It's all in the sentiment

I've set this post up to go, while I'm away on holiday for a few weeks.  Hopefully no glitches, though I still hope to stay in touch with my iPad.

Here I have another DT card for Just Inklined, using one of the many wonderful images from The Best of Just Inklined 2012 CD ROM.

Coloured with copics, with some gold metallic and green metallic pens for accents, the image steals the show.  Nice clean and simple design, with just a ribbon bow and some gold peel-off trimmings.

Please take care and stay safe, and I will try to do the same!

Some challenges for my card:

Creative Card Crew - #45 Christmas

4 Krafty Girls - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - #26 Anything Goes Challenge Winner 613 Avenue Create - #39 - Anything Goes Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Creative Inspirations - #233 Your Favourite Stamp Brand

Totally Gorjuss - Traditional Christmas Colors

Fall Colours

Good morning everyone!  I thought I would post one more card before I leave on my holiday, though I do have some scheduled for while I'm away.  Then, it's back to packing and getting ready...trying to remember everything that needs to be done!

Here, I've played with a Bugaboo image, some paper from Basic Grey, and a stencil to make that numbered background.  Some pretty ribbon and some metal eyelets for embellishment completes the card.  The colours all work great for my little grandson's fall birthday. 

Some fun challenges for my card:

Totally Gorjuss - #202 Dotty

Created with Love - #59 Fall Colors

Kaboodle Doodles - #190 Use Orange

Cutie Pie Challenge - #53 A Cute One for the Boys

Lexi's Creations - #99 Autumn Colours

The Crazy Challenge - #154 Colour Inspiration

Creative Craft Challenges2 - #19 Use Ribbon

Basic Grey Challenges - Autumn Colours

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - #63 Masculine cards

Digi Makeover Challenge -#107 Anything Goes

Christmas...or Birthday....

Sometimes an image can be used for more than one purpose, and my card today is an example.

This is one of the new images from Just Inklined, and I do believe it was meant to be for Christmas.   I chose to use it for a birthday card instead, and went with a vintage/shabby chic style.  I've used my copics and coloured pencils, adding some glossy accents to their bright red bows.  I made good use of my newest die purchase for the framing, with a bit of added glitter pen and a few pearls.

Supplies used:

Just Inklined image - Goose and Ganda
Verve sentiment stamp - Birthday Surprise set

Papers from Basic Grey - Clippings collection

Martha Stewart Punch - Eyelet Lace

Spellbinders dies - Marvelous Squares & Labels Twenty

Thanks so much for visiting, and let's hope we all have a wonderful weekend!

Some challenges for my card:

Challenges 4 Everybody - #29 Anything Goes

Emma's Crafty Challenge - Birds                  Top Picks

Love to Scrap - #14 Run For The Border       Top Picks

Top Tip Tuesday - #110 Get in Shape

Tuesday Throwdown - #165 Things with Wings

Crafty Cardmakers - #100 Winged Things

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenges - #145  2 or more patterned papers

Sister Act Card Challenge - #25 Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy - #98 Punches and Dies

Pretty in Pink

Good morning all.  Today's a new challenge at Charisma and a nice easy one it is too!  The theme this week....Your Favourite Colour Combo.

I needed a card for a wedding shower and this sweet image from Stamp Fairy was just the ticket.

I played with a pink/purple colour combo, with just a touch of turquoise.  Nice feminine colours seemed best suited to the occasion.  After colouring with my copies, I added some flowers to the umbrella, after all we don't want a rainy day!

For the sentiment, I've used a Whimsy stamp and die....adding an embossed layer of polka dots, and then a computer generated wording.

Supplies used:
Paper from Wild Rose Studio - Spring Fling
Martha Stewart punch - Edge Doily Lace
Other - ribbon bow & gem from my stash

Once again we have some wonderful sponsors:

Prize 1

and

Prize 2

(with a $10 voucher)

We really look forward to seeing your creations, and hope you get some time to join in again this week.  Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a wonderful day.

Some fun challenges for my card:

Card Mania - #29 Favourite Color Combination

Paper Crafting Journey - Flowers

Country View Crafts - #7 Layers

ABC Challenge - V for Very Cute

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #80 Anything Goes

Created with Love - #58 Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - #217 Digital Images or Papers

Kaboodle Doodles - #189 Anything but A Square

Divas by Design - Anything goes Creative Knockouts - #3 Texturize It

Christmas time's a coming...

Good morning everyone.  Another weekend has come around, and it looks like we are in for a couple of sunny days.  Cooler, but that's good too.

Here, I have a Christmas card using another one of the new images from Just Inklined.  This one is titled Garden Santa.  After colouring him up with my copics, and cutting him out with my Spellbinders die, I've inked the edges with DI.  Hopefully this all works together to provide a nighttime theme, because of course....that is when he will be visiting!  However, here in my part of the world, he won't find much to see in my garden!

The Merry Christmas sentiment, from Hero Arts, is stamped and then heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  Then I've gone around it all with a fine black marker to make it stand out better.

Supplies used:
Basic Grey papers - Jovial collection
Spellbinders die - Labels Two
Simon Says die - Curvy Snowflake
Martha Stewart punches - Crown Punch and Pine Branch
Other items include stickles, flower and pearl centre from my stash.

