Fairytale Christmas

Fairytale Christmas

I made some papers using the inspiration photo from Fairy tale challenge 

and used the sketch from Stampin from the weekend even though I’ve missed the deadline!

So here is the card

I inked the edges with distress ink and added Perfect pearls. I made the mushroom paper and mushroom pattern paper on computer and the frame with the digi perched on the mushrooms from the photo. I also made the sentiment on the computer. I added the pearls and ribbons from stash.

I coloured the digi using Promarkers. I tried a new technique with distress inks to do the grass and sky background and then put on blue and white Perfect Pearls for some shine.

I would like to enter the following challenges
Fairy tale challenge- inspiration photo
Flutterby Wednesday- open challenge
Digital Tuesday Challenge- Christmas time
Bunny Zoe Crafts- anything Christmas with pearls
Daisy doodles creative challenges- anything goes with a digi

Relax and sparkle!

Relax and sparkle!

I tried out some new techniques using Turquoise Perfect Pearls today to make my background papers etc. I’ve finally managed to learn how to watermark images thanks to the great MSErs!

The snowflake background was stamped with Versamark cyan and then I added Perfect Pearls mixed with clear embossing powder and heated it. I dry embossed the grid onto the other papers, put ink on the raised areas and heat embossed again. Inked the central strip and edges of the circle directly and heat embossed. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and frame in the same way.

I coloured the digi with promarkers. I sponged the background with cyan ink and added Perfect Pearls. I sponged the penguin with embossing ink and used white Perfect Pearls.
I would like to enter the following challenges
Party Time Tuesdays- bling it on
Inky Impressions- glitter it up
Crimbo Crackers- Make it sparkle
delightful sketches- snowflakes
Crafting for all seasons- texture
Paper crafting journey- embossing
Paperminutes blogspot- sketch

Mice Christmas!

Mice Christmas!

Another Christmas card!

Some more papers designed on computer to match the colours in the challenges and to work with the sketch. Everything else basically stash. The edge of the card was coloured with green distress ink and perfect pearls. The digi is a freebie.

The digi was coloured with Promarkers and the snow is flowersoft and glitter.
I would like to enter the following challenges
Christmas blog challenge- Christmas mouse
Forever Friends Challenge- bling bling
Top Tip Tuesday- anything goes Christmas
CRAFT challenge- cute
Charisma Cardz- cutesy
Color throwdown

 

Thinking of pink

Thinking of pink

I wanted to use my new LOTV stamp and thought it would be perfect for beautiful inspiration picture for the CR84fun colour challenge and for the Stamptacular Sunday sketch (see end of post).

So this is my card

I designed the papers on the computer using the colours from the inspiration photo but also using the themes from the photo (flowers, swirls and stripes). The papers don’t show up too well here but the backing paper is light with a light pink flourish pattern, the horizontal is pink flowers on white and the vertical is black, white and pink stripe.
The edges of the card were coloured with pink alcohol ink and perfect pearrlised!

I chose my LOTV stamp as she is holding flowers and also used a LOTV sentiment. I decided to only use shades of pink to colour her and I created the background and sentiment background using distress ink and perfect pearls.

I would like to enter the following challenges
CR84Fun color challenge (inspiration picture at top of post!)
Karens doodles challenge- black and white plus one other
The paper shelter- all in pink
Fab n funky challenges- all white on the night
My mums craft shop- sugar and spice
CRAFT challenge- cute
Charisma cardz- cutesy project
Stamptacular Sunday- sketch

Non-traditional Christmas

Non-traditional Christmas

I used this a Stelje digi and made the papers on my computer for the wonderful layout sketch I used from sketchy colours.

 The glitter is Icy stickles.

I used mirror mosaic, glossy accents and perfect pearls for the embellishment. The edges of the card were coloured using alcohol ink and then I used perfect pearls.

I would like to enter the following challenges

One stitch at a time- use a digi
Crafty Catz- use a digi
Jellypark challenges- non-traditional Christmas colours
Top Tip Tuesday- anything Christmas
Sir Stampalot challenge- blue and green
Sketchy colors sketch- shame I missed the deadline!!

