CASE: Kinda Eclectic..

Hey,

Happy Friday to you!!

Hubby and I leave for London tonight, part work, part fun. It is my companies annual Christmas trip - they take all of us employees and our partners on a 3 day European vacation - I know, unbelievable right?!

This year we are going to Porto in Portugal and we are leaving a week today, but before that we are heading to London for a few days with our families and a few days of working out of our London offices.

Today's card I actually made for a friend, then decided that it was too fussy for her (she is the Queen of CAS).

It's actually a CASE of a card I saw on Pinterest and realised that I have that stamp set!

The stamp set is Kinda Eclectic by Stampin' Up and I think it is discontinued now.

I kept most of the card as a straight CASE, but used a different large Butterfly (Clearly Besotted) and sentiment (Scrapbook.com own brand).

It's actually in my hand luggage, as I think my Momma might like it for one of her friends / colleagues.

Have a great weekend, I'll be napping, eating, hanging with my folks, going to SoccerBall with Poppa and missing my craft desk.

Cx

Love and a Cat...

Hey,

I have friends who are cat people and some who are dog people..

So generally when I am making cards for these people I try and think about what they might prefer, as I tend to use critters / animals / monsters a lot.

I wanted to make a fun anniversary card for my friends who have been married for like a bejillion years! And remembered I have this fun cat stamp by Unity Stamp Co, that I have hardly used.

This was another super simple make, I stamped the cat and the sentiment (I added the Happy Anniversary part), coloured the cat with Promarkers and added a bit of sparkle pen to his bow tie and the heart.

Die-cut it out and voila! Anniversary card.

I love the sentiment, it's pretty true in my house.

Cx

Big Birthday Stars...

Hey,

So I have been a bit blog lax recently, but it is all part of my 2018 promise to myself not to worry so much about a few gaps here and there.

But I realised that my 'to be blogged' folder is overflowing and it's time to share that bounty :)

Today's cards are super simple, quick makes that I did just before Vegas because I wanted to play with my new stencil. It's from The Inkpad and is one their random no label stencils that they sell, I like these a lot, as they are inexpensive and varied.

I love stars especially in stencils.

I used 3 colours of distress oxides for each card and then die-cut them out using a stitched rectangle die.

The Happy Birthday die is a new addition to my stash from a friend and it's by Stampin' Up.

Love the big impact of these simple cards.

Cx

Retro Rubber Challenge #100 ...Blog Hop to celebrate - still time to play

Hey,

There is still time for you to join in our first ever blog hop for the Retro Rubber Challenge.

We are celebrating our 100th challenge!

Here’s the scoop…play along with our celebration themed tic tac toe challenge!

Then hop around to all of the design team blogs and leave a comment!

Each team member is offering up some surprise retro (new but older than a year) goodies to one lucky person who leaves a comment on their blog.  That means there will be seven winners!*

As always, we will be listing the five top picks with the winning pick receiving a prize for this challenge only.

Next in line is the lovely Neva Cole and here is the full hop list for you -

Donna Idlet
Maria Rodriguez
Jan Clothier
LeAnne Pugliese
Jane Knudsen

I hope you are going to hop along with us AND make a card, 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.

Challenge ends November 30th.

Cx

*You do not have to enter the challenge to win but you must leave a comment on the design team blogs in order to have a chance to win!

**I'll be posting my goodies to 'my' winner after the 10th December, as I will be out of the Country until then.

Catch The Bug: New Release Tuesday..Sunbonnet Girl..

Hey,

I am back with the Catch The Bug team, I had a little break due to the trapped nerve issue.

As today is Tuesday, it is New Release day..

We are celebrating the Christmas season with a new Sunbonnet girl. I LOVE these stamps and had them all even before I joined the team.

You will be able to find her over on the Bugaboo home page.

I coloured the image, using Promarkers and then fussy cut her out.

I have been itching to use the snowflake die by Penny Black (I bought it on super bargain sale a while back) and I thought it would work really well with this image.

I heat embossed the sentiment and it came together so well that I made a bunch of them!

I hope I've inspired you to swing by the Bugaboo store. Be sure to swing by the Catch The Bug blog and check out the rest of the DT makes with this awesome release.

Cx