Recycled - Love to You

Hello Blog Friends - today's card involves something we are becoming more aware of - recycling!  I have recycled since I was young and love the feeling of creating something lovely out of something that would otherwise be disguarded.

The gorgeous (and so comfortable looking) chair has been recycled from a catalogue - it was just too lovely to throw away. It has been hand cut using scissors and adhered to KaiserCraft patterned paper, that has been sitting on my desk for YEARS..

Both the card base and patterned paper have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and A2 Curved Matting Basics Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator.

Heart Braid has been added along with a sentiment from Penny Black Inc. 
Want2Scrap  bling has been adhered to the corners.  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares and E-Z Runner have been used on this card.

This card is for the following challenges: 

Clear It Out - Challenge Theme: Anything Goes Stash: Anything Goes

 Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes 

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes / Summer Fun 

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes  

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes 

 Sunday Stamper - Patterned Paper

 The Corrosive Challenges - Crop It or Cut It

 Cards Galore Encore - 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!

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SRM Happy Birthday

You can never have enough birthday cards, especially feminine ones - they are the biggest seller at the Shop where I sell may cards.

The silhouette image designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft's Meow is perfect for a quick card.  It has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Spanish Moss and been cut and embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the Scalloped Labels One Nestabilities®.

 

The bling is from Want2Scrap©  The leaves are from the Foliage

 Spellbinder® Shapeabilities®and have been sponged using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaMagic™ Chalk Pigment Ink Dew Drop in Thatched Straw.

 

The paper is from the Madison designer paper pad.

This card is for the following challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs - Spring

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Art With No Boundaries Show Off Your Art - Always Anything Goes

 The Crazy Challenge - Use Sentiments 

Allsorts - Here Come the Girls 

Card Makin' Mamas - Use Rubber Stamp

 Sister Act Card Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

Creative Card Crew - Punches/Dies

 Papertake Weekly - 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!

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NinaB Designs May Blog Hop

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Welcome to the NinaB Designs Blog Hop!

 The theme of this month's hop is Make it Masculine. Father's day is just around the corner, for those in the Northern Hemisphere. It's a great opportunity to honor those men who mean so much to us.

I could not resist using the Sweet Silhouettes stamp set designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft' Meow.  I love the stamped frame that co-ordinates with the Labels Ten Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®.  This is layered onto the Opulent Ovals Spellbinders™ Majestic Elements Nestabilities®

I added a sentiment from the Sweet Sentiments stamp set, also designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft' Meow.

I have added some of the Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Borders by Nina Brackett - Beautiful Blooms , along with a button and some Bakers Twine

Lots of dimension for 'the man.'

 

I have used the following sets

Sweet Silhouettes

Sweet Sentiments

The NinaB Designs team is giving away these TWO PRIZE PACKAGES:

Prize #1: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two Dies

   

Prize #2: $20 Gift Certificate to Want2Scrap.

Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs:

* Nina Brackett * Clare Buswell * Jennie Harper * Jessica Fick *

* Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas * Rae Barthel *

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on May 22 on Nina's Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways. Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Penny Black Inc.  Want2Scrap 

Thank you for joining us today and 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}}

Feminine Forms

I love this stamp set designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft's Meow - Sew Lovely and it lives up to it's name.

I have stamped the image using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaMark™ Watermark Ink and embossed using IMAGINE Crafts® Embossing Powder™ in White and sponged using

IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaMagic™ Chalk Pigment Ink in Pixie Dust

Added a button and Mulberry Rose.  The image has been cut out with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the coordinating Spellbinders Labels Eight Nestabilities.

Recycled lace and kraft card, added pearls finish off this simply layered card.

This card is for the following challenges: 

One Stop Craft - Anything Goes 

Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles - "Lace" 

Sister Act Card Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

Stampin' For The Weekend - Button It Up 

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Mother's or for a female

Happy Campers - Use Lace 

MilkCoffee Challenge - Shabby Chic/Vintage  

Nutcrafters - Kraft

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!

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NinaB Designs April Blog Hop

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Welcome to the NinaB Designs Blog Hop! The theme of this month's Hop is Stamping Techniques. Nina challenged the team to do a technique, which could be as simple as coloring, die-cutting or more involved like emboss resist, making your own embellishments, etc. If you have arrived from Lea Lawson's Blog, you are in the right place!

I have used the Sew Lovely stamp set, designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft's Meow and have used the Emboss Resist Technique - this is one of my favourite techniques, along with Die Cutting and Stenciling.

I have stamped the image using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko VersaMagic - Cloud White Ink and embossed using White Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool.  I have then sponged the image using VersaMagic - Pixie Dust and Versafine - Vintage Sepia

It has then been cut out using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

 and Labels Eight Nestabilities® then mounted onto the Decorative Labels Eight Nestabilities® using foam tape.

The button image has been cut out using the Standard Circles LG Nestabilities®. 

 Want2Scrap©  Self Adhesive Pearls have been added around the edge of the circle and a button glued to the center to create a unique embellishment.   This is added on top of vintage lace and a border of  Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Borders-Fancy Waves! by Nina Brackett.  Finishing off with a Mulberry Rose and some floral touches from my stash.

The NinaB Designs team is giving away these TWO PRIZE PACKAGES:

Prize #1 

 Prize #2: TCM's Crafty Shelf and Retired LOC Elegant Labels set

 

Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs: 

Nina Brackett * Clare Buswell * Heather Jensen * Jennie Harper * Jessica Fick 
* Lea Lawson* Linda Lucas * Rae Barthel

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on April 22 on Nina's Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways. Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Penny Black Inc.
 Want2Scrap 

Thank you for joining us today and 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}}}

Elegant Celebrate

I am sharing a card with you created using the NinaB Designs Sweet Silhouettes stamp set, designed for The Craft's Meow.

It is stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaColor™ Chalk Pigment Ink - Pink and popped up onto the Labels Eighteen Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®.  The Die has been used as a Stencil and sponged using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaColor™ Chalk Pigment Ink - Canary.  

 

This has then been layered onto the Labels Twenty-Three Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®.  The Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

The bling is Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Borders by Nina Brackett - Beautiful Blooms

  and the Pearls from the 72 Count - White Pearls - Self Adhesive have been added along the bling border.

The sentiment is from SRM Stickers and is adhered to the Spellbinders™ Fancy Framed Tags One Shapeabilities.

This card is for the following challenges: 

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Layer it Up  

Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment 

MilkCoffee Challenge - Welcome Spring  

Inklings and Yarns - Always Anything Goes

 Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday 

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Sentiment

The Stamping Chef - For a Girl 

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Bling 

Inky Chicks - Happy Birthday Girl 

Loves Rubber Stamps - Colors of Spring 

Cards Galore - Vintage

 Make it Monday - 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}}}