LiM challenge

Hi again fellow bloggers - around comes another Saturday and a new challenge from the folks at Less is More. I hope you are enjoying your Saturday?

The theme this week is Layers and to include newsprint. I have used a die this week from Tim Holtz - although as I am still on stash busting it is not a new one from Sizzix. I have also used a newsprint backing sheet along with some plain blue as an added layer. The heart shape is on dimensional pads. To add another effect I have used a gold gilding wax especilly on the blue as it reminds of some of the colours in old paintings I saw when I was last in Rome. However unfortunately the photogaph doesn't pick up the gilding too well. The sentiment is hand written.

Happy crafting :)

CAS card

hi fellow bloggers - I hope you are not too affected by the storm on the way - don't see much evidence of it here yet.

This card is a CAS birthday card and I have used the swiss dots folder on the base card. The stamp is a free one from a past edition of crafty stamper with only the flame coloured. The ink pad used again is the black brilliance pad. Then to add a splash of colour I have used both red organza and red satin ribbon in a 2 strand plait with a bow at the top.

I am entering in the Allsorts challenge  - embossing

Monochrome

hi fellow bloggers
This card is a birthday card - for a friend -  I have kept to a monochrome colour scheme as these are the colours she favours.

I have used swiss dots embossing folder on the base card and my Scorit. I used a Paper Artsy stamp for the image which I cut out with a Spellbinders label die and layered on silver mirri card cut with another spellies die and used the holding hands technique to tuck the image under. The large back black and white  mat is one from a Kanban kit I bought when qvc used to have craft days! I trimmed it to fit and used my Sizzix embosslit alphabet dies and silver mirri card for the sentiment. The inside sentiment was using a free stamp from a recent Crafty Stamper magazine ad a spellies edge die to fnish. The stamping was done with a black brilliance ink pad and the edges done with the same ink pad.

I am entering this card in
The Cutting Edge Challenge 
Scrappers Delights Challenge - anything goes or monochrome
Seize the day - birthday

Baby card for a new gran

hi fellow bloggers spoke to soon about the sunny weather as the sun has now disappeared|:(

This card is for a friend who has become a new granny to a little girl. So as I thought to be safe and traditional I would go with a pink colour scheme. I used a sizzix embossing folder as the base matted on to toning paper,  Also  the mum's name is Rosie so fits. The cord is metallic rose and the sentiment is stamped in victorian velvet distress ink which matched it very well. I used a spellbinders banner die for that and another anonymous stamp! The charm is one from my stash and the amber chip was added because the new baby's name is Amber - I will also be adding a pair of Amber earrings for the new granny. Tried hard to keep it very personal.

Entering in the following challenge: -
Through the CraftRoom Door- Anything goes
Allsortschallenge - embossing
Hiding in my craftroom - embossing
Happy crafting

LiM Challenge

Hi fellow crafters
Hope you are all having a good weekend - it is quie sunny here in Dundee so a nice change after 2 days of rain!

The LiM challenge this week is asking for small creatures and I have chosen to use a really small dragon fly stamp from my stash - not sure of its origin! I used a multi colour brilliance ink pad to stamp out a line of dragonflies and added a row of sakura pen dots. I then used my Scorit to emboss some lines round the image and used an anonymous [no brand name] stamp for the sentiment.

It is all one layer and the card edge is inked wth the brilliance pad. I do like some of the brilliance pads as they dry quickly and have a soft sheen..

LiM entry - One Layer

Hi fellow bloggers
wasn't sure if I would manage any crafting this week as things a bit hectic. Still didn't want to miss the LiM challenge!

This week the theme is one level with 2 - so went for 2 of the sentiments as well as 2 of the images which is a stamp from All Night Media that I have had in my stash for years - so still keeping to using my stash resolution :)

The other stamp I have used is one from clarity stamps and I really like the design of these from Barbara Gray. I have added a touch of colour with a sakura gel pen and lightly coloured the olive and stem.

happy crafting

Sizzix heart & locket die again

Hi fellow bloggers - just a card today as treated myself to an overlocker and ned to clear some sapce in the craft room to play with it !! I should learn to clear as I go but it never happens. Anyway as I like this die and it is a good size to not need a lot of additional embellishments I have tried the reverse of the colours I used before with the locket cut in red foam and the heart in /black card. This time I have also used the largest of the heart circles by spellbinders as a mat in black then cutting several pieces from the foam wasted and piecing them together to give the impression of another mat for dimension. The background on the base card is another made bit dabbing the hero arts grey shadow stamp . I have also used the tiny hearts from the circle die for confetti inside the card.

I am enterng this card in the  http://cateredcrop.com challenge  - seeing red