Cat Cards and More!

 I found these cute cat cards on Diane's blog and fell in love with them!  So much so I made four of them!  

 And I haven't finished making them yet!  They are so much fun to make and each one is different.

 This one is for Christmas and I think I will make some more like it.  The hardest part, for me, was putting the little paper brads on because my two thumbs are so painful (arthritis) and they won't hold tiny things.  But I wasn't letting that stop me!

 This white Christmas card is much nicer IRL.  The gold oval is very sparkly.  Once again my thumbs were a challenge trying to stick the half pearls onto the tree's.  

This was a quick and simple card to make.  The penguin has some sparkly clear gel pen on his scarf and ice skates, but you can't see it on here:- Bummer, I hate it when that happens!  
I have used some different brads on some of the cats noses.  Not sure which ones I like the most!  Thanks for visiting, {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Breaking News!!

News flash!!  I just got my refund from www.fishpond.co.nz.  It took seven days for them to deposit the refund into my personal bank account...they quote "2-5" days.  At least I got it!

To see what I am talking about you will have to go back a few posts.

Have a fab day... I am! {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Ink/Color Dusters Vs Shaving Brushes

 The top photo is of a pack of Color Dusters from Judikins.  They aren't available here in New Zealand, so I went on the "hunt" for something else...

 ...and I found these, shaving brushes.  I bought a couple and came home and tried them out...

 ...and this is the card I made using them.  The shaving brushes give a very soft effect (the colours around the hedgehog) as opposed to my old stippling brushes. (Below) Also I used to do some sponging on some of my cards but I found it messy and I could never get the sponging quite right, there was always a blob of ink that was too dark.  And it was never 'smooth'. You don't get that with the shaving brushes! 

If you cannot get the Ink or Color Dusters, try shaving brushes because you get the same effect!  They cost $2 each and I found mine at one of the $2 Shops.  Once I knew they worked, I went back the next day and got some more.  I am sure the assistant (who had served me the day before!) wondered why I was buying so many men's shaving brushes!! 

You can see that the stippling brushes are much thinner than the shaving brushes.  The shaving brushes are softer than the stippling brushes too.  BTW, some companies call them Ink Dusters and some call them Color Dusters.
Okay that's all for now!  Thank you for visiting, {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Flower Card

This was a quick card I made yesterday.  I used the Petal Potpourri stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the matching punch for the flowers. The words are also from an SU stamp set. 

Thanks for dropping by, {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Snow Person Card and Ink Dusters!

Okay, first the card!  I found several of these cards  on Google somewhere - if it is your idea please let me know so I can give you credit!  He/she was easy to make ad lot's of fun! ("Fun" is always important!)  Basically it is half a white circle, with wobbly eyes and a slice of orange card for his/her nose.  Add a scarf, some sparkly stars and some stamped words and bingo you have a snow person! The stars are kind of clear but sparkly.

Okay, onto the "Ink Dusters"!  These seem to be similar to stipple brushes but softer so you get a very soft effect that blends colours seamlessly.  I would like some but they only seem to be available in the UK and are very expensive by the time you pay postage to NZ. Does anyone know where else I can buy them?  Maybe Australia or New Zealand? If you know anything about these brushes could you email me please?!  sapphirerose@orcon.net.nz   Thank you, and thanks for visiting, {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Blackberry Bliss Card

Same layout as the two previous posts but I used Blackberry Bliss ink.   Not sure if it looks good as a Christmas card - maybe it will grow on me?!  I love the Blackberry Bliss colour but oh boy it is messy:-(  Thanks for visiting, {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Black and White Christmas Card

This card is the same design as the ones below except I have stamped it all in black and added red gem stones to the center of each flower.  See the post below for details of stamps used.

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