Spring Birthday

Evening all

Had a very productive day for a change.  I was wide awake at 6.30 this morning so I thought I might as well get on with a few things.  I managed  to do some pop to the supermarket, do some painting, wash and dry a load of clothes, hoover and mop the floors and do some ironing.  I am aware that this is a normal day for most people, but I still find things hard with my bad back.

Onto today's card, as the sun has been shining today I have gone with a theme of bright and cheerful.

I have started with a square piece of green Centura Pearl card stock which has been embossed using the Die'sire Grande Dots embossing folder.  This has been layered onto a piece of white card stock with a pierced boarder.  I have also run a Perfect Medium pad around the edge of the white card and heat embossed with Whispers yellow embossing powder.

I have then taken a smaller square of white card stock and randomly stamp a floral design with Perfect Medium and heat embossed with yellow embossing powder.  This has then been dry embossed using the Die'sire Flower Power embossing folder.  Then using a Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Mustard Seed, I have added colour around the edges.

From the same green Centura Pearl card, I have used the Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders Two die to cut a boarder and add to the bottom of the white card.  To this, I have also wrapped around some yellow ribbon.

The digital stamp was a limited time freebie that I picked up from Penny Blossom.  I have coloured her using ProMarkers, cut her out and layered her onto the background using Pinflair glue to give dimension.

For the flower, I have stamp the Heartfelt Creations Striped Sun-Kissed Fleur using Perfect Medium and heat embossed with Wow Clear Sparkle embossing powder, then cut them out using the match die.  I have sprayed each flower with water to soft and firstly shaped with an embossing tool and then scrunched them up to give a messy finish.  They have been coloured using the same Distress Ink pad as the background and layered onto each other giving this messy looking flower.

I have made a bow using the same ribbon that has been wrapped around the background and glued this into place.  The flower has been added to the top of the bow.  I have then cut some leaves from green Centura Pearl using the Heartfelt Creations Sweet Juliet die and placed these behind the bow and flower.

To finish, I have added yellow flat back pearls to each of the corners and a Happy Birthday sentiment cut using the Whimsy Stamps Birthday Sentimentables die.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs - Colours Of Spring

Stampin' Pearls with Candice - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon - Yearning For Spring

Cure Card Thursday - Springtime

Totally Paper Crafts - Make It Sparkle

Jo's Scrap Shack - Florals

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Spring Is Coming

Hiding In My Craft Room - Spring Colours

Come And Get It Challenges - Flowers Galore

Pile It On - Sweet / Soft Or Bold / Bright

Totally Gorjuss - Happy Birthday

The Ribbon Girl Challenge Blog - Birthday

Little Scrap Pieces - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Robyn Fetish Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Just For A Girl

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog - Using Embossing

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Golfing Dad

Evening all

Well my son has finally moved back in and don't I know it.  Dirty clothes all over the food this morning, no food left in the cupboard, I'm sure you all know what I mean.

Anyway, today's card has a golfing theme and is a birthday card for Dad.

I have used three matching patterned digital papers all layered into green card stock.  The first has formed the main background, the second has been cut into a small square and placed in the centre of the background and the three has been cut into a strip and placed down the centre of the card.

I have then taken some green twine and wrapped this around the card and added two golf clubs and a silver button to the left hand side of the card.

The digital stamp is called Hole In One by Lee Jacobs at Crafts U Print.  I have coloured him in using ProMarkers, cut him out and layered him onto a green mat cut using the Spellbinders Majestic Labels Twenty-Five die.

To finish the card, I have added Dad cut using the Tattered Lace Family Sentiments die and Happy Birthday cut using the Whimsy Stamps Birthday Sentimentables die.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch

Cuttin And Stampin Challenges - All Boy

Creative Inspirations - It's A Boy Thing

Addicted To Stamps And More - Clean And Simple

Delightful Challenges - Keep It Simple

Delicious Doodles Challenges - One For The Boys

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes / Use Your Stash

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - Make It Masculine

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - One For The Boys

Paper Crafting Journey - Make It Manly / Boyish

That's all for Now.

Teresa

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Puppy Love

evening all

For today's card I have gone for a red and pink theme.

I have started with a square piece of white card stock and running it through a Spellbinders heart embossing folder.  A soft colour has been added around the edges using a pink pigment ink pad to bring out the embossing.

