Giraffes for a Baby Boy

 

Hi everyone, it's starting to rain again (we need it!) so I'm staying in the craft room for a bit longer!

Some colleagues are expecting soon, so I thought I'd get some baby cards done.

I love giraffes and thought this mother and baby would be perfect, they are from a layering set by Altenew.

I used kraft card for the top layers and added shading with distress inks in antique linen, tea dye and brushed corduroy. The base layer is a chocolate brown.

I used a 3D leafy embossing folder as a background. The sentiment is layered up for dimension.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

The Male Room

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday, add some texture

Tic Tac Toe, I've gone with the diagonal- leaves-free-diecuts

Mix it Up, playing along with the anything goes option

Krafty Chicks

Supplies:

Dies: Waffle Flower piercing layers; Altenew gentle giraffe; Paper Smooches welcome; Paper Rose new baby.

Other: Distress inks; 3D leafy embossing folder.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Musical Birthday

 

Hi everyone, I was asked to make a large masculine style card for a music lover's birthday.

I came up with this 5x7 design and they seemed to like it.

The top layer was diecut with a piercing layers die, inked up with some oxide inks in blue, then embossed with a really old Spellbinders music folder. I swiped some white pigment ink over the raised areas for some definition.

I used some black gloss card for the musical notes and silver metallic card for the sentiment and name.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday, add some texture.

Krafty Chicks

Can You Handle the Pressure, playing along with the anything goes option.

Addicted to Stamps & More

AAA Birthday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Dies: Poppystamps happy birthday poe script; Memory Box parker upper alphabet set and fancy music border; Waffle Flower A7 piercing layers.
Other: Spellbinders EL011 Music embossing folder; oxide inks; white pigment ink; black gloss and silver metallic card.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Autumn Thank You

 

Hi everyone, I have been playing with mica distress sprays again, they are addictive once you start!

We don't really have a defined Autumn in my area, no colourful trees or pumpkin harvests!

So I thought if I sprayed some suitable colours and embossed the panel with a 3D leaf folder it might suit the season. 

I diecut and shaped some tiny maple leaves to highlight the sentiment.

So shimmery in real life!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I'm playing along with the middle row; thanks, free and kraft.

Krafty Chicks

Sparkles Monthly Challenge, Autumn leaves/ pumpkins

The Sisterhood of Crafters, anything Fall

Try it on Tuesday, Autumn colours

Unicorn Challenge, Autumn option

Supplies:

Distress mica sprays; Sizzix 3D foliage embossing folder; Memory Box marvelous maple leaves and thankyou posh script dies; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

 Cathy x

Favourite Fall Treat for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Nance wants us to use Autumn treats as the theme.

or build up your stash and play along with our anything goes birthday option.

Our party guest Johanna and Stephanie along with my team mates have some great inspiration for you, so hope to see you in the gallery.

I think hot chocolate would be my favourite treat when the weather starts to cool down!

These little coffee pots, teapots and cups were in my stash and I thought they could represent hot drinks.

I coloured some card with "Autumnish" shades of lunar paste and diecut them from those.

Love the shimmer and shine. Here's a closer look.

The background is embossed with a 3D foliage die as a nod to Autumn too.

I'm linking up to this challenge:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Supplies:

Coffee pot etc dies unknown brand; Simon Hurley lunar pastes; Sizzix 3D foliage embossing folder; 

Waffle Flower party banners die; Honeybee Stamps hooked on you sentiment stamp & die; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Golden wedding

 

Hi everyone, I'm squezing in some time in the craft room amongst housework, I may forget to get back to that lol!

I love the texture on this embossing folder, and the font on the sentiment.

A great match, just like a wedding!

I've layered up the sentiment and hearts to add some definition, but otherwise this was a quick and easy card to put together.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option.

Can You Handle the Pressure, also the anything goes option.

Krafty Chicks

Moving Along With the Times, sentiment as the focus

Word Power, sentiment is the focus

Supplies:

Honey Bee Stamps dogwood 3D embossing folder; Creative Expressions wedding day and hearts from Mr & Mrs dies; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; gold metallic paper.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Housework here I come!

Cathy x

Splish Splash for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Shirley has chosen splish splash as the theme for this round.

Or play along with our anything goes birthday option.

Our party guests and my team mates have loads of inspiration for you so I hope you can join in.

I've had this cover die for many years and thought I'd use dolphins with it again.

I coloured the panels with distress oxide inks from dark to light blue and splashed on some water. The dolphins are die cut from silver shimmer card and are layered up, along with the sentiment for dimension.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

AAA Birthday

Try it on Tuesday, animals real or imaginary

Aud Sentiments, playing along with the ink blending option and a sentiment

Supplies:

Distress oxide inks-tumbled glass, broken china and chipped sapphire; Memory Box splashing puddles & diving dolphins dies; Creative Expressions happy birthday die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Dragon Castle

 

Hi everyone, I decided to have a play with some of my Lavinia stamps that have been collected over the years! I've not used this castle, tree or dragon before and there are so many more

 that I need to actually use!

I used some torn paper to stencil the hills and a moon mask layered stencil.

The sky is a mix of stormy cloud, chipped sapphire and dusty concord distress inks and the ground is pumicestone and forest moss.

The trees are part of a much larger stamp but I just wanted the tops to show to create some depth. I used some gel pens to add colour to the windows.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Alphabet Challenge, M for Mythical Creatures

Try it On Tuesday, animals real or imaginary

We Love Stamping Challenge, playing along with the anything goes option

Krafty Chicks

The Neglected Stuff Challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Lavinia stone castle, dragon set and forest trees.

Other: Tim Holtz moon mask; distress inks antique linen; stormy sky; chipped sapphire; dusty concord; pumicestone, forest moss and black soot; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; sentiment sticker; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

A grim birthday for Halloween!

 

Hi everyone, I had a play with some old and new goodies today for a friend's Halloween birthday!

These cobweb stamps and bat dies have been in my stash for quite a few years and I've had the distress spritz sprays since they first came out but have never used them!

I was inspired by this card by my new STB team mate Nance, to try out a new to me grim reaper die.

I stamped and embossed the cobwebs in silver, then sprayed on antique linen and wilted violet distress spritz, I love how shimmery it is in real life!

I inked around the edges with wilted violet distress ink, added the grim and some bats.

The sentiments are from a Poppy Stamps older set and a new to me Honeybee Stamps set, inked in black and clear embossed.

Nance used an action wobble so the grim shakes about,

 this one is firmly in place with glue dots!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Mix it Up Challenge, playing along with the anything goes option.

The Neglected Stuff Challenge, bat dies, cobweb stamps and distress spritz.

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option.

Supplies:

Dies: Spellbinders dancin grim; Sizzix bat crazy; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle.

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous tangled webs; Poppystamps birthday blowout: Honeybee Stamps sassy birthday.

Other: Distress spritz antique linen & wilted violet; distress ink wilted violet; Silver ink & Wow fine detailed silver ep; scraps of glossy black, silver, gold and silver shimmer card; purple cardstock.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x