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

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.

Summer cat CCC

  Hi Everyone, my DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy #112

 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 going through my digi stamps the other day and found this lovely image, so I took it into Silhouette and print cut 3 images. I coloured it in DI's, a yellow cat? well it's a Summer cat! It should have been more mustardy, but I took it as it was as it seemed a happy cat, then as normal, with no plan, what do I do next?

 

I went looking for a sketch and found this simple one that looked like it could work.

Off to my dies for an oval and cut them out. I coloured the background on the background oval and placed them together onto the card. Then put all 3 layers of the images together and placed them onto the die cuts.

 

I found these sentiments that I thought were suitable with the image. They were stamped and die cut and added to the base card. Not following the sketch, but I think it worked? I have a recipient for it, so it's on its way. 

 

image - Cat & Mouse Karen's Doodles 2011

inks - Distress Inks as below

dies - Tonic 

sentiments and dies - Julie Hickey

 

I hope to see your Critter over on the challenge.

 

I'm entering my card to the CD Sunday Plus Challenge 

Lion King CCC

  Hi Everyone, my DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy #112

 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 going through my birthday card list and saw I had to make one for our neighbour. He has been an absolute gem for me since my loss, mowing my front lawn and putting out and getting in my rubbish/garbage bins. 

 

I chose this lion as my neighbour is a Leo, I printed a base for him with the title. I stamped him onto the printed title piece and proceeded to colour him with DI's, I also added some sky and grass, now what do I do?

 

I then thought, he's the king of the jungle, so I went and had a search of paper and digi paper to suit with a crown on it, nope, couldn't find any. So into Photoshop and made my own pattern, with an image I had on file. I printed it out, my brain in slow motion, now what, then I remembered I had an cut file with crowns on it. It wasn't enough for me, so I added a Leo sign and word, then attached them to the crown and text. I cut it out twice with red pearlised paper then backed it with a die cut circle of gold card. 

 

I backed the crown paper and the lion, with red card and then placed them onto the base card. Done, what a struggle. I hope he likes it. 

Lion - Stamp Addicts

inks - Distress Inks

crown image - Creative Market

happy birthday crown/text -  Creativefabrica

gold card - stash 

 Silhouette

Photoshop 

 

 

 

What critter are you going to make? 

I hope to see you in the Challenge. 

CCC Bird Day Tweetings

    Hi Everyone, my DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy

 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 had already stamped and coloured a bird, the tree branches and the bird house, a few months ago, but didn't know what to do with them. Then in a panic to get this post done, I decided to use them, but to add another bird, it was pot luck on colouring it to match the first one, but it was OK in the end, I think?

 

I embossed a leaf background from a leaf die, but decided to only colour the flowers in it. I die cut it, as per the sketch I had to use for inspiration. Next I added the tree house and branches and the birds, I didn't have what I wanted in a sentiment stamp, so printed one out and die cut it. 

 

I wanted to add paper, as per the sketch, and found this bird paper in my files a freebie from my subscription magazine, and it even had blue tits on it. I printed it, cut it to size and pasted it onto the base card. Then added the circle design. 

 

The sentiment was added with 3D pads. Thank goodness for sketch inspiration sometimes. 

This is the sketch I used -  

birds and birdhouse - SCP #187 RSBP Magazine Freebie Garden Birds

inks - Distress Inks

embossed die - Tattered Lace (old)

sentiment - computer generated

sentiment die - Card Making Magic, Rectangular Nested Set 

paper - SCP #226 Magazine Freebie

 

 What Critter will you use for the Challenge?

Baa-thday CCC

   Hi Everyone, my first DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy

 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 card today is for another family member, I blame the large numbers on my Mum & Dad. Bless them.

 

I love this sheep image, but haven't used it for a while. I thought it about time, seeing as the fields are filling with the sheep and their lambs.

 

I stamped it onto a hammered white card, the black face is supposed to be black all over, but because of the hammered card it has not filled the face. I didn't mind the fact, so went ahead with it, colouring the sheep and the eyes, then the background of the frame with a light blue. I die cut it, leaving space for the sentiment. 

 

I stamped the "happy" and went to my Silhouette to cut the "Baa-thday". I chose the font, sized to fit the centre, and cut it. I then added the stamped piece to light blue card to match the frame. 

If you would like to see others with the same stamp see HERE & HERE & HERE

 stamp - Sheep Woodware 

inks - Distress Inks, tattered lace, mustard seed, hickory smoke

die - Card Making Magic, A4 Rectangular Nested

sentiment stamp - Uniko, Up & Away

Silhouette

font - Whimsy Wonder 

 after reviewing this post, I realised that the photo is slightly blurred, apologies, I've had new specs since!

CCC Giraffe

  Hi Everyone, my first DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy

 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 have a lot of birthdays and this is one I made for a GNephew. He is tall and quite serious, so I thought I'd give him a laugh or a smile?  

I printed the background to include the sentiment and then on my Silhouette, print and cut 3 layers of the digital stamp giraffe. I coloured the top layer, I had seen a coloured giraffe on the web and thought why not? It was coloured loosely in DI's, then the layers were glued together. Something I learned recently is that giraffes have purple tongues, which tied in nicely with his colours.

Before attaching the giraffe layers to the base layer, I stencilled leaves, then added it to a giraffe pattern paper, not that you can see much of it. It was then glued to the base card. Next I added the giraffe layers and decided to add a stamped, then die cut leaf.

giraffe - From The Heart Stamps (no longer available)

inks - Distress inks (see photo below)

stencil - Magazine Freebie - SCP243

leaf and die - Sissix Fine Stems

 

 

inks

What will your Critter be for our Challenge? 

