Little Birdie Crafts - Floral Mixed Media Card

Hello friends welcome and thanks so much for stopping by!   I have a fun tutorial on the Little Birdie Crafts Blog - using some of the beautiful products from Little Birdie Crafts products including Stamps, Chipboard, Handmade flowers and embellishments, sequins and Color Slash - so much to choose from!

You can see all of the details and step by step photos HERE.

This card is linked to the following challenges"

Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Make It Sparkle

Lavinia World Challenges - Anything Goes Using Rubber Or Clear Stamps 

Crafty Gals Corner - Fall colors

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - Stamp It

Paper Shelter - Celebrate

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional use a punch

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

Paper Minutes - No Designer/Patterned 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 creating

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

Purrrr-fect Birthday

Hello friends - thank you for all of your visits and the lovely comments you leave me, I love knowing you have been and appreciate you taking the time to leave the encouragement that you do!  I have something adorable to share with you today - how gorgeous is this little kitten from the 3D line of Spellbinders Stamps - as a friend of mine would say #totesadorbs! LOL!

The kitten is the Christmas Kitten Holiday 3D Shading Stamp and they really are as easy as they say to use.  I have stamped the image using Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Expresso Truffle, lightly adding some colour on the ribbon, ornament and eyes.  It has been fussy cut/hand cut using scissors - a very easy task with this image.

The pink card base has been cut/embossed using the A2 Curved Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies  #7 (#1 being the smallest).  The card stock has been folded in the centre and the fold line placed inside the cutting edge on the A2 Curved Matting Basics B, to form the card base.  White card has been cut using A2 Matting Basics A Card Creator #6 (#1 being the smallest).

The centre of the white card has been sponged using Imagine Radiant Neon's in Electric Yellow, Electric Pink and Electric Orange and stamped with a diamond background stamp and Teal Zeal ink onto the sponged area, along with a post mark on Rhubarb Stalk. The image has been popped up onto the lower portion of the sponged land stamped layer using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam squares.  A computer generated sentiment, Washi Tape and sequins have been added.  This layer has been popped up into the card base using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam squares.  So very quick and easy - don't you agree.  I think I will be using this stamp for more than Christmas cards - it is suitable for so many occasions!

This card is linked to the following challenges: 

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs -  Anything Goes

Creates and Makes - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

Paper Minutes - Washi Tape

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

CropStop Challenge - ANYTHING GOES OPTIONAL Striped background

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - TAPE IT UP

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - ANYTHING GOES

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist:Magic/Fantasy

Fashionable Stamping - Use Your Inks

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

We Love 2 Create - Always Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - ANYTHING GOES

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

Artistic Stampers - 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

Recycled Yellow Rose for Friendship

Hello friends, I hope you are enjoying your weekend - ours is coming to a close, but it has been lovely and I am happy to say our temperatures are warming up too - although last night was a minus 6C Degrees - brrr!!  A yellow rose is for friendship - my husband gave me a bunch of yellow roses soon after we first met and I have always loved them - so could not resist this beautiful Roses by Anna Griffin Inc.

The card front has been embossed using Spellbinders Em-bossing Fold'ers Grid 4.25 x 5.5 in Single Sided using the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" - even on patterned paper it is so effective.  The heart doily is from my stash, part of a RAK from years ago and the sentiment from a free set with the Australian Simply Cards publication.

The yellow rose as been adhered to the paper doily using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Permanent Runner.  The card front has been popped up onto a pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, finishing off with Celebrations Sweet Dreams Embellishments - Sequins randomly being adhered to the card front.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Scrapy Land Challenge - Anything Goes

Imagine That! Creative Playground - Anything Crafty Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times Challenge - Sentiment as the Focal Point

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

The Crop Stop Linky Party - Anything Goes

Quick Quotes - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Anything Goes

Connie Can Crop - Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Always Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes with a Sentiment

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Ladybirds Creations - Always Anything Goes

Scribbles Designs Challenge - 7 Embossing Wet or Dry

Take care friends and 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     

             

Art Journal - What if I fall...

Hello friends - today I am taking you on my Journaling Journey with me - I am  slowly working on my first Art Journal - something I am loving but it is a process.  I have worked 'within the lines' for so long that 'colouring outside the lines' does not come easy when I first start - I think it gets easier with each page - baby steps!!

I am very blessed to have been inspired by so many wonderful artists - my journey with the Australian Mixed Media Roadshow has certainly opened by eyes to life beyond paper - while at the same time showed me that I can work with paper and still create Mixed Media projects - there really are no set rules...- it is a matter of shaking off those things which limit us and open up our minds....

