Tuesday Talk

Today I'm sharing a card I created to enter the challenge at STAMPlorations.

Here's my card:

I used the Moroccan Mandela stencil from Funky Fossil and three colours of distress inks. Because the size of this stencil is scary for me and I wanted my card to be CAS I set it off the edge of the card before inking it up. Loving the blend of distress inks!

I then stamped a simple Uniko sentiment on top in black and matted the card onto a black card base.

Supplies:
Stamp: Uniko, All Occasion Sentiments #6 
Stencil: Funky Fossil, Moroccan Mandela
Inks: Ranger distress, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, picked raspberry

Thanks so much for dropping by today, it's been fun to have you visit my blog.

And keep crafting!

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration

I'm up on the Uniko blog today with a trio of quick, simple and CAS cards - perfect if you're beginning to feel under pressure to get your Christmas cards created. Find all the details HERE.

Thanks for dropping by, it was so good to have you visit.

And keep crafting!

AAA Birthday - #7 Include A Number

A new challenge has started at AAA Birthday and the theme is really useful for me as it's Include A Number.

My little granddaughter has her first birthday in November and if I'm honest that's why I chose this theme. time to indulge myself with a sea of pink and the number One.

This card is so far away from my usual CAS style that I surprised myself! Way back when I first started card making this was the sort of card I would always make and it seems it's a bit like riding a bicycle you never forget how. Although I did stop short of adding all the paper flower clusters I used to use - I did try them out but I'm guessing I've been CAS too long now and that was just a step too far!

I used that naughty Silhouette Cameo machine to cut the ONE in sparkly non-shed glitter card from Papermilldirect. And guess what? It cut through this card like a dream. Then I added the cutest ever digi stamp from LOTV and some pretty paper from Polka Doodles.

Supplies:
Stamps: LOTV digi, Teddy with Balloon
Card: Papermill Direct, non-shed glitter; Polkadoodles, Butterfly Daisy
Dies: Silhouette Cameo, One; Lawn Fawn, large stitched square stackables
Pens: Copic, R14, R20, R21, R22, R81, R83, R85, YG03, YG23, E41, E42, E43
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The AAA Birthday team have also been very busy creating cards with numbers - some bold like mine, some more discreet. And Izzy Scrap has joined in as our Guest Designer with the most fabulous shaker card. check them all out HERE.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, it's always so much more fun when I have company.

And keep crafting!

Papermilldirect DT Inspiration

Hiya!

I'm up on the Papermilldirect blog today with an Autumn Bouquet card using autumnal shades of Papermilldirect card and Uniko stamps and dies.

Come on over and take a look - HERE.

Thanks so much for looking!

And keep crafting!

Happy Little Stampers - November CAS Challenge

It's time for a new CAS challenge at Happy Little Stampers and what could be a more timely theme than 'Tis the Season.

Here's my quick and easy card:

One of those designs to fall back on when you're in a hurry. Simply use some patterned paper and a sparkly die cut greeting and it almost makes itself.

It just needed a stamped word to finish the greeting and a trio of enamel dots and it was done. Bit of a production line type of card that could be made multiple times in different colours and patterns. And sometimes that's exactly what we need!

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko, Simply Said Christmas

Ink: SU, real red

Paper: Polkadoodles, Gnome For Christmas

Die: Winnie & Walter, Merry

Embellishments: Wink of stella, clear; MME Necessities enamel dots

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Don't forget to pop on over to HLS to check out the rest of the DT's wonderful CAS cards - HERE. You're sure to be inspired.

Thanks for looking today, I really appreciate it.

And keep crafting!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Today I'm joining in with Uniko to celebrate the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Full details about this event and how to win prizes can be found at Uniko - HERE.

Here's my card:

I used Uniko's I Love Coffee stamp set and created a background with the coffee beans and sprig using first and second generation inking. I die cut this and adhered it to a piece of patterned paper. I matted this onto a dark brown base card.

The coffee cup was stamped onto a leftover piece of the same patterned paper and hand cut. I also stamped the greeting and hand cut that. Both of these were raised with foam pads and added to the card front.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, I Love Coffee
inks: SU, chocoalte chip
Paper: Mintay, Dear Diary
Die: MFT Die-namics, stitched basic edges


Thanks for looking today, it's been fun having you visit.

And keep crafting!

Tag You're It Guest Designer

Yay! I'm super delighted to be Guest Designing with Tag You're It today. And it's a pretty little Autumn scene on the challenge graphic.

Here's how it inspired me:

I chose some fleck kraft card from Papermilldirect for my top tag and stamped the framed zinnias at the bottom and a greeting at the top. I then stamped, coloured and hand cut some leaves and pumpkins and added them on top using foam pads.

I then die cut a larger tag in mocha brown card and tied them both together with ribbon and fibres.

Supplies:
Stamps: STAMPlorations, Framed Zinnia, Wonderfall Time
Inks: SU, early espresso
Card: Papermilldirect, fleck kraft, mocha brown
Colours: Prismacolor, yellow ochre, canary yellow, goldenrod, pale vermillion, poppy red, crimson red, olive green, burnt ochre, dark umber
Ribbon & fibres from my stash

Thanks so much for dropping by today. I'll be back in an hour with a coffee themed card - twice in one day, how's that for busy?!

And keep crafting!