Cat Lovers Hop: Day 3 - Toby Cat

Hello!

This year is the sixth Cat Lovers Hop and it's a crazy week filled with crafting, commenting and celebrating cats of all sizes. There are fabulous sponsors and prizes to be won, but best of all, friendships to be forged with like minded cat lovers from around the world. 

Why don't you come and join us?

Here is my card for Day 3:

I made this CAS card simply by stamping with Versafine Clair Nocturn onto white card. I used two stamps, both from Inkylicious, a small, family-run business here in the UK. I used Toby Cat - isn't he handsome. I used to have a tuxedo cat exactly like him many years ago. She was called Holly because we adopted her the week before Christmas. I teamed Toby Cat with Daisy Fields. 

I find it quite difficult to make CAS cards; I always feel that I should add more. This time I decided to mat and layer my image three times and then I popped it onto a 5 x 7inch card base.

That's all for now!
Pop over to see what the others cat lovers have been up to
click here

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

 My Time to Craft #443 Halloween/Cats 29/10
Moving Along with the Times #123 Animals/Birds 30/10
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Furry Friends 31/10

Crafting Happiness Challenges #69 AG 31/10

SUYP #59 01/11

TTCRD AG 03/11

I love feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

AALL & Create: Coffee Time

 Hello!

This time I am sharing Janet Klein's new Coffee Time stamp set, available from AALL & Create as part of the October 2020 release. 

Who doesn't love a good cup of coffee! Coffee Time is perfectly caffeinated with her wide eyes and perky stance. She is ideal for sending to coffee loving friends especially with a coffee gift voucher inside!

Isn't she adorable! I coloured her with Copic markers and finished off with Polychromo pencils. She was fussy cut and popped on foam pads ready to go on to the background.

The background was made by stamping with the #96 Dandelion Field stencil, using Distress Oxides in Fossilised Amber, Carved Pumpkin and Vintage Photo along with a spritz of water. I added a grungy border using black ink and #338 Background Noise stamps, as well as a wonky, hand drawn frame. The same set of Background Noise stamps was used to add Vintage Photo text stamping in the background.

#6 Washi Tape is proving to be my favourite - I chose the word "Shine" and tore all of the edges to use it to ground my girl.

Stamps by Janet Klein:

#417 Coffee Time

#338 Background Noise

Stencil by Janet Klein: #96 Dandelion Field

Washi Tape #6

To see the stamps, stencils and dies used, please visit 

AALL & Create Boutique.

You can find a list of approved stockists in your area here.

You'll find lots of inspiration on the 

AALL & Create Facebook Page and on Instagram

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Ellibelle Wed ChallengeAll Things Fall 02/11

The House that Stamps Built AG 03/11

Crafty Creations #414 AG 03/11

Crafty Sentiments #27 03/11

Creative Inspirations Oct AG 04/11

All Fun #18 AG 08/11

Shopping our Stash #432 Hot Drinks for Cold Night 09/11

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Cat Lovers Hop: Day 2 - Kooky Cats

 

Hello!

This year is the sixth Cat Lovers Hop and it's a crazy week filled with crafting, commenting and celebrating cats of all sizes. There are fabulous sponsors and prizes to be won, but best of all, friendships to be forged with like minded cat lovers from around the world. 

Why don't you come and join us?

Here are my cards for Day 2:

I adore these cats! I've had the stamp set for  quite a while and this is the first time I have used them. They are the 'Kooky Cats' designed by Kate Crane for Carabelle Studio.

I stamped onto smooth white card and coloured with Copic markers. I used a white Posca pen to add little dots and highlight lines. I then fussy cut them, leaving a thin white border.

The backgrounds are brayered PaperArtsy Fresco paints. I used Red Lipstick and Smoked Paprika for the left card and Captain Peacock and Aquamarine for the right one. Next I heat embossed the #210 Background Mash Up stamp from AALL & Create in white and inked the edges of the background card in black.

The Kooky Cats were adhered onto the background with some torn washi (#5 AALL & Create) to ground them. I also added other washi words to each card.

