Sweet Strawberry Hugs

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  I have a card to share using some of the Market Fresh Collection by Debi Adams. We all know 'fresh is best' and these beautiful strawberries and limes look good enough to eat. Speaking of which, we have been busy in the garden, preparing Wicking Beds to plant some produce - we have never done it before and are enjoying learning the process. Now onto the card...

Cut/emboss four (4) Strawberries from the Aren’t You Sweet Etched Dies using red card stock and four (4) strawberry tops using green card stock and the  Platinum™ 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine .  Sponge the strawberry tops with green ink and use a white Gel Pen to embellish the strawberries.  Adhere the strawberry tops to the strawberries using liquid glue.   Cut/emboss one Lemon, Lemon Half, Large and Small leaves using green card stock and one stem in Kraft card stock.

Cut/emboss one Lemon Slice and one (1) flowers from the Make Mine Lemon Lime Etched Dies in white card stock, use the Lemon Slice Die as a Stencil and sponge the exposed pieces of white card using Bamboo Leaves Ink.  Adhere the white Lemon Slice to the Lemon Half using glue and adhere the sponged inserts using glue.  Sponge around the edges of the Lemon and the Leaves and Glue the Stem to the back of the Lemon, followed by the leaves to the back of the stem.  Adhere the Leaves to the back of the Stem using glue. Glue one Flower to the front of the Leaves and Stem.

Cut/emboss a card front using the Nestabilities Fancy Edged Rectangles Etched Dies and white card stock, adhere spotted ribbon around the centre of the  Rectangle, securing at the back using strong tape.  Layer onto patterned paper, followed by a slightly larger pre-cut white card base,

Arrange and layer the fruit onto the card front, making sure to pop up some of them using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares for dimension.  Add a computer generated sentiment onto the top right corner of the white card front.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes 

Creative Moments - Always Anything Goes

House That Stamps Built - Great Outdoors

That's Crafty! Challenge - Close to Nature

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Creates and Makes - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - The Great Outdoors

2 Sisters On The Blog - Fruit

Card Mania - Anything Goes

Country View Crafts' Challenge - In the Summer Garden

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + Option: For a Hero

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Fabrika Fantasy - Summer

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 Back to School Tutorial

Hello friends - it is always an honour to share a tutorial on the Spellbinders Blog - the theme is BACK to SCHOOL - something that as a Mum I had mixed emotions about - but survived.  I was always on the look out for ideas for cards and projects for our littlies to give their teachers and love it the range that is available at Spellbinders.

I have used the Market Fresh Collection by Debi Adams and you can see the details HERE. 

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

Market Fresh - Just for You

Hello friends - it is time to use up all the UFO's on my desk - the Un-Finished Objects - incase you were wondering,  My Studio is fairly tidy the majority of the time - unless I am working on a few deadlines at the one time and then - it is a little more 'spread out' than usual - but my desk - that is a whole different story LOL!  Lets just say that every piece on this card was gathering on my desk...LOL!

The image is from Crafty Secret - I love their nostalgic images!  This has been popped up onto a piece of journal paper using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  The next layer has been created using Spellbinders Nestabilities Elegant Ovals Etched Dies which has been cut/embossed using the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform and popped up onto an embossed layer using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.

The layered image has been adhered to a pre-cut card base and I could not resist adding a strawberry from the Shapeabilities Market Fresh by Debi Adams Arent You Sweet Etched Dies and  was calling out to be used - I have stamped ink all over the strawberry to give it texture and depth!! I have finished off with a computer generated sentiment and some ribbon recycled from a Lindt Chocolate Easter egg, with a yellow button.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Allsorts - Vintage Style

Scrappers Delights -  Anything Goes 

Sweet Stampin - Use Up Your Stash

Colour Crazy Challenge -  Anything Goes

Craft for the Craic - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack -  Anything Goes

Making Memories Crafting - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

WordArt 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 you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting