Check Mate.....

One Layer Card Today.....

Less is More Challenge this week is a One Layer Challenge

with a theme of Opposite Attracts....

My thinking......

Black is Opposite to White....

Tied this in with the game of Chess

And then

The Attracts part...The Queen and King

'Check Mate'

After water colouring the background and stamping 

and embossing the King and Queen the fun started...

If this hadn't been a one layer challenge the die cut 'Love' 

would have been stuck on.

So...I used the die cut as a stencil...

lets just say that some die cuts work well as a stencil and some don't....

I could have stopped at this stage, changed my idea or even stamped the word 'Love'

No...I was going to run with my idea.

I finished by using a 'chess' board design stencil and made it look like Washi tape.

Thanks for finding time to stop by...Always very much appreciated.

Crafty Hugs x

Linking my card to ......

The Less is more challenge - One Layer - Opposites Attract

Casology Challenge - Romance

Addicted To Stamps - CAS Challenge

XOXOXO.....

Happy Valentines Day x

Here is today's card.....

I started with die cutting the bird and the branch from masking sticky paper.

I applied the mask and also used masking fluid to extend the branch.

I used Zigs for the water coloured background.

The sentiment has been stamped with grey ink and 

the top left enhanced with grey zigs and pearlescent.

I was inspired by the PaperArtsy Challenge - Masks

and this glorious creation.....

My colour inspiration is from Rubber Dance - Pink/Green/Grey

And

My style of CAS with a Love theme from CAS Watercolour Challenge

Another fun day.

Trying my best and learning all the time with water colouring 

and masking techniques.

Thank you for stopping by....Always appreciated.

Crafty Hugs x

Joy.....

Today's card is a take on a MUSE card form 
MUSE: Christmas Vision Challenge
Update...Thrilled to have received a February Star with this card...Thank you. 
I loved joining in your challenge x

This is my card.......

This is the MUSE card by Chriss Blagrave

The first thing I saw was the wonderful large sentiment 

and the the glorious background with the cute images.

All pulled together with the gold.

I focused on the image with the least prominence and that for me was the holly 

and made it the star...

Instead of the large sentiment I made it the Large Holly.

I kept with Chriss's colours of red, gold and green.

I still used the gold embossing and the word Joy, only smaller.

The background was stamped in shades of grey to keep the focus 

on the coloured Holly.

The holly has been stamped, heat embossed in gold and water-coloured with zigs.

Glossy accents was added to the berries and a white hi-lighter pen to finish.

I loved CASEing Chriss's card and great to make a Christmas card for the box.

Thank you for finding time to stop by.

Crafty Hugs x

Challenges I am linking my card up to....

MUSE: Christmas Vision Challenge

Addicted to Stamps - Holiday

Happy Little Stampers - Christmas challenge with the optional twist of Holly

Amazing.....

Playing with my Alcohol inks again....

I think they are amazing and you just never know what you are going to get....

I mixed colours that where adjacent on the colour wheel.

I really didn't want to cut into it but I did!

This is my card.....

I layered up the square link die several times in white and gold

and off set the last layer very slightly to show the hint of gold.

I wasn't keen on the white or gold framing, as it detracted from 

the Alcohol ink colours, 

so that's why I finished with the frame that I did.

The sentiment is die cut in gold and white linen 

and the 'Love is' stamped and heat embossed in gold.

My colour inspiration is from Less is More Challenge... Colour Challenge

I shall be linking my card up to their fun challenge.

Use three adjacent colours on the Colour wheel

They are also celebrating their 6th birthday....

So......... Happy Birthday x

Thank you for all your inspiration x

I think the colours I've used are very passionate so I will be joining the challenge 

at Stamplorations - Cutplorations 'Do it With Passion' 

and
Memory Box - It's All About Love
The Square links Die is Memory Box
and

Happy Little Stampers - Die Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for finding time to stop by.

Crafty Hugs x
Thrilled to have received a showcase from Less is more
and
A Cutplorations winner with this card...Thank you so much x

Love is in The Air..

Today's card...
Thank you so much for the shout out at City Crafters for my card x

I started by roughly tearing a hole in a piece of paper to use as a mask. 

The text was then stamped into the hole to give me a rough edge.

The ink pen was stamped over it, embossed and the sentiment added.

I wanted it to look like one collage stamp.

The cute envelope was die cut.

The little hearts where cut from left overs, from a previous card 

using the foam marbling technique.

I finished with a little doodling, splats and some glossy accents.

After splatting I thought it looked sort of like a heart 

so helped it along by adding white splats!

City Crafter Challenge this week is S.W.A.L.K...

Use an envelope or letter....

I of course read it wrong and put on SWAK....

As the challenge was my starting point and inspiration for today's card 

I am hoping you will chuckle at this? x

I would also like to link my card up to

The Paper Players - Will You Be My Valentine? -Inspiration from the photo

The Card Concept - Love and Romance - Inspiration to use Pink Hearts
I think my card would be classified as CAS ...as it has open space and limited layers
but may tip over to Clean and Layered because of the coloured hearts and accents

Happy Little Stampers - Anything goes with dies

Thank you so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it.

Crafty Hugs x

City Crafter Challenge

Love Inspiration......

Today's card was made with  love.....
Update...I am super excited to be given 'An Inspiring Stand out' at 
'Inspired by All The Little Things Challenge'...Thank you so much xx

When I saw the inspiration photo at Inspired by all The Little Things 

I immediately thought of a stamp that I had for ages and never used...

I know my interpretation is very literal but just had to run with it....

The stacked wood stamp was stamped and then water coloured.

The LOVE has been stenciled with black paste and hi-lighted with gold paint.

The heart has been die cut and glossy accents added with gold hi-lights.

The white is painted on and the die cut snowflake painted with pearl paint.

This is not a good photo but I wanted to show the background 

corrugated card a little better.

The CS was stamped with a wood stamp image and then run through a crimper

.....which I had never used before, to give the effect of corrugated card.

It gives a fun texture...thank you to Nancy's DT card at CAS Mix Up.

To keep my card CAS it became tall and narrow,

so I will be linking up my card to AAA Cards - CAS-Shape Your Love Challenge

and

The CAS Mix Up Challenge 

I have used stamping, corrugated card, stenciling and die cutting

and

Inspired by all The Little Things - Inspiration Photo

Update...I am super excited to be given 'An Inspiring Stand out' at 

'Inspired by All The Little Things Challenge'...Thank you so much xx

and

Stamplorations Love Tagplorations Blog Hop - Love theme with tag in it

I enjoyed making my card and had fun!

Thank you for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs x

Bright Pink Love.....

Inspired by a few challenges to make today's card...

The Pink has been water coloured and stamped over with gold text.

The Marvelous Mehndi stamp has been first stamped in gold and then in black, 

which gives a lovely effect.

I have die cut the Love sentiment, popped on some gold glitter glue 

around the circle of the Mehndi stamp and layered the card onto gold to finish.

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty Hugs x

Challenges that inspired me and linking my card too ......

The layout was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches

The Hot Pink colour from Stamplorations - CAS  Challenge

Uniko Studio - Anything goes with the optional twist of Love

The Marvelous Mehndi stamp is from Uniko

CAS Watercolour - CAS and Love

Curtain Call   Love - The black and white with the pop of pink 

Crafty Hugs x