Flowers and Friends ...

 I'm never quite sure why time asses so quickly when you are on holiday ... it is Thursday already and I haven't managed to do half the things I planned to do during my week off!! However, I have managed to spend time crafting ... perhaps I should have been doing the housework but there is always tomorrow!!! 

This is the card I've created today:

I seem to have on going problems taking photographs ... today the problem seems to be too much light!! 

I used:
UNIKO - Pure Florals: Lily and Originally Organic
Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon and Twisted Citron
WOW Gold Embossing Powder
Lawn Cuts - Stitched Rectangles
Wink of Stella

I'm entering the following challenges:

TIME OUT #84 Inspired by words:

"Flowers and Friends make Life a Garden"

"Less is More" #330 Gold embossing and wink of stella on the buds


Enjoy!

CAS time at Addicted to Stamps and More ...

It is time for the new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More ... and it is my favourite:

This is my card:

This is a simple CAS card with just a stamped image (coloured with Inktense pencils), a die cut panel adhered with foam for dimension and a sentiment.  One focal point and lots of 'white space'.  If you are unsure as to what constitutes CAS the following explains what we at ATSM look for:

Why not get out your materials and join in ... pop across to the blog and check out the design team cards.

Enjoy!

Stylised Flowers ...

Good afternoon!  I've spent the afternoon crafting ... no work this week!  This is the first card I would like to share with you:

This card was inspired by the challenge at "Less is More" - this week the challenge is to include shimmer ... as well as a card challenge this week it seems to be a photography challenge as well ... shimmer is so difficult to photograph!!!  Trust me there is shimmer from a wink of stella pen and some glossy accents!

I used:
PaperArtsy EKD03 - designed by Kim Dellow
Inktense Blocks
UNIKO Simply Said
CUTplorations Stitched Rectangles

Challenge details:
"Less is More" #330


Enjoy!

Back to Back ...

What a difference a day makes ... yesterday it rained virtually all day but today the sun has been shining ... it is amazing the impact the weather has on my mood!! 

I've been on a bit of a roll with my crafting this weekend so have another card to share with you:

I first die cut the streets on the front and back of the card before water colouring the houses with distress inks then added a sentiment.  Not a complicated card to make!

I'm entering the following challenge:

Inkspirational #135 


Enjoy!

Damask and Butterfly ...

It has rained for most of today ... not good when you need to do some gardening but an excellent excuse to spend the afternoon crafting!  I was a bit slow starting as ideas seemed to be missing but once I had been inspired by the design teams at some challenges it wasn't long before I had ideas for a couple of cards.  I've already posted the first card and here is the second:

I first stamped and heat embossed a piece of card and then ink blended over the image with distress inks.  I die cut the circle out of another piece of card for the front layer, punch three small circles on the edge before adhering the panel to the card front with foam adhesive.  I die cut the butterfly out of some black card and adhered it to the panel added a sentiment and that was it!

I used:
STAMPlorations - Ditressed Damask Background Stamp
CUTplorations - Flutter Zen I die
Distress Inks - Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin, Dried Marigold, Candied Apple
WOW embossing powder

I'm entering the following challenges:

TIME OUT #83
It is a CASE with your own twist challenge - the challenge is to CASE this wonderful card by Hanniele (Desert Diva):



AAA Cards #90


STAMPlorations 


Enjoy!

A little bit different ...

I don't usually use coloured card for my base but today it seemed to be an appropriate choice ...

I stamped some cream card with background stamps using distress inks before die cutting some different sized hexagons which I then adhered to the card base.  The sentiment was die cut a number of times to provide added dimension.  I'd planned the card to be portrait but when it came to adding the sentiment it seemed to work better as a landscape card.

I used:
STAMPlorations - Mixed Media Elements
CUTplorations - Awesome die
Distress Inks - Vintage Photo and Rusty Hinge

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #329


UNIKO #41 May/June Challenge


Enjoy!

Two stencils and one stamp ...

... that is all it took to create this card ...

Once again I was inspired by the challenge at "Less is More" - one layer with stripes and spots. I masked off the rectangle and then ink blended the stripes with distress oxides and the used black texture paste through a spotty stencil.  Added a sentiment and that was it!

I'm entering the following challenge:
"Less is More" #328


Before I go I have some more happy news to share ... one of my cards has been given an honourable mention over at TIME OUT challenges.  Thanks to the design team for choosing my card from amongst such beautiful entries ... I am honoured, Thank you.  This is the card:

Enjoy!