this week’s penny black saturday challenge is clean and simple, which i think is the perfect layout for this watercoloured penny black image; i added peony pink flower soft for the flower soft spring challenge and i’m also submitting this to splitcoaststampers‘ monthly fan club challenge. if only spring weather would arrive, the picture might be a little more clear. thanks for popping by.
Tag: Distress Inks
In Anne’s Honour
i created this card for my friend, anne, who is splitcoaststampers‘ Queen For The Day; it was anne who started this fun game just over a year ago. i cased this card from her gallery, but i used the penny black snail stamp and watercoloured the image. thanks for popping by.
Fluttering Friends
i created this card for the ‘magical worlds’ theme at the may sir stampalot challenge and for the open theme of the flutterby wednesday challenge. i watercoloured the image, distressed the edges of the die cut and text layers and added a pleated flower. of course i added stickles to the fairy’s wings and butterfly. thanks for popping by.
Bee Friend
i created this for the Ladybug Crafts Ink Going Dotty Challenge and the monthly fan club theme challenge at splitcoaststampers. the image is watercoloured, pierced and stickles were added to the wings. thanks for popping by.
Party Balloons For Class
this is one of the cards that i taught in my watercolouring class this afternoon at the papercraft cafe. participants learned how to paint the balloons and the stripes with distress inks; it was a lot of fun. thanks for popping by.
Hedgie’s Egg Haul
i can hardly believe that it’s been a year since i started playing along with the penny black saturday challenge. i’ve been pushed outside my comfort zone at times, but it has helped me grow as a stamper. this week’s theme is easter extravaganza and i think this hedgie image fits perfectly; i just can’t decide if he’s found all those eggs or if he’s going to help to hide them. :) i watercoloured the image, die cut it and popped it on foam dots; added a ribbon, button and sentiment tag and it was done. i’m also submitting this to the stampin’ royalty challenge to watercolour and the monthly splitcoaststampers fan club challenge. thanks for popping by.
Vintage Lady
it’s sir stampalot challenge’s one year birthday this month and they are celebrating with extra prizes. if you like challenges, you’ll love this one – match a photo and tiny piece of card to the design team member. i created this card for the april theme of ladies and fashion; my image is watercoloured, the edges distressed and pearls added. thanks for popping by.
Have A Special Day
when i first noticed flourishes stamps at splitcoaststampers, they were not available in canada; now they are! this is for the april flourishes bring back beautiful challenge – the beauty of spring colours. i watercoloured the iris, pierced the corners of the die cut image and popped it on foam tape. i pierced the sentiment circle, added pearls and sponged the edge; the bow was made with the bow easy. i’m also submitting this to the splitcoaststamper’s monthly fan club theme. thanks for popping by.
Spring Daze
this week’s penny black saturday challenge is to say it with flowers and i love this little hedgie, which means a quick and simple card. i watercoloured the hedgie, sky and grass, and added stickles to the flower centres and the bee. the image was die cut, mounted on foam tape and done. i’m also submitting this to the stamping royalty spring has sprung challenge. it is spring, isn’t it? why do we still have cool weather? thanks for popping by.
Watercolour With Distress Inks Class
this afternoon was the first time i taught a ‘watercolouring with distress inks’ class at the Papercraft Cafe in kingsville, ontario. what a fun group of ladies; we made this cookie jar card, using these cute images from your next stamp company and the second class card was this bunny card. thanks for popping by.
Bubble Mouse
i want to thank those of you who recently subscribed to my blog, as well as those who pop by on a regular basis; i’m honoured that you want to see what i’m creating. i guess i owe some of you an apology for enabling you to buy these adorable penny black stamps; what can i say? they make me smile. :)
this week’s penny black saturday challenge is a fun sketch from design team member DOMI. i watercoloured the image, added liquid pearls to her dress, a glaze pen to the bubbles and stickles to the balloon, almost none of which really shows because there’s no sun here today again. thanks for popping by.
Spring Chicks
this is as tiny as yesterday’s card; it measures 3.5″ tall. since lois, aka clownmom, is queen for the day at splitcoaststampers, i decided to case one of her scraplings. i watercoloured the chicks and sponged the sky and grass. thanks for popping by.
Hey, Ewe!
this week’s penny black saturday challenge theme is recycling. the green plaid corners and border are leftover pieces from last week’s pbsc card; plus, wool is recycled from sheep. :) my friend, anne, knows how much i love penny black stamps, so she sent me this stamp at christmas – thanks, anne! i watercoloured the ewe and covered it in flower soft. i stamped the head twice, popped it on top and added flower soft grass. the sentiment is hand printed with a marker.
i’m also submitting this to the Spotted Canary Spring Challenge and two Flower Soft challenges: the March monthly and the furry friends weekly. thanks for popping by.
