Sweet Birthday Wishes!

 

We're going all Feminine at Crafty Cardmakers this time.

 Bec is Hosting and chosen Pearls/Gems

How fabulous is that!

 

 

 Here are the products I used

Coloured card stock as my base.

Iridescent card stock

Designer paper is from

 First Edition - Desert Blooms

Spellbinder Dies - Opulant Ovals

Flourish

Antique Frames & Accents

Flowers are cut from scrap DP

using Marianne DieMS Leaves/Sprigs

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping

Kaisercraft Pearls.

 

I think this turned out rather pretty and feminine.

Pop over and see what the other Designers created

and hope you get the chance to play with us this time round.

It doesn't have to be a card BUT

be sure you don't enter your project

in ANY MORE THAN 15 which includes ours.

 

Thanks for dropping in 

 

 

 

 



A Simple Thank You

I am participating in the current Colour Challenge over at

Colour Throwdown

 

 

Aren't they such simple but stunning

colour combination.

Here is how my card came together -

I used basic card stock colours as above.

I inked my SU Woodgrain stamp in

Memento Paris Dusk and cut out part

of a Spellbinder Circle die to

display my flowers.

I used one of my favourite SU stamp sets/punch

Petite Petals (again Thanks Maria)

These were punched out after I inked them with

Memento Paris Dusk and a combination of

SU Yo Yo Yellow & Memento Peanut Brittle

to try and get the mustardy colour.

Behind my floral spray are leaves cut from

a Sizzix die. These were embossed with

that Cuttlebug favourite - Swiss Dots.

Added a few tiny flowers dotted with liquid pearls

and some punched circles to add a bit of interest to the

woodgrain background.

My sentiment is from SU and cut from an

EK Success double punch.

Finished with a gemstone on one of the flowers.
I would also like to enter this in the current Colour Challenge
over at Fashionable Stamping as their colour choice
is also the same.

 

Thanks for dropping by.

I love reading your Comments

and appreciate you taking time to do so.

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



I'm Hosting 'Wild Card Week' at Just Us Girls

Wild Card Week only comes around when we have

5 Saturday's in a Month and it is my turn to be 'Hostess'

 

I have chosen something a little different to the norm -

and a whole lot of fun!

It was for me as I decided to make a really special

card for my sister. She is the patch worker and I am the

paper maker. With that said here is my shaped card.

 

 

I have this fabulous stamp sets from SU - Sew Suite

and IBS - Vintage Thread which were just PERFECT.

I cut the apron shape by hand and layered it with

Kaisercraft Vintage Timeless DP that had

script and images from old style dress pattern instructions.

The sentiment is from GKD and cut from

Spellbinders Circles and backed.

My apron front has a scrap piece of dp

and sitting behind it is a pack of buttons -

the orange one is one I got from my sister's stash

when I visited her recently.

Added a spool of cotton and pins.

The lace around it too

I am sure is also from her house.

The little tiny piece of ric rac I bought

while visiting her a few years back.

It is so annoying when your photo doesn't show the real colours.

The thread and ric rac really are lavender and close to the

colour of the apron strings.

As you can see there are happy memories here.

The tiny lavender bow is something I have had

for an age. Goes to show all those items you need

do come in handy down the track.

(think that is as Aussie saying)

 

As I said earlier I had so much fun making this card

and will be sent to my sister with all my love in it.

Shame I can't send it till the end of July!

 

Thanks for taking the time to read my longish post.

 

Don't forget to check our blog HERE

to see what shaped or fold cards our Guest Angie

and the Design Team have created.

Hope to see yours there.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 



It's What If? Wednesday at 'The House'

 

Over at The House that Stamps Built

it is Sketch Time.

Details Here

I tend to struggle with sketches so it is

good to challenge yourself and have a go.

That is exactly what I did and pretty happy

how my card turned out.

I seem to have a fascination with

heat embossing and the emboss resist technique.

I thought this lovely little stamp from

Repeat Impression Wild Violets (RI 1706I)

stands out nicely with the background.

Here are the other products I used -

Basic white card stock

Scrap pieces of Designer Paper from my stash

(and haven't we all got lots of them)

Also scrap plain coloured paper

Spellbinder Circle Dies

Memento Peanut Brittle/Pistachio

and Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet

for my sponging.

Heat Embossing in White

Liquid Pearls on the flower centres

Tiny pearl on Sizzix butterfly die.

Sentiment is from GKD

punched from an EK Success punch.

