International Art and Soul - Three of Something

 Time for another challenge at INTAAS and this time it is to use three of something. The theme was chosen by Jane this time.

My Card

I am still on a mission to use older dies and the two I have used on this card are from Memory Box and I diecut them in white glitter card. The paper is extremely old and I came across quite a few sheets of this pack which was an 8x8" pad which may have been Papermania but the front sheet is missing. The sweet image is from an LOTV Simply Print sheet.

Why not pop across to the blog and see what the rest of the team have come up with for this challenge?

Take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

 

 

 

Tea Party at IAAS

Good morning.  We have another challenge at IAAS and the theme is tea party

My Card

This is a 6" square white base card and using "Tea Party" die from Crafter's Companion. I just added a blue mat and some pearls and job done.

My sister lives alone and it must be so difficult to be on your own during this time that I decide to send her a card every week.  Actually, that's not quite true.  I just sent a card to give her a bit of a lift  but she was so thrilled that I thought I would do it weekly. This was one of those cards.  I enclosed a tea bag and the following little verse inside.

"I cannot sit and chat with you

The way I'd like to do

So brew yourself a cup of tea

I'll think of you, you think of me."

The DT have come up with som great ideas for those challenge so it's worth taking a wander over to the blog and checking it out.

Take care.

Stars and Stripes

Good morning.  Today my card is my DST card for the challenge at IAAS the theme of which is Stars and/or Stripes.  I managed to incorporate both into my card.

If you are looking for my CCC card please scroll down to previous post.

My Card 

Recipe 

5" x 7" tent card - black card Rymans

silvery grey card - ancient card from stash

striped card - Pennies Worth

lime card - LimeTree Crafts

starry e/f - Tatty Teddy

star dies - the Works

Stitched Flags and pennants - Sue Wilson 

I never use this bright lime green but it just added a lovely pop of color and seemed to bring it alive. I used a peel off birthday greeting on the pennants. Actually, although I call it lime green the colour on the pack says "chartreuse" - very posh - but still lime to me!

I think this card could be for anyone but it will be added to my small stock of male cards.  Please pop over to the blog and see what my teamies have made for this challenge.

Take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend. 

Ecology/Environment/Conservation at IAAS

Good morning and hope this finds you all well. Sall chose our theme at IAAS this time, and I must say I struggled with this but in the end, when I found this image of a tropical rain forest, I thought it fit the theme.

If you are looking for my card for the Christmas Card Club please scroll down to the previous post.

My Card

Recipe

7" x 5" base card

image - Greetings Card Factory

Another CAS card which I completed digitally by adding the three layers, including the sentiment and  label for it. There is a fine green border round the sentiment label but it is not easy to see in the picture  I then just printed it off and mounted it onto the card base.  I decided it needed nothing else.

This reminds me so much of our trip into the rain forest in Trinidad (or it might have been Tobago).  I can almost smell it and I think I'll start perspiring soon ... lol!

Why not pop over to the blog and see what the rest of the DT have made for this "challenging" 

challenge.

Today would have been the birthdays of my mum and dad and mum's twin brother.  I think the three of them will  be celebrating their 93rd birthday together in heaven.  I still miss them all.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.  Take care and happy crafting.

CAS at International Art And Soul

Good morning and Happy Mothering Sunday to all the mums amongst you.  I hope you are being spoiled today.

If you are looking for my Christmas Card Club card please scroll down to previous post.

Another challenge at International Art and Soul where we take it in turns to choose the theme. It's Maggie's choice this time and she has chosen CAS using blue.

My Card

Recipe

White linen card stock - Hobbycraft 

Blue pearlescent card - Jelly bean Craft

prim Poppy die - Memory Box

Tessatina border die - memory Box

Sentiment die - Sue Wilson

I chose to use linen card to counter  the effect of so much white space.  Although in reality it looks great unfortunately it is not discernible in the photograph so you'll have to take my word for it.

