Halloween Card using mostly Lavinia Stamps

 

Hi everyone 😃

Happy Halloween to those of you who celebrate it!   Quite a few homes around our neighbourhood have had their decorations out for quite a while now - but being in Australia, it is certainly not as big as it is in the USA.   I have never seen SO MANY Halloween decorations in the stores this year though - it was mind-boggling!  We put up decorations today as I don't have alot and certainly nothing terrifying for the little kids and had quite a few groups come trick-or-treating - but gosh, it was freezing outside and only 9 degrees Celcius with a high wind-chill factor........brrrr 😬

Today I am sharing a card that I made for my daughter and I had SO MUCH FUN making it as it took me out of my comfort zone.

This is also my card for the following Challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to the Challenge:

Splitcoaststampers - Technique Lovers Challenge TLC973 - Night Sky

Crafty Catz Challenge #656 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist of any 4 Legged Critter

To make the background, I grabbed some Ranger Watercolor Cardstock and used the smooth side.  I diecut a circle from 3M Post-It Craft Paper using a Lifestyle Nesting Circle die and my Big Shot so that I could mask off the moon.  I then wet the cardstock and sprayed various Dylusions Shimmer Sprays, Ranger Distress Oxide Sprays and Kaisercraft Kaisermist Sprays.  I dried the cardstock using my heat-gun and re-did the spraying till I was happy.  I removed the moon mask and sprayed water in just that area then sprayed some Antique Linen Distress Oxide spray and just let the colours bleed into each other then dried it with my heat-gun.  I was so pleased with how the moon looks - like it is glowing.

I watered down some Jo Sonja white acrylic paint and splattered that over the background using a fan brush and did the same with Jo Sonja pale gold acrylic paint.

I used my powder tool on the background then stamped the Lavinia Sacred Tree using Altenew Obsidian (black) pigment ink then heat embossed it using Ranger Black Super-Fine Detail Embossing Powder.  Because I wanted some sparkle, I first separated some of the black embossing powder and mixed in some Bellbird Place Diamond Glitter and it worked a treat.  I knew that I had some black sparkle embossing powder somewhere - but do you think I could find it?!  But tonight, it was in the drawer where I had been looking:  go figure!!

I then stamped the Lavinia Grass Silhouette and heat embossed that as well then sponged some of the black ink around the bottom of the cardstock and heat-set that with the same sparkly embossing powder.

I stamped the Lavinia Bat Colony over the moon and again heat-embossed it.  The owl is from a Hero Arts/Scrapbook.com Greetings collaboration set.  The spider and sentiment are from the Hero Arts - Happy Halloween CL353 set.  I drew a line from the tree branch to the spider using a Copic Black Multiliner in size 0.3.  

I WISH you could see the sparkle - it looks amazing in real life!  

I sponged some of the Obsidian ink around the edges of the card which really made a difference to the scene.

Once I had finished the panel, I glued it to some Core-dinations purple cardstock and trimmed it to 1/16" using my WRMK Tool - Layers Guide.  I glued the purple cardstock to some Kaisercraft Black Glitter cardstock and trimmed that to 1/8" - then popped the card front onto a white card base.    

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lavinia - Sacred Tree LAV437 + Grass Silhouette LAV680 + Bat Colony LAV558, Hero Arts - Happy Halloween clear set CL353 (spider and sentiment), Hero Arts/Scrapbook.com collaboration clear set Greetings (released 2019)

Ink:  Altenew Obsidian (black) Pigment

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Black Glitter Cardstock

Accessories:  Sponge, heat-gun, Ranger Super-Fine Detail Black Embossing Powder EPJ37392, Bellbird Place Diamond Glitter, Dylusions Shimmer Spray Inks, Kaisercraft Kaisermist Spray Inks, Ranger Distress Oxide Spray Inks, Ranger Watercolor Cardstock, WRMK Tool - Layers Guide, Big Shot, 3M Post-It Craft Paper, Other Cardstock - Core'dinations Purple + white card base, Jo Sonja Acrylic Paint - Titanium White + Pale Gold, Fan brush, Powder Tool, Copic black multiliner 0.3

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles

Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly Father's Day Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing a Father's Day Card that I made for my husband using the fabulous Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly Collection which was released back in August 2021:

In Australia, we celebrate Father's Day on the 1st Sunday in September so it was last Sunday.  We had a lovely and quiet day just enjoying the time together as a family.  Both our fathers passed away a very long time ago - so it is also a day of reflection for us.  I cooked a fruit cake (my husband LOVES fruit cake) and also had a roast for dinner which all went down a treat!

