Couple of Cards

 Hello again, 

I'm enjoying a couple of much cooler days after a week long heat wave 33C+, my poor budgies are all fluffed up trying to keep warm (14C) and have started moulting... while running back-up on my computer this morning I decided to make another Christmas card for my stash. This one is number 8 for the year... 

This card is a total scrap/snippet job I stamped the dog onto a snippet of white card stock and heat embossed in black powder before scribbling with watercolour pencils on another scrap of card and painting them onto the image. I die cut the sentiment from a scrap of silver paper and on the photo the Christmas looks a little lost against the background, not so bad IRL. The holly and berries were cut from some more scraps from Doodlebug papers.. the green leaves are from a different paper pad there are flowers on the back.... 

MFT Deck the Howls stamp set

Doodlebug North Pole/Santa Express Papers

Scrap silver paper with Adhesive sheet on back

Spellbinders 'Christmas' sentiment die

MFT 'Wishes' sentiment die

MFT Stitched inner/outer rounded rectangle die

Cottage Cutz Holly and berries die

Wink of Stella on ornaments

I would like to enter this card in:

Scrappy Mo's Rudolph Day Challenge

Snippet's Playground #395

12 Months of Christmas Link-up Anything Goes optional CAS

I have also made one birthday card using my distress oxide inks smooshing them on my gelli plate, spritzing with water, heat drying before moving on to the next colour. I then using the same colours to paint the heat embossed butterfly adding a tiny drop of water so the colours are brighter inside the stamped image.

edit... not sure how but forgot to add the watermark over my card...

Katzelkraft Daisy Butterfly

Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet and Fossilised Amber

Clear embossing ink

Whispers Opaque and black Embossing powder

Pink, white, silver card 

MFT Essential Sentiments stamp

MFT Pierced fishtail flag die

Waffleflower C7 layered stitched dies

I would like to enter this card in:-

613 Avenue Create Anything goes

Daisy Chain Challenge Blog 'Happy Birthday' Challenge

Mix it up Challenge blog Anything goes with option of bleaching

Happy Little Stamper Watercolour challenge

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in.... 
I hope you have a wonderful weekend...

Megan

P.S. A Huge thank you to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

CBD November Anything Goes

Hello again,

Well Spring is well and truly here now, more warmer days, longer days thanks to daylight savings and we have even had a few early cicada's out and about, I have even snagged a few cherries from our tree. Today brings us to another new Anything Goes Challenge with my teammates over at Crafting By Designs, we have a trio of sponsors offering one of 3 winners a prize from their stores.

QKR Stampede

Prize 3 Digi Images

All Dressed Up Stamps

Prize 2 Digi Images

Twinkle Lane Designs

Prize 2 single digi Images

I have used two images from two of our sponsors, the first from QKR Stampede called Viking Digital Stamp to make a page in my journal, the background cardstock is actually from a Christmas pack that is probably 20years old... I have used a digital sentiment from Create with TLC
Here are my creations:-

I made a card is using a Digital image from our Sponsor Twinkle Lane Designs, Gerbera Daisy.

What I used:-
Christmas background cardstock
Clear embossing Pen
Fine Gold embossing powder
QKR Stampede Viking Digital Stamp
Create with TLC sentiment
Faber-Castell and Prisma colour Watercolour pencils
Water and fine brush
Bic Mark-it Silver marker
Gold gel ink pen
Brown paper
Circle and MFT Cross-Stitched rectangle die
Twinkle Lane Designs Gerbera Daisies image
Thanks sentiment die
Brown cardstock
Mystery Autumnal striped cardstock
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam dots, PVA glue

I would like to enter these in:-
Viking
QKR Stampede challenge #370 Anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #401 Anything goes
Love to Craft Challenge blog #40 Anything goes

Gerbera Daisies
Aud Sentiments Challenge Anything goes + a Sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge Optional theme Animals (watercolour Pencils)
Mix It Up Challenge blog Anything goes +Water colouring
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything Goes

Many Thanks for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. Many Thanks to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who stop by and take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all....

LPoCF- Black and White and Read all over

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Today brings us to another new Anything Goes challenge with the lovely ladies over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, we would love to see what you have been creating, all crafts welcome. This fortnight Lemon Shortbread are sponsoring us and are offering the lucky winner 3 images from their store.

Lemon Shortbread

Prize 3 Images

I have made two projects with an image from Lemon Shortbread called Girl with book, the card will be headed to my niece for her birthday perhaps with a gift voucher for a bookstore, the second is in my bullet journal, where I have been recording the books I have been reading on my e-reader. 


Here are my two projects: I mirrored the image for the card 

I read the quote somewhere online and trusted that the person had correctly identified the owner, unfortunately it had been attributed to Mason Codey, a further search discovered that the quote actually came from Mason Cooley. A bit late now, it is written and too hard to alter... 

What I used:-
White 12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7)
A5 sketch book
Lemon Shortbread Girl with book digi 
Faber-Castell pencils
Gel ink pens
Kaisercraft ‘Black & White Timeless paper pad
Scraps light red, navy and black cardstock
Pebbles basics paper pad
Red enamel dots
Elizabeth Crafts Happy birthday die
Magazine freebie alphabet die
Scrap greens/yellow distress oxide background 
Quote by Mason Cooley
Washi tape, border
Single hole punch (used to punch a line of holes inside her arm to make it easier to cut out)
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, PVA glue, glue stick, glue pen


I would like to enter these creations in:-
Daisy Chain Challenges Make it Feminine (card)
Mix it Up Challenge Blog- Black and White plus one (card)

Seize the Birthday #163 Anything goes (card) 
Creatalicious Challenge #161 Anything goes option of black, white +one other colour (card)

613 Avenue Create Anything goes or Wedding/Anniversary (journal page)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes (journal page)
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes April (journal page)

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful weekend...
Megan

P.S. Many Thanks to all of my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

CBD- For the Boys

Hello again,

Today brings us to a new Challenge for Crafting by Designs, we would love you to join in our challenge and this week the challenge is For The Boys, we have one fabulous sponsors this week Crafty Sentiments Designs will be giving the lucky winner their choice of 3 Digi stamps from their store.       

Crafty Sentiments Designs 

PRIZE 3 Digi Stamps

I have used a stamp set freebie from my magazine subscription to make a birthday card, the set includes a few flowers and pretty vase and a mason style jar which I have used here. I have stamped and heat embossed the mason jar, fish and sentiment in silver, gold and black. Using up some scrap distress oxide background pieces to make the jar and the fish, I die cut the circle background with some adhesive sheet attached to a scrap of black card, cutting it in two to make it fit across the width of the card front. Not that you can see them but I also heat embossed some extra fish in clear on the card front, before doodling in the border.

Here is my card:-

This challenge is open until March 19th, you can add your project by using the Linky tool over at Crafting by Designs. Please be sure to link your project back to us. 

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank 

Scrap distress oxide card and black card stock

Clear, Silver, gold, and black embossing powder

Clear embossing ink

Magazine freebie stamp set

Black fine line pen

Adhesives: Double-sided tape, foam tape, adhesive sheet

I would like to enter this card in:-

Mix It Up Challenge blog Anything goes +optional inked background

Snippets Playground Use your snippets

Southern Girls Challenge- Flora and Fauna

The Happy Craft Challenge March Anything goes

Thank you for looking in….

Have a Wonderful week…
Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all my lovely friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!