Steampunk

Hello welcome to my blog, thanks for your visit.
I hope you are safe and well, enjoy your crafting.
We begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz today
we have for #124 Steampunk we would like
 to see the feminine  side in your design.
Please pop over to the blog and check out the DT inspiration.

For my card - materials used.

Scallop edge Kraft card purchased. 

Print out sheet from an old CD - Steampunk

Kanban stamps  Jasper set for both the male and female.

Tim Holtz hand - Personal Impressions Steampunk border and watch

Butterfly made with Air dry clay.

Flowers from Poundland. 

Promarkers to colour.

Black gems and silver peel off dots to decorate. 

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Please stay safe, alert and well.

Tropical Vacation

Good morning,  this is the first of two posts today.

Sparkles Monthly Challenges begins today with their

challenge  #119 Tropical Vacation.

I'ave never had a holiday in any tropical area,

but I have some stamps which can take me there.

First, please can you pop over to the blog to check out 

any details and of course to see the amazing creations 

by the design team. Thank you.

Stamps used are Tropicals See D's - very old stamps,

which were sold in a CD case.

The hummingbird and small flowers are by Kanban

Coloured with Promarkers and DI watercoloured background.

Greetings stamps in my stash. 

Thanks for your visit. 

New Year, New Stash

Happy New Year. 

I hope you enjoyed the new year celebrations, with family

and friends. I welcome 2019 and wish you a healthy, peaceful year.

Thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at 

Cardz 4 Galz.

The challenge is #87 New Year, New Stash.

Please pop over to the blog, to see the few rules and

the wonderful DT creations,

A 7" card, a black mat, crazy patterned paper from my stash.

The stamped girl is new to my stash,  by Kanban

from a set called - Let's Go Shopping.

Coloured with Promarkers.

Black glitterey gems to complete. 

Challenge #73 Pretty and Pearly

Hello again, today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. 

Helen has chosen - Pretty and Pearly.

Don't miss the gorgeous creations by the DT on the blog.

For my card, I used a round scallop edge card from Kanban.

I stamped a fairy from a Sugar Buttons set of stamps by Kanban,

she was coloured with Promarkers, then added to two 

varied sizes die cut doileys.

With the addition of flowers, stamped flowers, die cut leaves, 

pearls (of course) and a twine bow

Black and White + 1 Bright Colour

Hello, welcome to my blog, I love having visitors.

Today we start a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz

Sian has chosen Black and White + 1 bright colour.

The Design Team have again produced some amazing creations.

You really should go and take a look.

My card is fairly simple. A 7 2 sq. white based scallop edge card.

A large black mat, a white mat.

The stamped image is Tall Flowers from Kanban, on a black mat.

The butterflies are by Lyndsy Mason - Tattered Butterflies.

The flowers and butterflies are coloured with 

a bright Orange Promarker. 

The sentiment is by Honey Doo Stamps

Have fun, I wonder which bright colour you will choose. 

Use Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Hello again, thanks for your visit. We begin a new

challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges today.

Helen has challenged us to 

Use Non -Traditional Christmas Colours

I have used Kraft card for the main card and 

for the stamped area.

Dark brown to mat the main created area.

I heat embossed a Kanban stamp with white detailed

 embossing powder. I repeated part of the stamp on the left side.

Added a stamped Dreamees greeting circle. 

Fairy Nice

Hello, welcome to my blog, you would make my day if you left a comment.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.

Jan has chosen for Challenge # 44 Fairy Nice.

Please pop over for details and to see the beautiful inspiration from the DT.

I have used a round card from Kanban. Die cut some circles and mats.

The fairy stamp is by Kanban - Sugar Buttons stamp set.

The papers are from Dovecraft Garden Party paper pad. 

Coloured with Promarkers and of course glitter added.

I'm looking forward to seeing an abundance of fairies. 

Stitching Faux or Real

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog, I hope your well, 

and keeping warm, it is so much colder here in the UK.

For the next two weeks at Make My Monday (MMM) our 

challenge is for us to see on your project 

Stitching Faux or Real

Plaease do go to check out the blog for details and inspiration.

For my card which I hope will inspire, I used an A6 black card

to place my Spellbinders Label Die cut piece of black card.

I used a Sakura white pen to create my white faux stitching around

the label and the punched circle greeting.

Using Versamark and Stampendous White E.P I stamped 

the Funky Flowers from Kanban.

