Cosie's Creative Corner

 On the Mend I think I needed a break, a long, break, but I am slowly getting my mogo back and starting to craft again. My op went great but I am not a good patient and wanted it back to normal quickly and that was not going to happen. I think my PC back-up crash and losing all my stuff was the worst. They tried to rescue it but I'm missing the last 5 years of my cards etc, and as I store my digital downloads and photos they have all gone too. I am just happy that all my family and friends are surviving after the last terrible two years of bushfires, flooding and covid. We are alive and well and coping.  Now to happy things. I have done a few cards with watercolour panels as it relaxing.         They are from the  Altenew Water Coloring Book and it has amazing flowers in both no-line and lined images that are perfect for card fronts.  Now I need to start and do a few Mother's Day cards. Hope all is well with you all out there.     ...

Using Paint Chips with Dies Last Year I did a demo at my local monthly craft club on using those free paint chips from your local hardware store and these were leftovers.. I collect lots of them and die cutting them is one way to use them. These flowers and leaves were a way to take the guess work out of matching colours and it makes a quick card. All did was arrange them on a card base, add a strip of leftover patterned paper and a sentiment, (also a leftover) and a quick and easy card. The die was a freebie that came with a Practical Publishing card magazine, can't remember which one, and was designed by Altenew. Easy to use and you can make plenty and save them for later. You just need to remember to use them.  

Happy Birthday Found this challenge (Color Throwdown Challenge) when browsing and for this week the colours are as per the picture below and decided to give it a try.  I received this cute free small stamp set from Altenew with my last order called blooming blossoms but not sure if it's for sale as I couldn't find it on their site. Thought it would make a cute card and stamped the flowers in different shades of yellow. As they are solid stamps I give them some dimension with my prisma colour pencils. I did the same for the leaves. Heat embossed the sentiment from a Simon says Stamp set called It's Your Birthday in white, added a piece if ribbon, and adhered the image to some coloured card mats and onto a white card base. Nice and quick card for me as I managed to finish in a couple of hours.

Foxy Love I can't believe it's the end of October and less than two months til Christmas. The time is just flying by and and as usual I'm late with this months challenge. Had the idea in my head for ages but other things got in the way. I loved playing with this fox image from MMedel Illustration and pleased with the way it turned out. I printed it twice, rotated one of them, so they look like they are kissing and used my copics to colour them. Was going to stamp them on the card front but decided to fussy cut them out as I thought I might like to have them raised up. I Masked the moon off and coloured the background in Distress oxides. The sentiment is from an Altenew set called To the Moon  which went perfect with the kissing foxes. Added stars with a white gel pen and a few hearts and all done. In the end the foxes where just glued flat to the card. Copics: Foxes: YR000,15,18,21,R20,E20,40,42,49, Black 100

Sending Hugs Saw the sketch challenge on Stamp nation so thought  I would have a go.  I stuck to the sketch closely and it came together quickly. Cut a white circle from spellbinders dies,  hugs from a layered Avery Elle die and computer generated the sentiment. Stamped the flower and leaves from a set called beautiful day by Altenew  then adhered them all to green card then unto a dark grey card base. The sentiment , flower and leaves were attached with mounting tape for some dimension. Nice and simple card that would be great to send to a friend that just needs a hug.

Glitter, Glitter, Glitter. Decided to do an on-line class with Altenew Academy called Let it Shine to try and use up some supplies that have been gathering dust. I have sooo much glitter and it's not something I use very often so thought I'd get some inspiration and put a dent in my stash. I am enjoying it but this is my only card I have made so far.  Mogo is not in top shape at the moment. The frame was a gift and has been sitting on my desk for ages and was perfect over the distress inked and stamped background. I stamped a flower and leaves from Altenew's Lacy Scrolls then fussy cut them and adhered them over the frame. I embossed the sentiment  from the Big Hello set from Inspired by Stamping on black card with Zing green embossing powder by American Crafts.The glitter backing was made using a sticky sheet and Saffron Micro fine Glitter from Elizabeth Craft Designs. Added the extra lime green mat as I thought it needed a Lift. Not my usual style but I like it and I h...