Creative Card Crew - #82 Green as main colour

Gah, computer troubles again! Am I the only one having issues with Blogger and Internet Explorer 11? I hope they resolve it quickly!

Anyhoo, I was really excited for this challenge at Creative Card Crew, as green is my all-time favourite colour! We have two great sponsors for this challenge

Marianne Designs

Prize: Surprise!

Dragon's Lair Designs 

Prize: 5 lb. Gift Voucher

 

Here is my card for the challenge

 

 

I wanted a vintage feel for this card, because the image seems to vintage, so once it printed, I dabbed off some excess ink.

 

The background was create with Kaleidoscope Autumn Leaves and a brayer on gloss cardstock. I have used Adorning Hearts framelits and Hexagon embossing folder on Wild Wasabi cardstock, backed on to Baked Brown Sugar, and finished of with Wild Wasabi ribbon. The sentiment is Maya Road.

 

I hope you get a chance to play along if you haven't already done so :)

Crafty Boots Challenges - Anything but a card

He he... I told you this challenge would be a doozy! I LOVE creating Beyond The Page projects, so when it was my turn to choose a challenge for Crafty Boots Challenges, I couldn't go past this one!

I have created a corner bookmark (tutorial available here ). I created it for my uni textbooks; it was a great chance to use one of my Tim Holtz motivational quote stamps.

The paper selvedges are always the first part I cut off, but I'm fairly certain the paper is Echo Park, the brass and resin embellishments were gifted to me, the stamp set as mentioned is Tim Holtz, the butterflues are Stampin' Up! Cottage Garden (inked with Pool Party and Crushed Curry), the white cardstock is actually a Project Life card that I chomped down. The black strip was cut using the Martha Stewart Butterfly Edging punch, and the bottom of the bookmark was punched using the EK Success Notebook Edge (?) punch.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I can't wait to check out your creations :)

Crafty Boots mid-challenge reminder: Use a sentiment

Would you believe, I made it back for a mid-challenge reminder for Crafty Boots Challenges?!

Here I have used my absolute favourite image from A Day For Daisies, Pearls in my hair. I have coloured her in a monochromatic colour scheme with my Copics. All edges have been distressed and inked using DI Iced Spruce, the papers are Kaisercraft Timeless (black and white), and I have used Stampin' Up! basic pearls in her hair, and the Basic Rhinestones in the corners. I have used Glossy Accents in the corners of the image, and sprinkled some silver glitter on it to stick. The sentiment is from American Crafts (some stickers).

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge

A Day For Daisies - Use Glitter

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you get a chance to play along. Just a little heads up, you will want to pop back next week for our challenge as well; it was my turn to pick, and it's a doozy! ;)

Creative Card Crew - challenge 81 Birthday

Hi! I'm back with a post for Creative Card Crew. This fortnight we are asking for birthday projects. We have a fab sponsor for the challenge

Fitztown

Prize: 3 Digi images

 

Here is my card for the challenge

 

 

 

I have used the super cute pup image. This little pup looks like my new furbaby so I couldn't resist in colouring her up!

 

I have used Happiest of Birthdays and Stazon to create a background on kraft cardstock, and finished off with some purple twine.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Crafty Boots - Use a sentiment

Hi, and welcome back for another Crafty Boots challenge! Our theme this fortnight is to use a sentiment. Nice and easy, right? Here is my card for the challenge

All the goodies used here are Stampin'  Up! Cardstock and ink are Blushing Bride and Strawberry Slush.

Stamps are owl from Punch Bunch, and Happiest of Birthdays (both old, retired sets), and the new bow builder punch has been used with Strawberry Slush DSP.

I can't wait to see what you create!

Have a great week :)

Crafty Boots - Hearts and valentines MID CHALLENGE REMINDER

I am embarrassingly late posting this project for our Crafty Boots Valentines/Hearts challenge. Unfortunately back-to-school preparations for two of my children took up most of my time and energy last week.

Here is my card

Please excuse the poor lighting here, our summer has been a strange one this year; I have had to whip out the trackie pants and jumpers on a few occasions!

