Farewell to the Paper Lovin' Gals

Hi everyone, this will be my final post for Paper Lovin' Gals.  Michele had decided to put Paper Lovin' Gals on hold for a few months.  Life seems to be getting a little bit hectic for a lot of us. 

So here is our final Paper Lovin' Gals challenge.

 This photo reminded me of dragonfly wings so that's exactly what I turned to.  I think next to Butterflies, these are my favourite creatures.  They are fascinating to watch them flitter around the garden or a pond.

This is a Stampendous stamp and I've gone for a striking Black and White theme.  It doesn't show in the photo, but the white is all spritzed with Champagne shimmer mist and the wings are glazed with a Smooch irridescent wash, lots of subtle shimmer on the card.

Hope this photo inspires you to create something special.

Head on over and see what the DT are up to at the Paper Lovin' Gals blog, you'll find some amazing cards over there.

I hope you're able to join us for our final inspiration challenge.  

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz

Another week at PLG!

Wow this week's Paper Lovin' Gals inspiration photo is just fabulous!  I love trees, and this one is no exception.  I decided right from the start that I would try to recreate this collection of paintings and here's what I came up with.

I used distress inks and sponged the panels then I stamped the tree image onto the panels and used copic markers to make the leaves.  I'm really pleased with the result, it's a lot more subtle than the original.

Can't wait to see what your take on this fantastic picture inspiration is.  You can see what the Paper Lovin' Gals DT came up with here.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Flowers at Paper Lovin' Gals

This week our inspiration photo is of these fabulous flowers. 

I decided that most of the time I copy the picture closely so this time I just went with Flowers.  Not just any flowers though, these are some new Digi stamps I got from Meljens Designs.  So cute!  I've used Copic markers to colour these flowers up, added lots of spica pen and then crystal effects and glitter to the flower centres.

 You really need to visit the Paper Lovin' Gals blog to check out the fabulous inspiration projects the girls have for you.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Double up Challenge

Paper Lovin' Gals and Friday Mashup unite for this week only, to bring you this fabulous dual challenge.



What a fabulous challenge photo.  you could almost pick those biscuits up and start munching!
The Paper Lovin' Gals post is live now, make anything using the inspiration photo







The Friday Mashup won't go live till midnight Thursday US Pacific Time.  So those seeing this post have a few hours head start.

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project for "Mom, Grandmother, Aunt etc...".
2. Or Make a project with a " Pop-Up Element ".*
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a " Pop-Up Project for Mom".
4.  Or join in Both challenges and create a "Pop-Up Project for Mom using the inspiration photo above."

*There are many different variations of Pop-Ups... Make sure something pops up when you open your project. 
 

I've used the sensational Wee Florist from Whimsy Stamps here, I just love this little stamp. 

She's coloured with Copic markers and I've used a Martha Stewart round the page pansy punch set to create the border.  The burgundy scroll is a frame from Marianne Designs and a Corture Victorian die to cut the frame.  With all that lovely detail I tried to keep the card  fairly simple and didn't use patterned papers.


Have fun being inspired with our joint challenge.

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz

PLG Inspiration Photo #29

Welcome to a new inspiration photo challenge with the Paper Lovin' Gals.

 These tulips are just so lovely such a pretty coral colour.  The inspiration for me was flowers and the gorgeous colour and colour I did!  I coloured this new digi Tutu Sweet from Meljens Designs.  She's totally sweet.  

This little sweetie is also going into the following challenges.

Copic Oz has a fabulous flowers challenge this month, I've already got one card in, but had to post this one as well.

Fussy and Fancy have asked for Dies and Punches in their current challenge, so I cut two frames from Calypso Coral SU card using my Spellbinders labels 24 Nesties and linked them together to create this flower like frame for Tutu Sweet.

Make It Monday is a fabulous challenge site that has a Linky Party each week. Anything goes, so I like to play along.  The challenge here is to comment on other entries for the chance to win a prize!  This is a fabulous way to visit other blogs and see some amazing creative work.

Copics used.

Skin: R00, R01, R21
Hair: E21, E!5 & E19
Tutu: R11, R12, R14, R27 R29.  Lipstick spica
Top and flower YR12, YR31.  G02 & G05 Gold spica

Come on over to the Paper Lovin' Gals and join in the fun.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

PLG new week

Hi all, I've been a bit MIA in this past week.  So much going on.  Worked for hours in the garden last Saturday and then I rearranged my whole craft room!  Yes shifting lots of stuff, meant emptying cupboards and shelves etc.  I blame Kate for it!  She is reorganising her space and posting each day different storage ideas etc.  So....it's ALL Kate's fault!  Still my space is a little more room, somehow though I didn't get the extra 3 metres I need nor did I end up with the shelves I would love.....sigh!  I'll post some photos on My Creative Space page, it's not that much difference though!

