It's been a while

Southern Girls - Dying to see those punches-  circles and flowers.

Birthday Bird

 

Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 23 - Colour / Autumn pic above.

Ruby Wedding and Post 800

Ages ago I won some chipboard from Molossi and Marianne's , I wasn't going to use it but this card is quite large so the weight wasn't a problem . I gave it a fine spray of white paint before adding the embellishments.

Craft Room challenge  - Things with wings.
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - challenge 37 -Anything goes -
Artistic Inspirations - challenge  -Anything goes with a twist of wings.
Craft Your Passion - challenge 215 - Frame it.

A bit of birthday sparkle

'Party Hardy'  comes from Saturated Canary - this is the first time I've used it and only just noticed she doesn't have full length legs.

CCC Digi Creations -  challenge 1 - anything goes.
Southern Girls - challenge 91 - sparkle and shine with bling .
The Squirrel and the Fox - challenge 70 - lets hear it for the girls

Buttons 'n' Bows

Transform your buttons with a few gems -

I want to add another button in this left hand side but then I would have an even number . I feel there should be something in the top left -perhaps a couple of gems - what do you think ? Would this be a good place for a small sentiment like 'Thank You ' .

Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 22 - Buttons and Bows

Wedding Joy

It's hard to see but there is a small clear button between the the two pearls on the left.                                  

Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 21 - Hearts and Flowers                                                                 

Southern Girls - Dots and Spots                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                      

Happy Birthday

My friend Jeanne has a birthday today and as we approach winter here in Australia I thought the cheery colours would be good.

Mothers Day

I try and keep my buttons tidy in this storage box - good old  shirt buttons and the like are just in  a plastic ice cream tub . I used to spend hours as a child  going through the button tin at my Nana's .



                           

This background paper came from a box of tissues - I peeled off the stiff cardboard backing - cut off the store logo from one end and hey presto - I don't buy many brown papers ( if any ) but I loved the design on this.I used a HOTP template to hand cut the large brown shape -two punched circles -another bit of hand cutting for the flower and a button.

Catered Crop -  Add a button
The Squirrel and the Fox -  Mothers Day

A bit of a mish mash

I say a bit of a mish mash because the balloons and the elephant were die cuts given to me by a friend in 2006 - the bakers twine , the rainbow stickers and the glitter embossing powder all came from different challenge wins.
Sadly I only had red balloons which I coloured white and then heat  embossed with the lilac which came out darker than I was expecting - on reflection I should have covered the balloons with glue and sprinkled white glitter on them.

UnstampaBelles - It's the day to play along at challenge 34 - Incorporate an animal or a bird  - option to use pastel colours - I think I was doing OK until the balloons -  a bit too dark .

Sew Special

This card is for my Aunt - now in her eighties - many years ago she had a dressmaking business - I remember as a very young girl refusing to wear a very frilly pink and white gingham dress which she had loving made ( she never had a daughter ,only a son ). I'm not sure if she will recall this incident and I'm pleased to say we have always been very close . I only found out when I was in my forties that her and my uncle had wanted to adopt to me ( my parents didn't  want me ). If only that had happened my life would have been very different.

Crafting with Dragonflies - challenge 24 - Mothers Day or Special Lady . The insert has punched corners and the body form image.

Washi Tape Candles

In between the laundry and painting I managed a few minutes to make a quick card.

Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 20 - Washi Tape .

This washi tape was the perfect width for candles.

It's a Girl

Loosely based on the sketch at the top using more papers from Kaiser craft Lullaby collection and some pink dot from my stash..

Feeling Sketchy  - sketch 87 - Make a card

It's a boy

The papers and the BABY blocks are Kaisercraft from the "lullaby" collection . Die cut rabbit I've had for a very  long time - way back in 2006 to be precise.

Lets Craft and Create - challenge  91 - Punches and Dies

Clean and Simple

This pretty flower came from DZ Doodles .The flower head was printed out twice so that I could cut out just a few of the flowers and raise them up . Lots of Crystal Glaze , some tiny gems and peel of border.

Incy Wincy Designs -  Clean and Simple challenge .
Digi Galore -  Flower challenge

It's a circus

The wind has been howling and blowing really hard today but thankfully no rain - the sort of day to craft and kick back - I really should be painting -do I feel guilty - hell no. - the deadline to finish the kitchen has been and gone and I know it probably wont be finished by Easter so I've decided to chill out - the plus side of having no cabinet doors is that  DH can find everything at a glance.

The Squirrel and the Fox -  challenge 67 - All creatures great and small - I think I might just have this covered .

Southern Girls - challenge 89 - Earn your stripes - I even managed to mitre the corners . the stripey paper wasn't long enough to reach the top of the card so my sentiment covers the blank space .

Glossy Accents

I took this photo last night so the colour is not too good . Each of the flowers has been coated with glossy accents -  I have a few Birthdays in May so I will add a sentiment when I decide on the recipient.

