Flowers From The Garden

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I really enjoyed making this card for an order.  

The image is a Sarah Kay digital sweetie that I coloured with my Prismacolor pencils.

The recipient is feminine and loves 'pink and frills', so after colouring I cut the image with an s/b's  oval die, and layered it over a scalloped oval, touched with liquid pearls.

 In this photo you can just see some of the WoS I added over the girls clothing and hat.

Some lace and  pearls were added across the bottom of the image over the pink dp.

The sentiment was stamped, then embossed, and sponged using Tumbled Glass DI, and again cut and layered using die cut ovals with liquid pearls added.

I am linking this to:

Creative Fingers Challenge #90 - Anything Goes

Chocolate Coffee and Cards Challenge #98 - Use a Sentiment

Art By Miran Challenge #39 - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge # 146 - Birthdays

The Pencil Case Challenge - A is for Anything Goes

Di's Digi's Designs Challenge - Include a Sentiment

Crafty Hands Challenge #13 - Use a Sentiment

Great Impression August Challenge - Use a Sentiment

Addicted to Stamps Challenge # 108 - Use Die Cuts

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #198 - Anything Goes

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Patchwork with Gold Accents

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This was a fun card to colour and make. It is an order for a wee boy. 

The image was an (old) freebie from Beccy's Place

I coloured the image with chalks and fussy cut it

Popped it up on the dp with foam dots, capturing a piece of gold thread behind it (left over from my embroidery days).

  There are also gold highlights on the stitches in the image.

I left a narrow border of the base orange card either side of the dp, 

and pierced and faux stitched it.

The sentiment is an old stamp from Kiwi Stamping - one of my originals!  I embossed it with dark green ep, and then painted it with Ink Gold Gold paste, picked up and applied with a wet brush.  I love using it like that as you still get a great sheen with it, and can put it onto small areas.

I am linking this to:

Chalk n Stock August Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Fan- Tastic Tuesday Challenge #100 - Use a Number

Deep ocean Challenge #111 - For the Boys

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Mod Squad Challenge - Sparkling Birthday

Inspirations Destination Challenge #48 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #198 - Anything Goes

Beccy's Place August Challenge - Anything Goes

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Rocking Horses, Butterflies and Buttons

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I was asked to make a couple of baby cards recently, and these are what eventuated.

My starting point was the NBUS rocking horse die from Couture Creations - I cut a pink and a blue horse, embossed them and added some WoS to the embossing.  Chose the papers and embossed with a TH embossing folder.

The sentiment was embossed in white - I masked off the other part of the stamp as I only wanted the one word greeting on these cards - the tag was then die cut, and slipped onto some ribbon.

The final details were the butterflies, cut from silver glitter card.

The process was pretty much the same for this card, but I added Tumbled Glass DI to the paper, using the direct to paper technique, and used buttons as an embellishment.

I am linking these to:

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Make it Girly (Pink Card)

Stamp and Create August Challenge - One for the Girls (Pink Card)

Oh La La Creations Challenge #187 - One for the boys (Blue Card)

Eureka Stamps Challenge #155 - Buttons (Blue card)

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge #73 - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards Challenge #32 - Anything Goes

 Lawnscaping Challenge - Embossing

Craft Your Passion Challenge #276 - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge # 74 - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge #138 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #197 - Anything Goes

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Boot Loads of Flowers

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I was on a blitz in my studio when I came across this A Day for Daisies image I had printed and coloured sometime ago (read, ages!) with my Prismacolor pencils

I added a few dots of WoS to the small flowers, and cut it with a Spellbinders Marvelous Square die.

It was mounted over the base and some dp that had been placed on the bottom half of the card. Some lace was added to cover the join, and the greeting was stamped and gold embossed.

The final detail was this Memory box butterfly, named Pippi

The butterfly was cut from a scrap that I had coloured with Gelatoes, and then painted with WoS - I told you it was my new addiction!

