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15 December, 2021

Party Pup

 


At the Crafters Cafe this time the challenge is to USE FAVOURITES - COLOURS, TECHNIQUES, SUPPLIES ETC (and tell us what they are).  Check out the inspiration and join us here:


Thanks to our sponsor Scribbles for this cool image, get it here:



My favourites are nearly all on this card - a simple design, the colours (red & blue), diecutting, dry embossing & sanding, animals, colouring and a little bit of sparkle.  I stacked the oval diecut 4 layers high.

Image: Scribbles

Oval die: Spellbinders

Wavy Die: Uniquely Creative

EF, sanded: Cuttlebug

Sentiment: Digital Scrapbook

Also: Copics, Kindyglitz, bow, gold thread


Shared on challenges:

cutiepie-166-theme-cute-cuddlychristmas

allsorts-654-wings-andor-tails

craftycatz-576-anything-goes-withchristmas

ikesworld-151-anythinggoes/fur or feathers

creativefingers-221-Anythinggoes

polkadoodle-50-anythinggoes

13 December, 2021

Merry Weave

 


I had fun making this from scrappy strips and snippets of patterned papers.  The weave is placed under the diecut tree.

Die (negative):  magazine freebie

Tag die: cuttlebug

Senti stamp:

Also: stick-on metal star and baubles, sparkly twine


Shared on challenges:

creativeknockouts-431-time-to-be-merry

kraftychicks-589-week-2 Christmas

asyoulikeit-/favourite-christmas-embellishment-why sparkly twine is unexpected

craftycatz-576-anything-goes-withchristmas

craftycalendar-december-christmas

craftygals-226-merry-bright

pixies-snippets-playground

12 December, 2021

iSpy #49

 iSpy #49

Every week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday).  It's always wonderful to see how people are inspired.

This week the prompts were:  Sparkles, starts with J, Lit, Used, Your choice.

Sparkles: it's the obvious one I know, but I love the sparkly bit of Christmas.


Starts with "J": Our grandson Jackson helping to unload stones for mulching the garden.  Because we rely on rainwater collection for our water supply, we have made water-minimal gardens which seems to work well.  The vege garden is in the background.  The big fence is to keep rabbits and pukeko out.


Lit: Another Christmas pic.  The Christmas arrangement on our dining table.


Used: a well-used flatiron (haha, but not by me!).  The only ironing I do is for sewing & quilting.


Own choice:  This is Mr Quail sitting on my rotary clothesline.  I took it this morning.  SO far he has been sitting there calling for over an hour!


Check out what others have been inspired to photograph this week, here:  ispy-49

11 December, 2021

Bauble Orange

 


Every now and then, I make myself use colours I either don't like, or hardly ever use.  And I like to use my dies to create - what could be more simple than a circle?

This is one of those.  I find orange difficult, but thought it made a great bauble with the turquoise.  I made the bauble using a circle die and just snipping a gold finial on the top from corrugated card.  I like the  simple shapes with the dramatic non-trad colours.  These are joyful colours!

Circle die: Spellbinders

Stacked Joy die: Couture Creations

Also:  WinkofStella


Shared on challenges:

DoubleD-christmas-joy

kraftychicks-589-week-2-christmas

die-cut-divas-december-winter/christmas

stay-crafty-with-hero-arts-30-circles

rabiscochallenge-december-20-AG/non-trad Christmascolours gold thread

craftygalscorner-226-merry-bright

craftycalendardecember-christmas

Vintage Type

 



I am pleased to be guest designer for Let's Squash It challenges, look here for details: letssquashit-15-its-your-call


The challenge is to use any EF plus any technique you've tried recently.

This is a technique that I found from Jennifer McGuire, here: youtube   It is called the Filled Embossing Folder technique and uses pastes to fill in the indented part of the EF.

I used a basketweave folder and glitter paste on black card for some glamour.  Below you can see how it looks before pasting.   What a great way to get more mileage from your EFs.

Embossed Stamp & Die: Dienamics 

Sentiment: Dienamics

EF: We R Memory Keepers 'woven'

Paste: Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Kiss

Also: gold halfballs, and a pearlescent blue base card.


Shared on challenges:

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cardztv-155-anythinggoes

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welove2create-mixedmedia

abitmoretimetocraft15-anythinggoes

10 December, 2021

Trees in Threes

 


This is made for our NZ cardswap group that had to be "threes" .  Any kind of threes.

So I made 3 trees, 3 panels, 3 snowflakes and 3 sentiment words.


Trees die: Couture Creations

Snowflakes: Impression Obsession

Senti stamp (embossed): magazine freebie

square die: Nellies

Also: Stickles


Shared on challenges:

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kraftychicks-589-week-2

cutitupchallenges-240-holiday-cards

allsortschallenge-653-use-die

die-cut-divas-december-Winter/Christmas

paperfunday-36-anythinggoes/holidays

craftygalscorner-226-merry-bright

craftycatz-576-anything-goes-withchristmas

creativeknockouts-431-time-to-be-merry

dreamvalley-260-christmas

07 December, 2021

HM Bauble mouse

 


House mouse is anything goes with optional snow/glitter.

Image: House Mouse/Stampendous

Die:

Also: Copics, glitter card, cord, beads, Glossy Accents glittered.


