Creative Card Crew #37: Punches/Dies

Welcome to another challenge over at Creative Card Crew! This fortnight we would love to see what you do with punches/dies! Our sponsor for this challenge is the lovely Delicious Doodles who are offering the lucky winner 4 digis!

I worked with the divine Poppy for this challenge, and here is my card

Cardstock is Bazzil, and X-Press Blend It
Papers are Crate Paper
Sentiment is Cosmo Cricket (sticker)
Inks are Copics
Punches are corner rounder, Stampin' Up! Lacy Edge punch (retired), and Hearts punch

We hope you play along with this fortnight! Thanks for stopping by :)

Creative Card Crew #36 - White on White

I'm back from a brief hiatus! I took a quick break to give birth to my beautiful little girl (number 3 and last), Eden May, who decided that she couldn't wait for the scheduled date, and arrived a few days early :)

Anyway, onto the new challenge over at Creative Card Crew for this fortnight! And as you probably guessed by the post title, it's white on white. So we want to see your all-white creations. Our sponsor for the challenge is Marianne Design who have a great prize up for grabs!

Here is my card for the challenge:

I thought I would get a start on my Christmas cards ;) I have inked up Angel Tilda with Gloria using Copics, Memento ink, X-Press It card, and Atyou Spica pens. The card base is a white Twiddlybits card, and I have used X-Press It card with a polka dot embossing folder (I shed a little tear using my Copic card for this, but it was the only white I had, lol), matted using foam tape. The flowers are from an old scrapbooking kit, and I have no idea where the ribbon came from, however I think it was a gift pack of some sort. The sentiment is an oldie but a goodie; Stampin' Up! Teeny Tiny Sentiments, and Early Espresso Ink.

Here is a close-up of the card

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

Marvelous Magnolia Anything Goes (Beginner - I have not placed in or won any Magnolia challenge)

Simon Says Stamp Things With Wings

Tildas Town Something Old Something New (Tilda is from the most recent Christmas collection, the flowers and ribbon are old)

Thanks for stopping by, we hope you play along this fortnight!

Creative Card Crew #34: Handmade flowers

Welcome to another fab challenge over at Creative Card Crew! Our challenge this fortnight is handmade flowers. I.LOVE.HANDMADE.FLOWERS!!! There are so many great tutorials out on the world wide web on how to make your own. Our sponsor this fortnight is the super-cute Birdie Brown Images who are offering a lucky winner 3 free digis!



For this challenge, I chose to use a technique taught to me by a lovely crafty friend of mine, Tania, who unfortunately, doesn't have a blog :( This technique is a great way to use up scrap pieces of paper, as well as fill in time if you feel like crafting, but just want to do something simple and easy.

The technique consists of roughly cutting a number of circles. You can also use punched/die-cut circles or flowers for this technique. They don't have to be perfect, in fact, it's better when they're not, you just have to make sure that they gradually increase in size. You can use as many or as few as you like, but just be mindful of the fact that the brad has to go through all the layers.

 

 You just spritz the cuts/punches/die cuts with some water, scrunch them in your hand, and let them dry.

 

Once dry, layer them in size order, I use a piercer.

 

Pin together with a brad.

 Then have a scrunch and a play until you are happy with how they look, and they are ready to adhere to your project. I used Tombow glue to adhere mine, as you need a really strong adhesive to ensure they stay stuck.

Here is my project; an exploding box:

 

 

 

I have used the super cute "Look Up" image, as she reminded me of my 2 year old daughter, especially when she lets me put her hair up :)

 

Other materials used are an old Lime Tart kit for papers and embellishments, some bling, a doohickey, and layers of washi tape around the lid.

 

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a chance to play along with us this fortnight. We can't wait to see what you create!

 

Have a great week :)

Creative Card Crew: #33 Clouds/Snow/Rain

Howdy!

Welcome to another great challenge over at Creative Card Crew! This fortnight we are lucky enough to be sponsored by the super-cute

Stamp Fairy

 

And they are offering a lucky winner a $10 voucher to spend in their store. So what do you have to do to be eligible for this prize? Create a project including clouds, snow or rain, it's as easy as that! :)

So onto my project for this challenge

 

I used Space Monster, fussy-cut (minus his hands) to look like raindrops. I have covered approximately half of the raindrops in kindy glitz to make them stand out, and mounted on foam tape. The cloud paper is part of a freebie paper pad from a magazine, and the cardstock is Stampin' Up! Pool Party and Island Indigo. Punches are scalloped oval, and scalloped-edge punch. I've finished the card off with some bling and a Stampin' Up! sentiment stamp.

 

We look forward to seeing what you can create with our theme!

 

Thanks for stopping by :)



Creative Card Crew: #32 Masculine

Welcome to another challenge over at Creative Card Crew this fortnight. This challenge is all about the lads in our lives, and we want to see your maculine-themed cards!

Our sponsor for this challenge is the fabby Scrapping Center, and they have a $15 voucher up for grabs!

Here is my card:

I have used Kaisercraft 'Hunt & Gather' DSP, Stampin' Up! 'Open Sea' and 'Teeny Tiny Sentiments' stamp sets, Stampin' Up! cardstock and punches.


I would like to enter my card in the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamps - Choose a sketch (I have used Sketch 2)

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you will join our Masculine challenge over at Creative Card Crew this fortnight! :)

Just For You

Hi hi :)

Todays card is a simple one, although it took a few days to make, ironic huh?

