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Wednesday, 2 November 2022

Let it snow

Today I put together a slim line card for a change. I used an unknown brand snowfall embossing folder for the background behind the circle aperture.

I used the deer and fronds by Gummiapan.

The sentiment is be Creative Expressions

All matted onto Navy blue card

Double sided foam tape between the front and navy mat

Thank you for dropping by

Elaine x

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52 Christmas card thrown down tic tac toe - die deer and snow embossing 10/11 Hon Mention

~~A place to start a/g's 10/11~~

~~The holly and the ivy 127 anything Christmas goes 15/11 1/3~~

Tuesday, 1 November 2022

Humming away

This is my card for the new challenge over at Mix it up this month

I used vellum embossing white flowers on front and a leaf stamp by Creative Expressions in black on other side

I die cut the birds in black and and some vellum left over from the background.

I adhered it on the body so the wings are prominent.

Flower and sentiment stamps unknown origin as are the aperture and bird die.

Front panel adhered to card base using double sided foam tape

Why not head on over to Mix it up and join in with our new challenge - we would love to see you there

Hugs Elaine DT xx

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~~Crafty Animal - animal 01/12~~

~~QKR - anything goes~~

Critter Crazy 68 feature a critter 01/12 DT Fave

~~The creative crafters b 57 bag 10/11~~

~~Addicted to stamps and more 441 make your mark 10/11~~

~~Crafty Catz anything goes without option of Kraft maxed 05/11~~

~~My time to craft 493 wings 05/11~~

~~Dream Valley Challenges dies or punches 15/11 2/3en~~

Love to Craft

It is time for another challenge over at Love to Craft.

I cut a rectangle and used as a stencil whereby I blended Distress Oxides for the background.

I used several silhouette stamps for the scenery - I have no idea as to what their origins are,

The sentiment I composed in word and printed onto the front panel

Why not head on over to Love to Craft and join in with the fun - we would love to see you there sharing your art with us.

Hugz Elaine DTxx

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Ho Ho Ho

It is time again for our challenge over at Merry Little Christmas and the theme is always Anything goes as long as it is Christmas,

For this month I decided to use one of my alcohol ink backgrounds. I embossed Santa and his sleigh in white - complete contrast. I used a white gel pen for a few splatters of snow in the sky. I used black card as the mat behind the card front. The sentiment I compose in word and printed - though I do have the stamp which I felt was too bold and big

Why not head on over to Merry Little Christmas and join in with the fun. We would love to see you there.

Hugz Elaine xx

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Fab n funky seasons greetings 559 - 7/11 TOP 3

Life is a beach

Hello all

It is time for a new challenge over at Love to Scrap where the theme is always Anything Goes.

I decided to create another nautical themed card. The seagulls and fence dies are by Charlie and Paulchen a German company, The sea and clouds were created using distress oxide ink pads.

I created the clouds using a torn piece of card randomly moved about when using the Distress Oxide speckled egg

The stamp is unbranded I think but not sure

Thank you for heading on over to see me. Why not come join in with the fun over at Love to Scrap -we would love to see you there.

Elaine xx

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~~My time to craft 493 wings 05/11~~

~~Dream Valley Challenges dies or punches 15/11 1/3en~~

Happy Thanksgiving 2

I used a Connie Fong image for our current challenge over at 613 Avenue Create. I coloured the cute little kitties and pumpkins using my polychromo pencils.

This one was fun

Why not head on over to 613, knock the door and come on in to join in with this fun challenge. Theme is always Anything goes with a twist of Fancy folds and cuts. As you can see my card is without the option as I am rubbish at making those kind of cards lol.

Image provided by Conie Fong

Hugz Elaine DT x

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Monday, 31 October 2022

Cold winters day

I have decided to share one of my practise runs on this style of card after watching a tutorial on you tube. Very rarely go on there as go my own way as you know.

I have a collection, not that big of cardio stamps and thought I better make use of them

This one I feel probably does not fit my usual style of CAS. The rectangle is too big - lesson learnt - smaller rectangle in the future lol

I used a rectangle, moon and hill stencil from Inkylicious. I used Adirondack ink pads to blend

This one I feel probably does not fit my usual style of CAS. The rectangle is too big - lesson learnt - smaller rectangle in the future lol - not that I will be doing another so soon

So here it is

Thank you for dropping in pleased to see you

Elaine xx

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~~TTCRD anything goes October 25 - 3/4 en 15/11~~

~~Fab n funky seasons greetings 559 - 7/11~~

~~Christmas with the cuties - bunnies 55 01/12~~

...entitled this lovely creation, "On a Cold Winter's Day" and it lives up to that perfectly; there are so many wonderful little details and the rabbits and birds are so realistic!

Sunday, 30 October 2022

Oh Christmas tree....

This morning I decided to make another non sentiment card and to use my old die in a different way to resemble a tree like I have been doing quite a lot lately. In a way we need to utilise what we already have in our stash

I used linen card for this project

This die has become very popular and the last time I used it at it's fullest was with butterflies. That was ages ago. This time I partially cut the die.

I used scrapes of my shaving foam technique for the background and used an embossing tool to shape it to look rounded. I then used another piece of the background to stabilise the tree flat against the card

Thank you for visiting and hope you pop in again

Elaine xx

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~~Creative fingers 241 anything goes 10/11 2/3 en~~

~~HLS October Christmas 02/11~~

A place to start anything goes circle bauble on tree 10/11 Rising Star

~~TTCRD anything goes October 25 - 2/4 en 15/11~~

~~The holly and the ivy anything Christmas 126 - 01/11~~

~~Fab n funky seasons greetings 559 - 7/11~~

Saturday, 29 October 2022

Beauty is here to stay

Yes another stencil production. This time I used a random stencil I had bought in a pack of 20 from Amazon. Alot of them are too big but felt this one was just right for what I wanted.

I used black distress inkpad and a grey distress oxide to blend together for a monochrome effect. The little bee came from Gummiapan, stamp three times and coloured using yellow /orange polychromo pencil.

Sentiment stamp unknown origin

Thank you for visiting

Elaine xx

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~~Crazy is our fame stencils are our game October 3/3 en 02/11~~

~~Crafty Catz ag's option Kraft 10/11 Maxed~~

~~Allys angels 63 anything goes 09/11~~

Scenic bauble

Today I put this one together using a Sweet poppy stencil. Inkylicious cabin stamp, Dark and light blue Adirondack inkpads blended and a white posca pen for highlights and snow along with highlighting the roof trees and fencing using little glamour dust glitter.

That's it really such a short description that says it all. lol