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

Spring Butterflies

Hi everyone, hope that you weekend has been good.  It is always too short :)

 

Here is the card that I created with the sketch at Stampin Queen Sketches.  When I saw this sketch I immediately wanted to create some butterflies from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.  And I think my card is creates a Spring feel with its soft flowing colours.

 

Blushing Bride has been used for the base of the card and I have embossed the very vanilla layer with Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.

 

The sentiment is from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and says :

 

“Hope your day is as happy as happy gets!”

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Flight of the Butterfly

Card: Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla 
Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Framed Tulip Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Pearls, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Certainly Celery Taffeta Ribbon (Retired), Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

Did you spot there is no bling but there are pearls instead :)

 

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

 

Stampin Queen’s Sketches – # 29 Sketch

Colour Q - #127, Chocolate Chip, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery

Flutterby Wednesday – # 293 Spring with Butterfly, Fairy or Angel

DYSU - #62 Spring by Going Green

Inspired By – # 14 Inspirational Photo with Lots of Green

 

 

Have a wonderful week, please visit again soon…. Meg

Perfect Words

Hi everyone,

 

Just wanted to share a card I recently created with the lovely Paisley Petals DSP.  I really like the bold, bright print on the DSP and there are so many wonderful colours in this DSP.

 

The colours for my card have been inspired by the colours in the DSP and I have used Not Quite Navy for the base of the card.

 

A strip of Early Espresso which I have twisted and folded on itself and then I sanded the cardstock to give it a a little bit of a distressed look.

 

The lovely butterflies have been die cut in River Rock and Bravo Burgundy using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Perfect Words

Card: Not  Quite Navy, Early Espresso, River Rock, Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Not Quite Navy

Accessories:  Modern Label Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Blossom Party Dies, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Designer Sanding Blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have also used the Blossom Party Die to create the flower and the sentiment is from the Perfect Words Hostess stamp set.

 

Of course there is always bling – it has to be my most used embellishment.

 

 

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

 

Sketch Frenzy Friday – SFF021712 Sketch Challenge

DYSU – #61 Things with Wings

Flutter By Wednesday - #192 Open Challenge

Cute Card Thursday - #206 Signs of Spring Challenge

2 Sisters Challenge Blog – # 80 Anything Goes

Always Crafting - Anything goes

Our Creative Corner – Over the Edge

Fairy Tale Challenge Blog – # 35 Spring

 

 

Have a wonderful Friday and thanks for visiting…… Meg

A little bit of Glitz

What a beautiful day we have had today lovely sunlight with a slight breeze just wonderful.

 

I have been playing around with a sketch I saw on the Clean and Simple web site – click here to have a look.

 

Unfortunately the link closed before I could link my card but when I saw the sketch I just knew I wanted to use the Medallion background stamp as the larger image on the card.

 

I used the Iridescent Ice embossing powder on the Medallion image for a little extra ‘bling’ but I also used a Rhinestone on the butterfly!

 

I thought the sentiment from the Elements of Style stamp set was a nice addition and I layered this on some Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon.

 

I used one of the Tags from the Lots of Tags Sizzlits Die Set and punched them out on Very Vanilla and Pretty in Pink cardstock. 

 

The Very Vanilla tag has been trimmed so you get see the edge of the Pretty in Pink cardstock underneath.

 

I like the card, at first I thought it was too dark but the card is growing on me.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Medallion, Elements of Style

Card: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla
Ink: Versa Mark, Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  5/8” (1.6 cm) Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, 1-3/4” (4.4 cm) Circle Punch, 1-1/4” (3.2 cm) Circle Punch, Iridescent Ice Embossing Power, Lots of Tags Sizzlits Die Set, Basic Rhinestones, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I will enter this card at the challenges found at :

 

4 Crafty Chicks – photo inspiration, for the texture and vanilla/black/light pink colours

Sarah Hurley Challenges – Challenge # 60 Die Cuts, used Lots of Tags Die set

Flutter by Wednesday – Photo Inspiration, wonderful shades of pink

 

Thanks for visiting once more, come back soon and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

 

Till next time keep safe….. Meg

Friends

Hi everyone,

 

It has been an interesting week, I have been in Melbourne and on the return trip unfortunately we were delayed about 2.5 hours getting back to Sydney on Tuesday night.  As there had been a Security issue in Sydney earlier in the day.

 

At one stage we were told that we would not get back to Sydney before curfew (that’s 11 pm) but we did get back with about 15 minutes to spare.

 

So many people were inconvenienced and some have only just been reallocated flights, so I cannot complain too much.

 

With the late return on Tuesday night and trying to squeeze in 5 days of work into two on Wednesday and Thursday, I have not had a much time or energy to do any crafting.

 

But this evening (Good Friday), I have managed to create a quick card for the following challenges:

 

Card Patterns Sketch 111

 

 

 

and Flutter by Wednesday open challenge and with this challenges there is always a need for a butterfly but for me that is not hard :)

 

and Just Add Ink – Mateship/Friendship for Anzac Day challenge

 

My card has some of the wonderful Elegant Soiree DSP and I taken the colour inspiration for my card from this paper which is Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Basic Grey.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Great Friend, Hello Again

Card: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake,
Ink: Soft Suede, Baja Breeze

Accessories:  Lots of Tags Sizzlits 4-Pack Dies, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I have used Soft Suede for the base of my card and the friendship sentiment from the Great Friend stamp set.

 

I had forgotten about the Lots of Tags 4-Pack Dies which go through the Big Shot and make a quick label for any card or creative project, so I am happy to have used it in this card.

 

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment and don’t leave it too long before your next visit.

 

Have a great Easter!  Meg x

Travel Challenge

Hi everyone, hope your weekend has been good.  It is hard to believe that the first quarter of the year is gone and here we are in April.

 

Time really does fly…………….

 

I have participated in the Color Throwdown # 135 Challenge and the colours can be seen below:

 

 

and the Flutter by Wednesday Challenge # 148. 

 

For the Flutter by Wednesday challenge you have to use buttons, bows and a fluttering butterfly, fairy or angel.

 

My card is below and I have used Real Red for the base of the card with some So Saffron and Very Vanilla.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Artistic Etchings

Card: Real Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, So Saffron

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red

Accessories:  1/4” (6.4 mm) Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, 1 1/4” (3.2 cm) Circle Large Punch, Newsprint DSP,
Button & Thread (Non-SU), Mat Pack for Piercing, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

Can you see the little butterfly, I love butterflies!

 

I enjoyed this challenge and I am happy with the result.  What do you think?

 

Keep creating and see you back here soon…… Meg x

Flutter by Wednesday Challenge

I have created this card for the sketch challenge at Flutter By Wednesday’s website.  You can visit their website if you click here.

 

The challenge is the sketch below and/or some green and of course a butterfly, fairy or angel.

 

 

 

 

I have used Pear Pizzazz as the base for my card, this is my green and below is my take of the sketch.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Friends Never Fade

Card: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Real Red

Accessories:  1/2” (1.3 cm) Pear Pizzazz Stitched-Poly Ribbon, 3/8” (1 cm) Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Greenhouse Gala DSP, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die,  Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I love butterflies so this challenge was very appealing and I also adore the Greenhouse Gala DSP.

 

I have used the Greenhouse Gala DSP lots recently and it goes so well in this sketch. The pumpkin pie in the flowers just adds that touch of life to the card.

 

Unfortunately the picture does not do the card justice as it looks a lot brighter in the real life.

 

I like the card and the sketch - Let me know what you think.

 

Until next time…… Meg x