ABC Challenge - New Year Sparkle

This week's challenge at ABC Challenges is 'New Year Sparkle' so show us anything sparkly or shimmery - glitters, embossing powders, gems, metallic paper etc.

For my card I silver embossed a Hero Arts stamp then used a butterfly from a Hero Arts stamp and die set, coloured with Spectrum Noirs and glittered.  I added some pretty blue sparkly brads I've had for ages.

Thankyou all for your visits and comments this year, they really make my day and have a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Ger x

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts
Spectrum Noirs
Paper: SSS Card Kits
Sentiment: computer generated
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles glitter

Happy Christmas

Morning! Have you got everything sorted? Me neither!

This morning's card is for Design Team Monday at Crafty Bloggers Network and I used Waltzingmouse Stamps and Basic Grey Aspen Frost papers.  I made a glittery 'string' for the bauble to hang from with double sided tape and some glitter.

Have a lovely Christmas! Ger x

I'd like to enter this into:

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 128
Supplies:
Waltzingmouse Stamps
Basic Grey Aspen Frost papers
Silver embossing powder
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles

ABC Challenges - Paper Piercing

The challenge this week at ABC Challenges is Holiday Cards with Paper Piercing.  This is a technique I haven't tried before - takes lots of concentration!  Have a look at the Design Team's paper pierced cards and get a last minute Christmas card made with some paper piercing to enter the challenge.

I stamped the Waltzingmouse Stamps image with Festive Berries and inked the Spellbinders 18 label with Hero Arts Soft Sand, the same ink was used to distress the edges of the Cuttlebug snowflake embossed centre panel.

Waltzingmouse Stamps have a sketch challenge this week and I'd like to enter this card.

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:
Waltzingmouse Seasonal Remedies Stamp
Spellbinders Labels 18 die
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Martha Stewart border punch
Festive Berries distress ink, Hero Arts Soft Sand ink
Ribbon

Design Team Monday at Crafty Bloggers Network

Morning! Time for another Design Team Inspiration Monday at Crafty Bloggers Network.

I coloured the Sassy Studio image with Spectrum Noirs and used some Papermania Christmas papers. The sentiment is from Blonde Moments.

I'm off Christmas shopping this morning. How are your Christmas preparations going?

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:
Image - Sassy Studio Designs
Spectrum Noirs
Spellbinders Labels 18 die
Papers: Papermania
Sentiment: Blonde Moments
Ribbon

New ABC Challenge - Let it Snow!

It was my turn to choose the challenge this week at ABC Challenges and i chose Let it Snow because I love snow.  I'll never grow up LOL.

For my card I chose a cute Wee Stamps image coloured with Spectrum Noirs and teamed it with My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas papers. The die cut snowflakes are Whiff of Joy and Evergreen Bough has been inked here and there.

The Design Team have made some gorgeous cards so do have a look and enter your card using snow, snowflakes, snowmen - anything with snow!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Spectrum Noir November Challenge - Animals

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:
Image: Wee Stamps - Berry
Spectrum Noirs
Die Cuts: Spellbinders, Whiff of Joy, Marianne Designs
Evergreen Bough distress ink
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles
Sentiment: Blonde Moments

Crafty Bloggers Network - New Monthly Challenge

It's time for another Monthly Challenge at Crafty Bloggers Network and the theme is Anything Goes!  This month we are sponsored by the fabulous Sassy Studio Designs and those digis are sassy.

I coloured Victorian Holiday Sassy with Spectrum Noirs and used a Memory Box corner die to create a layer from red card layered over gold.  I also die cut a snowflake and trees, and a flower and holly from red and green felt.

Have a look at the fabulous design team cards and play along - remember, the theme is Anything Goes.

I'd like to enter this into:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes 
Crafting Ireland 12 Days of Christmas - show us your Christmas projects

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:
Image: Sassy Studio Designs
Spectrum Noirs
Red, Green, Gold, White card
Dies: Memory Box, Spellbinders, Tim Holtz/Sizzix
pearls, Creative Expressions stick pins

ABC Challenge - Holiday Cards with Bling!

Morning! This week's challenge at ABC Challenges is Holiday Cards with Bling and I just love adding glitter!

