happy birthday

 hello crafters!

I saw the challenge at inkspirational this week and thought of one of the few embossing folders I have called 'woodland'. Perfect!

I used the technique where some ink is brayered onto one side of the folder and then it's run through to emboss the card - I did this twice with different coloured inks. Unfortunately for me, the second time I ran it through, I snapped the folder  :(  Has anyone else had this happen? what a pain. Maybe it was getting a bit old and brittle. Anyway, I may be on the hunt for a new one *sigh*

I had planned on running it through 3 times with different inks, but ended up adding the third colour with some ink smooshed die cuts instead. I love how the different colours add so much dimension to the embossing.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

• dies: Paper Rose little foliage, Gummiapan butterflies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics
• embossing folder: SU woodland
• stamp: Gummiapan happy birthday
• inks: chipped sapphire, salvaged patina, wild honey distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #541 sketch

   hello crafters!

The new sketch challenge at CAS colours and sketches was designed by Suzy, and she has asked for a frame as part of the design.  I ended up flipping the design vertically and horizontally.

The background panel was die cut along the lower edge, and I used a similar die cut for the frame. This was die cut again on some ink smooshed card to create the frame insert. The flowers were die cut from ink smooshed card which also had some copper wax smoothed on it, then arranged with some twine to hold them together.  The sentiment was stamped on the same card, then die cut and adhered with foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. We'd love to see your card in the gallery!

• dies: Alexandra Renke frame rectangle, slide frame vertical, artist flower set 06, edge cutting set
• stamps: Gummiapan happy birthday
• inks: speckled egg, kitsch flamingo, shaded lilac, black soot distress oxides

merry christmas

 hello stampers!

I'm joining in today with the latest timeout challenge where the theme is 'seeing stars'. When I think of stars, I often think of christmas and who doesn't need more christmas cards?

I wanted the stars to take centre stage, so on a navy blue card panel, I embossed a grouping of stars with white embossing paste, just selecting the ones I wanted from the star stencil. Once dry, the trees were die cut and adhered. The christmas tree was cut several times to get the background colour, the decoration colour and then the snowy outline. Some tiny circles and the star were punched from gold card and adhered as ornaments on the tree. The sentiment was stamped and die cut then the tree and sentiment were adhered with foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

• stencil: Gummiapan no. 38
• dies: unbranded tree dies
• stamp: Gummiapan sentiment

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #540 colours

   hello crafters!

The new colours challenge at CAS colours and sketches is ready and these gorgeous spring colours were put together by Suzy. 

I did lots of die cutting with little dies to create this little scene - my favourite activity! Such a fun one to put together.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. We'd love to see your card in the gallery!

• dies: Memory Box intricate mini butterflies, Alexandra Renke word circle, slide frame vertical, MFT in focus florals, Gummiapan tickets
• stamps: Honey Bee Stamps bitty buzzwords

you're one of a kind

 hello stampers!

I'm joining in today with the team at inkspirational where the challenge asks for us to use a stencil, with an optional twist of using paste. I'll also post it to the justusgirls challenge where they also are challenging us to use a stencil! I wanted to use a new to me die so chose a tree trunk stencil which would coordinate.

The background was ink smooshed with distress oxide inks, let dry then the paste applied through the stencil. I used home made embossing paste which is white, but interestingly, it draws up the colour from the ink underneath making the paste a more subtle shade of the background - perfect! The paste gives so much dimension and interest.

The leaves were die cut from a separate ink smooshed panel, as well as the lizard. I used an offcut from the main panel for the sentiment background. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed in white.

Love this little lizard! Thanks so much for stopping by.

   

• dies: Poppystamps whittle lizard, Gummiapan oak leaf
• stencil: Gummiapan no. 55
• stamp: Gummiapan sentiment