Food or Drink TMR

Hi Everyone, my DT post today a second card for

The Male Room

 

Food or Drink, now that is a great challenge for me, but I have managed to do two for the challenge this month, I couldn't decide which to do, so did both. Birthday cake is food, isn't it?  

After a lot of thinking, I looked through some sketches and decided on this simple sketch. 

Now for colours, for this I went through my digital papers and this spotty multicolour popped out, I made a banner shape and coloured it in light yellow and added the sentiment. I decided to make the green the main colour, no idea why! I hadn't used watercolour pencils in an age, so decided as the main features were quite small, I would use them. They were all taken into Silhouette and print and cut, the image twice with a 1mm border, as in a die. 

 

The sentiment banner was edged with a DI, so was the spotty paper. They were added to the card. I then decided to add 3D glaze to the image as it looked dull. Then thought to add some stars to make it more celebratory, to which I also added 3D glaze. Card done. Shame you can't see the shine with the glaze.

 

 digital stamp - Dr Digi, Connie Confectionery 

inks - watercolour pencils, Reeves - Distress Ink, twisted citron 

paper -  Just So Scrappy, School Rules paper #3 2011

3D glaze - Nuvo Crystal Glaze

Silhouette

star dies - CraftAddictions UK 

font - The Blue Cabin 

 

What will your Food or Drink be for the Challenge?

Food or Drink, Burgers TMR

 Hi Everyone, my DT post today is for

The Male Room

 

Food or Drink, now that is a great challenge for me, as I don't have many food or drink stamps. I saw this digi for sale and just had to get it. With the GNephews being adults now, I thought they would appreciate it. I hope. 

 

I took it into Silhouette and print and cut it 3 times, then coloured it with DI's using a lot of colours. The sentiment was printed and fussy cut, maybe I should have had Silhouette do it, anyway, I then had to do a background. After looking through backgrounds in my files, I found this beauty, just perfect for Bob and his dog, even the shadows fitted it. I find digital scrapbook kits are very handy with their different papers and elements.

 

Next I layered all the images, then added the background to the base card and the layers onto it. The sentiment was added with 3D pads.  For all the colouring, it really didn't take that much time, I'm glad to say. It's a big image on a 5x7 card, and my colouring isn't brilliant, but I quite like it. 

 

image - Dr Digi, Bob's Big Burger

inks - Distress inks, too many to say

white pen - Posca

background - Afternoon-Delight/Dezines by Nae at Digital Scrapbool.com 2020

 

 What will your Food or Drink be for the Challenge?

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? 

Monochrome TMR

 Hi Everyone my DT card today is for

I started off thinking of black and white, but I had just seen a card, looking through my photos for inspiration, again, where is mojo? I saw Mr Fix It. Off to Photoshop I go and design the background, I printed the background, and a plain colour mat, then the image.

I had added a line around the image and fussy cut on it, the image was then coloured with markers. The patterned background was added to the plain coloured background and attached to the base layer. The image layer was added with 3D pads. A different take on monochrome, that I quite like, I hope you do too. Thank goodness for records of cards, that I can case.

image - Mo Manning Mr Fix It 

pattern paper - Melo Vrijhof, TriangleBig, Digital Scrapbook.com 2015

font - Boller Typeface

markers - Spectrum Noir

Vegetables TMR

 Hi Everyone, my card today is for the

Mojo has been lacking this year, I have umming an ahing over this theme for a while, then! I saw a card in my ideas files, that I had saved to be able to case, by Aimes, problem over. I even told her in my comments I would case it.

Anyhow, on to what I did. This vegetable digital stamp, has been in my files from 2022. I cut and printed it, and the sentiment, with my digital die cutter. I then coloured it with markers, I didn't have enough reds, but I think it came out ok. I still wasn't sure what to do, so went looking for a paper background, nothing in my paper pads, then came across the perfect thing, a dp sheet of vegetables. It was printed it and I used it as a backing for the coloured image. The paper was added to the base card and the vegetables were 3D'd onto it, as was the sentiment.

 

For the insert, I found more images in my files and added a lemon, cherry and olive to the glass, then added a shadow effect for the glass. I added the sentiment and printed it out. Card done. 

