Spring Flowers

Hello, thanks for popping into my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. The challenge for the next two weeks is my choice, this time round, #273 Spring Flowers. To see the inspirational creations from the design team, please visit the site. 

For my card, a white 6" sq card. A dusky pink mat. A n embossed piece of white card. A mesh piece of card- die dcut. The addition of the spring flowers - Snowdrop stickers, glittered adhered to the white page. A stunning sticker butterfly added. I found the perfect green sentiment in my stash and finally I added three flashy gems, along with three small yellow butterflies. A blast from the past from my stash, I am determined to get some useful stash used up. Enjoy yourselves with the challenge. 

 

Something Old, Something New

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at  Pearly Sparkles. Larelyn has chosen for the theme, #118 Something old, Something New. To see the team's inpirational designs, please visit the blog. 

For my card. I began with a 6" sq white scallop edge card. I added a lilac background mat. An inner smaller purple mat on a gold Mirri mat. The laurel leaf die cut is an old one in my stash, the leaves, flowers, the additional design papers, sentiments are all new items. The female is a Match -It die cut, also new. All the new stock is a Match It kit from Electric Ink Designs.A few purple jewels finally added. 

Christmas Gnomes

 Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin our new challenge for Sparkles Christmas Challenges. A monthly challenge beginning April 1st. Melanie has chosen #183 Eleves or Gnomes. To see the inspiration for othe team members please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a white 5 x 7 in, card. A gold mat, with a stroped background paper from my stash. The topper is constructed using decoupage with three pages/layers from a Hunkydory Little Book - A Cherished Christmas.The greeting is a die cut, from an old die in my stash. I do enjoy fussy cutting and creating a layered card. I hope you enjoy the challenge, I'm sure you'll fnd in your stash, either an elf or a gnome. 

Hobbies

 Hello, thanks for pooping by. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Pamela, from the design team has chosen #274 Hobbies.  To see the inspiring creations from the other design team memebrs, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a white 6" sq. card. I was inspired by the stamp set and a project in a magazine. All the stamps are from a stamps set - Crafting with your Friends. in Creative Stamping # 91. I added a black mat, the added a white back panel.  I then cut a smaller piece of black and white watercolour  to form the centre panel. I added a number of colours directly from the ink pad onto an acrylic blog, sprayed water the stamped onto the watercolour card, which created the 'messy' art project. Once I had marked the size, I then stamped and coloured the surrounding art materials. The art panel was added with 3d foam pads. Happy Birthday greeting added from my stash. 

X is for X-ray- Use Black and White only.

 

Hello, thanks for your visit, today at Alphabet Challenges Pamela has chosen X is for X Ray. Your entry into the challenge is to have Black and White project. to see the design team's inspiration, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I again used a 7 x 52 white card, I matted it with black card, then added a white card with a small black design. Using several circle dies I cut 6 varied sized and patterned circles. I added a strip of strong black ribbon to the side. I then arranged the circles to cascade, some flat and a few raised with 3d foam pads. I added a stamped image fom my stash, added to a black mat. 

A Splash of Green

 

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Pamela has chosen        #272 A Splash of Green.  To see the inspirational creations by the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a white 7 x5" card. I added a mat of yellow card. On a piece of water colour card I swooshed green and some yellow watercolours, dried it naturally, then added some stencilling with Meadow Green DI. I stamped the daffodil stamp with the printed background. On a piece of plain white card I stamped, the Golden Daffodils by Visable Image again, then painted with Prism and Zig water colour pens. I also stamped two daffodil heads again, painted, then the flowers were fussy cut and placed flat and the heads added with 3d foam pads. The sentiment was stamped from another flower sset by the same company. 

Colour Challenge - Light Blue & Brown

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new monthly challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Deb H has chosen #384 Colour Challenge - Light Blue & Brown. To see the creations by the fabulous design team, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a 7 x 5" Kraft base card. I added a piece of  pale blue denim background, leaving a surrounding of the Kraft card. I added one sheet from a Hunkydory  Little Book of Denim to a copper Mirri mat. From a further two pages of the LB I decoupaged layers onto the bear and the row of brown hearts at the base. Finally I added a printed birthday greeting. Happy crafting to you all.