Get Creative Challenges # 13

Good morning to all my friends and fellow bloggers - and if you have just wandered here by chance I hope you like what you see and drop by again.  The challenge this time at Get Creative is to use purple, pink and green - perfect colours for me.  Our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine and the prize is three images of the winner's choice.  The image I have used is from the Flower Pot Pretty range "Crystal Chrysanthemum".

My Card

Recipe

7" square card from Anne-Marie

Backing papers from Lili of the Valley - Snow Princess Solids

Pink pearlescent card from stash

Sentiment circle - Craftwork Cards

Spellbinders - Marvellous Squares

Sue Wilson - Faux Quilled Leaves

Promarkers to colours

Pearls from stash

I think I went a bit overboard with the leaves ... lol!

I hope you are all well and have been enjoying the lovely weather. Yesterday was very bright and sunny but pretty chilly and we had an overnight frost, but the sun is shining again this morning and it seems a bit warmer.  

Take care.

OSAAT Challenge # 235 Daughters/Girls

Good afternoon.  Time again for another DT card for OSAAT.  As you can see the challenge is "Anything goes for Daughters/Girls".  The image I have used is Pansies by CraftyGirl Creations and is available at Stitchy Bear Digital Stamp Outlet and you can find it HERE.  It is quite some time since I have made an easel card and I wanted to show off the quotation/verse and there was no room on the front, so this seemed the ideal way. I guess  this is really for a "big girl".

My Card

Recipe

Card base made from Papermania card stock.

Spellbinders Labels 28

Spellbinders Enchanted Labels 28

Striped paper - free digi from Jak Heath - very old stash

Yellow pearlescent card from stash.

Ribbon and pearls from stash

Quotation and sentiment - computer generated

Promarkers to colour

If you click on the last image you will be able to read the quote which fits the image so well.  I do love my quotes!   A long time ago Marie-Louise  loaned me her Enchanted Labels 28 die and I die cut quite a few before returning it to her. She was so kind!!  I was so very tempted to colour my pansies in purples and mauves because I love those colours and have lots of them in my garden pots.  However I resisted the temptation - gosh it was hard!!

We would love you to join us in the challenge and here is the prize you could win.

Well, that's it for today.  Hope you are all feeling okay and enjoying this fine weather - and her's hoping it lasts too!!

Christmas Card Club # 8 - Vintage

Good morning to you all.  It's time for another card for our little Christmas Card Club.  This time it was Rachel's choice and as you can see she asked us to make a vintage card.  I have only ever made one vintage card before.  I love to see vintage cards so I have had a go.  Hope you think it is vintage enough Rachel!

My Card

My card is a tent fold base 7" x 5" made from pearlescent card stock from my stash.  The backing paper is a digi paper I have had for years and I just printed it off at the size to cover the card. The image is another digi image that I've had for ages, and it was an internet freebie. I remembered this vintage Father Christmas and thought it would be perfect. The flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and the leaves are rose leaves from a Britannia die. Some red organza ribbon and a pearl finished it off.

We were very lucky to have such beautiful weather this past week when my nephew came with his children.  It did mean we could go out and do things, and also simple things like having a barbecue in the garden.  I'm not a fan of bbq's but Séb seems to think when they are here we have to do it - it seems to have become a bit of tradition ... lol!

Hope all is well with everybody.

OSAAT # 234 - Anything Goes for Easter

Good afternoon  I'm sorry for my absence but right now there is a lot going on here.  When I can I try to check up on your blogs but it is a bit sporadic I'm afraid.

This is my DT card for the  One Stitch at A Time  challenge and this time it is to make a card for Easter or Passover.  My image is the Cala Lily Digital Image and Paper Pack from Coosty Creations available here at Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet.