 

 

Thanks for dropping by so till next time

Cherrio from

 

 

 



A Few Feathers for You!

Here I am again participating over at

CAS Colours & Sketches

for their Colour Challenge.

 

 

I thought it was time to get my

SU Four Feathers (Thanks Maria)

off the shelf again and play with them

for this challenge.

The colours I used here were -

SU Baja Breeze

Close to Cocoa and

Calypso Coral which I though

was my closest colours to match.

***

I inked up numerous feathers in

different colours to see which ones

looked the best. I decided on one

plain colour and the other 2 from

  blending the 3 colours on my kraft mat.

Behind the feathers I made my background

from Tim Holtz Speckles Stencil

again using the 3 colours.

Continuing on I thought the top

looked a bit plain so did

some paper piercing.

Sentiment is from JustRite.

Finished off with a button and

cotton from my stash.

 

 

Thanks for dropping by

 



Beautiful Days

 

As soon as I saw this picture

I knew exactly what stamp I was

going to use on my card I made

to enter the current

Photo Inspiration Challenge over at

The House that Stamps Built
(and used by some of the Rock Stars)

Details - Here 

 

 

 

I started with Kraft card stock

then inking randomly it with Versamark

using RI stamp - 1309 Easter Lily.

The side background has been added

with a piece of paper using the

 shaving cream technique.

My focal image is RI - Daffodils 904W

and coloured with Faber Castell pencils 

cut from Spellbinders - Romantic Rectangles

 sponged and popped.

The beautiful sentiment is from RI Beautiful Days

inked on vellum.

Added some lace and ribbon from my stash

finishing with a few pearls.

Thanks for dropping in.
Love reading your comments!

 

 



Bobby is Hosting Just Us Girls Photo Week.

It's Bobby's turn to Host this week

and is also her First as Designer for Just Us Girls

choosing this refreshing photo below.

I looked at it so many times and my thoughts

went to a Mason Jar filled with pretty flowers.

The jar is from Dear Lizzy and I stamped it with

SU Baja Breeze then added another jar cut from

a patterned piece of vellum (which is a bit hard to see)

I had lightly inked inside the jar before topping with the vellum.

The flowers are SU Petite Petals. One I use so much -

Thanks to a lovely Crafty Friend's Birthday Gift

and a smaller one from my punches.

These were inked in Versacolor Cinnamon

and stems are Memento Pistachio.

You can never have enough Thank You cards

so went with one from SU.

Added some ribbon and a banner from

Dienamics a few pearls and some

coloured cotton.

Again this is popped with foam squares.

Now pop over and see more inspiration at Our Blog

Hope you will play along with us this week

and be chosen as our Chic of the Week

and may be our Guest for June.

Thanks for dropping in

Till next time Cherrio from

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Flying High!

 

We have something very different this time round at

Crafty Cardmakers

and it is a something I have never done before.

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As Hostess of this challenge Jenn has chosen

a 1 - 2 - 3 Challenge.

  1 - Image

 2 - Designer Papers

 3 - Embellishments.

 

 

 

Now it took me some time to work out just what

I wanted to  do with this combination.

I have been in a girly card making mood lately so

made up my mind to try something different.

***

Here is my Recipe -

1 - Image is my stamped Hot Air Balloon

2 - Designer Papers for the background and

the backing for my Image both from 

Prima - Cartographer

3 - Embellishments are Mesh Brads & Cotton.

***

A pretty simple card. I loved the DP so went to

a Hot Air Balloon stamp set

(unknown as it was given to me by a friend)

and the rest just fell into place.

***

Don't forget to pop over to Our Blog

and check out what the Design Team have created.

Hope you can join us and if so

Please remember not to enter your craft item

(doesn't have to be a card)

in any more than

 15 Challenges and that includes ours.

***

Thanks for dropping by

 

 

 

Hope your Dreams Come True!

 

 Over at Always Playing with Paper 

 it's their Colour Challenge.

It is one of my favourite types of challenge

as you can let your imagination go wherever

you want it to go -

All Out or just CAS.

You just need to stick to the colours given...

***

 

 

Here are the products I used -

White/Coloured card stock

SU Best of Flowers

Inks - Memento Teal Zeal

Memento Dandelion

Memento Pistachio

SU Melon Mambo

Grass - GKD - Country Roads

Sentiment - Cas- ual Fridays Stamps

Spellbinders Classic Edges Two

Foam Squares for dimension

Variegated cotton

Spritzing.

