WWC273 – Marsha’s Challenge: All About Occasions.

 

Hello and welcome

Today it’s time for the next challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday!  This week  it is Kath’s Challenge: All About Occasions.

This week, I have been playing with Distress Ink watercolouring.

I started with stamping the smaller images from Pink Fresh Eucalyptus Fantasy set then add soft smooching of pastel colours. (The colours were sprayed with Perfect Pearls water for a little sparkle.)

Using the same colours, the images were washed with colour.

The panel then had the sentiment (Pink Fresh Floral Frame) and gold frames ( Altnew Fine Frames Cover Die) were added.

I was pleased with the soft delicate look to this one. I’m linking it up with Time Out Challenge – Free, as I believe some of the most valuable things in life are Free – Love and Hugs.  We all came to appreciate them more over the last weeks as we have been isolated from our family and friends.

Don’t forget to head over to our blog to check out the wonderful inspiration from the rest of our Design Team.

I look forward to seeing what you create this week!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Stay safe in these difficult times and have a good day

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Pink Fresh Studio Monthly Challenge – May 2020

Time Out Challenge #162 – Free

Pammie’s Inkie Pinkies Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

 

 

    

Just Bee-cause

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I was fascinated when I read about the To Bee or Not To Bee Blog Hop

over at Crafty Milka’s  Blog.  Why don’t check it out.

Here is an extract from her blog.

Aim of the hop is to celebrate 3rd World Bee Day, to support bees and bees          protection, to raise public awareness of the importance of bees and beekeeping and benefits of using apicultural products for our health.

So today’s card features a sweet little scene from an old wood block stamp I bought from a cheap shop years ago.  I always thought is was super sweet.

It was stamped in brown ink on a piece of packaging from a coffee box.  I use this a lot as I love the colour of this kraft card behind the printed box. Cheap creating and great recycling!!

The image was coloured using Prismacolor pencils. I did add a touch of Wink of Stella to the wings.

The sentiment was from Elizabeth Crafts – Bees Sentiments. heat embossed on a hexagonal cut out from the front. The bigger bee is from this set too.

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

I hope your enjoying some crafty time.

Stay safe and have a good day

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

 To Bee or Not To Bee Blog Hop

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Recycle

AAA Birthday Challenge – Things with Wings

Double ‘D’ Challenge – Begins with “M”

Dare 2B Artzy May Challenge: In the Garden

Time Out Challenge #162

 

 

 

           

 

 

WWC272 – Helen’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist

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Today it’s our new challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday! This week I’m hosting the Challenge – Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist.

I brought out one of my MFT Stamp sets for today’s card – It’s a Mice Time to Celebrate.

After stamping and copic colouring this fun little guy, I added a mask as well as masking the edge of the panel. It was then time to stencil the background using Distress Ink and SSS Falling Snow stencil. I lightly sponged close to the edges to give the look of a frame.

A front panel had MFT – Musical Notes background stamp and white heat embossed.

After using tape to mask off 2 stripes down the LHS of the panel, it was blended with blue Distress Ink.

This panel was then added tot he cad front and the smaller mouse panel was attached with raised tape.

The sentiment is from the same MFT stamp set and white heat embossed and added to the front.

To finish I added some Wink of Stella to the hat and  Glossy Accents to the glasses.

I had a great time playing with so many different techniques.

Don’t forget to head over to our blog to check out the wonderful inspiration from the rest of our Design Team.

I look forward to seeing what you create this week!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

I hope your enjoying some crafty time.

Stay safe and have a good day

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

MFT Color Challenge – 141

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Animals

STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge  Anything Goes

Double ‘D’ Challenge – “M”

Time Out Challenge #161 – The Arts

 

         

You Make Life Sweet

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My post is for the Impression Obsession Challenge -Mom’s Rule.

I thought this was a perfect challenge for all the wonderful Mums out there who do so many wonderful things for their families.

