WLS Sept#2 Cute

Good Morning everyone

Half way through September so time for more inspiration for We Love Stamping where the theme this month is 

CUTE

There is always the anything goes as long as you use stamping if cute's not your thing.

Cute isn't really me but this cute elephant is on a stamp set from art by marlene so I decided to make a couple of baby cards, first time id inked up this stamp.

DL size (approx 4x8") I used cream linen card for a softer feel than white.  I stamped the elephant with blue ink onto the cream linen and watercoloured with distress inks and cut out.  I stamped it a 2nd time onto cream so that I had its tail and die cut into an oval and added the watercoloured version on top with glue gel. 

I then searched my papers and found this floral one with pinky purple tones that went well with my inks so i die cut to fit the base and adhered.  I die cut a fancy oval from pink mirror card and added my elephant topper to this and then the card front.

Sentiment stamped, matted onto more pinky mirror card and added to the top with foam tape. 

Sadly the photos don't do the pinky mirror card justice, but it is lovely when the light hits it. 

and a blue version

Made the same way, this time i matted onto a matt blue cardstock that matched the blue inks used in the elephant.

Items Used:

Art by Marlene stamp set 'goofy animals' (STAMPBM63)

Baby bottle die set (brand unknown)

Spellbinders oval oval die sets S4-140 petite ovals & Elegant ovals S4-425

Patterned papers (very old)

craft consortuim pink mirror card

CraftUk ltd cream linen cardstock

Distress Inks - picked raspberry, shaded lilac, seedless preserve, chipped sapphire, salty ocean, wild honey

We have an amazing prize of house-mouse stamps this month kindly supplied by oakwood

So hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and be in with a chance of winning - we love seeing how creative you can get

 

We all have an artist within us

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing a card i made for a friend using Katzelkraft stamp 'elephant van gogh'

5x7" card made from cream card and nesting dies.  I  die cut another piece of cream card into  a frame and took the middle section to create my background - on this piece i added cosmic shimmer glossy glaze through a splat stencil and let it dry - it has a lovely translucent glossy finish.  Once dry i lightly inked over the top with black soot distress ink.  I added the frame to the cardfront with 2mm foam tape.

I stamped the elephant  in black onto white card, watercoloured with distress inks, cut out and added to the card front.

I had these arty supplies left over from a previous project which i had watercoloured with oxide inks so I arranged them around the elephant.  A chipboard quote saying 'we all have an artist within us' was added to finish.   

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'elephant von gogh'

Creative expression Jane davenport stamps 'CEJDCS023' 'HeArt Supplies'

Stamperia chipboard 'DFLCB24' 'Atelier des Arts

Distress inks & distress oxides

Cosmic shimmer glossy glase 'daydream yellow'

woodware splat stencil

Nesting dies

Thank you all for popping by once again, i do appreciate your visit.  Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2024/06/challenge-84.html

https://do-allkreatives.blogspot.com/2024/06/90-tiere-animals.html

https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/06/june-2024-crafts-galore-encore.html

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2024/06/challenge-87-anything-goes-with.html

 

Alice is 8

Good Morning everyone

My niece Alice is 8 next week.  First i made a paint pallet shaped card as she is a good little artist and her paintings are always full of detail.

Approx size 7x6"  I first die cut 2 large ovals from kraft card, i scored the top of the 2nd one attached to the back of the 1st one to make my shaped card base.  I then die cut a small circle through both layers and used scissors to cut a curved shape out to make it look more like a paint pallet.  I also stamped a wood grain stamp in sepia ink so it looks like its made out of wood. 

From the scrap box i die cut colourful splats, some are satin & glitter card so come to life when the light hits them.  I stamped the Katzelkraft elephant stamp onto white card and watercoloured with distress inks.  I fussy cut him, his beret & paint pallet and added to the base with glue gel.  On the easel i stamped the letter a in black and doodled on some flowers and coloured in, i then added to the base.  

On a scrap of white card i drew a simple paintbrush, added some ink to the end and cut out, i then glued this onto his trunk.  Computer printed sentiment to finish - which could have been bigger but was out of time.

Showing it stood up, to help i just trimmed a little off the bottom of the back piece so it is flat and then stands easily.  I added glossy accents to his eyes and tusks

and the insert.  I found a splodgy paper in my stash and die cut into an oval and cut out the hand hold areas.  Computer printed sentiment die cut into a oval.

