Butterfly challenge

 

My second post for today.

I was intrigued by Mrs A's directions for this card fold, so decided to give it a go. 

I have used all the elements - 

stitching (faux)

Shimmering blush - my card base was the closest I had

steel blue - message and the wee hearts

sea green - in my dp and butterfly

butterfly

#161 slide and lock card

Cardztv #149 - a/g

nature

 

Welcome

Today's card did not turn out as I expected! I was using an idea from one of Natasha's you tubes, but somehow I went off tangent.

I cut the leaves 3 times on my Cameo and tried to colour them with DI in green shades and yellow. I was not happy with the result so added some colour with copics. I added some little touches of gold paint, then layered them and glued to my card. I also added a torn strip of leafy DP to the side.

The stamp is my new Woodware one that my son sent over from Australia for me. It is embossed in gold EP

Challenges

Bastel Traum #104 - plants

The Male Room # 154 - Natures Bounty

Pammy's Inky Pinkies #2136 - a/g

Friends

 

I am back again with my second post for today

I used some more of the pretty coloured card for my background, and it is the last sheet that I have!

The three panels are from an unknown DP and I have rounded the corners too

A strip of lovely lace is glued across and my sentiment (again with rounded corners) is layered on top. This is another rub on - so many more to use!!

Challenges

Cheerful sketches

Word Art Wednesday #507/508 - a/g

Get Creative #105 - a/g

Through the Purple Haze #184 - rounded corners

See you again soon and stay safe

Oranges and Lemons!

 

Hi and welcome back

A bright and cheerful card today with my very old Hero Arts stamp. I only coloured 2 of the flowers with copics and fussy cut them. Copics used were E21, Y06, Y38, E49, and Creative graphic marker 35 lemon yellow. 

I trimmed the leaves from a much larger die and tinted them slightly. The white card was diecut and layered onto my base. The message is a rub-on, from another box of stash that has been neglected. I have found that you need to heat them a little if they are not transferring well

Challenges

Creatalicious #218 - a/g

Color Hues #25 - yellow and orange

Creative Technicians #57 - in the garden

We Love Chocolate Baroque - a/g

Passion for Markers #608 - autumn colours

Thank you for visiting and your kind comments

Best Wishes butterfly

 

Welcome to this dull and rainy day. It has been a good day to do some sorting out of boxes and catching up on challenges

For this card I have followed the Sketch Saturday #676 although I have centred the circles a little more

My background patterned paper is from my mountain of unnamed papers and the stamp is also unnamed, but it may have been free from a magazine

I coloured with Promarkers, ocean teal, pastel green and pastel yellow for the body.

The sequins are actually the same teal colour as the plain circle, but my scanner shows them as black

Other challenges

Allsorts #640 - a/g

Through the Purple Haze #184 - a/g, I did not use the option

Stamping Sensations - stamp of the moment (any butterfly stamp)

                                                 Creative Sketchy Girls #63 - butterflies

Fabulous Friend

 

 Hello and welcome to my blog, and a special welcome to my new followers, so glad to have you here

Today's card is a lovely image by 'All Dressed Up'

I have coloured her using the following -

copics, Y38, R02

promarkers - V528, B528

 Touch - R131

Marvy Twinklette - purple

Challenges

All Dressed Up #120 - a/g with ADU image

Archiscraps - purple

I Love Promarkers #442 - more than one layer

Pammies Inky Pinkys #2135 - CAS

Passion for Markers #607 - add a sentiment

Joie De Vivre

 

Hi and welcome, it is a beautiful sunny day here today, perfect for the start of Spring

Today's card uses some scraps from a 6x6 Kaisercraft pad called Bonjour

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday

I also added some Distress Stickles for the dots and to outline the shape

Challenges

Sketch Saturday #675

Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper

Cute Card Thursday # 692 a/g

Time Out #195 - coloured card base

Pretty in Pink

 

Hi everyone

Yesterday's card was made with some pretty DP from GaleriaPapieru called Field Lilies

I diecut the edge and adhered it on the left. My triple layered butterflies were cut on my Cameo and I sponged the edges before attaching them. I added sparkly gems for the bodies and a Happy Birthday peeloff

Challenges

Creations in Pink #36 - a/g in pink

Creative Sketchy Girls #63 - Butterflies

Creative Moments #221 - a/g

Vintage

 

Hi all

Today's card features a gorgeous vintage car stamp (unknown)

I stamped it onto a wonky stitched oblong and made my background with a woodgrain embossing folder, which I swiped with a brown ink to show up the grain a little better.The piece of orange ribbon was a gift with a stamp I ordered from Australia and it gives a lift to the colours. The base card is brown too, and I see I have managed to cut the bottom off in the scan. I am still getting used to my new printer!!

Challenges

The Male Room #153 Male birthday

Do-all #56 - transport and vintage

CardzTV #148 - a/g

Creative Technicians #56 - a/g

Turquoise birthday

 
Day 7 of lockdown and at least another 7 to go!

