It is no secret if you have read my blog, that I love cats. For the Facebook Group Challenge inspiration, I started with Cat Nap and decided I would have a go at replicating my Emmie's colourings. I used my pencils. I then decided to put the image on a memorydex card so I could keep it in my stash. I found the perfect quote and placed my hearts cut from designer paper above the cat either side, took a photo and was about to do this blog post and realised the theme for the Facebook challenge was Use an embellishment.
So I changed it up a bit - moved the hearts down and then I thought to myself exactly what is an embellishment. I came to the conclusion it can be anything I want it to be. I knew I had in my craft junk room some flairs I hadn't got out lately, so off I went into the depths of my room. As I picked up the container of flairs, I found an Australian stamp from quite a few years' ago. I know that, because our letter stamps are $1.10 now, not 70c. I kept it because I LOVE CATS! I knew I had a set of steampunk cat flairs, so I picked the closest colouring to Emmie and my previous cat Dusty and attached the stamp and the flair, and now I get to keep the two embellishments that I love in my stash of memorydex cards. Winner, winner, chicken dinner plus I have some inspiration for the SheepSki Designs Digital Stamps Facebook Group Challenge 58.
Here is a photo of my Emmie I took tonight.
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I think I will need to work some more on perfecting her fur and besides my memorydex image is not really Emmie because the image has a long tail and Emmie was born with a stumpy tail, so that is a good enough reason to say they aren't the same cat!
See you soon catlovers.
Gail
I am entering World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge: World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #03 - 15th March 2021
Here is my inspiration using another one of Bizzy Bec's digital stamps, Unicorn - Paisley and I have also added the purple Tropic digital paper from the Tropic Floral range. This is a birthday card for my youngest grand-daughter. Hope Isla-May likes it! I often heard my late son-in-law ask Isla-May if she farted when it was actually him. Of course, she would say "no Dad" and start giggling saying "it was you Dad" . The things Dads say to their daughters, but that was Luke, always joking with the kids. How we miss you - can't believe it is nearly three months. Isla-May's birthday was the first birthday to get through without you.
I am entering Colour Crazy Craft Challenge: Week 11 - Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Sponsored by Oddball Stamps (colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com) No. 49
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #3-2021
The Creative Crafters: CHALLENGE #38
Crafty Calendar Challenge : March Challenge - 'Feminine'
I was a winner @ Crafty Calendar Challenge : Winner and Top 3 March Challenge
I love Gerberas - don't seem to have much luck growing them as well as Beccy's images, but love colouring them.
I am still practising with my basic pencils, Staedtler, Faber-Castell and Crayola. I just have them all together and grab whatever colours I think will suit.
I am not sure what this fold of card is actually called. It is probably too simple for Beccy to have in her tutorials of card folds, but I would call it concertina. Hang on, I will get you the link for her card fold tutorials and see if my design is there. Here is the link Beccy's Place: A - Z of Folded Cards and after looking at her Concertina Fold, I stand to be corrected. My fold is called the very, very simple concertina fold.
Anyhow I could not decide what sentiments I would use from the set, so I put a few on. This stamp set is so versatile you could make an any occasion card.
If you like gerberas as much as me, you had better grab this set fast, as it's on special for a limited time and then I think it is going to be retired. While you are in the shop, check out all the sale items.
I hope you like my very, very simple Concertina card.
See you next time,
Gail
I have entered Beccy's Challenges: March Challenge
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #3-2021
Today's Bugaboo Stamps Friday Freebie is Girl in Car. I thought I would design a 21st card for this image.
We are celebrating St Patrick's Day by creating 3 ATCs using Gecko Galz Shamrock Shenanigans.
I have entered: (20+) Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Group | Facebook (ATC Challenge, Colour Challenge and March Special Days Challenge)
ATC Around the World: #75 alles geht
I was awarded the top3 badge for my ATCs
Our SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge for March has a theme of "Girls, Girls, Girls.
Here is my inspiration using "Noora" a beautiful image inspired by a photo of one our DT members. Andrea has done a beautiful job of this re-creation and it is such a versatile image.
Today's new release is Hoppy St Patrick's Day Frog.
I decided to make an ATC for my collection to commemorate St Patrick's Day and Hoppy was the perfect addition.
Hello fellow crafters,
Got some great news to share with you. I am now a Design Team Member for Bizzy Bec's Online Store, an Aussie retailer I have dealt with over many years of papercrafting. Today I want to show you some inspiration for our Monthly Blog Challenge, always "Anything Goes".
I have had a passion for digital stamps for a long time now, so I thought I would start off with this Bizzy Bec's digital stamp from my stash and guess what!. It is still available in the older images section of digital stamps. Her name is Cogwheel Wendy and she is part of the Pin Up Girls collection and they are all fun.
Bizzy Bec's has a great range of digital stamps and papers and they are so reasonable in price. Cogwheel Wendy is only $2AUD, what a bargain.
My next inspiration for the SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge also features "Noora". I could not resist printing off two of her and change the hair colour up a bit.
I am entering Everybody-Art-Challenge: 485 (everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com)
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #3-2021
Beccy's Place is a great online shop that stocks clear stamps, dies and digital stamps and she is a fellow-Aussie. Check the shop out here. Her blog is a wealth of information including freebies, card tutorials, videos and much more. I haven't found a better blog that can help you as much as Beccy's. Check the blog out now, you won't be disappointed and you will find yourself going back to it time and again.
Gail
My inspiration for today's "Anything But a Card". I am in the process of putting a journal together for my 12 year old grand-daughter and this is one of the pages. I have used "Butterfly Rose Girl".
This month's optional twist is "Layer It Up". For my inspiration I have used "Mini Me". I have used thin foam tape between the layers of design paper and the image but they are joined at the top by tape.
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I am using the supplied image to join in this Challenge. I have made a Memorydex card to add to my collection. Hope you like the quote I chose to use.
Never More Designs: MONTHLY GOTHIC CHALLENGE
I am entering another February challenge using the supplied free image. Here is my entry in the February Image Challenge.
I am entering Gecko Galz: Gecko Galz Monthly Image Challenge (geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com)
Gecko Galz: Gecko Galz Monthly Challenges (geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com)
This month I am entering Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Challenge and here is my entry using the February image.
I am entering Gecko Galz: GECKO GALZ MONTHLY CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE (geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com)
See you soon
Gail
PS Won the Gecko Galz first Monthly Christmas Challenge. It was my first challenge with GG.
Today's freebie is Love Bear 3 and here is my inspiration.
Grab it from the Bugaboo Shop while you can. It is only free for a week.
See you again,
Gail
I have made this ATC to commemorate the 11th Anniversary of Holley's brain op. Sandra Caldwell has drawn a special image for this occasion. It is called Brains and Beauty and is on sale for the month of February.
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See you at Holley's month long celebration.
Gail xx
Gail
I am entering Your Scrapbook Place : February 2021 Contest Sandra Caldwell Babycakes Digis & Designs
It is never too early to make Christmas cards ........
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