Christmas Colours TMR

 My DT card today is for 

Mojo was definitely on holiday, with things as they were for me at the time of making this month's cards, all before hubby's passing, so red and green, an idea, red background and green trees, simple yes? 

Except I went around in circles with what I wanted to do, then decided CAS. I went into my Silhouette and cut the Noel from the red card. I couldn't find a Christmas embossing folder I liked for this, so used an argyle folder I have had for years. It is a masculine design, after all. 

I had numerous trees I could have used, but decided on these. I cut them out in white and then looking for something else I found the holographic card, so cut the snow details again. They were added to the trees. I decided to cut a piece for under the Noel too, it added extra sparkle. All of them were added to the red card and all attached to the base card.

I then added a cut star, that I had coloured with gold ink, and decided to splatter the same gold ink onto the red card. 

I hope your red and green card comes together easily. See you at the Challenge.

red and green card - Lidl

trees -  Snowy Pine Trees by Sarah Bailey ID #234547 Silhouette Design Store

holographic card -  B&M 

embossing folder - Argyle Embossing folder Embossalicious Die'sire

gold ink - Kuretake Starry Colors 

 

Baby Boy TMR

 Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for 

 

I haven't made a baby card in a couple of years, and was thrilled to make one. I had a couple of stamps, but went to a colouring page by someone I have been a follower of for years. I just love her images, and I had a choice in my files, but decided to go with this cutie. Also, we have a local singer comedian named Max Boyce, and he got the crowds going by saying oggie oggie oggie. This image has a similar saying? So I had to go with it.

 

I print and cut the image with Silhouette on watercolour paper. Then coloured it with Distress Inks. I had a design in mind with a heart, but it didn't work out, so I print and cut a heart with the "oogie oogie" on it, again with Silhouette. I had this "It's a Boy" stamp for a long time, so stamped it onto the heart. Next, I layered the 2 layers of the baby and 3D'd it onto the heart. I used a die heart and sentiment and added it with a split pin, don't know when I used one of those last either.

 

I was going to leave it at that, but for some reason it didn't look right, I die cut some textured card, and ink blended it. Then embossed it with a background I had made with Silhouette an age ago. I cut 3 layers of the hearts and then glued them together. Next, I embossed the layers onto the inked background.  The colour isn't quite right in the photo, but near enough.

 

image - Elizabeth Dulemba  Baby Oogie

 inks - Distress Inks, tumbled glass, broken china, 

dried marigold, spiced marmalade

scalloped heart - Samantha Walker Scalloped Edge Shapes

 Masks Collection 2017 at Digital Scrapbook/Pixelscrapper

it's a boy stamp - Magazine freebie (old) 

heart and sentiment die - CraftAddictionsUK

 Wonky Hearts - Paige Evans, Silhouette Design Store 

square die - Sue Wilson Square Noble die 

 

Mid month Four Legged Friends WLSC

Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for We Love Stamping. This month, we would love to see your cards with the theme chosen by Pinky of  

Four Legged Friends

  

 

 A fun card today, based on a sketch, a change for me. I stamped the goat and the sentiment, coloured it with DI's, cut it out and inked around the edge of the goat and the card. I went looking for some paper to match, I should have chosen the paper first, but I was lucky to find some in my stash. It was cut it out, and then went looking in my Silhouette files for a border and found this one, that I cut down to fit. I cut it out of matching plainish paper, it's got little dots in it. They were all attached to the base card matching the sketch. Then I decided to add 3D gloss to the horns and eyes. A quick and quite simple card. 

sketch - Bugaboo 2015

  

stamp and sentiment - Art Impressions, Old Goat set

inks - Distress Inks, lots

paper - Craft Sensations, Happy Colours

3D gloss - Nuvo Crystal Glaze

border SVG - ZigZag ruffle border ID#11382
Loni Stevens, Silhouette Design Store

 

I hope you'll join us with your 4 legged friends. Beautiful Lavinia stamps are offered for the Winners.

 

Two prizes of Lavinia Stamps and stencil (photos not to scale). Please note, we (Lavinia) cannot provide exchanges/replacements/refunds for any products received through this third-party giveaway.

  

CAS ribbon bow card.

 Hi Everyone, my card today is based on a card I saw from Jackie Mooney on Facebook Clean and Simple card making group. Such beautiful work by her. I hope she thinks I have done her justice, but couldn't compete with the beauty of her cards.

Anyhow, this is my version. I embossed a three lined border, and marked where the bow would go, and embossed from that line, to the bottom edge of the card. I used the same bow as Jackie, on my card and found autumn seed heads in my files too. Next I coloured them with DI's and clear embossed them for a little shine. I added gold drops to the top, arranged them onto the card and attached them. 

