Monday Moment

Today I'm sharing a card I created to play along with the STAMPlorations March CAS Challenge.

Here's my card:

I started by creating a little background interest with the Dotty Frame stencil from Funky Fossil. I used a Stampin Up ink, soft sky, to include the optional colour twist.

I then stamped the stretching cat from Cattitude and decided as some of the blue spots showed through from the stencil I might as well go the whole hog and colour the cat up blue too! I used my Copic pens and added a little light beige into the colour mix too.

I finished off by stamping the paw prints and greeting from the same Funky Fossil stamp set. Don't you just love this rather superior expression on his face?

Supplies:

Stamps: Funky Fossil, Cattitude

Inks: SU, soft sky; Memento, tuxedo black

Stencil: Funky Fossil, Dotty Frame

Pens: Copic, B12, E50

Thanks so much for dropping by today, I really appreciate you taking the time.

Keep safe, stay home and craft!

AAA Cards Game #162 - Made In Minutes + optional twist Use A Stencil

It's time for a new challenge over at AAA Cards and it's one of my favourite themes - Made In Minutes.

Funky Fossil is the sponsor for this challenge and as the optional twist is Use a Stencil that's just what I've done!

Funky Fossil have a new release available at the moment with 10% off orders until midnight tomorrow 30th March. They are also including a freebie stencil with all orders throughout April and there's a chance to win all five stamp sets in their new release. Check it all out HERE.

I created a little scene at the top and bottom of my card using Funky Fossil's Scenic Borders and then stamped some birds flying free and a sentiment quote from Adventure. Don't we all envy those birds at the moment!

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Adventure
Inks: Ranger distress oxide, pine needles, bundled sage; Ranger distress, spun sugar, shaded lilac; Versafine Clair, nocturne
Stencil: Funky Fossil, Scenic Borders

Well your adventures might be put on hold for the time being, but I hope you're well and will find time to join in with this challenge instead.

We've got Sandie from London Days joining in as our Guest Designer and the AAA Cards DT have really pulled the stops out - as they always do - and created fantastic inspiration for you. Find it all HERE.

Thanks so much for looking today, I really appreciate you checking in with me.

Keep safe, stay home and craft instead!

Funky Fossil March Release

Hey!

It's release day at Funky Fossil!

Five new stamp sets just waiting to jump into your basket. Here they are:

            

So do you have a favourite? Well here's some cards to help you make up your mind!

I stamped and heat embossed the flower cluster from Funky Florals and a greeting from Happy Words. I then applied distress ink all over. I went back in with Miya oil pencils to add some shading and added some white gelly roll highlights too.

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Funky Florals, Happy Words
Inks: Ranger distress, mermaid lagoon, picked raspberry, mustard seed; Versamark + Ranger black embossing powder
Colours: Miya oil pencils; Sakura gelly roll, white

For my next card I had those guys in my family in mind. I started by using the Dotty Grid stencil and three colours of distress ink

I completed my card by adding a heart from Distressed Elements and a greeting from Happy Words.

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Happy Words & Distressed Elements
Inks: Ranger distress oxide, cracked pistachio, pine needles, peeled paint; Versafine Clair, nocturne
Stencil: Funky Fossil, Dotty Grid 

My final card for today's showcase is for the cat lovers among you.

I adore the smug look on the cat's face and know exactly who this card will be winging its way to. I stamped, coloured and hand cut the cat's head from Cattitude and used a triple die cut window to make him pop. The hearts in the first window are from Cupcake Crazy and the greeting is from Happy Words.

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Cattitude, Happy Words, Hearts from Cupcake Crazy
Inks: Memento, tusedo black
Die: CREAlies Xtra No 5
Colours: Copic, C0,C1,C5,C7, RV000, R27, R39

We're having a bit of a hop to celebrate this new release and one lucky commentator will win all five stamp sets. Hope it's you!

Here's the places you need to go to leave comments:

Sarah

Jane - that's me

Sam

Shona

Cornelia

Natalie

Thanks for looking today, have fun with the hop!

Keep safe, stay indoors and craft!

Papermill Direct DT Inspiration - Daffodil Delight Card

Hey!

I'm up on the Papermilldirect blog today with a fun Spring themed daffodil card.

Come on over and take a look at how I created it - HERE.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Spring Botanicals Tulip
Card: Papermill Direct, daffodil, supersmooth white
Ink: Memento, tuxedo black; Ranger distress, mustard seed
Die: Pretty Pink Posh Window Frames
Stencil: Creat A Smile, Focal Point
Colours: Copic pens and Miya oil pencils

Thanks so much for looking and don't forget to follow that link over to the Papermill Direct blog - HERE.

And as always keep crafting!

Funky Fossil Pre-Release Peeks - Funky Florals

OK today is the final day of Funky Fossil pre-release peeks and it's a really gorgeous stamp set with endless possibilities.

My first card uses a washed wood background paper and I stamped the large floral cluster several times onto different patterned papers.

