Something Girly

My, how the summer flew by!  I think it was because I was so busy this year.  I managed to get a lot of maintenance done, some of it contracted, but a good bit I did myself!  And, of course, the gardening.  Some good times were had with visitors from England, back in June.  But then my father-in-law passed away in August, and now my father is in the hospital, and for some nine weeks already.  The times...they are a changing....

On a happier note, here I've made a birthday card, using a pretty image from Saturated Canary.  Copics are the colouring medium today, though I've edged the image with silver metallic ink and some sparkles.  For the pearls in her hair I have used liquid pearls.

A simple card design made with the help of some cutting dies, and a few gems. 

Dies used:
Spellbinders die - Labels Eighteen
Joy Crafts die - Lacey Square Frame

Thanks for stopping by, and heres wishing you some happy days!

Some challenges for my card:

Card and Scrap - #82 Everything is allowed

613 Avenue Create - #89 Anything Goes

Ppinky Dolls -  #3 - Anything Goes or Make it Girly

Little Claire's - #49 A Birthday Card

Bizzy Bec's - Anything Goes   Top Picks

Crafty Little Fairies - Sparkle & Bling

Birthday Girl

Hello again.   

Today I have a card made with a sweet image from Saturated Canary.  She's coloured with copics in  pink and green, and works nicely with some floral paper and a pretty ribbon bow.

I'm posting this card while on a bit of vacation , so I'm not able to provide all the particulars this time.  As I am an early riser and the weather isn't exactly the best,I thought I would give this a go on my iPad.  It takes longer, but I did it!

Take care everyone and think spring!  Thanks for visiting.

Now for a few challenges for my card:
Sunflower Field Designs - #2 Birthdays and /or Flowers
613 Avenue Create - #61 Anything Goes
Cupcake Inspirations - #250 Photo Inspiration
Through the Purple Haze - #31 Use a digi
Hobby Cutz - Celebration cards   Challenge Winner
Through the Craftroom Door -Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Happy Birthday
ABC Challenge - G is for Girls

The Ribbon Girl - Birthday

Wistful Thinking...

Hi everyone!  Another card with a spring/summer theme today....I'm still working on the positive thinking.  We've been having some milder days and the ice is trying to melt, but it gets colder again at night and freezes up again.  At least there has been no further accumulation....yay!  Can't wait to see green grass and pretty flowers again.

I finally got around to colouring up this image from Saturated Canary.  The image is coloured with copics, but for the sky I have used pan pastels.  No DP this time, just an embossed layer which I have inked with some DI.  A number of gold peel-offs add a bit of sparkle....for the border, the sentiment and the butterfly.  Just a pretty handmade bow and a few gems to finish it off.

Now I'm ready for this kind of weather....how about you?   Thanks for dropping by, and be sure to check out some of the challenges that I'll be entering.

Come and Get It - Butterflies or Dragonflies    Top Picks

613 Avenue Create - #53 Anything Goes/Party/Celebrate

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons - #68 All Things Bright and Beautiful

Natalie and Amy - #16 One For The Girlies

Feeling Crafty Challenge - #24 Butterflies

Emerald Faeries Challenge - #51 Things With Wings

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Wags 'n Whiskers - #120 Anything Goes

Quirky Crafts - #1 Eyes Wide Open

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes and include a Handmade Bow

How does your garden grow....

It's time for a new challenge at Charisma, and this week we are looking for your cards with more than one fold.  Lots of opportunity there, to show your creativity....and have a little bit of fun.  Be sure to check out the projects from the rest of the team for some wonderful ideas and inspiration.

Today, I've gone with a centre step card, and an image from one of our sponsors.  This little cutie has been coloured with copics and can be found here, at Saturated Canary.  The flowers in my garden don't look quite this lush, thanks to the heat and dry spell that we are experiencing, and in reality...summer is nearly over.  Where did it go??? 

Once again, I used the 'out of the box' technique with my Spellbinders die.  As you might have noticed, I cut on the angle this time using 2 different sizes and sponging some DI on the edges.

The papers are from Paper Mania's Burleigh Blue collection, and you will see I've used a number of die cuts, some pink pearls and a pretty blue bow for embellishment.  To make the butterflies, I backed the die cut with vellum, colouring the openings with glitter pen and adding stickles to the body.

Dies used: 

 Spellbinders - Deckled Rectangles

 Impression Obsession - Fence die

 Cheery Lynn - Exotic Butterfly small

Whimsy Stamps - Vine die and Birthday Sentimentables

Once again, we have some lovely prizes up for grabs this week from our very generous sponsors, and if you click on the pictures below, this will take you directly to their site.

