Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Sketch 301

  Hello and thank you for visiting my blog today.

Today I am sharing the second of my DT cards for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 this month.


My papers are from the Watercolour Dreams set from Kanban (I used to pop in and pick up odd bits when they were based on the same street where I work) and I layered some vellum over the top. I used a perfume bottle from the Craftwork Cards Fashionista set  which I coloured with alcohol markers.
The sentiment is from Julie Hickey Designs Hazel's Sentiment Medley and the Chanel ribbon came from Chanel courtesy of my lovely husband.
Black dots are from stash and I used my usual 6x6 Craft UK premium card blank

Here is Kathies lovely sketch

Please follow the link under My Blogs to join in with us

I'll be entering my card in the following challenges
TBC


Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Sketch 300

 Hello and thank you for visiting my blog today.

Today I am sharing the first of my DT cards for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 this month.


I used a Disney Winnie the Pooh decoupage pad by Avec which I bought from The Range a little while ago (probably not so little if I am honest lol!)
The cardstock is Craft Stash Euphoric pink, jewels are from stash and I used my usual 6x6 Craft UK premium card blank

Here is Kathies lovely sketch

Please follow the link under My Blogs to join in with us

I'll be entering my card in the following challenges
TBC


Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Critter Crazy #97

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Today I am sharing my DT card for challenge #97 at Critter Crazy Challenge


I've used papers and toppers from an old Craftwork Cards kit Savannah.
Base card is a brown linen 6x6 card and I've used a pearl copper card for layering.
The little dots are Julie Hickey Designs Glossies


Do-All Kreatives #100

 Hello and thank you for visiting, I am here with my DT card for Do-Al(l) Kreatives where the theme this month is to make a birthday card with a spring theme. As it is the 100th challenge we are also having a blog hop so if you are taking part in the blog hop you will have come to me from 

Alex  at Alex' Creative Side

and after you have visited me you should go and see

Billie at Ink on my Fingers

Hopefully my links will work well and you will find them both easily.

As we are having a blog hop I will also be doing a draw for anyone that leaves a comment to win a prize.

So after all that here is my card.


To make it I followed a Mixed Up Craft tutorial for a Floating Hexagonal Pop up Box Card.
To decorate it I used some new stamps from Julie Hickey Designs, these are from the Cherry Blossom set which I coloured with my copics and then had lots of fussy cutting to do.
The papers are Basic Grey Lily Kate which I loved when they came out all those years ago and still do.
The sparkle gems came from my stash.

I'll be entering my card at Allsorts Challenge blog #820 where the theme is Spring Flowers and Cherry Blossoms always say spring to me


Sunday, 30 March 2025

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 DT #299

                                                          Hello and thank you for visiting

Today I am sharing my second DT card this month for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Each month we share 2 new sketches and a retro sketch and this is my card using sketch 299


I've used an old decoupage sheet from Joanna Sheen of some Auriculas which is from a pad of designs by Barbara Anderson.
Papers are Dovecraft Floral Muse and the heart embellishment id from the same collection.
The gems came from the Hobby House and the green card for the mats came from Craftwork Cards.
Card base is my usual 6x6 premium from Craft UK.

Here is the sketch, nice and simple.
Tha challenge still has a couple mare days to run if you want to join us.



I'll be entering this card at Allsorts challenge 820 where the theme is Spring Flowers





Sunday, 9 March 2025

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #298

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Today I am sharing my first DT card this month for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Each month we share 2 new sketches and a retro sketch and this is my card using sketch 298


I used some papers and embellishments from a Fresh Florals that was in a magazine gift a few years ago. I really like the pretty flowers and papers in this set.
My blue card is Plain Turquoise from Dragons Papercraft which is a bricks and mortar and online shop in Rugby with great service and delivery.
Here is the sketch





 

Saturday, 1 March 2025

Critter Crazy DT Card #96

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I am here with my second DT card today this is for Challenge #96 at Critter Crazy Challenge


I made this card for my niece to give to her mum for Mothering Sunday which will be on the 30th of March here in the UK
I've used some decoupage and papers from a Me To You Bears papercrafting kit which I bought from The Range, it's not the best image,  I think it must have been a bit dull that day but hopefully we are moving towards the brighter and longer days now.


Do-Al(l) Kreatives DT Card

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I was recently invited to join the team at Do-Al(l) Kreatives and this is my first DT card for them.

This months challenge is to make a Waterfall Card I had been thinking about making one of these for a while and it did help to kickstart my mojo which had been a little stagnant since Christmas.



To make my card I used some green Crelando cardstock from Lidl and pink card from Craft Sensations.

I embossed some whire card with the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder

The stamps are Julie Hickey Designs Floral Frames and are coloured with alcohol markers and I embellished with some glossies also from Julie 

The ribbon and brads are from my stash.

