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

Another Year Older

Hello friends - thanks so much for stopping by!  It is our sons birthday today - hard to believe he is 25 - time certainly flies!  I am sharing the card I created for him - very quickly I might add.

I used a retired Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder and Kaisercraft patterned paper from the Antiquities Collection.  Once embossed the paper has been lightly sanded to highlight the embossed cogs.  Next I have drawn around the cogs using a White Gel Pen.  The card front has been popped up onto a slightly larger card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 6" x 4" Adhesive Foam Sheets - it gives dimension but not as much as

The Hot Air Balloons have been cut using a Kaisercraft Die and popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 6" x 4" Adhesive Foam Sheets that have been trimmed to size. The sentiment is from Little Birdie Crafts, with the words being cut out and popped up across the Hot Air Balloons; the second part of the sentiment has been computer generated and adhered overlapping onto the cloud.  The fabulous Chipboard is also from Little Birdie Crafts.

The Pop Up sentiment is such a lovely surprise when the card is opened, I have used the Karen Burniston Katherine Label Pop Up for the inside label and Pop Up and Twist Mechanism. The sentiment is from  Little Birdie Crafts,  The chipboard cloud is from an adorable little set my DH got me from - of all places - Bunnings.

You can find Karen's Video Tutorial HERE - it is so easy to follow.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Just Us Girls - Anything Goes 

Brown Sugar -  ANYTHING GOES 

 Creative Fingers -  ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Crafting With An Attitude -Always Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenges - Happy Birthday

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

 Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

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

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional Stitching (Real or Faux)

Scribbles Designs Challenge - For the Boys

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 

Hooray Happy Birthday Noah

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  I have a very special card to share with you today - it is our Grandsons birthday and he is 4- and this is the card I made him using some Spellbinders Dies.  How adorable are these animals - party animals LOL!

There are lots of layers happening on the lower potion of the card front.  I started with a piece of card stock measuring 30am x 12cm and scored it at 10cm, 20cm, 23cm, 26cm and 28cm.  Next I folded it into mountain and valley folds. A very quick and easy fancy fold card base.

The animals have been created using the following dies:  Die D-Lites Lion, Oh My! Etched Dies, Die D-Lites Tiger, Oh My! Etched Dies, and Die D-Lites Bear, Oh My! Etched Dies.  They are a lot of fun to create and there are so many options with them.

For the layers I have used the Die D-Lites Picket Fence Etched Dies using kraft card stock.  I have cut/embossed two of these and adhered then using double sided tape.  Once I had decided there the animals were going I secured the layered together using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares to give dimension and the impression of small hills.

The Clouds and Sun are from the Die D-Lites Sun and Clouds Etched Dies and have been adhered using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.  The balloons and Banner are also from Die D-Lites ad the sentiment is made up from Shapeabilities Simply Said Phrase Set One Etched Dies and Simply Said Phrase Set Two Etched Dies.

I don't normally decorate inside of cards I create, but....this one was for the grandson so I wanted it to be bright - so I have used some SRM Stickers from my stash.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST: ADD A SENTIMENT  

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Happy Birthday Sentiment

Creative Fingers - ANYTHING GOES

TIME OUT Challenges - Playful* 

Jo's Scrap Shack - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

Paper Shelter Challenge  - Add a Sentiment

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

A Place To Start - ANYTHING GOES W/OPTIONAL TWIST THREE OF FIVE (3 animals)

Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - Animals

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 Wishes

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by - Christmas is only 4 sleeps away for us in the Southern Hemisphere - the shopping centres are so full and I feel for those who have yet to start their shopping - not a fan of last minute at any time!  In the meantime I have a quick birthday card to share with you - you can never have too many on hand!

I have used the Spellbinders Framed Petite Labels embossing folder as the card front - it has such pretty details and lends itself to be combined with any smaller die.  The embossing folder has been sponged using Imagine Memento Luxe ink in Wedding Dress and a sponge dauber - I love how this both softens and highlights the embossed pattern.  The corners have been rounded, next this layer has been popped up onto a slightly larger white pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.

The Die D-Lites Swirl Delight Etched Dies has been cut/embossed using the Platinum Die Cutting Machine. white card stock and adhered to the card front using double sided tape. A die cut birthday sentiment has been lined using green card stock and popped up into the Swirl Delight using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.

A double bow has been created and glued under the sentiment.  A small white flower along with a mauve jewelled brad have been glued to the knot of the bow.  Green sequins have been randomly glued to the card front.  

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Dies R Us - Anything Christmas

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

(Pin)spirational Challenge - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything  Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes + option of Christmas

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge - Anything Goes 

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 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 crafting

Owls and Birthday Wishes

Hello friends and thanks so much for stopping by. Today I have a whimsical card today using Owls patterned paper - so cute and the colours are gorgeous too - don't you think.  This is a very CAS (Clean and Simple) card as you will see.

The patterned paper is from Kaisercraft and has been cut/embossed using the second largest die from the Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies and the Platinum Die Cutting Machine. This has been popped up onto a teal card base that has been cut using the largest die from A2 Curved Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies  - making sure the fold is inside the cutting edge to form the top of the card base - using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

The sentiment is a free one from Australian Simply Cards and has been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, trimmed and popped up onto the lower left side of the card front. Want2Scrap  Baby Bling - Turquoise Rhinestones have been adhered to the bows on the 'girl' owls.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas - Anything Goes 

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

Retarte - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes 

Crafting from the Heart - ANYTHING GOES

CuteNCrafty Challenge Blog - ANYTHING GOES

Double Trouble Challenges - SOME THING, ANY THING, EVERY THING

Incy Wincy Designs - HAPPY BIRTHDAY

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Take care friends - 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

A Little Birdie Told Me

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by!  Today I am sharing a quick and easy card created using Spellbinders Dies and an image from Crafty Secrets.  I discovered where I had put a box of images so they would be safe - well they were for about 2 years - LOL!  Have to love that! Wink:Wink!

The card base has been created by cutting and embossing two (2) Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies #7 (#1 being the smallest) and blue card stock using the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform.  Score one Rectangle at 1cm and fold forward, add strong tape to the folded forward piece and adhere the second Rectangle, making sure to line up the edges - to form the card base.

Cut/emboss patterned paper using Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies #6 (#1 being the smallest),emboss using the Em-bossing Fold'ers Floral 4.25 x 5.5 in Single Sided and pop up onto the card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares. 

Cut/emboss one Frame #1 from Nestabilities Romantic Rose Etched Dies the using white card stock, popping up onto the layered card front.   Pop up the Crafty Secrets image also also using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L .

Adhere a double Seam Binding bow to the lower left hand corner of the image, securing a Want2Scrap Silver Charm around the knot of the bow using twine and finishing with Baby Bling - Steel Blue Pearls - 100 Count - 2.5 mm.

This card i s linked to the following challenges:

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Animal Friends Challenge - Spring

Card Mania - Embossing

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

Die Cut Divas - Monochrome

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Girls Challenge - Embossing

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

Elliebelle's Papercrafter's Linky Party - 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

Upcycled - Sweet Celebrations

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  I have a very quick upcycled card to share with you today - it all started with a Winnie the Pooh image on a piece of paper - who does not love Winnie the Pooh - he just had to be given a second chance! Wink:Wink!

I have popped up the image into a negative Die from the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Seth Apter Drip Dry Etched Dies.  This has been trimmed and adhered to a slightly larger piece of orange card stock.  Thin strips of inked and embossed card stock have been adhered across the image - approx 2.5 cm apart.  A sentiment (from my stash) has been popped up across the lower portion of the image using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L.

The balloon and sentiment have been cut/embossed using the Die D-Lites Celebrate Etched Dies and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform.  The balloon and string have been adhered to the right of the sentiment banner; the Die Cut sentiment has been adhered to the lower portion of the card front.  The balloon has been coated using a clear gloss and Little Birdie  Crafts Dazzle Cocktail Tequila Sunrise for some added shimmer.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist:Reuse/Recycle

Tinker- Dream - Birthday/Party

Dragonfly Dreams - All that Glitters

Pixie's snippets Playground Challenge - Anything Goes Using Snippets

Crafty Catz - LAYER IT UP

International Art and Soul Challenge - Use embossing and a die cut

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Recycling

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

CCEE Stampers - Die Cut Words

Catch The Bug Theme Challenge - Natures Wonders - use a creature

Crafty Animals - Always Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle Challenge - Anything goes - opt twist, Use Your favourite technique (Die Cutting)

Elliebelle's Papercrafters Linky Party - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday 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 crafting