Golden Leaves

Welcome

I was inspired to make this card by a challenge which required the use of newsprint.

I also like to have at least one sympathy card 'on hand'.

The sentiment stamp is part of a retired Layers of Color set, designed by Nina Brackett, which I gold embossed.

The leaves were cut with a Sizzix die I have had for years and never used.... 

I coloured them with various distress inks, using colour dusters. The tips were tapped onto a Versamark pad, then gold embossed, and then some Viva Gold gold and bronze pastes were touched onto them

The final details were the gold sequins and the single line frame.

I am linking this to:

Jelly Park Challenge - Autumn/Fall

Great Impressions October Challenge - Autumn elegance

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #155 - Anything Goes

Simply Less is More Challenge #195 - Use Newsprint

Amusing Challenge - Anything goes

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May your day be blessed

I may not be around for the next wee while, we are having a massive change in lifestyle and this may not leave much time for blogging in the short term.  I look forward to being back in 'blogland' when life settles down again. :-)

Bright and Bold

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I love trying new techniques, and I learnt this one at a craft show some time ago.  It uses Opalite Reflective Interference ink pads on glossy card stock. This time I used black for my base.

I mounted this feature panel onto an orange handmade paper,

embossed the sentiment in white onto vellum which I tore to fit,

and this was layered onto an embossed blue paper, and a slightly darker blue card base.

Ribbon and pearls were added to finish the card.

I am linking this to:

Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge #333 - Happy Birthday

Imagination Destination Challenge #4 - Anything Goes

Stamplorations October Challenge - Stamping and Embossing

Sister Act Card Challenge #80 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Challenge #73 - Shopping in Your Craft room

Fussy and Fancy Challenge #124 - Orange and Black

Creative Fingers Challenge #54 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge #117 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #155 - Anything Goes

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May your day be blessed.

Birthday Blues

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This is a masculine card that started with the paper that came as a freebie years ago from Paulette at Create with TLC, called Dad's Honey Do Paper.

I teamed it up with some gray card I embossed with a retro squares folder.

I then cut several pieces of blue card with a SB zig-zag edge die to form some  borders.

Then a scalloped oval, a plain oval that I sponged lightly with blue ink,

and then the final layer was an embossed SB label cut from silver card, with a blue embossed sentiment. 

All cuts were made on my wonderful, faithful Cuttlebug.

The final touch were some black half pearls.

 I don't think I have ever used so many layers to form a masculine card, but I was more than happy with the outcome.

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wedensday Challenge # 155 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Anything Goes

Not just Cards Challenge #4 - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Melon Headz Challenge - Lots of Layers

House of Cards October Challenge - Punches and Dies

Exploring Cricut - Happy Birthday

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #125 - It's OnlyWords

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Use a Sentiment

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May your day be blessed

Archery Birthday

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I made this card for a young boy who is very keen on archery.  

 I started by embossing only part of the Sycamore tree folder, and chalking the trunk and branches with a cotton bud (Q Tip)to make it look as though it is starting to leaf up, being spring here in the Antipodes.  

The background was also coloured with chalks

To ensure the card looked authentic, I researched (Googled) the colours of the archery target before I started - four die cuts later (s/b circles through my trusty Cuttlebug) and I had the target, then some strips of brown card were added for the legs.

The arrow was stamped and gold embossed, then trimmed to fit the card.

 The sentiment was also gold embossed, and the panel mounted on an orange base.

I am linking this to:

Party Time Tuesday Challenge #186 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps Challenge #192 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Use a Sentiment

The Paper Girls Challenge #66 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards Challenge #4 - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspiration Challenge #114 - Anything Goes/Halloween

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #154 - Anything Goes

Chalk-ah-lot Challenge #67 - Use green and chalk

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May your day be blessed.

Birthday Butterlies

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I had some pieces of  paper left after the class I took making these patchwork butterflies, so I made another set, again painting them with iridescent medium to give a gorgeous shimmer.

This time I mounted them on a cream card-stock I had embossed with the fantastic flowers folder, then the patchwork frame and dark pink background. 

The edges of the butterflies were sponged with Worn Lipstick D.I., and added a line of rhinestones on the body, and some individual ones randomly on the background of the card

The sentiment, stamped in Worn lipstick, had been clear embossed before the card was embossed.

