November Elemental Challenge - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy November!

Wow that had to be one of the fastest weeks ever - from Monday to Friday in the blink of an eye!  Think it was partly due to the boys being back at school.  We've had frost in the mornings as it has certainly turned colder.

As it's the first Friday in November it is an the elemental challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers.  I enjoyed creating this one with my inks and stamps.

I coloured in some of the image with my Chameleon pencils just to highlight it and added some gold glitter glue to the berries and some gems to add a touch of bling.

This is the elemental board from which you need to pick 3 elements - colours count as one.  I chose the colours, pinecones and berries.

You can see more inspiration from the Design Team HERE and a link to join in!

Have a lovely weekend and see you next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Aall & Create Pinecone Stamp Set by Tracy Evans

Distress Oxide Ink Pads

Trinity Stamps Gems

Everything else from my stash

March Elemental Challenge - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

As it's the first Friday of the month it's the elemental challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers.  I made my card in half an hour - talk about speed crafting!  I did have the image pre stamped and coloured though.

It has a vintage feel to it and I began by using a mask stencil to create the background then stamped over it and coloured the image using my Chameleon pencils.

I used distress oxide inks to blend across the edges of my card and paper doilies.  I stitched the doilies on to my card through the button so didn't need any glue and added a sentiment to finish.

Here is the mood board from which you need to pick 3 elements - colours count as 1.  I chose the colours, the bird, flowers, twine and buttons.

You can see lots more inspiration from the DT HERE and I hope that you will join in with the challenge.

Have a great weekend!

Shabneez

Products Used:

Aall & Create Pinecone Stamp Set

Chameleon Pencils

Time for Tea Designs Mask Stencil

Distress Oxide Inks

Time for Tea Designs Beautiful Blender Brushes

Dovecraft Mini Doilies

Hunkydory Sentiment

Everything else from my stash

Luxurious Warm Winter Wishes - Time for Tea Designs DT

Happy Wednesday!

It's Onesie day at school for my little one today - he can go to school in his nightwear for a donation to charity.  Apparently he will be watching a Christmas film this afternoon with cookies and a drink - alright for some!!!

Time for Tea Designs has it's final release of the year today and it is available in the shop.  Among the new products is the Winter Wishes Stamp set which I have decided to showcase today.

It's such a pretty set with lots of additional stamps along with the main wreath and sentiments.  It could easily be adapted for use throughout the year.  

I decided to heat emboss the wreath with gold embossing powder as it shows up so well on the black and gives it a warm luxurious look.

I used my Chameleon pencils to colour in the images and I'm pleased with the overall look.   As ever you can get 10% off anything in store including the new release using my code T4TSHABNEEZ10.

Have a lovely day,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Time for Tea Designs Winter Wishes Stamp Set

Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder

Chameleon Double Ended Pencil Set

Everything else from my stash

Yappy Christmas - Time for Tea Designs DT

Happy Wednesday!

Once the clocks go back and the days start getting shorter I feel a little pressure to get going with my Christmas cards.  Sadly, I am not one of those that is really organised and starts making Christmas cards in the Summer or does some throughout the year.

For my card today, I decided to create a black and white background, using the Candy Stripes die.  This was so I could make the focal image from the Santa Paws stamp set bright and colourful and have it pop against it.  I think I succeeded in my mission!

I used my Chameleon pencils this time, as they are double ended and it made this image very easy to colour.  I used the co-ordinating die set to cut the image and sentiment which were then adhered the to my card base.

As ever, you can get 10% off anything in store using my code T4TSHABNEEZ10.

Enjoy your week!

Shabneez

Products Used:

Time for Tea Designs Santa Paws Stamp & Die Set

Time for Tea Designs Candy Stripes Slimline Die

Chameleon Pencil Set

Everything else from my stash

In The Garden - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

I've been on catch up with housework since I got back from my parents so it was actually very relaxing taking time out to create this card.

This week's Daring Cardmaker's challenge has been chosen by me as I have been spending so much time in the garden that I thought we could all take some inspiration from it.