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'elephant van gogh' 

Stampin up 'hard wood'

XL stitched oval dies

circle dies

Splat dies

CraftUK ltd kraft card

Id love to enter the following:

https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-four-legged-friend.html

http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-74.html

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/ltccb-75-anything-goes-ltccb-74-winner.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-66.html

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and card 2 

6x6"  I found this lovely kingfisher in an old paper pad which i thought would be ideal as Alice loves all thing nature. I my my base card from floral foiled acetate from hunkydory and attached the kingfisher to the front with glue gel.  I then found a suitable paper for the insert which has a floral scene, after cutting the insert i fussy cut the flowers left over on the paper and added them to the front of the card to frame the kingfisher and really make it feel like he is sat in a meadow.  

Computer printed age, die cut into a circle and glitter glue added to its edges, the butterfly wings and flower centres.  I added glossy accents to the birds beak & eyes.

The double sided paper i used for the insert in green inside so i printed onto white paper, die cut and added to the insert.  To attached the insert i just added glue that was hidden behind the kingfisher so it doesn't show through the front.

Items Used;

Hunkydory acetate

Crafts you create paper pad 'colourful birds'  (B&M very old)

Make & Create paper pad 'botanical garden' (the works)

Thank you all for stopping by once again, i hope you have a good week.  Its scary that its the first week of the school summer holidays - this year is flying by.  Take it easy. Emmax

 

Charlotte is 1

Good Morning everyone, i hope you had a good weekend

This week my youngest niece will be 1 - not sure where that years gone to😀 - the first card is a shaker card

6x6 purple cardbase.  Using serif craft artist i used a digi kit (daisytrail elephant memories) to design the background with a soft lilac paper, the elephant and sentiment, i made the 1 nice and large and with an inside line, after printing out i carefully cut around the inside on the number 1 following the inner line with a craft knife.   I backed with acetate and used 3d foam tape on the whole back of the card apart from where the 1 is.  I filled the shaker pocket with micro beads, glitter & sequins and backed with silver holographic card and then attached to the card front.  

I printed out the elephant a 2nd time, fussy cut out and decoupaged over the first one and added some glossy accents to his eyes and balloons. 

Whenever i make something for the children i make sure it is all super well stuck and no chance of just falling apart - especially if it has small pieces - so by using foam tape on the whole of the back of this card it has no chance of micro beads or sequins leaking out into small hands and mouths

just a close up of the shaker pocket - you can really see the silver holographic card in the background sparkling. 

and onto card 2 for my parents to give - a very simple one

6x6 white cardbase.  I matted a hobby house topper onto pink glitter card, then found a paper in my stash in pinks & greens to pick up on the topper colours - plus i didn't want a pink overload - matted onto pink glitter card and then the base, i rounded all corners as i went.  Computer printed sentiments die cut into circles, pink inked edges.  I added touches of glitter glue to the topper to finish. 

Items Used:

Daisytrail digikit elephant memories

Serif craft artitst software

Hobbyhouse topper

Silver holographic card - B&M

PInk Glitter card - B&M

Patterened paper from stash

Purple card - payper box

Micro beads, glitter & sequins

Thank you all for stopping by once again and waving hello to all my followers.  I hope its a good week for you all.  Hugs Emmaxx

 

Id love to enter my Elephant shaker card in the following:

https://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/08/thank-you-cards-or-anything-goes-4-kids.html

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https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/challenge-191.html

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http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2020/08/challenge-121-for-august.html

 

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

Elephant birthday

Good Morning everyone.  

Todays card was made for a friend who loves elephants.  Another new paperartsy zinkski art stamp - i know i got really spoilt at christmas with crafty stash😊

Approx size 7x7.5"  I stamped the elephant twice onto white card and simply watercoloured with grey distress ink and lilac & pistachio oxide inks.  The first one i die cut into a hexagon, doodled in some ground & coloured that & the leaves green.  I cut the head off the 2nd one (promise it didn't hurt her), gently curved and decoupaged on top of the first one.  I added glossy accents to the eye.

I created the card blank from white card, matted my elephant onto purple pearl card and the die cut a hexagon frame which i mounted with foam tape after stamping the sentiment in place.  I coloured some scraps of card with the lilac and lime inks and die cut a little flower and leaves.  Grey gems to finish.

Just a close up on my elephant. 

