Celebrate

I decided to play along again with the Simon Says Wednesday challenge...anything goes featuring Altenew. 

I used Label Love along with this amazing Paper Smooches rose die. I used the shiny metallic adhesive tape you use around your furnace for the inside of the rose!

Thanks for stopping by!

cs~ Strathmore, PTI
stamps~ Altenew
dies~ Paper Smooches, Your Next Stamp
ink~ Versafine, Distress ink
twine~ DMC
sequins~ Simon

For You

I am playing along with the Simon Says Wednesday challenge...anything goes using Altenew.

I used my Painted Flowers which paired so nicely with an Avery Elle sentiment.

thanks for stopping by!

cs~ Neenah, PTI
stamps~ Altenew, Avery Elle
inks~ Versafine, Memento, PTI
dies~ Your Next Stamp

Crazy Card Party-- stamped background

This week at Crazy Card Party, Patricia is asking to see stamped backgrounds. 

I stamped a wood grain background in gold and added a few Altenew roses on top. Those gorgeous little wood grain sequins Av gifted us a long time ago really finished it off.

   

I can't wait to see what the other Party-Ers stamp for their backgrounds this week!

cs~ Neenah, PTI
stamps~ Altenew, Recollections, PTI
inks~ Versafine, Delicata, Hero Arts
 

Papertrey November Blog Hop Challenge

I have been having so much fun creating Christmas cards. So I was excited to play along with the Papertrey blog hop this month especially when I saw this gorgeous inspiration photo. I love everything about it!

I decided to play around with the trendy confetti look, using the colours from the photo: Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse and of course silver and white.

I can't wait to see all the inspiration along the hop!

cs~ PTI, Neenah
dies~ PTI
inks~ PTI, Hero Arts
stamps~ PTI, WPlus9, Winnie & Walter

From our home to yours

I have been having great fun making Christmas cards, especially with my new favourite stamps set by Neat & Tangled! I linked up with the Simon Wednesday challenge this week...Christmas.

I was inspired by Nina-Marie over on the Neat & Tangled blog. 

thanks for stopping by!

cs~ Strathmore, PTI
dies~ Simon
stamps~ Neat & Tangled
inks~ Versafine, Peerless
sequins~ Simon

Let it Snow

This week we didn't have a Crazy Card Party challenge, so I thought I would play along with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge...Christmas! That's easy since I have been madly working on my cards.

I used my new Simon houses dies and stitched snow dies.  I need more practice sponging on the ink for the sky background. But I know I want to make more of this type of scene!

thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

cs~ Neenah, PTI
dies~ Simon
stencil~ Simon
inks~ Distress Inks, Versafine
paste~ Ranger
stamps~ PTI

Thinking of You

I decided to play along with Simon Says Wednesday challenge..."Thinking of you."

 

I embossed this lovely floral spray from Clearly Besotted and then coloured it in with distress markers.

Have a great weekend!

cs~ Neenah, PTI
stamps~ Clearly Besotted, PTI
inks~ distress markers, Versafine, Versamark

Crazy Card Party~ Create a "Scene"

This week at Crazy Card Party, it's my turn and I want everyone to "create a scene"!  

No, not that kind of scene...a scene on your card.


I created a fall scene...

And then I created a wintery scene...

I can't wait to see what kind of "scenes" the other Party-Ers create this week!

cs~ PTI, Neenah, Canson
inks~ Distress inks, Versafine
stamps~ PTI, Lawn Fawn

You are a Blessing to me

I love making thank you cards. So I decided to play along with Simon Says Wednesday Challenge...Thanks or Thanksgiving.

I made this card for my mom. She is always doing nice things for me. She recently gave me the brilliant idea to use the heavy duty adhesive duct tape  you use to seal furnace ducts for crafting. Pretty cool! I die cut this beautiful Paper Smooches flower out of it.

Thanks mom!

cs~ Canson watercolour paper, PTI
inks~ Distress inks, Versafine
dies~ Paper Smooches
stamps~ PTI

Crazy Card Party-- Die as a Mask

This week at Crazy Card Party, Kathryn is asking us to try a technique I really like...use a die as a mask. She even posted a how to video for us to watch. The woman in the video showed using dies to make masks and stencils. So I actually did both.

   

I made a stencil from acetate with a PTI butterfly die. Then I coloured inside the stencil with my new Derwent watercolour pencils (love!). Then I used the mask part of the butterfly and coloured around the butterflies with yellow. I brushed on a bit of white gesso with my finger and then lightly stamped over it with a script stamp. Av let me used this gorgeous PTI sentiment and my brand new SSS clear sequins finished it off.

I can't wait to see what the other Party-Ers create this week with this cool technique!

cs~ PTI, Strathmore watercolour paper
inks/paints~ Derwent watercolour pencils, PTI, gesso, Versafine