Play Date Cafe # 81 and some ATC's

This week at The Play Date Cafe Sarah Anderson has chosen the colour palette inspired by wallpaper, and my card is inspired by some ATC's I have made for the challenge at Hero Arts this month.  I made the central panel as an ATC and soon realized that it was to small and was perfect for putting on a card.

 I stamped the Art wording onto a piece of white card and then embossed, next I distressed with Milled Lavender and Bundled Sage distress inks.  The flower image is coloured with Copic Markers.  My background flowers are stamped onto a piece of grey paper and then sprayed with perfect pearls to give a slight shimmer.

 Here are my ATC's  (the right size this time) in various colour ways.

A close up of my favourite one,(pink of course!!!)

Hope you are all having a relaxing weekend, DH is glued to the television at the moment as the FA cup final is on, still its my turn later with the Eurovision Song Contest!!!#



supplies:Hero Arts Stamps. G2678 Art, CG251 Solid Flower. CG250 Open flower.LL072 Peeking Posies.  Distress inks Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, Dusty Concord and Milled Lavender.

Hooked on making ATC's

This new challenge over at the Hero Arts Blog has really got my mind racing and I had to have another go at making an ATC.  It is so different making things on a smaller scale.

This would be perfect for a keen gardener,  The background is made using the Musical Collage stamp and a lot of distressing.  For the main image I just used a bit of masking to stamp the background words.  The watering can and fork stamps are old ones I found in my draw and I am not sure who makes them.

One more day and its the weekend,  I am looking forward to watching the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday , such a fun programme!!



Supplies: Hero Arts Stamps, F5407 Lets Garden, CL479 Dictionary Greetings, S5501 Musical Collage. Words from Artistic Outpost. Distress inks.

Another ATC

Just a quick post tonight with another ATC, I really love this Beetle stamp and thought it would be fun to paper piece it with some girly paper.  I have first stamped the friends words from the Dictionary Greetings set  and then added my car.  The pink banner is from some DCWV paper that I have had for ages.  I made the banner with the same paper I used for the car.

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Another challenge and another fabulous colour combination to play with, I am afraid its another card with flowers but, spring has truly arrived and the gardens look fabulous in bloom and I have been inspired!!!

The photograph makes the flower look a little pale but I promise you it is very pink and vibrant, I have used my favourite Classic Fabric design stamp for the background. I have also used the technique Kathy's shows here to make my spellbinder shape a little larger.  The flower is from the Blossom Art set and I have stamped two, distressed with Worn Lipstick distress ink and the pop dotted together to give more dimension.

Here is a close up of the flower , the background swirl is by QuicKutz and has been embellished with liquid Pearls.
Enjoy your week!!!




Supplies : Hero Arts Stamps, CL495 Blossom Art. CG245 Classic Fabric.  Distress inks, Pumice Stone and Worn Lipstick.  Pearls and Lace.

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Such a pretty inspiration photograph for this weeks challenge over at The Play Date Cafe, as you know I love colour challenges and these colours are just what I would choose when making  a card.

I have made this mini card, it only measures 3.25 inches by 4 inches, I haven't added a sentiment yet, I shall wait till I need a card and add it then.  This was such a simple card to make. The Large Blossom stamp has been stamped and embossed with White Pearls and the blooms are coloured with Barn Door and Wild Honey Distress inks. Added the ribbon and pearls after embossing and cutting with a spellbinders die and Voila!!

Can I just wish my friends in America and Canada a Happy Mothers Day, in the UK we celebrate Mothers Day in March so ours seems ages ago now!!



Supplies: Hero Arts Stamp CG271 Large Blossom.  White Pearls embossing powder. Barn Door and Wild Honey Distress inks. Ribbon and Pearls.  Spellbinders Die.

CAS cards(so not my style)!!!!

