Gold Edged Foxy Greetings

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This card was made for a young man who loves dogs. 

I started with the kraft base embossed it, then rubbed espresso ink directly onto it, decided it was too dark, so rubbed some Ink Gold Gold paste over that again to brighten it up.

I found the image of a fox terrier at the Graphics Fairy, sized him to what I wanted, and then framed him with a Polaroid die cut frame, the edges of which I swiped with Ink Gold Gold Paste.

The greeting was a freebie at Birds Cards - it was trimmed and the swiped with the gold paste before adhering it.

The final detail was some washi tape over the plain area at the top of the card where the embossing folder did not reach, and I punched in two eyelets and threaded some coarse twine through them.

I am linking this to:

Aud Sentiments Challenge #147 - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #13 - Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times Challenge - Embossing

Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #13 - Anything Goes

Jos Scrap Shack Fun-day Friday Challenge #123 - Anything Goes

Just Add Ink Challenge #296 - Just Add Nature

Simply Papercraft Challenge #22 - Anything Goes

The stamping Boutique - Use die cuts or punches

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #218 - Anything goes

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Negative Roses

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After finishing my previous card, I had the red coloured die cuts left, 

and needless to say I wanted to use them, so this card is the outcome

Where the other card tended more towards CAS, this one is fussy and fancy.  I cut some leaves from a scrap of plain white card and water coloured them, and mounted them with the roses on the doily, which was cut from a scrap of cream card with edges sponged with some Worn Lipstick DI

The sentiment was stamped and white embossed on a maroon scrap, and the edges were also white embossed.

The patterned paper in the background is another scrap from my 'promise box', and was originally wrapping paper - it was a tad narrow for the card, so I used a snippet of lace to 'extend' it.

Although totally different to the original card, I am equally happy with it.

I am linking this to:

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps January Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #218 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #121 - Anything Goes, twist- use flowers

Creative Card Crew Challenge #105 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #156 - Dies or Punches

Crafty Boots Challenge - Ribbon or Lace

crafting From The Heart Challenge #96 - Anything Goes

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Temptation was not Resisted....

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Firstly I would like to welcome my newest follower - 

Princess Judy (Palmer) of Blog This.

I encourage you to visit her as she does wonderful work, and writes her blog with great humour!!

Way back in mid-December I saw a post by Yoonsun Hur using the Single Rose Die by Simon Says, and fell in love with it, and did a spur of the moment purchase.  i had to wait for it to arrive, but it was worth it.

I 'CASED' Yoonsun's card from memory - making the water coloured background using some Kohinoor water colours, sprayed it with silver shimmer mist and die cut the rose and leaves out of it.

(You can just see the shimmer in the photo below)

I then cut some scraps of the same weight water colour paper with the roses, and some green card with the leaves, and placed them back into the die cuts, with the red background cut outs too.

I embossed the sentiment with white ep at the base of the card, and added a wee silver bow and sequins to finish the card.

I am linking this to:

Craft-dee Bowz January Challenge - Anything Goes incl a hand made bow

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #56 - Anything Goes

Sister's of Craft January Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps January Challenge - Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper Inc January Challenge - Anything Goes

Live and Love Crafts Challenge #44 - Something New

(the rose dies)

CCC Digi Creations Challenge #41 - Use Die cuts

Crafts Galore January Challenge - Anything Goes

The Artistic Stamper January Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #218 - Anything Goes

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Inspired by Others

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I was inspired to pull out the pearl-ex powders by Autumn at Sew Paper Paint, and to stamp and emboss onto vellum by Suchi at Suchi's Cardstock.  Both techniques I have not used in a while.  Suchi coloured her stamping on vellum, but I ended up not doing that, other than on the body of the moth.

I started by stamping a panel with the silk moth image (a now discontinued stamp) in Versamark, and then brushed pink pearl-ex over it.  To seal the colour onto the card I gave it a quick spray of hair spray - it worked a treat.

I started using the other side of this paper, but when I turned it over I decided to use this side with it's softer colours and subtle images.