Thursday, 27 February 2025

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 DT Sketch 297

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Here is my second DT card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 this month

This is using sketch 297


I delved into my Hobby House kits and picked out this precoloured image from the Daisy Mae Draws Meadow Friends sheet and the paper is the Daisy Chain Floral, the sentiment is from the Circle Sentiments set from Julie Hickey Designs, ribbon and pearls are from stash.
The card blank came from Craftwork Cards.
Definitely a shop from stash kind of card.

Here is the sketch

Nice and simple for a quick card

I am entering this card at
Allsorts Challenge 817 where Liz would like us to use Shades of Blue and there is also an Anything Goes Option, there's a bit of blue in the papers and the ribbon and also on the owls hat.




Monday, 24 February 2025

Star card

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Today I am sharing a card which I made for my niece to give to her partner


I followed a tutorial from Sam at Mixed Up Craft
The green card is the Crelando card from Lidl
Papers are First Edition Grand Plans which are great for masculine cards. 
I used my new Made to Surprise Big Words Stamp and Die Set for the sentiment.

I am entering my card in the following challenges
Shopping our Stash 541 - use 3 or more patterned papers
NBUS #71 - Use your brand new stuff


Sunday, 23 February 2025

CAS card for JHD swap

Hello everyone and thank you for visiting me. 

Today I am sharing a card I made for a Clean and Simple Card Swap in the Crafty Friends of Julie Hickey Designs Facebook Group.


To make my card I used the following
Julie Hickey Designs Birthday Blooms for the main image coloured with StampinUp blends and Decotime alcohol markers
The sentiment is from Julie Hickey Designs Friendship Blooms
Papers are Stampin Up In Colour 2022-2024 Designer Series Paper

I am entering my card in the following challenges
We Love Stamping - Anything Goes/Clean and Simple




Thursday, 13 February 2025

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 DT Sketch 296

 Hello everyone, I am here to share my first card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 this month, I am mindful that I haven't shared the second one for last month yet but I will share it soon.

This month is my 10 year annivaersary with SSW2, there have been a few changes over those years but I am happy to still be part of the team.

Here is the card I made for sketch 296



I made a 7 x 3 and a 1/4 inch card blank from some turquoisy-green cardstock. The paper is Nitwits Promises from an LOTV pad and the vellum is from Craftwork Cards and is probably about 20 years old.
The flower images are from Julie Hickey Designs Blooming Gorgeous stamp set and I stamped the image 3 times (I also rotated it) and coloured it with Spectrum Noir markers.
The sentiment came from Julie Hickey Designs Daisy Blooms stamps set.

Here is the sketch which I rotated anti-clockwise

If you feel inspired the challenge runs until the 4th of March

I would like to enter my cards in the following challenges

We Love Stamping - I am following the Anything Goes option with this card but I have a CAS card to share soon
Stamping Sensations - again following the Anything Goes Option

Thanks for visiting






Saturday, 1 February 2025

Critter Crazy #95 DT card

 


January was a particularly busy month in the Paper and Ink house not least because I ran a class at my stitchy group to make needlebooks and there was lots of prep needed but here we are at the 1st of February so it's time for me to share my DT card for Critter Crazy Challenge.

I used a precoloured image from Lili of the Valley which I have had forever and cut it out with a die from Julie Hickey Designs Dinky squares set , then I used some Nitwits papers from the Promises set, these came from Lili of the Valley when they did the paper pads. The sentiment is Craftwork Cards as is the card blank and gems are Stampin' Up as is the oval punch I used for the sentiment.
Cardstock and ribbon are from my stash.
I definitely shopped my stash for this one.

I am entering my card at 
Allsorts Challenge Blog #816 following the Anything Goes option although it could fit the Romance theme with a gift of flowers.
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #589 - Anything Goes

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Critter Crazy DT #94

It's the first of the month so that means a new challenge at Critter Crazy Challenge so here is my second DT card of the day.


I created a 6x5 card blank from black card, then fussy cut all the images from Stampin Up Zoo Crew papers and used them to create a scene then used a fineliner pen to draw some squiggles to ground them.
The sentiment and music score are from the  Stampin up enjoy the Rhythm stamp set.
The squiggly paper is also Zoo Crew.




SSW2 Sketch 294

 I have 2 DT cards to share today and my first one is for sketch 294 at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.


The base card is a 5 and 3/4 inch square card from dark blue card and I mounted some Stampin Up Bright and Beautiful paper on it. 
I used distress oxides through the Reach for the Stars stencil from Honey Doo Crafts, I'm not sure of the colours as I didn't re-ink my brushes.
The Sentiment is from Julie Hickey Designs - Hazels Sentiment Medley Die Set
Twine is the last of a roll from American Crafts and the circle embellishments are Julie Hickey Designs glossies and this is the sketch number 294 from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

I am entering this card at the Shopping Our Stash Challenge number 538 where the theme is Superstars and we should use stars on our cards.