The bow was attached to them and along the embossing line. I also cut the sentiment shape, before stamping the sentiment. I  used glitter twine, bundled, to enhance the bow and sentiment. The card layer was then attached to the base card.

seed head - Nic Squirrel Silhouette Design Store #79681

 ribbon bow - Silhouette Design Store #458455

all shapes cut with Silhouette

inks - Distress inks, mowed lawn, twisted citron, mustard seed, spiced marmalade

gold drops - Nuvo Crustal Drops bright gold

sentiment stamp - Magazine freebie

 

seed heads coloured then layered, I layered the bow, but left it white. 

 

the embossing doesn't show well, so have put a darker image below. 

Masculine WLSC

 Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for - We Love Stamping 

the theme this month being "Anything stamped, option, "Masculine"

 You know I like making masculine cards, however I had a struggle with this, and then realised I hadn't used a stamp I won from Stamp Addicts in February. 

I stamped it twice with Oxide to make a longer mountain range. I dragged the colour out, then used a paintbrush to add green to the trees and grassy land, as I saw it at the time. 

I added blue for water, stamped a sailing boat and fussy cut (UGH!) it, and to give it slightly more prominence. Then added it to the card. A stencil sky, cut with Silhouette and laminated sheets, was added, a few more colours and a few cloud stamps, I thought an early evening sky was called for? 

The birds and the sentiment were stamped, then the scene was die cut and added to black paper to match the birds and sentiment. 

stamps - Stamp Addicts, mountains and sail boat 

all other stamps - Magazine freebies 

stencil - Sarah Hurley Silhouette Design store #89710 

inks - Distress Oxide, pumice stone 

distress inks - chipped sapphire, stormy sky, tumbled glass, squeezed lemonade, candied apple, bundled sage.

 

I look forward to seeing you at the Challenge, don't forget the theme of your entry can be any of your choosing and we would love to see Masculine creations. The most important is that the focal element is hand stamped as our preference (or digital). A small added sentiment or other element to an otherwise non stamped card will be ineligible and may be deleted.

 

The Winner of the challenge, will receive these fabulous prizes from

Highlight Crafts 

two prizes, a collection of masculine theme dies and Poinsettias

WLSC Real Bird mid month

 

Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for We Love Stamping 

the theme this month being "Anything Stamped with Birds or Animals". 

 

My card today is another real bird, I've had this stamp for ages, but couldn't think what to do with it. I was rummaging in one of my ribbon drawers and came across this unused ribbon. I found Oxide inks to match, then laughed that they were "peacock colours". Then spread the ink, hoping to make lines or something. It didn't quite work, but I liked the colours, so out with my feather stencil, that I cut myself with the Cameo and stencilled the background with Distress inks to make a subtle background. 

I stamped the Peacock and embossed with white ink. I also inked, stamped and embossed in white again, a feather and sentiment from the same set. The feathers were attached to the tail, and I cut the sentiment on a diagonal and also added it onto the tail.

The ribbon was attached to the card, after cutting the wire from it and fraying the edge. The peacock layer with 3D pads was laid on top. A few clear sequins added, and the card was done. 

Peacock, feather & Sentiment - Magazine freebies

stencil - Tanya Batrak Silhouette Studio # 62274

inks - Distress Oxide, lucky clover, peacock feathers

 Distress Ink, peacock feathers

ribbon - stash

Brilliance ink - Moonlight White

embossing powder - Papermania

Engine/Train/ Locomotive?

 Hi Everyone, firstly I have to apologise for being AWOL with my comments, I have had a few things going on, and it has made it less time for me on the 'puter. I hope to be seeing you all soon. I am keeping up with my DT work at least, and making family cards, this is one of them made recently.

Our Great Nephew is an ardent Railway fan and Volunteers for the Gwili Railway. His 20th birthday came up, and of course it had to be a card with a train on. I had forgotten I had a cut file, so off I went and cut the engine out of vinyl, added it to the card, I think you can just about make out the shine of the vinyl. I stencilled clouds and blended green onto the card. Furthermore, I'm happy to say he was pleased with it. 

image - Locomotive, Silhouette Design Store design #296656 

inks - Distress Oxide mowed lawn, tumbled glass

stencil - Funky Fossil

See you soon, fingers crossed.

Lighthouse WLSC

Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for We Love Stamping 

the theme this month being "Anything Stamped with Stencil Option". 