***

Thanks for dropping in today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



A Simple Happy Birthday!

 

Following on from last week I am again joining in on the

current challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches

for their Sketch Challenge.

 

 

I had to think a bit before I decided on how I would

make my card and after a few failed attempts I

decided to go with one of my first

SU Stamp Sets - Vintage Vogue.

 It has been retired for some time

but I still LOVE  it.

I stamped the flowers with SU Melon Mambo

and fussy cut them.

My base is white card stock and I then popped

another piece on top stamping it randomly with

the flourish from SU Sweet Summer using

Memento Angel Pink.

I then added 2 pieces of pink mulberry paper

as backing for my flowers.

My Happy Birthday is Spellbinders Sentiments 3

Finished off by adding some Kaisercraft pearls

to the flowers and a few gemstones.

I was really pleased how my card turned out

and think the mulberry paper was just right.

Another cas card to add to  my collection.

***

Thanks Louise for a super simple sketch.

 

 

I am also entering this card over at

Seize the Birthday

 

 

The requirements are only that it is

A Birthday Theme.

The Topping is optional and this time it is

Floral!

***

Thanks so much for dropping in

and I love it when you leave a comment.

Till next time - Have fun Crafting...

 

 

 

 

 



It's COLOUR WEEK at Just Us Girls

It's my Good Friend Judy Woodland's

First Time Hosting at Just Us Girls

as she recently joined us with her awesome talent

and has chosen such gorgeous soft colours

for our Colour Challenge.

It just so happens that we both love

the colour Lavender (and purple) so I was

excited when I saw her chosen colours

of  Lavender Peach & Ivory.

 

 

I seem to have been making lots of floral type card lately

so this was a perfect chance to move away from them.

This card came together so easily.

I have this beautiful Mother of Pearl metallic card stock

which was just perfect for the Ivory colour required.

I again used ivory card stock for my flourishes background

which were randomly heat embossed

with Satin Pearl Embossing Powder.

Inked with Memento Lulu Lavender &

SU Calypso Coral.

Added foam squares for dimension.

My big butterfly is from Spellbinders

and cut from lavender metallic paper.

The 'with love' is cut from the same paper

and is Spellbinders Sentiment 3.

Finished off with random pearls in

lavender and ivory on my butterfly.

 

I am sure you will love playing with these

beautiful colours so I look forward to

checking out Our Blog  - that is

after you have been inspired by all the

other beautiful cards created by

our Guest Angie and the Design Team.

You are never disappointed are you?

And you know that by joining is

you have the chance to be chosen as

Chic of the Week and could be

Guest Designer for June.

 

Thanks so much for dropping in and

it is always lovely to read your comments.

 

 

 

Hello Friend!

 

It has been a long time since I have played

with a challenge over at

The House that Stamps Built

as family health issues have kept me quite busy.

I think everything is about back to normal as it can be

so I am finally back at The House.

Now I HAD to make time for this challenge

because my Cyber Scottish Sister Cheri is Hosting her

'Who Let the Dogs Out' Challenge' and

this card was made for her.

 

 

Now when I make my cards for The House I always try

and make them with Repeat Impression Stamps.

I wasn't worried this time as I knew I wanted to use

my Scottie dog die my Hubby bought for me

and of course add tartan paper.

Then I remembered a stamp I purchased from

a win I had over there some time ago - hence the

Friend sentiment - You Cling Set

***

Here is how I made this card.

I have used black/re and white card stock.

The Scottie dog (Marianne Designs LR0339)

was cut from black card stock as I wanted

him to be white. I heat embossed a piece

of card stock in white to give a rough textured look

and glued the black cs to it. A shame you can't see the effect.

The frames were cut from Spellbinders Hexagons

Tartan paper is Boofle which a girlfriend brought back

for me when she was in London.

I gave my Scottie a tartan collar and of course a dog

needs a bone so have added several and inked

for effect. I have used foam squares for layering.

The flourishes on the corner finished it off nicely

I thought and are from Inspired by Stamping. 

***

Thanks so much for dropping in.

 

 

 



A Little HELLO card.

I found this lovely colour challenge 

over at

CAS Colours & Sketches 

and thought I would play.

  

I had made several backgrounds before this one but they

weren't quite right so decided to heat emboss

this stamp from Urban Stamps

Beautiful -  Lepidopterology (big word)

with white embossing powder and then

inked up the background with

SU Melon Mambo - stained fingers and all

Yo Yo Yellow and Calypso Coral and popped.