The sentiment was stamped and white embossed on a snippet of the same card as the base, and cut into a banner - this was mounted over some loosely looped gold thread, and raised with some foam dots in the centre.

This is a close up of the silk moth image - I coloured the body with a dark brown marker on the back of the vellum, and then adhered the fussy cut image with some foam dots under the coloured body.

A few rhinestones finished the card.  

I am linking this to:

Inky Chicks Challenge #61 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #7 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps January Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge #69 - Anything goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge - 3 (gems) 2 (Papers)1 (Image)

Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenge #120 - Anything Goes Twist- Make It Girly

Creative knockouts Challenge 3125 - Embossed delight

Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #218 - Anything Goes

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Ballerina Birthday

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I have had this gorgeous All Dressed Up image coloured and ready to go on my desk for ages, and decided to use it on this card for a two year old.

I cut the image with a S/B Labels 11, embossed it,  then coloured the debossed line with a prismacolor pencil - fussy, but it was worth it, I feel.

I cannot recall which pencils I used to colour the image. I added clear Kindy Glitz to the top of the skirt and the bow.

I mounted the image panel over some old DP - from the Prima Fairy Flora pad, one of my original patterned paper pad purchases.  I split where I placed the sentiment, with three 'happy's across the top of the card,

and the 'birthday' at the base.  The stamps are a clear set that I received in Blog Candy from the lovely Barb, but they had no brand name on them. 

A few (carefully placed) random sequins finished the card after mounting the image over the layer of lace.

I am linking this to:

Not Just Cards Challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Love To Scrap Challenge #70 - Anything Goes

House of Cards Challenge - Embossing and/or colours

Eureka Stamps Challenge #176 - Pile it On

Crafty Boots Challenge - Ribbon or Lace

Craft Your Passion Challenge #295 - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #95 - Anything Goes

All Dressed Up Challenge #47- Anything Goes

Send a Smile For Kids - Child's Birthday Card

Penny Black January Challenge - One for the Girls

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A Rose for a Friend

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I wanted a card for an elderly friend who is having some health issues, and this is what eventuated.

I stamped and gold embossed this gorgeous rose, now discontinued, and sat and coloured it whilst watching a (50 over) cricket match.  I coloured it with prismacolor pencils and some other very cheap pencils for the orange colour.  

To add a little sparkle, I painted some WoS over the petals and leaves.

I mounted the fussy cut rose over some dark patterned paper (from the Kaiser craft Botanicals pad)  after embossing the sentiment on it (a Rubbabubadoo stamp), mounted that onto an orange base and added a few sequins.  

I am linking this card to:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

Karleigh Sue's Challenge #8 - Anything Goes

Crafty Times January Challenge - Make it Sparkle

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge January - Anything Goes with PP

Crafts Galore January Challenge - Anything Goes

The Artistic Stamper January Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps January Challenge - Anything goes

Sisters Of Craft January Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Creators Crafts January Challenge #43 - Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper January Challenge - Anything Goes

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Birds and Bees Birthday

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When needing a birthday card recently I spied this last piece of my stamped base board.  This time I had added birds and bees to the initial butterflies and flowers, again colouring them with chalks to match the original work.

I chose to use a purple base for the card, as it picked up the colours in the butterfly wings and the edge of the flower petals.

I sprayed the base with a silver shimmer mist, and although it does not show in the photos, I added some stickles to the bee's wings.

I layered three ribbons down one side of the card, starting with a pink adhesive ribbon, then a pale mauve sheer topped by a very narrow purple one.  Then this flower from my 'promise box' wanted to be used, so I sprayed that with the silver mist and added it.

The sentiment was silver embossed onto a snippet of purple which was cut into a banner shape by hand and edged with a silver pen.  When it was adhered I added some foam dots under it to give a wee bit of dimension.

