Birthdays

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Today's card features 2 very old stamps, but I thought the went well together. I stamped the cake onto a snippet from my scrap box, and embossed with silver ep. I then used my stitched oblong die to cut it to size. The candles are coloured with Sakura silver sparkle pen, and I finished off with 3 purple gems to match.

Challenges

Art Impressions #285 - make me laugh

Paperbabe #122 - a/g

Lavinia World #29 - a/g

The House that stamps built # J2420 - a/g

Gone Fishing (again)

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Today's card features one of my favourite stamps for men. It is from a clear stamp set by Sullivans, but I think it is no longer available now
 I have coloured with various Promarkers and layered onto a black card base

Challenges
Penny Black and More - favourite stamp
Southern Girls - a/g (second entry)
Creative Crafting Uncles - fish/fishing
A perfect time to craft - open
Ally's Angels - a/g
Artsy Stamper - vacation
Crafters Castle - a/g

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Woodgrain

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 today's card is my interpretation of instructions  I saw on how to make a panel background from Gina K

I used a woodgrain embossing folder and swiped  di ink pads down and added more colour with a sponge.

The image was rescued from my scrap box, and I am not sure where it came from. 

I layered it on dark green to match my base card and then added a sentiment on a flag to finish

Challenges

Allsorts #576 - embossing

Stamping Sensations - make it colourful

Southern Girls - a/g

Pammies Inky Pinkies - a/g

Tropical Flamingo

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Today's card was made entirely from bits and pieces from my scrap box, apart from the base card, which has a slight fleck in it.

I cut out the flamingo and tropical leaves using my Cameo Silhouette, and added some shading to some of the pieces. I also added a matching green border

 The yellow flowers were diecut from a small piece that had been dry embossed. The flower centres were also diecut from some black scraps. I raised three of the flowers with mounting tape

Challenges

Through the craftroom door - a/g

Art Impressions #284 - animals and nature

Creative Fingers - a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop #380 - use snippets

Arty Divas #23 - a/g

The Corrosive Challenge #6 - a/g

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Your Special Day

Welcome to my blog today.

Did you know that you could be missing comments from your blog?

I discovered quite by accident that if you click on 'comments' in the left panel, and then 'awaiting moderation' you may find a number of comments that have not been posted!

Back to my card!

 I have followed the lovely sketch at 'Stay Crafty with Hero' using some very pretty Kaisercraft 'Memory Lane Collection' papers. I added some subtle stamping to the vertical strip with my French Script" stamp, and also sponged all edges with Frayed Burlap DI. I also added some fines glass beads to the centre of the flowers

Challenges I would like to enter
Time out #163 - inspired by words
Stay Crafty with Hero #9 - sketch
Crafters Castle #30 - a/g
Southern Girls - a/g
Cute Card Thursday#637 - a/g
AUD sentiments #252 - flowers + a sentiment

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Real Flowers

Hello and welcome

Today's card uses a very old set from Hero Arts called Real Flowers.

I placed them in a row in my Misti and coloured with various markers. I then used a versamark ink pad, stamped over and clear embossed. I then had to add another flower to complete the row. I scored some lines and also stamped the message in black. 

I CASed this idea from Kath, of handmade by Kath  Check out her blog, she does some wonderful projects

Challenges

Stay Crafty with Hero #8 - small joys

CardzTV - a/g

Arty Diva's #22 - a/g

Power Poppy - A Walk in the Garden

Uniko #59 - Bright and Happy

Southern Girls - a/g

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Butterflies again!

Hi everyone

I have been missing in action for a few days as we have been having internet problems.

We now have a new router supplied by our ISP and that has speeded things up considerably.

But!  this morning my PC would not connect at all although all the wireless devices did. I spent over 2 hours trying to find a solution and then discovered that I could connect with IE but not Chrome, so I uninstalled it and re-installed, and now it is all good. I don't know why these things mysteriously happen!!

So - to my card

Time is running out for the unstampabelles challenge, so I have made this one.

I used a dark navy card base, and attached a piece of DP (unknown brand)

I diecut my butterfly twice and glued together with Art Glitter glue

The message is from Craftwork Cards which I have had a long time, and I also added 3 blue sequins

Challenges

Unstampabelles #100 - wind and/or wings

Creative Fingers #186 - a/g

Through the Craftroom Door - a/g

Papercraft #29 - a/g

Pixies Crafty Workshop - using snippets (butterfly)

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