So Many Reasons To Be Happy

Hello. I have been creating using a card kit from Spellbinders – outside of my comfort zone – but loving the fancy fold:

I understand this is called a ‘seagull’ fold. I came across this when viewing one of my DT friends and her recent post. which linked to a video on how to create it. Her post is here.

More pictures:

I chose to use some Spellbinders patterned papers as the background pieces, and some die cuts from one of their card kits. I don’t usually use a lot of these die cuts, but I seem to have quite a collection going now – so I took the opportunity to create this little jumping bunny scene. I feel the bunny is protecting itself from the sun – though we aren’t having much at the moment here in the UK. I understand it is coming soon though…….

I added some enamel dots to the centre of the flowers in the front panel, then decided that those polka dots on the patterned paper deserved some too – once I start I can’t seem to stop adding them. The enamel dots are from Concord & 9th and from a previous online crafty event.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Tic Tac Toe – using the top row – fancy fold, die cut, enamel dots

Crafty Catz – anything goes – option for a child

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Especially For You

Hello, some crafty time today created this card:

I chose a 5×7 inch card base so I could get the basket and the floral image in their full glory.

The basket is due cut from a light brown card stock with the Spellbinders die you see, and the edges inked slightly for a little dimension.

The floral image is from The Greetery, a stencil and die set. 6 layers in total, but I kept the floral layers two shades of yellow, with dark green centres and the leaves were all inked with the same mint colour from Pinkfresh Studio.

The main die cut image was inserted into the top of the basket and attached to the card base with 3D foam.

The die set also cuts some flowers, so I also ink blended those small flowers with a yellow ink, them added them to the top of the basket.

I thought some extra leaves were needed, so I searched the Color My Life app and found these leaves – also from Spellbinders – blended the mint green onto w white piece of card and die cut those extra leaves, adding them here and there throughout the back of the central image.

I added some clear gem thingies to the centre of the extra flowers, and also added three around the central image.

The sentiment is a previously foiled strip:

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Color Throwdown – yellow, dark green, mint green, white

Lil Red Wagon – at least 2 layers

Daring Cardmakers – bloom and grow – flowers and/or plants

Craft Rocket – layer it up

Triple B – birds and/or butterflies and/or blooms

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge – H for Houses, I for Indoors

Hello. A new challenge has started at ABC Christmas Challenge. As we have reached the letters ‘H’ and ‘I’, we want to see your Christmas creations with HOUSES and/or INDOORS. Here is my card:

Onto a slimline card base I matted a black layer. All of the die cuts are form sets from Charlie and Paulchen, a German company I have placed a few orders with – very prompt despatch and delivery.

The houses were snipped and cut apart to create the gold elements, and all those very little windows were paper pieced back in…….after putting some double-sided tape on the back. Thank goodness for my Pinkfresh Studio jewel picker – part of our SWAG from their recent Create and Connect event.

I feel this is quite a CAS card – though it took some fiddling.

I hope you can come and join us – Helen is hosting this time round – and has an embossing folder and paper pad up for grabs for one lucky winner. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Fab’N’Funky – use die cuts

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Christmas Cards All year Round – Christmas and four of something or a bird (4 houses)

12 Months Of Christmas – Christmas – option favourite colour combination

It’s Your Bird-day

Some messy in smooshing play this morning with Distress Oxides and Distress Sprays, in order to create this card:

I used the two pink Distress Oxides you see in the picture to create two panels from which I die cut the Simon Says Stamp bird. I layered the darker and the lighter pink to create some dimension.

The background is a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder, which I cut down and layered with a black panel.

The branch is die cut from an ink smooshed panel too – using Rusty Hinge Distress Ink – and the green branches are from yet another ink sprayed panel using Rustic Wilderness. The branches are from Gummiapan and Charlie and Paulchen.

The sentiment is from the Spellbinders Advent Calendar from last year, a debossed sentiment, which is difficult to see in the photo – better in real life – but here is a close up:

I’m trying out a way of photographing my cards to try and make them appear better. The card is raised on a Distress Ink pad to create some shadow, and I have added three of the items I used to make to card – a triangle as it were…I’m not sure if I’ve got the hang of it yet, but I’ll keep trying…..

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Color Throwdown – pink, rust, green

Festive Friday – three items from the list – bird, birthday sentiment, embossing folder

Creative Fingers – anything goes

Cut It Up – die cuts and something starting with ‘B’ – bird, branch

Bunny Birthday

Hello. Some crafty time yesterday created this card:

I have been wanting to play with this cute little bunny from Spellbinders since I bought it, and was able to match the cute critter to a few challenges.

I die cut the bunny from white, and as the eyes and nose stayed in place, I coloured the eyes with a black Copic, and the nose with a pink. I used the same pink Copic on the die cuts for the belly and inner ears. I layered them up and put to one side to dry.

