#288 Autumn/Fall

Welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday (MMM), Claudia has chosen, for the appropriate time of the year, #288 Autumn/Fall. To see the inspiration created by the design team, please pop over and take a look in the blog. 

I began with a white scallop edge card, first I added a Kraft card for the base. Using a round die, I created an aperture, then again using Kraft card, I die cut a frame for the aperture. Inside the card , I stamped the beautiful squirrel. Using a collection of Distress Inks, I stamped the front of the card with leaves. I stamped the acorns and leaves. I used Promarker alcohol pens for all the colouring. The stamp set is by Sheena Douglass - Little Acorn. 

 

Dragonfly Dreams - Sentiment as Focus

 

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin our new challenge at Dragonfly Dreams.  Francesca has chosen #205 Sentiment to be the Focus To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6" sq. white card. I added for the background a piece of silver Mirri card. Using Distress Inks, I blended several pink colours to cover a white piece of card. then I used an embossing folder to creat the swirls background,  I used a Crafter's Companion die to create the Happy Birthday sentiment on a silver Mirri backpiece. I then added this to the main card with 3d foam strips to give dimension. 

L is for Little People ( Kid's card)

 Hello and welcome to my blog, a busy day here on the 1st of the month. We begin our new challenge  at Alphabet Challenges with L is for Little People - a Kid's card chosen by Dawn. To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6" white card, I covered the front of the card with pretty yellow paper from my stash. Using circle dies, I die cut gold Mirri circles for mats for the circles. These are from a Hunkydory kit of Topper Circles. The larger circle is adhered flat. The remainder are raised on 3d foam pads.  I am sure this card will suit many a little girl. 

#189 Use colours Red and Green

 

Hello, welcome to my blog, today is a busy day for challenges. Here at Sparkles Christmas Challenges Melissa has chosen, #189 Use Colours Red and Green. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 6" card. I used a sheet from a Hunkydory Essential paper pad for the background. I added three bookmarks from a Hunkydory Bookmark Toppers - A Magical Season to a gold Mirri mat. I then placed them central on the prepared card. I raised the centre piece on 3d foam pads. The sentiment is also from the same set. 

MAWTT - An Easel Card

Hell and welcome to my blog. 

Today we begin a new challenge at MAWTT -Moving Along With The Times

Andreja has chosen for the challenge - To Make an Easel Card. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I made a 5" sq. easel card. I covered the base with papers from a Hunkydory Essential paper pad - Paper. I was able to add these to resemble the sheet of paper from the Little Book of Dragonflies. I used 3 sheets to decoupage the dragonfly. I finally added gemstones to the card and to the wings. I found in my stash a small metal dragonfly which I added to the base.  I look forward to ssing your easel cards. 

#286 An Easel Card

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today is a busy day in my craft world, as it will be in others. Thankfully, I have prepared well in advance. At Cardz 4 Galz Johanna has chosen #286 An Easel Card. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6" white card, Folded it into an easel card. On the base and both the folds on the upper part of the card I added navy blue card for the solid background. I then added on all three sections the designed paper from an Electric Ink - Christmas Kit from Debbie Moore Designs. All the designs, ephemera and tags are from the same kit. I added gold pearl gems. 

Pearly Sparkles #123 Trick or Treat

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Pearly Sparkles Magdelene has chosen #123 Trick or Treat . To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I made an octagonal easel card. I used Distress Inks to colour the front, the stamped branches, the house and the ghouls. Splattered water for atomosphere. Glitter touches here and there. Spider's webs, bats and a large pumpkin. All of the stamps, except the branch were old ones from Tandastamps, sadly a company, no longer in business. The branch os from Sheena Douglass- Pinescape stamps. For those who celebrate Halloween, I hope you all have a 'spooky' time and have fun. 

 

#287 Pink Card and Pink Ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness month

 Hello, welcome to my blog,Today at Make My Monday we have a new blog, chosen by me.  We would like you to help us be part of the recognition for the International  Breast Cancer Awareness during the month of October. The theme for the next two weeks is #287 A Pink card with a Pink Ribbon. Please add the logo enclosed to your post. To see the inspirataion from the design team, please visit the blog.  

