Cherub Love

Hello friends , welcome and thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you are enjoying your weekend - it is Sunday evening and a cool one with a cold week ahead by the sounds of it - so...no prizes for guessing where you can find me! Wink:wink!!

I have used patterned papers from my stash - you know the 5cm strips that are often left sitting in a pile after card making - I have adhered two pieces length ways to a piece of recycled card board, cutting and embossing using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies and the  Platinum Die Cutting Machine .  The card front has been popped up onto a slightly larger pre-cut pink card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares. 

The image and smaller layer are from Prima and have been adhered to the centre of the card front using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.  A narrow strip of patterned paper has been sponged around the edges and adhered below the Cherub.  A mixture of pearls, buttons and a Mulberry paper rose have been glued onto the narrow strip of patterned paper.

A strip of small pink pompoms have been glued below the smaller layer.  Corners have been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Callista Rectangle Shadowbox Frame Etched Dies Shadowbox by Becca Feeken and pink card stock and adhered using glue.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

CCEE Stampers - Use at least one die

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Let's Craft & Create Challenge - Anything Goes + option Motherly Love

Creative Moments - Anything Goes  

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - Feminine or add Sentiment

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

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 you!

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

But First Coffee

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by!  As I commented on yesterdays post - if you know me at all you would know that I LOVE coffee and this may or may not have influenced my choice of card today - yes you guessed it, I am sharing another card created using Spellbinders Dies from the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Licensed Designer Sharyn Sowell.

The card base has been created by cutting two of the Card Creator Floral Panel Card Etched Dies Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell using the  Platinum Die Cutting Machine. Score one Floral Panel at 1cm and fold forward.  Apply double sided tape to the folded portion, attach the second die cut, making sure to line up the edges to form the card base.   Cut/emboss one Card Creator Floral Panel Card Etched Dies Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell using patterned paper and adhere o the card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Runner Ultra.

Cut/emboss the third smallest Nestabilities Fancy Scallop Edge Circles Etched Dies using pink card stock.  Adhere to the centre of the card front using double sided tape.

Cut/emboss one cup from the Shapeabilities Stack o' Cups Etched Dies Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell using patterned paper. and a second using pink patterned paper, placing the Hearts Die along the inside top of the cup before running through the Platinum Die Cutting Machine.  Lightly sand the pink cup using a Sanding Block. Glue a piece of  teal card stock behind the heart insert.

Tuck the floral cup into the die cut slit on the rim of the floral cup, add a little glue to secure in place.  

Pop up the cups using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.  Cut/emboss the sentiment from the Die D-Lites But First Coffee Etched Dies Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell card front using glue.  Glue into place as shown in the main photo.

So much fun and so many possibilities - perfect for invitations, thank you cards, kitchen tea invites, Bridal Showers and so much more...the possibilities are endless!!

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - ANYTHING GOES

Crafting from the Heart - ANYTHING GOES

CropStop Challenge - ANYTHING GOES OPTIONAL TWIST INCLUDE DOILY

613 Avenue Create -  Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Clean & Simple

Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - Your Favorite Color 

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes 

 Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  Always Anything Goes

Hiding in my Craft Room - Pastels

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

Daisy Chain Challenges - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge - Anything Goes + Layering

Paru's Card Making Challenge - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - 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 crafting

I Love You a Latte

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by!  If you know me at all you would know that I LOVE coffee and this may or may not have influenced my choice of card today - yes you guessed it  I am sharing a card created using Spellbinders Dies from the Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Licensed Designer Sharyn Sowell.

The card base has been created by cutting two of the Card Creator Floral Panel Card Etched Dies Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell using the  Platinum Die Cutting Machine. Score one Floral Panel at 1cm and fold forward.  Apply double sided tape to the folded portion, attach the second die cut, making sure to line up the edges to form the card base.   Cut/emboss one Card Creator Floral Panel Card Etched Dies Flower Garden by Sharyn Sowell using patterned paper and adhere o the card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Runner Ultra,

Cut/emboss one cup plus one latte from the Shapeabilities Heart Latte Etched Dies Cuppa Coffee, Cuppa Tea Collection by Sharyn Sowell using white card stock.  Sponge inside the cup using brown ink before removing the die.  Glue the Latte pieces onto the centre of the cup as shown above.

Randomly stamp the coffee rings onto the patterned paper using Imagine Memento Ink in Espresso Truffle. Pop up the cup using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

Stamp the sentiment using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  Cut/emboss the sentiment using the tag insert from Amazing Paper Grace Vintage Elegance Becca Feeken Giving Occasions Stamp and Die Set. Sponge inside the tag using brown ink before removing the die, pop up onto the card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares. 

It really is as easy as that - these dies and so lovely and make creating so easy!

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - STAMP IT ON

Monochrome Magic - Monochrome / twist of Girly

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Clean & Simple

Crafts Galore September Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Use Any Technique

Creative Knockouts - Something To Say

Sweet Stampin - Keep It Neutral (no bold, bright colors)

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + Option: Pastel Colours

Polka Doodles Challenge Week - Anything Goes

Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes

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 crafting

Birdsong Blues

Hello friends, thank so much for stopping by.  It is the last day of June here in the Southern Hemisphere - hard to believe the first half of the year is gone! Today I have a shabby chic card to share with you, I do love this style and could not resist this beautiful palette - inspired by the beautiful Prima products I have used.  One of the great things about sorting your stash is finding things that get put away and overlooked...I will say no more on that! Wink:wink! 

