Category: Promarkers, Letraset

Design Team, Designer Series Paper, Old Paper, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons, Stampin Blends alcohol pens

DT: Happy Little Stampers Anything goes birthday challenge

Catherine

Hello!

Today I have the card I made for this months Design team contribution for Happy Little Stampers anything goes birthday challenge. I actually made this ages ago as a card for my Aunties birthday back in the spring! But I saved it to share on the blog.

I used some patterned paper that is quite grungy as the background and ran it through the Old Paper embossing folder.

I added a ribbon to give some more texture, choosing a wide grey grosgrain ribbon from the stash. Next I chose lots of panels of the dsp left in my stash from the patterned paper play I did a few months ago.

Next I chose to use some gorgeous stamped and coloured flowers and leaves to intersperse with the panels and tags.

I added some brads and the little metal key charm too to add some different types of bling from my usual kind of gems … nice to mix things up occasionally!

I then stamped and fussy cut the sentiment and added that on the top!

Love how it ended up … a bit different from the usual cards I have previously made for my auntie but I am sure she liked it even if not the usual pinks or yellows.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

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Playing with scraps

Catherine

When I don’t craft for a while (because life is busy and it seems crafting is the last thing I have time for) I get rather out of the habit and lose my creativity a bit. When this happens I just grab what is on the desk or already partly made and put something together … it might not be fancy or something I am proud of but just putting something together sparks some creativity and I am usually good to get going properly once I’ve done that.

Well this card is one of those just grab the scraps and put it together and see what happens.

Just a few pieces of patterned paper, some cardstock and a pre coloured stamped image. But I then grabbed my pen for some doodled lines, some brads to add enbellishments and then I was happy.

Ok not my most creative or fancy of cards but still it’s nice and I like that it got me creating!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Alpaca Pals, Design Team, Peace & Joy, Pinewood planks, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons, Time for Tea

DT: ATSAM – #446 Make your Mark

Catherine

Hello everyone visiting my blog. Today I have another design team contribution for you for the Addicted to Stamps and More blog. This week the challenge is Make Your Mark which basically means colouring in!

I chose this beautiful image from Alpaca Pals and coloured it in with promarkers.

I chose some bright spring like colours and then fussy cut the image out. I then had a little look through the pre-prepared backgrounds folder and found this glossy paper one which had been done with mop up inks after ink smooshing and I thought it worked well with the colours I had chosen.

I wrapped some paper twine around it and then added it to the vellum I had embossed with the wood grain folder as a soft background.

I decided to add it to the soft green cardstock I had found for the card blank. Then had a hunt in the die cuts folder where I have precut die cuts using scraps and it makes it easy for quick cards.

I found one with the soft teal birthday and some white backgrounds … I stacked them a couple of times to give it strength. I added this to the floral image and then added the floral image to the card using foam tabs to raise it above the paper twine.

I added the stamped happy above and then added the sequins for some shine.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Biggest Wish, Design Team, Honey Doo Crafts, Jar, Jar of Flowers, Masks/Stencils, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons, Wreath Builder

DT: ATSAM – #445 die cuts and stencils

Catherine

Hi! Today I have another design team contribution for Addicted to stamps and more where our challenge is die cuts and stencils. Well I ended up combining the two by making a stencil out of the die cut!

I started by die cutting the background out of white cardstock and then making an inky background to go behind this … this created a pretty pink background on which I knew a floral element would look best.

I thought I would go for a wreath first of all but then decided not to stay with a wreath but to just put one down as a base and then I chose Jar of Flowers for the main feature. I coloured in the flowers with my promarkers before fussy cutting them out. I then punched the jar and added the little bow to it. I added a little foam behind to give it some dimension before adhering it to the background panel.

I decided it need tie in the black more so used the biggest wish stamps for the sentiment and used black for framing them.

Inside the card I used a die cut scrap to create the stencil and used the same pink inks to add a little interest inside the card.

I added the panel to the front of a 5×7 card and then added gems to finish off.

Pleased with how this came out. Must admit that background die creates a lot of little bits of card and the carpet is now rather in need of a vacuum but I do love the background regardless!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Artistically Inked, Design Team, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons, Stampin Blends alcohol pens

DT: Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes Birthday challenge

Catherine

Hi there! Hope you are doing ok. Thanks for popping by to see my blog.

Today I have a card I made as part of the design team for Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes Birthday challenge blog.

It is quite a vintage looking card and a bit of a change from the more modern cards I usually make. It was nice to use browns and more earthy colours to be honest.

I also added some sewing and this gorgeous wide linen ribbon too.

The image I have had for years …. probably about 10 years! It’s a Lily of the Valley one and I remember getting a pad full of images and this is one of those! So not just vintage in style but vintage in terms of stash!

I kept the whole thing quite simple… some patterned paper, inked edges and the fabric sewn on. The sentiment is embossed in gold and the card base made from Crumb Cake.

