Double up!

Our new challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

is anything goes with the option of hand coloured image.

We have some lovely prizes up for grabs

from Grafton crafts so be sure and join us!!

For my card I have used a PB stamp called Soft spoken.

I stamped the flower and coloured it up using markers in shades

of purple and green.

I stamped the sentiment in black from a stamp set called

Latte Love (SU).

I then used a stencil called Four Square (SU) and added

some colour around the area of the flower.

I matted it onto some purple card and finished it

off with a bakers twine bow.

I hope you get time to join us this month!

I would like to enter this into

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral optional mood board

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

Love to craft - anything goes

Pearly Sparkles - something old and/or new

(used old stamp and stencil)

Crafts Galore - anything goes

2 sisters on the blog - anything goes

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It's also time for a new challenge over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

and the theme this month is anything but square!

We have a lovely prize up for grabs so be sure and join us!

For my card I decided to make a circle easel card.

As it's my eldest son's birthday this month

I kept him in mind when making it.

I had treated myself to stamps, stencils and masks from

Sheena Douglas and for this card I used

Howling at the Moon.

I absolutely love these sets and know it will be well used.

I went with shades of green and blue and created

a scene inside the stencil using the matching stamps.

The circle dies are from a Tattered Lace set.

Other stamp set used are

Country Birdhouse, Artistically Inked and Alphabest (SU).

I hope you get time to join us this month.

I would like to enter this into

Craft Rocket - something new

Krafty Chicks - birthday

Sweet Stampin' - new

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - include an animal

Pearly Sparkles - something old and/or new

used new stamps and stencil

2 Sisters on the blog - anything goes

Hot colours!

It's my turn to choose the theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and as the weather has been so hot recently I

decided to go with HOT COLOURS!

For this week's tag I inked up the background using

Melon Mambo, So Saffron and Flirty Flamingo

with my blending brushes.

I gave it a light spray with water to lift some colour.

Then I stamped the flowers using memento black ink.

I matted it onto some black card and finished with a bit of ribbon.

Unfortunately I am down with a really bad flu/covid

from last Thursday. It has really taken it's toll

and I can do nothing only sit around and rest.

I hope you get time to join my theme is fortnight.

 

Page turner!

It's my turn to choose the theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and I want to see you include books or book pages this fortnight.

For my tag I have used a very old dictionary belonging to my late Mum.

I decided to use it rather than hold on to something

I know my kids will throw out when I'm gone lol.

I cut the tag shape out then stamped the flower from 

Penny Black - sunbursts.

I didn't use ink but did use some watercolour markers to

add colour to the stamp, then filled the image in where I wanted

extra colour.

The butterflies have been punched and layered up using the

double butterfly punch from SU.

It has been layered onto some garden green card (SU)

and finished with some ribbon and a sentiment strip

from Hunkydory.

I would like to enter this into

Kreativtanten Challenge - anything goes

The Paper Funday - anything goes option thinking of you

Double Trouble - thing 1 punch it out

Crafting Happiness - not a card

 

Your favourite stamp!

Our new challenge at STAMPING SENSATIONS is

STAMP OF THE MOMENT!

So share with us one of your favourite stamps at the minute!

We have a gorgeous mixed media prize up for grabs this month

so be sure and get your stamped projects in!

I have to admit I have had this beautiful stamp sitting for a long time

and never inked it up!

It's a Penny Black Slapstick stamp called Sunbursts.

I inked up my paper using coastal cabana, pumpkin pie and granny apple green inks.

Then I sprayed with water and allowed it to really soak into the paper.

When it started to bubble up I mopped it up with a baby wipe.

Next I stamped the image in memento black, a few times,

using my stamping board.

The edges were torn and I then stamped the sentiment.

When sticking to my black base card I decided to go with a

jaunty angle, forgetting I had stamped the sentiment for a

straight angle! Doh!

So I re-stamped the sentiment from  an old kit,

cut it out with a little white edge and covered my previous one.

I added some white sequins and finished by stamping

out a tiny butterfly onto a bit of the waste from my torn card.

The centres of the flowers were coloured using a

spectrum noir sparkle pen.

I hope you all get time to join us this month!

Be sure and pop over to the blog for lots of inspiration

from the design team.

I would like to enter this into

We Love Chocolate Baroque - anything goes with celebration option

Kreativtanten - in the garden

Krafty Chicks - stamp act

Through the Purple Haze - anything goes option rounded corners

Creative Fingers - anything goes

NBUS - never before used stuff (my stamp)