Vintage Girl

Good evening all

For today's card I have gone with a vintage look in blues and greens.

I have started with a square piece of green digital paper and layered onto this a smaller square piece of blue/cream patterned digital paper.  I have slightly distressed the edges of this patterned paper to give it an older feel.  Some cream vintage lace has been wrapped around both pieces of paper and the whole background has been layered onto a card blank with a blue Cosmic Shimmer PVA pearl edge.

The image is a free digital stamp from Cuddlebug Cuties and I have coloured her using ProMarkers.  Using the Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Rectangles, I have cut the largest size from white card stock.  I have then softened the edges using a light blue ink pad.  The image has been cut out and layered onto the die cut with Pinflair glue and some white Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue pearls added.

I have stamped the Heartfelt Creations Sun-Kissed Fleur using Perfect Medium and heat embossed with Heat It Up Silver Pearl Embossing Powder.  Using the match Spellbinders die, I have cut these out, shaped and layered with a flat back pearl added to the centres.  I have then made a small rose using the Crafty Sentiments Design Medium Rolled Flower die and using the same light blue ink pad, softened the edges.

To finish the card I have added to vintage style corners from my crafty stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Vintage

A Creative Romance - Sketch

Digi Darla's Challenges - Vintage Photo Inspiration

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Ribbons and Pearls

Crafty Sentiments Designs - 1 Image, 2 Patterned Papers, 3 Different Embellishments

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge Blog - Use Lace

Divas By Design - Vintage With Lace

Clear It Out Challenge Blog - We're Singing The Blues

The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Scrap-Creations - Favourite Embellishment (Flowers)

That's all for now, I hope you like my card.

Teresa

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You Have My Heart

Good evening all

That has been a very welcome break, back to work tomorrow unfortunately.  For today's card, I have used a love theme in a monochromatic style.

I have started with a square piece of white card stock and using a ProMarker, I have coloured around the edge in brown.  Onto this I have layered a slightly smaller piece of patterned digital paper.

Brown ribbon from my crafty stash has been placed across the background and I have added a bow from the same ribbon onto the right hand side of the card.

The digital stamp is from Sherri Baldy and I have coloured her using ProMarkers.  She has been layered onto white card stock with a brown boarder and I have added pearls using white Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue.

Using the Memory Box Cupid Heart Die, I have cut from white card stock and using the same brown ProMarker, I have coloured it.  I have then taken another piece of white card stock and run it through a Spellbinders Embossing folder.  The die cut have has then been glued onto the embossed card and I have cut around it.

To finish the card, I have added the sentiment "You Have My Heart" cut using a Spellbinders die.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

MilkCoffee Challenge - Monochromatic

Delightful Challenges - You Have My Heart

Feeling Sketchy - Sketch

Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day Or Use Hearts

Crafty Catz - Monochromatic

One Stitch At A Time - White + 1

Victorine Stamps - Valentines / Love

Sentimental Sundays - Lovey Dovey

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Passion For ProMarkers - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Love

City Crafter Challenge Blog - Love Story

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Use Ribbon

I Love ProMarkers Challenge Blog - Love Is In The Air

Handmade Harbour - Hearts

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog - Monochromatic

My Heart Pieces Digital Stamp Challenges - Love Is Life

That's all for now, have a good evening.

Teresa

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Young Man

Good evening all

Unfortunately, I have not had a very good day today, most of the day was spent in bed with a headache.  I have picked up a bit tonight, so just about managed to finish this card off.

I have started with a square piece of white card stock and using a ProMarker, I have coloured around the edges and down and across the centre of the card.

I have then taken two different patterned digital papers and cut out four squares, two from each paper and layered them onto the card stock.

The digital stamp is called Give Big from Saturated Canary.  I have coloured him in using ProMarkers.  Using a Spellbinders Circle Die, I have cut from white card stock and softened the edges with Adirondack Earthtones Espresso Ink Pad.  This has then been placed onto a larger circle with the edges coloured with a ProMarker to match the theme.  The digital stamp has layered onto the circle using PinFlair glue to give dimension and three red buttons added for interest.

