Woof!

I made this for a friend who moved to a new house.  When you go to their house Bella their dog pops up in the front window to check you out, then races to be first at the door to let you in.

This is one of those stamps sets that has the back and front on it.  You can see what I did with the inside of the card.

Stamps: free with a magazine
Sentiment stamp:Inkadinkadoo
Die: Spellbinders
Leaf punch: Martha Stewart


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Charming Bird

Come and play tic-tac-toe with us at the Crafters Café! here:  crafterscafeblogchallenge


Choose any line as long as it has the middle CHARM square in it.




This great image from sponsor Bugaboo:
bugaboostamps-flower-bird

I used the line:  blue-charm-designer paper.
The image is put behind a diecut hole that has a black frame added on the front.  A doodle border is hand-drawn on the pink card.  I thought the charm looked a little like a basket with a flower in, and tied it on with scraps of blue ribbon.

Image: Bugaboo - Flower Bird
Coloured with Copics
Hexagon dies: Couture Creations
Designer paper:  Lily Rose
Stash:  charm, ribbon, black pen

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Winter Girl

Join us at Come and Get It challenge - this time is Winter Girls:  cagichallenge

Our sponsor is All Dressed Up with the image here:  feed-the-birds


Image: All Dressed Up - Feed the Birds
Coloured with colour pencils
Frame dies: Unbranded
Snowflake Die: C & M
Hello Die:  Wplus9
EF: Provocraft - swiss dots
Kindyglitz



The EF is inked over with white chalk ink to give a snowy look, and the snowflake border is left free.  I liked the pencils to colour the image as it is quite delicate.  My granddaughter Rhiannon thinks this is herself.

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Redhead Dahling

Isn't she a dahling?  No doubt about it.  And what a diva with a matching doggie.  She looks like she'd be fun.


Image: Rick StDennis
Coloured with Copics
Die: Spellbinders
Sentiment stamp: Kaisercraft
Rickrack, gold Stickles, glitter card













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Happy Music

Crafters Café challenge this time is MUSIC.    Check out the design team's work here: crafterscafeblogchallenge



Isn't this a fantasy every guy has sometime or other?  Guitar heaven? Dream on!





Thank you to our sponsor  Dr Digi for the image of Derek Clapton, get it here: doctor-digi derek-clapton

Image: Derek Clapton
'Be' die: Sizzix
'Happy' die: Heidi Swapp
Zigzag die: Couture Creations
EF:  Couture Creations
Washi tape

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Challenge Quilt 2017

Finished in August 2017 for the NZ Quilt and Craft Fair September 2017, Page 33 Challenge.
It was called a Page 33 challenge which means entrants were given page 33 from random magazines to use as inspiration for their quilt.  Some people got fashion pages, car pages, gardening pages, and I got a house page.  The geometric shapes, strong perspective and soft colours were what inspired me.






























Apart from having a connection to the inspiration page, the quilt had to fit within a 0.5 metre square, have three layers and obvious quilting elements.  We could use anything on that page for inspiration (e.g. words, colours, shapes etc).

I used several techniques: raw edge applique, piecing, 3D panel, and common quilt blocks.  Beaded embellishments represent the chandelier and the flowers on the table. I moved the furniture around a bit.

It got first prize.  I was overseas at the time and didn't know it had won.

Scary Boo!

I made this to give to the little girl next door and, as she is a crafter, hopefully she might pick the bits off and re-use them.  The bat can flap it's wings, and the ghost and bats eyes glow with Kindyglitz.

Halloween Dies:  Provocraft
Striped paper download:
Grass die: Impression Obsession
wavy die: unbranded












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Autumn Mouse

Look at this face!  How sweet? And this will go nicely with a gift box of specialty teas.

I wanted to keep it as simple as possible, so just  embossed a border onto the card to frame it.  I embossed the veins in the leaves by hand and inked the edges with antique paper distress ink, and glued them so the edges are lifted off the card.


Image: Stampendous Rose Hip Tea Cup
Coloured with Copics
Stitched Circle Die:
Leaf die: provocraft
Thanks Die: Wplus9


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Memory Garden

 A memory garden is a lovely concept; a place of peace and remembrance that can be visited in the mind whenever you wish.  For you M.


Stamp: Hero Arts
(clear embossed then watercoloured with distress inks)
EF: Couture Creations
Butterfly Die:
Sentiment stamp: Rosie's
Edges inked, Distress inks, ribbon











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Boo!

A not-too-scary hallowe'en card.  I used a bit of inking on the sentiment and the small items, and some 3D foam to pop the spider, fence, pumpkin & skull.  I just thought when I did this, wouldn't the pumpkin & skull make good buttons? Hmmmm





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All Halloween dies: provocraft
Curvy stitched dies: unbranded
Striped paper download:  A Bit More Time To Craft

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Daffodil Cheer

Don't daffodils always look cheerful?

I used these for the stitching challenge at the Crafters Café, here: crafterscafeblogchallenge


The beautiful image is kindly provided by Sheepski, you can find it here: jos-daffodils-image-no-50





Image: Sheepski
coloured with Copics
Sentiment stamp: freebie from Aus Simply Cards

Mouse Dancer

Stitching!  real or faux, that's the story at the Crafters Café.  See the great ideas from the design team, here: crafterscafeblogchallenge

Thanks to Rick St Dennis for this beautiful image' get it here: rick1949/sugar-plum-fairy-mouse-digital-stamp

The background image was masked and smooshed with Oxide Distress inks, then diecut.   I decided to 3D the mouse with foam and I'm glad I did, she looks like she's coming out of the page.  Layered the diecut over pink florists nonwoven wrap, stamped the sentiment on vellum and machine stitched it on.  The mouse is kept white and the dress and wings painted with watery mica watercolour paint.

