Thank You Very Much

I've made a few small 'thank you' cards today and this is one uses my last snippet of a beautiful pearl marbled paper from 'The Whimsical Marbler'.  

I die cut a curved border from a snippet of white card and embossed it before trimming it to the same width as the card blank.  I placed the border into my MISTI and stamped the sentiment with purple ink before attaching it to the bottom of the card.  I die cut three small flowers from the marbled paper and attached them along the top of the border.  The flower sentiments were die cut from a tiny snippet of pale green mirri card. 

To make this card I used:
     4" x 4" white matt card blank
     Spellbinders Borderabilities 'A2 Curved Border One' and Creative Expressions 'Finishing Touches - Pierced Summer Blossom' dies
     Clearly Besotted 'Simply Said' stamp
     Versafine Imperial Purple ink
     Snippets of white matt card, marbled paper and green mirri card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Clean and Simple
     Alphabet Challenge - T is for Thank You
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies - December Challenge
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 444 (Anything But Christmas)

Kath x

Action Time

I made this card for my youngest great nephew's birthday using the last image from my Lili of the Valley 'Action Time' Art Pad.

I trimmed a snippet of brown textured card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank.   I die cut the precoloured topper with a stitched circle die and set it aside.  The wood effect paper was attached to a thin piece of copy paper to make it the same thickness as the LOTV topper.  The paper was trimmed so it was slightly smaller than the dark brown mat layer before a stitched circle was die cut from the centre.  This paper was layered onto the brown card and attached to the card blank before the topper was inlaid into the circle.  I die cut two medium stars and eight small stars from snippets of brown card.  '7' was die cut from the centre of one of the larger stars before being layered onto the plain star and attached to the top of the card.  I die cut '7' from the wood effect paper and inlaid it into the star.  To finish, I layered the smaller stars and attached them around the topper. 

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Lili of the Valley 'Action Time' Art Pad
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' , Xcut 'Nesting Stars' and Memory Box 'Classic Numbers' dies
     Snippets of brown textured card and Papermania 'Wood' paper

I am entering the following challenges:
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes
     Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 443
     The Male Room - Transportation

Kath x

Mistletoe Kisses

As always, my final Christmas card is the one I've made for Steve.  This year's card uses a lovely Hunkydory card set.

I trimmed the cream card to remove the mistletoe edging, layered it onto gold mirri and attached it to the card blank.  I attached both the frame and mistletoe topper with foam pads and added a small sentiment topper to the lower edge.   To finish I trimmed the coordinating paper insert and stamped a sentiment on the inside of the card.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" cream hammer card blank
     Hunkydory 'Mistletoe Kisses' toppers, backing card and insert
     Snippet of gold mirri

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Christmas Kickstart Challenge - If it's Christmassy, Link it Up
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Winter Wonderland - Anything Christmas Goes

Kath x

Embossed Birthday

My Christmas cards are all now in the post, so it's time to start making cards for a few birthdays in the New Year.

I embossed a piece of white card and trimmed around the edge of the design.  I stamped the butterfly and 'birthday' with blue ink onto snippets of white card, stamping several times to get a deep blue colour.  These were then embossed with clear embossing powder and cut with their coordinating dies.  I placed the embossed panel into my MISTI and laid the butterfly and 'birthday' onto the panel so I could see where to position the 'happy' stamp.  I removed the butterfly and 'birthday' before stamping 'happy' in dark blue ink and embossing it with clear embossing powder.  The panel was attached to the centre of the card blank.  I coloured the butterfly wings with a cream coloured Promarker.  As the Promarker had bled through the card I die cut a butterfly from a piece of copy paper and glued it to the rear before attaching it to the card and shaping the wings.  I die cut another 'birthday' from a snippet of white card, layering the stamped one onto the plain one before attaching it to the card.

