Here comes Summer

Although the Winter hasn't been too harsh except for the storms let's see what the Summer brings this year - for inspiration how about this card:

The image is from Lili of the Valley 'Daydreaming' - using a mixture of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens and in my stash found the lace flowers together with the paper roses and some butterfly background paper.

Add a bit of bling by the flowers by swirling the adhesive gems.

I am entering this card with:

1.  Artistic Inspirations - http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

2. Scribble and Scrap - http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/challenge%20%2317

Expecting..............

Sorry been really busy with family life that I hadn't realised that March had been and gone without me doing any posts - so it is catch up time.

This card was made for someone who left to go on maternity leave.  I love this image to give on this occasion - it is a digi stamps that I have had some years now.

The colours used for colouring are nice and bright for the promise of the future.  The background paper was from a nitwit collection by Lilli of the Valley.  A bronze crystal heart was placed in the corner and rooting through my stash I found the paper crepe flower with the word treasure. 

I apologise for the flash shine on this photo reflecting on the shiny paper.

Just entered this on
1  http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
2 http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
3 http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - B for Birth, Blue, Black, Brown and Bronze

Thank you for visiting and enjoy my creation x

My Girl

Next I realised that I could enter my card to more than one challenge as long it was in keeping of the various rules - so my next card is entitled 'My Girl'

 

 



 

 

Using the matting and layer card I die-cut a doily shape out of the middle before layering the pieces up.  This time I used a stamp Little Claire which I have had for several years.  I coloured in the image with Promarkers - Blossom, Rose Pink, Khaki, Sandstone, Tan, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Ivory and Blush.  The colours I think work well together.  Around the outside of the stamped image I used a blending tool with distress ink Antique Linen - this soften the ages and also gave it a vintage look.

 

The background paper was from Lili of the Valley.

 

 

 



This time for the flowers I used a Sizzix die but used the same technique as in An American in Paris.  I also put a swirl of self adhesive gems.

 





 A shop recently opened in our town which dedicates itself to jewellery making - quite a treasure trove.  In there I found these charms which I thought were cute.

 

To finish off the card I put a small piece of lace and heart shaped button which I found in my stash.

 

This is on Challenges for:

 

Charisma Cardz http://charismacardz.blogspot.co.uk/

 Paper Crafting Journey http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.se/

Crafty Girl Challenges http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

 

I am still learning with the linking so each time I hope I am getting better.

 

Thank you for visiting

An American in Paris

If at first you don't succeed try, try again - I aiming to do as many challenges it is physically possible for me to enter.

My first card for Charisma Cardz Challenge is inspired from an American in Paris - with the romance shown by the ribbon and flowers and Paris elements.

The Recipe of a Birthday stamp is from Dreamees

To make the flowers I drew around an old camera film container (who remembers them?) and cut them into a spiral.  Using a cocktail stick and starting outside working in wrap around.  Keep it nice and tight.  When you ready the end let it spring open slight and glue it together using the middle as a base - I find using a heat gun is the best as it instant.

 

To view on challenge - Charisma Cardz http://charismacardz.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 Hope you have enjoyed my makes and thank you for visiting today.

 



Whoops! :-(

Just realised that clearing out the comments is NOT like cleaning out your inbox - I have sadly lost all my published comments and I am sad about this as there was some lovely comments.  It is hard lesson learnt and you always learn through your mistakes.

Quick Makes

Doesn't time sneak up on you unaware - suddenly thought about 3 birthday cards and needing to a card for someone who was going on maternity leave this week.  Needless to say I have completed 50% and have tomorrow to complete the other 50% (papers sorts, images ready so it shouldn't take too long) for Tuesday.

So here is the cards achieved so far -

 

This card is for - oh I can't mention as she hasn't celebrated her birthday yet.  Although you can't see the detail of the butterfly I put crackle glue over the wings to give more an authentic look. To add a bit more dimension to the card I spiralled some wire flowers around a kebab stick.  As usual yellow stickles glitter glue in the flower centres.

 

 

I love this image of a pregnant woman it is ideal for Maternity Leave.  I found in my stash some crepe paper flowers with words on and this was the exact colour for the card and the word on this one was 'treasure'.  Paper used in the background was from Lili of the Valley - their paper are of a very good quality and would recommend using them.

 

Entered this one on http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Sorry this is short and sweet but as usual time is running away.  Be good until the next time - if you can't be good get crafting!

 



Bunnie card

Well, I have a new stamp (actually one of many) - my friends know I have this addiction - is there a Stamp Anonymous anywhere?  I thought this was so cute and I couldn't miss the chance of owning it.

Thinking of boys and men it can be sometimes difficult to do a card especially if you like to attach flowers, ribbons, etc to your work.

This one is based with someone young in mind using vibrate colours

 The stamp is one from Lili of the Valley - the image was coloured in with a mixture of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.  The background paper is also produced by LOTV - check out their website as they do not sell at any other retailers other than their own shop or at Craft Shows - also look out for them at the Hobbycrafts Show at NEC.

 This close up I hope you will be able to see the detail added to make the card of some interest with the lack of other embellishments.  I used core card which I distressed around the edged, and a first for me, used my precious sewing machine to zig-zag around the backing paper and the stamped image.

 

To finalise the card I found a wooden snail and word topper amongst my stash.

 

I hope you find inspiration from this project and will be in touch with you again soon.

Middle of January Already

I can't believe this - I had planned to enter a couple of challenges with other sites but I have got a bit side tracked.  I am a little bit organised with the birthday presents this year with homemade ideas so until I give them out you will have to wait for the pictures.

But I have prepared my project for my little craft club in February - so organised this time.  This is what they have to come:

I started with a wooden heart and decoupatch the shape all over.  Then I got to thinking how about making more of the shape.  In one of Hels Sheridan's workshops she did a technique stamping onto tissue paper and then using glue and seal attached the various images into place.  I finished off the heart with some resin embellishments and gems.

Well I am going to try this one in my first challenge with http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - fingers crossed