Image: Sugar Plum Fairy Mouse - Rick St Dennis
Sentiment stamp: Rosie's Studio
Stitched Banner Die: unbranded
Also: Oxide inks, sequins, vellum, mica watercolour paints

Bang! Bang!

Bang! Bang!  Boys will be Boys!  that's the theme at the Crafters Café this time - check out the challenge and the DT's work here:
crafterscafeblogchallenge

Thanks to sponsor QKR for the great carpenter image:
stamponit.net/carpenter-digital-stamp

Image: QKR
Coloured with Cpoics
Geometric paper: Decosse Doodles
Wood paper: Kaisercraft
Sentiment stamp: Clear Impressions
Corner punch: Couture Creations
Also: Staples, distress ink

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Travelling Man

The challenge at the Crafters Café this time is Boys will be Boys, so check out the design team's work and join the challenge here: crafterscafechallenge



Lisa at Decosse Doodles provided the great paper and elements (all from the "Touch of Class" range), check out her site here:
decossesdynamitedoodles


I guess because in NZ we are a 2.5 hour flight from our nearest neighbour and are so isolated, we are a travelling nation, so I decided on a card for a big boy (after all, boys will be boys and hop on a plane when they feel like it).   I don't know of a single New Zealander who hasn't been out of the country at some time, and a lot of us like to travel a lot!  Kiwis can fly!

Geometry paper: Decosse Doodles, "Touch of Class"
World panel:  Decosse Doodles, "Touch of Class"
Apple frame:  Decosse Doodles, "Touch of Class"
Clip:  Decosse Doodles, "Touch of Class"
Arrows dies: Verve & Couture Creations
Tickets stamp: Heidi Swapp
Trip & Journey stamps: Kaisercraft

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Game Birds

Another challenge at Come And Get It challenges - this week it's "use two different embellishments", check it out: cagichallenge

I love this image from our sponsor Pickled Potpourri: pickled-potpourri.com/hunting-fowl-digital-stamps

My two different embellishments are a feather and brads.

I printed the image, then masked it for the stencilling and splatter (which unfortunately I could not get to show up very well in the photo).      Click on for a closer look.



Image: Pickled Potpourri
Sentiment stamp: Stampers Anonymous
Stencil:
Also: embellishments (feather, brads), gold pen splatter, perfect pearls splatter.




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White Hello

Sometimes I just send hello cards to keep in touch and let someone know I'm thinking about them.

EF: freebie from Practical Publishing
Hello Die: W9
Bicycle: Marianne
Flowers:
Cat:
Also Hero Arts white glitter












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Journey - going for a spin

Made for a family birthday for someone who likes action.   Simple but a bit of fun.
I made the background with Glimmer Mists.
For the spinner I just cut a square from double sided patterned paper and then slots from the corners almost to the middle. Holes pierced in each corner and folded the points to the middle, attached together with a tiny metallic brad.
Words inside say "A birthday is the first day of another 365 day journey, enjoy the trip!"  I thought the travelling spinner was totally appropriate.

Slot die:
Sentiment stamp:
Number die:
Also: Glimmer Mists, brad

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Distressed Words

Such great words to encourage someone, especially if they are going through a rough patch, or even if they're not.  Everyone needs to hear these words.





I made the background cards.  The large background is Distress inks sponged onto glossy photo paper; the smaller background is a play with Oxide Inks with distressed edges.

Word die: unbranded
Rose die: Poppy stamps
Film die: Sizzix
Leaf die: unbranded
Also Gauze, Distress inks, Distress Oxide Inks, silver acrylic paint splatter.

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Movie Time

This time it's a Black & White Plus One challenge
at the Crafters Café, see what the design team have done: crafterscafeblogchallenge


I used an image from sponsor Mari, get it here: maridigisstore2-b77-movie-time


Digimage: Mari - Movie Time
coloured with Copics
Sentiment stamp: Fundamentals
Film die: Sizzix
Ticket die: sizzix
Tickets stamps: Hero Arts & Inkadinkadoo
Scribble die: unbranded
Border punch: Fiskars
Also, Sequins, brad



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Pearshaped

From time to time for relaxation I doodle zentangles.  Here is one I designed myself and then coloured with pencils.  The background is smudged with distress inks.



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Kit T

Come and Get It challenges theme this week is a sketch (YAY,  I love sketches).


Join us for this challenge and check out the design team's work here: cagichallenge


Knitty Kitty is the creative sponsor who provided this CUTE image: digi-stamp-instant-download-kit-t

Image: Knitty Kitty - Kit T
Coloured with Copics
Sentiment Stamp: Practical Publishing freebie
Paw & fish bone stamps:
curly punches: unbranded
Oval diecut: drop out centre bit from a Marianne die

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Bicycle celebration

A little bit feminine, a little bit pink and lacy but not too fussy.  I used a partial emboss technique to get the un-embossed oval in the centre.


Bicycle die: Practical Publishing freebie
Word die: Sizzix
Flower punch: Martha Stewart
Leaf punch-&-emboss: unbranded
EF:  Craft Concepts
From stash: lace, gems



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Simple Flower

I like simple and colourful.  Here I got both.
I tore paper and used it as a mask for sponging distress inks.


Flower stamp: Kaisercraft
Sentiment stamp: PaperXtra



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Tulip Jar

An upright Z-fold card for the current theme at the Crafters Café "more than one fold" challenge.  Why don't you join us: crafterscafeblogchallenge


Our fabulous sponsor Bugaboo has provided this lovely image:  bugaboostamps-bugjartulip-tulip-jar




Image: Bugaboo -Tulip Jar
Coloured with Copics
Border Punch: Fiskars
Corner Punch: Couture Creations
Circle punches: unbranded
Also: Brad, ribbon, WoS, Kindyglitz



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