Once I'd hand cut and glued all the paper pieced elements I then went back in with Miya oil pencils to add some shading and detail. I finished it all off with some ruby pearls.

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Funky Florals, Happy Words
Inks: Versafine Clair, nocturne + clear embossing powder
Papers: Polkadoodles, Peeled Paint & Butterfly Daisy
Colours: Miya oil pencil
Embellishments: coloured pearls from my stash

My second card uses the same large floral cluster and I coloured using Copic pens.

I added some gems to the flower centres and used a sentiment from Happy Words on a stitched banner.

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Funky Florals, Happy Words
Ink: Versafine Clair, nocturne + clear embossing powder
Colours: Copic, YG63, YG67, G21, E50, C0, V01, V12, V15, V17, RV55, RV63, RV66
Die: Lil'inker, stitched mats long & skinny rectangles
Embellishments: YNS Gumdrops, Bling It On

My final card uses many of the smaller stamps from this set.

I stamped and heat embossed the leaves, flowers and scrolls and then applied water mixed brusho colours on top. I die this panel and matted it onto black card stock.

I used a small piece of the cut off background to stamp and heat embossed the sentiment from Happy Words.

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Funky Florals, Happy Words
Inks: Brusho, turquoise, orange, yellow, leaf green, brilliant red; Versamark + black embossing powder; Versafine Clair, nocturne
Die: MFT Die-namics, stitched basic edges



Well that's all the pre-release peeks completed. I hope you've enjoyed what you've seen and have been checking out what the rest of the Funky Fossil DT have been creating with them too.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a final bit of DT inspiration and then it's over to you to place your order and show us the beautiful things you create with them all.

Thanks for your time today.  Keep safe, stay indoors and craft instead!

Funky Fossil March Pre-Release Peeks - Cattitude

Oh wow! You are so going to love today's pre-release peek at Funky Fossil's new March release!

These adorable cats are just so much fun to craft with!

For my first card I used the three cats and kept them coloured in mainly simple greys. The colour is all confined to the background apart from the hat.

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Cattitude
Inks: Ranger distress oxide, squeezed lemonade, spiced marmalade, picked raspberry, wilted violet
Colours: Copic, RV00, C1, C3, C5, C7; Miya oil paencils
Die: Lawn Fawn, Four Quare Backdrop Portrait

I went super CAS with my next card and chose the cat head and footprint stamps.

I used a Kaleidacolor ink pad for the stamping and then coloured up the cat in matching Miya oil pencil colours.

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Cattitude
Inks: Kaleidacolor, cappuccino delight
Die: MFT Die-namics, rectangle peek-a-boo window
Colours: Miya oil pencils

For my last card today I went all colourful and chose non-typical cat shades!

I added some sprinkles from the Cupcake set that I shared on Tuesday and used another Kaleidacolor ink pad. Sarah asked me if the cat had over indulged at his party because of the green face, but honestly that was not the look I meant to achieve!

Supplies:
Stamps: Funky Fossil, Cattitude
Inks: Memento, tuxedo black; Kaleidacolor, caribbean sea
Die: Lawn Fawn, stitched scalloped rectangle frames
Colours: Copic, YG01, B04, BG15; Miya oil pencils; Wink of Stella, silver & clear

Well that's another day of peeks over and one more left  tomorrow before you can put in your order and shop to your heart's content.

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

Stay safe, stay indoors and craft instead!

Funky Fossil March Pre-Release Peeks - Distressed Elements & Happy Words

Are you ready for some more Funky Fossil awesome pre-release peeks? Well feast you eyes on these two¬

   

I got my grunge on with this tag:

I created the background pattern with brusho colours through the Geo Flowers stencil and then got busy with stamping on the top. I also popped on some of the MDF embellishments from the Funky Fossil store.

Supplies:

Stamps: Funky Fossil, Distressed Elements

Inks: Versamark + Ranger black embossing powder; Brusho, crimson, orange, leaf green; Ranger distress, black soot

Card: Papermill Direct, cocktail dacquiri

Die: MFT Die-namics, stitched traditional tags

Stencil: Funky Fossil, Geo Flowers

Embellishments: Funky Fossil, Keys & Positive Words

Next I created a couple of CAS cards using pretty much the same card design but in two different orientations and colourways.

Here's a close up of those three widths of line.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Funky Fossil, Distressed Elements, Happy Words

Ink: Memento, bahama blue, danube blue, paris dusk, elderberry, lilac posies, lulu lavender

My final card uses another Funky Fossil stencil with some of the stamps from both sets.

I tipped the stencil off the edge and inked through, then framed it all with the stamps.

Supplies:

Stamps: Funky Fossil, Distressed Elements, Happy Words

Inks: Ranger distress oxide, worn lipstick, seedless preserves, wilted violet; Kaleidacolor, berry bliss

Stencil: Funky Fossil, Full of Love

Thanks so much for looking today and please come back tomorrow when there is the most adorable stamp set to show you.

Keep safe, stay indoors and craft instead!

Jane
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