Creative Card Crew #63 - Nautical

Red sky at night; sailors delight!

Welcome back to another fab challenge at Creative Card Crew! This fortnight we want to see your nautical-inspired projects.

We have two terrific sponsors for this challenge

Marianne Designs

Prize: Surprise!! Dies and/or Acrylic Stamps

 

Prize: 4 digi images

 

 

My project for this challenge is a gift bag

 

 

 

I absolutely LOVE making gift bags, and you can find my first project and the link for the tutorial here

 

I used a Polly! Scrap kit to make this project. It's an older one, and it was the first kit I ever purchased from them. But it was a nautical theme, and perfect for this challenge (I knew saving it for a rainy day was a good idea!).

 

This gorgeous image is a Delicious Doodles image - In the harbour. How lovely is it?! It was the perfect choice for my fishing-mad dad, in preparation for Father's Day. I have coloured it up using Copic markers, and added detail to the sky using a white gel pen. As soon as I saw this image, I knew it had to have a "red sky", although I have never tried it before. I'm really happy with how my first attempt turned out.  I have added doodling to the bag using Copic 110. The straps were made using ribbon, and are sitting on the inside of the bag in this picture, as I wanted to give all the focus to the image.

 

I can't wait to check out your nautical-themed projects! Thanks for stopping by :)

Creative Card Crew #62 - Shabby chic/vintage

This fortnight, we are looking for your shabby chic/vintage creations over at Creative Card Crew.

We have two fabulous sponsors for this challenge

Prize: $15 Gift Voucher

Prize: 4 Digi images

 

 

 

Here is my project for the challenge

 

 

 

 

I have used the adorable Whiff of Joy image Lazy Afternoon, coloured with Copics (of course). The papers are Tim Holtz, alphas are Glitz, the paper clip is Kaisercraft, buttons are from my stash, and I have distressed all the edges.

 

I can't wait to see your projects! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

 

Creative Card Crew DT post! I'm back!

I am very excited to share the news that I am back designing with the very talented girls at Creative Card Crew! Our challenge this fortnight is music, so get your rock on and show us your creations!

We have two fabulous sponsors this fortnight

Marianne Designs

Prize: Surprise!!

 

Kenny K Downloads

 

Prize: 3 digis

 

My project today is a birthday card for my sister, using the very funky Kenny K Rock Chick digi

 

 

 

I have coloured her up with Copics, the papers are Kaisercraft, the ribbon is leftover from my stash, the cardstock is Bazzill, the rhinestones are Stampin'  Up!, and the alphas are Echo Park (I think!)

 

Thanks for stopping by, I can't wait to see your music-inspired creations!

Ella Faye

Howdy!

Just a quick post today to showcase a card I made for the Make it Crafty April facebook challenge; birthdays.

I have coloured the gorgeous Ella Faye digi stamp with Copics on X-Press It cardstock (of course!), and matted it onto Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime papers, and some kraft cardstock. Finished off with some rhinestones and alphas for the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tilda with little pocket

I'm back with a birthday card for my other little April birthday girl. This little chicken turns 4 next Tuesday, and she is just beside herself with excitement!

Papers are My Minds Eye, Tilda is coloured with Copics on X-Press It cardstock. Dies used are Spellbinders Floral Ovals and Large Classic Ovals, Magnolia Doohickey Lovely Fence. The flowers were a RAK gift from a crafty friend, and I have finished off with some pearls, lemon lace and Glitz Teeny Alphas for the sentiment.

I have combined a number of challenges for this card, and the direct links are below.

The Ribbon Girl - Lemon/Yellow colour challenge
Simply Magnolia - Gorgeous Blooms
Totally Tilda Challenge #94 - Over the garden fence
Midweek Magnolias Challenge #87 - Frame it
Marvelous Magnolia Blog Challenge #66 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your weekend :)

Art Deco Lady

I am so excited about this project! I made this set for my SIL's birthday. It took AGES to make but I am really happy with how it turned out!

**Please excuse the picture-heavy post! It was a hard set to photograph as well, so I do apologise for the poor quality in the final photo.

First up we have this little gift bag. I am in LOVE with this tutorial! It's a great way to use up papers, and is so easy to make! You can find the video for it HERE

The stamp I have used is Art Deco lady with fan by Crafts and Me, coloured monochromatically using Copic markers and X-Press It cardstock.

