Floxglove Frenzy

I've rushed to make this card for a challenge and missed getting it in by a couple of minutes. Never mind I'll share it anyway because I really like it.

This has been stamped in distress inks using the Clarity foxglove stamps. The image has then been layered up with 3 shades of coordinating card. The simple sentiment was hand written and a long tailed bow to finish. Never mind maybe next time I'll get there in time.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Brown Sugar - ATG

Just Add Ink - Just add Nature

Aud Sentiments - ATG

Crafty Ribbons - Fabulous Flowers

7 Kids College Fund - ATG

Inspiration Destination - ATG

Simon Says Stamp - ATG

Crafty Sentiments - ATG

Fan-tastic Tuesday - ATG with flowers

TTCRD - ATG

Craft-dee Bowz - Use a Bow

Clarity Stamps - Love

Pretty Box

Happy New Year to all my lovely visitors. This is my first post of the year and it is my project for the new Creative Artist Mixed Media Challenge.

And the theme is 

Use Chipboard.

Our sponsors are Dusty Attic, they have some great chipboard kits and shapes to work with.

Now to the box. It has been coloured using a alcohol pen in a dark lilac colour and then covered in a patterned paper. I have cut some corner out using a die in a matching lilac card. Round the top edge of the box I have put some white and a light green lace.

On the lid there is a piece of the same patterned paper. I have then used a toning glitter 3D paste though  Clarity Stamps leaf spray stencil. To finish off the lid I have added a lovely matching feather, some lilac flower sprays and a few very pale green paper flowers.

I really enjoyed doing this project, made me feel like spring is just around the corner.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

7 Kids College Fund - ATG

Crafty Creations - ATG

Inspiration Destination - ATG

Deep Ocean - ATG

TTCRD - ATG

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Not Just Cards - ATG

Rhedds Creative Spirit - Mixed Media

Merry Christmas Special Friend

A Christmas card for Christmas day sent to my very special friends. I really like Julia Watts work and have watched her demo a few times and this was done in tribute to her style.

There are ;ots of layers to this card. The background has been randomly stamped and then distresses around the edge. The Merry Christmas has been stamped on the square card then the merry has been stamped again on a separate piece of card and covered on a layer of glitter using double sided adhesive. with lots of die cutting for the flowers and leaves from Sue Wilson dies. I was pleased with the outcome.

Happy Christmas to all my friends and blog visitors.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

7 Kids College Fund - ATG

Crafty Creations - ATG

Fresh Brew - ATG Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts - ATG Christmas

Emerald Faeries - Christmas

Let's Create - Use a Stamp

Sparkles Forum - Favourite Christmas colours

Sparkles Christmas Forum - Die Cuts

A Snowflake Promise - ATG Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas - ATG Christmas

TTCRD - ATG

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Simon Says Stamp - Winter Wonderland

Fashionable Stamping - Make your own Background

Creative Artiste DT

Well I would like to announce that I have been asked to join the Design Team for

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

and this is my first project for the December challenge which is 

Anything Goes.

I have always enjoyed making and altering things so now I can enjoy playing for a reason.

As Christmas is rapidly approaching I thought I would make my first project a Christmas one.

So I have made a box of Poinsettias. 

It starts out as a card in a box base, but I have folded the side down and shaped them to make it look a little different. The die cut poinsettias have been die cut using a Sue Wilson dies and Spellbinders dies. The top edge of the box and the top of the back have been edged with cotton lace.

I have die cut a variety of leaves including some Tim Holtz dies to fill in below the flowers. Then just added some berry stalks, tiny pinecones, and other leaves to add extra dimension.

I am really pleased to be working with some very talented ladies at Creative Artiste. Please pop over to the challenge blog and see what lovely things they have made too. 

I would like to enter this box in the following challnges

Crafty Girls Creations - ATG

Scrap and Craft - Anything Christmas

ABC Christmas - 4x4 box

Crafting by Design - ATG

Decorate to Celebrate - ATG

A Snowflake Promise - ATG

TTCRD - ATG

Try it on Tuesday - Bags and Boxes

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Not Just Cards - ATG

We Love to Create - Mixed Media

Gentle Dream

A nice simple CAS card done using all Clarity products today. I've enjoyed playing for a change although it didn't turn out as I originally intended.

I have used a Clarity stencil of lovely leaves. I have used Archival ink pads Tea Rose, Potting Shed, Cornflower Blue, Sap Green which i have applied with Clarity stencil brushes. Lastly a lovely Clarity sentiment stamp. Also I have applied glue through the stencil and added some glitter but that wouldn't show up on the photo which was a shame as it looked quite effective. But I hope you like it anyway.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Clarity Stamps - Clean and Simple

Addicted to CAS - Dimension

Crafting with Friends - ATG

Daring card makers - Something Stenciled

Simply Papercraft - ATG

Crafty Girls Creations - ATG

7 Kids College Fund - ATG

Colour Throwdown - Colour Inspiration

Just keep on Creating - ATG

Sisters of Craft - ATG

Everybody Art - Branch or leaf

TTCRD - ATG

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Craft your Passion - ATG

Old Codger

Hi Folks,

I thought I would share with you this fun card made for a friends birthday. I hope he finds it funny too.

I have coloured in the old guy in with alcohol pens. The rest of the card is quite simple with lots of plain and patterned layers and the image has been cut out with a spellbinders die. 

My next post will contain some interesting news so please pop back again soon.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

4 Crafty Chicks - Masculine

Aud Sentiments - ATG

Crafting with an Attitude - ATG

7 kids college Fund - ATG

Simon says stamp - ATG

Crafty Hazelnuts - ATG with patterned paper

Just keep on crafting - ATG

Sisters  of Craft - ATG

Crafting from the Heart = ATG

Craft your Passion - ATG

Simply Papercraft = ATG

Left of Centre - Use a Sentiment

Crafting with Friends - ATG

Wish

Hi folks,

Sorry I haven't visited my blog for quite a while but I have been having a few health problems and I just didn't feel like crafting much.

But I am getting better now and thought I would have a bit of a play to cheer myself up.

I love working with inchies stamps, but this is  a much simpler idea and that is cutting inchies out patterned paper. The papers have  images on instead of patterns. I have made a wall hanging using foam board as a background. I have decorated the edge with lace and then added some die cuts and pearls. It is attached together and hung using ribbon.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges,

Creative Artist - Lace and Pearls

Crafty Catz - ATG

Polkadoodles - ATG

Simply Papercraft - ATG

Crafty Girls Creations - ATG

Stamps and Stencils - Make it 3D

7 Kids College Fund - ATG

Inspiration Destination - ATG

TTCRD - ATG

Craft-Dee bowz - ATG with bow

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Craft Your Passion - ATG