There is a new challenge started this week called CAS-ual Fridays, now CAS means clean and simple which is so not my style, so I have found this card quite hard to make.  I think that's why I chose to make a masculine card as generally ribbon and bling don't get a look in .LOL

My local craft store has just started stocking these Kraft cards and I love the shape, they are 8 inches by 3 inches so tall and very narrow. I have stamped the Beetle car and then stamped over with some text from the Hero Arts Dictionary Greetings set. Next I have distressed a little.  The sentiment is computer generated.

I am looking forward to a crafty weekend,  its raining here so no gardening and I know my DH will be glued to the TV watching the motor racing!!



Supplies:-Hero Arts stamps CL479 Dictionary Greetings. CL478 Going.  Distress inks and Memento Black ink.

An ATC and a card.

I have become a follower of Jacquelines blog as I really love her soft romantic style and wanted to have a go myself. One of the themes at the Hero Arts blog this month is ATC's which stands for Artist's Trading Cards.  They are only 2.5 X 3.5 inches,  and are little miniature works of art, meant for trading.  I have only ever made one of these before so thought it was time to make another and I have tried to use Jacquelines style.  I have just bought some really pretty paper by Prima and knew it would be perfect.

I have stamped with the small dictionary greeting a perfect size for ATC's and then distressed the card with bundled sage distress ink.  Next I have added a paper pieced butterfly from the Antique Engravings set and also stamped part of the butterfly straight onto the card, added some pearls and that's it!!!

Here is a card I have made using the same style, I am pleased with the effect and will definitely be making some more cards like this!!

Yipee its the weekend, the forecast says its going to rain here, my garden really needs it as it has been dry for a few weeks now, so more crafting time I think!!!

Supplies:Hero Arts Stamps. CL479 Dictionary Greetings. CL383 Antique Engravings. CG2678 Art. CL430 Real Garden Petals. Distress inks and Prima Paper.

Fabulous Flowers!

 Part of the May challenge over at the Hero Arts Blog is "Fabulous Flowers, as I love cards with flowers on I had to have another go but using another different style for me CAS. I love this big Ruffled flower stamp from Hero Arts its great for paper piecing and so this card is also perfect for the challenge this week at Wee Memories.


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I have also stamped the flower pieces with Magical background stamp and Victorian Velvet distress ink before pop dotting it together.  The Flourish is stamped with a pearlescent Dew Drop ink called Thyme and then I have softened the image with some Bundled Sage Distress ink.

A little close up to show the dimension of the flower.



Supplies:- Hero Arts Stamps S5482 Ruffled Flower. S5449 Fabulous Flourish. CG211 Magical Background.  Distress inks Bundled Sage and Victorian Velvet. Dew Drop Thyme ink.  Pearls.

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Another colour challenge and more yummy colours, these are so pretty and spring like I had to play along.  Check out the CR84FN blog and see what the DT have come up with.

My central flower is from the Peeking Posies set, I have stamped it with the envelope patterned stamp,
then coloured with copics and pop dotted it to the cream card. The base card is Kraft and after embossing it with the cuttlebug swirls folder I then distressed with some tea dye ink.
Off for an evening walk now as its such a lovely evening.

May CCC at The Lily Pad Blog.

If you ever took part in Deborah's card chain challenge you'll know what a fun challenge it was, well the challenge has a new home over at The Lily Pad blog. The idea is simple you make a card following either the colour swatch, the sketch or the theme, then you mail it to your allotted recipient. (they could live anywhere in the world) You will also receive a handmade card from someone else.  Its so much fun receiving a card from another country, I have quite a few in my collection now!!

This month I have tried to follow all three of the choices, the colour, sketch and theme, I also decided to make a card in a different style to my usual.  The background journal sheet was a gift from my crafty friend  Linda and I have been dying to use one on a card.  I just stamped on the sentiment and the small solid flower from Hero Arts.  The rest is just patterned paper.

This is the colour swatch and below is the sketch.





















I just thought I would add this photograph of a Yellow Flag Iris that is growing in a small pond in the woods near where I live, isn't it stunning,they grow wild  in marshy, wet areas around here. As you can see it was a beautiful sunny day here again today.

Hope you are enjoying the weekend.