These are my first cards for just over a week. I found it really difficult getting back into the swing of things - particularly mixing and matching papers! Hopefully it will get easier! So I am not 100% happy with the outcomes - please be gentle with me!! LOLAnyway I have had a go at 3 challenges this week, using 2 cards.
I have used Maggie (she is so like my daughters its scary!) for the Spoonfull of Sugar challenge. They set a recipe challenge - 3 brads, 2 patterned papers and 1 flower. I have used Papermania's Retro Floral papers and pearlised pink cardstock (technically 3 papers, but only 2 patterned!). I used a Papermania heart brad and some pink ribbon for the bottom of the card (the ribbon is straight on the card - the scanner snagged it!!), a gold brad in the centre of the flower, and an orange brad in the centre of the present bow. I used a couple of die cut flowers to make my big flower.
As I have used 3 different types of embellishments - brads, ribbon and flowers I am also using this card for the CCT challenge this week.
For the Tilda and Co challenge this week you have to include swirls. I have some lovely swirl stamps, but to be honest didn't feel like rooting through loads of stamps to find them(!) so I haven't used stamps. I have used a Shabby Chic Tilda(birthday pressie of hubby) and put some Papermania Retro Floral paper through my Bug using the D'vine Swirls embossing folder. Only 2/3rds of the paper is embossed. I matted Tilda onto yellow cardstock and put her on the un-embossed section. I have used a yellow ribbon to finish the card off. Simple but effective I hope.
Hope you like them,
PS - I have been a bad girl - already been online to buy 9 pads of K&Co paper - hope the hubby doesn't read my blog - but it was on special offer!!!! And I have been on his type of holiday and Normandy doesn't seem to have a single craft shop!!!
16 comments:
Fab cards, I love the cute images you have used and you have coloured them perfectly.
Thanks for joining in the CCT challenge
Gorgeous card love the papers, Thanks for joining a spoon full of sugar challenge this week :)
Oh wow Cathy these are sooo cute , I love them all :)x
They are gorgeous hun, can't wait to see all your birthday stamps coming into use x
Your cards are great and love the combination of papers that you have used.
Debbie x
Gorgeous cards Cathy, so pretty
lovely cards, so sweet. Great papers.
Beautiful cards Cathy. Love the pretty papers and your cute images. Thanks for joining in our challenge. Hugs, Nikki x
Great cards love the colours. Hope you had a great holiday
fabulous cards, love the ribbon brad and of course sweet Maggie, thank you for joining in both challenges!
Great divine swirls...how did you get that bow tied so perfectly??? Lovely cards. Kylie
Great cards!! Thanks for joining our challenge!
Fab card, lovely papers. Thanks for playing.
Joanne x
Lovely and cute love the papers xx
Oh Cathy, your cards are beautiful, but you are so naughty! 9 pads of paper!!! Well, I will let you off if they were on special offer! Have a go at stamping onto your patterned paper which you've used as your background and cutting out the dress, instant co-ordination! It's so easy!!
Love Becky xx
Fab cards and great images!
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