Kiwime's Kreations

Hap-Bee Hap-Bee

2012-02-17T00:05:00.000+13:00

Welcome back - It is always great to know you have visited.

This wee fellow is from McMahon Digitals

I painted the image using my newly acquired distress inks. Layered it onto some purple mulberry paper I had frayed the edges of, and then onto the pink base.

I adorned the panel with rhinestones and more stickles, and added a wee ribbon and bow to finish it all off.

Love the sparkle this brings to the card.

There have been many more images released this week, and a freebie, so wander around the other team members (links in my sidebar) to see the wonderful work and pick up the freebie.

I am linking this to:
Crafters Companion challenge #21 - Anything Goes
Mema's Crafts February challenge - Anything Goes
Sparkles Challenge #29 - Things with Wings

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed

Dreamy Dancer

2012-02-16T20:53:00.002+13:00

Welcome again - it's time for the new releases from McMahon Five Design.

I love the dreamy expression on this wee dancer's face.

The stamp is by L'Amour Allure and is called Ballerina. I paired her with paper from the Lilybee Designs Head over Heels 6x6 stack.

She was coloured with chalks and had some Stickles added.

The corner embellishment is three die cuts from the Floral Doily Motifs, layered and with a Prima Rose over some lace from my stash.

All the layers were distressed and sponged, and three wee hearts completed the card.

I am linking this to:

Southern Girls Challenge #38 - So Distressed

Crafts and Me Challenge #71 - Distressed

Little Darlings Challenge #17 - Favourite embellishments - lace

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #73 - Anything Goes

There have been many more images released this week, and a freebie, so wander around the other team members (links in my sidebar) to see the wonderful work and pick up the freebie.

Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed

The Desk.- again

2012-02-15T20:38:00.002+13:00

Welcome - and thanks for calling

I have succumbed to Bridget's prodding again and have shared my work desk.

There is no project on it, as I had finished and tidied up. There are an experimental couple of strips on the top left of the desk pad that still has to be finished.

I liked the effects on my scratch paper from all the sponging I have done, so I took a close-up of it.

The five squares of colour on the top is where I tested the colours on a rainbow pad, trying to find the 'right' brown - there are also smudges of brown down the side from the same quest.

So that is my desk, Bridget, and it is still Wednesday.

Thanks for popping in - may your day be blessed.

Cheeky Chicks

2012-02-11T19:59:00.001+13:00

Welcome back to my wee corner of blog-dom.

I have call for a card for a young boy this month, and I also have bought some new stamps recently, so they came together for this

I had the background paper on hand, having made it for another card, and then discarded it....

The sentiment was stamped with versamark and then distress ink layered on the stamp, and then clear embossed. I used the same ink to sponge all the edges, so it was the best fit.

The background paper is a slightly textured cream paper from a "child's craft pad" . The ribbon which shows clearly here appears clear but has an iridescent gleam to it in bright light.

Mama chook and her chicks were all coloured with chalks, as was the sky.

The 'grass' is actually the torn edge of a strip of mulberry paper.

I am linking this to:
Alphabet Challenge Blog - A is for Animal antics
HotShot Craft Challenge #4 - One for the boys

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed

Little Critter

2012-02-10T00:05:00.000+13:00

Welcome back - this post is my second for this week releases from McMahon Five Design.com.

This image is one in a series called Funny Little Things by Studio 313 - the image is named Birthday Happiness

There is a lot of sparkle on this card that the camera did not pick up.

The image was printed out on Cryogen curious metallic paper which has a subtle sheen that shows through any medium, and painted with twinkling H2Os - don't you love his crooked wee smile?

Here is a close-up of the balloon, and I highlighted it with some crystal stickles, which were also used on the balloons on the designer paper.

The final touch, which proved to be the most difficult, was to layer the image over these sheets of shiny 'holes'. They show purple IRL, but the camera picked up a more aqua tone :-(.

Thanks for calling, and please feel free to be inspired by the rest of the Design Team at McMahon Five Design.com - the links to their blogs are all in the sidebar.

I am linking this to:
Craft Us Crazy challenge #20 - Anything Goes
Moving Along with the Times Challenge #135 - Cute Critter
Paper Prettys Wednesday Challenge #192 -_ Add Texture to your card

May your day be blessed

Whimsy

2012-02-09T23:55:00.000+13:00

Thanks for visiting today - it is always nice to know you have called by.

The image I have used for this post is called Whimsy, by LS Designs, a new line being carried by McMahon Five Design.com.

I printed the image onto a cream card and coloured her with chalks and twinkling H2O's. The card was sponged with distress inks.

To add some interest I painted over the coloured frock with sparkle glue paint. The image was then mounted over some textured and embossed paper I found in my stash.

A bow and tear drop gems were added to finish the card after mounting it on red card stock.

I am posting another card from this release shortly - also please also feel free to visit the other team members for some awesome inspiration this week.

I am linking this to:
Crafts and Me Challenge #68 - use a new image
Crafty Creations Challenge #156 - Swirly Whirly
Little Darlings Challenge#18 -Favourite embellishments - bling and ribbon
Paper Pretty's Wednesday Challenge #192 - Add texture (dp, and sparklepaint)
The Pixie Cottage Challenge #107 - red
Just Inspirational Challenges Week 15 - Inspirational photo

Thanks for visiting - May your day be blessed

I cased a case...

2012-02-08T16:38:00.000+13:00

I saw a CASE study over at Bridget's Blog the other day and I was inspired.......

This card is a case (Change and Share Everything) of her card, and the inspiration for her card which is here.

I changed the sentiment style and mounted it on a small piece of card I had sponged the edges of.

The stripes are wound around another layer of card, (also sponged on the edges)and were made of embroidery cotton and a silver thread crocheted together.

There were three rhinestones added to mirror the silver thread in the stripes.

A final few with the light catching the silver.

I am linking this to:

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Carousel Challenge #39- Anything goes (the embroidery thread was off a spool)

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes and no patterned paper

Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting - May your day be blessed

Vintage Flutterbys

2012-02-03T14:43:00.001+13:00

Welcome again.

This is my second post for the day, please scroll down for the other one.

Sue over at McMahon Digital Vintage has just released this beautiful butterfly set.

The set is entitled Go Confidently, as there is a sentiment that goes with it.

I used Cryogen paper to print the butterflies on, trimmed the image slightly on the right side, coloured the butterflies and background with chalks, and added some Crystal Stickles and Zva Crystals (trimmed)

The sentiment was not available when I made my card, so I added this stamped one from the D'Amour Allure Wishes of Love Acrylic Set.