Another week has passed on the kitchen reno - I was hoping to post pics last week but I'm waiting for a man to sort out my flue -( if you'll pardon the expression ) . After much debating we ripped out three wall cupboards to house the new cooker hood and this has caused the delay .

Steam punk boot

Steam punk maybe yesterdays news but if you are going black and white then it's perfect.

Creative Craft Cottage -  challenge 19 - Black and White
Digi Choosday -  wk 14 - Ovals

Furry alarm clocks

Before I assembled this card I printed out the cats twice - I tried adding some colour - grey to the white cat  and some orange to the cat in the front - the grey was lovely but orange was just horrible -

Such a cute image from Victoria at AAA cards - This is a new challenge blog which will be starting in May - Victoria is looking for people to join her DT.

All of a flutter

Just a quick CAS card - all the elements came from a self adhesive pack -just assemble onto card stock.

My - what big cabbages you've got

One for the gardener - I used glossy accents on -carrots ,cabbages,sandals ,hatband and top of hoe.The image is Gardening Gus from Dr. Digi. Once I add a sentiment this card is going to my FIL - when he retired from work his leaving gift was a new greenhouse so I think he will like this card..

Quick card for Dad

This must be one of the quickest cards I've ever made . Cake Crumb card base - a section of paper from Graphics45 -  ' Kraft Reflections Collection- Forgotten city ' - I cut out two extra leaves , ( the ones with the black dots ) and raised them on sticky pads - added white pen to the other leaves - a thin border top and bottom - peel off sentiment - DONE -

Rhedd and Rosie - challenge 29 - Wood / Trees - Does my branch with leaves qualify .

Well - my branch does not qualify for this challenge - note to self and the rest of you check the challenge brief before you play along.

Birthday wishes

I'm easily seduced by spotty paper and once again I didn't think about the end result - I really wanted to add a sentiment but I  so  hate using gold -  white wasn't an option and I don't have a cream coloured ink pad - must add it to my shopping list . The flower centers are from a sheet of peel offs..


Feeling Sketchy -  sketch 84 - shown above .
Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 18 - Spots or Stripes - I made a card with Stripes last week so here are my Spots .

Just a quick card

I say just a quick card  but that is never the case- The purple flowers on the background paper were originally blue - the only flower that was the right size was purple so I had to change the flowers on the paper. I find this happens all the time - I don't gather all my supplies before I start a project  - will I ever learn - I think not.

Mothers Day in the UK

March 30th is Mothers Day in the UK - making a card for my MIL is always a labour of love . I made 6
cards and then let my husband decide which one he wanted to send. The red ladybug  was his favourite .

I used a textured red card  which I really like - when I added the white and green coloured pencils it looked like chalk. I tried the image on white but decided the black background looked better.

Chinese Fan paper

I love this Chinese  inspired paper - it has such vibrant colours . It;s hard to see but on the right hand side of the top pic I pierced a row of holes along the top and bottom of the blue card.

Shopping Our Stash - Buttons and Bows -  This whole card was a stash project - the paper was bought 4 years ago - the ribbon 10 years ago and the button about 2 years ago .
House of Cards -  CAS or Classic and Elegant + add a button -

Lavender and Lace

Leaves and flowers are stamps from Kaisercraft - sentiment Clear Stamps - purple Washi tape - flower brads .

Let's Craft and Create - Lavender and Lace.

Southern Girls - challenge  Floral Frenzy -  how many is a frenzy -

Little birdies

It seems like an age since I last posted - very busy with kitchen reno at the moment - lots and lots of paint  - all the colours have great names - along with the bog standard white I'm using 'Lambs Ear ' which is named after a plant in a very pretty shade of pale green. I will post before and after pics -I'm guessing in about a weeks time - but only if I work really hard .

Handmade Harbour -  Mid week party 29 - Spring - birds -rabbits - flowers  - I  haven't added a sentiment- Birthday - Mothers Day - Thank You - I will decide later.

Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 18 - Spots or Stripes - I love the colour of this paper -packs a punch when a little black is added.

I wasn't very happy with my CAS card ( top pic )  -a bit too CAS so I added a few gems - much better.

A little bit Christmas

Feeling Sketchy -  challenge 82 - above sketch -

The papers and sentiment are all Kaisecraft. The base card is approx 15 x 12.5 so I made my strips quite wide -  2.5 cm and 2 cm.

Art Deco Roses

 I'm not sure it shows up very well but the whole image has been covered with Crystal Glaze - quite a lot in fact -

I used glossy black trim in the corners and around the oval -again it's not so easy to see.

I love the clothes from the Art Deco era - lots of cloche hats - short hairstyles  - flapper type dresses -

Crafting Musketeers - challenge 11 - Art Deco .

Handmade Monday

You may have noticed Miss Ellie doesn't have any eyes - I didn't mark any eye positions before I started to stitch the daisy flowers-

Handmade Harbour -  157 - Handmade Monday -

Birthday Boy

A quick and easy card using an image from Handmade Harbour-

Handmade Harbour -  Mid week challenge 26 - Red ,White and /or Blue -