I have put together a smaller version of the circle and added a "Happy Birthday" die cut sentiment using the Whimsy Stamps Birthday Sentimentables die.

To finish the card, I have added blue buttons in opposite corners of the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Hanna And Friends - Sketch

Charisma Cardz Challenges - It's A Boy Thing!

Crafts 4 Eternity - Tic Tac Toe (Blue, Buttons, White)

Totally Paper Crafts - One For The Boys

A Gem Of A Challenge - For The Boys

Digi Sketch Challenge - One For The Men

Ooh La La Creations - A Male Card

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Makeup Stamps - Shades Of Blue

Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes

Sweet 'n' Sassy Stamps - Use The Word Birthday

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Sassy Yellow

Good evening

Been a very busy day today, had to take back my Grand Calibur after it broke on Friday night, I have to say, they were fantastic and replaced it without question.

I have still managed to fit in a card tonight, the theme is a Daughter's Birthday.

I have started with a square piece of black card stock and layered onto this, patterned digital paper.  I have then taken a second piece of black card stock and run it through an embossing folder.  A piece of yellow ribbon has been wrapped around and the card has then been placed onto the background.

Using a Spellbinders die, I have cut a piece of white card stock, run this through a flower embossing folder and soften the edges using a yellow ink pad.  This has again been layered onto black card stock.

The digital stamp is a freebie that I pick up many moons ago from Sassy Studio Designs, I'm not sure if this image is still available.  I have coloured her using ProMarkers, cut her out and placed her over the centre of the card.

The two flowers have been made using the Heartfelt Creations Sweet Juliet Die, I have cut two large from black card stock and two small from yellow card stock.  All of the layers have been shaped and using a yellow gemstone brad, I have layered one of each colour.

I have printed from my computer, the sentiment "Birthday Wishes to my Daughter" and cut into a banner shape, this have then been layered onto black card stock and using a bone folder, I have given it a curve for more dimension.

To finish the card, I have added yellow flat back gemstones in three corners of the card and on the ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Bling

Fusion Card Challenge - Photo / Sketch

Creative Knockouts - Birthday

Creative Inspirations - Ribbons

Addicted To Stamps and More! - Clean And Simple

Sassy Studio Designs - Sassy Sentiment

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog - Bling It Up

The Crazy Challenge - Fairytale

That's all for now.

Teresa

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CAS Grand Daughter

Happy Sunday everyone

I have decided to have a crafting day today.  It is very rare that I have a Sunday off from work, so I might as well make the most of it.

This is the first of today's cards, made for a Granddaughter.

I have started with a square piece of white card stock and because I have run out of red card, I have used a ProMarker just of the edges.  Onto this I have layered a piece of patterned digital paper.  I have then taken a small piece of matching patterned digital paper, wrapped red ribbon around it and placed this across the centre of the background.

This has then been layered onto white card stock edged with pink Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue pearls.

The digital stamp is from a set of 3 called It's All In Sam's Approach, these can be purchased from Sassy Cheryl's Digital Stamps & Illustrations.  I have coloured her using ProMarkers and cut her out.

Using Spellbinders Nestibilities, I have cut a plain circle and a scalloped circle from white card stock.  I have run the plain circle through a Spellbinders embossing folder and softened the edges with a pink ColorBox pigment ink pad.  The scalloped circle, I have coloured the edges with the same ProMarker to match the theme.

Using PinFlair glue to give dimension, I have placed the digital stamp over the two circles.

Using the Tattered Lace Lacy Marguerite Floral Die, I have cut one out of pink Centura Pearl card and one out of white card stock, which I have then coloured to match the theme.

I have then shaped and layered this and added a flat back pearl into the centres.

To finish the card, I have added a Tattered Lace Grand Daughter die cut and flat back pearls in the top right hand corner of the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Sketch

The Pink Elephant - Pink / Red / Your Choice

Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge Blog - Pearls, Pearls, Pearls

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Digi Image + Sentiment

The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge Blog - Y For Young Card For A Little One

Little Red Wagon - Clean And Simple

As You Like It Challenge - Clean And Simple (I like cas because the image to stands out more)

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Embossing

Mema's Crafts - Bingo (Embossing, Dies, Flowers)

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Ribbon

Hiding In My Craft Room - For A Loved One

Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Anything Goes

In The Pink - Diecuts And Punches

Paper Pretties - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Love To Shop

Happy Saturday everyone

I hope your weekend to going great so far and you are getting lots of crafting done.  For today's card I have gone with a really girly theme.

