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Super Proud Of You

Hello again. It is my turn to host at the new challenge for The Alphabet Challenge. We have reached the letter ‘M‘, and I have chosen the theme of:

M is for Motivational

Here is my card:

This is an inlay die set from the recent Concord & 9th ‘Summer Camp’ called ‘Goodness & Grace‘.

To start, I die cut the inlay panel several times in light blue, green, and a red/orange tone card – I can’t remember which colours specifically….

I then die cut it again in a champagne card for the frame.

The leaves and floral pieces were then ink blended to create some dimension, using a lightly darker colour.

As I wanted to give the leaves some dimension, I wanted a colour behind them that would peek out when you looked from the side, so I die cut a darker blue panel.

The dark blue panel was adhered to a white card base, then I added the light blue background, then the champagne frame pieces.

The leaves and petals were adhered with glue just at the tips, after curling each slightly.

The sentiment from Gina K Designs was stamped, die cut with a Hero Arts circle nesting die, then the same champagne card cut out of a slightly larger circle.

The final touch was to add soem gems.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

Birthday Dancing Penguin

Welcome to my second post of the day, for the new challenge at Ally’s Angels. The theme is always ‘anything goes‘. Here is my card:

I wanted to use the cute little dancing penguin with her hula skirt on so I first die cut and created her.

The background is using a layering stencil – also from Spellbinders – to give an exotic feel to where she is dancing, cutting it down with an older wonky square die – I think from MFT. This was matted with another pink layer, then glued onto a white square card base.

The sentiment is also from Spellbinders, stamped then die cut, and layered a couple of times like I tend to do most of the time.

As this challenge is always ‘anything goes’ it really means you can let your creative juices flow and play. I hope you can join us and I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx

Birthday Bear

Hello again. I’m here with my card for the new challenge we have just started at Cardz 4 Galz. Billie A is hosting, and she has chosen the theme of:

Add an animal

Here is my card:

I decided to use the bear die set from Spellbinders, created with Concord & 9th card stock – he is such a cute and fun bear.

For the background, I used rub-ons from a recent virtual event – I think from Spellbinders.

I die cut the stitched rectangle, then placed the sentiment down, rubbed – hey presto – instant sentiment.

The next step was to add the balloon rub-on – the bear was placed so I could work out placement of the balloon and stars – again the perfect result.

I added the bear with 3D foam, matted with a pink layer then glued onto a white card base.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations featuring an animal. xx

Purple Snowflakes

Hello everyone. It is time for the new challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge. We have reached the letters ‘U‘ & ‘V; and want to see your Christmas creations following one of both of the following themes:

U is for Unused Stash & V is for Violet (purple)

Here is my card:

I began by creating the background panel, as it needed to dry. Taking a Funky Fossil stencil, I spread some iridescent glitter paste through, then out it to one side.

The two large snowflakes are from a Bibi Cameron die set from several years ago, and using Concord & 9th card stock, then die cutting some smaller snowflakes in a silver glitter card.

The snowflakes were added as you see, and the final touch was to add the foiled sentiment.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations – they have to be Christmas themed, and they have to follow one or both of our chosen themes to be in with a chance of winning the prize -drawn randomly from the entries.

Happy Birthday Beautiful

Hello there. It’s been a busy few days, so I am here with a card created for the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Caz is hosting, and she has chosen the theme of:

An Easel Card

Here is my card:

The main floral bouquet was created using another of the Pinkfresh Studio washi from their ‘Celebrate in Blooms’ suite. I stuck the washi onto white card then used the matching die to cut them out.

The easel crad was created, and I used some blush card stock for the background, and also for the inside of the car, run through with a Spellbinders embossing folder.

These panels were then glued down, and the main bouquet was added on top of a white oval die cut – also from Pinkfresh Studio.

For the ‘stopper’ on the easel card. I gold heat embossed the Pinkfresh Studio sentiment, die cut it, layered a couple more times, then stuck that down.

