Shaped Cards at Charisma

Good morning!  What beautiful weather we've been having...lovely sunshine and warm temperatures, and today I'm hoping to get out in the gardens for a while.  The income taxes are done, my accounting work is up to date, and yesterday my brother came over and finished raking up gravel .  Thanks to all the snow we had this year, a lot of my driveway ended up plowed into my grass.

Today, there's a new challenge at Charisma, and this time we are looking for shaped cards.  We hope you can find some crafting time and join in, but be sure to check out all of the talented DT cards first if you would like some inspiration.

My daughter cut this card blank for me, as I've not invested in the larger dies and machine yet...but the rest is all mine!  As you can see I have stamped a simple floral, adding liquid pearls for the centres and toning down the bright turquoise with distress ink.

For the large background circle, I stamped with clear embossing ink and then sponged over this with brown Pan Pastels.  This was a first for me and it worked like a charm, and I really like the soft muted result for the pattern.

The image...titled Chin Up Buttercup is from one of our sponsors, and another first for me....I coloured on Kraft paper!  I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.  I coloured with my pencils this time, blending with just a dry paper stump.  It's always nice to try something new, and even better when it actually works!

So now for our sponsors, sharing some lovely prizes with some lucky winners.

PRIZE ONE

Prizes - 

1st - 3 digi's, 

2nd - 2 digi's, 

3rd 1 digi

PRIZE TWO

Prize - £10 Voucher

PRIZE THREE

Prize - TBA

So here's hoping you have a wonderful day, and thank you so much for stopping by.

Some fun challenges for my card:

Pan Pastel - #17 Dreams       Challenge Winner

Sweet Stamps - Stamp Your Own Background Paper

Quirky Crafts - #9  Dark and Bright      Challenge Winner

Kaboodle Doodles - #169 Use Brown and/or Tan

Bearly Mine Challenges - #84 Anything Goes

A Little Bit Crafty - Kraft It

Simon Says Stamp! - Happy Mail Sweet Stampin - Anything but Birthday Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Forever Friends - #17 Anything Goes