CAGI – Collage

Hi everyone,

 

We have a Collage Challenge over at Come and Get It this week.

 

It has been ages since I have made a collage card but I had great fun creating my card for the challenge.

 

I have used some paper and colours in the paper inspired the colours I used to create my collage layer of butterflies, borders and embossing.

 

The swirl was embossed in white on the paper, the black layer and the white layer and then I applied some ink with a sponge to make the colour pop out.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Creative Elements
Card: Baked Brown Sugar,  Coastal Cabana, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Basic Black, Versamark
Accessories:  Essentials Hardware Clips, Tea Time Trinkets, Kaisercraft Paper, White Embossing Powder, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I have gone with a fuss collage look and there is so much happening but I like it.  The layout for my card was inspired by the current layout at Card Craft Circle.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Card Craft Circle Challenge – 84 Sketch

Lisa Somerville Blogger Challenge – Things with Wings

Polka Doodle Challenge - #29 Let it Fly

Penny’s Challenge - #136 Use Black

Rhedd and Rosies Challenge – # 11 Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenge – # 14 Numbers

Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge - #13 Add Metal

There She Goes Challenge – # 16 Metal

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting and I hope to see you again soon…. Meg

Blue Butterflies

Hi everyone,

 

I have used the Clean and Simple sketch 187! to create my very blue butterfly card.

 

At first I was not sure what to do with the sketch and I tried a number of different stamps but I have again used the Creative Element stamp set.  I really love this set – it has a butterfly which I like, the swirls and the flower, what more could a girl ask for!

 

I decided I want to use a shade of colours. At first I was going to use plum/purple but came back to blue as I wanted to use Marina Mist as it is such lovely blue.  So the colours used were Marina Mist and Bashful Blue.

 

The base of the card is Marina Mist card stock and I have inked the swirl from the stamp set in Marina Mist ink and created a soft swirly background.  I added a touch of Marina Mist ink to the outside of the Whisper White piece and some retired Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon.

 

I stamped the flower image on scrap paper twice in Marina Mist and twice in Bashful Blue.  Two Marina Mist images were punched out with the 1” circle punch and layered on Bashful Blue cardstock which had been punched out with the 1 1/4” circle punch.  The two Bashful Blue images were punched out with the 1 1/4” circle punch.

 

The smaller circle were layered on the card first then the Bashful Blue circles were overlapped and had dimensionals adhered to the back.  The butterfly was stamped in Marina Mist and cut out and then I added a double layer of dimensionals so that it was layered a little higher then then larger circles.

 

The sentiment used is from a retired set but it just seemed to suit the card.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Creative Elements, Happy Greetings (retired)

Card: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Ink: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist

Accessories:  1” (2.5 cm) Circle Punch, 1 1/4” (3.2 cm) Circle Punch, Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon (retired),  Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

And there is just a touch of ‘bling’ to the butterfly :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Clean and Simple – 187 Sketch

Inspire me Fridays – #56 Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew Challenges - #9 Ribbon

Deep Ocean Challenges - #24 Dies/Punches

Southern Girls Challenge – # 43 Get Your Girly On

AUD Sentiments Challenge - #53 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges – # 268 Mother’s Day

Divas by Design Challenges – #33 Monochromatic

Timeless Tuesday Challenges - #167 Butterflies

Lollipop Crafts Challenges – #78  Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant Challenges - #146 Spring Time

 

 

Once again thanks for visiting my little creative corner and I hope that you have been inspired to go and have some fun creating!

 

Until next time, keep safe and well….. Meg

Clean & Simple – My Friend

HI everyone,

 

I have a quick Clean and Simple (CAS) card to share with you.

 

The layout of the card is from the Less is More challenges and I have used the square sketch.

 

The main cardstock and ink used is Perfect Plum and the sentiment is from the My Friend stamp set.

 

The square is 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm and I have scored a single line at 0.5 cm on each side which you can just see in the photo.

 

I have stamped the flower image from the Creative Elements stamp set in the middle of the square.  I then stamped the image a further 2 times on scrap paper and cut out a few different sections and layered them on the main image with dimensionals. 

 

Here’s my card:

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Creative Elements, My Friend

Card: Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Ink: Perfect Plum

Accessories:  Modern Label Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I am really happy with this card and it was so quick to do.  This layout would be great to create a couple of cards for a gift….. hmm Mother’s Day is not far away!

