Hello Sunshine

Welcome

I want to take this opportunity to say I wish all my followers and visitors a 

Christmas blessed with Peace and Joy

Albeit that it may not be what you would like, without family and/or friends to celebrate with.  

We are so blessed here in New Zealand to be able to associate freely, but carefully!

I have moved house and am gradually sorting and setting up my craft supplies... it's a slow process!

I made this card using a minimum of supplies, but for all that I am pleased with it, as is the recipient. 

It was made for my swap partner in the small N.Z. group I am in, and the challenge this month was to use the layered circle card technique.

What I had in mind and what eventuated were two different things, and after cutting two different sets of circles, I decided to use a double swirl on my card!

The colours, and the fact that we are just coming out of a late, wet spell of spring weather  made me decide to use this greeting (a magazine freebie).  It was stamped  in Memento Tangelo ink, die cut , and sponged before the die was removed.  The edge was run directly over the ink pad, as were the edges of the card itself.

The wee felt flowers were a gift from a friend - love the ladybird/ladybug on each of them. 

I embossed the background with a daisy chain EF - another magazine freebie. 

I finished the inside with a strip of orange washi tape.

I am linking this to:

Pixies Playground Snippets Challenge #393 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #135 - Anything Goes

Digi Chhoseday Challenge Week #51 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Diva's Challenge #32 - Anything Goes

The House That Stamps Built Challenge D2320 - Anything Goes

Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday December Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #205 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Weeks 470 - 473 - Anything Goes

A Stitch In Time

                           Welcome 

Thought I would pop in and show off a stitching project I finished this year...  I have no idea when I started it,  I have to confess

The stitching  technique is Ukrainian White work, finished with a typical withdrawn thread, hemstitched edging, with needle woven elements.  

My apologies for the creases,  but it's been folded ready for packing,  but before I did that,  I wanted to share it. 

I hope you have enjoyed a glimpse of one of the other crafts I do. 

I am linking this to:

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge Week #48 - Anything Goes craft and cardmaking

Red, White and a Touch of Gold

Welcome

A quick post this evening, that will most likely be my last until after I am moved... I am knee deep in boxes at the moment!!

This card was made for my small swap group, where the challenge this month was to use the 

Stamp Etching technique.

I had trouble finding an "open" image that was large enough for the technique, and ended up using one from a magazine set, which included the die and sentiment

I stamped the image using Memento Ladybug ink, and the etching lines were made using a standard ball point (Biro) pen, as my fine art pens are packed - I was nearly cross eyed by the time I finished it!

The sentiment was stamped in the same ink, and I hand cut the banner and inked the edges.

The ribbon was layered over the embossed panel, then the rose and sentiment adhered.

I finished the inside with a narrow strip of gold washi tape.

I am linking this to: 

Colouring In Scrapland November challenge - Tag, or Anything Goes

Digi Choseday Challenge Week #47 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #466 + 467 - Anything Goes

Jan's Digi Stamps November Challenge - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2047 - Anything Goes

Lil' patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #146 - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge #11 - Anything Goes

PolkaDoodles Challenge Week #47 - Anything Goes

Double Trouble Challen ge #71 - All The Trimmings 

(I used the Tic Tac Toe board, Embossing, free, and  die, and the first twist of a sentiment)

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #507 

Thank you for visiting - any  comments you may leave are appreciated

Singing Thanks

Welcome

It feels as though it has been weeks since I posted here - and the next few weeks be equally sparse, as I have sold my house and will be packing and moving in early December.  I suspect that any posts I do make will be of cards that I have made previously and not shared.

I would also like to welcome Cheryl of Cheryl Quilts as a follower.  Do pop over and look at her beautiful work. 

This week is another wonderful scripture, designed by Karen Murray and available at the  Word Art Wednesday  blog,  where a new challenge has started.  Our sponsor is the wonderful 

Sugar Pea Designs, who are providing a $25 voucher for the winner.

This card started when I was sorting through 'stuff' on my desk, and came across this front panel off a note card that I had received, and saved, some years ago.