 

veg digital stamp - Ruscht free vegetable stamp

markers - Spectrum Noir

digi die cutter - Silhouette

background paper - Marisa Lerin Digital Scrapbooking

glass, olive, cherry, lemon - Marisa Lerin

 "problem" font - Zowie

quote font - Sugar Hut

 

inside is the answer to the problem?

 

If you're lacking masculine card ideas, the DT have plenty, hope to see you in the challenge. 

FarmQuest General Store Challenge

I was kindly asked to also enter -

FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen 

Horse & Hat CCC

 Hi Everyone, I have 3 DT cards today, I hope you will be able to visit each of them, this 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 Niece who has a beautiful white Spanish horse and is horse mad, was 60 a month ago, and I have always or for many years anyway, made her a card with a horse. 

I purchased the fabulous image and then didn't know what I was going to do with it. I thought of a fancy die border, that I have, but it wasn't big enough, so off to Silhouette, and I cut 2 fancy scalloped borders, 3 layers of the horse and 3 layers of the 60. I inked gold over the digitally die cut border, but wasn't keen, so I tried the white over it, better, but it needed a pale blue background to give some depth, I thought. So I used a watercolour pencil to mostly cover the centre, then used water to spread it out. They were then attached just off centre to show the gold ink.

The image was coloured with watercolour pencils and I cut one of the layers to add 3D pads to raise the balloons more. The 60 was added after colouring with gold ink, but just one layer. I then thought it needed more, so took a fine brush and inked around the card, adding gold inked horseshoes I cut out. Yep! a bit wavy, but I don't mind that. It's got a lovely shine to it. You may think I didn't colour the horse, I did, but tried to make it a white one, wasn't that successful though.

image - Hetty Clair, Tea Party Pony

watercolour pencils - Nuvo Vibrant Watercolour pencils

scalloped border frame - Shirley's Templates 

horseshoes - freebie image made into cut file

 

 

I hope to see you at the challenge

Giving Bear QKR

Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/

We will select two winners each of the weeks 

1 using QKR Stampede  or Eureka Stamps image

 and 1 using any image!

Anything Goes every 1st & 15th of the month

 

This bear caught my eye, with the lovely sentiment, and I had to make a card with him. As always, I take images into Silhouette and print and cut them, this time I included a circle around the bear, to match the dp I had chosen. Cutting 3 layers and 3 of the sentiment. I also cut a mask for the bear, so I could colour the circle background. I coloured the bear and used gold glitter pen to colour the bow of the parcel, then added 3D glaze to his eyes and nose. The sentiment was coloured, and a die cut border from green card added.

The dp, which is years old, was printed and cut to size, with a plain card border around it and just on the top of the floral paper. All attached and added to the base card. I then thought to add a couple of sequins. I really like the colour mix on this card. Thanks to the dp.

image - Giving Bear QKR Stampede 

 sentiment - Too Special QKR Stampede 

inks - Distress Inks, victorian velevet, shabby shutters, salty ocean, scattered straw

dp - Spring Breeze, Shabby Princess (2006) 

green card - Craft Sensations

die - Tonic 

sequins - stash

Ant & apple CCC

Hi Everyone, I have 3 DT cards today, I hope you will be able to visit each of them, this 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 gone back to one of my favourite digi designers, sadly no longer trading. However I have a large amount of their images to keep me going.  The one I'm using today made me smile, so I had to use him. I also have other ants in my files and the circle is from one of them, it was just a perfect match. I designed it all in my Silhouette program, I print and cut the ant circle and my adorable ant with his apple and the sentiment, I found on the web. I cut an extra layer of the Ant, so I could colour it. The printed layer was then die cut. 

 I coloured him with DI's, 3D attached him to the printed layer, the circle was attached as it was. Quite a simple card, but it makes me smile. I hope it will you too.

 

Ant - Bugaboo

ant circle - KAagard

inks - Distress Ink antique linen, candied apple, mowed lawn, forest moss,mustard seed,

grass stencil - Funky Fossil 

Silhouette Cameo 

 

Come and join us in the challenge, ATG, but, don't forget animals only.

