Sweet n Sassy

I have coloured Sweet n Sassy in shades of pink, blue and green and matted her onto pink and green cardstock.The backing paper is fromK and Co and the flowers are Prima. The ribbons and brads are from my stash. I have kept it quite simple as the paper is a bit 'busy'!

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.

Thinking of others

The challenge set by Tilda and co was to make a something as a gift. It is a friend's birthday soon and so I have made a wallet card for her.


The wallet card is made using K & Co double sided paper. I have used Swing tilda for the image on the front, an organza bow and and K & Co accent.
The tag and gift card/voucher wallet fit into the slots behind.

The gift tag is made from Papermania cardstock and die cut.
I have used Tilda with a heart present and 2 of the goblin spell anemones. The stamp is from a See Dee set I have.
The gift voucher wallet is made from an ATC wallet template and is decorated with the same stamp,and ribbon as the gift tag. The image is Tilda with a basket.
I have tried to match all the Tildas so all the elements flow.

Its rainin' daisies!!

This week I have combined the Friday Sketchers sketch, designed by Carole, with the Penny Black Saturday challenge, which was to use buttons and brads.
I have used this gorgeous PB image, Rainin' Daisies, which I have not used for ages. I seem to have so many lovely stamps that I never get to use them all!
I have matted him onto papers from the Papermania Floral Retro collection. The burgundy organza ribbon is from my stash and the flowers are Prima. I have to confess to not really using buttons on my cards, so this button has been taken off a pair of trousers Beth has grown out of!


Thanks for looking.

CCT challenge - Outdoors

The Cute Card Thursday challenge theme this week is the Outdoors. I chose 2 Penny Black stamps and used K and Co and two Scoops papers, and green cardstock. Green brads and a peel-off finish the card off.
This is a simple birthday card for one of Ellie's friends.

Cards made out of ATCs

I'm not feeling very creative at the moment so I have used the ATCs I have made over the past week to make a couple of quick cards.
I don't often swap ATCs but quite like the challenge of making something so small. I also set myself the challenge of using some of the patterned papers I am less keen on.

I have used my Lavender and Lace Tilda ATC and matted her onto Papermania papers. The green looks more washed out on the pic than it does it real life.



For this card I have used one of the seasons ATCs I made. I have used papermania papers again and die cut flowers. I doodled round the edge of the paper - something I don't often do as I like things to be neat! The temptation to use the paper piercer was great, but I resisted!!
I have used a sketch created by Camilla, who has got some fab blog candy up for grabs.

Lavender and Lace

The theme over at Tilda and Friends ATC Challenge this week is Lavender and Lace.

So here we have Summer Tilda with a bow standing amongst the lavender. I watercoloured Tilda in lilacs and greens, and mounted her on foam pads to add depth. The bunches of lavender were made using a lavender sprig stamp I have - I just stamped it several times to make bunches. The lavender background is embossed. The lace is from stash.

My SBS sister Nic has set a challenge using a photgraph . She says "I challenge each of you to create a card or papercrafting project using colors inspired from this picture". So I am using this ATC for the challenge.

ABC Challenge A is for ...

Animals. Welcome to our new challenge blog.

This is my card for this week's challenge. The image is Penny Black's Ode to Joy, which I have watercoloured. The embossing folder is Allegro from the Cuttlebug range. I have embossed cream cardstock and then washed black over the notes to add some depth. The papers are from K and Co and the ribbon and brads fom stash.

Hope you like it and it has inspired you to have a go. Check out the other DT projects and I look forward to seeing your projects,

Seasons

The challenge at My time to craft is seasons. I have tried to make something for each each season.I have made 3 ATCs. Maggie is splashing through the spring showers. I have used gloss on her wellies and umbrella to show the wet (doesn't really show up). For summer I have used my Sarah Kay Picnic of daisies and Papermania papers. I have put a few gems on. For Winter Maggie is out in the snow at night. I have used some words that I got as a freebie. The paper is from DCWV glitter mat stack.

This is for Autumn. Sweet Ebony is picking apples. I have used browns and creams to suggest Autumn.

Hope you like them.

Thanks a Latte

The papertake weekly challenge this week is:

This weeks challenge, Thanks a Latte, is to make a thank you card! There's an optional extra to use coffee and cream colours too (the Latte bit lol!)

I have combined the two challenges in this card.

The image is Picking Apples (Sweet Ebony) and I have watercoloured her in brown s and tones of orange. Hopefully it has created an autumnal feel. I have matted her onto papers by K and Ko and Papermania. The flower, brad and ribbons are from stash, as are the peel off words. By the way the flower turned in the scanner - the words should be straight!! I have faux stitched round the papers using a brown marker for a change.

As apple picking is done in Autumn and I have tried to create an autumnal feel I am also going to use this card for the Time to Craft challenge this week.

Hope you like,
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