Tag: Animals

Penny Black Saturday Challenge – It’s your day …

Hello and welcome

I’m back with a reminder for the July Challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  The theme  is  Anything Goes (Optional – On or In the Water.

This is such a super fun challenge option! When I was looking through my stash I found this sweet image in the PB – Bubbly stamp set. The first time I’ve used this one.

I started by cutting the “YOU” die twice – once in pink and one white. The image was stamped on the white centre. The little mouse was restamped on a scrap.

The images were watercoloured and the mouse fussy cut.

For the background I found an old EF from Couture Creations – Party Time, I hadn’t used before. After a little sprintz and embossing the larger circles were coloured with Nuvo Glitter Drops a well as the bath bubbles, to give them a shine. The smaller raised ones had clear Wink of Stella, which was also added to all the small stamped bubbles.

A small die cut circle held the sentiment from the stamp set.

The small sentiments were from PB – Grow with Love set and Mamma elephant – Small Images set. the bubbles are from Lawn Fawn – Bubbles of Joy stamp set.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time !

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Stamping Sensations July Challenge – Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters July Challenge – Dots (I hope these count as dots)

Die Cut Divas Juy Challenge – Birthday cards

Can You Handle The Pressure Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday #309 – Anything Goes

Time Out #288

Hello and welcome

Time Out has a new challenge that opens today and runs through May 21. This time it is a Celebrating Star Wars. May the 4th be with you!

(Think Movie series, celestial, sky, northern lights, etc. )

I changed tack this week and decided to have some fun.

After making my celestial background with Distress inks, I framed the panel with MFT – Pierced Rectangle Dies.

I love the wonderful soft colours used in the background and softened further with a dark colour around the edges to highlight the look of the night sky.

The image is from Colorado Craft- Anita Jeram image – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star set. Colour came from a little alcohol inks. A created a little Light Sabre for the little mouse to carry. After fussy cutting, everything was added to the card front.

I hope my card brought you a smile!

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Allsorts Challenge 823 – Anything Goes

As You Like It –Favourite Soft or Bold Colours (& why)

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – May Challenge

AAA Birthday Game #73 – Anything Birthday Goes/ Our 6th Birthday

PB Saturday Challenge – On Your Birthday … Have a Nice One!

Hello and welcome

I’m back with a reminder for our March Challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  This month our option is “On the Farm”!  But as always you can play along with Anything Goes!! I hope you will find time to join in!

I found these hens I stamped at a friend’s and decided to make a little scene.

The hens are PB – Woodblock Carolers, coloured with copic markers.

The background trees are from PB – Peaceful Winter setamp set.

The sentiment is from PB – Nice One! stamp set.

The fence is an Intricutz die.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday #301-Anything that Flies
Stamping Sensations March Challenge – Anything Goes
We Love Stamping March challenge – Anything Goes

Divas that Cut Challenge – March is critters, real or imaginary!

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday

Time Out #282

Hello and welcome

We have a new challenge that opens today and runs through February 26. This time it is a Photo challenge.  

Our wonderful sponsor, Kim Heggins of  Running Stitch Designs is generously offering a beautiful handmade bag as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also be invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

Running Stitch DesignQuality Handmade Products

We are so pleased to welcome Arlene Rose of Sundaystamper Papercrafts, and winner of Time Out #277 as Guest Designer. Arlene’s creativity is so inspiring.

I decided to use part of an image from Newton’s Nook – “Sky High Celebrations” stamp set. I decided to go with the black, red and white colour scheme.

The die cuts use from MFT – Stitched dies Vertical and Paper Rose – Banner dies using Designer Paper and some glitter card stock.

The banner diecut was embossed using a Cuttlebug – “Swiss Dots” embossing folder. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Inky Paws Challenge #237

We Love Stamping – February challenge

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #611

Daisy Chain Challenge #93 – Layer it up

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – February Challenge

Love To Craft Challenge – Joy

Hello again

I am back with another project over at  Love to Craft! Challenge. As always  LTCCB challenges are Anything Goes. The challenges goes for 6 weeks. So for this challenge from November 1st through to December 15th 2024.

For this challenge we are showcasing some sweet little ‘ Cute Penguin Gifts’ digis from polkadoodles UK. https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/penguin-gifts-digital-stamp-download-winnie-white-christmas-printables/

Maybe they will inpsire you to use one yourself. They would be fun for lots of occasions.