On to this weeks Paper Lovin' Gals photo inspiration challenge, I think Michele like orange!  This would have to be the fifth photo featuring orange!  Oh well, I just went with it.  I took the heart and orange and black.  You could take the tree, silhouettes, the sunset whatever inspires you from this picture, we can't wait to see your entry!

This has a Cheery Lynne heart die and a Marianne border die and very little stamping so it was fairly quick and easy, for which I'm grateful as I had little time available for making my inspiration card.

Check out what the other DT members have created by heading over to the Paper Lovin' Gals site.

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz

Paper Lovin' Gals Challenge #27

I can't believe it, we're up to challenge number 27 already at the Paper Lovin' Gals!

I've used an exclusive CC designs Brigitta digi image.  This one is ONLY available when you take part in the Copic Workshop 2 with Mandi-Lee from Copic Me.  There was an adorable Kiki image with Workshop 1!  They are so cute!

This is my before image, there will be an after one as well, one that I do using all the tips and tricks that Mandi-Lee passes on in the workshop!  I love doing this online course, it's $35 Aussie dollars and you have access to the classroom for three months!

Head over to the Paper Lovin' Gals blog to see what the other DT girls have for you.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Paper Lovin' Gals challenge

Hello again Blends, it's either feast of famine from me with my posts!  There will be at least three today.....lol

Here is my inspiration card for the Paper Lovin' Gals challenge.

No idea on the stamp as it was one I stamped up at the local craft store when I was there for a class and I forgot to write down the names.

I hope you can find some inspiration from the photo and come along to join in the fun.  If you haven't been there yet, head on over to the Paper Lovin' Gals blog and see what other inspiration the Design Team has for you.


Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Easter is almost here!

This week two of the challenges that I design for Paper Lovin' Gals and 4 Crafty Chicks are having an Easter theme.  So slacker that I am, I've done ONE card for both challenges!

Paper Lovin' Gals have this fabulous picture as inspiration.

I recently won a prize in a challenge and the very lovely Chana swapped it out for me so I could get some digi stamps, thereby saving me the incredible postage rate from the States, which was more than the prize was!  This little sweetie is one of the stamps I chose.  She is from Whimsy Stamps.  I masked up a Stampin' Up! basket of flowers and then drew in the handle and eggs. (badly!)  Still it meant that I could turn it to an Easter card so it works for me.

 My suggestion to you all is to do the double up like I did and enter both challenges

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge AND Paper Lovin' Gals

Don't forget to link up to the Make it Monday linky party too!

Can't wait to see what you create!

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

PLG #24

Hello and welcome to another great photo inspiration challenge from the Paper Lovin' Gals.  This week we have this gorgeous photo to inspire you to create.

I've tried to recreate the weathered fence by using both the woodgrain and weathered background stamps from SU.  Then I've done the Elements of Style SU stamp set flowers in Copic Markers.

There is more inspiration for you over at the Paper Lovin' Gals blog.  Hope to see you playing along with us.

Cheers.
Kasey ~ in Oz

PLG #23 and easy one

In honour of St Patrick's day, Michele has bought us this super easy challenge this week at the Paper Lovin' Gals.  At least it was for me this time round.  I just went with Green and White to make this fairly simple card, not a lot of layers.....are you shocked?  

Just a few stamped and embossed flowers punched out and placed on this fabulous swirly die from Cheery Lynne.  I did cut two and added part of the second one to make the swirl bigger.

Join in the fun and link your creations up at the Paper Lovin' Gals challenge blog.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

PLG strange one this week.

I have to admit, this picture inspiration at Paper Lovin' Gals this week gave me all sorts of grief!  It took ages to be able to come up with something.  My Mum saved the day by asking me for a birthday card for a lady at her church.  I ended up selecting a doily shape to go with the mesh like images above.

I stayed with similar colours using Poppy Parade as my base, Sahara Sand just echoed Ecru, which is the colour of a lot of crocheted doilies in my Mum's collection and then just to lift it all I added the blue satin ribbon from my stash.  I coloured the flowers using Copic markers and the white is so stark in the photo but it's actually very close to the Sahara Sand IRL 

I rarely decorate the inside of my cards, I suppose I'm moving on to the next project, but my Mum always opens them up when I show her, even though she knows there is nothing inside I like to wait until I know what I want to use the card for and add a message especially for the person and occasion.

You really need to give this one a go!  Talk about making you think, thanks Michele.  Head on over to the Paper Lovin' Gals blog and get creative.

We're 21 and going Purple!

PLG # 21 is this week and it goes right to my favourite colour!  Purple!  Isn't this inspiration photo just gorgeous?  I love it.

 I have been using up some of my new goodies.  The embossed die in the background of this card is a Marianne Creatables corner, cut 4 times from SU Elegant Eggplant and placed on white card, just to show up the cut out bits.  Then it's matted onto SU Wisteria Wonder.  I dragged out the Set Sail stamp set for the sentiment and used my copic markers to colour in the Fifth Avenue rose. 

