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.