Darkroom Door - Happy Birthday Wishes

Hello friends, welcome and thanks for stopping by!  You can never have too many birthday cards - I am sure you know that!!  They are the best seller in the shops that sell my cards, so I have been trying to get a few made before the next 'top ups' are due. These ones came together from those things constantly gathering on my desk - my favourite kind of card at times - being limited to what is on the desk stops me over-thinking the process....know what I mean?!?!  The fabulous sentiment is Darkroom Door - Small Stamp - Birthday.

I have also used IMAGINE Memento Inks in Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal and Rhubarb Stalk, Little Birdie Crafts, Want2Scrap, KaiserCraft papers, Authentique Paper, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra and 3D Foam Squares and Spellbinders 

This card is linked to the followng challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes 

Crazy 4 Challenges - Make a Card Of Celebration

Alphabet Challenge -  X IS FOR X-tra EMBELLISHMENTS 

Brown Sugar - ANYTHING GOES 

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST PRETTY PAPERS 

Creative Fingers - ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES

 QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon - Balloons

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters - Patterned paper

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes 

Unicorn Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness Challenges - ANYTHING GOES optional twist 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 creating

When the Butterfly...

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by!  Todays card is a quick and easy one using flowers and butterflies- you can't get lovelier than that - in my opinion!

The card front has been created using some left over pieces of patterned paper and pre-cut images from Tim Holtz - they have been popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares for the perfect amount of dimension.  This card is still postable at the standard rate - even with the added dimension;something we all take into consideration these days.

The beautiful sentiment has been computer generated and adhered directly onto the card front using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner. I have finished off with a tiny plastic flower that has been glued to the butterflies body and a Want2Scrap Black Baby Bling adhered to the centre.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes with optional add a snowflake

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

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Anything Goes

LeAnn’s World 101 - Anything Goes

Let's Craft & Create Challenge - Anything Goes + option: Love is in the Air

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes

Tales From The Craft Room - Something New

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

A Place To Start - ANYTHING GOES w/option CAS

Get Creative Challenges - SOMETHING NEW

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

Keep Calm

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by.  I am happy to say after the crazy weather here in Australia we are enjoying a normal day with a perfect temperature of 26 Degrees Celsius . Today I have a fancy fold card to share with you - it has been created from a left over kit I used for a Workshop - I have used it quite a few times but it looks different with the products you use - today's theme is keeping calm! Wink: Wink!

I created the card base by scoring Authentique Paper at 5cm, 5cm, 3cm, 3cm and 2cm to create the different height steps - so easy to do, especially when using a good thick double sided paper.  Fold the card into mountain and valley folds to form the card base 

I have stamped the images using Imagine Memento Ink in Espresso Coffee, adding background details in Cocoa ink.  I picked up these stamps when I was in Arizona with Spellbinders; they have been trimmed and adhered to the steps of the card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. The Coffee Embellishments have been cut from Canvas Corp paper.

The Little Birdie Crafts Flowers have been glued to the card base. Want2Scrap pearls have been added to the lace trim using glue.  

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Shiny

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Favorite Stamps

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Allsorts - More Than A Single Word Sentiment

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes 

Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes 

Brown Sugar - ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST FUNNY 

 Creative Fingers - ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES  

Pattie's Creations - ANYTHING GOES

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Scrapper’s Delights - ANYTHING GOES

As You Like It Challenge - Anything Goes

Lavinia World Challenges - Anything Goes Using Rubber Or Clear Stamps 

Artistic Stampers - Anything Goes

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

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes with optional add a snowflake

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Anything Goes

DL.Art Linky Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always 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

Creating for Charity

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by.  I have been doing lots of sorting and also prioritising - in amongst all of this I was very challenged by a story I saw and decided I needed to make some cards to donate to a Charity on a regular basis - straight away I know it had to be my local Ronald McDonald House and I am thrilled they are excited about having them regularly.

Needless to say I have a 'Mountain' of bits and pieces on my desk (LOL - my life story) and created 20 cards instantly from them - using card bases made up with papers I had cut - ready for an occasion just like this.  I have used a combination of my favourite products and a lot of those things that I didn't want to throw away but just keep gather - like die cuts I may have done 20 of and only used 10. embossed card fronts left over from kits, home made embellishments that are gathering - I love to fiddle with them every now and then for a change of pace - and I hate to waste pretty things! 

It is such a great feeling to make these and donate them - and even better as it is not a one of  -'Chicken Soup for the Soul'!  I have to say that it has not even made a dent in my bits and pieces -but give it time!!   I have more made but am yet to photograph - but will get onto as soon as possible!!

These cards linked to the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Exploding Boxes/Pop Up Boxes

Dragonfly Dreams - Happy Birthday

International Art & Soul - Lots of Layers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  Always Anything Goes

My Besties Spanish Challenge - Always Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes + option: Any Occasion

Crafty Friends Challenge - Add Embellishments

Brown Sugar - ANYTHING GOES

Creative Fingers -  ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES 

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS 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

 

Floral Pocket Cards

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by!  Today I have three Pocket Cards to share with you - all variations of a theme - each one being a little different from the other.