I have been trying to make one card per day and this is yesterdays, but had to wait for some sunshine this morning to get a photo. I was trying to show the WOS sparkle on the butterfly and the fine glitter showing through on the background, but it did not happen. I wish I knew the secret of capturing sparkle!

The background was a piece of watercolour card that already had a glimmery wash on it. I added turquoise Brusho and spritzed with water. After it was dry I added in some random circles with a blue Promarker, then diecut out the part circle. Birthday was stamped with Brilliance Graphite Black and I die cut the 'happy' twice from some leftover scraps The butterfly was recycled from another project, and I added WOS to the wings

Challenges

Die Cut Divas - watercolour

Academy Scrapart - Moodboard turquoise

The Corrosive challenge #8 - a/g

Girls Rebel #6 Blue tones and white

Stamping Sensations - any celebration

edited to add

Allsorts #637/8 - add some sparkle

Flowers

 

Back again today with another card

I found this piece of heavyweight vellum amongst my papers and thought it would be perfect to use for the 'Lets Squash It' challenge

I ran it through my cuttlebug, using a folder from Provo Craft - one of the first ones I bought

I have coloured the raised parts with Copics and Promarkers

Challenges

Lets Squash It #11 not paper - not card

edited to add

Simon Says Monday - dry embossing

Happiness always

 

Welcome back

We are in the middle of a level 4 lockdown again so I am enjoying the time making cards

For this one, I have used a simple fun fold from Natasha Foote Here is the link to her instructions on her You Tube channel

I used some dp from a 6x6 pad "Out of Print' by Basic Grey. I have had this pad a number of years, and don't think it is available now. I cut it to the same size as my card front, trimmed off  a quarter and attached it to the inside right, and the rest is attached to the left

I diecut the shape,  edged it in orange, stamped the sentiment using my misti, and attached it to the folded back piece. The flower leaf and button were added for further interest

Challenges

ScorPal  #84- birthdays or a/g

Paperbabe #150 - a/g

TTCRD - a/g

Merry Christmas

 

I am back for a second post today

I have followed the sketch from BYSHC to make my mini slimline card.

I have used DP from a 6x6 pad by MME and printed a digi that I had in my files. Sorry I do not know who the designer is. It is cut with a stitched circle die, and I also made a tag for the sentiment, which is a peeloff coloured red

Challenges

 BYSCH #13 (on facebook challenge)

Crafty Hazelnut #555 - a/g Christmas

Christmas Craft Creations - non traditional colours

Take Time

 

Welcome

I have tried 3 times to scan this card, and each time it does not show the border correctly!

I can assure you it is even on all four sides

I have used the stamps from my Jofy 09 set from Paper Artsy, and coloured with copics and promarkers

I drew around the edges of my base card, and then layered my flowers on top

Challenges

Uniko #66 - flowers

We Love Chocolate Baroque - favourite stamps

Creative Fingers #213 - a/g

CardzTV #147 - a/g

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2133 - a/g

with love

 

Welcome, and sorry I have not been posting for a wee while!

Today's card uses a beautiful pre-printed ephemera from Stamplorations that I won recently.

I have tried to match the pinks but my scanner has changed the colours a little, I can assure it looks a closer match IRL!

I used this weeks sketch from Sketch Saturday as my starting point

The pink background is embossed

A scrap of bazzil card for the offset

A scrap of white card for the diagonal stripe

3 pink sequins 

a tiny butterfly bead

white faux stitching using my Sharpie paint pen

Challenges

Pixies crafty workshop #409 - using snippets

Stamplorations - a/g

Dare to Be Artsy - a/g

Ally's Angels - a/g

Sketch Saturday #673

edited to add that the Dare to be artsy linky appears to be full atm so will try again later

BYSHC final card

 

 I managed to fit in a final card for the hop - not your usual Christmas colours!

 A cute Penny Black stamp coloured with various markers, diecut with a wonky stitched die and layered on a strip of orange, and then on to the base card which is kraft

BYSHC - Christmas in July

BYSHC day 7

 

I feel sad that I didn't get to make a card for day 6, but had been out most of the day, and then had to set up my new printer.

This is a very simple design using some designer papers set on an angle. I added red glitter glue to the berries and a raised message

Challenges

BYSHC - Christmas in July

TTCRD - a/g

BYSHC day 5

Today's card uses DP from Kaisercraft 6" pad - Christmas Collections

The 'Joy' is a sticker. and I have trimmed with gold peeloff strips

Challenges

BYSHC  - Christmas in July

Christmas Craft Creations - a/g

Angies Digital Stamps #54 - a/g

 

 Christmas Craft Creations 

BYSHC day 4

 

Another entry for the BYHSCardmakers

I have not used traditional colours for this one, but feel they suit the cute little reindeer's head, which is made from felt

Challenges

Dare 2BArtsy - Christmas in July (2nd entry)

Ikes World #146 Christmas in July (2nd entry)

Christmas Kickstart #52 - Something woolly, fluffy, or furry

BYSHC #12

BYSHC day 3

Day 3 of the BYSHCardmakers hop.

