Bada Bling, Bada Bloom!

Hi all

4 challenges today, 3 of which seem to fit this card

The Male Room - Up in the Air (no birds)

I'd like to put my feet up in the air too.

The Clean and Simple Sketch 

This would also be great for a Playschool "There's a Bear in There" theme

Shopping Our Stash - For the Boys

You know there's the same amount of boys to girls out there, don't you?

The second card is for The Card Concept's Inspiration Post Grey, White and yellow with those lovely flowers...

I tried to make it Clean and layered. My photography sucks, it looks much prettier in real life... trust me

Have a great day :)

Dude... where's my CARD!

Hi all

The Male Room has done it again with a washi tape challenge (oh I love the stuff) and I would like to enter this card into the fray

I cant believe how many uses you can get from basically decorated masking tape.

I reckon I'll try stamping some next and then paint and then inks and then... who knows?

Have a terrific day

dingodudette

Just Beachy

Hi

Dropping in to show you my 2nd card for June which was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches gorgeously simple design.

I immediately thought of a beach hut window and happened to have a frame embellishment that was perfect for this project.

I first tried it on a white card base, but the beachy colours didn't stand out as much and now it really "pops"

I cut out a window in the front of the black card base and lined the inside with beachy blue, which I then stamped with the sentiment ("Mum's the word" set) and aligned to the window. Wrapped a couple of offcuts from ribbon and added slides on each side and popped a lovely heart embellishment in-between.

Have a lovely day
dingodudette

Finally, Inspired!

Hi there,

Where have I been? 

I've been busy avoiding my most loved pastime and it's high time I got back into it!

Here is the first of about twelve cards I need to make for June (seems in springtime a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of procreation.)

It's based on this sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

For my treasured Aunt Pam, who lives in Victoria (brrrr) I made something sunny and warm (just like her.)

I love the sentiment from cas-ual friday stamps "Mum's the Word" set.

The circle cut outs were a bit tricky as I don't have circle punches and they're not quite round, but I think the gemini motif distracts you from that.

I like the sketch design which looks a bit like the sun with a planet in orbit around it.

I would also like to enter this into The Card Concept's current challenge #36.

I believe the white flowers, yellow and hints of teal remind me of the white icing yellow cake and teal/green patterns on the cupcake wrappers.

Thanks for dropping by. I need a push sometimes to get me going again.

dingodudette

Not a Bad Bird...

Nice to catch up with you again.

A new technique for me (all techniques are pretty much new to me, 'cause there are so many fun supplies and natural resources to use to come up with something new.)

Up until now I've been petrified of using watercolours and I'm glad I finally dispelled the myth (in my own mind) that this medium was to unforgiving.

I was pleasantly surprised with the results.

The first one is a mandala created using a compass and by using circles within circles, you can get these incredible patterns. I filled in the shapes using several different shades of watercolours but mainly kept it to a grape/grey scheme with washi tape and grey embossed stars.

The second one I am absolutely thrilled with and it was sooooo simple too.
Circle background filled in using a small circle stencil and shades of watercolour, then stamped with a texture stamp from Kaiser craft and lorikeet stencil placed on top and daubed with green ink, outlined in black. "For you Mum" sentiment
stamped in memento black ink and 2 "chopstick" offcuts adhered on top.

I would like to enter the second one into the Perfectly Rustics New Technique Challenge and the Case This Sketch challenge No 120


Cheers
dingodudette

Sumptious Sapphires

Hi everyone, I've missed you so I thought I'd pop in and show you the first card I have made using a box card template.

There are quite a few tutorials on how to construct these beauties and I express my appreciation to the engineers behind them.

My lovely neighbour asked me to make a special card for her parents 65th Sapphire Anniversary and this is how it turned out.

There a 3 floral inserts, 3 heart handles and 3 panels of beautiful paper so I am entering this into the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge.

A painstaking undertaking, no mistaking it!

See you all next time... huzzah!

Blind Creation

G'Day from the Dingo

You may be wondering about the title of my post today.

I'm entering a card I created today into 3 challenges and it is going to be interesting to see what reaction I get, you see, I have attempted to make this without my glasses!

Here is the result

It's based on a sketch by Jaqueline from The Male Room

and the theme is taken from Cas-ual Fridays "Music and spring colours" (I chose the lyrics from the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" for the background and some spring beachy matching papers)

I'm not sure where I got the road trip embellishment and the twine bow should qualify me for the "Anything goes with a bow" challenge at Cards In Envy.

I trust you can "see" where my inspiration came from!

Have a lovely day
dingodudette

Super Sunday

Greetings to all you superheroes out there.