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I have used Authentique Paper that was sitting pre-cut in a box from a Workshop a number of years ago (***head hung in shame***LOL)  I am slowly working my way though bits and pieces and it is a good feeling to see them turned into something special.

The handmade flowers, butterflies and sentiments are Little Birdie Crafts - they have such an amazing assortment of products.

The Scalloped Edge on the Pockets is from Spellbinders.  The tags are decorated luggage tags.  The beautiful Bling is from Want2Scrap.  These are all held together using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L - my all time favourite adhesive.

These cards are linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

613 Avenue Create -  Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Use Your Create or Decorate a Container

International Art & Soul - Flowers 

My Besties Spanish Challenge - Always Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Allsorts - Feminine

Challenge Up Your Life - Summer Tag

Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge - Add Embellishments

Brown Sugar - ANYTHING GOES 

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

A2Z Scrapbooking Linky Party - Birthday

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional add some sparkle

Let's Craft & Create Challenge - Anything Goes + option: Entwined

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

Dragonfly Smiles

Hello friends, welcome and thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have had a lovely weekend!  It goes by so fast - faster than any other days of the week don't you think!? Or is it just me?! LOL!

I have used a free gift from a magazine for focal point on this card - such a pretty dragonfly and it comes with a co-ordinating die! I have stamped the image using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black coloured the image using Chameleon Pens and added some shimmer onto the wings using liquid glitter.

Next it has been layered onto to a layered circle using Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies  and a die from the Shapeabilities Woodland Wreath Etched Dies.  The inside of the Die has been sponged using Imagine Memento Ink in Teal Zeal.  The dragonflies wings have been popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares and Want2Scrap Baby Bling Turquoise Rhinestones have been added around the Wreath.  The smile sentiment is from Kaisercraft and the sentiment is computer generated.

The layered circle has been popped up onto a card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares. The  card front has been created using patterned paper from my stash - Authentique Papers I believe and embossed using an older Spellbinders Embossing Folder.  This has been sponged using Imagine Memento Ink in Teal Zeal.  The card front has been adhered to a slightly larger pre-cut White card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Use Your Create or Decorate a Container

Crafting By design  - Anything Goes

International Art & Soul - Embossing

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

My Besties Spanish Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Craft Rocket August Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Things with Wings

Simply Create Too Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge Week - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle August Challenge - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls - Summer

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Artistic Stampers - Anything Goes

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Texture

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional distress it

Morgan's ArtWorld Open 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 creating

                                                       

                                      

Spellbinders A Charming Christmas Tutorial

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  I am sharing a tutorial for Spellbinders using the beautifully elegant and festive  Dies from the A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feeken  - these dies definitely make creating an elegant Christmas card so easy - as you will see when you follow along with the tutorial below.

'A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feeken offers holiday motifs that bring classic and elegant designs to your projects. This festive grouping is a wonderful addition to your holiday die collection!' - Spellbinders

1. Cut/emboss two (2) sets all four Cinch and Go Poinsettia flowers using white card stock and the Platinum Die Cutting Machine.

2. Sponge all of the flowers using Red Ink, adding touches of green at the end of the petals -carefully blend.

3. Shape each layer of flowers using the Tool 'n One and the Stylus Tips for Tool n' One

NOTE: A foam mat is recommended when shaping the flowers.

4. Layer the Cinch and Go Poinsettia flowers to create 3 flowers with assorted layers

5. Pop up each layer using 3D Foam Squares in the centre of each layer for extra dimension.

6. Cut/emboss one Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies using the largest two dies and patterned paper.

7. Lightly sand the embossed edges using a Sanding Block.

8. Cut/emboss two (2) Rectangle Toppers using both the Rectangle Topper/Border ands the Insert Design as shown in the photo above.

9. Glue the Rectangle Toppers to the top and bottom of the card front, lining each up inside the Hemstitched border and leaving a plain section in the centre of the card front.

10. Poke a hole through the centre of the layered Poinsettias, poke through 3 Gold Stamens and glue to the back of the flower.  Repeat with each flower.

11. Glue one layered Cinch and Go Poinsettia to each side of the plain section.

12. Pop up a third  Poinsettia into the centre using a 3D Foam Square

13. Pop up the card front onto a pre-cut slightly larger white card base using Crafty Foam Tape.

14. Adhere three (3) small Light Brown Rhinestones along both Insert Designs.

Spellbinders Products:

• S4-960 Shapeabilities Cinch and Go Poinsettia Etched Dies Etched Dies A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feeken
• S4-963 Shapeabilities Snowflake Toppers Etched Dies A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feeken
• S5-308 Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies Venise Lace by Becca Feeken
• T-001 Tool 'n One 
• T-003 Stylus Tips for Tool n' One

• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other:  White and gold card stock; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares; ; liquid glue; Imagine: Memento Inks in Rhubarb Stalk and Bamboo Leaves Want2Scrap: 250 Count - Brown Rhinestones - Self Adhesive; Sanding Block; Gold Stamens; 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