Gerbera DT Inspiration for Uniko

Hi friends I'm over on the Uniko blog this morning sharing a little Gerbara inspired combo. You'll find all my cards HERE but I wanted to feature 2 of them on my own blog to link up at a couple of challenges today so here goes:

First up to enter over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where it's Layer it Up! Although I love some layering to cards I'm rather a 'clean and simple' girl so too many layers freak me out!!! I hope this one includes enough die-cut layers/panels/sentiment for the girls at SSS.

Using: Uniko - Pure Florals Gerbera, Festive Sentiments and Simply Said, Altenew Inks, WOW Silver Sparkle EP

Next up I'm heading over to the 'Ombre' challenge at Addicted to CAS and Anything Goes and Addicted to Stamps & More. Same colour combo and products but here's my 'clean and simple' version! 

Using: Uniko - Pure Florals Gerbera, All Occasion Sentiments, Altenew Inks, WOW Silver Sparkle EP

Thanks for calling by my blog today and for more details on my cards please head over to the Uniko blog where there's another 2 varieties! Catch up Soon! 

Less is More #341

Hi there crafty friends another week has slipped by and here we go again with our weekly challenge for you at Less is More. AND ... it's that 'dreaded' ONE layer week! Don't you just love it but it's an easy enough theme ... I think, so here's the Cue Card and let's hope you have fun too.

Hopefully that won't cause too many issues and here's my cards. I've 2 for you this week and I was having a play about with some pencils on the first one but I've not really mastered the art of colouring with them! The images are from Create a Smile 'Underwater Love' and I thought they'd be rather cute - hoping that a submarine is classed as a vehicle though! I've also distressed the edges and added some splatters of Distress ink in Mermaid Lagoon.

My second one uses a brand new birthday goodie, sentiment set from Neat & Tangled, which is part of their 5 year birthday release. I just love that swirly 'Hooray' and I've teamed it with a little cute train, coloured with Promarkers, from Clearly Besotted 'Going Places' with the 'Birthday Boy' sentiment from that same set. The 'track / road' stamp is by Stampin' Up - Rev up the Fun. I did intend to make a card using either the car or motorbike in that set but it just didn't happen for me! 
I've spotted 3 challenges in blogland, where my card should fit in so I'll be dropping by at Addicted to Stamps and More where it's a Clean and Simple Challenge, Addicted to CAS is ONE layer week too and at Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday it's 'For a Child' so I simply couldn't resist popping this one over there too.
I hope you'll feel inspired to play along and don't forget to check out the fabulous designs from my fellow teamies over on the main blog HERE 
Thanks for stopping by 

Uniko Challenge #41

Hello crafty friends it's that time again when we are announcing our latest challenge over at Uniko and The theme for this one is Masculine with the optional twist of  'Father's Day' and here's my card using the following Uniko sets; but not twisting this time:
Sweet Baby, BG Block - Half Tone and Simply Said for the 'welcome' sentiment

Over at Addicted to Stamps and More it's their 'Make Your Mark' challenge so I'd like to pop this on in there as well as Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge where it's a little bit of sparkle so hopefully my sequins will count!

... and I can't resist a two-fer so while the sets were out I did a girlie one ... NOT for the challenge at all; just for the fun of it. I replaced the half-tone BG with the Doodle Flower one and coloured the centres with Promarkers.

... and it's a 'PINK' challenge over at Addicted to CAS so I'm popping this little feminine version in over there!

As always there's plenty of fantastic creations by my fellow teamies, so why not head over to the Uniko blog HERE to check out the links and pay them a visit! I'm sure they'd appreciate it!

                                                       

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Hannelie of Desert Diva who is one of our previous Uniko Challenge winners and an OUT-standing card maker. Do pop along and visit her blog and leave a friendly word and some love.

You have until Friday, 23rd June to link up to the challenge and all the details you need about prizes and how to play can be found over at Uniko HERE

As always thanks for calling by my blog today and I hope you feel inspired and will play along with us!

Less is More #325

Morning friends, are you ready for this week's challenge at Less is More? Here I've used another digi image supplied by our wonderful sponsor for this month, LOTV. I love this bold sectioned sentiment and there's really not much else needed as it says it all. I've simply die-cut the sentiment panel using a Mama Elephant Index Card die, added a coloured sentiment 'friend' by Winnie & Walter: Big & Bold You, a panel of striped design paper then a few sequins for a little bit of the old bling!