For my card, I followed the sample by Joanne Herbert in the Drive and Fly Creative Kit Club magazine and just added some Stampin' Up Rustic Metallic dots which matched the colour of the plane.

I really love this Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly range and it has been perfect for making masculine cards.  So glad that I picked up extras of the range as it is really hard to get now.

Before I go, I thought I would share a photo of our rescue cat Freya who is now a little over a year old:

Freya is the most ADORABLE cat and super-cuddly and affectionate.  She continues to gobble her food down like she still doesn't realise that she WILL absolutely get fed twice a day - so we do wonder what her circumstances were when she was rescued by the RSPCA when she was 7-1/2 months old - and the lady at the Cat Protection Society told me the other day that that behaviour may stay with her and would have stemmed from not knowing where her next meal was coming from and needing to eat quickly before another animal ate it.  

Other than that, Freya is just the sweetest little thing and has such a gentle personality and I am so glad that we adopted her.   Our home seemed so empty after Ruby passed away - and your heart just aches to give another unwanted cat a furever home.  Freya was wonderful company for me back in January when I got COVID and barely moved off the bed for 6 weeks.  When I was in isolation from the rest of the household for nearly 2 weeks, it was so comforting to have a cat to cuddle and sleep with me.  I am still recovering from COVID and have ongoing exhaustion/fatigue and trouble thinking/remembering so it has been more than a little frustrating!  Hopefully, I will improve soon!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer paper:  Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly 12" x 12" + Creative Cuts

Accessories:  Anko kraft card base (K-Mart), dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Uniquely Creative corrugated card, Stampin' Up Rustic Metallic adhesive-backed Dots

Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly Birthday Card

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing a Birthday Card that I made for my brother-in-law using a card kit by Uniquely Creative (Australia) called Drive and Fly which was released August 2021:

I followed the card sample in the kit for the most part but added the stars and a few other elements and left the ribbon off.  Some of the elements were trimmed from the papers in the paper pad and the rest are from the Creative Cuts pack.   I roughed up most of the edges with a pair of scissors.

I do love the Uniquely Creative Card Kits as they are so well thought out and easy to follow.  I also love that you can buy what is in the kits separately.  No connection to them - just a happy customer.  You can subscribe to their monthly card kits but I prefer to just choose what I want when they come out instead of being committed to automatically paying for one every month.  

Other than that, there is not much to say.  My brother-in-law loved his card which is always lovely to hear 😃 

I made another card with this kit and posted it to my brother but forgot to take a photo.  Oh well!

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly 6" x 6" pad + Creative Cuts

Accessories:  Dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi glue, white card base

Mintay Garage Birthday Card No. 2

 

Hi everyone 😀

As I mentioned on my previous post, we have four masculine birthdays in August so I my Craft Room has been a whirlwind of activity.  Here is another Birthday Card using the awesome Mintay Garage Collection:

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

The Male Room - Challenge #177 - Dots and/or Stripes - my dots are the holes in the punched border, the Candi dots and the dots on the stars - and the stripes are the tartan designer paper.  This is my 2nd entry for their Challenge.

  

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - August - Anything Goes 

The main image was trimmed from one of the Mintay 12" x 12" papers which has 12 images on it so it makes life easy when you don't need to stamp and colour an image.  I chose this particular image as my husband plays electric guitar in two bands so having the guitar and amplifier was just a match made in heaven.  I fussy cut the stars from the Mintay Garage 6" x 8" Add-on Paper Pack and popped them up on dimensionals.  I did add some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush to the stars but you can't tell in the photo.  

The tartan designer paper is from the Mintay Garage 12" x 12" Paper Pack and the distressed brown designer paper is from the Mintay Garage 6" x 8" Add-on Paper Pack  All the layers were trimmed to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools.  The cardstock is by Kaisercraft.  

The sentiment is by Uniquely Creative from their Essential Birthday Sentiments Mini Cut-a-part Sheet and was popped up on dimensionals.

