Happy Little Stampers - October CAS Challenge

Yay! I'm back with my DT card for the Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge. I missed September's because I was on holiday, but am delighted to be playing along again this month.

Wow, adventure! That's a tricky one for me because I'm not really the adventurous type and like to stick to what I know. So a bit of a search to find some inspiration on pinterest led me to creating this card:

A ride in a hot air balloon - now that really would be an adventure! I stamped the balloon first and then built up my clouds surrounding it and added some sky blue to the edges. Some brighter colours on the balloon and a simple greeting and I was done.

Supplies:
Stamps: Clearly Besotted, Take Flight
Ink: Memento, tuxedo black
Pens: Copic, R29, R39, B000, B01, Y18, Y38, E57, E59

I'm so looking forward to seeing what the rest of the HLS DT come up with for this theme and also all your cards popping up in the gallery. Find them all HERE.

Thanks so much for you company today.

And keep crafting!

Wednesday Words

Today I'm playing along with the colours at CAS Colours & Sketches.

Here's my card:

I started by stamping the Chubby Unicorn and greeting from Funky Fossil and then masked them both off. I put the Birch Forest stencil on top and used the grey ink from the palette to create a background.

I then coloured the unicorn with my Copic markers. I didn't have one that matched Mint Macaron well so I mixed up a green and and a blue green to get as close as I could.

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Chubby Unicorns
Inks: SU, smoky slate
Stencil: Funky Fossil, Birch Forest
Pens: Copic, V01, RV63, G21, BG11; Wink of Stella, clear

Thanks so much for dropping by today, your time is very much appreciated.

And keep crafting!

Tuesday Talk

Today I'm sharing a tag I created to enter the challenge at Tag You're It.

Such a pretty inspiration picture, loving all those banners!

Once I'd die cut my tag I stamped two rows of banners and then added a birthday cake underneath.  I coloured them using my Copic pens and then added the greeting. I took another look at that inspiration photo and decided I needed to add a duck and the little cheeky MFT one was added.

All I needed to do to finish off my tag was add some ribbons. Or was it? Nope, I added some glossy accents to the stars and hearts, then I stopped!

supplies:
Stamps: Catherine Pooler, Birthday Icons; Uniko, greeting from Simply Said; MFT, duck from Rain or Shine
Inks: Memento, tuxedo black
Die: MFT Die-namics, stitched traditional tags
Pens:Copic, R81, R83, R85, YR15, B06, B14, C0, C1, C3, W3

Thanks so much for dropping by today, it's always fun to have some company.

And keep crafting!

Monday Moment

Today I'm playing along with a little card I made for the challenge at CAS On Friday.

The theme for this challenge is Animals and since these little Clearly Besotted Halloween cuties had arrived in my craft room I decided to give them their first outing.

I placed them at the bottom of my card and added a greeting to the end of the train. I coloured the images using my Copic pens and grounded them with a little sky and earth colours.

Supplies:
Stamps: Clearly Besotted, Train of Terror
Ink: Memento, tuxedo black
Pens: Copic, C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, W1, W3, W5,R20,R27, R29, YR15, YR16, B0000, B000, E33, E35, E43, E44

Thanks for looking today, I really appreciate you taking the time.

And keep crafting!

Uniko & National Coffee Day

Today I'm joining in with Uniko as they sponsor and support National Coffee Day.

Here's the card I made:

I started by stamping the Framed Florals in a pale coffee colour and then I stamped the I Love Coffee cup straight on top. I added more colour to the cup using Copic pens and then matted it onto a deep red cardstock.


Do you like the way the background peeks through the red coloured cup? This was definitely the look I was after and it is growing on me the more I look at it!

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Framed Florals, I Love Coffee
Inks: SU, cherry cobbler, sahara sand
Pens: Copic, R37, R39, E43, E44

Be sure to pop on over to the Uniko blog to check out all the details about this Coffee Hop and also the generous prize that is on offer from Bev.

Thanks so much for dropping by today, I really appreciate it.

And keep crafting!

AAA Cards - #150 One Layer + optional twist Autumn

Well Autumn is definitely making itself felt here in the UK. After a spell of beautiful sunny warm days the wind and rain have now taken over and it's blowing a gale outside! Time to hide in my craft room I think.

So why not join me and create a card for the new challenge at AAA Cards. It has to be a one layer card, but the optional twist is Autumn.

Here's my DT card:

I always go to this stamp set from Precious Remembrance Shop when I want Autumn themed images and words and inked it up in some reds, yellows and browns.

As it's a one layer card I decided to give it extra interest by rounding two of the corners.

Supplies:
Stamps: Precious Remembrance Shop, Fall Colors
Inks: SU, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, baked brown sugar; Memento, lady bug
Punch: Xcut, corner rounder

I have to tell you the AAA Cards DT have really outdone themselves with inspiration cards for this challenge. Do pop on over and take a look - HERE. And we've the amazingly talented Joy joining us again as our Guest Designer. Her card is just CAS perfection!

Thanks so much for dropping by today, your visit is greatly appreciated.

And keep crafting!

Saturday Slot

Today I'm sharing the card I made for the AAA Cards facebook September exchange. The theme is Autumn colours.

I adore Autumn colours and was really taken by the purple leaf in this inspiration pic - no surprises there then!

I used the beautiful Forest Foliage stencil from Funky Fossil and four distress oxide inks at the top of my card. I then added a greeting from Precious Remembrance Shop. And yes I can live with the American spelling of colours - who knows my card may just be heading that way anyway.

Supplies:
Stencil: Funky Fossil, Forest Foliage
Inks: Ranger distress, spiced marmalade, fossilized amber, fired brick, seedless preserves; Versafine Clair, nocturne
Stamp: Precious Remembrance Shop, Fall Colors

Thanks so much for your time today I always love it when you come visit my blog.

And keep crafting!