Anything Goes

Kia Ora,

I'm back again, this time with an ATC for the FFF Anything Goes Challenge at TGF .

I made this ATC using the prompt Rubies and Diamonds and Pearls Oh my! 

Here's what I used:

Image from the Spooky stamp set from TGF

Zebra striped tissue paper

Copics 

Bling from my stash. 

Sentiment stamp is an old one and I don't know where it's from now :(

You can see me putting together this ATC swap card on my youtube channel: Here


Thanks for stopping by

And as always

Keep Well x

world #artdropday

Kia Ora,

I'm taking part in world art drop day. I'm both nervous and excited about this. But even as I'm writing my post someone has already picked up my art work. I chose a spot close to the boat just so I could keep my eye on the spot and voila as I was walking back to the boat someone sat down on the bench and put my art into their bag. So I suppose that's a result lols…

I didn't manage to get an "after" photo because it all happened so quickly.

But I did get two "before" photo's so here they are .. This is a food coloring and ink pen drawing on water color paper…

Before I put the drawing in a plastic sleeve

Packaged and Dropped

I left the drawings on a bench in Elizabeth Marina, St Helier, Jersey. UK.

So thanks for dropping by (pun intended)

And as always 

Keep Well x

BeWitched

Kia Ora,

I would like to enter this card into TGF's FFF Favorite Embellishment Challenge.

I've got to admit that I'm a girl and I like bling, I like the black or deep red stuff the best though.

I had a play with the facial coloring, it's a bit different to what I normally do. I love this new stamp from  TGF and I predict that she'll appear on a quite few cards in future lols.  

I used:

Copics

TGF Spooky Stamp Set

DP from Paper Cellar

And BLING from my stash (may be a recollections one but I'm not positive).

Kraft card stock.

Thanks for looking.

And as always

Keep Well x  

Magical

Kia Ora

Here is todays card:

The image is watercolored and the background is a mixed media acrylic and ink on water color paper.

Products used:

Acrylic paints

Neocolor II watersoluble  

Stazon Ink and Studio G pigment ink

Stamps.. Dreamy and Magical by TGF

Flowers and Tags from a RAK given to me by a good friend Zoila Rivera.

Bling from my stash.

EK Success Border punch.

I'd like to enter this card into two challenges:

Totally Gorjuss Sorry

Fantasy Stampers Challenge #17 By the Sea

Thanks for stopping by

And as always

Keep Well x 

FFF Anything Goes

Kia Ora

Back again today with an entry for TGF's FFF Anything Goes Challenge. So here goes, I have made two ATCs and I think they turned out beautifully. Very happy with how they look.

And I have used:

Acrylic paints

Stazon  jet black ink, Studio g pigment ink

and the Dreamy stamp set from TGF

Thanks for stopping by my crafty friends

And as always keep well x 

Cute and Cuddly

Kia Ora

I'm back with another card that I'd like to enter into the Crafty little Fairies Challenge Cute and Cuddly . The girl is cute and the penguins are cuddly or is it the other way round lols.

Here is my card:

And here is what I used:

Copic Markers

DP: MME Darling Dear

Ink: Memento tuxedo black and  Stazon jet black

Card tock: Pastel Colors by Royal & Langnickel.

Thanks for looking

And as always 

Keep Well x 

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 245 - Butterflies

Kia Ora

So I'm back today with something different yet again for me and this is an altered envelope. I have no idea if this is allowed in the Totally Gorjuss Challenge but I'll put it out there anyway lols. I am using this envelope to RAK a crafty friend, I hope she likes it.

I have used a mix of Lumiere paints and Sharpies. A dylusions stencil and a cake butterfly stencil the other doodling is free hand. 

Thanks for looking 

And as always 

Keep Well x 

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Tag Swap

Kia Ora,

It's been a while and I have had a lot of upheaval in my life recently but I think I'm back in the mood to blog again, lols..

Recently I made a couple of tags for a swap. This was my first tag swap ever and to be honest I quite enjoyed it, well I enjoy making art full stop. So keeping it brief because you know me, short and sweet :) here they are:

Love the quote on this tag .. 

Water colored girl.

I hope my tag partner likes them. But it doesn't matter if she doesn't because I had a lot of fun making them. 

Thanks for stopping by

And as always

Keep Well x 

Love and Cherish

Kia ora

To take our minds off the weather (what's happening!) here's another card.

