Scrap Thank you card

Hello again,

Today brings us to a new Challenge for Crafting by Designs, we would love you to join in our Pink plus one other colour challenge and show us what you are making, we have a lovely sponsor this week Ppinky Dolls will be giving the lucky winner 3 Images of choice.

 PpInky Dolls 

PRIZE Three Images

I have used some pink with green to make a thank you card for my stash. I followed a tutorial online to make my first sunburst card using up some of my scrappy paper bits from my box, adding a Kaisercraft diecut butterfly, some seam binding and an apron lace border. Once I had finished this card I looked at the butterfly background and realized it looks a little purple, I promise it is pink, it is the same paper as is on the card. I popped the butterflies wings up on some foam dots sticking the middle down to add dimension.

This challenge is open until 3rd April, and you can add your project by using the Linky tool on the challenge page. Please remember to link your project back to us.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White cardstock folded to 10.5x14.8cm

Scrap papers from my stash in white, pinks and green

White card scrap

Kaisercraft Decorative dies ‘Butterflies’

Paper Smooches ‘Sentiment Sampler’ stamp

CCD Apron Lace border die

White Colorbox ink pad

Adhesives: Double-sided tape, PVA glue, Foam dots

I would like to enter this card in:-

Pixie's Snippets playground week 322
613 Avenue Create Anything goes Optional twist
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper Challenge March
Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes March
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in….

Have a Wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors and friends who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

Hoppy Easter

Hello again,

Hope all is well, some wild weather around just now, winter seems to have been biting back in the UK and States and we have been having a rather hot and steamy reminder of summer as the days get shorter and the leaves begin to change, yesterday was shorts and singlets weather and today is half the temperature of yesterday and warm woolies on, including a hot H2O bottle- although that's just because my back is sore.

I'm sharing a card I made to send to my niece along with a bag of Jelly Belly Jelly beans, as the last time we sent Easter Eggs they ended up thick flat lumps of chocolate after melting in the heat. One down two more to go, although they are more likely to be gift bags for my parents.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 5" x 7" card blank
Bright pink card stock DCWV
Crafters choice pastel basics
Scrap of check paper
Funky Fuchsia spray ink painted on frame
Bugaboo Stamps Free portrait make it snappy digi (can't find it in store)
Bugaboo Stamps Bunny and Chick topper
Sentiment typed on computer
white paper scrap
Couture Creations Doily die
Bling from stash

I would like to enter this card in:-
Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge wk 12 Anything goes

Craft-a-holics R Us March Anything goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog Anything goes

Bizzy Bec's Store blog March Anything goes

Many thanks for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P. S. a Huge thank you to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

LPoCF Challenge #78 Ribbon Roses

Hello again,

Today brings us to a new Anything goes Challenge for  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, we would love to see what you have been making, all comers and crafts are welcome, we have one lovely sponsor this fortnight Lemon Shortbread will be giving the lucky winner 3 Images of your choice as the prize.

Lemon Shortbread

PRIZE Three Images

I was given a beautiful image to work with from our sponsor called RIBBON ROSES, which you can find here in store Not sure why but decided that she would look good coloured in with yellow and oranges, not colours I usually reach for but it turned out well… after I had to fix a little mistake, I accidently cut off part of the flower and leaves after carefully cutting them out so they didn't get chopped off when I die cut the top of the image 😒, reprinting and colouring the flowers and leaves before popping them up on some foam tape

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

14cm square card blank

Image Lemon Shortbread- Ribbon Roses

White cardstock
White card 

Faber-Castell Pencils

Adhesive pearls

Crafter's Choice Pastel Basics paper pad

Pebbles basics paper pad

Fiskars Apron lace border punch

Pin dot rectangle die from China

Circle die

Wild Rose Studio Birthday circles stamp

Amber Colorbox ink pad

Adhesives: Double-sided tape, PVA glue, Foam dots

I would like to enter this card in:-

Daisy Chain Challenge #17 Spring

Creative Craft Cottage Make it Feminine
Love to Craft Challenge Blog- Anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge Pop it up 

Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in….

