Baby Girl!

I have a card to share made for a new Baby Girl arrival. I decided to go for a vintage look. I've based the card on the current CAS(E) this sketch challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials used:
Stamps - Hero  Arts and Lawn Fawn
Ink - Ranger Archival Coffee
Patterned Paper - Kaisercraft Peek-a-boo
Dies - MFT Fishtail STAX, Lil Inkers Stitched squares

Altenew - A Year in Review Inspiration

I've got a card to share that was inspired by the colours of the Altenew March Inspiration photo. I'm also adding this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes Challenge. Now back to making more Christmas cards.....

Ingredients
Stamps - Altenew Peony Bouquet and Hero Arts Congrats Stamp and Cut
Inks - Altenew, Ranger Liquid Platinum EP, Versafine
EF - Tim Holtz
Dies - Lil Inkers stitched die

Majestic bloom wedding

I have a wedding card to share that was made a while back and I forgot to post. I've used the Altenew Majestic Bloom with Altenew inks to create this beauty! I'm adding this to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials
Stamps - Altenew Majsestic Bloom, Hero Arts Congrats Stamp and Cut
Inks - Altenew and Hero Arts Wet Cement
Dies - MFT Stitched rectangles STAX

Christmas Card 4

I've been really busy and December is nearly here and I'm way behind in Christmas preparations!! I decided to do a quick last minute card for the Fusion Card Challenge using the photo as inspiration.
Here is my card and thank you for dropping by!

Materials used:
Dies - MFT Dienamics Alphabets, Winter Wreath, Stitched rectangles STAX
Card - Altenew True Gray

A Sympathy Card

I made this quick card for a friend whose father had just passed away. I used a Tim Holtz stencil to lightly colour the background. The flowers were already in my stash. This is my last post of the year for A Blog Named Hero Facebook Fan Page. We are taking a short break for Christmas, back again next year! Thanks for dropping by!

Materials used:
Dies - Lil Inkers Stitched Mats
Stencil - Tim Holtz
Stamps - Altenew Painted Flowers and Hero Arts Sentiment
Inks - Altenew Caribbean Sky, Persian Blue and Sapphire

Christmas Card 3

I have a couple of Christmas cards to share that started when I took a watercolour pad on my recent overseas trip. It was the last thing that I jammed into my suitcase - a pad, waterbrush, an ink pad, a set of cling stamps and some Zig Clean Color brushes. I knew I would have time to do some stamping during my trip. We stayed at my Aunty and Uncle's house in Kota Kinabalu and they look after a 3 year old during the day. On a day I decided to do some stamping, little Serge wanted to help and we ended up stamping together!! Everyday he came over, the first thing he wanted to do was to stamp! He loved it! Here is a card I managed to make whilst I was overseas. I'm adding this to the Hero Arts November challenge and the A Blog Named Hero's Holiday Challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Christmas Card 2

This is another version of this Christmas card I made on the Hero Arts Flickr group 90 minute scramble on the weekend. Both cards were made within the 90 minute timeslot as they were so quick to made. I used glitter tapes to make these glittery trees with an embossed sentiment. Which do you prefer? I'm also adding this card to Virginia View's Challenge - Stripes and Plaids, A Blog Named Hero's Holiday challenge and the Hero Arts Holiday challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials
Dies - Hero Arts
Stamp - Hero Arts Merry Stamp n Cut
EP - Ranger
Glitter tape - Kaisercraft

Christmas Card 1

I had some fun participating in the Hero Arts Flickr group 90 minute challenge today. I have not participated for quite a while as the times are usually not suitable for us Aussies Downunder. Linda W hosted a 24hour challenge this weekend and I was able to join in. The time limit is still the same but you can do it anytime within the 24 hours. Her challenge today was to make a Holiday card with a tree or two in it. During the month leading up to Christmas, I tend to mass produce cards and I try to do flat cards for postage with minimal stamping. I used strips of coloured papers to create a patterned paper for the trees. I'm also adding this card to Virginia's View Challenge #25 Stripes and Plaids and Hero Arts Holiday Cardmaking Challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials
Dies - Hero Arts
Stamp - Hero Arts Merry Stamp n Cut
Ink - Hero Arts

Another wedding card

I have another wedding card to share using a combination of Altenew and Hero Arts stamps. There was a fair bit of trial and error with the sentiment as I wanted to emboss it. So I tried stamp-emboss-diecut, emboss-diecut and finally diecut-emboss (with the diet in place). I glued the sentiment to a strip of vellum, I really like how it overhangs the strip. I'm adding this card to the current Fusion Card Challenge - Soft and Subtle and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes.  Thanks for dropping by!

Materials used:
Stamps - Altenew Peony Bouquet
Dies - Lil Inkers stitched rectangles, Hero Arts Congrats Stamp and Cut
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Inks - Altenew
Rest - Ranger Platinum EP, Versamark

A wedding card

I have a wedding card to share using the current Muse challenge. The background rectangle was dry embossed and edged with embossing powder. The stamps are from Altenew. I stamped a heap of these flowers and leaves one night and it saved me a lot of time when I had 4 wedding cards to make in one weekend! I'm also adding this to Virginia's View Challenge - #24 Focal Point. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials used:
Dies and EF - Sizzix, Altenew
Stamps and inks - Altenew
Others - Ranger Platinum EP, Versamark

Muse Jenny Murray

A bit of Geometrics

The current A Blog Named Hero Challenge had me stumped as to how I should tackle the 'Geometric' challenge. I do not have any geometric shaped stamps and so the next best thing to do is to use the square dies and create triangles out of them! Here is a masculine CAS card with some patterned papers from my stash. The sentiment was layered with foam to give it a bit of dimension. I've loosely based the design on the current CAS(E) this Sketch challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials used for this card:
Stamp and die - Hero Arts Happy Stamp and Cut

85th Birthday Card

I have a masculine 85th birthday card to share. This was made for my FIL using stamps from Winnie and Walter. The background was stamped with a combination of four colours and then I added some splatters with silver paint. The 'Happy 85' was die cut from glitter foam (makes it so easy!) and the 'Birthday' was stamped. I also added some sponging to the edges of the card. I'm adding this to the current Winnie and Walter WCMD Challenge - Background Buiding with Shay. It has been a crazy week and I'm way behind in my card making!! I still have a couple of wedding cards to make before I go overseas in two weeks!!

