Australiana - Escape the Ordinary

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by - The card I am sharing today could not be easier to create -  infact it is the second card I have made recently like this - you can see the first one HERE.

I have used white card stock and sponged with various Imagine co-ordinating inks and Sponge Daubers. I have used shades of green ink along the lower portion, moving up to orange to give the impression of a sunset or sunrise, followed by blues and whites for a cloudy sky! To create the cloudy look I have used some torn paper and sponged the edges if this at random intervals and angels and finished with yellow in the corner.  There is no need to be pedantic amount the background as it tends to merge into the background once the die cut is added.

The die has been cut using black card stock and glued to the  sponged card front, trimmed so it is SLIGHTLY larger than the die cut, to create a fine border and then popped up into a slightly larger pre-cut cream card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.  The sentiment is from the Kaisercraft Sticker Book - Belle.  This has been angled at the left end, adhered onto slightly larger card stock and glued to the card front as shown in the photo above. 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

Crafts Galore Encore - Always Anything Goes

Crazy For Challenges - Make a Card

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + Option: Texture

'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - CAS

Do-Al(l) Kreatives - Create your own Background

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes

LeAnn’s World 101 -  Anything Goes

QKR Stampede Challenge - Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - Always add an Animal

Crafting By Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - 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 creating

Australiana - Follow Your Dreams

Hello friends, thanks so much for stopping by - I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  We are enjoying Spring and with it comes daylight savings tonight - we lose an hours sleep - arghhh - well, being honest - it is an hour I lose in The Studio - but rest assured I will be making that up somewhere along the way!! Wink:wink!

The card I am sharing today could not be easier to create - I have used patterned paper from Kaisercraft Misty Mountains - Sunset (6'x6") which already has most of the colours on it - and don't you love those gorgeous autumnal tones?! The purple reminds me of our beautiful plum tree in autumn - it was glorious! I have highlighted the existing colours by sponging with Imagine co-ordinating inks and Sponge Daubers.

The die has been cut using black card stock and glued to the card front and then popped up into a slightly larger pre-cut  purple card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.  The sentiment is from the Kaisercraft Sticker Book - Belle.  This has adhered onto slightly larger card stock and glued to the card front as shown in the photo above. 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

A Vintage Journey - AUTUMN SPLENDER

Crafting-With-Friends - ANYTHING GOES 

Creative Fingers - ANYTHING GOES 

QKR Stampede -  ANYTHING GOES

Craft Rocket Challenges - Autumn/Halloween

Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes

DL ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Fall Colours 

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Moving along with the Times - Autumn/Fall 

Crafting By Designs - October Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes 

Crafty Gals Corner - Fall

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - Outdoors/Nature

The Male Room - Great Outdoors

Sisterhood of Crafters - Fall  

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Optional Spooky

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise - 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 creating

Spellbinders First Adventure - For You

Hello friends, thanks so much for joining me.   Today I am sharing an adorable whimsical card today using one of Spellbinders Little Loves Collection by Licensed Designer Sharyn Sowell.  Sharyn's Dies are always inspiring - the original being hand cut using scissors - an amazing skill in itself.  Sharyn is a very accomplished artist and you can read a little about her HERE.

'Little Loves Collection by Sharyn Sowell is full of moments captured in the eyes of little ones as they experience the wonders of life and first milestones.' - Spellbinders

Cut/emboss one Shapeabilities First Adventure Etched Dies Little Loves by Sharyn Sowell using dark blue card stock and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform.  Sponge using Imagine Radiant Neon Inks in Electric Green, Electric Blue and Memento Ink in Wedding Dress using a Sponge Dauber to highlight areas of the silhouette image.

Create a card base using the Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies and dark bue card stock; making sure the fold is inside the cutting live of the Die top. Cut patterned paper to  12cm x 9cm and adhere to the card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.

Cut/emboss gold card stock using the Nestabilities Fancy Edged Squares Etched Dies on the outside and the Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Squares Etched Dies on the inside, to create a frame.  NOTE: secure using repostional tape to keep the dies from moving.

Cut/emboss one Nestabilities Fancy Edged Squares Etched Dies using white recycled cardboard (aprox 2mm) and secure into the middle of the frame.  Pop up onto the top porttion of the card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Crafty Foam Tape.  Next glue the layered First Adventure Etched Die onto the base of the Die cut frame,

Cut/emboss one Shapeabilities Sew Sweet Trims Sew Sweet Collection by Tammy Tutterow using Gold card stock, trim to size and thread using blue Seam Binding.  secure the Seam Binding at the back of the diecut using Strong Tape.  Adhere below the layered Frame

The white beaded Flower from Little Birdie Crafts  have been glued to the knot on the double bowt.  Want2Scrap Swirl Finesse in Le Creme has been trimmed and adhered to either side of the bow with the lower bling being added across the Seam Binding Bow and slightly onto the card front.  A computer generated sentiment has been adhered to the right side of the card front using double sided tape.