I trimmed it down to fit the green card base that was also on the desk - yes I am a bit of a messy crafter, and I have a large desk too.... 

The scripture was already printed, and  I cut it using a stitched circular die, then I sponged Bundled Sage DI around the edges before I removed the die.

I am really happy with the outcome as I feel it all fits together beautifully.

I am linking this to:

Crafty Creations November Challenge #415 - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #213 - Thankful

Creative Moments Challenge #202 - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge #450 # - Use a Digital Image

Paper Funday Challenge #23 - Anything Goes with Thankful twist

Arty Diva's Challenge #29 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Choseday Challenge Week #46 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #133 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Snippets Galore

Welcome

I made this card for a wee girl, and must admit that I am rather pleased with it.  The photos do not pick up all the glitter and sparkle, but it really is a very glittery card!

The paper is from a pack of "scrap paper offcuts" that one could buy cheaply at one point, and has gorgeous sparkly stylised flowers on it

The balloons were fiddly as they come as one die, so to get the various colours I had to make various cuts with the die (An unmarked,  NBUS one that I have had for a year or so) and also do some fussy cutting with scissors... 

The '2' is from a Kaisercraft set, and the candles were another unmarked NBUS die set

I finished the inside with the sentiment and a trimming of the patterned paper.

I am linking this to:

Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge #390 - Anything Goes Using Snippets

Word Art Wednesdays Challenge Weeks #464 - 465 - Anything Goes

The Alphabet Challenge - P is for Party

Crafty Catz challenge #526 - Anything Goes - Opt Party Time

Creative Fingers Challenge #196 - Anything Goes

Polka Doodle Challenge Week #45 - Anything Goes

Cards 4 Galz Challenge #134 - Silver and/or Gold

Time Out Challenge #174 - Festivals opt twist - Shimmer or Glitter

Crafty Creations Challenge #415 - Anything Goes

Crafters Cafe Challenge #254 - Just for Fun, Anything Goes

Silver Butterflies and Scripture

Welcome

This week a new challenge starts at Word Art Wednesday, and our sponsor for this challenge is

Who is not only sponsoring the challenge with a $50 voucher for the winner, but is also giving a discount of 25% off everything - use the code 25Off

As the scripture is quite long, I decided to keep the card simple, and started by matching up various shades of card with the colours in the paper (which was from a very cheap pack in a Dollar Shop!)

I decided to add some interest by offsetting the layers behind the scripture, then added some butterflies cut from a piece of silver foil that was the seal on some cream cheese.

I finished the inside of the card with a narrow strip from the patterned paper that I ran through a crimper. 

All the layers of card, and the patterned paper, were swiped over a C.P. ink pad, Queen for a Day. 

I am linking this to:

Crafty Creations November Challenge #415 - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Fun Day November Challenge #23 - Anything Goes

Arty Diva's Challenge #31 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #44 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #133 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge #2044 - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #127 - Anything Goes

A White Lady

Welcome

This card was made for a small New Zealand swap group I participate in.  The challenge this month was to use a white die cut.  

I started with this purple toned piece from a masterboard I made last year -  I cannot recall exactly what I used, but I identified an embossing paste stenciled (STAMPlorations) butterfly, brushos, mica sprays, some paint and random stamping.  

I placed it to the bottom right of the lemon coloured base card, for added interest

The lady die cut was cut using an unidentified die

This is a close up of the butterfly, which shows some of the glimmer.

I added a ribbon partly concealed down one side of the panel, and then stapled a folded section at the top before covering it with the stamped and die cut greeting circle.

I finished the inside with a trimming from the panel, but had written in the card before I took the photo, hence the 'cover up'.

I am linking this to:

All Fun Challenge #17 - Anything Goes

Angies Digi Stamps Challenge #47 - Anything Goes

Lil' patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #144 - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge #10 - Anything Goes

We love 2 Create Challenge Week 11 - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #462-463 - Anything Goes

A Gem of A Challenge Week 22 - Anything Goes

Kraftin' Kimme Stamps Challenge #554 - Make Your Own Background

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2043 - Anything Goes

Crafty CatZ Challenge #524 - Anything Goes Opt, Hats  

Wheat Ears and Scripture

Welcome

The fortnight has rolled around again and it is time for another challenge at Word Art Wednesday, this time sponsored by The Project Bin, with the winner receiving a $15 gift voucher.

