Birthday Coffee,and Pounded Pansies!!

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I can finally enter a card in the Coffee Lovers Spring Blog Hop 

and the Daily Marker Challenge 30 Day Challenge!!

I made this as a birthday card for a friend, starting with the background, which was made by pounding pansies between water colour paper through the cuttlebug!

My focal point is a freebie from STAMPlorations last year, which I coloured with my Prismacolor pencils.

Before adhering the coloured image, I carefully placed it on the background, lightly marked where it sat, and stamped the little sprays of flowers using markers on the stamp, positioning them around the image.

The finishing details were the pearl dots in the centres of the flowers, which promptly took the colour from the ink.

I embossed the sentiment vertically as that was really the only place it fitted...

...and  added some bee images and embossed them and added some Kindy Glitz for a touch of sparkle and whimsy.

The piece of purple ribbon was the final touch, to ground the image. 

I really enjoyed making this card and was pleased with the result.

Today has been another tough day in paradise, so forgive me for not visiting/commenting on your blogs - I will be back when I can.

I am linking this to:

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Inky Chicks Challenge #80 - Flowers

Ike's World Challenge #85 - Anything Goes - twist - In The Garden

Deep ocean Challenge #151 - Flowers Everywhere

Creates and Makes Challenge #10 - Anything Goes - option, Springtime

City Crafter Challenge #355 - In Bloom

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #276-277 - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge

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Steampunk'ed Car

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I really enjoyed making this card for a young steam punk fan.

The original stamp for the Model T delivery van had other elements to it, so I trimmed it to what I wanted, and then added the steampunk elements.

Love the way the cog fitted into the lines of the stamp.

The cogs in the background were some I had previously cut, and then I cut some more to fill the design.

The panel on the left was stamped using a stamp from the 

Textures stamp set by Ryn, 

 It was not quite long enough, so I split it, and added the bronze embossed sentiment in the centre.

The recipient was very happy with the card.

I am linking this to:

Brown Sugar Challenge #243 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #274 - 275 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge #190 - A Boys Birthday

The Corrosive Challenge #3, March - Anything Goes

Penny Black and More March Challenge - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #54 - Anything Goes

International Art and Soul Challenge #4 - Embossing

HeARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #121 - Modes of Transport

Crafting When We Can Challenge #140 - Add Circles

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Layered Butterfly

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This card started as part of the Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge.  

The images were coloured while waiting in a hospital waiting room recently.

So I used my el-cheapo pencils and layered and layered the colours.

The coloured images sat for some days until inspiration hit - die cut one using a stitched circle M.B. die, and fussy cut the other and layer it. 

 I was gutted when I realised that the paper I had coloured on was a different white to the base, but I had to keep going ...

The sentiment was silver embossed.

This gives an idea of the dimension of the butterfly.

The final detail to show you was that I embossed the base with a stitched rectangle M.B. die.  I had to extend the die to reach the bottom edge, as our card sizes are slightly larger than American ones, and it worked perfectly!! I was very happy with that.

The finishing touch was to add the sequins.

I am linking this to:

Patties Creations Challenge #132 - Anything with Wings

Alphabet Challenge - A is for Anything with Wings

Brown Sugar Challenge #243 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 12 - Anything Goes

Cut it Up Challenge #118 - You've Got Me In Stitches

Southern Girls Challenge #156 - Die-ing to see you

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #343 - Punches or Dies

Craft Rocket Challenge #35 - Make it Feminine

Word Art Wednesdays Challenge Weeks #274-275 - Anything Goes

In The Pink Challenge #115 - Inspiration Photo

(I took the delicate pink and the purple/gray colours and circular form of the bowl)

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Brrrm Brrrrm or Chug Chug??

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This card was made for a five year old who is a farmer's son, and I am sure he is very familiar with machinery.

The background is made using an Artist Cellar stencil, with VersaMagic Sahara Sand Ink. I also sponged the edge of the panel with the same ink.

The tractor image was courtesy of Google Images, printed on card and then fussy cut, and mounted over fun foam

The sentiment was gold embossed using a Kiwistamping image.

I finished the inside of the card with some washi tape.

I am linking this to:

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #37 - Anything Goes

Cards Und More Challenge #180 - For Children

Kraftin' Kimmie;'s Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

the Crafty Addicts Challenge #34 - Anything Goes - Twist - Add a Sentiment

Inspiration Destination Challenge #124 - Anything Goes

The House That Stamps Built Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #114 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #337 - Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps Challenge #234 - Clean and Simple

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #274 - 275 - Anything Goes

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Smooshed Stripes

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I made this card yesterday afternoon - it was so good to get back into the studio and create!!

I started with some scraps that I had used to mop up some 'overspray', (smooshed) and cut part of it into strips.

I eventually found that it looked best on a purple card that I had on hand.  I layered a floral die cut over the strips - it was a gift, so do not know the origin of it.

I silver embossed the sentiment, but it is so delicate it did not show well on the card, so I added some rhinestones for emphasis, then also added rhinestones to the flowers and a few to the strips.

What I have just managed to capture with the camera here is some of the shimmer and shine on the strips - the sprays I had mopped up were two Lindy's, and some silver shimmer spray.

