Best wishes butterfly

I cut and coloured a heap of butterflies on the weekend, it's good therapy!

I'm linking this card up to a few challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday has an anything goes challenge.

Time Out has a CAS theme with an optional twist of black and white with a splash of one colour.

Uniko Studio has an anything goes theme with an optional sketch.

Supplies:

Hero Arts butterfly stamp; versafine ink & clear ep; Petal Pleasures embossing folder; Annabelle stamps sentiment; inktense pencils; stickles.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Green butterflies on vellum tag

Hi everyone, the weekend is coming to a close here. I've had a good day though, did a bit of everything, baking, housework and crafting!

A couple of colleagues at work are leaving, so this is one of the cards I've made.

I stamped and fussy cut the butterflies and coloured them with inktense pencils.

The challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More is to make your mark.

At Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge the theme is anything goes.

Darnell at DJKardkreations is hosting her 4th NBUS challenge, so unearth your never before used schtuff, (that you just had to have) and play along! My NBUS is the sentiment stamp from Mama Elephant. I got a few sets for my birthday but have not used them yet!

The green silk embroidery thread on this tag was a scrap that a friend from work gave me, It's a snippet so I'm visiting the snippets playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Supplies:

Hero Arts butterfly stamp: Mama Elephant Every day Greetings stamp; versafine & clear ep; MFT tag die; vellum; inktense pencils; bling; Darice embossing folder.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Floral tag

Hi everyone, hope your week is going well. I had some good news in that my sister who was retrenched a while ago has found a job! I'm so happy for her.

I made this card last weekend but our internet has been so slow that it's a long job trying to upload and link anything!

 I fussy cut the flowers and painted them with twinkling H2O's so they have a nice shimmer. 

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More where the theme is to make your mark.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday where it's anything goes.

I used a snippet of ribbon from my offcuts box, so I'm also linking up to the snippets playground at

Pixie's Crafty Workshop

Supplies:

Heartfelt Creations flower stamp: versafine ink & clear ep: twinkling H20's; MFT tag die; Memory Box fresh foliage die; distress ink; Leafy Branch embossing folder; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Purple blossom

Hi, I've made another card to celebrate a family birthday, it's tomorrow so luckily I'm handing it over and not posting it! It's for my step dad who loves gardening, so I thought the purple and black
kept it masculine looking.

I stamped the image onto watercolour paper using twinkling H2Os, then touched it up with an aqua brush.

I'm linking up to the challenge at CASology where the theme is blossom.

At AAA Cards the theme is bare naked CAS.

Í've matted the image with a couple of layers, so I hope it's CAS enough.

At Fantasy Stampers the theme is Spring is in the air,  you do need to use a stamped image.

Supplies:

Rubbernecker blossom stamp; twinkling H2Os; tombow marker for the stems; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Big Blue Butterfly

Hi everyone, I hope you've been having a good week.

It's been flat chat at work, but the weekend isn't far away, so it's all good!

I stamped, fussy cut and painted this butterfly with twinkling H2O's a while ago, and have finally mounted it onto a card for one of our many March family birthdays.

I'm linking up to the following  challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday where the theme is the letter B. I've used a big bold blue butterfly!

 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where the theme is things that fly.



I cut the 2 flourishes from snippets of silver shimmer paper, so I'm also visiting the playground at
Pixie's Crafty Workshop

Supplies:
Indigo Blu butterfly stamp; versafine ink & clear embossing powder; twinkling H2O's; Papertrey Ink woodgrain cover plate; Crafty Ann flourish die; bling; silver shimmer paper; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

Ferns & Dragonfly

I spent some of today distressing some panels and tags.

On this one I used a few green distress inks then spritzed with some gold perfect pearls mixed with water. (There's a soft gold shimmer that doesn't show too well in the photo.)

I stamped and clear embossed the ferns, then added the dragonfly.

(It's covering a run of water that I didn't like!)

I'm linking up to these challenges:

At Simon Says Stamp Monday its time to use a hint of clover.

Addicted to CAS has a distress theme.

Addicted to Stamps & More has a CAS theme.

Virginia's View Challenge has an embossing theme.

My third entry uses dry embossing on the white base and wet embossing for the ferns.

At Cuttlebug Mania it's a monochromatic green colour challenge, and you need to use a manual diecutting/embossing machine like a Cuttlebug.

Supplies:

Papertrey Ink woodgrain cover plate; Memory Box dragonfly die; Penny Black Breezy stamp; distress inks; versafine olympia green ink and clear embossing powder; vellum; twinkling H2O's; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Green butterfly tag

This is the card I gave to my hubby for his birthday today. 

He loves gardening and wildlife, so I thought I'd use blues and greens to keep the card a bit more masculine looking.

I'm linking up to the challenges at Simon Says Stamp Monday where the theme is just a hint of clover. I've used green twinkling H2O's and distress inks.

At Virginia's View Challenge the theme is all things embossed. Congratulations once again on your first anniversary Virginia!

I've dry embossed my kraft card and brushed distress ink over it to bring out the pattern.

