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Happy Winter Birthday

Hello again. A cold snap here in the UK means more crafty time – though I don’t really need an excuse at the moment – I seem to have recovered my mojo after my short break away in Tenerife. I wanted to create a birthday card for a change, but I still used some Christmas products:

The background panel was created using a light grey piece of card, and then using the Pinkfresh Studio cover plate ‘Stitched Pinwheels‘. I also used a Pinkfresh Studio frame die to cut the small white shape, used the Pinwheel plate again – thinking about the continuity of the pattern, and where I wanted to place it on the card front – thank goodness that worked….

I then die cut items from several Spellbinders die sets – the bird (Love Note Bird), then the branch and foliage from other die sets. I wanted the bird to stand out, so I chose bright colours for him/her, then the rest of the card elements are quite muted and neutral.

Once die cut, I attached the grey panel flat to the card base, used 3D foam to raise the white die cut, glued the bird to the white shape – though I did add a couple more die cut feet as they seems quite fragile – then attached the silver foiled sentiment with 3D foam.

I then played with the foliage, gluing them down one-by-one until I was happy with the placement and with the fullness.

As per usual, I added some extra embellishment, this time with silver sequins. I haven’t used sequins in a while, but I like how you can tuck them underneath layers so they are just peeping out.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Seize The Birthday – birthday – option to use Christmas supplies taken

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Die Cut Divas – die cuts and critters

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

T is for Texture

Hello once again. It is my turn to host at The Alphabet Challenge. As we have reached the letter ‘T’, I chose the theme of ‘Texture’. Texture can be added however you want to add it – embossing folder, paste, stencil – create texture in any way you choose.

Here is my card:

I added texture a couple of different ways here. The first was the background blue. This is a piece of acetate, tissue paper stuck down to one side of it, crinkling it as I went along. I then added water then Brushos added to create a dark and deep blue. Once the piece was dry, I went over the top of the crinkles with Hero Arts gold wax.

I then worked on the arch frame using Simon Says Stamp dies, and then stuck the frame on top of the blue crinkled tissue paper.

The leaf dies are also from Simon Says Stamp, and themselves have some texture to them with the detail on the leaves.

More texture added with the gold sequins, before I then adhered the gold foiled sentiment.

I hope you can come and join us and share your projects incorporating ways of adding texture. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Ellibelle’s Corner – anything goes

The Crafty Addicts – anything goes

Creative Artiste Mixed Media – anything goes mixed media (foil, wax, Brushos, wet glue)

Stay Crafty With a Blog Named Hero – Shiny – using at least one Hero Arts product (Hero Wax)

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Color Throwdown Pink, Mint, Grey

Hello there. I was lucky enough to be the winner for a recent challenge at The Color Throwdown, and as such invited to be a guest for an upcoming challenge.

As you can see, the colours this time round are Pink, Mint, and Grey. Here is my card:

The flowers and foliage were created using a couple of die sets from Concord & 9th, along with some of their card stock, and some card stock from Heffy Doodle.

A light grey for the branched of the main spray, with a slightly darker grey for the smaller sprigs.

I stuck the layers together on the main spray, then popped in some other florals here and there.

I added some gems to the centre of the flowers.

When I came to adhere to the card base – I couldn’t make it work. The arrangement seemed lost against the white, despite trying a couple of embossing folders. I was going to ink smoosh onto a background panel, but tried this dark grey card stock from Lawn Fawn – and this worked much better.

I dry embossed that dark grey panel with a Spellbinders embossing folder, adhered the floral spray with 3D foam – some very, very tiny bits in parts – and added some sequins. I’m not quite sure what colour the sequins are, but they do give off the pink and grey vibe……

As for the sentiment – it’s a recently foiled strip created when taking part in the Spellbinders Glimmer class a few weeks ago – and on grey card too…..

What a great colour combination for this week – I hope I get you see you in their gallery. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Allsorts – use dies

Beautiful Blossoms – flowers

Creative Fingers – anything goes

Craft Rocket – use dies

Daisy Chain – no designer paper

Crafting Happiness – anything goes

A rose bouquet

Hi there. I hope you are all ding well this weekend. From snow-deep a week ago, to loads and loads of rain….. I can see the snow-drops and daffodils poking their heads up, and the green leaves for the blue-bells. It is a good job the British plants are hardy enough to cope with the vagaries of our weather.

I spent some time with the Altenew ‘Sweet Rose Bouquet‘ yesterday. I tried the stamp set in multiple colours, as you can see. I didn’t realise until I opened it that the flowers and leaves are all bunched together, several layers for each – (perhaps the ‘bouquet’ part of the title of the stamps should have given me a hint. :)

It actually took me quite a bit of time to sort out each of the images, and each of the layers – thank goodness for the Misti for the larger images.

I really do like this stamp set, and I can see many more bouquets being made in the future. Once you have your head around the layers and the positioning….and the Altenew ink sets take matching colours sooooo easy.

Well – unless you get then the wrong way round! I did that with the purple flowers – I stamped the darkest purple on the second layer. So I turned to my blue inks so I could out even darker layers down. So I didn’t make a mistake really – I just have purple and blue roses!

I added sequins as part of one of the challenges – a couple of them did cover some ink marks…..so handy.

I shall be entering the following challenges:
Watercooler Wednesday – atg feminine

Seize The Birthday – atg Birthday

CAS on Friday – CAS celebration card with sequins