I've made a card!!

After several days of not managing to get to craft at all I have finally made a card, and combined 3 challenges!!! I have combined CCT (lilac), PBSC (no patterned paper) and LOTV (glitter and sparkle).

I have used my current favourite PB, Snowy, and watercoloured him in lilac/purple. I used my Swiss Dots and Snowflakes embossing folders for the backing papers and sanded some of the paper to create a white snowy effect. I added ribbon, gems and stickles from my stash.

I made the aperature using my star nesties and glittered the cut out up. I put a few little adhesive stars around it for interest. I am really liking aperatures after the DDCC challenge so watch out ... there may be more!
The stamp sentiment is from my stash - I inked it up in sections.

Not too bad - amazing how a few days away can put you off your stride!!!

Lilac Sarah Kay

I have been away to stay with my Mum and Dad for a couple of days with girls, and as is the norm, Beth has decided to be ill. She has had a bad cold which she has inevitably shared with me, so I am feeling lousy and not at all creative.

I finally completed the 15 baby cards and am trying to get back to making less pastel cards ... so this challenge was to use lilac!!! I am sorry I have used some, but I have opted also for the darker version of lilac, purple!!

I have used Precious Moments and Papermania cardstock, which has been embossed. The image is matted onto lilac mulberry paper which I have torn. I have added some lace, some Prima flowers and a Making Memories Hydraenga. I got carried away with different types of faux stitching (putting that down to the temperature!!). The image is not exactly where I wanted it to be... I sneezed at the wrong moment and DST and mulberry paper, well I am sure you will understand. I will add a greeting at a later date in the space in the top corner.