LO-Nothing but the blue skies

 

Done layout based on Rochelle's sketch  

Challenges:

1. Rochelle Spear December Sketch Challenge
2. Scrap With Stacy Tic-tac-toe December Challenge (twine, plaid, tag)
3. Challenge YOUrself  December Challenge - anything goes

Christmas Card

House Mouse Design 'Wreath Kiss' stamp, embossing folder, Mijello watercolour

Image coloured with Mijello watercolour. Love this medium in small compact case. White panel cardstock embossed with floral motif.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #404 Anything goes with option of Christmas
2. ABC Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo

 

Rolling Wreath

House Mouse Design 'Wreath Rolling' stamp, Mijello watercolour, woodgrain embossing folder

Coloured the image using Mijello watercolour, white panel cardstock embossed with woodgrain folder. 

Challenges:

1. House Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #404 Anything goes with option of Christmas
2. ABC Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo

 

Career Teacher

 

Career Teacher digi stamp freebie from Making Cards & Papercraft magazine, Staedtler watercolour pencils

Image is coloured with watercolour pencils and fussy cut it before adhere to the card. Sentiment was freebie from craft magazine as well.

Challenges:

1. Craft-Anilca - Challenge #348 Profession
2. We Love Stamping - December Challenge Winter Flowers and/or Foliage or Anything Goes
3. Allsorts Challenge - Week 757 Stitching real or faux

Career Business Woman

 

Career  Business Woman digi stamp freebie from Making Cards & Papercraft magazine, Staedtler watercolour pencils, Frantic Stamper Stitched Rounded Rectangles Dies

Image is coloured with watercolour pencils and die-cut with Stitched Rounded Rectangle die before adhere to the card. 

Challenges:

1. Craft-Anilca - Challenge #348 Profession
2. We Love Stamping - December Challenge Winter Flowers and/or Foliage or Anything Goes
3. Allsorts Challenge - Week 757 Stitching real or faux

Career Lady - Secretary

Career Assistant digi stamp freebie from Making Cards & Papercraft magazine, Staedtler watercolour pencils

Downloaded this digital stamp some times ago and never get to use it. Image is coloured with watercolour pencils and fussy cut it before adhere to the card. 

Challenges:

1. Craft-Anilca - Challenge #348 Profession
2. We Love Stamping - December Challenge Winter Flowers and/or Foliage or Anything Goes
3. Allsorts Challenge - Week 757 Stitching real or faux

 

LO - Moments to remember

 

 digital kits : LJS Designs - Prince Charming, Red Ivy Design - Moments To Remember

Done this layout using digital kits from LJS Designs and Red Ivy Design based on Page Map sketch.

Challenges

1. Challenge YOUrself #119

Santa Mouse Christmas

House Mouse Designs 'Santa Mouse' stamp, Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Dotted Flower Rings' embossing folder, snowflake punch, leaf dies, Staedtler watercolour pencils

Image coloured with watercolour pencils and matted on red cardstock. Embossed the base white cardstock with Sizzix 'Dotted Flower Rings' folder. Leaves die-cut coloured with pearlescent watercolour.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge Week 756 
2. House Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #404
3. Double D Challenges- stripes and/or dots
4. Christmas Craft Creations - add a hat

 

 

Whee Christmas Day

Stamp: House Mouse Designs 'Whee Flight'

others: Poinsettia flower dies, Lifestyle Crafs Nesting Scallop Square dies, Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Dots on a Line' embossing folder, Staedtler watercolour pencils

The image was coloured with watercolour pencils and matted onto red scallop square cardstock. The white cardstock base was embossed with Sizzix Dots on a Line folder. DIY poinsettia flower using dies.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge Week 756 
2. House Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #404
3. Double D Challenges- stripes and/or dots
4. Christmas Craft Creations - add a hat

 

Peace and Joy gift tag

stamp: freebie from Crafts Beautiful#222 magazine, Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Winter Words' embossing folder, pearlescent watercolour, Martha Stewart Scandinavian Snowflake punch

snippet of white cardstock

Done this Christmas theme tag using freebie stamp from craft magazine, holiday theme embossing folder and snowflake craft punch.

Challenges:

1. November Rudolph Challenge
2. Snippet's Playground Challenge #468
3. Allsorts Challenge Week 756 

LO-Lighthouse

 

Done layout based on this sketch by Rochelle

Added die-cut sentiment as the title of the layout, and flower stickers.

Challenges:

1. Rochelle Spears November Skech Challenge
2. Scrap With Stacy November tic-tac-toe Challenge (I opted for stickers, banners,  1 photo)

Have a jolly Christmas

 

stamp: House Mouse 'Breezy Pine', poinsettia dies, watercolour pencils, pearlescent watercolour pan, Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dot' embossing folder

Coloured the image with watercolour pencils. Die-cut poinsettia flowers and then coloured with pearlescent watercolour. Sentiment was computer generated. Embossed the red cardstock with dots embossing folder.