The beige cardstock border on the bottom was punched using my Fiskars Threading Water border punch which I use alot for masculine cards.  I added a score line next to it using my Martha Stewart Score Board.   The ribbon is from my stash and was added in 2 separate elements which I find easier and neater.

I added some Candi Dots on the top RHS with dimensionals.  I have had these Candi Dots in my stash for years.  They are like faux brads and so easy to pop onto your card. 

Once I had finished the card front, I glued it to an Anko Kraft card base using my Tombow Mono Multi glue.

Finished size is 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" or 140mm x 140mm.

Thanks for visiting my Blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Papers:  Mintay Garage 12" x 12" Paper Pack + 6" x 8" Add-on Paper Pack

Accessories:  Candi Dots - Craftwork Cards (retired), dimensionals, Perfect Layers Tools, Ribbon - stash, Uniquely Creative Essential Birthday Sentiments Mini Cut-a-part Sheet, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Martha Stewart Score Board, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Anko Kraft Card Base (K-Mart Australia), Other Cardstock - Kaisercraft

Punches:  Fiskars Threading Water border

Mintay Garage Birthday Card No. 1

 

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing a Birthday Card that I made for my brother-in-law's birthday using the awesome Mintay Garage Collection.  Our family has 4 masculine birthdays in August so I have been busy, busy, busy!

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

The Male Room - Challenge #177 - Dots and/or Stripes - my dots are the holes in the punched border, the Candi dots and the stripes are the tartan designer paper

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - August - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday - F4A155 - Blues and Browns 

The main image was trimmed from one of the Mintay 12" x 12" papers which has 12 images on it so it makes life easy when you don't need to stamp and colour an image.  My brother-in-law spends alot of his time working in his tool shed and is always fixing things and very talented with his woodwork - so I thought this image was absolutely perfect for him.  

I added another toolbox image on top with dimensionals which is from the accompanying Mintay Paper Diecuts collection.  You can see a closeup of the dimension here:

The tartan and grid plate designer papers are from the Mintay Garage 12" x 12" paper pack.  All the layers were trimmed to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools.  The cardstock is by Kaisercraft.  

The sentiment is by Uniquely Creative from their Essential Birthday Sentiments Mini Cut-a-part Sheet and was popped up on dimensionals.

The beige cardstock border on the LHS was punched using my Fiskars Threading Water border punch which I use alot for masculine cards.  I added a score line next to it using my Martha Stewart Score Board.   The ribbon is from my stash and was added in 2 separate elements which I find easier and neater.

I added some Candi Dots on the top RHS with dimensionals.  I thought the colour matched the cover on the tape measure so perfectly.   I have had these Candi Dots in my stash for years.  They are like faux brads and so easy to pop on your card. 

Once I had finished the card front, I glued it to an Anko Kraft card base using my Tombow Mono Multi glue.

Finished size is 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" or 140mm x 140mm.

Thanks for visiting my Blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Papers:  Mintay Garage 12" x 12" paper pack + Paper Diecuts MT-GAG-LSC

Accessories:  Candi Dots - Craftwork Cards (retired), dimensionals, Perfect Layers Tools, Ribbon - stash, Uniquely Creative Essential Birthday Sentiments Mini Cut-a-part Sheet, Martha Stewart Score Board, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Anko Kraft Card Base (K-Mart Australia), Other Cardstock - Kaisercraft

Punches:  Fiskars Threading Water border

Docraft Forever Friends Kraft Notes Baby Girl Card

 

Hi everyone 😊

Today I am sharing a Baby Card that I made for my niece and partner who just had their first baby - a beautiful little girl.  So I am a Great-Aunt again for the 11th time!  Wow, I feel so OLD!  

This is also my card for the following Challenges:  

Ellibelle's Corner - Craft Wednesday Challenge for July - Anything Goes

Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday F4A693 - Oh Baby Baby! - Share your Baby Creations 

Shopping our Stash - SOS501 - No Stamping Allowed - where they don't want you to use your stamps but instead use patterned paper, stickers, die cuts, stencils, pictures etc.  

Please click on the underlined link to go to their respective Challenge. 

