Hello everyone, I'm over on the CAS-ual Fridays blog today sharing a mini Slimline card I made using the Pinked Slimline dies.   You don’t necessarily have to make a tall slimline card with these dies and I show you how below.

I started with a piece of card stock measuring 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and die cut using the pinked die.  I placed it right along the top as you can see below.

Then I placed it back in the die, lining it up so the straight edge only will cut.

No need to run the whole piece through, just the top bit.

And here’s a photo of the finished piece.

I did the same with the next layer but shortened the length slightly.

I made a balloon stencil using the round die and sponged some Catherine Pooler inks to make three balloons. I used a ruler to draw a line for the strings.  I die cut the hooray from the Hooray dies in pink and black and adhered them together offsetting them slightly to give a shadow effect.  I stamped the sentiment from the Sassy Celebration stamp set.

I hope I have inspired you to make some mini slimline cards and if you hop over to the shop you will find all the dies I’ve used today on sale!

You can use my discount code below.

WWC310 - Marsha’s Challenge: All About Occasions

 Hello and welcome to my last post as a DT member at Watercooler Wednesday!

I’ve had a great time being a member of this team and I’ll miss my teamies but hopefully I’ll find some spare time to enter some of the fun challenges in the future.

This week the lovely Marsha is hosting the All About Occasions challenge.

For my card I coloured in the cute bird from MFT with watercolour markers and Prisma pencils.  I cut him out using my scan n cut and adhered him on top of an ink blended panel. I added the die cut frame around him and stamped the sentiment and the music notes with black ink.

We would love to see you join in on the challenge, you can link your card up HERE.

You have until Tuesday, 9thMarch at 11.00am Melbourne Time or Monday 8th March5pm  US Mountain Time to link up your project

AAA Cards Challenge #184

Hello, today we have a new challenge over at AAA Cards and this time it is a sketch with the optional twist of watercolour.

For my card today I made a background using Karin markers and water.  I stamped the butterfly from Happy Little Stampers and coloured it in with alcohol markers.  Then I fussy cut it out and added it to my watercoloured background with foam tape.  I added some white gel pen to the butterfly and background.

 

We would love you to join us, all you have to do is make a  card using the above sketch and link it up to our blog HERE.  Just remember we like to see lots of White Space on your cards!

Thanks for visiting.

Less is More Challenge 10th birthday - Flowers

It’s time for our next challenge in our 10th birthday month over at Less is More.

This time we’d like to see flowers on a one layer card!

We have lots of sponsors for our birthday challenge and some special guest designers so be sure to pop over to the blog and check it out!

 

For my card today I’ve used the “Mon Ami” stamp set from CAS-ual Fridays and coloured it in with Prisma pencils.

We would love you to join us for our 10th birthday challenge!  All you have to do is make a one layer floral card and link it up to our challenge HERE.  Don't forget we like to see lots of white space on your card.

Thanks for visiting.

Rachelle Anne Miller - Bunny Princess

Hello, today I have a card to share with you using “Bunny Princess” digital stamp from Rachelle Anne Miller. 

I started by printing her out onto some Neenah card stock using my laser printer.

Then I coloured her in using Prisma pencils.  

I am entering Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #490 which is anything goes.

Be sure to check out Rachelle's site HERE

WWC309 - Dawn’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

Hello, it’s time for a new challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday and the lovely Dawn is our host with a Masculine Twist.

When I’m stuck for ideas for a masculine card I usually get the balloon stamps out!

Today I've used the "Balloon Bash" stamp set from Uniko along with Catherine Pooler Inks.The sentiment is from Catherine Pooler.

Uniko are celebrating their 9th birthday with a linky party so I am linking my card over there!

Click HERE to take you over to the party!

We would love to see you join in on our challenge.   Link  your project to the challenge blog HERE.  Make sure you check out all the other DT cards for some inspiration.

You have until Tuesday, 23rd February at 11.00am Melbourne Time or Monday 22nd February 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting.

 

Hello, I'm over on the CAS-ual Fridays blog today sharing this bright colourful birthday card.

Shenanigans is one of my favorite sentiment stamp sets that I find myself reaching for all the time!

Today I have paired it up with some bright ink blending and the Bubbly stencil.

I started by stamping the sentiments with versamark ink and heat embossed with WOW super fine white embossing powder.  Next I ink blended three colors over the embossed sentiments, then I placed the Bubbly stencil over the top and blended the same ink colors.  I splattered some water for some added interest!  I die cut the panel slightly smaller than my card base and adhered using some foam tape.  I added some 4 petals die cuts cause I just love those little petals!  I added some clear sequins in the middle of the petals.

I hope you like my colorful birthday card and I have inspired you to do some ink blending and stenciling.

Don’t forget to use my special discount code below when shopping.

Thanks for visiting!

WWC308 - Tristan’s Challenge: All About Occasions

Hello, it’s time for a new challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday and the lovely Tristan is our host this week.

Is a sending hugs card an occasion?  I think so!  You could send hugs for a birthday, Valentines or just because you care!  I’ve used a stamp set from Uniquely Creative for my card today and adhered the cute little bunny onto a cloud stencilled background.

 

We would love to see you join in on our challenge.   Link  your project to the challenge blog HERE.  Make sure you check out all the other DT cards for some inspiration.

You have until Tuesday, 16th February at 11.00am Melbourne Time or Monday 15th February 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting.

AAA Cards Challenge #183

Hello and happy Sunday.

We have a new challenge up over at AAA Cards.

Our Guest Designer is  Chrissie with a gorgeous butterfly card!

For my card today I’ve made a thank you card using a stamp from “Funny Farm” stamp set by Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous.

I stamped the sheep and coloured her in with some alcohol markers.  I fussy cut her out and adhered her with some foam tape over the top of some ink blending.  I thought that made a cute little scene!

We would love you to join us, all you have to do is make a  card using the above theme and link it up to our blog HERE.  Just remember we like to see lots of White Space on your cards!

Thanks for visiting.

Rachelle Anne Miller - Bunny Balloons for Valentines

 Hello and welcome to my blog!

I've made a card today using the "Bunny Balloons" digital stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller.

You could use this as a birthday card but today I thought it would make the perfect Valentines day card.

My hubby is sure getting a few Valentines cards this year!

I printed the image out using my laser printer and coloured it in with some alcohol markers and Prisma pencils.  Then I used a cloud stencil from MFT and some pink ink.  I die cut using a circle die and adhered it with some foam tape to a top folding card.  I added some patterned paper and silver twine along the bottom.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

 Just Us Girls Challenge #570 which is Valentines

Inkspirational Challenge #232 - Hearts

Thanks for visiting.

If you are interested in the "Bunny Balloons" digital stamp you can find it HERE.

Less is More Challenge #436 - 10th Birthday

 

Hello, it's time for a new challenge over at Less is More and we are celebrating our 10th birthday!  A Chocolate colour challenge seems fitting for a birthday!

We have lots of sponsors to help us celebrate as well as some special guests so make sure to pop over to the blog HERE.

I've made a card full of chocolate cup cakes today.  I stamped the cupcakes, die cut and adhered them to an ink blended panel using foam tape.  

We would love you to join us for our 10th birthday challenge!  All you have to do is make a card using the above colour and link it up to our challenge HERE.  Don't forget we like to see lots of white space on your card.

Thanks for visiting.

WWC307 - Heidi’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

Hello, it’s that time of the week again!

Time for a new challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday and the lovely Heidi is our host with our Feminine Anything Goes.

I unfortunately had to make a sympathy card recently for a friend who lost her father, I never like making these but I know she appreciated it.

I’ve used “Faithful Flutterings” stamp set from Catherine Pooler and stamped it with CP inks.  I stamped the sentiment from the same set directly underneath and foam mounted the panel onto a card base.

 

We would love to see you join in on our challenge.   Link  your project to the challenge blog HERE.  Make sure you check out all the other DT cards for some inspiration.

You have until Tuesday, 9th February at 11.00am Melbourne Time or Monday 8th February 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting.

CAS-ual Fridays Pretty Posies

Hello, I'm over on the CAS-ual Fridays blog today sharing this card I made using the new Catherine Pooler ink colours and the Pretty Posies  stamp set.

You can click HERE to take you over to the blog to see how I made this card.

I hope I have inspired you to do some fun ink blending!  Here's a link to Pretty Posies stamp set and don't forget you can use my special discount code below for 15% discount in the shop. 

Thanks for visiting!