To brighten your day

Hey everyone,

Mr Kiss,  rushed out this morning to buy a couple of these chairs from B & Q (a bargain at only £10 each)
and since then, we have had nothing but torrential rain.
That's about right for the bank holiday weekend, isn't it?

Oh well, it gave me time to play in my craft room :-)

Here's a 'use it up' card.

Lurking at the bottom of my paper box I discovered a decoupage pad that had never been used.
It's full of die cuts that you use to 'build' a flower, but I popped out some shapes and used them on their own.
I wanted to mix the colours up so that my card was bright and cheerful.

For the smaller circles I used an everyday, office, hole punch and I popped some of the shapes up on foam pads
to add a bit of interest.

Challenges.
CAS(E) this Sketch - #77
Less Is More -  Die Cut

My Mind's Eye, Bloom & Grow Decoupage Pad
Sentiment from Clearly Besotted 'Time to Relax'.    Sequins.

Celebrate good times

Hey everyone.
We are seriously watching the pennies here and I am banned from buying any craft supplies,
but I couldn't resist a few bags of  coloured sequins.
In my defence they only cost a few pounds, and they are soooo pretty!!

I really had to fight the urge to scatter them all over my Muse card.
Repeat after me... less is more... less is more...

I don't jave any zig-zag stamps or templates so, for that part of my card, I cut out some strips of grey, honeycomb dp and,
if you're a regular visitor, you'll know that I am 'florally challenged', so I replaced the bloom with stamped and die cut balloons, popped up on foam pads.

Here's my inspiration -  the MUSE challenge card from Marion

Supplies.
Clearly Besotted stamps and dies from the 'Make A Wish' set.
Memento inks, bahama blue, tangelo, rose bud
Pink Petticoat digi paper, honeycomb. Sequins and gems

You had me at hello

It's such a lovely day here in north Durham, that I snapped a picture of my card on the back lawn.
I just hope no-one was watching, when it was caught by a gust of wind, which sent me scurrying after it!

This card is for my brother John and my inspiration came from Therese's fabulous card over at the Muse challenge.

It's the first time I've tried this technique with the sentiment die (where you cut the die into your base card, then cut it again from coloured card and pop this piece into the space). I'm not sure I did it quite right - I should have kept the little pieces of white card from some of the letters - but, I like how it looks and I'll definitely be giving it another go.

Challenges.
Muse - Card from Therese Calvird
Simon Says - Die Crazy

hello - memory box die.  john - memory box parker alphabet dies. 
happy birthday  - personal impressions stamp.  just for you -  catslife press stamp.
balloon - clearly besotted stamp and die, 'make a wish' set.
stars - freckled fawn stamp, 'oh deer me' set.
memento inks tangelo and summer sky.   sequins and gems.

Spring Flowers

Hey there. 
Just a quick post from me tonight, with a little thank you card.

I know you've probably all made your own backgrounds before, but this was new to me.
I used a rectangle nestie, and an outline of my text stamp, to make a mask. Then I stamped the flowers at random. After removing the mask, I stamped the sentiment and then coloured the flowers with my Copics.
For a bit more interest,  I outlined the flowers with little dots and added some glitter.

Challenges.
Less Is More - One Layer, Thank You
One Layer Simplicity - Fabulous Flowers
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
A little Bit Crafty - Flower Power

Flower Stamps - Stampin' Up Doodle That
Sentiment Stamp - Stampendous, Happy Messages
Copics, Stickles

I made you a cake

Hello... I'm back.

But, it's not the same in my craft room without my partner in crime.

I miss glancing down and seeing Suzie, laying on the floor,

covered in a light dusting of glitter, with a gem or a pearl stuck to her nose!!

Here's a card for my SIL.

I needed a little inspiration today, so I headed over to Muse,

where I followed the general layout and colours of Vicki's gorgeous Mother's Day card. 

(I flipped my image and text)

 I know my SIL is trying to keep away from cakes at the moment,

 so I hope this sentiment will make her laugh :-)

 

I'd also like to say a huge thank you to everyone that left a comment about Suzie.

