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Monday, March 31, 2014

Want2Scrap Sneak Peek - Be Yourself


Hello Blog Friends, I have a little sneak peek of my card that will be live on the Want2Scrap Blog
very soon.  I have used Want2Scrap bling and plenty of it, along with Spellbinders, Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, Crafty Secrets and  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L




I hope you will pop over and see it once it it live and let me know what you think! Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Authentique Paper - Heaven on Earth

Baby cards are always a pleasure to create - they would be one of the cards, along with Weddings that people tend to keep...so I love to make them special - which is not hard using the adorable Precious Collection by Authentique™ Paper, 



I have cut/embossed the patterned paper and sentiment using the A2 Modern Stationary Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator #7 and #6 Dies. 

NOTE: Spellbinders number their Dies from the smallest to the largest - the smallest being #1


The embossed edges have been sanded using a Sanding Block, giving a soft and distressed look.  The sentiment is then popped up using Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares



A paper Rose and Want2Scrap© Swirls Finesse - LeCreme has been trimmed and added to the flower.


The Authentique™ Paper sentiment has been layered into a Lacey Circles  Nestabilities® and popped up on 3D Foam Squares for added dimension.


This card is for the following changes: 
Allsorts - Use those dies 
Little Claire's  - Monotone
 Word Play Saturday - Anything 
A Vintage Journey - Say It With Words 
Alphabet Challenge - D for Diecuts 
Cut it Up - Anything Goes 
Fussy and Fancy - Shabby Chic
 Graph'It Colour Challenge - Springtime Pastels 
Pattie's Creations - Anything Goes 
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes 
Stampin' For The Weekend - Spring Colors 
Totally Papercrafts - Think Pink 
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Dream it Up - Anything Goes

 Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Friday, March 28, 2014

Floral Wishes



Hello Blog Friends - today's card is shabby and totally feminine - for me these are the easiest cards to create and a favourite.




The Background image has been stamped using the Our Daily Bred Designs Grunge Butterflies Background stamp using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Summer Sky and cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and Timeless Rectangles
Decorative Elements Nestabilities® .







The image is from the Flower Gallery transparent set by Penny Black Inc and has been stamped using

IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Onyx Black.  I have coloured using  IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko Memento™ Makers





The image has been cut/embossed using the Labels Four Nestabilities® and layered onto the Elegant Ovals Nestabilities Decorative Elements using Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L- 3D Foam Squares.






The sentiment is from the Penny Black Inc  Special wishes transparent set and has also been stamped using VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Onyx Black.  I have also used Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L- E-Z Runner and the bling from Want2Scrap©.  Finishing off with a double bow created using hand dyed Seam Binding and a recycled button.




This card is for the following challenges:
 4 Crafty Chicks - Spring 
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes 
Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon and Buttons 
Dream it Up - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes


 Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Happy Birthday 
Southern Girls - Floral Frenzy 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Love is like a Butterfly

Hello Blog Friends - I think I have an addiction - to this gorgeous butterfly from  the Penny Black Inc. 


 


It is definitely my 'go to' butterfly, featured in many of my projects - but I cannot help it - it just calls my name.  It has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Vintage Sepia.
 

 


 The patterned paper is from Authentique Paper and the bling from Want2Scrap©.  The bottom layer has been embossed using the Dotted Flowers Spellbinders M-Bossabilities folder.




The sentiment is from the Flourishes
and has been cut/embossed using the Labels Thirty-One Spellbinders® Nestabilities® and the Grand Calibur Machine.




This card is for the following challenges: 
Crafting By Designs  - Anything goes 
Creative Moments - Anything goes/Things with Wings
Divas by Design - Buttons and Bows 
House That Stamps Built - Things with Wings
Simon Says Stamp - Buttons 
  WordArt Wednesdays - Anything goes (must be uplifting, no dark images or themes)

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Special Delivery Baby Card


Today's card is created using the divine Precious Collection by Authentique™ Paper, 
creating a baby card does not get much easier - I love the embellishments and sentiments that come with this. 




The main image has been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the A-2 Matting Basics A Nestabilities® Card Creator.  This has been layered onto the A2 Floral Ribbon Threader Nestabilities® Card Creator  using ed Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares





A paper Rose and Want2Scrap© Swirls Finesse - LeCreme has been trimmed and added to the flower.




The embossed pattern on the A2 Floral Ribbon Threader has been distressed using a Sanding Block, adding to the vintage/nostalgic feel of this card.



The Authentique™ Paper sentiment has been layered into a Lacey Circles  Nestabilities® and popped up on 3D Foam Squares for added dimension.

This card is for the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes 
 Perfectly Rustics - Baby Cards 
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes 
Bearly Mine - One For The Girls
A Card A Day Blog - Baby, Spring, Congratulations or Easter
LEJ Designs Challenge - Favorite Die Cuts
The Craft Garden - Pastel colors
Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - Anything goes with Layering

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Spellbinders Tuesday Video Tutorial - Spring Break Layout


I am sharing the Tuesday Video Tutorial on the Spellbinders Blog - this week the theme is Spring Break layouts. I would love you to pop over and check out the full project and let me know what you think.  Just click HERE.




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Monday, March 24, 2014

Artist In Residence Sneak Peek - Shine!

 I am sharing a Step by Step Tutorial on the Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Blog Today


 

I am using some of the fabulous Monterey Pine, along with irRESISTible Texture Spray, along with Fireworks Spray.  I would love you to pop over to the Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko blog and check out we have all been up to - just click on this link HERE.

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Darkroom Door - Motorcycle


Hello Blog Friends - today's card is a masculine card using a photographic stamp from Darkroom Door



I have stamped using some of the new IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Ink combining the colours on the image to give depth and add a nostalgic feel.  It is layered into an embossed panel using the Celtic Weave Spellbinders®  3D M-Bossabilities™ folder
I have used an aluminium pie dish for the embossed layer, this has then been sponged using 
IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks in Black to give it an aged appearance.



Finishing off with a recycled button and Bakers Twine. I have used Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L- E-Z Runner and 3D Foam Squares.

This card is for the following Challenges:
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes 
 Cards Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi stamp
  Crafters Companion - Monochrome
 Flat Friends Challenge - Cards 4 men
Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - Anything goes with Layering 
Allsorts - All about the boy
Catch The Bug - Photo Inspiration - inspired by colours
Brown Sugar –  Anything Goes 
Creative Corner - A Little Texture
 Delicious Doodles - Black plus One Other Color

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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