I'm Not BLUE - Thinking of You

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls and Maria is Hosting.

 

 

using  these 3 colours only.

 

 

Seems to be a popular choice so far this year.

 

I loved this colour choice because quite some time ago

I received a package of craft goodies from a

secret partner from a site I was part of.

We would randomly send cards and sometimes craft items

to each other sometimes going to great lengths

to post from different parts of the world so they

wouldn't know where you were.

 

So on to my card that I had so much fun making and

thinking of my partner as we found out who it was at the end of that year.

Mine was over on the other side of the world in the UK.

I got to use only a small part of this package which included

paper ribbon buttons etc.

 

Here are the products I used.

Designer Papers for the background flower

ribbon and button are from Docrafts

Capsule Collection - Burleigh Blue and Lakeland Crafts.

The flower is cut from Spellbinders Labels 27 and

several times from Moroccan Motifs

MS Punch

Distressing

Memento Paris Dusk/Summer Sky on sentiment

from GKD cut using an IBS Label

Memory Box Quinn Flourish behind the flower

Kaisercraft pearls

Variegated cotton on button.

 

Now you have read my long story I hope you will

pop over to our Blog and see more

Beautiful Blue Cards.

Looking forward to seeing yours there too.

Then you will be in the running for our

popular Chic of the Week and go into the voting

for our Guest Designer for March.

 

but wait there's more!

 

There is a new BLOG in town called

Double D Challenges

and they have the most awesome talented Designers -

how do I know? Some of my friends are there.

Check it out because you won't be disappointed.

 

For their first challenge it's

Forget Me Not -

Be inspired with these beautiful Photos

and you just need to add Blue Flowers of course.

Now who could resist playing after seeing them?

I couldn't...

Again apologies for the long post today but

it was worth it...

 

Thanks for dropping by

 

 



I'm Always 'Playing with Paper' but this is their Challenge #56 and Cards4Galz

As I have said in a previous post it is nice to be back from holidays

and Playing with Paper again.

More so as the current challenge at

Always Playing with Paper

is their colour challenge and it is a beauti.

 

 

This is the card I made with the colour combination below.

 

and

Challenge 13 - Something New

at Cards 4 Galz

 

And the products I used are -

Orange navy and white card stock

Memory Box Textured Distressed Grid stencil

(this is my new item that hubby bought for me  for Christmas)

in Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers

Tim Holtz Speckles Stencil

in Memento Paris Dusk

The butterflies are cut from a

scrap piece of SU Designer paper

and orange cs with

Spellbinder Butterfly die

and Sizzix Butterfly die.

The trail from the butterfly - I glued

some of the dots from the butterfly die

Also added a few for dimension on the

butterflies head (a little hard to see)

Added a small navy strip to the side.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

Your comments are always appreciated.

A Happy HELLO!

The new Challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations 

has my favourite colour

 

 

and even better their sponsor is one of my favourites



I was doing the happy dance as one of the

paper packs I have has

 the most beautiful lilac papers.

Now I have a nice little supply of their products

as they are an Australian based site

so thought it fitting to play with them.

I had a hard time photographing this card

as no matter which angle.

The white paper looks crooked (which it isn't)

 

Here are the list of products I used.

IBS - Spring Lilac Paper Pack

Flowers

Sentiment - Big Hello (love that one)

Birthday Wishes for the frame.

Grey& White card stock

Spellbinders Squares & Lacey Squares

Distressing

Lilac rhinestones

Memento Lulu Lavender

and Sweet Plum Inks

 

I really enjoyed making this card with such

a lovely colour combination.

Gorgeous cards by the Designer Team.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

Would love to read your comments.

 



We're off and running for 2016 at Crafty Cardmakers & More.

 

It's a New Year -  New Challenges to try and
2 New Designers.
Welcome to the Team Angela Judy & Ngaere
 

 

For our first Challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers -

hosting this one is Sally and she has chosen

New Baby-Marriage-Home etc - you get the drift.

***

My niece is due to have a baby in a few months so it was

a perfect time to make a Baby Card.

Starting with white cs as my base I then cut some

scraps pieces of paper on an angle embossing

with some very old Cuttlebug Embossing Borders.

Perfect size...

These were attached to a white base.

I then added some pink cs topped with

some scrap DP.

Added various coloured buttons a little cotton

and some rhinestones.

My tag was cut from Kaisercraft  Tag Die

and BABY was cut with Cuttlebug Typewriter dies.

I just love those cb dies. They are one of the first things

I bought many years ago when I was just starting out

making cards.

***

I am playing along at

Cuttlebug Mania as their challenge is -

use  'New' in your project. Got that one covered (Baby)

and Try it on Tuesday using Letters/Numbers 

where I have used letters - yes that too.

 

So there you have it...

Thanks so much for dropping in.

 



Colour Throwdown #374

I loved the colour combination at Colour Throwdown

 

 

so went for a cas birthday card -

not bulky and good for posting.

 

 

I used basic grey card stock

topping it with multiple stampings

of SU Pocket Silhouettes in

Memento Peanut Brittle & Potters Clay.

I used a SU punch to back my sentiment

which is also SU - Morning Meadow.

Finished it with a little spritzing

some gemstones and a

flutter of butterflies by SU.

 

Thanks for dropping in today.

 



I'm Back at 'The House'

Hello there!

 

 

I am back from my wonderful break after spending

some most enjoyable time with family over the

Holiday Season.

I must admit to the end I was missing my play time

but that is all good now as my fingers have been

playing with paper again.

 

The House that Stamps Built have

their Colour Challenge Here

 

so of course I had to play.

I went for something cas for this one

using the 3 colours above.

My stamped images are from

Casual Fridays Stamps

inked in Memento Paris Dusk & Summer Sky

Cut out my frame from 2

Spellbinder dies.

Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping

and finishing with some bling and a little

punching on the corner.

 

Thanks for dropping by