Sun, Sea & Sand

Good Morning everyone

Welcome to July and a new challenge over at we love stamping 

with the theme this month being Sun, Sea &/or Sand or you can go with the anything goes option.

I decided to dig out my Katzelkraft flamingo stamp - every time i see these guys they make me think they are about to break into doing the can-can

5x7" card base.  See pic below for how i did the background.  I then stamped the flamingos onto white card, watercoloured with distress inks, cut out and arranged them.  Using a light brown fine liner pen i added a little shadow under each flamingo.  I inked the edge of the card with stormy skies & vintage photo distress inks. 

Im trying to use old 6x6 paper pads, here i used 'coastal escape' by kaisercraft.  I took a light blue paper for the sky and die cut memory box 'circle burst' into it, behind the circle i added a yellow paper from my stash to act as the sun. 

I took a different blue paper for the sea and tore the bottom edge, behind this bottom edge i added a torn strip from a different blue paper to give the effect of waves.  One paper had this fab print of the sand with the water coming in which i added the edge under the blue layer so it looked like the water is over the sand.  

I then tore some more pieces from the sand print paper for the front layers.  I then stamped the sentiment with dark blue ink.

I rounded the top corners as felt it picked up the roundness of the sun

Up close of the flamingos - I added a small dot of stickles glitter glue to their head dresses for a little sparkle - I used 'twinkle' stickles which is clear with a purple undertone so ideal for these pinky purple flamingos

and the inside.  I again used papers and elements from the same paper pad.  I had one flamingo left which i added on top of a sentiment strip which reads

'Let the waves hit your feet & the sand be your seat' 

Items Used:

Katzelkraft flamingo stamp

Katzelkraft stamps 'carpe diem quotes'

Memory box die 'circle burst'

Kaisercraft paper pad 'coastal escape'

Ranger stickles 'twinkle' 

Distress Inks 'picked raspberry, seedless preserve, ripe persimmon, wild honey, twisted citron, tumbled glass, stormy skies, vintage photo'

The prizes for this month are 

Do hop over to We Love Stamping to see what everyone else has come up with for Sun, Sea & Sand and to join in.  You can always go with the anything goes theme, as long as some stamping is involved. 

I hope you have a good week. Hugs Emmax

Id love to also enter the following:

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/challenge-116-summertime.html

https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2024/07/525-summer-fun-paper-shelter.html

https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/fabnfunky-challenge-599-seaside.html

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2024/07/challenge-85.html

https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/2024/07/festive-friday-challenge-5-july-to-1.html   - at the beach option

https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/things-with-wings.html

 

Crocus for mum

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing the card Ive made for my mum for Mother's day

Approx size 7x7" I first die cut my cardbase using these fab inverted corner dies and then cut a smaller layer from cardstock coloured with brusho's, from this brusho piece i die cut the memory box circle burst from the middle, i added rose gold mirror card behind this aperture and attached the panel to the base card.  I then die cut 2 frames using the same shape dies and white cardstock, one i adhered flat to the base card and one i added with 2mm foam tape.......I ended up with the smaller inner frame which i added flat as after die cutting my frame I felt the aperture was too big.

I then stamped lots of the Chocolate baroque crocus stamps and watercoloured with distress inks, added some detail with posca pens and then cut them out.  I then got building up the arrangement with glue gel, tucking them behind the frame.  I then added a big bee that i had left over from previous project but it was the ideal touch as mum & I were watching the bees on her crocus the other day. 

Computer printed sentiment die cut into a circle to finish.

Just a close up, this lovely rose gold mirror card is from Crafters companion and the memory box circle burst die is still one of my most used and ive had it about 10yrs now. 

Items Used:

Chocolate Baroque stamps 'spring is in the air' & 'honey bee'

Memory box dies 'circle burst'

Circle & Inverted square dies

Brusho's - turquoise,lime

Distress inks - wild honey, vintage photo, evergreen bough, seedless preserve, shaded lilac

Posca pens - white, lemon, lilac

 Thank you all for popping by once again.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the week and then weekend.  Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-101-for-girls.html

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http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-challenge-spring-blooms.html

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https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/beautiful-blossoms-floral-challenge-3.html

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https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2023/03/39-spring-and-or-easter.html

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http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/sweet-stampin-spring.html

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New Home

Good Morning everyone

 A little new home card today using paper snippets to die cut some pretty floral houses

5x5" Kraft card base.  I first die cut as many houses as possible from the paper scraps and kraft card.  From the back of the kraft card ones i taped in the windows and doors so that they didn't fall out, I then cut the roofs off the paper houses and glued onto the kraft ones.  After looking at them for a while i decided to help the windows stand out from the busy papers by drawing around them with a blue fineliner pen.

