Category: Creative Expression

Freshly made sketch #684

I’m back today with a card for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog #684.

I chose one of my all time favourite stamps for the focal point, a lovely flower from Stampin’ Up!’s Flowing Flowers.

A sloth & a giraffe

I have been absent from here and from my craft room for a while, life happens, and sometimes things have to be let go of for a time. I’m happy that I found some time today. This card I made this morning is for Paper Craft Secrets, the Facebook group where I am on the Design Team. The theme for July is ‘Animals’, and I adore sloths!

It is cold and wet and grey in my part of the world today. I have a rare few hours alone, so I’m off for a nap! (and maybe another card to make 😊). Crafting (creating) is a great way to lift our spirits!

Happy crafting ❤️

Creating in 2024

I have been away from Cardmaking for most of this year, we had a week away with our family which was lovely, and then we started planning for some much needed renovations which began a few weeks ago. They are all completed and our home is looking and feeling amazing. My ‘craft room’, which is also our spare bedroom, has also had a make-over and a lot of my stash has been moved to the garage, and some given away.

I have been reflecting on my need and love of Cardmaking and whether I want to continue it. For the last four years it has been my therapy, my happy place, where I go to unwind and renew and I come away from it, not only with something beautiful I have created, but with a sense of greater peace and wellbeing.
I went in there tonight and made these two cards using patterned paper, stamps and dies. I had fun! I will continue making cards but with a renewed focus. More on that later 🥰

Freshly made sketches #604

This week at Freshly Made Sketches FMS604, the sketch is a clean and simple one.

I chose to layer two leaves and add a die-cut leaf in the centre and three glass-like dew drops.

Colour INKspiration #151

This week at the Facebook group Colour INKspiration the colours are Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Petal Pink, and Pecan Pie (Yum!!!).

The card I entered into this challenge is sponged using those four colours and an abstract stencil. I was surprised at how well the colours go together and made several other cards using this colour combination. I muted the colours in this card as I wanted the tree to stand out.

Global design project #412 #GDPwinner!

This week at Global Design Project the challenge is CASE the designer, #GDP412.

My card features a wood grain mat with a second mat of a floral arrangement, a Happy Birthday greeting, and 3 glass-like beads. It is a very simple card to make and has a classic feel I think.

Fun with color throwdown

This week’s challenge with Color Throwdown was a challenge as they are not colours I would normally use together, however I do like the card I made for this challenge.

I chose to do a simple layered image card, and used Stampin’ Up!’s Ranunculus Romance set for this challenge #ctd757.

Fun with glitter card (Winner)

Glitter in my veins, the title of this week’s challenge with TGIF Challenges blog, #tgifc435. I chose to use glitter cardstock for my card, and found some left over pieces of card from a gelli plate session last month which I used as the background for the card.

Fun with just add ink

Just Add Ink’s challenge this week is a sketch challenge, #667.

I created my card entirely using scraps from my scrap drawer, and am really pleased with the result.

Fun with a sketch

I’ve been busy with some challenge cards the last few days. Today I’m posting a card I made for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches FMS600, and it was a fun sketch to use to create my card.