Time to Garden

 This week at  creative knockouts its about finishing the inside, depending on how much is put on the front of the card it can be too flimsy so we put something in the inside and we don't all ways show it The image used this week was from patties creations and I chose this image to work with gardening time     

Outside of card

I found the backing paper first thought it was bright and cheerful put me in mind of sunflowers so I adhered it to yellow card then onto a white base card, coloured images with copics then fussy cut,  adhered them to card with foam cut the flower and leaves on the Cuttle Bug I used distress ink to do the edges of the flower then adhered to card did the sentiment on the computer

Inside of card

I adhered backing paper to the base card then the white card that I printed the image coloured with copics then stamped the sentiment I then put a thin strip of the card on the top of card  The more I look at the inside I think I should of got the flower images a bit close to the edge by measuring and cutting  it a bit better

All dressed up

This week at creative knockouts  it's all about Embossing and the image I am working with is dogs in shades from alldressedupstamps there is three dogs in this image but I chose to work with this one

I embossed the black card with the Wicker Weave folder adhered it to a pink card then onto a white base card the white and pink ovals were from a friend who embossed them for me a long time ago, finally was able to use them, The dog I liked black and white so I just coloured in her glasses and bow tie  and gave her  some bright pink toenails using copics I topped it off with a bow. 

The bow I got from the dollar stores I buy sets of bow hair clips and take the clip off ,I also buy earrings, the make cheap embellishments

I stamped the sentiment onto pink card and adhered to the card

Curvy

This weeks theme at Creative knockouts is Fall, but here in NZ it's spring and across the road from my house there are baby lambs in the paddock. So cute jumping around

The image I am working with is curvy katarina from Sheep Ski Designs

I decided to colour her  autumn colours, I started off with a maroon colour, and was putting it together when I saw a thumb print with black ink on it, so another was started and I ended up with these colours and I think it is much nicer than the originalI found the panel piece in my stash and adhered to yellow card colored the image with copics adhered to yellow card I uses a brown metallic backing paper adhered to white base card I then adhered the image and panel to the brown BP cut the leaves and flower on the cuttlebug I scrunched the petals up a bit to give it some depth. I have not put a sentiment on it as yet will do nearer the time to giving it to someone,also I think not all cards need to have a sentiment on it

Unicorn Princess

This week at creative knockouts is to use two favourite embellishments with a image from star stampz and I used this image unicorn princess

 This is such a cute wee image  and I wanted her to stand out so I made an easel card  The backing paper was from my stash and I used a pale blue base card coloured the image with copics  and used ribbon and gems the happy and birthday is from a die and stamp set

Butterfly

 This week at  Creative Knockouts is anything goes

For this card I tried something new making a stamp with a die cut There was a bit of time making this card  You cut two of your die cut using water colour card or something similar, you then ink them both one on the back side that is the one you drench in water and press to the card, I don't think I had the right card as mine did not stamp on the paper so well so after a couple of goes (that ended in the bin) I re inked the butterfly and pressed it to image then I left it overnight to completely dry

I adhered the image to pink card then onto a blue base card then added the top butterfly adhered a string of beads and stamped the sentiment

I think this might be a good thing for a favourite die cut, as I have many stamps, and I will use a  proper water colour card

Birthday Greetings

For this weeks challenge at Creative knockouts  is Birthday greetings with this image from KLM designs  gift wrapping gnome 

At one stage I really didn't like gnomes, but they are now starting to appear all around my house and in my craft room 

I decided to make this a man card, I printed out the image and cut it with my scan n cut ( love that machine) I then cut it out again with a border I then coloured him with copics the Happy Birthday is a die, where from I don't know, the backing paper is from my stash, the present is a button which I cut off the bit you sew too and it promptly fell to pieces glued it back up and adhered to card

Christmas in july

 This weeks theme at creative knockouts is Christmas in July with an image from Patties Creation with this image santas laundry 

 One of my grandsons thought it was a bit funny me making a christmas card at this time,but It didn't stop him from asking me to print an image for him so he could make one too I had some backing paper with numbers on it I adhered it to 3/4 of the green base card adhered ribbon on edge  I circled the 25 and stamped the sentiment onto the rest of card I printed out the image coloured it with copics used kindy glitz on the furry bits, adhered it to green card then adhered to card with thin foam squares