Some People Feel the Rain

Hello friends - thanks so much for stopping by - it is always lovely to know that you have been.  Today I am sharing a piece I have created something  little out of the norm for me (or is it!?!)

I have used a stamped image I was given a long time ago and stamped a Close to My Heart Sentiment (borrowed from a friend) using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  I have sponged the background using Memento Inks in Desert Sand, Summer Sky and a light touch of Espresso Truffle. The sponged background has been splashed with stamp cleaner to get this effect - I usually use water, but am loving the depth of the 'spritz' using Stamp cleaner.  

I am not sure if I am going to turn this into a card, journal or add it to a canvas - or even a layout  - but there is lots of time for that - what do you think?

This project is linked to the following challenges:

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes

City Crafter Challenge - Where Did You Get That Hat?

Retarte - Anything Goes 

Artistic Inspirations - ANYTHING GOES +  OPTIONAL THEME unspecified

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - BLUE-SILVER

Addicted to Stamps - Monochrome

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

heARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes + a Stamp

A Inky Mess - Anything Goes with Mixed Media

Altered Eclectics - Always Anything Goes

Monochrome Magic - Anything Monochrome Goes + option of Blue

Paradise of Stamps - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Dog-gone!!

Hello friends - today I have a fun card to share with you - a little change of pace, but that is a good thing - isn't it!?  I have had a lot of fun with this card - who can resist this adorable puppy....

I have had a lot of fun with this card - who can resist that adorable puppy....I have stamped him onto white card stock using Imagine Memento in Tuxedo Black and coloured him using Chameleon Pens.

The cactus is from the Spellbinders Cacti Wild & Free by Debi Adams Stamp & Die Set and has been sponged using white ink to add some texture.  The puppy has been popped up next to the Cactus using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  The background has been created using Imagine Inks and the white splatters have been added using a white Sharpie pen.

The sentiment has been computer generated and glued to the torn corrugated cardboard across the lower portion of the card - as you can see - this is a very easy card - but one I am sure we all need to send at one time or another - or is that just me!? Wink:wink!

This card is for the following challenges:
House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
The Male Room - Die Cuts
Mod Squad Challenge - Birthday
Simon Says Stamp - Furry Friends
Stampaive and More - Man or Boy
The Crafty Addicts - Add a Sentiment
WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes 
City Crafter Challenge - Sunshine
Deep Ocean Challenge - Our Furry/Feathered Friends
Color Inspiration Monday - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES WITH HAND-COLORED IMAGE 
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter
Let's Craft & Create Challenge - Make your own background
Stempelsonnen Challenge - Always Anything Goes
Tinker- Dream - Cards for men/boys
Pile It On - Animal(s) and/or Spring Garden
The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

It's a Man Thing

Hello friends, we are warm and cosy inside - the same cannot be said for the weather outside - an Antarctic blast is expected this weekend and it is building up daily.....what better weather to stay inside and create!! My card today was created for a masculine birthday

The image from Hot off the Press 'Masculine Collage' has been stamped using Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and coloured using Memento Markers and an Aqua Pen.

The image has been hand-cut and layered onto a Spellbinders Decorative Labels One that has been cut/embossed, the die used as a stencil before removing the Die-cut, the inside being sponged using Delicata Golden Glitz and a Sponge Dauber.  The cog image has been stamped prior to die cutting.  The layered Die has then been attached to the pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  The sentiment has been stamped using VersaFine Vintage Sepia.  Finishing off with random splatters of white and grey paint.

This card has been linked to:

Inky Chicks - Father's Day or Male 

Creative Moments Challenge - Anything Goes

Retarte - Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes  

Crafty Cardmakers - For a Special Man

Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Where the HeART is - Anything Goes

Kraftin' Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Amusing - Masculine 

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish - Things With Wheels

Word Art Wednesday Challenge weeks - Anything Goes

Hiding in my Craft Room - Masculine

Let's Color Saturday Linky Party - Anything goes with something colored

Craft for the Craic - Something Masculine

Take care friends - thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy crafting

Hearts and Roses Bezel

Hello Blog Friends - I have been working on a number of different projects - one thing I love to create is these gorgeous Bezels using all sorts of embellishments and Ice Resin.

Each Bezel is unique and 'shines' in it's own right.  I do make them to sell and am doing this through Treasure Trove Canberra on facebook.  Please feel free to pop over and browse, there are many unique pieces, including furnishings.  My husband upcycles furniture and it sells quickly - some pieces in 20 minutes - nothing stays there too long!!

I have added special touches with the goal of adding warm and interest.  The Ice Resin is jewelry quality and is the most amazing stuff - I love the way glitter seems to float' in it.

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy crafting!!

Steampunked Frame

Hello everyone - it is lovely to see you - as always!  For those of you who may remember my UFO pile in my last post (you can see it here)- I am happy to show you one of the cards I have created using one of the UFOs - unfinished objects that is!  LOL!

I used this wonderful SteamPunk Frame from Delicious Doodles - I won it and 4 other divine digis in the Raise the Bar Challenge - I hae been waiting for an opportunity to use it!

