Stripes

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Cardz 4 Galz we begin with a new challenge, chosen by Dawn, #247 Stripes. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I began with a 5.5" white sq. card, I wanted something pretty for the galz but to have interesting stripes, so I ventured onto Pinterest and was inspired by the floating circles, hence, this is the card style I made.

It all began by die cutting a circle of strong acetate. I cut six strips of paper approx 1/2 " deep, from a paper pad.  I stamped the sentiment from my stash. The paper pieces were glued to the acetate, then cut around the circle when dry. I adhered the circle to the card with foam strips added behind the paper strips. I then die cut a flower from Lisa Horton's wild flower dies. Clean, simple and I think feminine.

Monochrome - Pearly Sparkles

Hello everyone, today we begin a new nmonthly challenge at

 https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

Fiona, on the design team has chosen,

Monochrome

                                To see the remainder of the team's wonderful inspiration please visit the blog.

I began with a 6" white card. I added a black mat. On a white card I blended several tones of yellow - orange Distress Inks. Thhe moon mask is from a Woodware punch. The stamps I used are from Stampscapes - Nature set #6, the Lakeside Cabin , the rocks and the grasses, all stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.  The sentiment is from Hobbyart. 

Have fun, I look forward to sdeeing your Monochrome project. 

Fun and Games

Hi, welcome to my blog.  Today we begin a our new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. It being my turn, I chose the challenge, #369 Fun and Games. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I created a 7" sq card showing the lively sport of Badminton. This one one of my favourite activities in days gone by. I created the card by sorting pieces of a Hunkydodry kit of Sporting Silhouettes. I used 3 d foam pads to lift some of the pieces to give differing heights and dimensions. I also added a relevent insert. I hope you enjoy the challenge, so many vasriables depicting either a fun activity or a participant game. I look forward to seeing your entries. 

Christmas Foliage

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at our monthly Sparkles Christmas Challenges. Dawn, from the design team has chosen #171 Christmas Foliage. To see the remainder of the team's inspirational projects, please visit the blog.  

I began with a 6" white card, I  added a blue card for a mat. Using a piece of white card. I lightly stamped small blue flowers in each corner of the card. Then I lightly blended with blue ink around the edges. I used the stamps Festive Florals from the Creative Stamping magazine #101. I re-stamped the flowers and foliage, coloured them with Promarkers, fussy cut and adhered to the circle with 3D foam pads. The sentiment is a freebie in my stash. 

Make It Green

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday, Heather has chosen #248 Make It Green - so much to choose from, anything you like, as long as it is predominately Green. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I began with a 5" x 7" white card. I added a sage green card for the mat. Added to this is a sheet of bubbles from a Hunkydory Duo Design paper pad. The main image is made with  4 sheets from a Hunkydory Little Book of Dragons. I cut 3 additional layers to decoupage parts onto the first sheet. The sentiment is from a Hunkdory Just my Type sentiment strip pad. Have fun and happy crafting. 

Y is for Yummy

Hi, welcome to my blog. Today we begin with Y is for Yummy - Food or Drink, chosen by Lynda. 

Please pop over to the blog to see the remainder of the design team's inspiration. 

For my card 

I recently visited Selfridges in London, I was inpired by the Cupcake bar, I managed to deny myself of indulging, but a few presents of cupcakes were bought to bring home. You could say I was inspired by this visit.

        I began with a 6" white , scallop edged card for the base. All the papers are from a CD. by Oh! La!La! The Shawn Jenkins Collection. There are three layers of cupcake papers, I then decoupaged

the three centre cupcakes and the greeting. A toning ribbon added from my stash.

 

Springtime

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Sue J has chosen #246 

Springtime - 1/3 UK and 20/3 USA. To see all of the design team's inspirational projects please visit the blog. 

For my card the main item for spring are the LOTV daffodils in a container, I coloured the stamped image with Promarkers. The background is a music sheet, printed from a Debbie Moore CD. The additional daisies, leaf stems,ribbon and card candy are from my stash. Today has shown clear signs of the beginning of spring. I am so looking forward to seeing all the springtime elements, it seems as this has been a long winter time.