The base panel was cut, then scored in quarter inch diagonals on my scoreboard, and adhered to a white card base.

The oval and the layer on top is from Spellbinders, and adhered with 3D foam.

I then die cut the flowers – also from Spellbinders – layered them together, then placed them around the oval.

Once the die cut sentiment was stuck down, and the bunny was adhered, I felt there was something missing, so I added the cute little envelope for the bunny to hold.

I was tempted to add some sequins or gems – but I think there is enough gold shine happening.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Happy Birthday

Tic Tac Toe Challenge – diagonal line – bunny, scoring, flowers

Ellibelle’s Corner – I spy with my little eye – a Spring or Easter critter

Fab’n’Funky – use die cuts

Cut It Up Challenge – something starting with ‘B’

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

The Alphabet Challenge – A is for Adorable

Hello once again. The new challenge has started at The Alphabet Challenge, we are back at the beginning of the alphabet, and Melanie has chosen the theme of ‘A is for Adorable’. Here is my card:

I chose a very cute and adorable gnome from Polkadoodles – a digital image I resized, then coloured with Copics.

This is the time of year we begin to think of how our gardens are going to look, thinking about what to do and what to plant, so I thought she was very fitting.

I added a patterned paper layer, then a couple of other layers behind her.

I hope you can come and join us with your ‘adorable’ creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Lil Red Wagon – Spring or Fall

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Tuesday Taggers – Hello Spring

The Four Seasons Challenge – anything goes Spring

Ellibelle’s Corner – anything goes

Easel Card Thanks

Hello once again. The new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz has started, and Caz has chosen the theme of ‘easel card’. Here is my card:

I first stamped the Pinkfresh Studio floral image, then used the layering stencils in a range of colours. I masked some of each layer off to create more colour variety in the florals, then die cut the image.

I used Gina K Designs ‘Master Layouts‘ to create the black and white panel, dry embossing the white panel with a Spellbinders embossing folder, before adding my die cut floral arrangement.

Onto a layered oval I stamped the same floral image in a very, very light grey ink, then stamped the sentiment, adding this to the base of the card with 3D foam as the stopper for the easel.

I hope you can come and join us with your easel cards. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms – flowers

Love To Craft – anything goes

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Avenue 613 – anything goes – option of ‘let’s stencil’ taken

Peaceful Olive Branches and a Dove

The new challenges has started at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge. The theme is always ‘anything goes Christmas/festive‘. Here is my card:

I stencilled the olive branches onto a white panel using some more muted colours and ‘peaceful’ colours, then cut that panel and a black panel using Gina K Master Layouts.

I stamped and gold heat embossed the sentiment, then added some gold gems and a die cut gold dove.

I hope you can come and join us with your festive makes. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Creative Fingers – anything goes

MMM Challenge – P is for…….Peace

Love To Craft – anything goes

Peace On earth Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Butterfly Garden Birthday

Hello there. Happy Little Stampers has started a new ‘anything goes birthday’ challenge. Here is my card:

I used a Spellbinders embossing folder to create a panel, then added the Pinkfresh Studio deco frame from white card stock, raised with 3D foam.

The flowers were stamped, coloured using the matching stencils, then die cut. These were arranged as you see, adding some gold butterflies and some gold dots.

The sentiment is from Spellbinders, one of their debossed sentiments into their shiny gold card stock. Spellbinders gold card stock is a particular favourite of mine as it’s double sided, and die cuts so beautifully. It is sometimes a little tricky to glue down – sliding around – so you have to be careful until it ‘grabs’.

I hope you can come and join us with your birthday themed cards. I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Seize The Birthday – birthday – option things in the garden

CYHTP – embossing folder – option of Easter not taken

Krafty Chicks – anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms – floral

Flowers and Frame

Hello. I have a card to share using a few of the products as part of the kit for the recent Crop and Create Virtual event:

I dry embossed a grey panel with a Spellbinders embossing folder and attached to a card base.

The white pierced frame is also from Spellbinders – part of the event kit – and I used one of the three layers this die cuts out. This was attached with glue to the grey panel.

The layered flowers were die cut out of yellow, the leaves out of green, and I also ink blended a little Distress Ink in Bundled Sage onto the leaves – though it’s difficult to tell from the photos.

The floral die set comes with a flourish stem, but I cut that up to create some smaller leafy areas. The flowers were added with a small piece of 3D foam, the leaves were adhered using glue.

The centre of the flowers are sequins, and I also added three more just under each flower.

I don’t have a sentiment picked out just yet, this could be a ‘just because’ card, and I didn’t want to cover any more of the embossing detail.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Fab’n’Funky – lots of layers

Color Throwdown – yellow, sage green, grey, white

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms – floral as main focus