Prize #1

 ($10 Gift Certificate to her Etsy shop)

Prize #2
 

(3 digis of the winners choice)

 Prize #3

(4 digis of the winners choice)

Let's hope you get a chance to play along this week, as we do enjoy visiting your blogs to see what you create.  Where do you think we get our inspiration....

Take care and have a wonderful day.

Now for some challenges for my card:

Saturated Canary Challenge - #50 Winged Things

Allsorts Challenge - #220 Use your new stash (design paper)

Stampin for the Weekend - Butterflies

Natalie and Amy - Celebration

A Little Bit Crafty - Summer sun

One Crazy Stamper - Birthdays

Love to Create - #79 Fancy Folds

Crafty Cardmakers - #98 Fun in the Sun

Creative Craft Challenges2 - #17 Not a Square

Papertake Weekly - Flower Power

Diva....delightful

Good morning!  It's challenge time again at Charisma, and this week the theme is Diva.  I would think we'll see lots of your gorgeous creations for this one, and I'm really looking forward to viewing them.

Here, I've used copics again to colour up this delightful Circus Trixie image from Saturated Canary.  I played with a pink & turquoise colour theme with lots of white for layers and accents, and then some doodling with glitter pen.

Supplies used:

Paper from Basic Grey - Sweet Threads collection

Spellbinders die - Lacy Ovals

Whimsy die - Birthday Sentimentables

Martha Stewart punch - Pine Branch

EK Success corner punch

This week, once again we have some lovely prizes from some wonderful sponsors!

PRIZE ONE

 

 (winner will receive their choice of 6 digi's)

PRIZE TWO

 

(winner will receive a $10 voucher)

So hopefully you can join in the challenge this week, and be sure to check out the other DT creations too!  Thanks for visiting, and have a wonderful day!

Some challenges for my card:

Saturated Canary Challenge - #44 Hair That is Different

Joanna Sheen - Girls, Girls, Girls

The Squirrel and the Fox - #44 Here come the Girls

Created with Love - #43 You Lift Me Up        Challenge Winner

Kaboodle Doodles  - #173 Anything Goes

Stampotique Designers Challenge - #98 Pink & Turquoise

Creative Card Crew - #37 Punches/Dies

Divas by Design - Tie a ribbon

Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - #21 Anything Goes

One more Easter card

Hello there everyone, and here's wishing you all a Happy Easter, and maybe some nice weather to go along with it!  If Mother Nature doesn't want to cooperate, hopefully some nice chocolate treats will chase the winter blues away.

I played with some nice soft spring colours for this little sweetie from Saturated Canary, but my mind was fixated on chocolate when I chose the papers for this card.  I started with the chocolate brown mat that I cut with the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles die, and then I found these papers from MME to tie everything together.  The sentiment is from Whimsy stamps and I cut it out using the Fancy Framed Tags die, again from Spellbinders.  If you look closely, you will notice that I've rubbed some gold on to the brown for some added interest.

Lots of challenges for my card today with Easter in mind....so if you need more inspiration be sure to check these links out:

Speedy Fox and Friends - #152 Easter card or Bunny

Sweet Stampin - Lots of Layers

613 Avenue Create - #12 Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations - #203 Photo Inspiration     Top Picks

Stampotique Designers Challenge - #92 Spring Theme

Crafty Sentiments - Easter

Crafty Creations Challenge - #215 Easter

Inky Impressions - #103 Easter or Spring

Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes

Victorine Challenge - #55 Anything Easter

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #57 Happy Easter

The Squirrel and the Fox - #40 Easter or Passover

J and C Creations - EASTER      Top Picks

Monochrome at Charisma

Good morning everyone!  A new year, and a new challenge at Charisma Cardz.  The theme this week is Monochrome, a nice easy start to get you back into the swing of things after the holidays.

I chose the colour blue, one of my favourites, and played with this adorable image from Saturated Canary.  Once again I coloured with copics, adding some additional shading with pencils.  The sentiment was originally a gold peel-off, but I coloured it blue...again with my copics.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper from K & Company

Lacy Ovals die from Spellbinders

Doily Lace punch from Martha Stewart

Once again, we have some wonderful sponsors this week with some lovely prizes.

  PRIZE ONE

 

(with a $20 voucher to their online store)

PRIZE TWO

(offering 5 digis of the winner's choice)

PRIZE THREE

 

(offering a £10 Voucher to their online shop

We would love to pop by and see your wonderful creations this week, so hopefully you can join in.    Take care and stay warm!

Some fun challenges for my card:

By the Cute and Girly - Cute and Girly

Kaboodle Doodles - #152 Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #51 Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - Your Favourite Things (dies & punches)

Simon Says stamp and Show - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions - #91 Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge - Celebration

Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - #49 Anything Goes

Lavender and Lacy

Hi there, I'm sure you are all very busy getting ready for Christmas, and we all know that the days are getting shorter....in more ways than one!    I still need to give some thought to some last minute shopping, (oh, oh), but in preparation I've made another gift bag.   I plan to use it for Christmas, but hope it will be reused during the year for some other occasion.  A sort of recycling gift.

As you can see, I've used a few Spellbinder dies....definitely a favourite of mine,  and I've just realized that the the Labels Eight and the Decorative Labels Eight can work together!  Love the finished lacy effect, especially with the pretty patterned paper from GSD Studios, with it's shiny highlights.  The white flourish in the lower corner is a rub on, something that I've had for ages, but of course it was buried in a drawer!

The Saturated Canary image, is coloured with copics but I've added stickles to the outfit.  Just the sort of thing my granddaughter would wear in one of her competitions.   A nice satin bow, a bit of bling and a pretty flower complete the package.  Now I just have to fill it!

Thanks for visiting, and good luck in your Christmas shopping and preparations.  With luck, maybe you'll even find a bit of time for yourself!

A few challenges for my gift bag:

Sweet Stampin - Dies and Punches

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - #193 Anything BUT A CARD

Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - #48 Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenges - #65 Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge - #217 Anything Goes

Crafts and Me Challenges - #114 Why So Blue? = No Blues Allowed!

Inky Impressions - #89 Use Something Old (rub-on flourish)

Simon Says Stamp! - What's your Favourite (dies)

Wags 'n Whiskers - #94 Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - #61 Lavender & Lace

House of Gilli - Die Cuts

My Craft Spot - #79 Wrap it up

Any Occasion Gift Bag

Good morning everyone.  It definitely feels like winter is here, which I guess it should be considering it's nearly December.  I'm not a winter person, much preferring milder temps, but thankfully we are still without the white stuff.  I've just about got all my 'snow' insurance complete.....meaning I have new winter boots, the snow blower is ready, and my car is getting it's snow tires installed.  I like to think that if I do all of these preparations, then the snow won't happen!  Sometimes it works.

As I'm basically now in hibernation mode, it does give me time for some crafting, and as it's also time for gift giving.....I thought I'd dress up another gift bag.  As you can see, I've used some Christmas colours and sparkle, but I've played with a non-Christmas image, so this can be used at any time for any occasion.

Here's a close up of the image....such a sweetie and coloured with copics.  A bit of liquid pearls for the jewels in her hair and necklace.

Supplies used:

Saturated Canary image -  Pricilla Pie

Spellbinders dies - Deckled Rectangles, Fleur de Lis Rectangles, and Fancy Framed Tags Two

Martha Stewart around the page punch - Eyelet Lace

Misc - brads, flowers and some sparkly card stock

Thanks once again for stopping by, and I do hope Mother Nature is treating you kindly.

A few fun challenges for my card, and sure to inspire you:

Forever Friends - #50 Glitter and Sparkle

Joanna Sheen - Anything Goes excluding Christmas

Top Tip Tuesday - #90 Kids & Teens

Crafty Sentiments - Red, White, and Green

Digital Tuesday Challenge - #188 Girly

Through the Craftroom Door - #46 Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons - #41 Use Flowers

Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes

J and C Creations - Floral Delights

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations - #53 Traditional Christmas Colours

The Pink Elephant - #176  Pretty Packaging

Moving Along with the Times - 3 with (G - green, girl, glitter)

House of Gilli - #46  Die Cuts

For Someone Special

Good morning!  Just a quick post, as I'm off to the hairdresser's and then to a doctor's appointment...oh joy.  Soon, we'll be scrounging for gift bags for those hard to wrap little gifts, so I thought I'd best get started.  This one will be for Christmas, so I made sure to add some gold, but it can be re-used for any occasion.

 I had some fun with a new Spellbinder die...Decorative Labels Eight, and I used the three larger dies of the set.  The largest one is worked on kraft paper, while the smaller one for the sentiment, I've edged in gold metallic.  I think this could become my favourite Spellbinder die....so far!

Using a flourish stamp and gold embossing powder, I've heat embossed a little festive shine.

And here's a close-up of the image, which I have coloured with copics.  This little treasure (Jules) is from Saturated Canary, isn't she a sweetie!

I hope I've given you some inspiration to make your own gift bags this year.  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day!

