LPoCF#238 Mirtillamente Flowerz Flow 4

 Hello again,

The weather is beginning to warm up as Spring arrives in full force, I have already spotted one of our local blue-tongue lizards sunning itself in the yard, we have three regular blue-tongues who stop by, each has a tail of a different length as a defence mechanism they can shed their tails if threatened, leaving the predator with a tasty snack whilst they crawl away. One likes to be placated with fresh strawberries... the others are happier to be left alone.

I will am off to see an orthopaedic specialist who will hopefully be able to perform surgery on my ankle... and for a turn up for the books I don't have a three month wait to see a specialist, which would have brought me close to Christmas/summer holiday closures, I am being seen this week, likely to need mri on ankle and hopeful that something can be done... I have at some point (I know when) sprained my ankle with such force that I have ripped a ligament off the bone and brought several pieces of bone with it....

Today brings us to an all-new challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Mirtillamente Digital Stamps who kindly gave our team three images to work with, I have used Flowerz Flow No 4 to make a pretty birthday card.

Mirtillamente Digital Stamps

Mirtillamente Facebook

Mirtillamente Challenge Blog

Ampolix Facebook 

Prize two images

Here is my card:

What I used:

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

Mirtillamente Flowerz Flow No 4

Faber-Castell Coloured Pencils

Lavendar cardstock

White cardstock

LOTV circular sentiment clear stamp (a Digital version available here)

Crafts too embossing folder

Memento tuxedo black inkpad

scalloped edge punch

Poppy stamps Tilda swirl die small

scalloped circle die

Memory Box Pippi and Isabella Butterfly dies

Silver mirror card strips

White flat backed self-adhesive pearls

Adhesives: Double sided tape, pva glue, foam squares

I would like to enter this card in:

Mirtillamente Challenge Blog #35 Anything Goes September

Polkadoodles Anything goes week #37

Seize the Birthday Anything goes optional Stripes

Creative Knockouts #530 Embossing Delights

Colouring with Pencils Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

LPoCF #222 Stream Side Studios

 Hello again,

I hope you have all had a wonderful start to the New Year, mine has been quiet, hot and wet. Summer brings our area large numbers of tourists, some of whom have difficulty following 'closed' signs. Three helicopters to rescue and/or check people were safe to wait for local Police Rescue squad to walk into their location on closed hikes and then walk them out. Undoubtedly discussing why some areas are closed. In our case there are multiple landslides in the bush, affecting the hikers, canyoners, and 'photo opportunity' seekers for IG. Sorry for the rant, two years ago a father and son died in a landslide in the valley. 

  I am back again with my teammates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Stream Side Studios who kindly allowed each of us to choose a digital set to work with I chose Berry Sweet Mice. 

Stream Side Studios

Prize 3 Digital Sets up to $15

Here is my card-

What I used-
White cardstock 
Stream Side Studio's set Berry Sweet Mice
5x7" card blank (12.6x17.8cm)
Faber-Castell coloured pencils
Kaisercraft 'Party' paper
Clear embossing pen, inkpad and powder (sprinkles and flame are heat embossed)
Sentiment stamp from stash heat embossed in clear.

I would like to enter this card in-

Crafting Happiness #157 Celebrations of any kind (Edit: I was too late)

Make My Monday #217 Happy Birthday

Polkadoodles week 2 Anything goes

Seize the Birthday Embossing wet or dry (sprinkles, flame and clear sentiment across middle of cake)

Crafty Calendar Challenge January 'Anything goes'

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week....

Megan

LPoCF #188 Streamside Studio

 Hello again, 

Our weather is finally starting to warm up here in Australia, we have had snow predicted the last few days, but it has not arrived. Just cold and damp, we have now begun to see plants die from too much water, 20inches in 10 days was just too much.

This fortnight at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends we are being sponsored by Streamside Studios and they sell both digital and clear stamps. Each member of the design team was able to choose one digi set. I have used a set called Designer Birthday Cake to make a paper pieced cake. 

Streamside Studios

PRIZE 3 Digi stamps/sets to value of $15

Streamside Studios Etsy Store

Streamside Studios Instagram

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
Streamside Studios Digi set Designer Birthday Cake (sentiment from same set)
White card stock
Kaisercraft 'Party' paper pad
Stitched Rectangle die 
Pierced scallop rectangle die 
Stitched Scalloped circle die
White Opal and Buttercup Liquid Pearls
Clear wink of stella on candle
Pale green enamel dots
Adhesives:- Double sided tape and PVA Glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bizzy Bec's Challenge Blog August Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create August Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday Anything goes optional topping Sketch

Crafts Galore Encore August Anything Goes
Ally's Angels Anything Goes

Thank you for looking in,
Apologies for being a bad blogger and been offline more than online, my family history has been taking front seat of late. That and most of my stamps are digital and whilst I can access them from the old pc, I am yet to buy a new printer...

Have a wonderful week... 
Megan

LPoCF #180 All Dressed Up Little Bookworm

 Hello again,

Autumn has well and truly arrived here in Australia, the trees are beautifully coloured and dropping all their leaves. I hope those of you who celebrate have a Wonderful and Happy Easter.

Today brings us to an all new Anything goes challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by All Dressed Up who are giving the winner 2 digi stamps of choice. All Dressed Up kindly gave us two images to use and I chose Little Bookworm I printed the image in two sizes and ended up colouring both and making two cards in two different sizes. 

All Dressed Up

Prize 2 Digital Stamps

The first card is a smaller card A6 (10.4x 14.8cm) size using the image and some paper snippets to add to the sides, I printed the sentiment from my pc onto the darker pink cardstock and die-cut with MFT fishtail flags set, finished off with a trio of hand punched flowers with tiny gems added, the ribbon and bow on the flower were paper pieced with snippets of patterned paper on both cards.

The second card is C7 size or (12.6x17.8cm) I added the large sentiment from Inkylicious (I won from Snippets Playground) using Versa color Cyan ink cube and some clear embossing powder and another striped snippet, finishing this one off with three pre-made flowers which have a green gem in the centre, one flower is also glittered. 

What I used:-
White card blanks Aussie A6 and C7 size
White card for printing
All Dressed Up Little Bookworm Digi image
Faber-Castell and Derwent coloured pencils
black and white striped paper
kraft, plain pink, blue and pink polka dot paper snippets
MFT stitched border die, MFT fishtail flag die
Hand punch- tiny flower
Inkylicious sentiment stamp
Versa Color ink Cyan
Pre-made flowers

I would like to enter this card in...
Pixie's Snippets Playground #426 Anything using snippets (paper pieced hat ribbons, striped, pink and kraft paper)
Polkadoodles week 16 Anything Goes
All Dressed Up Anything Goes
Seize the birthday (pink card) Anything Birthday or Optional topping Signs of Spring
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. Many thanks to all my blogging friends and visitors who stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all! Apologies I've not been around much, my 12yo pc appears to be on the last legs, and has started randomly shutting down, usually when I'm in the middle of something. I changed the 'watch/button battery' inside the tower and all appears well at the minute. 

LPoCF #176

 Hello again, 

Today brings us to an all new Challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are being sponsored by Joy Clair Designs

Joy Clair Designs 

Prize 1 Digital Stamp set

Shop:- Joy Clair Designs

Facebook:- Joy Clair Designs

Instagram:- Joy Clair Designs

Joy Clair Designs gave the Design Team Just Butterflies set to work with. I have used one butterfly and one sentiment from the set to create a Thank you card, the butterfly was coloured using Derwent Pencils and the sentiment was coloured with an embossing pen and heat embossed in gold.

Here is my card:-

I made a second card as a birthday card adding a sentiment from Clearly Besotted and  some die cut rings, not sure what is happening with the photo, the design paper is much more purple irl. 

