Category: Art and crafting styles

I recently had a bit of a splurge including buying these fabulous stamps from Mama Elephant that I have been NEEDING ever since I first saw them months ago. So this is my first play with the Dogs Woof stamp… and I created a thin panel by masking and stamping different parts on top of each other. I used the stamp platform to ensure I got good crisp images.

I then added a very diluted amount of white gesso so I could add colour on the kraft cardstock. I added the colour using watercolour pencils and a waterbrush.

Once they were all coloured as I wanted them I edged the panel and then layered it onto another piece of kraft with a layer of waxy paper in between. I then punched a hole and added the string and ribbon.

This cute tag was made for the UK stampers forum swap last month so I hope the recipient likes dogs! Lol!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Hello… and how quickly we have already got to the beginning of April.

Today I have another design team contribution to make for Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper challenge…where the challenge is to use some… you guessed it… patterned paper!

I managed to use two pieces of patterned paper, two washi tapes strips and a digi image I have had coloured for about 2 years just waiting to be used!

I wanted to keep it quite simple this month as the sentiment and image needed to be subtle and quiet against the pastel papers.

Now off to see what others have been up to with their stash of patterned papers over on the blog.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

So tomorrow is Easter which in our house means chocolate! But I realise for others it has far more meaning. So sending wishes for you this Easter no matter what meaning you add to it.

I did make a set of Easter cards from a set of papers in a Making Cards magazine which I am sharing with you today.

I used the papers and images from the magazine, some scrap cardstock and ribbons and sequins from the stash to make these fun cards.

I started by fussy cutting the six bunny images which are super cute and then used the patterned papers to create backgrounds and multiple layers.

Then I chose cardstock from my stash I thought complimented the papers to mat and layer and added in doily pieces to soften too.

Then I went through the ribbon basket and pulled out twine and ribbons that I thought worked with the cards to add to them.

I either stamped an Easter sentiment from Stampin Up or used alpha stamps to create the sentiments choosing a few different ways to add the sentiments. Then added sequins in colours that worked with the cardstock colours and papers.

I love this final one with the netting bow. May have to buy more of this netting trim as it works so well for fun added texture for cards.

Hope you like my cute bunny Easter cards.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Yesterday I shared two more masculine cards using the Half Full stamps and papers from Making Cards magazine. Tonight I have a girly card using the papers and stamps.

I kept it really simple with the jazzy striped paper and added the mount of Melon Mango and then another piece to the top. I added a die cut sentiment and then some ric rac stickers from the stash to add a little pop of colour.

The stamped bottle I decided to add pink elements with promarkers. I then added wink of Stella for shimmer. Then I added the sparkly gems to finish off.

So a pink wine card… perfect for so many of my friends.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Today I have a couple of cards I made using the Half Full stamp set and some papers that came with the latest Making Cards magazine.

I thought these stamps worked perfectly with the wine glass patterned paper! I decided that as the rest of the papers made things quite feminine that these would be good for more masculine cards.

I chose some cardstock for coordinating with the papers and mat and layered with them. First a blue grey coloured cardstock. I also used some of the stripey paper as a mat.

I edged all the layers with promarkers in a mid grey colour to give them a border. I then stamped the bottles and coloured the bottles using promarkers. I added some grey brads and a foiled sentiment.

The second card I used Tranquil Tide cardstock which I thought worked well with the green bottle. I added some piercing to embellish and this time black brads to add the sentiment tag. This time I used ink to water colour the images.

Really enjoyed mixing these papers with the Half Full stamps.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Earlier this month I held a crafting session with friends and I never got round to sharing the cards I ended up making during the class. As per usual I swapped things up so I wasn’t making the same as the samples…

The theme of the class was watercolour and florals and I love how differently these all ended up.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I had to play catch up on this challenge as didn’t manage to do much creating when the parents were here so I had two weeks worth of cards to do.

I started with week 11 and the prompt was

get texty

So I grabbed some scrap that had texture paste through a text stencil and added that to my playing card. Then gesso. I then added distress crayons (I really wanted to play with them for some unknown reason so out they came!)

I did a little stencilling and then grabbed Jofy stamps added some text down one edge. I then coloured some book print with the crayons and stamped the new Jofy mini stamp flower head.

I cut it out and adhered it to the card. I then did some additional stamping with the circles in the same mini set.

I added some bits of white paint to these and drew in a stem for the flower. I then dropped some of the pebeo fantasy paint onto the flower for the stamen.

The next week’s prompt was

“opposites attract”

and I decided to gather some contrasting materials to add as a collage. These are all things that I was attracted to that contrast…. so my opposites attract!

I started with a white gesso base and more distress crayons. Then added some stencilling to bring back the white. I then added a raffle ticket that was on the desk. I then arranged a cluster of papers of different types (vellum/waxed paper/patterned paper) and stapled it to the card. Then added the canvas strip and the thread and mirri card.

Finally I added some stitching and doodling.

Not exactly a thing but an enjoyable collecting of fun patterned and textures and colours from my desk!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I promised to share the cards I made for the birthday girl and her twin brother once they had been handed over… And so here they are.

Hannah loves dancing and so I thought this Visible Image stamp, with the little dancing people from a Creative Stamping magazine set worked well with lots of layered Distress Oxides worked well for a funky card.

I also added some splashes of shimmer on the background but that’s not visible on the photo.

There is also plenty of shine as I stamped the main image in versafine and then clear heat embossed it.

Matthew’s card has a similar vibe… albeit smaller!

The skater image is a Gummiapan stamp and the tyre tracks on the background are from a Creative Stamping magazine set. Again I heat embossed the image and then went to town on the distress oxides choosing blues and black soot for the colour scheme.

I decided to give the impression of a ramp for the skater using the sentiment stamp.

Even though this is only a 4×4 card it has plenty of impact with the graphic image and the layered oxides.

And so whilst I have a house full of girls (who are incredibly noisy!) it’s now time for me to put my feet up and relax as I’ve fed them and done the whole cake thing! Wonder if any of us get any sleep tonight.

Happy crafting!

Catherine