Butterfly Symphony

Hello friends, I can share this card now as it has arrived at the recipients house - I love 'mixing it up' and trying different things - Mixed Media intrigues me and this is the result of some creative time...

The background has been stamped using a script background stamp and sponged using Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Summer Sky.  A cut/embossed Spellbinders Mary Border has been layered onto white card and added to the script layer - slightly off centred using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner.

A butterfly from Penny Black inc has been heated embossed using white and sponged with yellow and orange ink,  An IndigoBlu butterfly has been stamped and coloured using Chameleon Pens and then layered onto the larger butterfly - these have then been layered onto the Mary Strip using liquid glue.

Inking and splattering have followed - in no particular order, finishing off with Imagine Crafts Goosebumps in Dandelion and Tangerine.  Large Want2Scrap Pearls have been added to the braid and the butterfly's body.

This card is for the following challenges:

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

heARTful Stamping Challenge - Use a Rubber Stamp + Theme: Anything Goes!

Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes

Penny Black and More – Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

We Love 2 Create  - Always Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack -  Anything Goes

Imagine That! Creative Playground - Anything Goes

Making Memories Crafting - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations - January - Use an Animal Image

QKR Stampede –  Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas - NO Sentiment

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media - Layers

DL ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes

Let's Craft & Create Challenge - Things with Wings

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Anything Goes

Paradise of Stamps - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - Always Anything Goes 

Tuesday Throwdown  -  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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

W2S I Love you a Latte

Hello Friends - I have a new card card on the Want2Scrap Blog  using one of the fabulous sets from  Sparkle and Sprinkle.  Now it has to be said that anything COFFEE has my attention straight away - I just had to have the Espresso Yourself stamp set I cannot seem to stop using it! 

You can see all of the details and the project in full by clicking HERE.  I would love to hear what you think.

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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

The Sky is the Limit

Hello friends - I have a very quick card to share with you today - infact it is probably one of the quickest cards I have ever made - and you can find out how to do it....by scrolling ....

 I have used the Spellbinders Row Houses that have been cut/embossed using black card and popped up onto whte card stock.  I have  a few of these left from kits that are surplus and I am finally wading through them.  I love the Silhouette look to these and have created a warm glow behind them by sponging using  Imagine Crafts Radiant Neon Inks - I limit the colours to three and have gone with Electric green, Yellow and Orange. 

 A little spritzing with water and a few sequins - and wah-la - done - just needs popping up onto a precut card base using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  The computer generated sentiment has been adhered using double sided tape.

                                                 This card is for the following challenges:  

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack -  Anything Goes

Making Memories Crafting - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede –  Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

DL ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + Option: Winter

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Happy Little Stampers Dies - Always Anything Goes with Dies 

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - Always Anything Goes 

Tuesday Throwdown  -  Anything Goes

Take care friends - 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!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy crafting

Flourishes LC - Beautiful Inside and Out

Hello friends, I hope you are having a good week - inspite of the crazy weather that is happening world wide.  We have been having a heat wave and there is more to come next week - what better time to create in The Studio and stay cool - here is the first of quite a few cards I have created...and will share in time.

                          

      The image is from the Flourishes LC  - Year in Flower 2  illustrated by Beverly Cole. 

The Poppy image has been stamped onto Flourishes Classic White card stock using black ink and coloured using Chameleon Pens.  It has been fussy cut/hand cut using scissors popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares onto a negative die - from Spellbinders Shapeabilities Seth Apter Robo Bar Etched Die. Patterned paper from a second negative Die has been added to the lower portion

The sentiment banner has also been stamped onto Flourishes Classic White card stock using black ink .  It has been fussy cut/hand cut using scissors popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares below the image.  The layered image has been popped up across the negative die.

A strip of corrugated card has been added across the paper join, followed by lace and some twine,  Finishing off with Want2Scrap pearls and a pretty little flower button,

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Artistic Stampers - Anything Goes

Card Mania - Layer it

Connie Can Crop - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Must Use Flowers

DL.Art Linky Challenge - Always Anything Goes with Dies 

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - 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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Want2Scrap Swirls Pearls and Roses Sneak Peek

Hello friends,  I am sharing an elegant card on the Want2Scrap Blog using Want2Scraps and Graphic 45 - I love their beautiful chipboard.  I have used Want2Scrap Swirls Finesse  and 72 Count - White Pearls - I love the elegant look they bring to any project.

You can see all of the details and the project in full by clicking HERE.  I would love to hear what you think.

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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders Heart to Heart Tutorial

Hello Friends, today's tutorial for Spellbinders is all about love - using the new Hearts Die D-Lite.  Such a cute little set and very versatile too,  This card could be for Valentines Day, which is just around the corner - or any other occasion, maybe even just because - whatever the reason, it is full of love and you can see how to create it below.

Spellbinders Products:

• S3-258 Die D-Lites Hearts Etched Dies
• S5-131 A2 Matting Basics A #5
• T-001 Tool 'n One
• PE-100 Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform

Other : Liquid Glue;  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares;  Red and white card stock; computer generated sentiment; striped card stock; Recycled patterned cardboard. Want2Scrap 72 Count - Red Rhinestones - Self Adhesive

1, Cut/emboss one solid Heart with the Scribbled Heart inside the Solid heart; using red card stock. and one using white.
2. Cut/emboss one solid Heart with the Scribbled Heart inside the Solid heart;,using white card stock.

