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Saturday, 21 May 2011

On the wing

'On the wing' is this month's topic for the twinchies swap on the BF forum. I stamped with memento using Dawn Bibby woodland butterflies and sentiment stamp, masking the smaller butterfly behind the larger. I coloured with a mixture of copics and promarkers and inked the edges with dusty concord DI.

Sorry the photo is poor (will try and replace in better light tomorrow)


This photo isn't much better, but the colours are probably nearer real life:



I'm entering these for the following challenges:

Delightful: masking
The paper shelter 14: distress to impress
Pear tree 49: stamped images
Pattie's creations 22: no, no, no cards
Paper romance 51: anything but a card
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Crafts and me 35: anything goes
Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 7: anything goes
Make it Monday 37
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All aboard for steampunk

I was hoping to get something done this week for Order of the opus gluei 101 'get steamy' steampunk challenge (I'd only made something the day before the challenge was announced, but didn't want to cheat and link that). Anyway, today's challenge on Soartful is also steampunk and this is the picture that was given:

So I used this as my base on which to add digi pictures that I'd got saved on computer - changing each one to black and white and/or negative and then fading the edges so that they fitted on to the given frame. This is what it looked like at that stage:

I then superimposed one of my favourite digital pictures of the clock with the railway line over the top of everything else, changing it to negative/black and white and fading to make it semi-transparent. So this is what I finished up with:

Sorry that you can see a bit of pink in places - that's not actually on the digi, it's because those parts are transparent enough to let the blog background show through (nothing I can do about that).

This is also for:

Scrapbook sisters 36: black and white
Altered Alice chapter 4 week 3: time
Stamps R us: goin' digital
2 sisters 40: use a digi
Digistamps4joy 19: boys! boys! boys!
Pattie's creations 22: no, no, no cards
Paper romance 51: anything but a card
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Crafts and me 35: anything goes
Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 7: anything goes
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A bit of a cheat ...

It will be our 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday and we're celebrating by going to the Hilton at Maidstone (we've booked the suite). Time is running out and I hadn't yet made a card for John (isn't it typical that we tend to leave the 'important' ones till the last minute - well, I tend to, anyway).

I remembered a card I made a couple of years ago that I've never used and never sold. I can remember when I made it thinking it would be a good anniversary card to give to John, but our anniversary had just been and gone at the time, so I just put it in the box. I came across it earlier this afternoon and thought I would use the front of the card to mount on to an A5 stardream card with added sentiments. So, there you are - I've cheated and recycled one of my own cards!

You can see the original card here.

The gold embossing on the butterfly doesn't really show up here, but it did on the original version:

I'm entering this into a couple of 'recycling' challenges:


also:



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CHNC challenge 21: let's see some scallops

It's Saturday again and that means another challenge on my Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge blog - can you believe that we're now on challenge 21? How the weeks fly by. If you''d like to take part in my challenge please just follow the link and you will find all the details.

I'm being a bit cheeky with this card and doubling it up for the Christmas gang challenge set by Margaret (Dutchess) - please see the list of names in my sidebar and visit the others in the gang - if you'd like to join in just get in touch with one of us - the idea is that every fortnight one of the gang sets a Christmas card challenge so that we are all encouraged to build up our stocks. I enjoyed Margaret's challenge, but didn't find it easy incorporating all the elements, so I cheated a tiny little bit (I'll leave you to judge whether it's actually 'cheating' or not).

Margaret asked us to use:

1.Glitter
2.Snow
3.Berries
4.A christmas tree
5. Anything but square

I cut the base card from 'doiley card' on the cricut wild card cartridge (that ticks No. 5) - I just love this template. I then used one of my favourite nesties (yes, I've used it a lot recently) to cut a piece of GCD studios 'chill out' collection (that ticks No. 2). I stamped Christmas trees and greeting from the PM Joyeux Noel stamp set, stamping with Brilliance pearlescent ivy and embossed with clear detail powder and very lightly gave a bit of colour with a couple of pastel copics (that ticks No. 4).

So that just left No. 1 and No. 3 - although the actual base card paper was shiny on the polka dots, but I suppose you wouldn't actually call it 'glitter'. So I used crystal ice stickles glitter glue to dot on every outer circle of the scalloped nestie shape - not only does that cover No. 1 glitter, but (bit of imagination here) they are mistletoe berries, so that also ticks No. 3 - phew!!


So, as well as submitting this for Margaret's Christmas gang challenge, it's also my card for CHNC challenge 21: let's see some scallops.

