Floral Bliss

I had some masking fun with an old set from Simon Says Stamp on the weekend. The current WednesdaySSS challenge is to use something old with something new. I've had this stampset since 2017 and have used it a few times. The something new with using Distress Oxides for the blended backgrounds. Love how strong the colours looked against the image. Thanks for dropping by!

Challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Out with the Old and in with the New

Materials:
Simon Says Stamp Floral Bliss
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Worn Lipstick, Seedless Preserve, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feather

Farewell card for Sue

I have a watercolour card to share. A long time friend at work just retired last week after 43 years of service! I made this A4 sized card on the one night as we had just over a week to collect signatures and messages from staff at work. I decided to use the largest flower bouquet I have from Simon Says Stamp and heat embossed with Altenew Rose Gold powder. The flowers and background with coloured with Zig markers and distress ink. The photos I took were with my phone camera as I was in a rush to get to work the next morning! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp IG Watercolour Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make your own Background

Materials:
Card - Watercolour card, Kaisercraft glitter card
Stamp - Simon Says Stamp
Dies - MFT Dienamics
Inks - Zig Clean Colour and Distress Ink
Others - Altenew EP

Peace and Joy

These are the last  of my Christmas cards and I've started giving them out on the weekend. I've use the Simon Says Stamp Tim Holtz Stamptember set to make this series of cards. They were so easy to make in production line with the Misti! I'm adding this to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials:
Stamp - SSS Tim Holtz Stamptember 2018
Inks - Distress Oxide, Versamark, Hero Arts Silver EP, Kuretake Tambi Gansai 

WCMD Challenge 2018-1

I had a busy weekend for World Card Making Day. I managed to squeeze in a couple of cards. This one is for a 60th Wedding celebration. I decided to use my newly acquired Simon Says Stamp October kit stamp for the background image of an A5 sized card. I then stamped the sentiment and die cut out the numbers. I used several coats of clear embossing powder to create a lovely finish on the numbers. I'd also layered the numbers on a stack of gold cardstock. Happy WCMD!!

Challenges:
Winnie and Walter WCMD 2018 - Dress up your Die Cuts Challenge with Gayatri
Winnie and Walter WCMD 2018 - Number Cruncher with Keren

Materials:
Stamps - Simon Says Stamp and Winnie and Walter
Dies - MFT 
Colours - Copic Markers and Ranger EP

Musing Cat Craig

When I saw this Muse photo of one of Cat's cards, I knew I had to do it and it has to be purple!! I had fun stamping this SSS stamp for the first time and used Zig markers to colour it. Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges
Muse Challenge #231 - Cat Craig
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Materials
Stamps - Simon Says Stamp Floral Bliss, Mama Elephant Happy Everything
Inks - Versafine, Zig Clean Colour Markers

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Cat's Muse Challenge card

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the crafty Mums! I have a card to share for the current Fusion Card Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Mother's Day/Flowers challenge on Flickr. The stamped images from Simon Says Stamp were coloured with Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass, Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn and Spiced Marmalade) on watercolour card. The inspiration is based on the Fusion sketch and colours. Hope you all have a great day! Thanks for dropping by!!

Altenew March Challenge

Since starting to work full time (well, two part time jobs) last week, I've found it hard to find time to make cards again. I have a few wedding cards to make so I spent a bit of time on it this weekend. I used the inspiration photo from the Altenew March challenge to make this card. I used the Altenew Vintage flowers stamp set, Simon Says Stamp stencil and sentiment from Papertrey Ink to put it all together. The inks I used were - Hero Arts Passion Flower and Bubblegum, Ranger Wild Orchid, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mowed Lawn and Ranger Archival Jet Black. I'm also adding this card to the Simon Says Stamp March Flickr challenge - Anything Goes!
Thank you for joining me!

Some vintage cards

I was inspired to use the current Retro Sketch to make a Christmas card. I ended up making 4 cards using the same patterned paper (MME Vintage Christmas) and MT Washi tape. The background stamp is from Hero Arts and the sentiment stamp is from Simon Says Stamp. These were quick and fun to make!