The design paper is from the Lilybee pad Head over Heels and picks up a lot of the other colours in the card.

There are a lot of new designs this week, and a new designer ,over at McMahon Five Design - do pop over to the blog to catch up with all the news.

I am linking this to:

Diva's by Design Challenge #20 - Anything Goes

Flutterby Wednesday Challenge #188 - Open

inky Impressions Challenge #44 - Pearls or Bling

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Use Striped Paper
DYSU Challenge #57 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting again - may your day be blessed.

You Are My Sunshine..

2012-02-03T11:32:00.001+13:00

Greetings – thank you for visiting today.

This was to have been posted last night, butthe gremlins invaded Blogger and made it go super slow........

I loved this new image from McMahon Digital Stamps as soonas I first saw it and enjoyed making this card.... and I have been humming the tune too.

The image was painted with Twinkling H2Os.

The card base is a medium blue with a layer of bright pinkover it, and then a bright yellow die cut. (Think, sunbeams)

I chose to fussy cut around the image and cut the printedstring off, and punch holes and thread some narrow ribbon through theminstead. This was then mounted over thedie cut and a few pearls added to finish.

I am linking this to:

Belli Challenge #136 - Hearts/Valentines - Old or forgotten - the paints, one of my original purchases

Divas By Design #20 - Anything Goes

Fab and Funky Challenge #106 - Use a digi image

Little Red Wagon challenge #118 - Valentines Day or Love

The Paper Shelter Challenge #49- Love is in the Air

Penny Challenges #72 - Love is in the Air

Truely Scrumptious Challenge #72 - Love and Hearts

Little Miss Muffet Chalenges - Love and Valentines
Moving Along with the Times challenge #134 - Have a Heart
Sarah Hurley Challenge #59 - Love is All Around.
Dare to Be Sassy Thursday Challenge #110 - Valentines
Delightful Challenges - Punches and Dies

Thanks for visiting – may your day be blessed.

For Bridget

2012-02-01T20:19:00.001+13:00

Welcome

This post is the result of a challenge from a friend named Bridget - hence the title.

Bridget takes part in a weekly challenge called Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday, and last week I commented on her post that I had tidied mine, so I was promptly challenged to show!

Here is the floor behind my desk - the 'stuff' has retreated thanks to the re-organisation!

The workspace itself ready to go - again

There you go Bridget :-) Challenge taken.

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed.

One Layer Anniversary

2012-01-30T19:52:00.002+13:00

Welcome - thank you for visiting.

I needed a plethora of anniversary cards recently, and this is one of them.

I went for a single layer with sponging and random word stamps from the Layers of Colour set The Love Chapter for the background.

The sentiment was stamped and embossed and cut using a Lacy Circle spellbinders die, and then a scrap of sparkly ribbon was wound around it.

The charm was attached with the same ribbon that I used on the circle, which had by now run out, so I had to use a silver edged ribbon for the bow.

The band across the base was punched both sides and then sponged with a pearlised ink. A clear chiffon silver edged ribbon was layered over this and the wee letter buttons added, then some rhinestones.

I am linking this to:

Corrosive Challenge #141 - I {heart} you

C.I. Paint Challenge - Inspired by Someone Special

PanPastels UK Challenge #3 - Glitter and Glitz

Penny Black January Challenge - Love and Hearts

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #92 - Make it Sparkle

The Hybrid Chicks Card Caravan Challenge #11 - Punches and dies

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Bird and Cage

2012-01-28T15:17:00.002+13:00

Welcome, and thank you for visiting again.

I was sent some of the bird cage and bird die cuts in a RAK by the lovely Shelly Schmidt and challenged myself to use one the other day.

My base card was a piece I had coloured with the Ink, Spray and Smash technique some time ago.

I sponged both the bird, branch and cage with various Tsukineko inks.

The base of the card was stamped lightly to ground the image - the stamp was inked using the Rock and Roll technique.

The gloriously textured ribbon across the top of the card was bought at a Craft fair last year. The lemon ribbon was layered over that and a bow attached over the hole of the cage.

The main card was layered over an apricot paper and then onto a deep cream card base.

I am linking this to:

Cute Card Thrusday Challenge #201 - You're a Gem

Do You Stack Up Challenge #56 - Ribbons

For Your Inspiration Challenge #22 - Inspirational Photo
Crafty Catz Challenge #117 - Things with wings
Stampin' With the Dragon Challenge #2 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed

Puppy Love

2012-01-26T20:47:00.001+13:00

Greetings, thank you for visiting, and I trust you feel welcome.

This is an image that is being released this week by McMahon Vintage called Puppy Love.

The image was coloured with chalks and the panel edges distressed and sponged.

The image was then mounted onto the angled plain paper, then onto the dp which is from the Prima 6x6 stack, Romantique - it is somewhat more green IRL than the camera showed.

The ribbon was some I had on hand from the Warehouse (local equivalent of K Mart) and the pearl mini swirl is by Zva Creative.

I am linking this to:

Gingersnap Challenge #136 - Glorious Green

Little Darlings Challenge #16 - Polka Dots

The Paper Shelter Challenge - Pearls and Swirls

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration - Pearls or bling

Thank you for calling - May your day be blessed.

Fleur Heart Anniversary

2012-01-23T20:20:00.003+13:00

Welcome back - I am glad to see that you have visited.

I made this card as a CASE of one I saw at Paperlicious Designs, but when I went to link to the specific project, it has been taken down.

The main stamps are the same - the heart from the Fleur Hearts, and the words from The Love Chapter set by Layers of Color

The heart was stamped and clear embossed, masked, and the background wording stamped in blue not black.

The lace is totally different, and I added the pearls and rosette.

I stamped and silver embossed the sentiment directly onto the card base rather than mount it on another layer as in the original.

The panel was stamped on cryogen paper which has a subtle sparkle, and was mounted on the navy base, and two silver lines drawn down either side.

I am linking this to:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #123 - Let a Heart stand Out

The Corrosive Challenge #141 - I {heart} you

Ippty Challenge - Something old (rosette) something new (lace) something borrowed (the sketch) Something blue (the card stock)

Lets Ink it up Challenge #19 - Anything Goes

Penny Black January Challenge - Love and hearts

Pile it on Challenge #4 - Add Lace

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #91 - Love

Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Lace

Get Hippity with Ippity challenge #13 - Hearts

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Happy Birthday

2012-01-20T16:30:00.002+13:00

Greetings - it is great to be here, albeit somewhat latter than planned.

