Whaletime

I had a whaley great time making this.  

I used some JuiseyArt hybrid inks to make the smooshy background and for the card I stamped the whale on.  I also used shimmer spray on the whale.  The background is a large Aall&Create diecut tag which I cut down so the fancy edge looks like surf.   I fussy cut the whale and stamped a spout in white Hero Arts ink.  I outlined the spout with Sakura stardust gelpen, I also drew bubbles in various colours.  A white gel pen shine in the eye.  The sentiment is stamped and diecut; both the sentiment and whale are popped up on foam.

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One Chameleon

 

Just trying out my new stamp (LawnFawn).  I smooshed the background, then stamped the chameleon and die cut it.  The other bits (tree & leaf) are stamped on scraps/snippets and added to the panel.  The panel is diecut in a tag shape (Art by Marlene), added to the base card and the chameleon is popped up on foam.  Detail on the creature is coloured with Copics. Stamped sentiment strips and a twine bow to finish.

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Make a Splash

 

What a fun bunny image by Croll, making a great CAS card.  I coloured it with Copics, made a little tag with sentiment and tied it with a tulle ribbon.  Stickles for sparkle.

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Side bunch tied

 

A lovely bunch for you!    Another Parkinson's fundraiser.

Background embossing folder (Cuttlebug Script).  Stamped, stencilled & diecut tulips (unknown set), coloured with DI's.  Tulips are layered with different depths of foam tape.  Tag diecut, twine, WoS, black splatter, gem. 

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Barn Birthday

 

While this could be for any animal lover, it's a great man card, lots of fun to make with a couple of surprises for the recipient.

A red stripey paper background, along with a woody patterned paper (Kaisercraft) chopped up to make a barn door with diecut hinges.  A flip-flap  mechanism (I don't know where I got the instructions for this, have had it for ages) with punched corners (Couture Creations).  Some really cute Simon Says Stamps coloured with Copics, a distressed panel, a scrap of twine, scraps of diecut foliage.  Sentiment stamp Stampers Anonymous.

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Skateboarder Brick

 

I really like making CAS cards.  In some ways CAS are harder than fancy ones because the design has to be stronger and the elements simple, which is why I often use a sketch.   I am trying to find a way to keep them simple but interesting.  This time I used three elements - a shape, an image and a sentiment.

The image and shape (patterned paper) are diecut, the sentiment words stamped with a hand drawn border.  I chose a brick patterned paper as most skateboarders play in hard built environments.  Good for a teen, or male.

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Leaf me alone

 

Acrylic on board.  A leaf picked up on the way to the weekly art session.

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Houses Don't Make a Village, People Do

 

My art wall quilt hanging in TCC Art Centre Gallery.  

"Houses don't make a village, people do.  He tangata he tangata he tangata!"

Started in 2018 at a class, then abandoned because I didn't know where I was going with it when it came to finishing.  Resurrected this year 2026 when I finally realised what I wanted it to say and how to quilt it.  I used matchstick quilting technique and it fits the style perfectly.  I love it. The fabrics are all raw edge batik, quilted with varigated cotton thread.

We live in a retirement village and that inspired the title of the work.  A political statement, oh yes.

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Hoppy Birthday Froggy

 

I used a sketch from Cheerful sketches for this one.  Sometimes when you get a bit stuck with an image or layout a sketch is helpful.  I like making cards that tell a story too. 

My aim for this one was to use the sketch and also my last precious piece of lovely chevron patterned paper.  I like the mix of greens too... fun.  I'm sure froggy's fave colour is green, even though Kermit says "it's not easy being green".  

Everything from stash, nothing new here.  Lots of snippets from my Bitz Box.  Most stuff used is probably more than 10 years old.

Lots of patterned paper from my Bitz Box, cut to shape.  A Waffle Flower sentiment stamped and embossed on a diecut vellum stitched circle. A frog diecut, inked and gilded with 3D Kindyglitz.  A lily pad made with a sand dollar diecut and some rushes for froggy to hide in.  I think the vellum looks like a pool.

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Out of Office

 

Who doesn't love animals?  All kinds, any kind.  Your favourite or your NOT so favourite.

We'd love to see you at Critter Crazy for some animal indulgence, here:  crittercrazychallenges

I made this for our daughter who had surgery in late July and will be 6 weeks off work for recovery.  This is to make her smile.  She likes heat and sunshine.

I don't know what the stamp is, but it is fun.  I coloured it with Copics and used some Ranger Stickles to make the water sparkle.  The panel has a scored border to frame it, and a hanging partial diecut tag for the sentiment which came with the stamp.

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Wild Day

 

Today is a real midwinter day here in NZ, waking to  a frost for the third day in a row.  At least we have beautiful clear sunny days afterward.  Today at midday it's warm enough to have the patio sliding doors open and hang the washing out.

This CAS card used an embossing folder (woodgrain Sizzix), and diecuts from Lawn Fawn.  I found a tiny diecut stamped sentiment in my Bitz Box which suited the theme perfectly.  I debated whether to ink the tree trunks but decided the kraft had enough texture, and it would lose it's crispness.  I like the white with kraft together and the tiny red bird is special.

This would be a good one for a male birthday -  not too fussy and lots of contrast.

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Gull

 

Gulls are food opportunists, this one has stolen a chip/french fry from someone - literally seized the day.  Cheeky!

The base card is pearlised and a bit sparkly.  A panel smooshed and splattered at the bottom with Ranger Distress Inks in blues, and a small smooshed snippet salted and splattered with white gouache paint, both arches wafer nesting die shapes.  The gull is diecut and layered from odd snippets/scraps, coloured with Copics.  I made a chip freehand, and it's a snippet too.  The gull, sentiment and small panel are popped up on foam tape.

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Friends

 

The image is a House Mouse stamp, coloured with Copics, then fussy cut.  Background is a pretty dotty patterned paper (MyMindsEye) diecut with cloud edge.  The stars are sequin material.  Image & sentiment are popped up on foam squares.  White pen highlights.

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Tulip Wishes

 

A background stencilled with DI's, a stamped, stencilled and diecut tulips, arranged as a bouquet in layers, and tied up with a bow.  The sentiment is embossed in gold, dots are drop-outs from a die.  All colouring is Ranger Distress Inks.

Another card for Parkinson's fundraising.

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