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Thursday, 2 July 2020

Sweet and Salty - Whimsy Stamps

Hello everyone!

It's Sue here today, flying by with a card I have been wanting to make for aaaaages using the gorgeous

Whimsy Stamps

Sweet and Salty Clear Stamps Set

I coloured this beautiful mermaid with Copic Markers

Skin E04, E11, E00, E000

Hair R30, RV42, R43, R39
Tail YR000, YR01, R12, R32, R35, R43, R56, E81, E84
Clam Shell Bra YR21, YR12, YR27, YR18

...and used white and red gel pens to add some sparkle to her tail.

I cut her out and layered her onto an inky background with an aperture made with a

Wavy Nested Frames Die

inside a rectangle die cut with a

Wonky Stitched Rectangles Die

I added a sentiment from the

Sweet and Salty Clear Stamp Set

and finished the design with some

Salt Water Sparkletz

Ingredients from Dies To Die For
Ink on 3 Blackout Detail Hybrid Ink

Sweet and Salty Clear Stamps Set by Deb Davis Amped2Stamp
Wavy Nested Frames Die
Wonky Stitched Rectangles Die
Catherine Pooler Ink Pad in Twilight

Thank you for popping by today!

I hope you are all managing to stay safe and healthy in these unsettling times!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

Sweet and Salty Clear Stamps - Whimsy Stamps

Wavy Nested Frames Die Set - Whimsy Stamps

Wonky Stitched Rectangles Die Set - Whimsy Stamps

Other Ingredients
Make it Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek
Sakura Gelly Roll 0.8 White Gel Pen
Watercolour Card
Crafter's Companion Sparkle Pen in Deepest Ocean
Salt Water Sparkletz

Wednesday, 1 July 2020

The Gnome in the Hammock

I've been playing with one of the new releases from Stamping Bella and have used this little Gnome in the Hammock for today's card.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Saturday, 27 June 2020

Bring Out The Sunshine

Hello peeps, Squirrel here today - yes, I know I am late, but the last three days of heat have taken their toll and my tail felt a bit limp this morning.

Anyhoo, this little lady is perfectly dressed for summer.

Ingredients used:

MFT Birdie Brown - Bring Out The Sunshine stamps MFT-BB-71

MFT DieNamics Bring Out The Sunshine dies MFT-1521

MFT Birdie Brown - Sweet Birthday Wishes stamps MFT-BB-78

MFT DieNamics Sweet Birthday Wishes dies MFT-1589

MFT sentiment Delicious Birthday stamps MFT-LLD-35

MFT 6x6 paper - Positively Peppy MFT-EP-63

MFT Stencil Mini Cloud Edges MFT-ST-100

Hugs

Thursday, 25 June 2020

This Curvy Girl Loves The Beach! - Stamping Bella...

Hello everyone,

It's Sue here today!

Today I'm showing you a 'no lines' technique card coloured with Copics markers.

This is still a fairly new technique for me so I'm very much at the practise stage!

I used the beautiful image

Curvy Girl Loves The Beach by Stamping Bella

I stamped this gorgeous image in Antique Linen Distress Ink (...big thanks to Alice Huang for the tip)! onto

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

I have to say that the best ink by far for the no lines technique is

Ink on 3 Fadeout No Lines Colouring Detail Ink

but I am long overdue a trip to the opticians and I simply cant see it well enough at the moment!

I coloured her with Copic Markers

Hair E79, E47, E44

Skin E04, E11, E01, E000

Swimsuit R39, R27, R24, R14, Y38, Y19, Y15, C9, C6, C4

Basket YR24, YR23, YR21

I then cut the card to 'slimline' size, masked the edges and blended distress ink around the left hand side of the image.

Finally I stamped the sentiment in

Twilight Ink by Catherine Pooler

and added some

Taylored Expressions Summer Nights Sequins

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Curvy Girl Loves The Beach by Stamping Bella

Twilight Ink by Catherine Pooler

Taylored Expressions Summer Nights Sequins
Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Thank you for popping by!

Happy Crafting

from Sue...xxx

Wednesday, 24 June 2020

Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes

I've made some more large tags and this time I've used some cute party critters from MFT.

