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Welcome to my blog where I post regular photographs of cards I have made. I hope you enjoy looking through my cards and I would like to thank you for taking the time to stop by and also for leaving any comments and following my blog. I shall also be posting a few of my knitting projects too.

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Monday 20 April 2015

Sugi's Spring Blossom Dress

 
Good Morning fellow crafters. Over half way through April and as I scheduled this post a while ago I do hope you are having good weather, wherever you are.
 
 
Callenge no 13 starts at Get Creative today.  The theme will be Use the colours pink, purple and green. Our sponsor for this super challenge will be: -
 
 
prize for the winner will be 3 images of your choice.
 
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Sugi's Spring Blossom Dress from Lacy Sunshine Stamps 
Chameleon pens
7x7 plain white base card
purple card
Orion Gemini die and leaf from Sue Wilson
Stamps from Chloe
Pastel pink embossing powder from cosmic shimmer
Pearl drops from Nuvo Tonic
 
  •  As usual folks I began by printing out my image onto Copic X-Press It Smooth Blending Card which I purchased from Sir Stampalot.
  • I coloured her in using chameleon pens, direct to cut her using Charlie (my BSC) with a 1mm seam allowance.  I also cut a mat in purple using a 3mm seam allowance.  This was done before deleting the image from the machine just change your card over and re cut upping the seam allowance.
  • I matted a piece of purple card onto my white 7x7 base card followed by some white pearlescent card which I die cut using the orion Gemini die from Sue Wilson.
  • I stamped my flowers out using versamark ink pad and cosmic shimmer pastel pink embossing powder.  The stamp was from the small flower set from Stamps by Chloe. I then fussy cut them out too.
  • After die cutting some leaves from Sue Wilsons leaf die I assembled my card and finished it off by putting some pearl drops in the corner using Nuvo Tonic pearl white drops.
I have really enjoyed working with this image and she would be so useful for lots of themes from bridesmaid to wedding to prom queen.
 
Hope you have enjoyed checking out my sample for the design team of Get Creative.  If you want to see more samples from other members of our design team follow the link.
 
Why enter your own creation whilst you are there?
 
Again thanks for stopping by.  Take care and see you soon.
 
 
 
 

Daisy Mae Sewing


Good morning all.  A new week and a new challenge at Crafting from the Heart starts today.

Challenge 56 theme is Anything Goes and our sponsor is: -



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Daisy Mae Sewing digi stamp
5x7 base white card
turquoise card
Serif craft artist
Chameleon pens
Xcut die

  • as usual I printed my digi image onto Copic X-Press It Smooth Blending Card and coloured her in using my chameleon pens.
  • I then fussy cut her out using 'Charlie' my BSC and placing a 1mm seam allowance around the image.
  • I then created my background using serif craft artist and Knitty Gritty digi kit.
  • using spellbinders 5x7 matting basics dies I cut two mats, a turquoise one and a smaller one from the background printed out and designed in serif.
  • my sentiment was also printed in serif and die cut out using an xcut die.
This was a very simple card to make actually and for posting would be quite flat.  I do enjoy doing hybrid crafting and serif craft artist is a wonderful programme to use.

Hope you like my little Daisy Mae hybrid card. If you want to see more samples from the rest of the design team at Crafting from the Heart then follow the link to the challenge there are some wonderful samples.

We also have a facebook page too with more 'just for fun' challenges.

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out by blog and if you choose to leave a comment that would be welcome too.

You take care and see you soon.
 

Wednesday 15 April 2015

Emily's Heart Umbrella


Hi everyone, today starts a new challenge at Crafty Girlz and my first sample as a member of the design team. The blog is re-opening with monthly challenges starting today the 15th April.

Our sponsors are:



 A day for daisies

 I was lucky enough to work with a digi stamp from Lacy Sunshine Stamps called Emily's Heart Umbrella.

