Category Pencils

Mirror Stamping at Stretch Your Stamps!

Bonus day for me at Stretch Your Stamps.  This mirror stamping technique came at the perfect time as I needed a puppy congratulations card for some friends.   They are so excited as they recently adopted 2 new puppies (their beloved…

Layered Patterned Paper Piecing!

Day 5 and time for me to tackle Layered Patterned Paper Piecing with Dimension, reminds me of the old Paper Tole days.  I’m having a blast hanging out with my parents, just fitting a little card making in around the…

It’s Amazing at Muse!

Oh WOW I just adore these two stamp sets from Altenew and I’ve had this idea in my head for what seems like ages.  So I thought I would share it with you at Muse because I cannot wait to…

Hey You! Cards 4 Men series (video)

Back with the next installment in my Cards 4 Men series and today I’m stamping and die cutting.  I like to use simple graphic designs on masculine cards with bright colours, for some reason they don’t seem to like things…

Friends at Muse!

Today at Muse I was thinking that it time for some flowers and with an untouched amazing set of stamps from WPlus9 (I know sacrilege right…  I need to join Darnell’s NBUS challenge lol) called Fresh Cut Florals it was easy.  So it’s…

Just for You at Purple Onion Designs (video)!

Here today with a floral card for Purple Onion Designs and this time it’s some more fun Stacey Yacula’s new release images and I’ve used Prismacolor Pencils directly onto design paper, I just adore this look.  I filmed while I coloured just in case you…

Happy Australiana 80th (video)!

Oh my, this card was a marathon event and for some reason I decided to video as I created (doh, what was I thinking) ….   anyhow you get the edited version lol.  It was made to order…  an 80th…

We’ll Miss You – Sequins

I have a quick publication share today where the call was to use Sequins…   how easy is that.  Just a little paper piecing, some copic colouring and we have a little kitty jumping out of a box surrounded by all…

A New Challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps!

It’s time for a new sketch challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps and I kept this one real clean and simple.  I just had to play with the Scribble Scrabble sets again and used a few pencils to help with the shading, so easy!…

Polaroid – You’re the Bomb!

Today I have a card that I had recently published with the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine for a Polaroid feature.  I just couldn’t resist this pun once I thought of it and this stamp set was perfect! Just…

Sweet Wishes at AnnaBelle Stamps!

Another beautiful set is our feature for AnnaBelle Stamps this month, how could you not adore Remember When, these flowers and sentiments are soo sweet.  Although today I made the flowers into what I kinda think looks like giant grass,…

Graffiti Pandamonium!

I was so excited when my new stamps arrived from Mama Elephant that when my hubby asked me to create a 21st card from a group of workmates that I just had to ink them up for the current Challenge!    …and ever…

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…