Happy Spring!
finally, spring is sprung, which is the theme for this week’s penny black saturday challenge and i followed the sketch at this week’s flutterby wednesday challenge. i’m also submitting this to the spotted canary spring challenge at splitcoaststampers and the monthly flower soft challenge. the image is watercoloured, popped on foam tape and flower soft was added to the tail and grass. thanks for popping by.
Garden Goodies
i made this for these challenges: spotted canary spring, march flower soft, and DYSU to add a bow. the image is watercoloured, popped on foam tape and flower soft added to his tail. thanks for popping by.
Green Tea
to celebrate my irish heritage, i made some green tea for the green theme this week at the penny black saturday challenge. and, just to take me out of my clean and simple comfort zone, i followed the sketch saturday challenge. the image is watercoloured and popped on foam tape. thanks for popping by.
A Royal Hello
i was inspired by splitcoaststampers’ queen for the day jill’s bright and colourful card that just popped off the screen; i tried to duplicate the colours, but my first case ended up in the trash so i changed the colours. the image is watercoloured and a small punched butterfly was added. thanks for popping by.
Where Are Those Eggs?
this month’s forever friends challenge is to create a card without using designer papers, which is how i started making cards; but i’ve been using papers more and more, so it actually was a challenge! everything in the image panel is watercoloured and flower soft was added to teddy’s tail. i’m also submitting this to the flower soft monthly and easter challenges and the spotted canary spring challenge at splitcoaststampers. thanks for popping by.
Teddy’s Garden
i created this spring card for a couple of challenges: sir stampalot called for greens, yellow, and/or pink; the paper players‘ says spring has sprung; simon says ‘anything goes’ and splitcoaststampers is having a Spotted Canary Spring Challenge. the image is watercoloured, stickles were added to the dress, yellow flowers and water stream and a pink gem was added to the pink flower. thanks for popping by.
Is It Spring Yet?
even though there is still snow on the ground, the longer days make me think that spring is almost here so i went with some bright colours i don’t normally use. since the penny black saturday challenge is to use more than one fold, this was the perfect opportunity to try a stair step card. the image is watercoloured and i added stickles wherever i could. thanks for popping by.
i’m also submitting this card to the following challenges:
penny black at allsorts – welcome spring
ellephantastic challenges and roger too – cute with a butterfly
cute card thursday – signs of spring!
Spotted Canary Spring Challenge at splitcoaststampers
Beary Happy Ballerina
i created this for the monthly challenge at forever friends to use bling and i followed the sketch challenge at cute card thursday. of course teddy is watercoloured, with stickles added to her tutu and flower on her head. thanks for popping by.
You Make My Heart Sing
as a hostess for next weekend’s virtual stamp night challenge at splitcoaststampers, i couldn’t resist the title and the opportunity to send out a reminder to join the fun.
this week’s penny black saturday challenge is a masculine card. i’m so lucky that my husband doesn’t mind if i put flowers or bows on my cards for him; he likes anything i make, so masculine cards for me are not difficult. :) i watercoloured hedgie, distressed the edges, and covered the guitar in glossy accents. i added stickles to the rose and used a wooden button from my mother-in-law’s antique button collection.
i’m also submitting this card to these challenges:
Sir Stampalot – all creatures great and small
PaperPlay Challenges – add shine
DYSU Challenge – dots
Colour Create – chocolate, strawberry and cream
thanks for popping by.
Spring Is Almost Here!
the days are getting longer and spring is almost here; that’s what i’m wishing anyway. this week’s flower soft challenge is ‘in the garden,’ so i watercoloured this floral image, added gold flower soft to the flower centres and popped it on an embossed piece of card stock that was distressed around the edges. the embossing folder and gold ribbon are part of a christmas gift from my friend, anne ryan – thanks anne! i added the gold pearls to the ribbon and it was done – a quick and easy card. thanks for popping by.
Pretty In Pink
pretty in pink is the theme this week at the penny black saturday challenge blog, so this betsy bluebell image immediately came to mind. i watercoloured the image, added stickles to the hearts and border and popped it on foam tape to the die cut label. i’m also submitting this to the pink theme at the craft your passion challenge blog and the birthday theme of the ways to use it challenge at splitcoaststampers. thanks for popping by.
