Play Time

Good evening all

Well it was back to work on Monday and I have to say that it was more like walking into a playground.  I find it amazing how grown women can act like children, even the customers are putting in complaints about it. I have now got to hold a listening group to bring the department back to normality.

Anyway, a bit of stress relief come this morning in the form of my Wednesday morning craft club.  I have gone very pink and girly for this card.  The digital stamp is from Aurora Wings and I have coloured it using ProMarkers.

I have printed from my computer, three matching patterned digital papers and layered each one onto pink card stock leaving a small border around the edge.  Next I have wrapped a piece of pink organza ribbon around these layers.  This has formed my background.

Using the Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments die set, I have cut out the largest from white card stock.  This has then been inked using the Tim Holtz Distress Ink Victorian Velvet ink pad.  Next, to give it some sparkle, I have stamped with Perfect Medium and heat embossed using Wow Vintage Romance embossing powder.

This frame has been layered over the digital stamp using Pinflair glue to add dimension and for a little extra interest, I have used a 3D clear gloss finish on the marbles of the digital stamp.

The flowers have been made using the Heartfelt Creations Sun-Kissed Fleur stamp and die set.  Onto white card, I have stamped with Perfect Medium and heat embossed using the Wow Vintage Romance embossing powder.  Next, I have added colour with the Tim Holtz Distress Ink Victorian Velvet ink pad.  The flowers have been cut out using the matching die, shaped and layered into two flowers.  In the centre of each flower, I have added blue stamen.

I have also added buds around the flowers, two hat pins and a pink pearl flourish.

To finish, "Happy Birthday" has been placed into one corner and into the opposite corner, I have placed "Daughter".

That's all for now.

Teresa

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I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Great Impressions - Animal Friends

Delightful Challenges - Add Ribbon

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Craft For The Craic - Your Favourite Colours (Pink / Blue)

Simply Create Too - For A Child

Fairy Tale Challenge Blog - Digital Stamp Image

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Designs - Favourite Colour Combo (Pink / Blue)

Inky Chicks - Happy Birthday

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog - Flowers

Ooh La La Creations - Vintage

Digi Sketch Challenge - Pastels

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - Scheming Crafters (Duo - Pink / Blue)

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 2 Or More Dies

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Through Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Walk On The Wildside

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

I Love ProMarkers Challenge Blog - Ribbons

The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Use A Digi

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

My Craft Spot - Just For Little Girls

In The Pink - Animal Antics

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges - Polka Dots

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Wags 'n' Whiskers Stamps - Polka Dots

Dream Valley Challenges - Favourite Colour Combo (Pink / Blue)

Scrap-Creations - Birthday

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Let's Craft And Create - Ribbon Or Twine

Natalie And Amy - Die Cuts And Flowers

Crafting At The Weekend - Anything Goes

Always & Forever

Good evening all

I have a very sad story today, a colleague from work came to me yesterday to ask it I could make a wedding card for her.  A friend of the family was in hospital terminally ill and had decided to give her husband one last memory of her love for him by re-newing their vows.

My colleague stressed that she wanted a card that was personal to them so we have added a photo of happier times to the front along with their names.

I have based the colour scheme on white and gold using Centura Pearl throughout.  With the background, I have added many layers including a pierced border and a glitter border.  The top layer has been embossed using a Spellbinders heart embossing folder.

The centre has been made using the Tonic Heart Vines Affections Die Set and I have added dimension by using Pinflair glue.  The photo has then been placed into the centre of the hearts.

The flowers have been made using the Heartfelt Creations Sun-Kissed Fleur stamp and die set.  I have stamped onto white vellum with Perfect Medium and heat embossed using Wow Opaque Bright White embossing powder.  Next, I have coloured the back of the flowers using ProMarkers and cut out them with the matching die.

Each petal has been shaped, layered and Glamour Dust added for that extra sparkle.  In the centre of each flower, I have used Pinflair glue and covered with the Glamour Dust to match the petals.

On opposite corners, I have layered leaves cut out using the Spellbinders D-Lites Corner Sprig die and placed the flower over these.

Finally, from my computer, I have printed out the sentiment "Always & Forever" and the couples name.  Then using the Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments die to cut them out and layer them onto match gold card.