Today's card is a simple design of stickers adhered to white card and then layered onto gold mirror card.. The background has very subtle trees, and is a Christmas dp

I have tried to photograph it to capture the sparkle, but was not too successful

Challenges - 

BYSHC - Christmas in July hop

Rudolph Days - my first time entering this challenge

 

Merry Christmas

 

Another Christmas card, my stash is building quite nicely, thanks to the inspiration from BYSHCardmakers

This one is made from papers from a set that I received, with the addition of Kindyglitz in purple to highlight the wee snowflakes and around the circular sentiment

Challenges

BYSHC - Christmas in July (2nd entry)

Crafty Gals Corner #221 - Christmas in July

The House that Stamps Built #J2121 - Christmas in July

BYSHC Hop

 

It is blog hop time again at BYSHCardmakers. and here is my first entry

I covered the card front with some DP, then added a strip of grey spotty card, a stitched circle from a scrap of grey card, a felt Santa, and a message cut from some DP.

I do apologize for the  bad photography

I would also like to enter this in

Dare to Be Artsy - Christmas in July

Christmas Craft Creations - a/g

Warm Thoughts

 

Welcome back

Another card inspired by a fellow Kiwi, Natasha Foote

The stamp is one I won a number of years ago from Hero Arts (SD397)

I stamped with Brilliance graphite black and then clear embossed

The flower is coloured with V528 Orchid, V546 Purple, V17 Amethyst, V09 Violet

The leaves are G21 Lime Green and YG67 Moss

I trimmed the edge of the flower and cut back to the sides on an angle.

Layered onto a toning mauve card and then stamped and embossed the sentiment. Also added the black dots using Enamel Accents

Challenges

Passion for Markers #601 - celebrate

Paperbabe #149 - a/g

I Love Promarkers - a/g

Watercooler Wednesday #320 - celebrations

Word Art Wednesday #501/502 - a/g

Shimmer and shine

 

Welcome

Today's card uses an embossing folder that I have had for quite some time, but don't think I have ever used it! It is by Sizzix, but does not have a name

I applied Versamark to the butterflies before running it through my cuttlebug, and then quickly added some sparkly embossing powder.

I then used a wash of diluted peacock feather DI to colour the background. I did not think it was 'sparkly' enough so went over the butterflies with 'KindyGlitz"

I found the happy birthday message in one of my scrap boxes, so split the words and attached to the blank area.

I used black for the card base, and it looks much more 'glittery' in real life - I should have photographed it instead of scanning.

Challenges

Lets Squash It #10 - shimmer and shine

Clever Dexter #19 - hello summer

Allsorts #633/4 - for a lady

The Paper Funday #31 summer fun or a/g

Do-All Creative - summer

Thanks for visiting

3 cats

 

Welcome

My images are called cat trio from Bugaboo which has now sadly closed down

I coloured them with markers - Copics Y26, RO1, Reno Art 271, and Art Marker BG1

I tore the edge of a piece of DP from Lily Bee Design and adhered to the left of the green base

Next, I cut the cats into squares and attached them over the dp. I had printed a second set, so coloured these, fussy cut and added with mounting tape so that they are raised

I coloured a peeloff with a black marker and added to finish off

Challenges

Friendship Challenge #67 squares

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #52  a/g

Show us your Pussycats #68  furrything goes

Cardz TV #145  a/g

Celebrations

 

Today's card was inspired by one of Tash Foote's recent videos

I cut up some scraps of designer papers and attached them to my card which I had applied 'jac' paper to, making sure to leave gaps.

I then scattered Ebony Shimmer EP on and heat set it. The piece was then trimmed and attached to my  black card base. I diecut a white scallop circle and a black stitched circle and stamped and white detail embossed the 'happy birthday'

Challenges

Archiscraps (on facebook)

Creative Knockouts #410 Celebrations

Scrapping4Fun #196 Birthday

Sognando Scrap #93  a/g

The big '50'

 

 One of my nieces turns 50 this weekend, so I have made this card for her.

 I cut the shape on my Cameo Silhouette in a cream card, and again in the pink stripe designer paper 

After attaching the two together, I sponged the edges with pink and added diecut flowers and butterflies which I have coloured with Promarkers Dusky Rose and Moss. I also added another flower which I had stamped and fussy cut and added micro beads to the centre

This picture gives a clearer picture of the diecuts.

Challenges

Passion for  Markers # 600 dies and/or punches

Creative Knockouts #410 celebrations

Creations in Pink #35 a/g in mainly pink

Scrapping4fun #196 birthday

create

 

My card today follows the sketch from Catch the Bug

I created the background by stamping Hero Arts 'old french writing' on an angle. repeating 3 times to cover the whole card

I stamped onto a piece of dp with my stamp using Brilliance 'Lightning Black' I have lost the maker of this stamp so if anyone knows it, I would love to know too. The strip across the top is washi cut down in width, and the key is diecut from card that has a gold inner. After a light sanding, the gold shows up beautifully

Challenges

Catch the bug #914 - sketch

Word Art Wednesday #499-500 - a/g

Crafty Creations #423 - a/g

Gem of a challenge #14 - a/g

Allys Angels # 48 - a/g

A blog named Hero - repeat yourself (2nd entry)