I've opted for a mixed media creation using a variety of mediums to include distress inks and distress oxide inks for the background and paint for the wellies.  

I paper pieced some of the flowers with book paper and coloured in the rest with colour pencils, adding touches of white paint to the centres.  The sentiment was heat embossed.

Wellies are very useful in the garden - less so in the summer unless it's wet!  I used paint on my wellies and fussy cut them out before stamping and adding the flowers to them.

A little more information on the challenge and you can enter and see more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE.

I hope you have a good weekend and see you again next week!

Shabneez

Products Used:

Aall & Create The Great Outdoors Stamp Set

Aall & Create Birthday Blooms Stamp Set

Aall & Create Splattered Numbers Stamp Set

Chameleon Pencils

Distress Oxide Inks

Distress Inks

Paint

Everything else from my stash

June Elemental Challenge - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy June!

June already - where is the year going?!  It's little dull and cooler today which is a shock to system after the all the glorious sunshine!  I think the garden will be grateful if it rains though.

The first Friday of the month is the Elemental Challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers.  I've gone a little floral for my take on it using a few new techniques I have learnt over the past few weeks.

This time, I have used acylic paints to create the background using the smooshing technique that I would usually use with my ink pads.  

I've also used sewing for the first time on a card - if you can call it that!!!  A trio of cross stitches.  It's a start, right?!

Below is the June Challenge and you can choose any 3 elements or more from it.  I opted for the colours (which count as one), the flowers, circle, and cross.

You can see lots more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE.  I look forward to seeing your creations!

Have a lovely weekend,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Aall & Create Eclectic Stems Stamp Set

Dylusions White Acrylic Paint

Dylusions London Blue Acrylic Paint

Dylusions Polished Jade Acrylic Paint

Chameleon Pencils

Everything else from my stash

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make Your Own Background

Creative Artiste's 61st Challenge

May Elemental Challenge - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

I can't believe it's May already can you?  For me the days seem to be flying by, more so as we are fasting at the moment.

It's the start of the Elemental Challenge on the Daring Cardmakers and I decided to use a different medium and go with my Chameleon pencils to colour in my image.  They are easy to use as they have a similar colour on either side which makes blending a breeze!  It was certainly therapeutic. 

I used a Time for Tea Designs stencil for the background and distress oxide through it.  I then stamped directly on to it with an old Floral stamp set by Stamps By Me.  As it was a light colour background I was able to add shading with my pencils without any issue.  I didn't add a sentiment as to be honest I couldn't decide on one!

This is the picture chosen by Dawn from which you need to pick any 3 elements - colours count as one.  I chose flowers, squares and colours.  You can see more inspiration from the Design Team HERE and I hope you'll join in as we love seeing your creations.

Have a lovely weekend and see you next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Time for Tea Designs Square Grid Stencil

Stamps By Me - Made With Love

Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Squeezed Lemonade

Chameleon Pencils

Everything else from my stash

Spotlight on Florals Tutorial - Tubby Craft DT

Happy Monday!

I'm back!  How was your weekend? I was busy demonstrating the new Trimcraft Christmas products yesterday which was very enjoyable and in fact I have another couple of months of demos coming up.

I'm up on the Tubby Craft blog with a tutorial on the spotlight technique today.  This technique is used to emphasise particular areas of a card and I've shown two different ways this can be done using the Wishes with Magnolia stamp set.

To begin, I took the stamp set and positioned the stamps individually before stamping with my stamp platform.  I then used a couple of circular dies and die cut areas from the image I created.

I am drawn to colour pencils at the moment so I used my Chameleon pencils to colour in the images within the circles.

For my second card, I decided to stamp using a different composition of the stamps and use only one die.  This time I wanted the focus to be on the flowers around the spotlight so I coloured in the images around the die cut circle.

I've a jammed packed week ahead so I must get on and I hope you have a good week!

See you again soon!

