Love always

 

Hi everyone, I bought this die set ages ago and this is it's first use!

I used both the detailed and outline die and placed some patterned paper behind the openings.

It's quite long so I thought it suited a slimline card.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Tic Tac Toe, I've gone with the diagonal punch or diecut, patterned paper and pink.

(Although there is a touch of purple too so I hope that's ok.)

Using new goodies means I can also link up to Darnell's NBUS challenge

AAA Cards, playing along with the optional love is in the air twist

Krafty Chicks, all occasions

Cardz 4 Galz, red and/or pinks

Supplies:

Creative Expressions Striplets - Ravello; paper pad from Poppycrafts; Annabelle Stamps fanciful flowers sentiment; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; hammered card stock.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Kraft & another colour for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday  and Colleen has chosen a colour theme for this round.

Or play along with our anything goes birthday option and add to your stash of birthday cards for the year!

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

I used a few things that I had in my bits box for this card, the 3D embossed brick card, and the dragonflies that were painted with twinkling H2Os and fussycut.

I rubbed a frayed burlap distress ink pad across the bricks for a bit of definition.

The sentiment was diecut from black card and clear embossed for some shine.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Double D, sparkle and or shine

Allsorts, January Blues

Make My Monday, Happy Birthday

Unicorn Challenge, Birthday

Supplies:

Indigo Blue dragonfly stamp; versafine ink & clear ep; Stamplorations birthday die; twinkling H2O's; Sizzix brick embossing folder; happy sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Embossing Wet or Dry for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time to start our challenges again for the new year at Seize the Birthday.
I have chosen one of my favourite techniques, embossing, and you can try wet, dry or both!

Or, play along with our anything goes option, as long as it's for a birthday.

My team mates and our party guests have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along.

I've made a few cards with this impresslit die and wax pastes but wanted something a bit more masculine looking for hubby's birthday. Yep, a masculine butterfly card, starting to look like a moth maybe?!

I diecut the butterfly from black card and rubbed on some art alchemy wax pastes.

I love how detailed the embossing is. I've also embossed the background and used wet embossing on the diecut birthday sentiment, using versamark ink and Lindy's midnight bronze powder.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Double D, celebrating their 8th year of challenges, with an optional bronze theme, Congrats!

Supplies:

Dies: Sizzix 3D butterfly impresslit; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle; Memory Box birthday cursive script circle (I cut the circle off); 

Other: Darice Crackle embossing folder; Art Alchemy antique brilliance waxes; versamark ink and Lindy's midnight bronze embossing powder; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Autumn items for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for another challenge at Seize the Birthday and Barbara has chosen fall or autumn items as the theme.

or you can play along with our anything goes birthday option.

Our party guest Loll and my team mates have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope to see you in the gallery.

I diecut a background made with green and gold inka gold pastes, early autumn colours.

This Sizzix die has lots of intricate little parts that are tricky to glue down, but I do like it. It reminds me of spent flowers that can still look so pretty.

Here's a closer look at the shimmer and shine.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Happy Little Stampers Birthday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, make it sparkle

Supplies:

Tim Holtz bouquet die; Paper Rose stitched rectangle metal frames die; Creative Expressions mini stacked happy birthday die; inka gold pastes; scrap of metallic gold card.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Neutral Colours only for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday,  and Ashwini has chosen neutral colours for our theme.

Or build up your card stash with our anything goes birthday option.

Our party guest is the very talented Loll who, along with my team mates has some wonderful ideas to inspire you, so hope to see you in the gallery.

I had a sentiment stamped on a card base that has been in my bit box for a few years!

I decided to add a butterfly that complemented the colours. My neutrals include mainly browns and creams and metallic or pearl versions of these - bronze and cafe au lait embossing powders

I inked up the butterfly wings and body with versamark and added Lindy's embossing powder. I added a layer of vellum and beige card under the wings.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option

Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge, anything goes

Mix it Up Challenge, anything goes and optional stamping

Supplies:

Memory Box lunette and oriel butterfly dies: Happy Little Stampers mix mash sentiment stamp; versamark ink; Lindy's Stamp Gang cafe au lait and midnight bronze embossing powders; Stately embossing folder.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Add a sky for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Vicki has chosen the theme this time, add a sky.

or add to your stash of birthday cards with our anything goes birthday option.

Our party guests Stef and Linda, along with my team mates have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can join in.

I was asked for a card to suit a girl who's a bit of a tom boy. I know she's also got blonde hair.

 I thought I'd case a card I've made previously and changed the hair colour to suit!

The clouds and grass are stencilled, and the image is coloured with Prismacolours.

Having the matching die for the stamp is a bonus as this is not an image I'd want to fussycut lol!

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Krafty Chicks, all occasions

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

MFT cloud and grass stencils; MFT let your hair down stamp and die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Prismacolour pencils.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Supplies:

Hot Pink & Lime for Seize the Birthday

 

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

You can always play along with our anything goes birthday theme too.

Our party guests Stef and Karen, along with my team mates have some great inspiration for you, so I hope you get the chance to play along.

I tried to get as close to hot pink and lime with these new to me Catherine Pooler inks, and I thought this 2 layered stencil would make where to lay the colours easy! (I'm feeling like a need a licorice allsort!!)

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Stencil Fun Challenge, playing along without the option of using orange.

Double D Challenge, pink

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge

Mix It Up Challenge, make your own background

Supplies:

Catherine Pooler inks in pucker up and garden party; Simon Hurley geo circles layering stencil; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Paper Rose happy birthday chunky layered die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Vinyl...memories!

 

Hi everyone, it's back to work for me tomorrow after the school holidays!

A bit more time would be lovely lol!

This is a stamp and die that I bought quite a while ago and have just got around to using.

I used some glossy black cardstock for the records and the labels are diecut from scraps of alcohol inked yupo. (Yes I keep everything lol!)

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday, add some texture - shine from the glossy card and the grooves on the diecut.

Darnell's NBUS Challenge

Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge

Allsorts, vintage.

Although vinyl is vintage, I'd better play along with the anything goes option as my card isn't vintage style.

Supplies:

MFT Turntable die and For the Record stamp; alcohol ink scraps; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear ep; Simon Says Stamp glossy black cardstock.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Repetitive Die Cuts for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday  and it was Nancy's turn to choose the theme...repetitive die cuts.

Of course you can always add to your birthday stash with our anything goes birthday option too!

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

I bought this leaf die on sale ages ago and this is it's first outing!

The background is a mop up piece from a play with Lindy's Magical powders. Not a lot of shimmer as I had added lots of water to the leftover puddles of colour!

(I need to get playing again as I'm running out of background pieces!)

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams, Happy Birthday

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Krafty Chicks, al occasions

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Sizzix cut out leaves die; Inspired by stamping birthday greetings sentiment stamp; versafine clair nocturne ink & clear up; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Lindy's magicals.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x