Here's to being Gorgeous

Hello friends, Monday evening here and I thought we deserved some humor - I love these Emerson Quillin ladies - I have a few of these stamps and every so often have to have my 'fix!'  Seems the older I get - the more I can relate!

For this card I have used Die-cuts that have been sitting in a pile for ages - and I do mean ages!!  I do love this Spellbinders Label Seventeen and it layers up beautifully - a great way to use those left over pieces that also seem to gather - continually!

The layers are popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L  3D Foam Squares and has been coloured using Imagine Crafts Memento Markers and an Aqua Brush,  The bling is from Want2Scrap. d Dies

The flower from the Spellbinders Stacey Caron Holiday Christmas Dove Frame has been cut/embossed twice, using red cardstock and sponged using Imagine Crafts Delicata Ink in Golden Glitz.  A 3D Foam Square has been used between the flowers to give them extra dimension.  Finishing off with a recycled Gold Button.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Let's Color Saturday Linky Party -  Anything Hand Colored

The Pencil Case Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - 2 Patterned Papers

613 Avenue Create September Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafty Awesomeness  - Anything Goes with Coloured Image

Lacy Sunshine Challenge - Anything Goes Using a coloured image

Simon Says Stamp - Stamp It

Great Impression September Challenge - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Lil' patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - 2 Patterned Papers

Penny Black September Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Corrosive Challenge Blog September - Anything goes

Not just Cards September 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

                      

Spellbinders Art Nouveau Tutorial

Hello friends, I have a tutorial for Spellbinders to share with you - using some of the newly released Art Nouveau Dies by Licensed Designer Stacey Caron - what is not to love about these Dies!?  I know you will love how easy it is to create using them definitely a WOW Factor!!

Spellbinders Products:

• S4-660 Waterlilies Decorative Elements
• SES-007 Em-bossing Fold'ers Floral 4.25 x 5.5 in Single Sided
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Other:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares; Want2Scrap: 72 Count - pink rhinestones - self adhesive; Imagine Crafts: Memento Ink in Bamboo Leaves, Sponge dauber; handmade Resin flower; Anna Griffin Inc: Pennant; light green cardstock

1. Cut.emboss one (1) Art Nouveau Waterlilies Decorative Elements #2 #3 (#1 being the smallest) using cream cardstock.

2. Using the die as a Stencil, sponging inside the Die using Bamboo Leaves and a Sponge Dauber.

3. Remove from the Die.

4. Using a Brayer - apply ink to the Floral Folder - pattern side up.

5. Place ink side down onto white cardstock and use the brayer to make sure every area is covered,

6. Cut inked cardstock to size 8cm x 11cm

7. Adhere the inked cardstock to the Waterlilies Decorative Elements #3, tucking the top and bottom under the 'waterlily'.

8. Adhere the waterlilies #2 to the layers using 3D Foam Squares.

9. Adhere Pennant to the smaller layer using double sided tape.

10.Adhere handmade embellishment using liquid glue.

11. Stamp sentiment using black ink.

12. Trim and adhere across the pennant using 3D Foam Squares.

13. Adhere bling as shown in the main photo.

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

                              

A Day of Joy

Hello Flourishes Friends! Welcome to another Flourishes LC September Challenge  - I hope you enjoyed the projects that were shared last week - and are ready for more inspiration today. Thank you for the lovely comments you made - each one was read and appreciated!  This week Naomi has challenged us to add some sparkle on our cards - i love a little bit of sparkle - how about you!!  If you have come from Beverly's Blog you are in the right place.

I stamped the  image onto Flourishes Classic White card stock using black ink and coloured the background using watercolour markers. Kindy Glitz/Liquid Glitter has been lightly added to the ripples on the water, to add some shimmer. This has then been cut out using a rectangle Die, which has been used as a stencil before removing the card stock, by sponging using light blue ink and a sponge dauber.  

The rectangle has then been popped up; using  3D Foam Squares; onto black cardstock,  The sentiment has also been stamped using black ink and the cardstock has been hand-cut into a pennant. Twine has been threaded through each end, then it has been popped up on 3D Foam Squares. 

A strip of embossed cardstock has been torn and adhered across the center of a diecut filigree frame using double sided tape and the layered image has been popped up on 3D Foam Squares in the center of the card.  Silver rhinestones have added an extra 'sparkle' on the corners of the filigree frame.

Please check out the other Designers Blogs to see how they have tacked the challenge. The next stop along the way is Naomi.

Beverly Cole

Linda Lucas - You are here

Naomi Gong

I am looking forward to seeing you at our next Friday, as a part of a weekly Flourishes LC Friday Hop - so much inspiration and you are going to LOVE what each Designer is sharing!

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

                               

Spellbinders Holidays Sneak Peek

Hello everyone, I am sharing a tutorial for Spellbinders using one of the fabulous new Holiday Die D-Lites - how adorable are they.  I had a lot of fun creating this card and hope you like it too!  I am thinking this Die is not only good for Christmas but also birthday invitations etc - we love that - don't we!!

