Card Concept Colour Challenge

Hello folks!

I seem to have a bit of an obsession with black at the moment - the last few cards have all had a black background...maybe it's an indication of my mood! This one's no exception for the colour challenge over at The Card Concept:

I never seem to know quite which style to put my Card Concept cards in - classy and elegant I guess I'd call this.  What do you think?

Thanks for looking,

Claire x

Things that Glow

Happy weekend folks!

Just a super quick card for the Casology challenge:

The idea for this one came to me at about 3am this morning....no wonder I was having trouble sleeping.  I started thinking about 'cat's eyes' in the centre of roads and then I thought of a pair of creepy eyes glowing in the dark.  It's not the best execution or photo I'm afraid - I wish I'd had more time to think about how to incorporate the eyes into a better card but I like the idea. I used the Cameo to cut them and added a couple of drops of dimensional magic to make them glow more. The Halloween die cut is also from Cameo Silhouette and the 'happy' is from a set by PTI.

Thanks for looking,

Claire x

Ring the Bell for Casology!

Hello folks,

A quick one for Casology where the cue word is:

Gold embossing powder against black...so unforgiving if you make a mistake! I cut a couple of bells using the Cameo and smothered them in gold embossing powder. The gold embossed string is from the Close to My Heart Pinwheel set and the jingly sentiment is Waltzingmouse.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks so much for taking the time to comment - they always make me smile!

Claire x

Simple Silhouette

Hello again everyone,

My second post of the day for this week's Casology challenge:

When I saw this week's cue word was 'silhouette' I knew the possibilities were endless,  since I've a Silhouette Cameo on loan,  I was tempted to go for the flowery option but I ended up going for something a bit more grungier instead.   The background is the splatter stamp from PTI's Grunge Me set - I thought it would go perfectly with the guitar and would make a great teenage card! I added some Dimensional Magic to it and a touch of glitter for a bit of sparkle.

No more posts from me today...have a good one and thanks for stopping!

Claire x

Retro Sketches #81

Happy weekend to you folks!

There's another great sketch to begin your crafty week over at Retro Sketches and it's based on this fabulous card by September's Headliner, Michelle:

I've been contemplating buying a Silhouette Cameo for quite a while now and I just happened to be at a  a crafty friend's house and there's one sat on the floor, still in its box, doing absolutely nothing! She asked if I wanted to borrow it for a couple of months...Er...really? Did she even need to ask?!  Anyway, this is my first attempt at using it - I just made a simple grid of numbers set in a rectangle..so easy...even a muppet like me can use it!

Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with this week - see you soon!

Claire x