WWC232 - Anything Goes

Hello it's Wednesday again which means it's time for a new challenge at Watercooler Wednesday.

This week we have an "Anything Goes" challenge.

I am away from home this week so I packed some stamps and pencils and I've been having some fun colouring in the cute images from the MFT Stamp Set called Sending Sweet Celebrations Wishes by Stacey Yacula.

Come join in the fun at Watercooler Wednesday.  All you have to do is make a card of any kind and link it up to our challenge post.  Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created for some inspiration. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Tuesday, 6th August at 09.00am Melbourne Time or Monday 5th August  5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting!

WWC231 - Tristan's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Hello, it's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Watercooler Wednesday Challenge!

This week Tristan is our host with an "All About Occasions" Challenge.

For my card I have used a new stamp set in my collection from MFT called "Sending sweet celebration wishes" by Stacey Yacula.

There are so many cute images in this set, I can see this will get a lot of use from me.  I stamped the bunny in CP Midnight ink and coloured with Alcohol markers.  I cut it out with my scan n cut but forgot to add the border so it cut right up to the edge and therefore I lost the pom pom on the hat!  I stencilled a background using the CP Designs "Swoop" stencil and added the sentiment from the same MFT set.

Come join in the fun at Watercooler Wednesday.  All you have to do is make a  card for any occasion and link it up to our challenge post.  Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created for some inspiration. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Tuesday, 30th July at 09.00am Melbourne Time or Monday 29thJuly  5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting!

AAA Cards Challenge #145

Hello, it's time for a new challenge over at AAA Cards.

This time we have a "One Image" challenge with the optional twist of Positivity!

Our very generous sponsor is Precious Remembrance Shop. 

For my card today, I have used the "Faithful Flutterings" stamp set from Catherine Pooler Designs.  I love the positive sentiment in this set!  I stamped the butterfly and sentiment with CP inks.

We would love you to join us!  All you have to do is make a CAS card using the theme above and link it up to our challenge HERE

Less is More Challenge #400

Hello and happy Saturday!  It's time for a new challenge at Less is More and this time our theme is "Small Images".

Our very generous sponsor is Skull and Cross Buns.

www.skullandcrossbuns.com

For my card today I have used the cute "Trouble in a Tutu" stamp set from Clearly Besotted.  I coloured in the images with Zig brush markers and cut them out with my scan n cut.  I found this film strip die cut in my stash from a crafty visit with my friend Tristan and thought it would be perfect for my dancing hippo's.

I'll add a sentiment to the inside of the card when I decide who the recipient will be!

We would love you to join us!  All you have to do is make a card using small images and link it up to our challenge HERE.  Don't forget we like to see lots of white space on your card.

Thanks for looking and I'll be back again tomorrow!

WWC230 - Kath's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Hello, it's time for a new challenge at Watercooler Wednesday and this week Kath is our host with a masculine "Anything Goes" challenge.

I've made a friendship card this week using a Penny Black stamp called Friendship.  I watched a You Tube video by Sandy Allnock  the other week and she had used this cute stamp set so of course I purchased it immediately.

I coloured it in with my trusty Prisma pencils.

Come join in the fun at Watercooler Wednesday.  All you have to do is make a Masculine card for any occasion and link it up to our challenge post.  Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created for some inspiration. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Tuesday, 23rd July at 09.00am Melbourne Time or Monday 22nd July 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting!

CAS Mix Up Challenge - July Reminder

Hello, I'm back again as a guest designer for CAS Mix Up Challenge July reminder post.

This time I have used the other half of the alcohol ink background I made for my first card.

I pulled out an old stamp set from Stampin Up called "The earth laughs in flowers" and inked it up with the alcohol lift ink. I stamped it onto the AI piece and rubbed it with my paper towel to reveal the beautiful leafy image.

It's like magic when you rub away at it!

I die cut the Hello from CAS-ual Fridays "Hello Sweet Friend" Fri-Dies in white and black and adhered it directly onto the alcohol piece with liquid glue.  The panel is foam mounted onto a card panel.

You can click HERE to take you over to this months challenge.

Thanks to the CAS Mix Up team for having me!

CAS-ual Fridays and Pearl Alcohol Inks

Hello and welcome!

I'm over on the CAS-ual Fridays blog today with these two cards made from the one piece of Pearl  Alcohol Inked Yupo paper.

My first card is a quick birthday card using the Shenanigans stamp set and the 4 Petal Fri-Dies.

My next card uses the Some Bunny Stamp Set. 

You can click HERE to take you over to the shop and don't forget to use my special discount code  (MICHELLESENTME) for a 15% discount.

Thanks for visiting and if you want to know more about how I made these cards, hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog.

WWC229 - Helen's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Hello and welcome to another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.

Today Helen is our host with an All About Occasions Challenge.

For my card I've used the cute Pug stamp set from Funky Fossil Designs and a sentiment from Altenew's Label Love.  I stamped the Pug with some black ink, coloured it in with Prisma Pencils then die cut using my scan n cut.

