WLS March - wildlife

Good Morning everyone

This is a scheduled post as Im still away with the fairies so hopefully if I did it correctly this is Sunday morning, the 1st of March😊

Today is the start of a new challenge over at We love stamping where the theme this month is 

WILDLIFE

I was given this fabulous hedgehog stamp set for my birthday last year so made a couple of cards using them and an ombre ink pad.  I am very lucky to have lots of hedgehogs around, always a pleasure to see them each night eating in the porch.

Card size approx 7x5.5"  I made my base card from dark brown card and this lovely nesting die set. I also used cream cardstock for stamping on instead of white.  I first stamped the topper with the 2 hedgehogs, using fallen leaves versa clair ink for the outline and then ombre ink for the solid body filler stamp.  I then stamped the fab sentiment underneath in the brown ink and then die cut this panel.  I wanted a dark brown mat layer but the next size nesting die was too big and would have hidden too much of the background so I drew around the die I used for the topper and cut it out with scissors.

I die cut more cream card size smaller than the base card and randomly stamped the hedgehogs all over it, rotating and turning them as i went.  Any gaps that were slightly too big i used a little heart stamp from the set to fill in with amber oxide ink.  

I cut a strip of copper pearl cardstock and embossed with a knit effect embossing folder, added this to the front and mounted the topper with foam tape.  The pearl embossed strip just adds a little interest and breaks up the background, sadly the photos don't pick up how shimmery it is.

Just a close up on the topper, with my eyes the line art and filler stamps aren't 100% lined up but I think it still works well and stamping onto linen card you rarely get a clean solid fill but it adds a lovely texture which sadly you can't see in the photos.

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and a 2nd version

5x7" white card blank.  This time instead of the stamped background I used a foliage embossing folder onto copper pearl cardstock - its only an A6 folder so where the join was i added a small strip of hedgehog patterned paper which i picked up in france a couple of years ago.

Sadly the photos don't pick up the pearlescence of the copper when the light hits it and the embossing it really dances. 

Items Used:

Sizzix stamp set 665830 'Hedgehugs'

Sizzix leaf embossing folder (very old)

Crafters companion purl/knit embossing folder (old)

Hedgehog printed paper - picked up in france years ago

Centura pearl card

Brown card

Craftuk ltd cream linen card

Versafine Clair 'fallen leaves'

Kaleidacolor inkpad 'cappuccino delight'

We have these fabulous nature themed prizes from aall&create for the lucky winner this month 

So hop over to We love stamping to join in with your stamped creations - if the wildlife theme isn't for you we always have the anything goes option.

Wishing you all a happy March, spring is well underway in Cornwall with all the spring bulbs well in bloom and the primroses brightening up the hedgerows, the birds are singing and beginning to nest build so hopefully we actually get some days without rain now. Emmax

 

WLS Jan #2 - Carrot fever

Good Morning all

Time for the mid way post for We Love Stamping where the theme for January is 

SOMETHING NEW

Just remember to include stamping

Ive gone with another new stamp set, when I saw it in the sale I knew it would be perfect for my dads birthday card in December, he is always battling the wildlife in his vegetable garden especially the pesky rabbits.  There are several different rabbit stamps in this set so i decided to use them all on one card and make a kind of story scene

DL card (4x8") I folded the front in half and back on itself.  This first image shows the front and part of the back

On all the panels i used printed paper to build a field scene with a blue purple paper for the sky and a greeny one for the grass, this green one i tore the top edge and inked to give a bumpy grass like texture and layered them up.

I stamped the rabbits onto white, added a little colour with alcohol markers and cut out....of course the wild rabbits aren't white but i kept mine white to stand out against the background and save on colouring in! I stamped lots of carrots from both this set of stamps but also some smaller ones i had from an aall&create set 

On the front left panel I added the one running rabbit 

The back panel, I added the rabbit pulling his carrots out, adding lots of extra carrots flying through the air as he is working that fast😂 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

Then to the right the rabbit catching them & hugging the precious perfect carrot

On the hidden panel which you see on opening the card up I added the 2 smaller rabbits, one with his head in the ground looking for where the carrots are and one having a little snooze after eating the carrots when he should be on look out duty!

I computer printed my sentiment/quotes to match my little story, cut them out, inked the edges with a black pen and adhered into place.

Glossy accents added to the eyes and 2 orange enamel dots to the corners to finish.

Items Used:

Creative Expressions stamp set #UMSDB179 'No bunny like you'

patterned paper

CraftUK ltd smooth white A3 card

Distress ink evergreen bough, faded jeans, spiced marmalade, ripe persimmon,

Alcohol markers - grey & pink

We have these fabulous prizes this month for the lucky winner

3 random tonic dies & for overseas winners we now have a fabulous gift voucher from whimsy stamps

So hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and be in with a chance of winning - just remember to include stamping 

January is a funny month isn't it.....Ive felt like im swimming in treacle and getting nowhere fast!  I hope you all have a good week ahead.  Big hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2026/01/ellibelles-garden-party-no-11-anything.html

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https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/326-one-for-boys-optional-anything-goes.html

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https://secretstamper.com/2026/01/creative-creases-january-2-through-february-5/#more-48648

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https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge-101.html

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JUNE #2 Close to nature

Good Morning everyone

Mid way through the month so time for more inspiration for We love stamping

This months theme is 

CLOSE TO NATURE

or we always have the anything goes option as long as you use stamps

I decided to use the same shape circular dies as my first card and dug out an old Pink Ink Design stamp set with this lovely badger and dog rose stamps

Card size approx 8x8" I made my base card from 2 pieces of white card die cut with the largest die and joined with a hinge at the top.  I then added a layer of green background sprayed with cosmic shimmer airless misters, one was pearlescent so it has a subtle shimmer.

