L is for Lemon and Lime

Good morning,  we have a new challenge starting over

on Alphabet Challenges - Meg has chosen for

L - Lemon/Lime.

Please pop over to check the blog and to see the inspiration

from the design team.

I blended onto white card Dsistress inks Squeezed Lemonade

and Twisted Citron, embossed with Circle Illusions,

by Creative Expressions, then matted onto black card.

I usded a Honey Doo stamp Garden Peony, coloured with

the same inks as above, adding two other pen colours for

the shading. Matted onto black card and fussy cut.

Added to the card on dimensional pads. A small

dry air clay butterfly added and a birthday sentiment.

Black crystals added to one corner. 

Celebrate

Good morning to my visitor/s, thank you for

popping by. Today we begin a new challenge at

Cardz 4 Guyz - it is  #227 Celebrate

Why don't you pop over for details, we are also

looking for one more crafter to join our team, it 

would be a shame to miss the inspiration for this

challenge created by the design team.

My 5 x 7 card has been decorated with Washi

tape and a white banner on a black mat,

stamped with Celebrate by Honey Doo Crafts. 

A birthday sentiment stamp by Crafter's Companion.

Have fun crafting and please pop by again.

Something beginning with T

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at 

Cardz 4 Guyz. Amy has chosen one which can

 have many possibilities.

#212 Something Beginning with T

Please take a look on the blog to see the DT's inspiring cards.

My T is for Trees and Thinking of You.

A 5x7 card, with a green patterned paper for the background.

I blended  DI Mustard Seed and Peeled paint across

the card. Dried the ink with my heat tool.

Using Versafine Black Ink I stamped the main image-

'A Path to Somewhere' by Honey Doo Crafts

Both text stamps are with the main image set. 

I scribbled two lines around the card to give it an edge. 

Stamping &Colouring on Vellum

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at

Back to Basics and Beyond.

We hope you are learning a few new card making designs.

Our challenge for the next two weeks is

Stamping and colouring onto Vellum.

Please check out the blog and the inspirational cards

by the design team. 

I used a Honey Doo Crafts stamp - Floral Crest.

I used Versafine black ink on the front of the vellum, embossed

with clear embossing powder. I wish I had used Versamark and

white embossing powder for a more detailed and cleaner looking result,

 but hey that is for another day.

Flipped it over to the backside and used Promarkers to colour it.

Hope you have a go and enjoy the creation of your card. 

Black and White + 1 Bright Colour

Hello, welcome to my blog, I love having visitors.

Today we start a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz

Sian has chosen Black and White + 1 bright colour.

The Design Team have again produced some amazing creations.

You really should go and take a look.

My card is fairly simple. A 7 2 sq. white based scallop edge card.

A large black mat, a white mat.

The stamped image is Tall Flowers from Kanban, on a black mat.

The butterflies are by Lyndsy Mason - Tattered Butterflies.

The flowers and butterflies are coloured with 

a bright Orange Promarker. 

The sentiment is by Honey Doo Stamps

Have fun, I wonder which bright colour you will choose. 

Thank You

Hi, thanks for your visit. Today over at Sparkles Monthly Challenges

we have a new challenge, chosen by Janis, it's time to say

Thank You

Please don't miss this lovely challenge and the wonderful designs

to inspire you from the DT.

I used a Kraft card, papers from a Kanban Crafts paper pad.

The butterfly stamp is the Butterfly Border from Honey Doo Stamps

I used Dusty Concord to colour the papers and the butterflies. 

Thank You  label is from a paper kit.

White Christmas

Hello again, for our next challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges 

Maryvonne has chosen 

White Christmas

Please check out the blog to see the wonderful inspiration from the DT.

The card is 6 x 4 inches, the central panel is matted onto silver mirri card.

The white card panel was embossed in an embossing folder - Christmas Vines.

The flowers were stamped using stamps from Honey Doo Designs onto vellum,

heat embossed with Stampendous White detailed powder.

The branch leaves were stamped with Chloe Stamps.

Have fun.

Get Krafty

hello again, hope your keeping well, I'm not too good myself at present.

I have a chest infection(again) along with aching limbs and general fatigue.