I have taken a square piece of patterned digital paper and purple Centura Pearl card and layered them onto a piece of white card stock with a pierced boarder.  I have then taken a smaller piece matching patterned digital paper layered with the same purple Centura Pearl card and placed this along the centre for the background.

The digital image is from Sherri Baldy and she has been coloured using ProMarkers.  I have also added some pearls to her headband and bow using white Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue.

Onto the same purple Centura Pearl card, I have stamped the Heartfelt Creations Sun-Kissed Fleur using Perfect Medium and heat embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Arctic Pearl Lustre Embossing Powder.  I have then cut these out using the matching Spellbinders die, shaped them and layered them up with a flat back pearl added to the centres.

I have also cut out from yellow Centura Pearl, to small flowers using the Crafty Cutter Dies Medium Rolled Flowers from Crafty Sentiments Design.

I have placed a piece of white cotton lace along the bottom of the card and then using the same lace, placed a bow in the top right hand corner, adding a dress metal charm to give a little bit of movement.

To finish the card, I have added the sentiment "To a Very Special Daughter" in the top left hand corner.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

My Besties UK Challenge - Love To Shop

Eureka Stamps - Your 3 Favourite Embellishments (Flowers, Charms, Pearls)

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Birthdays

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Make It Feminine

Crafting By Designs - Girly Girl

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - All About The Words

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch

SweetPea Stampers - Flower Power

Sassy Studio Designs - Sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - So Sweet

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges - Anything Goes

Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog - Anything Goes For Kids

Inky Chicks - Bingo (Lace, Flowers, Pearls)

Crafty Boots Challenges - Sunshine

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge Blog - For The Girls

Miriam's Crafting Blog - Flowers

Fairy Tale Challenge Blog - Bows

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Flower Frenzy

That's all for now, off to start another card.

Teresa

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Winter Fairy

Good evening crafters

Although we are well into January, I am still trying to think ahead to next Christmas and decided to make a Christmas card every now and then to build up them stock.

I have had some Papermania Stepper card blanks in my crafty stash for over a year, but I have never got round to using them until now.

I have cut a square piece of patterned digital paper from my stash and mounted this onto blue pearl paper.  Onto this I have added a smaller piece of a different patterned digital paper.  I have then taken a small piece of square white paper and run it through a snowflake type embossing folder and used a blue cats eye pigment ink around the edges to soften it.

For the stepper piece of the card blank, I have used the same patterned digital paper and taken a stripe of white card, embossed with the same folder and place this on top.  I have then added a piece of green ribbon to tie in the colours.

The digital stamp is from Sherri Baldy and I have coloured her using ProMarkers and added some glitter glue to her hat.  I have then cut her out and placed her onto a circle of embossed white card using PinFlair glue.

To finish the card, I have added some die cut snowflakes with glitter on them, three white buttons and a green bow made from the same ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity - Fancy Folds

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Buttons & Bows

Robyns Fetish Challenge Blog - Winter Cards

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/optional twist Winter Blues

Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Anything Goes

Sketch N Stash - Sketch

Hobby Cutz Challenges - Lots Of Layers

Love To Create Challenge Blog - Button It Up

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (Die Cuts, Ribbon, Circle)

Paper Makeup Stamps - Snowflakes

Sentimental Sundays - More Then 3 Layers

The Kraft Journal - Winter Blues

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog - Use Blue

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Passion For ProMarkers - Ribbon, Lace Or Twine

Just Inspirational Challenges - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Bow Dies

{PIN}spirational Challenges - Photo Inspiration

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Colour Combo

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog - Ribbon

Emerald Faeries Challenge Blog - Things With Wings

Lexi's Creations - Fancy Folds

Besties - More Then 2 Folds

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes / Fancy Folds

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Stamp And Create - Winter Wonderland

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Winter Snowflakes

Crafty Creations Challenges - Seasonal

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Use Real Ribbon

Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girlz Challenges - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Turquoise Winter

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Calamity Jane

Good evening everyone

Today's card is a Birthday card with a western theme.

