Winter Blues

 Time for our new challenge over at Try It on Tuesday and this time it is "Winter Blues"  The design team have some lovely inspiration for you over on the challange blog so I hope you will pay them a visit. For my card I have used a background made using my round gelli plate and distress inks, the animal stamps are Lavinia and I can't remember where the bird stamp is from. I'll probably put this is my Christmas card box for next year !

In with the new (2)

 We're halfway through our challenge of In With The New on Try It On Tuesday and the design team have more inspiration for you over on the challenge blog so hope you will pay them a visit.  For my card I have used a Studio Light Stamp which as a Christmas gift, painted with watercolours and I have decoupaged some bits of it too.  

In with the new

 I haven't got my brain in gear since Christmas and completely forgot to do my post for the

Try It On Tuesday Challenge which started last Tuesday. As the first challenge of 2023 the challenge is "In with the new", this can be new products, a new technique or anything else as long as it follows the challenge theme. The design team have , as usual< lots of lovely inspiration for you over on the challenge blog.  For my "new"  I have used a new Visible Image stamp and a print from my round gelli plate . Hope you will join in with our challenge.

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.  

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.

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..

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.

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 !

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.

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.

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

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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 !

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.

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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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.