Sweet Poinsettia

 

A sweet little gift that fits a Ferrero three-chocolate pack nicely and is closed with a magnetic strip.

I originally made this design at a workshop years ago, and have used it a lot.  A great idea to use up bits and pieces from that Bitz Box on your desk.

Flower die:   Marianne                 

Border die: Spellbinders

EF:  Couture Creations

Word die: Three Button Studio

Shared on challenges:

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Christmas Croak

 

Critter Crazy challenges = critters critters critters.  Check it out and join us, here:  crittercrazy

I chose a CAS style using a dark blue base card.  The inchie image is punched, coloured and edged  with gold heat embossing.  The dry embossed border is lightly dusted with gold pigment ink, and a strip of gold metallic washi tape added.

Did you know frogs are very important little critters?   I usually raise them from tadpoles and love to watch the amazing transition into frogs.  They are usually bright green with gold racing stripes and a dusting of gold; so beautiful.

wikipedia says: They [frogs} are also seen as environmental bellwethers, with declines in frog populations often viewed as early warning signs of environmental damage. Frog populations have declined significantly since the 1950s. More than one third of species are considered to be threatened with extinction and over 120 are believed to have become extinct since the 1980s.

Image:  Penny Black  

Punch: unbranded

EF: magazine freebie

Also: Copics, gold EP, gold pigment ink

Shared on challenges:

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Cat R Pillar

 

Who would expect a cat Christmas tree?  Cats usually play with the tree, they are not usually The Tree!  What fun they would have.

Image: Eureka        

Die: unknown

Also: Coloured pencils, gold Stickles, Glossy Accents, Kindyglitz, black pen, white pen, gold pen, gems.

Shared on challenges:

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Stream

From the painting class: the most recent painting, just finished.  Nov 2022

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Inky Butterflies

 

I made this for the NZCardmakers cardswap.  The topic was a technique with diecuts, inspired by:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGea4z1wguQ&list=PLzgt-3_92RYSmqxNhbTI1sp2ZUkaDbkI7&index=12

The diecuts are single, double & triple  stacked for depth, stuck on then the colouring added, spritzed, more colour, spritzed, more colour and so on.  The butterflies were actually different colours of snippets of card before the colouring was added and it didn't matter if the snippet was too small for the die because I was cutting bits off the edge anyway.

I had a lot of inky fun with this.

Die: Impression Obsession

Sentiment: ? TimHoltz

Also: Re-inkers (Distress Inks & Oxide Inks), Perfect Pearls mister, pearls

Shared on challenges:

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Poinsettia

 

I based this on a sketch and just had to showcase the beautiful stamp.

Stamp: Kaisercraft                    

EF (white card): Craft Concepts

EF (dotty): Cuttlebug

Sentiment stamp: unknown

Also: Copics, silver sharpie, silver Stickles, Glossy Accents, sparkle mister

Shared on challenges:

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Washi Dog

 

A washi card, even the dog is washi stuck onto card and fussy cut.  NZ cardswap was washi this month.

EF:  Craft Creations    

Sentiment: unbranded        

Also: a variety of washi tape

Shared on challenges:

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Bubble Hugs

 

The papers are made using the bubble technique.  I first bubbled with strong coffee then, when it was dry, I overlaid with purple acrylic paint bubbles.  I recycled some music sheets, a tag, and an activities timetable.

EF: Cuttlebug

Hugs dies:

Leaf die: Couture Creations

Also: BoBunny glitter paste (crusty edge on music), eyelet, ribbon, silver pen, Distress inks, Perfect Pearls mister, coffee & purple paint.

Shared on challenges:

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iSpy #98

Each week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday).   This week begins 21 Nov

Prompts this week are: Lock, Spot in town quarterly, body part, In the dark, Your choice.

Lock:  The lock is on an antique travelling writing case that belonged to my great grandmother.

