Pandas and lost balloons

 

Hi everyone, I'm back with another version of my panda card.
 I decided to add a pop of colour and to give the pandas a reason for clambering on the sentiment, lost balloons lol!

The sentiment is diecut from glossy black card and the pandas were stamped and fussy cut.

It's ages since I've used these stamps and I painted more versafine ink over the streaks in the pandas to give them a more solid look.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure, playing along with the balloon twist

The Neglected Stuff Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday 4 legged friends

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Mama Elephant pandamonium stamps; versafine ink; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; unknown brand sentiment die; Crafts 4 U balloon die; Sizzix 3D cracked embossing folder; 

inky scraps for the balloons.

Have a great week and thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Black & White for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Linda wants us to play with black & white for this round.

Or if you need some colour, play along with our anything goes birthday option.

Our party guest Karen and my team mates have some great inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along. Welcome Nancy to the team too :)

Black & white made me think of pandas or penguins! Sadly though I don't think I have any penguin images. I've had these stamped and fussy cut pandas in my stash for years though!

When I stamped them I coloured in the streaks on the body with the same ink to get a smooth black look.

The sentiment is diecut from glossy black card, perfect for balancing cheeky pandas on!

I've used a 3D embossing folder for lots of texture in the background.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Cut it Up Challenge, anything goes with a

Addicted to Stamps & More

Supplies:

Mama Elephant pandamonium stamps; versafine ink; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; unknown brand sentiment die; Sizzix 3D cracked embossing folder.

Have a great week & thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

No Flowers for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, It's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jules has chosen no flowers for this fortnight.

Or if flowers are a must for you, play along with our anything goes birthday theme.

Our party guests and my team mates have some great inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I bought the Steamboat Willie dies not long ago and used them straight away!

Bit of a first for me as at times my collecting streak wins and my crafting streak takes a back seat lol!

I've used a few older supplies with the new one, so that's a bonus too!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

NBUS Challenge, first outing for the embossing folder and Mickey die.

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option

Cut it Up Challenge, add a sentiment

Supplies:

Spellbinders steamboat willie & flags and banners dies (for the balloon strings); Clearly Besotted party time balloons dies; Crafts 4 U birthday boy die; Altenew 3D party balloons embossing folder; Photoplay birthday stamp set for the tiny sentiment; versafine clair nocturne ink; scraps of coloured card.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Minnie Mouse Birthday Banners

 

Hi everyone, I love this nostalgic set from Spellbinders.

Minnie and Mickey are so much fun!

I've used scraps of designer paper and coloured card for the diecut sentiments, banners and clothing.

The sentiment banner is double layered for dimension.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams, lots of layers

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

I used a Taylored Expressions birthday embossing folder.

Krafty Chicks

Simon Says Stamp Monday, Happy Birthday

Tic Tac Toe

Middle row across-any colour; free; sentiment

Unicorn Challenge - Girls

Word Power

Supplies:

Dies: Spellbinders Steamboat Willie; Simon Says Stamp party banner; Waffle Flower party banner sentiment; 

Taylored Expressions graphic impressions birthday embossing folder.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,

Cathy x

Star Wars inspired birthday card

 

Hi everyone, I was asked to make a Star Wars birthday card for a young boy.

I don't have anything suitable, but thought this phrase was pretty iconic!

 I'm pretty sure he's old enough to read it... inside I printed a sentiment on my my computer, it says "You were born (and I stamped) Happy Birthday"

My galaxy was inspired by an article in Australian Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft, Vol 21 No 12.

It was by Gayatri Murali. Her galaxy scene is gorgeous!

I stamped the 3 part moon, and silver embossed the top layer for some shine.

I blended distress inks, spattered with water, Finetec silver paint and white gloss spray.

The letters are double layered, tedious gluing lol!! I used a T ruler to glue the words in place.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Krafty Chicks, anything goes

Little Red Wagon, masculine

Make My Monday, masculine

Mix It Up Challenge blog, anything goes option

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Tic Tac Toe

middle row across any colour, free and sentiment

Supplies:

Altenew to the moon stamp; Poppy Stamps birthday blowout birthday stamp;

Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Charlie & Paulchen alphabet die; versafine clair morning mist ink; Hero Arts unicorn white ink; Versamark silver ink & wow silver metallic ep; distress inks; Finetec silver watercolour paint; White gloss spray.

Have a great week and thankyou for visiting,

Cathy x

Fishing for sport at AAA birthday

 

Hi everyone,

 I was delighted to be asked to guest design at AAA Birthday for winning a challenge recently.

The theme for this month is sport.

I don't have a lot of sports themed supplies but recently bought these fishing lure dies. I'm pretty sure fishing counts as a sport.

I spread lunar pastes onto cardstock so I could die cut the bits and pieces in a range of colours.

It was a lot of fun putting them together!

I used tumbled glass oxide ink to colour a card panel, then added the same ink through a fish net stencil for added interest. Next I embossed the panel with a 3D waves folder.

Many thanks to the talented team at AAA Birthday for inviting me along, it was a fun challenge.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Inkspirational

Little Red Wagon, masculine.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Honey Bee stamps fishing lure dies; Simon Hurley lunar pastes; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die;

Visible Image ripped fishnet stencil; tumbled glass oxide ink;

 Memory Box 3D waves embossing folder; Creative Expressions happy birthday sentiment; black gloss and silver metallic cardstock.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Happy 35th, check mate!

 

Hi everyone, we celebrated my son's 35th birthday this weekend.

Wow, I'm feeling my age lol! He wanted a nice timber chess set for his birthday so I thought this card would suit him too!

The chess men are cut from glossy white and black cardstock but it's hard to see in the pic. They are layered up for some dimension.

The background is stencilled using oxide ink. Same ink used to colour the sentiment.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, make your own background.

Moving Along With the Times, masculine

Crazy is Our Game Stencil Challenge, playing along with anything goes stencil.

Krafty Chicks

Supplies:

Chess dies - unknown brand; Memory Box texture mesh stencil; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Creative Expressions birthday die; salvaged patina oxide ink; white and black gloss card.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Favourite colour for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday  and JoAnn wants us to use our

favourite colours.

 

Or play along with our anything goes birthday option and build up your go to stash.

Our party guests Karen, Jenn and my team mates have lots of inspiration for you on the blog, so I hope you can play along.

I have a few favourite colours, pinks, blues and purples.

I'm using up a dp pad and so pinks won out this time. I coloured the flowers and sentiment with Catherine Pooler inks as I thought they matched up well.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Inkspirational

Allsorts, pretty flowers

Supplies:

Altenew daisy cover plate: Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Lawn Fawn watercolor wishes rainbow dp;

Creative Expressions birthday die; Spellbinders mini blooms & sprigs die;

 Catherine Pooler inks.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x