To make this card I used:
     7" x 5" white matt card blank
     Card Making Magic 'The Best of Card Making Magic' and Clearly Besotted 'Modern Calligraphy' stamps and coordinating dies
     Xcut 'Swirls' embossing folder
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Versafine Majestic Blue ink
     Ivory Promarker
     Snippets of white matt card

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Birthday Challenge - Embossing
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     CAS on Friday - Embossing (heat and/or dry - I have used both)
     Color Hues Challenge - Navy and Cream
     Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes    

Kath x

Cross Stitch Unicorn

This is my final card using cross stitch from our last campervan trip.  The completed design was mounted behind a frame made with two stitched dies and attached to the card.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Caravan

This card is made with another piece of cross stitch from our last campervan trip that I've only just made into a card.  After stitching the design I mounted it behind a frame made with two stitched dies and attached it to the card.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Kingfisher

This cross stitch kingfisher was stitched on our last campervan trip.  After finishing the stitching I mounted it behind a frame made with stitched square dies and attached it to the front of the card.

Kath x

Twiddle Muff

Something a little different on my blog today.  

My father-in-law has dementia and the staff at the Care Home where he lives have suggested he may like a twiddle muff.  I followed the instructions from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust using oddments of different yarns I've bought from charity shops - the large buttons, ribbons and tassel are from my oddments drawer.  There are buttons and ribbons on the inside of the muff too.

Kath x

Pierced Summer Blossom

I made this card to send to Joy for the November Card Chain Challenge.  I've used the Colour Option (Chocolate, Orange and Slate) and the Theme Option (Scraps and Friendship).

I die cut a circle from a snippet of white hammer card and stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the circle using dark blue ink.  I embossed it with clear embossing powder before attaching it to the centre of the card.  I used snippets of orange textured card to die cut two large flowers, two medium flowers and two small flowers.  The leaves were die cut from snippets of dark brown card and the flower centres from snippets of dark blue card.  I layered the flowers and added a blue centre to each one.  I fastened the leaves to the back of the flowers before attaching them around the die cut circle.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white hammer card blank
     Creative Expressions 'Finishing Touches - Pierced Summer Blossom' and My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' dies
     Crafter's Companion 'Sweet Florals' sentiment stamp
     Memento Paris Dusk ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Snippets of brown, orange, blue textured card and white hammer card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes

This is the lovely card I received from Hilary -

Kath x

Grand Happy Birthday

I made this card for a friend's birthday using a new set of floral dies.

I die cut 'happy birthday' from a snippet of dark red textured card and trimmed it so it was slightly narrower than the card blank before attaching it to the card.  I die cut the sentiment again from white matt card and inlaid the letters.  I used another snippet of dark red textured card to cut the largest flower and also cut one from a lighter red textured card.  I cut a flower centre from a tiny snippet of light green textured card and two large leaves from dark green textured card.  I layered the flowers with the lighter red on top of the flower and attached them to the top corner of the card.  I attached the flower centre and the two leaves underneath the flower.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 4" white matt card blank
     Memory Box 'Grand Happy Birthday' and Creative Expressions 'Finishing Touches -Pierced Summer Blooms' dies
     Snippets of dark red, red, dark green and light green textured card and white matt card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Color Hues - Scarlet & Green
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - Anything Goes
     Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes
     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 442

Kath x

November Rudolph Day

It's time for the final Rudolph Day of the year and this time I've made some gift tags with a magazine cover gift (which has been my theme this year).  These tags use a set of stamps that were a cover gift with Making Cards magazine.

I attached snippets of pink and turquoise paper onto white matt card and die cut the tags.  I placed the pink tag into my MISTI and lined up the poinsettia and sentiment stamps.  These were stamped in Crimson Red ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I used a metallic gold gel pen to highlight the poinsettia and attached a snippet of gold ribbon to the tag.  The turquoise tags was stamped with the reindeer's head and sentiment using Vintage Sepia ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I attached a small red enamel dot to the reindeer's nose and a snippet of red ribbon to the tag.  

To make this card I used:
     Making Cards Magazine 'Essential Christmas Stamps'
     Creative Expressions 'Pierced Tags' dies
     Versafine Vintage Sepia and Crimson Red ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Pentel Hybrid Dual Metallic Gel Pen - metallic gold
     Small red enamel dot
     Snippets of white matt card, pink paper, turquoise paper and ribbon

I am entering the following challenges:
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Christmas is Coming
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     Rudolph Day - November challenge

Kath x

Cross Stitch Peacock

I've made some more of my cross stitch pictures into small cards -this is one of my favourites as I love the bright colours of this peacock.  After finishing the stitching I mounted it behind a frame made from stitched square and circle dies before attaching it to the card front.

Kath x

Scarlet & Green Delightful Dangles

I've used this Christmas stamp many times and it's still one of my favourites.