Well that's enough about me. LOL

Today we start a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. 

Julie has chosen  - Get Krafty - so you are to use Kraft card.

The DT have again excelled with some wonderful inspiration.

Please pop and visit the blog to check them out. 

I have used a 7" sq. Kraft card, which nicely acommodates the large

stamp from Honey Doo Stamps,  along with the Greeting stamp. 

I love Amanda's stamps.

I stamped with Versamark, heat embossed with white fine detail powder.

I then painted with mica paints.  It truly glimmers and shines .

Embossing Heat or Dry

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today is the first day of a two week challenge
at My Time To Craft, the challenge is
Embossing Either Dry or Heat Embossing.
Please pop and see the  inspirational DT creations
For my DT card, I chose to work on Kraft card which I do like.
It can show some techniques very  clearly as with heat embossing.
All the background and kraft papers are from my stash,
The main design page was created using stamps from
Honey Doo Stamps - stamping with Versamark.
I added white detail embossing powder, which was then heated.
My favourite colouring medium is Promarkers, however, you can't
use an alcohol pen next to  heat embossed areas, for the alcohol
breaks down the embossed lines. Bearing this in mind I used
watercolour pencils without adding any water to colour the design.
I added a few coloured gems.
The greeting stamp is ancient - no idea by who. Go on have a go.

In The Garden

Hi to my visitors, today being Monday it is time again for our

weekly challenge at Make My Monday.

We would like to see anything you wish as long as it

is  In The Garden.

Please check out the blog and take a look at the DT creations.

I chose another of my octagon carads, I stamped around

the edges with Peeled paint and a small foilage stamp.

The main image is A Gardener from Flippen Women by La Pashe.

The rabbit and sentiment are also from the same set.

The greeting is by Honey Doo Stamps. 

All coloured with Promarkers. 

Butterflies

Hi, hope your well and thanks for visiting my blog. 

Today is the first day of our weekly challenge at Make My Monday. 

Our challenge for you is Butterflies, which I believe is THE most

popular theme in card making, so let us see if this is true.

The DT have some amazing ideas for you, please pop over to the blog.

I blended and coloured a white card with DI Mustard Seed, Wild Honey.

Matted the elements with black card. 

The stamps I used are for the corner - Paper World stamps.

Butterfly Border (cut into individual pieces) from Honey Doo stamps.

The sentiment is by Little Claire - Butterfly Flourish.

D is for Dots

Hello again, today is the start of a new challenge at 

Alphabet Challenges 

and we have reached the letter D - the challenge is

DOTS.......................................

Please pop over to the blog to check out the DT Gallery of inspiration.

For my card, I used the Bold Bloom - Ruby stamp from Woodware.

I fussy cut it, then filled it in with DOTS - for those who don't know

this is called POINTILLISM. 

I already had a batch of prepared backgrounds from one of my

greatly enjoyable messy days playing with inks. The background

above was created with shaving foam and ink sprays.

The greeting stamp is from Honey Doo stamps. 

A few black gems added. 

So, why don't you pop to the blog and accept the challenge?

Use an Embossing Folder

Hi everyone, thanks for your visit. Today starts a new challenge,

 for the next two weeks at  Cardz 4 Galz .  Babs has chosen

 a technique, which can be simple or you can play with it.

Please pop over to the blog to see the DT Gallery of inspiration.

For my card, I stayed fairly simple, but elegant.

I made grey, white and pink layers for the white embossed square.

Embossing Folder is Christmas Vines but it can look okay for any season. 

I gutted the grey and the pink sheets, to die cut the grey scrolls and

the petals for the flower from the pink. 

For those who don't know what I mean by gutted.  ........

Where only a small edge is needed on your card/paper, and you may

be short of card of the same colour, you can cut out  a 

square from the centre or even directly die cut in the centre.

as long as you leaave  a sufficient border with strength 

to use as your mat or layer.

The dies used were freebies with magazines. 

the greeting stamp is from Honey Doo Stamps. 

Mum's Rule UK Mother's Day

Hi everyone, hope your well, thanks for your visit.