I took a piece of blue paper slightly smaller than my card front and die cut the memory box circle burst towards the top, i added soft gold glitter card behind to act as my sunshine, i added a greeny paper to the bottom to act as grass and stamped the sentiment with dark blue ink and adhered to the card front. 

I then arranged the houses and adhered with pinflair glue gel.  I also added a little die cut hot air balloon to finish. 

I managed to make 2 cards with my little floral houses, one for a friend who is settling into her new home and one for my box. 

This is the pile of scraps i had left from making my batch of exploding insert cards which i decided to make an effort and use before moving on.  For these 2 new home cards I just took the papers with pink & purple flowers.

Items Used :

Memory box circle burst die

Memory box balloon die

House dies

Clearly besotted sentiment stamp

Crafters companion gold glitter card

Make&create paper pad from the works 'vintage floral'

Kraft card

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a good end to the week and weekend. Hugs Emmaxxx

Id love to enter the following:

https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-445-show-us-your-snippets.html

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http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-284-new-beginnings.html

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http://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-70.html

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http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-163-for-january.html

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Exploding insert birthday cards

Good Morning everyone

I hope you all had a lovely festive season and wishing you all a Happy & Healthy 2023.  

After making my exploding insert Christmas cards, I decided to make a batch of birthday cards too, the 12x12 paper pads from the works are ideal for these as they are double sided.   

Card size 6x5.5" .  I first made the exploding inserts and attached to the inside.  I then cut patterned paper to fit the front of my card and used an old memory box circle burst die and cut into the top middle of the panel.  I added gold mirror card to the card base behind where the circle aperture will be and attached the paper panel to the card with foam tape.  I glued the circlar piece back into place with glue so that is flat, the gold mirror then shines through nicely. 

I stamped my greeting and die cut into circles and mounted in the middle with more foam tape.  Glitter glue highlights to the paper to finish.  Irises are one of my fav flowers so i just love this paper

Make & Create (the works) paper pad 'hummingbirds' for front and insert

and the insert, using a paper with a smaller version of the irises.  I computer printed my verse onto white card and die cut into an oval, a 2nd die cut oval added to the bottom panel to write the greeting on. 

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Version 2  again after doing the insert first i picked a co-ordinating paper for the front and used a soft satin gold behind.  I cut out extra flowers from the paper i used on the insert to decorate the card front.  

Make & Create paper pads 'vintage floral' & 'watercolour feelings'

and the insert

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Version 3.  Ive matted the papers onto a turquoise glitter card which picks up the blues in the paper.  The butterflies were die cut from off cuts of the papers as most of the papers in this paper pad have solid colours on the back.  I added pearls to the butterfly bodies to finish

Paper pad 'watercolour feelings' (make & Create) & 'Ladybird' by Prima

and the insert

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Version 4 using the same paper pad as the first card, the paper i used for the insert has small hummingbirds among the irises, another paper in the pad has extra large hummingbirds so i cut the large on out for the front of the card, pink mirror card behind.   I added a strip of irises paper across the bottom to break up all the pink.    I added glossy accents to the birds beak and eye and glitter glue to his wings

Make & Create paper pad 'hummingbirds'

and the insert

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This version i made for a good craft friend.  I found the cherryblossom paper in an old pad for the insert and then going through all my 6x6 pads found a smaller cherry blossom for the front.  Matted onto gold mirror card and then the base card is black pearl.  

Oriental stamps came free with a magazine many years ago, stamped onto white and cut out.  I found leaving them uncoloured they stood out better.

paper pad 'cherry blossom' by kaisercraft

and the insert.  Insert paper from make&create paper pad 'vintage floral'

I actually managed to make 10 variants, most of them have already gone to new homes.  

Items Used:

Memory box circle burst die

Studio Light butterfly dies

circle & oval dies

Patterned Papers

Oriental stamps

Clearly besotted Sentiment stamps

Thank you all for stopping by.  Im looking forward to another 12 months of crafting.  Hugs Emmax

 

Dads Birthday

Good Morning everyone, i hope you had a good weekend.