I am linking this to:

Inkspirational Challenge #130 - Designers Choice - Smooshing

Crafting With Friends Challenge #39 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #126 - Anything Goes

Dragon's Lair Challenge - Spring Flowers

Making Memories Challenge #3 - Add Some Layers

Morgan's Art World Challenge #5 - Add a Sentiment

That's Crafty Challenge - Bling It Up

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #274-275 - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers March Die Cut Challenge - Anything Goes

C AS Mix-Up March Challenge - Smooshing, Stamping, and one other

(Smooshing, Stamping, Embossing, Die Cut and rhinestones)

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Oh La La

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I wanted to send a friend a note recently, and as she is a self confessed 'Francophile', I came up with this card, using a very old Hero Arts set of stamps.

Firstly I sprayed some Lindy's sprays onto a glass cutting board (that I use as a non-porous surface) and smooshed the corner of the card onto them.  I was most happy that some of the spray dots showed up outside the smooshed area..

Stamped and embossed the images,

Added some paper piercing and called it done.

 I made this a couple of weeks ago but could not blog it until the card was received.

This was to be published a few days ago, but real life intervened and DH was hospital again, so it has been delayed.

I am linking this to:

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Retro Rubber Challenge #58 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #37 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Week #11- Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts Challenge #34 - Anything Goes - Twist - CAS

Inspiration Destination Challenge #124 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #337 - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers March Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes with a twist of Smooshing

CAS Mix-Up March Birthday Challenge - Stamping, Smooshing and one other

Stamping, Smooching, Embossing and paper piercing

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #274 - 275 - Anything Goes

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Pink Anniversary....

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I wanted to make an anniversary card for a couple, and this is the result!

I started with another piece of the metallic tissue that I had made, and this time layered it over a deep pink card, and got a totally different 'look' to it.

I then stamped the sentiment in Versamark (it is only part of a stamp) and white embossed it.

The print really didn't stand out after the sponging with pink inks (I used two different ones, as one pad was a bit dry, and kept the darker tone directly over the words) so then I ironed off the embossing,

and was very happy with the result, added the sequins and was done.

The inside was decorated with a strip of washi tape.

I am linking this to:

Polka Doodles Challenge - Week #10 - Anything Goes

Making Memories Craft Challenge #3 - Add Some Layers

Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #179 - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #38 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Week #10 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything But a Birthday

Scrappers Delight Challenge #64 - Anything Goes

Imagine That March Link Up - Anything Goes

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge #61 - Use Letters

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #272 - 273 - Anything Goes

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Silver Sympathy - Guest DT Spot

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I was thrilled to have a card recognized in January by Crafting By Design, and then to be invited to be a Guest Designer for them.  The theme I chose was to use three patterned papers, and that is the challenge for this week.

I decided to use the three papers on this sympathy card, making the three banners from co-ordinating paper from the Kaisercraft 'After Five' collection, and adhered them inside the border made by embossing with a M/B Stitched Rectangle.

I stamped and silver embossed the sentiment, again placing it within the border.

I decided it needed something more, and chose the narrow silver lame ribbon, which I threaded through the top layer inside the embossed border, which gives the impression of another layer.

The edges were then sponged with Memento London Fog ink, the top layer was mounted over fun foam to give some subtle dimension.

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #272 - 273 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #36 - Anything Goes

Oh La La Creations Challenge #223 - Embossing

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #1710 - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #149 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Our Daily Bread Designs SLC 284 - Anything Goes using ODBD Stamps

(the Sentiment)

Ike's World Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge #160 - CAS

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Bee-utiful Friend

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Thank you for visiting - life is very busy at the moment so I am not able to visit other blogs, as much as I would like to, it's just not happening - and I am missing you all.😞

This card was made as a order - for a friend of a friend...

I started with the lovely stamp (no longer available) and the accompanying sentiment. It was gold embossed and coloured with watercolour pencils,

Then Twinkling H2O's were added to the bee body and Kindyglitz to the wings - and a touch of WoS to the flowers after fussy cutting the image.

The sentiment was die cut with a tag die and had some watercolour added to the edges.

After the image was mounted on the background using fun foam to add dimension, the edges of the card were lightly sponged with Delicata Gold Ink.

A wee bee and it's trail were stamped on the left of the inside of the card.

The sentiment was stamped with the Delicata Gold ink on the other side.

I am linking this to:

The Corrosive Challenge #3 March - Anything Goes

Penny Black Allsorts March Challenge - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #53 - Anything Goes

Avenue 613 Challenge #195 - Anything Goes - Optional Twist No digi's

The Paper Nest Dolls March Challenge - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #1710 - Anything Goes

Oh La La Challenge #223 - Embossing - wet or dry

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #149 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #272 - 273 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Week #405 Spring Inspiration

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A Slightly Dotty Birthday

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I made this card for an older woman, and decided that a more subtle colour scheme would be appropriate for her.

I started by stamping the leaves from the Designed By Ryn Background Stamps onto some DCWV card from their Metallic Stack in Ice, using Bottle dye ink.  The panel was cut with an ODBD die from the Lavish Layers set. 

The sentiment from Montarga Stamps (a NZ firm) was silver embossed and die cut using an ODBD die from the Filigree Frames set.

These were mounted over the card base which had a layer of paper from a DCWV Old World Stack adhered to it

The finishing touches were the washi tape with the silver dots, and the 'flowers' made from two punched layers, using  Stampin' Up punches.

I am linking this to:

Crafty Girls Challenge #34 - Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #42 - Name Your Powder

(Silver Embossing Powder - heat embossing)

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Addicts Challenge #34 - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #39 - Anything Goes

Love To Scrap Challenge #95 - Anything Goes

Love To Craft Challenge #8 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge #122 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #272 - 273 - Anything Goes

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