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Have An Udderly Fabulous Day

Hello again. It is time for the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. Having reached the letter ‘J’, Veronika has chosen the theme of:

J is for Just Kidding (a funny one)

Here is my card:

I decided to break out thew Copics for this card and the stamp and die set from Heffy Doodle ‘Udderly Fabulous‘.

The animal images were stamped, coloured, the die cut with the matching dies.

The barn is also from Heffy Doodle ‘Barns & Boats’, a die set which has elements to create a barn or a boat. After I die cut the red for the barn, I ran the piece through a Spellbinders embossing folder to give the plank effect.

The background panels are two pieces of patterned paper, one used for the sky background, and the other for grass – die cut with a Lawn Fawn die.

First I added the blue panel, then the two green grassy pieces, making sure not to glue down completely as I wanted to cow to just be sitting there – as you can see.

The barn was added, the the animals, and then the sentiment was stamped, ;layered with a white piece to make it stand out a little more, then glued down.

I hope to see you in our gallery with your projects following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Allsorts – all creatures great & small

Critter Crazy – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

Sending Bright Thoughts

It is time for the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Jill has chosen the theme of:

Interactive/Kinetic

Here is my card – using the Lawn Fawn Magic iris dies:

I started by getting all my Magic Iris dies together, and choosing to use the ‘Floral Wreath‘ add-on. All the elements were die cut in Spellbinders card stock, then I took time to watch a YouTube video on the way to put the magic iris together.

The background blue paper and the window paper is also from Lawn Fawn.

The sentiment was stamped at the right time for construction of the card, all things added as you can see.

I hope you can come and join us with your interactive projects. The Design team has some amazing variations on the theme – I look forward to seeing what you create. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms – anything goes with florals

Addicted To Stamps & More – die cuts and/or stencils

Love To Craft – anything goes

Butterfly Inlay

Hello everyone. Another challenge has started at The Alphabet Challenge. Deborah has chosen the theme of:

I is for Insects

I have two cards, as I chose to use the inlay detail on the background from a Concord & 9th die set:

The background panel was die cut and all the little bits and pieces kept to inlay back in. The panel was previously created using ink smooshing and water-colours.

I then cut it again out of white, then placed double-sided sticky sheet behind it, stuck onto a card base, then added all the elements. This did take a bit if time, but I didn’t lose any – even those teeny tiny pieces for the centre of the flowers.

I then decided to die cut the butterfly out of two darker and more vibrant ink smooshed panels – again keeping the pieces separate, and again out of white for one butterfly, and one out of a dark blue for the other.

Once more, double-sided sticky sheet came into play to adhered all the pieces.

The butterflies were adhered with 3D foam – choosing which one to go onto which background – and the cards were done.

I do like to have a little play and inlaying – so therapeutic to me……..that’s if I don’t lose any pieces, anyway.

I hope you can come and join us with your projects following our themes xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Inkspirational – word prompt – garden

Unicorn Challenge – layer it up

Crafting From the Art – anything goes

Crafters Café – anything goes – option of easel card not taken

A Quartet of Penguins

Hello there. A new challenge has started at ABC Christmas Challenge. We have reached the letters P, Q & R, and we want to see your Christmas creations featuring the following themes:

P is for Penguins and/or Q is for Quartet and/or R is for rectangles

Here is my card following the Penguin and Quartet themes:

For the four penguins, I chose to use the Tim Holtz/Sizzix die set called ‘Winter Critters’. Die cut and layered as needed.

I die cut them all in white woodgrain card stock, then used Copics to colour what I wanted – the dark grey for black, red, and orange.

The four squares are die cut from a gold foiled panel, using Spellbinders ‘Dazzling Diamonds‘ hot foil plate.

The background is a red panel, run through with a Spellbinders embossing folder ‘Nordic Noel’, then some gold wax run gently over the top to bring out the details.

The sentiment is gold foiled and die cut, layered a couple more times for dimension.

I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations featuring one, two, or even three of our themes, and you can enter up to five times. The challenge finishes on Sunday 5th September.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Christmas (or not) Bingo – column B – Christmas/red/free

Critter Crazy Challenge – anything goes with a critter

Daisy Chain Challenge – animals

Thanks For Helping Me Grow

Hello once again. It is time for the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. We have reach the letter ‘H’, and Deborah has chosen the theme of:

H is for Horticulture – the science of creating gardens

Here is my card:

For this card I chose to use Spellbinders die sets which were part of a virtual event

I started by die cutting the layers for the glass vial and the foliage out of Spellbinders and Concord & 9th card stock.