Items Used:

Paperartsy zinski art stamps

Sentiment stamps

XL Stitched hexagon dies

Flower & leaf dies

Distress ink - hicory smoke, twisted citron

Distress Oxide inks - shaded lilac, cracked pistachio

CraftUK white linen cardstock

Thank you for stopping by once again and waving a big hello to all my follows by email.  I hope you are all keeping safe and doing ok.  Hugs Emmaxx

New Baby Girl

Good Morning everyone.

Last week my 5th niece was born - Charlotte Rose.  So im sharing the 2 cards i made for her, as usual for family occasions i make 2 as one is for my parents so i always try and make them completely different.

7x7" White scalloped cardblank.  I mounted pink patterened paper onto grey pearl card and then the base card.  I die cut my elephant from the soft grey pearl card and the pink paper and layered together.  I die cut a white frame and added it to the card front with foam tape, i added my elephant and my die cut sentiment - the baby is one word and i made up the 'girl' using individual alpha dies. . 

Close up on my little elephant.  I added a darker eye to help it stand out a little bit more as in retrospect think the paper might be too busy.  In order to cut the pink paper elephant i first cut the grey card elephant and left the die cut in the die and then cut the paper, this means it just cut around the outside of the elephant and not the lacy inside. 

For card 2 i used neutrals and a little lion, approx 5.5x5.5".  I first die cut my lion from beige dotty card and champagne glitter card, i then cut off the main and tail and glued onto the dotty lion.  I added a piece of brown card to the back of his head for the ears/eyes.  I die cut a octogen from ivory card and stamped my greeting in chocolate brown, i mounted this onto a champagne glitter octogen. 

Using my crealies octogen patchword die set i die cut the beige dotty card into patchwork peices and mounted them onto a large octogen from ivory cardstock.  I then added the lion topper panel with foam tape.  I used a dark brown fine liner pen to add in stitch details.

A close up on my lion, sadly the photo doesn't do the glitter card justice as it really sparkles. 

Items Used:

Crealies octogen  patchwork dies

Memory box stitched octogen dies

Lion die

Filagree elephant die

Mama elephant frame die set

sentiment & alphabet dies

Kanban pink patten paper

Anne-Marie taupe dotty cardstock

Grey pearl & Ivory leather effect card - payper box

CraftUK ltd white card

Champagne glitter cardstock

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a good week, i can't beleive its time for the children to go back to school.  Emmax

Make My Monday # 50 - travel

Good Morning to you all, i hope you all had a good weekend.

So its time for the next challenge at Make My Monday

The theme this fortnight is

Vacations & Travel  (or Holidays to you & I)

After 2 weeks without crafting it felt good to find my mojo and be home long enough to create this card.  I don't have much in my stash aimed at holidays and travelling but found this lovely elephant in my Indian dreams digi kit, so for my holiday we have hopped over to beautiful India. 

I have actually ridden an elephant, many many years ago here in Cornwall, its an exciting way to ride from a to b, a bit slower than horse😄 

A5 white linen cardblank.  I printed off the elephant 4 times and cut it out and decoupaged.  Printed off a matching backing paper and matted onto turquoise card to pick up the blue in the elephant.  Turquoise dotty ribbon, double bow, elephant charm and sentiment to finish.  

Close up, i also added glitter glue and glossy accents to highlight the beautiful elephant. 

Items used:

Daisytrail 'Indian Dreams' digi kit

Serif Craftartist 2

Double stitched rectangles

LOTV sentiment stamp

So if you fancy joining in and see what the rest of the DT came up with, please do pop over.

Thank you for popping by and all your comments last week.  Wishing you all a wonderful week. Emma 

Baby cards

Good Morning all. 

So today im sharing the second baby boy card i made for my cousin, but i also made a few extra for the box. 

Yep its those cross stitch fishtail banners again!  And most of you that know me know i rarely stick to baby blue and pink!

Olive green polka dot cardstock, tattered lace elephant die, using a second cross stitch banner, I cut it in half and glued it back on behind the main topper to extend it, so it peeks out the top and bottom, on that i stamped the sentiment by carefully bending my clearly besotted stamp to fit the fishtail shape.  For the side panels i cut a cross stitch rectangle is half to extend it.  Overall card size is 6 x 5.5".  Buttons from my stash, not used buttons in a while. 

and below for the box

Tattered Lace Giraffe die, lemon 

Pink Giraffe

Lilac elephant

Blue elephant.  

If you fancy a peek at another card i made with these elephant dies the link is below

link to 3 little elephants baby card

Thank you for stopping by and looking.  

Wishing you all a lovely day. Emma