Congratulation Cats

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I spent some time recently playing with water colour crayons in water colour paper, and ended up with a rather bright sheet of paper....

I went to use it here and decided that it really was rather garish, so toned it down with some plain vellum.

The cats were stamped and gold embossed, and the heart painted with twinkling H2O's.  The stamp is so old I have no idea what brand it is - it has worn off.

 Likewise the sentiment (retired Layers of Color)  was gold embossed.

The final details were some flat backed pearls and some washi tape, trimmed to show the show the tower and words only.

I am linking this to:

Moo-mania and More - Your Favourite Pet

Art By Miran Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #220 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Great Impressions February Challenge - Lets Celebrate

Lacy Susan Color Your World Challenge - Anything Goes

Amusing Challenge #27 - Anything Goes

AAA Cards Game #59 - Embossing

Little Claire's Challenge - Love and Marriage

Imagine That Challenge - Show Us Your Heart

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Elegant Rose

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I don't often use pink and green together, never mind adding maroon, 

but somehow it all worked for this card.

The patterned paper is from the Trim Crafts Botanical notes stack.

The focal point is this beautiful rose from Kiwistamping - one of my original stamps, which was coloured with water colours,

And liberally coated with Wink of Stella after being cut out with a S/B Elegant Rectangle die and sponged with Spun Sugar D.I.

I added a bow of satin ribbon,

a Cheery Lynn French Pastry die cut doily,

and a banner shaped sentiment panel, with the greeting white embossed,

 over a pink adhesive ribbon.  

The final details were some clear rhinestones.

I am linking this to:

Dare To Be Sassy Challenge #322 - Your Choice

Southern Girls Challenge - Add A Little Sparkle

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #15 - Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge #12 - Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenge #9 - Mothers Day or Feminine

C.R.A. F.T. Challenge #352 - Mother's Day or Feminine

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Are You Ready For Spring?

Scrapyland Challenge #36 - Tie One On

(Spellbinders and Cheery Lynn Dies)

Creative Moments Challenge #87 - Anything Goes Twist, Wet or Dry Embossing

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #220 - Anything Goes

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Dare to be Different

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I don't usually use digital images on my cards, but I won this from Beccy's Place, and could not resist using it.

I used my Prismacolor pencils to add some shading and highlights to him, and some grass under him. 

I then framed him with a scored line.

The sentiment that prints with him does not include the birthday sentiment - that was stamped later.

The card looked rather plain with just a sentiment, so I trimmed the front panel and added the bold washi tape on the edge of the inside.

A CAS card that makes me smile.

I am linking this to:

Mod Squad Challenge - Animal Fun

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #240 - 1 is a lonely number (one layer card)

(Stash Item - the Washi tape, first  time I have used this one)

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #125 - Anything Goes - Twist, include an Animal

Digi Chooseday Challenge #8 - Color Green and/or Nature

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Cardz4Guyz Challenge #108- Birds of a Feather

MelondHeadz Friends Challenge - Birthdays

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Februray Challenge - Things with Wings

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #220 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge # 74- Anything Goes

Beccy's Place February Challenge - Anything Goes

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De-bossed Daisies for Baby

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This is what I would call a rescue card.

The background started off as a patterned paper that was embossed and then inked - the result was less than pleasing!!

I went to biff it, turned it over, and the pink ink was showing through the de-bossed side.  Perfect!! The only addition was some clear Kindy Glitz to some of the centres.

The focal point is a freebie from Bird's Cards, I painted the words with Inka Gold Gold paint, and coloured the pram/stroller with Prismacolor Pencils.  I was able to die cut the image with a circle die - not a deliberate sizing, but I was very glad it worked perfectly!

Added more clear Kindy Glitz to the dots, 

and mounted it onto the debossed paper, added a lush pink organza ribbon, and then onto the pink base.  

I loved the finished card, despite the rather shaky start.

I am linking this to:

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge #85 - Anything Goes, 

Option - Embossing wet or dry

Our Crafty Corner Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards February Challenge #29 - Anything Goes

Eureka Challenge # 181 - Tic Tac Toe - Die Cut, Embossing And Flowers

Craft Your Passion Challenge #300 - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #100 - Anything Goes

Craft-Dee BowZ February Challenge - Anything Goes with a Hand Made Bow

Artistic inspirations Challenge #150 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #220 - Anything Goes

Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge #176 - Anything Goes

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All You Need is Love.....

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My apologies if you now have that Beatles song running around your head :-)

I was asked to make some Engagement and Wedding cards for the shop I sell my cards in, and this card does double duty!!  

I have stamped this using elements from the Love Chapter set of stamps now sold  by Penny Black (My set is an original, first designed and sold by Layers of Color)

I stamped the main element then cut it with a (S/B)  Decorative Labels 1 die, and sponged it with Barn Door DI.

I then took the long stamp in the set and just inked part of it, and stamped two of the corners of the main panel with it.

When assembling the card I layered the focal panel over a piece of ribbon using foam dots for some dimension, then onto the next layer. That panel then had the edges sponged with the DI before it was  layered over the card base.

I am linking this to:

Words To Craft By Challenge - My Hearts Devotion

The Three Muses Challenge - Love

Little Red Wagon Challenge #329 - A Pop Of Colour

Inspiration Destination Challenge #73 - Anything Goes

Double D Challenge - Red and White

Addicted Top Stamps and More Challenge #181 - Anything Goes

Through The Purple Haze Challenge #95 - Share Some Love

Moving Along With the Times Challenge #14 - Words only

Crafting With an Attitude Challenge #12 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #220 - Anything Goes

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Gold and White on White

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This card was a commissioned one, and I was inspired a challenge (that I did not enter in the end) of white on white, with just a touch of accent colour.