I hope that this brings a little joy to their day and that it can be something that her husband can keep to remind him of the love they had for each other.

That's all for now.

Hugs

Teresa

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I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Left Of Center Creative Challenges - Monochrome

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps - Monochrome

Use Your Stuff - Layers

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Handmade Flowers

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - Emboss It

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog - No Designer Paper

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Sketch 'n' Dies - Sketch

Digi Design Challenge Blog - Dies And / Or Punches

Scribble And Scrap Blog & Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Blessings Club - Anything Goes

That Craft Place Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Die Cuts And Punches

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Die Cuts And / Or Punches

Craft Girls Challenges - Anything Goes

My Heart Pieces Digital Stamp Challenges - Wedding Or Anniversary

Vintage Rose

Good evening all

The first day of my holiday, I thought I would spend crafting, my mojo on the other hand had other ideas, it has taken me all day just to make one card.  This card is a request from one of my colleagues at work for her friends birthday.  As my obsession at the moment is the Heartfelt Creations flowers, I decided to base it on these.

I have started with square piece of patterned digital paper which I have layered onto white card stock with the edges coloured using ProMarkers because I didn't have any card in a matching colour.  I have used this technique for all of the matting and layering.

Next, I have added to two panels of matching patterned digital paper and wrapped a piece of lace around the background.

From my computer, I have printed off the sentiment "Birthday Wishes Sheila" and to add interest, I have used my white Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue.

All of the flowers have been made using the Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms stamp and die set.

I have stamped out four sets onto patterned digital paper using Perfect Medium and heat embossed with Wow Silver Pearl embossing powder.  Next I have cut them out using the matching die and shaped each petal.  I have used three different shaping techniques to produce different flowers.  I have also cut out the matching stamen from the die set.  In the centre of the flowers, I have added pearl beads.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sketch n Stash - Sketch 86

Love To Create Challenge Blog - Petals And Pearls

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog - Use Fabric (Lace)

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - Spots And Dots

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Lots Of Layers

The ABC Challenge - P Is For Pearls

Alphabet Challenge Blog - L For Lace

Mema's Crafts - Make It A Duet

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Summer Garden

Good evening all

Well the changes at work have started to kick in, found myself in the position of managing the whole of fresh yesterday due to no Managers being in.  Got to get used to it as this is the future of the store, but I have to say that I felt very lonely.

Anyway, there is a colleague at work who asked me to make a card for her son a few weeks ago.  She liked it that much that she keeps ordering from my now, not that I'm complaining.  This one is for her Sister's Birthday.

I have started with a square piece of patterned paper, which I picked up in Lidl, which is a cheap grocery store.  This is layered onto brown card stock, leaving a small border around the edges.

Next, I have taken two doilies, inked them using Adirondack Earthtones Espresso ink pad and placed them into opposite corners of the background.

From my computer, I have printed out the sentiment "Birthday Wishes Susan", again this has been inked and layered onto the same brown card.

The flowers have been made by stamping the Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms onto white card stock with Perfect Medium.  This have then been heat embossed with Wow Opaque Bright White embossing powder and cut out using the matching die.

I have used three different inks to colour in the flowers, Memento Dew Drop Bahama Blue, Memento Dew Drop Angel Pink and Tim Holtz Distress Ink Picked Raspberry.

Each of the petals have been shaped and layered together to form three different size flowers and into the centre of each flower, I have added pearl beads.

Other elements that I have used are the Arianna Lace die set, Spellbinders D-Lites Corner Sprig, Memory Box Pippi Butterfly, two different hat pins and a pink pearl flourish.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Scribble And Scrap Bog & Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Come And Get It Challenges - Colours Of Summer

Scrapbook Blessings Club - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - Anything Goes + Option Use Pearls

Craftin Desert Diva's  - It's Summer Time

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Happy Birthday To You

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Paper Minutes - 3 Colours

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Feels Like Summer

The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Birthday

Crafty Girls Challenges  - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Use A Sentiment

Wags 'n' Whiskers Stamps - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Sparkle n Sprinkle Creative Challenges - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Summer

Stamping Sensations - Summer Blooms

Milk Coffee Challenge - Birthdays

Art Impressions Rubber Stamps - Birthdays

Emerald Faeries Challenge Blog - Birthday

Stamp And Create - Birthdays

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Bingo (Doily, Pearls, Embossing)

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Sweet Baby Boy

Good evening all

What a fantastic day I have had.  I have been obsessed with the Heartfelt Creations flower stamp and die sets for a long time, well I actually got to do a workshop with them today.  Emma Lou has been over in England running workshops and retreats for Oyster Stamps which is just up the road from me.  I loved every minute of it.