I used

Stamp : Meant to Be, LOTV; Modern Flower Flourish, Inkadinkado

DP: Lost & Found Blush, MME

Copics

Ink: Memento Ink, Tuxedo Black; Distress Ink, Vintage photo, Ranger

Cardstock: Bazzill Kraft; Craft Creations

Button, ribbon and twine from my stash. 

Challenges:

Fantasy Stampers: Love & Cherish 

Teddy with Balloon

Kia Ora

From another scorchio day in NZ,  maybe summer really is here at last!

This card may become my Scrubbie's valentines card unless of course I come up with something cuter lols…

Front

Inside

 Side view showing top folding card

I used

DP; MME, Love Me

Dies; Spellbinders Nestabilities, Standard circles small and large

Stamp; LOTV, Teddy with Balloon

Copics

Stickles; Star dust 

Card stock; Bazzill Basics Paper

Challenges

Crafty Little Fairies Love 

MFTWSC Card Sketch 162 

Thanks for stopping by my crafty blog buddies

And as always

Keep Well x 

=^.^=

 

Sport or rather Dance

Kia Ora

From a drippy wet South Island New Zealand. I wish I'd taken the photograph of today's card yesterday when we had some brilliant sunshine, but,  it was not to be I had to run my 18 miles training run instead.

Any hoo… Today's card is just too stinking cute. That's me being non-critical of my work by the way lols.  Voila ….

I used:

Rosie's Studio Stamp and sentiment.. There isn't a name on the set so I can't tell you :(

DP Rosie's Studio A gentle Breeze

Copics 

And trim from my stash

Card stock from Craft Creations

Challenges:

Crafty Little Fairies Sport 

Short and sweet just like me ;)

Thanks for stopping by

And as always

Keep Well x 

=^.^= 

Wings

Kia Ora

It's stopped raining and snowing (for now) maybe summer is on it's way but it's as cold as here!

I now have a lovely new crafting desk/area to work from and I'm a very happy bunny… Thanks to my Scrubby who just wants to make me happy. So this card is in honor of him and all the things he does for me :)

I used: 

TGF: Sweet 'n' Toxic

LOTV: For Him Sentiments 

DP: Rosie's Studio, Chantilly Lace

Shapeabilities: Ironwork Accents

Nestabilities Standard Circles Small; Heart Circles

Copics

Star Dust Sprinkles

Card Stock: Craft Creations

Challenges:

Fantasy Stampers: Anything With Wings 

Thanks for stopping by

And as Always

Keep Well x 

=^.^=

This year I have decided not to be overly critical of my cards because I came across this …

If it was good enough for Salvador Dali then it's good enough for me lols.. 

Dainty Cake

Kia Ora

I finished this card two days ago but the weather hasn't been any good for taking a photograph, the weather is still a bit on the dodgy side but I took the photo anyway because I've already missed one challenge and I'd hate to miss another when I've made the card lols.

This is the card.

I used. 

LOTV: Dainty Cake and For Her Sentiments

DP: Crate Paper, Flea Market

Nestabilities: Opulant Ovals; Classic Ovals Large

Copics

Star Dust Stickles

Lace and bling from my stash

Flowers I won from Ribbon Girl. 

Challenges:

Gorjuss: Lace and Pearls

LOTV: Anything Goes 

Thanks for stopping by

And as always 

Keep Well x 

=^.^=

Love is in the Air.

Kia Ora

From South Island New Zealand. To my friends who messaged me after the Wellington earthquake on Tuesday, yes me and my family are OK. We were too far south to feel the effects of that one. I do have a couple of friends in Wellington and they are OK as well which is all good.

Another apology for the other day when I mixed up all my links, sometimes I have bad days where I can't think straight at all, that's part and parcel of the Celiacs Disease, we like to call it brain fog in the Celiac world, but I prefer to call them brain farts.

On to today's card..  I made this card …

Following this sketch.. 

I used:

Stamp and sentiment: TGF Frou Frou Believe 

DP: Crate Paper; Flea Market

Copics

Stickles: Star Dust

Spell Binders; Heart Circles Die
Red card stock from my stash

Challenges:
TGF FFF Love is in the Air !!
Deconstructed Sketch DS 134


Scubby has almost finished my new desk, crafting space !

Thanks for stopping by

And as always

Keep Well x

=^.^=

Sweet & Toxic

Kia Ora,

It's been raining today so I have another card to share ... woo hoo I hear you say…

I'm going to combine a couple of challenges while I'm at it because my Scrubby is going to get me a new desk to work on, I expect that it will take a couple of days before I get to craft again. He has decided that I need a bigger working space and I agree with him lols..

I made this card ….

I used stardust stickles on the skulls, her eyelids and her boots.

Following this sketch

Here's what I used…

Ribbon: from my stash

Bling: Big Crystal Stickers; Ribbon Girl

Card Stock: Craft Creations

DP: Crate Paper; Flea Market

Ink: Memento; Tuxedo Black

Glittery Stuff: Stickles; Star Dust

Pen: Silver; provenance unknown

Stamp & Sentiment: MFT; Sweet & Toxic

Challenges:

TGF FFF: Bling It On 

Deconstructing Jen: Sketch 133 

Thanks for stopping by

And as always

Keep Well x 

=^.^=

Favorite Stamp

Kia Ora,

From a rainy and grey South Island New Zealand, what happened to the sunshine?
At least I managed to mow the lawn and trim the hedges yesterday.

I'd like to enter this card into a new challenge blog called Fantasy Stampers. Their first challenge ever is to use your Favorite Stamp .
Now this is harder than it may sound because my favorite stamp is always the one I have out on the desk in front of me. lols.

Here's what I used: 

Gorjuss Urban Stamp Set; You Brought Me Love 

Copics

DP: Rosie's Studio; Chantilly Lace 

Card Stock: Craft Creations

Ink: Memento; Tuxedo Black: Ranger; Pink Lipstick.

Thanks for stopping by
And as always

Keep Well x

=^.^=

A manly kraft card

Kia Ora

As the sun sets on another beautiful southern hemisphere day.

I would like to enter todays card into x2 challenges…

Totally Gorjuss: Challenge 218 - Manly

Crafty Little Fairies: Challenge Kraft 

I used

Kraft cardstock
Copics
Spellbinders Nestibilities: Lacey Squares
Sentiment?
DP: Bazzill Basic Paper; Wayfarer
Stamp: Dad's the Word  by LOTV

Thanks for stopping by
And as always

Keep Well x

=^.^=

MFTWSC158

Kia ora,

The card I have today is for MFTs Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch 158 …..

If you think you can see a dot on the top left of the photo then you are right you can it's my finger lols.. 

Here is what I used

DP.. Susan Winget Kay & Company, A Gentle Breeze by Rosie's Studio

Copics.. E 00, 21, 31 37, 55, 57.

Ink.. Memento Tuxedo Black

Sentiment .. Inkadinkado, Thanks

Image Stamp … Patchwork bunch of balloons LOTV

Card stock, grey and purple, craft creations

Thanks for stopping by 

And as always

Keep Well x 

=^.^=

Starting Over

Kia Ora,

From a cold and wintry New Zealand, I'm not quite sure what is happening but one of the bonuses of having a house in an alpine environment is that it can snow in summer, lols.

I'd like to enter today's card in the Crafty Little Fairies Challenge Starting Over . And because I found out today that my newest grandchild (due in May) is going to be another girl I'd thought i"d get some practice on new baby cards ;)

I lost the light before I could take this photo but I took the shot anyway because the link closes before tomorrow morning. 

Here's what I used….

DP Rosie's Studio Fun & Giggles

Spellbinders Dies

Copics

Image and sentiment All Our Dreams from LOTV 

Ribbon and skeleton leaves from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by and as always

Keep Well x 

=^.^=

FFF Clean & Simple

Kia Ora,

Crafty blogging chums.

I'd like to enter today's card into TGF FFF Challenge Clean & Simple .

I used…

TGF Sweet & Toxic Image which I copic colored and then fussy cut and popped up on pop dots.

I used Versafine onyx black, memento tuxedo black and vintage photo distress ink.

The other stamps I used were Thanks by Inkadinkado and Gorjuss you bought me love.

The card is made from Kraft card stock. 

Thanks for stopping by

And as always 

Keep well x 

=^-^=

MFTWSC157

Kia Ora,

My crafty blogging buddies.

I would like to enter today's card into the MFTs Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge, Card Sketch 157 .

I used …
The sentiment, Thanks from Inkadinkado
The DP is Crate Paper, Flea Market
The ink is Memento, Tuxedo Black
The die is a Spellbinders Shapeabilities, Ironwork Accents
The flowers are from Ribbon Girl

And that's about it apart from the string of bling I bought at my local sewing shop yesterday and I wish I hadn't because they proved to be a weeny bit difficult to glue to the paper, I had to get my Scrubby to lend me his hands for 5 minutes while we waited for the glue to dry lols..

Thanks for stopping by and as Always

Keep Well x

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