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Monday 28 January 2013

Favourite Colours

The challenge this week at Passion For Promarkers is to use your favourite colour combo
I have used shades of mauve with a touch of green and yellow.
It works well on this stamp from a Flourish's set.

I used
Purple V546
Orchid V528
Soft Green G817
Buttercup Y417

I cut the card out using my new Cameo
I would also like to enter at
Creative Inspirations Paint for Anything Goes


Thursday 17 January 2013

Hearts!!

This is the first proper card that I have made with my new Cameo Silhouette. I have used one of their free weekly files to cut this out, but finished it differently to their sample. I backed the cutout hearts with red card, and used the same card layered on gold to place near the bottom. I then added a suitable peel-off for Valentine's Day.

I would like to enter the challenges at:-
Craftroom Challenge - Valentines
Sweet Stamps - Anything goes

Saturday 12 January 2013

Blues!!

                                                            I have not had much chance to blog my cards during the holidays, but now visitors have gone, so today is the day!
This beautiful stamp is  from Elegant Spring Flowers set by Chocolate Baroque. I stamped and clear embossed it on a white tag, and then rubbed over it with Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue ink pad. The stamped image pops right out with this technique. I rubbed a little ink around the edge of the card, and attached some wee blue tags finished with  blue rhinestones. I then added a beautiful die cut that I won in a prize from Dies to Die for.

I would like to enter this at Sweet Stamps for die cuts and a flower stamp
and Cupcakes for January Blues
                  

Friday 4 January 2013

Happy New Year

I had to make some New Year cards so took the opportunity to enter some challenges.
The card is embossed with Sizzix 'texture fade' I then highlighted the design by embossing with a sparkly EP. A new technique - it really makes the design stand out)  I then layered it onto white card (but not crooked like this scan shows!!) The letters have also been embossed with Ebony Shimmer EP. In real life this is so sparkly and festive, but it is extremely difficult to show it from a scan.
I would like to enter the following:-
Polkadoodles - Happy New Year
A Blog Named Hero - New Technique
Crafty Ribbons - New Beginnings

May I wish all of my followers a Happy and Prosperous New Year

Saturday 29 December 2012

Cracked Glass

Today's card features a technique that we learned at card class a wee while ago.
This is the first time I have tried it at home.
I stamped on the butterfly shape with a cherry blossom stamp, and coloured it with distress inks. I then used 3 coats of UTEE, and when it had cooled I then 'cracked' it and rubbed a little distress ink into the cracks to make them stand out.
The DP is from The Scrap Cake - One moment in time pad.
The die is Memory Box - Madera corner

I am entering this in the challenge at Sweet Stamps for cracked glass.

Also the challenge at Totally Gorguss for something new
(The DP is new)

Thursday 27 December 2012

Christmas tags

I made these tags to go on two of the presents at Christmas.
I ran them through my cuttlebug with a sizzix folder, and then swiped with a white ink pad to highlight. The images are printed from the CD Gingerbread Twist (Studio 12), and I added a Merry Christmas peeloff in gold.
I can enter the Craftroom challenge for tags
Crafty Hazelnuts for A/G Christmas
Joanna Sheen for Christmas

Best wishes to all for the festive season

Tuesday 18 December 2012

A Christmas Birthday

My second post today!
I made the background by stamping with stars and swirls from one of my Christmas sets.
I then stamped 3 cupcakes (free with a magazine) onto plain white card. I paper pieced the cases, and then coloured the rest with my Promarkers, adding a little Kindyglitz to the flames. I made a little banner for the message and added it to the bottom.
I would like to enter the following challenges
Passion for Promarkers - use happy in message
Polkadoodles - Christmas birthday for a child
                                                                                    Cupcakes - cupcakes
                                                                                     My Graffico - anything goes