This week I have used the new release Happy Birthday image from the D'Amour Allure range of images designed by Tiffany Mills that is available from McMahon Five Design.com

The image was coloured using chalks and some Stickles glitter glue for accents, and then cut using a Labels 14 die.

The sentiment was stamped with orange ink and clear embossed before cut with a Lacy circle die.

The paper is from the Prima Romantique pad. The edge was punched and Kaiser chino pearls were added for accents.

The lace was a RAK from lovely Melisa Waldorf, the ribbon some I had purchased locally and some more pearls finished the card.

The team have produced some beautiful expamples of the releases this week - feel free to visit them - the links are on my sidebar.

I am linking this to:

Card Patterns Sketch #148

Random Red Head Challenge - use your favourite papers (Prima Romantique)

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge #189 =- Use Glitter
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes
Pixie Challenge - We're Going Dotty
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
Some Odd Girls - Bling it up

Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Oops, Trying again

2012-01-18T19:57:00.000+13:00

Welcome again - why the title - I entered too many challenges in the Less is More Challenge yesterday, so I am trying again....

This time my bird is a whimsical one from Layers of Color named Royal Birds

The image was stamped and then painted.

I then masked it with an oval and sponged around it with gold ink.

The sentiment was then stamped in the gold and embossed - this shot shows just how shimmery the ink gold is.

The final detail was to sponge the card edges.

I am linking this to:

Less is More Challenge #50 - One layer card with a bird.

Thanks for calling by - May your day be blessed.

Pukeko!!

2012-01-17T19:49:00.000+13:00

Greetings - I am so glad you choose to come and visit my blog.

The subject of this post is a New Zealand indigenous bird, the Pukeko, also known as a Swamp Hen in other parts of the world.

I love this stylized stamp of these birds which so captures their cheeky nature.

I ran the card through the Flourished Frame folder to emboss it, and stamped the birds inside the frame.

The birds were then painted with watercolour crayons, mixing a deep blue and black, then to try and give the sheen on the coats that these birds have IRL, I then over-painted them with irridescent blue.

The sentiment was stamped off centre in Memento Tuxedo Black as the birds were the focus of this card.

I am linking this to:

Less is More - One layer card & birds

Crafty Cardmaker Challenge #59 - No Floral Embellishments

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #129 - Bold and Bright - these birsd are both!

Lexi's Creations Challenge #56 - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #63 - No Embellishments

Stamp and Create - January Challenge - Anything Goes

There She Goes - Challenge #139 -Back To Nature

Truely Madly Crafty January Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Tic Tac Toe - flourish, image, word

Thank you for call in -= May your day be blessed.

Fishy Beach

2012-01-14T20:43:00.000+13:00

Greetings to my cyber visitors.

I trust you feel welcome - and relaxed at this beach.

I made this from 'scratch', starting with a chalked background. The sky was chalk applied with my finger. The sea, chalk applied with a cotton bed (Q-tip), also using a torn piece of paper as a mask.

The palm image (by Kiwistamping) was stamped using a watercolour crayon direct to stamp, and then touched up using a brush and colour from the crayons. The fishing rod (Hastings Rubber Stamps) was stamped using a dye ink.

The sentiment was computer generated and double mounted.

Kindy Glitz was added to give the impression of foam on the wave edges.

The whole was then mounted onto a dark blue base.

A simple card which the photos do not really do justice to.

I am linking this to:

Card Crafters Circle Challenge #5 - Happy Birthday

Chocolate, Coffee Cards Challenge #4 - Glitter Latte

Crafty Ann's Challenge #56 - Lets Think Hot.

Fairy Fun Fridays Challenge #70 - California dreaming

Crafts 4 Eternity - challenge #54 - Recipe
Bugaboo birthday Challenge - Happy Birthday
The Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge #168 - Anything goes, with blue
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - All that Glitters

Thank you for visiting (and commenting, I love seeing your thoughts.)
May your day be blessed.

Jenna and Daisy Dog

2012-01-12T19:09:00.002+13:00

Welcome, and may you enjoy your visit today.

I have two cards to share using new releases from McMahon Five Design.com.

The first image is from a new line Sue is carrying called D'Amour Allure

Which has both red rubber,digi and clear acrylic stamps.

Let me introduce you to Daisy Dog who is available as a digi stamp in both JPG and PND files. Isn't she so cute!!

Daisy was printed and then coloured with watercolour pencils.

She was then mounted in a frame made using Spellbinders Labels 10 that was previously embossed.

The sentiment was computer generated using the Gigi font.

The lower right corner was adorned with some paper flowers that I had coloured with ink and rhinestones.

The final detail was some silver cord on the top.

The second is being released under the Solocosmo label and is entitled Jenna.

I printed the image onto linen textured card and coloured her with chalks.

I mounted her over some paper scraps that were on my desk, the green is from the Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 stack. All the edges of the layers were sponged with the green ink used to colour her eyes.

The wee doily at the bottom was one that I had stamped and embossed some weeks ago when I was just 'puddling around' in the studio.

After mounting all the layers on a some speckled cream card, the corners were pierced and the edges sponged with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink.

Please do visit the other DT members' blogs (by clicking on thier names on the side bar) to see all the crafting beauty that has happened this week, and all the other releases.

I am linking these to:

Crafty Creations #152 - something new - shaped card - first time

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge #39 - for the girls (2nd card, Jenna)

Whimsy Stamps Challenge #21 - Happy Birthday (1st Card)

Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Orange Dahlias

2012-01-10T16:49:00.000+13:00

Greetings to my guests - Thank you for calling by.

It is a soggy summer in my corn of the Antipodes, and today I have been chased indoors from the garden by the rain, so I have chosen this cheerful card to share.

I used the Dotted Dahlias image by Nina B Designs for the focal point, stamping the large one three times and cutting two smaller layers.

They were painted with twinkling H2O s and mounted with foam between the layers to give dimension, and a pearl finished the centers of all three blooms.

The card base was orange card stock, with a green pattern designer paper layer. I made sure the palest corner was where I was going to stamp the quote from Spurgeon.

I finished the card by stamping a Dahlia bud and the sentiment inside.

I am linking this to:

House of Gilli - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations challenge #56 - Anything Goes

Make It Monday's #71 - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge #101 - Lace and/or Pearls

Truly Madly Crafty challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed

Paper Piecing and Dotted Dahlias

2012-01-02T19:16:00.000+13:00

Welcome - May I take this opportunity to wish you all the best for 2012.

This card was inspired by another blogger who uses the paper piecing technique frequently and to great advantage.