I trimmed a piece of white card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank and rounded the corners.  I placed the panel in my MISTI and lined up the tree and sentiment stamps before stamping them in dark green ink.  I then used clear embossing powder to make the image shine.  I coloured the dangles on the tree with a red Copic pen and added a Wink of Stella for a bit of Christmas sparkle.

To make this card I used:
     7" x 5" white matt card blank
     Woodware 'Delightful Dangles' stamp
     Versafine Olympia Green ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Copic R29 pen
     Wink of Stella
     Woodware corner rounder punch

I am entering the following challenges:
     Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Trees, Trees, Trees
     Color Hues Challenge - Scarlet & Green
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes  

Kath x

Teddy with Sleigh Card

A friend sent me this cute Mouseloft cross stitch kit as part of a RAK swap.  After stitching the teddy I placed it behind a frame made with stitched square and circle dies.  The panel was then layered onto a snippet of dark red card and attached it to the front of the card blank.

Kath x

Rainbow Birthday

I made this rainbow card for a friend's birthday using one of my favourite butterfly dies that had been a magazine cover gift ages ago.

I die cut seven small butterflies from snippets of textured cardstock and set them aside.  I used the curved border to die cut a snippet of white card - extending the border so it fitted across the bottom of the card blank.  I placed the border into my MISTI and laid the butterflies along the top edge so I could see where to stamp the sentiment.  I removed the butterflies and stamped the sentiment a couple of times to get a good depth of colour.  The border was then attached to the bottom of the card and the butterflies attached along the curved edge of the border.

To make this card I used:
     7" x 5" white matt card blank
     Spellbinders Borderabilities 'A2 Curved Borders One' and Tattered Lace 'Mini Butterfly' dies
     Clearly Besotted 'Fancy Sayings' sentiment stamp
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Snippets of white matt card, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet textured card

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Along the Edge + Rainbows
     Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes
     Less is More - Colour Wheel (I have chosen the seven rainbow colours)
     Seize the Birthday - Many of Something (I have chosen many butterflies)
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 441

Kath x

Marbled Bauble

This embossing folder, die and stamp set was a cover gift with a magazine ages ago and is still one of my favourites.  This card uses my last tiny snippet of a beautiful marbled paper I bought from Jess (The Whimsical Marbler).

I embossed a piece of white card, trimmed the edges so it was slightly smaller than the card blank and attached it to the card.  The bauble shape was cut from the panel when it had been embossed.  I attached a snippet of paper to a thin piece of white card, stamped the bauble with black ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  The bauble was cut with the die from the embossing folder and inlaid into the front of the card.  I stamped the bow onto a tiny snippet of turquoise textured card and fussy cut it before attaching it to the top of the bauble with a foam pad.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 4" white matt card blank
     Practical Publishing 'Opulent Baubles' emboss, cut and stamp set
     Versafine Onyx Black ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Snippets of marbled paper, turquoise textured card and white matt card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Christmas is Coming
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Let's Squash It - Make a Christmas card
     
Kath x

Joy

I'm still on a mission to try and use my snippets mountain rather than using new sheets of paper and card.  This card uses snippets of dark red mirri and a gold holographic mirri card, although I've struggled to take a photograph which shows the shine from the two cards.

I trimmed a piece of white hammer card so it was slightly smaller than the front of the card blank and die cut the plain 'JOY' from the centre.  I rounded the corners of the panel and attached it to the card.  I die cut the plain 'JOY' from red mirri and inlaid it into the panel.  I die cut the fancy 'JOY' from gold holographic mirri and attached it on top of the red letters.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 4" white hammer card blank
     Creative Expressions 'Festive Collection - Joy' die
     Snippets of red mirri card, gold holographic card and white hammer card

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes
     Allsorts - Sparkle and Shine 
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes

     Daisy Chain Challenge - Christmas is Coming
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Kath x

Cross Stitch Angel

I was given this cute Angel chart and left over threads in a Giveaway group - I just needed to add the fabric to make this cute card.  The kit was originally from Hobbycraft although the design is by Mouseloft.

After finishing the stitching I mounted the angel behind a frame made from two stitched square dies and attached it to the card front.

Kath x

Snow Buddies

I found this Woodware 'Snow Buddies' stamp in a charity shop - I do like the quality of Woodware stamps and love this simple design.

