Long Time No See

So much has been going on I haven't made anything for a while, until quite recently that is. No home so no craft products so no cards.

Here are two that I have made recently though, for copycatcards challenges. The first one I did a couple of weeks ago at Mum and Dad's house, the other only yesterday in our new home in my very own craft room :)

This one above was for the challenge to use green and a heart. The paper is Berry Sweet by K&Co and the chipboard letters are by Basic Grey.



This second card was for the latest challenge, to use a stamp, doodling and blue. I used denim blue and patina glimmer mists, and walnut ink spray, and the stamps are from Autumn Leaves and Prima. Below is a closeup showing some sparkliness and more clearly showing the blue.

You may need to click on it for the larger version to see it properly.

Anyhow, that will be it again for a while. I'm off to England for 3 weeks from Saturday! Yay! Though I'm not sure I'm all that happy about the weather they've been having....

Strawberry Thank You

I made this for the copycatcards challenge this week, which was to use a photo provided as inspiration. Mine is the first entry - I think everyone is busy with Christmas bits and pieces!

I took the colours, the fruit and the stripes for my inspiration. I drew the strawberry with a black Zig writer, and coloured it with watercolour pencils and a water brush pen. I then put a coat of Dimensional Magic over the berry so it is nice and shiny. Also, I put three drops of dimensional magic on the top left of the card.

It was good making a card, as a break from making Christmas presents. It freed up the creative juices!

Tagged!

I have been tagged by the lovely and talented Suzitee! The Rules are:

1. Add a link to the person who tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. List 6 random things about yourself
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post
5. Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog

Here are some random things about me:

1. I think lizards are some of the most beautiful creatures on this Earth.
2. I love eating popcorn with white chocolate - the mix of sweet and salty is delicious!
3. I am a Taurus.
4. I love to read, most particularly fantasy novels.
5. I enjoy drawing.
6. I am moving soon! Yay!

I can't think of 6 people to tag, so I think I will break that rule. :)

I really should be making Christmas presents right now. So much to do and so little time left! So I am off to do just that. Bye bye x

Something Sweet

I couldn't resist another card for the Whiff of Joy Guest Designer challenge. (See my post below or here for details).

For this card I stamped my background with one of the stamps from Prima's Build a Frame set in Sage ink. The patterned paper was a gift, so I don't know who it is by, and the red strip across the bottom is actually two strips of red polka-dot ribbon, with a sheer white ribbon over it to soften the colour.

I stitched around the edges of the card with my sewing machine, but no thread, to create the pierced border.

Whiff of Joy Guest Designer Call

Whiff of Joy, a company that sells the most adorable stamps, is having a guest designer call. I love these stamps, though the budget has only allowed for one so far, so I am entering!

To enter, we need to create a card or layout based on a sketch. I had great fun with mine. This stamp is so wonderful to colour! I have used watercolour pencils and a water brush. The paper is all from the Sultry collection by Basic Grey. The pale blue rhinestones are from Kaiser.

Here is a closeup of the stamped image:


You can click on any of the pictures for a larger view.

For more information on the Guest Designer call, click here.

Bird of Life

Another copycatcards challenge, this time with a card by Kim Archer as inspiration. I had some trouble with this, but got there in the end, and am quite pleased with the result. The paper is all Two Scoops by Basic Grey. I drew the Chinese symbol on some shrink plastic and shrunk it. According to my Chinese calligraphy book, it is the symbol for life. The bird is from Inkadinkado, and the felt butterfly & flower ribbon from BluEye Dezines.

I wrote 'life' down the bottom and decorated liberally with Kaiser Rhinestones.

Snowflakes

I did this card for the Cute Card Thursday challenge, Snow & Snowflakes. I got the snowflakes with a Christmas card last year. The Merry Christmas stamp is from Stamp-It and is stamped in blue and embossed with Hologram Sparkle embossing powder, from Stamp-It also.

I realised after making it that it's not exactly 'Cute', but I hope it is still alright for the challenge.