31 Day Card Challenge - Days 9 - 11

Here are the cards I made for Days 9 - 11 of the 31 Day Card Challenge, and now that things have slowed down a little on my blog I will be able to go back to posting a card a day!

Day 9 - Technique Stamp Kissing

For this card I have used a flourish/scroll pattern stamped with a light pink chalk ink and then kissed it with my French Script Background from Stamping Up inked with Rich Razzleberry.  I have then simply layered this on complimentary tones of purples/pinks and added a touch of bling with some Robin's Nest Clear Dew Drops and some ribbon.


Day 10 - Technique - Create your Own Background using your favorite method.

One of my favorite methods, because of the ease and speed at which you can do this and each time get a random effect is to do a quick Water Color Wash with my SU Stampin' Write Markers on a Plastic Sleeve.

Simply scribble your desired colors all over the plastic spritz with water and press in your piece of cardstock.  Before this piece dried I brush a small amount of copper and gold Perfect Pearls across it also to add a bit of shimmer.  My cute little pig image is the latest freebie I received as I am playing along with the Progressive Challenge at CDAC (Crafters Digital Art Centre).  This is for Challenge #cdacpc21 and the image is from the Doodle Pantry.  Other than my card base all the paper/cardstock was from my scrap pile.  The corduroy brads which I have had in my stash for a couple of years are from the Eyelet Outlet.

Other Challenges I am entering this card into are:-
That Craft Place Challenge Blog - #Make your Own Background
Lollipop Crafts - #91 Something Old, Something New (Digi New - Brads Old)
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - #77 Animals
Papertake Weekly - #All Creatures Great and Small


Day 11 - Use Brads and/or Eyelets

I used both brads and eyelets for this one. I have a number of eyelets and brads in my stash but rarely use them so this was a good one for cleaning out some stash.  I have used the brads as the centres of my ribbon and paper flowers and the eyelets simply to hold my image to my card base.  My background has been colored with a turquoise colored Gelato Pen and then brushed over with it with my water brush.

Tis the Season

Good Morning Everyone!  I am writing this as I am about to head out the door on a 'Girl's Day Out with my mother and sister'.........I don't recall us ever being on our own ever since we were children so who knows what the day will bring, but I am seeing wine, food and spending cash will be the three main highlights of this adventure.....wish me luck!.......lol.

Anyway before I go I wanted to share with you all my latest card for the CDAC Progressive Freebie Challenge.  It is using the second free image called 'Christmas Cat' which is from Priscillastyles Store and being a cat person I love it!..........  The cat wearing the santa's hat is so something I could see both my mother and sister wanting to do to one of my babies......and I am sure that if they did my cats would look just as impressed as the one in the image on my card!

Image:  Christmas Cat from Priscillastyles

Papers:  Stamping Up! Retired

Other:  Holly Sticker, Tria Markers, SU Sentiment, SU Punch

I guess that's why they often refer to Christmas as the Silly Season.  But whether its the silly season or not, tis the season - now in September to get a head-start on my Christmas Card Making.

Have a great day!

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:-

Challenges 4 Everybody - #3 Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - #158 Animal Companions

Cards for Men - #20 Animal Magic

Eureka Stamps - #7 Animals

Shopping Our Stash - #70 Fur or Feathers

Progressive Challenge Play!

Hi Everyone!  I did manage to find a few minutes this afternoon to do some crafting so I am back with my second post today with a card I have created for no other reason than to play.  Over the weekend I signed up to play along with the current progressive challenge happening over at The Crafters Digital Art Centre (CDAC).

The image I am using is the first provided freebie digi for their progressive challenge and is from Tiffany Doodles.

I have paper pieced the surf boards and colored the sand with my Tria Markers. I have then cut this out and layered over two strips of teal colored cardstock which I have cut with my decorative scissors to look like waves.  I have highlighted the crest of the waves with my white gel pen.  A couple of shell brads from the Eyelet Outlet and my sentiment from Unity Stamp Co finish this off.   My card base is a ribbed cardstock purchased from Time to Create my Local Scrapbooking Store. My card is representing how I am feeling today as being the first days of Spring and September it means that my birthday is just around the corner and as always we are planning to go away for a few days.  The Beach is our favorite Destination for a short escape!  So whether it be The Beach, my Birthday or simply Summer I am counting the days! 

In creating this card I am also playing along with the following challenges:

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Paper Piecing (both the papers I have used for the surf boards and the seashell brads are older than two years old).
Crafty Creations Challenges - #185 A Summer Scene
The Perfect Sentiment - #PSC47 Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Dream Valley Challenges - #40 Something Old/Something New (Old papers and brads, new digi only received today)
Pan Pastels UK Challenges - #34 All About Stripes (Striped Paper on Surf Board and Ribbed Cardstock is striped)