For my card,, I used a 7 x 5 inhes white card. I added gold Mirri to the front of the card. Using the backing card, topper sheet and decoupage elements, along with an insert from a Hunkydory Flourishing Florals, I added the decoupage pieces using 3d foam pads. a ribbon strip, with a pink ribbon attached, with a pink bow. I added pale pink gems and a sentiment,

K is for Kittens

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we began a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. Billie A has chosen K is for Kitten/s. To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the blog. 

Many of you may have realised over the past two months I have had many computer problems, I have even bought a new computer,which has improved somewhat, however, I have needed to source a replacement photo editing programme. I am very much in the learning stage,very much frustrated too, I apologise for the photo, the rotation needs more work on it. Anyway here goes.

 

I began with three sheets/pages of the kitten and duvets, from a Hunkydory Little Book of Denim. The base shhet#1 was adhered to a deep blue piece of card to stabalise. Sheet #2 was fussy cut around the duvets and the kitten. Sheet #3 I fussy cut the kitten. All 3 sheets were raised with 3d foam pads. I added white gem stones to two corners. The base card was adhered to a sheet of lace paper from an essential book of lace papers from Hunkydory. A sentiment for a birthday also added. 

 

#285 Fantasy

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. we have a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Dawn has chosen                #285 Fantasy, it can be fairies, goblins, dragons, whatever from a fantasy world. To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began by choosing 3 pages from a Hunkydory Little Book of Dragons,, I added the first page onto a piece of orange card for sturdiness. The second layer was fussy cut to provide the olde world map. The third layer is of course the fiery dragon.All layers were raised with 3d foam pads. I die cut from a Hunkydory set of vertrical sentiments dies., the Happy Birthday greeting. 

Favourite Technique

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Sparkles Monthly Challenges, Pamela has chosen for us,   #204 Your Favourite Challenge. This is going to be interesting, to see the amount of favourite challenges we may be seeing. To see the inspiration from our wonderful design team, please visit the blog. 

A few of our design team are on holiday, so I have added two of my favourite techniques. 

To begin the above is an example of a Triple Mat  Stamping Technique., there are instructions and ideas for this technique on both You Tube and Pinterest.

The stamps I used - Sweet Dixie - Lighthouse set. Tandastamps (no longer with us) Pirates set 2, Creative Expressions Travel set 1. Using Distress Inks, Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean and Broken China. 

Finally I added twine and a charm of a fish. 

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My additional technique is accepting a challenge, where I was able to decoupage on the project. This one was to make a card for a teenage boy interested in small cc motor bikes and Quad bikes. 

I made an easel card, the section holding the easel up is made to look like a road, with crystal stones added to light the way. Neither of the bikes are road bikes but if you won't tell, I can let my imagination carry on. The background, is of course corrugated card, from a box, messed up with TH Distress Walnut Stain ink and a page torn from an old road map book.  Both of the decoupaged bikes could have been from a Kanban sheet, I'm not sure, I bought a stack of decoupage sheets ages ago. I had fun making these two favourite technique cards, a little time to play away. I hope you enjoy playing too. 

Fall/Autumn Theme Colours

Hello, welcome to my blog,  today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Billie A has chosen   #390 Fall/Autumn Theme Colour/Colours. To see the inspiration created by the wonderful design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a small card, approx. 4.5 sq. in. I stamped, in black, the images directly onto the card. The stamps are by Dare 2B Artzy - Tangle Leaves.I then stamped the leaves and acorns, with Black Versafine, onto a prepared sheet of blended Distress inks, using autumnal colours. I used clear embossing powder to emboss the images. Additional colour where need was added with Promarkers.They were then fussy cut, decoupaged above the orignal stamped image with foam pads. Finally the sentiment blended with autumnal Distress inks, was added. Have fun. 

