Muse Challenge #139

Hello again,

Second post for the day - if you want to see my previous card you can do so here. 

I can't remember the last time I played along at at Muse but when I saw Tracey's beautiful card I knew I had to CASE it:

I love all the white space she used, and the perfect placement of those sequins and sentiment.  The stamps are from CAS-ual Fridays Mon Ami set - perfect for me to practise my less than adequate Copic skills!

Off to bed now and bracing myself for my 7 year old son to keep me up half the night. Poor little thing is full of a cold...although for some reason it didn't stop him from trick or treating and eating half a tonne of lollies earlier this evening!

Happy stamping!

Claire x

Christmas in Pink

G'day!

Another Christmas card to show you today - at this rate I'll have them all finished by December 24th! I'm joining in with the latest sketch over at CAS(E) This Sketch and using the theme from Time out which is: Christmas with the optional twist of "use pink and/or purple":

I've always loved Christmas cards which steer away from the more traditional colours of red and green. It was the perfect opportunity to use CAS-ual Friday's Snowflake Greetings and to bring out some pink. something that is severely lacking in my testosterone infused house.

Hope you have a great weekend - and hopefully this time tomorrow Australia will be World Cup Rugby champions!

Thanks for stopping,

Claire x

Casology - Have a Heart

Hello!

It's about time I started my Christmas cards and luckily the cue word over at Casology gave me a nudge in the right direction:

I used Papertrey Ink's Take a Bough and stamped the round bauble, then die cut the shape into a heart and added a Waltzingmouse sentiment from Seasons of Love. There's a sprinkling of glitter over the branch to give the impression of snow but it's not shown up too well in the photo. Very quick and very simple, which is exactly how I like my Christmas cards as I have to make a whole heap of them!

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Little Monster

G'day folks!

My fingers have been distinctly lacking in ink these last couple of weeks. October is such a busy month in our family - birthdays galore, including my youngest son who turned 7 yesterday.  I borrowed a friend's 7 seater car, filled it with a bunch of his closest friends and took them to a play centre. Let's just say that every form of bodily function was discussed between said boys and the trip ended with a very serious burping competition - which my son very proudly won. Not sure what that says about my mothering skills or his manners!

Speaking of little monsters, having a bunch of very sweet ones in my car reminded me of this little fella from the Paper Smooches set of the same name.  I coloured him with Copics (annoyingly you can't see any of my shading in the pic - but it is there, I promise) added a swirl of twine and stamped and embossed a chevron background from Mama Elephant.  I took my cues from the latest Time Out challenge pic and the latest Freshly Made Sketch. It also happens to fit in with the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge to use monsters in your project:

Enjoy your weekend!

Claire x

Addicted to Sparkle

G'day again!

Super quick card for the latest challenge over at Addicted to CAS. The code word is 'sparkle.'

Now I have to admit, I don't use much sparkle on my cards. Normally I resort to Wink of Stella which I love, but it never shows up in photos.  For this card I actually reached for some ancient gold glitter I had in the depths of my stash.  I stamped the CAS-ual Fridays Mon Ami bloom and coloured it with Copics, then added a thick coat of Glossy Accents with a light sprinkle of glitter. I also added some gold, sparkly bling and some sparkly gold embossing powder.  Of course the pic really doesn't do the sparkle justice so here's a close up just to prove it's glittery:

Hope you get the chance to sparkle this week!

Thanks for stopping,

Claire x

Staying Neutral

Hello again!

Hope your weekend is giving you some 'me' time. Today is the one day of the year when the big bloke has permission to do nothing but watch sport - so far we've had a world cup rugby match, 6 hours of Bathurst motor racing and shortly the joy of F1. Let's just say he will owe me. Big time.

Moving on to my card - this started off as a combo of Freshly Made Sketches and The Card Concept (neutral colours) but then turned into the Autumn theme of Time Out and back to the neutrals of The Card Concept. That is to say, I had no idea what I was doing!

I used some cheap as chips papers from K-mart and added a couple of vellum, embossed Simple Sprigs from WMS.   I was inspired by the white focal point of the pumpkins in the pic and the neutral colours and I reckon it's a clean and layered creation.  I think I can just about get away with it being neutral. What do you think?

I'm editing this post to add it in to Time Out as well. I wasn't going to put it in the gallery this week as I wasn't sure if it was Autumnal enough! The Autumnal theme comes from this lovely quote:

 'Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile'

That's enough waffle from me! Thanks for popping by,

Claire x

Mojo Monday #418

Hello folks!

My crafty mojo has been a bit lacklustre this week so I turned to Mojo Monday for some sketch inspiration:

I used CAS-ual Fridays brand new Scallop Tag Fri-dies and added the PTI bloom and sentiment.  Another easy card! 

I'm in the middle of learning some new stuff for work and after 8 years of not having to think about anything but the kids, it's been an interesting challenge. Hopefully my mojo will come back when things have settled down!

Have a great weekend!

Claire x