Doggie Bag CCC

     Hi Everyone, my first DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy

 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 asked if I could make a bag with a dog on it, so I went looking for dogs in my files and found this. Well, I had to make it.  So easy to make, and she was pleased with it too. 

 

I used the cut file with my Silhouette, cutting out all the pieces out of 210gsm (80lb) paper. After glueing all the pieces in place. I inked the edge of the face and added a Velcro circle to keep the head in place, as it closes the bag, so clever. 

design - Dreaming Tree, Doggie Bag 

all paper - Lidl

mirror card - the Range 

 

What will you make from your animal? 

Penguin CCC

    Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for -

Critter Crazy

 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.

  

A penguin card today, for a Great Niece. It's her birthday in a few days, so I thought a Winter card would be suitable for her, in my files I came across this lovely penguin, suitable for a little girl, with her scarf and flowers. She was taken into Silhouette and print and cut 3 times, the sentiment was also done at the same time, I decided to colour the sentiment the same as the flowers, bringing a little warmth into it.

 

I also had an embossing folder in my subscription magazine for December, so I decided to emboss a piece of card and then swipe ink onto it, to give a little colour. A few snowflakes added to make it more wintry, and some 3D glaze onto the eyes and feet. 

penguin - The Hungry JPEG

embossing folder - Card Making Magic, SCP #278

snowflake dies - Crafters Companion Glittering Snowflakes 

ink - Distress ink - blueprint sketch

3D glaze - Nuvo

fonts -  Ellianarelles's Path & ChrisHmk

label shape - Silhouette 

 

the insert, with a quote from the web

 

What animal will you use?

Christmas Sparkle CCC

  Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for -

Critter Crazy

 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.

  

 

With no mojo and with things as they were for me at the time of making this month's cards. I went through my stamps and found this beauty, so a simple stamping and silver embossing, layering onto silver mirror card and my card was done. I wish every card came about so quickly.

 

stamps - Chloe's Creative Festive Sparkle,

a magazine freebie in SCP 274

embossing powder silver - Dovecraft

 

 

you can just about see the shine here 

Not a christmas Turkey CCC

 Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for -

Critter Crazy

 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.

  

 

With no idea what to do this month, I went through some digis I have, and came across a chicken that I had to do. I took it into Silhouette, I added a bag design and clipped chicken wire paper to it, the bag and 2 images, in case of a mistake. I also added a made up a sentiment to the corner of the bag. They were print and cut.

 

The chicken I coloured with marker pens, I also added a piece of holly cut at the same time. It'll come in handy for one of those little gifts I give.  As you can see, they are all old images. That's the way my mind is working at the moment. 

chicken - Beccy 2018

bag design -  Krewellakreations 2012

chicken wire paper - DigiDewi 2015

holly - Snickerdoodle Designs 2012

marker pens - Spectrum Noir 

Silhouette Cameo 

 

Again, thank you all so much for your continuing support. I'm not on the 'puter much. I am trying to visit, but it's hard at the moment. Thank you again. xx 

 

CCC Fishes

  Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for -

Critter Crazy

 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.

 

 

 Looking through my files I found these fish, that I have had a long time but not used, so many files I have in the same predicament.

 

Anyhow, I took them into Silhouette, chose some coloured paper and cut them out. I also did the water layer and the sentiment at the same time. I'm sure I saw the sentiment on the web at some time.  Then what was I going to do with them? I decided to paint the water with DI's, spreading with a wide brush the colours across the background in a wavy pattern. 

 

The fish were then glued together, with a 3D glaze over the top layer and added wobbly eyes. I thought they needed more, so I die cut a background frame for the water layer and the sentiment. All were glued together and attached to the base card. 

 

inks - Distress Inks, cracked pistachio, twisted citron, salty ocean

tropical fish -  Printable Cuttable Creatables

dies - Tonic 

sentiment font -  2PeasHighTide

3D glaze - Nuvo Crystal Glaze 

 card - stash

 

 

 

 

showing the glaze 

CCC Fun Pigeon

  Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for -

Critter Crazy

 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 had this stamp sitting on my desk for over a week, deciding what to do with him. I looked online for some ideas and found a saying, which meant I went straight to the stamp knowing what to do, the longest time was making the envelope and framed saying.

I stamped him on a piece of card I had in my scraps box, then decided on a different for me, generic background. Next, I stamped the "dots" and used DI's in masculine autumnal colours to blend over them. He was coloured in the same colours apart from his crop. I used 3D glaze for his beak and eyes and white pen for the cere, I didn't know the name of it, so I looked it up! I then stamped some birds to keep him company. He was attached to red card and onto the base card, that I had stamped with the sentiment. 

Seeing as he is a homing pigeon, I added the envelope and message he brought home. The envelope and saying was done with Silhouette, printed then cut and scored. I then placed the saying inside the envelope and attached it to the card. His eyes were then 3D glazed.

pigeon stamp - Funky Fossils "Who are you looking at?"

stamp dots - Marianne Design, Silhouette Art CS1120 

inks - Distress Inks, barn door, tea dye, gathered twigs,

 weathered wood, cracked pistachio

white ink - Posca Pen

birds & birthday stamps - old Magazine Freebies 

saying - adapted from the web

envelope shape - Dreaming Tree 

3D glaze - Nuvo Crystal Glaze

 

in case you can't read the saying -

In honour of 

your birthday 

I've left a deposit

on your car.