I printed the image twice and cut out the cogs, inking them, popping them  up onto the original image on foam tape for that added dimension.  Corrugated card and old gold brads blend beautifully.

The hardware is from my stash and works so well with the feel of the card!

Bakers Twine is a new FAVOURITE of mine (believe me the list is long!!)  I had a little piece in my stash and am using it at every opportunity.

The sentiment and image are from Darkroom Door - a set my DH gave me for Christmas - I don't use it enough, but I am sure it will see the light of day more often after this card!

One last photo to show you the dimension - I am very happy with my first attempt at SteamPunk - a style I am going to explore more - any advice would be most welcome!

This card is for the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes

Fashionista Friday - Earth Day - Recycle, Reuse or Renew - Corrugated card

Simply Create - Time to Rock the Metal

Shelly's Images - Show Us What You Got

Creative Craft World - Recycle Something - Corrugated card

Alys Sunday Challenge - Bakers Twine

I Did It Creations - I image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments

Sparkle's Forum - Anything Goes

Thanks you for visiting with me today - I hope you are enjoying the Easter break - here in Australia it is ANZAC Day, which is a public holiday both here and New Zealand.  Today we remember the ANZAC soldiers and pray for those still serving overseas

  It is five day weekend for most people here.....plenty of time for those who have overindulged in treats to recover! LOL!

God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

MMSC99 Love Nature

This weeks Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge is here - are you ready for it!?!?  There is an incredible amount of inspiration to be found and a fabulous sketch to inspire you - throw in a prize or two and what more could we want!?!

This week I have the honour of using an image from one of the original MMSC DT - Shawne - her wonderful Studio 313 images are available at McMahon Five Designs - the site of Sue, another of the original MMSC DT - way to go girls - we are so proud of you!  

The image has been printed and layered onto black card stock.  I have  added a handmade flower along with a Flourish from Tim Holtz and some leaves from Stampin' Up.

The background DP (that you can just see here) is from the wonderful Gunn - the photos so not show is off well enough - it is divine!!  Thanks Gunn!!

I have added a Vintage Corner and the gorgeous Floral Motif Accent from Spellbinders - these have been cut with my Spellbinders Grand Calibur.  I love the way the Die Cuts can dress up a card so easily!!

This card is for the following Challenges:

Creative Stamp Friends - Swirls

Lexis Creations - Monochromatic

Magical Mondays - Magical Pearls and Swirls

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

My Partner in Crafting Crime - Layer it Up

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Distressing

Woodware USA - Anything Goes

Catered Crop - Nana's Recipe - I used bling, Distressing, Distressing Tool,  Scallops and Swirls

Cooking It Up with Kate - DieCut, Scallops, Monochromatic

Anything Goes Challenge - Pearls

Card Making Mama's - Embellish It

Mami Doodles - Use a Punch or DieCut

Crafty Emma - Monochromatic

Clear It Out - Floral - Make a Flower

PaperTake Weekly - Anything Goes

Freshly Brewed - Flowers

All That Scraps - Anything Goes

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.
 "YOUR CHOICE"

  Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

Our MMSC98 Gold Star Award goes to...

#23 Amy W

 Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#1 An

#22 Gro
#25 Sue Drees

Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

Our MMSC99 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is...

https://doodlepantry.com/

Our April Monthly sponsor is....

Studio 313 Exclusive Creations

Make sure you visit the Design Team and see their fabulous creations - you are going to be inspired by each one!!

CHARLOTTE  * DENISE * GUNN * LINDA (that's me) * PHYLLIS *

*AMERICA * DAWN * GURO * JEN * LORIE * MARSHA * REBECCA *RENEE * SILKE

Thank you for visiting today - I love it that you come and appreciate your encouragement and support - we would love to see you play along with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week - you know I will be there to see you!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

LOC Rosy Hue

Who among us doesn't love roses!?!  They are my favourite flowers - how could I not love the Layers of Color Vintage Rose art stamp set - it is divine!! 

I have been on a run of making card that are quick and easy - as I need to build up my supplies for the Boutiques where I sell them - I felt a slight panic when I saw how low they are getting - so out came the Vintage Rose art stamp set.

I inked it with ink pads, adding the pink to the centre of the image and dabbing green around the edges - it is not an exact form of colouring but I do like the way it turns out - works very well with vintage or shabby chic!

The ribbon is from a divine birthday RAK that I received as I was creating this card - don't you just love the postal system - it made my birthday last over a month!  LOL!  It is totally gorgeous and I will try and find out where it is from.  The dyed Seam Binding was also part of the RAK - delish!!  The brad has been threaded through a pearl slider/buckle to make it more feminine - what do you think!

The sentiment is from the Layers of Color Sent With Love art stamp set, I love this sentiment - it is a great feeling to get a card 'just because....'  The divine Rose Embossing is a RAK from my Mum, who ran some through her Cuttlebug for me - I love this Embossing Folder and have discovered it was a Limited Edition - so I cannot get it now - if you see it somewhere - please let me know - I would appreciate that so much!

