A Kitty Birthday Card For Country View Crafts

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today is new challenge day over at Country View Crafts, and the lovely Rachel has chosen Cats and Dogs. I'm very much a cat person (who also loves dogs), so this challenge is right up my street. This is the birthday card that I made for my mum, who is also a cat person. My dad is a dog lover, so of course my cats used to love my dad and completely ignore mum - that's cats for you!

I started by making a background on my gelli plate with my new Lavinia inks and some Brushos.

This is the first time that I've used the Elements inks and they're my new favourites! They are so juicy.

While I had my brushos out I thought that I might as well make my second background, so I just spattered away, drying each colour before spattering the next.

All of the stamps are by Katzelkraft.

You will find an excellent range of Katzelkraft stamps here.

And all things Lavinia here.

I hope you join in with our fun challenge - what's not to love about cats and dogs! Just make sure that your projects feature cats and/or dogs, and link up for your chance to win a £20.00 gift voucher to spend in the shop.

Take care and have a very happy May xx

Unlikely Friends

Good morning and happy Friday. To celebrate St Valentine's Day I'm over at the Ink Art Designs Stamping Playground with my Unlikely Friends.

I've taken the plunge and opened my new Art My Marlene journal. This has 300gsm pages inside so it's fabulous for throwing the kitchen sink at.

I've coloured both my background and images with Brusho's. Dot has now started to stock these too.

I seem to have lost my photograph of just the background, but it was like this but without the stamping and stencilling ;-)

These are the stencils that I've used, again they're by Art By Marlene.

I LOVE these stamps! These are the unlikely friends.

Here they are coloured with Brusho's on heavy watercolour card.

And here they are all in place. I took a photo at this stage just in case I messed up the next bit - the splatter!

I've tried many ways of splattering, but the one I've had most success with is with a fan brush. Luckily it all turned out OK, so I've just added a few sequins and we're all done.

I love how they look together!

I've given them some Glossy Accents to make their eyes shine.

You can find the wonderful Art By Marlene Stamps here 

and the Brusho's here 

I'm also linking this to the Craft Stamper Anything Goes TIMI challenge for February, and the

Stamping Sensations Feminine challenge.

Have a very happy day, and thanks so much for looking x

The Handsome Hedgehog

Good morning and happy Wednesday. We're halfway through our monthly colour/theme challenge over at Rubber Dance. I've gone with the 'nature' theme with my Handsome Hedgehog.

I've used a 'The Crafters Workshop' stencil and lots of texture paste and Brusho's.

Here's our really cool mood board.

There's still loads of time for you to join in, so I hope to see you over there.

Have a lovely week, and thanks very much for looking x

Time To Take Over The World

Good morning and happy Thursday. We are halfway through our colour/ circles challenge at Rubber Dance, and this is what I've made.

I've used the wonderful Whale Wishes and the sentiment is from Adore Me.

These are our colours this month, aren't they gorgeous (but the kitties win the cuteness challenge)

As always all of the stamps can be found in the store and can come winging there way to you P&P free by quoting SDFreeShip on any order of 15 Euros and above.
Thanks very much for looking, and have a very happy day xx

Supplies
Brusho's 
Tim Holtz Dies

Rubber Dance Stamps

Whale Wishes

Adore Me

Be Happy

Good afternoon and happy Wednesday. Today I'm sharing my second piece that I made for the Lost Coast Designs 'numbers' challenge.

I seem to have 2 types of projects, those that turn out something like they were in my head, and those that bear no resemblance. This one is pretty much what I had going on in my head (along with a squillion other things that are never going to save the planet, like boy bands of the 80's and Flearoy and Moose from the TV ads - I LOVE Flearoy and Moose!)

White cat in a snowstorm time! The border stamp has been diagonally stamped across the page, then clear embossed. I thought I could do a few lines at a time, but the ink dried too quickly, so I had to stamp a line and emboss, stamp a line and emboss....

It was worth it though, I love how it's turned out! The stamp is the Numbers Border and it's 8 inches long! I've sponged bright Distress inks over the top so the numbers really pop.

Then I've chomped bits out with dies, and mounted onto black card.

I made a Brusho background and stamped the wonderful Medium Doodle Feather. Although this is a really ornate stamp it's really easy to cut out.

And there we are. Feathers in place, and the Carmen's Veranda sentiment stamped onto a leftover bit of Brusho background.

You still have until the 25th to join in so come on and make the numbers up (sorry!)

Have a wonderful day, and thanks very much for looking x

Bee Crafty Book

Good morning and happy Friday. The sun is shining again, so maybe Summer isn't quite done with us yet. A while ago I bought some fabulous 'Inspired by Banksy' stamps from Bee Crafty, so I though it was time that they saw some ink.

 All of the pages have been made in the same way with Brusho's and stencilling on linen card. This is the front cover.

Page 1.

Page 2.

Page 3.

And the back cover.

This is how it looks opened up.

 Once I'd done the measuring and cutting it was great fun to make. I'm entering this into the That's Crafty Zesty Zing challenge, and Craft Stamper's stencils and masks.

Have a very happy weekend, and thanks very much for looking x

Take Me To The Mardi Gras

The challenge this week over at Stampotique is Mardi Gras, and here's what our lovely hostess Kathi has to say.

The colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold... use them or the symbols of Mardi Gras - Fluer de lys, masks, costumes or music!! Let the good times roll"

Here's my underwater Mardi Gras.

The background has been made with Brusho's.

Squiggle Arms, and Daniel's Hearts have been stamped and embossed.

Rudy, Reggie, Mansfield, and the Starfish Cube have been coloured with watercolours and pencils.

This was a fun challenge, and I hope you can join in.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

Please read ALL RULES on the linkz page before linking your creation.

If you didn't follow the rules posted, you may have been deleted.  

Feel free to relink your creation with the correct information for a chance to win.

Have a fab week, and thanks very much for looking x

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Hi,it's Wednesday again which means it's time for a new challenge at Stampotique.

Coby vanWilligenburg is our hostess this week and here is her challenge:

Something old

something new,

something borrowed

something blue

I love this quote.......Get inspiration out of it, make what you want but let me see one or more aspects from this quote. Have a lot of fun! 

I must admit I did struggle a little as I took the whole thing far too literally and couldn't think of anything to borrow but then it came to me lol.

My something old is Enjoy Today,

New is 3 Girls - this was the first time it's been inked :-)

Borrowed - is a technique from our own Kaz - she uses masking a lot, so I masked my girls so I could do my sandy background, and

Blue is my Brusho's for the sky and sea.

Hope you join in with us, remember you are in with a chance to win a $30 gift certificate to spend in the Stampotique store.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

Please read ALL RULES on the linkz page before linking your creation.

If you didn't follow the rules posted, you may have been deleted.  

Feel free to relink your creation with the correct information for a chance to win.

Thanks very much for looking x

Keeping It Simple

Just got in from work, and boy is it nice to be home. This going to work business will never catch on lol.
The challenge this time at That's Crafty is Keep It Simple.

I'm really getting into my Brusho blowing, so I've been playing again.  My dapper gent has been coloured with Distress stains.

It was the first time this guy has come out of his wrapper, so it was nice to give him an inking.
I made this for my cousins birthday, which I now realise was on Wednesday. This is why I never make cards, not much point when you make them after the birthday - never mind there's always next year!

I'm also sneaking this in very close to the wire at Lisa B Designs where we have to use Brusho's.
Hope you like it, and may the Bank Holiday weekend begin!
Thanks very much for looking x