I used the Nina B designed Dotted Dahlias set from Layers of Color .

The paper on the flower is from an old, unnamed set of scrap book papers, the stems from a Bug a Boo set of papers.

These layers were from various scraps that I had saved/hoarded (depends on your perspective) and punched the edges.

The sentiment was stamped on another re-purposed scrap and formed into a mini-tag with a punched the edge.

This fabulous thread is called feather twine and is gorgeous!

The butterflies were punched and adhered to the base, then had micro beads glued on.

I am linking this to:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #20 - something new -' new to me' technique, paper piecing and new stamps

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge #8 - Something new - Stamps and Technique

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

Pile It On 1st Challenge for 2012 - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes challenge #101 - Something Old, Something New (old paper stash, new stamps, technique.

Robyn's fetish Challenge Blog #88 - Anything Goes

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #12 - Use new stash - the stamps

Creative Inspiration paints Challenge - Inspired by Something New - the stamp set
Paper Creations Challenge #16 - die Cuts and/or Punches

thank you for visiting - May your day be blessed

Hats Essential!!

2011-12-26T20:34:00.003+13:00

Welcome - it is sooo hot here at the moment, one dare not go outside without a hat!!

I enjoyed 'playing' with this set by Layers of Color stamp set Beautiful Lace, designed by Nina B.

Love this wide border and when stamped in dye inks the detail is amazing!!

This hat is also part of the set - I painted it with twinkling H2O's and fussy cut it and mounted it on foam dots.

The background doily was cut from pale blue card and the edges sponged before adhering just the centre of the doily to the base, which meant the edges lifted a wee bit giving, the impression of more dimension.

The sentiment was embossed on vellum, cut and embossed with a labels 10 die and mounted over an identically shaped piece of blue card.

The final detail was the rhinestones and silver cord.

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #11 - travelling Around the world - a hat for summer in the southern hemisphere

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge #74 - Anything Goes

Penny Black december Challenge - Happy Birthday

Pile It On Challenge #49 - Bling it Up

Sparkles first Birthday Challenge - Anything But a Christmas Card

That Craft Place Challenge #2 - Sweet treats in Pastels

The Crafty Pad Challenge #152 - Anything But a Christmas Card
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #8 - Celebrate
Crafty Boots Challenge - Celebrations

Thank you so much for visiting - may your day be blessed

Christmas Card 2011

2011-12-23T20:56:00.000+13:00

Thank you for visiting, and may I take this opportunity to wish you Christmas greetings.

Just a short post today to display my Christmas card for this year, as I know folk I posted to have now received them.

I kept them very CAS this year and was pleased with the result.

The images are from Layers of Color, from two of their new Christmas sets

Christmas Verses and Glad Tidings.

The dove was stamped and gold embossed, the holly painted with twinkling H2O's and some Kindy glitz added.

I cut a spellbinders classic oval die out of some scrap card, stamped the image on another scrap, then cut it out and adhered it inside the edges of the cut oval, this was used as a stencil so I could sponge the edges of the oval. After sponging I ran a blue glitter pen around the inside edge of the die.

The sentiments were both stamped in red.

My apologies to the overseas recipients that they did not get the glitter on their cards - that inspiration did not strike until later .

I am linking this to:

Stamping Sisters In Christ - Challenge 120 - Christmas Card showing the Christmas message

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge #16 - Christmas

Crafts and Me Challenge #66 - Christmas

Little Darlings Challenge #13 - Christmas

Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas

May your Christmas be blessed.

recipe:

Card: white

Ink: memento Red Rooster and Danube Blue, Clear Embossing ink.

Accessories: Blue glitter pen, spellbinders classic oval dies, kindyglitz.

Birthday for a Young Man

2011-12-18T21:03:00.001+13:00

Welcome - as promised, another card.

I will let the pictures speak for themselves and keep the words to a minimum.

I started out with a totally different idea, but it just did not work, so I changed tack, and this is the result.

The main image was stamped in a deep red on kraft card stock.

The scripture was gold embossed and sponged before I mounted it on foam dots.

The sentiment was also gold embossed and the edges sponged, before being mounted over raffia ribbon on foam dots.

The contrast between the red on green really made this card come to life.

I am linking this to:
Crafty Pad Designs Challenge #152 - Anything But Christmas
Sparkles forum Challenge - 1st Birthday - Anything But a Christmas Card
Penny Black Allsorts December Challenge - Happy Birthday
Paper Sundaes Challenge #100 - Celebrate
One Stitch at a Time challenge #93 - Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge #139 - Anything but Christmas
Paper Creations challenge #15 - something old (stamp set) something new (ink)

Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Recipe:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Keep My Lamp Burning

hero Arts Little Happy birthday

Inks: Clear embossing, Pearlescent Poppy

Accessories: Gold ep, raffia

A Girl And Her Pearls

2011-12-17T20:20:00.001+13:00

Welcome - I am so pleased to have you visit.

I have had lots of fun in the studio these past few days - with lots of productive time, and hopefully, lots of blogging, depending on visitors and

grand children :-).

I had great fun with this dress form image, and I also played with my

Opalite interference inks.

I used the same technique on the sentiment panel.

The dress form was mounted on some dp from the Fairy Flora stack that I had embossed using the retro circles folder.

The final touch were the pearls!! No self respecting girl would go out without her pearls.

I am linking this to:

Card Crafters Circle Challenge #1 - Celebration

Clearly Inspired Challenge #42 - Birthday

Glitter Geeks Challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Stemmelsonne Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Just Tracy's Craft December Challenge - Celebrations

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed.

Recipe:

Stamps: Layers of Colors Beautiful Lace, Hero Arts Happy Birrthday

Inks: Opalite Interference - Glacier Blue, Nordic Ice, Winter Rust, Clear Embossing

Card Stock: Blue, dp - bugaboo paper, Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 stack

Accessories: retro circles embossing folder, pearls, silver embossing powder.

Lace and Layers

2011-12-14T21:09:00.001+13:00

A warm welcome to you all - thank you for visiting.

I had time to 'play' with my new Layers of Color stamps the other day and this is the result.

I started by creating the background using the 'ink, spray, smash' technique. The instructions are on the Layers of Color blog.

I then stamped over this using the border stamp from the Lovely Lace set of stamps, and gold embossed it.

The dress form was stamped on a scrap of paper from the Fairy Flora pad. This was mounted on some novelty 'ribbon' I had on hand.

The scripture stamp in the set was stamped and gold embossed.

The doily from the set was stamped in versamark ink to give a watermark effect.

