INTAAS Christmas Card

Come along and join us at International Art and Soul with your Christmas Card - a theme set by design team member Christine.

My card is a 6x6 scalloped blank by Craft UK.

I used an embossing folder of cascading Christmas emblems on the front of the card but I can only remember that I bought the folder from the internet and there's no name on it. The coloured card is from Papermill and I used Spellbinder dies to cut two scalloped ovals, one red and one green. The image was stamped from a set of stamps given as a free gift with a Practical Publishing magazine. I coloured him with my Promarkers before cutting with a Spellbinders oval die. I set the image on the mat of green and red ovals and set it as the centrepiece. 

Thank you for your visits to my blog over the past year - have a lovely Christmas and all the very best for you and yours at New Year.

INTAAS The colours of Fruit

This challenge theme is 'The Colours of Fruit' and was chosen by DT member Jennie over at International Art and Soul.

After much thought I decided to use some die cut leaves to show the colours of various fruits.

My card blank is a 7 x7 by Craft UK.

I used yellow card by Hobbycraft as the base mat and then topped it with a caramel coloured card by Sue Wilson which I'd embossed with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder of leaves. I then used my various Spellbinder leaf dies to cut out an assortment of leaves. I was thinking of oranges, lemons, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries but I'm not sure what I was thinking of for the bright green leaf at the bottom!  lol

After arranging them at the bottom of the mat my only addition was the Happy Birthday sentiment which I generated on the computer before backing with more red card and setting at the top right. The various card was all supplied by Hobbycraft, Papermill and Sue Wilson.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Summer + a Sentiment  (all these fruits remind me of summer)

Moving Alon with the Times - Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday - No Stamping

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

AAA Birthday - Anything Birthday Goes

Arty Divas - Birthday

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Once again, that's it till next time, hope to see you then. 

INTAAS - HAPPINESS

Come along and join us at International Art and Soul and show us what you can do with the theme of 'Happiness'. I chose the theme, did so quite a few months ago and came the time to make my card and I was lost! How can I choose a theme and then be baffled as to what to make? I decided at the present time my happiness came from my crafting and so I made a colourful card with the word Happy on the front. 

My 7x7 card blank is by Craft UK. The purple card is by Papermill and I embossed it with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder of flowers. Turquoise card, also by Papermill, was cut with a Spellbinder's large circle die as the centrepiece mat. I used Brushos in purple and blues as the background to the stencil of the word Happy and bubbles which I think was from Craft Stash, but I'm not 100% sure. After cutting with the large Spellbinder's circle die it was set against the turquoise circle. I then added 3 gems, in a mottled purple/blue, to each corner of the purple card. The gems were from Craft Box UK.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Alphabet - I is for Interests/Hobbies

Daring Cardmakers - Stencil It

Addicted to Stamps - Any Occasion

Through the /craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Indoor Hobbies

Arty Divas - Anything Goes

Bye, see you next time.

INTAAS - Landscapes

Come along and join us at International Art and Soul with the challenge of 'Landscapes' set by design team member CraftyGirl.

This is the first card I've made for a few months due to my back problem which, I hope, is on the mend.

The photo is a bit lopsided but I hope you'll bear with me until I get back into the crafting groove!

The card blank is a 6x6 by /Craft UK. The green base mat card is by Hobbycraft, the dark green card is by WH Smith but I have no idea where I got the black glitter card which is the tiny border backing the image. The image was taken from Joanna Sheen's CD 'Dancing with Shadows'. After matting and layering I added some tiny green gems, from Mei Lower, to the left column. It's not a very adventurous card but it's not too bad considering it had to be made in as short a time as possible due to the said back!

I'm not sure whether I dare enter it into any challenges but here goes:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness - Anything Goes

CD Sunday - Anything Goes with item from CD, USB , etc

Taylormadecards4u - Anything Goes with option Great Outdoors

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

INTAAS - Furry Friends

After taking a short break I'm back with  International Art and Soul for the challenge of  Furry Friends - an animals theme set by design team member Debbie.

My card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK. The dusky pink background paper is from Costco - I bought a case full of 12x12 papers, double sided, about twelve years ago and I'm still using them. The image is from one of Joanna Sheen's CDs and is set on a backing of navy blue card, by Creative Expressions, near the top of the card. Under the image I set three rows of paper dots (I've forgotten their real name), oops, it's Card Candi, in three different shades. A crafting friend, Chell, reminded me of the name. Card complete, simple but I quite like it.

I'm entering it into the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness - Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Arty Divas - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Must have animals

Thank you all for visiting, have a good day, stay safe.

 

INTAAS - Birthday

Please come and join us at International Art and Soul and show us your take on the challenge of 'Birthday' chosen by DT member Chriss. 

