Lovely Lilies

Hello friends, it is a lazy Sunday evening - who doesn't love them!!!  I hope you are having a good weekend - lovely sunny days here but so cold too - brrrr!!  I have a card to share with you today - the image is recycled and far too pretty to throw away - definitely a quick and easy card to create.

The patterned base Die is the Spellbinders Labels One Card Front Card Creator and has been cut in cream cardstock and trimmed to size.  The image has been hand cut and popped up on 3D Foam Squares.  The sentiment has been stamped using Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and cut our using Spellbinders Standard Circles SM and the  Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine...it is as simple as that!!

This card is linked to:

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Simply Paper Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft and Smash - Use Scraps

Crafting With an Attitude Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks - Anything Goes

Crafty Enjoyments - Monochrome

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Loops Challenge - Monochrome

Crafting With Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge - Use a Die Cut

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes

Art By Miran Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Creator's Crafts (M,P1,3E) #48 - All About Flowers

Crafting In A Beautiful Mess Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Love and Romance

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Take card 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

Embossed Birthday Wishes

Hello friends, I have heard a lot of buzzing over this embossing folder that was a freebie with Australian Simply Cards last month - and I can see why - so elegant and an instant pretty card for so many occasions.

I have cut the card base using Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B Card Creator and the Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine.  The Damask pattern has been highlighted using Imagine Craft Ink in Petal Pink, The sentiment that comes with the folder has also been stamped using Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black. As I said - so elegant and so easy!   Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner and 3D Foam Squares have been used on this card and the bling is from Want2Scrap.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Through the Purple Haze - Use A Die And/Or Punch

Crafting for all Seasons - Make It Girly

Creative Moments - Always Anything Goes/ optional twist of Stitching Real or Faux

WordArt Wednesdays - Family Friendly/Anything Goes 

Retarte - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes  

Crafty Cardmakers - Monochrome

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Stripes

Where the HeART is - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me  - Anything Goes /optional shabby chic or vintage

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + Option: No design paper

Creative Loops Challenge - Monochrome

Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes

Petal Lu - Anything Goes

Take card 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

Spellbinders Happy Kitty Tutorial

Hello everyone - it is time to share another tutorial for Spellbinders - I could not resist the Heart and Home Kitty Play set - how cute are they!?  There are three different cats, making it easy to create cards for so many occasions.

Spellbinders Products:

• S4-522 Heart and Home Kitty Play
• S4-626 Tammy Tutterow Designs Frayed Tabs
• S6-013 5x7 Modern StationeryCard Creator
• SCP-014 Cuddle Cream
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Other: Liquid Glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares; Canvas Corp: Patterned Paper; Kraft and red cardstock; sentiment stamp; Ranger Ink: Walnut Stain

1. Adhere a strip of cream card across the patterned paper using double sided tape.

2. Cut/emboss using 5x7 Modern Stationary # 4 (#1 being the smallest)

3. Cut/emboss card base using 5x7 Modern Stationary #5 and cream cardstock - make sure the fold is inside the cutting edge.  Card base will measure approx 4"x6".

4. Cut/emboss Kitty Play Cat #3 (#1 being the smallest) and paws using kraft cardstock.

5. Cut/emboss Kitty Play Ball of Yarn using red cardstock.

6. Cut/emboss Frayed Tabs using cream cardstock.

7. Stamp the sentiment on the right side of the tab using black ink.

8. Sponge around the edges using brown ink.

9. Fold on score line and adhere to left side of the patterned paper.

10. Sponge around the edges of the cat using brown ink.

11. Attach brown cardstock behind the filigree pattern.

12. Adhere the cat and the ball of yarn to the cream strip on card front.

13. Adhere cat paws to the top right of the cream strip.

Take card 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

Espresso Yourself - I Love You a Latte

Hello friends, today I am sharing a card using one of the fabulous sets from  Sparkle and Sprinkle It has to be said that anything COFFEE has my attention straight away - I just had to have the Espresso Yourself stamp set - and how about that sentiment - LOL - love it!

The Sparkle and Sprinkle image has been coloured using Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko Memento Markers and cut out by hand/fussy cut and popped up onto a Spellbinders Heart and Home Circle Delight Etched Die using   Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares

The Seth Apter Turnaround Set 2 stamps work perfectly with this image and have been repeatedly stamped onto cream cardstock using Memento Espresso Truffle Ink. and lightly sponged using Memento Teal Zeal Ink   This has been adhered to the card base using liquid glue. 

Want2Scrap Baby Bling Rhinestones Turquoise - 100 Count have been adhere into the swirls of the Beautiful Bling Borders.

and the sentiment has been layered onto brown cardstock and trimmed to size.

I am linking this to:

Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine - Anything Goes 

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug  - Anything Goes

Creative Artistes Challenge - Anything Goes

A Beautiful Mess -  Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - G for Girlie

A Beautiful Mess Challenge - Anything Goes

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Awesomeness - Anything Goes?

Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes

Stempelsonnen Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Take card 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}}}

Spellbinders Opportunity for Embellishment Tutorial

Hello friends I am sharing a Spellbinders Tutorial today, using Spellbinders Dies of course!  I wanted to take this opportunity to as you - what do you do when something does not go as planned - or am I the only one that happens to? Wink:wink.  I was told that there is no such thing as a mistake - they are opportunities for embellishment and I have found that to be so true as you will see as you follow the tutorial.

I stamped the fabulous image and when I selected the Die I wanted to use the cardstock was not big enough - rather than throw it away, you can follow the tutorial and see how I used it....

Spellbinders Products:

• SBS-037 Make Today Your Best Day Stamp
• SCD-012 Celebrations Pierced Rectangles
• SCP-013 Whirl White
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Other: Liquid Glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares; Want2Scrap:  Self Adhesive; Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko: Memento Ink in Rhubard Stalk; Ranger: Walnut Stain; KaiserCraft: Lace; Butterfly image; postmark image; Mulberry Paper Rose; Aqua Brush

1. Stamp image using brown ink, colour the stamped sentiment using an Aqua Brush.

2. Cut/emboss the stamped sentiment using Pierced Rectangles #5 #6 (#1 being the smallest)

3. Randomly stamp postmark around the sentiment using Rhubarb Stalk ink.

4. Layer onto red card cut slightly larger using 3D Foam Squares,

5. Attach crochet lace using liquid glue, ticking the ends of the lace behind the image.

6. Adhere to slightly larger card-base using brown cardstock.

7. Adhere red Baby Bling along the lace and to the top corners of the card as shown.

8. Adhere a layered butterfly to the lower portion of the card, just above the lace.

9. Attach a red paper rose using liquid glue,

See how easy it is  and who would know that the embellishments on the lower portion of the card are covering an error - I hope you think twice before throwing those things that aren't  exact in the bin!

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

Blast from the Past 2 - AIR Round 2 Layout

Hello friends, while I was doing a little 'housework' on the back of my Blog I came across another post I have not shared (or at least I don't think I have!!)  This one being my second submission for the 2014 Artist in Residence for Imagine Crafts - my favourite ink  was a pleasure to be on their Team for nearly 3 years.  You can see the first submission you can see it HERE

Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Brilliance Pigment Ink in Pearlescent Lavender, Starlite Silver; GooseBumps Texture Spray;  ; Sponge Daubers; Vertigo; Monterey Pine
• Spellbinders Paper Arts: Shapeabilities: Wonderful Wings LF-006; Font One - Uppercase S6-009,  Font One - Lowercase S5-199, Foliage S4-318; Nestabilities: Grand Decorative Circles One LF-015, Grand Circles LF-014;  Grand Circles One LF-114; Grand Calibur Machine, Artisan Explorer
• Authentique Paper:   Collection 12x12
• The Crafters Workshop: Mini HalftoneBorders 6x6 Template
• Want2Scrap: Beautiful Bling Borders by Nina Brackett, Swirls Finesse, Le Creme Pearls
• Cardstock: white
• Miscellaneous:  liquid adhesive, Double sided tape, dimensional adhesive, Sanding Block

Directions:

1.Using Masking Tape to secure The Crafters Workshop 6x6 Template, apply Brilliance Pigment Ink in Pearlescent Lavender with a Sponge Dauber - circular movements are commended.

2.  Cut/emboss one (1) Grand Decorative Circles One #3 (Spellbinders Dies are numbered from the smallest to the largest - the smallest being #1)

3. Create a frame by adding the Grand Circles One LF-114 #  in the inside

4. Cut/emboss using the Grand Calibur Machine

5. Lightly rub the raised edges of the Die Cut frame using a Sanding Block

6.  Adhere the photo to the center of the Authentique Paper

7. Secure the Die Cut frame over it using liquid adhesive

8. Adhere the Want2Scrap Beautiful Bling Border across the bottom of the photograph.

9. Adhere the various flowers around the frame as shown in the photo below

10. Cut/emboss Layout Title using Font One - Uppercase and Font One - Lowercase

11. Spray using GooseBumps Texture Spray, applying a second coat when dry

12. Adhere the letters in a semi circle as shown in the photos below, using liquid adhesive

13. With the Vergito cut/emboss a Wonderful Wings butterfly using the Artisan Explorer - a Metal Shim is recommended.

14. Colour the embossed portions of the wings using Brilliance Pigment Ink in Pearlescent Lavender and a Fantastix Multi-Purpose Applicator. 

NOTE: Applying colours to the back of the Vertigo is recommended.

15 Adhere the butterfly to the top right side of the frame

16 Adhere a small paper rose to the centre of the butterfly

17 Attach the Want2Scrap pearls from below the butterfly across the layout

18 Cut/emboss two (2) branches of leaves using the Foliage Die and white card.

19 Use the Die as a stencil, sponge the leaves using Brilliance Pigment Ink in Starlite Silver

20 Adhere the leaves under the flowers using liquid glue.

21 Using Brilliance Pigment Ink in Pearlescent Lavender apply ink directly to the Monterrey Pine embellishment and allow to dry

22 Attach the sentiment embellishment from Authentique Papers using liquid glue

23 Glue the Monterrey Pine to the layout, adding three small pearls underneath the 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}}}