Have A Wonderful Day!
i made this CAS card for the penny black at allsorts’ february theme to ‘Say It With Flowers.’ I watercoloured the image, added stickles to the bees and used my paintbrush to emphasize the word wonderful. The image panel was die cut, distressed around the edges, popped on foam tape and attached to a 4 1/4″ square card base. thanks for popping by.
Forever In My Heart
i haven’t posted all week because i’ve been busy making hostess samples for Virtual Stamp Night at splitcoaststampers at the end of this month and i can’t share them until then. this week’s penny black saturday challenge is to make a card based on LOVE IS…and complete the phrase either on the front or inside. i watercoloured hedgie, covered the heart with glossy accents and hand cut the hearts for the inside, but i also got to play with some new toys to create this card. thanks for popping by. i’m also submitting this to the following challenges:
The Paper Players – Love Is In The Air
CES Challenges – Red & Romance
Stampin’ For The Weekend – St. Valentine’s Day
Love Bubbles
this is my valentine card for my husband, following the sketch by DT member Pauline from this week’s penny black saturday challenge. i watercoloured the hedgie, used glossy accents on the bubble hearts and popped him on foam tape. i’m also submitting this card to the following challenges:
The Paper Players Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp! Animal Antics
Bunny Zoe’s Crafts Love Is In The Air
Virtual Stamp Night Hostess Sample 5 mini
i love these hugging hedgies! this is my hostess sample for the fifth VSN mini challenge – entwined image; mine is watercoloured. thanks for popping by.
Love Bouquet
this week’s penny black saturday challenge is a fun idea of DT member BETH – to choose 4 items from a buffet; so many choices! in the end, i chose 3 gems, ribbon, patterned paper and three flowers. the image is watercoloured and i added stickles to the flowers and covered the leaves with glossy accents.
i’m also entering this in the january challenge at penny black at allsorts – All you need is Love and the splitcoaststampers‘ fan club monthly theme – Love Is In The Air. thanks for popping by.
What’s The Buzz?
the buzz is that the Queen For The Day challenges will now become a part of the ‘regular’ splitcoast challenges! it’s a fun weekly challenge, started by Anne Ryan, that honours stampers who regularly participate in weekly splitcoaststampers’ challenges and leave encouraging comments (more than 3 or 4 words) on other stampers’ cards.
this week’s Queen is Pat, aka Foxy67, and i was inspired by this card in Pat’s gallery. the image is watercoloured and i added stickles wherever i could. thanks for popping by.
Hedgie’s Ornament
this is the second card i made yesterday; this one is for the Queen For The Day #40 challenge at splitcoaststampers. i found this adorable mouse and ornament card and had to case it with a hedgie. i watercoloured the image, sponged the edges and popped it on foam dots onto snowflake embossed paper; added a bow and it’s done. thanks for popping by.
Holiday Treats
i made two dozen of these matchbook candy holders for the parents’ bereavement support group i belong to; we had a holiday theme last night. this will be our second christmas without our son, so we’re not really in a festive mood, but i want to send season’s greetings to my friends, supporters and visitors to my blog. i’ll be keeping busy with my card making because i feel at peace when i’m lost in my world of watercolouring.
i’m submitting this to the meljen’s challenge – sweet as candy and the allsorts challenge of anything goes. thanks for popping by.
the inside:
Snow Fun
i made this card for flower soft challenge #16 – think snow! i watercoloured the snow couple, added flower soft snowflakes and snow on the ground and popped it onto a swiss dot embossed piece that i sponged with distress inks. the snowflake circle was popped on the circle sentiment and the ribbon was tied on. this is a small card that measures 3 1/2″ by 4 1/4″. thanks for popping by.
Christmas Caroling Mice
this month’s splitcoaststampers‘ fan club central theme challenge is a contest with a musical theme, so i watercoloured these singing mice and added stickles for snow. i think the one with the glasses is lip syncing because his book is upside down. it was more challenging to find an etsy item than to make this card, but i found this beautiful tea light candle holder. thanks for popping by.
…not even a mouse
this is my christmas card for my husband; he knows by now to expect either a mouse or hedgie on his cards. i watercoloured the image, added stickles to the fur trim and popped it on foam dots on paper printed with the ’twas the night before christmas poem. thanks for popping by. i’m submitting this to the following challenges:
penny black saturday – holly
allsorts – last minute christmas project
2 sisters challenge – ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
bunny zoe’s crafts – sparkle and shine
meljen’s designs – red, gold and green
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