Weddings .....

We appear to be walking into the wedding season with the beginning of May.  So I am following. 

My card is a Lili of the Valley image, and I am ashamed to say that this is it's first inking!!  Bad lady ...  I think they are very cute couple.  My bride is slightly non-traditional, as I decided to give her a pale blue gown, and also another first, I have cut an out of frame nestie, following the very easy tutorial from the lovely Rach.  This can be found here. 

The image is coloured in Copics.  The background papers, which are very neutral, silvery grey, are printed from the Decadent Brocade CD available from Graphicus, on to White Silver Shimmer Card, which gives a lovely sheen  I have just slightly modified the intensity to get differing tones of the same sheet.  This is mounted on to Bazzill Bling card.  No idea what colour - but I think it was out of a Wisteria colour match pack.  Lace and ribbon are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, with punches used for leaves, and also the double edging across the middle.  The sentiment is from Magnolia, which I bought at the NEC.   I have also used Stardust stickles to give a little bling.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Charisma Card Challenge, week 20 - its all about weddings
One Stop Craft Challenge, no. 79 - wedding wishes and DT call
CRAFT Challenge, no. 49, - wedding or birthday


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Welcome, Little One

There is a brilliant sketch by Jane on the Whiff of Joy Challenge this week.  I have loved working with it, and this is the third time this week I have made use of it in various different ways.

The image I have used for this card is Willow with Baby - isn't she cute. 

I have coloured with Prisma pencils this time.  The background papers are from an MME pack, with  Bazzill used for the base.  The lovely lace from Bunny Zoe's, and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Pearls from stash.  The punching has been done with a Martha Stewart doilly edge punch.

So this is being entered for the Whiff of JoyChallenge, no 78, using the sketch above,
and also
Pile it On, no. 18, Cute and Cudly - well I think so
Fab and Funky Challenge , no 22, Fancy Edges
Delightful Sketches - pull out your punches
365 Cards, 3 L's - Love, Leaves, Lace - I think this qualifies - baby love
Simple Doodles, You're on my Mind
Simon Says Stamp - Birthday/Celebration - I think this celebrates the birth of a child


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Vintage, Distress, Whatever ...

As I am sitting doing this post the sun is shining outside, and the bells are pealing across the fields at the church which is 10 minutes down the road from us.  Such a lovely day.

This style is slightly different from my norm, but something I enjoy doing, and in fact when I started stamping most of my cards were in this sort of style.

All the stamps I have used are B Line from L B Crafts.  The main image is called Stand By Me, and the other is Floral corner.  I have inked the background with Distress Inks, , and coloured the images with them as well.    The background paper is from a box of K & Co papers, with the mount a textured Bazzill on which I have used a Martha Stewart punch along the edge.  The leaves are punched with L-Em punches, flowers are Prima with a Basic Grey enamelled brad.  Ribbon from stash - I think it came from Craft Fairy as I always stock up with them at shows.

I am entering this card for the following challenges

• One Powerful Hour - 20's style
• Crafty Cardmakers - Distressed
• Theme Thursday - Vintage
• Crafty Ann's Challenge - No. 14, Anything Goes
• Stamp with Fun - No. 57, Friends

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Whiff of Joy Guest Designer Call

This card is for the Whiff of Joy guest designer call which is held every two months on the 16th of the month.  There is a specific recipe for this card -  1 cardstock, 2 design papers, 1 button, 1 ribbon.  I decided that I wanted to do something spring like or summery, hence the use of these lovely papers, which I think Melinda goes with perfectly.

I have used Melinda with Bouquet for my image, coloured with Copics, with a little bit of bling added to her wings with Stickles.  I have added a flower by cutting one from the double-sided background paper which is K & Co Berry Sweet.    The reverse of the floral pattern has glitter added to the images.  Gorgeous lace is from Tabby Crafts and button is from stash.  The punched edge is done using a Martha Stewart Deco punch.

I am also entering this for the following challenges:

• Truly Scrumptious, no. 28, the sketch of this which this card is loosely based
• Sweet Stampin Challege, no. 18 - Spring
• Totally Gorjuss - Ribbon - I have used lace and hope that counts
• A Spoonful of Sugar - Easter -
• Crafty Catz, no. 24 - Spring
• Creative Cottage, no. 2 - Flowers
• Our Creative Corner, think Easter
• Fussy & Fancy, no. 6 - Green
• Saturday Challenge, no. 75 - Easter
• Saturday Spotlight, no. 23 - your birthday in colour - my birthstone is Peridot (bright green)

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Spring has sprung - all least it has for some challenges ...

It has been so lovely these past few days, it does feel almost spring-like, until you pop outside the door into the biting wind.