Spot in town quarterly: 

November

  

Body parts: hand

foot

In the dark:  We have been having big storms this week; this is taken during a lightning flash about 9.30pm.  I took lots of photos to get one of the lightning - quite hard in the dark and anticipating when it will flash - just lucky timing.  This was the only one I got with lightning.

Your choice:  I was in Auckland on Friday with friends and we went to this cafe for lunch, I love the window and it made a great pic.  You can hardly tell it was raining.

I hope you go look at what the others have done with these prompts, here:

Hm SnowTag

 

House Mouse challenge this time is anything Goes with Option of  LET IT SNOW!  check out the design team inspiration and join us here:  housemouse-challenge

I stamped the top layer, coloured, added striped card for borders with gold paper in a fine stripe, also a red card and white card diecut tag to layer.  A tiny tag added with the stamped sentiment all tied up with yard and gold cord.  The glitter snow put on the ground, white Enamel Accents to the cone for snow (it is very glossy).  Stencilled snow in the background using DI's.

Image and sentiment: House Mouse    

3 Lg tag dies: NCraft

Small tag die:

Leaf die: Sizzix

Stencil: Tim Holtz

Also: Copics, DI's, gold paper strips, Enamel Accents (white snow on cone), white pen, Stickles (glitter snow on ground), gems, gold cord, red yarn

Shared on challenges:

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Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We are here with a new challenge for you.

AG with the option theme of "LET IT SNOW"

Hosted by our Talented Teamie - Sue Drees

Please use any House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image 

We are  Generously Sponsored by 

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)

 

HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site!  House-Mouse Designs(R) 

Many thanks to our generous Sponsor for their continued support.  

Second Prize

Breezy Pine House Mouse Stamp for one lucky winner.

Gingko Scripted

 

I really enjoyed making this.  It is a leafy stencil, sponged with colour, then stamped with the stencil still in place.

Stencil: TCW

Stamp: Rubbadubbadoo

Embossed sentiment stamp:

Also: tiny black pearls

Shared on challenges:

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Quilty

 

A quilt card is much quicker to make than an actual quilt!  And uses up snippets for the piecing.

Quilt die:   Dienamics    

Circle die:  Spellbinders

Sentiment stamp: Hero Arts

Silhouette stamp: Indigo Blu

also: pearl

Shared on challenges:

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Birthday Goat

 

This is a card I was asked to make for a friend's son who has goats.  Apparently he loved it.

Stamped, coloured with Copics, fussy cut.

Image:  Simon Says Stamp

Sentiment: Simon Says Stamp

Die numbers: uniquelyCreative

Also: Copics, Kindyglitz, silver Stickles, white pen, gold pen.

Shared on challenges:

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iSpy # 97

 Each week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday). 

Prompts this week are:  Acorn, Plant quarterly, Brown, Forever, Your choice.

Acorn.  Because it is still spring here, there are no acorns, however my clever husband makes these keyrings from oak on his lathe.

Plant quarterly:  here is my thornless blackberry awakened into life.  

November: the first new leaves.  

August: it was just dead sticks.

Brown:  what is a nicer brown than the chocolatey top of tiramisu?

Forever:  these two ammonite fossils have been around forever, or at least for the longest time of most things on the planet!  They are beautiful.

Your choice:  Now for something totally different; this won't be around forever - a mural found on a wall in town

Find out how others interpreted the prompts, here:  ispy-97

iSpy #96

Each week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday). 

Have a look...  remember it is SPRING here in NZ.

This week the prompts are: Leaf love, on your plate quarterly, monochrome, No humans allowed, choose monthly.

Leaf love:  These two heart-shaped leaves are snuggling together, definitely leaf love!

On your plate quarterly:  one night I made lemon meringue pie ... oh yum!  This is the left over bit saved for the next night!

Monochrome:  I noticed this interesting monochrome shot of our car - all red.

No humans allowed:  a Japanese Spitzer called Amber lives on our street - she is so cute, well behaved and beautifully groomed.  I love this shot with the tongue!

Choose anything monthly;

November's shot:      

October's shot:  

That's all folks!  Check out the selection, here:  ispy-96