Field Of Pumpkins

October 14, 2016October 15, 2016 linda5 Comments

our neighbour’s field is full of bright orange pumpkins right now so i was inspired to create today’s small card and play along with two challenges.

linda @ snailzpace.wordpress.com field of pumpkins

i painted the sky, grass, fence and pumpkins with twinkling H2Os, matted the ‘painting’ and attached it to a watercolour paper base. a very CAS fall card that wasn’t exactly quick.

i’m submitting this card to the Sugar Pea Design Challenge that is using this inspiration photo:

and this is my second submission to the new CAS Watercolour Challenge:

thanks for popping by.

Krafty Fox

October 11, 2016October 12, 2016 linda5 Comments

i love fall and had a lot of fun creating this fall themed card that was inspired by the leaves, the woman’s scarf and the beautiful colours in this board for lawnscaping challenge #139:

linda @ snailzpace.wordpress.com lawnscaping challenge 139

i stamped this cute fox, tree trunk and clouds, all from the lawn fawn ‘into the woods’ stamp set on kraft and coloured them all with dry albrecht durer watercolour pencils; the leaves were punched and painted with twinkling H2Os.

i’ve been watercolouring for about seven years now and it’s nice to see a new challenge dedicated solely to watercolouring so i’m submitting my card to the CAS Watercolour October Challenge:

thanks for popping by.

Painting With Coffee

October 9, 2016 linda1 Comment

i like to have a cup of coffee while i’m painting and yes, i’ve occasionally dipped my paintbrush into my coffee by mistake so that, along with the inspiration photo, inspired me to create this card for the altenew inspiration challenge:

linda @ snailzpace.wordpress.com altenew challenge

this fun little altenew stamp set was included in a door prize that i recently won at a workshop. i painted yellow, green and brown twinkling H2Os across my paper, stamped the sentiment and coffee rings and splattered a bit with the brown paint. thanks for popping by.

I Love Fall At Penny Black And More

October 2, 2016October 3, 2016 linda9 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month and we have a beautiful photo to inspire you to play along with us this month at the penny black and more challenge blog:

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linda snailzpace.wordpress.com penny black halloween mouse

i watercoloured the sky and this little cutie from the penny black halloween critters clear stamp set with twinkling H2Os. the my favorite things grass border and banner, stamped with a lawn fawn sentiment, were all attached to the darice fall leaf embossed background that was coloured with distress inks.

remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, or penny black stickeroos, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won from: Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons, Stamp Addicts.

visit the blog to see some fabulous creations by my teamies and how they were inspired by the photo.

thanks for popping by.

Bunny Burrow

September 22, 2016December 11, 2016 linda6 Comments

i had a lot of fun creating this second card for the My Favorite Things Card Design Superstar Contest – 2016 and it was quite challenging to execute the idea i came up with.

if you know me, you know i was introduced to bunnies when my daughter rescued one and then another of these adorable animals so this card was created with them in mind; bunnies share a special bond that sometimes can take time to develop but then they’re inseparable and even more cute.

i die cut MFT stitched snow drifts from kraft to create the burrow scene and to add the stitching lines in between the stitched circles, die cut with MFT Blueprints 12; i haphazardly sponged brushed corduroy distress ink and used green glitter foam cut with the MFT fresh cut grass die for the border.

the bunnies were stamped with grey ink and i painted the sky, clouds and bunnies with twinkling H2Os and added white flocking to the tail.

thanks for popping by.

XO

September 22, 2016September 29, 2016 linda2 Comments

i’m playing along with the My Favorite Things Card Design Superstar Contest – 2016 because i love being challenged to step outside of my comfort zone, even though i initially stare at a blank card and my mind is equally blank.

linda snailzpace.wordpress.com MFT XO

i started with the background; i used a piece of 140 lb. cold press watercolour paper that soaked up a leftover puddle from ken oliver sepia colour burst so it was very diluted and pink. i splattered with pink twinkling H2Os and die cut the stitched rectangle from MFT Blueprints 29.

the X and O, die cut with the small circle and sentiment strip from MFT Blueprints 16, were painted with twinkling H2Os and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder until they looked lacquered. the MFT Blueprints 29 banner and heart circles were die cut eight times from background scraps and double sided adhesive paper so they could each be layered twice and glittered on top.

to finish the card, i painted the MFT Blueprints 16 die cut rectangle with the same twinkling H2Os.

thanks for popping by.

