Getting Sentimental for Allsorts Challenge

Hello and welcome! It's Saturday again and that means a new challenge starts today at Allsorts. It's Brenda's turn to host and her theme for this week is "Getting Sentimental" meaning she would like to see any sort of sentiment along with the option of "Anything Goes" if you choose not to use a sentiment on your project. Our prize is a selection of Woodware sentiment stamps from Craft Stash.

And here is what I came up with using stamps from Penny Black.

The daisies are part of the stamp Daisy Dream, they are actually a bouquet of daisies inside a vase but for today's card I just used the daisies, stamped with Versafine Onyx ink and colored with my Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. The sentiment is part of the clear set Love Big, as mentioned, both by Penny Black. I used the negative of a rectangle die to ink up the inside of the rectangle with Spun Sugar ink. My inkpad or foam applicator is a bit "contaminated" with a darker pink so it's not as light as I wanted it to be but it turned out to be a good match for the daisies. I added Stickles glitter to the flower centers and embellished with die cut butterflies done with Penny Black's Soaring die set. 

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I plan to share with these challenges:

• Creative Fingers - AG
• Cut It Up - use at least one die cut
• Double D Challenges - use shapes (I used a rectangle)
• Double Trouble Challenge - Fruit or fruity colors (plum and lemon colors)
• Everybody-Art-Challenge - AG
• Krafty Chicks - AG
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Flowers and PB Stamps
• Simon Says Stamp - AG
• Tic Tac Toe Challenge - see below, I chose the bottom row (multiple flowers and butterflies, die cut butterflies and sparkle in flower center
• TIME OUT Challenges - Encouragement or Support
• Try It On Tuesday - Make it Feminine
• Word Art Wednesdays - AG

To see what the rest of the Design Team made please visit the challenge blog where you will be able to join us with your own new creation(s)! Hope to see there!! 

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Woodblock Wednesday With My Newest Old Stamp

Hello and welcome! I actually found some time today to make a card "just for fun" as I recently purchased a new to me woodblock stamp and I thought this was a great reason to join the Woodblock Wednesday challenge today (before I stash it away with my other woodblock stamps)! 

I came across this Penny Black cutie (854J Forest Friends Seesaw) recently on eBay for a reasonable price and had to "Buy It Now"!! This stamp was released in 1995 when I was a teenager and had no idea cardmaking and decorative rubber stamps were a thing. So this stamp is definitely one of my oldest stamps although I do have some PSX stamps also purchased on eBay which could be the same age or older. There is just something so special about wood mounted stamps so I am still adding them to my collection.

I stamped on Bristol Vellum paper and used my Zig Clean Color markers for coloring. Then I used a torn paper mask to add some snow banks around the image. On the top portion I used another wood mounted stamp which also happens to be from 1995 (PSX F1550) stamped with the same ink that I used for the snowbanks - Weathered Wood Distress ink. 

The wording on the bottom is part of the Penny Black background stamps Christmas Story. Snowflakes are from my box of exta die cuts. I added some candy dots to their centers. It's hard to see but I added some sparkles using a clear Sakura Stardust glitter pen. 

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Below is another view along with the two woodblock stamps that I used. 

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Besides Woodblock Wednesday, I would also like to share with these challenges:

• Cutie Pie Challenge - Four Legged Friends
• FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge - Anything Country/Outdoor Christmas
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - Anything Christmas
• Peace on Earth - Anything Christmas
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Penny Black stamps
• Simon Says Stamp - AG
• Retro Rubber Challenge - The Great Outdoors
• Rudolph Days - August Christmas Challenge
• Sparkles Forum Christmas - Christmas Critters
• The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Anything Christmas
• The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas

If Cats Could Talk..........

Hello everyone, a new challenge starts today at the Allsorts challenge blog and Lolo is hosting this week with her wonderful theme of "Delightful Animals". As always, if this theme isn't for you then there is the Anything Goes option as we'd love to see all your crafty makes (up to 3 per entrant). We are back to regular weekly challenges so you have until early Friday to link up with us. Prizes for this week are from AALL and Create.

Here is what I came up with:

The cat image panel is part of a very large stamp by Aall and Create - Night Stalker (unfortunately it appears to be a retired set but if you are in the US there are currently 3 available at Frantic Stamper). When I ordered this set I didn't realize how large it acutally is so I cropped part of the image off in order to make a 6x6 inch card.

The pretty flowers are from another set by Aall and Create - Flower Journey. This set is currently marked down at Aall and Create (low stock!!) as I believe they are retiring all remaining Tracy Evans stamps. 

I found this background in my box of previously made backgrounds where I used Lavinia's Feather Leaf stencil with some pale green ink and splashes of yellow distress ink. The wording I used on this card is part of another stamp from the same Night Stalker set. 

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A closeup below:

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I plan to link up with these challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge - K for Kittens/Cats
• Beautiful Blossoms - Flowers
• Cardz 4 Guyz - Sunrise or Sunset
• Craft Rocket Challenges - Animals
• Crafty Animals - Animals
• Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! - Stencils
• Creatalicious Challenges - Favorite Animal
• Critter Crazy Challenges - Critters
• DL.Art Linky Challenge - AG
• Everybody-Art-Challenge  - Stamping
• FarmQuest General Store Challenge - Anything Farm or Country Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Summer in the Garden
• The Creative Crafters - AG
• We Love Stamping - AG

I Spy With My Little Eye ....... Something From the Garden (Challenge No. 18)

Hello and welcome to a new "I spy with my little eye" challenge taking place right here on my blog! Pauline and I are back with a new theme and we hope you'll join in the fun! We had some fabulous entries last month, thank you all so much for joining us! Be sure to scroll down to the end to see who made our top 2, both which will have the option to join us for our next challenge.

This time it was my turn (Ellie) to select a theme and it is................

I spy with my little eye..........

something from the garden.

What can you find in your garden? Flowers, fruits or veggies, maybe a garden gnome, how about a fairy or some garden tools? Lots of options I think and we can't wait to see what you'll come up with. The linky tool is at the end of this post. 

Below are our shares and we hope to inspire you to join us this month.

My Card (Ellie)

All details right below the card

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This cute image is by Colorado Craft Company from the set  Veggie Stack. I colored with Copic markers then fussy cut. There is a matching die set for this but I don't usually purchase them as I don't mind fussy cutting. Whenever I color with copics I feel like making a CAS card and that is what I did here too. I used an embossing folder by Spellbinders for a textured background and then cut out a circle  for more interest. Lavinia's Feather Leaf stencil was used inside the circle aperture. The sentiment is part of the same set. I added a die cut butterfly (Penny Black Soaring die) to finish it off.

Challenge I'd like to share the above card with:

• A Cut Above - Die Cut Challenge Blog - at least one die cut (butterfly and circle used)
• Can You Handle The Pressure? - AG with an Embossing Folder
• Crafty Animals - Animals
• Critter Crazy Challenges - Critters
• Die Cut Divas - Embossing
• FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenge - Food with letters A, B or C (Bean, Carrot, Cherry Tomato)
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - 
• Stamping Sensations - Summer in the Garden or AG

Pauline's Card

What a delightful card so perfect for the garden theme! To find out how Pauline made this card please visit her blog.

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We are thrilled to have a guest designer joining us this month, please welcome Jenn of StampinAngelJenn. Thank you for joining us, Jenn!!

Isn't it gorgeous!!?? To find out how Jenn made this card please visit her blog.

Top Picks for Challenge no. 17

Many thanks once again to everyone who joined us in the last challenge with your  Summertime Vibes makes. Our Top picks are below.

Remember, Top Picks are invited to join us in the next challenge if you like to. That would be for challenge no. 19 starting Wednesday September 18th ! Of course it's not a requirement but we would love to have you both as guests!!

No. 5 Viv (Pauline's Pick)

No. 32 CraftyCarri (Ellie's Pick)

 

Congratulations to both of you!! Your top pick logo is below to display on your own blogs if you like to.

You are both invited to join us as guest designers (optional of course!) for challenge no. 19 starting on Wednesday September 18th . If you are interested in taking part, please message me (Ellie) at ellibellescorner at gmail dot com so I can give you all the details for our upcoming theme.

To be in compliance with GDPR, Top Pick photos and links will be removed after the start of the new challenge. 

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Now it's time to link up YOUR creations for the new theme!  Anyone is invited to join us with your crafty makes following our theme - "I Spy Something From The Garden".

A few things to remember:

• You may share up to 5 different projects.
• You may combine with as many other challenges as you like to.
• No fully digital projects (including AI generated projects).
• A short mention of products used whenever possible is expected.
• Please include a link back to this blog.
• Backlinking to a recent project is allowed