Something Different

Today I am posting a card from my folder of cards made but not posted, because I wanted to join We love Chocolate Baroque for their October challenge before it is too late. I do not have a card using Chocolate Baroque stamps but they are  not compulsory as long as stamping is the focus of the card. As the theme is 'anything goes' I thought I must have something that would do in my folder. On looking through it I realised that I actually make a lot of cards that don't really use stamping much, I was surprised!

Anyway here is the card I have chosen to share today, it is quite different for me and I wasn't sure if I liked it, but as I look at it now perhaps it isn't so bad. Let me know what you think?

The vase and flowers are by Penny Black and the flourish under the shelf is an art stamp. I think I was trying to make it look like decoration on the shelf somehow, not sure it worked. I coloured it with my Zig Clean Colour real brush pens. I do quite like how I framed it with the orange and blue.

 Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

 Hilary 

xx

Squash it!

Today I am sharing a quick and easy card hat I have made for the new Let's squash it challenge that has been started by Gail and Jo who you will be familiar with if you have ever taken part in the Card Chain Challenge. The new challenge aims to get us all using our embossing folders much more.  I am very pleased to see it as I have a collection of embossing folder that really don't get much use, and yet they they are a fantastic tool. Having thought that, the next step was to ensure that I take part, so I have made a really quick and easy card. The challenge prompt is  geometric and metallic.

I took a piece of metallic card and cut it with a stitched oval die, I then 'squashed it' with a Crafters Companion 3d blocks embossing folder which produced this rather cool effect on the metallic card..

The leaf die is by Pink Fresh Studio, I cut it and stacked it and coloured it with alcohol markers. I did the same with the thinking of you die. I finished it off by mounting it on a coloured card base and adding a few sequins.

Thank you Gail and Jo for taking the time and trouble to start this challenge, although I have no idea how you are finding the time for it, I am grateful non the less.

I am also sharing at:

Just Add Ink #528 - just add two sequins, ribbon, metallic foil. I have used sequins and metallic foil.

NBUS #19 - both dies used are NBUS (I just can't seem to stop ordering new stuff at the moment)

 Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

 Hilary 

xx

A happy coincidence

Today I have a card to share that has been patiently waiting for the right challenge and finally it has come along. The challenge is Less is More #430 Sharon's CASe card.

The background is alcohol ink given some shine with foil and the die cut has been stacked onto a plum coloured card.  I thought the design is so similar that it would be appropriate to share it here.

Here is the card to be CASed:

Beautiful isn't it?

 Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.

Hilary 

xx

A little extra

Today I have an extra post to highlight the current challenge at CAS Mix Up.  It is a stencil challenge this month and I had an extra idea so it means I had an extra card to share. This idea actually comes from following the lovely Gundi over at Papierelle. She sometimes uses graphite pencil on her cards and I usually think it looks really cool and have wanted to give it a go for a while.

As the prompt this month is tone on tone, I took a piece of grey paper and a stencil by Funky Fossil and coloured it with a pencil. I actually quite liked the result.

I was going to stamp and heat emboss the sentiment directly onto the panel but chickened out as I thought I would mess it up, so I stamped on vellum instead. For the insert I used a piece of paper that is dark grey on one side and white on the other and used a white pencil with the stencil.

I did spray some fixative on the finished piece so that it wouldn't smudge. I am quite pleased with the result but I am unsure whether it would have been just as good if I had used a grey ink.

 Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

 Hilary 

xx

Silhouettes

Today I actually have two cards for this months Twofer Challenge #32, the prompt this month is silhouettes and I couldn't resist taking time to make a couple of cards, everyone loves silhouettes, don't they?

I honestly can't remember where I got this stamp from and have no note about it either, but I really like it's delicate lines.

This one is a simple masked square with ink blending and the image stamped in black versafine. It is a sympathy card.

This one started with a blended background then the image was repeat stamped across the front. I repeat stamped and heat embossed the Happy over the stems and die cut the birthday 3 times and stacked it. It is finished off with a green enamel dot on the i. The panel on this one is actually mounted on some yellow craft foam but I am afraid you can't really see that in the photos.