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

                               

Spreading my Wings and Journaling...

Hello friends, today I am sharing my first Journal page - I was inspired to journal when I created the Mixed Media project using some of the Spellbinders Seth Apter Collection - you can see the post HERE.

I have used the negative die from the Seth Apter Drip Drop as my focal point - this is one of my favourite 'left overs'

I have inked and sponged using browns and oranges, love the warm tones on this page.  The butterfly is by IndigoBlu and has been coloured using Chameleon Art Pens.

The stamped sentiments have been added - my simple form of journaling - but I am working on that - I have never found it easy, even on my scrapbooking - but I am evolving in this and it will happen - not today, but along the way.  If you have any hints - please feel free t leave a comment here!

A few stamped ink splotches and the 'X' from the Drip Drop set has been sponged around the edges and adhered using liquid glue. I just love this journal created using recycled cardboard - I have great plans for it .... hope you join me and help me 'spread my wings' in this journey!! 

You can see the Seth Apter Collection HERE new stamps and Dies have been added and they are divine!!

This project is linked to:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stamping

A Bit More Time to Craft  - Always Anything Goes

Lost Coast Portal To Creativity Challenge - Anything Goes

Altered Eclectics - Always Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks - Anything Goes

Crafty Awesomeness - Anything Goes with Colored Image

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Things With Wings

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Orange & Brown

Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies -  Always Anything Goes with Dies 

The Sisters of Craft - Always Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Colors of Fall

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

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy - Let's Fly Away

The Stamping Boutique - Recycling

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

                                

Welcome Little One

Hello everyone - it is Sunday here in the Southern Hemisphere and also Father's Day.  We had a lovely family day, with the family all coming together for a roast lamb dinner - no Tom Cruise was not part of it!! Wink:wink!!  I have a very CAS (Clean and Simple) card to share with you today - well clean and simple for me anyway.  

The adorable image is from a retired stamps set from Layers of Color - how adorable are these  little chicks - perfect for a baby card - but could be use for so many other occasions. These have 

been coloured using Chameleon Markers  - I love the slight graduation of colour - and all with one pen - perfect.

The card base has been cut using the Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies. The patterned layer has been created by embossing white card using Spellbinders Em-bossing Fold'ers Curtain Beads 4.25 x 5.5 in Single Sided - loving the slightly retro feel of this folder.

As always I have used  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner and 3D Foam Squares.  The sentiment is also from a retired set (sorry)

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Allsorts - New Beginnings

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

The Pencil Case - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes + A Sentiment 

C.R.A.F.T. - Embossing

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesdays - 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

                           

Want2Scrap Romantic Roses and Beautiful Pearls Sneak Peek

Hello friends,  I am back and sharing another card on the Want2Scrap Blog using Want2Scrap pearls  - I love the soft and feminine feel they add to a project - I am totally addicted to them, but no surprises there!

You can see all of the details and the project in full by clicking 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

Home is Where the Heart Is

Hello Flourishes Friends! Welcome to the first Flourishes LC September Challenge (and my very first post as a Senior Designer) where Vicki has challenged us to use Gold on our cards.  Not  a hard challenge for me - I love to use gold ink - such a lovely warm glow.  If you have come from Beverly's Blog you are in the right place.

I stamped the  image onto Flourishes Classic White card stock using black ink and coloured using watercolour markers.  This has then been cut out using an oval Die, which has been used as a stencil before removing the card stock, by sponging using gold ink and a sponge dauber.  I have to say - doesn't that chair look so comfy - I could spend many hours there - on a veranda or under a tree.

The Oval has then been popped up using  3D Foam Squares to give it dimension onto embossed card stock that has also been inked with gold ink - this time I used a brayer - it works so well on embossing, I like the crisper finish it has,  The sentiment has also been stamped using black ink an diecut, sponged with gold ink and popped up on 3D Foam Squares. I have finished off with some gorgeous blue ribbon, a button and twine.

Please check out the other great designs from the rest of the Design Team - the next stop along the way is Nancy.

Amanda Havon 

Beverly Cole

Linda Lucas - You are here

Nancy Nickel

Naomi Gong

Vicki Dutcher

I am looking forward to seeing you each Friday in September, as a part of a weekly Flourishes LC Friday Hop, from now on - so much inspiration and you are going to LOVE what each Designer is sharing!

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

                            

Flourishe lc Senior Designer

I am excited to be sharing that I have been asked to be a Senior Designer for Flourishes lc.  I have always loved Flourishes images - infact when I first started on this creative journey I won their New Release sets on a Split Coast Stampers Forum - and it was on my birthday. My addiction passion had begun!

 I was also honoured to have been excepted into their ROYAL COURT and become one of their Loyal Royals - you can read about that HERE.  

 You can also see one on my Guest Designer Posts from way back.  I would love you to join me on this journey - my first post will be tomorrow when the Senior Designers are having a fun Blog Hop - lots of inspiration to be had.  I hope I inspire you! 

Thank you to Jan Marie for asking me on board - it was just the right timing for me and that makes all the difference!

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