Red Birthday Rose

Hi, this is my entry in this week's CASology challenge, where the cue word is red.

 

Red Birthday Rose, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

I used tombows to colour the rose and layered a section to give some dimension.

 

Join in at http://www.casology.blogspot.com.au/

 

The DT have some fabulous projects for inspiration!

 

Materials used: Stampin up rose (belongs to my sister so I'm not sure of it's name); Memory Box leaves die; Stampin up embossing folder; tombows and sentiment sticker from stash.

 

Thanks for looking :)

Congratulations Heart

 

Hi, I made this card for the latest challenge at Cas(E) this Sketch. This stamp is a very old Print Blocks one. I cut the centre of the heart out and put pink tissue paper behind it. I also had to cut away the gold paper behind the heart as it darkened the pink too much. 

 

Congratulations Heart, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

and here is the sketch

 

 

Materials used: Print Blocks stamp; gold ink & embossing powder; Entangled embossing folder; tissue paper, gold paper and sentiment sticker from stash.

 

Thanks for looking :)

 

 

Red Hearts

Red Hearts, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

Hi, I've done a revamp of a card I made early last year  for a friend's wedding. I used my new MPress die for the larger heart, and managed to eat into my stash of leftover red scraps from my christmas cards!

I'm entering it into the Snippets playground over at Pixies Crafty Workshop

and the Have a Heart challenge over at Simon Says Stamp

Materials used: Mpress heart die; heart punches; Swiss dots embossing folder; Memory Box label die; foam dots, sentiment sticker, ribbon and bling from stash.

Thanks for looking :)

Loves me...Loves me not...

Hi, Scrapbook Boutique's Challenge this month follows the theme of love and hearts. Here is the inspiration photo

The cupcakes look divine!

and here is my card.

Loves me...Loves me not..., a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

I thought of flowers and hearts and remembered the old game of pulling petals from a daisy!

If you live in Australia join in at http://scrapbookboutiquenews.blogspot.com.au/

 

Materials used: Lucys daisy stamp; Provocraft Love Language dies and embossing folder; tombows; crystal stickles; heart bling & cardstock from stash.

Thanks for looking :)

 

 

Love Hearts

Love Hearts, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

Hi ,I tried a new technique on this card to colour my hearts, sponging ink.
It's early days yet, but it was fun to try a change from distress inks!!

I was inspired by Heather Telford's beautiful cards. She's also done a tutorial on sponging and masking, so I'm hoping to try a few more ideas using this method. I'm amazed by all of the incredibly talented people in our community who so generously share their work, thank you!

I am entering this card into this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Have a Heart, join in here.

Also the February contest over at Hero Arts. The theme is Love & Lace.
Find all the details here.

 

Materials used: Hero Arts Lattice cling stamp; Provocraft Love Language dies and embossing folder; watercolor paper; versamark ink; clear ep; Brilliance rocket red gold ink.

Thanks for looking :)

Butterfly Birthday

Butterfly Birthday, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

Hi, managed to get into my craft room tonight to have a play with another card!

I need to get all of my scrap bits and pieces organized. At the moment they're in a few tubs, depending on size rather than colour! It's getting time consuming to sift through them all.

I used a little bit up with the butterfly dies for this card! I cut a white base and a purple and black top layer. It was fiddly but fun mixing up the little negative pieces and gluing them back in!

I'm entering this card into the Snippets Playground over at http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/

 

and also into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge where the theme is Anything Goes this week. Join in at http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com.au/

 

Materials used: Memory Box butterfly and flourish  dies; Spellbinders oval dies; sentiment sticker and bling from stash.

 

Thanks for looking :)

Kraft &Kreme (Cream) Hearts

Kraft & Cream Hearts, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

Hi,this is my entry in this week's challenge over at Less is More. They are celebrating their 2nd birthday with a colour challenge, Kraft and Kreme! Join in at http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com.au/

 

I also used the sketch from CasE This Sketch's challenge here

 

 

Join in at http://casethissketch.blogspot.com.au/

 

There are lots of fabulous creations at both of these sites!

 

Materials used: Provocraft  Love Language embossing folder; Memory Box Sofia Heart die; foam dots; cardstock, bling and sentiment sticker from stash.

 

Thanks for looking :)

Birthday Stars!

Birthday Stars!, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

Hi, I can't believe I've made 2 cards in 1 day!! At least the washing is pegged out. Sadly, the rest of the housework is being neglected!

This is my entry in the Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge - Seeing Stars.
Join in at http://www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com.au/

 

I cut these stars out using my MFT country charms die, and glued 2 of each together to make them sturdy enough to thread the ribbon through. The silk ribbon is gorgeous to touch, a friend cleaned out her embroidery scraps :)

Materials used: stars embossing folder; MFT country charms die; silk ribbon.; foam dots; sentiment sticker from stash.

 

Thanks for looking :)

Lucky Horseshoes!

Lucky Horseshoes!, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

Hi, this is my entry in this week's CASology challenge where the cue card word is GAME.

 

I remember playing lucky horseshoes and hooplah when I was young, great fun!

There are some fabulous creations on show! Join in at

http://www.casology.blogspot.com.au/

I'm also entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge where it's Anything Goes!
Join in at http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com.au/
 

Materials used: Distressed stripes embossing folder; MFT country charms and Spellbinders oval dies; Lifestyle Crafts metal sheet; distress ink; sticker and cardstock from my ever growing stash!

 

Thanks for looking :)

For the boys!

Hi, I've been back at work for 3 days now and need another holiday!! Oh well...just less time to spend making cards !

 

This is my entry in this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything goes!

