LO - Cactus

paper: Bazzil, MME Stella Rose, SEI Moonrise

stamp: MME Lost&Found 3 "Ruby" stamps

ink pad: SSS "Orange Peel" inkpad, Stampin' Up! "Lost Lagoon"  , TH Distress Ink "Tea Dye"

others : photo corner punch, scallop border punch. stitch alpha dies

This layout is made based on Rochelle's sketch for the May challenge.

I fussy cut out the bottom portion of the SEI patterned paper to incorporate the leaves onto my layout. 

Stamped the doily pattern on white cardstock and cut out with scissors. 

I inked the edges of the patterned paper with TH distress ink, punch out four corners of a 4x6 inches black cardstock for photo mat. Title was die-cut using alpha dies. 

Challenges:

1. Challenge YOUrself -Challenge #125 fussy cutting
2. Rochelle Spears Sketch Challenge - May
3. Scrap With Stacy - May Tic-tac-toe (I chose stamping, 1 photo, polka dots)

 

Birthday Card #3

 

stamp: freebie from Cardmaking & Papercraft 2012 designed by Adam Prescott, sentiment from Rosie's Studio, 

others: soft pastel, Copic

This cutie stamp was a magazine freebie which I coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out with scissors. Simply coloured the background of the front card using teal colour soft pastel.

Challenges:

1. AAA Cards Challenge - #265 anything goes Birthday

Birthday Card #2

 

stamp: freebie from Cardmaking & Papercraft 2009 designed by Adam Prescott, sentiment from Pop Artz, 

others: soft pastel, Copic,

Another stamp from Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine freebie. I coloured the image with Copic and fussy cut it out with scissors. Coloured background with purple soft pastel.

Challenges:

1. AAA Cards Challenge - #265 anything goes Birthday

Birthday Card #1

stamp: freebie from Cardmaking & Papercraft 2009 designed by Adam Prescott, sentiment from Rosie's Studio, 

others: soft pastel, Copic, negative of label die-cut  used as mask

Image was from a magazine freebie which I hardly use because the stamp is quite tiny. I coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out with scissors. Using negative of label die-cut, I masked the front panel and created the cloud background with cloud stencil and soft pastel.

Challenges:

1. AAA Cards Challenge - #265 anything goes Birthday

 

So many books

 

Coloured the image with colour pencil and Copic, fussy cut out with scissors. Stamp classic text sentiment background stamp onto white cardstock. Adhere the image and added a snippet of washi tape to ground the girl sitting image.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge Week #780 - spots and stripes
2. Snippets Playground - Challenge #480

By the way, pop by Allsorts next week for their special 15th birthday celebration challenge with wonderful prizes for the lucky participants.

Christmas Blessings

 

stamp: House-Mouse Design 'Holiday Happy SSCM5009'

others: soft pastel, diy stencil, computer generated sentiment, watercolour pencils

Another card with background colouring inspired by Francine's  colouring tutorial. I used different combination of colours for a change. Image was coloured with watercolour pencils , fussy cut out and pop-up a bit with foam tape.

Challenges:

1. HMFMC #414 Anything goes + Option of ADD YELLOW

DIY Stencil for background colouring

stamp: House-Mouse Design 'Holiday Happy SSCM5009'

others: soft pastel, diy stencil, computer generated sentiment, watercolour pencils

Inspired by Francine's background colouring tutorial, I used deckle scissors to cut out the inner part of square art card and used it as stencil with soft pastel to colour the background of front panel square card. Love her idea of making own stencil! Image was coloured with watercolour pencils and fussy cut out. 

Challenges:

1. HMFMC #414 Anything goes + Option of ADD YELLOW

With love at Christmas

stamp: House-Mouse Design 'Candy Claus', sentiment from Humphrey's Corner 

others: border punch, watercolour pencils, cloud stencil

Use watercolour pencils to colour the image, while the background was created using soft pastel and cloud stencil.  Punch out floral border from white cardstock as added interest.

Challenges:

1. HMFMC #414 Anything goes + Option of ADD YELLOW
2. Stamping Sensation May Challenge
3. We Love Stamping - Vintage or anything goes

 

Scent of flower

stamp: House Mouse Designs mini clear stamp 'POPHM54 Spring flowers: I Am Roses (S10-601 Achillea Cottage, S10M-15 Achillea Cottage White, R5-2 Indian Jasmine Soft Pink), 

Others: Scallop Square dies, Memory Box label die, Martha Stewart Frond punch, Copic

Coloured the image with Copic and die-cut with a rectangle die.  Matted on a purple cardstock die-cut with scallop square. Use soft pastel to colour the white cardstock front.  Added some flowers from I Am Roses and finished it off with sentiment die-cut from Memory Box label die.

Challenges:

1. HMFMC #414 Anything goes + Option of ADD YELLOW
2. Word Art Wednesday - Week#645-646 Anything goes
3. I Am Roses - April Challenge
4. Stamping Sensation May Challenge
5. We Love Stamping - Vintage or anything goes

 

Warm cocoa drink

 

stamp: House-Mouse Design 'Warm Drink HMCV35', 

others: Prismacolor pencil, Olive leaves embossing folder, Martha Stewart Scandinavian Snowflake punch, poinsettia dies

Image was coloured with Prismacolor pencil, burnished with baby oil using Q-tip. Pink cardstock front panel was embossed with an olive leave embossing folder and embellished it with die-cut snowflake and poinsettia flower.

Challenges:

1. Caffeinated Christmas Challenge #29   #caffeinatedchristmascardchallenge  #cccc29 
2. HMFMC #414 Anything goes + Option of ADD YELLOW
3. Word Art Wednesday - Week#645-646 Anything goes
4. Christmas Craft Creation - April Challenge Non-Traditional Colour
5. Stamping Sensation May Challenge
6. We Love Stamping - Vintage or anything goes