Flower Child

It is Saturday morning here in Australia and looks like a beautiful Autumn day - I could not resist sharing this card with you - it has a garden feel to it.

I made this card quite a while ago, it makes me think of spring/ or summer and seemed a perfect choice to share today.

The image is a free digital one and the frame is the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangle Nestabilities - love the elegance of this frame, it works with any style.  I have created my own Designer Paper by stamping a flower from the retired Layers of Color Merci Bouquet art stamp set onto some lightly patterned paper and colouring it with Chalks - I love the pretty shabby feel it gives.

The flower is one I from my stash - off an artificial stem, gathered along the way...and the leaves from the Spellbinders Foliage Shapeabilities.

Some recycled lace and those gorgeous pearls from Want2Scrap - a must for me!

This card is for the following challenges:

Card Makin' Mamas - Make it Girlie  

Clearly Inspired - Spring

Fairy Fun Fridays - Anything with Flowers

Fun with Shapes & More - must include die cut/punch

Fussy and Fancy - Punches / Dies

Stamp Man - Shabby Chic / Distressed

Charisma Cardz - Shabby chic 

Craft Us Crazy - Mother's Day and/or flowers  

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - April showers

Shelly's Images - Anything goes

Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes for Girls

Just Keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Oozak - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Spring with Pastel Colours

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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Special Young Man

I am popping in with a quick 'man card' to show you today - something more on the CAS side - well for me anyway! LOL!

I have used the retired Layers of Color Sweet Silhouette clear art stamp set - it makes it so easy to great a card toegther - I am loving the silhouette images

especially when they come with this gorgeous frame that coordinates with the Spellbinders Labels Ten Nestibilities - it just gets easier and easier!

The sentiment is also from the Sweet Silhouettes clear art stamp set and has been cut with the Spellbinders Grommet Tags Shapeabilities - this is a favourite of mine for sentiments.

The DP is from My Mind's Eye™ Lost and Found Series

The button is from my 'special stash' it came from my Great Grandmothers Button Tin - this card is for my son who turned seventeen in December, I keep these special buttons for projects made for the family.

This card is created for the following challenges:

Just Keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Oozak - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Spring with Pastel Colours

Through the Craftroom Door - Show me your Favourite Technique (embossing)

Crafts and Me - vintage

Just Keep on Creating - anything goes

Whimsy Inspiration - punches/diecuts

Bearly Mine - Embossing

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Card For A Man

Craft Your Passion - Die Cuts and Punches 

Lexi's Creations - Use Your Punches and Dies

Paper Pretties - Embossing (Dry or Wet)

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - 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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Live Love Laugh

It has been lovely to see you many of you popping across for a visit lately!  Thank you to all of you who are following - I love knowing that you have been and only wish your visits could be in real life - my coffee is always on - just incase! LOL!

I am working on some major Design Team projects and will also have some exciting news to share with you at the beginning of May - I am not giving anything away if I say one could be about a special project I have been part of and may include a publication (but shhhhh) and the other is some news I have been waiting to share and will be very soon - are you wondering....LOL!  Not too long now!

In the meantime I have another of the quick and easy cards to show you - using Webster's Pages, Spellbinders Splendid Circles Die and Want2Scrap bling, Seam Binding and a mulberry rose. MY Die has been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

It is as easy as that and I am happy with the results - what do you think?

This card is for the following challenges:

Die Cuttin' Divas - Gardens

Oldie But Goodie Challenge - On The Farm Or In The Garden (Paper is over 6 months old)

Sassy Cheryl's - Butterflies

Use It Tuesdays - Anything Goes (paper from hoarded stash)

Art With No Boundaries - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Die Cuts and Punches 

Lexi's Creations - Use Your Punches and Dies

Lollipop Crafts - Spring Fling

Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - 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}}}

Layered Flight

I have some cards I created some time ago and have never blogged - this is one of them, using the retired Layers of Color Embroidered Butterfly cling art stamp

Along with Spellbinders Parisian Motifs Shapeabilities, Ironworks Motifs Shapeabilities and Standard Circle LG Nestabilities - all of these Dies have been but using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur®

The lace is from my local Thrift Shop - thanks to some good shopping by my DH and the paper from Stampin' Up!

Lots of dimension shows off the butterfly beautifully.

  The butterfly is coloured using Tsukineko Versafine in Spanish Moss and a dauber.

This card is for the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish - Spring Image Cards

Scrapper`s Delights Paper Crafts - Spring has Sprung

Stamptacular Sunday - Anything Goes 

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Spring

The Squirrel & the Fox - Things with Wings

Just Us Girls - Sponging a Layer (Parisian Motifs layers sponged with pink Ink)

Little Claire's - Spring

One Stop Craft - Three Circles (Three circular Dies)

Sugar Creek Hollow - Die Cuts or Punches

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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SSIC Clear to See

This weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge is brought to us by one of the Co-founders and lovely lady - Kristine Breach.  Kris has chosen the scripture:

 "...Christ in you, the hope of glory" Colossians 1:27b

Kris has challenged us to use something transparent like vellum, acetate, transparency sheets etc.

