RED OBSESSION CARDS: January 2015

Thursday, 29 January 2015

Love

Good evening all

After yesterday I decided to have a nice relaxing day before I go back to work tomorrow. So after a nice long bath, a bit of shopping and then watching the TV, I made some time for a bit more crafting.

For this card I went for the love theme in white and red with hearts. It is a shaker card in a clean and simple style. I have also added the sentiment "Love, one word, millions of emotions".

Materials used:

White card stock

Red card stock

Lattice embossing folder

Tonic First Crush Affections Insert die set

Acetate

Seed beads

White Sequins

Red heart shaped buttons

3D foam pads

Pinflair glue

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers - Sketch

Lauralcraft - What Is Your Favourite Colour (Red)

Just Us Girls Challenge - Photo Inspiration

Uniko Studio - Love and Friendship

Fairies In Time - Love

Cute As A Button Stamps U.S. Challenge Blog - Romance

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

That Craft Place Challenge Blog - Love / Valentine

Melonheadz Friends - Clean And Simple

Eureka Stamps - Hearts

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Love / Valentine's Day

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - 1 Layer

Cut It Up - Embossing

Time Out Challenges - Valentine's Day With Optional Twist Use Hearts

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Valentine's Day / Love

Wags n Whiskers Stamps - Hearts

DRS Designs Rubber Stamps - So Shapely

Red Rubber Inspirationals - Clean And Simple

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges - All About Love

My Sheri Crafts - Valentine's Day

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Hearts

Perfectly Rustics - Hugs And Kisses

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Valentine Or Love Sentiment

Art Impressions Rubber Stamps - Have A Heart

Aurora Wings Challenge Blog - Valentine's

That's all for now.

Teresa

Origami Box

Good afternoon

Most of yesterday was spent getting my son to his second uni interview. It's so hard to believe that this time next year he will be in another part of the country, they grow up so fast.

Anyway, I did managed to make and decorate a little origami box last night. It has been made out of one 12 x 12 piece of patterned paper with a base and lip to make it nice and strong.

Materials used are:

2 pieces of 12 x 12 patterned paper

White card stock

Beaded ribbon trim

Beading wire

Little green beads for the lid

Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms stamp and die set

Adirondack Earthtones Espresso ink pad

Ice Stickles glitter glue

Aubergine ProMarker

Large crystal hat pins

Body art swirl brought from a local make up shop

Pinflair glue

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Pile It On - Flowers

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenges - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Vandicrafts - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog - Pearls And Swirls

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes With A Twist Of Triangles

Craftin Desert Diva's - 3D Projects

The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Take Your Pick (Technique Theme)

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Roses

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog - Glitter & Gloss

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Anything But A Card

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Try Something New

Art By Miran Challenge - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes With The Colour Purple

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog - Choose Your Challenge (Ink, Ribbon, Folding And Scoring, Wire, Flowers)

Sweet 7 Designs Challenge Blog - Anything New (New Folding Technique)
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

Thursday, 22 January 2015

Gold Checkers

Good evening all

My card today has been made at my Wednesday Craft Club. The background is a checker board effect in the colours of gold and black.

This background has been mounted onto white card with a pierced boarder and a flower has been added as embellishment.

Items used to make this card include:

White card stock

Black card stock

Gold Centura Pearl card stock

Crafters Companion Vintage Floral Rose Swirl embossing folder

Spellbinders Circle die set

Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms stamp and die set

Heat It Up Gold Tinsel

Spellbinders Sentiments Two die set

Swirl die from Impression Obsession

Nail Art Micro Beads

Gold flat back pearls

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Kitty Bee Designs - Scraps

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - Twentieth Century Style

Use Your Stuff - Geometric Shapes

Naughty Or Nice Challenges - New

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge Blog - The Letter B (Black, Beads, Banner)

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Get In Shape

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Red Rubber Inspirationals - Focused On Stamping Anything Goes

Cardz TV - Any Occasion

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts - Say It With Flowers

Anya, Oddies And Others - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Fitztown Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Love To Scrap - Anything Goes

Scrap Creations - Favourite Embellishments (Flowers)

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Hambo Hoedown - New Stash

Not Just Cards Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges - Something Old, Something New (Old - Arianna Blooms Stamp and Die set, New - Impression Obsession die)

Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Scrap & Craft - Anything Goes

Baffies Creative Shop - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Baby Boy

Good evening all

This card was another commission for my colleague at work. She wanted a baby boy card to a baby shower.