The card was assembled with a gold ribbon ribbon and some rhinestones to finish.

I am linking this to:

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Embossing

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed.

Recipe:

Stamps: Layers of Color Lovely Lace

Inks: Clear embossing and Versamark

Paper: glossy white, orange, Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 stack

Accessories: Gold ribbon, rhinestones, fancy ribbon

I Will Sing

2011-12-08T19:35:00.001+13:00

Welcome - it is lovely to have you visit again.

This is a new release from McMahon Five Design.com and is called

I will sing

I printed the image and verse directly onto the design paper - from the Prima, Fairy Flora 6x6 stack.

The image comes with the Treble Cleft either open or solid black - a lovely variation. The open one was printed and coloured with gold pigment ink.

The corners are provo-craft vintage corners, and were cut from some card stock that matched the blue in the paper, and I added the 'bliss' half pearls from Kaisercraft

The butterflies were punched from a subtle gold paper with a Carl Craft punch, and the 'bodies' of gold dimensional paint added.

I am linking this to:

Divas By Design Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

Flutterby Wednesday #183 - Must have butterfly, Fairy or Angel

Tanda Teaser #186 - Gold and Green

Whimsy stamps Challenge #18 - Patterns and Pearls
Digi Doodles Challenge #86 - Nature - flowers and butterflies
Dutch Dare Card Challenge #142 - Winged Things

Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Recipe:

Card Stock: crimson, pale blue

Dp: Prima Fairy Flora

Stamp: I will Sing by McMahon Digital

Accessories: Pearls by kaiser craft, Vintage Corner die by Provo Craft

Dare taken!!

2011-12-07T20:32:00.001+13:00

Welcome to my craft area - this is a one-off post written in response to a friend 'daring' me to share my work area, which she does on a weekly basis!

This is my desk, with equipment stored at either end and underneath.

This is the main work station with what I use most, closest to hand.

To the left

and to the right...........

Shelving behind me

and stuff on the floor 'coming to get me' as my DH says!

I do have a wonderfully light area and I love working in this space.

Thanks for calling in - may your day be blessed.

CAS and Wood Themed

2011-12-03T20:45:00.001+13:00

Welcome to my little spot of blogland.

I had to make a birthday card recently which was done in a hurry, and was the second one I had had to make for this person. This was the result.

The creative process was started with the tree stamp - one I had received earlier in the week in a blog candy/RAK from Kary over at Papercrafting and Travels as part of her birthday give-aways.

Next step was when this tag fell out from a tray as I was getting out some scrap paper for my desk - it was an old one which I promptly turned over and re-purposed.

I applied two inks to the tree stamp fairly randomly, not in a true rock and roll technique, but the idea came from that.

The edges of both the main tag and the white image panel were distressed and sponged, and the sentiment was stamped using the same ink.

The ribbon was originally white, but I ran it over the darker inkpad to colour it. Although it looks as though a thread on the edges has not taken the die, it did eventually spread right through the ribbon.

The dp was from an "el-cheapo" pack I bought from the Warehouse when I first started to consider using layers - very early in my paper crafting days!! It had a very pale striped pattern on it, which did not quite 'fit', so I ran it through a woodgrain embossing folder, and then swiped it with an ink pad.

The base card is a dark hunter green, and the whole was finished with some bronze bling.

Total time from sitting down to completion - 25 minutes!! Pretty quick considering I really didn't have anything in mind when I started.

I am linking this to:

Card Making Mamas Challenge #34 - Sentiments

The Culture Shock - DIY (for a DIY guy, who works with wood!)

Our Craft Lounge Challenge #94 - Tag you're it

Stempelsonnen Challenge #51 - Fir trees

Thanks for calling by. May your day be blessed.

Recipe:

Stamps - sentiment Kiwistamping, tree from Peace, Joy, Love set by Unity Stamps

Inks - Memento Cottage Ivy, Bamboo Leaves, Desert Sand

Paper - Warehouse pack,

Card - hunter and lime green

Accessories - Rhinestones by Kaisercraft

Silent Night

2011-12-01T21:40:00.001+13:00

Welcome once again - today I am sharing a new release image from McMahon Vintage Digitals called Silent Night

I printed both the image and the sentiment onto vellum gold embossed them, and cut them with a Nestabilitie classic oval.

The scene was coloured on the back of the vellum with water colour pens, and some blue card was cut to the shape of the sky line and adhered to form the sky. The image was them mounted over a scalloped oval of Cryogen paper, although the sparkle did not show through the vellum.

The sentiment was also layered over the cryogen card.

The background layer was a dark blue card sprayed with Shimmerz spray.

The ribbon was layered over the blue, and a wee bow folded held with silver flower spit pin.

Pleae feel free to visit the other team members (they are linked from my side bar) to see the other releases this week.

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed

Recipe:

Image: Silent Night digital from McMahon Five Design.com

Accessories: Gold embossing powder, water colour pens,

silver ribbon, silver split pin,Shimmers Spray

Cryogen paper.

White Rose Birthday

2011-11-28T19:22:00.001+13:00

Warm greetings to you from the Antipodes - I trust you feel welcome here.

The card I am sharing today is one I have enjoyed making - even if what I envisioned and what evolved are two different things.

I started with the background, sponging colours onto shiny white card, then stamping the motif over it.

The main sentiment was embossed using Green Tinsel embossing powder, and the edge of the panel was run over the green ink pad and then lightly sponged.

The greeting panel had the same treatment.

The lace had some gold edged ribbon laid threaded through it, and the wee bows slipped onto the ribbon as it came to the front of the lace.

Another two ribbons were laid diagonally across the top section of the card.

The main panel was layered over a dark hunter green base card.

The final addition were these three wee roses with Kindy Glitz added. The stalks were twisted around to form a feature, instead of adding leaves. Ideal for a small feature like this.

I am linking this to:

Our Daily Bread Designs Shining The Light Challenge # 86 - recipe

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #37 - Happy Birthday

Dream Valley Challenges #21 - Sparkle

Card Caravan Challenge #7 - Make it Sparkle

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #57 - Heat Embossing

Get Hippity with Ip[pity Challenge #10 - Embossing

Stamps R Us - Embossing

The Ribbon Reel Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

Oh La La Challenge #94 - Lots of Sparkle

Victorine Originals Challenge #22 - Ribbon

Thank you so much for visiting, and more so for commenting :-)

May your day be blessed.

Recipe:

Stamps - Motif from Touch of Elegance by Layers of Color

Scripture from Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collection 2

Birthday greeting by KiwiStamping

Ink -Memento Pear Tart, Bamboo Leaves, Cottage Ivy, Cantaloupe.