My husband - my biggest supporter - says I am transitioning - whatever that may mean - as long as it does not involve hormones I am okay with it.  Wink:wink!  Then there are the wonderful artists on the Roadshow who encourage me LOUDLY to 'come over to the DARK SIDE!' LOL not naming names Michael DeMeng!!  Then there are the words of encouragement from John Creighton Peterson - 'look at you girl - getting in touch with your dark side!' LOL!  That makes me laugh.  Of course the Seth Apter was quietly working away inspiring me and giving me a nudge here and there...LOL!  I am grateful to these guys an the amazing ladies who are part of my journey - taking me out of my comfort zone and to new places artistically! 

 Seth - well he was just encouraging every time we chatted about art - and I have to say I am greatly inspired by Seth's stamps, dies and stencils - I seem to use them a lot when it come to my take on Mixed Media....Seth actually was a key person in helping me define the whole Crafter/Artist thing...if you know what I mean - along with Linda Molden Peterson - who is amazing and I had the honor of meeting in Phoenix on a Spellbinders Retreat....anyway enough about that...

So here you have it - my 'What if I fall...' page - you may have guessed, I am hoping to fly!

You can see my other pages HERE

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

Wishing You

Hello friends - thank you for all of your visits and the lovely comments you leave me, I love knowing you have been and appreciate you taking the time to leave the encouragement that you do!  I have something adorable to share with you today - how gorgeous is this little kitten from the 3D line of Spellbinders Stamps - as a friend of mine would say #totesadorbs! LOL!

The kitten is the Christmas Kitten Holiday 3D Shading Stamp and they really are as easy as they say to use.  I have stamped the image using Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Expresso Truffle, lightly adding some colour on the ribbon, ornament and eyes.  It has been fussy cut/hand cut using scissors - a very easy task with this image.

The pink card base has been cut/embossed using the A2 Matting Basics A Card Creator #7 (#1 being the smallest).  The card stock has been folded in the centre and the fold line placed inside the cutting edge on the A2 Matting Basics, to form the card base.  White card has been cut using A2 Matting Basics A Card Creator #6 (#1 being the smallest).

The centre of the white card has been sponged using Imagine Radiant Neon's in Electric Yellow, Electric Pink and Electric Orange, using a sponge dauber,  White ink has been randomly splattered onto the sponged area,  The image has been popped up onto the lower portion of the sponged layer using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam squares.  A computer generated sentiment and sequins have been added.  This layer has been popped up into the card base using  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam squares.  So very quick and easy - don't you agree.  I think I will be using this stamp for more than Christmas cards - it is suitable for so many occasions!

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar - Something New

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations - Use an Animal Image

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Dies or Punches

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes (+ A Sentiment)

Imagine That January Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Challenge - Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkie Challenge - Anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes 

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes

Jo's Stamp Shack Fun Day Friday 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!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Collection Tutorial and Sneak Peek.

Hello everyone, I am sharing a tutorial for Spellbinders using one of the Kaleidoscope Collection by one of the new Licensed Designers Lene Lok and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform.  I had a lot of fun creating this card and hope you like it too!  

You can see the full project and tutorial HERE.  I would love to hear what you think.

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          

                

The Earth Laughs in Flowers

Hello friends, today I am sharing a card created usiing a Penny Black Inc Collage image - I do love these stamps - colouring them - so easy and so pretty - we all have times when we need a quick card but want it to have that WOW factor - this is when collage images come into their own.

I have stamped the image using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and have coloured the image using  Chameleon Art Pens. I have to say, it is so easy to colour using the self blending pens - definitely a favourite with me.  The collage been cut/embossed using a retired Spellbinders Die and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform and popped up onto a pre-cut card base using using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  

The computer generated sentiment has also been popped up onto a pre-cut card base using using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  Want2Scrap pearls have been added to the butterflies bodies  and finishing off randomly adding sequins.

                                    This card is linked to the following challenges:

                                   heARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Stamped Project

Inspiration Destination Challenge - Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish - Square or Rectangle

Creatalicous Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Floral Fancies

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge - Anything Goes

Animal Friends Challenge - Anything Goes (butterflies)

Polka Doodles Challenge - Anything Goes

Anything Goes link-up - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge - Anything Goes

Card Mania - Anything Goes

Creative Artiste Mixed Mesdia Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Awesomeness - Anything Goes??

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks - Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas - Layers or Layer it

Crafting Musketeers Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers Dies - Always Anything Goes with Dies 

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Crafty Girls Creations - Always Anything Goes

Take care friends and 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