Another quick post from me.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Beads or Sequins for IAAS

Good morning, and apologies to my team mates at IAAS.  This should have been posted yesterday!

My Card

An extremely quick card to make.  This is a 5" x 7" base card made from Hobbycraft card stock.  The image is from Hunkydory .  I just chose the three colors from the image and used  card from my stash to mat and layer.  The sequins have been in my stash for years and this is the first time I've used them!

Why not pop over to the blog were you will see some great makes from the DT.

I hope you didn't suffer too badly in the storm.  Our lounge is upstairs and we were watching "Endeavour" on television (one of my favourites and I'm sorry it was the last episode) when there was an almighty crash on the roof!  We dashed outside but so dark and rainy that we couldn't see anything.  However this morning John went up onto the roof early and the wind had torn the chimney cowl off.  The concrete base had been totally smashed and it was all wedged in the guttering.   Once the wind dies down properly he will see what he can do with it.  I do so hate wind - it is so destructive! Still I suppose we got off fairly lightly.

Sorry for the quick post but I am about to leave for an optician appointment.

Update -  The wind also brought down a huge limb of a tree and blocked the narrow lane which is the access to our house.  It was still partly attached so I had to go back and get John to bring his chainsaw.  Fortunately I had anticipated there might be problems and had left early.  I made the appointment by the skin of my teeth and running all the way from the car park. Note to self -  must get fitter ... lol!

Take care.

Shades of one Colour for IAAS

Good morning. After rain and mist yesterday we have another lovely sunny morning today.

Today is  my DT card for IAAS where the theme is to use shades of one colour.

Please scroll down to the previous post if you are looking for my
Christmas Card Club card.

My Card

Recipe

A5 card base - Crafters Companion Centura Pearl card

glitter card - Hobbycraft

teal pearlescent card - Limetree Crafts

Cross dies - Spellbinders

Sunray die - Sue Wilson

Oval die -  Austrian Collection Sue Wilson

 Sentiment computer generated

My great nephew's Christening takes place this afternoon in Co Durham so I won't be attending.  However,  my card was posted early in the week so it should have got there in good time. 

Why not pop over to the blog and see what the rest of the team have made for this theme?  We are a "Just For Fun" challenge but I think it often gives some inspiration, particularly if your mojo is not working as efficiently as it should - and I think we all have some of that at times.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Orange and Black for IAAS

Good morning.  This should have been posted yesterday!  When I got home late yesterday afternoon I discovered that although I scheduled the post it had failed to show. So much for my three posts in a row. Ugh!!!

Hi, this my third post in as many days. Wow!

Today it is time for International Art and Soul and the theme is to use  Orange and Black, as chosen by Chriss.  Unfortunately I really do not like orange and have no orange papers or anything.  I hope Chriss does not mind that I "watered down" her challenge and used a much paler version in my CAS card.

My Card

 

Recipe

6"square base card

digi  paper  from  my file (unknown origin)

Hello die - Creative Expressions

daisy - Woodware punch

black flowersoft for centres

black spotted ribbon - from stash

I am really getting  to quite like  CAS cards on occasion. I'm certainly not unhappy with this.

Why not pop over to the blog and see what my DT sisters have come up with for this challenge?

By the time you read this I will be on the way to Leicester to visit the Richard 111 Visitor Centre with our WI group.  This time husbands are coming so I'm sure we will all have a great day.

Hope you all enjoy your day too.

Take care.

 

Christmas Traditions at IAAS

Well here I am for the third day in a row - and the third Christmas card too.  This is my DT card for International Art and Soul. The theme of  the challenge is Christmas Traditions so I chose  sending Christmas cards. Initially I was going to use carol singing then remembered that was the theme of the Christmas Card Club.  Three Christmas cards in a row in such heat.  Crazy!!

If you are looking for my CCC card please scroll down to previous post.

My Card

Recipe

white card stock for base - Anna Marie Designs

red card stock - Rymans

patterned paper - Home For Christmas: Papermania

topper - Lili of the Valley

large poinsettia die - Creative Expressions

small poinsettia - Marianne Designs 

sentiment die - Creative Expressions

I have been playing around with fun fold cards this week and this one is called an Impossible Card.  Clearly it isn't impossible just clever cutting and folding.  John was amazed when I showed him and he was sure I had stuck two pieces together.  It really does look very effective and especially since it is made from a single piece of card 7" x 5".  It folds totally flat for posting and the finished size is 7" x 6" but this depend on the size of the topper you apply.

Well that's all from me today.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Take care.

Not Square or Oblong

Good morning.   This is my DT card for International Art and Soul.  The remit was to make a card which was not square or oblong.  Now I know this is pretty much oblong but I hope the fancy edges make it okay!!

My Card

 

Recipe

ivory and lavender Centura Pearl - Crafter's Companion

Laced Bow Easel creator die - Tonic Studios

Twig leaf die - Sue Wilson

Numbers/letters dies - Spellbinders 

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment - computer generated 

ribbon and pearls from stash

This set of dies makes such a great card and no matter what colour combo you use it looks fabulous.

I was asked to make this card for the oldest member of our WI and she is absolutely amazing.  Most of our group are so much younger but Myrtle mixes so well with everybody and gets so involved it's hard to believe her age!!!  She is also just recovering from major surgery - and I really mean major but again she didn't let it get her down.

I was asked to use this die or something similar because they had seen another card I had made with it which impressed them.  I was able to kill two birds with one stone and use this card for the IAAS challenge.  We are a Just For Fun challenge but why not pop across to the blog and see what my teamies have produced and maybe you will join in and show us your shaped cards.

Hope the weather improves for the Bank Holiday but here in our part of Oxfordshire it has been a pretty dire couple of days.

Take care.

Paper Piecing at IAAS

Good morning and I hope this finds you well.

My post today is to showcase my paper pieced card for International Art and Soul.

My Card

Recipe

7" x 5" base card - ivory pearlescent card

quilt die - cheap die from China

papers - Christmas papers

silk flower from stash

I diecut the die three times in different papers - I used Christmas papers (I think from LOTV) although they don't really look Christmas-sy. Then came the fiddly fun part of putting it altogether and gluing the pieces.  It means I can now do another two cards in a different pattern.

We are a Just For Fun Challenge Blog but we would love you to pop over to the blog and check out what my DT sisters have made. I think we all had fun with this.

Take care and see you again soon.

  

Try Something New at International Art and Soul

Good morning and hope this finds you all well. Happy Easter - and I actually think the sun might be trying to break those clouds.  I'm hopeful because I'm getting rather tired of the constant rain.

It's time for a new challenge at IAAS - in more ways than one! The challenge today, is to make a card in a style you have never done before. I decided to make a flip flop card or, as they used to be called, a swing card.  Anyway, whatever they are called this  is what I decided to try. It's been on my list of things to try so here it is.

My Card

Recipe

base card - 6" square blue card Hobbycraft

pale blue cardstock - Limetree Crafts

Flip flop die - Tonic Studios "Enjoy Today"

flower dies - medium rose Britannia

blue pearls - Hobby House

It took a little working out but I got there in the end. Now I've got the hang of it I think that next time I will try it using an ordinary die, rather than a specific flip flop one because I have so many beautiful dies that can be utilised. It will just take a little longer to fathom it out but I think I'll manage it - it's not rocket science after all.

Why not pop across to the blog and see what the rest of the DT have decided to try for the first time? We are a "Just For Fun" blog so no prizes I'm afraid, but I think that crafting should be for fun and if it pushes us out of our comfort zone then even better.

Well that's it for today.

Take care.

Humour for IAAS

Good morning and welcome to a beautiful winter wonderland - again!  Oh boy I could do without this. I should have been going out with the WI today. As luck would have it I had to cancel a couple of days ago but I still wouldn't have been able to go because we can't get out due to the snow! And the roads would be treacherous around here so just as well I'm not travelling.

My Card

 

 Insert

Our challenge at IAAS this time is to add some humour to your card.This is a simple card but makes me smile. I took the image from  Greeting Card Factory De Luxe and used the same image for the insert just faded it out. The trees are Frosted Pine and Frosted Spruce from Memory Box. I wanted to keep the background simple but didn't like the stark white card so I used my scoreboard to add lines making it stripey.

Why not pop over to the blog and see what the rest of the team have produced and consider joining in the challenge?  We are a Just For Fun challenge so no prizes I'm afraid but blogging is for fun anyway isn't it?

If you have snow then take care and keep warm. Don't go out unless you need to is what I say.  An ideal opportunity to craft!

Take care.

International Art and Soul

Good morning.  We are a Just For Fun challenge so no prizes but some great badges for your side bar.  This challenge threw me at first. The remit is "Use something you already own".  In the end I took it to mean don't buy something new  and use it in your project.

My Card

Recipe

5"x 7" base card - Anna Marie Designs card stock

Antique Gold Pearl card - Ross Paper Craft

Provence Die set - Creative Expressions

Smallest die from Auverne set - Creative Expressions

Star Flowers and Star Flower Leaves - John Next Door
Heart embossing folder - Crafts Too

Ribbon - from stash

Gold pearls - Meiflower

Sentiment - computer generated.

Apart from John Next Doors Star flowers and leaves which I bought just before Christmas everything else I used has been in my possession for a few years at least. So I think I have fulfilled the remit.

I was bridesmaid for my cousin and I still can't believe it was so long ago! I had just started my nursing career and I was a student nurse of three months standing and my cousin had just taken her finals at the same hospital.  Looking at the photos again brought back some memories I can tell you.

Please pop across to the blog and check out what the rest of the team have made.

I will be back again tomorrow with a card for my Christmas Card Club which unfortunately will be a day late!! See you then hopefully.

Take  care.

Texture

Good morning.  My card today is my DT card for IAAS where the remit is to use texture on your project.

Please scroll down to previous post if you are looking for my CCC card.

My Card

Recipe

5 x 7" Kraft base card - Papermania

kraft card - Papermania

Argyle embossing folder  - Die'sire Crafters Companion

bronze corrugated card - stash

wide jute ribbon - Hobbycraft

bakers twine

button from stash

computer generated sentiment

I think I have achieved the texture with the additions to my card so this is another male card for my box.  I never have enough cards for men readily available so this year I decided I would remedy this and whenever possible make a male card.

Please pop over to the blog and see what my teamies have made.

Thankfully yesterday's snow only lasted until about lunch time and didn't settle. I'm keeping fingers crossed because February can be quite a bad month for snow around here.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Do Something Digital

Good morning.  I'm here today with my DT card for International Art and Soul. Our remit this time, as chosen by Tricia, is to do something digital.  Now this can be using a digi image, or digital papers or maybe actually making a totally digital card, which is what I went for.  Nothing like challenging yourself!!!

Please scroll to the previous post if you are looking for my Christmas Card Club entry.

My Card

 

I saw a tutorial to make a one layer digital card - using Microsoft Word.  Now this really was a challenge but I persevered and this is how it turned out.  It was not intended to be a wedding card but this was the only image I could find that had a toning background rather than stark white.  I was actually very pleased with it. However, it's not something I will be doing often - I like using die cuts and embellishments too much!! Mind you, no problem with postage costs!

Why not pop over to the blog and see what my teamies decided to do for this challenge?

Take care and keep warm!!

 

 

White on White

Good morning to you all and I hope you are not all freezing out there.

It is my turn to choose the theme for our first challenge of 2018 for International Art and Soul and as you can see my choice is White on White.  Now I do know that some people struggle with this concept so it is okay to add a smidgen of colour.

