Free Florals

Hello friends - welcome and thank you for stopping by!  I hope you are having a good week so far!  I was given these gorgeous images and papers in a kit quite a few years ago and came across them recently and decided it was better to create cards with them than let them stay in the same place for another few years!! I have to say it was so-o-o quick and easy to put together - simply elegant!

The main images have been cut/embossed using Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies and the Platinum Die Cutting Machine and popped up onto co-ordinating patterned paper  using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares, followed by the pre-cut white card base using E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra. .The sentiment has been fussy cut (hand cut using scissors) and popped onto the card front also using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

 As you can see - there is lots of dimension but it is still not too bulky for posting - and that is something we need to keep in mind these days.  The small butterflies have been glued onto the card front and small LeCreme pearls from Want2Scrap being adhered to the body of the butterflies. 

These cards are linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Spotlight Technique

Die Cuttin' Divas - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Always Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes 

The Corrosive Challenges -  Always Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - P IS FOR POPPIES OR PUMPKINS (card 3 - poppies)

Scrapper’s Delights Challenge Blog - ANYTHING GOES

Moo-Mania & More - Die Cuts/Punches

Scrapy Land Challenges - Always Anything Goes with Die Brand SL sells (Spellbinders)

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 creating

Butterflies and Roses

Hello friends, welcome and thanks for stopping by!  Once again I have been having fun in The Studio with Kaisercraft Collectibles.  They are a very quick and easy way to create a pretty card.

The card front has been cut/embossed using leftover pieces of patterned paper and one of my favourite dies - the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies and the  Platinum Die Cutting Machine .  The card front has been popped up onto a slightly larger pre-cut Kraft card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.

The stripes got me started, especially when it means I can use the front of 6"x6" Pads - they are perfect for this - this strip is 9cm long and adhered to the centre of cards on the right-hand side. using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner.  A strip of Washi Tape has been adhered below the striped panel.

A butterfly from Penny Black Inc has been stamped using Imagine Versafine Ink in Vintage Sepia, then coloured using sponged daubers; this has been glued to the left of the striped panel. The Kaisercraft sentiment has been popped up below the butterfly.  A row of braid has been added above the sentiment and been glued across the striped panels and a row of fabric flowers added below.

Orange Rhinestones from Want2Scrap have been adhered to each corner.  It is very easy to create a card in this style - so eclectic - I love that! 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter (butterfly)

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

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

Lemon Short Bread Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Craft Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Arty Diva's Challenge - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Moo-Mania Challenge - Die Cuts and Punches

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Inspire. Create Challenge - Die Cutting

Simon Says Stamp - Fall/Autumn Colors

The House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes

Cuttlebug Mania - Autumn Colors

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Crafting By Design - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - 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

Sending Sunshine Your Way

Hello friends - welcome and thank you for stopping by!  Welcome to the weekend - I hope you have a good one - in whatever you do! I am working on some projects that I cannot share yet - not for a while infact, but I had to stop by and share a card with you.  I was given these gorgeous images and papers from a friend - they are from a publication and I have to say it was so-o-o quick and easy to put together - simply elegant!

The main image has been popped up onto patterned paper that has it's own pretty floral border using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares, followed by the pre-cut white card base using E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra. .The sentiment circle has been popped onto the card front also using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

A border strip from the set has been trimmed and glued to the top of the card front to match the lower panel using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.  As you can see - there is lots of dimension but it is still not too bulky for posting - and that is something we need to keep in mind these days.  The small flowers and butterfly are from Little Birdie Crafts, finishing off with small pink rhinestones from Want2Scrap being adhered to the top of the framed image and sequins glued randomly to the card front.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Papers (and why) - they are so pretty

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional Autumn/Halloween

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

DL.Art Linky Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Happy Craft Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Mod Squad - Sentiment as Center Stage

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Lavinia Workd Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Playground - Anything Goes

Crafting With and Attitude Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - 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 creating

Sending You Love

Hello friends, welcome and thanks for stopping by!  Today I am sharing a third card from a set of four created using Kaisercraft Collectibles from the Greenhouse Collection - I have commented before I just love these - they are in one of my favourite palettes, and are so pretty and easy to create with - and you have to love that!