The blue water level in the glass was created by taking a blue ink cube and smooshing it down onto water-colour card stock, and adding some splatters.

The background panel was ink blended, run through with a Spellbinders embossing folder, then some white and gold shimmery splatters added.

The shelf created by die cutting with a Lawn Fawn woodgrain card stock. The sentiment stamped and die cut, layered a couple of times.

All the elements were assem,bled then added with either glue or 3D foam pieces.

I hope you can join us with your horticultural creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Love To Craft – anything goes

Mix It Up – anything goes – option of shaped card not taken

A Cuit Above – anything goes with die cuts

Birthday Mushroom Mansion

Hello everyone. I am back from my sojourn to see my sister in Canada – fabulous to catch-up face-to-face and help sort her craft room in the new house.

It is time for the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz, and Caz has chosen the theme of:

Blue Skies

Here is my card:

I started by creating the blue skies in the background by using an MFT stencil and Pinkfresh Studio inks. I then added a couple of layers of grass, also by using a stencil and ink blending.

The main image of the mushroom is from a Spellbinders die set ‘Mushroom Mansion‘ and die cut from Spellbinders and Concord & 9th card stock. The foliage and flowers are also from the same die set.

All the layers were glued and assembled, the layout arranged to my liking, and then the sentiment die cut and added.

A few small gems inserted to the centre of the flowers, and for the door knob on the mushroom.

I hope you can come and join us with your creation following our theme – add blue skies. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge – birthday

Mix It Up – anything goes – option of shaped card not taken

A Cut Above – anything goes with die cuts

Stencil Fun – use stencils – option of CAS not taken

AAA Birthday – birthday and flowers

Queen of Games

Hello once again, It is time for the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. Having reached the letter ‘G’, Pamela has chosen the theme of:

Games

Here is my card:

I’ve been wanting to play with this collection of dies from Spellbinders/Jaycee Gaspar, and just haven’t got around to it. Here was my opportunity.

I die cut all the pieced for this Queen, then followed his YouTube video on how to piece everything together. There are quite a few pieces for this picture, and of course using the two Queen images doubled the work – but it was all worth it to me. I really enjoyed the process.

To let the Queen stand proud, I used the letter press plate for the background and a light grey ink, rounded the corners just like a real playing card, then glued to a card base.

The Queen was added, using glue and very, very small pieces of 3D foam tape where needed, as well as the red Q and heart.

I hope you can join us, following our theme, and I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx

Rainbow Floral Birthday

Hello again. I have scheduled this post to start with the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. I’m currently away visiting my sister in Quebec, so unsure how much access I will have to comment and respond – she will try and keep me busy helping her and her hubby settle into their new house……

The new challenge has the theme chosen by Pamela, a word inspiration:

Rainbow

Here is my card:

For this card I chose to use a rainbow floral washi from Pinkfresh Studio – Vines & Roses. I started by laying the washi down onto white card, then used the matching die to cut the images out.

The background panel was created using a Sizzix embossing folder, then gloued down to the card base.

The oval was die cut from a Pinkfresh Studio nesting oval die set, and then the floral images arranged around this oval, attached with glue and 3D foam as needed.

The centre panel was also created using a Pinkfresh Studio die set (Double Stitched Fancy Frames), and the sentiment gold heat embossed, die cut, adhered to the little panel, then attached to the centre of the card.

Some ombre gems also added for more interets and a little sparkle.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations inspired by our theme of ‘rainbow’. xx

Fuchsia Thanks

Hello everyone. I am delighted to share with you today that I am joining the design team at Ally’s Angels. The challenge is a monthly ‘anything goes’ theme, and can be anything – cards, journals, planners – but be sure to check the rules tab.

Here is my card:

I thought a ‘thank you’ card was suitable for being accepted into their Design Team, and used the Spellbinders die to create the flowers. I did have to watch a couple of YouTube videos, but they came together quite quickly once I got my head around them – so many layers.

As you can see, I used a combination of different teal tones, adding gold for the stamen.

The back panel was created using an embossing folder, the oval was die cut from a Pinkfresh Studio nesting ovals set, then the florals attached with 3D foam.

The sentiment was gold heat embossed, die cut, then added as you see.