I really had hoped to get a separate card done for each challenge, but it's been quite a difficult week - I had a cold last week and it has left me with painful sinusitis - had to go and get some ABs for it and just hoping it will clear up before we go away at the beginning of next week for a few days.

This is also for:

Winter wonderland: give us a P ... polka dots
Phindy's Friday 56: Christmas in May
Simply create 44: special day/event
Gingerloft 17: plant a tree
Little red wagon: use a tree on your project
Jac-inks 8: heat embossing
Digi doodle 59: embossing
Mami doodles 26: sports and/or stripes
Lexi 40: spots and/or stripes
Creative card world: anything but square
My mum's craft shop 6: anything but square
Totally papercrafts 67: don't be square
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Crafts and me 35: anything goes
Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes
Crafty catz 83: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 7: anything goes

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Thursday, 19 May 2011

Birdie wishes

Using more AG papers etc, this is for Cupcake inspirations 111, where this inspiration picture was given:



It's also for:

Corrosive 116: birthdays
C.R.A.F.T. 103: happy birthday
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Crafts and me 35: anything goes
Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes
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Black, white and pink

Once again, Anna Griffin papers, 3D flowers, sentiment and ribbon - this time I've used one of my favourite colour combos for Creative stamp friends 25: your favourite colours.

This is also for:

Papertake weekly: bloom & grow
Crafty creations 19: May flowers - something with a flower on it, a piece of patterned paper and add a ribbon
CCEE 1120: April showers bring May flowers
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Crafts and me 35: anything goes
Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes
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Pink and green birthday wishes

This is another Anna Griffin card - as before, there are some 3D flowers on the main floral paper although these don't really show up here. This one is pink and green for Crazy challenge 67.

This is for:

Corrosive 116: birthdays
C.R.A.F.T. 103: happy birthday
Papertake weekly: bloom & grow
Crafty creations 19: May flowers - something with a flower on it, a piece of patterned paper and add a ribbon
CCEE 1120: April showers bring May flowers
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Crafts and me 35: anything goes
Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes
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Sincere thanks

This is another Anna Griffin card - the coloured flower is a 3D sticker.

This is for Crafty Ho's colour challenge: pink, black and a touch of green.

It's also a 'thank you' card for Fun at fairy knoll,

It's also for:

Papertake weekly: bloom & grow
Crafty creations 19: May flowers - something with a flower on it, a piece of patterned paper and add a ribbon
CCEE 1120: April showers bring May flowers
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Crafts and me 35: anything goes
Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes
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A floral birthday wish

This is for the colours for Crafts 4 eternity recipe 19:

It's one of the cards I made yesterday with some of the Anna Griffin papers etc. The background of the central paper is very flowery and there are additional 3D flowers dotted around this.

It's also for:

Corrosive 116: birthdays
C.R.A.F.T. 103: happy birthday
Papertake weekly: bloom & grow
Crafty creations 19: May flowers - something with a flower on it, a piece of patterned paper and add a ribbon
CCEE 1120: April showers bring May flowers
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Crafts and me 35: anything goes
Truly scrumptious 57: anything goes
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Wednesday, 18 May 2011

WOYWW 102

I was all set to do this post earlier this evening and then discovered that my wireless network connection failed - did various things to try to put it right and in the end found that the wire connecting to the router wasn't connecting properly - it's always been a bit temperamental!

So here I am at last to show my WOYWW 102. I can hardly believe it, but this afternoon and early evening I made 50 cards - admittedly they were from Anna Griffin kits where there were suitable sized paper, ribbons, sentiments, 3D stickers etc - I even lined 40 envelopes - again, the actual liners were all ready (except that they needed to be cut down a bit to leave the gummed area at the top of the envie.

The reason why I had this marathon session today was because I suddenly woke up to the fact that I'm selling cards at the summer fair where mum lives - and it's Saturday week - and we're away for a few days next week, so I needed some way of building my stocks up a bit.

Over the next few days I'll be showing some of the cards.


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Monday, 16 May 2011

Going round in circles with Eva

This is for A spoon full of sugar 151 sketch by Natalie:


It's also for Going grey with Scrap-creations challenge: circles, for which I used BG eva papers, the stamped image is PB sparklers stamped with stazon vibrant violet, the nestie scalloped circle die cut, a few flowers, sentiment and ribbon.

