Four in One!

Hello again,

It's a rare day when I get to combine four challenges with the one card - I've used the colours at Colour Throwdown with the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch: 

The colours really threw me at first (excuse the pun) - the gold, green and blue were fine but the peach left me a little flummoxed to say the least! It's not a colour I use much and I certainly wouldn't have put them all together but I love how it's turned out. I blended a couple of distress inks ( Evergreen Bough and Salty Ocean} and gold embossed the Stamplorations butterfly over a set of peachy wings. The sentiment's from PTI.

I'm also linking this up to The Paper Players - their 500th challenge is a CAS one with the theme of 'celebrate.' I made this card for a very close friend of mine to celebrate 30 years of friendship...we met at university when we were 18 and she's always been such an appreciative recipient of my cards. I always save my favourite ones for her! 

Finally I'm sending it over to Time Out which challenges us to be 'peaceful' this week. Don't you think butterflies are the most peaceful of creatures?

Happy stamping!

Claire 

MFT Sketch Challenge #498

Hello again,

Quick post for MFT's Sketch Challenge using the colours from their previous colour challenge:

I used Pure Innocence Happy You Day (now retired) with matching die and the sentiment's from Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings.  It takes a very sassy girl to make pea green boots look good!

Thanks for popping by,

Claire

Paper Players Colour Challenge

Hello folks,

It's the school holidays here so not much inkiness happening. This horrible virus has all kicked off again in Victoria and is slowly spreading to Sydney so it's been hard finding stuff for the kids to do that doesn't involve being in close proximity to others. My youngest keeps asking if we can go to the indoor trampoline park which is literally the last place I want to be - a group of sweating kids jumping next to each other on trampolines...er no thank you!

Anyway, card making is probably the safest option at the moment so here's one for LeAnne's colour challenge over at The Paper Players:

I haven't inked up these WMS sets in quite a while - the yellow border and frame are actually from a masculine set I bought years ago called My Kind of Guy. I don't think I've ever stamped them in anything but masculine colours - they look quite pretty in the yellow and blue!

Hope you are all keeping safe and well,

Happy stamping!

Claire

CASology Meets CAS(E) This Sketch

Hello fellow inkers,

My mind went completely blank when I saw this week's CASology cue card - 'pool:' 

I really had no ideas at all but the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch made me think of flowing water so I created an alcohol inked background and added a little lifesaver ring from WMS' Ocean Bound.  Isn't it funny how you can have no ideas at all,  but throw in another challenge and you suddenly have a card?!

Happy stamping!

Claire

Less is More - Colour Challenge

Hello folks,

Here's a card for Less is More's pretty colour challenge:

I've used Ink to Paper's 'It's a Sign:Birthday Sentiments - I stamped the blooms with pink pigment ink and embossed with holographic embossing powder to get some sparkle, then coloured the centres with Copics. The grey leaves and corner die cut are from my local craft shop - now closed down unfortunately. I do miss having a local shop to browse in - it's so much more inspiring when you can see all the different products and examples of how they're used. Online shopping just doesn't make the crafty cut!

Happy stamping!

Claire 

 

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Hello fellow inkers!

It seems ages since I played along at Your Next Stamp - their latest 'how does your garden grow?' challenge gave me a good excuse to whip out one of my favourite sets - Honey Bee:

It was the perfect set to use with the sketch over at The Paper Players - just the type of sketch I like with lots of layers!

Happy stamping!

Claire 

Time Out - Guest Designer

Hello bloggers,

I'm so happy to be Guest Designer today for one of my favourite challenge blogs - Time Out. They have a brand new theme challenge to get those inky teeth into - 'Days Gone By:'

Lots of different ways to interpret this - I inked up an older stamp from Mama Elephant which features a typewriter. Remember those? Probably not if you're under 40!  The background has been stamped with MFT's Happy Birthday background which is in a similar 'typed' font and I blended a rainbow strip of distress inks to brighten it all up.

The challenge is being sponsored by the fabulous CAS-ual Friday Stamps which is a great reason to join in the fun!

Happy stamping!

Claire