The image I coloured in with promarkers and my stampin blends so it is a bit of a mix. Inside I just added a strip of the paper to continue the theme!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Expressions in Ink, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons, YouTube video

Happy birthday to my princess

Catherine

My gorgeous girl turned 17 today … still can’t believe she’s reached this age already and that I’m old enough to have a 17 year old!

I made a fashion and green themed card for her.

It’s certainly a little different than my usual style with these fun fashion sketches but I thought it would be suitable for my fashion and textiles loving girl!

I used the Expressions in Ink dsp and some little templates from a little booklet I’ve had for ages. Then I made it up! I added in some cotton fabric and a bit of old olive ribbon.

I was going to add sewing but in the end I decided against it.

I added the happy birthday sentiment die stacking the green twice and then the white twice with the white slightly offset so it was a little like a shadow.

I finished off with a few gems. I considered adding Mayas name in gold or the word daughter but in the end decided that it would be too much for the already busy card.

I did video making the card so if you fancy watching me make it check it out on YouTube.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Design Team, Designer Series Paper, Playful Alphabet, Promarkers, Letraset, Splendid Stems, Stampin Blends alcohol pens, Stitched framelits

DT: Happy Little Stampers Anything goes with dies

Catherine

Hello! I’m so pleased my Happy Little Stampers challenge blogs are back after our little break. This time it is the turn of the Anything Goes with Dies challenge and I have the Mother’s Day card I made for my Mum … so shhhh… don’t tell her you’ve already seen it! Lol!

I used a few different dies… Playful Alphabets, stitched circles and some Splendid stems … and used lots of old dsp and some gorgeous flowers stamps from Creative Stamping magazine. A bit of a hodgepodge if I am honest but I love it!

I also did a bit of hand sewing and added charms and pearls. Just love how it all came together from my stash.

Hope you like this … of course please leave me a message below and then come and join in over at Happy Little Stampers.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

First Edition, For My Family, Jar, Old Paper, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons, Splendid Stems, Splendid Thoughts

Patterned paper play

Catherine

How is it the beginning of March already? Wow this year is going so fast already.

So as its the first of the month it is time for my playtime with patterned paper.

Those of you who have popped by my blog for this before will know I got myself super organised last year, chose some 12×12 dsp and got fussy cutting and popped all the bits into a pouch so I could be ready to go with the starting point of a card! This time it’s an odd one as the dsp I cut up had lots of these labels on one side and the coral pattern on the other and I teamed it with some dictionary type print paper too.

So I grabbed some Pale Papaya cardstock and made up a card blank and used another piece to add texture then started layering up a few of the labels, a strip of the coral and the book paper.

This gave a nice spot for a focal feature to be added and I decided on a jar full of splendid Stems!

I did punch the jar a few times to give it some dimension and covered the top layer in wink of Stella so it’s very shimmery!

Inside the jar I added the die cut Stems and one of the stamped images which I stamped and coloured onto the bookprint which I think looks fabulous!

I finished off with a simple sentiment from For my Family and some pearl gems and a bit of twine wrapped round the jar.

Love how this finished up. A lovely mix of modern and vintage I think!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Design Team, Digital stamps, Fancy Phrases, Pierced Blooms, Pinewood planks, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons

DT: Creative Knockouts – Birthday wishes

Catherine

Now the Creative Knockouts challenges last a fortnight I get a bit more breathing space between my contributions which I must admit is a little bit of a relief.

This time the theme is Birthday Wishes and we are sponsored by All Dressed Up whose images I love.

I chose to use the image Little Scottie Dog which I was gifted by All Dressed Up. I printed it and coloured it using my Promarkers with some really pretty pastels.

I then die cut the image out.

I then went to town with the Pierced Blooms die cuts in coordinating colours.

For the background I went with Kraft cardstock and ran that through the embossing folder to give some texture. I also added some dsp in the blue as some contrast.

When I had put this together I went with a Kraft card blank and so added a mat of white and then chose my sentiment from the Fancy Phrases set.

I also added in some splatters of the pink shimmer ink and then some flower embellishments.

I also added a metallic button with some twine as the final embellishment.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Promarkers, Letraset, Tim Holtz, Woodland

Happy Valentine’s Day

Catherine

I decided to make a cutesy card for my hubby this year …

I mean this Tim Holtz die is just so adorable.

I die cut him lots of times from cream cardstock and then coloured him in using my promarkers. After adhering everything together I also added glossy accents for the eyes.

I chose to emboss the background using the woodland folder and then added a ribbon and two of the extra heart die cuts from the set.

Then the sentiment is an old one from the stash which I stamped and mounted it on the red.

I then decided to mount this onto a Parakeet Party card base as it’s one of my favourite colours at the moment and also matches with the scarf for the bear.

So happy valentines to my hubby!

Happy crafting!

Catherine