4 legged friends #2

Good Morning everyone

Time for our mid way May inspiration over at We Love Stamping

The theme this month is 

four legged friends

or you can go with the anything goes option as long as you use stamps

Ive used a set of dog stamps from aall&create (#1121) which I got back in their December advent sale so about time I used them! 

4x6" kraft base card.  I first stamped the dogs onto kraft card and watercoloured with inktense pencils, once dry added a little highlight detail with posca paint pens and then cut out.

I took a piece of kraft paper foiled with gold paw prints and bones and sprayed it with inks in similar colours to the dog, the foiling resists the inks.  Once dry I cut to size, matted onto ivory card and then the base card.  I die cut an oval from ivory card and adhered to the middle top and then added the dog with pinflair glue gel for a little dimension, otherwise its a flat card which is rare for me.

This fabulous sentiment is from a stamp set called 'fur babies' from creative craft products and I thought it fit the image perfectly.  I stamped onto ivory card, cut to size, added to the front with 2 teal glossy hearts to finish. 

You can see the shimmer in the mica spray a bit better here, when the light hits it, it really comes to life.  This image reminds me of my brothers dog 'Tig' as she is very slim and short coated and always gives her paw to everyone to say hello😁 

and also made 2 more cards using the other 2 stamps in the set

5x5" kraft card base 

I sprayed the background again and cut to size, i then die cut a circular shape out of the middle.  I cut a piece of white card to fit, stamped the sentiment where I wanted it to line up in the aperture of the kraft card.  I then embossed with a distress embossing folder - yes I embossed the wrong side so its actually the deboss on this one! Just breaks up all the white a bit.  I adhered this to the card front and then the kraft card on top.  I then added the dog with glue gel so that he was mostly in the circular aperture. 

and version 3 - actually used the embossed side this time - all the rest is the same as the last card.  The gold foiling really comes to life when the light hits it but hard to get decent photos! 

Items Used:

aall&create stamp set #1121 'Bingo was his namo'

Creative craft product sentiment stamps 'fur babies'

Craftuk Ltd kraft card

Foiled kraft paper (ancient B&M pad)

Derwent Inktense pencils

Cosmic shimmer airless misters 'green galore, pine green, hello sunshine, ocean sparkle'

Crafters companion 8x8 distressed embossing folder

White posca pen

We have these lovely prizes from Lavinia stamps to be won

Do hop over to We love stamping to join in

Its been a funny few weeks, I started a new treatment for my MS this week after months of supply issues with my last immune suppressant, this new one is self injection so thats an interesting one for me and hopefully the after effects and then also side effects settle down over the coming weeks.  I was happy on my last one as it was the only treatment in 23yrs of trying everything for MS that I could actually tolerate without nasty side effects.....so fingers and toes crossed for this one

Then Jess cat was poorly so several vet visits, she's finally cured herself as vets are none the wiser as to what was wrong with her, but i guess all those tests ruled out lots!!! She's definitely used one of her nine lives as it was touch and go, but she lives to fight another day and back out sunbathing full time so thats a sure sign she feels better as this cat is a real sun worshipper

I hope that you all have a good weekend.  Big hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the 1st card into the following:

https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/05/neglected-stuff-may-2025-challenge.html - paw print background paper is over 5 yrs old

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https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-challenge-76-anything-goes.html - the dog stamp and sentiment stamp are both new

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https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/05/keep-it-simple.html - a simple card for me as not added lots of dimension or embellishments

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https://girlzmakesguyzcards.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-27-honden-enof-katten-dogs.html

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https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-4-challenge.html - 2nd entry, used scissors to cut out the dog and paper for the background

 

A Partridge in a pear tree

Good Morning everyone

My first Christmas cards this year using this fab partridge in a pear tree die from crafters companion. 

approx size 6x6"

I had this matt metallic silver card for nearly 15 years so decided it was time i did something with it - So i coloured it with my alcohol inks in shades of blue and green - this totally transformed it into something i liked.  I then cut the partridge die from this card.  

From cream pearlised card (another one that needs using up!!) i die cut my base card and a smaller frame.  As the partridge die cut is square, I adhered the frame over it and then cut off the excess at the corners and then added to the base card.

I die cut just the partridge part of the die again, added more colour and detail with alcohol markers so that it stands out and then decoupaged it onto the base image.  I added green alcohol marker over the pears in the background and then covered them with stickles glitter glue.

