Let's go Surfing

I love this stamp, 

unfortunately Bizzy Bec doesn't seem to have it any more.

I still remember the day one of our son's said he was going to start surfing.

It was the same week a young fellow have been attacked by a shark.

I thought his timing was lousy, 26 years later he still surfs when he can and 

is  now teaching his son to surf.

Thus the two surf boards.

Our Daily Bread - Sea Single

Teen Boy

Grandson number two turned 15 this year as well.

Items Used:

Memory Box - Grand Happy Birthday

Poppy Stamps - Baby Kittens

MSEast Craft - Headphones

Slider Card

Thought I'd give this one a try.

Pretty simple to do actually.

Stamps are from the Tim Holtz Mini Bird crazy stamps

Mini Bird Crazy and Things.

Sentiment: Stampendous - Friendly Phrase

Trim: Frantic Stamper - Chevron Borders and Edges 2

Enjoy your day, Carol x

Looking for instructions click here.

Shoe Sense

Items Used:

Spellbinders - Curved Square

Stampendous Clear Stamps - Shoe Sense

Sue Wilson - Delightful Daisies
Memory Box - Cascading Butterfly Trio

A stitched circle for the sentiment
Pearls

I masked the shoe to make a pair.

I left the paper in the Curved Square die and gently inked the area to take out that stark white look.

Decided to add some green pencil to the stems and leaves on the curved die as well.

Added pearls, flowers and a butterfly.

Have a great week everyone,
Crafty Hugs,
Carol

Double Z Pop Up Card

Today I would like to share this card that I really enjoyed making for my Daughter.

 Items Used:

Avery Elle - Clear Stamp Set 4"x 6"

Avery Elle Dies - Petals and Stems

Sue Wilson Dies - Arched window / Door

Memory Box Dies - Stitched Happy Birthday Circle

The Sentiment was perfect size but the circle was a little big for this card so I trimmed it.

Impression Obsession - Butterfly Set

Impression Obsession - Cat Set

Impression Obsession - Fence Border Die

Click here for instructions
I varied the measurements on mine to suit what I wanted to do.


Do you have trouble stamping a good impression?
The Misti is a marvellous tool to help with that.
However not everyone likes to pay the price.
I have an alternative.....

If you have access to an IKEA store they have a wonderful
photo frame that will do nicely.

The frame has hinges and a soft clear front that does the job perfectly and only cost $7 in Australia.
All you have to do is remove the protective plastic and tape the clear front down that
it doesn't move about.  Just use washi tape to hold your card stock in place while you stamp
and that will work perfectly.  I modified mine a little more and placed a sheet of perspex down
so I can use either washi tape or sticky tape.  I love it and you can stamp over and over again until
you have the desired affect.

Or you can go to more trouble and follow these instructions

I do hope I have helped to improve your stamping.

Crafty Hugs,
Carol

Love to Fish

Hello Fellow crafters.  Have a great week.

The weather in Brisbane is beautiful with a lovely cool breeze.

A bit different to a couple of weeks ago.

Items Used:

Boys will be Boys - Digital Image - Cody Fishing

Impression Obsession - Sea Birds

Impression Obsession - Nautical mini set (Dolphin)

Cheery Lyn Fishing Boat set (Logs)

Pencils, Inks and Copic Pens

About the centre cut out:
Because I didn't have a die the right size for the centre of the frame cut out I used a Spellbinders
rectangle die that was smaller than the cut out.  I pencilled the size of the picture and placed the die with the outside on the line and had to replace the die four times to get the right size.
I just cut out some corner pieces for the photo album affect.

Have a great week all our Crafty Talents and don't forget to put
your entry in for our February Challenge.
Who can believe it's February already.

Crafty Hugs, Carol x

Enjoying the Little Things

Happy New Year Everyone!

I called this card "enjoying the little things" because that is my wish 

for you (as well as me) for this year.

That we will take time to enjoy God's creation as well as appreciating 

the people in our lives.

Items used for this card:

Sue Wilson - Scattered Leaves Background
Sue Wilson - Star Flower Cluster

BBS - Daisy Collection digi - Laying in the field

Coloured with colour pencils.
Not sure about the Sun and the Greeting.

Crafty Hugs, Carol x