The card front has been cut/embossed using the second largest die from the Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform and the Prima Marketing Inc. Princess Collection. . This has been layered onto a slightly larger scalloped  layer that has been cut/embossed using the cutting edge only from the Card Creator Emmeline Treillage Etched Dies Venise Lace by Becca Feeken. using using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L Crafty Foam Tape.  Next the layers gave been popped up onto a pre-cut card base using the largest die from the A2 Curved Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies.

The Pocket from the Shapeabilities Amazing Paper Grace Flourish Frame Pocket Etched Dies has cut/embossed using both the insert and the frame, it has then been trimmed to fit the card front and the edges sponged using Imagine Memento Ink in Espresso Truffle.  White Seam Binding has been threaded through the Flourish Frame Pocket and glued glued at the back. It has been popped across the lower portion of the card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.

A flower from the Little Birdie Crafts the Vincy Ceram Collection has been glued into the left of the pocket. The Want2Scrap Swirls Finesse - White has been trimmed and adhered to the right side of the flower, cross the pocket and Seam Binding. The Heart Swirl from the Shapeabilities Swirl Tags Etched Dies Romancing the Swirl Becca Feeken has been cut/embossed and adhered to the top two corners, a medium White Pearl has been adhered to the centre of each swirls, along with the bottom right corner.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes

The Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes Opt Say It With Flowers

House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge - Anything Goes - Opt Summer Fun

Sisterhood of Crafters - Up in the Sky

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks - Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - Any Animal 

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes

Creates and Makes  - Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenges - MONOCHROMATIC

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

SB Prima Frame

Hello friends, thank so much for stopping by.  Today I have a shabby chic card to share with you, I do love this style and could not resist this beautiful palette - inspired by the beautiful Prima and Kaisercraft products I have used.  One of the great things about sorting your stash is finding things that get put away and overlooked...I will say no more on that! Wink:wink! 

The card front has been cut/embossed using the two largest dies from the Spellbinders Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies Venise Lace by Becca Feeken and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform and the Prima Marketing Inc. Princess Collection.  This has been layered onto a pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L Crafty Foam Tape.  A doily from the  Kaisercraft Miss Match Collection has been adhered to the top right hand corner of the card front.

One of the Princess- Chipboard Pieces  has been adhered to a piece of patterned paper, with a chipboard butterfly added to the top right corner.  A sentiment from the Penny Black Inc. hot rod!

 cling stamp set has been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Espresso Truffle, trimmed and popped across the lower portion of the frame, using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L small white 3D Foam Square at each end.

Flowers from the Little Birdie Crafts Beaded Blooms- Pastel Palette, have been glued into the centre of the frame and leaves from the Spellbinders Die D-Lites Sprigs Etched Dies have been added behind the flowers.  This has been popped up onto the card front using 3D Foam Squares,

Apricot lace has been adhered across the lower portion of the card base, with Want2Scrap White pearls added along the lace pattern and to the top left hand corner of the smaller panel of patterned paper.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Week - Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Cuttlebug Mania - Frame It 

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes 

Crafting from the Heart - ANYTHING GOES

CropStop Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTION OF SPRING

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

heARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes + a Stamp

Penny Black and More – In the Garden

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes + option: More Than 1 fold

Crafty Calendar - Three of Something (3 Flowers)

Always Happy Birthday - Birthday + option Summer Birthday

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge - Always Anything Goes

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

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes + option Springtime

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes + option of using your oldest Designer 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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Prima Birdcage

Hello friends, thank you for stopping by.  Today I am sharing a card that I have recreated from a card I created  some time ago - I did love the effect so decided to 'CASE' (Copy And Share Everything) myself and make a few changes too.

The image is from Prima Marketing - it came free with a Craft Magazine - quite a long time ago, I have always love it - from memory it is called Enchanted.  The birdcage has been stamped using Imagine Versafine Ink in Onyx Black - such a great ink for detailed images,  This has been fussy cut/hand cut using scissors and layered into Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags Two Etched Dies using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.

The next layer has been trimmed and embossed using the Cabbage Roses Embossing Folders, sponged using Imagine Memento Luxe Ink in Rose Bud.  This has been layered onto a Prima Card Front that I have had sitting in my stash for some time. A metal tag has been added using the Basic Tags Die and Want2Scrap Pink Rhinestones have been added around the Frame and across the Tag.  Lace roses a Mulberry Paper Rose have been glued below the birdcage and Kindy Glitz added to the bird cage.

This has been adhered to an old book page and onto a pre-but card base.  Lots of layers but not too bulky!

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Weeks - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Fully Loaded / "Busy" Cards

Colour Crazy Challenge Week - Anything Goes

Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Sparkle and Shine

Scrappers Delight Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes with optional twist Use Ribbon

Di's Digi Challenge - Add A Sentiment

Creative Fingers -  Anything Goes  

Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Star Stampz Challenge - Lots Of Pink 

Penny Black October Challeng - Close to Nature

Sisterhood of Crafters - Pink

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

heARTful 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