Stamped sentiment and added top and bottom of the frame to finish.

When the light hits it it comes to life with the metallic which still shines through the alcohol inks

Items Used:

Crafters companion die - 12 days of Christmas range 'Pretty Partridge' 

nesting die set

Tim Holtz Alcohol inks

Alcohol markers

Ranger stickles 'crystal'

Thank you for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a great week. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/cut-it-up-challenge-314-inspired-by-song.html - 12 days of Christmas song

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https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/krafty-chicks-challenge-737-

christmas.html

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https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-115-anything-goes-christmas.html

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https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-challenge.html

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https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/creative-inspiration-challenges-19.html

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https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-602-fur-or-feathers.html

 

Oh LIttle Donkey

Good Morning everyone.  I hope you are having a good week.

Today im sharing some quirky fun Christmas cards.  I've used the Donkey stamp from the Katzelkraft farm animals stamp set.  I left him mostly white so he stands out against the colourful backgrounds. 

6x5.5" Cardbase. I first die cut the Polaroid frame from white card, on the centre panel that pops out i stamped the donkey and then using distress inks blended the inks onto the panel.  I then stenciled silver paint through a dots stencil and then white peal drops for snow.  

I stamped the donkey again and cut out the main body and added on top with glue gel, lining up with his legs and tail.  I stamped, coloured and cut out a Christmas hat, sunglasses and bow tie from the Tim Holtz crazy birds accessories stamp set. I added light shading to the donkey with grey markers.

I mounted the Polaroid frame onto silver holographic mirri card.  I embossed a panel of white card with a snowflake embossing folder, added some stamped ink splashes in the same colours i used on the donkey background.  Mounted the panel onto holographic card and added to the card front.

Computer printed sentiment, die cut into an oval and again mounted onto a holographic silver oval. Glitter dots to embellish and finish.

Close up, you can see the silver stenciled dots better here when the light hits them.  I used twisted citron, ripe persimmon & evergreen bough distress inks.

The same but a different colour combo. This one is twisted citron, evergreen bough & seedless preserve.

This one is picked raspberry, peacock feathers and dusty concord distress inks. I just blended them onto the craftUk ltd linen card with stencil brushes.

Just a close up,  i added glossy accents to the sunglasses and glitter to the fluffy parts on the Christmas hats. 

and looking back i see i haven't uploaded the birthday card i made for my brothers birthday back in September which actually inspired this set of cards

I first made a background using brusho's, pixie powders & salt, i stamped the donkey and as above die cut a Polaroid frame and added the donkey on top, i kept him white so he stood out against the bright background. Stamped the sentiment, mounted onto black card.  I added a panel of the same brusho background at a wonky angle onto white card, black card and then the base case.  Black enamel drops to finish.  My family loved it hence the batch of Christmas cards. My brother has 2 donkeys, an old one Bengy that the children love riding and last year he took on a young one Oscar who is settling down. 

A close up of the background, you can see the 'cells' the chunky salt leaves in the brushos - for more details on the technique you can find it here (salt background)

Items Used:

Katzelkraft Farm Animal stamp set

Sizzix polaroid die set

Crafters Companion snowflake embossing folder

Tim Holtz crazy bird accessory stamp set

Stampin up Gorgeous grunge stamp set

Tim Holtz Distress inks

Viva pearl drops

Silver acrylic paint

Dot stencil

Thank you for stopping by and all your visits last week, i always appreciate them.  I hope you all have a good weekend. Hugs Emma

Id like to enter the following challenges:

fabnfunkychallenge-with-animal

thatscraftychallenges -winter-wonderland  - my donkey is surrounded by falling snow

Golden Violets

Good Morning all

wow thank you for all your support on monday.

Today im sharing these little violet cards on a gold starlights background.

A friend sent me a pot of imaginations crafts starlight paint, the shimmer is amazing. 

 I stenciled it through a brick stencil.  My violets are coloured with brushos, glitter glue centre.  Distressed embossing folder, stamped sentiment.  Not great photos as its actually mounted on purple paper.  5x5 cardblanks.  

similar but different, used brick embossing folder on this one too

Trying to show the shimmer of the starlights

Items used:  Violet unknown die,

 Imaginations crafts starlight 'rich gold', 

crafters companion distressed and brick embossing folders

Brushos & stickles

Stitched square dies

Crafts away 'brick' mask

Thank you for popping by, i hope that the forecast storm doesn't hit you too bad.  Emma x