Hoping you all have a wonderful weekend, and a chance to enjoy some of the good weather....while it lasts.

Some challenges for my card:

Holly Jolly Christmas - Au Natural

Sweet Stampin Christmas - Here comes Santa

Tuesday Throwdown - #164 Anything Goes

Penny's Challenges - #144 Anything Goes

Chocolate Coffee & Cards - #48 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - #24 Anything Goes

Christmas Stampin' - #33 Cute and/or Cuddly Christmas

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Spots and Stripes

Creative Knockouts - #2 Recipe Challenge (flower,pearl,stickles) Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #142 Cut it Out

From the past....to the future..

Remember when the stories you read or told to the little ones started with 'Once upon a time'?  I recall I would love to ask my Mom to tell us what it was like in the olden days....when she was a little girl.  I also recall her putting a stop to that particular wording.  I figure it was probably the year she turned 30.

In this day and age of computers, video games and techie gadgets, lets hope the new generation also learns to enjoy a good read.  Today's card uses a Tina Wenke stamp....Hedgehog Reading, an ideal bit of encouragement for a budding bookworm.

Although we are having a heat wave at the moment, autumn will soon be upon us and I've gone with some bright fall colours.  Copics again, for colouring the image, then cutting and matting with the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles die.  The papers are from the Basic Grey Picadilly collection, with a little DI added to the edges.
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The sentiment, from Stämpelkällan, has been stamped, cut out then matted before adhering with foam tabs.  I've kept the trimmings simple, as this will be for my littlest grandson.

Enjoy your day, and thanks for visiting.

Some challenges for my card:

2 Sisters Challenge - #160 Back to School       Top Pick

613 Avenue Create - #36 - Anything Goes/ Grandparents day

Crafting For All Seasons - #60 Back to School/For a Child

Basic Grey Challenges - #102 Anything Goes

Card Makin' Mamas - For the Kids

Penny Black and More - Sketch and/or Autumnal colours

Great Impressions Stamps - Fall Colors

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #79 Back To School

Kaboodle Doodles - #188 Back to School

Bearly Mine Challenges - #103 A Fall Color Challenge

On the road to happiness...

Here we go, it's Saturday again, and I don't have any plans or visitors so far.  I thought perhaps I could get some more accomplished on my gardens, except it's raining.  They're pretty much done for the year now, so I'm starting to clear them out and cut them down.  That's the negative for this time of year, but truly...I love the cooler temperatures and the smell of fall in the air.

 

And then of course, there's always the fall weddings!  My nephew is getting married in October, so I just had to make up a card with this lovely image from Just Inklined,  titled Wedding Carriage.  Isn't it adorable....and such fun to colour too!  Copics again, and some DI for the edges and the frame, and then some flowers and a pretty bow for the special occasion.

Supplied used:

Papers from Pink Paislee - Queen Bee collection

Spellbinders dies - Labels Twelve and Marvelous Squares

Martha Stewart punch - Pine Branch

Flowers, gems and ribbon - from my stash

Have yourselves a wonderful weekend, and with a bit of luck maybe a bit of time for crafting!  For myself, I guess there is no excuse now.....housework it is....

Some challenges for my card:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Love to Scrap - #13 Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girls - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - #21 Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons -  #60 Anything Goes with Ribbon

Crafting Musketeers - #5 Vintage

Totally Gorjuss - #200 Anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - #230 Favourite Colour Combo

Penny's Challenges - #143 Spooled Items

A little birdie told me....

Hang on a second while I check.....yep, it's Thursday again!  Where does the time go?  So, it's time for another challenge at Charisma, and this week the theme is Fancy Flourishes.

We can't hang on to summer forever, but we can still make a card to capture the feeling.   Today I've used an image from Pink Cat Studio, and you'll see my stamped flourishes around the base of the tree creating a background.  The sky is coloured with different chalks, and a touch of pink stickles adds a bit of sparkle.

The pretty papers are from Paper Mania, Burleigh Blue collection, while the pink die cuts add a nice bright contrast and complement the colours found on the image.  Otherwise, only a couple of pearls to finish off the butterflies.

Once again, we have some wonderful sponsors and some lovely prizes for some lucky winners.  Just click on the images below to check out their product.

Prize #1

(with winner's choice of 5 digi's)

Prize #2

(with winner's choice of 7 digi's)

We do hope you will find the time to join in with us this week, and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has created.  They are sure to give you plenty of inspiration!

Now for some challenges for my card:

A Gem of a Challenge - #95 Use 2 Backing Papers

Sentimental Sundays - #170 Happy Birthday

Stamp and Create - Birthdays

Emma's Crafty Challenge - Birds

The Crazy Challenge - #153 Bingo (swirls, image, pearls)

City Crafter - #175 Birds

Everybody-Art-Challenge - #243 Happy Birthday

Loves Rubber Stamping - #68 Anything Goes Sweet Stamps - #133 Butterflies Stampotique Designers Challenge - #115 Lots of Layers

Let there be Peace!

Good morning everyone!  It's a lovely day here today, and I'll be heading out shortly to take my car for it's check-up.  So here goes with a quick post, using a free image from Polka Doodles....by request for their current challenge.  If you are quick, you too can get one of their images, but today is the last day for requests.