Bunches of Birthday Wishes

Hello friends, I hope you have had a good day - it is Monday evening here Down Under and I have had a little time to play in The Studio.  My card today has a little vintage flavour - which is one of my favourites - what about you - what is your favourite style?

I have cut/embossed the patterned paper for the card front using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies Venise Lace by Becca Feeken.  I have o be honest and say this is one of my favourite dies and have to stop myself using it on every card!  It has been adhered to a pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner.

The digital image, by Laura Kirste Campbell has been coloured using Chameleon Pens, trimmed and had narrow gingham ribbon wound twice around it.  A brad has been added to the centre of the ribbons to secure them.  The image has been layered onto slightly larger rust card stock and popped up onto a pre-cut white frame using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner and layered into a pre-cut white frame using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Foam Squares.

                         

The sentiment has been trimmed, sponged and popped up underneath the ribbon using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  Want2Scrap Moss Green Pearls have been added to finish the card.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Word Art wednesday Challenge Weeks - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Autumn

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge - Die Cuts

A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbons and Pearls 

Colour Crazy Challenge Week - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations - Shades of Autumn 

Crafting With Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. W,5E - Add Ribbon & Distress Your Card

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge- Fully Loaded

Little Red Wagon - Red

HeARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes

Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - October Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes Autumn Colors

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 Outdoor Boy Layout

Hi Friends, thank you for stopping by! I shared a layout  on the Want2Scrap Blog at the beginning of the week, using Chipboard and a stencil  - I have so many photos of my precious Grandson to scrapbook and love all that Want2Scrap offer - it makes it so much easier - and is so inspiring - you have to love that! 

You can see the details in full 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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Graphic 45 For a Sweet Friend

Hello friends, thank you for stopping in. Today's card is very simple to create using a beautiful filigree edged Spellbinders Die set, along with one core die and some Graphic 45 The Secret Garden patterned paper - add to that a bow and some pearls and you have all of the ingredients right there - and it is easy to improvise if you don't have the exact product!

Two Nestabilities Label 58 Decorative Elements Etched Dies #3 (#1 being the smallest) have been cut/embossed using the Platinum Die Cutting Machine  and white card stock.  Score the top of one at 1cm and fold forward.  Add adhesive to the 1cm portion, attach the front being sure to line up the pattern - Making a patterned card base has never been so easy!

Cut/emboss the patterned  image using Nestabilities Labels Fifty Etched Dies, lightly sand around the embossed edge using a Sanding Block.  Pop up onto the Die cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares. 

Cut/emboss one Nestabilities Label 58 Decorative Elements Etched Dies #1 (#1 being the smallest) using the Platinum Die Cutting Machine  and white card stock. The Die has been used as a stencil by sponging inside the Die using Imagine Memento ink in Bamboo Leaves before removing from the Die. Line up the sentiment and stamp onto the tag.  Pop the tag up using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.   Adhere a double narrow Seam Binding bow to the left of the tag using liquid glue.  Finishing with a  Want2Scrap Swirls Finesse - Le Creme, trimmed and adhered from the bow. 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

A Vintage Journey - Crazy for Autumn Color

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes with Ribbon

C.R.A.F.T. - Add Ribbon & Distress Your Card

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - "Q" Quick and Easy

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes Autumn Colors

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Crafter's Cafe - Shaped Cards

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Use a Sentiment

Creative Ladybirds Creations - Always Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles 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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Want2Scrap Upcycled Jars

Hello friends, I am sharing a project on the Want2Scrap  Blog to share a quick and easy projects using Want2Scrap products.  I am a keen recycler and am always looking around the house to see what can be recycled/upcycled and is just begging to be given a 'second chance!'

                                    You can see the full details on the Want2Scrap Blog 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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Take Delight in the Lord

Hello friends, thank you for dropping in and for the comments you leave - I always love to know you have been.  I thought I would great another quick card using Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirty-Eight Etched Dies as I usually cut a few when I have a die out...makes it very quick if you need a card in a hurry! 

The card base has been created using Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirty-Eight Etched Dies #7 (#1 being the smallest) The card front has been cut using light blue card stick using  Labels Thirty-Eight #6 using the Platinum Die Cutting Machine .

The beautiful flower from Flourishes,lc has been coloured using Chameleon Pens and fussy cut/hand cut using scissors.  The wonderful sentiment is from the SpellbindersTake Delight Stamps Bible Journaling by Joanne Fink.  The Bible Journal stamps are also great for card making or scrapbooking - so versatile and uplifting.  The verse has been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and lightly sponged using Radiant Neon ink in Electric Yellow.  The patterned edges have been coloured using Chameleon Pens.

The sentiment image has been adhered the card front using double sided tape, the flowered has been popped up onto the side of the sentiment using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Foam Squares, with the stems overlapping onto the sentiment image and secured with double sided tape.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Craftaholics R us Challenge - Treats

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge - Anything Goes (opt twist Easel)

Sunny Day Crafting - Q" Quick and Easy

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge - Anything Goes

Unicorn Challenge - Perfectly Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness (Pink flower)

The House That Stamps Built Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes

Stempelsonnen Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Weeks - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Flowers 

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

From Our House to Yours

Hello friends, it is true we all look at things differently and this is definitely the case with Spellbinders Die - it is called the Haunted Manor - but a saw an adorable little wonky house - what about you?!  It also brings to mind the English show 'To the Manor Born' - did any of you watch that - there are re-runs happening here on one channel and it makes me smile - you have to love Margot and her illusions of grandeur - a bit like this little house!! 

