Inkyfingeredcat

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

For this card I was spending some time die cutting scraps of cardstock I had on the desk and thought this funky set of die cuts made a lovely little cluster for a card.

I added panels of scrap patterned paper and a square of the silver glitter cardstock onto a blue panel and then added the cluster.

I added the sentiment and then raised the square up on craft foam.

Quite a simple card but I love it! And love the fact that I used scraps to make it!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Another five of the cards made using the Kendras card challenge I started at the beginning of the month!

Some of these were a little fiddly and didn’t quite go to plan but love them still!

Card 6:

Added the extra strip to this one and also some die cut swirly shapes that I thought worked well with the papers.

There is a lot going on with this card but it’s fun and bright!

Card 7:

I love the way the patterned paper is placed on this one – albeit a little tricky to get it properly lined up.

I added the pebble shaped die cuts to ground the otters … which are of course very cute!

Next up another card that was a bit tricky!

Card 8:

I struggled a little to get the strips lined up but hoping the cluster in the bottom with the die cut bits coming out of it distracts from slight misalignment of the papers! Also those die cuts I thought looked a little seaweed like which seemed to fit for the theme of the card.

A fun way to add to the card!

Next a card that I still can’t work out how it was meant to be … but I love how I put it together!

The strips to the right when I put them together ended up too long a panel and then I cut it to be too narrow!

Fixed it with the added strip of glitter paper down the gap between the panel on the left and the one on the right.

Really love this card though. Also added the die cut little leaf elements as a border which I think is quite cute!

Card 10:

I know I’ve used the word cute a fair few times in this blog post but these otters really are adorable!

This card just had the one panel of patterned paper – so having the otters be all over made sense to add this – the cutest of the images – to be the focal point! And then turned it into the perfect card to send my niece who has recently given birth to her son, my latest great nephew, Albie.

Still got five more cards to make from this set – hopefully before the end of the month.

Which is your fave from this five .. mine is either this one for my niece or the thank you one.

Happy crafting!

Catherine