I had lots of fun stamping the 2 tiny cupcake images from the ‘Cupcake’ stamp set.  I’ve always loved this set. Who doesn’t love cupcakes??? 🙂 🙂

After stamping, the images were water coloured with Distress Inks, then Wink of Stella and my favourite Glitter Gelly Roll Pen details and random clusters of dots between the cakes. The panel was then trimmed.

The sentiment was heat embossed on the vellum strip with rose gold and wrapped around the main panel.

There is plenty of shimmer but it’s not so easy to photograph. So pretty IRL!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

I hope your enjoying some crafty time.

Stay safe and have a good day

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Impression Obsession Challenge – Mom’s Rule

Through the Craft Room Door – Anything Goes Challenge – Week Beginning 12th May 2020

Virginia’s May Show & Share

Uniko Challenge #59 – Anything Goes Optional Twist Bright  & Happy

Allsorts Challenge Weeks 571/2

The Inspired Challenge – Inspired By… sweet on you

Hero Arts Stay Crafty Challenge – Small Joys

             

WWC271 – Kath’s Challenge: All About Occasions.

 

Hello and welcome

Today it’s time for the next challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday!  This week  Kath is hosting the “All About Occasions” Challenge.

The other day I saw a  post from the “Create A Smile” and looked at some of their fun products.  As I don’t yet own any of their goodies, I used one of their freebies. It was also a good chance for me to play around with printing out and working with digi stamps. Something I don’t do often.

After printing this fun image, I watercoloured to make the drink look as though the different layers were slowly mixing together. I then added layers of Wink of Stella before fussy cutting. So difficult to see the shimmer but so pretty IRL!

The oval was due cut from black card and I added some small hand drawn hearts and dots and then gold embossed along with the edges.

The sentiment 9an old one from Verve stamps) was gold heat embossed inside a banner from Concord & 9th, also gold heat embossed. (With an extra on vellum)

The fun background DP with the gold pineapples came from a pad from Aldi!  I thought it worked with this fun drink.

Don’t forget to head over to our blog to check out the wonderful inspiration from the rest of our Design Team.

I look forward to seeing what you create this week!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Stay safe in these difficult times and have a good day

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Die Cut Divas Challenge to Make It A Beverage

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Use Dies and / or Punches 

Allsorts Challenge – Weeks 571/2 Weeks 571/2 – Anything Goes

          

I hope your Birthday is a SPLASH (HLS Dies)

Thanks so much to Dies R US Challenge for selecting my card as one of the Top 3.  Challenge #144 Winners and Top Three  

Hello and welcome

It’s time for a new challenge over at Happy Little Stampers –  Anything Goes with Dies – March.   As always, anything goes in this challenge. So, I hope you’ll find time in  your busy life to join in the fun this month!

Today’s fun card features a cute tiger image form MFT – Sunshine & Friendship stamp set.

After stamping and watercolouring, the image was fussy cut and had WInk of Stella and Glossy Accents added to the swim ring.

The circles were cut using MFT – A2 Stitched Circle STAX (cut 4).  From one the SS Stamps Stitched circle was cut to form a circle frame.

On the base card, clouds were inked using MFT – Cloud stencil on the top section and then ink blended in a darker blue towards the bottom.

2 sections of the smaller die from MFT – Making Waves die was cut from vellum. The top of one had a little ink along the top edge.

On a scrap of card, Distress Inks were smooched.  When dry, 5 of the small trailing leaf die was cut (MFR – Leaf Greenery die).

It was then only a matter of assembly.  First, the 2 layers of vellum along the bottom. Then the trailing leaves were added along the side.

Then the circle frame was added to the front, and one of the circles added to the back.

The last circle had the top removed and then added to the bottom on the back to form a pocket for a gift card.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and attached with raised tape along the bottom.  The other sentiment was added to the back.

Lastly, the tiger was added with raised tape to the front.

I love the idea of having a fun way to give a gift card.

Time to head over to our blog to check out the great work by the rest of the Design Team!