My main image is from our very generous sponsor Serendipity Stamps and has been coloured using Prismacolor Pencils - what a gorgeous image.  It has been cut out and mounted with foam tape onto a Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five Nestibilities and embossed using the Spellbinders Elegance M-Bossabilities Folder, all cutting and embossing has been done with my Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

I have used Vellum and embossed a sentiment from the retired Layers of Color Sent With Love clear art stamp set - the sentiment seemed to be the perfect one for this gorgeous image - it reminds me of my Mum's veranda and there are many times I would love to be sitting there with her - instead I sit here - missing her - you never grow too old to need your Mum! LOL!

I must add here I am sorry for the quality of my photos, my week has been unbelievable and I realised at midnight last night I did not have my card photographed and had to do it in the bathroom with the heat lights on - I am hoping to rephotograph and update them as they do not do this wonderful image justice....but I did not want to miss this weeks challenge!! :)

This card is for the following challenges:

Just Us Girls - Technique Challenge - Sponging a Layer (my embossed layer has been sponged)

Sugar Creek Hollow - Die Cuts or Punches (Spellbinders Labels 25)

Delicious Doodles - Loads of Layers

Stamp Man - Vellum

Aud Sentiments Challenge -  Spring/Summer colours

Crafty Purple Frog - Let's get distressed

Moving Along With The Times - Shabby chic and/or vintage

A  BIG Thank you to our sponsor Serendipity Stamps.  Please be sure to stop by and show them some Stampin’ Sisters in Christ love!!

Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration - these ladies are inspirational on so many levels!!

* Kristine * Linda (that's me) * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Traci M *

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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Spellbinders Butterfly Box

It is time for another Savvy Saturday Video Tutorial - this week Spellbinders are all about Gift Boxes

I would love you to pop over and check out the video, while you are there let me know what you think - Video Tutorials are new to me and I am evolving in this area - please be kind! LOL! 

I hope you are inspired to create your own gift boxes!

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Thank you Kindly

We have had a major 'move around' in our house today - changing things from one room to another and in the process I have decided to use some of the things lying on my desk - I can find any excuse I can tell you! LOL!

I just had to start with the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Die - I am glad I usually run a few through at a time

A flower from the Spellbinders Rose Creations Dies . All of my Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

and a sentiment from the retired Layers of Color Sent With Love clear art stamp set, illustrated by NinaB Designs.....add to that some of the divine Want2Scrap bling I received today - I love Happy Mail - especially when it is this divine!!  The paper is Webster's Pages.

This card is for the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Spring/Summer colours

Colour Create - Yellow, blue & white with an optional extra of Shells

Cute Card Thursday - Spring flowers

Do You Stack Up? - Glitter/bling

Moving Along With The Times - Shabby chic and/or vintage

Rainbow Lady's - A Touch of Vintage

Crafty Creations - flower power

Little Red Wagon - Spring colors

Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - April showers bring spring flowers

Waste Not Wednesday - always "use your forgotten stuff"

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}}}

Welcome Little One

I have a little bit of vintage to share with you today, it is my favourite style and I cannot stay away from it for too long!  Then quick and easy cards are great for a time for me, but I start yearning for something a little bit more....

and this divine free digital image just called my name.  It is layered onto a Spellbinders Labels Eight Nestibilities and one of the gorgeous Fleur de Lis Squares.  All Dies have been cut with my 'trusty' Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine - love it!

The sentiment tag is from the retired Layers of Color Sentimental Banners clear art stamp set

A Seam Binding Bow and a KaiserCraft rose, along with some gorgeous lace, given to me by my dear friend Maxine (aka Kiwime) 

finishing off with some pearls added along the lace.

This card is for the following challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps - 1E, C10, SIO - #60 Vintage/Shabby Chic

Use It Tuesdays -  Anything Goes (paper)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Ribbon or Twine

Kaboodle Doodles - Celebrate New Life 

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Paper Pretties - Use Lots of Layers (at least 3)

Let`s Ink It Up - Distressing

Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes  

The Crafty Pad - Just Die-delicious (use dies)

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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Spellbinders Eco Chic Layout

The theme at Spellbinders Paper Arts this week is Eco Chic Green.  I am excited to be sharing a Step by Step Tutorial showing you how I created this layout using recycled and eco friendly products.

I would love you to pop over and check it out and leave a little 'lurvvve' over there too!!

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}}}

Butterfly Kisses

I am back with another quick and easy card to share with you, using Webster's Pages and a negative Die from Spellbinders Paper Arts.

The patterned paper with the circle cut out is a negative Die from the Splendid Circles Die that has been embossed using the Spellbinders M-bossabilities - Garden Delight, I have used the B plate.  I love it that the M-bossabilities are double sided - so much variety!!

 The bling around the circle is from Want2Scrap - I am addicted to the bling they have - it adds so much to a card and so easily!  The sentiment is from the Butterfly Kisses set designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft's Meow.

The Border is from the Spellbinders Ironworks Accents Die and the sentiment has been cut out using the Spellbinders Grommets Tags.  All dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

Lots of dimension and texture without the extra thickness for posting - easy!

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafting When We Can - Things with Wings

Pile It On - All about "S".. Spellbinders

Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes 

The Crafty Pad - Just Die-delicious (use dies) 

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Use the Negative Space from die/punch

The Squirrel & the Fox - Things with Wings

One Stop Craft - Pastel and Die Cuts

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Things with Wings
Cupcake Craft - Spring is in the Air
Karens Doodles - Something Spring
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Butterflies

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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