Scrabble Card for a 10th Birthday

I finally got my Simon Says Stamp order last week and couldn't wait to stamp the 'Game Tile Letters' stampset - it was so much fun!! I'll definitely be using this over and over again!! I'm adding this card to SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. The inks I've used are the Ranger Dye Inks - I just love the vibrant colours! Thanks for dropping by!

Happily Ever After

My Simon Says Stamp May kit finally arrived today and I couldn't wait to make a card with the goodies inside. I've made this card by stamping the background with the stamp set and ink that comes with the kit. I'd also added a bit of HA Pale Tomato and gold embossing. I'm adding this card to the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge#19 - Make your own background and CASology Week 147 -Wedding. Thanks for dropping by!

Runway Inspired #66

When I saw the Runway Inspired Challenge - Sportmax Resort 2015 this week, I couldn't wait to make a card! I have a few roses stamp and the one set that was jumping up and down was one of my old favourites - the SSS Best Mom Ever set. Here is my card based again on the current CAS(E) This Sketch #89. Since I've used a SSS stamp and the Wednesday Challenge is Anything Goes...

Wood Veneer Card

This card was made during our Craft Retreat a few months ago and I have not had a chance to blog it yet (along with a few more yet to be finished cards!). When I saw the Wood challenge on CASology, I knew this was the ONE! Just before I went on the Retreat, I purchased some Australian themed MT tape. The one used here features an Aboriginal design and it was just what I needed to add some colour to the card. I must thank Joy Taylor for the use of her Simon Says Stamp Dies for this card and also for showing me how to glue multiple layers of die cuts. The sentiment has 5 layers of card stock under the wood veneer. I'm also adding this card to SSS Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge. I'm also trying out the InLinkz thumbnails for the first time, any hints will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for dropping by!!

Happy Mother's Day

Here are two more cards I made for Mother's Day. I used Simon Says Stamp Mom's the Word stamp set and Copic markers for both cards. Wishing all the Mums a Happy Mother's Day today! I'm adding these to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes with Sequins.

Fusion#7

Did anyone see the results of Fusion#6 challenge  - my watercolour card got an honourable mention. Yay! Here is my card for the next Fusion challenge, made on my Craft Retreat in Bright. I used the Lil Inkers Stitched dies and button from Lyndal and Darkroom Door stamps and thread from Joy. Great to have so many supplies on hand!!

   

Ingredients:
Neenah Natural White, Basic Grey Lucille 6x6, Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangles and Ovals, Darkroom Door Simple Sayings and Dressmaker, Hero Arts Soft Granite, Ranger Archival Jet Black, button from Lyndal, thread from Joy, Hemp from Hemptique, Tim Holtz Vintage photo.

Challenges:
Color Throwdown 285
Fusion #7 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes with Buttons Challenge

Runway#56

I'm blogging from Bright in country Victoria, 4 hours drive from Melbourne. I came up with Jenny M and Lyndal yesterday and met up with Joy, Chupa, Debbie, Teresa, Suzanne, Debbie and Angelique. Jenny D came up today and Michelle will join us tomorrow! Here is my first card made using Joy's Simon Say Stamps supplies! 

Ingredients:

Neenah Solar white, black card, Simon Says Stamp Swirl heart die and Inside and out stamp, Lil Inkers Stitched Squares, Copics markers and MME enamel dot.

Challenges:

Runway Inspired Challenge - Alice &  Olivia

Retro Sketch - Sketch  #107

Simon Says Stamp -Work  it Wednesday March 2014

Roses for Mum

This is an early Mother's Day card. I usually make three every year for the three important Mums in my life and I have to get an head start on them! This card is based on the current CASE Study Challenge 182 - Joni Nina Andaya. I love Joni's card and based mine very similar to hers. I'm also adding this card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Mother's Day.