Materials used:
Stamps - Winnie and Walter The Party and Big Bold & Party, Papersmooches Digits
Dies - Winnie and Walter and MFT Dienamics Large Numbers
Inks - Versafine, Hero Arts Green Hills, Navy, Soft Granite and Pool, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Broken China
Paints - Kuretake Gansai Tambi

Baby Boy!

This is a quick card I made for a baby born last weekend. Quick because I had the image pre-stamped and cut earlier. I used some washi tapes to a strip of cardstock and adhered the strip and the Panda onto the card. The sentiment was diecut from glitter foam. The design is based on the current CAS(E) this sketch.

What I used to make this card:
Card - Neenah Solar White
Washi - MT Tapes
Dies and Stamps - Hero Arts Stamp and Cut Congrats, Mama Elephant Pandamonium

Peony Birthday Card

I have a card to share that was made for my crafting friend Jenny. I've used the muse challenge card to base the design of the card using Altenew's Peony Bouquet. I'm also adding this card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes. Woohoo, I managed to make 3 cards this weekend on Worldcardmaking Day!!

I've used:

Cardstock - Altenew and Neenah Solar White

Stamps - Altenew Peony Bouquet and sentiment from Winnie and Walter

Inks - Momento Tuxedo Black and Versafine. Copic markers.

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Muse Aileen Ryan

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Christening Card

I was inspired by the current Fusion Card Challenge-Birthday Bash to make this card for a Christening - I can't believe that September is over!! I love the fresh bright colours in this palette! As the focus of the card is the 'A' for Anthony, I'm adding this card to the current Virginia View's Challenge - Focal Point. I'm also adding this card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. Thanks for dropping by! Happy World Cardmaking Day!!

What I've used for the card:
Stamps - Winnie and Walter
Inks - Simons Says Stamp
Dies - Lil Inkers and MFT Dienamics

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Stencil Love

I recently purchased some new Distress Inks and I've decided to use them as a background for my card. After sponging them on a card, I applied Ranger Texture paste over the Hero Arts Bold Floral stencil. I let it dry overnight before added the sentiment on vellum. I liked the way the paste has absorbed the background colours. I'm adding this card to A Blog Named Hero's Texture challenge. I'm also adding this card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. I've got a few male birthdays coming up soon, have to put my thinking cap on with what to make!! Thanks for dropping by!

For this card, I've used:
Inks - Distress Inks Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Cracked Pistachio and Carved Pumpkin, Versamark
Stencil - Hero Arts Bold Floral
Stamp - Hero Arts Happy Stamp and Cut
Die - Lil Inkers Stitched Circles
Others - Hero Arts Silver EP, glitter tape and sequins

Color Crush

I'm loving the Color Crush powders I got at the last Paperific Expo. This is another one with techniques I learnt at the Watercolour Class I attended. I'm adding this to Virginia View's Challenge - Spray, Mist and Splatter and A Blog Named Hero's Texture challenge.

Materials used
Dies - Lil Inkers Stitched Square, Hero Arts Stamp and Cut
Stamps - Hero Arts Stamp and Cut
Colours - Tinby Designs Color Crush powders and Gansai Tambi Gold

A 21st Card

The third member from our family has turned 21 this weekend - one more to go! This is the card I made using the Color Crush powders with some spritzes of water. Love the effect! I'm adding this card to the following challenges:
Virginia View's Challenge - Spray, Mist and Splatter
Color Throwdown Challenge #409
PTI Make it Monday #260 - From Black and White to Colour

Materials used:
Stampset - PTI
Dies - MFT Dienamics and Lil Inkers
Colours - Tinby Designs Color Crush Powders

Happy Father's Day

To all the Dads and Grandpa's

Happy Father's Day!! 

I'm adding this to Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge and Virginia View's Challenge - Spray, Mist and Splatter. Have a great day!

Materials

Gold glitter tape, Archers Watercolour card

Dies - Winnie and Walter Happy, MFT Dienamics Stacked Stars

Stamp - Winnie and Walter

Inks - Distress Inks Mowed Lawn, Blueprint Sketch and Carved Pumpkin. Gold splatter - Kuretake Gansai Tambi Gold

Majestic Love

I've got another card to share using the Altenew Majestic Bloom stampset. I had stamped a few one night and when I had to make a Sympathy card, the flowers were all ready to go. I'm really loving the Altenew inks! I'm adding this to Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes challenge. Thanks for dropping by. I'll be back tomorrow with a Father's Day card.

Materials used:
Card - Altenew Grey
Stamps - Altenew and Hero Arts
Inks - Altenew Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris, Midnight Violet and Buttercream, Versamark and Hero Arts Wet Cement. Ranger Platinum EP.

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Pink and Grey

I have a last minute card for Altenew's August Inspiration and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 'It's Hip to be Square' challenges. I purchased this beautiful stampset at the Paperific Expo on the weekend and couldn't wait to ink it up!! Here it is and thanks for dropping by!

Materials used:
Altenew grey card stock
Dies - Lil Inkers Stitched squares
Inks - Altenew, Hero Arts and Versamark
Stamps - Altenew Majestic Bloom and Heroa Arts sentiment