Some challenges for my project today:

Incy Wincy Designs - Girl Power

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #36 Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - #174 Punches/Dies

Sweet Stamps - #91 Silver or Gold

Through the Craftroom Door - #43 Anything Goes

Card Mania - #7 Embossing

Forever Friends - #49 Use Ribbon/Twine

Crafty Cardmakers  - #79 More Than One Punch And/Or Die Cut

Natalie and Amy - #3 Colour me happy

Scraphouse - Embossing

For a Special Little Guy

Hi there.  I'm setting this post up in advance, as I'm heading to one of my daughters for a couple of days.  It's time again for another challenge at Charisma Cardz, and this week I got to choose the theme.  Nice and easy.....'Something for the Guys'.  I'm hoping to see lots of your creations this week and look forward to visiting you.

This sweet little image has been coloured with copics, and as you can see, I've used the out of the box technique...a favourite of mine.  I've played with a new die that my daughter found for me, and there is quite a bit of faux stitching.  Otherwise, only a bit of twine and a little charm.  No flowers or ribbon this time around.

Supplies used:
Image from Saturated Canary - Sporty Guy
Papers from My Mind's Eye - Fly a Kite pad
Martha Stewart's - Crown Punch
Spellbinders - Star Circles die

This week we have some lovely sponsors, with of course some wonderful prizes up for grabs!

(with 6 individual stamps for the lucky winner)

and

(with 5 digis of the winner's choice)

Also, be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations, where you are sure to find plenty of inspiration for your crafty time.  Have a great day, and a wonderful week.

And now for some challenges for my card:

Clear It Out Challenge - Children challenge

Hooked on Craft - #24 Cards for Men

By the Cute and Girly - Boys/Men

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - #1 Anything Goes

Dream Valley - #41 Celebrations

The Squirrel and the Fox - #27 Celebrate the Occasion

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #29 Kiddie Card

Love to Create - #34 Anything Goes Celebrate the Occasion - #81 Sports Theme

Red, White and Blue

Good morning all....and a warm welcome to summer!  What a heat wave we've been having, but I think it is to cool down a wee bit now.  Might actually be able to sit outside again!

I've gone with the 'out of the box technique' for this little cutie from Saturated Canary.  It just so happens to fit their challenge theme this week, but I actually made it for their Guest DT call.  I'm sure I don't stand a chance, but what the heck...nothing ventured, nothing gained, and I just adore Krista's images!

Coloured with copics, I've matted it up with a number of layers, adding some white rub-ons to dress up the blue card blank.  I really must choose my papers before I do my colouring.....it took me ages to actually decide on this design!  I went through my entire stash of papers, and even tried making my own DP, but nothing worked.

Products used:
Freebie Image from Saturated Canary -  Canary Love
Spellbinders dies - Fleur de Lis Squares and Beaded Circles
Fiskars - corner punch

Thanks for visiting, and now for some challenges I'll be entering.
 

Saturated Canary Challenge - #20 Red, White, and Blue

Crafts and Me Challenges - #89 Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's - #120 Celebrate Red, White & Blue

Inky Impressions - Red, White, and Blue

Lexi's Creations - #67 Happy Birthday

The Crazy Challenge - #122 A Recipe

Copic Oz - Birthday

Moving Along with the Times - Happy Birthday

PaperPlay Challenges - #25 Use a Die

Awareness!

Good morning all, and here's hoping everything is well with you.  It's raining today, which is good for my gardens and good for crafting....and I believe it is sunshine again tomorrow.  Actually, here in Ontario, we've been having a lovely spring...just hoping the summer isn't going to be too hot!

My card today uses an image from Saturated Canary, which Krista offered as a freebie a while back.  Called Boobie Love, it's a reminder to keep getting those mammograms, and to see your doctor if something doesn't seem right.  That last part is from me, from past personal experience....be aware!

I've played with the traditional pinks, pairing it up with brown and cream, which results in a nice bright combination.  Can you see the pink highlites in her hair?  I've used an MS punch for the lace border, a Cheery Lynn die for the flourish and butterfly, and a Spellbinder die for behind the image...all of which have been inked with DI.    A bit of doodling, a piece of ribbon, and a few flowers and gems finish it off.

I found some wonderful challenges for my card, be sure to check them out.

Saturated Canary Challenge - #19 Anything Goes!

Crafter's Companion - #25 Time to Embellish

Paper Crafting Journey - #11 COLOUR It Up

Fussy and Fancy - #64 Swirls and Flourishes

Totally Papercrafts - Doodle on it

Craft Your Days Away - #47 Bingo (flowers/ribbon/gems)

Bunny Zoes Crafts - #25 Girls, Girls, Girls

The Crazy Challenge - #122 A Recipe (ribbon,gems,dies)

Allsorts Challenge - #158 Ice cream colours

Truly Scrumptious - #82 Flower Power

Divas by Design - #38 Chocolate

Bearly Mine Challenges - #39 Tic,Tac,Toe (dies/flowers/sentiment)

April Showers...then flowers!