Ingredients:

Neenah solar white, Simon Says Stamp Best Mom Ever stamp set and folded banner die, Tim Holtz distress inks Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac and Salty Ocean, Versamark, white EP and Memento Tuxedo Black.

9 Days Til Christmas

Yay, all my Christmas shopping is done, but only some wrapped (the ones that are going out this week). The trees in our street have all been 'bowed'. Every year, two sections of our street are decorated with red bows on every tree. My neighbour down the road started this tradition a few years ago and he does his side of the street and I do our side. So when you drive down our street, two sections are lined with red bows! I managed to make a whole stack of cards last night, they are quick and easy to make. I decided to use the Simon Says Stamp Holiday kit and used the lovely patterned cards from the kit. Here are some of the cards I made. A clever use of the die cuts meant that I had two cards for every piece of patterned paper! I love the Lil Inkers stitched squares and circles! I'm adding this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stamp out 2013.

Ingredients

Neenah Solar White card, Simon Says Stamp Elegant Holiday Card Kit, Lil Inkers Stitched Squares and Stitched Circles Dies,Hero Arts Holiday Cheer Dies,  MT Tape and star rhinestones.

Runway Inspired Card - L.A.M.B.

It's been a while since I've participated in a Runway Inspired challenge. When I saw photo from RIC#46, I knew what I wanted to do. With a bit of masking, a couple of rose stamps and 5 Copics markers.... here is my card! I've used the current Retro Sketch for the card. I'm also submitting this to Moxie Fab World's Handmade Cards Week - Colour Media challenge and Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge. Thank you for stopping by!

Edited:

Yay! My first Fabulous Fashionista on Runway Inspired Challenge!

And also my first Retro Sketches #86 Rock Star!

This card also inspired this photo I took on the weekend, where we had dinner on Sunday!

Ingredients:
Neenah Solar White and Desert Storm, Simon Says Stamp Mom's the Best stamp set, Banner Greetings and Folded Banner die, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics markers, enamel dots from MME and twine from The Twinery.

Published in CARDS July 2013

As it has been a month since my card was published in CARDS July issue and the August issue is now out, I'm allowed to show my card online. I still don't have a copy of the magazine, but can see an online version of it. This card was submitted to the wedding category for the submission call. I love the photo they have taken for the magazine page! At the time, I had just received my PTI 'Lovely Layers' stampset and dies and I combined it with my favourite papers from Pink Paislee. Sadly, I don't have much of the papers left as I made quite a few cards out of the 6x6 pack! I also have another card in the current August issue of CARDS in the Sketch category, I will share details next month.
Did anyone notice that I got another mention on the Paper Smooches Sparks blog for this card submitted for the Picture Perfect challenge? I'm having so much fun with my new PS stamps! Thanks for dropping by!

CARDS Jul 2013 - pg30

Ingredients for card:
Neenah Natural White, Pink Paislee London Market,SSS Banner Sentiment, PTI Lovely Layers stamp and dies, MFT Dienamics Flag STAX, SSS Folded banner die, HA Soft Granite, Hemp from Hemptique, Kaisercraft pearl brad

Asian Wedding Dolls

I got out my Hero Arts Asian Dolls stamps for a play today. I used the sketch from Cardabilities and the Basic Grey True Love collection (perfect for an Asian wedding card). Here is my lovely couple dressed in BG True Love! I mixed up stamps from 3 different companies, just for a bit of a change and also because they fell in quite nicely together. I'm also submitting this to Simon Says Stamp's Celebrate challenge. By the way, has anyone seen the August issue of Cards magazine? You can find my sketch card on page 68. Now that the August issue is out, I guess I can show my card from the July issue. I'll do that tomorrow. 

Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Neenah Natural White, Basic Grey True Love 12x12, Hero Arts Asian Dolls, Simon Says Stamp Mom's the Best, PTI Year of the Flowers - Roses, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Hemp from Hemptique, MME Enamel dots, pink marker.