Isn't this Penny Black snowman cute?  I added some Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles.  The background was made by inking some card with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink then stamping Hero Arts Snowflakes with the same colour.

Click on over to the blog and check out the Design Team's cards then enter your Christmas card with bling!

I'd like to enter this into:

Penny Black Saturday - Glitter and Sparkle
Cards Galore - Christmas
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Christmas is Coming
The Squirrel and the Fox - Summer or Winter
Crafting Ireland 12 Days of Christmas - show us your Christmas projects

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:
Stamp and Sentiment: Penny Black
Spectrum Noirs
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles
Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
Hero Arts Snowflake stamps
Memory Box Mod Tree

Masked Bauble

Jennifer's card on the Hero Arts blog yesterday inspired me to have a go at masking, using a Spellbinders die to cut the mask and Hero Arts Magicl Background for the swirls.  I inked through the mask with Evergreen Bough, using masking again for a strip of Evergreen Bough down the left hand side and to create the 'string' for the bauble.  I cut a portion off the right hand side of the card and used scraps of Aspen Frost papers on the inside of the card.  I then placed a strip of double sided tape down the side of the card and sprinkled it with glitter.  Some pearls and a bow, another card done!

I'd like to enter this into:

Hero Arts November Contest - Bring on the Bling
Heart 2 Heart - Glitter it Up
Card Mania - Pearls and Swirls

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:
Spellbinders 2010 Heirloom Ornaments die
Hero Arts Magical Background stamp
Evergreen Bough Distress Ink
Aspen Frost papers
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles
Sentiment: Blonde Moments
pearls, ribbon

Crafty Bloggers Network Design Team Inspiration Monday

It's Design Team Inspiration Monday at Crafty Bloggers Network and here's my card made with gorgeous Chocolate Baroque stamps who are our sponsors this month.

Check out the rest of the Design Team Inspiration. There's still time to enter!


Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:

Chocolate Baroque stamps
Spellbinders Nestabilities and Border dies
Evergreen Bough and Festive Berries distress inks
ribbon, bow

ABC Challenges - Anything Goes

Time for a new weekly challenge at ABC Challenges!  This is one I'm sure you'll all love - it's Anything Goes so drop by, see what the Design Team have created to get the mojo flowing, and enter your card!

I've used the cute Winter Wryn from Tiddlyinks and coloured her with Spectrum Noirs, adding Hunkydory glitter and Aspen Frost papers from Basic Grey, with Evergreen Bough distress ink added here and there.

I'd like to enter this into:

Crafty Pad challenge #198 - add some glitter

See you later with another card! Ger x

Supplies: 
Image: Winter Wryn, Tiddlyinks
Spectrum Noirs
Papers: Basic Grey Aspen Frost
Dies: Spellbinders, Whiff of Joy, Memory Box
Sentiment: Blonde Moments

Snowy Postcard

Good morning!  I am having great fun with this new stamp.  I think I've stamped it in every colour of ink I have in my box and it's a joy to stamp every time.

This one I stamped in black, adding a little Evergreen Bough and Festive Berries here and there, also some glitter on the trees and holly.

I'd like to enter this into:

Bearly Mine Challenge 62 - Snowflakes
Scrap Creations: Winter
Ladybug Crafts - Snowflakes
Our Daily Bread Designs - Thanksgiving or Christmas
The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge 31 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous Snowy Postcard, Hero Arts Snowflakes
Distress Inks: Evergreen Bough, Festive Berries, Old Paper
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles

Colour Challenge at ABC Challenges

Time for a new challenge at ABC Challenges and this week it's a colour challenge - the colours are Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Chocolate Chip.  These are Stampin Up colours but don't worry if you don't have Stampin Up products (I don't, when are they ever going to come to Ireland?) just use whatever you have that's close enough!

I coloured the cute girl in browns, olives and oranges with my Spectrum Noirs and used some Core'dinations, embossing the green section.  I added some chocolate brown ribbon and some flowers and gems.

Have a look at the rest of the Design Team creations and join in!

Thanks for visiting. Ger x

Supplies:
Image - Ruby, Wee Stamps
Medium: Spectrum Noirs
Sentiment: computer generated
Tim Holtz embossing folder

Design Team Inspiration Monday at Crafty Bloggers Network

Our sponsors this month are Chocolate Baroque and I had fun colouring up this stamp with my Spectrum Noirs.  The sentiment is black embossed then I cut the image with Spellbinders Scalloped Oval and layered with Aspen Frost paper.  I embossed some red cardstock with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and added some Hero Arts ribbon.

There still time to enter this month and maybe win some gorgeous Chocolate Baroque stamps so go take a look at the Design Team Inspiration!

Thanks for visiting. Ger x

Supplies:

Image and Sentiment: Chocolate Baroque stamps
Medium: Spectrum Noirs
Papers: Aspen Frost
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Red cardstock, ribbon

Silver holly

Just had fun with a Hero Arts 90 minute scramble.  The theme was No White.  I'm such an eejit, I used the stamp and emboss set but was in such a panic I forgot to dry emboss! Anyway I had fun. I added a couple of jump rings and some silver seed beeds to 'hang' the bauble from.

Thanks for visiting!

Ger x

I'd like to enter this into:

Winter Wonderland - Oh Baubles


Supplies:

Hero Arts stamps
Silver embossing powder
Black card, red card
Waltzingmouse Stamps sentiment

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge

Some gorgeous Waltzingmouse stamps arrived today and I decided to play along with the sketch challenge:

 

I flipped the sketch and used Papermania Persimmon papers.  Sorry about the washed out photo, the daylight is gone and I'm hopeless at getting a good photo unless it's daylight.

Looking forward to a chilled out weekend! Ger x

Supplies:

Waltzingmouse Stamps Vintage Ornaments and Holiday Ornaments
Papermania Persimmon papers
Spellbinders Heirloom Ornaments Die and Snowflake die
Shabby Shutters Distress Ink and Hero Arts Chalk Ink Latte
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles Glitter
Hero Arts Ribbon, Glitter thread, red organza ribbon

Winter Wryn

This image from Tiddlyinks is called Winter Wryn. I couldn't resisit adding glitter to the fur on her hat, coat and little boots.  I coloured the image with Spectrum Noirs and used my new hexagon die to cut the Kraft card, and glittered the Memory Box die cut tree.

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

I'd like to enter this into:

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas
LEJ Challenge 29 - Season's Greetings
Bunny Zoe Monthly Challenge - Winter


Supplies:
Papermania Kraft Card
Neenah Solar White Card
Papers: Basic Grey Aspen Frost
Image: Tiddlyinks, coloured with Spectrum Noirs
Dies: Simon Says Stamp, Memory Box
Martha Stewart Punch
Sentiment: Waltzingmouse Stamps Nordic Winter
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles

New Challenge at ABC Challenges

Morning! Time for another challenge at ABC Challenges. This week the challenge is to use the sketch:

I used Waltzingmouse Nordic Winter stamps, I just love them, they have such a cosy feel!

Pop on over and see what the rest of the Design Team have created. I hope you are inspired to enter our challenge this week!

Thanks for visiting. Ger x

Supplies: 
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps
White Embossing Powder
Festive Berries Distress Ink
Red card, white card
Artemio Wood Buttons, Gingham Ribbon

Batch Stamping

Morning! Yesterday in Holiday Card Workshop Jennifer McGuire shared some more ideas for batch card making.  My card uses sentiments from Papermania and papers from My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas. I had to cut up some of the stamps to get them to fit on my card but that's ok I can put them back together after I finish my batch of cards. My Christmas box is filling up nicely and I'm so sad class ends today!

Enjoy your weekend! Ger x

Supplies:
Sentiments: Papermania
Snowflake Stamps: Papermania and Hero Arts
Papers: My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas
Inks: Distress Ink Evergreen Bough and Memento Tuxedo Black
Red pearls, Martha Stewart Border Punch

10 Minute Cards

You know those cards .... the ones that are needed absolutely last minute!  This new baby boy card uses papers from My Mind's Eye Bright Side and random bits from my stash.

Grey card, white card, embossing folders, Spellbinders Labels 18 and a stamp.  Quick, a photo! - and it's gone out the door.

I wonder who will say, 'Can you whip up a card quick' this week?

Ger x

Holiday Card Workshop 2012

I am so enjoying Holiday Card Workshop and finally got to make a card, this one inspired by Saturday's Bonus Day.  There's still a week of classes, and you can join in anytime.