I die cut two Marianne butterfly die, embossing as above.

The Smile stamp is from my stash, including the pearls added

 to the flowers and butterflies. 

Steampunk @ MMM

Hi everyone, over on Make My Monday there current challenge is 

STEAMPUNK

I love playing and creating Steampunk cards, you can literally

do anything you like, there are so many elements which look right.

Steampunk can also be feminine , as I have shown with my card.

Materials used.

Scallop edge Kraft card purchased. 

Print out sheet from an old CD - Steampunk

Kanban stamps the male and female bodyforms

Tim Holtz hand - Personal Impressions Steampunk border and watch

Butterfly made with Air dry clay.

Flowers from Poundland. 

Promarkers to colour.

Black gems and silver peel off dots to decorate. 

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Fantasy at MTTC

It's Fantasy this week at My Time To  Craft , the Design Team have had a fabulous time, so please pop over to the blog to check out the amazing inspiration of the Fantasy world. For my card, I chose from my stamps, this adorable Mermaid - Annabel the Mermaid by Crafty Sentiments, she is so cute. The rock, bubbles and seaweeds are from the same company. The little fishes are from a Sheena Douglass set of Underwater stamps. The greeting stamp is from Kanban Crafts - Sugar Buttons set. I coloured the sea with DI Broken China and Faded Jeans, both as a water colour and blended from the ink pad with Cut and Dry around the edges. Remainder was coloured with Promarkers. Finally matted onto some highly polished mirri card.  Have fun in your Fantasy world, I look forward to visiting to see your creation. 

Photo Inspiration - Fantasy Stampers

We have something different for you this week at Fantasy Stampers.  Easter with a beautiful photo to inspire you. Lots of pretty spring colours. I first thought of wonderful paste eggs, we don't seem to have them nowadays, the younger generations are more inclined towards chocolate eggs, I then thought about the song 'In my Easter Bonne,t with all the frills upon it' la la , so I went along with the thought of a pretty Easter bonnet.

I used the following...

White Card stock

Background papers in pretty green shades from Dreamees CD Rain or Shine 

Patterned pink light card from my stash of  CD papers,

to make the bow and the centre border.

I made the bow with my WRMK envelope maker, it was so easy.

The lady stamp  is one of two ladies in pretty bonnets I bought from E bay, - sorry there was no information on the make etc.

The happy Easter greeting from a free set with a magazine.

The frame for the greeting from a  Kanban set of label stamps. 

The flowers and leaves are from my stash.

So,  looking at the jar of coloured eggs and pretty flowers how does it inspire you, pop over to the blog to see how the Design Team were inspired., and hopefully we will see your project over the next  two weeks.

HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE. 

Paper Piecing Challenge

My second grandson celebrated his eighteenth  birthday on Monday this week. Over the weekend I had made this card for him. He is a very snapper dresser, he loves vintage clothes, so I thought this card would be well received which I am delighted to say it was. Over at Crafty Cardmaker their theme this week is Paper Piecing which is the technique I used to dress this Kanban gentleman to give it a more fashionable appearance. I used the same papers as were used for the background. They are from a Country Gent by LOTV. I made the bunting, added threaded buttons. The Time Flies and clock with wings are one stamp from Stampendous. Enjoy the Journey is from a Creative Expressions stamp set of Vintage Transport. 

#56 Anything Goes @ ATSM

Hello, once again we find it's time for Anything Goes ( #56)  at Addicted to Stamps and More. I try during the Anything Goes weeks to step away from making a card, though this is not what the swap means, you can do anything at at all, giving you an opportunity to try something new or show us the latest successful technique you have learnt, as it say ANYTHING GOES. Some weeks ago my small class asked to decorate some boxes, the set above are my teaching sample, they were at various stages for the class, I have since finished them. I am going to put these to an extra use, by sending them to my partner at a Yahoo group called StampersUK, where we hold a monthly swap, this month it too, is Anything Goes,  my partner will receive these before this post appears on my blog. 

Recipe

A set of 3 boxes, paper mache type, cost less than £2

White emulsion paint (cheaper than Gesso)

Green Acrylic paint

White Tissue paper

Stazon ink pad

Diluted PVA glue

Selection of Steampunk style stamps from

Stampendous, Kanban, Non-Sequitor from The Stampman

Flower forming dies, Marianne and Spellbinder.