 The Die D Lites Haunted Manor Holiday 2017 Etched Dies has been cut using the Platinum Die Cutting Machine and some striped card stock from Anna Griffin Inc.  Yellow card stock has been adhered behind the windows, with orange behind the wonky balcony.  White Gel Pen has been used around the windows to define them a little more.

The card base has been created using Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirty-Eight Etched Dies #7 (#1 being the smallest) The card front has been cut using light blue card stick using  Labels Thirty-Eight #6.  It has been sponged using Imagine Memento Ink in Bamboo Leaves for the grass and Summer Sky for the sky with random white paint splotches added.  This has been popped up onto the card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares for dimension.

The Manor has been popped up onto the centre of the card front also using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.  The sentiment has been computer generated and layered into orange card stock, then glued onto the card front.  Such an easy card - and my mind is already ticking over with ideas for this Wonky House!

This card is linked to the following challenges:

House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes

Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - Quick and Easy

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Use a Sentiment

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - ANYTHING GOES +  NO OPTION

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Spots and/or Stripes or Halloween  (Striped House)

Imagine That! Creative Playground - Anything Crafty Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by - 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 craftingllting

Chantilly Paper Lace Wedding Card

I was asked to make a Wedding Card by a beautiful 83 year old lady - it was for her granddaughter who was getting married on the weekend.  She wanted it to be special, soft and romantic - because her granddaughter is very special to her and she wanted the card to convey this.

I cut/embossed the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Tallulah Frill Layering Frame Small Etched Dies Chantilly Paper Lace Collection by Becca Feeken using soft pink card stock and adhered it to a card base created using the cutting edge of the Card Creator Emmeline Treillage Etched Dies Venise Lace by Becca Feeken.   Cut two Emmeline Treillage Etched Dies Venise Lace edge Dies, score the top of one at 1cm and fold forward.  Add adhesive to the 1cm portion, attach the front being sure to line up the pattern - Making a patterned card base has never been so easy!

The next layer has been created by cutting embossing the Nestabilities Labels 46 - Decorative Element Etched Dies #2 #3 (#1 being the smallest)  The flowers on the #5 Die have been sponged using Imagine Memento Luxe ink in Rose Bud and a sponge dauber, with a Want2Scrap medium white pearl added to the centre of each flower. Adhere the #5 Die onto the larger die using double sided tape and pop both layers up onto the centre of the card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

White card stock has been cut/embossed using Nestabilities Celebrations Pierced Circles Etched Dies using the Platinum Die Cutting Machine and used as a stencil by sponging inside the Die using Imagine Memento Luxe in Rose Bud before removing from the Die and being popped up onto the centre of the layered card front.  A small recycled rose has been adhered to the centre of the Pierced Circle.

The Penny Black Inc. sentiment has been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, trimmed with a dove tail added to the right hand end.  The edges have been sponged around using Rose Bud Ink and popped up under the Pierced Circle.  A small pink button been glued onto the left of the sentiment, a Want2Scrap medium White pearl added to the centre of the button and liquid glitter added to the button.  The names have been computer generated and popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.  

This card is linked to the following challenges:

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Anything Goes

Retarte - Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Connie Can Crop - To Die For

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore october Challenge - Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenges - Wedding

Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Lace and/or Pearls

Create and Inspire Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge - Use a Sentiment

Creative Ladybirds Creations 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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Love From Us All - Bugs Included

Hello Friends - thanks so much for dropping by!!  I have a very quick and easy card to share with you today using the Spellbinders Die D-Lites Bugs Etched Dies. How fabulous are these creepy crawlies and so much fun to create with - how could I resist!?

I have to say that my DH is not a fan of cockroaches and was not as thrilled with this card as I am LOL!  My son said it looks like a cross between Christmas and Halloween  LOL!  Regardless of all that I love them and have to say - they are my insects around the card - for staging of course!  Wink:wink!

I have cut/embossed the DCWV patterned paper using the largest Spellbinders A2 Distressed Edges Card Creator Etched Dies using the Platinum Die Cutting Machine  and lightly sanded around the edges using a Sanding Block.  

The Bugs have been cut/embossed using the Bugs Etched Dies and four different colour card stock - a great way to use those scraps.  I have set them out and once happy with the layout they have been glued to the card front,  The sentiment has been created using stickers from my stash - Authentique Paper from memory.  This has been layered onto red card stock and adhered using double sided tape.  The card front has been popped up onto the card base using  Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares for that little bit of dimension.  I told you it was easy - didn't I!?!

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Weeks - Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

Pixies Crafty Workshop Weeks - Use your Snippets

Animal Friends Challenge - Autumn/Halloween (autumn colours)

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Always Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Scrappers Delight October Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Ladybirds Creations - Always Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge - Anything Goes - optional Easel card

Polka Doodles Challenge - Anything Goes

Scrap N' Challenge - Monsters and Critters

Morgan's Art World Challenge - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Masculine Card

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

Crafty Friends Challenge - Cute

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge -  People Or Animals 

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