What A Card

Good morning and happy Monday. I hope everyone is well and adjusting to social distancing. I know I'm really looking forward to seeing my family again, and the end of the awkward phone calls,

"What have you been doing" 

"Nothing - what have you been doing"

"Nothing" ...

But a least we're all safe and well, and that's what counts.

Anywhoo, today I'm over at the Ink Art Designs Stamping Playground with my fun Katzelkraft Rats.

 I started with a monster set of playing cards that I bought ages ago, with no particular use in mind but I knew they would come in handy one day!

Then I stamped my very cute rats on watercolour card and coloured them in.

 Here's the ace of rats - he definitely wants to give you a hug!

 And the two of rats, this one would be me!

Ooh wait a minute - the three of rats could be me too!

The hearts have been die-cut, and the fun sentiments are from Tim Holtz.

The lovely Dot has loads of Katzelkraft stamps here in the store - I'm just deciding which of them I need next.

As always we would love it if you joined in with our challenge, just make something using stamps from the ranges that Dot has in the store, and pop it into the April album.

I hope that you are enjoying whatever you are doing, even if it's nothing.

Take care and stay safe xx

Drinking On A Week Day

Good morning and happy Monday. Did you enjoy the sunshine yesterday, I know I did, but only from our back garden. I know I'm a saddie but I was so pleased to dry my washing outside. The smell of line-dried washing just makes me happy.

Today I'm over at the Ink Art Designs Stamping Playground with a birthday card made using these fun Katzelkraft stamps.

I started by making some inky backgrounds with Distress Inks and Oxides.

Then added some script with the Visible Image stamps. You can't read the words so it doesn't matter that it's a Christmas stamp.

Then I stamped and embossed Sherlock so that I wouldn' t have to cut the tiny details out. The cake quote is by Carmen's Veranda.

Next, I stamped them all again on watercolour paper and coloured him in with Distress Inks. Then I just cut them all out and added to the pre-stamped cards.

I've teamed this one with a Tim Holtz sticker. When I made this you could still go to the pub on a school night - now all the pubs and schools are closed, but if it helps to keep us all safe it's worth it.

I've added glossy accents to his eyes to make them pop a little more.

 I love this sticker, it just makes me laugh.

And here they are all together again. This card is for my son's birthday next month. He's always complaining that he's old now - well he will be 27 next!

I'm entering my card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge which is Happy Birthday, and 
The Craft Stamper TIMI anything goes challenge for April.  

I hope you like my card and join in with our challenge. Just use any stamp from any range that Dot sells in the store and link up over on our Facebook page.

Also, it's the store's 1st birthday and there's a fabulous prize on offer.

Just click on the photo to see the details.

Thanks so much for looking, have a lovely day and stay safe xx