Back later with one more card -

Ger x

Supplies:
Papermania Kraft card, Neenah white card
Hero Arts Greatest Gift stamps
Memory Box Mod Tree and Holiday Shapes
Silver embossing powder
Distress Inks: Worn Lipstick, Dusty Concord

Crafty Bloggers Network - November Challenge

Morning all. It's the start of another monthly challenge at Crafty Bloggers Network and this month we are sponsored by the fabulous Chocolate Baroque!

For my card I silver embossed the stamps onto green card then just one of the baubles on red card, popped up. I added some red pearls and a bow, and matted onto cream card.  These stamps are gorgeous and lovely to work with!

Pop over and see the rest of the Design Team's lovely creations and enter a card.  While you're there check out the Design Team Call - we are looking for some more team members.

See you later with more cards!

Ger x

Supplies:
Stamps: Chocolate Baroque Ivy Trails
Silver Embossing Powder
Card: Green, Cream
Pearls, Bow

New Challenge at ABC Challenges

It's Monday, that means it's time for a brand new challenge at ABC Challenges!  It's a tic-tac-toe and I chose Green Card, Twine and Leaves.

I drew around a CD on a Kraft card and cut out the circle, gold embossed some leaves from a piece of faux brayered card I made ages ago, cut them out and added a pinecone made with a flower die and following Tim Holtz Tattered Pinecone instructions. I gold embossed the Creative Expressions sentiment on some green card and added gold fake stitching and a twine bow.

Come on over, choose your trio from the chart and play along!

I'd like to enter this into:

ATCs and Cards With Attitude - Add a Sentiment/Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas - Anything Goes
Jellypark Friends - Back to Nature
Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:
Papermania Kraft square card, green, brown card
Creative Expressions stamp leaves and sentiment
Gold embossing powder
Twine, gold pen

Mr & Mrs

Sorry about the shadow on the card! It's gone out the door now so no chance to take another pic. I get asked for white on white a lot.

I'd like to enter this into:

4 Crafty Chicks - A Day to Remember

I hope to be back later with a card inspired by Holiday Card Workshop . It's Day 5 and I haven't done any homework yet, not that the class lacks inspiration, it's because it's half term here and this lot seem to need fed and watered every hour!

Thanks for visiting. Ger x

Supplies:

Embossing folders: Papermania, Cuttlebug
Paper: Prima
Die Cuts: Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Memory Box
Card: Neenah, Bazzil
Pins, heart, ribbon, pearls, Stickles

Xmas Kisses

I am in love with  Basic Grey Aspen Frost papers. I bought a 6 x 6 paper pack and will have to buy more it's so gorgeous.  Teamed here with a Wee Stamps digi, coloured with Spectrum Noirs.

I'd like to enter this into:

Simon Says - Get in Shape (no square cards)
Divas by Design - Feeling Festive
Flutterby Wednesdays - Fairy or Angel


Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Supplies:
Image: Wee Stamps Winter Fairy
Medium: Spectrum Noirs
Papers: Basic Grey Aspen Frost
Sentiment: Blonde Moments
Ink: Distress Ink Evergreen Bough
pearl, coloured with Spectrum Noir BT5

90 Minute Scramble

Hero Arts 90 minute scrambles can be at odd times of the day because of hostesses in different time zones.  This one wasn't too bad - 8 - 9.30 p.m. I just stayed off the wine till I finished the card although to look at how crazy I went with the Picket Fence distress stain you would wonder ...

Thoughts and prayers with those in the path of Hurricane Sandy.

Thanks for visiting. Ger x.

I'd like to enter this into:

Holly Jolly Christmas - O Christmas Tree
Twisted Tuesday - Anything Goes
Hooked on Craft no red or green
Cutie Pie Challenge # 30 - Distress Your Cards


Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts Lattice Background, Hero Arts Luscious Ledger, Waltzingmouse Stamps Seasonal Remedies
Dies: Tim Holtz Seasonal Foliage, postage stamp die (X-cut I think), Marianne Christmas Tree
Ink: Picket Fence Distress Stain, Vintage Photo, Hero Arts Latte
Card: Kraft, Cream

New Challenge at ABC Challenges - Halloween in a Hurry!