I've used a scalloped 7x7 card blank by Craft UK. I used Spellbinder dies to cut out 2 scalloped cards in turquoise and red as the mat for the white scalloped image. This image is a favourite of mine but I cannot remember who drew it - I think it's a Bugaboo but please correct me if I'm wrong. I coloured the cute little elephant with my Promarkers. This card was to be for my daughter in law's niece and she was going to be the grand old age of 18. I printed a ClipArt figure 18 and cut it with a spiky scalloped Spellbinders die before edging with a turquoise Distress Ink. This was added to the top right corner of the image. Apparently she was thrilled to bits with this happy card.

I'm entering it into the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Craft - Anything Goes with colouring

Colour Throwdown - cdt657

Crafty Creations- Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes with Promarkers

The Paper Shelter - Colour It

Ike's World - Anything Goes with option of Animals

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Arty Divas - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

International Art and Soul - CAS

The challenge over at International Art and Soul is CAS - Clean and Simple, set by DT member Maggie.

Once again I'm using a Craft UK card blank but this time it's not a square!

I used a stamp by Judi Ikins and it's called Wispy Bamboo. The small sentiment is by Glenda Waterworth. They were both stamped directly on to the card blank using a Moss Green Distress Ink. I know that a bamboo is not a weed, nor a flower, but I had to have one removed from my raised garden bed not long after I moved here - it was growing like a weed and was huge. The sentiment is very true in lots of respects - thinking of the pretty buttercups and dandelions but certainly not that bamboo. 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - Slimline card

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a sentiment

Craft Rocket - CAS

Stinkin' Inkers - Long and Skinny

Addicted to Stamps & More - Make your Mark

Thank you to all my visitors.

INTAAS - Mode of Transport

Hello again, it was time for my challenge theme and I chose 'Mode of Transport' so come along and join us at International Art and Soul.

My  card blank is, once again, a 7 x 7 by Craft UK. My chocolate brown card is by Creative Expressions and was set as the mat. I used Spellbinder dies to cut the green centre piece and the yellow 'sun', both cards by Papermill. The image is from one of Joanna Sheen CDs and I set it on the green shaped card with a row of green Mei Flower gems below it. I also used a strip of green gem ribbon which is from my stash of ribbons that I bought in America quite a few years ago. The stash is still going strong! 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Gem of a Craft - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with an animal

Crafts Galore - Anytthing Goes

INTAAS - Use stitching or beads

This theme was set by team member Tricia/Josephine over at International Art and Soul. Why not come along and join us with this fun theme?

My card blank is a 7.7. by Craft UK. The red card used for the mat is by Hobbycraft and the teal card is by Sue Wilson. I embossed the red card with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder of buttons. I added a strip of white lace, from Craft Box UK, across one corner and then fixed the image from a Joanna Sheen CD and matted on to teal card, across the left side. In the top corner I added a small diamante buckle, bought from a friend a few years ago. I filled it with teal coloured seed beads from Craft Box UK along with three of their larger teal beads.

I've added two images as the first is a photograph which isn't perfectly clear although the colours are spot on. The second is s scan and is slightly better although the colours are dark. Hmm.

I'm adding this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts - Feminine, For a Lady

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Creative Sketchy Girls - Ribbon, Twine or Lace

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Thank you all for visiting, I hope you have a good day.

Thank you all

INTAAS - Red, White and Blue

Come along to International Art and Soul and join in with DT member Christine's choice of challenge theme 'Red, White and Blue'.

I thought I'd be very patriotic at this time and use our national flag with two wonderful British landmarks and a guard.

My card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK. I used a mat of dark blue card with a vertical red card strip, both by Hobbycraft. In the bottom section of the card I fixed the flag image with Tower Bridge and the Royal Naval College at Greenwich and a Horse Guard from the Household Cavalry Regiment alongside. I bought these as 'scraps' many years ago and had never used any of them. 

I'll probably send this as a birthday card to my great nephew on his birthday.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

DLART - Red, White and Blue

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - One for the Boys

Creative Moments- Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

 

INTAAS - Holiday, Home or Abroad

This card is for the challenge over at International Art and Soul which is 'Holiday - Home or Abroad' and was set by my fellow design team member Jennie.

Due to my eye problems at the minute I'm not able to colour images so I've had to resort to pre-coloured images or photographs and this one is a photograph. I took it yesterday in my back garden but I think I could have chosen a brighter day because this looks really dark and dismal. The only holiday I'm likely to get this year, again, is at home in my garden.

The blue and green cards are by Papermill and my card blank is a 7x7 by Craft K. I embossed the green card with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder. I fixed the photo on to blue card and set it as the focal point. The stamp saying 'Enjoy life's moments' was stamped in Memento ink in cocoa and set on blue card before adding to the bottom of the card under the photo. This is going to be the birthday card for my son who lives in Kent - a little view of my garden at the present time. 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

AAA Birthday - Flowers

INTAAS - Your take on a Nursery Rhyme

I set the theme for this challenge over at International Art and Soul and I chose 'Your take on a Nursery Rhyme'. 