I have used digital patterned paper from my crafty stash and layered this with blue card stock.

The digital stamp is from Sherri Baldy, I have coloured her using ProMarkers and mounted her onto the same blue card stock.

I have taken the small die from the Spellbinders Damask Accents Die Set and cut three from brown Centura Pearl.  I have then threaded blue satin ribbon through the three die cuts and added this to the background.

I have cut from blue card stock, a "Happy Birthday" sentiment using the Whimsy Stamps Birthday Sentimentables die set and added this to white card.

To finish the card, I have added blue square gems in the opposite corners of the background and the image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Ruby's Rainbow - Film or Song Title ( The Deadwood Stage sang by Doris Day in Calamity Jane)

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Bling It On

The Squirrel And The Fox - Show Off Your New Stuff (Happy Birthday Die)

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Sketch

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

Artistic Inspirations - Use Ribbon

Paulaholifield Crafts - Celebrate

Cards Galore Encore Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes

Craft Mojo - All Things New (Happy Birthday Die)

Natalie And Amy - One For The Girls

Stampin' For The Weekend - Happy Birthday

V's Sweet Ideas Blog - Anything Goes

Heck Of A Challenge - New (Happy Birthday Die)

Just B Creative Crazy - Just Because

Imagination-Crafts Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Seemacrafts - Anything Goes

Scribble And Scrap Blog & Challenge - Anything Goes

Ribbon Carousel Blog - Love, Birthdays And Chicken Soup

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Great Impressions - Use Something New (Happy Birthday Die)

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - Use Real Ribbon

My Besties Dutch Girls Designs - Inspired By A Song ( The Deadwood Stage - Doris Day, From The Film Calamity Jane)

My Sheri Crafts - Beautiful Digis

Southern Girls Challenge - It's All New (Happy Birthday Die)

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Favourite Style (CAS)

Scrapbook Blessing Club - Pretty Pictures

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Fairy Tales

Happy Friday everyone

Well back to work tomorrow after having three days off, I always find that hard.  On the plus side, I had more time to craft this week.

For today's card I have gone with a Fairy Tale theme.

I have started with a square piece of purple Centura Pearl card as the base.  I have added a die cut shape in white Centura Pearl using the Tattered Lace Over The Edge Floral die.

I have then taken two smaller pieces of square card, one in pink Centura Pearl and one in white Centura Pearl.  These have then been embossed using two different Spellbinders M-Bossabilities folders.

Using a purple ink pad, I have highlighted the edge of the white embossed Centura Pearl to give a little interest.

The digital stamp is called Kiss Me from Tiddly Inks Acrylic and Digital Stamps and I have coloured her using ProMarkers.  I have then cut her out and added onto the white embossed Centura Pearl square using Pinflair Glue to give dimension.

To finish the card, I have added pink ribbon, a bow, one white pearl pin, one white heart pin and a "Fairy Tale Ending" sentiment from Meljen's Designs Digital Stamps.

This has then been mounted onto white card stock with a pink Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue pearl boarder.

This card is being entered into the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog - Bingo (Pin, Digi, Ribbon)

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes / Feminine

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Favourite Colour Combo

Passion For ProMarkers - Just A Fairytale

Papertake Weekly Challenge - New Year, New Stash (Tattered Lace Die)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch

Moving Along With The Times - Girly Cards

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes / Fairytale

Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges 2 - New (New Stash)

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Love & Ribbon Theme

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Embellishments

In The Pink - Anything Goes

Craftitude - Ribbons And Pearls

Graph'It Marker Colouring Challenge - Spring Lilacs

Creative Moments - Buttons And Pearls

Jellypark Challenges - Buttons or Bows

Jo's Scrap Shack - It's A Love Thing

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Show Us Your New Stash (Tattered Lace Die)

That's all for now, hope you all have a crafty weekend.