Adirondack bottle, Clear Embossing

Card - Shiny White, Hunter Green.

Accessories

- Tinsel Green Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Prima Flowers

Anniversary Tag

2011-11-25T20:13:00.001+13:00

Welcome - thank you for taking the time to visit.

This card is for a couple celebrating a wedding anniversary, and I chose to use the Layers of Color Love Chapter set of stamps.

I am always aware that an anniversary card goes to a couple, so try to not to make it too feminine.

The sentiment is from the Happy Wishes Set, also by Layers of Color, and the tag made using a Labels 14 die, which was embossed and used as a stencil for the sponging.

I could not get a good close up of this stamp, but it is 1 Cor.13 vs 4-6 in a beautiful script. This and the torn paper were both sponged with violet ink.

The pearls finished the card.

I am linking this to:

Simon Says Challenge - Tag you're it
Crafty ribbons challenge #7 - Make a tag

Dutch Dare challenge # 140 - Recipe - Embellishment, layers, patterned paper

Pals Paper Arts challenge #121 - Elements of Style - Pearls

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Southern Girls challenge #32 - Embellishment Bingo - Die Cut, gems, ribbon,

Thanks so much for visiting - May your day be blessed.

Stamps: Layers of Color Love chapter and Happy Wishes

Inks: Brilliance Mediterranean Blue, Memento Violet

Paper: Handmade purple, Prima Fairy Flora

Accessories: Labels 14, Pearls, Ribbon

Computer Geek

2011-11-23T19:32:00.001+13:00

Welcome and thank you for calling by.

I was asked to make a card for a computer buff - who works with, plays with, programmes and studies computers. I was asked to have a computer image on it. This is the result.

The images were freely available on the internet (Google Images). They were printed, trimmed and mounted on dark brown card.

The design paper is one from a Kaiser 6x6 stack, Le Chateau.

The sentiment is from Kiwistamping and was gold embossed, cut out and sponged with a Spellbinders ribbon tag trio die

The faux nail heads are my own creation - I punch out the circles, adhere them where I want them and then put a drop of dimensional glue on them.

I am linking this to:

Creative Card Crew Challenge - Monochromatic

Creative Craft Challenges - Free For All

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

Tiddly Inks Challenge #74 - Anything Goes

Cupcake Challenge #169 - Teenage Boys

Get Hippity with Ippity Challenge @10 - embossing

Hooked on Crafts Challenge #12 - punches or die cut
Diva's by Design Challenge #15 - Monochromatic
Fab and Funky Challenge #100 - Happy birthday
Papercraft Star Challenge #72 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting - I do so appreciate it, and even more so when you comment.

May your day be blessed.

Lily Boy Blue

2011-11-20T17:11:00.001+13:00

I was asked to make a baby boy card the other day,

and this is what transpired, which I was very happy with.

The image is Baby Cana Lily by McMahon Vintage Digitals, coloured with chalks.

The image was printed on cryogenic paper which has a lovely twinkle in it which shows through any colouring medium. The image was mounted it on a scalloped oval cut from some shiny blue paper from a 'scrap pack'.

This was mounted over a beautiful ribbon that came wrapped around some stamps (thanks to Layers of Color), and a button was added to that.

The corner was cut using the Vintage corners die, and pearls added for interest. The sentiment is from Stampendous, and the card was finished with some faux stitching with a glitter pen.

I am linking this to:

Two Sisters Challenge #66 - Let it Sparkle

Drunken Stampers Challenge #78 - Up in the air (on the flower)

Just some Lines - tic tac toe (glitter in ribbon and paper,digi and die cut

So Artful Challenge - Sew Pretty - faux stitching

SS&D Challenge - Embossing - the edge of the image oval
Dream Valley Challenge #20 - Stitching
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #89 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Royal Gathering

2011-11-17T19:29:00.001+13:00

Thank you for visiting, and I trust you are feeling most welcome.

Despite the title, I have not been taking tea with the queen.

This is a new release from McMahon Vintage Digital entitled Royal Gathering.

I have discovered over the past months that I love these designs. I have coloured the image with chalks, and then sponged the edges with distress ink before mounting it on the beautiful paper from the Prima Romantique 6x6 stack.

I chose this paper as it had the wee picture of the two horses in the corner, which so beautifully complemented the main image. Again the edges were sponged, and then mounted on the Kraft base, which I simply ran the edges over the same ink pad.

The card was finished with a bow made from hand dyed seam binding, (a RAK from Lovely Linda) and some chino Kaiser half pearls.

I am linking this to:

Diva's by Design Challenge #15 - Monochromatic
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #22 - Simplicity
Shelly's Images, Terrifically Thrilling Thursdays - Anything Goes
Just Inspirational Challenges - Week 3

Thank you for calling by - may your day be blessed.

The sewing project.........

2011-11-13T13:47:00.001+13:00

Welcome - I trust you will enjoy a non-card related craft post this afternoon.

It all started appox. 12 months ago when a young friend announced her engagement, and I offered to make her wedding gown.....

So there was a shopping trip to a larger centre, and I came home with metres of chiffon, satin, lining, satin binding etc.

A few weeks later I received the lace, which made me drool it was so beautiful.

There was another woman making the bridesmaids dresses, but her machine could not handle the chiffon, so I also ended up with some of the bridesmaids sewing to do too!

Four weeks ago I started with the chiffon 'shrugs'...

Then came the frock, and the fittings, and the alterations to ensure it was a good fit - all between trips back and forth between where she is living now, and here, for the bride, as she had some commitments there which were unavoidable. Made for fun at times, but we persevered and had a good result.

One of the parts I really loved was working with the lace, and here is a view of it attached to the top of the bodice of the frock.

One of the last parts to be made was the train - of two layers of chiffon. This is a snap of just the end of it,

after the metres and metres of

hand stitching the bias to the inside.

And here is the finished product

And the box of scraps at the foot of my sewing machine, which has not done so much sewing for a very long time!!

And some photos of the big day - it was warm enough that the bridesmaids did not need to wear their shrugs..

On her father's arm....

The Vows

Presenting Mr Craig and Mrs Sheryl Hoare

The bridal party outside the church - just as it started to rain, and before everyone was posed......

I trust you enjoyed this post, and I will be back to stamping and paper-craft shortly.

May your day be blessed.

Sweet sleep

2011-11-11T13:28:00.001+13:00

Welcome, and thank you for visiting again.

I have had a run of making baby cards recently, and this one was made with the Stamping Sisters In Christ challenge in mind.