Over at ABC Challenges there's a new weekly challenge to make a Halloween card or a Fall themed card in 30 minutes or less!

I coloured this cutie with with my Speccies.  It did take 20 mins to colour and cut out but I had only to die cut the sentiment and row of houses and stick everything down.

Pop on over and see the rest of the Design Team's gorgeous Halloween and Fall cards and hopefully be inspired to make your own and enter this week!

Thanks for visiting! Ger x

Supplies:

Image: The Greeting Farm

Sentiment: Tiddlyinks

Dies: Spellbinders Labels 18, Tim Holtz On the Edge Townscape

Medium: Spectrum Noirs

Paper: Bo Bunny Enchanted

Joy

I'm loving the new thin dies and the trend for popping them into the negative die cut.  I cut this Memory Box Mod Tree from red cardstock and again from Kraft and popped the Kraft tree into the negative space.  The stars are Memory Box Holiday Shapes. I added white letter stickers and some torn card sprinkled with glitter.  There are endless possibilities here - the red tree would look super popped into white card, green would be good - lots of permutations and possibilities for the mass production of Christmas cards ahead!

I'd like to enter this into:

ABC Christmas Challenge
Ooh La La Creations 116 - Christmas Sentiments
Stamp and Create - Winter Wonderland

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Supplies:
Memory Box Mod Tree die
Memory Box Holiday Shapes die
White alpha stickers
Red, White and Kraft cardstock

New Challenge - ABC Challenge Blog

I am delighted to announce a brand new challenge blog - ABC Challenges

The first weekly challenge starts today and the theme is - 'New to You'.  Here is my design team card and I used my brand new Simon Says Stamp 'thinking of you' die. Spectrum Noirs BT7 was used on the edge of the card to create a mat and I also used the Speccies to colour the flower and used the same pen to colour some card blue before using the die to cut out the message from the card. 

Hop on over to the challenge blog and see what the rest of the design team have created, and find something in your stash you haven't used yet, pop it on a card and enter the challenge!

Thanks for visiting. Ger x

Supplies:
Waltzingmouse Stamps Heirloom Patterns
Hero Arts/Sizzix Stamp and Die 657773
Simon Says Stamp die Thinking of You
Spectrum Noirs BT2 BT4 BT5 BT7
Hero Arts Poppy Ink
Neenah cardstock

Me to You Christmas

It's another Inspiration Monday at Crafty Bloggers Network and here is my card.  I wanted to try out my new Memory Box tree die and liked it in pink.

I'll be back later with another card and news of a brand new challenge blog!

Thanks for visiting. Ger x.

Supplies:

Papermania 'Me to You' range

Cardstock: Neenah white, silver mirri, Kraft, Core'dinations

Dies: Memory Box Mod Tree, Whiff of Joy Snowflakes, Tim Holtz Festive Greenery

Stickles

Silent Night

Sorry about the strange lighting in this photo - I was trying to capture the shimmer from the Perfect Pearls which I sprayed all over the image.

I bought these gorgeous Christmas papers last year but hardly used them.  The image has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs and inked with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink before spraying with Perfect Pearls and water.

The sun is out here for a change. Hope it's sunny where you are!

Thanks for visiting. Ger x.

I'd like to enter this into:

Twisted Tuesday (used their sketch)
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Traditional Colours
Totally Papercrafts Christmas 9 weeks and counting (Seriously? just 9 weeks?)


Supplies:

Papers - My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas
Image: Creative Expressions
Coloured with Spectrum Noir, Sprayed with Perfect Pearls + water
Dies: Spellbinders Labels 18, Whiff of Joy Snowflakes
Sentiment: Papermania, white embossed
Gems

Shades of Blue

Here is another Inspiration Monday card for Crafty Bloggers Network.  She's a digi by Elizabeth Bell called 'Creative Genius'. I coloured with Spectrum Noirs. I've a lot to learn about blending but I'm having fun getting there! 