It really helped me to know that so many of you were thinking of me.

xxx

Challenges

Muse - Vicki's beautiful Mother's Day card

Papertake - Anything Goes.

Heartbroken

My little Suzie

2001  -  2014

Deer Darlin'

I had fun making this birthday card for Mr. Kiss.
After a good rummage through my stash, I decided on this reindeer stamp.
A reindeer is not  just  for Christmas...   lol*

The hardest part of this card was the little deer jumper. There's no separate die for it, so I had to stamp it, fussy cut it, and add the detail on with a fine, black pen. I also added my dh's initial.

Challenges.
 Simon Says - Animal Antics
Addicted To Stamps - Anything Goes
CAS on Sunday - A Birthday to Die For

Supplies.
Hero Arts stamp and die 'reindeer' set
Happy Birthday Stamp -Hero Arts, Typewriter Notes
Letter Stamps for 'Deer' were a magazine freebie
Card Candi from Craftwork Cards. Sequin and gem.

Sail away with me honey

I have had another rummage in my stash today, and not only discovered a neglected stamp set,
but also an unused boat die.
I think they were from when I first began card making -
you know - when dinosaurs still roamed the earth!!!

Here's my card.

The wave design is from the stamp set I found and I don't think it's ever been inked up before.
I used pearlescent ink on it -  which gives a pretty shimmer IRL.
I die cut the boat, paper piecing the colours onto a white base.

I was in a rush to finish, so I messed up a couple of times. More haste less speed!!
1. The little separate banners are in the wrong order.
2. I stamped the sentiment onto the card at first and completely botched it, so it had to be covered  up!

Challenges.
CASology - Wet
Addicted to CAS - Far Away

Supplies.
Hero Arts border stamp.        ProcoCraft boat die.
Brilliance ink, pearlescent sky blue.  Memento ink, dandelion
Banner die was a magazine freebie.
Sequins and gems.   Sentiment Stamp, Personal Impressions.

I told you I'd be ready in 5 minutes, stop calling me every half hour!

I'm still broke!
And that means no new stash for me - sob**
But, I'm kinda having fun rummaging through all my old stamps
and seeing if I can make use of them.

Here's a stamp that's never been inked up.
I could just never picture it on a card before, but I gave it a go for the MUSE challenge.

I followed the general layout of Vicki's Muse card, but went for pinks with the green, instead of her reds.

Supplies.
Stamp - Kanban Lady, coloured with Copics.
Sent stamp - part Kanban with 'Birthday' from Clearly Besotted, Make A Wish
Striped Ribbon. Sequin and Pearls

Party Time

Hey there.
I have just about recovered from the weekend's festivities.
Everyone had a great time - fuelled by copious quantities of Margaritas!
Here's the card I made for my daughter, Maria.

This little mouse stamp is one that I often overlook, because it's so small,
but it was just perfect here to complement my huge bow.
I die cut the 25, and added a piece of gliter paper behind it.
I don't have any gold sequins, so I had to get creative with making my own. I used the same gold glitter paper and a standard hole punch for the large ones, and a button punch for the small ones (they were the little pieces from the centre holes, that you would usually discard).

Challenges.
Open Minded Crating Fun - Animal Antics
Ladybug Crafts - Birthdays

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Supplies.
Stamp - Penny Black, Bubbly,  coloured with Copics
Grosgrain Striped Rbbon
Sent Stamp - Clearly Besotted, Make A Wish
American Crafts Glitter Paper

Cats v Dogs

Hey there, hope you are all well.
I am busy making plans for my eldest daughter, Maria's, birthday.
She will be 25 on Saturday.
I am in charge of the party -  I have been stringing up fairy lights all afternoon -
the food and the drink - so I have lists everywhere :-)

I just had time to squeeze in a quick make - hope it makes you smile.

The cue card for this week's CASology is 'Joke' and Cardz for Guyz wants you to 'make them laugh' -
so I hope this fits the bill. Pop over to those challenges if you want a giggle*

I coloured my image with Copics and made up the sentiment on my comp.

Stamp - Do crafts Hot Diggity, coloured with Copics.
DP - Basic Grey Wags and Whiskers
Sequin and gem from my stash.