Lilac time

 

Who still has some of these - I won this set many years ago in a blog challenge.  I guess postage was a lot cheaper then.  Anyhow I dug them out and made this little card. I thought I would add some glitter and just as I had finished, I dropped the container, glitter all over my black hoodie and trackpants - what a mess. I thought about stripping off to my undies but my craft space is at the front of the house with only a white picket fence for privacy. I think the glitter will be here for some time.

Creative Knockouts challenge 504 - 2 or more papers -  I used 3 papers and despite the accident with the glitter I think the card is cute so I will make a few more for my charity box.

 

relax it's your birthday

Allsorts challenge 746 -  Masculine . or A/G

 How do you make a drab image and bird come to life. It's not easy , I stamped this image 4 times and tried adding a little colour to the bird  greys and blues  , I tried greys and browns - I also tried adding some gold pen to foliage to make bullrush shapes which I managed to smudge .  I think this one came out ok with lots of inking around the edges.

 

Flowers from the garden

I love a crafty bargain - I bought this stamp ( from Colorado crafts ) unopened from my local charity shop for $1 - it measures 9cm tall so it's a good size. Coloured with markers.

Triple B-  Birds Butterflies and Blooms - September

 

Soft tones for a butterfly

 Lots of soft colours on this card . The butterfly and the design on the white card were embossed in gold. Coloured with marker  pens.

Stamping Sensations- September challenge - Garden delights

Autumn colours

 I love all the colours in this card but it does look a bit flat even though the plants are on sticky pads. I've added lots of tiny gold dots around the circles but it seems to be missing something. Any suggestions ?

Double D challenge Fall plaids - I love a good plaid - the shirt I'm wearing today is blue plaid .

birthday cake

 Lots of dies in making this card - the cake die is a cheapie from Darice called 'birthday cake' which I cut twice and layered to make  a tall cake. The cake stand is actually the base for a birdcage from Kaisercraft and the balloons and words are from a die cutting magazine.It's a bit hard to see but the balloons say 4 you.

Allsorts challenge 745 - A/G or die cuts . 

Peach and gray

I need a pale grey paper for the background but could only fine this piece of dark grey cardstock .I drew a few lines with a black fine liner pen then added white ink to soften the whole thing.

 

black and white greetings

Well this was fun- I used a few markers and scribbled some lines in greys and black , the uneven lines messed with my head, so I used a die to cut a straight panel . I don't remember where the dies for the snowflakes or the banner came from but with a little silver card it was a quick card to make.

Allsorts  challenge -week 745 A/G or use die cuts- 

Passion for Markers - week 706- Christmas in September

 

So sweet bear

 This red rubber stamp is very old but such a cutie , I bring it out now and then. As usual with me I coloured the image then wondered if I had any paper to match for the background - in  the end I made the plaid background so at least I know the colours are right.

Creative Knockouts -    challenge 502 - this is an extra challenge so anything goes with a prize from Beccy's Place.

What happened to August

just a couple of cards I made in August

the little birds all have hearts for wings raised on sticky pads.

 In June and July I thought I might just be getting back to card making. This is something I really enjoy and I have to be honest it's probably more than 20 years since I started and my cards haven't improved an awful lot but I still like to create.

So what happened to August- I have no idea - but today is September 1st so let's hope I don't let it pass in blur..

Have a great weekend - Spring is knocking on the door here in Tasmania and the garden needs some TLC  , the windows need cleaning so a busy weekend ahead. Come Monday morning I will try and get a card made ( that is what I tell myself ) lets see  what happens .