Here is a closer pic of the rose.  I really like the subtle shading.  Hope you're inspired to play along with us at the Paper Lovin' Gals challenge this week.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

PLG 20

How about this stunning picture for inspiration from the Paper Lovin' Gals this week? Gorgeous!

I had several false starts on this one, trying to replicate the flowers with a stamp.  Then I had the bright idea of using reinkers and rubbing alcohol to create that slightly translucent colour and voila that worked for me.

I used a new Cheery Lynne die which has all these lovely swirls and leaves.  SU Daisies die and a Kaszazz sentiment.

Head on over to the Paper Lovin' Gals blog for some more fabulous ideas and enter this week's challenge, we'd love to see your creations.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Paper Lovin' Gals challenge # 19

Wow, it's hard to believe that we are now up to challenge number 19 over at the Paper Lovin' Gals.  This week Michele brings us a fabulous inspiration photo, I've used both the colours and the blocked images.

 This stamp is one of my early purchases it is a blocked Magenta stamp with all these items joined together in the one stamp.  I've stamped the image in Soft Suede and then highlighted the flowers with Smooch Illuminate, the photo hasn't picked up this subtle sparkle.  I really like the way this turned out.

Hope you're inspired to create using the photo, you can take the colours, the blocked images, the staircase!  Whatever it is that inspires you create your masterpiece and link up to the challenge.

You will find more inspiration over at the Paper Lovin' Gals blog.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Paper Lovin' Gals...Love In!

Hi all, welcome to a fabulous Paper Lovin' Gals challenge again this week with this inspiration photo.  Of course it's very Valentine as if you hadn't guessed that one!

 I really shy away from combining pink and red, to my eyes they clash really badly, there are very few shades of the two colours which will work together for me.  So I just couldn't do the colours in this pic so I went for a striking White, Black and Red combo.  

No stamping on this one but just this fabulous wooden heart .... oh now that reminds me of Elvis!.... I inked it up in black then used some UTEE which gave a really lovely bubbly texture on the wood, I then added one or three rhinestones and there you have it one FAB embellishment!

SU card  Whisper White, Basic Black and Cherry Cobbler.  Ribbon from my stash and the Kaisercraft wooden heart embellishment.  SU Basic Rhinestones.  Martha Stewart round the page punches.


Head on over to the Paper Lovin' Gals challenge site to check out the other fabulous Design Team inspiration projects and get creating!


Cheers,


Kasey ~ in Oz

 

Paper Lovin' Gals Challenge

Hello there, it's time for a new Paper Lovin' Gals photo inspiration challenge with this very pretty photo.  Heading towards some Valentine inspiration I feel.

 I've taken the Hearts and the colours of Pink and Crumb Cake and Cream from this picture.

 Hop on over to the Paper Lovin' Gals blog and check out the fabulous inspiration projects from the design team.

Hope you find the time and the inspiration to enter this week.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Soft and pretty butterflies.

Hi all and welcome to a new Paper Lovin' Gals photo inspiration challenge.

This week Michele has taken us so far away from Christmas and Valentines day by offering up this soft and pretty flowers and butterflies.  Ok you can still go down the Valentines path if you want   LOL.  

I used one of my new stamp sets, Field Flowers and then got out my butterfly sizzlit and some sparkly paper and went crazy with the wings!  The pink is retired Pixiei Pink, I love it as it's almost fluroescent.

If you haven't visited the other DT offereings yet, head on over to the Paper Lovin' Gals site and check them out.  We all have such different styles, you're bound to find something inspiring.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Miss Three

Welcome to a new Paper Lovin' Gals challenge.  This week the photo is so light and fresh which makes a lovely change from all those winter and Christmas scenes. 

I chose to go with a double scrapbook page this week as the background papers have lots of soft yellow in them and there is really soft and pretty yellow flowers as well.

This is my granddaughter Danielle on her third birthday.  Love how these pages turned out.  I have been hoarding the Gypsy Sisters papers from Kaisercraft for ages and finally got a chance to use them here. 

 OK so I've already admitted to being a lousey photographer, maybe that's a course I need to go on!  The pictures depict the cake ceremony that is attached to all Birthday celebrations.  The cutting and eating part is here which of course is just the best part!

If you haven't been there yet, then head over to the Paper Lovin' Gals blog and check out the amazing projects the Design Team has for you, I hope you are inspired to create your own project and link it up to our challenge.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Ahh.....Paris

Hi all, OK I know the title might appear like I've been there, but sadly no, I can only dream about it!  This week's inspiration card from Paper Lovin' Gals is one that might take you on a journey to Paris, or you could just take the colours.  However this picture inspires you, please create a project and join us.

 As you can see, I've done such a copy here.  Too easy!

Come on and join in the fun of this inspiring photo challenge.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz