Black, white & gold hearts

Hi everyone, I've been asked to make a few wedding and anniversary cards.

I was inspired by the colour challenge at Addicted to CAS.

I'm also linking another entry to the anything goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday

and the clean and simple challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday

I used a snippet of black cardstock behind one of the inlaid hearts, so I'm visiting the snippets playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Supplies:

Memory Box Sofia Heart die; gold shimmer paper; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

have a great week,

Cathy x

Gold & White vellum flower

Hi everyone, I hope your week is going well.

I was using up odds and ends left over in my box of diecuts and images and came up with this card.

It fits the themes for a couple of challenges, so that's a bonus!

At Simon Says Stamp Monday it's an anything goes theme.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday has a clean and simple theme.

At Addicted to Stamps & More it's also anything goes.

Supplies:
Papertrey Ink embossing plate; SU flower shop stamp; versamark ink and gold pearl ep; vellum; Crafty Ann flourish die; sentiment sticker; bling.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

Red watercolours

Hi, it's very windy outside today! I had to use lots of pegs on the washing line and lower it so it wouldn't spin! Needless to say, not a good hair day !

I was inspired to make this card after I visited Katherine's blog Little Things  and saw this amazing card. 

I also checked out Katherine's link to the video by Sandy Allnock and her faux glazed glass technique. I loved her gorgeous red card and wanted to try the technique straight away.

I don't have the watercolour or gold paints she used, but tried it with what I had and my gold twinkling H2Os.  Here's a pic to try and capture the shimmer a bit better.

I made a green and blue version too so I'll be playing with those next! (I also found the Finetec gold paints in stock in the USA so have ordered them and they're on their way!!)

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More where the theme is anything goes.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday where it's a clean and simple theme. CAS cards usually need to have a lot of open or white space so I'm hoping the watercolour background is CAS enough.

At Viginia's View Challenge the theme is layers and dimension.

I popped the vellum stamped flower onto one I stamped and embossed on painted watercolour paper.

I used foam dots to add dimension.

Supplies:

Watercolour paper; vellum; Stampers Anonymous Flower Garden stamp; versacolour gold ink & gold ep; MFT leaf filled flourish die; Simon Says Stamp Mum die; Koh i noor watercolour paints; gold twinkling H20s.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Butterfly on woodgrain

Hi everyone, I was inspired to make this card for a few challenges.

At Addicted to Stamps & More it's an anything goes theme.

At Simon Says Stamp Wednesday the theme is to make your own background.

I used the Darkroom Door Woodgrain stamp and distress ink to create this backdrop for the butterfly.

At Allsorts the theme is quick and simple. This card was quick to make as it involved a couple of stamps, fussy cutting, colouring and a couple of simple layers for the sentiment sticker.

Edited to add: I'm also linking up to the challenge at Uniko Studio where the theme is things with wings. (thanks Sarah).

Supplies:

Stamps: Darkroom Door woodgrain; Hero Arts butterfly (antique engravings).

Inks: versafine & clear ep; distress; inktense pencils.

Other: brads, stickles, bling and sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

enjoy the rest of your week.

Cathy x

Pink Fresh Daisies

Hi again, it's back to work again tomorrow so I'm enjoying my last "lazy" night!

I painted this diecut with twinkling H2Os, so it has a lovely shimmer that doesn't show too well in the pic.

I've put the floral panel in the middle of the pink textured dp base, so I'm linking up to the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday where the theme is in the middle.

I've used a snippet of gold shimmer card so I'm also linking up to the snippets playground at 

Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp fresh daisies die; twinkling H2O's; gold shimmer paper; pink crinkly designer paper; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

hope you have a good week,

Cathy x

Flower for Mum

Hi again, I'm on a roll at the moment,

 making the most of a quiet time in the school holidays!

I'm linking this card up to a few challenges.

At Addicted to Stamps & More it's a clean and simple theme.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge has in the middle as it's theme.

This sentiment panel is in the middle of the card.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge has an April showers or spring flowers challenge.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Mum die; Petal Pleasures embossing folder; SU Flower Shop stamp; Memory Box Meadow Leaf die- (cut and modified); inktense pencils.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Flowers & Ribbons

I have quite a stash of ribbon that I haven't used in ages so I was glad to use this roll for the first time!

I coloured the fussy cut flowers with inktense pencils. The ribbon is covering the edges of the vellum panel and the greenery is  a couple of MB Meadow Leaf dies.

I'm linking up to the challenge at Allsorts where it's a bingo theme,

I've used ribbon, flowers, diecuts.

At Addicted to Stamps & More it's a CAS theme.

At Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge the theme is in the middle. (I'm always in the middle of something!) This floral panel is in the middle of my card.

At Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge the theme is April showers or spring flowers.

Supplies:

SU flower shop stamp & fancy fan embossing folder; Inktense pencils; Memory Box Meadow Leaf die; distress inks; vellum; ribbon; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Anniversary Balloons

Hi everyone, I've used quite a few leftover bits in this card!

The pink sentiment and balloon were diecut from a failed experiment using picket fence distress crackle paint and then spun sugar distress stain! I had a matching scrap of pink card to use in my layers.

I'm linking up to a few challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania has a tag theme. You also need to use a manual machine like a Big Shot.

I used my cuttle bug for the diecuts and to emboss the star background.

Virginia's View Challenge has a layers and dimension theme.

I'm also visiting the snippets playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop, as I used scraps of white glitter paper for my balloons.

Supplies:

Serendipity Stamps Celebrate die; Paper Smooches balloon dies: MFT tag die; Hero Arts tiny stars stamp; silver versacolor ink and ep; Cuttlebug stars embossing folder; foam dots; white glitter paper; Fiskars star punch; glossy accents; silver cord and sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Yellow Mother's Day flower

Hi everyone, hope you are enjoying your weekend.

I fussy cut heaps of stamped images while I was resting in the mornings at the Blues Festival over Easter. So I've been doing lots of colouring to get a few cards ready for Mother's Day.

I'm linking this one up to Virginia's View Challenge where the theme is layers and dimensions.

I've used dry embossing, diecuts and fussy cut images popped up on foam dots to add dimension to my layers.

The theme at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is April showers or spring flowers.

Supplies:

 SU fancy fan embossing folder; SU Flower Shop stamp; versafine ink & clear ep; Memory Box  Meadow Leaf and Butterfly Delights dies; Spellbinders Floral Oval die; inktense pencils; distress ink; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Birthday Balloons

Hi everyone, hope you had a great Easter break.

We went to the Blues Festival at Byron Bay and camped for 5 days. It was fantastic!

I need to get a few cards made for upcoming birthdays and this one was quick and easy.

I'm linking up to the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday where the theme is birthday.

Supplies:

Serendipity Stamps celebrate die; MFT balloon dies; Hero Arts tiny stars stamp; silver ink and embossing powder; distress inks; clear wink of stella pen; twine; sequins and sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x