Fairy Nuff

First I would like to say sorry I haven't been  blogging as much in recent weeks but I have had an operation on my foot and the tablets I was taking have been making me a bit ill. But I'm on the mend now and will do better to keep up.

This card I have enjoyed doing as it is the first chance I have had to colour for a while. She is so cute, an image from The Paper Shelter. I have coloured her with Tria Pens and cut her out with a Spellbinders die. The backing papers are from Bo Bunny and the flowers are from The Hobby House.

Other bits I have used are Martha Stewart border punches, the glass accent and pearl are Tim Holtz and the sentiment is a Lili of the Valley. The pink backing card has been embossed with a folder but for the life of me I can't remember the brand.

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

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps  - Punches and Edgers

Jackson's Digital - Anything Goes

Stamp n Plus - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Platypus Creek Digital - Things with Wings

Digi Designs - Pile on the Flowers

Great Impressions Stamps - Colouring

Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes/DT call

Cute Card Thursday - Fairy Nice

Southern Girls - Angels or Fantasy

Pastel Pretty

Hello again and welcome to this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.

This weeks theme is 

Using Pastel Colours

Our sponsor this weeks is Crafter's Companion with a £10 voucher

My card this week is a round easel card. The shape has been cut using a Spellbinders large scalloped die. The embossed lines have been made by using the die in different sizes put on the back of the card and held in place with low tack tape. The is is put through the Grand Calibur but instead of using the cutting plates use the rubber mat, the base plate and the embossing plate, then it puts the embossed lines in instead of cutting. It has then been distressed using Tim Holtz Rusty Hinge. There is a patterned paper covering the inside of the card and a butterfly has been die cut to make the stop.

I have then used a Wee Stamps topper image layered onto pink card cut with the scalloped die. Plus some lovely pastel flowers with 2 die cut leaves using a Marianne Die. The topper and flowers are from Hobby House. So pretty. 

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

The Paper Shelter - Flower Power

Whimsy Stamps - Anything Goes

Jackson's Digital Expressions - A Rose by any other name

Paper Makeup Stamp - Easel Card

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Christmas in June

Hi here at 

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

It's Christmas in June.

This weeks prize is from The Secret Crafter herself Wendy. So join in this week and you could win yourself a lovely bag of crafting goodies.

For my card this week I have used a metal stencil from Dreamweaver. The background is just done using ink through the stencil, placed randomly, leaving the bottom corner free for the main image.

The main image uses the same stencil and double sided adhesive sheet. You need to put soap on the back of the stencil so that it doesn't stick to the sticky sheet permenantly. Then glitter is added to the sheet just pale green to the leaves and red to the berries. This may sound odd as the leaves are two shades but the other bit come later. Remove the stencil and put white or irridescent glitter over the rest. Then place the stencil back over the image and colour the edges of the leaves with dark green permenent pens. Then it is just layered onto pearlescent green card to finish.

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

The Joyful Stamper - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas - Bingo(glitter, blue)

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Belle

Hi all and welcome to this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

This weeks theme is the idea of  Linda and it is

Red, White and Blue The Queens Official Birthday.

Our sponsor this week is The Stamping Boutique a prize of 3 digi's of your choice.

For my card this week I have used a Sugar Nellie digi called Belle. I have coloured her using Tria Marker pens. She has been cut out using a Spellbinders scalloped Oval. This has then been layered on to a Cheery Lynn die Called Polynesian Sails. The square layers have been edged using Martha Stewart punch around the page punches.

I have put her on an easel card. and the final decoration is some flowers and die cut leaves using a Marieanne die. I think she is so cute.

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

The Poodle Parlour - Red, White and Blue 

Paper Craft Bliss - Hand coloured 

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Red, White and Blue

Paper Pretties - Summer Inspiration

Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Jackson's Digital Expressions - Anything Goes

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft - Red, White and Blue

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Artistic Stamper - Red, White and Blue

Canvas in Blue

Hi this weeks I have decided to put on the other canvas I did a couple of weeks ago. This one is more random. I have used blue and yellow distress inks all over the back ground. I have stamped a swirl a across the canvas and a script stamps top left.

To add a little dimension I have put lace across the opposite corners and a couple of large yellow flowers with a little glitter in the centres. I love the colours in this, quite summery.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Allsorts challenge -Iicecream Colours 

Fussy and Fancy - Swirls and Flourishes

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Craftroom Door - Distressing

Just keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Jackson's Digital Expressions - Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Amuse Studio - Anything Goes

Tag It

Hello and welcome to this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

And this weeks theme set by yours truely is a nice, simple

Anything Goes

Our Sponsors this week are Crafter's Companion with a £10 voucher

and Digi Darla Designs with 5 digi's of your choice.

                                                        

Good Luck

I've done tags for my entry. Having seen some done recently and I have not dabbled with any for I while I thought it was a good time to start playing again.

This one has been coloured using distress inks. The leaf image is stamped and then has a little glitter on it. The sentiment is stamped in distress ink. and the leaves and flowers are punched and a little glitter in the flower centres.

This one is also coloured with distress inks and then over stamped with the image which has been embossed with clear powder. Before you do this make sure your distress ink is completely dry or the powder will stick to it too, although this can be done for a different effect. Then the butterflies are punched out of patterned paper and a little glitter added.

This one is a bit different that the tag has been covered with a patterned paper and then distressed around the edge. The sentiment is stamped onto it with versafine. The flowers have been die cut, then some extra cust into the petals. They are coloured using well watered distress ink on a mucky mat so they are quite wet and then screwed up to add a bit more texture. This makes them quite hard when they are dry so they hold the shape better too. The butterfly has been stamped onto the tag, then a second one onto spare card,which is coloured and cut out and then put on to add extra dimension.

I would like to enter these in the following challenges;

Diva's by Design - Anything Goes 

The Paper Shelter - Vintage/Shabby Chic

Perfect Sentiments - Anything Goes 

Everybody Art - Anything but a card

Jackson Digital Expression - Anything Goes/ Tim Holtz products

Oldie but a Goodie - Anything Goes (inks)

Crafty Card Maker's - Distress it

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

canvas art

Welcome to the weeks 

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

and this weeks theme chosen my my buddie Jane is

Anything but a card.

Our sponsors this week are Heathers Hobbie Haven and the prize to the winner is $15 voucher.

For my piece this week I have done a bit of canvas work. It's roughly a A4 size canvas. The background has been done using Tim Holtz distress inks Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Barn door , Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint. I have applied them using duster brushed and torn paper as a stencil for the hills.

The stamps are the large branch, small trees and grasses are from Stamps Scapes, and the large tree is an Elusive Iamges stamp. I have added a sentiment from Darkroom Door. I have stamped them using Brown Stazon.

I have finished it off with some stamped leaves and cut them out to add a little texure.

I would like to enter this in the following Challenges:

Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Bearly-Mine - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs - Anything But a Card

Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Great Impressions Stamps - Anything Goes