 

Coffee Brew

Hi Everyone, a very quick post as it's nearing the end of the challenge I have been persuaded to join by a blog friend, you know who you are. SO a VERY quick card, they say coffee on a card will do, so my plain and simple, I hope will do.

I have a few digital stamps with coffee, but chose this to play with. I print and cut 3 layers of the image, sentiment, coffee cup border and one of the coffee labels,  with my digital die cutting machine (Cameo). They were then coloured with DI's, not the best card to use with watercolour, but it was grabbed and printed before I thought what I was using.

The sentiment oval edge was shaded, and the coffee labels were added to the border cups, that I had designed and cut too. Anyhow, after colouring, I glued all the parts together and attached them to the card. Out of panic mode now, I know what I would have done to add something different.

image - Jessica Lynn

coffee cup - Silhouette Design Store

border - my own design

sentiment - my blog friend Hetty sent it to me in 2019

 

Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Challenge 2022

 

Cut it Up challenge #265 

Wake up birthday card

 Hi Everyone, I thought I would show you the birthday card I made for my hubby in April this year, trouble is, I used the same image last year here, but it was from my son OOPS! It must be old age! At least it was different colours and design. I wonder if it has something to do with his slipping off to sleep in the evenings and the day sometimes comes to that, I must be working him too hard perhaps! It's all the garden and new path, poor man. Funny thing is he didn't notice, whew? I asked him a couple of days later if her realised, a negative response makes me think maybe I can use it again next year hahahaha

digital stamp - "Retired" Ericraftstamps  

inks - Distress Inks

digital paper -  Gina Jane

blue card - stash

sentiment generated in Silhouette and cut with a shadow to follow shape of words

Cute Elephants

  Hi Everyone, I have 2 DT cards today, this 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 one of my Great Great Nieces, she is 3 and I saw this group of 3 elephants in my files and had to go with it. I took it into my die cutting machine and cut 3 layers. I then coloured it with my Distress Inks and added 3D glaze. I had bought a craft box of items and used a card and die cut hearts to make a shaker. I also used the stars in the box too. I painted the heart and gave it a "distressed" look? The sentiment was left over from another project and when I posted this I looked at the sentiment and realised it wasn't quite straight, just as well I could remove and straighten it. The 3 was also cut in 3 layers, with glue and glitter, then covered with glaze. Before adding the pink card layer to the main card I stencilled it in hearts.

elephant digi stamp - Kim MacFarlane (2010) Cuddly Buddly

inks - Distress Inks 

Dies, stars, glitter, pink card - Sizzix January Craft Box

heart stencil - Julie Hickey

Insert

verse - Crafts-U-Print

elephant - Robin's Kozy Skrap Korner - Digital Scrapbook

font - Cafe Rojo

A gotta make

 Hi Everyone, well mojo has completely left me, so I decided to choose an image and go with it no matter what happened, even if I had to put it into the bin, at least it would get me started. I decided to go through my digital stamps and use something I haven't used before and I can tell you there are a great many. 

Anyhow, this is what I came up with, it has given me a spurt to do more, how long it will take to do is another thing.  I had seen a card on Pinterest with an image that was very simply done, so I cased it and this is the result. Not as good as the original but I'm pleased.

After I had placed the centre onto the card, it was a little too simple for me, so I made a frame and added it. Those thin frames are a bit wobbly, so it has a little ripple it, any tips on placing them?

image - Mr Mouse blowing candle - Gerda Steiner

inks - Distress inks

dies - Sue Wilson Noble square dies

Retired birthday?

 Hi Everyone, I hope you've been enjoying the glorious weather we have been having in the UK. I actually had a couple of hours freedom from things and read in quiet contemplation in the garden, with only the birds to disturb my peace, pure bliss! I can tell you I have needed it. 

Anyhow, another birthday card today I made for hubby from my son, he wanted funny as always, so here it is. You may think that the DAD is not level, it's not supposed to be, my son always says Dad raising the last letter for some reason, so it's done for that.

I saw a card that I cased, more with the words than the card though, but it didn't have any name on it, so I'm sorry I can't give credit to the owner.