I coloured my image using chameleon pens after printing it out onto Copic X-Press It Smooth Blending Card.  I then scanned her into 'Charlie' my BSC and fussy cut her using the 'direct to scan' with a 1mm seam around her.  I put 'a piece of black card into 'Charlie' upped the seam to 3mm and cut another piece out as a mat.
I also cut a wavy circle and a plain circle as a base for my image whilst I had 'Charlie' in working mode.
My backing papers was from a digi kit in Serif Craft Artist.  My flowers were made with plain white card and a tattered lace daisy die which I inked around the edges using a spun sugar distress ink from tim holtz.  The leaves were also from tattered lace.  The card candi is from craftwork cards.  Finally the corners are from tonic studios.  

I don't normally put sentiments onto my cards, mainly because then it means it can be used for any occasion when I sell it however, on this one I did put a sentiment on using a stamp form my stash.

If you want to see more designs from the rest of our design team follow the link here to our blog page and challenge.

There are some super prizes to win from our sponsors so why not enter your project whilst you are visiting, it would be lovely to see what you are crafting.

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Any comments you choose to leave are always welcome.

You take care and see you soon.




Monday 6 April 2015

Summer Umbrella

 
Good morning crafters and followers.  April already, don't you think this year is going fast or is that just me and my age - LOL. Hopefully April will be good to us with the weather and you are enjoying your Easter with lots of yummy chocolate eggs.
 
We start a new challenge today at Crafting from the Heart
 
The theme is Anything Goes and our sponsor is: - 
 
 
 
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Digi stamp Umbrella
Chameleon pens
white 7x7 base card
white card
6x6 co'ordination card
ribbon
embellishment
cosmic shimmer pearlescent pva - spring green

  1. I printed my image out onto Copic X-Press It Smooth Blending Card from Sir Stampalot and coloured it in using my chameleon pens.  I then fussy cut it out using my BSC.
  2. I then cut my background out using my BSC and a free SVG cutting file from Birdscards - background 17 in co'ordinations card.
  3. My white frame was also cut using BSC and a square shape form the machine files.
  4. Once I had assembled my card I dribbled, freehand, a zigzag pattern around the frame using the cosmic shimmer pva glue. First time I have used it this way so would welcome your comments good or bad.
  5. I then completed my card with an organza bow and an embellishment made when I was playing with my melt pot.

I hope you have enjoyed checking out my blog and if you would like to see ideas from the rest of our design team follow the link here to our blog.  Don't forget to enter the challenge whilst you are there for a chance to win a super prize from our sponsor.

We also have a facebook page where you can meet lots of like minded crafters, swop ideas, showcase your projects and enter a 'just for fun' challenge.  Just follow this link here.

Thank you for stopping by.  Take care and see you all soon.

I have entered this project into the following challenge: -

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Fancy Free Girl


Good morning fellow crafters and visitors.  Today we start a new challenge at Creative Ladybirds Creations and it is our second challenge.

Our sponsors are: -
Oddball art
 
 

Stitchy Bear
 
 My Shopping List
 
Digi stamp from Stitchy Bears called Fancy Free.
5x7 base white card
yellow card
patterned paper from a tattered lace magazine
spellbinders die
chameleon pens
cosmic shimmer black pearl drops
 
I always start by printing out my digi stamp onto Copic Xpressit card and coloured my image in using my chameleon pens.
Once my image is coloured that will govern the colours I use on my card so I matted some yellow card onto my base card followed by die cutting my patterned paper using a spellbinders die.
 
I then cut my image out using my BSC and 'direct to cut' programme.  I placed a 1mm seam allowance around my image   Once my image is cut out I placed some navy blue onto my mat and changed the seam allowance to 3mm and cut that, followed by a piece of white card onto the mat and again upped the seam allowance to 6mm and cut.  This was how I achieved the matting and layering around my image.
 
Groovy Girl was also cut out using my BSC and the alphabet already programmed in.  I assembled my card and finished off by placing some black pearl dots all around.
 
To see more designs from the rest of our design team follow the link here to check out the blog.  Whilst you are visiting why not enter your project for a chance to win some super prizes from our sponsors.
 
Thank you for stopping by and I hope to see you again and care.
 
I have entered this project into the following challenge: -