Floral Birthday

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This is the result of finally colouring a couple of  images I stamped when visiting a friend a couple of years ago!  I think they are from Spellbinders, but cannot find the image on their site. 

I used my Polychromo pencils, and there are multiple layers of colour in it, but I was happy with the result.

After colouring the images, I fussy cut them, and placed them opposite each other on the design paper, and covered the join with some coloured burlap ribbon (from a $2 shop)...  

I stamped and embossed the greeting, trimmed the snippet into a the tag, rounded the corners, and sponged the edges with  some soft pink ink.

There were some dots surrounding the image that got trimmed off, so I mimicked them with gold dimensional glue, and also dotted the glue over the remaining ones on the image.  

I am linking this to:

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Bright Colours

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge #230 - Anything Goes with a sentiment

Art impressions Challenge #260 - Happy Birthday

Pixies Snippets Playground Challenge #355 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #97 - Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge 53 - Anything Goes

Crafting By Design July Challenge - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #27 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #394-395 - Anything Goes

Blossoms, a Frame and a Tag

Welcome

It's time for another challenge over at Word Art Wednesday .  This is the free scripture digi that is available there, but you don't have to use it to enter. 

I started by making a tag from the printed verse using a Paper Rose die, (it now seems to be discontinued) then stamped and embossed in silver some flowers from a spray in the  Sweet'n'Sassy set Birds and Blooms

I also stamped and embossed  larger portion of the on the top left corner of the card, and coloured both images with my Polychromo pencils

I cut a pink frame using my M/B rectangle dies (the two largest, extending them as I went), and another tag, this time in pink.  I attached the frame over the top spray of flowers before layering and adhering the tags, adding some silver thread to the top and underneath the base, 

I finished the inside of the card with the full spray stamped in Memento  London Fog ink.

I am linking this to:

A Place To Start July Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge #113 - Things beginning With B - Blossoms

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #246 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #108 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge # 1926 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown #435 - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Week #27 - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #237 - Dies or Punches

Love To Scrap Challenge #123 - Anything Goes

Love to Craft July Challenge - Anything Goes

A Sawyer?

Welcome

I have another masculine card to share today.  

Last year there was a magazine that had a wonderful selection of masculine stamps in it, and all the images I have used on this card came from that set.

The images and sentiment were all stamped and embossed with copper ep.

A few  touches of colour for the tool handles and tool box.

Loved how the saw blades embossed!

A layer of burlap ribbon overlaid with a narrow red one, and a doodled edging and it was finished.

I am linking this to:

Scrappers Delight June Challenge - Father's Day or Anything Goes

QKR Stampede Challenge #354 - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #26 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #167 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Week #25 - Anything Goes

Through The Purple Haze Challenge #157 - The Guys Have It

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #588 - Birthdays

Aud Sentiments Challenge #230 - Anything Goes with a Sentiment

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #392 -393 - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations June Challenge - Stampings andBirthdays

Ageless Biker

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I made this card for my older  brother who has his "superannuation card" - or should that be his super senior card?-  and still frequently rides his motorbike(s) - yes, he has more than one!!

He is a great fan of CAS, so that gave me two good starting points.  The motorbike was cut using silver card and an unidentified die... 

I cut a piece of tan card with a stitched edge, splattered it with silver, and placed the bike on that

I embossed a M/B stitched rectangle  to form a frame for the card, 'stretching' it as I went.

I sponged on some clouds using Memento Brilliance Moonliight White ink, and silver embossed the vertical greeting.

As can be seen in the above photo, the card I used also had a slight texture to it. 

I finished the inside with some washi tape across the full with of the liner.

The card was appreciated, and is still on display some three months later :).

I am linking this to:

Crafty Creations Challenge #393 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #96 - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #26 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throw Down Challenge #434 - Keep it Simple

Unicorn Challenge #44 - For the Men/Boys

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #426- Happy Birthday to You

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Cards 4 Guyz Challenge #222 - Use Washi Tape

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #392 - 393 - Anything Goes

Birthday Chick - With a Twist

Welcome

I love the Art Impressions stamps, but only own two sets.  I used the Spring Chicken set for this card to send to a friend who is older than I am.... 

I coloured the image with my Prismcolor pencils, following the image on the packaging for colour placement, but I used greys not browns.  To add some class, I added glossy accents to the mug and her glasses.

I grounded her with some grass, and then added chalk to the background to softly colour the sky, but having already stamped and embossed the sentiment, I left it white to add to the impact of it.

The twist is that this is an easel card

I embossed the panel with a net pattern, and swiped an espresso ink pad over it, then added buttons, and washi tape for a rustic/ farmyard feel. 

I was pleased how this turned out, and my friend loved it!

I am linking this to:

Allsorts Challenge #525 - Soft Pastels

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #108 - Anything Goes

Angies Digital Stamps Challenge #32- Anything Goes - opt, Fun in the Sun

Corrosive Challenge Blog June Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle Challenge June #18 - Anything Goes - Optional Mixed Media

Colour Crazy Challenge Week #24 - Anything Goes with colouring 

Creative Fingers Challenge #166 - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #171 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge Week #12 0 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks  #392 -#393 - Anything Goes

More Daisies

Welcome

So glad you could call by again

I have used daisies from the Graphic Fairy again this week for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge  - I just loved the illustrations of daisies that Karen shared, and they are free for downloading here 

I fussy cut the daisy image after printing off the verse in a fairly large format so it is easier to read.

I used a Memory Box Stitched rectangle die to cut it out, but had to adapt the die cut for a good 'fit'.

I mounted the daisy image and verse onto some chrome yellow cardstock, then added the green gingham across the bottom of the card.

A bow at the base of the daisies. and some green rhinestones and the card was finished.

I am linking this to:

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Tic Tac Toe

(top line, Sentiment, Image, Die cut)

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #434 - Keep It Simple

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #96 - Anything Goes

Everybody Art Challenge #449 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Pink Gem Challenge Week #11 - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge week #25 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge ##466 - Anything Goes

(Twist not used)

Polka Doodles Crafting Challenge Week #24 - Anything Goes

Bleached Flowers

Welcome,

Thank you for calling in.

I made this card for swap in a small online group of stampers that I belong to, and the challenge last month was to use bleach on our cards. 

 I decided to make a Brusho background on watercolour paper, after reading this tutorial,

The image was from the Happy Little Stampers set called Especially For You [the store appears to have now closed], and I embossed it using a Brutus Monro e.p. called Sandstone [which appears to be discontinued]

I masked the flowers as I stamped them, and after embossing them, I coloured the stems with a sharp Prismacolor pencil

I then applied household bleach to the flower petals, waited as the 'magic' happened, then repeated the bleach treatment, not only then, but also again next morning.

I layered the image panel, offset, over some green card.  Stamped and white embossed the sentiment on a snippet of the same green, and cut it into a banner at one end.  Both layers were then mounted on an orange base.   A few white sequins were randomly added, and wee bow finished the card. 

I am linking this to:

Time Out Challenge #137 - Nature

Crafting With an Attitude Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenge #60 (June) - Summer is Coming

Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday June/July Challenge - Summer!

Creative Moments Challenge #170 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #392 - Anything Goes

Crafting By Design - Summer Fun

Happy Little Stampers June Water Colour Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Show us Your True Colours

Word Art Wednesday Weeks #390-391 - Anything Goes

Craft Stamper Make It Take It Challenge for June - Anything Goes