I'd like to enter this into:

Crafters Companion October Challenge - Birthdays

Whoopsidaisy Challenge - Birthday
Spectrum Noir October Challenge - Flowers
Challenges 4 Everybody #5 - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge # 57 - Flowers


Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Supplies:

 Image: Elizabeth Bell digi 'Creative Genius'

Spectrum Noirs: Skin FS2 FS3 TN2, Hair & Fur IG2 IG8 IG10, Blues BT2 BT4 BT5 BT7, Browns TN7 TN8

Papers: Prima Nature Garden

Spellbinders Edgabilities and Scalloped Circles

Marianne Designs die

Core'dinations and Neenah cardstock

Sentiment: Computer Generated

Prima flowers

Singin the blues

Morning all! Hope you are all having a chilled out weekend.  I just love the Hero Arts/Studio Calico Lattice Background. When my Spectrum Noirs arrived I knew I had to try them with this stamp.  The stamp is white embossed and the gaps coloured with shades of blue.  Ombre is a popular technique at the moment and I would like to try other colours to recreate this card in different shades.  It's so easy to do this technique with the Spectrum Noirs, the numbering system makes it so easy to step up the gradient. I added the Marianne Designs die to draw the eye along the gradient and sprayed it with Crafters Companion Spray & Sparkle Silver - hard to see the shimmer in the photo.  The sentiment is computer generated.

I'd like to enter this into:

Crafters Companion October Challenge - Birthdays
Simon Says Stamp Use Dies/Punches
Delicious Doodles Challenge 6 - Monochrome
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Monochromatic


Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Supplies:

Hero Arts/Studio Calico Lattice Background
White Embossing Powder
Neenah Cardstock
Spectrum Noirs: BT2, BT4, BT5, BT7, BT9, BT7 was also used to ink the mat for the sentiment
Marianne Designs Die
Crafters Companion Spray & Sparkle Silver
Sentiment: Computer Generated

thinking of you makes me happy

I bought this cute little digi from CDee Designs and coloured her with my new Spectrum Noirs.  Very relaxing morning!

I'd like to enter this into:

CDee Designs Challenge # 1 - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenge #104 - My Sentiments Exactly
Operation Write Home - Thinking of You

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.


Supplies:
Papers: My Mind's Eye Indie Chic
Sentiment: Simon Says Stamp Shoot for the Stars
Image: CDee Designs
Medium: Spectrum Noirs
Ric Rac Ribbon
Gems

Celebrate the Season

Yesterday's clear out unearthed a roll of Micropore or whatever it's called.  I saw it in the chemist's while waiting on a prescription months ago, decided it looked like sticky back canvas and brought it home to bury it deep in my crafty stash.

This morning I stamped Waltzingmouse Stamps Nordic Winter onto it and I thought the texture of the tape brought out the stitch-like quality of the stamps.  So I stuck it down the side of the card. I used the little trees from the set to represent leaves. Sort of. I added glossy accents to give them some shine.

I'd like to enter this into:

Everybody Art - Tag
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 117
Sentimental Sundays 3-2-1  - 3 pearls, 2 leaves, 1 strip of Micropore tape

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Supplies:

Waltzingmouse Stamps Nordic Winter and Seasonal Remedies
Chipped Sapphire and Festive Berries Distress Inks
Plaster tape
Glossy Accents, Red Pearls

Merry Christmas

Sorry the light isn't great here this morning.  Yesterday's grand sort out of crafty stash started - and stopped - with my stamps.  I found this Kraft card already white embossed and made this card.

I discovered stamps I'd forgotten I had.  I even found a clear stamp I've had for ages that I bought last week in digi format.  Still, just one duplication isn't too bad!

I'd like to enter this into:

Created With Love Challenges - Christmas
There She Goes Clear Stamps - No patterned paper
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox - Celebrate the Occasion


Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Supplies:

Hero Arts/Sizzix holly stamp and emboss set
Sentiment: Blonde Moments
Tree die: Marianne Creatables
Baker's Twine, red pearls
Cardstock: Kraft, core'dinations

Crafty Bloggers Network Anything Goes

Morning all, hope it's nice where you are.  The challenge for October at Crafty Bloggers Network is Anything Goes and it's sponsored this month by the fabulous Indigo Blu so do pay a visit and enter your cards.

I didn't have Indigo Blu stamps yet but I discovered Wee Stamps recently and bought some digis.  They are so cute!  This one is called Sweet Blossom.

