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!

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Be-YOU-iful

Hello friends, welcome and thank you for stopping by.  Today I have a feminine card to share with you, a little on the 'shabby' side and in one of my favourite palettes.

I am using one of my own patterned papers using leftover prices of papers - you know those ones that you don't want to part with - I have so many of them...it has been embossed using a Spellbinders Embossing Folder and the Platinum Die Cutting Machine.

The card front has been adhered onto a slightly larger pre-cut white card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra. The small frame from the Spellbinders Nestabilities Romantic Rose Etched Dies has been cut using white card stock and popped up onto the card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

The wooden sentiment is also from Kaisercraft and has been glued to a small die from the Spellbinders Fairmont Labels Etched Dies and then popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares, onto the Romantic Rose Etched Dies   A small die from the Spellbinders Silhouette Etched Dies has been also added to the right side of the Fairmont Label.  Flowers from Little Birdie Crafts have been added to the top left corner of the layered dies.  The beautiful bling is from Want2Scrap.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

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

International Art & Soul - Lots of Layers

Creative Moments - Anything Goes 

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenges  - ANYTHING GOES NO TWIST

Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes

2 Sisters On The Blog - Something with the letter S (silver rhinestones)

Brown Sugar- Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional Humour

Happy Little Stampers September Dies Challenge - Anything Goes With Dies

Creations in Pink - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Sognando Scrap - 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!

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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

                                                       

                                      

Double Triangle Fold Card

Hello friends, thank so much for stopping by.  Today I have a Fancy Fold card to share with you - and it is so quick and easy to make - in fact it makes two at the one time - how do you like that!?

The cutting and scoring are easy, one sheet of 21cm x 28cm card stock makes two of these cards,  All you have to do is cut your card stock in half diagonally. This gives you the two card bases.  Fold the left side across so the point meets the right hand side of the card stock, then fold the top over so the point meets the bottom right corner of the card base – this forms the base of your double triangle card Use a Bone Folder for a crisp fold.   Adhere white card stock to the rectangle in the centre using double sided tape.

Cut two pieces of  Little Birdie Crafts co-ordinating patterned paper measuring 10cm x 13.5cm on the diagonal, from the upper right corner to lower left corner. This will also make two cards. Adhere one of the triangles to the lower front of the card stock and the contrasting patterned paper on the other side. I have embossed the green patterned paper using the Spellbinders Flourish Stitch Em-bossing Fold'ers Quilt It by Lene Lok - Next it has been lightly sanded  across the embossing.

Adhere a Kaisercraft Collectible along the diagonal edge on the right flap of the card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra. Pop up the die cut frame onto the left side of the card front.  Apply Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares to the right hand side of the floral circle and inside the die-cut frame – check that none can be seen when the card is open.  Add a Little Birdie Crafts white flower and foliage to the frame insert.

For the second card adhere Kaisercraft Collectibles Butterfly onto a Spellbinders Nestabilities Fancy Edged Circles Etched Dies, followed by a pre-cut mauve scalloped circle onto the right flap of the card front.  Adhere a strip of co-ordinating patterned paper across the lower left hand flap followed by Want2Scrap Beautiful Bling Borders.  Add a stamped sentiment from the Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Vintage Elegance Becca Feeken Giving Occasions Stamp and Die Set.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Brown Sugar - ANYTHING GOES 

Word Are Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL: ON THE BEACH 

Get Creative Challenges - ANYTHING GOES with optional/ MONOCHROMATIC

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Digi Choosday Challenge - Anything Goes

CCEE Stampers - Moth/Butterfly (card on the left)

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas - 3D Projects

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes 

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

2 Sisters On The Blog - Make a card for a lady

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

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional bright and fun

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always 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!

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Congratulations

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  I have a pretty recycled card to share with you today, using part of a pretty box that was given to me by a friend - there are quite a few boxes and I have cut them all up ready to be reused and brought to life in  different way!  The colours on this one are so pretty with such a soft look.

I have used the Spellbinders Nestabilities Fancy Edged Rectangles Etched Dies and the  Platinum Die Cutting Machine to create a card front.  The delicate scallops on this Die, along with the paper piercing never fail to add such a pretty touch.  The card front has been popped up onto a slightly larger pre-cut mauve card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.

Want2Scrap Scalloped Hearts in White Pearl have been adhered to the centre of the card front, inside the existing heart.  This is followed by a sticker that has been coated using Imagine irRESISTibles Pico Embellisher in Shimmer.

The sentiment from the Amazing Paper Grace Vintage Elegance Becca Feeken Giving Occasions Stamp and Die Set has been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  This has been trimmed and a 'dove tail' added on the right end.  Next it has been layered into slightly larger mauve card stock and popped up on the lower portion of the card front using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  A Mulberry Paper Rose has been glued to the left end of the sentiment.    Finishing by adhering Want2Scrap white pearls to each corner, along with small butterfly from my stash with a small white pearl in the centre - a little detail but a pretty one.

                                       This card is linked to the following challenges:

Get Creative Challenges - ANYTHING GOES/NO TWIST

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - ANYTHING GOES

Use Your Stuff - FLORA AND FAUNA

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft - Always Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Always Anything Goes

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

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional anything but a card

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Easter/Spring Sentiment 

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes 

Crafty Gals Corner - Spring  

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

Sisterhood of Crafters - Spring

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Pastel Colors 

{Pin}spirational - Inspiration Photo* 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - ANYTHING GOES 

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

Daisy Chain Challenges - Make it Feminine

Love to Craft - 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!

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Recycled Presents Galore

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by!  I have been busily trying to work ahead with everything as I head off to my homeland (New Zealand) to celebrate my Mothers 80th birthday - it is even sweeter as my youngest daughter and the grandson will be coming too - quite a special time.  Thankfully I have worked ahead with tutorials and Design Team work but due to complicating things by literally 'hitting the ground running' which has resulted in a Cortisone injection into the hip and a tear in a tendon, I have not been able to complete 'other' posts - I do apologise in advance - my Tutorial are all done and are scheduled here - I hope you enjoy those.

In the meantime I have been working on some cards in case the Shop that sells them needs them while I am away - they just had 28 sell in two weeks and 36 the month before that - not complaining at all!  I have upcycled this image - so cool for a masculine card.

 The card front  has been embossed using the Spellbinders Em-bossing Fold'ers Grid.  This has been sponged using Imagine Inks, trimmed and popped up onto a slightly larger white card front using double sided tape.

The image has been fussy cut/handcut using scissors and popped up onto the card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares,  The Penny Black Inc sentiment has been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, lightly coloured using Markers and popped up below the image. 

White and yellow paint splatters and have randomly added to the card front.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes 

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

DL.Art Linky Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes + optional: Flowers

Dream Valley Challenge - Sparkle and Shine

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge -  Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES   

Just Add Ink - JUST ADD EMBOSSING

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

Word Art Wednesdays - 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 yo

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting