Snippets Playground Challenge

Hi there, 

todays card is for the Snippets playground challenge where Miss Di and Sarn encourage everyone to use up all the snippets and offcuts from previous cards.

Here's what I used (mostly from my previous card):

and here's my card:

Now there is a tale to tell with this card!

 I started off with an unbranded die from Amazon and as I've had trouble in the past with sticking down intricate dies I though that I would try using a sheet of 'Stick it' adhesive. Well after reading the instructions I managed to put the sheet on the wrong side of the mint coloured card - TWICE!!! 😖rather than waste the die cut I stuck the two pieces together to give it some more dimension and because the adhesive was also on the top piece I decided to cover it in glamour dust glitter. After all that faffing I couldn't be bothered to die cut another piece so I just stick it to my base card with a glue pen! But I suppose it was a bit of a happy accident because I quite like the look of it 😊 I finished the card off with some Stampin Up gems and managed to step away from the card - no Glossy Accents or the kitchen sink!

I can see me using this die for lot's of different cards and colour combinations but hopefully next time I will put the Stick It sheet on the right way!

Thanks for visiting my blog today and please leave me a comment if you do!

                                                                

Happy New Home for Jules!

Hello there and welcome to my blog. 

I made todays card to virtually send to my lovely blog buddy Jules who has just moved house!

I used:

Penny Black stamp 'Home Sweet Home' 1747K

Promarkers

papers from the Works

sentiment from The lovely studio (very sadly closed )

MFT blueprints 14 dies

Jules is such a lovely person and she makes the most amazing cards - which cause my bank balance to rocket when I NEED to buy all the products that she uses!! She has just moved house and I am hoping that she will be back crafting very soon.

Wishing you lots of love and laughter in your new home Jules.

Thanks for visiting and please leave me a comment if you do!

                                                                    

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday challenge. May-anything-goes optional-pastel.

I love promarkers challenge- anything goes/new home

stamping sensations May.

Simon says stamp blog challenge add-some-die-cuts

we love stamping May-challenge.

Penny's challenges. A/G use paper

crafty catz weekly challenge. AG/summer

Spring Joy!

Hi there, well the title of my post is certainly not about the weather!!!   💦💦💦

It is the name of my Penny Black stamp used for todays card:

I used:

Penny Black 'Spring Joy!' 2565J stamp

Promarkers

Papermania Happy Birthday To You papers

Buttons and flowers from stash

The Crepe paper dies are from The Greetery 

Now I did use my sewing machine to stitch around the edges but please don't look too closely because my stitching is atrocious!! In fact I did my best to hide it up and nearly didn't even post the card as I am so unhappy with it! After much faffing I think that I have sorted my tension out now - hopefully!

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers challenge. week-737-feminine.

Simon Says Stamp blog Monday challenge Feminine

Simon Says Stamp blog Wednesday challenge anything-goes-

Penny Black Saturday challenge. April-anything-goes/numbers

as you like it challenge. favourite-clean-or-fussy-and-why? this is a difficult one because I do love the look of CAS cards but I can't quite seem to master them... I always have to step away from the card so I suppose that I prefer fussy cards so that I can pile everything on!!

Thanks for visiting my blog today and please leave me a comment if you do!

                                                                     

Penguin shaker card

Good evening from what was a beautiful sunny (but a very chilly) day in Devon,

Today's card is a shaker card:

I used:

Gingerbread Lane background paper by Jennifer Ellory

Clearly Besotted sentiment

Promarkers

various sequins and Stampendous Frantage shaved ice

Penguin stamps, dies and tree dies from Amazon

Challenges:

Passion for Promarker challenge week-735-check-it-out. 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge -interactive 

as you like it challenge. favourite-cute-or-floral-and-why. (2nd entry) I definitely favour cute cards as I think they make people smile and they are more fun than floral cards - I also have far more cute stamps than floral!

Christmas-craft-creations. April-challenge-non-traditional-colours. 

crafty catz weekly challenge.crafty-catz-challenge-669-anything-goes. + any cute critter

So that is a head start on my Christmas cards for this year, hopefully I can keep it up and there won't be a mad dash later in the year!

Thanks for visiting and please leave me a comment if you do!

Stamping Bella loves her ice-cream

Hello and happy Sunday to you, I will not mention the depressing weather 💦. Instead I will share my new to me stamp from Stamping Bella:

I used:

Stamping Bella - Isabelle lovers her ice-cream EB228

Promarkers

dotted paper from stash

Sentiment Papermania

Poppy stamps butterfly dies

Glossy Accents

Challenges:

we love stamping. April - spring or AG

Stamping sensations. April-challenge. AG, spring ,mood board

lil patch of crafty friends. AG

Passion for Promarkers challenge. week-733-monochrome.

i love promarkers. add a button or AG

Simon says stamp blog.Wednesday-happy-birthday-

sweet stampin challenge blog.birthday-girls.

as you like it challenge. favourite-cute-or-floral-and-why. - for me I do like floral cards and floral papers but it has to be cute because I just think that cute images put a smile on everyone's face. My favourite cute stamps are Penny Black and I have a huge collection  few stamps 😉

Thanks for visiting and please leave me a comment if you do!
 

Jules made me buy it!

Hi there, 

todays card is made using a postage stamp die that Jules from Always with a heart blog made me buy after seeing her beautiful cards - especially this one . I have spent endless time trying to find the paper that Jules used with no avail! Here's my version:

I wasn't brave enough to stitch around my images like Jules did as my machine skills aren't up to it!

Everything used on this card came from snippets of  the Stamperia Provence paper pad with some SU gems and purple card stock. I also inked around the edges of the background paper to give it a vintage look. This die is very versatile and I can see why Jules is addicted to it!

I have also made a Christmas card with this die and I stencilled the images on it - I will share that one next time.

Challenges:

allsorts challenge. keep it simple / anything goes

Penny's paper crafty challenges. anything goes using paper

creative fingers challenge - anything goes

beautiful blossoms challenge. anything floral/mood board

Pixies snippets playground.challenge-476. use snippets  I used lots of snippets from the Stamperia paper pad. Sorry I didn't take a photo as I think I used a snippet from each page!

Thanks for visiting and please leave me a comment if you do!

Basket of chicks

Good evening!

Todays card is made with a Penny Black stamp:

Being the ever critical I think that perhaps the black frame is too dark 😣

I used:

Penny Black 'Basket of chicks' stamp 2866J

Promarkers

Penny Black 'Beau Jardin' papers

SU lots of labels dies, dots  and punch for sentiment

Clearly Besotted sentiment 

I bravely machine stitched around the edges (which is a bit wonky and a bit loopy underneath so after asking Mr Google I need to adjust my bobbin tension - somehow!!)

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday challenge. March-anything-goes optional-easter.

I love promarkers challenge-554.anything goes love/romance

Simon Says stamp blog Wednesday challenge add-a-sentiment-

as you like it challenge. favourite-monochrome-or-colourful- I would definitely choose colourful because I think monochrome is a bit boring!! Colourful cards are more cheerful I think!

Stamping sensations. March-challenge. spring

Double D challenges. first-signs-of-spring-

cutie pie challenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/challenge Easter mothers-day

allsorts challenge. use yellow or AG week-771.

creative inspirations. March-challenge-anything-goes

we love stamping March-challenge. feminine 

Pixies snippets playground challenge-475. use snippets - here are the snippets that I used:

So that's my card for today - thanks for visiting and please leave me a comment if you do!