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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.

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