Grey & Red Christmas

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at CAS Christmas and Marcia has chosen a colour theme, grey and red.

Our guest this time is Darnell and she along with my team mates have some wonderful cards to inspire you. Hope to see you in the gallery.

All of the details are on the blog.

This is a new to me die.

 I cut a layer from black and from metallic grey cardstock and layered them up for dimension. Then added a scrap of red card behind the cut outs.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge, anything goes

Addicted to Stamps & More

Die Cut Divas Challenge, anything goes

Supplies:

Christmas Border die by Precious Marieke; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Stampin Up retired sentiment; versafine ink & fine metallic silver ep; grey metallic cardstock.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Just kidding...!

 

Hi everyone, it's back to work, or work from home next week, so I made this card to get in the mood lol!!

No, I love my job, although Covid has thrown a lot of challenges into the mix!

I picked this sentiment stamp up ages ago and couldn't think how I'd use it. When I saw this retired Stampin Up set with a chair in it I thought it'd be a perfect match!

I've used versafine clair inks and clear embossing powder.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge, anything goes

Make My Monday, embossing either. I've used wet embossing.

Mix It Up Challenge, anything goes. I'm joining in without the optional paper piecing.

Since these are never before used goodies, I'm also linking up to Darnell's NBUS Challenge

Supplies:

Riley and Company sentiment stamp; Stampin Up welcome to the team chair stamp; versafine clair ink; clear embossing powder; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Birthday cakes!

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Shirley has chosen cakes as our theme.

Our party guest Jenny and my team mates have some delicious looking ideas to inspire you so I hope you can play along.

Of course there is always the anything goes birthday option too! A great opportunity to build up your stash of birthday cards.

I purchased a few retired Penny Black stamps recently, so thought I'd ink this one up as it features a fabulous looking cake! Well what you can see of it lol.

I stamped the image in versafine clair nocturne and clear embossed it. Then coloured the image using distress markers (some of them have dried up!! need to google fixing that!) and prismacolour pencils. 

(The shading on and around the chooks looks a lot lighter in the photo).

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes.

Allsorts, anything goes with the option of nature

Little Red Wagon, animals from Old Macdonald's Farm

Penny Black Saturday Challenge, anything goes and I've used the option of wet embossing.

Supplies:

Penny Black best of luck stamp; Inspired by Stamping birthday greetings sentiment;

versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; distress markers; prismacolour pencils; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

WWC 325 - Heidi's Challenge : All Things Masculine

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Watercooler Wednesday and Heidi is hosting a masculine themed challenge this time.

The design team have some fabulous inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along. All of the details are on the blog.

I love the expression on the magician's face.  A green rabbit will do that to you lol!

I've coloured the image with Prismacolour pencils and the sentiment is diecut from some cardstock painted with opal paints, very shimmery in real life.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Allsorts, any real animal or creature.

I hope the green rabbit is ok?

Bizzy Bec's Store Challenge, anything goes

Stamplorations, Summer vacation anything goes challenge

Stamplorations Never Ending anything goes challenge

Supplies:

Katzelkraft magician; Lawn Fawn reveal wheel sentiment stamps; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; Stamplorations magical die; Art Alchemy opal paints; Prismacolour pencils; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Stitched Up

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Barb has chosen real or faux stitching as the theme.

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

If stitching isn't your thing then play along with the anything goes birthday theme and build up your stash of birthday cards.

I recently acquired some retired Stampin Up goodies and this quilt builder framelit and the embossing folder were amongst them.

I would love to get into quilting some day, but this is as close as I'll get for now!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, lots of layers

Addicted to Stamps & More

Aud Sentiments Challenge, birthday sentiment

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Supplies:

Stampin Up quilt builder framelit and tufted embossing folder; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Happy Little Stampers sentiment stamp; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; Craft Consortium designer paper pads.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Black & White outlines

Hi everyone, I wanted to have a play with this new die and thought I'd keep everything black and white for a change.

No stamping, diecuts and a sentiment sticker! 

Quick and easy so long as everything is lined up properly lol! Yep, now that I've done it once it will be quicker next time.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, lots of layers.

Perfectly CAS, geometric

Darnell's NBUS Challenge

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog, birthday sentiment

Addicted to Stamps & More

Supplies:

Birch Press Design mini tile layer set and big lingo type happy dies; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

 

WWC 324 - Kath's Challenge : All About Occasions

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Watercooler Wednesday and Kath is hosting an occasions challenge.

The design team have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along. All of the details are on the blog.

 I needed yet another sympathy card and have CASEd  this amazing design by Chrissie from Simply One of a Kind.

She is a CAS Queen and finds the most unusual dies!

I smooshed some cardstock into a puddle of distress inks, trying to keep the colour in the lower corner.

Popped the seagulls up on some foam tape and stamped the sentiment.

I love how peaceful and serene this design is, it was perfect for farewelling my friend.

I'm not linking up to any challenges as I've CASEd the design. Thankyou Chrissie!

Supplies:

Paper Rose Ornate Swirl Rectangle frame die; Impression Obsession seagull dies; distress inks; Happy Little Stampers doodled flowers sentiment; versafine clair ink & clear ep; linen card base.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Christmas plaid

 

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

Our guest Melanie and my team mates have some great inspiration for you so I hope you can play along.

All of the details are on the blog.

I don't have any plaid stamps or designer paper but I do have a plaid stencil.

I diecut a tag thinking I'd use that then stencilled some sugar glitter paste through it.

It was sparkly but a bit bland, so I sprayed and smooshed on some Lindys starburst spray in a golden green colour.

That was a bit too much lol!

I tried it behind a few diecuts and thought this one with trees toned it down enough.

Here's a closer look at the sparkle.

The sentiment was embossed with a pearl jade powder.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday, glimmer and sparkle

Merry Little Christmas Challenge, anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge S is for stencil and T is for Two.

I've gone with S for stencil.

Christmas Card Throwdown

Supplies:

Tim Holtz plaid layering stencil; Bo Bunny glitter paste-sugar; Lindy's starburst spray in Ponderosa Pines Olive; Spellbinders circle die; Memory Box deco tree die; Hero Arts sentiment stamp; versafine clair nocturne ink & Stampendous Pearl lustre jade embossing powder.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Shimmery pearl pastels

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and JoAnn has chosen pastel colours only as the theme.

My team mates and our party guest Jenny have some wonderful inspiration for you, all of the details are on the blog.

Of course, you can always play along with the anything goes birthday option too!

Just realized I've used a black base with my pastels! Wanted them to pop a bit though :)

I inked up some cardstock with oxides, splashed on some water and dried it thoroughly before stamping the background with versamark ink.

I embossed it and the sentiment with white pearl powder. Lots of pearly sheen, here's a closer look.

The butterfly was stamped on a scrap of card that had been painted with opal paints, clear embossed and fussy cut.

It changes colour depending on the light. Looks more pastel at this angle!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Simon Says Stamp Monday, glimmer and sparkle

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, stamp it in September

Supplies:

Hero Arts large flower background stamp; versafine ink and Wow fine detail white pearl ep;

oxide inks in spun sugar, wilted violet and tumbled glass; Memory Box cocoa bean butterfly stamp; Art Alchemy opal magic paints;

Creative Expressions stacked happy birthday die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x