Tuesday, 13 December 2022

Vintage Santa


 Time for the new challenge at Try It On Tuesday and this time " It's all about Santa"  .  All my Santa stamps are vintage types so I've been in the box of Christmas bits and pieces and made a vintage style card.  .  The design team have some lovely inspiration over on the challenge blog and I hope you will pay them a visit.  



Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Winter wonderland


 It's begiining to look a lot like winter !  The new challenge at Try It On Tuesday is Winter Wonderland.

For my card I used a Sweet Poppy frame stencil and stamped in the middle with a Nellie Snellen winter scene, added a die cut tree and lots of glitter for winter sparkle.  The design team have some lovely inspiration over on the challenge site so I hope you will py them a visit.

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Traditional Christmas


Time for another challenge on Try It On Tuesday and this time we asking for Tradional Christmas , any kind of project is welcome as long as it follows the theme.  The design time have lovely samples over on the challenge site so I hope you will pay them a visit.For my card I have used an old Stampendous stamp that I really love, comes out most Christmases!  The background embossing is also an oldie, free with a magazine a few years ago. I do have a massive amount of Christmas stamps but seem to gravitate more to the older ones, maybe because I do like the more traditional style..

Tuesday, 1 November 2022

Sparkle and shine


 The new challenge at Try It On Tuesday is "Sparkle and Shine" these three ladies are certainly sparkling away , lots of glitter on this card but doesn't show up on here sadly.  Lots of inspiration over on the challenge blog so please pay the design team a visit.  Art Impressions stamp and a Penny Black sentiment.

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Halloween


 The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Halloween. the design team hve some great inspiration over on the challenge site so I hope you will visit them.  Any kind of project is welcome as long as it follows the theme so hope you will join in with the challenge. For my journal page I have used a Crafty Individual stamp for the main image, the foliage, trees and bats are from various other sets. I don't have much inthe way of Halloween stuff but I do like this crow/raven and also the wording stamp of the words from the Edgar Alan Poe Raven poem, I did sit and read the whole poem again last night ,very strange !

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Autumn Scene


 The new challenge at Try It On Tuesday is Autumn colours or scene.  For my card I have used an old Artistic Outpost stamp and some die cut leaves. I hope you will vist the challenge blog and see the great samples made by the design team.

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Emboss it ( Wet or dry)


 How fast the weeks flash by and it's time for a new challenge at Try it On Tuesday.  This time we would like to see your embossed projects be it heat or dry embossing.  For my sample I have used an embossing folder I have had for a long time , not sure of the make, I call it  a steampunk manequin .  coloured with distress inks and a bit of background stamping, faux stitching to finish it off.  Hope you will visit the challenge blog and enjoy the lovely samples made by the design team.

Tuesday, 6 September 2022

Autumn colours


 Last night I unearthed a folder full of papers, stamped images and die cuts all in autumnal colours, as I'm trying to use some of my previously stamped/ inked up stuff I had  a play and ended up with three finished cards and this is one of them, the tree stamp in the middle is one of my favourite Crafty Individual stamps and has been very well used over the years! I think the woodgrain stamp is Stampin Up and no idea whose the dies are.  I'd like to enter this into a couple of challenges

Country View Crafts Challenges - Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness

and 

Moving along with the times challenge - Trees and/or leaves

Animals


 It's time for a new challenge at Try It On Tuesday and this time the theme is "Animals, real or imaginary"

The design team have some great samples over on the challenge blog so I hope you will pop over and visit them.  For my card I have used a Pink Ink stamp set and a Lavinia stencil for the background, love the eyelashes on this fun giraffe !


Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Keep It Simple


 The challenge this week at Try It On Tuesday is Keep It Simple.  For my card I have used a Woodware stamp I've had for ages at never used.  It reminds me of how children draw flowers so I've coloured it with bright colours that I think they would use.  I did have a hard time not adding anything to all that white space !   The design team have lovely samples over on the challenge site so I hope you will visit them.

Monday, 15 August 2022

ATCs


 I used to make ATC's a lot years ago and at one time ran a swap group with a friend, I have noticed that they seem to be having a new lease of life and thought I'd have a play as a change from card making which I seem to be not doing much of recently.  I made these for the Male Room challenge which is masculine ATCs.
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Tuesday, 9 August 2022

Summer Blooms


 Its time for a new challenge at Try It On Tuesday and this time the theme is Summer Blooms. We welcome any type of project as long as it includes the theme.  For my card I have a used a very large stamp from Simon Says Stamp ,coloured with Charisma and Polychromo pencils on a seven inch card. There are some lovely samples by the design team on the challenge site so I hope you will pay them a visit.

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Make it feminine


 Here we go again with a new challenge on Try It On Tuesday and this time it is "Make it feminine"

Lots of inspiration for you over on the challenge blog with fab samples from the design team. Any kind of project is welcome as long as it follows the theme.

My card using a stamp that was free with a magazine a few years ago and papers from my stash.

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Never Stop Believing


 Its time for a new challenge at Try It On Tuesday and this time we are asking for "Make It Magical"

This is a page for my 8x8 journal which I call my book of pretty things !  I do love my fairy stamps but hardly ever use them as even our  great grandchildren are getting too old for fairy cards unfortunately.These two fairies are busy scattering fairy dust over the flowers.

The design team have some lovely samples for you over on the challenge blog so I hope you will visit them

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Ladies Bloomers !


 Where does the time go ?  already it's time for a new challenge at Try It On Tuesday and this time the theme is Here Comes Summer . Lots of lovely inspiration over on the challenge site fom the Design Team, hope you will pay them a visit.  I have just made a simple page in my little Kraft journal using images and papers etc from my scraps box.  I am not doing much crafting at the moment as I had a nasty fall and damaged my ribs, very painful! nearly two weeks now and not feeling much better as yet.  I have managed to enjoy the lovely weather we are having and sitting out in the sun.