If you have visited me here at all you will know I am a BIG FAN of the Collectibles -  I hope you are inspired to get out your papers and Collectibles and create something - just for fun.  I do love the fact that they are so versatile!

The card front has been cut/embossed using paper from my ever growing pile of scrap papers and one of my favourite dies - the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies and the Platinum Die Cutting Machine .  The card front has been popped up onto a slightly larger pre-cut white card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.  Narrow scalloped Paper Lace has been glued below the patterned paper.

A paper doily has been adhered to the card front and large Collectibles have been added as a focal point, popping them up onto straight onto the doily using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares; the sentiment has also been popped up across the Collectibles using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares. 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore - Always Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges  - Anything Goes + optional Autumn/Halloween

Artsystamper Challenge - PATTERNED PAPER

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Pammies Inky Pinky Challenge - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Spotlight Technique

My Besties Spanish Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenges -  Always Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES  

Digi Chooseday - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

TIME OUT Challenges - Encouraging*

Creative moments - 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 creating

A Little Birdie Told Me

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  Today I have a simple and whimsical card to share with you, I like to have card that are suitable for any occasion on hand, especially birthdays and also for the shop that sells my cards - so handy if you need a card at short notice.

Who can resist these adorable birds from Katzelkraft.  They have been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and coloured using Chameleon Pens, fussy cut/hand cut out using scissors.

The card front has been cut using Graphic 45 patterned paper, this has been popped up onto a slightly larger pre-cut  white card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares. The birds have also been popped up onto the card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

The clouds have been cut/embossed using Spellbinders Die D-Lites Sun and Clouds Etched Dies,  next they have been trimmed to size and glued onto the card front.  The sentiment is from The sentiment is from the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Bird Crazy  - I love that sentiment!. It has been stamped onto black card stock using Imagine VersaMark ink and White Embossing Powder has been applied and then set using a Heat Tool.  Next it has been trimmed and popped up below the birds using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares in black.

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This card is linked to the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Spotlight Technique

Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - Cute Animals

Artsy Stamper Challenge - Use patterned paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

My Besties Spanish Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenges -  Always Anything Goes

Pixie's Crafty Workshop Snippets Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Catz 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

                                      

Birthday Roses in Pink

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by.  Today I am sharing a Twist and Pop Up card using Karen Burniston Pop Up and Twist Dies along with patterned papers from publications.  The papers are such a pretty selection and I have tried to use every piece of them.

The card front has been created using two different papers and a strip of contrasting patterned paper across where the papers join.  Next it has been cut/embossed using one of my favourite dies - the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies and the  Platinum Die Cutting Machine .  The sentiment label is from Little Birdie Crafts and the Beautiful Border Swirls and pink pearls are from Want2Scrap.

The Pop up sentiment is such a lovely surprise when the card is opened. The largest Kathryn Labels have been layered with the third smallest Spellbinders Nestabilities Fancy Edged Rectangles Etched Dies.  The sentiment is from a Penny Black Inc clear stamp set and has been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  I have used the Karen Burniston Katherine Label Pop Up for the inside Pop Up and Twist Mechanism.  The embellished sentiment on the card front and the  flowers are from Little Birdie Crafts and the beautiful pink pearls are from Want2Scrap. 

You can find Karen's Video Tutorial HERE - it is so easy to follow.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenges - Pink

Stinkin' Inkers - Fancy Folds

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTION AUTUMN COLORS 

Unicorn Challenge - Pretty in Pink

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Moo-Mania & More  - Die Cuts/Punches

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Creations in Pink - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Make it Pink

Daisy Chain Challenges - Pink or Halloween

DL.Art Linky Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - 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 creating