Scary Dragon!!

Welcome again - this is the last card in a roll - I should be doing some DT work, but I can't get into my studio for various reasons, so I finished this one off at the dining room table, having started it yesterday!

I needed a card for a six year old - I know he loves dinosaurs, but the only dinosaur image I have, I used on his card last year, but he is a lovely young man and will think the dragon is pretty good too.

I coloured up this image from Dustin Pike's Doodle Dragon Studio using glitter pens and crayons -  then mounted him on two ovals, which as you can see both have some glimmer and shine to them.

The punched 'picket fence' border is one that I was sent in a RAK from  Lovely Linda, I threaded some plastic strands through it for extra fun.

I decided that I wanted a dimensional card, so I made an adapted easel card.

The sentiment is from Kiwistamping - I gold embossed it then coloured the letters with the same glitter pens that I used on the main image, cut it with a Nestie classic oval lg, and sponged it with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. Placed some lengths of the plastic thread under it, and added the buttons and the card was finished.

I am linking this to:

2 Sisters Challenge #59 - fancy folds

365 Cards Day 215 - lovely layers

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Ellephantastic - Octobers Challenge - 3 embellishments (stars, fence and plastic thread) 2 papers, 1 image

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed. 

Feel Good Flowers

Greetings to you all  from the evening of a beautiful sunny spring day here in the Antipodes.

I have another friend who also has limited sight, so this is why this card is so bright and full of texture, so she can experience it with more than one sense.

I also went for strong contrasting colours in the hopes she can see some of it.

The green card is very bright IRL, and I ran it through the Cuttlebug in the Oriental Weave folder.

The flowers are some from a pack I bought this morning at the local Warehouse (similar to K Mart/Michaels), and to add to the contrast I layered them and place a Kaiser half pearl in the centres.  The curls are simply fine strips of dark green card rolled around a paint brush handle.

The sentiment was embossed in gold and double mounted, with the corners rounded to soften the appearance.

I am linking this to:

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge #38 - Happy Birthday

Delightful Challenges - Pearls and swirls

Pals Paper Arts Challenge # 113 - Heat Embossing

Rainbow Ladys Challenge # 172 - Autumn Flowers (red, cream, green)

Dare to Be Sassy Thursday - Autumn Colours
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe #39 - Anything Goes
Phindy's Place Challenge #75 - Autumn colours

Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed. 

Lily Baby

Good Morning again, and welcome back.

This sweet new release from McMahon Five Design.com is from the Solocosmo  division.

I coloured the image with chalks before 'fussy cutting' it. 

There were some details that I used sparkle pens on - the scalloped edge to the wrap and bonnet, and the butterfly.

The image was mounted with foam dots on an oval cut from a lime coloured card which has a lovely discreet sparkle in it, and sponged with Memento Pear Tart ink.

The dp is from a Prima 6x6 stack, Romantique, which I ran the edges of over the Pear Tart ink pad, and was mounted on a pink card.

The lace was some from my stash, and I threaded a narrow pink ribbon through the pattern, adding a small bow each time it came through from the back.

The finishing touch was the addition of the rhinestones.


I am linking this to:
Crafts and Me Challenge #54 - Flowers
Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenge #28 - Anything Goes
Flutterby Wednesday Challenge #173 - the butterfly on baby's head
Papercraft Star Challenge #64 - lace
Pixie Cottage Challenge #89 - Pop it up

Thank you once again for visiting.  May your day be blessed.

Baby Carriage

Greetings - you are most welcome, and I am so glad you visit my blog.

Today I must say that I am so glad I never had to push one of these!!

This delightful image is from today's releases by McMahon Vintage Digitals

It was coloured using a mix of mediums - sponged ink for the backgrounds, chalks, a gold pen and a Copic pen, Burnt Umber (my first attempt). 

The detail on the image is amazing - and great to work with.

The main image was mounted over a Spellbinders Paper Arts Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilitie, then onto some paper from the Prima Romantique 6x6 stack, which was sponged with Memento Desert Sand ink, then mounted onto a cream card, the edges of which was wiped along a Memento Dark Cocoa ink pad.

The bow is of a dotted chiffon ribbon, and was adhered with a glue dot and embellished with a pearl.

The sentiment is unknown and was stamped and gold embossed, and the whole finished with some Kaiser chino half pearls.

The rest of the design team has some wonderful work on display and I encourage you to visit them.

I am linking this to:

Inky Impressions Challenge #26 - use punches or dies

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #63 - Anything Goes

Scrapalicious USA challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Bright and Beautiful

Welcome - I have been MIA for a few days as life was a bit fraught for a day or so, but has calmed down now, thankfully.

I wanted to make a card for a friend who has minimal sight, and this was the outcome.

I went for texture as well as contrast - the die cut is one I bought recently, called Italian Flourish by Cheery Lynn. I cut it out from glossy black card which I had spritzed with water and applied Opalite inks to. (Yes, the bottom of the die-cut was trimmed)

I then stamped the flower from the Simply Delightful stamp set on gold card, and the leaves from the same set with Bamboo Leaves ink onto white card and cut them out and placed them over the die cut.

I then added gold and purple glitter - the purple unfortunately looks very washed out here - and the pearl brad in the centre.

The sentiment is one of my original stamps from Kiwi Stamping. It was stamped and gold embossed and then the purple glitter applied - it shows a wee bit better here.

I am linking this to:

Bows 'n' berries Challenge #10 - Glitter

Critter Sketch Challenge #84 - Anything Goes

Get Hippity With Ippity Challenge - Buttons &/or bows &/or Bling

Karboodle Doodles Challenge #86 - Pretty Doily

Oh La LA Crreations challenge #89 - Punches and Dies

Squigglefly Challenge #117 - Floral fantasy

Stamp Fairly.com - Add some sparkle

Delightful insipration Saturday Challege - Die Cut Divas

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed.

Oh No!!

Welcome

This is my second post today - please scroll down for the other post.

This release from the McMahon Five Design team is released under the 

Studio 313 label and is named Funny Little Things.

There are three images and six sentiments in the set, which makes it very versatile.

The image was coloured with chalks and the edges sponged with Tea Stain distress inks.  The sentiment was printed separately, the edges sponged, and mounted over the base of the image.

The flowers are pre-cut from glittered card - they were a gift some time ago, and I do not know where they come from. The stalks were stamped and the 'wrapping' cut from a piece of wrapping paper! (Waste not, want not!).

The dp is from the Kaiser Le Chateau 6x6 pad, and run through the herringbone embossing folder, the edges were also sponged. 

After the dp and images were mounted, I gathered a length of stitched dark brown ribbon to form a flower, mounted this in the corner, using a glue dot, and added a gold rhinestone.


do pop over to the other design team members and see what they have created.


I am linking this to:


Southern Girls Challenge #28 - Anything goes
Truly Scrumptious Challenge #66 - clean and simple
Paper Shelter Challenge #32 - Anything goes
Fresh Brewed Designs - Challenge #65 - Keep it Simple
Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenge #28 - Anything Goes
365 Challenge - Day 206 - Love, masculine style
Crafty Ribbon Challenge #2 - anything goes

Thanks for visiting today - may your day be blessed.

Baby in Lemon

Welcome again - I am so glad you have called in!

This weeks releases from McMahon Five Design  include this vintage baby image, Sweet Baby Mine.

The image was coloured using chalks, and cut using a Nestie classic oval die, embossed, and the background sponged before removing the die. 

The image had lace gathered around the oval, which was mounted with foam dots over some panels embossed with the buds and vines folder.

The same lace was placed across the base of the card and prettied up with some pale green rhinestones.  Rhinestones were also placed at the base of the image.

The final touch was this bow tied with a wee piece of silver edged, iridescent ribbon.


The other Design team members have also created some beautiful cards - do visit them - the links are in my side bar.


I am linking this to:
My Mum's Craft Shop challenge #24 - Boys and girls
The Paper Shelter Challenge #32 - Anything goes
Stampavic and More - Challenge #152 - Love (every baby brings their own)
Card patterns challenge # 133
Art Impressions challenge #33 - for the girls
Pals Paper Arts PPA112 -Element of style, Lace

Thank you so much for visiting - may your day be blessed.