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.

 

I've also entered him into the -

Polkadoodles Anything Goes Challenge 

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

Shades of Autumn

    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

 

My autumn shades today are of a sunset, I used the colours used in K. Werners blog to use as inspiration. I shaded DO's onto white card, then stamped the seed heads in black. There was a butterfly included in the stamp set, so I decided to use that too, but I stamped it after I had stamped the sentiment, so it would seem to be flying to it? Then the layer was attached to the base card, a very simple card, but quite satisfying using the Oxides, for a change.

stamps - Woodware Collection, Autumn Pods

inks - Distress Oxide, mustard seed, abandoned coral, dusty concord 

black ink - Versafine Claire

white embossing powder - WOW

sentiment - Amazon - LAMXD

 (4PCS Words Clear Stamp, Silicone Stamp Cards Greeting Words Pattern for Card Making and DIY Scrapbooking Journaling)

 

 

 

I hope to see you at the Challenge, with your Autumn Shades. Don't forget to stamp.

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

    

CCC Reindeer

  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.

It's near to Christmas, so a reindeer was chosen, I stamped it onto a sheet of card, took it into my Silhouette and cut it out. I then coloured it in DI's. For the background I stamped the trees and die cut them, then coloured the snow.

Next I coloured the sky on the base card with DO's, stamped the sentiment in white and embossed with clear embossing powder. The tree layer was added to the base card and the reindeer, to which I had added baubles to his antlers for a bit of fun. It was placed onto the tree layer with 3D pads for the body and I glued the legs. 

 tree stamps & Die - Chloes Creative Stamps, Winter Wonderland

reindeer stamp, sentiment, and baubles - SCP magazine freebie, old stamps 

 

this is the sheet of stamps, and the layout for this, and other cards, for cutting in Silhouette
 

inks as below 

 

white pigment ink - Archival Moonlight White 

clear embossing powder - Papermania

 

 

What Animal would you choose for the Critter Crazy Challenge?

 

My apologies Ladies this was supposed to be for December, posted by mistake. I'll keep it here as I have had comments already.  Better go and make another for November, pretty quickly! What am I like? I meant supposed to be for November, shows my mind set at the moment!

Tiger CCC

  Hi Everyone, my DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy #113

 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 was out with old work colleagues when one of them met her cousin, he showed us photos he had taken in Manor Park Zoo in Tenby, West Wales of Tigers. I loved one of them, so asked if he could send me it. Which he did and this is it.

I took it into Photoshop, added the sentiment onto the fence part, and copied the paws to layer them. I then printed the image and the duplicate set of paws onto matte photo paper, and fussy cut the paws. Next I glued the top and 3D the bottom of each paw and added them to the photo, to give it more dimension. Although you wouldn't think it in the photo, it looks good in real life.

I went looking for paper to affix the image, and found this striped paper, it was printed, but I felt it needed a bit of orange in it. So I dry embossed a birthday greeting onto it and wiped an orange DI onto it. Then calamity, I pasted it all onto the base card on the wrong side, so had to cut it off the card. It was then placed onto another base card with 3D pads. 

Tiger - friends photo

sentiment font - ArabBruD

paper - Marisa Lerin Blue Stripe paper 

embossing folder - Amazon 

inks - Distress Ink, spiced marmalade 

3D pads - stash

Trees & Leaves 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 from Emma

Trees & Leaves

 

 

On one of the hottest days of the year, 34C 93f, I decided to go into my North facing craft room, and craft in the shade, I should have just left things as they were and just read. 

 

However, I made 4 cards, 2 went into the bin, #3 I spoiled by smudging my hand over the ink, grrr, so my card today is my offering, but under the circumstances....

 

Anyhow, I shaded DO's over a piece of card, then using a leaf stencil I went over it with an alcohol wipe. Next I stamped the leaves around the left and top and stamped a sentiment into the space left. Even that I got wrong! I think I should have used the colour of the leaves, oh! well. I then clear embossed the sentiment. 

 

Next I placed the stamped piece onto a matching piece of paper and then added a pink layer with leaf shapes. The paper layers were edged with DI's in darker colours.  I then added tiny pink gems. It turned out OKish, I think in the end. 

 

Even then, the photo misshaped the card, taken twice, then straightening, it has made the sentiment look wonky! Told you I should have read instead.  