For the inside panel, I also used some of the washi.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Tic Tac Toe – right side column – fun fold/foliage/pink

CYHTP – embossing folder option of trees not taken

Beautiful Blossoms – anything goes with florals

Love To Craft – anything goes

Mix It Up – anything goes, option of embossing taken (heat and embossing folder)

Christmas & New Year

Hello once again. I have a card to share as Guest Designer for 52CCT. The new Christmas theme is:

Here is my card:

Now, this theme stumped me for a few days. How to get those numbers onto a Christmas card…….I tried a couple of ways, but finished with this one – I did have to check with the 52CCT design team if it was ok……..I obviously needed some reassurance….

I began by stenciling the background panel. This is from a layering stencil set by Kristina Werner called ‘Holiday Icons‘. I used the same light blue/teal colour for the different layers, not using all of them, and then on one layer I used Tim Holtz Distress sparkle paste.

This was set aside to dry, then I concentrated on die cutting the other elements.

The holly and Berry sprigs are from The Greetery, and the numbers are cut from gold glitter card using a Tim Holtz/Sizzix set, cut a couple more times out of white to layer them up.

Now to arrange…..I gold foiled the sentiment and used a circle die. This would enable me to arrange and tuck the holly sprigs. I stuck this down with a piece of 3D foam in the centre, and arranged the holly around it, adding glue to the bases, and then glued down the numbers.

I hope you can come and join the team for this theme – I am interested in how this is interpreted. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Stencil Fun – use stencils, option of mainly yellow not taken

Addicted To Stamps & More – make your mark

Craft Rocket – use dies

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Kitty Capers

Today is the day the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge goes live. It is the turn of Billie A to choose the theme, and she has chosen:

K is for Kittens

Here is my card:

The Images are from an older Mama Elephant stamp and die set – ‘My Pet Kitties‘ – coloured with Copics, keeping most of the colouring neutral.

The 6 window cover plate die is also from Mama Elephant, die cut out of white.

The ensure the background in each window was light enough, with enough detail so the cats wouldn’t get lost, I used a previously created gel print paper.

Once the layers were added to a white card base, the kitties were placed using 3D foam, and then the sentiment stamped and added – from the same stamp and die set.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Inkspirational – word prompt – furry friends

Critter Crazy – anything goes with a critter

Addicted To Stamps & More – make your mark

Love To Craft – anything goes

Unicorn Magic

Hello. I have a card to share following the theme for the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. The theme has been chosen by Dawn and is:

Fantasy – fairies, dragons, witches, wizards etc

To create the unicorns, I used a Spellbinders die set ‘Cozy Toes Friends’ with a mixture of Spellbinders and C9 card stock.

The background patterned paper is also from Spellbinders, and glued to a white card base.

When I first placed the unicorns on the paper, they did get a little lost, so I die cut a bright yellow circle, and used a Spellbinders embossing folder to give it some interest ‘Could Nine‘.

The sentiment was stamped and gold heat embossed, to pick out the gold in the background paper, and layered with some gold glitter card.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

CYHTP – embossing folder, option of cloudy day taken

Critter Crazy – anything goes with a critter

Craft Rocket – use dies

Love Those Pretty Papers – use pretty papers

Mix It Up – anything goes – option of embossing taken – heat and dry

Birthday Tree

Hello there. There has been a lot going on the past week, but I must get back to posting and crafting. I seem to have less time for this despite retiring a few months ago – so much to do…. A new challenge has started at Ally’s Angels. The theme is always ‘anything goes’. Here is my card:

I used an older die set from Spellbinders ‘Flowering Tree’ to create the main image. The sentiment is also part of the same die set.

Once the tree and sentiment were created, I used ‘Alabaster‘ card for the background and ran it through with a Spellbinders embossing folder.

To ensure I had all the elements on there I wanted, the card base is 5×7 inches, the embossed panel cut to that size, and the tree added with 3D foam.

I hope you can come and join us with your projects, the challenge ends on October 12th.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

CYHTP – embossing folder – option of cloudy day not taken

Craft Rocket – use dies

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

Ellibelle’s Corner Garden Party – anything in or from the garden

Crafting From The Art – anything goes

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.