One of my all time faves when it comes to masculine cards is the Graffiti technique. It may be because I get to make a real mess and join up heaps of different stamps sets (which I love to do). Hope you are having fun with this mini series, I know I’m having a blast making it!
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FxOdUyGoQk]
Until next time,
Other Supplies: My Minds Eye Enamel Dots – Memorable “I’m With” / Notable “Cute”.
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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for a blog hop… so of course more wonderful prizes to be won! You should have arrived here from Narelle’s blog as Sue is off gallivanting around the world somewhere having a blast!
For your chance to WIN a $10 store voucher, just leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th August (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog
And for all the deets on how to join this month’s challenge and have the chance to WIN a $30 gift voucher stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of August to join us!
Here is the inspiration for this month’s challenge…
I struggled with this one initially but it all came together when I focused on the layout and colours then used these gorgeous Mama Elephant stamps and dies which are now available at SB, yippeeee!
From here you are heading to the Scrapbook Boutique Blog, thanks for joining us, it’s been heaps of fun!
Other Supplies: Copics – E25,29. Y38. W0,2. Prismacolor Pencils – Limpeel, Olive Green, Sand.
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It’s time for the new challenge at Mama Elephant and Me! This month it’s a ‘Watercolour Birthday’ and to me that just screamed flowers, so instead I decided it was time to ink up this fab ferris wheel!
We would LOVE you to join us, there is no limit to how many entries although you must use a Mama Elephant stamp to play and best of all the Winner gets a stamp set of their choice. Just link up your card using the Inlinkz thingy at the Mama Elephant and ME Challenge blog by August 28th.
Don’t forget to head over and visit the other teamies (you can find the links in my sidebar)! Thanks for stopping by,
Other Supplies: Watercolour Paint.
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My very wonderful blog friend Marion suggested when I met her last year that we should do a ‘little challenge’, what a fantastic idea I said. Well that was June last year and life kinda got in the way…. until now. So she spent a whole 3 minutes on Pinterest and came up with this photo for inspiration, oh WOW!
And after some deliberation I decided to stray away from the butterflies and went for a floral take, hope you like it.
Now you really should head over to Marion’s blog and see what she created, I know I can’t wait!
Other Supplies: Dew Drops (Winter Retreat). Papertrey Ink – Beautiful Blooms II Die Collection.
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I’m so excited today as I’m sharing my first card as part of the Mama Elephant and ME Challenge design team! Will you take a look at this inspiration photo, I had sooo many ideas and finally settled for some bright colours and fun flowers, I can’t wait to see what you can do with it!
We would LOVE you to join us, there is no limit to how many entries although you must use a Mama Elephant stamp to play and best of all the Winner gets a stamp set of their choice. Just link up your card using the Inlinkz thingy at the Mama Elephant and ME Challenge blog by July 28th.
pssst Don’t forget to head over and visit the other teamies the inspiration is mind boggling (you can find the links in my sidebar)! Hugs,
Other Supplies: Cardstock – Ocean, Yellow, Melon, Kale. Copics – W0. Memento Markers – Pear Tart, New Sprout.
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Sadly I missed last month’s sketch with Lisa, what with an overseas holiday, then visitors and both our computers were in the hospital so I couldn’t even edit a photo… gasp! Now I’m back on track and had a few minutes to spare today (well not really I should be cleaning the house before our next visitors arrive tonight) but I ‘needed’ to make a card for fun. So I thought I would film as I go just in case you had a few spare minutes to watch when you ‘could’ be cleaning the house too (wink)!
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuG_a5M7jwY]
I would also like to share this card with Simon Says Stamp where the challenge is ‘Anything Goes’, sounds like a perfect fit for me! I’ll be back real soon.
Other Supplies: Copics B000. Y13.
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This week for Muse I wanted to share a card I made for a guy who was leaving at work (for some reason I’m the designated creator of cards for all occasions at work… which I’m sure may ring true to many of you as well lol)
This is a fun graffiti technique that was shared by Shari Carroll at the Online Card Class, and I especially love it for masculine designs. I hope you have some fun with it and I can’t wait to see how you are inspired.
All of the deets can be found here on the Muse blog…. but here’s how it works:
Other Supplies:
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It’s Mother’s Day today in Australia and the weather here is perfect! I was lucky enough to have this card published this year for the Mother’s Day feature with the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine. This set from ME is a stunner, the flowers and sentiments, well they really do say it all.
Love you Mum, have a wonderful day!
Other Supplies: Chocolate Pearls
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Definitely out of the box for me, I felt like making an unexpected card for one of my close friends who turned 40. Not my best photos…. but I’m sure you get the idea, ps her 5 year old son thinks it’s the best thing since sliced bread, the card is constantly in a state of flux!