I'll be back tomorrow morning with another card but I've got plans to dive into my crafty stash today to re-organise so send a search party if I don't show up!

I'd like to enter this into:

Hiding in my Craft Room #65 - Freestyle
A Gem of a Challenge # 56 - For The Girls
2 Sisters Challenge # 111 - Use Your Favourite Stamps
The Crafty Pad Challenge #190 Floral
Challenges for Everybody #4 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog - Down in the Garden
Cards Galore Challenge Blog - Anything Goes



Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Supplies:

Image: Wee Stamps

Medium: Promarkers

Papers: Echo Park Country Drive

Sentiment: Computer Generated

Ribbons: Papermania

Stick Pins: Creative Expressions

Stickles

Crafty Bloggers Network Design Team

I'm delighted to be posting my first Design Team card for Crafty Bloggers Network Inspiration Monday.  The challenge this month is Purple  and the prize is sponsored by Crafters Companion so do pop over and enter, there are great sponsors every month.

I'm a little bit delicate this morning after Donegal's All Ireland win yesterday so whisper please LOL.

I'd like to enter this into:

ATCs and Cards with Attitude Challenge 23 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting and any comments you leave, they are much appreciated.

Ger x.

Supplies:
Hero Arts Doily Stamp
Sentiment: June Card Kit Simon Says Stamp
Distress Ink Dusty Concord
Neenah White Cardstock
Core'dinations Purple Cardstock
Gems

Between School Runs

The plan was, when the schools go back I will get lots of crafting and blogging done.  How could I forget how much clock-watching, paperwork, book-buying and generally running around happens at the start of school/college time?  3 gone back to school and a daughter off to college means very little crafting.  I did make this card for a Hero Arts 90 minute scramble and a mini album for my daughter's friend's 18th but that left the house without a chance to take a photo. 

Things are settling down a little now, the paperwork is easing off and the mojo is starting to wake up!  So I hope to be blogging again next week.

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

More Exam Congrats

Another exam congrats and I'm not finished yet, still have one to do!  Again, using May SSS Card kit and a stamp from the June kit.

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Wedding white on white

 

I made this white-on-white Wedding card using Tim Holtz and Papermania embossing folders, Marianne Designs die, Hero Arts/Sizzix stamp and die Papillons stamped onto Vellum and white embossed, a heart silver embossed, seam binding, pearls and a stick pin made by me.  I've made three cards today and there's no dinner on yet, better get moving!

I'd like to enter this into:

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Emboss 

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Exam Congrats

 

The Leaving Certificate results came out yesterday and this is the first of the Exam Congrats cards, this one is for my daughter who got the points she needed for the course she wants to do!  Proud mama alert!

The May SSS card kit is perfect for these occasions, I just added a Kraft card blank, string and a punched file tab.

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Bon Voyage

Morning! Hope you are all enjoying your Sunday and the Olympics.

Still playing with SSS August Card Kit .  I stamped the sun from the clear stamp set onto the pink card stock, drew a little cloud on one of the patterned papers and cut it out adding some white gel pen stitching, added some more patterned paper and the gorgeous little wood bicycle then used the Basic Grey white alphabet stickers to make the sentiment.

Check out what others are making with this kit.

I'd like to enter this into:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge  - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting!

Ger x.

August again

Had some more fun with the SSS August Card Kit.  This is quite a small card, 7cm wide x 10 cm tall.  Using card from the kit I cut the tri-fold shape and added papers, felt flowers and the ric rac ribbon.  The stamp is from the clear set in the kit, white embossed, and the white letters are Basic Grey.  All from the kit!

I added a paper clip, white gel pen and used green card from the kit to punch the file tab using a McGill punch.

I'd like to enter this into:

Anything Goes Challenge Blog Challenge 72 - Let's Not Be Square
Bearly Mine Challenge 45 - Shaped Cards
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

August Card Kit

Morning! The August card kit has arrived from Simon Says Stamp so I made this card.  I learned how to make the paper flower at Clean and Simple Online Card Class and I clear embossed one of the felt flowers in the kit and added it to the centre.  I love the chevron stamp in the clear stamp set, so useful! 

The only things I needed to add to the kit to make this card were embossing powders and a white gel pen.

Thanks for visiting!

Ger x.