The challenge was to Dig in your stash and use one of your oldest stamp sets, one that hasn't seen any use for a long while.

I used two of my original stamps in the background - the script stamp is from Kiwistamping, a local company who are totally responsible for my stamping addiction, and my first ever purchase are the flower stamps, two from a trio from Hero Arts which is now deleted. The script was simply stamped with chalk ink, and the flowers were stamped with embossing ink and clear embossed.

The adorable focal image is a digistamp, a freebie, by May Brit. This was coloured in chalks after being printed in Cryogen paper, and was mounted on foam dots for some dimension.

This photograph gives some idea of the subtle sparkle in the paper that shows through the colouring medium.

I fussy cut the image and mounted it on an oval cut using a Nestabilitie Classic oval that was sponged before removing the die. this was mounted over the organza ribbon which was folded in half to get the strong colour and correct width. The bling was the final touch.

I am linking this to:

Stamping Sisters In Christ Challenge #116 - Genesis 3:6

4 Crafty Chicks - Baby themed

CRAFT Challenge #128 - Cute

Charisma challenge #44 - Cutesy

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #178 - Pointsettia Challenge - Include pink and Green
Crafty Catz Challenge #108 - use a digital image for the focal point
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday p- Embossing (the flowers)

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed

Christmas is coming!!

2011-11-10T20:50:00.000+13:00

Welcome - thanks for visiting my blog again.

This week at McMahon Five Design.com Christmas designs are the theme of the releases - I decided to show case the Purrfect Stocking image.

As a cat lover this image had instant appeal - I decided not to colour the kitten, rather to showcase him by surrounding him with colour.

I used Lyra watercolour crayons to paint the image, added some Crystal Stickles for glitter, over painted the holly leaves with twinkling H20's, and used a metallic gold pen for the bells.

This photo shows the sparkle a little better.

I mounted the coloured image onto some red card stock, and doodled some faux stitching around the edge of the white with a red pen.

The finishing detail was this variegated 'eyelashes' yarn wound around the top of the image panel and tied in a bow.

The other design team diva's have made some amazing samples, so please visit them - the links are on the sidebar.

I am linking this to:

Inky Impressions Challenge #32 - Glitter it up
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #128 - cute
Charisma Challenge #44 - Cutesy
Crimbo Crakers Challenge #2 - Christmas and sparkle -
Forever Friends November Challenge - something old, something new - vintage image and eyelash yarn
Lili Of The Valley Challenge # 120 - Creature comfort

Thanks for visiting - please call again.

May your day be blessed

Encouragement

2011-11-06T19:46:00.000+13:00

Thanks so much for visiting - I trust you feel welcome here.

The card I want to share today is one that wish to give to a friend stepping out on a short term missions trip.

I used the Layers of Color stamp sets Gothic Crosses and Encouragement.

The cross was stamped and embossed in gold on cream card - it is a darker cream IRL.

The sentiment was also gold embossed and cut with a Spellbinders Lacy Circle, and sponged with Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink before removing the die.

The dp is from the Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 stack, and embossed de-bossed with the Swiss Dots folder.

The final detail was to add this hand died seam binding that was a RAK from Lovely Linda and mount it all on cream card stock which I had sponged the edges of with more gold ink.

I am linking this to:

2 Sisters Challenge #64 - Ribbon

Catch the Bug November Challenge - Anything Goes

Challenge up Your Life #56 - friendship

Di's Digi Designs - Ribbons and Bows

Squiggle Stamps - Go Dotty - de-bossed spots, spots on cross and dp

Thank you for visiting - May your day be blessed.

Ready for the Ball

2011-11-03T19:56:00.002+13:00

Welcome, and thank you for visiting.

Once again it time for a new release from McMahon Five Design.com.

This image is from McMahon Vintage Digitals, and is called

Ready For the Ball.

The image was coloured with chalks, but glitter pens were used for the dark pink and gold trims. She was cut out using a Nestabilities classic oval, embossed and sponged with gold ink before the die was removed.

This was mounted using the Card Patterns Sketch #139. The ribbon was some that I have had on hand since my very early days of stamping, bought, I think, from the Warehouse. This was placed over the dp from the

Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 stack.

At the base of the image is Prima warm gray lace, alternated with some narrow nylon lace.

The card was finished with some bling recently given to me.

I am linking this to:

Card Patterns challenge #139

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #13 - Texture - lace

Freshly Brewed Challenge #72 - Anything Goes

Stampavie and More Challenge #155 - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge #13 - Monochromatic

Kratin' Kimme Stamps Challenge 3102 - monochromatic

Thank you so much for visiting - may your day be blessed

Tea Cup Cards

2011-10-30T19:41:00.000+13:00

Welcome, and thank you for visiting again.

I have not had much time to paper craft recently as I have been sewing a very special project, so looked up these two older projects to share tonight.

The main image is from the Layers of Color stamp set Tea Cup Blessings. It was stamped in black ink and coloured with chalks, and the sentiments added as I wanted them - there are several variations available.

The image was fussy cut and mounted over a half doily cut using The French Pastry doily die by Cheery Lynn.

This was mounted over the background, which was part of a sheet of dp from the Prima 6x6 stack Fairy Flora, over the green card stock, run through the textile texture embossing folder by Provo Craft.

The final touches were the pink bow and two strips of pink ribbon across the base of the card.

The second card uses the same stamp set and doily die, and is mounted over some dp from 'way back' and some wallpaper that I have rubbed a pink ink pad over.

This time the image was embossed before colouring, and the card finished with some stitched pink ribbon and Kaiser craft pearls in Plum and hot pink.

I am linking this to:

Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes( Card 1)

Wee Memories Challenge #74 - Brads, buttons or bows (card 1)
Birthday Sundaes Challenge #33 - Happy Birthday - Card 1
Come and Get it Challenge - Anything Goes (card 2)

Dream Valley Challenges Challenge #19 - Anything Goes( Card 2)
Pile it On Challenge #44 - Keep Warm - tea warms you :-) Card 2
The Crafty Pad Challenge #145 - Friendship Card 2
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge #4 - Hats or Flowers Card 2

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed.

New McMahon Five Design.com Releases

2011-10-28T08:56:00.002+13:00

Welcome and thank you for visiting.