Anyway, onto my card.  Last night I made a Big Brother card for my friends son so that he didn't feel left out, tonight I have made a new baby card for his Mum and baby brother.

The digital stamp is called New Baby from Saturated Canary and I have coloured it using ProMarkers.

I have printed off a square piece of gingham patterned digital paper and layered it onto gold Centura Pearl card.  Next, I have cut out a panel of white card and embossed it using an embossing folder.

Onto this panel, I have pleated a piece of gold organza ribbon and layered same white ribbon over this.

The digital stamp has been mounted onto the same gold Centura card and I have also printed off a Sweet Baby Boy sentiment which has also been mounted on gold card.

The flower has been made by stamping onto white vellum, the Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms with Perfect Medium.  This has then been heat embossed with Wow Opaque Bright White embossing powder and cut out using the matching die.  Next, I have coloured the back of the petals using ProMarkers, shaped the three large petals and layered them together.  Into the centre, I have glued some white stamen.

To finish, I have wrapped some blue twine around the bottom of the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Moments - Anything Goes / Celebration

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Scribble And Scrap Blog & Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Use A Cute Digi

Scrapbook Blessings Club - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Forever Young

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts - Baby Baby

Crafty Girls Challenges - Anything Goes

Wags 'n' Whiskers Stamps - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Mema's Crafts - Make It A Duet

That's all for tonight.

Teresa

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Big Brother

Good evening all

Well it has been a while since I last posted.  I have had a very busy week with five colleagues off.  Four early mornings in a row (up at 4am) is something I haven't had to do since last year, so I have spent most of my time trying to catch up on sleep leaving no time for crafting.

Anyway, my friend gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on Thursday morning, weighing in at a healthy 7lb, so I am now busy making a congratulation card.  She has a two year son called Riley as well, so I thought that I would make him a big brother card to open so that he didn't feel left out.

The digital stamp is called Make It Snappy - My Brother My Friend from Bugaboo Digi Stamps and I have coloured it using ProMarkers.

I have printed off a square piece of patterned digital paper and mounted it onto blue card stock leaving a small border around the edge.  Next, I have printed off a smaller piece of digital paper, cut this into strips and also mounted onto blue card.

The digital image has been layered onto the same blue card and placed into the centre of the background using Pinflair glue to add dimension.

I have wrapped some blue twine around the base of the background before layering it onto the blank card.  Next, I have coloured some chipboard stars in red using ProMarkers and added these to the bottom corner of the image using Pinflair glue.

To finish, I have printed out the sentiment "Riley, the Big Brother", layered this onto blue card placed below the image, again using Pinflair glue.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Love To Create Challenge Blog - Clean And Layered

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Stars And Stripes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Clear It Out Challenge Blog - Sketch

The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

Pennys's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Fairy Pink

Good evening all

Managed to get a little bit of crafting finished this afternoon in between shopping and housework.  This shaped easel card has been made using a My Besties digital stamp from Sherri Baldy and I have coloured her using ProMarkers.

Using my Cameo Silhouette and a free cutting file from Birds Cards, I have cut out a easel card base from white card stock.  Next, I have embossed it using the Die'sire Embossalicious Ornate Butterflies embossing folder and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Picked Raspberry ink pad.

Again, using my Cameo, I have cut out two different sized circles, the larger from pink card stock and the smaller from white card.

I have then used a stencil from Imagination Crafts and inked through using the same ink pad onto the white circle.  Next, this circle has been embossed using the Die'sire Embossalicious Regency Swirls embossing folder.

This digital stamp has been cut out and layered onto this background using Pinflair glue to give dimension and a couple of tiny gemstones added to the image.