I did a print and cut of the stamp, then coloured it, not with great success, but I know hubby won't notice Bless him. Papers were layered onto black paper and I also made a background like a room. I used a stencil for the Dad. The image has 3 layers, when all glued together I added them to the card front, with the sentiments  and the border paper. 

digital stamp - "Retired" Ericraftstamps  

inks - Distress Inks

papers - Digital Scrapbook used to be Pixelscrapper

stencil - Card Making Magic, magazine freebie

sentiments - generated on the 'puter,

The Colour Throwndown Challenge

Bouquet bear

 Hi Everyone here I am with my DT card for today, it's for the new challenge at QKR. Our challenge is on the 1st and 15th of every month, so you have 2 chances every month to enter the challenge.

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/

We will select two winners each of the weeks 

1 using QKR Stampede  or Eureka Stamps image

 and 1 using any image!

Anything Goes every 1st & 15th of the month

My card today used a sketch, but the file I saved, to tell me what everything was, is mislaid! I'm usually careful where I save files, but this has gone walkabout! I had to go hunting to find out who's paper I had used. My lovely bear was print and cut 3 times for layering, with the digital cutting machine Cameo, I coloured the bear with Distress inks to match the paper I used. The sentiment was also print and cut and layered.  

Bear - Bouquet 

inks - Distress inks

papers - Creative Fabrica

black paper - stash

gold spots - Nuvo Crystal Drops

I hope to see you in the QKR Challenge

 

Two DT cards

Hi Everyone here I am with my first of two DT posts for today and it's for the new challenge at QKR. Our challenge is on the 1st and 15th of every month, so you have 2 chances every month to enter the challenge.

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/

We will select two winners each of the weeks 

1 using QKR Stampede  or Eureka Stamps image

 and 1 using any image!

Anything Goes every 1st & 15th of the month

This card is for a Winter birthday of one of our GNephews 

image & sentiment - Broom & Birthdays are

both 3D'd, the broom has glaze on the eyes

inks colouring the broom - Distress inks

background paper - Creative Fabrika

presents - Julie C Designs

dust - Jumpstart Designs

glaze - Nuvo Crystal Glaze

I have 2 DT cards today and as DT for both, I'll blog both here, this the second 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies

the 46th challenge

Anything Goes but

they MUST feature a critter

Whether Furry, Feathered, Fantasy, Fairytale, Scaly, or Insect, there must be a critter featured...

... and 

 We are excited to be sponsored this month by 

the company which handles digi stamps from both

Eureka Stamps and QKR Stampede!

 

I paper pieced the dress and added shadow with a marker, the sentiment was computer generated, the die cuts were edged with Di's and the separate horizontal pieces of the striped paper were fussy cut.

image - Tripping Rhino 

sentiment - Stop a Rhino

coloured - Spectrum Noir Markers

paper - Pixel Scrapper

dies - Sue Wilson Square Noble 

dots - Perlen Pen Transparent

can you spot my deliberate mistake?

memo to self, put specs on before adding details to cards!

I don't think it matters actually as the credit cards are being taken away LOL.

2CCC Pucker up!

Hiya Everyone, my first DT card today is for 

the 45th Challenge at

 2 Crafty Critter Crazies.  

We have no sponsor this month and the DT have chosen their own 

favorite images to use on their inspiration projects.  

Also, because the team deserves some time off to spend 

with their families over the holidays, we won't be commenting

on your entries.  We know you'll understand.  :-D

  

Despite not having a sponsor, we will have a prize for the winner 

and we'll still be choosing a Top 3 for the month so don't skip our challenge!

I have chosen an image I've had a long time, but haven't used, you know how it is. Each year I look at it and say I must use it and birds are critters right? I had the image as a freebie HERE however I have tried to find it and can't. BUT! there are lots more to find in the link. I think it's by Colette Smith, as I have other images of hers and they look a similar style.

Romantic-robins-template (digital stamp)

 from Papercrafter Magazine #87 (I think it's by Colette Smith)

inks - Distress inks

white pen - Uniball

stitched and holly die - Card Making Magic

red star paper - Inspired Designs dp

mirror card - Dovecraft

glaze - Nuvo Crystal Glaze

ribbon stash

seeing as 613 Avenue Create has critters, I'm off over there.