Shared on challenges:

wednesday/simon-says-happy-holidays-christmas

thehousethatstampsbuilt-d121-christmas-non-traditional-colors/

kraftychicks-588-week-1

asyoulikeitchallenge-favourite-christmas-embellishment-why  metallic cord because it looks so luxury and special

audsentiments-289-christmaswinternew-year-sentiment

scrapping4fun-206-winter-christmas

allsortschallengek-653-use-die

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ikesworld-151-anythinggoes/furorfeathers


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06 December, 2021

Party Girl

 


Incy Wincy Designs Challenge has a choice for you:  A Selected Colour Palette or Warm Colours.  You choose.  Be inspired by the DT and join us here:  incywincydesigns


Thanks to sponsor Dr Digi for this wonderful image, get it here:  doctor-digi-women/Im-Dreaming-of-a-Wide-Christmas

This is my last post with the Incy Wincy DT, but be sure to keep visiting me as I carry on card making.  I used the Selected Palette of Colours.   I try to make a card a day, and after all these years I still love it.

I printed the digi image once on card and once on paper so I could apply patterned paper to piece for her bodice and hat. The background is made with Lozzy's papers Pastel Mixed Media, get them here: ninspapercrafting

Image: Dr Digi

Corner die: Spellbinders

Senti: Digital Scrapbooking

Also: Copics, D.Inks, Colour Fusion, Kindyglitz, white pen, black pen


Shared on challenges:

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thehousethatstampsbuilt-d121-christmas-non-traditional-colors

audsentiments-289-christmaswinternew-year-sentiment

colourcrazy-48-anything-goes-colouring

die-cut-divas-december-winter/christmas opt shaped

classicdesignchallenge-december-12

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lilpatchofcraftyfriends-171-anythinggoes

abitmoretimetocraftextra-december-anythinggoes

digichoosdaycard-making-and-papercrafting-48

Snow deer

 


I have intentionally left it so I can add a sentiment later.  I watercoloured the deer and stencilled with Distress Inks.

Image stamp: Magazine Freebie

Stencil: Magazine Freebie

Also: D.inks, gold pen, stickles.


Shared on challenges:

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monday simonsays sparkly

dreamvalley-260-christmas

creativeknockouts-430-winter-wonderland

kraftychicks-588-week-1-stampact

scrapping4fun-206-winter-christmas

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05 December, 2021

#48 iSpy photographic challenge

 iSpy # 48.  Every week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday).  It's always wonderful to see how people are inspired.

I missed last week,  the first time I missed this year!  I didn't have any festivities, food (had some teeth out) free or fortune.  No inspiration at all.

This week the prompts this time are: Starts with U, Red, Small building, Sweet, Your choice.


Starts with U:  Urban view.  I love old buildings, and don't they show up beautifully here against the boring stark modern ones?  Such wonderful character and mellowness.


Red:  Feijoa flowers.  I talked about them a couple of weeks ago.  You may know this plant as pineapple guava.  The pollen dots on the ends of the stamens actually look like gold dust (colour doesn't show very well here).  The bushes are covered with buds and flowers and we are going to have a bumper crop this autumn.


Small building: This is a toilet block at a local shopping centre, isn't it wonderful?  I took the photo because I thought it would make a great quilt.



Sweet:  Red Velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing -  one of my faves.


Your choice:  At the moment it's late spring here, and with all the sunshine and showers the grass is growing like mad.  I managed to get this between mowings before the daisies got their heads chopped off.  I like daisies, such cheerful little flowers.



Check out all the wonderful inspiration from others here: iSpy 48                                  


04 December, 2021

03 December, 2021

Merry Scene

 


Such a super stamp to colour and reminds me of a holiday we spent in France when it snowed on boxing day - so exciting for us!  A Christmas past. I hope someday to have another white Christmas somewhere in the world.  Christmas present for us is sitting under a shady tree sipping something cold.

 Panel is matted on gold; the circle is edge with gold EP. 

Stamp : Michael Powell

Circle punch:

Senti:

Also: Copics, gold thread, Kindyglitz


Shared on challenges:

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creativeknockouts-430-winter-wonderland

colourcrazy-48-anything-goes-colouring

cardztv-155-anythinggoes

cardsgalore-december-anythinggoes

rabisco-december-20-AG nontradChristmas thread

paperfunday-december--36-anythinggoes/holidays

qkrstampede-433-anythinggoes


02 December, 2021

Showering Wishes

 


Critters critters critters at Critter Crazy challenge.  Check out the challenge and join us here:  crittercrazy


I made the background (it is brighter than photo shows) with my gelliplate, and paperpieced the critters from snippets of leftovers.


Image & senti: unbranded

Also: Copics, Kindyglitz


Shared on challenges:

pixies-snippets-playground-challenge-417-anythingsnippets

qkrstampede-433-anythinggoes

creative-moments-227-anythinggoes

paperfunday-december-36-anythinggoes opt holidays

01 December, 2021

Birthday Girl

 


ANYTHING GOES at the Crafters Cafe for this challenge.  Check out our wonderful design team's work and join us, here:  crafterscafe


And thanks to My Besties who provided the image, get it here:


 I thought the sentiment looked a bit like those metal jean buttons.  I am trying to use stuff from my "bitz box" and this card used three things.  

Image:  My Besties Phoenix Urban

Wavy Die: Uniquely Creative

EF, sanded: Cuttlebug

Embossed Sentiment: Hero Arts

Also: Copics, white pen, Kindyglitz, gem


Shared on challenges:

colourcrazy-47-anything-goes-colouring

digichoosday-48-anythinggoes

pennyschallenges-510-anythinggoes

polkadoodle-48-anythinggoes

creativefingers-220-anythinggoes

cardztv-154-anythinggoes

gemchallenge-anythinggoes

lilpatchofcraftyfriends-170-anythinggoes