I am linking this to:

Art By Miran Challenge #49 - Anything Goes

Crafting With an Attitude Challenge #11 - Anything goes

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #12 - Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - One for the Girls

Crafting With Friends Challenge #12 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #100 - Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenge #6 - Happy Anything

Stempelsonne Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #217 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge #21 - Anything Goes

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Unconventional Baby Card

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Yes, another CAS card - this time I was inspired by the January's Monthly  Challenge over at STAMPlorations, which is CAS  and stamps, and they provided a sketch to inspire too....  

what could a girl do with all that goodness to challenge her but make a card.

(Apologies for the 'blue' in this photo, I could not adjust it or re-take the photo)

Here is the image (S009 Bear from Kiwistamping), coloured with chalks, and sentiment (from Montarga), and close up of the bakers twine bow.

I decided I did not like just the silver embossing,  so applied some masking and silver sprayed the narrow panel ... very heavily.

and I love the finished product!!

I am linking this to:

Love to Scrap Challenge #69 - New Beginnings

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge #20 - CAS

House of Cards January Challenge - Embossing or colour

Cutie Pie Challenge #95 - Cute and Kraft

Craft Your Passion Challenge #294 - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #94 - Anything Goes

Craft Deebowz January Challenge - Anything Goes with a hand made bow

Aurora Wings Challenge #21 - Warm and Fuzzy

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #217 - Anything Goes

STAMPLorations CAS Challenge for January - CAS with a twist of silver

STAMPlorations January Challenge - CAS and Stamps

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CAS Prayers

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I have another CAS card to share today - this one is not my usual size, as I trimmed the base to fit the stitched rectangle die I used to cut the water - colour paper.

The focus of the card started with a water coloured patch for a background, some silver punch waste and the one of the birds from the STAMPlorations  Small Birds  stamps, which I silver embossed and water coloured.

The final detail was this silver embossed sentiment from the STAMPlorations Fond Expressions set 

I am linking this to:

Art By Miran Challenge #49 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge #180 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #100 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #25 - Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine Colour Your World Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #217 - Anything Goes

Craft Stamper Make It Take It January Challenge - Anything Goes With a Stamp

Craft your Passion Challenge #294 - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Ongoing Anything Goes Challenge

STAMPlorations January Challenge - CAS

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Flutterby Dreams

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I had fun making this CAS card.  

I started with a piece of white linen textured card, and stenciled one of the butterflies from the STAMPlorations Flutterby stencil using Victorian Velvet and Worn Lipstick Distress inks.

The sentiment from the STAMPlorations Noteworthy set was stamped in Victorian Velvet. It did not stamp well, as I sometimes find with Distress Inks, so I touched it up with a fine paintbrush loaded with the ink.

The final details were to splatter the background with both inks, and add some sequins, and mount the panel over a bright pink base.

I am linking this to:

In The Pink Challenge #85 - Anything Goes

Julia Spiri Challenge #9 - Anything Goes - Twist - Monotone

Crafty Enjoyments Challenge #3 - Clean and Simple

Creative Knockouts Challenge #123 - Anything Goes

Sassy Studio Dare To Be Sassy Challenge #315- Anything Goes

As You Like It - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #280 - Tropical

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #217 - Anything goes

Southern Girls Challenge - One for the girls

STAMPlorations Ongoing Anything Goes Challenge

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Peony Posey

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I wanted to make a feminine thank you card, and this is the result.

I sorted through the NBUS file and found this stamp from Indigo Blue, Peony Posey (which appears to have been discontinued).  I went to place it on a acrylic block, and my largest was not large enough... then I thought of a hint I read somewhere ages ago - use a Cuttlebug plate - it worked a treat.!!

I coloured the image with chalks, and added gold ink dots to the centre of the blue flowers - forget-me-nots?

The stamp was so large that it was really all I needed to make the card - other than the embossed Thanks and a doodled edge.

I am linking this to:

Little Red Wagon Challenge #323 - Thank You Card

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #53 - Anything Goes

Double D Challenge #1 - Forget-Me-Not

Fab n Funky Challenge #286 - Something New

(The Floral image)

Crafting By Design January Challenge - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards Challenge #28 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge #293 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge #67 - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #84 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #217 - Anything Goes

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