It seemed a good idea when I chose this theme at the beginning of the year but when it came to making it well, that was a whole different story. I had so many rhymes going through my head I couldn't decide. One that was eventually forefront was Monday's Child which was a favourite one for my mother to recite. My late husband and I were both born on a Thursday so it had to be that - and then I discovered that one of my DsiL was also born on a Thursday so her card is ready for her birthday later this month. Here is the inside in case you don't know this rhyme. 

My card blank s a 7x7 by Crafts UK. A sheet of postage stamp images from various countries was fixed on top of a sheet of red card from Papermill - I have no idea where I got the postage stamp paper from and if anyone knows please tell me. That was the base mat taken care of before I started colouring the little hobo. This is an image I won from Lacy Sunshine a few years ago and I love it. After colouring with my Promarkers I cut the image out with my Spellbinders circle die and set it against a Spellbinders scalloped die cut in bright orange card, again from Papermill. It was centred on the base mat and then a small sentiment stamp - which I think may have been on a freebie stamp sheet from a magazine - was stamped, coloured, cut with a small circle die and set on a turquoise scalloped circle. I love how this turned out, by using all the colours in the image on the backing card it makes it very colourful. To top it off I added some glitter to the centre of the flower in her hat and on the sentiment. I bought the glitter MANY years ago from Create and Craft.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a critter

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes must include animal

CCC Digi Creations - Must include sparkle/shine

Digi Doodle Studios - Bring on the glitz/must use glitter and hand coloured image

Colour Crazy Craft - Anything Goes with hand coloured image

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes with the option of a girly card

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams- Add some sparkle

International Art and Soul - Winged Things

This theme was set by Christine and is 'Winged Creatures' so I went for a dragonfly image which I've used for a similar challenge in the past. I'm not keen on flying creatures of any sort, in fact I'm terrified of them so I've gone for one that I rarely see now that I no longer have a garden pond. Do join us at International Art and Soul with your creations.

My card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK. A bright yellow mat of Hobbycraft card is the base for the pretty mottled paper which is from a Cardmaking and Papercraft pad of paper. I stamped the dragonfly and the sentiment with Memento Ink in Cocoa. The dragonfly stamp and sentiment are both from Visible Image. I coloured the dragonfly with various Gelly Roll Stardust pens before tearing it out and colouring the edges with Distress Inks. I also tore out the sentiment and edged that in a similar fashion. The three gems in the corner are from Craft Box.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a sentiment

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter - does a dragonfly qualify?

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Lemon  Shortbread - Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday - Layer It

Dragonfly Dreams - Feature a Creature - how about a dragonfly?

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft - Anything Goes Colouring

Thank you all for visiting - I hope to see you again.

INTAAS - Shaped Card

Come along and join us in the challenge theme of 'Shaped card' - no squares or rectangles as set by DT member Christina over at International Art and Soul.

Gone are the days when I would make easel cards, stepper cards and all the other various shapes. I stick to squares usually but now and again, very rarely, I push the boat out and make an oval, lol This is one such time - sorry Christina, not very creative.

My card blank was a 7x7 by Craft UK which I cut with a Spellbinders grand oval to make this card. I used a Papermill bright pink card as the base mat and then a pretty pale pink paper with white polka dots, from Simply Cards & Papercraft, on top of that before adding the image of the elegant lady, This is from one of Joanna Sheen's CDs which is called Dancing with Shadows I used Spellbinder scalloped ovals to cut the polka dot paper and the image before adding to the mat. The black and pearl gems are from Hobbycraft and I set those at an angle across the left edge.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

A Place To Start - Pick a Shape

Country View - Silhouettes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

INTAAS Off to Dinner

I'm the host for this challenge of 'Off to Dinner' so please come along and join us at International Art and Soul.

I would like to think that I would go off to dinner looking like this but I'm afraid it would never happen. lol I did enjoy going out for dinner with my husband but I never felt the need to get too dressed up, apart from the fact that we didn't go anywhere too fancy!

My 7x7 scalloped card blank is by Craft UK. The lilac card is foundation card by Sue Wilson and I used a Spellbinder large scalloped square die to cut it as the base mat. I used a sheet of Joanna Sheen's lace paper, which I've had for years, and then cut it with  another Spellbinder die to make a strip across the middle of the mat. The image is by Rick St Dennis and I love it. I coloured with my Promarkers and then cut it with a large oval Spellbinder die. I touched the edges with Distress Ink . The finishing touch was to add three small pearls to each scalloped corner of the lilac mat. I think that the pearls were a freebie pack from somewhere.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Craft - Anything Goes with coloured image NOT pre-coloured

As You Like it - Rubber, clear or digi and why - I prefer digis because they give a clear image and the Rick St Dennis classy ladies are all beauties!