Challenges

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week #755
2. House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge - HMFMC#403
3. Double D Challenges- stripes and/or dots
4. Christmas Craft Creations - add a hat

Poppy Flower

 

Colour the poppy image with watercolour pencils. Added blue shade around the flower image to 'ground' the flower. Emboss the base white cardstock with Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Flower Cluster' embossing folder. I diecut the image with frame diecut. Also, took a snippet of leftover red cardstock and die-cut the larger frame for matting the flower diecut.

Challenges:

1. The Butterfly Challenge #189 - poppy and frame
2. Snippets Playground #467
3. Allsorts Challenge - Week #755

Peace and Joy

Wreath stamp (Uniko), snowflake stencil, TimHolz distress ink 'Spun Sugar'

Create the background with distress ink and snowflake stencil. Stamped the wreath image and the sentiment directly on the card.

Challenges

1. ABC Christmas Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo hug&kisses
2. Stencil Fun - November challenge

 

Small Gift Tag

Wreath stamp freebie from magazine (Papercraft Inspiration#67), tag punch

Made a easy small gift tag, just some little colouring on the wreath and bow. 
Challenges:

1. ABC Christmas Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo

 

Gift tag

 

wreath clear stamp (unknown brand given by friend), white gel pen, marker

Stamp the wreath image onto kraft cardstock and added red marker colour to the berries. Draw stitch line at the border with white gel pen.

Challenges:

1. ABC Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo

Festive Gift Tag

 

Wreath stamp (Papercraft Inspiration #67), marker pen

Another quick festive gift tag. Stamp and colour with markers.

Challenges:

1. ABC Christmas Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo
2. Allsorts Challenge - Week#754 - Friendship or AG

Santa Christmas

Santa stamp freebie from magazine (Papercraft Inspiration#67), Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Snow Flower' embossing folder, Spellbinder Classic Scallop Circle and Classic Circle dies

Image was stamp and coloured with watercolour pencils, did-cut with circle dies and matted on red scallop diecut. Embossing white panel with Sizzix embossing folder. Next, stamp tree image with green ink pad and fussy cut it out. Adhered everything onto red card.

Challenges:

1. Craft-Anilca -#347 Santa Claus
2. Allsorts Challenge - Week#754 - Friendship or AG

 

Santa Happy Holidays

Santa stamp freebie from magazine (Papercraft Inspirations#67), embossing folder : Sizzix 'Winter Flower', Cuttlebug 'Dots'

others: oval dies

Stamp the Santa image on white cardstock and fussy cut it out.

Diecut oval from white and red cardstock. Embossed the white card panel with Sizzix embossing folder. Adhered everything to the red card.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week#754 - Friendship or AG
2. Craft-Alnica - #347 Santa Claus

 

Tag 3 Pink Deer

 

Deer stamp freebie from craft magazine (Crafts-Beautiful) , woodgrain embossing folder, grass dies

Stamp the deer and coloured with water colour pencils, fussy cut it out with scissors. Took a piece of white cardstock, coloured with light brown soft pastel, run through with woodgrain embossing folder and highlight the embossed surface with brown ink pad. Added grass die-cut to the card after adhering the cut out image. Sentiment was computer generated.

Challenges:

1. Stamping Sensations - November Christmas/anything goes
2. We Love Stamping - Christmas Characters/anything goes
3. Allsorts Challenge -Week#753 The great outdoor/anything goes
4. Double D Challenge - deer

Tropical Christmas Tag

 

Deer stamp freebie from craft magazine (Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine), grass dies, soft pastel

Another tag using the same stamp freebie from magazine. Coloured the background with soft pastel and die-cut grass with green cardstock. Lol...my interpretation of Christmas in tropical country.

Challenges:

1. Double D Challenge - deer
2. Stamping Sensations - November Christmas/anything goes
3. We Love Stamping - Christmas Characters/anything goes
4. Allsorts Challenge -Week#753 The great outdoor/anything goes

Christmas Tag 1

Deer stamp freebie from Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine, snowflake stencil, acrylic paint

Stamp the deer with blue ink pad, fussy cut it out with scissors. Create the background with snowflake stencil and foam roller.

Challenges:

1. Stencil Fun - November challenge
2. Stamping Sensations - November Christmas/anything goes
3. We Love Stamping - Christmas Characters/anything goes
4. Allsorts Challenge -Week#753 The great outdoor/anything goes
5. Double D Challenge - deer

 

Sun-drenched days

 

stamps: Kaisercraft butterfly, Prima flower, MME Lost&Found 3 'Oliver' lace, C.C. Designs 'Sweet Summer Sentiments' #AR1077

others: pattern paper from my stash, Faber Castel watercolour pencil, 

snippet of white cardstock for flower embellishment

Created another Joy Fold Card based on tutorial from here.  Pull out some never used before stamps (MME & C.C. Designs) and love the lace image. 

