Inkyfingeredcat

Hi there – my design team post for Creative Knockouts today is ‘for the kids’ and we’ve been sponsored by Dr Digis for this challenge and I chose to use Trevor’s Tremendous Treehouse for my playful card!

I decided to print a larger image as I could see there was a lot of detail in the image and then used my pencils to colour in the image, taking a bit of care to blend the colours a little give depth to the image and some shading.

I am not the best colourist in the world but I like how I did this image… especially given I did this just after getting my craft room back into operational shape a couple of weeks ago and so had been very out of practice with crafting!

Because it was a larger image I then kept the card itself pretty simple … a couple of cardstock mats under the image and then I decided to use one of the Kingston Crafts 5×7 card blanks and then spotted the pouch of scrap strips panels I had made and decided to use a couple for both the front of the card and on the inside.

I added a foiled sentiment onto the green which I think makes it a bit special with that touch of the gold – but kept it fairly simple – no bling – because it’s clearly a card for a boy!

The bright colours of the cardstock strips and the fun background really help the image pop I think – a fun card for a boy!

… although I would have loved a treehouse like this growing up – just would have switched the sign and the flag! 🤣

Happy crafting!

Catherine

The fab hello sentiment vellum was crying out to be made into a bright and cheerful card.

I kept it quite simple with the layer of vellum onto the pink card blank. I adhered it carefully in areas where I knew I would be able to cover it with an element on the top!

I added a doily and then some circle die cuts across the card.

Then I added the butterfly chipboard shapes and sentiment.

I then added some colourful enamel dots from my stash to finish off!

Such a fun and bright card!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I did manage to find some time to get a couple of the Hey Little Magpie challenges for the (inter)national scrapbooking weekend. And I managed to film this one!

This challenge was to use the sketch Kirei gave us …

And I used this for my page to share the pictures of my Mums birthday celebration.

Used papers that were from the pile I put aside for the #100patternedpaper challenge and also some embellishments from the stash – a mix of 49& market and some HLM bits and bobs.

Love how the page came out and good to be scrapping again at my new desk!

I love the stitching I also added in to add texture to the page.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

So Kingston Crafts have brought out another set of glitter glues – some colours are the same from last time (which fortunately included the clear as that’s the one I use the most of!) – but also some new colours – a black, silver and pink- so concentrated on those colours for this fun 3d piece of artwork!

I decided to show the fab coverage that these glitter glues have by adding to the wooden stars I had in my stash. then I let them dry and created a fun textural background from lots of bits in the stash and then added a good coat of gesso over the top of the background.

Next I took the KC shimmer sprays and sprayed with both the silvery colour and the bright pink.

Again I had to set that aside to dry before glueing all the stars in place onto the front.

Then I had to decide how to finish off. I went with a heat embossed wood veneer and some black acetate stars.

I really love how this looked and just needed to then finish off with some fun offcuts of trim and ribbon to the top of the hanger.

Really is such a fun and textural project – so much dimension and most importantly shine with all that sparkly glitter!

Love how this helps to show off the new colours of this fab glitter glue! And it did get to have a brief moment on tv too – so a lovely little ‘as seen on tv’ project!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Yesterdays plan for doing loads of scrapbook challenges for (inter)national scrapbooking day didn’t exactly work as ended up at the walk-in centre with my poorly Mum. Managed to obtain the medication she needed and she had her mind put at rest on some symptoms so it was worth the change in plan, but does mean I am sharing a DT project rather than the scrapbook pages I had intended!

So I decided that I really wanted to try embossing on the card blanks and this worked so well.

I stamped the large Swallowtail using versamark onto the blue coloured patterned blank. I then embossed it with white.

This was so lovely and bright against the background. I decided that it needed a little more ink to just help to ground it so blended the Salty ocean ink on to the card around the swallowtail.

I love the shadow effect it gives it!

I kept the card simple with then a finish of some enamel dots and the sentiment.

Simple but beautiful!

Love the graphic background of the cards and how the image works on top with the embossing!

Now the plan for today is to get some errands done and then I hope for some time crafting! Maybe today I will get to those pages I wanted to make?

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Today is (inter)national scrapbooking day and I am hoping to join in with a few challenges later but have some errands to run this morning so decided to make my #scrappinsaturday post one of the design team samples I already had ready to share.

I wanted to make a very different for me scrapbook page by incorporating the glitter glue – don’t know why but it isn’t something I often think to use when scrapbooking.

But I think you’ll agree it really stepped up the chipboard shapes to make them fun!

I started by inking and then coating the chipboard shapes in glitter and then left them to dry.

I decided that the photos of our Peony tree in bloom was the best subject to use the glittery flowers with so started with a base of the pink with a smaller panel of the vellum at an angle. Then I wanted some quite graphic lines in there to contrast the softer pretty elements so decided to sew some wonky boxes using my machine.

This gave a fun base to the page. I added my photos and then started assembling the flowers and leaves in their glittery goodness! I glued them in place and then left it overnight – it’s always important to remember it can take a little longer to dry on vellum.

Next morning I finished the page – adding in the title, some stickers and the journalling.

Really love how the glittery flowers and leaves give the page some real wow factor!