 

leaf stencil and stamps - Chloes Creative, mag freebie SCP#217 

inks - Distress Oxide, kitsch flamingo,lucky clover, mermaid lagoon 

sentiment - Woodware, It's the Little Things (old)

green paper - Lidl

pink paper - The Range, Happy Colours 

pink gems - stash 

Let's cheer ourselves up with the fabulous prizes. We have two wonderful prizes this month from

 Taylored Expressions & Penny Black

 

 

 

2 prizes, $30 store voucher from Taylored Expressions and Penny Black stamp set and stencil from Buddly Crafts (photo's not to scale).

 

Don't forget to use your stamps. 

Brother

I'm not in a good place again, so please accept more delays in commenting, Thankfully I have my DT work done in advance. My Dear brother, the one I visited a few weeks ago, has passed, it has brought everything to the fore for me again. I will try to do what I can. Thank you all for your patience with me. x

Trees & Leaves 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 Emma

Trees & Leaves

 

 

I really didn't know what to go with, as I have a few trees, but decided to use this stamp and a simple sketch from CTS #181

I stamped the mountains and trees onto a scrap piece of white card, then coloured them with DI's. Next I stamped the 3 trees, and coloured those, and fussy cut them. I went looking for some card to match, for the images, and found an embossed piece of card that I thought matched well. 

 

Then for a sentiment, I thought this one was suitable, as even if life throws things upside down, Nature is still wonderful. It was stamped directly onto the base card.

 

I attached the separate trees to the image, and these were then attached to the base card. A very simple card.

 

image - Stamp Addicts - Scenic Sailing

separate trees - Globeland, Mountain Range 

sentiment - Amazon - LAMXD (4PCS Words Clear Stamp, Silicone Stamp Cards Greeting Words Pattern for Card Making and DIY Scrapbooking Journaling) 

 brown card -  stash 

inks - Distress inks

  

 

We have two beautiful prizes this month from

 Taylored Expressions & Penny Black

 

 

 

2 prizes, $30 store voucher from Taylored Expressions and Penny Black stamp set and stencil from Buddly Crafts (photo's not to scale).

 

Don't forget to use a stamps on your card.  

Comments

 Hi Everyone

Is anyone having difficulty adding comments? I have been catching up and visited 20 blogs this morning and the comment page is hanging and won't publish? Just a black box saying publishing. I've now, after having them hanging for 15 minutes or more, gone out of the blogs. I won't know who I've commented on or not, so my apologies. 

Dots & Stripes TMR Challenge

 Hello everyone, my card today is for 

 

The Male Room 

 

I knew I had this stamp, and have never used it, so thought this was an opportunity to use it. I decided bright was my plan, I have yellow paper, I bought for a project and lots left over, a good time to use it. 

 

I stamped randomly in a sort of pattern, in different colours. Then horizontally, with a dots stamp and then again with the original stamp. With no plan as always, I went looking for a sentiment and luckily found this stamp, it suited my plan of bright. It was stamped onto white card. I then die cut a button, adding it to the stamped, and label cut sentiment. Next I die cut some candles, same as the button, out of gold mirror card. 

 

The background was added to blue mirror card, and added to the base card, next the candles and sentiment were added. For a randomly stamped card, I think it ended up bright as intended.  

stamps - Stamp Addicts, Vicky's Borders 

sentiment - Sissix, Catherine Pooler 

button die - years old! can't remember the makers

candles & label die - Magazine freebie SCP (old) 

inks - Distress Oxide, mustard seed,twisted citron,mermaid lagoon,spiced marmalade

gold and blue mirror card - The Range 

 

 

There’s great inspiration for your Male cards at the Challenge. 

Beary Birthday CCC

  Hi Everyone, my DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy #113

 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.

 

My mind is definitely not on cards, with just two days to get my card done, and with visitors expected, and so many other things to do. Panic stations. When I can't think, I usually go to my digi images, as I have done here. The images are all from Creative Market, Watercolour Bears In The Forest, 2025. I used the fonts - Darling Suttine & Aescudos.

 

In Silhouette, I arranged the images on the base square shape, and then print and cut them, the bears and sentiment twice, to add layers without depth. I had cut the bears with a 1mm border, but on this it seemed a bit too wide, so I took Distress Inks, tea die and vintage photo and went around the image, it gives it a highlight I think.

 

They were then added to the colour layer, which I found in my stash, which matched the tree. All then added to the base card. I have to admit, loving that little bear.

 

 

I hope to see you in the challenge with your Critter.