Month: August 2017

I spent a bit of time sorting out the desk in the craft room a few days ago and came across some papers that were freebies with Making Cards magazine and was inspired to make some cards using scraps of card stock I already had lying around and the papers. I added embossing (heat and dry) and die cuts and stamping to make the cards special. 

The collection of papers was title Together and the images are so cute.

So three anniversary cards and one engagement card for the stash and pleased to have made something from bits and bobs on the desk. The good news is that there are still more of these images left to work with and then a whole load from another collection still to get started on from the same magazine pack. 

Happy crafting!

Catherine 

Today I have four ATCs I’ve made using my favourite medium ever… distress oxides! So yes another entry for the Paperartsy challenge on their blog and four ATCs towards my 365 challenge. But once again I’ve broken the no more Christmas in August rule… and made 4 ATCs as card toppers for my Christmas card stash. 

I started with a piece of cream cardstock from the stash A5 size and used the square gel press mini to add the inks. I used broken china, peacock feathers, iced spruce and twisted cotton.

This provided a pattern to the colour albeit a loose pattern. Next I added stamping and stencilling. I used a mixture of SU stamp sets new and old and used the same colours of ink to add the stamping and the stencilling. 

Then I cut my pieces… I cut them slightly smaller than the ATCs and also cut some cardstock to the right size for the bases. 

I do have some little pieces leftover but none big enough to make into a complete atc so I’ve set those aside to use another time.

Then I went about adding feature stamping. For two I added stamps from a retired stamp set… White Christmas.

Then I used Wonderland for this one. 

Then the last one I used Carols of Christmas to add the baubles and deer silhouette. 

I used the Tim Holtz stickers for simple sentiments. I love all of these and they are quite flat so perfect for card toppers for when the time comes to mount them and make them into Christmas cards.

Happy crafting!

Catherine 

Hello! 

Today I have a video to share of me making a couple of cards using the Memories and More card packs. It makes a nice change from my usual stamping yo do some layers and cutting out! 

Hope you enjoy! 

Here are the cards I made. 

Happy crafting!

Catherine 

Today I’ve got a YouTube video for you for this cute card I made using Layering the Love. I love how this turned out and the beautiful layers of colour.

Check out the video to see how I made it. 

Happy crafting! 

Catherine 

Ooops… I did say no more Christmas cards before the end of August… but then I accidentally made one! Ha ha ha! 

It started off as a scrap of card and before I knew it … it was a Christmas card! 

Using Sheet Music, Watercolour wash and the Carols of Christmas turned a few pieces of card onto a fun vintage themed card. Ah well so much for my leaving Christmas until after August had finished! 

Happy crafting! 

Catherine 

Another play in my Dylusions journal last weekend led to this spread….

I used a mixture of distress stain spray and distress oxides to create the background using stamps and stencils. As the colour was added over gesso it gave it a lovely pale and creamy texture.

I added the stamping of the circles from #badassartchick stamps across the bottom and then added some of the Tim Holtz tissue wrap in the centre of the two pages. I then added the swirly sizzix die cut and then the cute Trish Latimer fairy. I had coloured her with promarkers and then added the Art Alchemy Sparks paint to her wings and the star. I also splashed some of the sparks over the page to add the sparkle. 

I absolutely love the sketchy nature of this focal image against the washy nature of the background so super happy with this page.

And yes another creation for the Paperartsy challenge over on their blog for using Hybrid inks.
Happy crafting!

Catherine 

This is the 315th ATC of the year… which means I only have another 50 to do to meet my target! Whoop!!!

So without further ado… it is a simple one and very much based on the theme of the last week… Happy Celebrations meets jazz musician! 

Yellow cardstock, fossilized amber distress oxide and black soot distress oxide… three stamps and a label made on my little labelled! Jobs a good’un! 

Love love love this … so vibrant and such fun! 

Happy crafting! 

Catherine 

A few days ago I shared some Inchies that I had made which gave me an idea for a card using the silhouette jazz musicians and the Happy Celebrations stamps.

I started with stamping the colourful ‘splodges’ with bright colours of distress oxides (I love the intensity of the colour you get with them). Then I chose a musician for each colour and stamped him using Black Soot.

I then did the sentiment in Black soot too. 

I decided the inside needed colour too… 

I chose the long brush stroke stamp and stamped it three times in different colours and then overstamped using the Happy in Black soot and then added some little musical elements to keep with the theme on the front. 

And finally… I used the same sets to ‘Jazz’ up the envelope too! 

Really really happy with this … it looked like I wanted … in fact even better than I thought it would! I can see me using the Happy Celebrations set with other silhouette stamps to do this again! 

And as for distress oxides… you all know how much I adore them… they really are the best ink I’ve ever used. Perfect stamping, beautiful blending and fun inky techniques. So yes another one for the Paperartsy challenge.

Happy crafting! 

Catherine 

Hi

I made this card a few weeks ago for part of the parents stash… a golf themed card! 

I used a Bugaboo digital image thay I’ve had for a while and coloured it with promarkers. 

I then distressed a piece of brown cardstock with Distress Oxides and some stencilling and added wax paper and some bakers twine. I then mounted it onto blue card to bring out the colours in the focal image.

Cute! 

The sentiment is a die cut from a pack I added the distress oxide to so it teamed up with the rest of the card. 

So even though this is not at all Paperartsy style… I did use my oxides in two different ways so going to add this to their challenge blog. 

Happy crafting!

Catherine 

Another day… Another swap to share. This time a tag. 

Of course it is Distress Oxides and also probably one of the most vibrant things I have ever made! And then on top of this the challenge over at Paperartsy is using hybrid inks… So of course this is perfect for joining in their challenge. 

Stamping and stencilling and wrinkle free distress method for the background … then washi tape and some die cuts for the next layers. Finished with a stamped and watercoloured flower and a printed quote.

Lush! 

Love how this turned out. 

Happy crafting!

Catherine