Paper and Punched Flowers

Welcome

I made this card for a friend with Macular Degeneration, which means that for her to be able to 'see' the card, she needs strong contrasts in colour intensities.

I die cut the flowers in the dark green panel using one of the dies from the Classic Postage Stamp Edgeabilities, cutting it three times, then overlaid the green onto yellow to give the contrast.

The sentiment is one of my original stamps, and I gold embossed it, then filled it in with a gold pen.

The flowers I gathered from assorted sets, the base one was coloured with ink, and the brad was overlaid with gold liquid pearls.  The finishing detail was a wee snippet of gold ribbon peeping from under the flowers. 

The completed panel was mounted onto a white base, which I had sponged the edges of with Dried Marigold distress ink.

I am linking this to:

Chocolate Coffee and Cards Challenge #49 - Flowers

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge #143 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #200 - Happy Birthday

Crafts Too Challenge You, Week 4 Twist 2 - Texture and something Shiny (brad and ribbon)

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge #9 - Flowers

Sister Act Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge #163 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #266 - How Does Your Garden Grow

Drunken Stampers Challeng e#143 - Die Cuts

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge #117 - Woman's Birthday

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Simple Biplane

Welcome again.

I needed a masculine card, and the is is the result.

The mid-blue background was supposed to be a pearlised card, but it had little evidence of that, so I sprayed it with silver glimmer mist before I started the rest.  

I stamped and silver embossed the aeroplane, and decided that I would just add some blue 'sky' and not colour the plane at all.  I sponged the blue on with the image still in the die.  The image panel was then mounted over a dark blue oval.

To embellish the card I added some silver brads to two corners, and to the mid-section of the propeller.  In the above photo you can see the glimmer that I added.

 The sentiment was embossed, and just as I finished I put my thumb on it while it was still hot - and thought I had wrecked it - I rapidly added more powder and heated it again and voila - all was rescued!!

I am linking this to:

A Little Bit Crafty Challenge - CAS

Fairies Challenge Blog Challenge #13 - Birthday

Natalie and Amy's Challenge #12 - Embossing

Seema's Craft September Challenge - Monochromatic

Crafters Cafe Challenge #30 - Die cuts or punches

The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge #13 - Male

4Krafty Girlz Challenge #2 - Anything Goes

A.R.T Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons Challenge #63 - Monochrome

Paper Crafting Journey - For a Boy
Southern Girls Challenge #78 - Monochromatic

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Victoriana in Green

Welcome

Here is another card made using the second woman from the Victorian Ladies set of stamps.

I used chalks to colour the image in green tones, and then mounted the fussy cut image onto some red mulberry paper.

This was layered over a die cut in silver card, with some silver web ribbon layered between the two, and some plain rhinestones either side of the image.

The sentiment was embossed in silver and also mounted over a layer of red. 

The image and sentiment were then mounted over a panel of green striped paper than had been embossed with a Tim Holtz folder, and had sage ink applied direct to the paper.  This was then layered onto a dark green base tyo complete the card.

I am linking this to:

ABC Challenge #46 - Tic Tac Toe - 1st row vertical -

- 2 embellishments (Rhinestones and ribbon), Embossing and Birthday

Cards In Envy - A Little Bit Retro

Parade Your Crafts Challenge #4 - Birthdays

Tammy's Scrappin Corner Challenge #81 - Happy Birthday

Victorine Originals Challenge #68 - Birthdays

Avenue 613 Challenge #38 - Anything goes with twist - Grey, Red Green

Amusing Challenge - Pearls or gems

Come And Get It Challenge - Happy Birthday

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #182 - Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge #53 - Happy Birthday

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Victorian Lady with Feathers

Welcome

I made this card the other day using The Victorian Ladies Stamp set from Kiwistamping - a local firm whom I blame for my stamping addiction.

The image was stamped with espresso ink, and coloured with chalks before being fussy cut. It was mounted with foam dots over a panel of patterned paper that had been embossed with the sizzex square lattice embossing folder that had Desert Sand ink rubbed over it.

The sentiment was gold embossed onto a semi circular scrap that was sitting on my desk.  Both the pieces of dp were off-cuts from another project.

The card was assembled onto a deep pink base, and lace and pearls added as embellishments.  The feathers were the final touch and really made the card 'come to life' as it were.

