Category Stamping

Garden of Life!

So I was swimming my laps this morning and thinking about making cards (of course) and was trying to think of an idea how to use the fab inspiration from Mama Elephants current challenge.  Then I thought of my Mother’s…

Caught a Bug (video)?

I saw the current funtabulous challenge over at The Alley Way Stamps and just had to join in.  I was inspired by the colours and of course the polka dots (who isn’t…)  I thought I would film as I went…

Lucky Stars

I have a quick share today, I combined a few fun challenges to create this card and it looks absolutely nothing like the original plan….  it started out as a birthday cake but that’s a long story so I won’t…

A Friend for Life!

Another Texture Effect today and it’s embossing with glitter, such a fun technique and a great way to enjoy a glittery day, because if you are anything like me then there will be glitter glitter everywhere! Sorry about the less…

Shine Bright!

Back with some more Textural Effects and this time it ‘s embossing paste.  I do love the look of the Inka Gold used as an embossing paste although I found that I had to add a little water as it was…

Big Birthday Wishes!

Today I started working on Textural Effects and thought I would try out Dry Embossing first, what a great one layer twist on this technique and even better I get to use some of those embossing folders that have been…

A Star is Born!

I can always use some baby cards in my stash, I hardly ever make them….  or wedding cards, sympathy….  well I’m sure you get what I mean lol.  Anyhoo, more online class Creative Colouring and this time it’s Simple Copic…

Birthday Challenge Giveaway (video)!

Exciting news, there is a birthday challenge giveaway this week at Purple Onion Designs Blog so head on over there for all the deets, there are two prize packages  to WIN! For my birthday card  I have coloured with  Prismacolor pencils onto coloured…

Remember Creative Colouring!

Back with another fun technique  Watercolouring Made Easy for  Day 7  Creative Colouring.  Now would you believe that I don’t own any watercolour paints at all so I compromised and used Distress Inks on my craft sheet, so it’s the…

Having some Graffiti fun!

Back in class again and now I have a Graffiti card for Backgrounds into the Foreground, I just love this technique and think it’s particularly good for those wonderfully challenging masculine designs. Not my best card but this class is…

Smiling!

Today I’m focusing on Creative Coloring and using Tasnim’s fab technique of tracing images.  So out came my Hero Arts background stamp and I dug around and eventually found a gold gel pen, what fun! I’d like to share this…

Still on the Illusion….

I’m kinda stuck on Day 3 here, but loving it.  My visitors have deserted me and now instead of cleaning the house after camping, working etc I am having some fun in my crafty space (wink).  So today it’s another…

A Surprise Hop!

SShhh, today we have a big surprise, we are celebrating a belated birthday hop for the gorgeous Anita, Oh, that’s right I can tell you now the secret’s out! Hope you had the happiest of birthday’s Anita, it’s been so…