CFC #13 A Touch of Colour

Time goes by quickly - especially as we get closer to Christmas - it is time for the next Crafty Friends Challenge - are you ready??!

 

 

 

 

I love the challenges the Design Team are bringing each fortnight but these girls are really making it hard for me lately - all this white and CAS cards - arghhhh! LOL!  I am a layers and 'not so CAS' girl, but just quietly, am enjoying the challenge of making the cards simpler - but shhh - don't tell Beate and the girls! LOL!

 

 

 

 

Charmaine has challenged us to make a white card with a splash of color - shouldn't be too hard - LOL!

  

I have used the adorable Butterfly Kisses image by NinaB Designs for The Craft's Meow.  I have heat embossed her in Tsukineko White Embossing Powder and sponged around the image using a rose coloured ink, to add that little bit of colour.  The image is hand cut and layered onto the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestabilities®, a second wing image has been added and popped up of foam tape.  My Die has been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

 

 

 

 

The bottom layer had been embossed using the Spellbinders Mystic M-Bossabilities™ Folder.

White Seam Binding has been used for the double bow and a pink button added, with the addition of a Want2Scrap  Creme pearl.  Want2Scrap Creme pearls have also been added around the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestabilities®, and one to the centre of the Dandelion.

 

 

 

 

A quick and easy card and I am happy with all of the white - which is a pleasant surprise to me! LOL!

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - For Someone Special

 Mema's Crafts - Anything goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything goes plus ribbon 

Sparkles Forum Challenges - Anything goes  

Alphabet Challenge - W for Winter White

Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude – Always Anything Goes

Flutterby Wednesdays - open

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes!

Vickie's Challenges - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

 

 

We would love you to join in with our challenge, pop over and check out the Design Team - you are sure to be inspired at every stop!

 

 

Beate Johns * Charmaine Ikach * Jen Balcer * Linda Lucas (that's me) * Nina Brackett

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, I read each one and appreciate your support and encouragement! I do look forward to seeing you play along with this Bi-weekly challenge - there is so much fun ahead and you are going to want to be part of it!

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Spellbinders Edgeabilities Tutorial

 

This week at Spellbinders Paper Arts we are showcasing the Edgeabilities® - you can see my Step by Step Tutorial HERE

 

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CFC8 Dry Embossing

It was great to get the Crafty Friends Challenge happening again last fortnight after a Summer Break (well for me it was a winter one! LOL!

 

  This week's challenge is hosted by Charmaine  who has asked us to use Dry Embossing on our projects.  I have to say at this point that although it is hard to see from my photos, I have indeed embossed - using the Spellbinders Asian M-Bossabilities.

 

 

 

 

My image is illustrated by NinaB Designs for The Craft's Meow and had been coloured using PrismaColor Pencils and Odourless Mineral Spirits.

 

 

 

 

It has been cut out using the Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Eight Nestabilities and layered onto the Floral Ovals Nestabilities.  Finishing off with a Seam Binding Bow and a recycled button - and of course my card would not be complete without some gorgeous Want2Scrap bling, also deisgned by NinaB Designs.   All of my Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Do You Stack Up? - Warm colours

Paper Play - Shine on (bling) 

Pixie Dust Studio - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Fall colors 

Divas by Design - Texture

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Die Cuts/Punches

Simon Says Stamp - Glimmer/sparkle 

Through The Craft Room Door  - Alway's Anything Goes!  

 

We would love you to join in with our challenge, pop over and check out the Design Team - you are sure to be inspired at every stop!

Beate Johns * Charmaine Ikach * Jen Balcer * Linda Lucas (that's me) * Nina Brackett
 

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, I read each one and appreciate your support and encouragement! I do look forward to seeing you play along with this Bi-weekly challenge - there is so much fun ahead and you are going to want to be part of it!

 

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Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Guest Designer

I am excited to the September Guest Designer at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge.

 This week Broni is our host, and she has asked us to create a  mini card/project (no larger then 4x3)

 

I have used the Flourishes Sweet Peas set - an all time favourite of mine.  The image is coloured using SU Chalks/ Pastels and cut out using the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestabilities® .  I have sponged around the inside of the Die before removing the image - love this form of masking.  This has been layered into the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles Nestabilities.  My Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

Finishing off with Seam Binding Bow, a Mulberry Rose and some gorgeous Want2Scrap bling.

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Floral Images

  Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

MyGrafico - Summer

Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Lots of Bling 

Sunday Stamper - Stamped Flowers

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes

Avadares – Make It Sparkle

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

  

 

Please stop by the FTTC design team blogs for some wonderful inspiration, these girls are amazing...we would love to see you play along.

