Lavender and Lace

This is my final submission as a Guest Designer for Crafts 4 Eternity.  It was my very first time as a GDT and I must say it was a wonderful experience.  There was even a week's vacation in there, and I still managed the deadlines thanks to pre-scheduled posting.

This week we used this lovely sketch and the added recipe of Lavender and Lace. My lace is paper punched using a MS punch. 

I have used an image from Sew Many Cards, which I coloured with distress inks and Tombow markers on water colour paper.  Little white rub-on stars have been added to the heart, and glitter pen adds some sparkle to the bow and the eyes.  The little tufts of white fur have been treated to some white flocking for a little extra detail, then the entire image has been cut out and attached with foam tabs.

If you look closely you may see a few other details, such as the feather behind the flower, the added doodling and gems, and the white sentiment and polka dots that are actually rub-ons.

Be sure to check out the other cards made by the DT members, and maybe give this week's challenge a try.  Just remember....Have Fun!!

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - #122 Anything Goes Pocket Full of Posies - #7 Lavender and Old Lace Pollycraft - #22 Cute and Cuddly papertakeweekly - #49 Animal Magic Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge - #85 Celebration Cards Charisma Cardz Challenges - #38 Anything Goes

Happy Birthday 2U

Good morning all! It's Friday, and this is my GDT project for today's new challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity. I have pre-scheduled this post, as I am on vacation, and hopefully it all goes well.

Note the exciting new sketch with all the circles! The recipe also calls for using fall colours, so I chose to make a 'Guy' card.

This time its a card for my grandson, who will be 6 in a few weeks time. He is very much into computer games, super-heroes, and outer space characters, all of which are quite Alien to me, so I think this card should fit the bill.

Both the image of Roddy and the sentiment are from Crafts 4 Eternity, and can be found here in their shop. I have coloured with Prismacolor pencils, adding just a little glitter, for accents. The only embellishments on the card are the little black gears...no flowers today!

All of the circles have been sponged with distress inks which helps blend the colours in the papers. If you look closely, you will also see a lot of different faux stitching around their edges.

Here's wishing you all a great weekend!  And here are some challenges that I will be entering:

Allsorts Challenge - #69 Colours of Autumn
Pollycraft - #61 Autumn Colours

Incy Wincy Designs -#59 Autumn Colours
A Spoon Full of Sugar - #121 Fall into Autumn

Creative Cottage - #23 Birthday Boy

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #68 Colouring Pencils Only
Stamp Something - September Digi Day

Leave a trail...

I was thinking fall when creating this card, and the lovely colours to be found at this time of year. Although I do enjoy summer, spring and fall are my favourite seasons, as intense heat and bitter cold are just not for me!

It is my second week as GDT at Crafts 4 Eternity, and the challenge this week is to make an aperture card using the following sketch.

This was a first for me, a bit more of a challenge, but it is always fun to try something new.

My card, being made from brown cardstock, is layered inside with a light coloured paper and the plaid DP. The sentiment is on the inside of the card, placed so that it shows through the aperture(opening).

All papers have been sponged with distress ink, which mellows and blends the colours, and a little extra detail is provided by the ribbon, threaded through a MS punched edging.

The image used, from Mo's Digital Pencil, was worked with water colour pencils, then cut out and attached with small pop dots. A little faux stitching and a punched butterfly seems to be all the extra that it needs, so I think I will leave it at that. Hopefully I have provided you with some inspiration, and you will give this week's challenge a go. Have fun!

Challenges that I will enter with this card:
Corrosive Challenge - Colour - Old Olive/Real Red
Cowgirl's Sunday Stemp'en Challenge - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Distress It
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Books and Stories (Jack & the Beanstalk)
3D Cards Challenge - Children
Kaboodle Doodles - Get Inspired (photo inspiration)
Fussy and Fancy - #19 Christmas Colours

Precious Little One...

Lucky me! I was chosen for the Guest Designer spot at Crafts 4 Eternity, for the month of September, and here is my very first card.

This is the lovely sketch for this week's challenge, and the theme (lucky me!) is Angels and Fairies. It is always a treat to make girlie cards. You have until next Friday to enter your card in the challenge, so be sure to give it a go.

The image is Wish Pickle from Bella Digi Studio, which I have coloured with Prismas and odorless mineral spirits. Stickles have then been added to the wings, to add some fairy sparkle!

The paper is all from my never-ending stash, and all layers have been sponged with blue ink. I have used my embossing folder to create the blue layer, and my MS punch to create the lace edging. Both the image and the sentiment have been cut with my Nestibilities dies. Then, with just a few brads and tiny gem flowers, my card is complete.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:
One Stitch At A time - Girlie or Colour Scheme
Scrap It With a Song - Isn't She Lovely
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Let's Get Digital
A Crafty Little Place - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Gems and Sparkle
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes