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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Teacher's Pet

Good morning everyone.  It is so hard to believe that summer is nearly over.  The kiddies will be starting back to school again next week, with mixed feelings, I'm sure.  My oldest grandchild will be starting high school, while the youngest is starting grade one....my how they have grown!


Today I'm sharing my card for a teacher, with an image from Pink Gem....isn't he the sweetest!  He's coloured with copics, and some sparkle pen for the glasses.  I've admired the design technique of using a partial circle at the side of the card, and thought I would give it a try.  I do like the effect.

Nothing too difficult about this card, as the wording is a sticker and the flowers are rub-ons.  Otherwise, just a button and a bit of ribbon....all from my stash.

Have a lovely day!

Some challenges for my card:

A Gem of a Challenge - #94 Anything with a B (boy)
Paper Creators Crafts - #13 Anything Goes
Wags 'n Whiskers - #111 Back to School/For a Teacher
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Back To School
Inky Impressions - #122 Masculine
Delightful Challenges - Back to School - Use primary colors
Cupcake Inspirations - #225 Back to School       Top Picks
Love to Create - #80 Back to School 
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #77 Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - #53 Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy - #96 Back to School
The Pink Elephant - #214 Back 2 School

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Kick up your heels....

Another beautiful weekend with lots of sun and no rain in sight.  Of course there is always a down side....the gardens are pretty much finished, and the grass is turning brown.  I'm already cutting down the plants for fall, which seems really early.  Does that mean a long hard winter?  Let's hope not!!


This card is for my brother-in-law, who says he refuses to get any older....enough's enough!  This wonderful image from Just Inklined is titled Morris Dancer, and I'm sure he has the identical  outlook on life. (lol)  Once again, I've coloured with copics and cut him out using the 'out of the box' technique.

As this is a masculine card, I've kept the embellishment to a minimum, with just some die cuts and some gold Glass Effect Gel to make the pearl trim.  The papers are from the MME Blink of an Eye collection.

Dies used:
Spellbinders - Inverted Scalloped Circles and Labels Twenty
Memory Box - Madera Corner

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you enjoyed my card.  I also hope you have a wonderful fantasy day too!

Now for some challenges for my card:

Penny's Challenges - #141 Dies and/or punches
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Cards for Men - #19 Funny Birthday
Creatalicious Challenges - #54 For the Boys
Sister Act Card Challenge - #21 Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - #34 - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - #240 Spots and Dots
Rhedd & Rosie's - #13 Use Red

Thursday, August 22, 2013

How does your garden grow....

It's time for a new challenge at Charisma, and this week we are looking for your cards with more than one fold.  Lots of opportunity there, to show your creativity....and have a little bit of fun.  Be sure to check out the projects from the rest of the team for some wonderful ideas and inspiration.


Today, I've gone with a centre step card, and an image from one of our sponsors.  This little cutie has been coloured with copics and can be found here, at Saturated Canary.  The flowers in my garden don't look quite this lush, thanks to the heat and dry spell that we are experiencing, and in reality...summer is nearly over.  Where did it go??? 

Once again, I used the 'out of the box' technique with my Spellbinders die.  As you might have noticed, I cut on the angle this time using 2 different sizes and sponging some DI on the edges.

The papers are from Paper Mania's Burleigh Blue collection, and you will see I've used a number of die cuts, some pink pearls and a pretty blue bow for embellishment.  To make the butterflies, I backed the die cut with vellum, colouring the openings with glitter pen and adding stickles to the body.
Dies used: 
 Spellbinders - Deckled Rectangles
 Impression Obsession - Fence die
 Cheery Lynn - Exotic Butterfly small
Whimsy Stamps - Vine die and Birthday Sentimentables

Once again, we have some lovely prizes up for grabs this week from our very generous sponsors, and if you click on the pictures below, this will take you directly to their site.

Prize #1

 ($10 Gift Certificate to her Etsy shop)


Prize #2
 

(3 digis of the winners choice)

 Prize #3

(4 digis of the winners choice)

Let's hope you get a chance to play along this week, as we do enjoy visiting your blogs to see what you create.  Where do you think we get our inspiration....

Take care and have a wonderful day.

Now for some challenges for my card:

Saturated Canary Challenge - #50 Winged Things
Allsorts Challenge - #220 Use your new stash (design paper)
Stampin for the Weekend - Butterflies
Natalie and Amy - Celebration
A Little Bit Crafty - Summer sun
One Crazy Stamper - Birthdays
Love to Create - #79 Fancy Folds
Crafty Cardmakers - #98 Fun in the Sun
Creative Craft Challenges2 - #17 Not a Square
Papertake Weekly - Flower Power

Monday, August 19, 2013

A crafty little guy...

It is so hard to believe that it is almost time for back to school.  The little ones are getting ready with their backpacks and lunch bags, and even if they are not especially looking forward to classes and homework, there is still some excitement in the air.   Oh, maybe that is the Mommies....lol.


Today I am showing you a card that I actually made earlier, for my grandson to give to his teacher.  I thought I would share it now,  as the image would also be perfect for a back to school card.  The image is from Meljen's Designs, titled Desktop Mouse...he's a crafty little fellow!  Again, I've used my copics, adding a few gems to the design.

The frame has been made using 2 sizes of the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Three die, then coloured with distress stain and ink, and then stamped in black with a script stamp.

Nice and easy to colour and make up, with one little bow for just a bit more cuteness.

Hope your day is wonderful, and you can find time to enjoy it.  Thanks for visiting.

Some challenges for my card:

Meljen's Designs - #173 You've Been Framed   Challenge Winner
The Squirrel and the Fox - #50 Whimsical
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - #62 Clean and Simple
Stampotique Designers Challenge - #112 Polka Dots
Aud Sentiments - #87 Anything But A Birthday Card
Penny's Challenges - #140 Lace and/or Ribbon
Challenges 4 Everybody - #27 Anything Goes 
Cutie Pie Challenge - #51 Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - #152 Animals
C is for Challenge - #4 Animals

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Hot days of summer

Well, 'tis the weekend again, and it looks like we will be having wonderful weather.  Perfect for all those summer activities, though I think I'd best close the windows and put the air conditioning back on.  Today I plan on doing a bit in the garden....I'm getting there, and tomorrow I'll be on the road with my daughter, heading to a family wedding shower in Niagara Falls.


After checking the weather forecast, and seeing no rain in the foreseeable future, this image is quite appropriate....my grass will soon be turning brown!  This is one of the older images from Just Inklined titled Mexico Phil and Horhay, which I've coloured with copics and a bit of pencil.

The papers are from an old Cosmo Cricket collection (Wanted), with colours well suited to my card design.  Embellishments are minimal, just some twine and some paper candi which I have coloured up with markers, keeping to the masculine theme.

Tools used:
Martha Stewart - Crown Punch
Spellbinders dies - Inverted Scallops, Star Circles, Deckled Rectangles

I do hope you enjoyed your visit, and your weekend is going good.  If your weather is a little on the cool side, perhaps this card will warm you up. (lol)

Some fun challenges for my card:

Creatalicious Challenges - #54 For the Boys
Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Boys/Male Cards
Card Mania - #27 Favourite Embelishment (paper candi)
A Little Bit Crafty - Summer sun
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - #20 Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - #180 Favorite Colors (warm & bold)
Totally Gorjuss - #197 Die cuts and/or punches
The Crazy Challenge - #151 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - #87 Anything But A Birthday Card  Top Picks