Hugs honey,
Other Supplies: SBB Cardstock – Bubblegum. Hot Glue Gun. Papertrey Ink Flower Dies. Circle Punches. Hero Arts/Studio Calico – Houndstooth Background. Craft Wire. Assorted Rhinestones. Glue Gun.
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Having heaps of fun here with Lisa’s Wanna Sketch and of course Mama Elephant’s challenge aaannnd it’s time for Anything Goes at Simon Says so you can count me in there too! I decided to film as I was creating in case you want to watch. I was inspired by Shannon’s card HERE, isn’t it fab!
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi5U-7cIk0w]
Thanks for stopping by,
Other Supplies: Copics T0,2. Clear sequins. Eclipse twin rolls – masking paper.
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Hiya, back today with another video, I can’t help myself I just keep wanting to layer die cuts, it’s honestly one of my fave techniques at the moment! So I made two versions of the same card, hope you like them.
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube,
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK1Q6TcabHo?feature=player_embedded]
Hope to see you round real soon,
Other Supplies: Memento Dual Marker – London Fog. Distress Marker – Picket Fence. Tombo glue.
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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 since I saw Shari Carroll make her fabulous Graffiti inlay die cut card at the Online Card Class I have been addicted to this style, so I thought I would combine the two.
Oh my, I really need to get to and make some DT cards as I have a huge month in May and was planning on getting ahead, but these Panda’s really couldn’t wait lol. Have a great one, the weather is perfect here today and it’s a long weekend here in Australia, so I may just have to make my way to the beach (again).
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20%, Cool Grey 70%, Yellow Chartreuse, Chartreuse, Light Aqua, White. Cardstock – SBB – Fountain.
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Back with another card for Muse today and I’ve been playing with stencils… again, creating my own ombre background with different shades of Distress Inks. And can you see that I have yet another set of wood veneer shapes and I love how this little boat looks all embossed shiny and red!
I can’t wait to see how it inspires you!
All of the deets can be found here on the Muse blog…. but here’s how it works:
Other Supplies:
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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 obsession with her glass bowl with said flowers in the centre and I knew that there was no way I could make anything else until this was created and out of my head lol. So here it is… hope you like it Mum x.
Now I can finally get on with my next card.
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – White, Canary Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Limepeel, Olive Green, Warm Grey 20%, Cool Grey 70%.
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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 too ‘thick’ for those little stars, once I did that it was all fine.
![CS3_paticipant[1]](https://lostinpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cs3_paticipant1.png)
Have a great day!
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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 all about learning so I’m sharing it all (well most of it) and I know I can improve on this technique and already have some more ideas swimming in my head…. so watch this space lol.
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Back with another installment for the Online Clean & Simple class and this time the technique is faux letterpress… so I thought it really should be elegant so out came the damask. It’s been an eon since I’ve used this stamp and it’s still a stunner in my book.
Did you see I snuck in an inlaid paper piecing technique too… I couldn’t resist. Time for the next technique… so I’ll see you again real soon.
Other Supplies: Cardstock – Granite / Shadow. Stamps – Heidi Swapp – Damask. Sequins. Copics – T2.
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I just had to make a card for fun so I thought I might as well film as I go. I combined two fab challenges Lisa’s Wanna Sketch and CAS-ual Fridays ‘So Long’ farewell card and here is the finished result.
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIWpPthUr6I?feature=player_embedded]
Hope you are having a great week… I’ve not been well the last couple of days, cross my fingers I’ve turned the corner now, I’ve got heaps of DT projects to make as well as visitors this weekend, I don’t have time for unwellness.
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – White, Black, Sepia, Light Umber, Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod, Sunburst Yellow, Spanish Orange.
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I wanted some flat bottomed clouds and dang nab it, I was going to have them….. so I’ve got a technique video to share with you today on how to partial die cut, it’s such a great way to get more from your dies… much better than rushing out and buying more, just ask my husband.
You can see my video here or Watch it on Youtube.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7-U_FZqT5o?feature=player_embedded]
Hope you had fun, I’ll be back real soon!
Other Supplies: Cardstock – Powder. Copics – T0,2. 0. RV10. Y11,21.
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Making cards for fun! I haven’t had the opportunity to do this in what feels like eons, life has been uber busy at the moment and no hope of settling down for a few more weeks yet. But I couldn’t resist Lisa’s Wanna Sketch and the colours in this Runway Inspiration are perfect, I thought I would also add the bunny for the ‘fur’ element too.
Riddle me this…. is it still a OLC when I have used coloured cardstock on top of a card base?
I’m out to brunch this morning and then it’s off to work for me. Hope your day is fun too!
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