I managed to make a quick extra card too and this has to be one of the fastest cards I've made EVER! That's what CAS is all about though and if you follow me regularly you'll know I adore vibrant fun colours; especially rainbows so when I spotted a rainbow challenge over at Addicted to CAS this week I decided I'd incorporate a striped pattern in rainbow colours. This one uses stamps from Uniko: BG Builders - Squares and sentiments from Simply Said Birthday and All Occasion Sentiments #2

Don't forget to check out the fabulous designs from my fellow teamies over on the main blog HERE and we are also joined by our Week 4 birthday winner TaeEun of Rainbow in NovemberHope you'll play along and have some fun.Thanks for calling by and I'll be back soon!

A Trio of Cards - just for fun!

Hi Friends, I don't often get time to create just for creating sake but today I made a little time to finish off some cards that had been sat in pieces on my desk for a while and what's more I'm hoping they'll fit into  a couple of challenges too!
First up it's my fellow Less is More Teamie, Anita, who is playing MUSE this week at the Muse Card Challenge so couldn't resist 'casing' her gorgeous card. The colours are so neutral, calming and subtle ... quite the opposite to my usual style but I've had a go!

In addition to the colours I was inspired by the shiny leaf die-cuts and design paper

peeping through the negative space. Here I've used a flourish die by Sizzix and instead

of using the design paper behind I've water-coloured a panel in Autumnal browns and 

greens using Distress Inks. I've splattered some gold and bronze paints too using the 

Gansai Tambi water colour set. The leafy die-cut is from my stash (sorry not sure of

the manufacturer) and it's coated in Versamark ink before heat embossing with Ranger

Liquid Platinum embossing powder. The sentiment is by Happy Little Stampers, which

is embossed using the same powder before popping up on 3d foam.

Here's Anita's card

I'd also like to enter this one at 

Addicted to CAS - Watercolour

The next two cards use two floral sets from Altenew that are my

favourites at the minute! Beautiful Day which I bought a couple of 

weeks ago having admired it for months (it seems) and Remember This

which I purchased last weekend at the Happy Stampers Festival.

I've also kept to a similar design as I'm loving the effect of a coloured

bloom or two with the remainder of the images in black outline.

So here's Beautiful Day inked with Altenew Inks also with the panel

cut from a WPlus9 die in the Sunshine Layers die set then popped up

on green fun foam for added dimension. I've added a black gem to the

centre of the flower and some glossy accents for added detail.

I'd like to pop this one in at Addicted to Stamps and More where it's

their CAS week of challenges plus

CASology where the cue card is Support

EDIT: Thanks to Anita for suggesting I enter my floral card in the 

latest challenge over at Virgina's View - Focus Point

 Last but not least - here's 'Remember This' by Altenew

  again inked up using Altenew inks with the smaller blooms coloured with Promarkers, in what I hope are almost identical shades! I couldn't resist adding a few sequins to the design but looking at the photo I'm kind of wishing I hadn't!  So there's a brand new challenge in blogland simply called The Flower Challenge
What a perfect idea and a perfect name as who can resist all those wonderful bloom sets out there and now there's a challenge just to showcase those very things! Bliss! So I'm heading over there with this one and it's their first challenge titled "Anything Goes With Florals" and there's a whole month to enter so why not have a look and enter too!
Ok that's all for me today and thanks for calling by my blog. Catch up soon!

Addicted To CAS Challenge #82

Hi there, time for a new challenge over at 
Addicted To CAS 
and our host is the lovely Barb for this one and she's chosen

My parent's are moving house in a few weeks so new home card in the bag!!!

I've used a We R Memory Keepers Next Level embossing folder, 

Simon Says Stamp: Stitched Circle Dies:

Clearly Besotted: Home Sweet Home sentiment and On The Line Dies

Distress inks and sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

I'd like to enter this card over at Happy Little Stampers - 

CASE the Designer challenge and although I've not used an

animal or stamped around the card base I was inspired by the gorgeous

layout of Shona's card below and had to play along. Hope the embossed

background works instead of stamping!!!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Create a Smile with a 15 Euro Gift Card

for our lucky winner to spend in their store HERE

You'll find more stunning creations by my fellow teamies over on

the main ATCAS blog HERE and we also have a guest designer:

Beate Rauer - our winner of challenge #80

I'm sure she'd love a friendly visit to her blog too!

Ok that's all for now but I'll be back in a moment with the details 

of our latest Less is More Challenge!

Sunday Catch Up

Morning All I'm on catch up today as I've spent the last 2 days visiting universities with our daughter. We've had some pretty long and full on days so not been in my usual commenting and creating routine!
Here in the UK it's Father's Day today so we have the  in-laws visiting shortly but I wanted to post these cards to enter a few challenges first.
First up is my entry for this week's Muse Card Challenge. I love the balloon style Marion has used and I've kept quite close to her card style and colour this week. It's Marion's last week at Muse so I simply had to play along. She's been an awesome source of inspiration to me with her cards since I started playing along. I love her use of colours and brilliant designs.