This is also for the colour challenge 8 on the Ribbon girl to use pinks, lilacs and purples:




This is also for:

Creative stamp friends 25: your favourite colours
Crafty pad 121: holes (in between the scallops of the die cut)
Mami doodles 26: spots and/or stripes
Lexi 40: spots and/or stripes
Corrosive 116: birthdays
Crafty Ann 40: happy birthday
Crafty purple frog: mono moments
Annabelle: say it in monochromatic tones
Stamp insanity 58: monochromatic masterpieces
Pear tree 49: stamped images
Crafty creations 118: anything goes
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Stamp something: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 6: anything goes
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White space with swirls

This is the white space sketch on 365 cards today (day 77):

I had a few tries at this before I settled on this card - who would believe that such a simple sketch could cause so many problems?

I decided to use half of a shaped card on the side of a regular square card, using the cuttlebug d'vine swirls embossing folder for both the white and the purple card, distressing the purple one with dusty concord DI. I then added the gingham ribbon, a few flowers plus button centres and a little acrylic 'birthday' tile (from Buttons Galore) with wire.

(The paper clip is only there, of course, to keep the card absolutely flat for the photo - the front of the card is just the shape, the white showing through from the inside only.


This is also for:

Creatalicious 22: flourishes
Crafty sentiments: buttons
Corrosive 116: birthdays
Paper sundaes 69: birthday
Crafty Ann 40: happy birthday
Crafty purple frog: mono moments
Annabelle: say it in monochromatic tones
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Sunday, 15 May 2011

Blue and white

This is for 365 cards day 64, a white space sketch:



The white scalloped nestie die cut has a bit of a pearlised sheen to it - this was run through the cuttlebug with a dotty embossing folder. The layered felt flower is from Poundland. The dark blue background is from my offcuts box and the spotty ribbon is a stick on one. All corners were punched to round them.


This is also for:

Mark's finest papers speedy the cat 55: monochromatic blues
Crafty pad 121: holes (in between the scallops of the die cut)
Aud sentiments 28: no sentiment
Mami doodles 26: spots and/or stripes
Card cupids: no patterned paper
Creative card crew: May flowers
Delightful: flowers
Shannon's sentiments 26: 3 flowers and no patterned papers
Crafty creations 118: anything goes
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 6: anything goes
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Red and white, lace and ribbon

I'm trying to catch up on some of the 365 cards challenges that I've missed - thought I'd start with yesterday's (day 75) sketch:



I didn't find this an easy sketch, but once I got the idea of what I wanted to do, I loved it. The dotty paper at the top is unknown, the striped paper at the bottom is We R memory keepers. I then had the idea to attach two pieces of white lace to the back of the red stitched ribbon - this was then a bit bumpy because of the lace underneath, so I stuck a piece of DCWV flowery ribbon on to the middle of the red stitched ribbon. I corner rounded at the bottom.

I chose red and white for Alota 58 May day challenge, also for Craft your days away 20: white + one

It's also for:

I did it: lace and ribbon
Stamping vacation: have you tried challenge: ribbon over lace
Aud sentiments 28: no sentiment
Mami doodles 26: spots and/or stripes
Catch the bug: polka dots and stripes.
Crafty creations 118: anything goes
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 6: anything goes
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Keep your chin up

On the BF forum we are having a non-retreaters minicrop for the weekend. Joanne gave us this link to try doing some acrylic distress. Well, I think I must be feeling too woolly with my cold - and a bit too impatient! I gave it a try, but managed to take off the surface of some of the paper while sanding - the effort ended up in the bin. Meanwhile I had stamped a giraffe (rubadubbadoo stamp) to use with the acrylic distress panel.

In the end I resorted to a known method of embossing some yellow card (instead of coating with yellow acrylic, which was my original intention) using a creative expressions embossing folder. I then sanded (being more careful this time) and distressed the area with brushed corduroy DI. I used this too to distress the surrounds of the giraffe panel to take some of the brightness off the yellow - although the whole card is still looking quite bright!

I seem to have lost the 'keep your chin up' stamp that should be with the giraffe, so I printed it instead - had to have a few goes with plain paper before sticking the panel on to get the print in the right place. Everything is mounted on a brown linen card, with the addition of the piece of ribbon,

This is for:

Pollycraft 92: boyz to men - think this is suitable as an encouragement card for a man
Stamps R us: for the men in our lives
Nadia 6: men's card
One crazy stamper: boys and men
Ann's creative nook 134: anything goes with animals
Paper pretties 153: add texture to your card
Dream valley 7: dig out the old to use with the new - the embossing folder is new, but everything else is old
Creative craft: distressed
Cute card Thursday 164: it's so distressing
Card cupids: no patterned paper
Crafty creations 118: anything goes
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Stamp something: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 6: anything goes


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It's snow time

This is another card for my CHNC challenge 20 'don't get stressed about distressing!' - I simply tore the card with the image around the edges. If you haven't joined in my challenges yet, why not start now - we're nearly five months through the year already and Christmas will come round so soon - if you make a lot of cards, now is the time to start, if you haven't already done so - and I know lots of you have because I enjoy seeing all your creations on the challenge blog.