I'm in the mood for some hero worship and today I am worshipping my 3 beautiful nieces for their 13th birthday this week.

3 cards, 3 challenges and 3 nieces! 

Outside

Inside

I would like to enter these into the "Use an action image" at Top Tip Tuesday 

Case This Sketch #113 

and Shopping Our Stash "Not so heavy metal" challenge (I used brads and charms)

Why not be a superhero to your loved ones today and spoil them rotten!

Cheers

dingodudette

Simples!

Hello to you...

I don't know if anyone has not seen the merekat ads, but if my card for today is to be described as anything, it must be "Simples"

Shopping Our Stash has been running an "Out of the Jar" challenge and I'm putting this one in for a bit of fun.

It's just a plain white base card, black mat then white card with white ribbon adhered in strips on the diagonal (with one strip of red ribbon to pop the jar image) matted on top of the black.

A little traditional gingham ribbon around the neck of the jar, a couple of sticky red blings and presto!

Might do a mummy one next time and use bandages instead of ribbon.

Cheers

dingodudette 

Classic & Classy

Hi Guys

I cannot believe it is already March here in Australia and the Easter Eggs are already in the stores. Sheesh!

The card I have to offer today is one based on a sketch by Just Add Ink and I thought I'd give it a twist (literally.) 

The sketch is super simple so of course I made it difficult for myself.

     
I Found this classic 40's pin up picture and cut it into a circle and matted it on black cardboard.

The sentiment is also printed onto basic card and cut out. The angular piece was a bit more difficult as it entailed rolling up (twisting) different patterned paper around a skewer stick and adhering them in a logical pattern over the angled piece of card stock to gain dimension. I waited for them to dry before turning it over and trimming the end bits off flush to the card shape. 

Not content with that, I decided to thread some gorgeous ribbon through the tubes of paper and tie them off in a simple bow to finish it off.

Here is a side view:-

Pink on black always looks great in my opinion.

Cheers

dingodudette

Inspired By Peanuts

And we meet again.

My offering for today is a card that brings back fond memories of the Peanuts Comic Strip featuring the loveable flying ace.

I flipped the sketch provided by Cas(e) This Sketch and am entering into their challenge this time. This is the second time I have used the scrappy background technique courtesy of Stamp TV, only this time I have used 3 different patterns of washi tape instead of paper scraps (it was a lot quicker)

For the cross panel I used twine wrapped around the topper quite a few times (odd number seemed to work the best) and added the oval shaped backing for my Snoopy with the happy birthday sentiment taking the place of the heart.

It was a little unbalanced so I added a few bling dots to finish.

Crikey, I wasn't expecting it to look so good.

Cheers

dingodudette

G'Day G'Day 2 Cards Today

We meet again.

I went all out today and made 2 cards using different techniques to make my own background papers.

The first one is a fun card where I've used some brown and cream stitched card as a base and the background paper was made using white photocopy paper stamped with a Kaiser Kraft Alphabet stamp using differing shades of ink ranging from dark brown to peppermint green. I cut the paper in half lengthways so I could use the greener half on another project. I then edged a piece of black card with a Martha Stewart punch and overlaid it to the side.
The horse is a free image from the internet and the greeting was stamped onto the sign in matching ink.

The second card is one where I have made the background paper from strips of other papers I had left over using a technique I learned from Gina K of Stamp TV. Very fiddly but fun to do. I put a self adhesive ribbon near the bottom and added the Pisces image and sentiment (again the image is from the internet) and layered that onto black card and onto a white card base.

They look much better in real life.

I would like to enter both of these cards into The Male Room's "Make Your Own Background Paper" Challenge and see what happens!

Cheers

dingodudette

Tick Tock You Rock

Hello blog friends,

I have a new card to show you that I believe has the elements that qualify for two challenges.

Feeling Sketchy's interesting sketch above and another Rock Around the Clock challenge which I was too late for (ggggrrrrrrrrr.)

The newspaper base to Feeling Sketchy's image inspired me to use alphabet background stamp and the flower I replaced with the funky girl's head. The text was printed using WordArt and I manipulated it to form a circle. I then cut the square down to smaller size and around the letters and placed a small bronze clock charm in the middle  (hence "Rock Around the Clock") I think the Tick Tock You Rock sentiment is quite contemporary and fun.

Hope you like it

dingodudette

Light me Up

Hi all,

I trust you are all having a fabulous Monday/Sunday and are busy making time for yourselves to float away on the clouds of your ideas.

I have a fun card today...

which is a bit unusual. 

