Create a Scene

                    Hello and welcome. Today our new challenge begins at Cardz 4 Galz. Dawn has chosen                       #256 Create a Scene. To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my design card, I have used HobbyArt stamps - Coastal Create-it Scenic stamps. The card has a curved aperture front, with more cut out work on the card. I used Aquamarkers to watercolour the scene. I hope you enjoy the challenge, there are so many variations available for the challenge. 

To Include a Tree

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges. Debbie has chosen #175 Include a Tree. To see the design team's inspiration please visit the blog.

 

For my card, first made a 6" sq, card, then I made a frame. I stamped snowflakes on the background and all over the frame, these stamps are from Dreamees Designs.  The background scene was created using stamps from an old but still beautiful stamp set by Sheena Douglass - Scenic Winter. The stag was added with 3d stickers. All was coloured with Promarkers. I also added lots of glitter for the snow, on the trees, the ground and around where the stag was added. I hope you enjoy your challenge for Trees.

                                              

Summer Holidays

 Hello, yes, you may have spotted, this is the same card as the one in the previous post. The card covers the same theme,the card was made with both challenges in mind. 

Today we begin our first Monthly challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. with #376 Summer Holidays, chosen by Julie. To see the other design team member's inspiration please visit the blog. 

To see the description of how this card was made please see the post below.  Thank you.

Summer Days

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. Deborah, on the design team has chosen #190 Summer Days. To see the remainder of thee team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white card, added a blue/green paper background, which I enhanced with a torn piece of cream and the white card, I blended DI Vintage photo on the cream card to simulate sand. I then adhered both pieces to the card. The topper is from a Studio Light Summer Celebrations paper pad. All of the die cut embellishments added are also from the paper pad. Some added flat, others added with 3d foam pads. The sentiments are a Happy Birthday and The waves ae calling. 

Embossing Wet or Dry

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challnge at Make My Monday. Billie A has chosen #256 Embossing Wet or Dry. For those who maybe new let me explain. 

Wet embossing is when you stamp with a sticky (wet) ink pad, sprinkle weith embossing powder, then heat to melt it. Dry is when you use a machine to roll through an embossing folder, which weill emboss a dry pattern. To see the design team;'s inspiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 7" x 5" white card, I added a Silver Mirri card mat. I then added  a sheet of white card which had been embossed with an embossing folder of roses. I then attached an acetate sentiment sheet onto a piece of vellum, across the card. I die cut a flower and two leaves. Added crystals to the centre and more jewels to top and lower part of the card. Happy embossing. 

 

G is for Girlfriend

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. Billie A has chosen G is for Girlfriend. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a plain white card for my base. I covered the card with a purple 6" sq. I then used a Diamond embossing folder on a piece of purple card and on white card. Measured and cut them to fit the piece of silver Mirri card, then added with 3D foam pads to the main purple card. A thin strip of silver Mirri card to seperate the two pieces. The stamp of the girls and the two sentiment stamps, by Stamps By Me -  Toni Darroch are from a Creative Stamping magazine #161. The sentiments were heat embossed with silver Wow! EP. The girls were coloured with Promarkers, then fussy cut leaving a small white edge. Have fun. 
 

Wedding/Wedding Anniversary

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Toay we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. It's my turn to choose the challenge at it being July, I think of weddings, so it will be #254 Weddings or Wedding Anniversary. To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the blog. 

My base card is a white 5" x 7" scallop edge card. I added a piece of card which had been painted and then distressed with white paint, then distressed further. Amongst my box of die cuts, old, new, borrowed or swapped with craft friends, I found the white frame, maybe the wrong seson, but it suited my need for the edges. I then fussy cut the couple, the heart sentiment and the two glasses of champagne., from a Hunkydory set of wedding paraphenalia called Love is All you Need. I added a strip of flowers and pearls in opposite corners. Overall it's in more of a retro or vintage style, but I've got to use my stuff up sometime. (smiles)