Archie & Pals

I'm back with a Christmas card today, that features another stamp that was a recent charity shop find...it's by Hobby Art, and is called 'Archie & Pals'. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I doodled a simple border, then added a sentiment (from the 'Winter's Blessing' set by Crafter's Companion) before distressing the edges and matting on to some red card.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
• Creative Knockouts - Christmas Delight
• Krafty Chicks - Christmas
• Jingle Belles - Funny Ho Ho!
• Little Red Wagon - Winter
• Stamping Sensations - Christmas Celebrations
• Use Your Stuff - Winter/Snow
• We Love Stamping - Christmas

My Favourite Cards of 2020

Today I'm sharing my favourite five cards of the year...for more details of any of the projects, click on the photo to go to the original post.

Succulents

This first card was one of my first makes of the year, and features gifts I received last Christmas...it was alos my first attempt at no line colouring.

Sketched Flowers

This is similar to one of last year's favourite cards, but with a different layout & in a different colourway. This stamp is still a favourite, and I love how the colours of the flowers stand out against the burgundy background.

Big Butterfly

This stamp has featured of previous years favourite lists, but I still love it! I love the way the watercoloured rainbow background looks behind it on this card.

Cheesecake Parade

I of course had to pick some Penny Black critters...and I'm choosing this card to remind myself to use more washi tape on my cards!

Spooky

I had a lot of fun making this card. I don't usually send Halloween cards, but as I wasn't going to be able to hand deliver my usual treat boxes this year, I made a couple of cards to send instead. 

Thanks to all of my lovely blog visitors this year - I've loved reading all your comments, they're very much appreciated!

Wishing you all a Happy & Healthy New Year!

PBSC October - Anything Goes (Optional 'Too Cute to Spook!')...More Inspiration!

It's the third Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for some more inspiration for this month's Penny Black Saturday Challenge...where the theme is:

'Anything Goes'
or
'Too Cute to Spook!'

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I used some pumpkins and a bat from the 'Spooky' set and a kitty from the 'Be Very Scared' set to create a Hallowe'en card. I stamped them on to watercolur paper, coloured them using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut them out. I made a spooky background for them by stamping some grasses (from the 'Just for You' set by Hobby Art on to a piece of starry paper, and my Memory Box 'Tree Silhouette' die...adding a moon cut from a snippet of cream card using one of my circle Nesties. I added the coloured images over the top using 3D foam pads, then added everything to an orange card blank.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Crafty Calendar - Hallowe'en
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes (Optional 'Hallowe'en')
• Cute Card Thursday - Hallowe'en
• Cutie Pie - Too Cute to Spook!
• My Time to Craft - Hallowe'en or Cats
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Spooky!
• Sweet Stampers - Autumn or Hallowe'en
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Floral Delight

I have another simple CAS card to share today...this time featuring a floral stamp that I got for Christmas called 'Floral Delight' by Hobby Art. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, then coloured in soft pastel shades using watercolour pencils. I added some sparkle to the flowers using my Versamark embossing pen, and some Stampendous holographic embossing powder. The sentiment stamp is from a set that came free with a craft magazine.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar - Make it Flowery
• Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Something New (The flower stamp is new)
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thinking of You...

I have an inky kind of card to share today...I started by inking up an acrylic block with some Distress Inks (Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint & Forest Moss), then spritzing it with water, before stamping it on to smooth white card. I then stamped some grasses and flowers over the green area, and added a couple of dragonflies above (all stamps from the 'Just for You' set by Hobby Art)...colouring the dragonflies' wings using watercolour pencils. The sentiment stamp is from a little set by Studio G.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
• Less is More - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Take Flight

No Snow Dust

I have another Father's Day card to share today...this is the other option I made for my flatmate to give to his Dad...you can see the first card here. For this card I started by inking up an acrylic block with shades of blue and green Distress Inks (Salty Ocean, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Bundled Sage, Forest Moss & Mowed Lawn), then misting it with a little water before stamping it on to white card to create a watercolour 'mountain' background...I was trying to fulfill at least one part of the 'mountain with sheep or goats' request! Once the ink had dried, I stamped my Penny Black 'Snow Dust' stamp over the top...without the 'dust' part, then added some grasses in the foreground using stamps from the 'Just for You' set by Hobby Art, and a Hero Arts sentiment.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Sentiments - Father's Day
• Creative Corner - Just for Boys
• Loves Rubber Stamps - CAS
• My Time to Craft - DL It
• Papertake Weekly - For the Boys
• Sweet Stamps - For Dad
• Totally Gorjuss - Dad

Pile IT On! Challenge - Thankful

This week at Pile It On! we are challenging you to be:

'Thankful'

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is:

Simon Says Stamp

Prize - a $15 voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp

I've had a bit of a thing about watercolour stamped flowers this week...and have used another of my favourites on today's card...it's 'Agapanthus Clusters' by Stampendous...stamped in 'Faded Jeans' and 'Forest Moss' Distress Inks. I inked around the edges of everthing using 'Old Paper'...then embossed the background using my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' and 'D'Vine Swirls' folders. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Just for You' set by Hobby Art.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Thankful
• Aud Sentiments - Thanks
• Card Makin' Mamas - Thank You
• Everybody Art - Embossing
• Incy Wincy - Giving Thanks
• Kaboodles Doodles - Anything Goes
• Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes
• Wags 'N Whiskers - Be Thankful

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.
 

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Circle Cards

This week it's Jane's turn to choose the theme for the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, which is:

 'Circle Cards'

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Prize - 3 digis of the winner's choice from the Stamping Boutique!

I've used a stamp set that I got for my birthday on my card, called 'Just for You' by Hobby Art. I stamped the flowers in various colours of Distress Inks (Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord,  Crushed Olive, Forest Moss), and thee dragon flies in black, colouring them in with Dusty Concord. After inking around thee edge with the two greens, I mounted it on to a card cut (using my largest scalloped circle Nestie) from 'Dusty Concord' Core'dinations card.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Clearly Inspired - Circles
• Creative Stamp Friends - Make a Scene
• Stamping with the Dragon - Anything but a Square or Rectangle
• Stamptacular Sunday - Shaped Cards 

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.