Triple stamping revisited and more poppies...

Triple stamping has been one of my favourite techniques for some time.

Check out the tutorial I wrote for Pretty Paper Studios, Dubai, on how to do it here!

Anyway I had a couple of card sketches in front of me -

 and I decided they both lent themselves to triple stamping - but in an offset sort of way...

This is the first sketch -

Mojo Monday # 296 - which I originally entered with a white on white card

This time however I went for a bit more colour - one of my 'orange' Poppy set!

 I used Indigo Blu's 'Blazing Poppies', triple stamped in Hero Arts 'Soft Canteloupe', over the three circles.

All the papers came from my scraps...the butterflies were some sparkly embellishments in my stash.

I am submitting this to our weekly facebook group challenge here in Abu Dhabi.

This is the second sketch - Mojo Monday's current challenge #299 to which I will submit my card...

I decided to go for 'square' and triple stamp the same stamp in Jenni Bowlin's 'cough syrup' over the circle and two rectangles. Again papers from my scraps and the 'flower' from Naiff Street in Dubai! 

Happy Crafting!!

Pop up Christmas card

My friend Lizette had a magazine with this fancy fold in it...

We challenged each other to have a go...

I thought it looked like a Christmas Cracker so I made a Christmas Card...

Take a 4 inch strip from a 12 by 12 and then score and fold as in the photo:-

Score at 2 in, 4 in, 8 in and 10 in. These are valley folds (red lines).

Score the cross ways lines to the midway line. These are mountain folds (green lines).

I chose a double sided Christmas paper to start and then decorated it with various layers and stamps.

The 'Have a Jolly Holiday' stamp has a matching 'framelit' to cut it out on the Big Shot.

I embossed this stamp with red embossing powder. 

I added a little colour to the 'Santa' stamp using Promarkers.

The card folds down flat to a 4 x 4 square so will fit in a suitable square envelope.

Here is Lizette's version:-

Merry Christmas in June!!

Summery cards!

I was looking through my 12 x 12 paper stash and came across some really lovely ones...

Remembering the wiper cards of last month, I thought I would do some more.

(I wrote a tutorial for Pretty Paper Studios, Dubai, on how to do them, here)

My first paper was an Amy Tangerine design from American Crafts - just lovely!

I also had a FREE beach-babe Digi from Scrapper's delights for a 'Summer Fun' Challenge.

Add a die-cut palm tree (living in Abu Dhabi, many of my cards have palm trees and/or camels on them)

and a gem on the sandal and there we are...a seaside scene...

Here is the card as it comes out of the envelope...

When it is pulled open the tag inside pops up and says 'Fun in the Sun".
I stamped a few shells on the side to add a little extra interest.

I am also submitting this to the  Scrapper's Delight Challenge

S is For...

My second card uses this lovely paper...

I also have a Kris B image to colour and am going to enter this in 

the Imagine That! Freebie Challenge #9

Here the pop-up says 'Have a bloomiful day!'

Finally I am going back to my Indigo Blu 'Poppy Meadow' stamps -
 I think they are my favourite stamp set at the moment.

 If you have been following my blog you might remember my 'red' set
 (using Jenni Bowlin cough syrup to stamp)



   I am now on to my 'orange set' using Hero Hues Shadow Ink 'Soft Canteloupe' to stamp with.



This is the card I made this morning...just lots of matting with papers out of my scrap folders...

I am submitting this to the Indigo Blu Challenge #5 Summer Time

It is based on this sketch from Sketch'n'Scrap.

I am also submitting this card to Sketch'n'scrap card sketch #4 challenge 

I hope you like my cards!

Happy Crafting!

Take flight...

And that is just what we are going to be doing in July -

taking flight and leaving Abu Dhabi!

Watch this space for further adventures!

In the meantime I am packing up and disposing of things -

 we will have lived in this apartment 7 years by the time we leave, so lots of stuff!

Anyway a few minutes here and there to do some crafting -

 so a quick ATC this morning, featuring owls, brown, feather and bling.

 This will fit Bernie's Tic Tac Toe Challenge in Mad Crafters Giggles on facebook.

I am also going to submit it in

Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge 'Take Flight'

The background is shaving foam and food colouring through a stencil.
Find how here

Happy Crafting!

Two quick cards...

I just took a break from my sorting and packing and made these two quick cards...

The first features a Lacy Sunshine image -

 Eleanor & Pickles on a camping exhibition but they are awakened in the night by strange noises.  They peep out of their tent to find a naughty baby bear cooking smores on their campfire!!! 

I made another side easel card...

Matting of pretty papers from my scraps and flower and butterfly embellishments.

I am submitting this to the special Lacy Sunshine Challenge #10

My second card features a Bugaboo image - flowers in a teacup.

Various layers of pretty papers and a ribbon...

Both my cards were coloured using Promarkers.

I am submitting this to Catch the Bug Bingo Challenge -

Bugaboo Image, something with f, ribbon

Happy Crafting!