The backgrounds were matted onto black card.

Aren't the little wings sweet!

And what about this fishy jumper and ra-ra skirt - just gorgeous! :)

That's all for now!
Pop over to see what the others cat lovers have been up to
click here

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

 My Time to Craft #443 Halloween/Cats 29/10
Moving Along with the Times #123 Animals/Birds 30/10
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Furry Friends 31/10

Crafting Happiness Challenges #69 AG 31/10

613 Avenue Create AG 31/10

SUYP #59 01/11

TTCRD AG 03/11

TIOT Embossing 09/11

I love feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

Cat Lovers Hop: Day 1 - Happy Cat

 Hello!

Today is the start of the Cat Lovers Blog Hop and I am so delighted to be taking part again!

I would like to thank Janis from Her Peaceful Garden for hosting the Blog Hop each year.  She does a tremendous job and is supported by many repeat sponsors.

This year is the sixth hop and it's a crazy week filled with crafting, commenting and celebrating cats of all sizes. There are fabulous sponsors and prizes to be won, but best of all, friendships to be forged with like minded cat lovers from around the world. 

Why don't you come and join us?

Here's Casey, my kitty, with a little message for you all!

Here is my first card using Happy Cat from Lost Coast Designs:

I made an autumnal, inky background by smooshing card in distress oxides, one colour at a time. I used Fossilised Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Fired Brick and Vintage Photo. Some water droplets bleach out some colour and white acrylic ink was splattered over the entire background using a fan bush. The background floral stamps are from Antique Botanicals by Rubber Dance Art Stamps. They are stamped in Fired Brick and Vintage Brown to blend into the background and also in black as an edging frame for the focal image.

The beautiful tabby cat from Lost Coast Designs had its first inking - it was inked directly onto the background and also onto white card. The white card one was fussy cut and adhered over the one on the background. 

I added some torn, striped washi tape to ground my cat and inked around the edges in black.

That's all for now!
Pop over to see what the others cat lovers have been up to
click here

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

 My Time to Craft #443 Halloween/Cats 29/10
Moving Along with the Times #123 Animals/Birds 30/10
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Furry Friends 31/10

Love to Craft Oct AG 31/10

SUYP #59 01/11

Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges #2043 02/11

SSS Monday Challenge Inspired by Movie (CATS) 02/11

Cardz TV #126 AG 05/11

I love feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

Vera Lane Studio: The Grinch

 Hello!

Today I have a Christmas card featuring a digi stamp set by Vera Lane Studio called The Grinch.

 I teamed the Grinch and Max with one of the trees from Holiday House.

I used Copic markers to colour the images and gave the star on the tree a brush of gold Wink of Stella. The images were fussy cut and adhered to the background.

The background was stamped with a stencil (#59 Weathered Tiles by AALL & Create) using 3 green colours of Distress Oxides and water. I also stamped with #294 Tile Pile and #338 Background Noise.

The Grinch                                  Holiday House           

 

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

Thanks for stopping by today.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Crafty Catz #524 AG with Hats 30/10

QKR Stampede #404 AG 31/10

A Gem of a Challenge #22 AG 03/11

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge #513 Make own background 29/10

SSS Monday Challenge Inspired by Movie (THE GRINCH) 02/11

All Fun Challenges #18 AG 07/11

No Just Cards AG 10/11

Creative Crafters #33 AG 10/11

xoxo

AALL & Create: Road Trip

Hello!

Today I'm sharing some brand new stamps designed by Janet Klein and just release by AALL & Create.

This car is from the fabulous A6 stamp called #411 Road Trip. Any of Janet's little people, and indeed many of her animals, will fit into the car. I chose to use two of the heads from #412 Head Start - a stamp set featuring four girl heads with interchangeable hair accessories - think of the fun you could have with these!

I stamped out the images with black Momento ink and coloured them with Copic markers, then finished off with Polychromo pencils. The images were fussy cut and arranged together. 

