Shaker Snowman!

Seeing the challenge over at CAS-ual Friodays is " shaker cards" I decided to play along as I enjoy making shakers, the challenge was to make it "clean and simple" I hope this qualifies!! The p[ool background is made using the "wax paper embossed background" technique shown here by Gina K.  The snowman is an old Hero Arts stamp that I love , I have paper pieced his scarf and holly, the message is cut on my Silhouette machine.

Did you see my snowdrop bauble another I couldn't resist when I went to Liberty's in London.

Here is a close up of the shaker, lots of glittery goodness !!!

Have a great weekend,

Some More CAS cards!

 I decided to have another go at the Addicted to CAS challenge this week, I am playing with CAS a little more now and trying to perfect the style. Here is my Rainbow of flowers for this weeks challenge with added sparkle to the flower centers.

I also had time today to make a card for the CASual Friday challenge this week following the Tic Tac Toe board I went with the Polka Dots-Square card_Birthday line. The photo is a little dark as its not so sunny today.

This card also fits the sketch  this week at the CAS(E) this sketch challenge. The Polka Dot Ribbon stamps are from an old Hero Arts set that I got at a car boot sale, a real bargain too!!
Just realized I am too late with this one, nevermind!!

Hope you are having a good week.

Hero Arts Scramble

Yesterday there was another 90 minute scramble challenge over at the Hero Arts Flickr group  The challenge was hosted by Paula and the theme was to make a Celebration card. Using the stame stamp and the same basic design I found time to create three cards.

As you can see I just reversed the flower image for these two cards.

For the third card I fussy cut two flower images and adhered them to the stamped base card, leaving the tips of the petals slightly raised for some definition.

As these cards all use silver I am also adding them to the current challenge over at CAS ual Friday.

Valentine!

 Here is my first Valentine card for this year, I had fun with some washi tape and patterned paper plus some lovely felt hearts from my stash.  A very simple card!!  I am entering this in the latest Hero Arts blog challenge and also this weeks CAS-ual Friday challenge.

I am looking forward to a relaxing and creative weekend after a busy week at work ( I have some new stamps to play with, part of my December win from Hero Arts)!  Hope you have a great weekend too.

CAS ual Friday Challenge

For the first time in ages I have had time to join in with the challenge over at the CAS-ual Friday Blog. This weeks challenge is 1-2-3.    Create a Clean And Simple project using
1. A Pattern
2.  An Image
3.  A Sentiment
This is my card and I always find CAS really hard but I have managed to stop myself going too mad this time!

The patterned background is made just using Distress stains straight to the stamp and then the paper, creating this fun water colour effect.  The stamp is one of the butterflies from the HA set Antiques Engravings, just stamped and embossed in gold.  The sentiment is also from Hero Arts.  So a very simple and quick card to make.  I am really pleased with the background and am off to try it out in other colours!!

Have a great day.

A Crafty Sunday!

  Its been another cold day here today so I have stayed in my craft room and made a couple of cards.  This first one is using my favourite stamp of the moment the Greetings set from Hero Arts.  I really love the design its so versatile and you can never have enough Thank You cards.

I have made this for the "Patterned Paper" challenge over at The Lily Pad and also the CAS-ual Friday challenge of "Paper Piecing".

This card is for my lovely daughters 24th Birthday next week, she has an obsession with handbags and has a vast collection of them including some vintage bags that she has found at charity shops and car boot sales.  Hence the bag shaped card, its quite a simple design but I know she will love it.

Just a quick post as I must catch up on lots of my favourite blogs. Thank you all for the lovely comments about my last post and my Paper Craft rejects, I am going to keep trying!!!

CAS ual Friday Challenge

Its a cold day here in Surrey so while hubby is watching the football I have had time to play in the craft room!!  This is a card I have made for the CAS-ual Friday challenge, which this week is a sketch challenge. The the image is created using my favourite technique, emboss resist.  I have used Old Letter Writing and Spiced Marmalade distress ink.  The Hydrangea is stamped using the same ink.

Hope you are having a fun weekend.

Clean and Simple!

Its been a while since I had time to enter the CAS-Friday challenge but at last I have had a little free time to play with my stamps.  This weeks challenge is to use scallops, as you know I love to create shaped cards so here is a scalloped circle card using my new Etched Flower stamp from Hero Arts.

This was a really easy card to make, for the background I used one of my old multi coloured red ink pads and just swiped it across the paper to make the light to dark effect. I then stamped the flower image with Barn Door Distress ink.  Next I coloured in the image using the same ink as a water colour.  I love this new flower stamp, I know its going to be really versatile!!

Here is another quick one layer card using the same stamp, this time the background is created using copic markers and Alcohol Blending Solution, such a pretty effect. The image is stamped in Black.

Hope you are all having a good week.

CAS-ual Fridays!!

 Just a quick post with my card for this weeks CAS challenge "Just add Colour". This is a really simple Christmas card with the stamped images coloured with Copis.  I have just added a touch of bling for some sparkle.

I am busy painting the kitchen at the moment I just had time for a little break so popped into ther craft room for a while, must get back to it!!!

CAS-ual Friday Challenge #22

The CAS-ual Friday challenge is becoming one of my favourites because, once you have thought of a design the cards are usually quite quick to make.  The challenge this week is to include some loops of ribbon on your card.  A great way to use up ribbon scraps that are too short for bows. (I am so bad I can never throw scraps of ribbon away).

This is my CAS card and its also a mini card only 4 x 4, the loopy background is made using my lacy circles spellbinders die. 

Just a quick post tonight as I have lots to do.

Have a fun week.



Supplies. Spellbinders die.  Hero Arts stamps.CL364, CL459.  Gold embossing powder. Burgandy ribbon scraps.

A quick post today with my card for this weeks CAS-ual Friday challenge, "Mostly Monochromatic".  I found the quite hard this week.  First I couldn't decide which colour to use and then I wasn't really sure how to go about it.  I much prefer to add lots of colour to my card and found it hard to stick to one!

Anyway heres my finished card, I feel it looks a little plain but have resisted the temptation to add more to it, after all it is a CAS challenge!

CAS Friday challenge #20

Challenge # 20 at the CAS-ual Friday blog is "Mini Cards", I needed to make a set of cards for a small birthday present for a friend so used this challenge to inspire me.

A little while ago I made this set of cards and used the same idea to make this mini set.  The cards measure 4x4.  I ran some low tack masking tape round a piece of card and then stamped and embossed the Old Letter stamp.  I then added lots of distress inks.  Next I stamped the real dill stamp on the image.  After removing the tape I cut and layered it onto some matching card.

 I have made four cards using the same design but different colour ways.

My computer is on a go slow at the moment and this post has taken ages to write, I hope I am not heading for trouble.  Have quickly backed everything up just in case.