I hope you like them.

I am also sharing my second card at:

Sunday Stamps - SSC241 Earthy Tones

 Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

Hilary 

xx

October CAS Mix Up Reminder

It is the 15th October already so it is time to remind you that there is still plenty of time to join in with the October CAS Mix Up Challenge. This month we are using stencils, Viv is our host and the prompt is tone on tone.

First I created a stencil with a Fuzzy Lemon die, then I inked a piece of white Bristol Board with distress ink making the coverage as even as I could. Then I inked over the stencil with a darker distress ink. The edges of the panel were inked in a darker shade and mounted it onto paper that toned well with it. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in gold and mounted it all on a yellow coated base card (adorable scorable). I also used the stencil to decorate an insert and the envelope.

I finished it off with a few enamel dots in the centre of the flowers.

I hope I might have helped inspire you to take part this month and shall look forward to seeing your entry in the gallery.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

 xx

Thank You

Hello, 

My card today is a simple thank you.

The background stamp was a prize from Uniko for this card which I entered in their 8th birthday celebration in February 2020, it was chosen in the top 5. So this is the card I made to send to Bev as a thank you. I remember not being that happy with it at the time but now I am revisiting it I find I quite like it's simplicity and that background stamp is gorgeous. I must get it out again. The flower die is from Spellbinders I think.

Sharing this at:

Uniko #61 - Anything goes and optional twist - Thank You

Just Add Ink #525 - Thank You

 Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

Hilary 

xx

Autumn

Hello, 

Yesterday I made a quick card after seeing a couple of challenges and getting inspiration from some snippets in my left overs folder.

The circle of 'trees' is a piece left over from when I made this card over a year ago. It is an emboss resist technique with a woodgrain stencil.

The leaf die is newly acquired from Concord & 9th, I cut it and inlaid pieces from my second snippet (seen in the picture). The little hearts are also from that snippet.

The word strip is a stamp a from Concord & 9th set called lace leaf.

The circle is mounted on orange craft foam, you can just see it peaking out on the picture below. The card base is adorable scorable, which is a coated card so it has a bit of a shine, which is hard when it comes to taking the photo when the light isn't very good. It has been pouring with rain here all day.

The following close up shows the colours better.

I am sharing this card at:

Colour Throwdown #613

CAS on Friday #190 - Autumn

Pixies snippets playground #388

NBUS#19 - The leaf die is NBUS

 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

Hilary 

xx

CCC Reveal

It is 2nd October so time for the reveal post for Septembers Card Chain Challenge. This month my card went to Chris in Illinois.

I have used both the colours and the sketch to make my card this month. I started by making a water coloured panel with the colours. I then did some die cut inlaying, which is really easy with this die as the pieces are a reasonable size to handle. Once that was done the card was put together really simply and only uses die cuts.

I received this wonderful card from Robin in Australia.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

Hilary 

xx

October CAS Mix Up Challenge

Hello, 

Today is the 1st October so I am back with some inspiration for this months CAS Mix Up Challenge . This month it is a stencil challenge, our host is the lovely Viv and the prompt today is Tone on Tone.

We have the wonderful Pat as our guest designer so I hope you head over there to take a look at the inspiration.

Don't forget there are some videos links on the blog in addition to the design team inspiration cards so do pay a visit.

I used a Concorde & 9th turnabout stencil and distress ink on Bristol Board to create my oval panel. I inked the whole panel with twisted citron to get the pale green background and then inked the stencil using a different green shade for each turn. The panel was then cut with an oval stitched die and mounted on green craft foam.

The flower and leaves were made in the same way. I cut them from the Bristol board and then inked them. The flower is held together with an eyelet.

The sentiment is also a die-cut.  My base card is adorable scorable coated card.

 I also decorated the envelope and an insert that you can see below.

I enjoyed making this card, once I had decided which stencil to use, it came together quite well. Do head over to the blog to see all the inspiration, you won't be disappointed. I hope you will join us this month.

 Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

 Hilary 

xx