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The stitching  technique is Ukrainian White work, finished with a typical withdrawn thread, hemstitched edging, with needle woven elements.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