I look forward to seeing what you create this week!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Have a good day and stay safe

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

My Favorite Things Color Challenge 139

My Favorite Things – The Birthday Project Challenge – April 2020 – Circles

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Dies / Punches

Dies R Us Challenge #144 – Seas the Day

Double Trouble Challenge #56 “Birthday BlowOut”

Pammie’s Inkie Pinkies Challenge 2018

 

         

WWC270 – Tristan’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist

I was thrilled to have my card selected in the Top 5 over at Papercraft Business Challenge for May – Friendship. Thanks so much!

3rd – Congratulations to Helen (#26) @ Moments of Crafting
My message to you Helen: Your card just screams friendship! Not only does your card look fantastic from a design point of view, but it also connects on an emotional level. You said in your post that you’ve been thinking how important your friends are to you & this card really shows just how much they really do mean to you. I don’t know about anyone else, but it really connected with me. Thanks for that. I love it!

 

Hello and welcome

Today it’s time for the next challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday!  This week  Tristan will be hosting the “Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist” Challenge.

I’ve been thinking about how important my friends are and decided to make this card!

I chose The Hop Hop Set (x2) and Laughing Stamp Sets.  After stamping and copic colouring just the top sections, they were fussy cut.  I used the same hair colouring so it looked like the same 2 friends on different occasions.

A background was made by ink blending Distress inks, spraying with Perfect Pearls water and laying on Hero Arts Swirl  stencil. It is very faint but you can just see it in parts!

Mama Elephant Tri Window Cover die and the words from Kaisercraft Decorative Polaroid were cut from black card.

The ‘Friends Forever’ sentiment from SSS- Big Hugs stamps was white heat embossed on the bottom of the die.

The friends images were attached to the cover die before being added to the coloured panel and then the card front.

The circular stamp from Kaisercraft – Friendship Sentiment was stamped and heat embossed  and then cut using MFT Circle die. Copic colour was added to the centre before adding it the card front.

The die cut words were then glued in place.

This really brought a smile as I remembered the fun times with wonderful friends.

I hope you can relate too.

Don’t forget to head over to our blog to check out the wonderful inspiration from the rest of our Design Team.

I look forward to seeing what you create this week!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Stay safe in these difficult times and have a good day

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Papercraft Business CHALLENGE #29 – May

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge – Anything Goes

Paper Players 489 – A Theme Challenge from Joanne

Pammie’s Inkie Pinkies Challenge 2018

             

 

Sprinkles and Smiles (Penny Black Saturday Challenge)

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I’m back with the current Penny Black Saturday Challenge! This month the theme is Anything Goes (option ‘Inspired by a Song’ ).  I hope you have the chance to join in the fun!

As soon as I saw this challenge, I just had to use the super sweet PB – “Goodness” stamp for the song “The Good Ship Lollypop” by Shirley Temple. (Maybe I’m showing my age! LOL!) However, my daughter thought the same thing!  🙂

After stamping and copic colouring and the addition of some Wink of Stella to the dress, the panel was die cut using Simply Dies – Stamp Frames.

The sentiment is from PB – Sprinkles and Smiles set and stamped once in red and then again in clear embossing powder. It was then fussy cut.

To finish, I added the panel to a red card front with fun foam, along with some sheer red ribbon with white hearts.

I hope my card brings you a smile.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Have a great week!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Modsquad Challenge – Get Your Happy On

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More – Make Your Mark

Papercraft Business Challenge #29 – May – Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge #505 – Anything Goes

             

From Our House to Yours (HLS – Watercolour)

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I’m back with another challenge over at  HLS Watercolour Challenge for May, 2020 with the fun  optional twist of EMBOSS!  However, anything  watercolour is just fine.

My card features Hero Arts – Neighbourhood cling stamp.

After stamping, I cut 3 circles using SSS Stitched Circles.

Then it was time to have some fun watercolouring the die cuts with a mix of Dostress Inks and Tombow markers.

It was all added to the card front along with the sentiment from MFT – Homespun Birdhouse Die-namics stamp set, which is white hear embossed.

Please head over to our blog and check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Wishing you a great week!!!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

A Blog Named Hero – April Challenge Watercolour

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge #29 – May – Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #387 – Make Your Mark

Krafty Chicks Challenge #505 – Anything Goes