I made these 2 cards for my dads birthday yesterday. 

6x6 scalloped card.  I found this fab brusho background in my background stack, i cut it to fit the cardfront and then die cut both a inverted scallop square frame and the circle burst dies from the middle. Behind the circle burst i added gold mirror card - to give the effect of the sun shining, i added it to the card front, adding the square frame up on foam tape. 

I then stamped Mr Crow twice onto white card, left one white and cut it it all out, from the 2nd one i coloured the cravat & hat with orange and cut out and added to the white version. Glossy accents added to his eye & goggles. I glued him into place slotting the bottom edge into the inside of the frame.

I then got die cut lots of leaves from scraps of papers in orange tones and a couple of gold mirror card swirls and arranged them around him with stamped sentiment to finish.

When i saw this stamp i bought it with the idea for my dads birthday as he has quite a few rooks that are friendly, every time he is in the yard or fields they come down to keep him company and they enjoy the fruity snacks he puts out for them, they are full of character.  Mum chose to give him this card as she loved it too.  

and onto the 2nd card i made for me which i gave to him

6x6 Kraft stepper card.  I first die cut my stepper card using a very old presscut die set.  Id found a fab feather printed onto kraft paper background so lightly watercoloured around the feathers with oxide inks in blue tones, i then die cut it into the panel and attached to the front.  

I stamped the owl twice onto more kraft card, i cut one out leaving a small border around the stamp frame which i inked up blue and matted onto a larger kraft panel and added to the card front. For the moon i painted it with silver mica powder and added glossy accents over the top.  From the 2nd owl stamping i cut out the owl and around the foliage and added to the topper with foam tape.

Stamped sentiment die cut into an oval & matted onto a larger oval inked with the oxide inks to finish

Hopefully you can make out the shimmer of the moon, using the silver mica powder its subtle until the light hits it.

Items Used:

aall&create 'dashing crow' stamp

woodware owl stamp 'lino cut hunting owl'

Clearly besotted sentiment stamp

Presscut stepper die set

Leaf die

MFT Scalloped frame die

Memory box circle burst die

Spellbinders oval dies

Brusho's - moss, olive, emerald

white silver mica powder

Distress oxide inks tumbled glass, salvaged patina

Thank you all for popping by once again.  I hope you all have a good week.  Keep safe. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter my crow card into the following:

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-57-anything-goes-with.html

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https://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-choose-theme-and-stamp-it.html

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http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/week-653-use-die.html

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Elephant birthday

Good Morning everyone.  Aren't we having beautiful weather - seems like summer. Hay making has begun so its all go down on the farm.

Today im sharing a couple of birthday cards, i made the first one for my sister in laws birthday and then one for the box.  She's more into muted tones so ive gone with soft pastel papers and pearl card. 

6x6 card. I made my card base from grey pearl cardstock and rounded the corners as felt that tied in with the rounded elephant.  I then die cut the circle burst from the middle of the card nearer the top edge.  Using papers from the same pad i stamped and cut out elephant and die cut a curved border die - into this panel i also used a swirly stitched die - it just adds pretty stitched detail without any cutting lines.  I stamped my sentiment in black. 

I mounted my elephant with glue gel and added glossy accents to her eye.  The elephant stamp has foliage on her head - i cut that off and used as little trees sticking them following the curved edge of my 'ground'.

Showing it side on so you can see how the light shines through the circle burst cut into the front.  I Used a soft cream for my insert to tone in with the papers. 

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Version two has slightly more colour but papers still from the same paper pad teamed up with a soft gold pearl cardstock.

Made exactly the same way as the first one.  This time i used a soft pink pearl paper for the insert.  No bling as i felt all the pearl card had enough shimmer this time.

Just an elephant close up.  I actually decoupaged the head on them both and added a little shading with a grey pen.

Items Used:

Paperartsy Zinksiart stamps 'ZA38'

Memory box large circle burst die

Spellbinders curved border die

Stitched line die

Poundland papers -  'changing seasons'

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you are coping ok. Stay safe & keep cool. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2020/05/cut-it-out.html

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http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2020/05/anything-goes-challenge-week-beginning_26.html

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http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-54-use-dies.html