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.

Monika's Birthday

Hello All I've just one little card for you today and it's  to enter a special birthday linky party for Monika

She makes some AMAZING cards and always leaves the sweetest comments on blog posts with a super cheery smile. She's asked us to CASE one of her card styles so I've gone for Cute, No Design Paper & CAS although today it's more 'layered' CAS.
Happy Birthday Monika

Card Recipe:

Mama Elephant: Pandamonium

MFT Die-Namics: Fishtail Flags Stax

My Favourite Things: Concentric Circles Stencil

Clearly Besotted: Sweet Little Sentiments

I've used my Panda stamps and sequins purchased at 

Make the Day Special Stamp Store

plus I've used their Tic-Tac-Toe board from the April Challenge HERE 

so I'm heading across there to link this card up too.

I've used Metal/Metallics: twine

Bling/Sequins & Feminine

Edit: Just casually floating round blogland and noticed

Virginia's View challenge is all about layers and dimensions

so I'm popping my card over there too.

Thanks as always for calling by and catch you soon.

ANIMAL MAD

Hello All

I'm dashing in with a very quick post having had another day of sorting, 

clearing, re-cycling, rubbish tipping and not a lot of crafting. 

Seems to be a never-ending cycle at the moment but it's a job

that's been neglected for too long.

So another card using the Paper Smooches Chubby Chums set, 

which was a birthday gift from my kids and I'm loving it. 

It's another celebratory card in readiness for later in the week. 

Going to be busy making more this week I think.

The back ground is stamped using some of the mini stamps from Paper Smooches Metropolis 

then die-cut using a pierced rectangle from MFT Die-namics. 

Not sure if you can see in the photo but I've glossy-accented the cat's eyes, 

stripes and the background circles.

I'm entering this in the Seize the Sketch (whoops ... just realised I've missed this one!) :-(

 and Make the Day Special Stamp Store colour challenges.

  

Thanks for stopping by and see you all soon.