Eeyore and Piglet for Love to Craft Challenge #89 on the 1st of November, 2025

 

For challenge #89 for November/December 2025 of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog I made a card from the La-La Land Crafts Winnie the Pooh Virtual Card Class in late March 2025 and we used stamps, dies and paper from La-La Land Crafts. 

Here is my card for this month:

This is Irina's design and all the products used on this card are already released in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• That Figures Clear Stamp Set
• Follow Joy Clear Stamp Set
• At the Carnival Paper Pack
• Life Documented Paper Pack
• Tree Branches Die
• Grass Patches Die - although Irina used Rounded Grass Patches Die, which I did not have at the time of making this card!
• Double Stitched Dome Die
• Stitched Pennants Die - this was originally part of the April 2016 Kit of the Month
• Bookmark Die - this was originally part of the November 2019 Kit of the Month
• Horizontal Pocket Die -  for the sentiment
• Stitched Sun and Clouds Die - for the inside
• sequins - included in the box for the 2025 Colour & Create Virtual Retreat

I followed Irina's instructions, Eeyore and Piglet were stamped on some cardstock that I have in my stash and then I used Distress Oxide ink in the following colours: fossilised amber, picked raspberry, worn lipstick, mowed lawn, pine needles, salty ocean, tumbled glass. Everything was put together following Irina's instructions.

Here are a few photos showing all the images and dies coloured:

Here is a photo of the inside of the completed card, as well as one of the front while the card is laying flat:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog DT over on the Love to Craft Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of December, 2025. Please check the Love to Craft Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #88.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge #10-2025 Oct/Nov - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Autumn Splendour

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #11-2025 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #80 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #93 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #311 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

                   

Watercolour Roses for Love to Craft Challenge #77 for November/December 2023

I'm a little late posting tonight as work has just been crazy!
Anyway, for challenge #77 for November/December 2023 of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog I decided to do some watercolouring with a new stamp and die set from Simon Says Stamp Stamptember.

Here is my card for this month:

I have stamped the roses from Altenew STAMPtember Exclusive Rose Reverie Stamps and Dies on to watercolour card and then coloured with the following Distress pens:

• roses - spun sugar, worn lipstick, picked raspberry, shaded lilac, carved pumpkin
• leaves - mowed lawn, lucky clover

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce from Kit and Clowder and her Kit and Clowder Monthly Colouring Classes.

I have die cut the coloured image with the dies that came with the stamps and then adhered on to a Kraft square card from Envelope Solutions. I then stamped the sentiment from the same set with Elderberry Memento ink.

Here is a close up of the colouring after die cutting:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog DT over on the Love to Craft Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of December, 2023. Please check the Love to Craft Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #76.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge October #10 - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11-2023 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #68 - Anything Goes + optional Stamping

The Creative Crafters Challenge #69 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

                              

June 2023 Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 

I signed up again for the Card Chain Challenge! Essentially you sign up and make a card that you send to the person before you in the sign up and the person that signed up after you, sends you a card!

For June 2023, I made a card to send to Suze in New Zealand - this is what I sent her:

Here are the options that we had to make the card:

Theme Options: Birds / Wheels / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Something a friend sent you / Stitches

I have used the sketch for inspiration, as well as the theme option "wheels" as the flowers resemble wheels!

I have used the In Bloom Clear Stamp Set and the coordinating In Bloom Outlines Dies from La-La Land Crafts. First I stamped the flowers on to water colour paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink and my MISTI, then I coloured with the following Distress Markers/ink:

• green - mowed lawn, pine needles, lucky clover
• red/pink - fired brick, festive berries
• yellow/orange - spiced marmalade, wild honey
• purple - milled lavender, seedless preserves, dusty concord, chipped sapphire
• brown - tea dye, vintage photo, weathered wood

I die cut the three separate flowers and fussy cut the larger image. Then I die cut a Scalloped Sentiment Labels Dies from white cardstock. I stamped a sentiment from Showers of Joy Clear Stamp Set using Versafine Onyx Black ink and my MISTI, then brushed some tea dye Distress Ink on to it.

I adhered the bigger image using double-sided tape on to a Kraft card from Envelope Solutions. Then I positioned the separate flowers and the sentiment label - adhering the flowers with foam tape and the sentiment with double-sided tape. 

Once everything was on the card, I sprayed it with Cadence Shake & Gilt in Multicolour - I found it in my stash upstairs and it was begging to be used!

Here are some photos from a different angle and flat so you can see the dimension and glitter:

Also, here is a photo of the card before I adhered everything and sprayed the glitter:

Here are the flowers before they were fussy or die cut:

As usual I found inspiration from La-La Land Crafts DT, who showcased some awesome projects on the La-La Land Crafts blog and as usual, from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge #7-2023 - Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge July 2023 #7 - Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness Challenge #144 - July Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #66 - Anything Goes with the option of Aperture

Creative Fingers Challenge #258 - Anything Goes

I hope that Suze likes the card, I was a little late posting it as it has been so wet here in Adelaide, that the glitter took ages to dry - then I escaped up to Darwin for work!

Thanks for looking!

Not Just Cards - July 2019 Challenge

Not Just Cards is having a new challenge this month and as usual the theme for the July 2019 Challenge is "ANYTHING GOES".

To join in the fun, click on the following link:

Not Just Cards Challenge.

I have tried a different colouring medium this month! I was inspired by Carly Tee who was part of the Power Poppy/Ellen Hutson Blog Hop last week showcasing the new Power Poppy Stamps - can't wait to get my hands on them!!

Anyway, Carly used distress markers to ink up one of the new stamps and then misted with water before stamping. I tried that and it was a bit watery, so I ended up just stamping after I had coloured with the distress markers.

So here is one of the finished cards:

I have stamped the beautiful Dahlia XL flower and leaves from the wonderfully creative Marcella at Power Poppy using the following Tim Holtz Distress Ink Markers:

• purples -  wilted violet, seedless preserves, dusty concord
• pinks - spun sugar, worn lipstick, picked raspberry
• greens - twisted citron, mowed lawn, lucky clover
• blues - salty ocean, mermaid lagoon

I have used watercolour paper from Aldi! I originally stamped using some of the distress markers and then I have water-coloured the Dahlia flower and leaves with some of the other colours mentioned.

I have fussy cut the flower and leaves, then adhered them to a white square card from Envelope Solutions using glue dots (easier than double-sided tape!).

I have stamped the quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson -

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" which is from Good Thinking: Renewal, also from Power Poppy using my MISTI and Elderberry Memento ink.

Here are a few progression shots and a photo of one of the others that I coloured using the same technique, but I think I will just fussy cut it and use, rather than mess up the beautiful graduation of colour from the stamping. Also my first attempt with the misting of water.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge - Be Inspired!
The Flower Challenge #34 - Pretty Pastels

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge July - Anything Goes

GO and check out the rest of the Design Team at Not Just Cards.

Thanks for looking!