Summer Fun

Hello and welcme to my blog. Today we begin a new two weekly challenge, at Make My Monday. chosen by Sue J .  #255 Summer Fun, To see the inspirtion from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I made my card using templates, card and die cuts from a Die Cut Designer Paper Pad. Title Summer Collection. I blended the edges of the three layers using several Distress Inks. It was amazing how much fun and relaxed it was gathering the components to make scenes.  I hope you have fun. 

 

Feather/s

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at the Alphabet Challenges blog. Vicki has chosen F is for Feather/s. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog.

For my card, I began with a 6" white square card for the base. I added a mat of sprinkled gold, then a blue/green piece of paper from my stash. I created a blended circle, with a die cut piece of card. I used DI's Broken China and Peacock Feathers. When the ink was dry, I stamped the Feather which was issued with a magazine some time ago. Enjoy your crafting. 

 

Welcome to Summer

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Pamela has chosen #253 Welcome to Summer. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a 6" white card for my base. I added a gold Mirri mat. Onto this I added a piece of pink paper. I sourced all of the paper, sentiments and die cuts from a Studio Light Die Cut designer paper pad - Summer Celebration. I added the die cut elements with both glue, and 3d foam pads. I hope you like the Welcome to Summer card I created. Have fun. 

Checks or Plaids

 Hello and welcome to my blog, today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Helen has chosen   #375 Checks or Plaids. To see the inspiration created by the design team please visit the blog. 

I have important news of the future of this long running and popular  challenge blog.

This is our last two-weekly challenge. We are going to continue but with MONTHLY challenges,

Our next challenge #376 will be posted on Tuesday July 15th,and 

thereafter on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.  We look forward to your continued participation. 

For my card I began with a 6" white sq. base card. I added a gold Mirri mat, then a piece of check paper from a Hunkydory Suits, Cardigans, Shirts paper pad. A die cut sentiment cut with gold Mirri card. The topper was constructed with three layers/sheets from a Hunkydory Little Book - Charming Chaps. I look forward to seeing your wonderful Check/Plaid cards. 

The winners of this challenge will be announced on July 15th. 

One or More Butterlies.

 

Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday - Sue has chosen 

#254 One or More Butterlies. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a plain white 6" sq. card. I added a lilac piece of card for a mat. I cut and positioned the lower part of a sheet from a Hunkydory A5 paper pad - Butterfly Meadow, From another sheet I fussy cut the three butterflies, then with 3d foam pads added them to the page on the card.The sentiment is a piece of acetate with the sentiment Get Well Soon. This is resting on a vellum strip to help reading the acetate. Finally I added a few light purple gemstones to the upper right corner. Take cae.

Fairytale/Storybook

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges with Samantha's choice - #189 Fairytale or Storybook. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a scallop edge 6" white card. Somethime ago I bought a 'Frozen' card making kit magazine., and fortuately I still have  a good supply remaining. I used a piece of blue card for a mat. I then added a background and the sentiment from the kit. I die cut the three characters . Added them to die cut card circles on which I had added glitter, (non-shedding) paper.The circles were added with foam pads. I think this is a nice happy bright card suitable for lots of little girls. Stay well. 

E is for Embossing Wet or Dry

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges, Deborah has chosen E is for Embossing either the Wet or Dry Technique. To see the remainder of the design team's inspirational cards please visit the blog. 

I have made a simple, white A6 card, i.e 6" x 4".I firstly cut a strip of paper to fit the embossing folder and used Distress inks to blend the colours. I then used a 2" x 5.5" strip of a rose embossing folder. Given time to dry, I then sandpapered the strip to create the white parts on the design. I then matted and layered this onto white and tan card. A sentiment strip, from my stash,  was added. Happy embossing. 

An Easel Card

Hello and welcome to my craft blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Debbie, on the design team has chosen #252 An Easel Card. To see the other member's inspiration please visit the blog above. 