Teresa

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Special Son

Good evening all

Today's card to a Birthday card for a special son.

I have taken a square piece of brown Centura Pearl card and embossed it with lines using a score board.  This has then been layered onto a darker brown stock stock to give a little boarder.

I have then taken two different digital papers and cut banner shapes from them.  I have added these to the background, I have also added a brown piece of satin and organza ribbon.

The digital stamp is called Grip It & Rip It Max from Sassy Cheryl's Digital Stamps & Illustrations and I have coloured it using ProMarkers and layered onto the same dark brown card stock.  It has then been placed onto the background using foam tape to give it dimension.

To finish the card, I have die cut buttons using the Tattered Lace Button die and the sentiment "To A Special Son".

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity - Sketch

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Use Ribbon But No Bows

Totally Gorjuss - Manly

Just Inspirational Challenges - Children

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Stripes

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - 1 Image, 2 Buttons, 3 Papers

Divas By Design - Use Ribbons

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - Emboss It

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Birthday

Let's Craft And Create - Masculine

Stamping Sensations - Ribbons, Buttons and Bows

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Summer

Good afternoon

Just a very quick post today, I have got to go to work for 1 pm.  For today's card is a Birthday card for a Special Daughter and I have chosen the colour theme of blue and orange.

I have cut a square piece of patterned digital paper from my crafty stash and layered this onto my card blank.  I have then taken a second piece of patterned digital paper and layered this onto blue card stock.  Using foam tape for dimension, I have placed this over the background paper.

I have then taken three different digital stamps from Sherri Baldy, coloured them using ProMarkers and cut them out with a Spellbinders Circle Die.  These have been layered onto the same blue card stock and placed on the card using Pinflair Glue for dimension.

To finish the card, I have cut from the same blue card stock, a small butterfly using the Memory Box Pippi Butterfly.  I have also added the sentiment "To a Very Special Daughter to the bottom of the card.

This card is being entered into the following challenges:

Fusion Card Challenge

Crafting By Designs - Birthdays

Charisma Cardz Challenges - Birthdays

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Girly But No Pink

Come And Get It Challenge - Butterflies and Dragonflies

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Cute And Sweet

613 Avenue Create - Party/Celebrate

My Besties Dutch Girls Designs - Birthday

Besties Challenge - Summer Fun

My Besties Aussie Challenge - Anything Goes With Butterflies

That's all for now, hope everyone enjoys their day.

Teresa

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CAS Let it Snow!

Good evening everyone

It's been a very busy few days, the works Christmas Party was last night and today, I had what is know as a Perfect Day at work, this is where every department is scored.   All the hard work from my colleagues paid off, we managed a 13/15 score, one of the best departments in the store.

Anyway, the Christmas Party last night put me back into the festive mood, so today's card is a Christmas/Winter Card, which I have done in the style of Clean and Simple.

I have taken a square piece of white card and run it through an embossing folder to give it a textured look and feel.  The image is a free digital stamp from Sliekje Digi Stamps, I have coloured it using ProMarkers and added a little glitter glue on the edges of the snow.

I have layered the image onto blue card stock and using foam tape for dimension, placed it over the embossed white card.  In the top left hand corner, I have added a bow made from blue and white striped ribbon.

To finish, I have added the sentiment "Let It Snow!"

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Passion For ProMarkers - Clean And Simple

Tuesday Throwdown - Snowman Fun

{PIN}spirational Challenges - Photo Inspiration

I Love ProMarkers Challenge Blog - Add A Bow

Simon Challenge Blog - Ice Inspiration

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - Cold & Frosty

Southern Girls Challenge - Christmas Wishes

Totally Paper Crafts - Winter Wonderland

Pile It On - Holidays/Celebrations

Crafty Girls Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

Digi Stamps 4 Joy South Africa - Glitter And Sparkle

Sparkle n Sprinkle Creative Challenges - Use Glitter

Emergency Crafters - Cold

The Diva's That Cut ....Paper! - Make It Glitter

That's all for now.

Teresa

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