 

Join in at http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com.au/

 

 

Materials used: Little Inker frame impression plate; My Favourite Things tools die; Swiss dots embossing folder; Lifesyle Crafts metal sheets; Cardstock. brads and sentiment sticker from stash.

 

Thanks for looking :)

Paper pieced daisy

Hi, the rain has slowed down here for now luckily! January has been extreme to say the least, bushfires in some areas and floods in others! Hope everyone in those affected areas is doing ok. The creek is up in the paddocks opposite our place, but it'll  go down quickly again if we get no more rain.

Didn't seem to worry the kangaroos near our driveway!!

 

Simon Says Stamp has a paper piecing challenge this week. It's the first time I've done this technique so I thought I'd keep it nice and simple.

 

Join in at http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com.au/

 

 

The stamp is a Lucys stamp, and the date on it is 1998-2002. It's probably one of the first that I bought!!

 

I cut out the stamped image on cardstock, and then cut the flower parts out of scraps of designer paper. I enjoyed all the fussy cutting, but the glueing with glossy accents was tricky!! Probably should've used a bigger stamp!

 

Materials used: Lucys stamp; Swiss dots embossing folder; Memory Box wisteria card base; glossy accents; Crystal stickles; scrap card and sentiment sticker from stash.

 

Thanks for looking :)

 

Congratulations star!

Hi, this is my entry in this week's Less is More challenge.  I've only tried a few sketch challenges and this one looked simple enough for me.

 

Here are the details and the sketch: Join in at:

http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com.au/

 

Sketch #8

This week we have a sketch for you drawn by Jen.

It's simplicity itself, so to add a little constraint, we ask that the card stays in this orientation ie that the band remains in the horizontal plane, in the lower part of the card and that it takes up no more than 1/3rd of the height of the cardbase.

 

and here is my card

 

 

I'm also linking this card to http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/ where the challenge is to use snippets!  Thanks Viv for the details.

I hate wasting cardstock, so I punch any small scraps that I have and save them in a little drawer. It's nearly overflowing! Thought this sketch would suit a star confetti card!

 

I tried putting a patch of glue down and sprinkling the stars on but found that individually gluing each one in place was better.

 

Materials used: Fiskars star punch; My Favorite Things star die; sentiment sticker from stash.

 

Thanks for looking :)

 

 

Fun cats!

Hi, this is my entry in this week's Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge. The theme is to create a project based on what you are known for.
 

 

  

I'm known for procrastinating!! Luckily not as much with my cards! I guess my go to style would be dry embossing or using desgner paper as a background, and then adding diecuts, or embellishments and a sticker as a sentiment.

 

Even when I stamp images I tend to fussy cut them and pop them up on the card as an embellishment!

Join in at http://www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com.au/

Materials used: designer paper from stash; MPress ribbon die used to emboss; Poppy Stamps walking cat die; Memory Box parker alphabet dies; distress ink; foam dots.

Thanks for looking :)

Floral thank you

Hi, this month Scrapbook Boutique's Challenge is to to create a project using yellow, white and green, and this yummy cupcake photo as inspiration.

 

I love the soft colours and the bright splash of yellow! It reminds me of sorbet, nice and refreshing! 

 

Floral thank you, a photo by cathroff on Flickr. 

I coloured the paper flowers and the vellum butterflies with twinkling H2O's.

Materials used: Provocraft thankyou embossing folder; Prima white paper flowers; twinkling H2O's; Stampin Up butterfly die; Martha Stewart frond punch; bling and pearlized cardstock from stash.

 

If you live in Australia, join in at http://scrapbookboutiquenews.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/a-new-challenge-has-started.html

Thanks for looking :)

Washi tape cars

Washi tape cars, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

This is my entry in this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge - to use washi tape in your project!

Join in at http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com.au/

I went to a craft show late last year and bought my first roll of washi tape. There were so many to choose from !! I ended up just getting this one with older style cars on it as I hadn't seen anything like it before.

Materials used: washi tape; Heavy duty embossing folder; metallic paper; sentiment sticker and cardstock from stash.

Thanks for looking :)

Golf Birthday

 

Hi, it's a cooler day here at last! I've been in Brisbane for a few days, shopping and celebrating my sister's 50th birthday. We had a great time!

I needed a quick male birthday card for a golf fan so here it is!

Materials used: Sizzix woodgrain embossing folder; Spellbinders oval die; EK Jolee Success sticker; and sentiment sticker from stash.

Thanks for looking :)

Annabelle Stamps Giveaway & Blog hop

Annabelle Stamps is having a giveaway as a promotion for their January Blog Hop and new release this Friday! They have some fabulous designs.

 

For all the details just click here

Cas(E) this sketch - Blue Butterflies

Blue Butterflies, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

This is my entry in the cas(E) this sketch challenge #10. I entered the challenge from my flickr account earlier today, and now that I've worked out how to share photos on my blog, I'll add my entry and also a copy of the sketch

The DT have some great inspirational cards

 

Join in at http://casethissketch.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/case-this-sketch-challenge-10.html

Thanks for looking :)

Orange Birthday Blossoms

Orange Birthday Blossoms, a photo by cathroff on Flickr.

This is my first successful photo share onto my blog! Been trying for ages to work out how to do it and finally googled an answer I could understand!

I made this card for the Hero Arts January challenge - to try something new and/or a colour challenge.

Find out how to join in at http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/january-2013-contest-details/
Thanks for looking :)

Blogging begins!!

While I'm on holidays I thought I'd try a few posts and see how I go! It's very hot here - 42 degrees on the verandah so card making is progressing very slowly! I'll upload a card soon :)