Today, at Fantasy Stampers there is a new challenge for two weeks,

It is Mother's Day in the UK on March 6th.  Our challenge is

Mum's Rule  -Mother's Day, but if your not in the UK why don't you

prepare in advance for your own Mother's Day.

Please pop and see the Design Team's  created wonders.

For my card for the team, I have chosen, lilacs and purples, which 

are apparently the most favourite colours in the spectrum.

The side panel is from a Craftwork Cards paper pad - Velvet Plum

which has been fussy cut, glitter and purple gems added.

The sentiment is from a Papermania Bellisima paper pad set.

The lower right corner has all been stamped, using stamps

from Honey Doo stamps - Flowers By Design.

The assembled flowers have been glittered with a pink pearl

added to centre of the flower, 

Have fun.

Birds of a Feather

hi, everyone, thanks for yoru viist. Today at Cardz 4 Guyz, 

for one week  our challenge is...........................

Birds of a Feather

We want to see birds, not just a little one flying off the page, 

we want to know your card's main image is one or more birds. 

The Design Team have once again created fantastic inspiration, 

please pop over to the blog to see them and the details.

For my card, I ahve used a 6" square Kraft card.

Used a bark embossing folder with a piece of Kraft card, 

Lightly coloured with DI Gathered Twigs.

Die cut an oval, stamped Little Claire

Swirly Whirly Owl Family.

Coloured with Promarkers.

Stamped Sheena Douglass Funky Flowers branch.

Coloured, fussy cut added with 3d dimensionals. 

The greeting is so cute, from Honey Doo Stamps. 

Have fun with your Birds of a Feather. 

Newest or Favourite Stamp

Hi, for the next two weeks at Make My Monday our challenge

is for you to make a project with your

Newest or Favourite Stamp

Please pop to the blog for details and to check out the inspiration

from the Design Team. 

For My  card.

The stamp I  used is my latest purchase. 

Floral Crest by HoneyDoo Crafts.

The sentiment is also from Honey Doo Crafts,

I painted the design with Mica paints from The Works. 

Matted onto toning Bazzil card. 

The Colour Purple

For the next two weeks at Fantasy Stampers our challenge is

THE COLOUR - PURPLE.

According to many surveys, they say Purple is the favourite colour 

for many crafters,  we are putting this to the test. How many will be interested 

we wonder. The DT have enjoyed working with the colour, including our two

 new members to the team. Why don't you pop over to meet them and see how 

the DT have worked with The Colour Purple.

How My Card Was Made

White scallop edge card. 

Purple with silver swirls backing paper is very old stash

I believe from Craftwork Cards.  Proves why we hoard our

stash, knew I would need it one day.

Mirri card to mat the background and image strip

Stamp is my newest purchase, I love it, I think you'll be seeing

 a lot more of this one.

Stamp is Butterfly Border from Honeydoo Crafts. 

Coloured with watercolour pencils and watercolour mica paints. 

Irredescent gems, lace and peals from stash.

Thanks for popping by and leaving your comments, I love them. 

Happy Birthday -

Fantasy Stampers are ONE year old today, I wish you a very Happy Birthday.  To help us to celebrate our challenge is as simple as making a birthday project.  The Design Team have again created a wonderful display, please pop over to see them. For my birthday card, I started with a bought scalloped Kraft card, I used LOTV Pressed In Time backing papers, The image is again LOTV Annebel . I stamped the Honey Doo flowers onto pink papers from the same pad.  I added two doileys, some leaves, pearls and a greeting from Go Kreate.  Have fun everyone. 

White on White -Christmas Card

Hello again, this week at My Time To Craft we are challenging you to make a Christmas card, which must be White on White, your image can be coloured, but please check out the blog to see the requirements and the inspirational projects from the Design Team. I was inspired myself from a similar card I saw on Pinterest, this being my own design. The card is 6 x 4 inches, the banner is silver mirri card, matted with a strip of embossed card, I used an embossing folder called Christmas Vines. I heat embossed onto vellum with Versamark and Stampendous detail White powder, using a beautiful new set of flowers from Honey Doo Designs, the branch of leaves from Chloe Stamps. Have fun and be happy.