I stamped the image onto a snippet of white card using black ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I trimmed the image before colouring the hats, scarves and noses with Promarkers.  The coloured panel was layered onto a snippet of green textured card before being attached to the front of the card blank.  I highlighted the stripes on the hats and scarves with a Wink of Stella before adding Stickles to the fur trim and bobbles on the hats.

To make this card I used:
     DL white matt card blank
     Woodware 'Snow Buddies' stamp
     Versafine Onyx Black ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Promarkers
     Wink of Stella
     Diamond Stickles
     Snippets of white matt card and green textured card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Christmas is Coming
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     NBUS - Challenge 44 (my new Woodware stamp)    

Kath x

Terrific Triangles

I made this card to send to Greta for the October Card Chain Challenge.  I used the Colour Option (Silver, Blush & Frost) and the Theme Option (Friendship).

I die cut a stitched square from pale blue pearlescent card and set it aside.  I die cut four bottom layer triangles from silver mirri card and four top layer triangles from pink pearlescent card.  I layered the pink onto the silver and then attached all four triangles to the blue square.  The panel was then attached to the card front.  I die cut two 'hello' sentiments from white card and one from silver mirri.  The white layers were layered onto each other with the silver layered on top and slightly offset to give a white shadow, this was then attached to the lower section of the square.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Practical Publishing 'Terrific Triangles', My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Square STAX Die-namics' and Altenew 'Simply Hello' dies
     Snippets of white matt card, silver mirri card, blue and pink pearlescent card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 440

This is the lovely card I received from Dee in Kenya:

Kath x

Congrats

I made this card for the Allsorts 700th Challenge.

I stamped the red hearts and congrats onto snippets of white card and embossed them with clear embossing powder before cutting them with the coordinating dies.  I placed the hearts and sentiment onto the card blank and marked where I wanted to emboss the lines.  I then used my Hougie board to emboss two lines across the card.  I attached the hearts and sentiment to the card using small foam pads to lift them away from the card.

To make this card I used:
     DL white matt card blank
     Clearly Besotted 'With All Your Heart' and 'Modern Calligraphy' stamps and coordinating dies.
     Versafine Satin Red ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes
     Allsorts - Let's Celebrate - Any Special Occasion
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - October Challenge     

Kath x

October Rudolph Day Challenge

It's time for another Rudolph Day card using a magazine cover gift - which is my RD theme this year.  This card uses a Cardmaking Magic 'Perfect Poinsettia' die that was a cover gift with Die Cutting Essentials magazine.

I trimmed a piece of card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank.  I then die cut the poinsettia outline and 'Christmas' from the panel (keeping the 'Christmas' sentiment to one side as I needed the small pieces to inlay).  I attached a snippet of gold sparkle card behind the panel before attaching it to the front of the card blank.  I die cut the intricate poinsettia and 'Christmas' from red sparkle card and inlaid these into the front of the card.  To finish I inlaid the small pieces of white card into the 'Christmas' sentiment.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white hammer card blank
     Practical Publishing Cardmaking Magic 'Perfect Poinsettia' dies
     Snippets of white hammer card, red sparkle card and gold glitter paper

I am entering the following challenges:
     Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Poinsettias and Posies
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - October Challenge
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Rudolph Day - October Challenge
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 439

Kath x

Penguin

This is the final card I made with the stitching from our last campervan trip.  This card uses a Mouseloft 'Penguin' cross stitch kit I found in a charity shop.  After completing the stitching I mounted the fabric behind a frame I made from cream hammer using stitched square and circle dies.  The framed stitching was then attached to a cream hammer card blank.

Kath x

Panda

This card uses a Mouseloft 'Panda' cross stitch kit - more of my campervan stitching.  After completing the stitching I mounted the fabric behind a frame I made from cream hammer card using two stitched square dies.  The framed stitching was then attached to a cream hammer card blank.

Kath x

Cuddly Dog

This is another card stitched whilst we were on our last campervan adventure this is a Mouseloft 'Cuddly Dog' cross stitch kit.  After completing the stitching I mounted the fabric behind a frame I made from cream hammer using two stitched square dies.  The framed stitching was then attached to a cream hammer card blank.

