Not So Shabby...

Hello Blog friends - I don't know about you. but I always thought it would be impossible to create a pretty card without a stamped image on it.  Don't get me wrong, I love stamped images and all that they add, but I love the way Spellbinders Dies can bring a card together so beautifully - and the result - well, it speaks for itself!

The card base and Authentique™ Paper have been cut using the Grand Calibur® Machine and the A2 Modern Stationery Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator.  

The next later has been created using the Gold Majesty Circles Spellbinders® Imperial Gold die templates and white cardstock.  This has had the wreath from theSilhouette Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® in aqua cardstock adhere to the center using liquid glue. 

The Gold Majesty Circles has been sponged in the embossed areas using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Radiant Neons in Electric Pink.  A pink butterfly has been added, along with a layered flower.   A button and Want2Scrap bling have been added.  I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares for dimension ,and E-Z Runner on this card. 

This card is for the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

In the Pink - Luscious Lace (with PINK of course)

Crafter's Cafe - Things with wings

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Always Anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp -  Anything goes

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers -  Die Cutting and/or Punching

Incy Wincy Designs - Buttons & Bling

 Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you! 

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Artist in Residence - Fall Theme Tutorial

The theme for the Imagine Crafts Artists in Residence is Fall.  The autumnal colours are breathtaking and so inspiring. Here in Canberra Australia it is spectacular, the leaves are almost orchestrated as they change from green to the many shades of orange and brown - this is my inspiration for this card.

You can see the whole project and details by clicking HERE.  I would love you to pop over there and leave me a comment letting me know what you think - you know I love to see you!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Chameleon Art Products - Guest Designer

Have you heard all of the talk about the Chameleon Pens from Chameleon Art Products - I am excited to have been trying them out and they are FABULOUS!! I am excited to be sharing a post as a Guest Designer on their Blog.

The self Blending Pens are fabulous to use and such great results - you can see the project in full and all of the details by clinking HERE

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you

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Darkroom Door - Butterfly Card

Today's card is created using one of my favourite things - butterflies on cards.  Whether big or small, they are always stunning and made a wonderful focal point or embellishment.

I have used a Darkroom Door rubber stamp, it has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Tuxedo Black.  It has then been coloured using Chameleon Pens - these are fabulous to colour with - and totally addictive! 

The image has been fussy cut/handcut using scissors and layered on to background that has been created using  IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Radiant Neons Ink in Electric Yellow, Electric Blue and Electric Green.  The music sheet has been cut using the 5 x 7 Matting Basics A Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator.   I have cut/embossed the images using the Grand Calibur® Machine.   I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares for dimension ,and E-Z Runner on this card.

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes with a Butterfly

Crafting At the Weekend - Anything Goes 

Kit and Clowder - Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar –  Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

 Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you! 

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Special Day

Hello Blog Friends, my card today is created using the newly released  Labels Forty Spellbinders® Nestabilities - such a fabulous shaped Die - don't you think!?

One of the things I love about the Spellbinders products is how they work so beautifully together, giving such an amazing array of styles. 

 I have cut/embossed the images using the Grand Calibur® Machine and the Labels Eighteen Spellbinders® Nestabilities.  The paper is from my stash and the bling is from Want2Scrap.   I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares for dimension ,and E-Z Runner on this card.

This card is for the following challenges:

Amusing - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Amusing Challenge - Anything goes

Crafting At the Weekend - Anything Goes 

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2 to 3 Word Sentiment

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Artist in Residence - All ABout U Canvas

I have been enjoying creating Canvas' - starting small and working my way up - I have a Step by Step Tutorial for an adorable 4x4 Canvas - using Hazel and Ruby products, along with Imagine Crafts.

  You can see the whole project and details by clicking HERE.  I would love you to pop over there and leave me a comment letting me know what you think - you know I love to see you!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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It's Party Time

I have a pink and girlie card to share with you today seems so right with this month being Breast Cancer Awareness month!  Who doesn't love balloons...I love this image - balloons - don't kids love them - but when they want to bring them home in the car -a whole 'nother show! LOL!

The image has been stamped using IMAGINECrafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ in Rose Bud.  The image has then been cut/embossed using the Labels Twenty Spellbinders® Nestabilities and the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® .  I have used the Die as a Stencil and sponged the inside the lines using Rose Bud and a Sponge Dauber.  The paper is from my stash and the bling is from Want2Scrap.   I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares for dimension ,and E-Z Runner on this card.

Pigment Ink in Rosebud.

