Something Old, Something New

Good morning and happy Friday, welcome to the weekend!

I'm back with my second project for the Rubber Dance colour/theme challenge, and this time I've gone for the theme, which is Something New.

 My something new is Yupo paper, I know it's been around for ages, but I've never actually used it.

 I started by using 3 colours on a felt pad and really like how it looks.

 Then I dropped lots of different colours onto another sheet - I'm really liking this now. The biggest difference that I could see to glossy card is that the inks take much longer to dry, and that if you give it a blast with a heat gun the paper can warp.

 Then I stamped away using different colour of Stazon. I cut some black card with a Memory Box strip die to give them a postage stamp look. This took AGES, but I do like how they look.

 Then I stamped and ribbled some kraft card as a background for my 'postcards'

And we're all done. I've added them to the background with push pins. 

Don't forget there's still time for you to join in with the challenge over at the Rubber Dance Stamping Lounge  https://www.facebook.com/groups/311557542913461/  I hope to see you over there.

Stamps Used

Take The Plunge

Large Postoid

La Mappa

Vintage Postcard

Vintage Script

Venezia

Summer Love

Kiwi Postoid

I'm entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge, which is 'alcohol - inks or drinks'

Have a very happy weekend, and thanks very much for looking x

Over The Hill

Good morning and happy Wednesday! I'm really pleased to be sharing the second card that I made for the Country View Crafts Landscape/Cityscape challenge 'cos these sheep just make me laugh AND it's a guy card in the box!

Happy little sausages aren't they! 

Now not everyone would appreciate being told that they are over the hill, but I hope that my recipient isn't such a sensitive soul lol.

I started by die cutting some hills and clouds and attaching them to my base card.

Just look at these faces lol.

I stamped and cut out my sheep and gave them some party hats.

And we're all done! I may add a 'happy birthday' sentiment just to soften the blow.

There's still time for you to join in with our challenge, so please get busy with the landscape/cityscapes.
I'm entering my happy sheep into the Allsorts Make it Masculine, and the Craft Stamper TIMI Anything Goes January challenge. 

Have a lovely day, and thanks very much for looking x

Whale Wishes

Good morning and happy Sunday. I'm sorry that I've been a little quiet here lately, but I been suffering with the Man Flu ( I know, it really does exist lol) But I'm over the worst now, and I'm even managing to stay awake for hours on end! As always Rubber Dance are running a colour/theme challenge for January, and here's what I've made.

And here's the inspiration photo.

I decided to go with the colour theme, so started by making a couple of gelli print backgrounds using these colours.

Before I pulled my print I stamped my plate with the Music stamp. This removed the paint, but the only problem is that when you print it reverses any text, but that doesn't bother me as this is just for the background.

I used my second sheet to stamp the whales from Whale Wishes and to die cut the seaweed.

There's still time to join in with our challenge, so please pop across to the Stamping Lounge  https://www.facebook.com/groups/311557542913461/  and join us.

Have a very happy weekend, and thanks very much for looking x

Happy New Year

Good morning, happy Tuesday, and Happy New Year! I hope that you've all had a fabulous Christmas and New Years Eve and that your heads aren't hurting toooo much this morning. I've had a lovely time except for a cold that turned up on Christmas Eve, and that's enjoyed itself so much that it doesn't want to leave! 

It's time for a new challenge over at Country View Crafts and we've gone right in with a real challenge this time (for me at least) it's Landscape/Cityscape.

I love landscape cards, but only those that other people have made lol. I started by making a background with a Clarity stencil and some Distress Inks. 

Then I added another stencil and some more inks on the hills and to make some lights in the trees.

And finally another stencil and some Cosmic Shimmer Texture Paste to make the fireworks.

 I thought that these Hobby Art hare stamps would fit in nicely with the background - I really like the way you can have them facing each other.

And to finish I die cut some numbers. So there we are, Happy 2019!

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in with our challenges last year, and I hope you'll do the same this year.

Have a very happy day, and thanks for looking x

Merry Christmas From Santa Paws

Good morning, happy Monday, and Merry Christmas! Well Christmas is very nearly here, and although I'm not quite ready I'm not doing too badly. Here's my final Christmas card of the year, made with a set from Hobby Art.

I'm entering my happy cat family into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Stitch It Up challenge. 

This is my final post of the year as it's now family time,  so I'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you bright and early in 2019!

It's Gonna Be A Blue Christmas...

Good morning and happy Monday. Well we've spent the last 2 days getting the Christmas decorations down from the loft, and turning our house into Santa's grotto. It's not that we're slow (though I am) but that every year there's something new to put out. Last year we bought Christmas bedding for everyone - changing 3 beds in 1 day is not my idea of fun! 

Anyhow, here's my second piece for the County View Crafts Christmas challenge. Speaking of CVC, you must check out their legendary Advent sale, there are fabulous bargains to be had everyday until Christmas.

 Don't look Mum and Dad, 'cos this is your Christmas card!

 I started with a Gelli plate background then added lots of Tim Holtz stamps.

 I love this Tim Holtz Thinlit's die - this is how I would write if I hadn't been bitten by a spider as a child!

 Ok these bigz dies may be old, but I love them. The Bigz and Edge dies cut through anything, and just 'cos it's old stash doesn't mean that it shouldn't be used, so there! The deer and trees have been cut on chipboard and patterned papers so they really stand out.  I had to give my deer some tinsel scarves, cos as Noddy would say It's Chriiiiiiiistmassssss. Right, now I've planted that song in your head I'm going to step away...

I have to say, I really like this card, and now that I've done one and I know where everything fits it would be easy to stamp and cut a few - maybe next year...

I'm entering my card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge Anything Goes.

I hope you like my card, and join in with our fun challenge. Have a very happy December, and thanks very much for looking x

Noel for Country View Crafts

Good morning and happy Saturday - welcome to December. I know that I say it all the time, but where did this year go! So what could the December challenge at Country View Crafts be??? Yep, you got it!

There are many stamp companies that I love, but I have to say that no one does Christmas quite like Tim Holtz, and I find myself coming back to old favourites year after year (and buying new favourites of course)

 I started by making two gelli prints, one in pink, and one in blue. The pink one looks red in the top picture, and you'll be seeing the blue one in a few days.

 I stamped Tim Holtz trees from an old Christmas set using Distress Oxides. I also added some script. I liked this but it looked a bit in your face.

 So I toned it down a little by adding some white gesso spatters, it really makes all the difference.

The Noel stamp is also from an old Tim set. I added a black layer and stitched it onto my base card.

I did say that I was using my old favourite, I've had these Bigz dies for many years. I've cut them out on chipboard and added patterned papers.

And here we are, all done. Neil always says that I should make a few of each card, but I never know how a card is going to turn out until it's done. Now I've made the first one though I know that I could make a few more, but where's the fun in that lol.

I hope you have a very happy December, and thanks very much for looking x

Baby It's Cold Outside...

Good morning and happy Wednesday. I'm back with my second Christmas themed post for Rubber Dance, and as we've had wrapping paper, I thought I'd better make some gift tags to go with it.

Brrrr it makes me cold just looking at these!

I've used

Dear Deer

Cosy Christmas

Whimsical Winter 

Winter Wonderland and

Christmas Tags

 along with lots of fake snow, and real glitter!

I hope that this has put you in the mood for Christmas, 'cos it's not many more big sleeps now!
I'm entering these into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Gift It, and Stamping Sensations  Getting Ready for Christmas challenges.

Have a very happy day, and thanks for looking.