Twilight Birthday

Hello friends, thank you for all of your visits and comments both here and on facebook - they are all read and greatly appreciated!  Today I am sharing a card I created while having a break from some commissioned work and this is the outcome!

I have used 'that Folder' that came with one of the Australian Simply Cards Magazines - it was so popular and you can see why - can't you?!.  I have used it for pretty feminine cards but had a lot of fun with some texture and darker colours - I am really liking the almost grungy feel to this one - how about you?

The sentiment is also from a free set from the Australian Simply Cards magazine - they have such fabulous free gifts each month.  I have also used Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares + E-Z Dots Permanent Refillable Dispenser and  Want2Scrap white pearls.

                                          This card is for the following challenges:

                                            Crafting By Designs  - Anything Goes for August  

Day Dreamer Challenges - Always Anything Goes 

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes 

Ike's World - Anything Goes with a twist: Embossing

Retarte - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft - Always Anything Goes

Artistic Stampers - Anything Goes

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

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Happy Anything

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - 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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders BIG Birthday

Hello Friends!  Today I am sharing a card created using Spellbinders Happy Birthday Easel Celebrate the Day by Marisa Job - it makes quite a statement don't you think?!?  Not only that - this could be the quickest layered card you are likely to create - now that I have your attention...LOL!

The card front has seen embossed using the Grid Embossing Folder on white card stock.  I have trimmed the Happy Birthday Easel to make it single sided and adhere to the lower portion of the card front using liquid glue.  The 'happy' has been created using stickers from my stash!

The card front has been layered onto a pre-cut card base using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares - and there you have it - it is as easy as that!!   

This card us linked to the following challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenges - For The Men/Boys

Seize The Birthday - Birthday + Optional Topping of Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes - Option of Die Cuts

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Happy Birthday 

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - INSPIRED BY A SONG (Happy Birthday to You)

Crafty Girlz Challenge - Anything Goes + option of Masculine

Dies R Us Challenge) - Always Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper - 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

Embossed Birthday Wishes

Hello friends, I have heard a lot of buzzing over this embossing folder that was a freebie with Australian Simply Cards last month - and I can see why - so elegant and an instant pretty card for so many occasions.

I have cut the card base using Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B Card Creator and the Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine.  The Damask pattern has been highlighted using Imagine Craft Ink in Petal Pink, The sentiment that comes with the folder has also been stamped using Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black. As I said - so elegant and so easy!   Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner and 3D Foam Squares have been used on this card and the bling is from Want2Scrap.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Through the Purple Haze - Use A Die And/Or Punch

Crafting for all Seasons - Make It Girly

Creative Moments - Always Anything Goes/ optional twist of Stitching Real or Faux

WordArt Wednesdays - Family Friendly/Anything Goes 

Retarte - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes  

Crafty Cardmakers - Monochrome

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Stripes

Where the HeART is - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me  - Anything Goes /optional shabby chic or vintage

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + Option: No design paper

Creative Loops Challenge - Monochrome

Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes

Petal Lu - Anything Goes

Take card friends and 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, It is Monday evening for me and it has been a beautiful autumn day.  I spent some of the morning out in the garden with my grandson Noah, who loves playing with the hose and kicking a ball around - at the same time!!  It is a beautiful time of year.

Speaking of beautiful - this Scribbly Birds stamp set - by Dina Wakley - I have loved it since it came out - but it was so hard to get.  At the recent Scrap Girls Retreat one of the ladies happened to have a set for sale, as she had ordered two, by mistake.  My dear friend knew I was after it and got in very quickly for me - one happy stamper here!!

The image has been stamped using Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, then coloured using Versafine Ink in Vintage Sepia (love this shade of brown) and Memento Luxe in Rose Bud, using sponge daubers. 

The coloured bird has been hand cut and popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares onto white card that has been sponged using the same inks used to colour the bird then layered onto a precut cardbase.  The sentiment is from Stampers Anonymous Crazy Talk set.  Postmarks have been randomly added, along with Washi Tape and Linen Thread.  The precut base has been cut/embossed using 5x7 Matting Basics A Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator and the Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations -  April - One for the Girls

Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

A Beautiful Mess -  Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar April Challenge - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Birthday Sentiment or the No. 6 

Cre8tive Hands Friends - Anything Goes

Catch the Bug March Challenge - Anything Goes

In The Pink - Dies and/or punches  (in pink of course)

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - Use a punch or Die

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! 

{{{Hugs}}} and happy creating!

