Eclectic Florals

Hello friends - welcome and thank you for stopping by! I am working on some projects that I cannot share yet - not for a while infact, but I had to stop by and share some cards with you.  I am still using  the gorgeous images and papers I was gifted from a friend - I have to say it was so-o-o quick and easy to put together - simply elegant!

The main images have been die cut using a variety of Spellbinders dies and popped up onto 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 sentiments have also been cut/embossed using Spellbinders dies and have been popped onto the card front also using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

Small flowers are from Little Birdie Crafts;  finishing off with bling from Want2Scrap added to the card front. The Ricrac and lace are from my stash.

Thiese cards are linked to the following challenges:

Crafting Happiness Challenges - ANYTHING GOES optional twist FLOWERS

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/ Optional Twist: Banners & Bows

Allsorts - Make It Girly

Stamping Sensations - Feminine 

Crafter's Castle - February - Anything Goes 

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Use Die Cuts / Punches

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge - Gemstones / Pearls

My Time to Craft - No Digis Allowed

Sweet Stampin - Birthday Girls

Alphabet Challenge -  W Anything You Wish  

Brown Sugar -  ANYTHING GOES 

Crafty Catz -  ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST FOOD

Creative Fingers - ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Through The Purple Haze Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

The Alphabet Challenge - Anything You Wish

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 creating

Happiness Is...

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by!  I have a little change of pace today -a whimsical card inspired by this adorable owl that has been recycled from a old greeting card - how cute is it - and those eyelashes - gorgeous!

The patterned paper is from Kaisercraft, it was 'lurking' in my stash and I am so glad it has seen the light of day!  It has been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies and the Platinum Die Cutting Machine and adhered to a slightly larger Kraft card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.E

The centre panel is from Authentique Paper and adhered to the centre of the card front also using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.  The Owl has been popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

The partial pink die cut frame is from an older die by Seth Apter - and still a favourite with me.  The beautiful cluster of flowers is from Little Birdie Crafts and has been glued to the top right hand corner.  Nice and Easy to make, but adorable all the same - in my opinion anyway! Wink:wink! The Owl has been poppee

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Crafting Happiness Challenges - ANYTHING GOES optional twist FOOD AND DRINK

Cutie Pie Challenge - CUTE AND CUDDLY ANIMALS

Make My Monday - CRITTERS

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - ANYTHING GOES 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - FRAME IT (partial pink frame)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

Classic Design  Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes with optional Embossing

Dies R Us Challenge - xoxo Hearts, Love, Valentine

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Papercraft Business Challenge - Valentine's Day / Love

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Dies and/or Punches

Alphabet Challenge - Anything You Wish

Brown Sugar - ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST CRITTERS

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

Celebrate Twist and Pop Up -Special Day Card

Hello friends - welcome and thank you for stopping by!  I am slowly using up all of the gorgeous images and papers I was given by 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!  I am surprised just how many cards I have made with them - this time  I am sharing a fancy fold card using the 1009 Twist Panel Pop-Up - Karen Burniston in mauve

Cut a card base and score half way; fold the card stock into an A-frame card base. Decorate the card front,  I have used two free papers from Publications - adhering to the pre-cut purple card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra. The gorgeous  Corner Bling is from Want2Scrap and has been adhered to the top right hand corner.

The pre-cut image circle has been popped up to the left of the Bling Corner using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares; with the sentiment overlapping onto the lower portion of the circle.  two rows of contrasting lace have been glued along the lower portion of the card front.

 The inside panels have been decorated with Little Birdie Crafts flowers and images flowers.  The sentiment is from the Karen Burniston Die Word Set #2 Birthday.

You can find Karen's video HERE

This card is linked to the following challenges:

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes

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

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

International Art & Soul - Monochromatic 

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 

Just Us Girls - Create Dimension

Simply Create Too - MONOCHROMATIC

Cardz 4 Galz - Haberdashery (Lace)

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

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes with optional Wishes

Mix It Up Challenge - Anything Goes + optional: Paper Piecing

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - 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

The Song in Your Heart

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  I have another Art Journal Page to share with you today - it is my 'go to' creative zone' at the moment. As I have mentioned with each page - we are all on a journey, whether it is art, faith, health or something else.  This one was inspired by the wonderful sentiment - one that I love - sentiments are often an inspiration for me.