Kath x

Green Camper Van

I have another small notecard made with a Mouseloft kit - this is 'Green Camper Van'.  After completing the stitching I mounted the fabric behind a frame I made from cream hammer using two stitched square dies.  The framed stitching was then attached to a cream hammer card blank.

Kath x

Fancy Butterfly

This card uses a Mouseloft 'Fancy Butterfly' cross stitch kit which was part of the job lot of kits I've recently purchased.  After completing the stitching I mounted the fabric behind a frame I made from cream hammer using stitched square and circle dies.  The framed stitching was then attached to a cream hammer card blank.

Kath x

Fox

This card uses a Mouseloft 'Fox' cross stitch kit that I recently bought as part of a 'job lot' of kits.  After completing the stitching I mounted the fabric behind a frame I made from cream hammer using stitched square and circle dies.  The framed stitching was then attached to a cream hammer card blank.

Kath x

Two Robins

This is another design I stitched on our last campervan adventure. I used a Hobbycraft 'Two Robins' cross stitch kit I received as a RAK swap   After completing the stitching I mounted the fabric behind a frame I made from white hammer using two stitched square dies.  The framed stitching was then attached to a white hammer card blank.

Kath x

Black, White and One Colour

I was over the moon to be the winner of the CAS on Friday Christmas Challenge and was invited to be Guest Designer on their 'Black, White and One Colour' challenge.  For my card I've chosen purple as my 'One Colour'.

I trimmed a piece of white card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank.  I used post-it notes to mask a strip along the bottom of the card and then used purple ink to stencil one row of stacked lines across the bottom of the panel.  I placed the card into my MISTI before stamping the reindeer and sentiment - stamping a couple of times to get a good depth of colour.  To finish I attached the panel to the front of the card.

To make this card I used:
     7" x 5" white matt card blank
     Hot off the Press 'Reindeer' and Clearly Besotted 'Cheerful Christmas' stamps
     Funky Fossil 'Stacked Lines' stencil
     Versafine Onyx Black and Imperial Purple inks
     White card

As we're away in our campervan I've scheduled this post as I'm not sure if I'll have a wifi signal to be able to enter any challenges.

Kath x

Red Campion

I've not done much crafting since returning from our last campervan 'adventure', but I have managed to find time to make some of my cross stitch pieces into cards.  This Red Campion is from Carolyn's Garden by Serendipity Designs.  After stitching the flowers I mounted the fabric behind a frame made from red textured card and cut with two stitched square dies.

Kath x

Joy, Hope, Peace, Believe, Christmas

I send several Christmas cards to male friends each year so have made a few of these CAS cards.

I die cut the Christmas tree from a snippet of dark blue pearlescent card and attached it to the centre of the card blank.  I used a gold Tombow brush pen to colour the star (the pen has a water-based die which doesn't bleed through the card) and then added Diamond Stickles to give a little bit of sparkle to the star.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white matt card blank
     Creative Expressions 'Festive Collection - Christmas Tree Greetings' die
     Tombow ABT gold brush pen
     Diamond Stickles
     Snippet of dark blue pearlescent card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Just Us Girls - Clean & Simple
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     The Male Room - Clean & Simple

Kath x

Happy Christmas

I've finished tidying up after our latest campervan 'adventure' and as we don't head off again until next week I'm catching up with some crafting - and using my growing pile of snippets and old stuff!  This card uses an old Hunkydory image that was part of an A4 sheet - I'd used the plain side of the card and had kept this Santa image.

I trimmed the image down the left side to remove the last of the plain side of the card and then trimmed the top.  I layered it onto a snippet of gold mirri and attached it to the centre of the card front.  I die cut 'Happy Christmas' from gold mirri and attached it to the top.  Another quick and simple Christmas card.

To make this card I used:
     7" x 5" white matt card blank
     Hunkydory Santa image from an A4 sheet

     Creative Expressions 'Festive Collection - Contemporary Happy Christmas' die
     Snippets of gold mirri

I am entering the following challenges:
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Kath x

Hello

I made this card to send to Jo for the September Card Chain Challenge.  I used the Colour Option (Ginger, Buttercup & Sage) and the Theme Option (Friendship).

I die cut four green triangles from snippets of green textured card and attached them to the corners of the card.  I die cut the triangles from lots of snippets of yellow textured card and inlaid them into the green triangles.  I cut a piece of brown cad so it was slightly smaller than the inner square and attached it to the card.  I die cut 'hello' from both green and yellow card, offsetting the yellow on top of the green before attaching it to the centre of the card.  I die cut three stars from green card and punched three stars from yellow card.  I attached the yellow stars to the centre of the green die cut stars and attached them to the card.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Practical Publishing 'Terrific Triangles', Altenew 'Simply Hello' and Xcut 'Nesting Star' dies
     Unbranded star punch
     Snippets of brown, yellow and green textured card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 438

This is the lovely card I received from Julia:

Kath x

September Rudolph Day

It's time for another Rudolph Day card using items that have been magazine cover gifts (this is my RD theme this year).  This card uses an Apple Blossom holly embossing folder that I've had for years and have no idea of the magazine.  The sentiment stamp is from a stamp set that was a cover gift with Making Cards magazine.

I embossed a piece of white card with the holly embossing folder and trimmed around the edge.  I placed the embossed square into my MISTI and stamped the sentiment in the centre before embossing it with clear embossing powder.  The panel was then attached to the card.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white matt card blank
     Apple Blossom 'Holly' embossing folder
     Making Cards Magazine 'Essential Christmas Stamps'
     Versafine Olympia Green ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder

I am entering the following challenges:
     CAS on Friday - Christmas
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Clean and Simple
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     Rudolph Day - September Challenge

Kath x

Thinking of You

A friend asked me to make a 'Thinking of You' card for a man so I used one of my favourite Woodware stamps for this card.

I placed the card blank into my MISTI so I could line up the seed and sentiment stamps.  I stamped these a couple of times with purple ink to ensure that I had a good depth of colour before embossing them with clear embossing powder.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Woodware 'Going to Seed' and Clearly Besotted 'Fancy Sayings' stamps
     Versafine Imperial Purple ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - No Layers + Sympathy Card
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Daisy Chain Challenges - Clean and Simple
     We Love Stamping - Anything Goes With Stamping  

Kath x

Hello

This is the card I made to send to Robyn for the August Card Chain Challenge.  I used the Colour Option (Kumquat, Lime & Grape), the Sketch Option and the Theme Options (Flowers & Friendship).

I stamped the large flower onto purple textured card, the smaller flower onto light orange textured card and the leaves onto bright green textured card.  These were all embossed with clear embossing powder and cut with the coordinating dies.  I stamped 'hello' onto a snippet of white matt card and embossed it with clear embossing powder before using a fishtail flag die to cut a banner, extending the cut so the banner fit across the bottom of the card.   I attached the banner across the lower edge of the card, with the flowers and leaves attached to the right side using a foam pad to attach the orange flower.

To make this card I used:
     7" x 5" white matt tent fold card blank
     Lil'inker Designs 'Modern Mehndi' stamps and coordinating dies
     My Favorite Things 'Fishtail Flags' die
     Crafter's Companion 'Sweet Florals' sentiment stamp
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Snippets of white matt card, green textured card, purple textured card and orange textured card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 436

This is the lovely card I received from Mia -

Kath x

Thank You

I made this quick 'Thank You' card to send to a friend and have used a few more snippets and an upcycled dragonfly which had been stamped onto vellum.

I attached a strip of marbled paper to a piece of dark purple card and trimmed the edges so there was a very thin strip of card on either side of the paper.  I placed the card blank into my MISTI and laid the marbled paper strip on top so I could see where to place the 'thank you' stamp.  I stamped the sentiment in purple ink, stamping a couple of times to get a good depth of colour.  After removing the card from MISTI I attached the marbled strip above the sentiment and then attached the dragonfly with a spot of glue under its body.

To make this card I used:
     5.5" x 4.25" white hammer card blank
     Upcycled vellum dragonfly (this was on a card I received from a friend a while ago and I don't know the name of the stamp and die)
     Clearly Besotted 'Mini Calligraphy' stamp
     Versafine Imperial Purple ink
     Snippets of marbled paper and purple card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Less is More - Vellum
     
Kath x  

August Rudolph Day

It's time for another Rudolph Day and another card using a magazine cover gift (which is my RD theme this year).  This card uses a die that was a cover gift with a Practical Publishing magazine several years ago and also some papers that were a cover gift with a magazine last year.