I embossed the background layer with a sizzex folder, and touched the edges on the surface of a gold delicata ink pad.

I then stamped and embossed the verse in gold, cut it out using a s/b lacy circle die, and sponged the inside edge before removing the die, and then the edge of the die cut itself with the same ink.

  

The birthday sentiment was embossed onto a snippet of paper, which was then trimmed to a tag shape before swiping the edges with gold, and attaching it to the main panel with a wee thread of gold.

The only other addition to the card once it was assembled was some white pearls.

I am linking this to:

Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Our Crafty Corner Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Oh La la Creations Challenge #198 - Clean and Simple

Not Just Cards Challenge #29 - Anything Goes

Melsonheadz Friends Challenge - Birthday

Love To Scrap Challenge #72 - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge #299 - Anything goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #99 - Anything Goes

Craft-dee Bowz Challenge - Anything Goes with a hand made bow

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #219 - Anything Goes

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My Only Valentines Card

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Here in the Antipodes we do not have the emphasis on Valentines that other parts of the world do, so I only make one card - for my dear husband.

I also 'taught' this one at card class this month.

I started by masking the card and sponging the circle in Barn Door DI.

The heart was a Marianne Die which I cut and embossed, then added the one rhinestone after mounting it on foam dots.

The sentiment was stamped using a now discontinued stamp from Layers of Color, and the strip of stripped washi tape finished the card.

I am linking this to:

Aud sentiments Challenge #148 - Use a Love Sentiment

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #122 - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge #235 - Be My Valentine

Crafty Creations Challenge #308 - Hearts

Whimsy Stamps Challenge #90 - With Love

Double Click Challenge - Use a Heart

Crafting By Design Challenge - Hearts

Crafting For all Seasons Challenge #119 - Love is in the Air

Creative Moments Challenge #86 - Anything Goes - twist, Romance/Love

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #219 - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations February Challenge - Triplets

Three stripes, three words, three layers on the feature, ink, die cut and rhinestone.

STAMPlorations February CAS Challenge - Anything Goes - optional twist, - Red

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Die cuts, Lace, Flowers and Coffee.

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I have had this post started for days, but life has thrown me a few curved balls and I have not been able to get back to it, so here's hoping I can get it finished now.

I made this card for a friend who loves lace, die cuts, texture, flowers and coffee!!  I could not resist this stamp which is branded "Anita".  It is one I 'inherited' from my daughter, who now does not do any stamping.

The cup is a s/b die, and after cutting and embossing it, I sponged it with Delicata Gold ink, and a wee smudge of pink in the centre.

The lace on the front of the card is a scrap my SIL gave me, and the flowers I have had in my stach for ages.... sorry, no brand names available.

The background die is a Labels 20, and the embossing and debossing was done using the Enhancing Elements Gold Ovals One.  The patterned paper is by Amy Tangerine, Ready Set Go . 

The inside was finished with another piece of lace with some variegated thread along the top with  a bow.

I am linking this to:

Through The Craftroom Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Lemon shortbread Challenge #8 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Dies or punches

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #219 - Anything goes

Sparkle and Sprinkle February Challenge - Anything Goes

CCC Digi Challenge #42 - Anything Goes

Our Crafty Corner Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards February Challenge #29 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge #298 - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #98 - Anything Goes

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Bloom

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I dug into my NBUS tray for this card - and found the wonderful set from STAMPlorations called Hope Blooms.  

I started by spraying across the white cardstock with gold and really red perfect pearls.  This did not show up that well so I then stamped some butterflies in Spun Sugar DI, following the angle of the spray.

I stamped one of the images from the set in Espresso ink on a snippet, and coloured it lightly with prismacolor pencils, and then layered it on some pink glitter card.

I repeated that process with the word bloom.

Both panels were mounted using foam tape. Above you can see the butterflies and spray behind the floral panel.

Both the butterflies and the floral panel were then painted with clear WoS.

The final details were to sponge the edges of the card with the Spun Sugar DI, and add a birthday greeting and this bow to the inside.

I am linking this to:

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #130 - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #411 - In the Pink

Moving A;long With the Times Challenge #13 - Things with Wings

Through The The Purple Haze Challenge #94 Things with Wings 

Time Out Challenge #49 - Love is the Flower you've Got To Let Grow

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #15 - Fantastic Florals

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge #12 - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge #13 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #219 - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge

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Sketch'ed Anniversary

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I made this card a week or so ago using a sketch challenge, but then could not blog it as one of the recipients  reads my blog, and would know who it was intended for....

I flipped the sketch horizontally, and started with the three yellow squares - they looked harsh initially, so I embossed them and inked the edges...

The heart was an adaptation of the sketch, and after die cutting it I painted it with Inka Gold gold paint.  The background layer was my addition, and was a snippet I came across whilst fossicking in a box of die cuts.... it just seemed to fit on the card. Although it does not show, it is a slightly sparkly bronze colour.

The sentiment was gold embossed, and after cutting it out,  the embossed edge was painted too.

The final addition were the green rhinestones, which arrived in some blog candy from Barb.

I am linking this to:

Pixie Snippets Playground - Challenge #214

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #218 Anything Goes

Where The HeART is Challenge #6 - Love

Our Crafty Corner Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

ooh la la Creations Challenge #197 - Love and Romance

Incy Wincy Designs - Love is in the Air

Crafty Boots Challenge - Love is in the Air

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #97 - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts January Challenge - Hearts

Glitter N Sparkle Challenge #173 - Embossing - dry or heat

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