I'm fairly sure the papers for the bag were Echo Park. I have used a Martha Stewart edge punch to create the butterfly edging. Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Butterfly and Tattered Florals dies, Magnolia Doohickey Tilda Lace, Spellbinders Floral Ovals and Classic Large Ovals dies, and a Cheery Lynn doily die. I've used pink grosgrain ribbon and basic twill ribbon. I've also used liquid pearls in the butterflies, and some fran-tage powder. I have also lightly distressed the edge around the image, using my Tim Holtz distressing tool, and finished off with a Tim Holtz ticket for the sentiment.

Phew! Did you follow all that?!

 

 

Right! Onto the card now:

 

 

Cardstock is Bazzill, papers are Kaisercraft, all edges have been lightly distressed using my Tim Holtz Distressing tool, again, Spellbinders Floral Ovals and Large Classic Ovals have been used. Again, Copic markers and X-Press It cardstock are used to colour the image. Basic pearls are in the corners. The sentiment is a newbie from Stampin'  Up! and the punch is also Stampin'  Up!

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the set

 

 

 

These are the challenges I would like to enter:

 

Creative Card Crew - Challenge 60: Girly - my second entry

 

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Distressing: I have distressed around the edges, I hope you can see it in the pics :)

 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to have more projects later in the week :)







Little Darling

I'm back with another post! Woop! It's so nice to be crafting and blogging again, I tell you! So you might remember from my previous post that my baby girl turned 1 recently (Easter Saturday actually!). My last project was the birthday invitation for her party, which sadly had to be cancelled due to an epic bout of gastro that descended upon the house.

Thankfully we are now on the mend, however her birthday was a much quieter affair than I had planned. I suppose it isn't a bad thing, considering the first birthday is more for the parent than the child :)

Anyway, I digress! Here is the card I made using a Little Darlings image, for my own little darling

I have used Stampin'  Up! cardstock and ink around the edges, Wisteria Wonder

Papers are Graphic 45 *(how gorgeous are they?!)

Little Wendy with Cupcake is coloured using Copic markers and X-Press It cardstock

The sentiment, punch, and bling are all Stampin'  Up! as well!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:

Creative Card Crew - Challenge 60 - Girly

Thanks for stopping by!

Once upon a springtime

Oh my gosh, it feels like forever since I blogged! Life has been crazy here with so many things going on; we moved, our second daughter started preschool, just to name a few :) Thankfully, we have settled into a routine, and now I'm back crafting and blogging!

Today's card is for the a challenge over at my old stomping ground, Creative Card Crew. The challenge this fortnight is 'Spring' - the direct link is at the bottom of this post. We are currently in Autumn in Australia, but these papers are really "Spring-y", as evidenced by the name, lol.

Here is my project, birthday party invitations for a joint birthday party for two of my daughters (both April babies)

The papers I have used are Graphic 45 - Once upon a springtime. These papers were one of the first paper pads I ever bought, and I have used it very sparingly, lol. All my girls love fairies, so these papers were the perfect choice for the invites, and somehow I have managed to spread the theme across the board, so we are now having a fairy party.

The stamps I have used are Magnolia - You are invited, and Stampin'  Up! Nature Walk and Hip Notes.

The inks I have used are all Stampin'  Up!; Early Espresso, Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive.

I have also used a 1" circle punch, Stampin'  Up! Decorative Label punch, Stampin'  Up! Banner Framelits die, and Stampin'  Up! Early Espresso taffeta ribbon. I adhered the ribbon to the insert with my trusty old stapler, as I love the rustic finish it gives!

Here is the direct link to the challenge:

Creative Card Crew - Challenge 59: Spring

Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Pea Stamps design team call

Another one of my favourite stamp brands are having a DT call! I first came across Sweet Pea stamps a few years ago. 'Arden' was my first ever character stamp, and my motivation for starting to colour with Copic markers.

Here is my entry for the DT call. Unfortunately, I don't know this little sweetie's name, as she doesn't have her package anymore, however I do know she is a Ching Chou Kuik image.

I thought she would be perfect for my Christmas cards! There's nothing like getting an early start ;)

Here is the link to the Sweet Pea blog for the DT call.

Wish me luck! :)

Polly! Guest design

Hi, thanks for stopping by. I have been sitting on some exciting news for about a month now; I was approached by Ruth from Polly! Scrap kits to create a few projects using the January PL kit, Raspberry Shortcake. Ruth knows I'm a card-maker, so thought it would be a great opportunity to showcase the versatility of the kits, regardless of your creative background.

Here are the two cards I made using the kit

Card 1: card front

 

Inside:

 

 

 

Card 2: card front

 

Inside:



If you pop on over to the Polly! blog you will find out all you need to know about these two cards. I had so much fun playing with this kit, and I was so thrilled to be asked to be a Guest Designer.

I hope you enjoy what is left of your weekend :)