Happy Everything

September 18, 2016September 17, 2016 linda7 Comments

we’re half way through this month’s penny black and more challenge theme to add a sentiment. although our challenge rules require you to stamp a focal point, the one exception is penny black’s stickeroos.

the penny black butterfly stickeroo i’ve used is from the sheet, dear friend and i stamped the sentiment from the special wishes clear set; i painted the background and splattered with twinkling H2Os.

remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won from: Penny Black, Sizzix, Sam, Marianne Design. visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies. thanks for popping by.

A Christmas Carol

September 6, 2016 linda14 Comments

i’m starting to make more christmas cards because in three months they’ll need to be mailed out and i’ll be extra busy this year getting ready for my christmas present – a new knee.

i watercoloured these cute christmas carollers and poinsettias with twinkling H2Os, added stickles for the snow and used some festive christmas paper; the leaves were coloured with some metallic rub on paints.

i’m playing along with these challenges:

Jingle Belles: music
Marianne Design Divas challenge 8: anything goes with 3 marianne design products (marianne design christmas carols stamp, poinsettia die, daisy & leaves die, christmas wishes paper bloc)
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: stamp it
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday for August 2016: use stamps
Great Impressions: anything goes
Sunny Day Challenge 13: anything goes
thanks for popping by.

Just A Note

September 4, 2016September 8, 2016 linda8 Comments

it’s the first sunday of september and we’ve got a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog; this month we’d like you to add a sentiment to your stamped focal point.

i watercoloured this cute bunny from the penny black ‘garden friends’ clear stamp set and used two penny black sentiments: thank you from the salutations set and just a note from the tiny wishes set; i used a stitched MFT die-namics die to frame everything.

i hope you’ll come and play along – remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won from: Penny Black, Sizzix, Sam, Marianne.

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies. thanks for popping by.

Fueling My Inspiration

August 30, 2016 linda4 Comments

i had just enough time to play along with the taylored expressions share joy challenge 50 and this one was a real challenge but i’m happy with the results.

i wasn’t sure i’d be able to find papers that coordinated with each other but once i finally made my selection, the card came together quickly. this card is off to my brother for his birthday, who is an avid formula 1 fan. i’m keeping my fingers crossed that he’ll get it in time given the canada post negotiations. i die cut the TE little bits balloons, watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, added some yellow hemp cord and popped them on with foam tape.

thanks for popping by.

Designing For Rudolph Days Challenge

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 linda12 Comments

as you know, i love making christmas cards year round so i was excited to be invited to design for scrappymo’s rudolph days challenge to create holiday cards on the 25th of every month.

i watercoloured this cute inky antics image with twinkling H2Os, added glossy accents to the ornaments and white flocking to the pom pom; to finish it off, i layered the wplus9 die cut merry sentiment.

the challenge runs until the last day of the month; visit scrappymo’s blog to view the rest of the team’s inspiring cards and the challenge rules.

thanks for popping by.

Cracking Me Up

August 22, 2016 linda2 Comments

i’m playing along with the taylored expressions’ share joy challenge 49: a sketch and colour combination.

i created this card for my husband; as a person with a disability, i rely on him for a lot of help. lately, i’ve been dealing with extra health issues and he always knows when i need a laugh. i used two different blue distress inks to paint the sky and i used twinkling H2Os and albrecht durer water pencils to watercolour the cute image from the easter doodles stamp set, no link found.

thanks for popping by.

Cuddly Mice

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 linda9 Comments

i’m popping in just to remind you that you still have plenty of time to play along with us at the penny black and more challenge blog for the ‘anything goes with a stamp’ theme.

as usual, i watercoloured these sweet mice (30-020 hugs!) with twinkling H2Os, added stickles to the flower centre and painted the die cut sentiment (51-036 wishes) .

i hope you’ll join us and remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won from: Penny Black, Crafts U Love, Crafty Ribbons, Stix.

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies.

i’d like to submit this to these challenges:
simon says stamp: Work it Wednesday July 2016! use august birthstone peridot

thanks for popping by.