The background was first heat embossed with #338 Background Noise using white WOW EP. Distress Oxide ink in Speckled Egg and Stormy Sky and a little Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint was directly applied to the background card and spritzed with water. AALL & Create #2 Inspire Washi Tape was applied to create the 'road' along with the word 'Journey' from #6 Washi Tape . Black #338 Background Noise stamping was applied around the edges and also in white Brilliance ink to add more texture to the sky.

I decided to add two sentiments from the set. 

Janet Klein's Stamps Used

#411 Road Trip

#412 Head Start

#338 Background Noise

# 2 Washi Tape

#6 Washi Tape

To see the stamps, stencils and dies used, please visit 

AALL & Create Boutique.

You'll find lots of inspiration on the 

AALL & Create Facebook Page and on Instagram

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft AG Oct 28/10

Classic Design Challenge #10 AG 28/10

Crafty Catz #524 AG 29/10

613 Avenue Create AG 30/10

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #144 AG 31/10

Crafters Castle #34 AG 31/10

A Gem Of a Challenge #22 AG 03/11

Cardz TV #126 AG 05/11

We Love 2 Create AG Mixed Media 24/11

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Gecko Galz: Happy Haunting 2

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Here at Gecko Galz we are looking forward to the Tricks and Treats Blog Hop which starts on the 29th October. There are 15 blogs for you to visit, each one giving away a free collage sheet. We will have lots of inspiration and many chances to win prizes, so please pop the date in your diary and come and join us.

This month's theme for the customer challenge is Happy Haunting. 

With this in mind I made two little altered journal covers using some of the 'darker' Gecko Galz images. I'm not a huge fan of horror or dark arts, but there are some really beautiful characters on the two collage sheets that I used to select my journal images from.

This first journal cover used an image from the Hello Darkness My Old Friend collage sheet. Isn't she stunningly beautiful? 

I started by painting the kraft journal cover with black acrylic paint. The woman image is on top of orange paper from the Booyah ATC set which in turn is upon black paper from the Never More ATC Set. I used a new-to-me Impresslit set to make the lattice borders from black card and also the damask banner beneath the image. Pearl trim was added along with a quote from the Words in the Dark collage set. I made some beaded cords to thread through the spiral binding. 

I am quite pleased with how this turned out. It will be a useful little book to write down my DT commitments for next year.

Here is my second altered journal:

This started as a kraft coloured pocket notebook. The edges of the notebook were coloured black, then skull paper from the Frightful and Delightful ATC set was used. I chose the image from the Dark Souls collage sheet and clear embossed it. I adhered it on top of some black trimmed added a string of pearls to the spine side of the cover. I chose a different quote from the Words in the Dark collage sheet. I dyed some flowers with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink and adhered them along the image adding tiny pearls to the flower centres. I found a silver skull charm in my stash and added that as well. I made a string wrap around closure and added some silver coloured beads.

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I made two cards for my post on the 1st October. They are a little bit different, in that they are interactive and showcase how to make a simple pop-up card and a slightly more sophisticated peek-a-boo card. This is one of the four challenges in our Facebook group this month, where the winners will win Gecko Galz collage sheets.

The cards are below and you can read about them and see the process photos in this post here.

Peek-a-boo card:

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Pop-up card:

That's all for now!
I hope you'll join our Happy Haunting Challenge where the Winner will get a $25 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz shop.

The only rule is that you must use at least one Gecko Galz product 
(this can be one of the freebies or, of course, you can buy at the Etsy store!) 
Also if you sign up for the Gecko Galz newsletter, you'll be able to claim a free collage sheet each month and get first claim on the monthly $1 deals!

Please pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to see the fabulous designs by the very talented DT.

We also have a friendly Facebook Group where there are 4 monthly challenges, each with a collage sheet prize. 
Do come and join us!

I'll be back on the 29th October with more Gecko Galz projects for the Blog Hop.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Happy Haunting"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments #262 Halloween 26/10

Penny's Challenges #482 AG 27/10

Double Trouble Challenge Bat Colour Challenge 31/10

The PaperGirls Challenge #210 Halloween 31/10

Incy Wincy Designs Halloween 31/10

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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