 

Looking through my stamps, I decided on this lovely Lighthouse. I stamped it onto a die cut piece of card I had left over from something else, then embossed with clear powder. I masked the lighthouse and inked the background, using a stencil to enhance the clouds. The birds were stamped onto the sky, then the lighthouse was painted with DI's. Using another part of the stencil, I inked the sea in 3 different colours. Before attaching to the main card, I matched up the wave stencil again and inked through the stencil onto the card. The lighthouse was added onto the stencilled waves and card. 

 

Not planning anything on the end result, I had to choose a sentiment. Looking at the lighthouse, I decided it was a rough day, so selected the sentiment to suit. I know the card will be ready for a "rough" time or event I will have to send a card for. Sorry the photo isn't up to standard, the weather was awful when I took it, so dark and miserable.

 

die - Card Making Magic 

lighthouse & birds - Magazine Freebie

stencil - Funky Fossil, clouds, waves and grass. 

inks - Distress Oxide, tumbling glass, faded jeans, hickory smoke, iced spruce

inks - Distress Ink candied apple, hickory smoke, iced spruce

embossing powder - Papermania

 

There are Super prizes from Highlight Crafts of a stamp set and die, 

and chance of a Guest spot too. 

I hope to see you there.

Nature TMR

Hi Everyone, I have 3 DT cards today, I hope you will be able to visit each of them, this is for -

I love Nature in all forms, well maybe not spiders, but you know what I mean. Anyhow, after looking through my stamps, I decided to use a combination of company stamps and a cut file, you should know me by now, I'm an anything goes person with my crafting. Mix and match and all that.

I have a few birthdays within the family this and next month, so I am being prepared. I have been wanting to use the "boulder" stamp for a while, not knowing what to do, then looking through my stamps I saw this magnificent stag and thought he should be somewhere tall and be proud. That's what I hope he is. 

I went about this all wrong, I think, but got somewhere near to what I wanted. I stamped the stones first, then the stag, and realised I didn't have my background done, never mind, a few stencilled clouds and ink left on blending brushes were added to the background. The colours are pale ish, as I wanted the stag to be, as I said, standing proud. I added a simple sentiment and clear embossed it. The finished scene was then layered onto dark brown card.

I decided he should have at least one tree around him, so off to my Cameo and I cut a tree. I'm not a confident stamper and have problems making a scene etc.  However, I'm quite pleased with the result. 

boulder stamp - Chocolate Baroque

stag & sentiment - Magazine  Freebie

ink - Distress Oxide vintage photo, mustard seed, abandoned coral. Distress Ink peeled paint

tree - Pine Tree, Loni Harris, Silhouette design Store #4581 

all card - stash

 

Come join us at The Male Room, there is plenty of inspiration there to get you started. Men are always little boys, so start there?

Crafty Animals #69

Framed gift!

 Happy Happy Christmas. 

 Wishing you all a Wonderful time with family friends and good food.

 It's the time of gluttony, isn't it? Although, I must be careful with the sweeties / candy.

 Hi Everyone, this will be my last post until Boxing Day, as I have said previously I make gifts for the family, we don't give expensive, just something with some cash. This is a gift for the last "child" to be 18, an age I stop giving. I had 16 nieces Great Nieces and Nephews at one time and decided that as they were the "next, next generation" it was when I would stop giving. Call me mean? But another generation is coming along now, and when does it stop. Although, of course, they still get their cards and have been very understanding about my decision.

Anyhow, our Great Nephew Alfie is 14, so will be having for a few years yet! He is determined to be a Palaeontologist. I saw this dinosaur alphabet and thought it a great idea to make it for his room. I hope it's not too young for him? Out with my old Cameo 2 - of course, so easy to make things like this, I thought! I cut the A out and put it together, I bought a box frame for it to sit in. 

However, I had sized the A to be 8x8 and it didn't sit well in the box. grrr, do I cut another, no, lets get a bigger frame. I couldn't get a 10x10, so had to have a 12x12. Which meant the A was lost in it. No problem, thought I, I've got some leaves in my cut files, I'll cut a few of those for a background. I put it all together inside the box frame, added the A dinosaur and, it was completely lost in the jungle!

In the end I HAD to cut a few more layers to add to the A dinosaur, so it could stand out from the background, with different colours. I just hope he likes it!

The only way I could get a photo without reflection was to lay it down. 

Dinosaur Mandala - Sarah Christie Extraordinary Chaos

leaves - Jungle Party Silhouette Design Store #424581 / #424587

leaf frame - Fox Sister Silhouette Design Store Fall leaves #332522

card - Tonic and Lidl

frame - The Range

Silhouette Cameo 2