I have used my Cameo Silhouette to cut out a baby giraffe in blue and white. I have also used die cut borders and an embossing folder to make the background.

Items used to make this card are:

White card stock

Blue Centura Pearl card stock

Cameo Silhouette

Baby Giraffe, Baby Boy sentiment and oval cutting files from the Silhouette store

Lattice embossing folder

Spellbinders Classic Triple Scallop border die set

Blue Organza ribbon

Tiny blue flat back gemstones

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - New Beginnings

Left Of Center Creative Challenges - Animal Instincts

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Catch The Bug Challenge Blog - Bingo (Bling, Scallops, Animals)

Perfectly Rustics - Animals

Crafty Cardmakers And More - Something Old, Something New (Old embossing folder, new cutting files)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - New Beginnings

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenges - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Embossing

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Baby

Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing

That's all for now.

Teresa

Sunday, 18 January 2015

Lauren

Good evening all

This card today is the second of a commission, it is for a colleague's daughter. I have chosen the colour theme of blue and yellow with embossed butterflies on the background.

The digital stamp is called Butterfly Princess from Saturated Canary and I have coloured her using ProMarkers.

Other items used to make this card are:

White card stock

Blue Centura Pearl card stock

Die-sire Embossalicious Ornate Butterflies embossing folder

Tonic Heart Vines Affections die set

Tonic Affections insert die set

Blue organza ribbon

Gemstone button for the centre of the bow

Tiny blue flat back gemstones

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Crazy Challenge - Buttons

Use Your Stuff - Buttons

Crafty Creations Challenges - The Blues

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog - Cute

Fusion Card Challenge - Two Hearts

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Embossing Folder (My favourite thing is Butterflies so this embossing folder is perfect and I love the depth of the embossing)

Dies R Us Challenge - Embossing Folder

Emerald Faeries Challenge Blog - It's All About Bling

Jellypark Challenges - Bling It Up

Scribble And Scrap Blog & Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes

Kraftyhands Blog - Blues

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog - Hearts

Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

Fairy Dust

Good evening all

Today I have made the first of a two card commission. This one is from a little boy for his Mum's Birthday. I have gone with a fairy theme in the colours of blue and pink. To make is more fun, I have also made into a shaker card with lots of glitter.

The digital stamp is called Fairy Tenderhearted from Tiddly Inks and I have coloured her using ProMarkers.

Other items used to make this card are:

White card stock

Blue Centura Pearl card stock

Pink Centura Pearl card stock

Acetate

Imagination Crafts stencil

Diamond Sparkle Medium from Imagination Crafts

Spellbinders Circle die set

Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms stamp and die set

Stampendous Detail White embossing powder

Blue Glittery buds for the centre of the flowers

Glamour Dust glitter

White flat back pearls

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog - Sparkly And New (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)

Crafty Boots Challenges - Out With The Old And In With The New (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Creative Colors - Colour Challenge

Scrap-Creations - New (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)

The Pink Elephant - Shaker Cards

Ruby's Rainbow - What Did Santa Bring (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Girly

Papertake Weekly Challenge - It's All New (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)

Paper Minutes - Flower Power

Tuesday Throwdown - Sketch

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Dies

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Something New (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)
Moving Along With The Times - Dies
4 Crafty Chicks - Flowers
Red Rubber Inspirationals - Birthday Bash
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Birthday For A Girl
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Spring Flowers
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Anything Goes With A Twist Add Some Sparkle
Hiding In My Craft Room - Colour It
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes With Something New
The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Anything Goes With A Twist (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)
Natalie And Amy - All Things New (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Fairy Tale Challenge Blog - Fairy Princess
Simply Create Too - For A Female
Imagination-Crafts Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Bingo (Die, Free, Your Favourite Thing - Flowers)
Digi Design Challenge Blog - Add Sparkle
Inky Chicks - Anything Goes
V's Sweet Ideas Blog - Something New (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)
Crafty Calender Challenge - What's New (new item - Stencil and Sparkle Medium)

That's all for now.

Teresa

Sunday, 11 January 2015

Speedy Recovery

Good afternoon all

Just quickly posting this card today as I have my works post Christmas party tonight. This card is for a crafting friend who has just had a hip replacement and is recovering at home.