Spaceman - perfect pearls, watercolour pencils, birthday, child to adult story

A little story in a card starting with a child playing at being an astronaut with his toys and a string of stars. Let your dreams take flight!

Inside, a grown-up astronaut planting a flag on a newly explored location with a birthday wish.

My story card features stamps, inks, and a stencil from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps along with Nuvo watercolour pencils and a die from Sizzix.

Adventure - tag, die cuts, embossing, coloured pencil

Adventure calls! Genevieve is on a mission with her kitty to unlock a distant magical place. She has a map and will travel by airship. My steampunk-inspired tag features several die cuts, embossing, and a stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps coloured with Prismacolour pencils.

Jo's Daffodil's Wrap Journal & Wallet - foil on faux leather

I love the versatility of digis. I used 3 sizes of Sheepski Designs Jo's Daffodils to make 3 items each foiled using a Cricut Maker. The faux leather wrap journal is from a Sizzix/Eileen Hull die, and the faux leather wallet is from a Cricut project.

Jo's Daffodils is being offered as a freebie at Kit and Clowder this week.

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Garden Window - mixed media, stencil, alcohol ink, die cuts

A midnight visitor to the garden flits across the stained glass window of the castle. My mixed media canvas features a panel created with crackle paste and alcohol ink. a Tonic Studios fairy, Crafter's Workshop stencil, Tim Holz dies, paper flowers, Cosmic Shimmer, and Distress Oxides.

She Blinded Me With Science - Sheepski Designs, coloured pencil, die cuts

Science! Women in science and other STEM professions is important for our future. My science student card features the Sheepski Designs digital stamp, Hope, with Prismacolor pencil colouring, stencilling, and dies from Sizzix and Tim Holtz. "She blinded me with science!"

For the month of September, the theme for the Sheepski Designs challenge is die cuts or punches. Come join us!

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Sweet Friend - Distress marker

Having a sweet friend over for lunch, you accept that friend as they are. My card today features a House Mouse stamp and dies from Sizzix, MFT, and Simply Defined on a masculine card.

Bartholomew - Sheepski Designs, coloured pencil, decoupage, mixed media

My inspiration project for this month's Sheepski Designs challenge is a steampunk kitty with cogs on a transformed cigar box. Bartholomew is a new image now available in the Etsy shop that I've coloured with Prismacolour pencils on tracing paper and decoupaged along with a bunch of cogs.

The challenge for August 2018 on the Sheepski Designs blog is Animal Madness! You don't need to use a Sheepski Designs image, but we love to see her images. Come join us in the challenge.

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Bathing Beauty - coloured pencil, gift box

Splish, splash I was takin' a bath... soak all your troubles and cares away. My bathy gift box features a retired Kraftin' Kimmie set with Prismacolour pencil colouring and Sizzix die and embossing folder.

Sweet Birthday - alcohol marker, die cutting

Trolling your birthday is a sweet thing. My card features a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp set with Tim Holz dies, Carabelle embossing folder and a whole lot of sweetness.

Hip-Hippo-ray - shaped widow card, ink watercolouring, stencilling

Hip-Hippo-Ray, it's your birthday! Let's celebrate with candles and a hippo dance! My shaped window card features stamps and inks from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and dies from Simon Says Stamp and Sizzix.

Cheers - watercolour marker

Cheers! Join me with a fruffy fruity summer drink featuring a stamp and die set from Crafter's Companion coloured with Zig Clean Color markers, embellished with a 3D embossing impresslit from Sizzix, a sentiment die from Simon Says Stamp, and a sentiment stamp from Unity Stamp Co.

Special Delivery - 3d embossing

A special delivery of bumpy eggs as a decorative item? Have a Flaming good day! My Game of Thrones inspired card features 3d embossing from Sizzix, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, and Nuvo mousses.

Side note: I've only seen GoT through season 5. Please refrain from spoiler comments :)

Three Wishes - Through the Craftroom Door, coloured pencil, embossing, die cutting, shaped card, easel

Three wishes for a happy birthday, my inspiration card for the Through the Craftroom Door challenge features a digital stamp set from The Paper Shelter, our sponsor for this week.

The winner of the random draw will get 3 digital images from their vast collection.

Make A Wish - Krafty Klub, stencilling, watercolour with ink, shaped card

If I had a magic carpet, I would zooooom through the clouds. My shaped card features a brand new stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, so new it won't be released until Sunday! It was part of the May Krafty Kit. I also used the new ink in the kit as one of the colours of my sunset inspired clouds made with a Kraftin' Kimmie stencil, masking, and Krafty inks.

Believe - mixed media

This project started with me just playing with stuff at a Crafternoon with a friend and evolved into a magical scene using stencilling, Marabu shimmer sprays, Nuvo Mica Mist, Prismacolor pencils, Finetec mica watercolour painting, embossing, stamping from Hero Arts and Lavinia, and other elements for a mixed media wall hanging.

Winter Magic - embossing, stencilling, die cutting, mixed media

Snow has always been magic for me. Snowflakes on my nose and my lashes really are one of my favourite things. I created a mixed media piece with die cuts, embossing folder, stencil, and a bit of crystal accent.

Feliz Navidad - Through the Craftroom Door, coloured pencil, shaped card

Merry Christmas! My festive card features a Mexican beauty from a Kraftin' Kimmie / Annie Roderique stamp coloured with Prismacolor pencils under a California-Spanish architecture inspired arch embossed and coloured with Cosmic Shimmer and decorated with Memory Box poinsettia.

Come join us in the Anything Goes challenge with Through the Craftroom Door. If you got new craft supplies in your Christmas stocking or under the tree, you could even use them on your project. The prize this week is a 1 year subscription to the Through Craftroom Door online magazine!

Bear Hugs - embossing 3 ways

Autumn brings snuggly huggly weather. My card features Kraftin' Kimmie stamps, a Sizzix die with embossing folder, a Stampin' Up 3D folder, and heat embossing on a CC Designs die cut tag.

Butterfly Thanks - gel plate with stencil, oxides on glossy photo paper, die cuts

A mix of techniques was used to create this colourful thank you card featuring dies from Sizzix, Hero Arts, and Stampin' Up.

Halloween - die cuts and stamping

Halloween is coming! It's my favourite special day. My card features stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps embossed with Emerald Creek and Stampendous embossing powders and matted with Cosmic Shimmer on a background of Fancy Pants paper.