Challenges

1. The Butterfly Challenge #188 - monochromatic
2. Stamping Sensations - November Christmas/anything goes
3. We Love Stamping - Christmas Characters/anything goes
4. Allsorts Challenge -Week#753 The great outdoor/anything goes
5. Snippet Challenge #466

Cute Deer

 

Printed this cute deer and fussy cut, embossed the background with Sizzix 'Winter Words' embossing folder and added computer generated sentiment.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week #752 emboss or anything goes
2. ABC Christmas Challenge  - U&V for use it up/vertical
3. Double D Challenge - Deer
4. Christmas Craft Creations - monochromatic

Santa's wishes

This pre-coloured santa image download from internet and fussy cut it out. Stamped the sentiment from Uniko on white card stock and fussy cut out accordingly. Added gross grain ribbon bow for the festive feel.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week #752 emboss or anything goes
2. ABC Christmas Challenge  - U&V for use it up/vertical

 

Joy Fold Card

 

Stamp: House Mouse Design, butterfly punch, pattern paper, border punch, Mijello watercolour

Today I attempted multi-fold card technique called joy fold card. I followed instruction from The Butterfly Challenge blog here. Took me some time to figure out the cutting. Mouse image was coloured with watercolour.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #401
2. The Butterfly Challenge #188 - monochromatic
3. Allsorts Challenge - Week #751 Autumn colour or anything goes

Christmas Tag

 

Use a poinsettia dies to make the flowers from white cardstock. I painted pearlescent watercolour on it for shimmering look. Sentiment stamp was a freebie from craft magazine. 

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week 751 Autum color or anything goes
2. Christmas Craft Creations - Monochrome 

Santa Tag

 

Santa clear stamp freebie from Quick Cards magazine, snowflake stencil, distress ink 'fired brick', watercolour

Colour the background of the tag with snowflake stencil and red distress ink. Santa image was coloured with watercolour and fussy cut it out.  Love cutting image, kind of therapeutic to me, lol.  Luckily I have this super sharp scissors EK Success Honey Bee brand, it cuts details easily.

Challenges:

1. Stencil Fun Challenge - October
2. Allsorts Challenge - Week #750
3. Christmas Craft Creations - Monochrome 
   
   
   

Miracle

Woodware butterfly stamp, stencil, Stampendous LB Mosaic Butterfly cling stamp (sentiment), Twin Touch markers, floral stencil, distress ink

Splash the background with some watercolour and then using a large floral stencil, colour it with a wide brush using distress ink (dusty concord).  Stamped the butterfly on a snippet of leftover cardstock, coloured with markers and fussy cut it out. Stamped the sentiment and cut it out. Adhere both to the card.

Challenges:

1. Stamping Sensations - October
2. Allsorts Challenge - Week #750
3. We Love Stamping - October
4. Stencil Fun Challenge - October
5. Snippets Playground - Challenge #465

 

A Special Day

 Stamp: House Mouse stamp, Distress Ink (mustard seed, broken china, peeled paint), cloud stencil

Inked the background with distress ink. Colour the image with Copic and cut out manually. 

Challenges:

1. House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #401
2. Stamping Sensations - October
3. Allsorts Challenge - Week #750
4. We Love Stamping - October
5. Stencil Fun Challenge - October

 

Butterfly Bookmark 2

 

stamp: Kaisercraft Butterfly, Prima 'doily', italic text background stamp

others: soft pastel, Faber Castel watercolour pencil

Created another bookmark with different background colour using soft pastel, and then stamped the text background. Butterfly image was stamped and coloured with watercolour pencil.

Challenges:

1. Butterfly Challenge #187 'Butterfly Galores'
2. Allsorts Challenge #748 Autumn colour/Anything Goes
3. We Love Stamping- October 202 - Mood Board/Anything Goes
4. Stamping Sensations - October 2023 Autumnal Colour/Anything Goes

Butterfly Bookmark

stamp: Rosie's Studio layering butterfly clear stamp, Prima mini clear stamp for the background, 

others: soft pastel, Faber Castel watercolour pencil

I coloured the background using soft pastel with combination of few colours and then stamped the text background. Butterfly image was stamped and coloured with watercolour pencil.

Challenges:

1. Butterfly Challenge #187 'Butterfly Galores'
2. Allsorts Challenge #748 Autumn colour/Anything Goes
3. We Love Stamping- October 202 - Mood Board/Anything Goes
4. Stamping Sensations - October 2023 Autumnal Colour/Anything Goes

 

Let It Snow

snowman clear stamp, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, poinsettia dies, metallic watercolour , oval dies, patterned paper

 

Coloured the snowman using metallic watercolour which I bought for the purpose of colouring handmade paper flowers. Pull out patterned paper with metallic shine on it for the card background.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge Week#748 - Autumn Trees, Leaves and Berries or anything goes option
2. Rudolph September Challenge - anything goes Christmas
3. ABC Christmas Challenge - S for snowmen or T for Three of a kind
4. Christmas Craft Creations - September challenge Metallic