I am linking this to:

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Lady Anne's Challenge #11 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #145 - 2 or More Patterned Papers

Stampotique Designers Challenge #117 - Birthday theme

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #98 - Anything Goes

ChalknStock September Challenge - Anything Goes

Chalk Ah Lot - September Challenge - People with Chalk

Challenges and Candy Challenge #17 - Romantic

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #185 - Birthday or New Baby

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge #18 - Anything Goes

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Potted Topiary

Welcome.

The card I am sharing was inspired by this card by Carolyn King, and I was going to CASE it, but things did not go how I had hoped.

Firstly The background did not go as planned, so I used dp instead 

The image was the same basic shape as Carolyn's, that and the curled corner, were  basically the only likenesses in the end, but I was glad of the inspiration.

I added an embossed sentiment to the side of the image.

And a flower to the bottom right corner, with a wee piece of gold ribbon peeking out. The base card was cream coloured, and the edges wee sponged with Bundled Sage distress ink.

On the inside I stamped the image again with orange and brown die inks. 

(For some reason the camera made the card look blue, not cream.)

 On the other side I embossed a rather fun sentiment

I also added a wee strip of the dp across the bottom.  It is almost unheard of me to decorate the inside of a card, so I was very pleased with this.

I am linking this to:

Challenges 4 Everybody #29 - Anything Goes

Great Impressions Stamps Challenge - Fall colours

Creative Inspirations - Inspired by Autumn colours

Catch The Bug Sept. Challenge - Anything Goes

My Time To Craft Challenge #234 - Autumnal Colours

Artistic expression Challenge #59 - Anything goes or frame it

Tammy's Scrapping Corner challenge #80 - Anything Goes

Created With Love Challenge #80 - Anything Goes

Parade Your Crafts Challenge #4 - All About Birthdays

Scapbook Stamp Society Challenge #19 - Anything goes with flowers and ribbon

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Pink Poppies and Butterflies

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In a previous post I mentioned a poppy stamp that I had coloured twice - here is the other colour-way.

This was coloured with Prismacolor pencils and blended with baby oils.

I trimmed the image down from the original size, and ran the edges along a spun sugar distress ink pad.

The sentiment was stamped with the same ink, and the edges of the panel also swiped along the pad. I used a spellbinders embossing folder for the texture.

These panels were then mounted over a piece of dp that I had trimmed to form a banner.  I sponged the edges of that with tea dye distress ink, and also the edges of the base card.

A few pearls randomly placed (very hard for this right brained perfectionist) and some tiny butterflies and the card was finished.

I am linking this to:

Coffee, Chocolate and Cards Challenge #48 - Anything goes

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge #141 - Re-cycle - the image panel

Creative Fingers Challenge #02 - Add a Sentiment

Quick Quoteds Friday Challenge #31 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #24 - Anything Goes

Artful Crafts - Floral Fantasy

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Friendly Birthday

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I wanted a card for a friend, and something that did not take too long to make, and this card fitted the bill.

I started with the the stamp and vellum, embossing the sentiment in gold.

The ribbon was pleated along the top edge of the vellum, and a button adhered at the end - with a piece of pearle thread forming a bow threaded through it.

The sentiment was stamped onto matching green card and gold embossed.

I finished the card by mounting the vellum over a cream card that I had sponged the edges of, and adding some pearls for interest.

 I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #97 - Anything Goes

Cards und More Challenge #89 - Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #164 - Anything Goes

Use It Tuesday Challenge #63 - Friendship - Vellum was some of my first bought about 8 yrs ago

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #118 - Favourite Technique - embossing

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge #69 - Use a sentiment on the front

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Grandma's Heart

Welcome 

I made a quick card today, in less that 30 minutes!!

I cheated a bit - the base was made yesterday when I was playing.

The base was sponged with distress inks, a stencil called Sea Foam by Artists Cellar laid over it, and then spritzed with water and blotted with a paper towel.

Paulette from Create With TLC had this graphic up for grabs today, so I downloaded it, sized and printed it, and coloured it with chalks.

The graphic was mounted on foam dots over some gold edged clear ribbon, and four flowers added to the other end of the ribbon, with a red rhinestone each to create the flower centres.

I want to send it to my grand-daughter as she recently made and sent me a card 'to make me happy' because I am due for some surgical maintenance.

Oh how I love this :-)  It is one card that will be kept and treasured.

I am linking my card to:

Avenue 613 Create Challenge #36 - Anything Goes/Grandparents Day

Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Hobby Kutz Challenge #15 - Anything goes

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #180 - Use a Digi Image

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #176 - Use Blue Red and Yellow

Digitally Sweet Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Friday's Challenge #119 - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede Challenge #55 - Celebrating Grandparents

Sister Act Card Challenge #23 - Anything Goes

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Playing with stencils

Welcome.

 I am always glad to see you have visited.

I went to a craft fair this past week, and indulged in some new supplies, which included some stencils.

This afternoon I spent the afternoon 'playing' with them.

The following cards are the results from one stencil.

The stencil has various clock faces and hands on it, and I used Orchid, Coral and Lavender Pearlescent inks to stencil onto white card.

This done I then sprayed it with a silver glimmer mist, and over-stamped it with a watch image using Platinum Pearlescent ink.

I wanted a masculine card, so added some washi tape over some of the pink inked area to mute it, computer generated the sentiment and cut it using a labels three die, sponging it with the Lavender ink.  I cut another die cut and sponged the corners and mounted them cross wise and on foam tape.

After mounting this on a dark blue base some black pearls finished the card. 

I also computer generated the inside sentiment "Your Birthday"

The other card was made from the balance of the original card. I stencilled some butterflies from a negative die cut from a new die, using the  same three inks up the edge of the card, and also sponged the edges.

I added this sentiment as it fitted the theme of the card.

Some random placements of pearls finished this card after it was mounted on a light purple base.

I am linking these to:

Card 1 - Masculine

Sweet Stamping' Challenge - Got the Blues

Totally Gorjuss Challenge #200 - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiment Challenge #88 - Any Sentiment

Happy Campers Challenge #21 - Use a Stamp (the watch in the background)

Seize the Birthday - Birthday

Card 2 Feminine

Allsorts Challenge #223 - Butterflies

Bug a Boo September Challenge - Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girlz Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #285 - Pretty in Pink

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

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Simple Poppies

Welcome 

Yesterday it was sunny and warm and very 'springlike', and I spent the day outside gardening.

Today has turned wet and COLD, so I retreated to the studio and made a card.

Although this looks very simple, and one may think it would have gone together quickly, no-way - it fought me every inch of the way.  This is the third stamping and second colouring of the image!! (Precious Poppies by SNS)

The flowers were coloured using ink from distress pads, as that was the only way I could get the red that I wanted.

After painting the feature panel, I spritzed it with perfect pearls in a blue tone, and the distress inks reacted with the moisture,

Which added to the 'watercolour' effect when the perfect pearls had a wee splotch in the middle of the stems.

I finished the panel with some ribbon, pearls and faux stitching before mounting it over the red base.

I am quite happy with the final result, but what a marathon to get there!

I am linking this to:

LEJ Dresigns Challenge #69 - Something Shiny - the Perfect Pearls

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge #68 - Anything Goes

Our Daily Bread Designs SLC#169 - One Layer Card

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Simply Less is More Challenge #135 - Use a rubber stamp
Word Art Wednesday Challenge#96 - Anything Goes

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Butterflies and Flowers

Welcome,

I'm so glad it is now officially spring here!!

I had fun in the studio this afternoon and made this card.

I had a couple of challenges in mind when I started, and was very happy with the finished article.

I started with a base that already had the circle cut in it, and added the dp and re-cut the circle.  Next I added the doily, and cut out the centre of it, embossed the sentiment onto that, and then adhered the piece to the inside of the card. The blue is the base behind it, although the sharp shadows distort it.

The sizzex butterfly was cut from silver paper and adorned with the clear rhinestones.

The flowers were my first try using the Bitty Blossom dies, and were cut from a shiny paper, and had lavender ink sponged on while they were still in the die.

I am linking this to:

Addicted To Stamps Challenge #63 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge #95 - Use Two Backing Papers

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #6 - Round Like a Record

Allsorts Challenge #222 - All About the Sentiment

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge #175 - Frame It

Dynamic Duos Challenge #68- Plum plus colour of your choice
Artfull Crafts September Challenge - Floral fantasy

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