Card Recipe: Paper Smooches: Balloon Dies Clearly Besotted: Mini Basic Banner sentiments & matching die Glossy Accents and Embroidery thread for added detail

I'd also like to link this card up at Freshly Made Sketches and CASology: Kids - I mean kids always love balloons don't they!
  
    



Next up is to enter at Addicted to CAS where the codeword is 'SPLASH' along with Happy Little Stampers where it's 'sprays and mists' this month.

I started out by using a Memory Box butterfly Stencil, inking through it with blue/green shades of distress inks then removing the stencil and 'spritzing/misting' using a home-made spray of water and perfect pearls to add some shimmer. Once dry I've added splashes of water to the butterflies to re-activate the inks and form splashes and sprays of colour. The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted: it's your birthday and I've added a strip of DP from Doodlebug in a coordinating colour.

   

Thanks as always for stopping by and hope you have a good day

Time to Happy Dance ....

Hi All I'm here super early, in the UK,  well hopefully Mr Blogger is 'here' on my behalf to make a  LITTLE announcement and I'm squealing with delight because I've been invited to join the brilliant design team over at 
Addicted to CAS
I can't wait to get stuck in and join the party in a few weeks time! The 4th July to be exact and what a fantastic day to celebrate a new team. 
There's lots of amazing talent already and some new faces too. I can't wait to get to know them all and I do hope you'll stop by  the ATCAS blog HERE to check out the new team.
So it wouldn't be a proper post without a card to share so  I've made a card to join the current ATCAS challenge - Butterfly

I've used the sketch from the current challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch

so I'll be hopping across there when the alarm goes off!

I can't get enough of these gorgeous butterflies from Clearly Besotted

which are heat embossed in WOW: Brass sparkle along with the

outer frame and the die-cut 'Happy' from Hero Arts

The images are water coloured with Stabilo Markers with a 

delicate washed background of Cracked Pistachio distress ink.

Thanks as always for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

A MUSE or 2 plus 1

Hi there, back again for a second post today!
My first card for today is to enter at the Pretty Pink Posh Watercolour Blog Hop and WOW! Talk about inspiration ... you need to check out those stunning creations on Paulina's blog.
I couldn't wait to crack open some watercolours and play along so  two of my cards include water and colour! I simply can't stop!



My card is also to enter over at Muse Card Club where the fabulous Vicki Dutcher is the Muse, sadly her last post on the DT!   Vicki is a huge inspiration and will be missed enormously but hey ho ... lots of travel awaits her so can't sniff at that for long!
Have a fabulous time Vicki and thanks for inspiring me to create.
Here's my card using the same set and colour way as Vicki's card and  I'm also heading over to Addicted to CAS with it where the theme is 'butterfly'


Card Recipe: Clearly Besotted: Everything Changes - butterflies are heat embossed with Hero Arts white EP then coloured using Stabilo Markers with water - I'm loving these pens and thanks to Julia Altermann of Just one More card for introducing them. The sentiment is from another Clearly Besotted set - Dandelion Dreams
Here's Vicki's Muse card



Still on the water-colour theme and the colours I've used fit here quite nicely  with the colour palette 3 over at Make The Day Special Challenge blog  So I'm heading there too and having had a 'naughty' spend there this month  I couldn't wait to try out some new goodies.

Card Recipe:

Winnie & Walter: Mini Scenery - Multi Faceted stamp

heat-embossed in Hero Arts Clear EP, then water coloured using

Stabilo Marker pens. Sentiment is from Uniko Studio: Simply Said - Birthday

The watercolour panel is adhered with 3d foam for added dimension then placed

 on a stitched die-cut rectangle from Mama Elephant - Index card set

So having entered one Muse Card Challenge here's my card for this week's Muse Christmas Visions which I'm pleased to say I've 'twisted' slightly,  by adding some sparkle and bling to enter at Merry Monday Christmas Challenge too.
 Here's my card followed by Kimberley's and I've stuck with the white on white layered  theme with a sprinkling of glamour dust along the torn edges and the trees are die-cut  from glitter card then embellised with crystal bling gems from my stash!

Card Recipe: Clearly besotted: Signature Christmas dies & Woodland Pals stamps & dies plus sentiment from Sweet Little Sentiments The frame is die-cut using MFT Die-namics pierced rectangle dies and I've used a 'falling snow' embossing folder from Sheena Douglass

I hope you are still with me as that's quite a lengthy post

Thanks as always for calling in and I'd love your feedback if you get a minute.

I'll be back tomorrow with a new challenge for 

AAA Cards CAS Challenge so hope to catch you then.