Trick Or Treat

August 17, 2016August 17, 2016 linda8 Comments

i know it’s a bit early for halloween, but i can’t wait wait for the cooler fall weather and colours so i thought i’d create some fall cards only to discover i have more halloween stamps than actual ‘fall’ ones so that’s what i used.

for this clean and simple card, i watercoloured this cute penny black cat with twinkling H2Os, stamped the cobwebs and the sentiment and added yellow stickles to the dots and stars on his hat.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
Critters and Creatures – Always Anything Goes with a Critter/Creature
One Crazy Stamper – Fall/Halloween
Cutie Pie Challenge – Cute + Work Rest Or Play

thanks for popping by.

Grumpy Penguin

August 15, 2016August 25, 2016 linda3 Comments

i enjoy making christmas cards year round but i usually make cards for my family at the last minute. thanks to the share joy challenges i’ve been playing along with, i’ll be ready with cards featuring funny little grumpy characters.

i chose the clean and simple challenge this time and watercoloured the sky and this little guy with two watercolour paints: sennelier and twinkling H2Os and used stickles on the star and for snow. thanks for popping by.

Grumpy Fox

August 9, 2016August 25, 2016 linda4 Comments

i’m having fun with these little taylored expressions holiday grumplings; they’re so funny and i love the sentiments in the set. i created this card for my husband using the share joy challenge 47 sketch:

SJC47

i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, added glossy accents to the jingle bell and flower soft on the ground; the red dots are hologram peel offs.

thanks for popping by.

Wild Rose

August 8, 2016 linda13 Comments

i ordered this beautiful Magenta Wild Rose stamp when it was released this spring but it’s been waiting for me to watercolour; being the caregiver of a family member and my own health issues has meant i create when i can and i really appreciate when i get to do so.

i enjoyed losing myself in watercolouring with twinkling H2Os and matted the image since i didn’t feel like it needed anything else; clean and simple.

i’d like to enter this card into these challenges:

Simon Says: Fabulous Florals
Paper Creator – Keep It Simple
Just Add Ink #323…. Just Add F
Just Us Girls #355 – Word Week; watercolouring
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Hello Bunnies!

August 7, 2016August 7, 2016 linda9 Comments

it’s the first sunday of a new month and we’ve got another very easy theme for you this month at the penny black and more challenge blog; it’s anything goes! but of course that means the usual rules apply – your focal point must be a hand stamped image from any company.

i watercoloured this adorable penny black bunny image with twinkling H2Os, added flower soft to the tail and stickles to the flower centres.

visit the blog for some inspiration by my teamies. thanks for popping by.

Freezin’ Season

August 1, 2016 linda10 Comments

with record high temps and humidity, i wouldn’t mind if it snowed right now to cool everything down; i think just colouring a winter card helped.

this is the inspiration photo for the taylored expressions share joy challenge 46.

i used the fruit colours and this holiday grumplings snowman that i chose with the $20.00 gift certificate i won in april. i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, added stickles to the ground, glossy accents on his buttons and flower soft on his hat.

i’m also submitting this card to the jingle belles’ prompt since it was one of stephanie’s cards (ingenious inkling) that made me laugh when she used this grumpy guy. my three of something: i used red and white stripes on the image and two borders.

thanks for popping by.

Colour Wheel Snail

July 24, 2016July 24, 2016 linda5 Comments

i’m playing along with Lawnscaping Challenge #134: Rainbow Inspired Colours:

i always have my colour wheel nearby so that was my inspiration for the rainbow coloured snail from the lawn fawn gleeful gardens set; a bit of artistic license because i added gold. fussy cutting is something i don’t do very often due to my RA, but i cut this little cutie out and painted everything with twinkling H2Os and albrecht durer watercolour pencils. the sentiment and banners are from the lawn fawn birthday tags set.

i’d also like to submit this to simon says work it wednesday challenge: wafer thin dies.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Mid July

July 18, 2016July 17, 2016 linda6 Comments

i made another masculine card for this month’s penny black and more challenge; this month’s theme is quite an easy one – it’s anything goes with a stamp so you still have plenty of time to join us!

i watercoloured this sweet teddy image from the penny black clear stamp set ‘a bear of all trades’ 30-108 with twinkling H2Os.