After printing, I traced the penguin onto my panel die cut with Postage die Frame.

After colouring with copic markers, I added some sosft ink blending fading down from the top using the die as the mask.

It was then added to the card front covered with DP. The sentiment die is from Sizzix, aain coloured with copic markers.

Don’t forget to head over to the blog to check out the wonderful projects from the rest of the team!

I look forward to seeing what you create. Remember is can be anything creative!!!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Take care

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Die Cut Divas – Any Holiday in the Year

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #738 Anything Goes

PIP Challenge 2443

Time Out Challenge #275

Hello and welcome

It’s time for our new challenge over at Time Out! We challenge you to be inspired by the fun theme of – Sweet Treats!! 🙂

We are generously sponsored by Lawn Fawn with a $25.00 store credit for our challenge winner as chosen by our Deign Team. Thank you, Lawn Fawn!

I had lots of fun playing with the fun Colorado Craft – So Sweet Slimline stamp Set. I loved it the first time I saw it, but it’s been sitting in my basket waiting to shine! This challenge was the perfect occasion!

After stamping, the cute images were copic coloured.

The ‘Sweet’ die cut is from CUTplorations and the sentiments were from Honey Bee – Thinking of You and Kaisercraft – Mini Birthday stamp set.

I hope you lik it as much as I do.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #738 Anything Goes

I Spy With My Little Eye ………. The Colors of the Season (Challenge No. 20) Yellow / Gold for the sunshine for the start of Summer here in Australia

Time Out Challenge #272

Hello and welcome

It’s time for our new challenge over at Time Out! We challenge you to be Snarky!!! 🙂

Our wonderful sponsor is Funky Fossil Designs. They’re generously offering a $25 store credit!!

Today’s fun card features Art Impressions – Udderly Fantastic Stamp set, for both the image and stentiments.

The colouring uses copic and watercolour.

The circle was inst into the front panel.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Addicted to CAS – Challenge #266 – Pun

SSS Monday Challenge – Stamp It

Simon Says Staps Wednesday Challenge: 4 Legged Friends

Seize the Birthday – No Topping

Stamping Sensations September challenge – Animal Magic

Time Out Challenge #258

Hello and welcome

We are back with an Inspiration Photo for Challenge #258. It’s Leap Year, and our new challenge opens on Leap Day! We thought it fitting to have some leaping inspiration in the form of a frog!

We are generously sponsored by Lawn Fawn. Our challenge winner will receive a $25.00 Lawn Fawn store credit and an offer to Guest Design at Time Out for a future challenge.

After loooking through my stash, I found a frog stamp set from Katzelkraft. It hadn’t been used before.

After stamping the frog and watercolouring with Distress inks, it was fussy cut and covered with Glossy Accents to give him some shine.

I also found a pretty Lilly Pad stencil from Artistcellar. I inked a piece of green card with Evergreen Bough ink, then brushed some ink over the lilly pads with some greens. Finally the panel was sprayed with Glimmer Mist.

The panel was then added behind a MFT stitched rectangle frame made from the back of a coffee box. Love that kraft colour. The ‘Hello” die is from Avery Elle was added along with the frog.

The sentiment is from MFT- Sunshine & Friendship stamp set.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas – Anything Goes

Pixie’s Snippets Playground Challenge #474

Less is More #496 – Enjoy Every Moment … Happy Birthday

I would like to thank everyone over at PIP for selecting my card for an Honorable Mention. I really appreciate it.

I would also like to thank everyone over at Cupcake Inspirations for selectiing my card as a Sweet Pick. It made my day!

Hello and welcome

Happy Saturday everyone. It’s time for a new challenge over at LIM. The challenge is to create using the theme: Anything Goes – Keep it CAS!

This week my card features the fun pup from Newton’s Nook – Delightful Doxies stamp set.

After ombre ink blending a piece of card with my old Adirondack – Denim ink pad, it was cut into 3 panels using SSS – Stitched Rectangles dies.

The panels were then put on the card front, along with the pup and the kite.

The sentiment is from Newton’s Nook – Porch Swing Friends and Cocktail Mixer stamp sets.

Please head over to our blog and check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Happy crafting

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #581

PIP Challenge 2344

Stamping Sensations November challenge

Just Add Ink #678…Choose Two! (Bright & Friend)