Shabneez 

Products Used:

Tubby Craft Wishes with Magnolia Stamp Set

Tubby Craft Dye Ink – Jet Black

Nesting Dies - Circle and Tag

Chameleon Pencils

Everything else from my stash

Adorable Animals - Tubby Craft DT

Happy Weekend!

As promised I'm back, a day later than planned but nevermind!  I am sharing a couple of very cute animal cards using the Tubby Craft Giraffe Love and Baby Elephant stamp sets.

For my first card I stamped the image using the Tubby Craft Lead Grey Ink Pad.  I then proceeded to colour in the image with my Chameleon pencils and coloured in the background too.  

To finish I cut a strip of card in a contrasting colour and stamped the sentiment from the same set along it in a line.

Next up, I used the Giraffe Love set and stamped the image in Tubby Craft Chocolate Brown.  I coloured in the image with my Chameleon pencils once again and fussy cut it out.  

I added die cut circles to my card base and used different elements in them.

I've just come in from doing the garden or as much as I could as the garden bin is now full!  Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

Shabneez

Supplies Used:

Tubby Craft Dye Ink Pad - Jet Black

Tubby Craft Dye Ink Pad - Lead Grey

Tubby Craft Giraffe Love Stamp Set

Tubby Craft Baby Elephant Stamp Set

Tonic Cross Stitch Circle Layering Die Set

DCWV Pastel Patterns Mat Stack

Sizzix Circle Dies

Using the CrafTangles Happily Ever After Stamp 3 Ways

Happy Thursday!

I'm up on the CrafTangles blog today showcasing a favourite floral stamp of mine - Happily Ever After.

For me this post is about showing how using different colouring mediums can tranform a stamp set.  So to begin, I stamped the image in sepia and coloured in using my Chameleon pens and Colour tops.

I just love how the intricacy of the stamp shows up so well on this card.  

Next, I had a play with the CrafTangles liquid water colours which are very vibrant and a joy to use.  I was really lazy and just put spots on my glass mat then mixed water in with a brush.

I did a wash with diluted water colour for the background and used a frame die which sets the image off.

Finally, I used kraft card and heat embossed the image in white.  I used my Chameleon pencils to colour in the flowers.

I kept all the cards simple so that the focal point remained the stamped image.  You can find a more detailed write up on how I made the cards on the CrafTangles blog HERE.

All being well I'll see you again tomorrow!

Shabneez

Products Used:

CrafTangles Happily Ever After Stamp Set

Versafine Inks

Chameleon Pens and Colour Tops

Ranger White Embossing Powder

Chameleon Pencils

CrafTangles Liquid Water Colours

Elizabeth Craft Design Floral Notes Rectangle Die

Everything else from my stash

Floral Stamped Cards With And Without Colour - CrafTangles DT

Happy Thursday!

What a week it's been - lots and lots of papercrafting going on with very tight deadlines.  I've really enjoyed it and even though I have more work to complete I took a break to finish off these floral cards that I coloured in last week.

I find colouring therapeutic.  I need time to colour - it's something that can't be rushed for me.  So in this post I've picked a couple of the latest floral stamp sets from CrafTangles.

For my first card I used my Zig Clean Color Brush Pens on watercolour card.  The tulips are just gorgeous aren't they?  Roll on Spring!

Next up I used the same stamp set but no colouring.  I just felt the stamp was so detailed and gave such a crisp image that it didn't require any colour.

Instead I masked off the image and used my distress inks to create a colourful background with some spatters of water for added effect!

For my final card,  I opted for kraft card which lends itself so well to coloured pencils.

I love my Chameleon pencils as they have just the right consistency so you can control your shading  easily.  A couple of stitched die cuts finished the card.  You can find more detailed information on how I made these cards on the CrafTangles blog HERE.

I'm afraid I won't be blogging my usual Friday post tomorrow but I'll be back next week!

Shabneez

Products Used:
CrafTangles Just A Note Stamp Set
CrafTangles Celebrate You Stamp Set
CrafTangles Vintage Rosette Paper Pad
MFT Stitched Basic Edges Die Set
Chameleon Pencils
Kuretake Zig Clean Color Pens
Everything else from my stash