FMS 273: You're a Star...

Hey,

So I should be at a shoebox swap today just outside of Boston, but I am not well enough for that yet.

Instead I made a card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches -

The sketch is awesome.

I decided it was a perfect sketch for some rows of die-cut stars. The die is by Tim Holtz and Sizzix and the sentiment is by Simon Says Stamp.

I die-cut the entire panel using an MFT wonky stitched die and mounted it onto a black card blank.

Super easy to make.

Cx

Kitty Love...

Hey,

Happy Friday.

I have been a bit absent, due to a complication with my surgery. I am good, but it's set me back a bit.

I thought I would share this super simple card I made a while ago using a Unity Stamp Co stamp..so cute..the whole thing is one stamp.

I can't decide whether to use it for a Valentine's card or for an Anniversary card?

Cx

Retro Rubber Challenge #55...Hearts...

Hey,

Time for another great challenge with the Retro Rubber team.

This time we have a theme for you..

I decided instantly that I wanted to use my Lawn Fawn 'Wheelie Like You' set (I've had it since 2015)and have a Valentine feel to my card, so I stamped, coloured and die-cut that first.

Then I decided to create a resist panel for the background. I stamped the hearts (by Simon Says Stamp from the Feb 2015 Card Kit) in white embossing powder, heated it and then applied picked raspberry distress ink over the top of it, using an aquabrush.

I have to be honest and say I was pretty darn pleased with the background, it came out even better than I expected :)

I thought it looked a bit flat against my card (originally white) so I added two strips of glitter paper and went with a red card blank - instant upgrade!

Your turn to show us your Valentine's makes - complete with hearts.. go over to Retro Rubber and get inspired by the things my teammates have made..

Challenge ends February 10th. Don't forget to tell us the age of your stamp, that is part of the fun of our challenge and please only enter 10 challenges including Retro Rubber.

Cx

Card Concept - Fresh and Bold...

Hey,

So it's been a seriously rough week for me.

But I made this card and I wanted to post it.

I loved the Card Concept challenge image -

There were so many elements I wanted to incorporate in my card.

I opted for Clean and Graphic as my style and I incorporated these items into my card -

Pink and Yellow from the bed
Textured lines from the comforter
Circle / shape detail from the nightstand
Grey and black from the photos.

It was a great opportunity to use my new wonky stitched dies by MFT and the great border die by CAS-ual friday that I don't use enough. The awesome die is by Frantic stamper and the rest of the sentiment is by Neat & Tangled. I made my own card blank for this card.

So glad I got to share this one..I thought I might not be well enough to write this post.

Cx

Sketch Saturday #448...A Day for Daisies..

Hey,

This week's Sketch Saturday challenge is sponsored by A Day For Daisies who are offering a $12 gift certificate to their store.

Here is this week's sketch -

I fell in love with the Flowers in a Teacup digi stamp by ADFD when I saw it and I loved working with it, such a lovely stamp to colour (I used Promarkers).

This sketch instantly had me reaching for my Lil Inkers wonky dies and I die-cut the shape twice, once in the lilac and once in the blue. I trimmed the blue piece down to get that nice frame to match the sketch.

All the papers are by Recollections and I love these paper packs, they do ones that have all different shades of one colour and I can ONLY buy them when I have used all of the sheets..

I added a sentiment by Jilibean soup and a couple of Neat & Tangled sequins to complete my card.

I love it so much I don't want to give it away LOL.

Your turn to show us what you can make with the sketch but first go over to Sketch Saturday and be inspired by the rest of the DT makes.

Challenge ends 3rd February 7pm GMT / 5pm EST.