Inkyfingeredcat

So the theme for this month in our FB group I chose was Carol Singers but because I couldn’t think of what to do I ended up having a little splurge on new stash – specifically Heaven and Nature Sing stamp, stencil and dies – and so this is what I used for my card.

I filmed this last Saturday and I will admit it was a slightly crazy video as I was all over the place – but the card turned out pretty!

It took a little fiddling to create and I think I might do something different next time I create using this particular one – but for this first play I stuck with the design illustrated on the packaging.

The die set creates the two layers for the treble clef and then some little cluster die cuts and also some separate little leaves – unfortunately I’ve lost the clippers/pliers for cutting apart dies – so for now it’s stuck as a die where I have to cut it all out!

Anyway … the stencils are for both the shadow die and the treble clef die and then are easy to align – and then adding the stamped elements is also quite easy!

After stamping the sentiment elements I stuck the dies in place and then added the glitter cardstock panel to the back and added the whole thing to a card base I cut to the US size of card base.

Inside the card I added another treble clef to finish off!

Then I ended up making a second card using the other sentiment in the set and the little cluster elements.

This created the little panel and this I raised up on foam and then created a panel embossed using one of my favourite folders. I sanded it back to lightly expose the core and then added a mount of white and put it onto the green card base.

I added the raised panel to the front and then added the little gems for finishing off! So sweet.

Inside the card I added a panel of white which I stamped another cluster on it.

So that’s two cards made for the carol singing prompt … ok it might not have the carol singers as an image … just bits of carols they might be singing!

I didn’t exactly enjoy the making of these cards but looking at them now to type up this post they have grown on me and I am now keen on using them again and moving away from the colour scheme that the packaging suggested. But I know that making them was hard work for the first try!

🤣

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Another two cards made and we are close to the end on this challenge …

… because very little left of the papers!

I went back to the hummingbird image from the stamp set for both of these and kept the cards quite simple.

It was good to get another two cards made!

Sorry I don’t have much to write about these – they are fairly self explanatory!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Final set of cards made from the Kendras card challenge I started at the beginning of the month …

Card 11:

I rotated the sketch as it felt better this way with the papers I chose and went for the large die cut sentiment with some die cut stars for the embellishment.

Kept it pretty simple as the papers are quite pattern intense!

Card 12:

This time I went with embossing for the background cardstock as there was lots of it still visible when the panels of paper went on top.

Love the die cut on the sacked diamond shape for under the bird and sentiment too!

The making of this card I messed up the video for so unfortunately not included on my YouTube as a process! Ooops! Ah well it happens sometimes!

Card 13:

For this one I did change the orientation of the two banners because I wanted the fish to swim horizontally not vertically … it still works though I think!

To balance out the black sentiment I added the black card Candi as embellishments – oh and added the embossing to the top panel of the top banner!

Card 14:

Again I added embossing to the little panels – to be fair this was suggested on Kendras sketch!

Although I know fern isn’t an underwater plant I think it works with the leafy elements!

Added the underwater scene and then those fab sparkly starfish embellishments from Hey Little Magpie! They were perfect for this theme!

Card 15:

Ok the final card had only the patterned paper that was sea green and so I veered away from the otter theme and went with the birds from Snowcapped Holidays that were already made up and ready! It just seemed like the perfect time to use these two!

I chose the sentiment from the stash that has a dark plum shadow layer and this worked with the colour of the birds and then the little branch worked well colour wise too – perfect!

So that is all five remaining cards made!

Such a fun project to take me through August. Hope you’ve enjoyed them too – and those otters! They were the cutest!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I decided to play with one of the page kits I put together from my pile of #100patternedpaperchallenge papers.

And I videoed my page coming together.

Absolutely love the stripe as the bottom layer and the bright embellishments.

Good fun pulling the pieces to make the central diagonal cluster and the bottom left cluster to balance.

Love that there are a mix of different textures on the page – torn edges, thread, padded hearts and embroidered elements.

And that big title to finish off!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

So I had a BIG tidy up of scraps and decided to just see what I could make with the pile on my desk and one sentiment stamp … came up with these three cards so sharing them for this weeks Festive Friday! Most of the scraps were fairly small pieces so it was good to get some use out of them!

A mish mash of different papers from different brands or different releases but managed to get them to work – and added in one of my go to scrap strip panels too!

I used ribbon to embellish and some silvery holly embellishments from the Hey Little Magpie embellishment kits and then mixed up including glitter glue and sequins for embellishments too.

A fun set of three cards and some of the many scraps used!

I will admit I did then admit defeat on the scrap pile and anything left from this little puddle did go in the bin – I have to sometimes draw the line and get rid! I did not find it easy though!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I went back to the Kingston Crafts papers again for my design team card for Addicted to Stamps and More to make a little notecard.

I love this bright lilac in the slimline Kraft paper stack and so make it into the notecard base.

Then I added some little touches of other papers in the stack … the floral which I cut into a banner, the scalloped stripe which I fussy cut out and then the plain of the green. This created the base for the cluster and the sentiment.

Next it was a case of using up some bits that have been sitting on the desk for some time waiting to be used … like the stamped and punched jar, the foiled and die cut leaf, a scrap of thin organza ribbon, some tiny chipboard stars… and some flowers fussy cut from the floral paper in the Kraft slimline papers.

This all created a lovely cluster and then I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment.

The jar, cluster of flowers and leaf and the sentiment were all raised up on foam to give some dimension.

So a simple but I think really cute little notecard and I got through a few bits that have been waiting for their moment to shine on a card! Some of these have been waiting an awfully long time! 🤣

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Once again I went back to the Alex Syberia dies and some of the scraps of cardstock.

I went with peach and lilac for the floral elements and some fab green leaves with some blended ink to give them some lovely depth.

Then the patterned paper for the background – one cut as a panel and the other die cut using the fancy nesting dies.

Then added some gems and of course the die cut sentiment with a shadow base from vellum.

Love this!

Love how this finished up!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

You might think Christmas scrapping should have happened last month when I was all about Christmas …

But this was actually made back in January but for some reason never blogged it!

I absolutely love this page I made with the banners and the triangles and the wooden elements from HLM embellishment kits.

I love the drama of the black in this page. Definitely a fun one!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I thought I would do a quick and simple project for today’s Festive Friday project – a quick set of tags using up printed digital images …

I coloured the images with my alcohol markers and then chose the scrap strip panels already made to create the backgrounds.

I embossed them all using an old Stampin up folder and then die cut four panels of scraps to have the digital stamp images sit on once I fussy cut them out.

I stuck them all together then mounted the panels on either a tag I hand cut or backed the panel and then cut it into a tag with a punched hole ready to thread some twine through when I add the tags to gifts!

Simple and good use of printed images and scrap panels.

Simple! Exactly what I needed for today’s project!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I went back to that Crafters Companion magazine to make up a card!

I made up the background using larger strips of the patterned paper and then embossed a stamped sentiment across the panel.

Then I embossed some flowers onto small scraps of paper. Love the copper embossing powder!

I added in leaves leftover from a previous project using the kit – a lovely pop of the brighter green.

Added the embossed sentiment, a white ribbon and then the enamel dots to the centre of the flowers.

The peach is a lovely match for the panel so I added a panel behind the background as well as the card base.

Inside I added some scraps of the paper and a few more embossed flowers.

Good to get another play with this kit – so close to finishing off the series – but not quite there yet!

Happy crafting!

Catherine