I decided to create an autumnal themed card to coordinate with the scripture.

I printed the verse then  die cut it with a stitched rectangle, and blended lemon ink around the edges before removing the die.

The Wheat Ears were cut from an unidentified die I received as part of a prize package from Mia. They were cut from white card, then I blended yellow ink over the die cuts, then painted over the stems and ends of the ears with an olive ink.  They then received a liberal coating of WoS

The  green layer of card was splattered with a fine mist of  Inka Gold gold paint. as a final detail before assembling 

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The inside was finished with some sparkle tape, and then I layered three strips of narrow washi tape onto the centre of it.

I am linking this to:

Dream Valley /challenge #235 - Autumn Colours

Sir Stamp A Lot October Challenge - Autumn Glory

Die Cut Diva's Challenge - Thoughts of Autumn Fill The Air

Ellies Belle's October Wednesday Challenge - All Things Autumn

Incy Wincy Spider Challenge - Halloween or Autumn Colours

The Cat's Pyjama's October Challenge #373 - Autumn

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #131 - Anything Goes

Digi Choseday Challenge Week #42 - Anything Goes

polka DFoodles Challenge Week #42 - Anything Goes

through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Playing with Dimension

Welcome

This is a card made a few weeks ago for a friend who lives locally,  so I could hand the card to her and not worry about postage, or getting it crushed in the post.

I love how it all worked out together without a lot of effort - some of the parts were pieces on my desk, and that's always good ... 

The flowers were die cut from scraps of patterned paper and sprayed with a mica spray, not that it really showed on the pink flowers, and the leaves were also cut from snippets

The oval layer was a piece of paper I had played with ages ago.  I do remember that after crushing it, I swiped a golden glitz ink pad over it, and above you can just see the glimmer it gave. 

This gives an idea of the height of the flowers.

The base layer of green was embossed, but with a folder that is too small for our standard size of card, so I added the ric rac to cover the blank strip, which also echoed the edge of the die cut yellow layer.

The sentiment is from a Dark Room Door set, and the panel edges were swiped with yellow ink. 

A few rhinestones in the centers of the flowers, and also around the flowers, and a foil cut butterfly were the finishing details. 

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks $460 - 461 - Anything Goes

Avenue 613 October Challenge - Anything Goes - Opt twist, Things with wings

All Fun Challenge #17 - Anything Goes

Angie's Digital Stamps Challenge #47 - Anything Goes

Lil' patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #144 - Anything Goes

Pixie's Snippets Challenge #389 - Anything Goes using Snippets

We Love 2 Create Challenge #10 - Antything Mixed Media Goes

A Gem of a Challenge Week 21 - Anything Goes

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge #65 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #195 - Anything Goes

Clearing My Desk...

Welcome

I am still working on sorting, purging and packing, and had overlooked the fact that I had to make a card for this week's Word Art Wednesday Challenge  .... eek!

I had started on my desk yesterday, and came across this piece of green cardstock so used that for my base this morning - I then ratted in my pre-made background container and found this piece.

If I recall, it was made by sprinkling Brusho's in an embossing folder, misting it with water, placing a piece of watercolour paper in it and simply pressing it together by hand. 

After printing the wonderful verse (available free on the WAW blog site)  I trimmed it and lightly distressed the edges - both the background and verse were layered on deep red card, then mounted on the green base

The butterflies were from my jar of pre-cut butterflies, and I brushed some red ink onto the yellow one to make it 'fit' colour-wise. 

I am linking this to:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challnege 2040 - Anything Goes

Leanne's World 101 Challenge #31 - Anything Goes

Do-Al(l) Creative Challenge #46 - Creative Background

CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #119 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week #40 - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #252 - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #200 - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Challenge #211 - Fall Colours

Crafty Creations October Challenge #414 - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #572 - Halloween/Fall/ Thanksgiving