I made this card today for a friend and I love how it turned out - it was touch and go for a while lol so I'm so glad it worked out and it's now in the post! I was inspired by the current challenge "to make your own stamps" over at @kraftpluschallenges so everything you see on this card was stamped using my own handmade stamps, my favourite colours of @paperartsy Fresco paints and some Versafine inks on a kraft background (full sheet of 8 x 11 folded in half). Swipe to see the full piece before I folded it, my secret logo stamp and the rest of the stamps I made (I got a bit carried away lol) . . . . . #kraft #handmadestamp #cardmakersofinstagram #frescochalkpaint #paperartsy #kraftcard #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #cardmaking #mixedmediacardmaking #handstamping #cardsofinstagram #wildnaturelove #empireofthecat #markmaking

A very woody card with just a hint of white relief provided by the Prima flowers 🌸 and white splatters. I made this for the wood grain challenge over on A Vintage Journey last week. White wood grain cardstock (coloured with DI) and the wood veneer cardstock both from a specialty paper pack from @altenewllc Bigz branch 🌿 and trinket box 🎁 dies from @sizzix @tim_holtz And I'm so used to staging my cards on this slice of wood that it didn't even occur to me that it was MORE WOOD till someone mentioned it in a blog comment 😂 . Scroll through to see close up in second pic and my original plan in the third . . . . . #avintagejourneychallengeblog #woodgrain #cardmakinghobby #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmaker #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #woodveneer #nature #distressink #timholtz #mymakingstory #diecutting

Happy Caturday! Still very cold ❄ here so plenty of excuses to cuddle up and watch our favourite shows . . . #catsoftheday #cats_of_instagram #cats #blackcatsrule #blackkittensofinstagram #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcatlove #caturday #winterweather #netflixandchill

I have some Snarky Cat 😻 escapades to share with you today. I was inspired by the wood grain challenge over on A Vintage Journey and couldn't wait to get started putting this together. . . So the story is that these two 😻 😻 are doing what cats usually do - getting into mischief by being curious. The more daring of the two thinks he can totally climb to the top of the log pile - it's safe he says. The other 😻 stays on the ground fretting and offering helpful advice and encouragement when it all starts to go wrong lol . . It's hard to judge scale in this picture so to give you an idea of size, the brown background is a full sheet of 8 x 11 cardstock, or roughly A4 size, then the frame extends that a little more. Full process/ step by step on my blog from last weekend . . #avintagejourneychallengeblog #timholtz #snarkycats #mixedmedia #againstthegrain #papercrafts #papercrafting #stampersanonymous #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartist #recycled #stepbystep #tutorial #stamping #rubberstamping

Wow insta just ate my caption 😔 anyways I was saying that this is a recent AJ page celebrating one of my favourite artists and songs with a little cameo appearance by Marie and a lot of recycling. . . . #artjournalspread #artjournalling #artjournalinspiration #artjournalpage #artjournaleveryday #artjournal #artjournaldaily #artjournallove #artjournalingdaily #artjournaling #leonardcohen #leonardcohenlyrics #dancemetotheendoflove #lyrics #wordsandpictures #songlyrics #creativepractice #creativepractice #music #musicandart #mixedmediart #mixedmedia #mixedmediaartist #mixedmediajournaling #heatembossing #heartfelt

I made another project featuring Queenie here, this time framed in gold and with this great wallpaper background to hang it on. It would make a cool birthday card too 🎂 Paper is from the Little Street Cafe collection by @majadesigninsweden and has some lovely pink and yellow papers, plus vintage cafe, cakes and coffee motifs. I can see I'm going to be using this collection a lot - in fact it also features in a future project which I'll post soon. Meanwhile more info on the blog, links in the usual place... . . #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardsofinstagram #papercrafts #papercrafter #papercrafting #marieantoinette #alteredchipboard #sssigchallenge #icantadulttoday #stamping #jacquardlumiere #finnabairmixedmedia

A very purple art journal page featuring Queenie here in her masquerade mask and surrounded by a lot of glittery heat embossed elements, mostly cut from Tim Holtz dies - Yaass Queen! This would work also for a birthday card for those fierce friends in your life! . . . . #artjournalspread #artjournalling #artjournalpage #artjournallove #artjournaling #marieantoinette #Sizzix #wowembossingpowder #heatembossing #timholtz #yasqueen #yaassqueen #mixedmedia #sssigchallenge

Here's a closer look at Find Your Path - Create What You Need - this and about 23 other photos of it (lol not even kidding!) can be found on the blog. Link in profile as usual - see you there! 🙂 . . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafter #papercrafting #stamping #handstamping #rubberstamps #rubberstamping #diecutting #recycling #upcycling finnabairmixedmedia #rubberdancestamps #gslcuts #botanticaljournalingblock #tellthebees #craftconsortium #dragonfly #butterfly #alcoholink #findyourpath #createwhatyouneed

Find Your Path - Create What You Need - Finished! Lots of fun working on this one. All the details, process and loads more photos can be found on my blog, link in profile 🙂 . . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafter #papercrafting #stamping #handstamping #rubberstamps #rubberstamping #diecutting #recycling #upcycling finnabairmixedmedia #rubberdancestamps #gslcuts #botanticaljournalingblock #tellthebees #craftconsortium #dragonfly #butterfly #alcoholink

Working on something new with this little guy centre stage

Happy Valentine's Day! . . . . #cardmaker #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #papercrafts #snarkycats #heatembossing #wowembossingpowder #gelliprint @stampersanonymous @tim_holtz @wowembossing

Unrequited Love Cats - meet Lovesick Cat and Beloved Cat. These two cats are on the same card but definitely not on the same page lol. All details on the blog, link in profile 🙂 . . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #makingcards #greetingcard #handmadecards #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafter #papercrafting #stamping #handstamping #rubberstamps #rubberstamping #handmadecards #diecutting #lifeisbetterwithcats #wowembossingpowder #heatembossing #catlover #cats #catlady #snarkycats #valentinesdaycard #gelliprinting #unrequitedlovecats