Inkspirational Anything Goes

We have  our new fortnightly challenge at Inkspirational and it is an “Anything Goes” challenge.

 

I found a lovely freebie image Fall Fairy Friend from A Day for Daisies on their blog and I have coloured it in with my Copic markers.

 

I added some some retired DSP and flowers from my stash with lots of bling and a Oval Beaded Die from Spellbinders.

 

Here is my card

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: A Day for Daisies Fall Fairy Friend, Just Believe,
Card: Bermuda Bay, River Rock, Copic Paper
Ink: Bermuda Bay
Accessories:  Beaded Oval Spellbinder Die, Scallop Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Copic Markers, Non-SU Bling and Flowers, Silver Dazzling Details, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

The last touches were the Silver Dazzling Details glitter to her wings and a simple word “friend”.

 

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

 

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge - #151 Glitter and Sparkle

Crafty Hands Challenge - #3 Sparkle and Bling

Digitally Sweet Challenge - #63 Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge – Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey Challenge – Bling It Up

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - #107 Anything Goes

Sweet Stamping Challenge - #144 Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge – Anything Goes/Friendship & DT Call

Lacy Sunshine Challenge - #21 It’s Bling

 

 

Thank you so much for visiting.  Have a wonderful weekend.

 

Meg

CAS @ Come and Get It

 

Hi everyone,

 

It has been a while since I have had a chance to share a post as I could not get to my cardstock! My daughter had locked the filing cabinets and I couldn’t file the key!  It just something that you wouldn’t read about :)

 

But I have access to my cardstock once more and have a card to share with you which is for our Come and Get It Challenge this week sketch hosted by Julie:

 

CAS    (Clean And Simple)

 

I am not sure about you but sometimes a CAS sketch for me can be a challenge as I think it just needs more. 

 

For this card I did add a bow and some bling and the colours were inspired by the Inspired Stamping colour challenge # 59.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Mosaic Madness, Just Believe (retired)
Card: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe
Ink: Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories:  Scallop Edge Border Punch, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon (retired), Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the sketch:

 

 

A very quick card to make and you could use so many great colour combos.

 

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

 

Inspired by Stamping Challenge – Colour challenges 58,59 & 60

2 Sisters Challenge – # 152 Make It Sparkle

Sister Act Card Challenge – # 15 Anything Goes

AUD Sentiments Challenge – # 85 Two Words

Chrisma Cardz Challenge – # 27 No Designer Paper

Crafty Ribbon Challenge – # 52 Anything Goes with Ribbon

Crafting by Design Challenge – Anything Goes with Twist (thank you cards)

Whimsical Designs Challenge – Clean and Simple

Scrap Creations Challenge – Ribbon and Bows

 

 

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful week….Meg

 

Flowers & Butterflies

Hi everyone,

 

Hope that your week is going fine and that you are all well.

 

I have posted before that at times I take my inspiration from the colour choices in Design Series Papers and I must say one of my favourite papers at the moment is the Attic Boutique DSP in the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue.

 

The paper has colours: Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Very Vanilla and Whisper White.

 

I wanted to use some yellow and I knew I had some Daffodil Delight ribbon, so used a section of the DSP with some Daffodil Delight on it.

 

So my colour choices are Daffodil Delight, Pool Party and Soft Suede and Very Vanilla. 

 

I have used my ribbon, ‘bling’ of course and something that I rarely use - some pearls, so I have gone very girly!  I am collecting a number of cards Mum would like, so my choice for Mother’s Day will be interesting :)

 

The sketch for my card is from Sketchy Colors and you can see it here.

 

I have used the Just Believe stamp set and my Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.  If you haven’t used this die, it embosses the butterflies and cuts them out in one go!  I keep the extra butterflies that I do not use in a container and they always come in handy.