This is another first for me - in that I have used Copics to colour this Penny Black image.  I have been practicing - and hopefully it is coming right, though I am sure that there is loads to improve.
I have used the Sketch and Stash Challenge no. 30, for this card. 

I am also entering it for the following challenges:

• Penny Black's Saturday Challenge, 92 - Spring Colours
• CRAFT Challenge, Challenge 41 - Citrus
• Flutterby Wednesday's, Challenge 100 - Butterflies
• Stamp with Fun, Challenge 49 - Spring
• Cupcake Craft Challenge, 81 - Flower Power
• Crafty Angels, Challenge 25 - Butterflies

I decided to keep the background paper plain as there is so much going on in the stamped image.  The punching has been done with Martha Stewart punches, and I have recycled the little punch outs from the pop-up butterfly to add to the card.

My embellishments are Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, a Prima flower, both of which I have added stickles to, and punched leaves, with Dew Drops added as well.

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My first easel card ... for several challenges

Why is it Stickles take so long to dry?  I thought it was dry, picked it up, it is now over my hands, which I promptly wiped on my trackie bottoms because I could not find the wet wipes, and so it goes ......... .  That said, you may have guessed that I have used stickles on my card.  Yes  - on the butterflies, flowers and on the image border.

It is positively spring like at the moment, although we seem to be getting some hard frosts, and my colours reflect this.

This is my first easel card, and I used the tutorial by the lovely Jacqui, which I found the easiest to follow.   My image is from Lili of the Valley - I think she is really cute.  I have used Prisma Pencils for the colouring.  The punches used are Martha Stewart for the butterfly and the leaves are L-Em, which I purchased at Make It.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and I have coloured with with Copics to match the paper, which is MME Market Street (I think - I cut the border off and binned it, so cannot remember).

This is a birthday card for a lovely lady who has been a really good friend for around 36 years, and decided she had had enough of the rat race, took early retirement and moved backed to Wales to follow other interests.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

• Flutterby Wednesday, 99 - I have butterflies on my card
• Cute Card Thursday, 102 - Lucky Green
• Lili of the Valley, 48
• Creative Card Crew -  Celebration - my card is to celebrate a birthday
• Simon Says Challenge, Mother's Day/Girly
• Crafty Creations, 57
• CRAFT Challenge, 40 -  Mother's Day/Floral - my card has a floral theme, with the little girls holding a bouquet of flowers, and I have added flower embellishments
• Pink Elephant, 56 - Add green
• Crafty Catz, 22 - Shades of green - I think mine is bluey-green, so hope it counts!
• Rosie-D's Challenge, 66 - Think Spring

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Multi-challenges - again ...

This image is the first I have used from my crafty day with my friend .  It is Daisy by Sugar Nellie.  She is so pretty.

I feel I have been really lazy this last week, although I did have a visit to Make It at Farnborough with two crafty friends who are also members of the Graphicus Guild.  I picked up some lovely Prima papers, a couple of new nesties, and also a set of Copics.  Now comes the learning curve - practice, practice, practice ........... and the ones I did at the weekend were awful!

This card is being entered into several challenges, and the sketch I have used is that for Mojo Monday, challenge 128 .

The others are:

• One Stop Craft Challenge, Optimistically Pink, 69, my papers are basically pink, and the top on the Daisy image is pink
• Lexi's Challenge, 8 - Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenge, 39. Ribbons and Sparkles, I have used a ribbon, pearls, and stickles on the flowers
• CraftyCatz, 21, Ribbons and Fancy Edge, again for the ribbon and the fancy edge is in the form of the nestie used for the image, and for the two pieces of punched paper attached to the cream card.

The image is coloured with Prisma Pencils, the paper is Prima Raspberry Tea - the rose on there probably represents my favourite flower - an old fashioned sweetly smelling rose - and I decided that the paper was statement enough without adding loads of embellishments.  Ribbon and pearls from stash.

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3 in 1

Hi everybody

Hope you have had a lovely weekend. I went to a Copic workshop yesterday run by Stamps & Memories of Kintbury, met a lovely bunch of like-minded crafters. We had some fun and learnt a lot from Karen and Wendy. Thank you ladies. Now I have to decide whether I am going to invest in Copics. My guess is that I will eventually.

So on to the challenges I am entering this card into.

Dutch Dare Challenge - Christmas in August

Winter Wonderland - the theme is By Candle light

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - and the theme is ......... Christmas in August!

The image is Willow with Lantern, and is coloured with Prisma pencils. I have used various backing papers from my stash, including two from the Figgy Pudding range from last year. The snowflakes are cut out with a Martha Stewart punch, and covered in Diamond Dust. However the twinkle does not show up in the photo. The flourishes are punched with a Paper Shaper punch.

Recipe:

Stamps - Whiff of Joy, Stampin' Up

Papers - Basic Grey and from stash

Punches from the Hobby House

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