Crafty Friends First Challenge

Hello, I am excited to be sharing this post with you - it is the first post for the Crafty Friends Challenge, created by every stampers friend Beate and I am honoured to have been invited to join the amazingly talented Design Team for some fun.

Our first challenge is VINTAGE - not a hard one for me or YOU!  Vintage is my favourite style.

I have chosen this darling Easter image fromMagic Moonlight Free Images  - these chicks are just adorable. (I have a little story for you further down my post about chicks....) I have used the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestibilities to cut out my image,it created such a beautiful frame, almost giving the image dimension.

The sentiment has been computer generated and cut out using the Spellbinders Fancy Tags Shapeabilities.  All of my Dies have been cut out using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

The patterned paper is some retired Basic Grey, from the Fruitcake Range...pearls and braid finish off this vintage card.

This card is for the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Stamp something

Stampin' Royalty - Spring Things

Creative Card Crew - Spring

Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes
Card Crafter's Circle - Easter
Catch A Bug - Easter

Now, the little story I was telling you about - Chicks and I go 'hand in hand' in my family, the following story comes up at family events without fail....when I was around three years old I was at my Nana's house and came into her with one of the day old chicks in my hand, saying, 'Look Nana, chickie sleeping' My Nana realised very quickly that the poor little chick was infact dead - it was discovered, after coming in with more than one chick like this that I was holding them in my hand and vigorously patting them with my other hand - saying 'Nice Chicky, Nice Chicky - sleep'.....I 'loved them to death!' Awwww.....it is something I have never been allowed to forget and even as the family gathered around my Nana's deathbed, my Uncle brought it up.....we smile now, but I am sure Nana was not laughing at the time! LOL!

We would love you to join in with our first challenge, pop over and check out the Design Team - you are sure to be inspired at every stop!

Beate Johns * Charmaine Ikach  *  Heather Jensen * Jen Balcer * Linda Lucas * Nina Brackett

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, I read each one and appreciate your support and encouragement!  I do look forward to seeing you play along with this new Bi-weekly challenge - there is so much fun ahead and you are going to want to be part of it!

{{{hugs}}}