Photo Inspiration at MMM

Hello once again from Make My Monday, this week our host is Jan who is challenging us to create a project using the above photo as inspiration, with very pretty pastel and feminine colours for you. My card is below,  I saw lots of elements , I wonder why my eyes were directed to the cupcakes? 

I used pretty pink papers from a Papermania pink Capsule papers. Made the pennants, threaded with a piece of ribbon. The large cake and cupcukes are from a Flippen Women set of stamps of The Dieter. The cake stand is actually a dress form stand from the Jasper set of Steampunk stamps by Kanban. I coloured the cakes with Promarkers and edged the pennants with Tattered Rose Distress Ink. the cherries have been glazed with with Glossy accents. I am really looking forward to see how you have been inspired by the beautiful photo, have fun.

#53 Addicted to Colour - ATSM

 This week at Addicted to Stamps and More is time for us again to be challenged with this colour palette
You don't need to use the specific colours below, I used the nearest I could find to suit from various sources.

For my card I used papers from my stash, used several dies for the embellishments along with a pretty rose.  The stamp is from Kanban,  sadly no longer in business, I do miss them. I used Promarkers to colour the stamped image. I do hope you will be either tempted or inspired to enter the challenge, pop over to the blog

the Design Team have again produced some wonderful inspiration for you. Have fun, I did. 

Our wonderful sponsors for this week, yes, there is a prize, are 

BLOG HOP - BLOG HOP

Welcome everyone to our very first Blog Hop at Addicted to Stamps and More!

We are SO excited because we have such a wonderful designer/sponsor to introduce you to and there are amazing prizes to be won!!  In fact there will be 8 prizes up for grabs by joining in our blog hop.

How do you win these amazing prizes? All you have to do is leave a comment on the main blog and then comment on EVERY blog that is participating in this hop. Easy peasy!! 

Firstly, I would like to introduce to you our sponsor for this hop -

Ignacio from Nicecrane Designs

You will be stunned at the selection that is on offer over at the store. You have digital images, pre-coloured digital images, backgrounds, collages, bookmarks, ATC's, templates and so much more!!

There are so many themes to choose from too - all you could want for your Vintage projects, Christmas projects, Easter projects,  Steampunk, Halloween projects............. the list just goes on!

Now on to the fun part!!

 Each blog has a different prize up for grabs!!!!! Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog to be in the running for a prize. 

Below is the list of blogs that you must visit.

You are HERE at Caz's Blog

Next is

Nonni

Deept

Danielle

Florence

Sandie

Kylie
Addicted to Stamps and More 

We have all incorporated products from Nicecrane Designs in our projects.

I chose a sheet of STEAMPUNK designs for I love how there are no rules in Steampunk, just go where your imagination takes you. 

So, have fun looking at all the blogs and we hope to inspire you to create using these wonderful designs.

Nicecrane Steampunk Sheet

Here is my card...............

Materials used

Distress Inks TH - Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw, Broken China, Vintage Photo.

White and Black card. Promarkers, Sakura Silver Gel Pen, Scissors to scrape the edges of card to distress. 

Stamps - Digis Stamp Flying Machine from our Sponsor Nicecrane Designs, Stampendous Lady and Time Flies with Pocket Watch. Creative Expressions Hand with pointing Finger and Enjoy The Journey, Kanban Cogs,  Crafty Individuals -3 Gentlemen,

"Next on the list to visit is the amazing Nonni  Don't forget that you must visit all the links to be in the running for the prize, if you get lost either return here or to the main blog.  There is a prize to be won on every blog!!"

Alpha/Dictionary Letter R

This is the seventh week for THE CRAFT BARN Alpha/Dictionary challenge and they have asked for the letter R. I have chosen REINDEER. I used Chipped Sapphire as a watercolour for the sky, Pine needles for the ground, white emulsion paint for the hills and lower ground. I stamped the Santa's sleigh and reindeer in the sky directly to the page, then added lots of (peel off)  shh! stars. The trees down the hillside are from Sheena Douglass Pinescape set. The reindeer is from Sheena Douglass again - Christmas set (Creative Expressions). I added Hi-Tack glitter glue along the bottom edge for the glistening snow which I am hoping will show when the pic is enlarged. I have greatly enjoyed making this page, journalling is fun. This is only my second entry, for I was a late starter, however I did say I would catch up so below is my non-entry  attempt at the letter V - which was the first week of the challenge. 

