Addicted to stamps and more. Make your mark. #496

 

This is my Make Your Mark project...for the Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More

#1                  #2                    #3                       #4

This set of ATCs I actually made to send to a friend of mine in the UK. I was making a mark in several ways. In all cases I used the Kate Crane cat stamp from Carabelle Studios.

To the first cat (#1) I added zentangle, using a Posca pen with a 0.7mm nib.

For the next three cats I stamped and embossed the image with black embossing powder.

The first of these cats (#2)was stamped directly onto a background with smooshed Distress Oxides and fussy cut. I then added this to scraps of green card and patterned paper from my stash.

The last two started with scraps of green card matted with Distress Oxide smooshed background.

I coloured Cat (#3) with pencils and Cat (#4) with markers.

 Hope you will enter the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge! Do hop over to see the fabulous inspiration from my team...

Happy Crafting!

12 Months of Christmas July Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas

  

This is my DT make for the February Challenge

of The 12 Months of Christmas Link up...

This month the theme is "Anything Goes Christmas"

Our sponsor is

Décosse's Dynamite Doodles

Today I have made a card using the paper from this:

Today my card is from an idea I spotted somewhere on the internet.

Happy Crafting!

July Gecko Galz Challenges

                     

      Don't we all love a challenge? Gecko Galz Papercrafting has many monthly challenges...

 This month the main Challenge theme is 

Star Maidens

Follow the link to share your make!

July 1st - 29th.

Feel free to grab our badge, and share on your blogs.

There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  

It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!

The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree 

Today I have a sneaky peek of my July makes - see more of them later in the month

A tag book:

A page from a whimsical journal:

But we also have challenges on the Facebook Group

These are the July challenges:

Then there are also, with freebie images, the

MONTHLY Christmas Challenge

 Fantasy Challenge

MONTHLY Gothic Challenge

Steampunk Challenge

ATC Challenge

 Card challenge

Quarterly Challenge

Find also the new tag challenge 

Have Fun!

Happy Crafting!

Color Dare Challenge #658

 

  This picture shows my make for the

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge DT

Do pop over to the Color Dare Challenge and take a look at my teamies' makes.

This picture shows the challenge - 

The background is collage in greys plus a bit of black and white on a grey card blank.

I added a cerise flower and green leaves - images from Art by Marlene with added paint using markers.

Hope you will join the challenge

Happy Crafting!

 

WOYWW #838

 

It is Wednesday so I am linking to WOYWW at Sarah's craft shed

Follow the link to find out more about What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday and maybe join in... This is my post for WOYWW #838

We are now in week two of our road trip - I will post more photos below.

I have been adding more to my index cards but they are not finished. I will be photographing them when I get home and share then...

I have been adding mainly collage with some paint markers and water colour.

I think I have already completed theme #6!

I have done a little bit of crafting apart from my travel diary and the ICADs.  On Friday was a zoom craft and chat with the UK Stampers Network. I didn't get up to join them but I did make the little house pockets from envelopes which was the workshop. These were based on this You Tube video

Plus I am up to date with my road trip diary...

So far we have driven more than 3400kilometres...  we have stayed 3 nights at each of the last two places - apartments with a bit more space and the chance to do some washing. Our last stop is 4 nights in Airlie Beach.

I will just add a few pics from our trip here:

At Rockhampton we crossed the Tropics of Capricorn.

This was the view from Mt Archer.

We went up to Mt Morgan and saw the railway museum.

Also at Mt Morgan, a viewpoint across the valley.

Rockhampton Art Gallery.

Rockhampton Botanical garden and little zoo.

Emu Park... Singing ship dedicated to James Cook.

Capricorn Caves.

Mackay breakwater.

A cane train crossing a bridge over Platypus beach. We were at the wrong time of day to see a platypus.

This morning walking through a mangrove boardwalk.

And then in a museum at Proserpine.

All for now...

Happy WOYWW!