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers - Celebrations - we're off to dinner to celebrate!

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

INTAAS Hearts

The theme for this challenge is 'Hearts' and was set by Chriss. Pop over to International Art and Soul and show us what you can do following this theme.

My card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK. I used Hobbycraft red card as the base mat and set a hearts paper on it leaving a small red border. The hearts paper is from Papercraft Essentials. The large heart is cut with a Joanna Sheen die and all the other hearts are cut with a Hobbycraft die set. I generated the sentiment on the computer, cut it with another of the Hobbycraft dies and set it on the larger red heart. The small hearts were set as a border along the bottom of the card.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges: 

As You Like It - True Love (Valentines)

Aud Sentiments - Sending Love + a sentiment

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

IAAS Winter

Join us again at International Art and Soul with your project this time featuring Winter, the challenge theme set by CraftyGirl.

I love seeing icicles and so I knew that my card would show these somehow but we don't have any here at the moment, I'm pleased to say. I had to resort to Google for some images and these were on ClipArt. I printed the image and then added Diamond Stickles to the stars twinkling on them. I added more of  the Stickles to the bottom so that it looks like a great snowy mass.

My card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK and I matted on to it a base of dark blue glitter card. I've had this so long I have no idea where I bought it, sorry. On top of this I set the icicles hanging from the top edge. I generated the sentiment on my computer and after printing and cutting it out I edged it with Stormy Sky Distress Ink. This was then set across the bottom of the card. 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments- Anything Goes plus sentiment

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals - Snow Much Fun

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

INTAAS - Landscape

Come along and join us at International Art and Soul with our first theme of the New Year, chosen by Josephine, of 'Landscape'.

I'm afraid I wasn't feeling 100% towards Christmas as I'd just had a kidney stones operation. I'm beginning to feel my age catching up with me and so I took the liberty of what I feel is cheating a little. I didn't have the energy to make a landscape of my own so I used a painting that my late husband did as a Christmas card quite a few years ago. We had been out for a drive in Northumberland and he took a photograph of this wintry scene. When we got home he liked it so much he did a water colour painting of it and used it for our Christmas card that year. The painting was framed and has been in our sitting room ever since. When I moved to this smaller home I still wanted it near me so it hangs in my living room now.  When I took the photograph of it I caught the flash on the glass so it has a bright spot and I didn't know how to get rid of it. However, I think it adds a little something to the scene.

My card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK. The caramel coloured card is by Sue Wilson and acts as the base mat. I trimmed the photo round the beige mount and then fixed it to a peach coloured card - I'm not sure if that's also by Sue Wilson. I used a Joanna Sheen die to cut the fancy border in the peach card and added that to the bottom of the image before adding it to the base mat. A quick and easy card which I hope passes judgement.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges: 

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

All Sorts - Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Inkspirational - Something in your Home

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL, THANKS FOR VISITING. STAY SAFE AND ENJOY THE TIMES AHEAD. 

INTAAS - Anything with a Bow

This challenge theme is 'Anything with a Bow' so come along and join us at International Art and Soul.

My card bank is by Craft UK and is 7x7. The orange card is by Papermill and after embossing with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder was set as the base mat. The image/sentiment is by Bugaboo and after printing it I coloured it with my ever present Promarkers in a vibrant orange with a few other colours to finish it off. I cut it with a Spellbinder die and set it centrally on the mat. Now to add my bow! I cut more of the orange card with what I think is a Memory Box die of the bow. After fixing it to the top right of the card it's ready to be posted at the beginning of January to a very good friend who will be 80 on her birthday.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Craft - Anything Goes with Colouring

Polkadoodles Craft - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Classic Design - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

INTAAS Use Pink for a Pink Christmas

We were set this challenge theme by Jennie and it's 'Use Pink for a Pink Christmas'. Head over to International Art and Soul and show us what you do with this challenge.

Once again my card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK. The pink card is by Papermill and makes the perfect mat for this joyous sentiment and image by Bugaboo. I embossed the pink mat with the Tied Together embossing folder by Couture Creations. After printing the image/sentiment I coloured it with my Promarkers, obviously using pink as the main colour. I cut it with another of my numerous Spellbinder dies before fixing to the base mat. Mei Flower tiny pink pearls were added to the embossed background.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes with option of Christmas

Craft Rocket - Christmas/Winter

Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing (Wet or Dry)

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes (with uplifting words)

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Digi Doodles Studio - Christmas/Winter (hand coloured)

Di's Digi - Emboss It (Wet or Dry)

Allsorts - Santa, Elves, Angels or Christmas

Thank you all for visiting, stay safe.