 

The image was stamped in Daffodil Delight and sort of wiped with the Soft Suede inkpad before I stamped it on Very Vanilla card stock.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Just Believe

Card: Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Very Vanilla
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede

Accessories:  Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, 1/4” (6.4 mm) Daffodil Delight Grosgrain Ribbon, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon (Retired), Basic Rhinestones, Pearls, Attic Boutique DSP,  Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I nearly gave up with the layout because I could get the right look but once I added the other piece of DSP on the top section of the card, I was happy.

 

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

 

Sketchy Colors Challenges - #116 Challenge

Creatalicious Challenges - #33 Butterflies and Flowers

Craft Room Challenge – Emboss It
Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge – #106 Use 3 of something

SUO Challenges - #44 May is for Mothers

Celebrate the Occasion – Mothers Day

Crafty Sentiments – Mothers Day

Ribbon Carousel Challenges – Word to Mother

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge – #97 Motherly Love

Use It Tuesday Challenge - #31 All about Mum

Crafty Boots Challenges - #4 Yellow

Love to Create Challenges - #14 For Mum/Special Lady

The Pink Elephant Challenges – All about Mum

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge – Use Ribbon

Lollipop Crafts Challenge – #79 Mama Mia

Kaboodledoodles Challenges - #118 Honouring Mothers

 

Well I am off to make a cup of tea, thanks for visiting my little creative corner and I hope to see you back soon…. Meg

Imagine

Hi everyone – the middle of the week and I hope it is all going well for you :)

 

Just wanted to share a card with you that I have created.

 

I found the latest colour challenge at City Crafter Challenges which is to use black/grey and white with a hint of pink.

 

Now what girl doesn’t love pink and I love the neutral challenges that have just a hint of colour, so I combined the colours with the Clean and Simple sketch #186.

 

I used the wanted to do something different with the sketch that had circles or something that I could create in a circular shape.  The stamp set that I decided to use was Just Believe, which has been sitting around for a while, so I used the circular flower image and stamped it in Pretty in Pink on Whisper White cardstock.

 

Now I didn’t want to use all circular shapes on the card but I need something smaller but fitting with the flowers. My answer – the  trusty Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die it  just jumped out at me once more.  So I cut out three small butterflies in Basic Black cardstock.

 

The sentiment “Imagine the Possibilities” is from the Word Play stamp set and there is always room for ‘bling’ so I dressed up the butterflies :)

 

All the circle images and butterflies have dimensionals on them just to add a bit of depth.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Just Believe, Word Play

Card: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black

Accessories:  Beautiful Butterflies Embosslits Die, Eyelet Border Punch, 1-1/4” (3.2 cm) Circle Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hmm not too bad, I think I like it :)

 

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

 

City Crafter Challenge – # 105 Hint of Pink

Clean and Simple - #186! Sketch challenge

Use it Tuesday – #29 Anything Goes (plus use hoarded item)

Lollipop Crafts - #76 Spring Fling

My Craft Spot Challenges - #52 Make It Pop

Make It Monday Challenges - #85 Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes Challenges - #116 Anything Goes

Pile It on Challenges - #16 Make it Pop.

 

Please email if you require any more information on any my posts or leave me a comment so I can visit you too! 

 

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again 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

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone,

 

I have created a birthday card using the colour challenge from Create with Connie and Mary and the sketch layout from Sketch Frenzy Friday.

 

Both challenges can be seen below:

 

 

 

 

I have used Riding Hood Red for the base of my card and I have used the lovely butterfly from the Strength and Hope set.

 

I have flipped the sketch and replaced the bow with the butterfly.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Strength & Hope, Perfect Punches, Just Believe

Card: Peach Parfait, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla 
Ink: Peach Parfait, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze

Accessories:  1-3/8” (3.5 cm) Circle Large Punch, 2” x 1-3/8” (5 x 3.5 cm) Oval Extra Large Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, 3/16” (0.5 cm) Corner Small Punch, 3/8” (1 cm) Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I found the colours to put together a little challenging – LOL,  but I am pretty happy with the end result.

 

What do you think?  Keep creating…… Meg x