I am linking this to:

Craft Stamper Magazine August  Take it Make it Challenge (Pens and pencils)

Crafting With Dragonflies - Make it Floral

A Gem of a Challenge #151 - One for the Girls

Sister Act Card Challenge #120 - Anything goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #92 - Anything Goes

Cut it Up Challenge #78 - Old School

(Old die set and old technique, colouring with pencils)

Creative Fingers Challenge #90 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #289 - Flowers

Crafting With Friends Challenge #4 - Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity R#240 - Summer

Chocolate Coffee and Cards Challenge #98 - Use a Sentiment

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Decoupage and a Diecut

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I had fun making this card, and tried a new die as well as a new technique.

Love this die and how it cuts just part of the card, and you can have the drama of the under layer showing through.

As it was a birthday card I embossed the sentiment in gold, (despite it looking bronze here)

The flowers, a freebie stamp with the Craft Stamper Magazine, designed by Elizabeth Borer,  were stamped in Espresso ink and painted with twinkling H2O paints, masking them off to give a grouping and some dimension.  Before adhering them I embossed them from behind to give some dimension, and added some foam tape to keep that dimension.

They still looked flat, so I stamped another flower, painted it and added it over  the corner image, again embossing the petals and using foam tape - then I stamped another image and coloured the centre only and cut that out and embossed it and again used foam tape to keep the dimension - my first attempt at decoupage!!

This gives some idea of the finished dimension.  

The final details were micro beads for the flower centers and some sequins.

I am linking this to:

Stampotique Designers Challenge #209 - Repeat yourself

Ruby;s Rainbow Challenge #111 - Die cuts or punches

Moo-Mania Challenge - Embellishments

(the sequins and die cut)

Inspiration Destinations Challenge #47 - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #103 - Celebrations

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #197 - Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stamps One Sweet Challenge - Back To School

(new to me technique - Decoupage)

Try it On Tuesdays - Sending you Flowers

AAA Cards Challenge #46 - Maskerade 

(I masked the Flowers)

Penny Black August Challenge - Summer Flowers

Stamping Sensations August Challenge - Anything Goes using a stamp and a die

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Simple but Sparkling Sympathy

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No, I don't need another sympathy card for myself, rather I have had a request for some!

I started with this rose image, a freebie from STAMPlorations, one that was only available for a limited time, but I have linked to the page where the current freebie is available.

I coloured the rose with watercolours, and added some clear Wink of Stella over it - Oh I love me my WoS!!  The image was then cut with a S/B floral Oval die, and a wee bow added.

The sentiment is from ODBD and was stamped in black Staz On ink on vellum.

The patterned paper is from an Amy Tangerine stack, and I embossed it with the Swiss Dots folder, as what I had thought was a random pattern turned out to be mini cameras, and I wanted to disguise it somewhat... this was mounted over an off-white base after all the edges had been sponged with blue ink.

I am linking this to:

Craft Your Passion Challenge #275 - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations Challenge #113 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #92 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #119 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge #11 - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge #12 - Clean and Simple

Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Make It Floral

Word At Wednesday Challenge #196 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Anything Goes ongoing Challenge

Artistic inspirations Challenge #138 - Anything Goes

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Floating Along..........

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It is time for Challenge#31 at CCC Digi Creations, with the theme of 

Anything Goes.

One of our sponsors this round is Oak Pond Creations

I used this Hot Air Balloon image.

I printed it out in three different sizes, and coloured the images with my prismacolor pencils

I really enjoyed these images with the attention to detail on them.

I cut the background with a stitched rectangle die, and then used Lindsay's Miracle powders, blue perfect pearls spray and gold perfect pearls powder to colour the background, before painting the clouds with white perfect pearls.  This resulted in a very subtle sheen, most noticeable under electric light. 

I mounted the two smaller balloons straight onto the base, but popped the larger one up on foam tape.

The sentiment was stamped and embossed with silver on the base of the card.

The finishing detail was the washi tape with the birds on a wire - I couldn't resist them, and it added a wee bit of humour to the card.

I am linking this to:

Craft Stamper Take it Make it August Challenge - pens and pencils

Sister Act Card Challenge # 119 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #92 - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Week 33 Crafting Challenge - Use something new

(the stitched rectangle die is new)

Digitally sweet Challenge #141 - Celebration

Creative Fingers Challenge #89 - Anything Goes

Craftiing With Friends Challenge #4 - Anything Goes

Splendiferous Creations - They Say it is Your Birthday

Art By Miran Challenge #38 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #196 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge #11 - Anything Goes

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Sparkling Smile

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I am so glad you have visited me again

I first saw this Faux Texture Metal Paper technique over at Jennifer McGuire's blog.