3. Adhere the Scribble Heart outline to the co-ordinating Solid Heart using liquid glue. ie. red to white and white to red.

4.Cut two Overlapping Hearts in red and two in white.  Swap the centre Hearts to co-ordinate in three of the hearts - as shown above.

5. Pop up one onto each of the larger Hearts using a 3D Foam Square.
6. Cut/emboss recycled patterned cardboard using A2 Matting Basics A #5
7. Pop the layered Hearts onto the Die cut layer using 3D Foam Squares.
8. Adhere one small Overlapping Heart to the side using 3D Foam Squares.

9. Adhere computer generated sentiment using double sided tape.
10. Pop layers onto precut white card base using 3D Foam Squares.
11. Randomly add red bling as shown in the photos above.

Take care friends - 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!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy crafting

Wishing You

Hello friends - thank you for all of your visits and the lovely comments you leave me, I love knowing you have been and appreciate you taking the time to leave the encouragement that you do!  I have something adorable to share with you today - how gorgeous is this little kitten from the 3D line of Spellbinders Stamps - as a friend of mine would say #totesadorbs! LOL!

The kitten is the Christmas Kitten Holiday 3D Shading Stamp and they really are as easy as they say to use.  I have stamped the image using Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Expresso Truffle, lightly adding some colour on the ribbon, ornament and eyes.  It has been fussy cut/hand cut using scissors - a very easy task with this image.

The pink card base has been cut/embossed using the A2 Matting Basics A Card Creator #7 (#1 being the smallest).  The card stock has been folded in the centre and the fold line placed inside the cutting edge on the A2 Matting Basics, to form the card base.  White card has been cut using A2 Matting Basics A Card Creator #6 (#1 being the smallest).

The centre of the white card has been sponged using Imagine Radiant Neon's in Electric Yellow, Electric Pink and Electric Orange, using a sponge dauber,  White ink has been randomly splattered onto the sponged area,  The image has been popped up onto the lower portion of the sponged layer using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam squares.  A computer generated sentiment and sequins have been added.  This layer has been popped up into the card base using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam squares.  So very quick and easy - don't you agree.  I think I will be using this stamp for more than Christmas cards - it is suitable for so many occasions!

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar - Something New

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations - Use an Animal Image

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Dies or Punches

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes (+ A Sentiment)

Imagine That January Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Challenge - Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkie Challenge - Anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes 

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes

Jo's Stamp Shack Fun Day Friday Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks - 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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders Party Kids Tutorial

Hello friends, I have a fun tutorial to share with you today for Spellbinders, using one of the new release Dies by a new Licensed Designer Sharon Sowell - and I have to say - what is not to love?!!

Spellbinders Products:

• S4-752 Party Kids Etched Dies From The Joyous Celebrations Collection By Sharyn Sowell
• SCE-002- Celebrations Hip Hooray Embellishments
• SES-001 Em-bossing Fold'ers Overlapping Circles 4.25 x 5.5 in Single Sided
• T-001 Tool 'n One
• PE-100 Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform

Other : Liquid Glue;  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares; Yellow and white card stock; 

1. Emboss white card stock using Em-bossing Fold'ers Overlapping Circles.

2. Randomly sponge using Radiant Neon Inks in Electric Yellow, Electric Coral and Electric Blue and a sponge dauber.

3. Cut/emboss Party Kids Etched Dies From The Joyous Celebrations using black card stock.

4. Adhere to the lower portion of the embossed layer -USing liquid glue.

5. Adhere computer generated sentiment using double sided tape.

6/ Adhere sequins using liquid glue.

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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders - Beautiful

Hello friends, it has been a few days between posts - my DD2, SIL and DGS have moved house and it is a HUGE task for all - hopefully the last of it will be done by the end of the weekend and life can resume to normal - if there is such a thing!! LOL!   I have a very quick card for you today but so pretty - don;'t you think?!

I have used the Spellbinders Cabbage Roses Embossing Folder with grey card stock.  Next I have sponged the roses using Imagine Crafts Memento in Rhubarb Stalk and the leaves in Bamboo Leaves.  This is done quickly and not detailed - it gives a better look - in my opinion that is.

The sentiment is by Stacey Caron and can be found HERE.  It has been stamped using Black Ink and Die Cut using Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles #3 (#1 being the smallest),  The Die has been used as a stencil, sponging on the inside of the day using Memento Ink in Bamboo Leaves.  This has then been popped up onto the embossed layer, using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam squares.  A premade flower has been added along with  Want2Scrap Swirls Finesse in Plum.

                                          This card is linked to the following Challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge -  Anything Goes

Inky Chicks -  Anything Goes (week 2)

Retarte - Anything Goes 

 - Sunny Day Crafting - Always Anything Goes 

Artistic Inspirations - Always Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenges - Anything Goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Always Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes 

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Card Mania - Layer it

The Sisters of Craft - Always Anything Goes

Take care friends - 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!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy crafting