Feminine (MAWTT)

 Hello and welcome to my blog. today we begin a new challenge at MAWTT -Moving Along With The Times- Carol has chosen the topic to be - Feminine-. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

This stamp has been a favourite of mine for some time, it's from the Daisy B creative company, which sadly is no longer in business. I do miss each and every member of the team. I began with a 6" white card. The mats are a piece of gold and then a piece of pink pearlised card.I  stamped the young lady and coloured her with Promarker alcohol pens. I added a shadow with a light grey Promarker pen. I addded glitter to the sunflower in the hat. Pretty pink gemstones and a sentiment die cut using pearlised pink card. I think this young lady epitomizes feminity. I'm looking forward to your Feminine creations. 

Clean and Simple -Christmas

 Hello, how are you?  thanks for your visit. Today at Sparkles Christmas Challenges we would like to see for our #187 challenge - Clean and Simple. to see the creative cards from our design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 7 x 5 inches white scallop edged card. I will confess before I go any further, to the persons who require the clean and simple to be purely that to the letter. I started off, thinking that this is exactly as I expected for the challenge. however, as I went along, (My first time) I found it wasn't quite as simple as I thought it would be. It will be the next time I make it, because I learnt along the way, the does and the do nots. Confession over. 

I die cut the two baubles, then die cut the aperture for them onto a piece of plain white card. Behind the two bauble apertures I added a piece of gold glitter card. I glued the die cut baubles onto the glitter card. I cut two strips from the glitter card for the ribbons and tied two bows, adding all these with glue to the card. I also added the die cut 'Peace' sentiment. I had wanted to raise this with 3d foam but only too late realised I shouldn't have glued the glitter paper to the base card, too late, so it is flat. I have also since this was photographed added some gold gems to the small sections on the baubles. More is more in my eyes with these baubles. Happy crafting

Summer Holidays (Pearly Sparkles)

 
 Hello and welcome, the beginning of the month is a busy time for me, which I do enjoy. Today at     Pearly Sparkles we begin a new challenge for the month of August. I chose this month's challenge, I do hope you enjoy it. I chose 'Summer Holidays' which of course, is an open book, for we all enjoy our sumemr time in many ways.

The large stamp is 'The Big Wheel' from Picture This, sold by Nice Crafting in UK.  It is part of a series of showground/fairs entertaining rides etc. It took me several sessions to colour this, so many unseen interesting parts to do, but I did enjoy the peaceful time in doing it. I used Promarkers throughout with the additional back up of a fine pointed penciil. I added a background of a shadow with a grey Promarker, and a small amount of a sandy colour to ground it. The Admit One ticket is from my stash. Happy crafting. 

Wedding/Love Wishes

Hello and welcome. Today at Make My Monday we begin a new challenge, being led by Billie A, who has chosen #283 Wedding/Love Wishes.  To see the design team's inspirational cards, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I chose a white 6" folded card. I added a gold Mirri mat. Onto this I added a plain piece of white card. I was inspired to create this card as soon as I decided to buy the entwined hearts die, which I first cut in gold Mirri, then the hearts section again in red. I then added the red hearts on top of the gold hearts. I added 3 gold gems and a 'Happy Anniversary' sentiment, I created on my computer, added to gold Mirri and raised with foam pads. Happy thoughts and love to you all. 

G is for Games

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Alphabet Challenges, Pamela has chosen G is for Games. To see the inspirational creations from the design team, please visist the blog. 

I began with a 6" white base card. I added a gold mat. Followed by a red glittery background card. The topper was raised on 3d foam pads. I added a vertical die cut sentiment. All card, topper and sentiment are from Hunkydory. 

Word Inspiration - Rainbow

 Hello and welcome, firstly sorry about the slight blur on my photo. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  Pamela has chosen #281 Word Inpiration - Rainbow. To see the design team's inspiration please visit the blog. We send our best wishes to Sue J who is recovering from surgery. Get well wishes sent from us all. 

Word Inspiration -Rainbow, Wow, this sent the old brain waves into motion. I had to think of this one for a few weeks, all I kept thinking of was the old ditty, I learn't as a child, Richard of York, Gave Battle In Vain, If your not sure of it , here it is                                                                                                                    Richard -Red Of,Orange York -  Yellow, Gave -Green, Battle -Blue In -Indigo - Vain- Violet. 

 When looking through some dies for inspiration I came across my branch of birds, seven needed, perfect, cut one off. I kept repeating the sentance of Richard of York, from there it just all fell in place. I embossed the white sheet with a bark like Embossing Folder. Matted onto black card. The birds were coloured in the seven rainbow colours. I die cut the sentiment You Brighten my day,  Hunkydory, then coloured it with Prism Inks also from Hunkydory I glued at random seven colours of sequins. The lower sentiment , You are Amazing is from a Hunkydory 'Just My Type' paper pad, again Hunkydory. I hope you have as much fun and are inspired by this challenge as I was.

Summer Theme

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Pamela has chosen #388 Summer Theme. Lots of options here, maybe you know just the right item in your stash to get started. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I first took an A 4 blue Matt card and folded it in half, giving me an A5 card for the base of my card.I then added white card then I added a striped paper. I used the same Matt card to mat the design at the beach. I then added a strip of sea shells as an embellishment down the left side. The sentiment is a die cut. The card and papers  are all from a Hunkydory  - 'Coastal Charm' collection. The sentiment is also a die from Hunkydory.