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by the rest of the team. thanks for popping by.

Simply Hello

July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 linda2 Comments

i’m playing along with the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge 289:

i love my new MFT hello die; i’m working on creating a set of cards with it and i thought it would work perfectly with this week’s sketch. i attached the purple glitter die cut to a piece of watercolour paper that i scored, splattered and distressed with twinkling H2Os; the two butterflies were punched from coordinating paper. thanks for popping by.

Ombre Christmas Card

July 10, 2016July 24, 2016 linda10 Comments

the current prompt at the jingle belles is Ombre Colors of Christmas and this beautiful inspiration photo:

i started off by painting ombre die cut presents, but decided they were better suited to a birthday card, so that’s what it ended up as. i experimented with a few colour combinations and my twinkling H2Os until i was happy with my choices for a christmas card. as usual, i used my twinks on this penny black die that i inlaid against the snowflake embossed background.

i’d also like to submit this to:
ABC Christmas Challenge where the theme is ‘N is for No Rules!’
Simon Says work it wednesday challenge: wafer thin dies.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More July

July 3, 2016July 3, 2016 linda9 Comments

it’s the first sunday of a new month so it’s time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog; we have an easy one for you – anything goes with a stamp.

i watercoloured this sweet teddy image from the penny black clear stamp set ‘a bear of all trades’ 30-108 with twinkling H2Os.

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by the rest of the team. thanks for popping by.

MFT Camp Create Day 3

June 23, 2016 linda3 Comments

this is my favourite camp challenge because i love watercolouring images and backgrounds; it’s so relaxing.

i used another of the cute images from the MFT Snuggle Bunnies clear stamp set to create this card for day 3 of the my favorite things Camp Create – Wonderful Watercolor challenge. as of this writing, this adorable stamp set is out of stock, but you can sign up for email notification when it’s back in.

as usual, i watercoloured the background and images with twinkling H2Os and, since i was short on time, kept the card simple. thanks for popping by.

MFT Camp Create Day 2

June 22, 2016 linda4 Comments

i made this card for day 2 of the my favorite things: Camp Create – Sensational Sliders or use an action wobble, which is what i used – they’re so much fun.

since i can never have enough bunny images, i watercoloured one of the cute bunnies from the MFT Snuggle Bunnies clear stamp set and the sky with my twinkling H2Os and i used the Die-namics Blueprints 9 to create this tag; of course i added white flocking for the tail. thanks for popping by.

In Loving Memory

June 18, 2016 linda7 Comments

it’s so hard to believe it was seven years ago that my son passed away; it feels like yesterday and at times i feel like i’m stuck in a time warp, resisting the passage of time but knowing i have no control over it. the impact of grief might change over time, but it’s forever and i wish more people would understand that.

my son had a special fondness for elephants so i watercoloured the wplus 9 bubble talk stamp with twinkling H2Os and die cut and popped it on top of a background i created with dylusions ink spray and twinkling H2Os. the hearts were die cut, also painted with twinks and covered in glossy accents with a few extra bubbles added. i used black wow! embossing powder on the sentiment, masking part of it from the wplus9 ‘unforgettable‘ set. finally, i finished it off with polka dot washi tape.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More June 2016 – Flower Power

June 5, 2016May 28, 2016 linda12 Comments

it’s the first sunday of a new month so it’s time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog; this month, it’s flower power.

i watercoloured this penny black ‘centrepiece’ cling stamp with twinkling H2Os, added some yellow stickles to the centres and finished it off with the penny black dots & swirls die cut border. As always, we have some fabulous prizes from some generous sponsors: Penny Black, Sizzix, Stamp Addicts, Crafty Ribbons.

i hope you’ll come and play along – remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image.

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies. thanks for popping by.

House of Cards Blog Hop June 2016

June 1, 2016May 31, 2016 linda21 Comments

hi friends! can you believe we’ve come to the end of another six month term at house of cards?! to celebrate, we’re having a blog hop with some fabulous prizes!

You should have arrived here from Leslie. This hop will run from June 1ST through June 15TH AT NOON CST, ANY CARD STYLE is welcome and we’ve got a fun inspiration photo for you!