My Card

Recipe

White card stock - Hobbycraft

Create a card Winter Wonderland die-  Crafters Companion

White glitter card - Hobbycraft

Poinsettia die - Britannia Dies

Ribbon and gems - stash

I decided to make a Diorama card using white card stock.  This is such an easy card style to make  yet looks so effective. I used white glitter card on the back fold and also on the side strips which give a little dimension. I really  love the Crafter's Companion Create a Card dies because you can make a card so quickly - ideal when you have lots to make.

As an after thought I popped a battery operated tealight in just before I took the photo. It doesn't show up well in the picture but in reality it looks very effective.

Why not pop over to the blog and see what my team mates have produced for this first challenge.

John and I went to St Albans yesterday to spend some time with his cousins and had a great day catching up and generally having a good old chat. Good food too so a bonus!

Well that's all from me today.  Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Make It Sparkle at IAAS

Good  morning.  Well we are well and truly snowed in.  It snowed the entire day yesterday but stopped in the evening, but unfortunately more of the white stuff fell overnight so that's it for us for a bit. Before I retired this was always a worry but now it's not a problem - I'll just keep warm and snug around the woodburner. 

This card is my DT card for International Art and Soul and should have been posted yesterday so I am a day late. We were asked for lots of sparkle and I've certainly got that!  Unfortunately it was very difficult to photograph because of the glitter!

My Card

 

 

Recipe

6" base card - Hobbycraft card stock

silver glitter card - Crafter's Companion

snowflake die - Sweet Dixie

sentiment - computer generated

 

Very simple but the beautiful Glitter Cardstock makes it special.  It really is the best glitter card I have ever seen.  I also slathered loads of glitter onto the snowflake which is actually dangling freely from the silver cord and bow. I computer generated the sentiment and just added a gemstone to the centre of the snowflake.

 

Why not pop across to the blog and see what my team mates have made for this challenge?

 

Well that's it from me for today.  Keep warm and go carefully if you need to go outdoors.

 

 

 

 



Buttons and Bows

Good morning and I hope you are all managing to keep warm in these very low temperatures. Not forgetting the snow in the north of England and Scotland.

Yesterday evening I suddenly realised that I had a DT card due for International Art and Soul and I hadn't actually made one.  Panic stations!! Well, 15 minutes later I finished this very CAS card - and that time included computer generating the sentiment!  I have never made one this quickly  and I'm sure it will never happen again.

My Card

 

 

Recipe

5" square scalloped card

patterned paper - I think it's a scrap of LOTV

ribbon - another scrap

button - my button box

 

It's amazing what you can do if you try  Certainly not my usual style, but at least I managed it in time.

Why not pop over to the blog and see what my teamies have come up with - all far superior to mine I can assure you!!

 

Well take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.  I think my day will be spent round the fire!

 

 

 

 



Autumn Colours

Good morning.  My card today is for International Art and Soul.  The theme is autumn colours, and I think I have cracked it with this card.

My Card

 

 

Recipe

7" x 5" base card - Papermania

Bronze pearlescent card - Crafters Companion

White cardstock - Rymans

Sunflower image - Greeting Card Factory

Microbead and pearls - stash

 

I was very happy to be able to add some quotes to my card.  In fact I added so much text that I decided to not use too much in the way of embellishments.  I used microbeads for the centre of the sunflower and then some brown pearls in the corners.  The picture does not show the microbeads at their best.  There are three or four different shades in the pot and look gorgeous in real life.

 

I kept it all pretty flat by adding the image and the three different texts onto the one piece of card and just played around with the positioning.

 

I found the birthday quote online and told John it suited me perfectly - for some reason he just laughed! I think this card is for me since it is my birthday today ... lol!

 

Why not pop over to the blog and see what my teamies have come up with, and maybe join in the challenge?

 

Take care and enjoy your day.  We are off out for the day but I don't know where.  I quite like surprises though.