My Card

Recipe

6x6" card made from Papermania cardstock

Papers from Coosty Creations

Tiny pearls from Meiflower

Large pearls from Hobby House

Martha Stewart Scroll Lace Punch

I actually didn't use the digi image.  The cala lily image I used as a topper on the front of my card is actually part of one of the backing papers which I cropped and printed onto card stock.  I also used that paper to line inside the card which made a lovely finishing touch. Although it's not very clear in the picture I also used another of the papers on the front. I didn't want to spoil it by adding any text so I computer generated the text on to white card stock and cut it into a label/tag which can be pulled out to read. I trimmed the edges with the MS punch to match the backing paper.

We'd love you to play along with us.  This is the prize you could win.

Hope you are all well and enjoying a blessed and peaceful Easter.

Christmas Card Club # 7 - Feature A Creature

Good morning , although it's perhaps not so good really.  Where has spring gone? It's the first day of British Summertime and it's like winter.  I think the north of England and Scotland are forecast to have it pretty rough unfortunately. The right weather to be showing a Christmas card ... lol!

Well Maureen chose our topic today and as you can see, she asked us to use a "critter", or more than one, on our card this time.  I have a polar bear and a baby penguin in my image.  I am trying to keep the majority of my Christmas cards flat and so everything is glued down and nothing raised on foam tape.

My Card

Recipe

15 cms square base card - Rymans

Dark blue card - very old from my stash

Snowflake Lattice e/f - Creative Expressions

Starburst Die - Joanna Sheen Signature die

Decorative Labels One - Spellbinders 

Image - LOTV topper

Star gems - very old from my stash

A very easy card because if I am to be perfectly honest the days ran away with me and I had to make this very quickly last night. Photo taken with flash because it was late and dark, so not the best but I'm sure you get the idea.

Take card and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Get Creative Challenges #11

Good morning to all my friends and fellow bloggers.  Hope everything is well in your little world.

It's time for another challenge at Get Creative Challenges The challenge is to use a diecut - must be one of the easiest challenges going because so many of us use diecuts in our projects. Please think about joining us for a chance to win three images of your choice from our sponsor Oddball Art.

My Card

Recipe

Oddball Art digi - Big Eyed Bedtime Pajama Girl

Papermania cardstock- to make 6" square card.

LOTV - Pastel Dreams (Nitwit Papers)

Spellbinders - A2 Bracket Borders One

Prima - paper flowers

Pearls from stash

Rub On Sentiment - very old stash

Promarkers - to colour image

I found it difficult to get a decent picture.  The colours on the card are so pale and the sun is very bright - but I am not complaining about that!!!!!  The last couple of days have been lovely if a bit chilly at times.

Well, that's it for today.  Take care.

OSAAT Challenge # 233 Anything Goes ... With Nature

Good afternoon to you all and hope you are all well.  Had a great day at the NEC on Thursday (not Saturday as I previously stated!! Early Alzheimers!!) with Mrs Duck. Unfortunately Sue and Graham had to cancel at the 11th hour!   However Ang and I had a great day and I spent more than I had intended - but since I spent hardly anything at the November show I didn't feel too bad! We also met up with John Next Door, Sue Wilson and Julia Watts so had a nice chat.

Well another two weeks have gone by and it's another challenge at One Stitch At A Time.  This week the challenge is Anything Goes ..... With Nature.  My card uses the digi image Belle and it is available from our sponsor Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet   I really love using quotes in my work and when I first heard what the challenge would be I had quote in mind that I wanted to use.  I was very fortunate to be able to choose this image from Beary Dust which fits the image as though designed for it.

My Card

Recipe

6ins square card base - made from Papermania cardstock

Daisy patterned papers - free Nancy Watt papers (very old stash)

Green card - First Edition "Daydream"

Floral Corner die - Spellbinders

Pearls - from stash

Sentiment quote - computer generated

Colured with Promarkers.

This was very easy to put together. I printed the image onto green cardstock and then minimally coloured with Promarkers.

We would love you to join in with our challenge this time. The subject "nature" can be interpreted in so many ways so I'm sure you will be able to make a project to fit. This is the prize you could win.

March prize Pack

Take care and enjoy what's left of the weekend.

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craft your passion - anything goes

Sister Act

craft creations

scrap and craft - flowers

craftysentiments - bright colors