Then using the Spellbinders Classic Triple Scallop boarder die, I have cut out a strip from red pearl paper and place this along the top of the embossed background.  Over this boarder I have also added a piece of pink ribbon.

The digital stamp is from Sherri Baldy and I have coloured her using ProMarkers.  Using the Spellbinders Majestic Labels Twenty-Five, I have cut a large shape from the same red pearl paper and a smaller shape from white card stock, these have been layered onto each other.  The digital stamp has then been cut out and placed on top using Pinflair Glue to give dimension.

The flowers have been made using the Heartfelt Creations Sweet Juliet die.  I have cut three large flowers from the red pearl paper and three small from white vellum.  The vellum has been coloured using the same pink ink pad as the background.  These flowers have been shaped and put together using a pink pearl brad.  I have then cut two swirls using the Spellbinders D-Lites Sprigs die.

For the sentiment, I have cut out a banner shape from red pearl paper and added Happy Birthday using the Whimsy Stamps Birthday Sentimentables die.  This has then been shaped and added to the card.

To finish, I have added pearls around the edge using the Vintage Pink Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments - Love

The Pink Elephant - Use The Colour Pink

From The Heart Stamps - Sketch

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Pink, Red And White

In The Pink - Pink Plus One

Crafts 4 Eternity - Texture

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges - Anything Goes

That's all for now

Teresa

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Brown Eyes

Good evening all

This is a very quick post tonight, I was up at 5.30 this morning to go to a craft flair and it's now way past my bed time.

I am only posting pictures of this card to the moment as it has been made for the Open-minded challenge and I am nearing the deadline.  I will repost tomorrow with all the details of how I have made this card.

That's all for now.

Teresa

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I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges - Monochrome

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - In Stitches

Lexi's Creations - Monochromatic

Sentimental Sundays - Make Your Own Background Paper

Sketch N Stash - Sketch

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Monochromatic

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Birthdays

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Passion For ProMarkers - Make It Digital (Digi Stamp from Sherri Baldy)

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Ribbon Or Lace

Digi Sketch Challenge - Anything Goes

I Love ProMarkers Challenge Blog - Use Die Cuts No Punches

The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties - Try A New Technique (Zentangle)

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Guys And Girls

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes With Pearls

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

My Besties UK Challenge - Zentangle

Butterfly Wishes

Hi all

Well day one of my holiday and I have managed to get a little bit of painting done, not as much as I was hoping for.  The radiator cover told me 2 hours just to do one coat.

Anyway, I gave up for the evening to decided to make a card instead.  I have gone for a different style to my usual tonight, there is no image, just embossing and die cuts.

I have started with a square piece of white card stock and around the edge, I have added super strong double sided tape.  This has then been covered in loose glitter.

I have then taken a piece of yellow Centura Pearl card and embossed it using the Die'sire Flower Powder embossing folder and a piece of green Centura Pearl card which has been embossed using the Die'sire Grande Dots embossing folder.

These have been layered onto the white card stock and a piece of yellow ribbon has been wrapped around the centre.

For the butterflies, I have cut one large using the Marianne Design Creatables Butterfly 2 Die and one small using the Memory Box Pippi Butterfly die, both from the yellow Centura Pearl card.

I have then cut three more of the small butteries from white card stock backed with a double sided adhesive sheet and covered in loose glitter.

For the flower I stamped the Heartfelt Creations Sun-Kissed Fleur onto yellow Centura Pearl using Perfect Medium.  I have then heat embossed with Wow Bright White embossing powder and cut out using the matching Heartfelt Creations die.  These are shaped and layered with a flat back pearl added to the centre.

Using the Spellbinders Delightful Circles die, I have cut the second larges from white card stock backed with a double sided adhesive sheet and covered in loose glitter.  The flower has then been layered onto this.

To finish the card, I have added the sentiment "Butterfly Wishes".

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Happy & Bright

Fusion Card Challenge - Sketch / Photo Inspiration

Handmade Harbour - Put Some Ribbon On It

Paper Pretties - Ribbon

Stamping Sensations - Wings

Butterfly Challenge - Butterflies And Flowers

4 Crafty Chicks - Things With Wings

Crafting Musketeers - Butterflies

Simply Create Too - Use Green

A Creative Romance - Let's Get Sentimental

Totally Paper Crafts - Spring

Crafting When We Can - Lots Of Bling

Hiding In My Craft Room - What's Buggin' Ya

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog - Bright Funky Colours

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog - Use Ribbon

Love To Create Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps - Add A Butterfly

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Blue Shamballa Girl

Evening all

Last day at work today, I am now officially on holiday for the next 10 days.  I call it a holiday, but there will be no relaxing as I have decorating planned.  Need to finish off those half done jobs from when I was ill last year.