I masked the card stock, and sponged the centre panel using distress inks -Spiced Marmalade, Scattered Straw and Mustard Seed.

I then brushed on gold Perfect Pearls, wiped the surplus off, then embossed the card stock with a Couture Creations folder.

The final detail was the sentiment, cut from a light bronze coloured sparkle paper.

Unfortunately the paper twisted in the folder and creased, but with a quick trim to even up the bottom of the card, and a strategic placement of the word and the card was good to go. 

I love the glimmer and gleam this technique gives.

I am linking this up to:

Scrapbook Blessings Club August Challenge - Anything Goes - twist - glitter

Great Impressions August Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Crafts Galore Encore August Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stamper August CAS Challenge - Masking

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #195 - Anything Goes

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #257 - Peaches and Cream

(Inspiration photo - the colours were used)

The Paper Girls Challenge #23 - Large Letters

Not Just Cards Challenge #53 - Anything Goes

House of Cards August Challenge - Metallics

Eureka Stamps Challenge #153 - Hot hot hot (colours of a sunset)

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Shaded Blue Sympathy

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Firstly I would love to welcome two new followers, Suchi from Suchi's Cardstock

and Liz from Crafty Sunflower.

Please pop over and leave them some love.

I seem to be in a phase of needing sympathy cards, so I decided to get ahead and make some to have on hand, and this is one of the results.

I masked off the space near the bottom of the card and sponged and blended Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Faded Denim DI's.  

I waited for the panel to dry, then sponged London Fog ink through a stencil. 

The sentiment (from ODBD) was white embossed on one end of the panel,

Three flat back pearls finished the card, and I am very happy with it.

I am linking this to:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything But a Birthday

Digi Designs Challenge - Monochromatic

Sister Act Card Challenge #118 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge #10 - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede Challenge #151 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #195 - Anything Goes

Jo's Stamp Shack Fun-day Friday Challenge #100 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #89 - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #3 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge #158 - Anything Goes

Art By Miran Challenge #38 - Anything Goes

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Red, White and Sequins

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This post will be as CAS as this card!

I was 'playing' in the studio this afternoon and decided to try out this new die from Memory Box, and this is the result.

I love strong colours and although I cut the die using just a snippet, I could not bear to waste it, so a spare piece of red for a base, and the sequins, four gold and three red, and it was finished.

i am linking this to:

Scrapy Land Challenge #23 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge #45 - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge #213 - Punches or Dies

Fab and Funky Challenge #269 - No Patterned Paper

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #107 - Bright and Beautiful

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #156 - Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Dare To Be Sassy Thrusday Challenge #293 - Anything Goes

Crafting With Attititue Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #195 - Anything Goes

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A Dahila and Butterflies

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I had fun in the studio yesterday, which included 'playing;' with some of my new stuff :-)

I used this dahlia stamp and leaves from a discontinued line, stamping in Espresso ink and colouring with chalks. The sentiment was also stamped in Espresso.

The blossom was mounted using foam tape to give some dimension.

The butterflies were cut in white, the bodies in kraft, and covered in Wink of Stella - my first use of WoS and I think I may be addicted..... 

Total glitter with no fuss, Bliss!

The  white layer had the corners rounded and the edges swiped over a pink stamp pad, and was then mounted over the pink base, a few pink sequins added and it was finished.

I am linking this to:

Stamping Sensations August Challenge - Use a Stamp and a Die cut

Clarity Stamps Challenge #30 - Bingo Flower, Stamp, glitter

Karleigh Sue's August Challenge - Anything Goes

Cards Galore August Challenge - Anything Goes

Connie Can Crop Challenge #37 - use Chalks

Chalk N' Stock August Challenge - use chalks/Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #194 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #15 - Anything Goes

Penny Black August Challenge - Summer Flowers

Scrapbook Blessings Club August Challenge - Anything Goes - twist - use glitter

Crafting With Dragonflies - A Card with Butterflies

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