I then stamped the badgers out and the floral spray multiple times, watercoloured with derwent inktense pencils and out out.  I adhered 4 floral sprays around the frame with pinflair glue gel, adding a little shape to the leaves, I then slotted the badgers in behind the foliage.  The smaller badger I stamped in grey ink so softer in the background. 

I added a dot of diamond stickles glitter glue to the flower centres for a little touch of sparkle to finish.

I added shape to the big badger with a large ball tool to give him a more rounded look.

Since taking the photos I have cut the whiskers off the smaller badger as they were annoying me - too bulky and distracting as he is supposed to be in the distance - promise it didn't hurt him😀

Showing it stood up.  I trimmed a small amount of the bottom of the back of the card so it stands up nicely

Items Used:

Pink Ink design stamps - fauna series 'Brock'

Creative products dies - stretch circles

Cosmic shimmer airless misters

Derwent inktense pencils

CraftUK ltd A3 white card

Ranger stickles 'diamond'

We have this beautiful stamp as the prize this month supplied by Buddly Crafts

 so

 for a chance to win hop over to We Love Stamping

To join in with your stamped projects.

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

Id love to enter the following:

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2025/06/ccc-99-on-1-june-2025-with-anything.html

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https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-95.html

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https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/summer-season-june-2025.html

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https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-126-no-designpaper.html

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https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2025/06/66-summer.html

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https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-110-not-square.html

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Farmers 80th

Good Morning everyone

My dads best mate is 80 this year so mum & dad wanted a card for him, being a retired farmer I had to dig out my old Katzelkraft farm animal stamps.  

I've used a side stepper card die I bought over 12mths ago, but this is only the 2nd time Ive used it as the score lines aren't quite right so its a faff to get it folded right!

Card size A5 (approx 8x6")  I die cut the stepper card from white card and the mat layer from green patterned paper, i added a mat layer with chocolate brown mirror card as I also feel the gap for the die cut layers is too big.  

I stamped the characters several times onto white card and watercoloured with derwent inktense pencils and cut out.  I then got arranging them onto the card with pinflair glue gel.

I die cut the birthday circle for the brown mirror card and the numerals and alpha's for 80th.  I matted the birthday circle onto a white circle, added a smaller circle die cut from the green paper to the centre and adhered the 80th into place and then added to the card front.  

Sorry for the bad photos, my old camera died so Im still working on getting the settings right!  This shows it stood up more and the steps - which are ideal for getting so many characters on one card.

Like most farmers they never retire 100% and have a few animals around who are usually old and retired themselves so more like pets. 

 They all loved the card so thats good.  This photo shows the true colours better. 

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'farm animals'

Creative craft products 'side stepper die'

MFT birthday circle sentiment die

Alpha & Numeral dies

Derwent inktence pencils

Hunkydory chocolate brown mirri card

Green paper 

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

Id love to enter the following:

https://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-challenge-animals.html

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https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2025/04/april-challenge.html

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https://snarkystampers.blogspot.com/2025/04/soss-261-m-is-for-manly.html

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https://secretstamper.com/2025/04/creative-creases-102/#more-47084

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https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-93.html

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https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-97-anything-goes-featured.html

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https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-335-our-4-legged-friends.html

 

Goat birthday

Good Morning everyone

I made this card for my mum to give dad for his birthday.  Its using this goat stamp from aall&create - his horns are magnificent and he actually looks very much like my dads ram(sheep) 'Duncan' 

A6 (4x6") white card base.  I first stamped the image  three times onto white with blue ink and watercoloured 2 of the goats with distress inks and cut out

I found this old paper pad in my stash that matched the colours id coloured the image perfectly.  I added a yellow tone paper to the base and added a little stripe of the red & blue paper across the middle having matted onto white.

 From the uncoloured image i die cut with a rectangle frame die.  I added the frame to the card front with 2mm foam tape and adhered the goat image flat into the middle.  I then decoupaged the coloured goat on top with glue gel so it looks like he is bursting out of the frame.

Sentiment added to finish

Showing it side on

Items Used:

aall&create stamp #619 'Mountain goat'

Very old kanban paper pad (13+ yrs)

Distress inks ' wild honey, vintage photo, aged mahogany, tumbled glass, evergreen bough'

Versafine clair ink 'medieval blue'

MFT frame & nesting dies

birthday die

aall&create stencil #167 'organic orbs'

Altenew stencil 'leaf burst'

Thank you all for stopping by once again. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter into the following

https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/03/neglected-stuff-march-2025-challenge.html - the paper used is 13+ years old, frame die 4+ yrs.

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https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/2025/03/game-71-masculine.html

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https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-92.html

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https://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-94-animals.html

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https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-107-boysmen.html

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https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/03/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper-march.html