 

 

* Amanda * Allison * Broni * Cindy * Denise * Heather * Makiko *

 

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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Layered Flight

Today's card is created using an image designed by the amazingly talented Laura Kirste Campbell for Penny Black. 

The image is coloured lightly using SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen

and layered onto Spellbinders Dies - the lower layers are small medallions from the Parisian Motifs, that have been tucked behind a Classic Oval, then a  Floral Ovals added and finishing off with the coordinating Die - Labels Twenty.

  It makes is so much quicker and easier using so many Dies on a card when you can cut them all at the one tome using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

Finishing off with some gorgeous Want2Scrap bling designed by NinaB Designs - this is one of my favourites - no card seems to be complete without it these days! LOL!

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Forever Friends - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

 Paper Playtime - Anything Goes 

Tammy Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Animals

Whoopsi Daisy - Lots of Layers

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes 

Dream Valley Challenges - Summer

ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays – 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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Your Recovery

It seems it never rains it pours - I have just seen that this draft post has been published when it is not complete - arghhhhh!  Thankfully I am back online at home - no more McDonald's Cappuccino's for a little while (LOL) Our line has been fixed and our faulty modem has been replaced - hopefully Blogger will behave...

 

I have had to top up my cards at the Shop that sells them - so quick cards are needed.....and they are wanting sentiments, something that I don't always add, I am now having to be a bit more specific....I hope I remember when I am creating! LOL!

 

My Spellbinders Paper Arts Dies make it so easy - love the Floral Ovals - always a 'go to' Die.  My image is a free digi and has been layered into blue card.

 

The lace flower has been cut from a strip of lace and added under a stamped flower that I have had lying around....

The addition of a Seam Binding bow and some gorgeous Want2Scrap Pearls - love them - I hope this card makes the recipient feel a lot better!!

This card is for the following challenges:
Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude – Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations - Animals / Insects
Poodles Parlour -  Anything Goes
It's All About the Vintage - Anything Goes
 Crafts and Me - Anything goes 
Inky Impressions - dies/punches
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Tuesday Alchemy - Very Vintage, or at least looks it!

Waste Not Wednesday - always "use your forgotten stuff" (lace flower and 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!

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Lace Delight

This card is created using the new release sets from Penny Black designed by my dear friend Nina of NinaB Designs, called Lace Delight

 

The image is stamped onto the Spellbinders Classic Ovals Nestabilities using Tsukineko Versafine Vintage Sepia

 

 

and then layered onto the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestabilities using foam tape.  This is adhered to card stamped with the Penny Black Brick Wall image, that has been illustrated by my friend Laura Kirste Campbell.  The Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur

 

Lace is added, along with a Seam Binding Row, pearls and a Mulberry Rose and bling from Want2Scrap

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Room Challenge - Friendship

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's - Anything Goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

Totally Stampalicious - Bows and Ribbon

Robyn`s Fetish - Distressing

The Ribbon Girls - Girlie Card

Craftymess Challenge - Ribbons and Lace 

 

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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Floral Motif

My card today is created using one of the Spellbinders Cut Fold and Tuck Dies

I love the concept of these, they make such a great focal point on a card

 

and come together so quickly, as the girls in my Card Design Classes can tell you!

I love the elegance of the Round About Shapeabilities® and how elegant it looks layered with some Want2Scrap  bling added, along with a mulberry rose.

 

This is layered onto some corrugated card and a Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestabilities that has been cut in half. 

 

 

The sentiment is by NinaB Designs.

This card is for the following challenges:

Fun with Shapes & More - must include die cut/punch

Paper Play - Use a die

Shelly's Images - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - anything goes

Waste Not Wednesday - always "use your forgotten stuff" (patterned paper)

LEJ Designs - Recycle Something Or Use Household Items ( corrugated card)

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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Floral Frame

I am back with a card I created using a Penny Black image Floral Frame, illustrated by my dear friend and talented artist Laura Kirste Campbell

The image has been stamped onto coloured card stock and coloured using SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen and cut out with the Spellbinders Labels Fourteen Nestibilities

Adhered to the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestibilities using foam tape and then popped onto a layer of wide lace and patterned paper.

A smaller Die from the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Die has been cut and sponged and had a divine flower added, love the chunky shimmer.  The centre bling is a button from my stash.  All of my Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

The beautiful bling is from Want2Scrap, designed by NinaB Designs

This card is for the following challenges:

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - 3-D

Victorine Originals - Sympathy/Thinking of You

Great Impressions - Anything goes

Let`s Ink It Up -  Bling

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes

Stamptacular Sunday - In the Garden

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Flowers

Hotshot Crafts - 3W - Week 2, Die Cuts

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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