It's a Boy Thing

Hello Blog Friends - I hope you are making it through the week without too much going on.  Life nowadays is so busy we often don't have the time to make the most of moments.

I have had some Studio time and played with these robot images that have been stamped waiting for some colour for some time - I have used Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko Memento Markers and love the result.

The robots have been fussy cut/hand cut and popped up on Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L3D Foam Squares for dimension onto the A2 Distressed Edges Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator.  This has then been 'splashed' using Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko Fireworks Sprays in Dandelion, Danube Blue, Bamboo Leaves and Summer Sky.

The sentiment is from Clear Stamps and has been stamped using Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko VersaMagic.

The second card has the same image but coloured slightly differently and popped up on a Diecut from the A2 Modern Stationary Card Creator.  This has then been 'splashed' using Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko Fireworks Sprays in Dandelion, Tangelo and Summer Sky.  The sentiment is from Flourishes.

These cards are for the following challenges:

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Chalk n Stock August Challenge - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Stampotique Designers' Challenge - Anything Goes

Fan- Tastic Tuesday Challenge - Use a Number

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes 

Deep ocean Challenge - For the Boys

Great Impressions - Add a sentiment

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Blue

Inspirations Destination Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy - Birthdays

Beccy's Place August Challenge - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations - 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 Robot

Hello Blog Friends, I am popping in to say hello and share a 'whimsical' card.  I have to say - 'how cute is this robot!?!'  When I saw it I just had to have it - it really is my first 'little boy' stamp and I cannot wait to use it more...

The image has been coloured using Chameleon Pens - it is so easy to get the different shades of one colour in one pen - it doesn't get much easier!!  The background paper is from Anna Griffin Inc and is so versatile. The robots head and body have been stamped for a second time and once coloured, they have been hand cut and popped up onto Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L3D Foam Squares.

This card is for the following challenges:

Amusing - W, 2E, no digi -  Anything Goes 

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - birthday wishes 

Simply Papercraft Challenge - Anything Goes

My Sheri Crafts - child's birthday 

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Card Mania - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - No Designer Paper

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!!

Darkroom Door Happy Birthday

The 'Dreaded Man Card' has never been so easy - the Darkroom Door images are perfect for making masculine cards - some fabulous ones for feminine as well I might add.

I have used the its onto the Little Door - Photo Stamp and colour using the Crayon Resist Technique with white crayon and IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in  Love Bug, Peanut Brittle, Pistachio and Bamboo Leaves.

 The sentiment is from JustRite® Papercraft and has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Vintage Sepia.

The embossed layer is the Creative Cogs Spellbinders® 3D M-Bossabilities™ folder.  It has been sponged using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Expresso Truffle.

This card is for the following challenges:

Card Mania - Favorite Color Combination (earthy tones)

C is for Challenge - Lots of Layers 

Creative Stamp Friends - Vintage 

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Embossing

Stamp and Create - Birthdays 

Victorine Originals - Vintage

 Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes 

Challenges 4 Everybody - Always Anything Goes 

Catch The Bug - 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}}}

Winnie the Pooh Birthday

I am back with a little change of pace for me - do you remember what life was like before it got complicated?  Winnie the Pooh takes me straight back to that place in my childhood - such a wonderful time.

While sorting through some bits and pieces I came across some Winnie the Pooh stickers I have had for years and decided it was time I used them to create a child's birthday card - what child does not love Winnie the Pooh - he is timeless!

 

I layered the sticker onto white card that has been cut/embossed with the  Labels Twenty-Nine Spellbinders® Nestabilities.  This has then been popped up using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ foam dots into blue card embossed using the So Trendy Spellbinders® M-Bossabilities™ folder, using the Grand Calibur® machine.

The sentiment is from a retired stamp set and has been cut/embossed with the Ribbon Banners 

 Spellbinders® Shapeabilities®.  All of my Dies have been cut using the Grand Calibur® machine.  The flower is an older one form my stash - by KaiserCraft.

This card is for the following challenges: 

Card Mania - Your Favorite Embellishment (flowers)

C is for Challenge - Animals 

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

Parade Your Crafts - Picnic 

Squigglefly - Ribbon, Twine or Floss 

The Crazy Challenge - Animals 

There She Goes - Fur Friends

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 

Amusing Challenges - Birthday. 

Gingerloft - Bright Sunshine Yellow

 Pile It On - No Designer Paper

 Drunken Stampers - W -  Twine

   

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}}}