Anyway on to today's make which is not a card.  I have been making Shamballa bracelets for a few months but wanted to do something different from the normal bracelet in a bag.

I have made the shamballa bracelet using white shamballa cord, 5mm blue pearl beads and one blue shamballa bead.  The peals beads have been threaded onto the two outer cords giving a double bead effect as the shamballa knots are tied.

I have then made a 4 x 4 square box from white card stock.  I have cut a strip of white card and glued the two edges together to form a circle to fit inside the bracelet, this has then had tabs cut into it and has been glued to the base.  A couple of layers of tissue paper has then been added over the top.  The bracelet sits around this and is kept in place.

For the top of the box, I have firstly embossed it using the Die'sire Flower Power Embossing Folder and using a circle punch, a semi circle has been cut out of two opposite sides.

I have then taken a piece of blue Centura Pearl card and embossed it using a Spellbinders Embossing Folder.  Using the Spellbinders Captivating Squares, I have cut the second largest die from white card stock backed with a double sided adhesive sheet.  This has then been covered with loose glitter.

The digital stamp is from Sherri Baldy and I have coloured using ProMarkers to match the colour of the bracelet.  She has been cut out and layered onto the glitter square using Pinflair Glue to give dimension.

Last, to make the flower I have used the Spellbinders D-Lites Blooms Four.  From the blue Centura Pearl, I have cut two of the medium flowers and one of the small flowers from white card stock, again backed with the adhesive sheet and glittered.  These have been shaped, layered and a flat back pearl added to the centre.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Let's Craft And Create - Fabric Or Felt (Shamballa Cord)

The Pink Elephant - Sketch

Craft Your Passion Challenges - Girly Girl

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Ladies Day

Little Red Wagon - Anything But A Card... But With Paper

Milk Coffee Challenge - Girly

That Craft Place Challenge Blog - Make Or Alter A Box

One Stitch At A Time - Girly

Besties Challenge - Bingo (Flowers, Blue, Glitter)

Bastel-traum.ch/Blog - Gifts / Boxes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Strawberries and Cream

Afternoon all

What a gorgeous day today, doesn't the sun being out make you want to spring clean the house, I feel like stripping all the curtains and washing them.

Today's card I have chosen an image with a strawberry theme.

I have started with a square piece of red card stock and embossed it using the Die'sire Regency Swirls embossing folder, this has then been layered onto a square piece of black card stock with a pierced edge.

Next I have taken a square piece of white vellum, randomly stamped a floral pattern with Perfect Medium and heat embossed using Wow Bright White Embossing Powder.  This has been layered onto the red card and each corner curled back and glued with a white flat back pearl added.

I have wrapped white lace from a local cake making shop around the background.

The digital stamp is from Sherri Baldy and I have coloured her using ProMarkers.  Using the Spellbinders Captivating Square, I have cut the largest out of the same red card stock as the background.  I have then mounted the digital stamp onto the die cut.  This has then been placed into the centre of the background.

For the flowers, I have used the Spellbinders D-Lites Blooms Three and from the red card stock, I have cut out the two main flower parts and the centre from black card stock.  These have been shaped and glue together.  The little roses have been made using the Crafty Cutter Dies Medium Rolled Flower from Crafty Sentiments Design.

To finish, I have added three small flat back pearls to each of the corners.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

My Besties UK Challenge - Your Berry Sweet

My Besties Aussie Challenge - Use of Colour, Black, Red, White

City Crafter Challenge Blog - Flowers And Lace

Hanna And Friends - Bingo (Pearls, Embossing, Lace)

Clear It Out Challenge Blog - Reds

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Sweet 'n' Sassy Stamps - Delightful Backgrounds

Inky Chicks - Black White And Fave Colour

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - Anything Goes + Option Make Your Own Flowers

The Crazy Challenge - Red And White

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Use Dies Or Punches

Crafty Girls Challenges - Anything Goes

Craftitude - Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas - Stack It Up

That's all for now.

Teresa

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