With thanks

With thanks

As it is Thanksgiving time I thought I would make a thank you card. My colours and papers were inspired by the amazing picture at the end of this post and I decided to work to a challenge sketch (also at the end of the post).

The ribbon reel challenge photo inspired me to design papers in these colours and to use a cute digi with a flower and butterflys and swirls (like butterfly wing patterns). I added gemstones to the papers.  I had to flip the sentiment to the other side from the sketch so you could see butterflies on the paper.

On my cute image I coloured with Promarkers. I used stickles to highlight the flower and glossy accents to give him a shiny nose. I used blue perfect pearls on my rabbit. I used alcohol inks and glimmer mist dabbed onto the background.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges.
Digital Tuesday Challenge- cute and cuddly
Charisma cardz- cutesy challenge
My mums craft shop- gratitude
Digistamps 4 joy- with gratitude
fussy and fancy- with gratitude and feature a sentiment
The ribbon reel challenge- inspiration picture

Karens doodle snetherlands- sketch

First attempt at sewing on card!

First attempt at sewing on card!

This is a winter birthday card I made with my own papers made on computer again.

These are more lily papers I made on the computer. I sewed the papers to pink card using running stitch but on the top and side of the sentiment I used an embroidery flower stitch. I used lavender distress ink and perfect pearls on the edges of the card.

I used alcohol inks and glimmer mist to colour the lace and added gems and some WOC flowers.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and stickles for the fur trim. I used lavender distress ink and perfect pearls for the background and added gems. I used another piece of the lace over pink ribbon.
I would like to enter this card for the following challenges

Top Tip Tuesday- make your own background papers
The secret crafter saturday challenge- flowers, ribbon and lace
Crafty ann’s challenge blog- floral frenzy
Digi doodle shop’s best- Winter
Pile it on challenge- keep warm
Anything goes challenge- stitches
ooh la la creations challenges- stitching
Catered crop recipe I used

  • Stamps: girl
  • Colors: pink
  • Inks:  Distress Ink, markers
  • Tools:  sewing machine
  • Embellishments: gemstones, glimmer mists, glitter, lace,
Sweet Blossom birthday card

Sweet Blossom birthday card

This birthday easel card has taken me ages!

I found a free Lily digi and used it to make the frame for Sweet Blossom on my computer.

On the base of the card I used more paper I’d made with the same digi. The butterfly was made using a MS punch (thanks for the inspiration Coops). I coloured some pink card with glimmer mists and Perfect pearls and then punched two butterflies and layered them with a slight uplift on the top one. I added gems to the body.
The raised card with sentiment was decorated with corners, flowers a ribbon and sliding buckle (WOCs) I also used distress inks to colour some lace for the background.

 Another photo to show the 3D effect on the butterfly!

I decorated my flower frame with some additional WOC flowers and used a small butterfly punch in same way to make the little butterflys and added them in frame and added them to give a 3D effect on the top of the card.
Sweet Blossom was coloured with Promarkers and inside the frame I used distress inks and covered with Perfect Pearls.

Around the edge of my backing paper on the top of the card I used Stickles glitter and WOC corners. The edges of the cards were coloured with distress ink and Perfect Pearls.

I’d like to enter the following challenges
Top Tip Tuesday- Create your own background papers
Nettie Gs dand ydigital gems-recipe (1 image, 2 flowers and 3 pearls…..I’m not sure if more is allowed, if not please delete my entry!)
Paper crafting journey- use a digi
Sew Many Challenges- 2 different digi papers
The Squirrel and the Fox- hatand/ or flowers
Ginger Loft Challenge- bingo, bottom row. Glitter, ribbon and flowers.
Card cupids- more than one fold
Birthday sundaes- bithday card
Bunny Zoe Crafts- lace it up
Scrap book sisters- anything goes
Simon says stamps- anything goes

Thanks to everyone who reads and comments on my cards. As a new crafter it really helps to keep me going on the days when it is all going wrong!!