At Just us Girls the theme is masculine. I've kept my colour scheme to earthy tones to keep my card masculine looking.

At Seize the Birthday it's an optional toppings theme of masculine.

At Allsorts Spring is in the air.

Supplies: 

Birds & Swirls embossing folder:  Memory Box Grove branch (modified), Vivienne & Darla butterfly dies; Carl flower punch; vellum; twinkling H2O's; distress inks; bling; liquid pearls; sentiment sticker; scrap of silk ribbon.

Thanks for visiting, enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Cathy x

Holey Cow!

Hi everyone, it's the end of my weekend and I'm glad I finally got to make a card!

March is a big birthday month in our family so there's a few more to do!

I'm hoping my niece likes this image. She'll be 19 this year but she has a quirky sense of humour!

I'm linking up to a few challenges.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge has a no rules theme, so anything goes!

This is one of the first times I've used a digi image so some rules would have helped!!

I coloured the image with prismacolour pencils and gamsol but the OMS made the printed ink bleed if I got too close. Same with rubbing the distress ink on the sentiment, it was ok just dabbing it on though.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge also has an anything goes theme.

Virginia's View Challenge is celebrating it's first birthday! Congratulations Virginia!

The theme this month is embossing.

I've used dry embossing and highlighted the texture with distress ink.

My flowers are punched from snippets of cream card, so I'm visiting the playground at

Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

At Seize the Birthday there's a masculine toppings option, I've gone with anything goes birthday.

Supplies:

Cow pack digi image from Squigglefly (I think the shop has now closed); prismacolour pencils; Cuttlebug embossing folder; distress ink; Carl flower punch; Memory Box grass die;

computer generated sentiment; twine; brad; stickles.

Thanks for visiting,

enjoy the rest of your weekend, Cathy x

Blue-green and gold butterfly panel

I'm back again with another butterfly!

We've had so many in our backyard lately! They seem to go crazy for the flowers on one of the "weeds" we have growing.

I'm linking up to the following challenges:

The Hero Club Blog where it's a nature theme. 

You also need to use a Hero Arts product.

 

Less is More has a wings theme. 

(I hope this clean and layered style is still CAS enough, please let me know if it's not.)

Seize the Birthday has a hearts and arrows option, or as I'm doing, it's anything goes birthday.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge has an add texture theme.

I've used snippets of vellum for my painted flowers so I'm visiting the playground at

Pixie's Crafty Workshop

Supplies:

Hero Arts antique engravings butterfly; versafine ink & clear ep; Papertrey Ink burlap cover plate;

Memory Box Savannah border die; Carl flower punch; twinkling H2O's; vellum; gold shimmer paper; bling; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Blue green butterfly

Hi, it's been a wet weekend so far here,

 although thankfully we've not had the terrible cyclonic conditions that are happening in the north of Australia. I hope all of those affected by the storms and floods are doing ok and that life gets back to normal as soon as possible for you.

I was inspired by a few challenges to make this card.

At CASology the theme is monochrome.

I painted the butterfly with a twinkling H2O colour called mystique, its a bluey green that washes out to a light green when you add more water.

At Addicted to Stamps & More the theme is to make your mark using pens, pencils, markers, paint etc.

The Hero Club Blog has a nature challenge. I've used my favourite Hero Arts butterfly from the antique engravings stamp set.

At Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge the theme is to add a little texture.

I've embossed the background with a tiny bubbles folder and layered a few of the diecut hellos to add dimension and texture.

Happy Little Stampers has an embossing theme this month.

As well as embossing the background, the butterfly is embossed with clear powder.

Supplies:

Hero Arts Antique engravings butterfly stamp; versafine ink & clear embossing powder; Cuttlebug tiny bubbles embossing folder; Simon Says Stamp hello die; twinkling H20s; bling.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Pink & red with love

Hi everyone, life has been so hectic lately that there hasn't been much time for card making.

Hopefully things will settle down soon though.

I was inspired to make this card by the pink and red colour challenge

at Simon Says Stamp Monday.

I hadn't used this striped textured cardstock before and thought the pink striped ribbon would suit it. I've got a drawer full of ribbons and should really try and use them!

I punched the hearts from scraps of card after embossing some of them with swiss dots.

I'm also linking up to the snippets playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

At CASology the theme is love.

Supplies:

Heart punches; swiss dots embossing folder; ribbon; bling; foam tape and sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Sparkly heart balloons

Hi everyone, I diecut these glittery balloons quite a while ago and finally managed to make a card with them today.

I'm linking up to a few challenges as it's Valentines Day soon and hearts and love are all the go!

(Hubby & I don't celebrate V Day as so I don't use that sentiment!)

At Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge the theme is H is for, hearts in this instance!

At Addicted to CAS the theme is hugs & kisses.

At AAA Cards the theme is LOVE.

 At Cuttlebug Mania the theme is I heart you. You also need to use a manual machine like a Big Shot or a Cuttlebug.

Supplies:

Paper Smooches balloon die: Memory Box primo labels die; Cuttlebug Love Language embossing folder: glitter paper; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x