To see how I made the base shape, look back to last Wednesday's post.

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Sunday, 21 June 2020

Sunset Soul Mutts...

Hello friends!

It's Sue here today!

I hope you have all had a good week and are staying safe and well!

Today's card is for a very special friend of mine who recently had to say goodbye to her precious four legged family member!

I thought this image from

Soul Mutts Clear Stamps

coupled with a sunset beach scene would make a lovely card to let her know they are all very much in my heart!

I want to thank lovely Amy Young (A Thousand Sheets of Paper) for her background inspiration.

Ingredients from

Dies To Die For

Soul Mutts Clear Stamps (by Deb Davis Amped2Stamp)
Inkon3 Blackout Detail Hybrid Ink Pad

Wonky Stitched Rectangles Die Set

Pets Woof 6x6 Paper Pack

Copic Markers

Sand E33, E31, E30

Sea BG57, BG53, BG32, BG11, BG10

Sky Y00, Y000, YR20, YR00, YR000, R00, R30, RV95, RV93,

Hair, E47, E44, E43,

Skin, E04, E13, E21, E00

Dress V99, RV95, RV95, RV94

Pooch E47, E44, E43, E42

Thank you for popping by!

Happy Crafting

from Sue...xxx

6x6 Paper Pack - Pets Woof - Whimsy Stamps

Other Ingredients

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

Archival Ink Pad in Watering Can

Saturday, 20 June 2020

Early Birds

Going by the time and volume of the dawn chorus recently, there are a lot of early birds out there.

(Most of them shouting their beaks off right under my bedroom window)

I wonder how many of them may be having their breakfast?

Items used:

Whimsy Clear Stamps - Early Birds

MFT Background Stamps - Bundles of Blossoms

No worms were harmed in the making of this card,

Hugs

Squirrel

Wednesday, 17 June 2020

Piggy Pebbles

I really like making large tags. They are a change from making cards and are lovely to add to a gift for someone special.

I've made my own base shape from a stitched square rectangle and a stitched oval nesting die to curve the top.

To make the tag shape I popped the oval on the top of the rectangle but only placed the top plate up to the point where I want it to cut.

This only allows the pressure to cut the top curve and not the bottom half. I do the same with the patterned paper, but use a smaller oval.

Project Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Monday, 15 June 2020

Barnyard Squares - Whimsy Stamps ...

Hello everyone

It's Sue here today to show you a fab new release item from Whimsy Stamps

Barnyard Squares Clear Stamps by Crissy Armstrong

I don't do very much 'no line' colouring because to be honest I just can't see the lines! I had great fun having a go with this sweet image though!

I stamped the image onto white card with Inkon3 Fadeout No line Coloring Ink and coloured it with Copic markers

Cow - C0, C1, C2, N9, N7, N5, R32, R30, R000

Flowers - V17, V25, V12

Greenery - YG67, YG63, YG03

Sky - BG000, BG0000

Then I trimmed the image along the outline into a square and set it aside.

I created a 13cm square card blank and fixed a piece of design paper from the beautiful

Eggstra Bunnies 6x6 paper Pack

to it. I added a piece of ribbon across the centre fixing it to the reverse with tape.

Then I die cut white card with the largest banner from the

Shaker Maker Banner Die Set

and fixed that to the top centre of the card design with foam tape

I die cut a piece of white card with the 9cm die from the

Pierced and Stitched Circles Die Set

I left the card in the die and blended blue and green ink over it as shown.

Next I die cut a 5.5cm square of white card to sit just inside the circle and blended ink over it in the same way.

I then layered the square and the image onto the circle fixed it firmly to the banner as shown.

Finally I die cut one of the

Quick Strips Dies

and stamped a sentiment from the Barnyard Squares set onto it. I fixed the strip to the bottom right hand side of the card design as shown.