This card is for the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Tons of Texture

Anything Goes Challenge - Pearls

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes + Something New - optional - seam binding

Tuesday Throwdown - Spring

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge - Just Add Flowers

House of Gilli - Ribbon and Pearls

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

My Partner in Crafting Crime - Layer it Up

There's Magic in the Air - Lets Use Flowers

I Did It Creations - Anything Goes

Creative Cowgirls - Spring or Easter

My Grafico - Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges - Flowers

The Rubber Cafe - Spring Flowers

Fairy Fun Friday - Spring Themed

Fairy Knoll - Whatever

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure you check out the other Design Team galleries there is so much inspiration waiting to be discovered, we are thrilled that Layers of Color is a Spellbinders Preferred Product Partner. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

LOC CP Embroidered Flight

I have created this card using Layers of Color Embroidered Butterfly cling art stamp - I just love butterflies - as we all do and cannot go past the Layers of Color butterflies - they just come to life the minute they are stamped - what more could we want!?!?

I have used a music sheet from an old Hymnal - I love using these sheets on pages - they hold their own charm an add an instant vintage touch - perfect for me!

The Embroidered Butterfly has been coloured with SU Chalks and a Blender Pen and had 3D Kindy Glitz added for texture and that touch of shimmer!

The semi circle is part of a plastic doily - I am not sure where it came from (LOL) and the flowers are from the Layers of Color Flowering Gems art stamp set.

I have finished off with this divine lace, part of my stash and some pearls I have added to make a swirl.

This card is for the following challenges:

Card Patterns #108 - Sketch

Delicious Doodles - For Mum - Mothers Everywhere

Fabulous Friday - Use Bling

Fairy Fun Fridays - Spring Themed

Fairy Knoll - Whatever

Fairy Tale - Pink and Green

Simply Create - Do It Yourself

Stamping Vacation - pick three: a circle; dry embossing; swirl; vanilla cardstock; star brad; thread or embroidery floss; corner punch; anything pink; a sentiment - I have a circle (half) swirl and used pink, also vanilla CS

Paper Romance - Spring

Pixie Dust Studio - Fluttering Wings

The Rubber Cafe - Spring Flowers

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure you check out the other Design Team galleries there is so much inspiration waiting to be discovered, we are thrilled that Layers of Color is a Spellbinders Preferred Stamp Company. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

MMSC65 All Lit Up & Party Animal

Who doesn't love Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge time - not me!!!  Each week we love to the inspiration you bring us and this past week has been no exception - you are all amazing!!  This week I have had the privilege of playing with one of the digi's from our weekly sponsor our very own Priscilla, of "priscillastyles" Store

Don't you love this image - my Mum has a lamp like this in her house and it is fabulous so I was excited to see Priscilla draw one.  I used a mix of Chalks and Prismacolors to get the right shade of yellow - I am not really a yellow person but it just seemed to go with this image for me!

I used DP from DCWV One Upon a TIme' Stack and added a strip of CS embossed with the D'Vine Swirls Embossing Folder - I always love the movement this folder gives to a card!   The image is cut out and popped up on foam dots, onto some white CS that has been distressed and had some paper piercing added to the corners!  I added three small circles to the top and bottom - to look like scallops!!

How did you go with the circle - I was glad to have this SU one on hand and cut some acetate out and tapped it to the back of the circle - it worked well! PHEW!!  A layered flower and some nail bling is added as final touches.

You know I wasn't going to resist one of Michelle Perkett's images don't you - how is this adorable puppy - way too irresistible for me!  I printed it twice and cut out one image, colouring it with SU Chalks and popping it up on foam dots! 

I used light grey around some of the edges and added some glitter around the tag - hard to see I know!  Kaiser flowers have been added to the top and the bottom and attached with white brads,

The sentiment circle is from an older Stampin' Up set (thank you Melinda!!) and is popped up on foam dots!  You can see the dimension here....

So there you have it - now it is your turn!!  Here is this weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Our MMSC64 Gold Star Award goes to...

#35 Dreamtime

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#17 Peggy

#26 Sue Drees
#64 Marsha Sanderlin

Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

a BIG THANK YOU to

Our MMSC65 weekly Bonus sponsor

"priscillastyles" Store

Our Aug Monthly Sponsor

 Michelle Perkett Studio

I am linking these to the following Challenges:
Cowgirl's Sunday Stampen Challenge - Animal's 'n Bugs - Card 2
Creative inspirations Challenge - Anything Goes - Both Cards
Cute Card Thursday - Texting Crazy  - Card 2
Paper Play Challenges - Anything Goes - Both Cards
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes - Both Cards
By the Cute & Girly - Animal Antics - Card 2
Charisma Cardz - Something with a Tail - Card 2 
Dutch Dare Card Challenges - Anything Goes - Both Cards
Rose D's - All Creatures Great and Small - card 2
Stamping with the Dragon - Distressing - Both Cards
Ellephantastic - Distressing - Both Cards

Thank you for stopping by today, I always love to know you have been - and appreciate your comments and encouragement!!  Blogging is one of my favourite places to be!!  I cant wait to see what you come up with - you know I will be there to see!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}