I know there were several entries for VAMPIRE but as I am too late and just doing a catch up, I have gone with the one which appealed to me. I have a combination of Tandastamps,  Bats, cobwebs and skull. (So sorry to hear they are no longer trading). Inidgo Blu - Owl,  spider in web and church cloisters. Kanban - the Vampire from Jasper set of stamps. (Also very sorry that Kanban have ceased to trade too.) I loved making this page and I can keep it. I'll continue to play catch up, so for a few weeks I'll be adding two. I again used Distress Inks on top of white emulsion paint. I have a lot to learn with this journalling art.

Last Week in France

Well it is our last week in France at Make My Monday - Thanks Fliss I have enjoyed our little journey around France, I decided for our last week which is Feminine or Romance to spend my time browsing around the fashionable shopping areas. The backing paper is another lovely free download from a Vintage site, so suitable for our theme. There are two on my side bar, why don't you check them out.  I filled the shop with three dresses - stamps from Kanban.  Coloured with Promarkers.  I know I have used these stamps a lot but I still love them and find them so fitting for many occasions. The fancy corset is a Bravura stamp. I know many haven't joined our trip round France, but maybe for the last week we'll find a few more taking part, I do hope so for I love to visit your blogs and see how you have interpreted our challenges.

Halloween Time - Theme Week

It's Halloween time at Addicted to Stamps and More , it is also my first week as a member of the Design Team. I am so delighted to have been invited to join the group for I love how they are organising their challenges, each week we can indulge in a different form of addiction, including once a month we indulge in a scrapbook page.  Here is a list of how to play, but please do pop over to the main blog for lots of inspiration, information and pleasure.
Our Challenge Rounds consist of the following:

1. "Make Your Mark"
2. "Bingo Addict"
3. Theme Challenge
4. Addicted to {Colour} Challenge
5. Clean & Simple (CAS)
6. Sketch Challenge
The rules for each challenge are as follows:
Make your Mark - your entry MUST contain the use of Markers - Stampin' Write, Copics, Promarkers, Flexmarkers etc etc.
"Bingo Addict" - your entry MUST follow the Bingo card provided. When there is FREE box in the card, try not to use one of the elements already provided on the card. Use your imagination!
Theme Challenge - your entry MUST correspond with the Theme provided. This could be "Spring", "Halloween", "Christmas" etc etc.
Addicted to {Colour} Challenge - your entry MUST use the colours provided for the challenge as a focal point on your creation. White/Cream and Black can be used for cardstock, stamping and embellishments but your entry MUST contain the colours requested.
Clean & Simple (CAS) - your entry MUST be Clean and Simple. This means that clean and crisp lines, minimal or no embellishments and lots of 'white' space should be used. 
* White space does not need to be 'white'. It can be any colour. White space is a term used for the area of your card with no stamping, embellishments etc.
Sketch Challenge - your entry MUST follow the sketch provided. If you do not have a particular shape that is shown on the sketch, you may substitute it. You may flip or rotate the sketch. 
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I am also entering my card into That Craft Place challenge of Creating your own Background.
Bearly Mine 'Halloween'
Part Time Tuesdays - Frightfully Scary
Art with No Boundries - October and Halloween
Hooked on Craft - Halloween
Forever Night Challenges - How Dark Can You go?/ Anything Goes

This started out as a white sheet of card, I coloured it with Distress inks, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Peeled Paint and Shattered Shutters. I used a combination of stamps to create the design. If your new and want to ask any questions please do, I enjoy sharing craft hints and tips.

Whitby Abbey from Crafty Invdividuals

Vampire Jasper with model friend by Kanban

Bats,cobwebs, skull and large bats from Tandastamps. 

I am so looking forward to visiting your blogs to see your creative theme card for Halloween. have fun. Sorry it's such a long blog entry but I felt I wanted to let you know what a super new blog is around, hopefully I'll see some of my regular visitors entering the Addiction.

Sketch Plus Pink Wings

Two newly discovered blogs caught my attention recently so I have combined their challenges. Not something I normally do but I am looking to challenge myself more, I feel I have recently become comfortably sat in my comfort zone.
Sunday Stamp and Sketch - have produced a relatively simple sketch but aren't they fun to play with?
In The Pink Challenge #2 Things with Wings -

I think the smaller butterflies and the flowers are from a Kanban set of stamps. The larger butterfly in the centre of the circle is another marvellous freebie from the Craft Stamper magazine. Pink being the chosen colour for the In the Pink challenge.