Two Gifts + Stash = One Card

Welcome

I have (thankfully) been told that my new follower, Anne's, blog is here, and called Cotnob Crafter. 

Do pop over and have a look - Anne does some beautiful work.

This card was inspired by some of the goodies that came with a Verve Stamps order I had recently bought.  The design paper and the ribbon came in that package.

The die cut doily (cut with the Marianne Die, French Pastry) was cut from translucent paper that I use like vellum - I love the soft look of this and it does not hide the paper the same as a plain paper doily would.

The ribbon is a such a pretty colour of seam binding, and I was so happy to get a really lovely bow from it.

The butterfly was part of a RAK sent to me from MariLynn of Missippi Mc Gyver blog

The sentiment was silver embossed on the paper, and the card finished with some flat back blue pearls.

The inside was finished with the sliver of patterned paper that was over.

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #266-267 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge # - Anything Goes

D.L.Art thankful Thursday Challenge #197 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge #35 - Anything Goes

Morgan's Art World Challenge #2 - Add Ribbon

Making Memories Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Challenge #87 - Anything Goes - twist, something new

(design paper, ribbon)

Creative Fingers Challenge #123 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #355 - Anything Goes - twist, for the ladies

Simply Papercraft Challenge #43 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

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Cupcakes for Kezia

Welcome

And a special welcome to my newest follower Anne Dimitriou - I cannot find if she has a blog, but you can be assured of a warm welcome Anne.

This card was made using a NBUS set of stamps by Close To My Heart called Cutie Pie - they have languished in my stash for over 12 months :-(.

I started with some paper by Authentique, from the Promise bundle, which I randomly stamped the wee hearts over in a co-ordinating pink ink.

The cup cakes were stamped on a snippet of card in black ink and clear embossed.  The 'cup' part of the images were also stamped onto some paper from the same pad, fussy cut and layered onto the base images.  The 'icing" was painted with Sparkling H2O's, and topped with a clear rhinestone.

The sentiment was die cut twice from pink card, the layers adhered together and then onto the card. There were several layers of Wink of Stella applied.

The banner at the bottom of the card came in the set.  Before stamping it I checked that the alpha stamps would fit the squares, then once the banner was dry, I stamped and gold embossed Kezia's name in the banners, then painted around them with WoS too, which not only gave some more subtle sparkle, but also slightly darkened the colour of the paper.

I am linking this to:

Create And Makes Challenge #7 - Anything Goes

Inky Chlcks Challenge #77 - Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting Challenge #33 - Scapbook L/O or Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #266-267 - Anything Goes

Darnell's NBUS Challenge #9 - Anything Goes (optional twist - a hidden word)

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Black, White, and a Motorbike

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I was challenged by a friend  to enter the Double D Challenge of Black and White ... and this is the result.

I started with the image - one of my originals, by R & R Pocock, (1997)!!

Inked it up with Memento Graphite Black ink and stamped with a piece of firm foam underneath to get a good impression.

I then cut that, and the next three layers, with graduating sizes of M/B stitched rectangles.

The sentiment was stamped on a snippet of black card and white embossed.

I finished the card sith some black rhinestones, and was very pleased with it.

I am linking it to:

Creative Fingers Challenge #123 - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #35 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Dies or Punches

Imagine That January Challenge - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Challenge Week 3 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkie Challenge #1703 - Anything goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #354 - Anything Goes 

(Optional twist - Monochrome)

Brown Sugar Challenge #234 - Anything Goes

Jo's Stamp Shack Fun Day Friday Challenge #172 - Anything Goes

Double D Challenges - Black and White only

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #266 - 267 - Anything Goes

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Decoupage Bunny

Welcome

Firstly I would like to welcome my newest follower Barb, from 

Barb's Farway Cards.  Please pop over and visit, her work is wonderful.

This card is the result of a lack of inspiration at one point.  

I had been fossicking around my untidy desk at the time and came across a book of decoupage images and paper that had come with a (now unknown) magazine a long time ago, so I decided to 'have a go' at it.

All the layers were numbered, so cutting them out and then layering them was not too arduous ...

I finished off the base panel with some pink flatback pearls from my stash, and a some WoS on the rose and his tie.

The backing paper was from the 'kit'  so co-ordinated beautifully. 

The ribbon was from my stash, and the bow attached with a glue dot.

 The sentiment was cut with a S/B die with a snippet of card the same colour as the card base, and layered over two other cuts of white, which I also had sponged the edges of with pink ink.

I am linking this to:

Darnell's NBUS Challenge #8 - Never before used technique - decoupage

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #50 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #333 - Anything Goes

Crafting By designs Challenge - Anything that shines

(The WoS on the rose and tie)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks#266 - 267 - Anything Goes 

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Dragonflies for Sarah

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This card was made using this beautiful butterfly digi which was a freebie from Ginny over at Maxam Made Studio.  Have a look around as Ginny is so generous in sharing digi images.