Good morning!  Today should be a good one, with a some lovely warm temperatures....kind of like what we had in March. (lol)  I've noticed a few daffodils flowering in my garden, and tulips will soon be there.  Now I just need to find some time to pull some of the pesky weeds.

Today's card uses an embossed card blank, to which I've added a bit of script and some DI.  The delightful image from Saturated Canary is called Rainy Day, and I've noticed it is very popular!  Coloured with copics, I've added some glitter pen for the flowers on the boots and umbrella.  Just a wee bit of patterned paper peeking through, edged with some punched lace and a bow, and of course some pretty spring flowers. 

Supplies used:
Tools - Nestibilities Label 18 die, Whimsy Stamps Vines die
Paper - Wild Rose Studio Spring Fling
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Hope you enjoyed your visit, and can take away a few ideas.

Some fun challenges for more inspiration:

Saturated Canary Challenge - #15 April Showers

Simon Says Stamp! - April Showers Bring Spring Flowers

Crafting For All Seasons - #24 April Showers

Cute Card Thursday - #212 Spring Flowers

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #32 Spring Colours

Card Crafter's Circle - #18 Gentle Pastel Colours

Incy Wincy Designs - #142 Digi's Only

Karen's Doodles - #102 Something Spring

Little Darlings - #21 Pastels

Lexi's Creations - #63 Use your punches and dies

Stenciled Doily

Yesterday's weather was so wild and windy that I simply hid away in my craft room.  It brought to mind the story of the 3 Little Pigs.....and I was very glad to be living in a house made of bricks!  So, first I did some badly needed tidying, but than I actually made a card that wasn't for a DT.

This is one of my new Saturated Canary images, and I've found a few challenges to play along with.  I needed to use a doily, but of course I've gone the long road around....making mine with a stencil on a pretty DP from Wild Rose Studio!  You will see it's been made with glitter pen, then gussied up with clear gems and DI.  The card blank is embossed with polka dots, sponged first with DI (iced spruce), and then with gesso for a nice soft effect.  Oh, and the sentiment is a freebie from Netty's Cards, while the flowers are from my stash.

We are heading out today, to meet up with my girls for coffee!  Hopefully the weather behaves.  Be sure to come back tomorrow, when I'll have a post for the Just Inklined blog hop!

Now for some challenges:

Saturated Canary Challenge - #12 Doilies

PaperPlay Challenges - #9 Something Old, Something New

Delightful Challenges - Spring Colours

Crafts 4 Eternity - #61 Digital Delights

CES Challenges - #75 Flower Frenzy

Aud Sentiments - #49 Happy Birthday

A Gem of a Challenge - #41 Perfect Pastels

Joanna Sheen - Spring is in the Air

Lothian Crafts - #24 Two Main Colours

Crafter's Companion - #22 Spring Birthday Sundaes - With Birthday Sentiments

See the Little Girl Dance!

Good morning friends and followers!  I'm hoping for a bit of sunshine today, and the weatherman says it might happen.  I'm not really complaining though, as I like autumn.....and I would like fall's seasonal temperatures to last well into winter......

So how about a nice sunny card for the new Anything Goes challenge at Charisma Cardz.  Here, I have used an image provided by one of our generous sponsors, Saturated Canary....isn't she adorable!  This one is called Zorana, A Dancing Gypsy, and I love the detail.   I've coloured with Copics, using a couple of Nestie dies and some DI shading for the finished look.

The DP's are from the Julianne paper pack from K&Company, and I've paired it up with some coordinating card stock.  The sentiment is an oldie from Clear Art Stamps, part of a set called Sweet Kids.

Our wonderful sponsors this week are:

(with a $10 voucher)

(with 6 digis)

and

 

(TBA)

I do hope we'll get to see your entry this week for your chance to win one of these lovely prizes.  First though, be sure to head over and have a gander at all the lovely creations from the DT.....lots of inspiration there to get your mojo moving!

Some more fun challenges:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #105 Birthday

Scrap-Creations - Doing It Digi

Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - #37 Anything Goes

Crafts and Me Challenges - #58 Winter Blues Paper Crafting Journey - #22 Use a Digi Digi Doodle Shop - #80 Anything Goes Crafty Ribbons - #5 Bingo (punches/dies, flowers, ribbon) Saturated Canary Challenge - #3 - 1-2-3: 1 image, 2 DP, and 3 embellishments