The sentiment is from SRM Stickers.  The bow has been created using some gorgeous ribbon from May Arts and the lace is from my stash.

This card is for the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Pink

Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge - Happy Birthday

Anything Goes with a Twist - Touch of Pink

Imagination Destination Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stampers - Think Pink - Breast Cancer Awareness

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

Simply Create Challenge - Shopping in Your Craft room

In the Pink - Spots and/or Stripes (in PINK of course)

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Spellbinders Decorative Labels Forty-Two Tutorial

Hello Blog Friends - today I am excited to be sharing a Step by Step Tutorial with you using one of the new release Spellbinders Dies - and you have to admit - you love it already - don't you!!

Spellbinders Products:

• S4-471 Labels Forty-Two Nestabilities®  #3 #5
• S4-472 Labels Forty-Two Decorative Accents Nestabilities® Decorative Accents #3 #4
• S4-126 Classic Squares LG Nestabilities® #4
• S4-367 Back to Basic Tags Shapeabilities®

NOTE:  Spellbinders number their Dies from the smallest to the largest - the smallest being #1

Cross Promotional Products:

• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Delicata™ Pigment Ink in Golden Glitz; Sponge Dauber
• Want2Scrap© - Baby Bling - Black Rhinestones
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® - 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner

Other: Vintage image, Seam Binding, Decorative Brad, Sanding Block, Bone Folder

 1.Cut/emboss one (1) Labels Forty-Two #3 and two (2) #5 using brown cardstock along with one (1)  Labels Forty-Two Decorative Accents #3 and #4 using white card stock.
 2.Score one brown Labels Forty-Two #5 at 1.5cm.  Adhere the two brown Die Cuts together to form the base using E-Z Runner, making sure the edges are lined up - as shown in photos above.

 3.Use the Die as a Stencil before removing card from the Labels Forty-Two Decorative Accents #4 by using a Sponge Dauber and Delicata Golden Glitz on the inside edges.  Adhere to the card base using liquid glue.

 4.Cut out the nostalgic image using  Classic Squares LG #4, lightly sand around the embossed edge using a Sanding Block.
* NOTE:  If your image is on paper, adhere it to cardstock using E-Z Runner before Die Cutting for a firmer finish.
 5. Adhere Seam Binding around the layered card base using liquid glue to join it at the front o the card base, where it will be covered by the image.
 6. Adhere the layered image onto the Labels Forty-Two Decorative Accents #3 using 3D Foam Squares, add double seam binding bow and decorative brad.
 7.Add Want2Scrap Baby bling to the corners as shown in the main photo.

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Butterfly Wishes

Hello Blog Friends, I have been forced to keep my feet up for the past few weeks and I have to say - it is getting harder by the day for me - I am not one to sit and do nothing.  But on a good side, I have managed to finish some UFO's (Unfinished Objects) that have gathered on my desk.

I finished off this card where I had previously created my own patterned paper using a Penny Black Inc. image, along with some background stamps from Prima and Washi Tape.  I have also used  IMAGINECrafts®/Tsukineko® Inks and  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares for dimension ,and E-Z Runner on this card.   The bling is from Want2Scrap.

The sentiment is also from Penny Black Inc and has been stamped onto a tag from the Grommet Tags Spellbinders® Shapeabilities using the Grand Calibur®.Die Cutting and Embossing Machine.

Die C

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Room Challenge - Make Your Own Background

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Loves Rubber Stamps  - Warm Colors

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Animals

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge -  Anything goes

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes with a Butterfly

The Squirrel & The Fox - Happy Birthday

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Mixed Media Card - It's Your Time to Shine

I am loving playing with Mixed Media - baby steps but so much fun - I am looking forward to venturing into bigger things, but I am building up to that.

The background has been created using Stencils.  The stamped image is by Dina Wakley and stamped using  IMAGINECrafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe Ink in Rose Bud and Teal Zeal.  The heart has been cut using Hearts One Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ and Premium Craft Foils, using the Artisan X-plorer.   

The sentiment is from SRM Stickers and the stickers are from my stash.  The Film Strip edge is from Kaisercraft, I have added white and yellow using Marker pens.  I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares for dimension ,and E-Z Runner on this card.

This card is for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes

Crafting At the Weekend - Anything Goes 

Alphabet Challenge - R for Round or Rectangle

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - ‘V is for Vibrant’

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes must be mixed Media

Southern Girls - Get Wordy on It

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything goes

Vandi Crafts ArtistryChallenge - Fashion your own Background

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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