Apples

   

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Heather has chosen #286 Apples.To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white card. I then began from the background card up through several layers to build up a collage effect, using die cut pieces from a Studio Light "Country Roads" paper pad set of two pads. I loved finding all the pieces for Apples, even Apple Pie. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Monochromatic

 Hello, welcome to my blog. today at Dragonfly Dreams, we begin our new monthly challenge. For September. Alyson  has chosen #204 Monochromatic. To see the creations from our design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 7 x 5 inches Kraft card. I stamped with black ink from Woodware stamps -Cosmos Flowers. I used several tones of fawns - brown Promarker alcohol pens., to colour. I finally used a Sakura Gellly Roll #8 White pen to add  tips to the flowers. The sentiment is also from the same stamp. I added peach coloured pearl stones to embellish. 

 

J is for Just Kidding (a funny card)

 Hello, welcome ot my blog, sorry, still not got my photo editing sorted. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. Veronika has chosen J is for Just Kidding (a funny card). To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a white 6" card, I created the centre fold, then added gold Mirri card as the mat, followed by green and gold Mirri patterned  card. The topper added is from a Hunkydory Humour design kit . The topper says, Wow! Look at all of the shiny foil! You must be really special. Below on the strip it says - You mean so much to me - Just don't make a big deal of it, okay, I hope you enjoy making your funny card.

Interactive (Kinetic)anything

 

Hello welcome to my blog, sorry my photo editing is not being friendly with me at the moment. 
Today at Cardz 4 Galz we begin a new challenge , chosen by Jill. #284 Interactive/Kinetic, anything which has movement. To see the designs from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 6" sq. card. I began by cutting off half of the front page. I added a light purple Adorable Scorable card, as a mat to the front piece and the back page of the card. I created the mechanism using the design and pieces from a Hunkydory Wonderful Waterfalls Kit. I used paper with small flowers from my stash. The sentiment was created using a Crafter's Companion die. Enjoy and I hope you have fun.If your stuck and would love to make a kinetic card, go to You tube for ideas and tutorials. 

#214 The Male Room -Dots and or Sripes

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at The Male Room 

#214 Dots and or Stripes. To see inspiration from the design team please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a 7" sq. white card, I laid a dark blue card for the mat. The striped paper is from my stash. I created the ship in a bottle and fussy cut the anchor with additional shells, from Hunkydory Coastal Charm 8" paper pad ad a Little Book - Coastal Charm. The sentiments are die cuts and finally I added several pearls. 

How Sweet it is

 Sorry, as you can see , I still haven't mastered my new photo editing.

Hi and welcome to my bog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Kate has chosen #188 How Sweet It Is - please include something sweet. To see the inspiration from the design team please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a 7 x 7 inches white card. I added for the background part of a backing sheet from a Hunkydory set of  Christmas toppers and background card. I added a topper of the delicious Christmas cup cakes. Finally adding a sentiment. One more for my Christmas basket.

Four Legged Friends

Sorry, I still haven't got the photo editing sorted out, I will get there one day!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at MAWTT, Tina has chosen for the challenge - #192 Four Legged Friends. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a 6" x 6" Kraft card.  I added a dark brown with varied coloured pattern stripes for the main background. Followed by two rectangle card, light brown and orange, laid at angles. I then added the topper from a pack by Dreamees Ltd of many dogs. This was added onto black card and added with 3d foam pads. I chose this dog because my son has one very similar and it's 1st birthday is due soon, so this card will be for Hugo. I finally added small flags of the patterned card and a few words cut from a background sheet of doggy words. The birthday sentiment is from a Hunkydory Paper pad - Just My Type. Have fun. 

 

#122 Pearly Sparkles - Pink/Pearls/Sparkles

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Pearly Sparkles Helen has chosen #122 Pink/Pearls/Sparkles, in memory of Traci, the founder of this challenge blog. Traci loved the three required challenges, the Pink, the Pearls and of course Sparkle. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a white 6" card, I arranged it tent style. Firstly I added a piece of Pink and gold Mirri stripes.I added a page from a Little Book - Fairy Decadence. Then added a pink frame from a set of Hunkydory frames. I then decoupaged two layers fussy cut from two more pages from the book. The frame was added with 3d foam pads. I added a die cut greeting and finally pink pearls were added to each corner. I so enjoyed making this card, more feminine than I normally do.  I hope you too enjoy.