Blue & gold butterflies

Hi everyone, I was inspired to make this card by the colours at

Scrapbook Boutique's challenge this month. The base card looks black but it's a dark navy.

These cupcakes look so delicious!

At Cuttlebug Mania the theme is to use a sentiment, as well as a manual machine like a Cuttlebug. I used mine to diecut the tag and the flourish and to emboss the tag.

I'm also linking up to the anything goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Supplies: 

Darkroom Door butterflies stamp; versafine ink & clear ep; twinkling H2Os; MFT tag die; Stampin Up stripes embossing folder; Crafty Ann flourish die; gold shimmer paper; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Green vellum butterfly

Hi again, I'm using up one of the last watercolour panels I made a while ago with my Kuretake paints.

I guess I'll just have to make some more! I've used this Lucienne tile a few times to cover the painted panels as I love the almost stained glass effect it gives.

There is a new monthly challenge at Memory Box and the theme is butterflies.

A few years ago the first die I ever bought was the Memory Box cocoa bean butterfly, and the matching stamp. I'm just scraping in with my entry as it closes in a few hours!

I'm also linking up to the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday where the theme is anything goes,

Supplies:

Memory Box Darla & Vivienne butterfly dies and Lucienne Tile die; Kuretake gansai tambo paints; vellum; twinkling H2Os; sentiment sticker; gold shimmer paper; bling.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Birthday Gear

Hi everyone, I hope you're enjoying your weekend. Mine is about over but I'm on holidays for a couple of weeks and am looking forward to resting up!

I was experimenting with stencils and sprays.

I used  Goosebumps texture spray and a few Hueys Colour mists.

The tag was diecut then the gears cut from the leftover scraps. I added more colour with black soot distress ink and some silver gelatos.

I'm linking up to the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday where the theme is to use mists and a stamp. My sentiment is a clear stamp from Simon Says Stamp.


At Simon Says Stamp Wednesday the theme is anything goes.


Using scraps up means I can visit the snippets playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop
where there is always lots of fun to be had!

Edited to add: I'm also linking up to the challenge at Uniko Studio
where the theme is anything goes with the optional twist of masculine.
Thanks Anita!


Also the challenge at Happy Little Stampers where it's a sprays/mists theme. I hope this tag is CAS enough. Thanks Loll!


Supplies:
MFT tag dies; Memory Box texture diamond stencil and gears dies; Simon Says Stamp Clear Happy stamp set; versafine ink & clear ep; Huey's colour mists and Goosebumps texture spray; gelatos; distress ink.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

Navy & gold anniversary

It's been ages since I've had time to make any cards.

Hopefully I can spend more time in the craft room soon as it's nearly school holidays again!

I love this month's inspiration pic at  Scrapbook Boutique and thought it would be the perfect colours for an anniversary card that I've been asked to make.

I'm also linking up to the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday where the theme is to use your favourite technique or product.

One of my favourite techniques is fussy cutting stamped images, and one of my fave products at the moment are these gold watercolour paints.

At Addicted to Stamps & More they are celebrating their 3rd birthday with a Clean & Simple challenge. Congratulations Kylie!

Supplies:

Stampers Anonymous flower garden stamp: gold versacolor ink & gold ep; vellum; Finetec gold watercolour paint; onyx liquid pearls; Distressed stripes embossing folder; Memory Box fresh foliage die; distress inks; MFT tag dies; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Watercolour windmill

Hi everyone, I received my new Darkroom Door windmill stamp on Friday and was keen to have a play with it. 

The background is made with brushos. I wet the watercolour paper, sprinkled cobalt blue powder and then misted with water again. A lot of the colour washed out and blended, but I think it looks a bit like clouds.

I'm linking up to a few challenges:

At Addicted to Stamps and More  they want us to use any material to make a mark on your project.

At Pretty Pink Posh they are celebrating with a watercolor blog hop.

At Simon Says Stamp Wednesday it's a masculine theme.

Supplies: Darkroom Door stamp;versafine ink & clear ep; brushos; Distressed stripes embossing folder; brads; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Butterfly Birthday

Hi everyone, I was inspired to make this card by a couple of challenges.

At CASology the theme is vintage.

I think of vintage as wallpaper, oval frames and florals.

 I kept the colour scheme white on white to keep a CAS feel.

At Simon Says Stamp Monday the theme is royal.

I used seedless preserves and dusty concord distress inks to give my butterfly a royal purple colour. 

Supplies:

Memory Box butterfly dies; Spellbinders floral oval die; Papertrey Ink cover plate;

distress inks; bought paper flower; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Tarnished Brass Butterfly

Hi everyone, my stencil experimenting is continuing!
I wasn't happy with one try and used it to diecut the butterflies, then had another go with the stencil.
I'll keep practicing lol!

I'm linking up to some challenges:

At Simon Says Stamp Wednesday it's anything goes.

Addicted to Stamps & More also has an anything goes theme.

Cuttlebug Mania want us to add some bling as well as using a manual machine.