For my card, I began with a 6" white card for the base.  The front of the card was scored and folded at approx 3". For the back and the two sections at the front of the card, I added a light lilac card mat and then Hunkydory Butterfly Jewels Designer backing paper. For the easel section I used a purple background, the added a decoupaged sheet from a Hunkydory Little Book of Butterfly Jewels.  For the stopper section on the base of the card, I used left over pieces from two of the LB pages used for the decoupage. All added on with 3 d foam strips. A smaller butterfly  to embellish and a greeting frrom my stash. Siince this was photographed I have added some purple jewels to the easel section. 

Seashells -another card

 

Here is another card for #374 Seashells. 

Techniques and Materials.

Kraft card, Blue and white card, Distress Inks blended. Heat embossing with embossing powders.

Gold sprinkles by Stampendous Frantage powders embossed. Twine, starfish charm. Sheena Douglass seashell stamps. Sentiment by Kaisercraft. 

Seashells

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Deb H has chosen  #374 Seashells. To see the remainder of the design team's inspirational cards, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6" sq. plain white card for the base. A coral/orange mat. I used an embossing folder on the piece of blended blue card and the blended oranges card. The blue was cut for two border pieces, the gap was covered with a deep blue card. Both  of the embossed colours were sandpapered to present the white colour on both. I used Sheena Douglass shell stamps added a piece of hessian. Finally I addded pearl gems and varied colours of ocean sequins. The design and instructions I gleamed from a Simply Cards and Papercraft #245 magazine , which provided the E.F.  Happy shell creating. 

 

Something Fishy

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday, Guylaine has chosen #253 Somthing Fishy. I so love this title, there are many ways to include fish in our craft world, I think the design team have shown this in their inspirational cards. Please visit the blog to see them. 

For my card, I started with a white 6" card, I folded the front page back, to create a Fold back card or maybe called a 'Z' fold card. I mounted black card on the half piece and the back page. The following papers/card added are from a Hunkydory Sporting Silhouettes design kit. I added 3 small square gems to complete. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

 

Include the word 'Merry'.

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin our Sparkles Christmas Challenges for the month of June. Do you feel as thought the year is going SO fast? They say as you get older the years go faster. Melanie has chosen for our challenge #173 Include the word 'Merry' on your project. To see the wonderful inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 6" scallop edge card. From the long strip of Snowmen on the 'Snow People' stamp by Woodware, I masked off the lower two and stamped the upper three. I drew a rectangle around the stamped image and cut out all the white background, leaving only the snowmen. These were coloured with Promarkers. Lots of Sparkly Glamour dust was added. There is a blue insert to provide a colourful background, which can be see throught the gaps in the panel. The sentiment including the word Merry for the challenge is a die cut. 

 

Dragonfly Dreams - One or More Butterflies

 Hello and welcome to my  blog. Today a new challenge begins over at Dragonfly Dreams.  Claudia has chosen for the month of June - Butterflies - One or More. To see the remainder of the desisgn team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 6" base card. The mat is a piece of sillky silver Mirri card, I then added a further mat of blue glitter card. For the topper I began with a sheet from a Hunkydory Little Book -  Butterfly Jewels.This was added onto a piece of silver Mirri card.  Each butterfly has two additional layers added to the original sheet. These are all decoupaged with 2d- 3d  foam strips. Silver Stickles glitter has been added to the thorax of each of them. I further added pale blue gem stones to the navy border and a few sprinkled onto the topper. The sentiment is added inside. 

Masculine at Pearly Sparkles

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

https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

Our challenge for June, chosen by Cass will be Masculine. 

For my card, I folded a backing sheet from a Hunkydory Dapper Chap collection of toppers and backing sheets. I made it into a fold back card, The topper was added with foam pads to the front section, along with a circle topper - Vintage Barber Shop. Inside their is a circle topper with Happy Birthday. This type of fold back card is complete, a base card is not required. It fdits nicely into a 7" x 5" envelope.