WWC316 – Cathy’s Challenge: All About Occasions

Hello and welcome

Today I’m back with a new challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday. Cathy is the hostess for this fortnight’s Watercooler Wednesday Challenge: All About Occasions.

A wonderful young couple are getting married in a couple of weeks, so I made this card to celbrate.

After stamping Pink Fresh Studio’s Take Pride in Antique Linen Distress ink, I used Distress Inks to watercolour the image.

I then added Prismacolor pencils to add a little more detail.

A circle the same size as the centre of the image was lightly coloured with the same yellow ink as well as some gold and white splatters. It was added with fun foam.

The diecut Congratulations was gold heat embossed twice and layered on 4 white die cuts to give it some strength, before adding to the circle.

The top sentiment from JustRIte Wedding Sentiments was gold heat embossed as added to the top corner.

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 – May Challenge – Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations – May – Beautiful Blooms

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Use Dies

Classic Design Challenge May 2021 # 5

PIP Challenge 2120

Have a Wonderful birthday (PB Saturday Challenge)

I would like to thank the wonderful team over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Team for selecting my card as a winner. I love their challenges. Don’t forget to check them out!

Hello and welcome

It’s time for a reminder for the current challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  Mays theme  is Anything Goes (Optional – ‘CAS’).  I hope you have a chance to join in the fun!

My card is a very simple one and features Penny Black – Flower Gala stamp set, which I water coloured with Distress and Tombow Pens.

A frame was cut using MFT – A2 Stitched Circle STAX.

The flower panel was then added to a square card front.

The sentiment is from PB -Sprinkles and Smiles stamp set.

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 and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope all is going well for you all! Stay safe!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

AAA Birthday Challenge – Game #25 – Happy Birthday

AAA Cards Challenge – Game #190 – 7th Birthday Blog Hop

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #597 Birthday Bloghop

Through the Craftroom Door – Anything Goes Challenge 11th May 2021

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #405 – Die Cuts and/or Stencils

PIP Challenge 2120

Have a beautiful Birthday (HLS Dies)

I want to thank everyone over at Allsorts Challenge for selecting my card in the Top 5! I really appreciate it!! Love their fun challenges!!

Hello and welcome

We’re back with the new challenge over at Happy Little Stampers –  Anything Goes with Dies- May .   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 I decided to creat a circle card.

After stamping the HA Flower Shop Background Cling stamp, I cut a large circle using a section I thought was most interesting.

It was then copic coloured.

MFT Pierced Circle Frames die was cut from white card and used to frame the circle with a layer of fun foam underneath for dimension.

MFT Banner from MFT BLueprint 25 set was die cut and the sentiment from HA Flower Bouquet Pieces stamp set and the balloons from HA My Monthly Hero – January 2019 set.

This little circle card could easily be attached to a gift or given on its own.

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 month!

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

Have a good day, stay safe and wishing you a very Happy New Year!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge #23 _ Have Fun in the Sun

AAA Birthday Game #25 – Happy Birthday

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Feminine

Die Cut Divas – Tic Tac Toe ( Flowers, Red, Glitter)

DRU Challenge #168

Allsorts Challenge Week 623 🌳 Create a landscape or scene

Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge – How Does Your Garden Grow?

PIP Challenge 2118

WWC315 – Marsha’s Challenge: All Things Feminine

Hello and welcome

Today I’m back with a new challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday. Marsha is the hostess for today’s Watercooler Wednesday Challenge: All Things Feminine.

Today I decided to play with HA Decorate A Cake stamp set! I think the idea of a Unicorn cake is so much fun!!!

I started by lightly stamping the background stamp HA Friend on a card panel, then light ink stenciling using HA Swirl Stencil and finally spraying wtih Glimmer Mist – Bubbles. It was then left to dry, before adding to the card front.

After stamping out the Cake images, they were copic coloured and fussy cut! ( I don’t own the dies!!:( ) Each item was also covered with Wink of Stella.

It was then a matter of arranging the decorations on the cake and then adding it to the card front, using raised tape and glue!

I used scraps of glitter card from some old packaging for the thin layer between the image and stencil background.

The sentiment is also from HA. Last was adding the sequins.

I loved how this one turned out! A very special birthday card!!

Of course, lots of Wink of Stella to the flowers and cake decorations!! So pretty IRL!!

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 and have a good day

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Stay Crafty With Hero! Challenge 22 – Birthday

AAA Birthday Game #25 – Happy Birthday

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Feminine

SSS Monday Challenge – Feminine

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #404 – Any Occasion

PIP Challenge 2118

Cupcake Inspirations #518

The Secret Ingredient is Always … LOVE (PB Saturday Challenge)

Hello and welcome

It’s time for the current challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  Mays theme  is Anything Goes (Optional – ‘CAS’).  I hope you have a chance to join in the fun!

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 

Prize – a $20 voucher!

I decided to make a slimline card this time along with PB – Always Love! Stamp set stamped between the letters from Technique Tuesday Alphabet stamp set.

Everything was then Distress watercoloured and the letters and rim of the bowl had a good covering of Wink of Stella to add a little shine to this one layer card!

This is such a super cute image. The sentiment was from the set and stamped across the top of the image minus the last word ‘love’.

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 and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope all is going well for you all! Stay safe!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

PIP Challenge 2117

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #404 – Any Occasion

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #145 – Mother’s Day or For a Special Lady

Throught the Craftriim Door – Anything Goes Challenge – April 27th 2021

Pixie’s Snippets Playground – Challenge #402 – Ruby’s Memory

Cupcake Inspirations #518

You lift me up!.. Friend (HLS Watercolour)

Hello and welcome

Today I’m back with HLS Watercolour Challenge for May, 2021. This year it’s Anything Goes so long as it features watercolour. So easy to join in!

My card features Newton’s Nook – Delightful Doxies stamps.

After stamping the pup, balloon and kite they were watercoloured using Distress inks and fussy cut.

Distress ink was added to the Darice Embossing Folder and sprayed lightly with water before running it through my Big Shot. Once dry it was then trimmed down.

The card front had a panel of navy cardstock added, followed by the cloud panel.

The Cats Pajamas cloud die was cut in white card.

The sentiment from the stamp set was added to one cloud and then SSS – Friend die cut was added to a larger cloud before adding them to the card front.

Lastly, the pup, kite, balloon and butterfly were attached to the card front using raised tape.

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.

Stay safe

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Newton’s Nook Inky Paws Challenge #147

Just Us Girls #582 – Word Week.

Time Out Challenge #186 -Pets

As You ike It Challenge – Favourite Season (Spring or Summer) & Why? I love the blue skies of summer and fun in the outdoors!