Supplies:
Memory Box Vivienne and Darla butterfly dies and texture diamond stencil;
Tarnished brass distress spray stain; Casual Fridays Breath sentiment stamp; versafine ink & clear ep;
MFT pierced & traditional tag dies; bling from a large sheet bought at a $2 shop!

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

Floral tag

Hi everyone, I finally got out one of my stencils to have a play with.

This one is Texture Flourish by Memory Box.

I used antique linen distress ink for the stencil and the flower.

I'm linking up to the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday where the theme is stencil it.

At Less is More the challenge is to add some metal.

The flower centre is a metallic circle that I coloured with pebble alcohol ink.

At Cuttlebug Mania they want us to add some bling and to use a manual machine.

I used my cuttlebug to cut the tag and foliage dies. I coloured the leaves with distress ink and cut a few pieces to use.

At Allsorts they are celebrating their 6th birthday, congratulations!

At Seize the Birthday it's anything goes birthday.

Supplies:

MFT traditional and pierced tag stax dies; Memory Box fresh foliage die and textured flourish stencil; distress inks; Stampin Up flower shop stamp, versafine ink & clear ep; bling and alcohol ink; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Metallic birthday star

Hi everyone, I racked my brains today trying to think of something starting with X, Y or Z for the 

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge!

Finally I struck on zig zag!

 I have a chevron die that I won ages ago at the snippets playground.

I diecut 2 and painted them with silver gelatos. Then I wove them together and used double sided tape to keep them in place on the back.

Less is More wants us to add some metal this week.

I die cut a star from a Quick Cutz metal sheet and coloured it with alcohol inks.
Apologies for the bright photo! I had to almost lay the stand flat to photograph the star so it wasn't too dark.

At Seize the Birthday it's an anything goes birthday theme.

At AAA Cards the theme is for the guys.

Supplies:
MFT chevron die; silver gelatos; Papertrey Ink star die; metal sheet; akcohol inks; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Wedding flowers

Hi again, I've just finished this card and thought I'd better post it before I get stuck into some housework. The weekend goes so quickly!

The flowers have a layer painted with twinkling H2Os. The colour was way too bright to use on

it's own so I softened it with a vellum layer.

I'm linking up to the challenge at Inspirational where it's a purple theme

as well as a celebration of Pia's wedding next week. Congrats Pia!

It's also a wedding theme at Just Add Ink.

At Cuttlebug Mania it's a ribbon theme, as well as using a manual machine. I used my cuttlebug to diecut the Mediterranean Lace rectangle frame. 

I diecut it twice and layered them together for extra dimension. The glue was nearly dry by the time I got around all the pieces lol!

The ribbon is a couple of leftover pieces I had from another project so I'm also visiting the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop. 

You only need 1 snippet or scrap to join in the fun.

At Stamping Sensations it's a flower power theme and you must use a stamp.

I've used SU flower shop and Annabelle Stamp's sentiment stamps.

Supplies:

Cheery Lynn Mediterranean Lace rectangle frame; Stampin Up flower shop stamp; gold versacolor ink & gold pearl ep; vellum; twinkling H2Os; pearl bling; Carl flower punch and gold shimmer paper for the flower centres; Annabelle Stamps sentiment from the wedding medallion set; versafine ink & clear ep; Paper Mill ribbon scraps.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Purple dragonflies

Hi again,

 I've made a few watercolour panels with my new paints.

The dragonflies were cut from scraps of vellum and painted with twinkling H2Os.

I'm linking up to the challenge at Seize the Birthday where it's an anything goes birthday theme.

I'm also visiting the snippets playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

The vellum scraps I have leftover are still big enough to punch or die cut a few tiny flowers from so they're back in the scrap box!

Edited to add: there's a purple challenge happening at Inkspirational so I'm also linking up there, thanks Sarah!

Supplies:

Kuretake Gansai Tambo paints; watercolour paper; Memory Box dragonfly die; vellum; twinkling H2Os; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Wedding hearts

I was inspired to make this card for the challenge at CASology

 where the theme is weddings.

Supplies:

Memory Box Sofia Heart; gold shimmer paper; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Purple Fresh Daisies

I made a few blank cards to have on hand for when I need them.

I'm linking this one up to the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday where the theme is to use

Simon Says products.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp fresh daisies die; twinkling H2Os; SU fancy fans embossing folder.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Birthday Banner

Hi again, hope you've had enjoyable weekend. Mine is nearly over yet again.

 Time to look forward to the next one!

I used one of my watercolour backgrounds to create this panel. I used Kuretake Gansai Tambo paints but didn't add the Finetec gold this time. 

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday  where the theme is to use a Simon Says Stamp product.

My banner is a Simon Says Stamp die using snippets of teal and yellow card.

At Just Us Girls it's a colour theme.

I used dark blue, coral, yellow and teal.

At Addicted to Stamps & More it's a clean and simple theme.

snippets means I can also visit the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp party banner die; watercolour paint ans paper; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x