Crafty Catz DT - Black, White + 1

Good Morning!

 

Another Friday is here and another challenge at Crafty Catz. Thanks to everyone who joined in with my challenge last week. This weeks theme has been set by Nina who would like you to make cards or projects using the colours Black, White and One other of your choice.

 

We are sponsored this week by Mia Flowers and Delicious Doodle.

£20 Voucher or £20 of goodies 

 

4 images of winners choice

 

We were given images by Delicious Doodles this week and here's my creation:

I printed the image as it was twice, the first I cut out with my circle die, removing some of the image, so I cut and layered the flowers back onto the base. I then covered the whole thing with embossing ink and glitter powder and double embossed it. The base card is covered with fleur de lys paper I got free with a craft magazine, edged with green chalk ink. I added the black and white ribbon with double sided tape either end and made a double bow. I mounted the iris image on foam pads (black, which I discovered afterwards you could see so I've now replaced them with white) and that finished the card.

 

Hope you like it. Don't forget to swing by and see the other creations by the girls at Crafty Catz and join in the fun!

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting

Crafty Catz DT - Anything But Square

Morning all,

Another week is nearly over and the weekend is almost here - if you're in the UK, then you should hopefully be looking forward to a 3 day weekend; but chances are that you're like me and Bank Holiday's mean little to nothing when it comes to days off  - so you have my sympathy if this is the case.

 

Anyway, enough with the doom and gloom. This week's challenge is set by me and I would like to see you make something which is Anything But Square.

 

We are sponsored this week by Bugaboo Stamps

Prize: 7 images of Winners Choice

 

I freehand drew the card base, topped it with striped paper which I had dusted with Sandstone Chalk Ink. The top is cherry swirl paper, inked on the edge. The whole card to this point is the same on the front and the back. I finished the front with this sweet Bugaboo image which I coloured with promarkers in the following colours: Blush, Cool Grey 1, Burgundy, Sandstone, Gold, Pumpkin, Apricot and Red; the sentiment is computer generated and the brad and pearls are from stash.

 

So there you go. Hope you like it. The girls have made some fab creations this week so please pop by the challenge blog to give them some love.

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

 

 

Crafty Catz DT - Anything Goes: New Home

Good Morning and another happy Friday to you all.

 

It's the last Friday of the month, so that means it Anything Goes over at Crafty Catz. We have two fab sponsors this week: Yours and Mine and Make it Crafty

 

 

$10 Voucher

 

My card this week was a new home card for a friend who has just brought her first property, as I didn't have much time to get it made and in the post I kept it nice and simple

I printed Tiddly Ink text from the Steam-punk Range and over the top the Home Sweet Home image. I then duplicated the house image several times so that I could layer it up. I coloured it with whisper pens and mounted it on some spare teal cardstock, added a ribbon with a key charm and a couple of pips.

 

Not the most imaginative card I've ever done but she loved it (and the coasters I sent) so I won't complain.

 

Don't forget to stop by the blog to see some truly inspirational cards from the girls this week.

 

Until next time, happy crafting! 

Crafty Catz DT - B is for...

Good morning and a very blessed Good Friday to you all - whether you're religious or not, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend filled with fun, love and laughter.

 

Right, on to this weeks card. This weeks theme has been set by the lovely Anna who want's to see you use the prompt B is for.... we are sponsored this week by the fantastic Sami Stamps

$12 Voucher

We were also given free reign to choose a fab image to play with this week and I settled on Bird Beauty, and isn't she just?!

I had so much fun colouring her in and because she's such a fab image I wanted to keep it all really CAS otherwise known as Bare Basics.

 

She's coloured with promarkers in the following colours: ivory, blush, pastel yellow, gold, lime zest, pear green, red, burgundy, pastel blue, blue pearl, china blue, caramel, cinnamon and henna.

 

The card base, image and paper are all dusted with Vintage Photo ink. The papers are from Bunny Zoe and the buttons and ribbon are from stash.

 

Don't forget to stop by the blog to see the other gorgeous samples this week. Until next time, happy crafting!

 

He is Risen! Easter Card

Morning!

Well my post title may be a week premature but today is Palm Sunday and Jesus' arrival into Jerusalem has been celebrated - with Holy week upon us and Easter Sunday next week, it seems the perfect time to share my Easter card design for this year.

The image is from Just Inklined and I layered it up 3 times on top of the base image. I coloured it in using my trusty promarkers in; Caramel, Henna, Buttercup, Gold, Pear Green and Moss. The background image is from Heartfelt Creations; Easter Lilies Set, stamped in Pumice Stone, the edge of the card has been accented using Versa Magic: Thatched Straw and the ribbon and gems are from stash.

 

Thanks for stopping by to look. I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says - Easter

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #305
Allsorts - Spring Blossoms
Dream Valley - Easter

Until next time - happy crafting!

Crafty Catz DT - Animals

Happy Friday!

 

Another week - where has it gone? seriously, this year is going far too fast for my liking! Easter is almost upon us - how did that happen?

 

Anyway, another Friday means another challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week the theme has been set by Aunty Sue who would like to see you all use an Animal on your card this week. We have two sponsors Creative Classroom and Fred She Said

 

A free set to any one of our online classes. The student has up to one year to claim their prize.

$15 Voucher

 

Fred She Said also gave us a cute image to play with this week and you can see it on some of the other girl's cards, but I already had an image from them called 'Wee Hummingbird' that I wanted to use so here it is:

The background is a memory box die, cut from peach floral paper from an Echo Park pad (can't remember it's name) I accented the background with gems in green, red and plum. The image is coloured with promarkers in Saffron, Gold, Burgundy, Slate, Pear Green, Moss and Forest Green. I layered the body of the hummingbird and the bottom flower to give some dimension.

 

I hope you like it and don't forget to swing by the other girl's blogs to spread some love. Until next time though - happy crafting! 

 

Crafty Catz DT - Spring Time

Morning all,

 

Another Friday, another new challenge at Crafty Catz. Another bumper crop of entries for last week's challenge, so don't forget to pop back tomorrow to see if you're a winner. On to this weeks challenge though and the theme has been set by Janette who would like to see you make something on the theme of Spring Time

 

This week we have two fab sponsor's: Bugaboo and Crafty Ribbons

7 images of winners choice

 

So on with my card:

The foundation for this weeks card was some fantastic freebie floral tags I discovered on pinterest from a lovely blog call Lilac and Lavender. You can find the tags here. Once I'd settled that I was using them, I then set about working out the card. I created my own tag template base card, using some textured recycled cardstock in a pinky purple that matches perfectly. I then messed with the tags and printed the darling bugaboo image onto one, before printing her again on letraset paper to colour, this ensured that the finer details wouldn't be lost. I then added a sentiment on to a second tag which reads 'In the midst of our lives, we must find the magic that makes our souls sour'

 

I coloured the image with promarkers in; Blush, Honeycomb, Burnt Orange, Blossom and Amethyst. I then punched out some MS butterflies and coloured the white cardstock with versmagic ink in Thatched Straw and Perfect Plumeria and then I accented the butterflies and the tags with stickles in Platinum and Copper.

 

I hope you like it, totally different for me but I love it simplicity. Don't forget to stop by the other girls fabulous blogs to see their stunning creations.

 

Until next time - happy crafting!