The flowers have been made using two different die sets.  The first is the Spellbinders D-lites Blooms Four.  I have cut out the larger petal from pink card and then shaped the petals.  Next, I have added pinflair glue to the centre and brought the petals in to form a bud.  The smaller petal has been cut from green card stock, shaped and glued to the base of the bud as leaves.  To finish, I have added some white flower buds to the centre.

The second flower has been made using the Spellbinders D-Lites Blooms Three.  I have cut out two of each sized petal from pink card, shaped and layered them together.  In the centre, I have cut out the smaller die from green card and added four tiny gemstones.

The base of the easel has been made by cutting out a circle of pink card using my Cameo and embossing it using the Regency Swirls embossing folder.

For the easel stopper, I have printed off the sentiment "Spread Your Wings And Let The Fairy In You Fly" from my computer.  This has then been layered onto a larger white circle which has also been embossed using the Regency Swirl and inked around the edges.

To finish, I have added a small butterfly cut from the pink card using the Memory Box Pippi Butterfly die.  Down the centre, I have added tiny gemstones.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

My Besties Norway - More Then One Fold

Pile It On - Outdoor Fun

Make My Monday - Fairies

Passion For ProMarkers - Things With Wings

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Shaped Cards

Baffies Creative Shop - Many Curves

Crafty Creations Challenges - Things With Wings

Nutcrafters - Anything But Square

I Love ProMarkers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Hobbybook Designer Challenge - Summer

Delightful Challenges - My Favourite Things (Flowers)

Sassy Studio Designs - Easel It Up

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges - Summer Days

Fussy And Fancy Friday Challenge - Summertime

Card Mania - Circles

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Fairies

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Pretty In Pink

Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog - Anything Goes With Summertime

As You Like It Challenge - Do Your Prefer Images Of Animals Or People

(I am a very girly girl and always find myself colouring people, so I think I can safely say that people are my favourite)

Digi Design Challenge Blog - Summer Fun

Natalie And Amy - Summer Time

Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes

Paula Holifield Crafts - It's Magic

Let's Craft And Create - Shaped Cards

Crafting Musketeers - Summertime

Bearly-Mine Challenges - Lets Go Digital

Crafts Galore Challenge Blog - Digi Stamp

Imagination-Crafts Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - Summer or Bright Colours

Crafty Little Fairies - Summer Fun

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Get Well Wishes

Good evening all

It's such a nice feeling when you have made a card for someone and that one card leads to another order from someone else.  I made a Get Well card for a colleague a few days ago to give to her Sister, well yesterday she sent me a message saying that her other Sister liked it and when like me to make one for her too.

This is the card which she requested to be made in pink.  I have kept the focus on the sentiment and added flowers and a bow.

Materials Used:

Die'sire Embossalicious Regency Swirls embossing folder

Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders Two Die Set

Heartfelt Creations Sun-Kissed Fleur Stamp and Die Set

Cosmic Shimmer Iced Blush Lustre Embossing Powder

Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Pink PVA glue

Pink Ribbon

Button

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simply Create Too - Your Sentiment Is The Highlight

Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Monochromatic

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Pastel Colours

Crafty Sentiments Designs - No Designer Paper

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Ribbons And Flowers

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Anything Goes With Ribbon

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Add A Sentiment

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Mirror Mirror

Good evening all

Just a quick post tonight, I don't seem to have much time lately, what with work and clearing up after my 17 year old.

Tonight's card has been made with one of the more recent My Besties from Sherri Baldy and I have coloured her using ProMarkers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Polka Dots And Ribbon

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Cute Girls, Girls, Girls

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

DRS Designs Rubber Stamps - It's New (Digi Stamp)

Sassy Studio Designs - Celebrations

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles Challenges - Buttons & Bows

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Graph'It  - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Summer Girls

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - Stripes Or Dots

Besties Challenge - Summer Days

Scrapbook Blessings Club - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes

Ruby's Rainbow - Stamping

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenges - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Flower Power

The East Wind Challenge Blog - Ribbon

Ditzie Digi Design - Anything Goes

My Besties UK Challenge - Anything Goes & Summer

Crafting At The Weekend - Anything Goes

Just For Fun - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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