TMR Animals

Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for 

 

I have a GNephew birthday coming up, and thought as his birthday is near Christmas I would send him a fun snowy scene. I started by taking the Elk, I have had a long time, into my Silhouette and print & cut it 3 times. I then coloured him in DI's, and stuck them together. 

 

Next I blended a background using a stencil with DI's to shape the background and clouds. I then used another large stencil for the marks / footsteps in the snow. The trees and birds were stamped. The birds were only going to be one set, but a mark of ink in the sky and they became 3 sets! I then I die cut a birthday sentiment in gold, to match the sunrise, I thought.

 

The background was attached onto a paper layer that matched the Elk colour, it was then placed onto the base card and the Elk glued onto it. He does make me laugh, in the past I actually won two challenges at Beccy's with the Elk, here  and here

 

 image - Beccy's Place Elk digi stamp 2018

inks - Distress Inks

tree / birds stamps - Globeland, Mountain Range

trees - Whispers green ink, a very old ink pad

stencils - Temu 

sentiment - could be Cut & Make

 

What animal will you choose for the Challenge? I hope to see you there.

Christmas Critters WLSC

     Hi Everyone my DT make today is for 

We Love Stamping

This month, we would love to see your cards with the theme from Sarah of

Christmas Critters

 

I got a good look through my Christmas stamps and found this Robin, it is a small stamp, so I decided to stamp it and other images, for another card or two, onto card. You can see how here. Then I took it into my Silhouette and cut them out. I couldn't have done it with fussy cutting, so delighted with the result.

 

Next I coloured it with DI's and placed it onto a die cut bauble, which I had also added a piece of gold to the top. Next I die cut the square to fit a 6 x 6 card. I went looking for more stamps and found this banner, that I thought the bauble would hang from, it couldn't so, I just stamped it and coloured it. The sentiment was then added and embossed with gold.

 

It was not enough for me, so I dry embossed the background with dots. Then die cut some gold mirror card to layer it.  A bit of stretch cord was added to the top of the bauble and both added to the top layer of the card. 

stamps - an old SCP magazine freebie

bauble - Sentimentally Yours, an old die SCP freebie 

inks - Distress Inks 

embossing folder - Cuttlebug 

pin dot dies - Sue Wilson Noble dies 

There is a lovely haul of prizes this month from Highlight Crafts. I hope to see you at the Challenge with your Christmas Critter

 Dies, Christmas Design Papers and free artwork and reflections download from Highlight Crafts

CCC Chicken & eggs

  Hi Everyone, my DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy #116

 Anything Goes but they MUST feature a critter as the main focus 

Whether Furry, Feathered, Fantasy, Fairytale, 

Scaly, or Insect, there must be a critter.

 

I made a mistake and posted Novembers card here instead of today, so as I had made a birthday card for a GNephew, I have used his card today.

 

A while ago going through the web for something else, I saw this quote and thought it's great for him, as he is Deputy Head of Maths in a Secondary school at 28, a great achievement, I think. I don't have chicken stamps, but do have numerous chicken images, so I took two and made them into this image in Photoshop, cutting the original chicken off the eggs. 

 

It was then taken into Silhouette to cut out twice, with the basket an extra layer, cut once, I also did the sentiment and shape at the same time. Once printed and cut, I inked around the image, with Oxide vintage photo for the basket and Oxide antique linen for the chicken. I then printed some digi paper and cut to size, they were then inked around the edges, with Oxide ripe persimmon and Oxide crackling campfire.

 

The papers were added to the base card and the chicken added with 3D pads, then the sentiment also with 3D pads. I did the insert in Photoshop, using the chicken image, the sentiment is made from "I would have baked a cake" I have seen around often, and I added the rest to suit. I know he will appreciate the humour in it.

 

images - the eggs - Hugware Hen House 2005, & chicken - Something to Crow About 2003

inks - Distress Oxide, ripe persimmon, antique linen,

 crackling fire, vintage photo

sentiment - Pinterest

papers - Marisa Lerin Digital Scapbooking.com Autumn Papers 2 

 

 

 

 

this is the insert, 

"I would have baked you a cake for your birthday, 

but the chicken wouldn't let me have the eggs!"

What Critter will use at the Challenge?

Boy autumn birthday

 Hi everyone, my card today is for my GGNephew, he is 7 next month and I made this for him. I took the image into Silhouette and cut it out. I found some oak leaves and acorns in my files and cut a few of them too. They were all coloured with DI's. I cut the image out with an oval die, and then cut a larger scalloped die in brown card, they were then glued together. The swing and his feet were 3D'd.