Back to this card, I've used the sketch for Cards & things 78:

On the silver grey stardream card, I used two different Basic Grey papers - the main background is ambrosia and the panel that's got the image on is sugar rush - neither of them are Christmas papers, but I think they work well for the colour combo, so this is for Basic Grey 44, which is to mix and match a couple of BG items.

I've used one of my favourite stamps, Penny Black fantasy, stamping with versamark and heat embossing with detail silver powder. So this is another entry for Penny Black's Saturday challenge 151: clean & simple, as well as Jac-inks 8: heat embossing.

I then added a couple of ribbons, one on top of the other and a glittered snowflake.


This is also for:

Bah! humbug 19: snowflakes
Christmas stampin all year long: you've got me in stitches (the narrower of the two ribbons is stitched at the edges)
CES 36: holidays
Gingerloft 17: plant a tree
Stamping vacation: inspiration station challenge: dancing tree
Stampavie 141: ribbons
Pixie dust 74: make it shiny
Creative craft: distressed
Cute card Thursday 164: it's so distressing
Crafty creations 118: anything goes
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Stamp something: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 6: anything goes

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Saturday, 14 May 2011

Ice cream

This is for the sketch for Pink elephant 99:
This is also for the 'ice cream' challenge for One stop craft 131. I chose to use a stamped image featuring ice cream, but also ice cream colours for chocolate and strawberry. The image is Penny Black hot but cool. I had a couple of these in a rubber stamp swap quite a long while ago. I wasn't sure what ink had been used to stamp them, so I tried copics/promarkers on the first one and it was a disaster, so for this I got out my old colouring pencils - that made a change! The brown paper is from Dena designs. The pink card was embossed with a Crafts-too dots embossing folder. A pink foiled sentiment and a few flowers finished off the card.

I chose the Penny Black image for Penny Black Saturday challenge 141: clean & simple.

This is also for:

Irish teddy's: embossed
Freshly brewed 45: beach or summer
PaperPlay 19: celebrating summer
Mami doodles 26: spots and/or stripes
Make it colourful 18: dotty backgrounds
Prairie fairy Fridays 52: here come the girls
Crafty Ann 40: happy birthday
Crafty creations 118: anything goes
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Stamp something: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 6: anything goes
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Time travel

I put together a couple of digital images - one that I adapted a while ago for my latest Circle Journal - I used this as a background and then added a steampunk clock picture, changing it to match the colour of the original and using a fade effect to reveal the background picture.



This is for:

Crafty cardmakers 45: steampunk or machines
Crafty creations 118: anything goes
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 6: anything goes
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Magical butterfly spiral

For this card for Paper sundaes 68: magical & mythical creations I've used one of my all-time favourite digital images - butterfly spiral by Dewdrop crafts.

I kept to the black, white and red colour combo for Ladybug: black and white plus one, The paper shelter 13: black + white + one, If the shoe fits fashionista Friday 79: primary splash - black and white with a splash of red, blue or yellow - it's also one of my favourite colour combinations for Stamp dreams challenge 81.




This is also for:

My partner in crafting crime 26: incorporate numbers
Drunken stampers 67: by the numbers
Stampavie 141: ribbons
365 cards day 65: mythical creatures
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Thank you, thank you ...

This is for CPS card sketches 217:

The colour combo is for Paper players 46:


A piece of red card was run through the cuttlebug with the 'thanks' embossing folder and then swiped to distress with victorian velvet DI - this was than mounted on an offcut of navy blue card. The 'thanks' die cut label is a Cosmo Cricket 'drop me a note' sticker - this is for Wee memories 56: anything sticky.

The embossing is for the current Irish teddy's challenge and the 'thanks' is for Stamp n doodle: thank you.


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Green apples and oranges

This is for the colour combo for Raise the bar 66: green apples and oranges, using MME spotty spring paper background with squares of Ethan Kate left over from making my star box earlier. The middle panel was rescued from my 'odds and ends box.

I used the Claire's sketch for Sunday sketch & stamp 54:


This is also for:

ECP 38: pretty pastel colours
Crafty pad 120: spots & dots
Mami doodles 26: spots and/or stripes
Crafty Ann 40: happy birthday
Crafty creations 118: anything goes
Penny's 53: anything goes
Scrappy frogs: anything goes
Sew many challenges 53: anything goes
Inspire me Fridays 6: anything goes
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