Black and Gold

 Hello again, 

Well I feel like I have finally got some of my crafting mojo back after making 25 Christmas cards in the last month, I joined in with many of the Challenges from Beccy's Place and this card is one I did not get around to finishing, one of the extra prompts was Black and White plus one, I have a 6" paper pad from Couture Creations called Be Merry and Classic which is made up of black and cream or grey and cream designs, I also bought many years ago a pack of laser cut baubles with a snow flake design on it, I found one, not sure where the remaining have disappeared too. 

I have made a 5x7inch card and cut the paper in the middle to make it fit, covering the gap with a band of paper. I also dug through my bag of ancient gold peel-off stickers to add a fancy string to the bauble and also a peel-off sentiment. 

I have used a sketch seen on Kathy's blog Dunnit Again Designs which I resized to fit. When I eventually find the rest of the baubles, I will try adding different colours behind each one.. 

What I used: -

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7)

black paper 

two different gold cardstocks 

Be Merry and Classic Paper pad

peel off border and sentiment

I would like to enter this card in: -
613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional Winter Holiday
A Place to Start December Any holiday
Christmas Kick Start If it is Christmassy link it up
Crafter's Cafe 314 Anything goes optional Monochrome
Peace On Earth Challenge Anything Christmas Goes
12 Months of Christmas Link-up Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan 

p.s. A huge Thank you to my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them al!

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.

Stella Fireman Call #2

Hello again,

Today we awoke to sad news again, thinking of all those who lost their lives and loved ones in London overnight.

A couple of weeks ago I made this card for my DT post for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, well as my Mum requested two more cards for her kindy friends (they started school together some 50 years ago!) There are even plans afoot to attend a School gathering sometime during the year.

I have used two nesting die sets to cut and frame Stella, however they were a little to wide for my liking and I was able to pattern match and create a narrower frame by sliding one side across by one scallop and lopping the side off, only having a small clipping from one of the other scallops which I can no-longer see.

Here is the second card:-

What I used:-

White C7 card blank 12.7x17.8

Bugaboo Stamps- Stella Fireman Call digi and sentiment

White card for printing

AC cardstock Amethyst and cascade

Patterned papers from ‘Jewel’ Sugar and Spice Studios (Spotlight for those in Aus)

Tiny bling from my stash

Purple brads from stash

Couture Creations nesting rectangle and scalloped rectangle dies

MFT Stamps Essential Sentiments

W Plus 9 Scalloped border die

Black embossing powder

Clear Embossing inkpad

Anti-Static bag

Diamond glaze added to flames and Stella’s glasses

Adhesives:- Double-sided tape and foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-
Catch the Bug- Bugaboo Stamps June Anything goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #162 Anything goes
Crafting by Designs June Anything goes
Naughty or Nice Challenge #40 Anything goes
Cuttlebug Mania Frame it Challenge

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. A huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors who stop by and leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!