Colourful stencilling

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at JUGS - Just Us Girls where I am honoured to be the guest designer this month!

The theme is use a stencil and the design team have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along.

I've been playing with stencils and crackle paste or glitter paste recently but thought I'd use texture paste for a change. I watched some of Tim Holtz's demo videos and tried a few things for fun!

This card uses a bright and bold panel spritzed with a few distress stains.

It felt a bit flat so I spritzed on glimmer mist for some shimmer, some of it is sitting in the nooks and crannies.

Needed some butterflies to cover up some blotches and used a new to me vine diecut in black as well to tone it down a bit lol!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday, spritz and splatter

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, Summertime blues, I've gone with the add colour option.

Addicted to Stamps and More

Happy Little Stampers stencil challenge

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Supplies:

Tim Holtz flourish stencil; Ranger opaque texture paste; distress spray stains picked raspberry, scattered straw and speckled egg; Glimmer mist dazzling diamonds; hammered card base.

Dies: Penny Black vine borders; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle; Poppy Stamps Emelia butterfly trio; Birch Press hello sugar script.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Photo paper butterfly

 

Hi everyone, I was excited to be asked to be a guest designer at JUGS - Just Us Girls this month!

The theme this week is butterflies, one of my favourites!

The team have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you get the chance to play along.

I've spent the last little while making backgrounds. 

This butterfly was diecut from one that had some distress oxide inks and water smooshed onto glossy photo paper. When dry the chalky residue was wiped off with a baby wipe.
Such a fun technique as the results are always different.

I've got anniversaries on my mind as ours is coming up on the 3rd of September.

34 years! Lucky hubby likes butterflies, and he doesn't look at my blog.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Bizzy Bec's Store Challenge

Addicted to Stamps & More

Mix it up challenge blog, playing along with the CAS option

My happy anniversary die is new so I'm also linking up to 

Darnell's NBUS challenge

Supplies:

Distress oxide inks, glossy photo paper; Memory Box flitter side butterfly die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Sue Wilson mini expressions sentiment die; gold card stock; sequins.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

No stamping for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda has chosen no stamping as the theme.

Of course, you can always play along with our anything goes birthday option too.

Our party guest Karren and my team mates have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along.

This theme was right up my alley lol! 

I LOVE diecuts and took ages to decide on buying this MFT one, but it is a cinch for quick and easy cards.

I had an alcohol inked panel of yupo in my stash that I wasn't overly fond of, but think it's OK now it's diecut.

The hardest part was lining up all of the individual letters!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

AAA Birthday

Addicted to Stamps & More

Happy Little Stampers anything goes birthday challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday, celebrating 12 years!

Happy Birthday!

Supplies:

Dies: MFT big birthday wishers: Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle.

Other: yupo and alcohol inks.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Thank you butterfly

 

Hi everyone,

 I needed some thankyou cards for a male and am hoping these muted colours will fit the bill! Men like butterflies too right?!

I diecut the base of the butterfly from some glossy photo paper smooshed in oxide inks and water. When dry I wiped off the chalky residue with a baby wipe.

I love the font on this retired set by Annabelle Stamps , it's dated 2012!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Tic Tac Toe, I went with the top row butterfly, diecuts and any sentiment.

Less is More

Retro Rubber

Allsorts, butterflies or bugs

Word Art Wednesday, anything goes with a sentiment or bible verse on the blog

Supplies:

 Memory Box flitter side butterfly die; distress oxide inks & glossy photo paper; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Annabelle Stamps fanciful flowers sentiment stamp; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear embossing powder; hammered card base.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Blue & Purple for Lindsey

 

Hello Crafters,

We are deeply saddened to share the news that we lost our treasured friend and teammate, Lindsey, last week, following her hard-fought battle with cancer. Lindsey was well-known for her amazing creativity, witty sense of humor, and immense capacity to support and encourage her design team members and challenge participants. The crafting community will miss her shining light.

Today The Seize the Birthday Team is playing along with their Sister Challenge-Color Hues where Lindsey was also a Design Team Member. This challenge was to be hosted by Lindsey, so the Design Team wants to honor and celebrate her beautiful, creative life by sharing "Lindsey Inspired" projects using her Blue and Purple combination, along with things she loved the most, as inspiration. We hope that you will join us as we pay tribute to our dear friend and teammate.

Here are a few of her favorite things:

humor, cats

gardening/flowers

love of reading

friendship

wine

tea

*If you are a regular at Color Hues and/or Seize the Birthday you might also know that Lindsey loved Clean and Simple cards too.

We would love for you to join us and you can find all the details along with inspiration from both of the Design Teams over at the Color Hues blog.

Supplies:

Dies: Pink Fresh Studio floral squares; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle; Memory Box stitched square layer die embossed with a rubber mat.

Distress oxide inks; Hero Arts Find Joy sentiment stamp set; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Under the sea monochrome

 

Hi everyone, I'm using a few goodies that I bought recently, although I think they have been around for a while!

I diecut the sea corner and the sentiment from a piece of card smooshed in a few distress inks.

Before gluing to the card I put some painters tape along the edge and blended on some distress inks with a makeup brush.

I inked the sentiment with versamark and clear embossed it although it's a bit hard to see the shine in the photo.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes.

AAA Cards

Addicted to Stamps & More

Krafty Chicks, all occasions

Outside the Box, water element challenge

The Male Room

Supplies

Memory Box dies deep sea corner and posh thank you; distress inks.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Metallic Watercoloured Butterflies

 

Hi everyone, I had some butterflies left after my last card and thought I'd create something more CAS for CAS Mix Up Challenge

I painted some cardstock with metallic watercolour paints then diecut the butterflies.

There's a vellum layer under the wings to keep them looking delicate.

The stamp is one I received when I bought some second hand Stampin Up stamps so not sure of the brand. Inked in Versafine clair nocturne and clear embossed.

I'm also linking up to these challenges.

Happy Little Stampers watercolour challenge

Mix It Up Challenge Blog, anything goes with the option of Clean & Simple.

Word Art Wednesday

Supplies:

Memory Box glade butterfly die; metallic watercolour paints; sentiment stamp brand unknown; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; vellum; hammered card base.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Purple blue and green for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Colleen has chosen a colour challenge, purple, blue and green.

You can always play along with our anything goes birthday option too, it's a great way to add to your stash of birthday cards!

My team mates and our party guest Karren have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I used some metallic watercolour paints to colour some cardstock, then diecut the floral border and the new to me butterfly. I layered the flowers on a black diecut (was originally going to put this onto a black base but hubby liked the white one better lol!) I cut a vellum layer for the base of the butterfly.

Here's a closer look at the shimmery paints.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Double D Challenge, also purple blue and green!

Krafty Chicks, CAS

Addicted to Stamps & More

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

The Sisterhood of Crafters, butterflies, dragonflies and bees.

Supplies:

Dies: Memory Box fairytale flower border and glade butterfly; Metallic watercolour paints; unknown sentiment stamp (possibly Stampin Up) versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; hammered cardstock.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x