I cut a frame from cream hammer card using stitched square and circle dies.  A snippet of turquoise star paper was placed behind the frame before it was attached to the centre of the card.  I die cut the Elegant Reindeer from dark brown pearlescent card and attached it across the front of the aperture.  I die cut the swirl and bow from gold mirri, inlaying the swirl in the reindeer's body and attaching the bow to his neck.

To make this card I used:
     4" x 4" cream hammer card blank
     Creative Dies 'Elegant Reindeer', My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' and My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out
     Stitched Square STAX Die-namics' dies
     Snippets of cream hammer card, turquoise paper, brown pearlescent card and gold mirri

I am entering the following challenges:
     ABC Christmas Challenge - R for Reindeer
     Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Reindeer
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - August Challenge
     Rudolph Day - August Challenge
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 435

Kath x

Birthday Giveaway Winners

Thank you to everyone for leaving comments on my blog and for your birthday wishes too.  I have now picked the winners of the three prizes and they are:

Prize A - Creative Expression stamp sets 'Nature's Botanicals' and 'Floral Delights' - Liz

Prize B - Little Claire Designs stamp sets - 'Loverley Jubblies - Keep in touch' and 'Loverley Jubblies - Robert & Daisy - Anne

Prize C - Tattered Lace 'Afternoon Tea' - Valerija

Liz, Anne and Valerija - will you please email me (kmbuckell@btinternet.com) with your addresses so I can pop the stamp sets in the post.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Thistle

This Thistle is another floral kit from Serendipity Designs that I stitched whilst away in the campervan.  The completed stitching has been mounted behind a frame made from green textured card and cut with two stitched square dies.

I'm also giving away some stamp sets as part of my Birthday Giveaway.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Day Lily

This is one of the designs I stitched when we were away in our campervan.  The Day Lily is from the Carolyn's Garden by Serendipty Designs.  After stitching the lily I mounted it behind a frame made from brown textured card and cut with two stitched square dies.

I'm also giving away some stamp sets as part of my Birthday Giveaway.

Kath x

Upcycled Reindeer Card

This month I'm challenging myself to finish part-made cards, use bits from my snippets box and have a general tidy up of my crafting drawers.  This card uses a strip from the front of a Christmas card I received last year.  

I trimmed a strip from the front of the Christmas card, cutting on either side of the dashed lines.  I placed the card blank in my MISTI and put the strip on top so I could see here to position the sentiment stamp.  I stamped the sentiment in Satin Red ink and then stamped it again in Crimson Red so the colour matched the reindeer strip.  To finish I attached the strip above the sentiment.

To make this card I used:
     5.5" x 4.25" white matt card blank
     Upcycled Christmas card
     Clearly Besotted 'Cheerful Christmas' sentiment stamp
     Versafine Crimson Red & Satin Red ink

I am entering the following challenges:
     ABC Christmas Challenge - R for Reindeer
     Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Reindeer
     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     Winter Wonderland - Reindeer

I'm also giving away some stamp sets as part of my Birthday Giveaway.

Kath x 

My Favourite Flower

I recently bought this preloved stamp in a charity shop - poppies are my favourite flower so it's perfect for the current Less is More challenge.

I put the card blank into my MISTI and placed the poppy stamp on top so I could decide on the sentiment to use (whoever had donated the stamp to the charity shop had cut the sentiments from the stamp set and just left the poppies!).  I decided to use a simple 'Just for You' which I felt was the right size for the card.  I then stamped the poppy and sentiment with dark brown ink.  I coloured the poppy with coloured pencils using two shades of red for the poppy, yellow for the flower centre and dark green for the stem and leaves.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white card blank
     Woodware 'Poppy' and Clearly Besotted 'Fancy Sayings' clear stamps
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Faber Castell Colour Grip pencils

 I am entering the following challenges:
     Less is More - One Layer - Favourite Flower
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     We Love Stamping - In my Garden

Kath x

Cross Stitch Conch Shell

A few months ago I purchased a cross stitch kit but unfortunately the seller had made a mistake with the listing.  She refunded my money and also sent me this Conch Shell kit as a freebie - which was very kind of her.  After stitching the design I mounted it behind a frame made from dark blue textured card and two stitched square dies.  The framed stitching was then attached to the centre of the card blank.

I'm also giving away some stamp sets as part of my Birthday Giveaway.

Kath x