Hi there, lovelies! I’m sorry for a long-ish break, I took the time to enjoy Chuplet’s 4th birthday (my older girl, Zuzia). Her actual birthday is tomorrow but her parties have been all over the place so that we could fit them time-wise. She had a little celebration at her day care group, a party with her friends this weekend, and there will be one coming for our family as well - I’ve been so wrapped up! It’s so worth it, though… I love this cute little face and everything else that comes in the package… LOL! She’s my precious

However, I did squeeze a moment here and there to sneak into the craft room. It’s my aim to play with all of the Moxie Fab World Handmade Cards Week challenges, I *love* what’s on the offer and my head is buzzing with ideas… I have been tackling The Metal, Wood & Cork challenge so far, I chose first because it’s the most out of my comfort zone. Are you with me??
Anyway, once I started I couldn’t stop as the ideas kept coming, and hence all of these

On the first card, I used the forgotten mini metal frame which I don’t even remember sourcing from anywhere, lol! For long months it was waiting for a reason to be unearthed and I guess this was the one I paired it with a fantastic Penny Black die cut (added some colour to the bird with a Copic marker), and a MFT sentiment stamped on a Simon Says banner die. The texture on the card front is courtesy of a PTI impression plate.

I’m also playing with ric#44, with the card above (thanks, Kimberly!)

The next one, a cute and playful card which was made with a baby boy arrival in mind. I let the patterned paper reinforce the message; love how it looks like a falling confetti, over the banner with a onesie on a mini clothes hanger. I got the hangers from Impress long ago and they were also waiting for their time to come.

Lastly, a card which started great but finished not so much… I suppose it’s ok, but it looked a bit plain with the initial arrangement so I kept adding to it and lost the plot along the way. I’ve got October Afternoon paper, PTI die, Paper Smooches sentiment, and some Studio Calico wood veneers here. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by Hope to see you tomorrow!

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Happy Monday, inky friends! I hope it is or is going to be for you, and I really hope that mine turns out as I wish it would for me as well! Waltzingmouse Stamps September Release previews start tonight and I still haven’t received my stamps in the mail, so my participation, at least for today, is in hazard. However, there’s a chance that the beauties will arrive at my doorstep in a couple of hours and if that happens, I’ll try to whip up something quickly! *crossing fingers and toes*
In the meantime, I’ve been creating some cards, being in-and-out of my craft desk depending on how much time I had to spare. These are a product of the last two days’ effort and I finally gathered them all this morning to photograph and blog. Thanks goodness for a sleeping bub! lol

The first one features the florals from the WMS previous release, Two Step Sprig and Simple Sprig, and the sentiment from Big Day - Today. I added some teeny tiny stars from You’re A Doll, I also smuggled in non-WMS stamps, as in the grunge polka dot pattern from Bo Bunny. The flower is from Prima, the white dots were added with a white gel pen.

This card was created for the new challenge blog in the neighbourhood, Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenge. If you love their stamps, this is the place for you! Their first challenge is on (sketch below, which I loosely followed) and you’ll want to join in if you want to win yourself a shopping spree in the WMS store

On the second card, there’s also a bit of WMS present - I used the Off Beat Backgrounds stamp set to create my background pattern. I stamped the stripes with Pumice Stone Distress Ink so it gives off the feel of a soft, warm blanket. Or is it just me?? The florals and sentiment come from the much loved Harvest Berries set from PTI.

This card was designed with the help of the CTS#45 sketch. I love this one and I couldn’t wait to play along. I suppose I could whip up at least 5 more different cards with it without much thought, you know I love my floral/botanical stamps and this layout is just perfect for them

Lastly, I’ve got a card for The All That Glitters Is Gold Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. Frankly, I never cared for gold much but after seeing all that inspiration, the stunning examples of this trend popping around the blogland lately, I consider myself sold. So much so, that I think I may not end up with just one submission to this challenge. I’m having too much fun 😀
For this card, I embossed the stripes with the Jeweled Gold EP from Stampendous. I used the back of a stamp to ink up with VersaMark, in fact it was the same WMS one that I used to create the background in the card above. As you can see, here goes my ability to space the pattern correctly, when I can’t see exactly where I stamped. LOL!
I added a Paper Smooches sentiment to the mix, a die cut frame from Manor House Creations and the flowers were cut from a Crate Paper DP.

 

 

 
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