Have a Wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors and friends who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hello again,

I received a lovely email over the Christmas and New Year asking if I would be interested in joining the lovely ladies on the Crafting By Design design team and today brings me to my very first post as a member of the design team, I’m looking forward to working with the ladies who provide a lot of beautiful inspiration with every challenge they run.

This week the challenge is hosted by team member Sharon and we are celebrating St. Patrick's Day, the DT received a lovely image from our sponsor The Paper Shelter to work with called Nap in a cup featuring one little leprechaun obviously tired out from his hard work or perhaps a few too many drinks afterwards. The Paper Shelter will be giving the winner their choice of three digital stamps as the prize for the week.

The Paper Shelter

Prize 3 images- Winners Choice

I coloured the leprechaun with Faber-Castell pencils and paper pieced the cup using some metallic paper from my bag of scraps, I created the sentiment in a basic document adding a clipart from the web tool. It reads “March 17^th When everyone is Irish for the Day” with Happy St. Patrick’s Day beside the hat. St. Patrick’s Day is not a big event here in Aus, despite many of us having Irish Ancestry, including me! I believe there is a parade and family friendly event in the city always held the Sunday closest to St. Patrick’s Day, this year meaning it will be celebrated on the 18^th… and of course pubs and clubs have plenty of drinking going on all day long.

What I used:-

White A5 card folded to 10.5x14.8cm to create card blank 

White card stock for printing

The Paper Shelter ‘Nap in a Cup’ image

Colour Printer

Faber-Castell Pencils

MFT Pierced circle dies

Fussy cutting scissors

Green spotted card- Christmas stash

Orange and metallic silver paper from scrap bags

Fiskars scalloped border punch

Adhesives:- PVA Glue, foam tape and double sided tape

Sentiment created with Grinched, Travelling Typewriter and Whiskey Bottle fonts

https://www.dafont.com/grinched.font 

https://www.dafont.com/traveling-typewriter.font 

https://www.dafont.com/whiskey-bottle.font

This challenge runs from today 15th to 21st March Sydney time (Midnight 14th to 23:59 20th US Eastern time) and you can join in adding your project with Mr. Linky on the post you can find here. 

I would like to enter this card in:-

Di's Digi Challenge Blog- Use lots of green

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #184 Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

Distress Oxide Flowers

Hello again,

My Mum asked for a birthday card for a friend she made when my older brother started pre-school, both recognised each other outside the pre-school, my Mum having worked in a bank in the city and her friend at the Coles supermarket nearby the bank, back in the day when supermarkets had staff hand people items from behind the counter, not the modern help yourself style store. Both moving west to the mountains to raise their families, when  steam trains were the mode of public transport in the 70's.

Mum's only real request is that the card was of a purple-y colour scheme, not too fussy as she doesn't keep her cards, I received the flowers dies during the week and decided to give them a try adding some double sided adhesive to the back of the card before I started, using a card I had seen on Pinterest as inspiration, my photo is not all that great, I may try for another one in better light tomorrow. 
No it is not your eyes, the large part of the sentiment is slightly skewed, but it stuck well and fast, no moving it without causing more trouble..., admission although none of you can see it there is a slight issue with the border on the left and I was able to hide it with well placed greenery....

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 5x7" card blank (12.6 x 17.8cm)

Striped paper from stash

White textured cardstock

Green and metallic silver cardstock from scrap box

White cardstock

Distress Oxide Inks Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Seedless Preserves

Water mister

MFT Stitched scalloped border die

MFT Layered Leaves Die

MFT Birthday die

MFT Label maker sentiment stamp

CCD Flower dies

Mauve bling from stash

Adhesives:-PVA glue, Double sided tape, adhesive sheet, Foam tape under smallest flower and stamped part of sentiment

I would like to enter this card in:-

Daisy Chain Challenge #17 Spring

Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge #198 Anything goes with a Sentiment

Love to Craft Challenge Blog Anything Goes March

The Flower Challenge #19 Anything goes

Southern Girls Challenge Pop it up

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the lovely ladies who pop by and take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!