The final detail was a three layered flower, held together with a clear gemstone topped brad.  

I am linking this to:

Sister Act Card Challenge #79 - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee designs Aloha Friday Challenge #34 - Dies or Punches

Art By Miran Challenge #17 - Anything Goes

Anything Goes With a Twist challenge #3 - Twist - use shimmer and sparkle

Vandi Crafts ArtistryChallenge #13 - Fashion you own Background

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #51 - Anything Goes, with a Twist, Use Pink

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge #170 - Embossing

Crafting at the Weekend Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Week #281 - Embossing

Stamplorations October Challenge - Stamps and Embossing

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May your day be blessed

The One That Didn't Get Away

Welcome

This is the second card I taught this week, and we tackled the 'dreaded masculine card', and conquered it.

We started with a piece of embossed kraft paper from a Tim Holtz pad I brought years ago, which we sponged with Distress Inks - Broken China, Spiced Marmalade and Bundled Sage.

The fisherman image (a Kiwistamping Image)was coloured with prisma coloured pencils, and the fish painted with grey Kohinoor watercolour paint and over painted with Oyster Twinkling H2O's.

The sentiment was embossed with copper embossing powder, the panel sponged with Spiced Maramlade DI, and adhered to the side of the image panel.

The final touch was this starfish charm, attached with some pearle thread - you can see the embossed paper behind the charm.

I am linking this to:

Coffee, Chocolate and Cards Challenge #76 - For the Boys

Sisters Of Craft October Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #154 - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Challenge #76 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge #3 - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions Challenge #181 - Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps Challenge #117 - Make Your Mark

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday

Aud Sentiments Challenge #117 - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #216 - Happy Birthday

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May your day be blessed

Sparkling Pansies

Welcome

This card is for the CCC Digi Creations Challenge #11, Digi with Glitter Power, has been made using an image from our sponsor, Aurora Wings Digital Stamps,

who is also supplying the prize of $US10.00 worth of images from her store.

The image I chose was one of pansies, one of my favourite flowers.  

I made my own background by chalking a cloud background.

The pansy image was coloured with Prisma coloured pencils, then painted over them with some iridescent medium, and the edges then had clear KindyGlitz added.

  

These were fussy cut, and mounted over a die cut that was made with glitter card.

The final details were some sequins and a wee bow.

I am linking this to:

Fan-tastic Tuesdays Challenge #57 - Anything Goesand add some Yellow

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesday Challenge #185 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Super Fly (anything with wings,the butterfly)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #154 - Anything Goes

House of Cards October Challenge - Classic and Elegant, Use a Punch or Die cut

Fritz Town Challenge #57 - Anything Goes Using a Digital Element

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #40 - Anything Goes

Craft Deez Bows October Challenge - Anything Goes using a handmade bow

Artistic Inspirations Challenge #113 - Anything Goes/make your own background

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May your day be blessed

A Golden Tree

Welcome

This is the first Christmas card I have made this year and I will be teaching it at my class this week

The red background was embossed with a spellbinders folder

The sentiment is from a Unity Stamps set Love, joy, Peace (now retired).  I masked off the final line of the sentiment as 'happy holidays' is not used as a Christmas greeting in New Zealand.

The tree image from the same set was stamped in Gold Delicata ink - here you can see the sheen it gives, Both the image and sentiment were layered on dark green card before being mounted on the red.

A gold edged ribbon and bow were attached,

and I randomly applied gold kindy glitz to some of the embossing on the red panel.

I am linking this to:

Penny Black and More Oct Challenge - Christmas

My Perfect Life Week 40 - A Christmas Card

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

CAS On Sunday Challenge #44 - Emboss It

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #89 - Anything Goes

Avenue 613 Challenge # - Anything Goes (Opt CAS)

Artistic Inspirations Challenge #113 - Anything Goes/Make Your Own Background

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #153 - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting - any comments you may leave are deeply appreciated

May your day be blessed

Purple Butterfly Birthday

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I was a bit stuck for inspiration when I started this card, so started with the Little Butterfly image from  Meljens Designs, painting it with twinkling H2O's, and after cutting it out with a Spellbinders labels eleven die, chalking the background with blue.

The trail was highlighted with Ice Stickles

Sequins and rhinestones, and an embossed sentiment finished off the panel

This was mounted over some patterned paper, and then onto a purple base.

I am linking this to:

Sister Act Card Challenge #78 - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Aloha Friday Challenge#34 - Use a Die and/or punches

Craft for the Craic Challenge #9 - Suitable for a child

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #153 - Anything Goes

Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Challenge #76 - Anything Goes

Moo-Mania and More Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

Inspiration Destination Challenge #2 Anything Goes

Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge #36 - Anything Goes

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May your day be blessed

Shaving Foam and Cricket

 Welcome

This card was made using a recycled image from a commercial card as the focal point.

The image was fussy cut and mounted off the edge of an orange oval, cut with a spellbinders die.

and mounted over a Shaving Creme background I made some time ago.

The sentiment was gold embossed onto a double ended (die cut) tag and mounted using brads

The brads were plan brass ones, so I heated and embossed them with Tinsel Green embossing powder.

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #153 - Anything Goes

Cards Galore Challenge #10 - Anything Goes (in disguise)

Picture and Scrap.Challenge #83 - Use Dies

ABC Challenge - U for Unique - Anything Goes

Sisters of Craft October Challenge - Anything Goes

My Artistic Adventures Challenge #10 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Pinspirational Challenge #125 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

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May your day be blessed

Pinterest Inspired Tree Card

Welcome - I am so glad to have you visit.

I needed a masculine card, and could not get any inspiration flowing, so I went to Pinterest and found this card, which I CASED (Change and Share Everything)

I kept to the basic sketch with the circle and tree shape, and a kraft background, which was a sheet of paper from a DCWV Printed Kraft stack rather than stamped layer as in the original.

 I used a Flourishes stamp for the tree from the set Love, Joy, Peace, which appears to be retired.

The (coloured rather than natural) bakers twine was wrapped around the layer rather than just used as a bow.

The tree was stamped using the rock and roll technique, with two colours of green,  then over-stamped with clear embossing ink and clear embossed, which gave an interesting finish.  Once fussy cut, I mounted the tree with heavy glue dots, which gave a little bit of dimension.

I stamped the sentiment on two small banner shapes and after sponging  the edges, they were attached with brads, and left flat.  I also put brads in the corners of the top layer.

The circle was cut from a textured wall paper, which also has a slight gold fleck in it, which can just be seen in the above photograph.

I was pleased with the outcome of this card.  

I am linking this to:

Artistic Expressions Challenge #112 - Anything Goes/ Opt.Thankful

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #152 - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap Challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

appy Hands Challenge #23 - Use 3 Elements (brads, twine and wallpaper)

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #232 - Autumn colours

Glitter and Sparkle Challenge #105 - Things beginning with B - Brads and Bakers twine

Jelly Park Challenge - Autumn/Fall (in the colours)

Amusing Challenge - Trees

Avenue 613 Challenge #92 - Anything Goes

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May your day be blessed

Teddy Bear Birthday

Welcome

This is my contribution to World Card Making Day.

As I needed a card for the sweet two year old this weekend, this is the outcome.

The image is from May Britt's Blog - over the years she has given away quite a few of these sweet teddy bear images.  It is coloured with chalks (pastels) and the sentiment gold embossed onto the chalks.

I added Kindy Glitz to the ribbon, and mounted the image over a S/B Lacy square cut from glitter paper.

The light panel was embossed with the Fancy Lattice folder from S/B, which I had inked with spun Sugar DI before I embossed it. The flowers were then touched with some iridescent medium to add some shimmer.

The final details were two ribbons, one gathered onto elastic, and then a stitched one on top of that again, finished with a matching bow.

I am linking this to:

Craft for the Craic Challenge #9 - For a Child

Just Us Girls Word Challenge #261 - Celebrate

Crafty Calendar October Challenge - Bingo - Sparkle, Sentiment, Embossing

Vandi Crafts Challenge #11 - Happy Birthday

Treasured Times Rubber Stamps Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

Pumpkin Spice Challenge #86 - Chalks

Dis Digi Designs Challenge - Girly

Crafting At The Weekend Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #152 - Anything Goes

Craft-dee Bowz October Challenge - Use a Handmade Bow

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May your day be blessed