My 'Hello' is from Lawn Fawn cut twice

and heat embossed for gloss.

Finished with a few Snow Pearls from Kaisercraft.
***
That's it for me for a few days as I am heading off
to spend a few days with my Sister in Law at the
Sunshine Coast - in Sunny Queensland.

Thanks for dropping in.
I love reading your comments so don't be shy!

 



A Birthday Card for the 'Fix it Man'

I did say in an earlier post I was going to play again with the

Sketch Challenge over at

Always Playing with Paper

and decided to go with a Male Theme.

 

 

 I have had these tool dies from Marianne Designs

for ages and hadn't yet used them so I thought

they would be perfect for this Sketch.

I used red & orange card stock for my

base and matting - also using the orange for

a few of the tools.

I inked them all to give a worn look and

included the silver embossing and the

DP from Farmhouse Paper Co.

I just love the shoe marks - a great touch I thought.

The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.

 

 

I really enjoyed getting away from girly cards.

We never seem to have many male cards in our stash

so this is one to add to my collection.

Hubby's birthday is a little way off so this will

come in handy when that time comes.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

 

 

 

 

 

 



We're Smooching for Trend Week at JUGS

What a FABULOUS trend SUE

chose for us this week as Hostess at Just Us Girls.

It's all over the internet at present and

I love getting inky fingers.

 

 

Once again I have used one of my favourite colour combinations -

Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers & SU Melon Mambo

for my smooching background.

I found a new way (to me) of doing it - Inking Acetate

and spritzing with water.

My floral stamp is from Penny Black - Temptation

heat embossed in black. 

Added a few extra blobs with

Tim Holtz Speckles Stencil

Sentiment is from SU Lotus Blossom.

Finished with a few pearls and gems.

***

I know you are going to love playing with this one

so pop over to Our Blog

and see what awesome smooching has been created by

Guest Designer Angie Cimbalo and the Jugheads.

 

We look forward to seeing you there.

 

 



I'm again Playing with Paper - A Sketch Challenge

I'm again playing over at

Always Playing with Paper 

and this time for their Sketch Challenge.

 

Details are Here.

 

 

I wanted to get away from adding flowers

but didn't quite get there. However I decided

to add butterflies and then found some

pretty floral paper so used the colours

from that as my bases.

Because I used plain paper as one of my backings

I scored beside the sentiment which is from GKD.

My butterflies are from Sizzix and I have popped my

floral DP for dimension.

 

This is a nice cas sketch so am looking at

playing around with this again before

entries close.

 

Thanks for dropping by -

 



We're looking for SHAPED CARDS at Crafty Cardmakers.

Jackie is Hosting our latest challenge at

Crafty Cardmakers

and has chosen the theme - Shaped Cards

 

 

 

I had a lot of fun playing with this card.
 

Here are the products I used -

I hand cut the card base in the shape of

a cotton spool with cream card stock and inked it with

Stampin' Up Woodgrain.

Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap/Vintage Photo

Stampin' Up Sew Suite/Sentiment

SU Melon Mambo

Kaisercraft pearls

Buttons

Fussy cut the model with DP

Own pins & ribbon

Foam square for dimension.

 

Pop over to see what the Designers

have made and hope you get time to

join us for this great card challenge.
Please limit your entries to 15 including ours.

Thank You for dropping in.

 

 

 

It's WORD WEEK at Just Us Girls

 

Sometimes just sometimes a Challenge Theme throws you

and this week it happened to me.

Lisa is our Hostess at Just Us Girls and she chose as her word

'RAINDROPS'

Now I don't have a single umbrella or any rain boots

in my little collection so I got my thinking cap on

and decided to make my own.

 

 

My first take on photographing my card didn't come out

very well as I think the dark background lost

my raindrops so went back and added more making them

a bit bigger. Even then some of the drops on the flowers

and greeting haven't shown up very well. Sigh!

 

  Here is what I used  -

White card base

Grunge paper from Doodle Pantry

Sentiment Die - Nina's Things

Glossy Accents for the raindrops

SU Baja Breeze & Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers

inked from  SU Morning Meadow

Kaisercraft pearls

 

 

Welcome to Angie Cimbalo as our April Guest.

Pop over to our blog and check out

all the Raindrops that have fallen over there.

Hope we have inspired you to create your

Raindrops creation and join us.

You could be our Chic of the Week

and be in the running for our

June Guest Designer.

 

Thanks for dropping in