This card features my absolute favourite paper stack; Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime. It's from the 12x12 pad, which included this lovely Postcard diecut. I LOVE postcards, and this one just seems so romantic :)

I have used my Stampin'  Up! Triple heart punch and Pistachio Pudding cardstock, some pearls, and punched the sentiment using the Stampin' Up! Modern Label punch and Word Window Punch. The sentiment itself is from the Stampin'  Up! Nursery Necessities stamp set. I have tried to keep it more vintage, rather than cutesy, so I can give it to my hubby for Valentine's Day.

I do hope you will get a chance to play along, it is such a great challenge, and just in time for Valentine's day :)

Creative Card Crew - Shabby Chic

Welcome back to another challenge at Creative Card Crew! This fortnights challenge is Shabby Chic. We have two fab sponsors

Marianne Designs

Prise: Surprise! 

A Day For Daisies

Prize: $12 Gift Card

 

Here is my project, using (again - I did say it was my favourite image! lol)  Pearls in my hair

 

 

She is coloured with Copics, and all edges have been distressed with my TH distressing tool and DI Antique Linen. Cardstock is Baked Brown Sugar and Blushing Bride. The lace was a gift from my lovely Secret Santa over at Make It Crafty for our Christmas swap last year. Pearls are Stampin'  Up! The flowers are Petite Petals stamped with Blushing Bride. The sentiment is from Stampin'  Up! Tea Shoppe and Modern Label punch. The papers are Prima, fairybelle collection. They are gorgeous! I have had the pad for a few years now, but have always thought it was "too pretty" to use, but I opened it, and lightning didn't strike ;) lol

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge

Ribbon Girl - Colour challenge; PINK
 

I can't wait to see your Shabby Chic creations! Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Boots Challenges - Butterflies

Welcome back to another fab challenge at Crafty Boots Challenges! Our theme this fortnight is one of my favourites; Butterflies!!!!!

I have used some new Stampin'  Up! goodies on my card; the new Butterfly Basics bundle for the dies, butterflies and sentiment. The flowers are cut and punched using Petite Petals punch and stamp set. The colours used are Strawberry Slush and Blushing Bride.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I can't wait to check out your lovely creations!

Crafty Boots Challenges - Out with the old and in with the new; mid-challenge reminder

Yay! I made it back in time for a mid-challenge reminder! I have a few weeks left before I go back to university, so I am trying to squeeze in as much crafting as possible.

I have decided to have a little break from my usual colours, and play with Calypso Coral. It was a Stampin'  Up! In colour a few years ago, and has since made it to the permanent colour collection. The flower is stamped using Cottage Garden, and it was one of the first stamp sets I purchased as a Stampin'  Up! demo. So that's my 'old' :) The 'new' on my card refers to the sentiment which is from a diecut that I have sponged around to create a negative space. It is part of a set available in the new Occasions catalogue. My card also features a film strip die cut, from the current annual catalogue "On Film" framelits. The background within the film strip was created using my brayer and Kaleidoscope ink palette "Autumn Leaves" inked onto glossy card.

If you haven't already done so, we would love you to play along! Even if you have, I hope we have inspired you to submit more entries!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great week! :)

Creative Card Crew - Challenge 78 For a child

Hi and welcome back to another challenge at Creative Card Crew! This fortnight we want to see your child-inspired projects.

We have two fab sponsors for this challenge

Imagine that!

Prize: 3 images

 

Here is my project for the challenge

 

 

 

 

 

I have used the beautiful Sweet Sleep Girl image from Imagine That. It is an entire sheet that contains both coloured and uncoloured images, as well as sentiments. The baby carriage is a tutorial that I found in a back issue of Magnolia Ink, and I have been dying to make it! It doesn't look anywhere near as amazing as Camilla's did, but I'm still really happy with how it turned out.

 

All the other goodies featured here are Stampin Up except for the image and sentiment (both Imagine That), and the hood on the carriage is cut using the Doohickey Tilda Lace die, oh, and all edges have been inked using Distress Ink Old Paper.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I can't wait to check out your amazing creations :)

 

I would like to enter my project into the following challenges

 

Just Add Ink #246 - Just Giving