CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #523 sketch

  hello lovely crafters!

It's time for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches and this time Lucy has proposed a very versatile slimline card design with the detail in the centre half. I don't often do slimline cards, but this design makes it easy to create a slimline card, CAS style. I chose a mini slimline with 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" dimensions.

The background was ink smooshed, then wet stencilled and stamped with the same colour ink. I used a new to me die, cut it several times from white card then ink blended in several colours. I die cut it again from gold paper and just used the pine cone to adhere over the brown inked one.  A few tiny gold stars were adhered in the pine branch. The sentiment was scrabble stickers and the panel was backed with more gold card. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don't forget to check out our guestie Deborah's blog. We can't wait to see your creation in our gallery!

• dies: MFT infinity squares, Couture Creations pine branch
• inks: evergreen bough, pine needles, vintage photo distress oxides
• stamps: kaisercraft script
• stencil: darkroom door brick wall

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #522 colours

 hello crafters!

It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches and this month Lucy is hosting your challenges. I hope you join in with the beautiful colours she has chosen for this challenge.

I wanted to create a whimsical scene and used my favourite butterfly die for the card.

The background was ink blended then stamped with the same colour. I used first, second and third generation stamping to put some depth in the scene. I used daffodil delight card for the flowers and fresh freesia for the butterfly detail. Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery! Don't forget to stop by and check out my teammates' blogs and our guestie, Deborah.

• dies: sizzix brushstroke butterflies, Alexandra Renke artist flower
• inks: chipped sapphire distress oxide
• stamps: Lavinia stamps willow, paper rose tiny forest

happy birthday

  hello lovely crafters!

I'm playing along with a couple of challenges today - inspired by the latest sketch at freshlymadesketches #fms605 and used the colours from the colorthrowdown #ctd762. 

I used a cutout from some packaging that I thought looked like tree rings, and began with that! The leaves were die cut from ink smooshed card and backed with rust coloured card. The acorns were die cut from Kraft then lightly watercoloured to give them an interesting colour. The sentiment was stamped then clear heat embossed. Thanks for stopping by today!

• dies: gummiapan acorn and oak leaf, MFT infinity circles
• inks: candied apple, vintage photo distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #521 sketch

  hello lovely stampers!

It's time for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and this time I have put together a classic design with 3 squares in a row. I chose to keep it a landscape design.

I found this washi tape when I was cleaning out my cabinet (totally forgotten!) and thought it was so pretty. The 3 squares of vellum have paper pieced succulents laid over them, in an echo to the background washi tape. Some subtle bakers twine underlines the tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! don't forget to check out our guestie Tristan's blog. We can't wait to see your creation in our gallery!

• dies: hero arts florals succulent
• inks: memento tuxedo black
• stamps: hero arts florals succulent 

deepest sympathy

 hello crafters!

I'm joining in today with the word challenge #696 over at justusgirls, where the prompt is 'moon'. I just love gazing at the moon - it's so peaceful and comforting, like a dependable friend!

I began by ink blending the background in faded jeans and shaded lilac distress oxides. The moon was a die cut circle, ink smooshed with lost shadow distress oxide, doubled up and outlined with blended lost shadow ink for a haze. A cover of wink of stella gives it a little glitter. The mountains are Sizzix Arctic Bear, one of my favourite sets, and the little clouds from MFT were die cut from ink smooshed card also.

Thanks so much for stopping by!