautical

Crafting by Design - 3 or more layers

Inspiration Destination - ATG

Die cut Divas - Nautical

TTCRD - ATG

City Crafter - Photo Inspiration

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Craft your Passion - ATG

Craftys Boot - Beach/Vacation

OLLCB - Nautical

Sisters of Craft - ATG

Dragonfly Journey - Men/Boys 

Little White Kitty

This is my inspiration for this months challenge at The Crafting Cafe.

Our sponsor this month is Inky Impressions and this is one of their images.

I think is is easy to guess that the theme this month is

 Black and White

I have to admit that I found the idea for this card on Pinterest, sorry I don't know who the original maker was but I liked it so much I decided to make my version of it. I have kept it very simply layers of black and white patterned papers all cut using Spellbinders dies.

I have also left the image uncoloured, just decoupaged it. Then finally added some ribbon and gems,

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Card and Scrap - Dies

Crafty Hazelnuts - Patterned Papers

Sisters of Craft - ATG

Craft-dee Bowz - Use a Bow

Artistic Impressions - Lots of Layers

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

TTCRD - ATG

Eureka Stamps - 3 or more Patterned Papers

Brown Sugar - ATG 

Simply Papercraft - ATG

Sister Act - ATG

Craft with an Attitude - ATG

Hummingbird

This is my card for this months challenge at the Crafting Cafe. 

Our Sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and this is one of their images.

I have die cut several layers using Spellbinders Grande Nestabilities square frames. Used ribbon and large flower in black and white too.

I then thought I would colour the image using a Wink of Stella glitter pens so that it really stood out from the black and white. I have also decoupaged it to help it stand out too.

I hope you like it and pop back soon to see what else is going on.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Inspiration Destination - ATG

Sisterhood of Craft - Monochrome

Deep Ocean - Flowers

Papertake Weekly = ATG

Craft-dee Bowz - ATG

Craft Your Passion - ATG

Whoopsi Daisy - Things with Wings