The main image is diecut decoupage by Docrafts from their Forever Friends Kraft Notes collection.  There aren't many layers so it was super-easy to put together with 0.5mm dimensionals.  You can see the dimension in this photo:

The bottom daisy designer paper is also from the Docrafts Kraft Notes Design Stax 6" x 6" paper.  The top pink designer paper is from the 12" x 12" pad and was dry-embossed using my Big Shot and Crafter's Companion Die'sire Embossalicious EF-6 embossing folder which added some lovely texture to my card.  I have had this folder for many years and is long-retired.

I diecut some small hearts from pink glitter cardstock using an Impression Obsession die - Mini Hearts Row - and glued them on using Tombow Mono Aqua glue around the main image panel.  The 3 larger hearts at the bottom RHS were punched from pink glitter cardstock using a Carl CP-8 Heart Duo punch.  I added a strip of pink glitter cardstock across the centre which tied everything together.

Everything is layered onto an Anko white card base using my favourite glue - Tombow Mono Multi.  

Finished size is 5-1/4" x 5-1/4" or 134mm x 134mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Docrafts Forever Friends Kraft Notes 6" x 6" Design Stax + 12" x 12" pad (retired)

Accessories:  Docrafts Forever Friends Kraft Notes Diecut Decoupage (retired), Big Shot, Crafter's Companion Die'sire Embossalicious EF-6 embossing folder (retired), 0.5mm dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi + Aqua glue, pink glitter cardstock, white card base - Anko - KMart Australia

Dies:  Impression Obsession Mini Hearts Row DIE134-D

Punches:  Carl CP-8 Heart Duo

Couture Creations Sunburnt Country Decoupage Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

I have been wanting to post this card for 2 weeks but it has been far too windy to take a photo (I take my photos outside) or it has been raining or the light has been incredibly dreary.  Ah, that's Winter for you!

I made this card for my daughter's 20th birthday and specifically chose Corellas for the main image as she really loves them and enjoys their visits to our garden.  We are so lucky to live on the edge of the country surrounded by native flora and have all manner of native birds visit us which we really love.

The main image is diecut decoupage called 'Cockatoo' by Couture Creations from their Sunburnt Country range.  This sheet has other Australian native birds on them - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and Major Mitchell Cockatoo.  I layered the Corellas up using 0.5mm dimensionals then glued them onto dusky rose cardstock then navy blue.  These were diecut using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circle and Nesting Scallop Circle dies.  You can see a close-up of the image layers here:

The dusky rose cardstock dry embossed central panel is a small embossing folder by Hobby Central which I have had for ages and its exact name is unknown  I tried an internet seach and came up with nothing.  The folder is about 1 inch in width with just a single row of flowers and dots.  If you know what it is, please leave me a comment below.  

The top and bottom designer papers came from KMart (Australia) and are by Anko - Flora and Fauna Mini Paper Stack and are part of their current range instore.  I love KMart papers as they are really good quality and very affordable.  I buy alot of cardmaking items from KMart especially since Riot Art and Craft shut down all their stores and went online.  Probably my only complaint about KMart craft and cardmaking items is that I wish they had a bigger range!

The sentiment is also by Couture Creations from the Sweeping Plains Ephemera Set and was popped up on 1mm dimensionals.

I punched a heart from pink glitter cardstock using a Carl CP8 heart duo punch (I used the smallest heart) and glued them to each corner of the card using Tombow Mono Aqua glue.  

The bottom dusky rose and navy blue cardstock layers were trimmed to 1/16" and 1/8" respectively using my Perfect Layers Tools.

Once my card front was finished, I glued it to a white card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue.  Finished size is 146mm x 146mm or 5-3/4" x 5-3/4".

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Papers:  Anko Flora and Fauna 6" x 6" Mini Paper Stack 43-247-448 (KMart)

Accessories:  Hobby Central small embossing folder (unknown name), sentiment - Couture Creations Sweeping Plains Ephemera set C0727980 + Sunburnt Country Cockatoo C0727192 diecut decoupage, 0.5mm and 1mm dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi + Mono Aqua glue, Perfect Layers Tools, Big Shot, cardstock - dusky rose + navy blue + pink glitter, white card base - KMart

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles + Nesting Scallop Circles

Punches:  Carl CP-8 Heart Duo