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Less is More Challenges – # 65 Sketch

Crafty Catz Challenges - #130 Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge – #96 In the Garden

Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge - #44 Let’s honour Mothers

Dutch Dare Card Challenges - #163 Spring has Sprung

 

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you back soon…. Meg

Vintage Butterflies

Hi everyone,

 

Over the past few weeks there have been a number of challenges themed ‘fancy folds’ so I wanted to share with you a card I have made using the Joy Fold.

 

I used Pretty in Pink and Soft Suede card stock and some of the DSP from the Beau Chateau pack.  The stamp set used is the Creative Elements stamp set.

 

I love this very girly, soft and very versatile set, everything goes really co-ordinates so well.

 

I love my bling but I am also very fond of butterflies, to me I see their freedom, beauty and their daintiness.

 

The sentiment used is very wise - “Treat yourself like your own best company”, how true.  I am happy that I had another go at the vintage look and I have daubered a little of soft suede ink on the butterflies and the “create” words on the inside of the card.

 

I have also stamped the swirls/flourish image in Pretty in Pink ink on the Pretty in Pink card stock so you can faintly see it in the back ground.

 

Here is a few different views of my card:

 

Front view

 

 

 

Part open

 

 

 

Inside view

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Creative Elements

Card: Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede

Accessories:  Large Oval Punch, Beau Chateau DSP, Daubers, Pretty in Pink 3/8” Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

If you need any information on my card just email me or leave me a comment.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Our Creative Corner Challenges – Butterflies

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenges – Fancy Folds with vintage, shabby chic

Stampin for the Weekend Challenges - #8 Sparkle and Shine

Crafts and Me Challenges - #80 Vintage

The Stamp Man Challenges – Shabby Chic/Vintage

A & T Challenges – # 22 Dazzle It

Pile it On Challenges - #17 Sparkle and Shine

Make It Monday Challenges – Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - #116 Girly

Let’s Ink It Up Challenges - #22 Distressing

Pixie Dust Studio Challenges – #123 Texting

Cup Cake Craft Room Challenges – April, Bugs n Birds n Wings n Things

 

I am really happy with the end result and I hope you have been inspired to go and try a new fancy fold.

 

Until next time, take care and happy creating….. Meg

Butterflies once more…

Hi everyone,

 

Hope that your week has been good, my weekend has come early no work tomorrow having a day off – yeah!

 

I do have a card to share with you ……

 

I have used the current sketch at Fetch A Sketch for the layout and once more there are butterflies appearing :)

 

The layers of butterflies have been created using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.  Love this die as it is so easy to create the butterflies. 

 

The butterflies are embossed and cut when you put the die through the Big Shot.  The extra butterflies that are not used each time I place in a container for later use and they always come in handy to add that little bit extra.

 

My colours this time are Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake and Blushing Bride with Very Vanilla.  I have stamped the swirl from the Creative Elements stamp set and the sentiment is from the My Friend stamp set.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Creative Elements, My Friend

Card: Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla
Ink: Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade

Accessories: Beautiful Wings Embosslits Dies, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Modern Label Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is always room for ‘bling’ so this time the butterflies flying around all glamorous!

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Fetch A Sketch – # 20 Sketch Challenge

Flutterby Wednesday – Open challenge with butterfly, fairy, angel

Lollipop Crafts – # 72 Sentiment Focus

Jelly Park Challenge – Favourite Product/Technique

Ladybug Crafts Ink – Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenges – # 20 Butterflies

Everybody Art Challenge – # 185 Friendship

Always Crafting – # 4 Anything Goes

Creative Stamp Friends – #47 Spring

Incy Wincy Designs – #137 Things with Wings

Love to Create – # 7 Anything Goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity – # 91 Spring

The Pink Elephant – Kraft on your project

Use Your Stuff – # 26 Anything Goes

 

Hope that you have been inspired to create something after visiting my little craft corner.

 

Hope to see you back soon….. Meg

For Mum

Hi everyone,

 

This card is for my Mum.

 

I used the one of the sentiments from the Blessed Mother stamp set, I like both sentiments but this one I think suited the card.

 

I used Marina Mist for the base of the card and a sample of the paper from Beau Chateau DSP.  My Mum loves the sort of look of this DSP with its soft colours.

 

I used the Two Tags Die and cut out one of the tags in Crumb Cake and the other in Very Vanilla.  The ribbon is the Very Vanilla Velvet Designer Ribbon, which is available in the current Summer Mini.  It is feels so lovely!

 

Of course there is ‘bling’ as I added some Rhinestones and the light swirl is from the Creative Elements stamp set.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Blessed Mother, Creative Elements
Ink: Marina Mist

Card Stock: Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  1-3/3/8” (1 cm) Very Vanilla Velvet Designer Ribbon, Two Tags Dies, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I would like to enter this card at the following challenges:

 

Create with Connie & Mary – Sketch Challenge #190

The Paper Shelter Blog – Add Sentiment

CES Challenges – # 74 Blue and Cream Challenge

Paper Play Challenges – For Mother

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenges – I Spy, something beginning with ‘B’, I have used blue and bling

Lollipop Crafts - #69 Tags challenge

2 Sisters Challenge Blog - #80 Anything Goes

All Sorts Challenge - #143 It’s Your Choice

Delightful Sketches – Use Pattern Paper

Divas By Design Challenge – Bling it up

 

 

Now I just need to keep this hidden from Mum until Mother’s Day :)

 

I really appreciate you visiting … please come back soon…. Meg

 

 

How is your week going……

Well its Tuesday evening and my little girl has settled back into school, so I am off to work again tomorrow after a few days break.

 

I have been busy doing some tidy up in between school drop off and pick up – you know time flies from the time you drop children off and until you pick them up again!

 

But I have been playing with a few challenges and I have used Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo and Whisper White to create some cards.

 

These are the colours that I matched to The Play Date Cafe colour challenge and the colours are all In-Colors.

 

I have also used the sketch from Create With Connie and Mary for the card layout.

 

 

I used the lovely verse from the Just Believe stamp set and I also got to use the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder on the Lucky Limeade cardstock.  I have been wanting to use this embossing folder for sometime now but not had the right inspiration.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Just Believe

Card: Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Ink: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories:  Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, 3/16” Corner Punch, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, 3/8” (1  cm) Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

Unfortunately the picture has not captured the embossing very well and my ‘bling’ or Rhinestones look like silver brads!

 

I finished the above card and then made another card with the same layout, same colours (except the Island Indigo) and used the lovely but forgotten Creative Elements stamp set.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Just Believe, Creative Elements

Card: Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Ink: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories:  3/16” Corner Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

I used the Rock n’ Roll Technique with (Pear Pizzazz & Concord Crush ink) on the flower image  and stamped the swirl image with Pear Pizzazz.  Don’t ask me why I used the Pear Pizzazz instead of the Lucky Limeade ink pad as I couldn’t tell you but it still looks ok and I think it has come out darker than the Lucky Limeade would have.

 

Again I have used a little ‘bling’ – one of my favourites Rhinestones but again they look like brads! 

 

I have also linked this post to the challenges found at:

 

Moving Along With The Times Challenge – # 133 Blooming Marvellous

Truly Scrumptious Challenge – #72 Something Forgotten

Everybody-Art-Challenge - #177 Swirls

My Time To Craft Challenge - #171 Your Favourite Embellishment

Lollipop Crafts - #65 Anything Goes

 

Wow, two cards at the one time I am impressed with myself :)

 

Hopefully when I catch up with some friends on Friday night I will be able to do this again but I will not hold my breathe on that one, as we normally do more talking then stamping!

 

Thanks for visiting once more, see you next time….. Meg

Back and Pretty in Pink

Hi everyone,

 

My goodness it has been AGES!!!!!!!!!!! since my last post and to be honest I haven’t stopped.

 

Between completing wedding invitations, boxes, name place cards, decorating wishing well/candles and thank you cards  PLUS

Changing workplaces and working for my old workplace for a few weeks after I finished PLUS

School Holidays PLUS

Completing some Workshops PLUS

as you can all appreciate life in general has been crazy so something had to give and it has been my posts and my crafty creations.

 

But during the past week I found the Paper Players Challenge Colour Challenge # 59 – All Pretty In Pink :

 

Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink

 

 

 

I have also used the sketch layout from Ala Card Monkey site – I really like the challenge of this layout. 

 

 

I am happy with the end result and I have used some of the new product from the new Idea Book & Catalogue.  Like the Lace Ribbon Border Punch and the Button Buddies and Creative Elements stamp sets.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Just Believe, Creative Elements,  Button Buddies

Card: Pretty in Pink, Real Rose, Rose Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Real Rose, Rose Red

Accessories:  Lace Ribbon Boarder Punch, 3/8” Pretty In Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

What do you think? 

 

Well I am off to make a cup of tea so until next time, keep well…… Meg x