Pretty Papers

 

A nice easy card today, making the most of some pretty paper and a couple of stamps.  This paper is part of the Summer Breeze collection from First Edition, and has lots of sparkly detail.  All I have added is the butterfly and the sentiment.   The butterfly is stamped and heat embossed, then coloured in shades of orange.  It is one of the Fanciful Butterflies from Sweet Stamps, while the sentiment is one of the Elegant Greetings from CC Designs.

The sun is shining this morning, and with luck the temperature might rise above freezing!  Maybe, just maybe, we could see  some snow disappear!

Some challenges for my card:

Sweet Stamps - #157 Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze - #29 Embossing    Top Picks

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Rubber stamps only

Creative Card Crew - #55 KISS (Keep it Simple & Sweet)

Crafty Creations Challenge - #257 Keep it Simple

Crafting Musketeers - #10 Butterflies

Crafting from the Heart -#7 Anything Goes/Use Flowers

Lavender and Lace Blog Hop

Good morning fellow bloggers!  It's that time again, for another exciting blog hop at Just Inklined.  This month, Gaynor is our talented hostess, with the challenge theme....Lavender and Lace.  So we are in for a bit of a change from the traditional colours for this time of year, as the DT share their lovely creations.  Be sure to follow along, leaving comments along the way, for your chance to win one of the spotlight prizes of a free image.  Here is the blog order...just in case you go astray.

Gaynor, Karen J., Dawn, Tammy, Jak, Lori, Karen L., Joyce (that's me)

This sweet image is titled Batchelors Button, and was a dream to colour with a combo of pencils and markers and a touch of added sparkle.  As you may notice, I've cut it out with a circle die and the 'Out of the box' technique.  I find these floral images are very well suited to Sympathy/Thinking of You cards, and of course they fit perfectly into a lacy theme.

Supplies used:
Prima Paper from the Fairy Flora collection
Cheery Lynn die - Ankara Lace
Sentiment from CC Designs - Elegant Greetings
Other items - lace, gems, bow, stickles

I do hope you enjoyed your visit, and all the other hops along the way.  Have yourselves a lovely day!

Some challenges for my card:

Songbird Challenges - #28 Die Another Day

Aud Sentiments - #94 Any Sentiment

Challenges 4 Everybody - #34 Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge -Ribbon &/or Lace Challenge Winner

Creative Fingers - #13 Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge - #172 Anything Goes Creative Knockouts - #13 Tic Tac Toe (stamp, sentiment, die) My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - #13 Tic Tac Toe (stamp, sentiment, die)#13 Tic Tac Toe

A Stitch in Time...

Good morning!  Can you believe it's already Thursday again?  This summer is just flying by, so hang onto your hats and sunglasses, and check out this week's challenge at Charisma Cardz.  This week we are looking for some stitching on your cards, and it can be either real or faux.

Today's card uses a sweet little image from CC Designs, called Sweet Pixie Birgitta...such a delight to colour.  I played with my copics again, adding some stickles for the wings, and as you can see I cut her out on the one side only....leaving a white square to tuck into some punched corners.   This leaves a nice space for a sentiment.

The main sentiment at the top of the card is a stamp from Local King rubber, part of the Asian Blooms set, and the papers are from MME.  Lots of layers today, and colours that make me think of summer.

I've gone with faux stitching, both plain and zig-zag, and I've definitely kept the embellishments to a minimum, with only a ribbon and a tiny heart.  I think I'll let the image steal the show!

Once again we have some very generous sponsors and some wonderful prizes:

Prize 1

 

 

Prize 2

 

(with a $10 voucher)

Thanks once again for visiting, and let's hope you can find a little bit of crafty time so that you can join in with us this week.   Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has been up to for more inspiration!

Some fun challenges for my card:

CC Designs - Summer Dreaming

Addicted to Stamps - #61 Wonderful Wings

Sentimental Sundays - #166 Child's Play

Dream Valley - #62 Summer Days

The Crazy Challenge - #151 Anything Goes

Country View Crafts - #6 Quotations & sayings

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes Crafty Ribbons -  #56 Anything Goes with Ribbon Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Bearly Mine Challenges - #98 Tic Tac Toe (pink, ribbon, digi image)

 

Holiday Fun

Hi there.  I thought I might squeeze in a quick post.  It's been a mite busy lately, but we are getting through it.  Another hospital appointment today, but hopefully things will go well.

I am trying really hard to use some items that I've had buried away!.  This is a lovely CC Designs stamp that I won some time back from Lacey at Stamp and Create, in her weekly draw.  This image brings to mind my granddaughter....she had a growth spurt this year, and her legs seem so long in those little short shorts.  Oh, to be young again!

I've coloured with copics, adding some background for a scene.  The DP is from my stash, but I've added some white flourish stamping and edging.  I decided the pretty organza bow would look even better with a few tiny gems. (found these ages ago....actually they are for hair!)

Lots of fun challenges for this card...be sure to check them out!

Inky Impressions - Photo Inspiration

Cupcake Craft Challenges - The Ocean

Love to Create - #25 Spots N Dots

Fussy and Fancy - #67 Photo Inspiration

Crafty Ribbons - #24 Beach

Dream Valley - #37 Summer

The Crazy Challenge - #125 Under the sea/ Beside the sea

By the Cute and Girly - A Day at....the beach

Forever Friends - Summer Holidays

The Stampman Challenges - Anything Goes/Summer Colours

Everybody-Art-Challenge - #201 Summer

Crafts and Me Challenges - #93 Ribbon and a Bow

Crafts 4 Eternity - #81 Crazy Circles