I was unable to make a card for this release, so I am simply posting the full release this week

Merry Mallows JPG and PNG

Shelly

Cuttlebug Scrollwork Embossing Folder, Copics

Shawne

Close up of 3D Pop ups by Shawne

Pumpkin Carving JPG and PNG

Christine

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper, Copics

Sue

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper, Copics, Kaisercraft Self Adhesive Pearls

All That We Behold JPG and PNG

Sue

Spellbinders Flower Flourish, Prima Romantique Market Flowers, Kaisercraft Self Adhesive Pearls, Neenah Classic

Fiona's Felines JPG and PNG

Michelle B

Faith JPG and PNG

*This works with Spellbinders Squares and Fleur de Lis Squares

Sue
Beech Real Wood Fleece Back Paper

For more details on the projects above, visit the Design Team blogs by clicking on their names.

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed!

More sports

2011-10-23T21:08:00.000+13:00

Welcome - thanks you for calling in.

I have entitled this 'more sports' as we here in the Antipodes are being bombarded with the Rugby World Cup fixtures, and the final is about to be played as I start this.

I made this for a young man - I don't really know him, so decided to make this 'sports neutral' by trimming off the round ball by the boys right foot - New Zealand is very much a rugby nation, so I did not want to offend him with a soccer ball!! The image is a freebie from Daisy Doodles.

The image was coloured with chalks, with the red detail being added with a sparkle pen, and the top of the trophy with a gold pen.

The side panel is acetate, painted with Lumiere paints on one side, and when dry, embossed with the divine swirls embossing folder. I learnt this technique on Splitcoast Stampers, but have never been able to find it again to link it for you. This panel was stapled on to the base.

The tickets were a freebie from Marion 82 from her blog When the Scrap Hits the Fun. I had to cut them out by hand, but it was easy to do as they are so well designed.

I am linking this to:

One Stop Craft Challenge #154 - no designer paper

Wee Memories Challenge #73 - Free For All

One Stitch at a Time challenge #85 - Emboss it.

Thanks for calling in - May your day be blessed

Birdwatching

2011-10-20T20:59:00.002+13:00

Thank you for calling - I trust you feel welcome here.

This is my second post for the day, scroll down to see the first one.

I love this image released by McMahon Five Design.com this week of a girl in a tree, entitled Watching Birds - this reminds me so much of myself sitting in a tree (reading, rather than watching birds).

I printed it on some thin card, and painted it with Lyric watercolour crayons.

It was then mounted onto a bright yellow card, which I muted with some Tea Stain distress ink before mounting onto paper from the Prima 6x6 stack, Fairy Flora. This was then mounted on a bright green base, and some wee bling flowers added - IRL they are mauve and pink, not blue, and look good on the card.

I am linking this to:

Try it on Tuesday - taking to the skies
Do You Stack Up Challenge #42 - trees
Shelly's Images Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Time challenge #119 - vintage

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Bookmark for a friend

2011-10-20T20:38:00.001+13:00

Greetings - I am so glad to see you visit again.

This weeks release from McMahon Five Design.com includes this fabulous image called Blessings which begged to be made into a bookmark.

I printed onto some Curious Metallics Cryogen White paper which has a very 'discreet' sparkle to it, which shows through most colouring mediums.

The image background was painted with Lyric watercolour crayons, and the detail coloured with SU pencils.

The bumble bee was just such a sweet detail and I wanted to accent it, so the wings were painted with a silver paint and then I gave him some dimension by covering him with a dimensional glue.

The whole was mounted on a soft olive card, cream card and then some kraft after running some tea stain distress ink around the edge of the image.

A hole was punched and some cream and sparkling ribbon threaded through.

I am linking this to:

Sweet Stamps Challenge #37 - Lots of layers
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #56 - Layer it Up
Shelly's Images Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times Challenge #119 - vintage

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed

Cupcake birthday

2011-10-17T17:12:00.000+13:00

Welcome, thank you for calling in.

Today I am sharing a 'flashback' image from McMahon Five Designs called

Sophisticated Phrases

I started by printing the image and sentiment on a piece of paper from a Prima 6x6 stack called Romantique.

I ran Crystal Stickles over the image details.

Made a row of flowers from some red paper I had on hand, and sprayed them with silver spray paint, which decided to flake off as I 'scrunched' them.

It still looked as though it needed something more, so I added these 'cocktail stars' - one of the first things I bought when I started card making some 10 years ago - so glad paper craft supplies don't 'go off'!!

I used them randomly around the cupcake and in a row under the sentiment to give it some focus.

Mounted the whole onto a red card base and I was done.

I am linking this to:

By the Cute and Girly Challenge - Anything Goes

Heidi's Hobby Stuggu- Use three of something - the flowers

Lia Stampz Challenge #5 - Use two digi images

Heartsong Inspiration Challenge #20 - Flowers and/or felt

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed.

Give Thanks

2011-10-13T19:26:00.000+13:00

Welcome once again - it is lovely to see you here.

I have only one card today from this weeks release from McMahon Five Design.com.

I love this scripture "Give Thanks" and was thrilled to see it in this weeks release. I printed off onto a strong yellow paper, and mounted that onto the orange card that I used for card base.

The main design paper is from a Doodlebug design pack, and I embossed it with the Divine Swirls folder, and ran and Whispers Mossy Stone ink pad over it.

I laid two lengths of lace back to back down the length of the card, and topped it with some ribbon.

Adhered the wee Prima Fairytale Roses to which I had added some Crystal Stickles and the card was finished.

I am linking this to:

Crafts and Me Challenge #56 - Orange

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #93 - Photo inspiration (the colours)

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #94 - Fall colours

Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Thank You to an Angel in Disguise

2011-10-11T21:07:00.002+13:00

Welcome to my blog again, and thank you for visiting - I do appreciate it when you call by.

We recently have had a few disruptions to our usual laid back lifestyle, and during this time we had a friend who visited each day and bought us fresh baking - yummy!!

This is the thank you card I made for her.

I started by stamping the May Boutique stamp from Layers of Color in black ink on white Cryogenic paper and clear embossing it. the image was then painted with twinkling H2O's.

The combination of the paints and paper gave an incredible sparkle to this IRL, and I have tried to capture it here. I then matted that onto a blue card and onto a white base.

The sentiment was then stamped and cut out and sponged using the smallest die from the Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio.

The twill ribbon was simply folded and held in place with glue dots to make the bow, and the button adhered to the top.

I simple card to make, but one that I was very pleased with, as is the "angel" who received it.

I am linking this to:

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #115 - being thank-full

Touch Twin Markers - Florals Pt1

Woodware USA - Challenge #47 - Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge #51 - Die Cuts, Punches or both
Sweet Stamps Challenge #36- Clean and Simple
The Stamping Boutique Challenge #17 - Someone Special

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed