Scrap Bust #1 - Beautiful Beginnings

 

Scrap Bust #1.   On you tube there is a tutorial on how to use scraps in many wonderful ways by Gwen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I33G5PQnFh4) .  She did a "choose 50 scraps and use them to make five cards over five days" challenge for herself; at the end of five days she throws the leftovers away.  A scrap is defined as less than 6".

This inspired me as my scrap bin is overflowing, so I started, got addicted, and made 11 cards over five days (I will share them as the week progresses).  They are the same 50 scraps (plus base cards, black & white scraps, and any bitz from the box on my desk).  Also our NZ card swap this month is to use scraps!  How auspicious is that?  Hope you like it Maxine.

A scrapbook style.  The background is patchwork pieced scraps, diecut, edges inked; a frame layered, sentiment stamped, diecut, edges inked.  A butterfly stamped, embossed, coloured, fussycut.  A tag, stars and trees diecut, with gold pearls, thread embellishment.  Wow what fun!  Here are the 50 scraps I started the week with:

Label die: Spellbinders 

Frame dies: mpress

Butterfly: magazine freebee

Stars:  AAllcreate

Tag die: AveryE

Tree dies: unknown

Sentiment stamp:unknown

Also: Copics, DI's, thread, gold pearls 

Shared on challenges:

dd-tripleb-january 

colorfuloptions-january-YPG opt rainbow all the colours of the rainbow!

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pammiesinkypinkies-2501-anythinggoes

creativeknockouts-538-celebrations

lovethoseprettypapers-atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper

allsortschallenge-814-matching pairs - envelope

pixiessnippetsplayground-497 lots of snippets YAY

Here is the background started:

   and a coordinating envelope:

Beach Bunny

 

When everyone in the northern hemisphere is enjoying snow and winter, we in southern places are enjoying summer!     NZ is a bunch of islands with lots of coastline, so we spend a lot of time at beaches. 

I made the background, sponging colour onto the sand and adding glittery texture paste for the surf.  

I love these Colorado characters and just had to give this one a summer holiday at the beach.

Stamps:  Colorado   

Dies:  

Also: Copics, DI's, texture paste

Shared on challenges:

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A Baby

 

A new baby card.  I love to make baby cards.

Die:  Marianne

DPaper: Heidi Grace  

Punch:Woodware

Senti stamp: Fundamentals

Also: Ribbon, pearls

Shared on challenges:

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creativeknockouts-538-celebrations new baby

sweetstampinchallenge-new baby

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Best of 2024

 A review of my cardmaking year 2024.  Of course I have my favourites, either because I like how it turned out or because I enjoyed the process.

Jan 2024

Feb 2024

Mar 2024

    Apr 2024

May 2024 

June 2024

We were away on holiday

July 2024

August 2024

Sept 2024

Oct 2024

Nov 2024

Dec 2024

... that's all folks!

No Regrets

 

C'mon over to Critter Crazy and check out the inspirations from the team, and join us with your own critters.   Here:  crittercrazy

 I decided to go  monochrome and CAS using three stamps, Copics and some Distress ink.  

I reckon this is a great one to start the new year with, also great mancard.

Critter stamp: Colorado ?

Gear stamp:

Also: Copics, DI

Shared on challenges:

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Pengi Texty Tree

 

For this month's NZ cardswap group we had to make an unusual christmas card & tags.  For the unusual I chose torn edges, a penguin and a texty undecorated tree.

The edges of the  patterned paper are torn,  coloured and edged with DI.  The tree is digital, printed, rubbed over with DI and misted with gold interference.  The pengi is a digital image coloured with Copics. Sentiment stamp is coloured with Copics and the hearts have Stickles.

Penguin digi: Bugaboo 

Tree digi: Vera Lane

Tag dies: various dies, stamps

Also: Patterned paper, gold interference mist, Copics, white pen

Shared on challenges:

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Berry Bird

 

Come join us at Critter Crazy where it's always about the animals.   Get inspired by the design team and join us here: critter crazy

A bit of stencilling and smooshing, some diecutting and a little bit of shiny.   I made the body of the bird (diecut unbranded) from snippets of smooshed card, and the breast & berries are coloured with Copics.  DI's stencilled (Rosies stencil) and black pen used for eye, with Glossy Accents on the berries.  I left it without a sentiment so I could add whatever I need later ... 

Shared on challenges:

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pammiesinkypinkies-2448-anythinggoes

creativeknockouts535-tis-season

cutitupchallenges-318-sparkle-and-shine shine

allsortschallenge-809winter flora/fauna fauna

aaacards-279-anything-cas winter

snippetsplayground-494 leftover smooshed card

Tree Sparkles

 A CAS Christmas.  Simple sparkle.

The base card is actually cream, diecut tree (Couture Creations) from glitter card, sentiment stamp (Concord & 9th), crystalline cord.

Shared on challenges:  

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asyoulikeit-favourite-gold-silver-or-glitter-and-why love the sparkle of glitter

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aaacards-279-anything-cas

i-spy-with-my-little-eye-something-for christmas

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Thanks Countryside Harvest

 

I don't often make cards in this format, but the paper had so many beautiful images that need to be included, and landscapes often look better in landscape! 

I had to cut the paper so the main scenes weren't covered by the bars of the die frame.  Base card in light green, white mat and dark green frame.  Sentiment with shadow is metallic silver with Stickles added ( I thought it looked frosty).

Paper: from Daphne's Diary magazine 

Die:

Senti:

Also: Stickles

Shared on challenges:

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Whatever Age

 

I love using this old friends stamp.  Smooshed DI's background, paper-pieced dresses,hats etc.  Coloured in stockings, doodled edges.

Stamp:  

Also:  Distress inks, snippets for paperpiecing, black pen

Shared on challenges:

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girlzcreativefun-3-patternedpapers

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Hydrangea Frame

 

Stamped, smooshed base card, touched up with Copics.  Diecut window with dry scored border around, and outside edges inked.  Popped up on 3D foam.  Senti stamped in purple and clear heat embossed.

Stamp:  Hero Arts

Senti stamp: Hero Arts

Also: gems, Kindyglitz

Shared  on challenges:

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simonsaysstamp-wednesday-thinking-of-you

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i-spy-with-my-little-eye-colors-of the season late spring/early summer here in NZ 

Rose for You

 

A rose stamped wtice. Once on the card base, once on patterned paper.  Sponged colour around rose and splattered.  Cut out patt.paper and applied on top of stamped base card.  I think the dotty paper looks like pearls.  It's pretty hard to make a CAS card using patterned papers, but the paper is what makes it special.

I made this for someone in need of special thoughts.

Stamp: Tim Holtz 

Also: DI's, black acrylic paint

Shared on challenges:

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lovethoseprettypapers-november-anythinggoes

girlzcreative-3-p.papers

stampingsensations-november-anythinggoes

mixitup-74-anything-goes-opt-paperpiecing

Rabbit Rising

 

Critter Crazy is always about critters.  Check out the designer inspiration and join in the challenge here:  crittercrazy

I like this rebellious little rabbit, and CAS too!

Stamps: unknown 

Also: Copics, DI's, Stickles

Shared on challenges:

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digichoosday-43-anything-goes

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