Come join in the fun at Watercooler Wednesday.  All you have to do is make a card for any occasion and link it up to our challenge post.  Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created for some inspiration. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Tuesday, 16th July at 09.00am Melbourne Time or Monday 15th July 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting!

AAA Cards Challenge #144

Hello, it's time for a new challenge over at AAA Cards and this one is Maxi White Space + optional twist of Christmas in July!

Our sponsor is The Ink Road - with a $30 gift code!

Our Guest Designer is the lovely  Shona with the most adorable card.

For my card today, I've used an old stamp set from Penny Black called "Party Penguins".  I stamped it in black ink and coloured in with Sakura Gelly Roll pens.

We would love you to join us!  All you have to do is make a CAS card using the theme above and link it up to our challenge HERE.

Less is More Challenge #399

Hello, it's time for a new challenge over at Less is More and this time we want you to celebrate!

Our theme is Celebrations so for my first card I have used the big bold Celebrate sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays "Shenanigans" stamp set.  I stamped the sentiments in black and stenciled some balloons using the Neat & Tangled Balloons Duo stencil.

My second card uses the Celebrate die from Catherine Pooler Designs and some alcohol ink pieces.  I recently purchased some of the pearl inks and I've been playing around with them.  I tend to go overboard and don't know when to stop so I have a lot of pieces that are only good for die cutting! I used a balloon die from Clearly Besotted.

Our very generous sponsor this month is

www.skullandcrossbuns.com

Our Guest Designer is our May winner - Viv 

with a gorgeous card!

We would love you to join us!  All you have to do is make a card using the theme celebrate and link it up to our challenge HERE.  Don't forget we like to see lots of white space on your card.

Thanks for looking and I'll be back again tomorrow!

CAS Christmas Card Challenge - July

Hello and happy Friday!  Today I am playing along in the CAS Christmas Card Challenge where this months theme is Snowflakes. 

For my card I have used an old stamp and die set from WPlus9.

I die cut the word JOY from an alcohol ink piece I made using the new pearl inks.  I die cut the snowflake from the same set in white and added it over the "o".  The sentiment is silver heat embossed.

Thanks for looking and you can click HERE to take you over to the CAS Christmas Card Challenge for some more inspiration.

WWC228 - Marsha's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Hello and happy Wednesday!  It's time for a new challenge at Watercooler Wednesday and this week Marsha is our host with a Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge.

I have used a new to me stamp set from Funky Fossil Designs.  If you haven't checked them out, you should! They have some really cool stencils and the cutest stamp sets.

The sentiment is from the butterfly stamp set from Happy Little Stampers.

Come join in the fun at Watercooler Wednesday.  All you have to do is make a feminine card of any kind and link it up to our challenge post.  Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created for some inspiration. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Tuesday, 9th July at 09.00am Melbourne Time or Monday 8th July 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting!

AAA Birthday Card Challenge #3

Hello, today I am playing along in the AAA Birthday Challenge.

The theme is a favourite of mine - For the girls.

I've used the Whimsy Bunnies stamp set from Uniquely Creative and my scan n cut for my pink girly birthday card.  The pink clouds are made using a stencil from MFT.

You can click HERE to take you over to the AAA Birthday Card Challenge and check out all the pretty birthday cards.

CAS Mix it up Challenge - Guest Designer

Hello and happy Monday!  Today is the first day of July, unless you are from my part of the world! If you are joining me from Australia then happy Tuesday the 2nd of July!

I'm happy to say I'm Guest Designer at CAS Mix it up Challenge for the month of July.

This months challenge is Alcohol Lift.

I have had the Ranger Alcohol Lift-Ink for some time and I hadn't really used it till now.  I must say I didn't completely know how to use it but now that I've learnt that you have to rub it with a paper towel afterwards for your image to appear, I think I will use it more often.

I used a few different colours of alcohol ink on some yupo paper with some blending solution.  I grabbed an alcohol swab, bunched it up and dabbed it all over the yupo for some extra effects.

I have a bad habit of not knowing when to stop with these inks so I had to restrain myself!

When it was dry, I stamped the butterfly from Happy Little Stampers with the alcohol lift ink.

It's like magic when you rub away at it!
I used a Decofoil adhesive pen to add some gold foiled dots, mounted it onto a black mat and stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set.

You can click HERE to take you over to this months challenge.

Thanks to the CAS Mix it up team for having me!

I'll be back with another card using the left over alcohol piece for the reminder challenge on the 15th.

Thanks for visiting!

A Pink Christmas in July

Hello, I'm up on the CAS-ual Fridays blog today with a pink Christmas card for you using the brand new Flakey A2 Panel Fri-Die.

I love the new panel Fri-Dies, they make for a quick card!

You can click HERE to take you over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog so see how I put this together.

Click HERE to take you over to the CAS-ual Fridays shop and don't forget you can use my special discount below for 15% off your purchase (not including postage).

Thanks for visiting and I'll see you again soon with another card.