Scottie Dog

 

Hi everyone it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and TaeEun has chosen framed as the theme.

The design team and our party guest Melanie have some great ideas to inspire you, so I hope you get the chance to play along.

I kept my frame very simple, a pop of red to match the scottie dog's scarf.

I've made a few cards using this die, sometimes the dog is white and sometimes black.

 I use snowtex to add texture so it looks like his fur, and coloured it with some black acrylic paint before applying it. It's messy but fun and I love the look!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

AAA Birthday

Addicted to Stamps & More

Supplies:

Marianne Design dog die; DecoArt snow tex paste; black acrylic paint; Daisy Mae Design gingham embossing folder; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Holiday Poinsettia.

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at CAS Christmas and Linda has chosen poinsettias as the theme.

The design team and our guest Sandra have some amazing inspiration for you, so I hope you get the chance to play along.

This card uses diecuts only. 2 of them I've had for ages but not used, the sentiment and frame.

The sentiment was inked with versamark and embossed with aged gold frantage embossing enamel.

 I diecut the small poinsettia from red and green cardstock and used some shaping tools and a mouse mat to give the petals and leaves some dimension. 

Thes's a tiny smear of crystal stickles on the gold centre to liven it up!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Dies R Us, anything goes, I've used Penny Black and Poppy Stamps dies.

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Tic Tac Toe Challenge,

I've gone with the diagonal of silver/gold/flowers/pink or red.

Supplies:

Dies: Poppystamps small blooming poinsettia and jumbled happy holidays; Penny Black square frames; 

Other: versamark ink; Stampendous aged gold frantage embossing enamel; Stickles.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

WWC 319 - Helen's Challenge : All things Feminine

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Watercooler Wednesday  and Helen is hosting a feminine theme.

The design team have some wonderful inspiration for you so I hope you can play along.

I'm still playing with Inka Gold pastes. I open them up every month or so to check they haven't dried out, add some glycerine if necessary and use them lol!

I used champagne and jade on my craft mat, spritzed heavily with water, then smooshed my cardstock through it.

When dry I embossed it using a Sizzix 3D leaf folder.

The sentiment was diecut, inked with versamark and heat embossed with Lindy's midnight gold powder.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I went with the diagonal of yellow, big sentiment and watercolour (smooshed Inka Gold)

Let's Squash It, nature and watercolouring.

Mix it Up Challenge Blog, anything goes without the option of stamping this time.

Supplies:

Inka Gold; Sizzix 3D fallen leaves embossing folder; Simon Says Stamp you die; Couture Creations love die; versamark ink; Lindy's midnight gold embossing powder.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

3D embossing

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Ashwini has asked us to get creative with an embossing folder.

Our party guest Melanie and the design team have some great inspiration for you, or you can always play along with our anything goes birthday option.

I have a lot of embossing folders but they have been a bit neglected lately, even though I've been adding some of the 3D ones to my stash!

This one is a  new to me Sizzix 3D embossing folder called wildflowers.

 A tip I learned from watching the Tim Holtz demos was to spritz  some water lightly onto the card then run it through your machine (Big Shot Plus in my case) 3 times to get a deep impression. It seems to work every time.

Next I painted on some inkagold and got this lovely shine.

Here's a closer look.

The butterfly was inked with versamark then embossed with Wow embossing glitter. I added a layer of vellum for some definition.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

As You Like It, favourite tip and use it on your project.

Addicted to Stamps & More

Allsorts, playing along with just anything goes.

Mix it Up Challenge Blog, without the option of stamping.

Simon Says Stamp Monday, I can see clearly. I used vellum under the top butterfly wings.

Supplies:

Sizzix 3D embossing folder wildflowers; Inka Gold rose quartz; Memory Box Lunette and Oriel butterfly dies; versamark ink; Wow vintage romance embossing glitter; vellum; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

WWC 318 - Kath's Challenge : All about Occasions

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Watercooler Wednesday.

Kath is hosting and it's all about occasions, any you can think of, birthdays, graduation, anniversaries, congratulations and so on.

The design team have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

My son recently purchased his first house and I've been meaning to make him a card!

This one ties together a mish mash of dies that have been languishing in my stash unused, and a stamp lol!

The letters and house are coloured using distress inks. I double layered the letters for some dimension and the sentiments are clear embossed for shine.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Dies R Us, anything goes. I've used Sizzix and Poppystamps dies.

Bizzy Becs store challenge, anything goes.

Uniko Challenge, anything goes with the option of diecuts

Supplies:

Dies: Poppystamps Clovis House; Sizzix alphanumeric stretch upper; Dress my Craft congratulations; trees unknown.

Other: Inspired by Stamping Big Congrats stamp; versafine nocturne ink; clear ep; distress inks.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Nautical Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Lindsey has chosen a nautical theme.

If nautical isn't you then anything goes birthday is fine too!

The design team and our party guest Melanie have loads of inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I thought this retired map stamp from Stampin Up would fit the theme as you need maps to navigate at sea!

It's stamped in versafine clair nocturne ink, clear embossed , the sprayed with antique linen and old paper distress stains. The edges are distressed with a Tim Holtz tool and inked with frayed burlap distress ink.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Always Fun Challenge, layers

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Simon Says Stamp Monday, mixed media

The Male Room, Dads and Grandads

Supplies:

Stampin Up world map: versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; distress spray stains & ink; Mama Elephant scripty birthday die; happy sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Delicious blueberries!

 

Hi everyone,

 my son is the harvest manager at our local blueberry farm.

I found this retired Stampin Up set for sale and made this card for him!

It's a bit hard getting the right colour with the inks, so I painted some blue and plum twinkling H2Os on top of the inked image.

Here's a look at the shimmer.

I'm linking up to some challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, masculine.

Addicted to Stamps & More,

 Alphabet Challenge, E is for easy simple card

As You Like it Challenge, favourite style, CAS or fully fancy and why.

I prefer making CAS cards to fancy ones, layering is something I definitely struggle with!

Love the look of white space on a card.

Supplies:

Stampin Up Berry Blessings stamps; Versafine Clair blue belle, shady lanr and nocturne inks;

clear ep; twinkling H2Os wild plum and twilight; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Let it snow...man!

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at CAS Christmas and Hideko has chosen the fun theme of snowman!

The design team and our guest Steph have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

This snowman is part of a kit from Hero Arts. I snapped it up at a recent sale and love the lino print feel some of the images have. The ombre inkpad was included, as well as the sentiment!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Allsorts, any celebration but not a birthday

Dies R Us, I've used a snowman die from Hero Arts.

Mix it up Challenge Blog, anything goes and I've used the optional twist of stamping.

Merry Little Christmas Challenge, anything goes Christmas.

Supplies:

Hero Arts monthly kit Nov 2020 stamps and dies; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; zig colour brush pens.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

WWC 317 - Heidi's Challenge : All things masculine

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Watercooler Wednesday and Heidi is our host with a masculine theme.

 The team have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I bought this cactus die not long ago and decided it would be great for a male occasion.

I diecut the pieces and coloured them with various distress inks using finger daubers.

I've used a cream or ivory panel as white looked too stark and thought a kraft base tied it all together.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

CAS on Friday, green.

Darnell's NBUS Challenge, my cactus die is a newbie!

Little Red Wagon, make it masculine

Supplies:

 Sizzix funky cactus dies: Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; distress inks; Happy Little Stampers Mix Mash sentiment stamp; versafine clair ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x