I went looking for dp and found these, they were all cut, with the sentiment layer cut twice, in Silhouette, and were added to the same brown card and a border was cut.  The acorns and extra leaves were added, all following a sketch by Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

image - Dearie Dolls

inks - Distress Inks

 check paper Just So Scrappy, Autumn Splendour 2010

 branches paper Sahindesigns, Autumn day 2015

wood effect paper - Antebellum Press, Autumn Bramble 2019  

brown card - Tim Holtz & Ranger

acorns / leaves -  Adobe brushes

Silhouette

font - appleboy 

sketch #227 

 

 

 

this is the insert before printing,

 I forgot to take a photo of it, before sealing the envelope.

the verse came off the web 

 

Shades of Autumn WLSC mid month

     Hi Everyone my DT make today is for 

We Love Stamping

This month, we would love to see your cards with the theme of

Shades of Autumn

 

 

A few months ago I had seen a design of a card using a stamping Acrylic block, to add a shape of colour, I made it and then smudged it. I found the spoiled piece tucked under some card! I attempted to do it again with trembling hands!

 

I didn't use the block this time, I chickened out after trying it again, and die cut a square shape, then blended some autumn colours through it, seen on another blog I saw for inspiration, here. I then stamped the tree and using the same blog, I went looking for leaves to stamp onto the tree. Nuffin that small, then I remembered I had ordered stamps and when they arrived I couldn't remember why I had ordered them, well, one of them came in handy. 

 

I used it in different colours turning it to add the dot colours. I found a small leaf attached to a sentiment and proceeded to ink the leaf and stamp it on the side of the tree, I then stamped the line under the tree. Stamped the sentiment and clear embossed it.

 

I was happy with it, BUT, I then thought a touch of gold would look OK, I placed two pieces of card onto the image, so I could add the gold paint in between them. However, the touch turned into a few blobs. I didn't have time to do another card, so I decided the soil and leaves had been turned up, because it was a windy day. Artistic licence, I believe!  

 

The last thing was to add some orange cord. I do love the tree, thanks to the inspiration. It goes to my dear SiL, whose birthday it was as few days ago, and who lost my brother recently.

 

stamps - tree, dropped leaves and tree base - Autumn Days, an old SCP mag freebie

leaves/dots stamp - Silhouette Art Marianne Designs CS1120 

inks - Distress Oxide gathered twigs,mowed lawn,mustard seed,carved pumpkin,candied apple

sentiment stamp - Amazon LAMX

gold paint - Kuretake Starry colours 

orange paper - Lidl

clear embossing pdr - Papermania

cord - The Range 

 

 

 

 

Don't forget we are a stamping challenge.

I hope to see you at the Challenge, with your Autumn Shades.

We have two wonderful prizes this month from Sweet Poppy, stamps and stencil.

     

Bake birthday

Hi everyone my great, great niece was nine recently and as she loves to cook with her grandmother, (my niece), I decided to look for something suitable and came across this digital stamp I had in 2016.

It was taken it into Silhouette, and the whole image was cut, I then isolated the girl and cut 2 of her. I also found a rolling pin, that I thought suited. I coloured it all with DI's, after choosing the dp to add colours to the image. Also found, in my files, the "let's bake", so added the words to the paper and printed them. The paper was attached to the base card, then the images and the sentiment printed with the same colour background and words added. I hope she likes it. (She did)

digi stamp - SCP magazine freebie #108 

 rolling pin, "Let's Bake" and digital paper - 

 Christmas Blog Train 2021 Digital Scrapbook.com

Silhouette 

 inks - DI's as below

 

 

I've been away for my brother's funeral this week, so this is a cheer up post. 

Geometric TMR #215

 Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for

The Male Room Challenge
 

I had two hours before being picked up to go out with old colleagues and decided to fill the time with some card making. I looked to see what the theme was for The Male Room and was stumped, then thought of an old embossing folder, that was just right. I also went onto the web and searched for geometric shapes, - there's lots that I wouldn't have thought of as being geometric. You learn something every day.

 

I cut a square and embossed it, then added DO's with a spray of water, in colours that I saw a blend of on the web for autumn, to my glass mat and placed the card onto it. I hadn't wet it enough, so more water and another placement on to it. Not the effect I was looking for, but went with it. I also splattered some gold paint onto it.

 

Again on the web, I have seen lots of large white Happy onto coloured card, so went to my Silhouette and cut it out of white card. I cut three layers, all glued together, then splattered with the same gold paint, and placed central onto the embossed card, which I had already attached to the base card. Next I stamped the sentiment in the same purple ink as the card, and then clear embossed it. I cut it to shape and placed it under the Happy. 

 

I was quite pleased with the overall effect after coming home. It's strange how something can be and mmm card, then a few hours later can be satisfying. I also have to point out that the coloured square is straight and square, but for some reason the camera wanted it wonky, maybe because of the embossing.

 

 embossing folder - Die'sire Argyle (old)

inks - Distress Inks, rusty hinge,villainous portion,scorched timber 

Happy - font  2Peas High Tide

sentiment stamp - SCP #240 

gold paint Kuretake 

 

I've added a closeup of the gold effect with the splatters. 

The colours are nearer to the original card too. 

 What will your Geometric shape be? Hope to see you at The Male Room Challenge