I have made a 6"x6" card, using Stampin' Up! Soft Suede cardstock, My Minds Eye 'Breeze' papers (outside and inside the card), Midsummer Tilda, X-Press Blend It card, Memento Ink, Copics, laser-cut chipboard stars (coloured with Copics and finished off with some Dimensional Magic), some Stampin' Up! label punches, Stampin' Up! Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Stampin' Up! Basic Pearls.

Inside of card:

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Tilda's Town Challenge 42 (I have gone for "Understated & Elegant")
Simon Says Stamp: A Bit O' Green (the world's greatest colour ;) )
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Creative Card Crew: Challenge 31

Welcome to my first project as part of the Creative Card Crew design team! This fortnight's challenge is 'Ribbon', and our sponsor for the challenge is Delicious Doodles

I was spoiled for choice with the lovely images, so I have made 2 cards. The first is an easel card using the lovely Fae

This image is perfect for tweens/teens/young adults, who can be tough to make cards for at the best of times, when cutesy images just don't cut it anymore. What I also liked about Fae, is that it is a great image for beginner colourers and advanced colourers alike, as it is a great image to practice hair and faces.

I've used two lots of ribbon on my card; some ruffled pink ribbon to frame the image, and I have wrapped some silver lacey ribbon around the top panel of my card a few times, to create enough thickness to layer the gorgeous little dress pin on the card.

A close-up of the image:

Inside my card:

The flower on the front is a Prima flower, the papers are Lillibean, cardstock is Bazzill and Stampin' Up! Punches are Martha Stewart and Stampin' Up! Sentiment is Stampin' Up! Dies used are Nestabilities Grand Labels 1.



My second card is the very ethereal Lycaonia, and I went for a more masculine card. I think the addition of the wolves to this image do make the card suitable for men.

 

 

Now where is the ribbon? I used ribbon on this card in the corner to create stripes to co-ordinate with the fab My Minds' Eye paper I used. Unfortunately, I didn't have any masculine ribbon that would match, so I've used white ribbon and coloured it in with Stampin' Up! Basic Grey marker, as that is the grey cardstock I've used.

 

I wanted a greyscale card to really make Lycaonia pop. Here is a close-up:

 



A close-up of the ribbon:

So pop on over to Creative Card Crew and show us how you use ribbon on your card!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Where Angels Tread...

Today's card is show-casing my first ever Saturated Canary purchase, as well as my first time entering one of their challenges. This week it's "Good vs. Evil", and I have teamed it up with the fab sketch over at Papertake Weekly. For me, it was a no-brainer to make a "good" card, because quite frankly, anyone who deserves an "evil" card, is not getting a card from me ;) Lol

I have used the absolutely gorgeous digi Angels Among Us, and teamed it with the very heavenly Sweet Nothings collection from Kaisercraft, which showcases cherubs, and all things, well, heavenly! I have fussy-cut the image, and adhered her to the page to look like she is sitting on a cloud, with the angel feathers floating down around her.

 

 

 

Close-up of the image:

 

 

 

Inside the card:

Other stamps used are Tim Holtz ticket stamps, and Whimsy ticket stamps. The tickets were cut using the Tim Holtz ticket die, and inked up with Stampin' Up! Early Espresso. I've used Kindy Glitz on the angel feathers, and Stampin' Up! basic pearls in the corners, and the card is made on Stampin' Up! Early Espresso and Marina Mist. The beautiful digi is coloured using Copics (of course!)

Here are the direct links to the challenges I am entering:

Saturated Canary - Challenge 38 "Good vs Evil"
Papertake Weekly - Sketch 76

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you're enjoying yout weekend! Ours has some pretty miserable weather at the moment, so it's lots of crafting in my house ;)

Soooooo excited!!!!

Hi

Just a super quick post to share some AWESOME news; I have been selected for my first ever DT with the very talented ladies over at Creative Card Crew. I hope to see you over there entering some challenges. We have some great challenges coming up, with some fabulous prizes up for grabs. So get crafting, and show us what you've got! :)

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

And So They Were Married...

Today's card is a Criss-Cross card for my darling hubby, as tomorrow marks our second wedding anniversary. I am really excited about it, as I have a huge surprise planned for him along the lines of the traditional Cotton theme, but I can't spill the beans just yet, as it won't be arriving for a few weeks.

I love making vintage-style cards, but wanted to challenge myself and make a masculine vintage card. My husband is really interested in antiques/vintage; I find myself being co-erced into watching every "picker" show that is on tv, and boy are there a few on through the week! It's a happy coincidence that I managed to get cotton on the card with the seam binding and burlap.

Please excuse the poor lighting, I finished the card late and unfortunately had to rely on artificial light rather than natural.

I'm still getting used to using glimmer mists, they're fun and messy! It didn't turn out quite how I imagined on the outside of the card, however I'm really happy with how it turned out on the insert.

 

Insert:



 

Outside and Inside:

Rear of outside:

Materials used are:

Bazzill and Stampin' Up! cardstock
Graphic 45 and Tim Holtz papers
Tim Holtz, Tattered Angels and Stampin' Up! ink
Darkroom Door image (used on insert as a watermark), Stampin' Up! sentiment stamp
Screw brads, burlap (darkened with Stampin' Up! ink), Stampin' Up! seam binding, Stampin' Up! punch.

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

Anything Goes - Challenge 86: Vintage/Shabby Chic

Charisma Cardz - Challenge 6: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! I will be back through the week with more projects to share.