Still experimenting...

I really do love VLVS stamps and have six of their little pink plastic flamingos to prove it!

I thought this sentiment paired well with this image, and really enjoyed creating the inky background and then watercolouring those three ladies.

Once again, something a little different for me, but isn't that part of the fun of crafting and stamping?

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Trying something different...

Recently, I've been experimenting and trying to step out of my comfort zone.

Don't you just love this fabulous stamp from Technique Junkies?
I stamped in Versafine Crimson ink onto card and then onto tissue paper. I layered the tissue paper and 'fluffed' it up. I did a little masking and stenciling with Distress Ink, and finally, went totally crazy with red Stickles.

Sometimes it's fun to play and experiment!

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #119 - M is for Monsters.

There's a new challenge over at SoSS, and it's given Edna and the team heaps of fun: the sistahs have really worked some magic!

My card technically doesn't feature a monster, but it has got the world's cutest dragon on offer instead!

I hope you can play along with us!

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #118 - L is for Leaves

Suddenly, the trees by where I live have turned all 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness'. Yes, autumn in all it's glory is upon us and so Edna and the sistahs are looking for your leafy creations for Challenge #118.

Sadly, my card is snark free yet again. My snarkiness seems to have gone AWOL... I hope it comes back very soon as I kinda feel like I've lost my superpower!

My card is a very simple one using a leftover 'negative' die cut and another 'iffy' background which I splattered with gold paint and tucked behind the die cut panel. This looks gorgeous IRL as it's so sparkly.

Please come and play along with us at SoSS and please bring your snark to the party as I need to get back in the snarky saddle and will welcome the inspiration.

Card Chain Reveal - August 2018

As it's the second of the month it must be time for another stunning reveal over at The Card Chain Challenge. This month 22 talented crafters sent their cards flying around the world!

Here are the options for the challenge:

The sketch

The colours

Theme Options

Lighthouse, Fruit, Friendship

Product/technique options

Stencils

Now, here's the card I sent to Lorraine in Gloucester, England. Lorraine lives two counties away... but it never reached her!

Here's the gorgeous (and slightly hypnotic) card Karren sent to me - she lives on the other side of the world and it arrived in under a week!

I was so taken with Karren's card, and especially how she had interpreted the sketch, that I did a bit of shameless CASE-ing and sent Lorraine this one, which thankfully made it in a couple of days! I'm hoping card #1 might reach Lorraine eventually, so decided to make sure that each card looked different.

If you'd like to play along at CCC, please visit our blog and read all the details.