Here is another view of it to show the dimension on it...

The sentiment really is the basis of the whole thing, so I would like to enter this into 2 challenges being:-

Just us Girls Challenge Blog - Wildcard Week #278 - Sentiment as a focus

and
Cas(e) This Sketch    

Catch ya in a couple...

dingodudette

Got the Blues?

Hi to everyone...

Well, Can you believe I haven't made a post since the 17th December.

I must make up for lost time.

My first card of the year and I am entering this one into The Male Room's shades of blue challenge.

Who knows, now that I've started, maybe I wont be able to stop!

I took advantage of this one, because I really am not enamoured by the colour blue and this gave me a chance to use up a lot of strips of various papers I had in my stash.

About the only blue stuff I'm getting through is the twine.

I simply layered the strips of paper ombre style, added a sentiment and candle embellishment and then finished off with a stitched frame. The base card is basic cream.

A good card to start off the year, I reckon...

Howl be seeing ya

dingodudette

Mother Mary and her Minion

Hi all,

Two cards to blog about today and talk about from the sublime to the ridiculous!

This one I would like to enter into the Cards in Envy Challenge which is a Christmas Carol theme and as you can see I chose to do a CAS card using "Silent Night".

The image is hand copied (not printed) from one of millions on the internet and I coloured it using pastel pencils and a sharpie silver ink pen. I made an aperture in black card stock for the sentiment and layered it on white and then on a black card base. A few clear crystals to resemble stars and... done.

The second card is a bit on the ridiculous side...

It's hand drawn using a tutorial from Dragoart, coloured using just plain old Textas, silver Sharpie pen and red glitter glue, mounted over a fluffy red feather for dramatic impact and balanced out with some red gingham ribbon. I used a pun for the sentiment "We Wish You a Minion Christmas"

I would like to enter this one in Shopping Our Stash's "Red Alert" Challenge.

Hope you enjoy them and thank you for all your comments on my little blog. It means the world to me.

dingodudette

No Worries, Angel

Halo there!

There must be an angel in my craft room and I cannot believe how productive I have become since the heavens have given us a reprieve from the oppressive humidity we have had of late.

This is the stress angel I have in my home and that alongside my stress ball heart has helped me to worry less. Top Tip Tuesday's current challenge is to create a card using something in your home that inspires you and this the card that came from that inspiration:

My top tip is to only enter one or two challenges at a time, cause if you take on too much, you will end up less productive and more cluttered in your style.

I also wish to enter it into Make My Monday's "Angels" challenge (thank you, I love angels) and see how it goes there.

I learned how to draw the angel from Dragoart and I think she looks pretty ethereal floating up to the snowflakes above. A bit of teal ribbon and silver beaded ribbon along with a couple of crystals and aaahhhhh... 

Read you next time...
dingodudette

Snowflakes Bejewelled

G'day everyone,

Today is another day and what a relief from the humidity we have been having in Queensland lately.

Now that our sticky stuff actually sticks and doesn't slide all over the paper I've put together a card using Colour Throwdown's "courageous" colour scheme that reminds me of those I knew as a teen in the late 70's-80's.

Colour Throwdown has really thrown 'em this time:

So I've thrown them a card which matches Cas(e) This Sketch's challenge:

Here is the card:

I cut a couple of the snowflakes out from the paper so that the pink would show through and added a few matching crystals here and there to pick up some shine for Xmas. 

Now I just gotta choose someone to give it to...

dingodudette

The Butterfly Effect

Hi bloggers,

Again I am entering a card into 2 challenges as there is so many to choose from at the moment.

I embraced the colour scheme from The Card Concept which is this beautiful selection:

I was inspired by the chocolate and silver elements in this picture and the silver stars just brought butterflies to my twisted mind.

I also thought I would enter it into Shopping Our Stash's "Favourite Technique" which is Using Apertures.

Normally I lattice aperture cards to give them a woven texture, but in this case I had only a few scraps that exactly matched the colour scheme. The butterflies are a lovely pale yellow, a chocolate coloured embossed middle one and a mirror silver card one on the bottom.

I made the antennae using some old copper wire and finished it of with a mirror card and silver strip on the side and some hot chocolate coloured twine.

Something a bit different for Xmas, catch ya

dingodudette

Paws for Thought

Hi all,

A new card from me which I will enter into the Cas(e) This Sketch challenge #102 which is this sketch:

I wanted to get away from all things girly and it just so happens to be my brother's birthday on the 17th so I came up with this one:

It's not the greatest one I've ever done, but heck who gets it perfect ALL the time, right?

Have a good one...
dingodudette