The eclectic sentiment has been created using a card from Quick Quotes Scrapbook Company - another one I have put aside thinking I will use it one day - I am sure we all have those - or is it just me!?! LOL! I have trimmed the sentiment into rows and inked around the edges using a black maker.

The beautiful flowers are from Tim Holtz , along with the Tim Holtz Paper Dolls are part of a prize I won recently on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.  The flowers have been adhered  across the lower portion of the page, creating a half wreath, using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner.  The wonderful ladies have been popped up across the flowers using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  A few white splatters were added using White paint.

The butterfly has been added to the top left corner and a wooden embellishment glued to the centre. Details have been added to the wings and other areas of the page using a White Gel Pen and the wings have been layered up to give a little dimension using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.

I just love this journal created using recycled cardboard - I have great plans for it .... hope you join me as I continue this journey!! 

This project is linked to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Something New

A Vintage Journey - WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER  making things look older... time for some distressing, antiquing, ageing and weathering

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST ANIMALS 

Brown Sugar -  ANYTHING GOES 

Creative Fingers - ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Moving along with the Times - All Things New

Art-Journal-Journey - Something New

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes with optional Wishes

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge#- Anything Goes 

Allsorts - Say It With Flowers

Challenge Up Your Life - Anything Goes

My Time to Craft - New Stash

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

Dare to Reach Out

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  As most of you would be aware there are horrendous 'apocaliptic' style fires engulfing huge parts of Australia - so many houses lost and people killed. At one point we were on alert and had bags packed and supplies ready should the call to evacuate come - thankfully it has not, but no-one can relax yet with shocking heatwave and weather conditions next week- with so many active fires still happening no-one can afford to be complacent!!  My usual way to keep myself centred is to spend time in The Studio - but each time I have sat in there I have felt nothing but emptiness - and then I started to think about the statement by Fred Rogers “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” and you only have to go as far as facebook to see the generosity of people - it is overwhelming and inspired me to create a page for my Art Journal...As I have mentioned with each page - we are all on a journey, whether it is art, faith, health or something else.  

My pages have been created using recycled cardboard.  It is very simple, starting with recycled patterned paper adhered to the page using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner.  Lots of layers have been added but it is still not bulky - one of the reasons I love Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  The page has been sponged around the edges using black ink.

The Tim Holtz Paper Dolls are part of a prize I won recently on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and have been adhered to the right of the layered and sponged sentiment using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner.  Older Spellbinders Die cuts and patterned paper have been used to frame the sentiment. The gorgeous crochet embellishment has been glued to the top of the sentiment and a silver embellishments  from my stash have been glued to the left side - you know the ones we put aside thinking we will use them one day - I am sure we all have those - or is it just me!?! LOL!  Want2Scrap baby bling in black rhinestones have been randomly added.

                                                        This project is linked to the following challenges:

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

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

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafty Friends Challenge - Something New

Crazy 4 Challenges - Try or Use Something New

A Vintage Journey - WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER  making things look older... time for some distressing, antiquing, ageing and weathering 

Brown Sugar -  ANYTHING GOES

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Craft Rocket Challenges - Something New

Moving along with the Times - All Things New

Art-Journal-Journey - Something New

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes with optional Wishes

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Something New 

Crafty Creations - 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

Bouquets and Butterflies

Hello friends - welcome and Happy New Year to you all!  Thank you for stopping by on the first day of 2020 - I hope you have a good year - in whatever you do!  I am sharing another group of cards with you that have been created using papers from publications and so-o-o quick and easy to put together - simply elegant!  It seems to be all I can manage lately - but I am working on that and have some exciting things coming up...

I have also used Spellbinders Dies, Imagine Inks, Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares,and E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.  The small flowers are from Little Birdie Crafts, finishing off with bling from Want2Scrap.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

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

Lemon Short Bread Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Always Anything Goes (Butterflies)

Creations in Pink - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink (card 4)

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge - Annual Anything Goes Challenge

Jan's Digi's Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts' Patterned Paper - Anything Goes 

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Createful Hearts Challenge - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

Creative Sketchy Girls - Anything Goes

Allsorts 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