Ingredients from Dies To Die For
Barnyard Squares Clear Stamps by Crissy Armstrong
Inkon3 Fadeout No Line Colouring Detail Ink Pad
Eggstra Bunnies 6x6 paper Pack
Shaker Maker Banner Die Set
Pierced and Stitched Circles Die Set
Quick Strips Dies
Catherine Pooler Ink Pad - Grass Skirt
Catherine Pooler Ink Pad - It's a Boy
Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Thank you for popping by today.
I hope you are all managing to stay safe and healthy in these uncertain times!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

*NEW Barnyard Squares Clear Stamps - Whimsy Stamps

*NEW 6x6 Paper Pack - Eggstra Bunnies - Whimsy Stamps

Shaker Maker Banner Die Set - Whimsy Stamps

Pierced and Stitched Circles Die Set - Whimsy Stamps

Saturday, 13 June 2020

Say What?

Morning all, Squirrel here this morning

She's bright, she's sassy ...... are you ready?

Ingredients used:

CC Designs - Rockabilly Gals CCD-0128

Clearly Whimsy Stamps - Say What CWSS121

MFT DieNamics - Stitched Ric Rac MFT-1513

MFT Clear Stamps - Purrfect MFT-CS-388

MFT Purr-fect dies MFT-1503

MFT 6x6 paper - Spring Whimsy MFT-EP-61

Hugs

Wednesday, 10 June 2020

The Gnome and The Letter

I don't usually make cards this big, but oh yeah, this one's a big 'un! So big, in fact, that I had trouble making an envelope that would fit.

I used The Gnome and The Letter for this 'hello' card. The colours were inspired by the Lawn Fawn Spring Plaid papers which I thought were fun and jolly.

I think this is the first time that I've used this image. I admit that I struggle a bit with the beards on these gnomes, but I love the fun image.

He's perfect for a 'just a note' or 'Hello' card.

I hope you like him!

Card Recipe:

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Saturday, 6 June 2020

Saddle Up & Celebrate

Morning all, Squirrel here today, in the saddle as you might say

A little something for the boys

Yummy things used:

MFT Birdie Brown - Saddle Up & Celebrate MFT-BB-61

MFT Die-Namics Saddle Up & Celebrate MFT-1359

MFT Cling Rubber Stamps - Circle Celebration Background MFT-BG-114

MFT 6x6 Watercolor Wash

Lawn Fawn 6x6 Spiffy Speckles

I used an old MFT Die-Namics die set called Grassy Edges which has long retired but

you can still get the MFT Tall Grassy Edge die

Yee haw!

Hugs

Thursday, 4 June 2020

Cattitude! - New Arrivals from Whimsy Stamps

Happy Thursday Friends!

It's Sue here today to show you a card made with one of the latest arrivals in store from

Whimsy Stamps

I have been playing with

Cattitude Clear Stamps (by Deb Davis - Amped2Stamp)

This card was so straightforward to make!

First I die cut a 10.5cm x 13.5cm rectangle of Kraft card with

different sized circle dies from the

Pierced and Stitched Circle Die Set

to create the card design.

Then I die cut three Kraft card circles, each one a size larger than the apertures in the card design.

I stamped a cute attitude on each one and coloured them with

Prismacolor pencils.

PC 945 Sienna Brown, PC943 Burnt Ochre, PC1033 Mineral Orange, PC1043 Golden Rod, PC1003 Spanish Orange, PC1099 Expresso, PC1031 Henna, PC 1021 Jade Green, PC1086 Sky Blue Light, PC1005 Limepeel. (I also used a cream polychromos I had to hand but there is a cream in the Prismacolour set you could use perfectly well).

I coloured the cats with pencil strokes to make them look a bit scruffy!

Then I mounted the cat circles on a 10.cm x 13.5cm background so that they matched up with the circles I had cut in the card design and stuck them down. (The circles overlapped the edges but I just trimmed them to size with scissors).

...then I fixed the die cut design to the kitty background with foam tape so you can see a cat peeking out from each circular aperture!

Such fun and simples!!!

Thank you for popping by!

I hope you are all managing to stay safe and healthy in these odd times!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

*NEW Cattitude Clear Stamps - Whimsy Stamps

Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Snowy Bears

I'm on a mission to make Christmas cards throughout the year so I don't have a shortfall by the time I get to December. This one's using a CC Designs bear that I couldn't resist.