Keeping the rest of it quite simple allows the photos to shine with the glitter elements adding just the extra touch of sparkle.

Also love how the colours of the glitter work with the layer of colour underneath – so cool!

So a fun scrapbook page – I think quite different in style to my normal pages but I love it!

And yes … as seen on tv

Hope you manage some creative time today!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Another card made using the fab glitter glues to step up my card into something super sparkly!

And yes I went Christmas! And yes the dies I am obsessed with! And because I am still in catch up land and still organising my room this is my Festive Friday for this week!

I went with something a bit different to create a fun background using the black glitter glue … I created some squiggly lines (I did use a stencil to guide me a bit so they are evenly spaced).

I then worked on the die cuts. I actually cut them all out of white cardstock and coloured them all with alcohol markers.

Once I had put them together in their clusters I then added the glitter glue – yellow to the centre, orange to the berries and pink to the larger pod type elements.

Again set them aside to dry as I know I am bad for keeping prodding at them as impatient to move on and then messing them up! 🤣

Once dry I added them to the panel and added the sentiment. I then stuck a couple of layers of scrap card stock under the panel to just slightly raise it above the card blank.

Delighted with this – so much sparkle and love how cool those lines are in the background!

Again this made an appearance on Hobbymaker.tv last weekend so it’s getting the title of “as seen on tv”.

I know first of the month is meant to be patterned paper but I think with everything going on I can be forgiven for putting that challenge and KCC challenge aside for a couple of months – I am sure normal service will resume soon – but for now I’m very much in catch up land!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I know I have done leaves as a theme for make it masculine before but given I am still in the process of getting my room straight I didn’t think about repeating themes and instead just grabbed what I wanted to play with!

I chose to work with the tropical leaves press plates I got in the sale at spellbinders and foil them onto green cardstock and make a green themed card!

It took a while to make because I hadn’t planned anything and was using this project more as a chance to try out the filming set up and just have a play. So you can see the video here on my YouTube and check out the process.

I love using the glimmer machine (I did have to check I was doing it right when I started as it had been packed away for so long!) – but the results are so pretty!

Inside the card I kept it simple with a different foiled leaf and the white panel.

Love the sentiment die cut from Alex Syberia too! A great set of dies for finishing off a card!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I really wanted to get as many of the glitters used for this one using the new set of glues from Kingston Crafts … so I pulled a little strip of rainbow striped paper and turned it into a banner.

I added coordinating glitter glue to each of the stripes … this was a little fiddly as a slight wobble of the hand can make it go out of the stripe but it was generally not too bad as it was only a 1” wide strip.

After putting that to one side I then worked on the background. I used the letter/number embossing folder to add texture but kept the colour simple as a purple block.

I also die cut a circle to add the focal points to.

For the focal point I added a sentiment from the rainbow paper kit and a heart and then decided to glitter them up too!

I then adhered it all together being super careful as I hadn’t left them to dry (I recommend having more patience than me!)

I think it makes a fun and colourful card! And it got to be seen on tv last Sunday … so you know what that means … yes it becomes an “as seen on tv” project.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Hello! Back with another DT challenge card for Addicted to Stamps and More.

I had so much fun making this card at my new desk! 😀 I did have to open loads of boxes and drawers and cupboards to find what I was after but it was worth it and at some point I will know where things are!

Our theme for make a mark is just about colouring in or using mediums and I decided to go for a very floral card so stamped the small floral element from Charming Day eight times and then watercoloured with inks.

And I chose my colours based on a ColourCube card (yes I have unpacked these and got them close at hand so I will be using them lots I hope!)

So I chose card 090 and loved the fresh colours … I decided that my interpretation of these colours was Real Red, Strawberry Slush, Tangerine Tango, Tangelo Twist, Bermuda Bay and then Cracked Pistachio in the oxide.

I think it worked well – albeit a more muted because of the watercolour.

Once all were coloured I fussy cut them out. I know there is a die set but it wasn’t jumping to hand so I went with easy and fussy cut instead!

Next I went through the scraps pouch and found coloured cardstock that I thought would work with the inks/ cube combo.

I also had leftover of the creamy white cardstock I had stamped on so that became the base layer. I didn’t want it plain though so took a sentiment stamp from the set and stamped in the cracked pistachio.

Next I decided on the layout and arranged it – I distressed the edge of the two smaller strips and then also tucked a scrap of the chevron ribbon I had grabbed underneath. I added some foam adhesive under the coloured panels so they had some dimension and separation from the back panel.

I then glued the flowers into place (adding foam adhesive where they were hanging off the raised panel) and grabbed a sentiment already embossed and die cut.

I decided then that I would add this to a Kingston Crafts card blank (these were on Hobbymaker at the weekend if you didn’t see them – a great product to play with as it makes finished cards look elevated with the patterned base!)

Inside the card I added some leftover strips of the cardstock to a panel of the creamy white and then one of the leftover florals I had saved for this! I also stamped that lovely scripty sentiment – so nice!

I then decided the front needed something extra so went with splattering some black shimmer … it was a risk doing splatter so soon into having a new desk/decor but I managed to keep it contained and it was fine!

Delighted with this card – so much fun and lovely colour combo!

Happy crafting!

Catherine