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

Birthday Candles

 

stamp: Birthday Wishes RSC-024, Frantic Stamper Stitched Rounded Rectangles die, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder

Die-cut the image with a rounded rectangle die and coloured with watercolour pencils. The brown cardstock panel was embossed with Swiss Dot embossing folder.

Challenges:

1. HMFMC #414 Anything goes + Option of ADD YELLOW
2. Word Art Wednesday - Week#645-646 Anything goes

Wonderful Day

 

stamp: Spellbinder 'Breezy Day' RSC-026, Crafts-Too die, Frantic Stamper Stitched Rounded Rectangles die, basket weave embossing folder

Die-cut the image with a label die and coloured with watercolour pencils. Embossed the yellow cardstock with basket weave embossing folder for some texture effect. 

Challenges:

1. HMFMC #414 Anything goes + Option of ADD YELLOW
2. Word Art Wednesday - Week#645-646 Anything goes

Hello Snowdrop

stamp: Clearly Besotted-Snowdrops, bricks stencil, oval die, Tim Holtz distress ink (Dusty Concord, Mustard Seed)

Image was stamped onto snippet of watercolour paper, die-cut with the flower die and colour with watercolour. The background of the white card was made using bricks stencil with distress ink.

Challenges:

1. Snippets Playground #479 - anything with snippet
2. Word Art Wednesday - Week#645-646 Anything goes

 

LO - Somebunny Loves You

 Using Kate Hadfield Designs free template 'Curvalicious' and, the pattern papers and elements from NitWit Egg-Stra Special kit. Entering this layout for Challenge YOUrself#124 What's Your Favourite Animal?

Girl with camera

First, I die-cut a scallop circle shape pink cardstock and then embossed it with chain-heart embossing folder. The stamped image was coloured with Copic using my favourite colour-combo, pink. I fussy cut out the image with scissors.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Week#777 - balloon or anything goes

 

Love plus kisses

 

stamp: Penny Black 'Stuck On You', 

others: Scallop circle die, chain heart embossing folder, Copic

Long time didn't play with Penny Black Stamp. Always love this cutie, it is such easy to colour  especially using Copic marker.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Week#777 - balloon or anything goes

Giraffe Party

 

Clear stamp giraffe, hexagon stencil, distress ink, Mijello Gold watercolour

Created the background using stencil and distress ink. Stamped the giraffe and tiny balloon, coloured with Mijello water colour and then fussy cut it.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Week#777 - balloon or anything goes

LO-Make a wish

My layout based on Rochelle's sketch challenge. Items used include chipboard tag, chipboard birthday and balloon . 

Challenges:

1. Rochelle's Spear Sketch Challenge April 2024
2. Scrap With Stacy April Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (I used chipboard, 3 photos and tag)

 

Pink Snowdrop

 

stamp: Clearly Besotted-Snowdrops, woodgrain stencil

I know there is no pink colour snowdrop but ... I love pink colour...lol! After I coloured the flower, I die-cut it with the corresponding die and snipped off some of it with scissors. 

Die-cut oval from white cardstock and colour the background with pink distress ink. Used a woodgrain stencil and brown distress ink to create the background of the square card front.

Challenges

1. Allsorts Challenge Week 776 - Spring

Floral Birthday Card

 

Stamp: Impression Obsession - CL281 Penny for a Flower

snippet of white cardstock

Stamped the flower onto snippet of cardstock and fussy cut out with scissors. Took another piece of square cardstock, stamped the floral border and birthday sentiment before adhering the cut-out flowers.

Challenges:

1. Snippets Playground Challenge #478
2. We Love Stamping - Spring/Anything Goes
3. Allsorts Challenge Week 776 - Spring

Congratulations You Are This Tall

Stamp: House Mouse Design 'This Tall RSC-011'

Made another card using House Mouse stamp.  The theme of this card is suitable for kids graduating from kindy or leaving their primary school. Coloured with watercolour pencils.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse Monday Challenge - HMFC#412
2. We Love Stamping - Spring/Anything Goes

 

Joy and Laughter Birthday

stamp: House Mouse Design 'Flower Shower RSC-023'

Coloured the image using Faber Castell watercolour pencils.  I use blue colour soft pastel to shade the background. Sentiment was bought from a local store years ago.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse Monday Challenge - HMFC#412
2. We Love Stamping - Spring /AG