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Happy Halloween 7x5in topfold card - 365 day challenge

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Hi Craft addicts!       Today's handmade card for my 365 day challenge is this fun Hallowe'en card using a variety of products.... I first of all rounded the corners of a 7" x 5" white card which I used as a top fold option (from Creative Crafting World). I stamped the Happy Hallowe'en in each corner of the card (the sentiment is from a Sizzix collection that came out last year) and used Gina K Obsidian Black ink to do it. I used the Summer collection of Ink Lily Glimmer Pens to create the background (it is a shame you can't see the wonderful glitter that is created). I used one of the larger rectangle tag dies from Tonic Studios and cut it out several times in white card, stuck them together using PVA glue and then coloured the top one using a Black alcohol marker. I attached the tag to the background with PVA glue and trimmed the latter so it fitted the tag. I also edged this with a black alcohol marker and if there is any white showing inside, repeat the pr...

Cute Kitty with teddy bear friends 6in square card - Day 330 of my 365 day challenge

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Cute Kitty with teddy bear friends 6in square card -  Day 330 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! Well I thought I would leave Christmas for one day and have made this cute hand stamped and coloured card... I hope you like it... How I made this card:- I first of all used a Tattered Lace Scalloped Edged circle die and cut out the mat in white linen effect card. I stamped the cat image (Best Friends stamp from Sweet Dixie) directly on to the circle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the cat in using the markers in Prism's Cool Greys set (the three darkest ones) until I was happy (ish) with its' colouring and then used brown shades to colour in the teddy bears. I also stamped the XXXX image just underneath using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink again. I used Blue and Green Prism inks to colour in the background with separate sponge daubers. I then cut out the larger background layer using the Reach For the Stars die (from Paper Boutique's Celestia...