After printing it, I cut the panel with room for a stamped and silver embossed sentiment at the top, and some Bakers Twine at the base

The edges of the image panel were also silver embossed

The dragonflies were then coloured with Prismacolor pencils and blended with an alcohol pen

and given some sparkle with a good coating of Wink of Stella (clear).

The finished panel was mounted onto frayed burlap which was already mounted onto the card base.

I was really pleased with this card - it came together without fighting me, and did so quite quickly.

I am linking this to:

A Perfect Time To Craft - Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Connie Can Crop January Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers - Final Challenge - Party Time

Crafts Galore Encore January Challenge - Anything goes

Crafting Circle.com January Challenge - Anything Goes

Daisy Chain Challenge #4 - Add Some Sparkle

Happy Little Stampers January Mixed Media Challenge - Lots of Layers

Lets Create Challenge #121 - Things with Wings

Paper Creators Crafts Challenge #55 - Anything Goes

Love To Craft Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge weeks #264 - 265 - Anything Goes

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Faux Water Coloured Lighthouse.

Welcome

This was one of a batch of cards that I made earlier this month.

I started by printing off this watercoloured lighthouse image, which was a freebie from Ginny at Christian Card Makers Group on Facebook

I thought myself very clever that I was able to superimpose the scripture on the corner of the image before printing (my computer skills are all self taught.)

I ran around the edges of the image panel and the white layer it was mounted on with a blue ink pad, stamped the sentiment in the same blue ink and clear embossed (I swear that the stamp was straight on the MISTI before I stamped).  Layered those onto the red base, added the black flatback pearls and called it done. A very quickly made masculine card.

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #264- 265 - Anything Goes

PDE Linky Party Challenge #154 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destinations Challenge #119 - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Day Friday Challenge # 170 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #32 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge #232 - Anything Goes

Digichoose Day Challenge Wk2 - Anything Goes

Artistic inspirations Challenge #170 - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #142 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #332 - Anything Goes

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Owl Wish You Happy Birthday

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This card was made for a six year old boy 's birthday - as I don't know the child it was a bit awkward. 

My starting point was the owl I had pre-coloured that was sitting on my rather messy desk, and the scrap of orange card...

I found that the owl just fitted into a S/B circle die, which in turn just fitted on the scrap.  I added a blue outline and the the shaded gray background to the image, and as it was all done in Prismacolor pencils, I then tried blending it with an alcohol blending pen - I was pleased with the results.

I decided to use punch waste to layer under the orange card. As I got it out of the drawer it snagged on some crimped metallic thread and unraveled it.... 

So I wound the resulting wobbly thread randomly around the central panel!!

After assembling the card I added silver confetti stars to the image panel.

I am linking this to:

Digi Designs Challenge - Celebrations

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #264-265 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #122 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #123 - Anything Goes

Little Tangles Challenge #76 - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #175 - Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge #23 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge #119 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #332 - Anything Goes

Double D Anniversary Challenge - Anniversary Celebration

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Splattered Birthday

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I don't know if Blogger is being rude or what, but I have lost a couple of followers of late 😕.

This is the last card I made for my 2016 birthdays - unfortunately it still has to be sent....

It is for a young man whom I have not met as that branch of the family is overseas, so I went for something neutral.  I made the splats by banging distress stains on the linen cardstock.

I did an extra layer on the reds, and sprinkled on and embossed some psychedelic  E.P.

The sentiment was embossed with an embossing powder called Metallic Medley, which has numerous colours in it, but it does not show well in the photograph.

I am linking this to:

Sparkle N Sprinkle January Challenge - Anything Goes 

using loose glitter, Embossing powder or flocking

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #262 - 263 - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #174 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge # 231 - Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenge #54 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Sunny Days Crafting Challenge #30 - Disney or Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #32 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week #1 - Anything Goes

Creates and Makes Challenge #7 - Anything Goes

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Year in Review

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I got this over half done last night and then the computer ate it overnight!!

I published 133 blog posts last year, and I have tried to choose one card for each month, and have mentioned another if I was having difficulty choosing.  The main card is linked through the month heading if you wish to see the original post.

January

Closely followed by this seabird one.

February

I still love the Valentines card I made for DH

March

This was the start of numerous sympathy cards last year

April

Another card I loved in April was this fun Froggy one

May

This Sailing Sympathy is another card that I like from May.

June

This is another Sympathy card that I was pleased with.

July

Love this card, but the photos really don't do it justice.

August

I also enjoyed this rather fishy card.

September

Love this Butterfly card

Closely followed by this card, the result of crafting with my grand children.

October

Closely followed by this Stitched Sunflower card.

November

December 

Closely followed by this Lighthouse card.

Thank you for sharing my year in review with me.

May your day be blessed.