Make sure you leave a comment at each person’s blog along the way because the prizes are hidden and we’ll be doing random drawings from the blogs where they are hiding! :) After you’re done, make a creation to share with us, too, for another chance to win!

Here are all of our fabulous sponsors; our team will be using a variety of products from these amazing companies!

MHKDesigns
Prize: Choice of 1 digital stamp set and 1 paper pack

Great Impressions
Prize: Stamp Package

A Day For Daisies
Prize: 3 Digis from the Store

Reverse Confetti
Prize: $25.00 gift certificate for one challenge winner.

i was inspired by the floral pattern and colours to create my card; i used two stamps from sponsor Great Impressions: Birdie with Kite Rubber and Can Do.

Now get to hoppin’! Your next stop is Merethe! Don’t forget to link up a project with us after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors, too! HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :) thanks for popping by.

Rainbow Frog

May 27, 2016 linda6 Comments

hello again; i’ve missed you! thank you for your kind words. while i was dealing with an ill family member, i ended up in hospital myself with pneumonia, thanks to my RA and wonky immune system.

i’m home now but since i don’t have much energy, i kept this card quick and simple, just in time to link it up to the anything goes theme at the Pink and Main Challenge #9.

i watercoloured the sky and frog with twinkling H2Os, but i created the rainbow with my albrecht durer watercolour pencils and covered it in wink of stella clear glitter. i added glossy accents to the splashes and puddle and finished it off with some twine and clouds.

thanks for popping by. i won’t get caught up on commenting any time soon, but i hope to pop by to see what you’ve been up to.

Card Making Fun

May 13, 2016October 24, 2016 linda7 Comments

this is another scheduled post as i’m still dealing with a family member’s illness and might be for some time. i love this image; it depicts what i wish i had more time and energy to do.

as usual, i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and added white flocking to her slippers; all the supplies are from buddly crafts and are listed below.

Marianne Design:
Clear Stamps – Don & Daisy Crafter
Collectables Cutting Dies – Flower Set
Craftables Die – Daisy & Leaves

Kim’s Digi Papers – Pretty Mix – Pink
Kippers Hobby Velvet Flocking Powder
Tsukineko Brilliance Ink – Moonlight White
Buddly Crafts Flatback Half Pearls

Visit the Cuddly Buddly Crafts Facebook page and blog for some very creative projects and updates about new products.
Thanks for popping by.

Feel Better Soon

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 linda3 Comments

this is a scheduled post; due to a family emergency, i haven’t had much time to create or pop by to comment. i wanted to make a get well card and realized i don’t have enough images for these occasions (any excuse for shopping), but i do like this funny from the heart stamps called ‘sick chick‘.

from the heart stamps feel better

of course he’s watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and since it’s for a male, i left it clean and simple, using his favourite colours.

thanks for popping by.

Anything Goes At Penny Black And More In May

May 1, 2016April 30, 2016 linda8 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month so it’s time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge blog; this one is an easy 0ne – anything goes, as long as the focal point is a hand stamped image or large sentiment.

i was lucky enough to receive this adorable penny black hedgie stamp from my team mate Sam so i made a set of six cards featuring this little cutie; four of one design and two of another since i ran out of paper.

penny black and more copyright linda snailzpace.wordpress.com

penny black and more copyright linda @ snailzpace.wordpress.com

i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and added stickles to the flower centres.

visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies. thanks for popping by.

Older And Wiser

April 23, 2016 linda9 Comments

i’m playing along with Pink and Main Challenge #8, which is this very pretty colour palette:

pink and main birthday owl copyright linda snailzpace.wordpress.com

i watercoloured this cute owl with twinkling H2Os, including painting the sky and stripes on his party hat; he’s one of the birthday owls in the pink and main ‘what a hoot‘ clear stamp set. i stamped a sentiment from the same set on the yellow textured paper, following the sketch from the sketch saturday challenge #409.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Mid Month Reminder – Birthdays!

April 18, 2016April 17, 2016 linda7 Comments

i’m popping in with a reminder that we’re midway through the birthday theme at the penny black and more challenge blog, so why not get out those penny black stamps, ink them up and join us!

penny black birthday