Lili Of The Valley Challenge (22)

The theme for this week's challenge is 'Mother's Day'. As soon as I saw this image I wanted to make a card with it, I think it is really elegant and a reminder of days gone by when ladies were very feminine. Sadly I can't remember where I found the download. Anyway, I started this card by layering gold and black onto the black base card and then the patterned paper. I made up the pyrimage image and placed it onto the card front. I added the lace and bow and then layered the greeting before attaching with foam pads. Finally I added the flowers and brads to the top of the card.

Card Recipe

Paper - Summertime Designs

Flowers - Papermania & Punched

Greeting - Computer Generated

Brads/Lace/Bow - Stash

Thanks for looking.

Blog Awards

I have been given these awards by Maxine at Maxines-arts-and-crafts. Thank you so much Maxine for thinking of me. I am thrilled to bits to receive them. I am now supposed to pass them on to five other people so here goes. In no particular order:-

1. Lorraine
2. Hazel
3. Alison
4. Jenny
5. Janette

Why not pop over to these blogs and check out their wonderful creations, you will not be dissapointed.

Blog Award

Apologies for this post being a bit late but I have been very busy lately and also having problems with this blessed pooter.

A little while ago I received this award from Hazel at Dido's Designs. Thank you so much Hazel for thinking of me, I am thrilled to bits to receive it. Anyway, I am now supposed to pass it on to my ten favourite blogs (Hazel you would have been one). So, in no particular order:-

1. Debra 6. Gayle

2. Maxine 7. Maddy

3. Carlz 8. Calvin

4. Jacqui 9. Paula

5. Jak 10. Karin

So, there you go. Why not pop over to these blogs and see their wonderful creations, you won't be dissapointed.

Three Challenges, One Card

Challenges

Secret Crafter (22) - Masking

Stamp Something - Favourite Somethings (Flowers)

Colour Create (6) - Orange/Yellow/Green

With a single flower stamp and using the 'masking' technique I created three flowers which I coloured with MLP pens and layered using my Nesties. I placed green paper on a piece of card and then punched a piece of yellow paper and placed this on top. I then placed a strip of stripey paper down the other side and attached the image with foam pads. To finish off I added flower brads to the centres of the punched squares. As the colour combo of the challenge can be quite bright I found that these papers gave an alternative subtle combo. This stamp was lent to me by my good friend Sue and it has fast become a favourite of mine so I think I shall have to try and find my own.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Woodware

Papers - Shabby Princess

Brads - Stash

Thanks for looking.

Magnolia vs Stampavie Challenge (17)

This week's challenge is a lovely sketch by Carla. I started by covering the base card with two different papers. I then added a lace doyley and a piece of paper lace that I had inked with Brilliance Pearlescent inkpads. Next I stamped, coloured (using pencils) and cut out the image and attached her with foam pads. I then punched green and pink flowers from pearl paper and added a pearl to the centres. I finished off with a peel-off greeting.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Sarah Kay

Papers - Summertime Designs

Pearls - Papermania

Doyley/Paper Lace/Peel-Off - Stash

Thanks for looking.

Charisma Cardz Challenge (9)

The challenge this week is to make a 'pretty card for mum'.

I made the base card using a beautiful piece of pearl cardstock that I have had for ages as this would show the embossing well and went with the image rather nicely. I started by embossing the pattern down the right side and adding the gems. I then punched the edges of a piece of white vellum and a piece of pink vellum and layered them to the left side and finished it with a peel-off border. Next I decoupaged and layered the image and attached it at an angle. The sentiment is peel-offs, layered with gems added.

Thanks for looking.

Four Challenges With One Card

Challenges

Sketch & Stash (5) - Sketch (New Image & Papers)
Paperplay (8) - 3 Rectangles & Sparkly
Funky Fairys (6) - Blue
Cute Card Thursday (50) - Food & Drink

As you can see I have kept this card very simple as I wanted the cupcakes to really show up. Following the sketch from the Sketch & Stash challenge I covered two rectangles of card with my new papers, having put an eyelet in a corner of each piece, I attached them to the base card after tying the ribbon around them. I coloured the image with my pencils and added glitter glue to the frosting on the cakes. I then layered it onto a rectangle of silver pearl card. I stamped the sentiment and layered this in the same way and attached them to the card with foam pads.

Card Recipe

Image & Papers - Funky Fairys
Sentiment - Daisy & Dandelion
Ribbon & Eyelets - Stash

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Lili Of The Valley Challenge (21)

This week's challenge is 'Bright and Beautiful' and this card is certainly bright and the fairy is beautiful.

I covered the base card with a piece of design paper. Onto this I placed a strip of card that I had scalloped and added lace to. I placed 'Scarlet' at the bottom having glittered her wings first with glitter glue. I then built the flower up and highlighted it with a Sakura pen and glittered the centre before placing it at the top of the card. To finish off I added the greeting.

The flower is a freebie from the lovely talented Jak Heath. Why not pop over to her blog and see her wonderful creations.

Card Recipe

Paper - Making Cards
Flower - Jak Heath
Fairy - Lili Of The Valley
Card/Lace/Greeting - Stash

Thanks for looking.

Friday Sketchers (41) Challenge

I decided to try something different for this card by not using a 'stamped' image, shock! horror! You see I went to The Range yesterday for some bits and bobs and came across a lovely flower punch which I just had to have, like you do. Anyway, onto the card...

First I covered the card with design paper and added a ribbon across the bottom. I then cut two rectangles of white cardstock and two larger ones in purple and layered them. On the first one I stamped and embossed the sentiment. On the second one I doodled some flower stalks with a MLP pen. I then used the punch to cut the flowers out of handmade paper. I coloured the edges of the petals with a MLP pen and added pearls to the centres. I then placed three at the top of the stalks and added a bow to the bottom. I finished off by placing the remaining flowers at the bottom of the card.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Hero Arts
Punch - Xcut
Everything Else - Stash

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Three Challenges In One

Challenges

Daisy May (1) - Sketch
Penny Black (38) - Something to eat
Colour Create (5) - Blue & Brown (Lace & Pearls)

I started this card by first making a handmade background using alchohol inks on glossy photo paper, the colours I used are Denim, Rust & Stream. Considering that when I usually try this I hate the results, I was rather pleased with the way this one turned out. Next I cut a square of brown cardstock and stuck a ribbon across the bottom, I then added some paper lace and dotted the middle of the flowers with a MLP pen. I then added a rectangle of cardstock covered with a co-ordinating paper to the right of the card. If you check the sketch I am following on the Daisy May challenge blog you will by now notice that I have turned it. Next is the image which I stamped and coloured with watercolour pencils and then layered it and attached it using foam pads. I finished off by adding these beautiful flowers I found the other day to which I added pearl brads. I adore the flowers so much I am loathe to part with them ha!ha!

Card Recipe

Cardstock - Stampin Up

Stamps - Penny Black/Hero Arts

Alchohol Inks - Adirondack

Pearls Brads - Craft Work

Flowers - Artoz

Ribbon - Anita's

Paper & Paper Lace - Stash

Thanks for looking.