This card is linked to the following challenges: 

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Weeks - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create -  Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Buttons & Bows

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Challenge Up Your Life - Gold 

Crazy 4 Challenges - Include something barefoot (the child)

Just Us Girls - Outside

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Crafty Animals - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + Option: Photo Inspiration

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes + option Springtime

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Dies and/or Punches

Daisy Chain Challenges - Animals

Die Cut Divas - Animals or Pets

Let's Craft & Create Challenge - Anything Goes + option of Lace, Ribbon, Twine

LeAnn’s World 101 - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld - 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

Little Loves -Celebrate

Hello friends, thanks so much for joining me.   Today I am sharing an adorable whimsical card today using one of Spellbinders Little Loves Collection by Licensed Designer Sharyn Sowell.  Sharyn's Dies are always inspiring - the original being hand cut using scissors - an amazing skill in itself.  Sharyn is a very accomplished artist and you can read a little about her HERE.

'Little Loves Collection by Sharyn Sowell is full of moments captured in the eyes of little ones as they experience the wonders of life and first milestones.' - Spellbinders

Cut/emboss two Shapeabilities First Friends Etched Dies Little Loves by Sharyn Sowell

one using white card stock and the other with Craft Foam and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform.  Sponge using Imagine Memento Ink in  Dandelion followed by Rockmelon on the lower portion of the Die Cut using a Sponge Dauber creating an ombre effect - light from the top working to dark at the bottom of the image.  Glue the die-cut layer onto the Craft Foam layer for dimension.

Glue the die cut image up onto patterned paper that has been cut/embossed using the Nestabilities Fancy Edged Rectangles Etched Dies and blue ombre patterned paper.  Pop the layered die cut image up onto hand made patterned paper patterned paper (mine was made by a wonderful lady Carol Cantrell ) that has been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Curved Rectangles Etched Dies using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Crafty Foam Tape.  Next pop the layered image up onto a pre-cut card base using the Nestabilities Curved Rectangles Etched Dies and white card stock.

The Penny Black Inc. butterfly has been stamped onto patterned paper using Imagine Memento Ink in Tangerine, fussy cut/hand cut using scissors and has been has been glued by the body to the left of the First Friends, below the Die cut image. The smaller white butterfly from Little Birdie Crafts  has been glued to the left centre of the large butterfly.

The Little Birdie Crafts chipboard sentiment has been sponged using Imagine Memento Luxe in Wedding dress and had a coat of irRESISTibles Pico Embellisher in Wedding Dress added for the gloss finish.  When dry this has been glued along the base of the First Friends.

Drops of Imagine irRESISTibles Pico Embelliser in Wedding Dress has been randomly added to create faux enamel dots. 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Winged Things

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Star Stampz Challenge - Hand Coloured Image

D.L Art May Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes

Crafting By Design May Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday - Animal Magic

Little Miss Muffet Challenge -  Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

Craft Rocket Challenge - Use Embellishments

Always Happy Birthday - Birthday + option of Flowers

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + Option: Sentiment

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

Baby Love - Me and Teddy Card

Hello friends, thank you for stopping by!  Today I am sharing a tutorial for Spellbinders using the Little Loves Collection by Licensed Designer Sharyn Sowell.  Sharyn's Dies are always inspiring - the original being hand cut using scissors - an amazing skill in itself.  Sharyn is a very accomplished artist and you can read a little about her HERE.

'Little Loves Collection by Sharyn Sowell is full of moments captured in the eyes of little ones as they experience the wonders of life and first milestones.' - Spellbinders

Cut/emboss one Shapeabilities Me and Teddy Etched Dies Little Loves by Sharyn Sowell Die using white card stock and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform.  Sponge using Imagine Memento Ink in Teal Zeal and a Sponge Dauber creating an ombre effect - light from the top working to dark at the bottom of the image.

Pop the die cut image up onto patterned paper that has been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Squares Etched Dies using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Crafty Foam Tape.  Next pop the layered image up onto Authentique Paper that has been cut/embossed using Nestabilities Celebrations Pierced Squares Etched Dies and 3D Foam Squares.  Adhere the layered card front onto a slightly larger pre-cut white card base.

 Want2Scrap  White Double Picot Trim - has been glued below the Die cut image. The Midge Blue Mix flowers from Little Birdie Crafts  have been glued to the left corner of the card front.  The mix contains plain flowers and glittered, which gives great options - I have used the glitter flower in the centre and added Want2Scrap medium white pearls for the flower centres.

Want2Scrap Eternal Swirls have been trimmed and adhered each side of the flower, with the lower bling being added across the lace and slightly onto the chipboard.  Drops of Imagine irRESISTibles Pico Embelliser in Teal Zeal has been randomly added to create faux enamel dots.  A computer generated sentiment has been adhered to the top right corner using double sided tape.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Feature child/children playing 

Alphabet Challenge - B FOR BEARS 

Allsorts - Use Pearls

QKR Stampede Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes+ optional: Dimensional Projects

Brown Sugar – PEARLS OR MOTHER'S DAY THEME

Hiding in my Craft Room - Cutes

Simply Create Too - USE DIE CUTS

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Star Stampz Challenge - Pastel Colours 

Crafting With Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Use a Die

Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Use punches or dies

{Pin}spirational - Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes, Optional CAS

Artistic Inspirations - ANYTHING GOES 

Crafter's Cafe - World Art Day

Daisy Chain Challenges - Monochrome

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles 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