Coffee and doughnuts!!

My mojo has been missing for a while and its taking its time coming back!!
So, I am playing the Playdate Cafe  'colour splash' challenge this week in order to get the creative juices flowing!!

Here is my card....

The stamp set I've used is 'Have a Donut' from Hero Arts and I have paper pieced the splash of colour..Nectarine.

Quick and Easy!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy your day!

Kissing Technique

Hello everyone! Been away from my table for a while...back problems, internet issues...other miscellaneous reasons!!

But I'm back with a fun card!

Today, I have an interesting technique which I learned a while ago from Hero Arts.

It is called the 'Kissing Technique' with stamps.

For this I used the solid chair stamp from Lawn Fawn 'Dad's day' stamp set and inked it up with Crimson Ink from Versafine. 

I then stamped over the stamp (kissed it) without ink using the damask patterned stamp from Inkadinkado.

That removed some of the ink from the stamp and created a pattern.

I then stamped it on card stock, cut it out and popped it on an embossed background (cuttlebug embossing folders) with 3D foam tape along with a cool sentiment from Hero Arts.

Makes for a fun card for a really special person!!

Have a go with this technique...you will find it here

Thanks for stopping by! 

Enjoy your day!

Pencil shaded background

Remember when we used to use a pencil to emboss the image of a coin on paper? What fun that was !
Well, today, I have applied the same technique to create this awesome background for the
Friday mashup challenge.

I rubbed my 2B pencil over a sheet of paper with my Hero Arts swirls cling rubber stamp underneath.
The effect is gorgeous, as you can see!!
I then added the sentiment (from Hampton Art) and this fun armchair (from Lawn Fawn Dad's day stmap set and cushion from Papersmooches Vogue Abode stampset) for a pop of colour!

I made another card for the same challenge..
I stamped this image (cling stamp from Penny black) using smokey grey ink from Versafine. I then shsded some of the flowers with pencil and one with red Color pencil, to add pop!
I then cut up the image to create a collage, to add interest.
The sentiment is from Hero Arts

This is also my official post for  the Craft Adda Blog this week.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Have a great day!

Paper Piecing

Good Morning All!!

Today, for my official Craft Adda blog post, I have an interesting technique for you.

I made this card a while ago, but decided to remake it...a little differently.

When I made this card the first time, I coloured in the japanese girls' kimono with a red gel pen. I wasn't happy with that effect, so this time I decided to do it differently.

I stamped the girl on a sheet of red paper and cut out the kimono. I then made the pieces into stickers using my Xyron 150  sticker machine and glued it onto the image that I had stamped on white paper.

Here is an image of the cut pieces..to give you a better idea.

Again, something so easy which looks so WOW!

Try it!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Supplies: stamps ...Inkadinkado and Stampendous

               inks...Memento

               embossing powder....American crafts.

Happy 50th

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Today  for my official post on the Craft Adda blog, I have another number birthday card for that special woman in your life!

On second thoughts, you could also use this card as a 50th Anniversary card!

To make this card I stamped the large circle and square stamps  (Stampendous retro squares stamp set) with memento lilac posies and lulu lavender  inks and then heat embossed over them with clear embossing powder. 

The small squares and circles were heat embossed with gold embossing powder. 

The numbers are die cut using cuttlebug dies and the medallion is cut using Spellbinders nestabilities.

A few self adhesive gemstones and ribbon and we are good to go!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

Peeking flowers

I decided to name this card peeking flowers, 'coz I just love the little white flowers on peeking through the black circles!

I made this card for the CAS-ual Friday CFC100 tic-tac-toe top 10 challenge.
The three elements I am using are black and white, text and punches or dies.

The fabulous sentiment is from Verses rubber stamps.
For the black and white punched circles, I  first stamped flowers from my Inkadinkado stamp set, onto black paper, with Brilliance white ink.
I then punched out circles of different sizes using my circle punches in such a way that every circle had a bit of the flower peeking through.

Fun effect, don't you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!

One Layer Coloured Card

Good Morning everyone!
I am playing the Less is More One layered coloured card 119 challenge today.

I have the  DT inspiration card by Jen Nelson to Case my card.

I think this is simple, easy and packs a punch!

What do you think?

Stamps are from Stampendous and Verses Rubber stamps.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy your day!