What I used:-

Joy Clair Just Butterflies Digi set

White cardstock

Kraft Au A6 card blank 14.8x10.5

14cm square card blank

Derwent coloured pencils 

Circle, pierced circle and scalloped circle dies

Fiskars scalloped border punch

Brown brads

Flowers from stash

Gold thread

Orange, silver and white scrap papers

Cocoa and purple colorbox inkpad

Clear embossing pen

Gold and Clear embossing powder

Paper Rose Nesting rectangle dies

Clearly Besotted Sweet Little Sentiment stamp

Adhesive Pearls and gems

Adhesives:- Double sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Thank you card

CCC Digi Creations #133 Things with Wings

Crafts Galore Encore (anything goes)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper Challenge (anything goes)

Birthday card

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog (anything goes)

Seize the Birthday (anything goes)

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

Japanese Inspired

 Hello again

Highly unusual for me to post twice in two days! I have a friend who has a Japanese daughter-in-law and asks me to create a card especially for her each year. I have been looking online and discovered a handmade card using Japanese papers which have been padded. I have gone fairly basic with my card and added an embossed background which is also seen in the patterned paper. A further search suggests this technique is called Japanese Padded Paper Quilting here is a link to another blogger Christine where I read about the technique.

Inside each square is a smaller square of cardstock which I attached a very thin layer of quilt batting, about 1/3 the usual thickness of the batting. I then wrapped the patterned paper around and stuck the paper edges onto the back. A little like covering school books.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank
Embossing folder
Gold paper 
white cardstock
Couture Creations 'Asian Wave' Embossing folder
Japanese paper squares
Stitched square dies
thin layer of quilt batting
Mystery Sentiment stamp 
Clear embossing ink 
Gold embossing powder

I would like to enter this card in:-

Can you Handle the Pressure 1st Challenge use Pink

Daisy Chain Challenge For the Girls

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes 

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday Challenge Anything goes optional sparkle and shine (the patterned paper has a sheen and the gold layer is metallic, you cannot really tell in the photo though)

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

Hexagon Mad

 Hello again,

We are currently having a warm winters day and the washing is getting a good blow through, before an expected cool change later this week. I have been busy during our current lockdown using up a couple of ancient paper pads, one a Christmas pad from Doodlebug Designs called 'North Pole' which has maybe a whole 6" square left to use up, if you join all the little bits together and it is definitely not going back in the box for use again next year. I have used a magazine subscription stamp set 'Pretty Patchwork' to make several cards one is a birthday card the others Christmas.

Here are my cards:-

This birthday card is on the way to a quilt making friend, she is currently under her first lockdown after a person infected with covid-19 went into her regional area, so hopefully this brings a smile for her birthday over the weekend.... 

As you can see I stamped and cut out many hexagons and made them into tree shapes on the card fronts adding a bow (store bought) to the top of the tree and the sentiment at the bottom, I was a little high on the first one the next two worked out well...

My last card features a MFT stamp called Pure Innocents Elf Girl along with some larger hexagons

What I used:-

4x 12.6x17.8cm card blank

1x 10.5x14.8cm card blank

doodlebug design inc paper pad 'north pole' (double-sided)

My Mind's Eye 'Happy Day' paper pad (double sided)

Pretty Patchwork stamp set (magazine cover)

Lace and seam binding

Lacy edged die ? Couture Creations

Memory Box Tilda Swirl small

Mystery butterfly die

Rosie's Studio 'Birthday circles' stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

MFT Fishtail flag die

Pure Innocence MFT Elf girl stamp

Clear embossing ink

Gold and silver embossing power

Ranger Letter it Christmas stamp set

Black and gold gel pens

Fiskars border punch scallop

Kraft, green, white and red cardstock 

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Birthday card:-

Happy little Stampers Anything goes with Dies

Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge week 32 Anything goes

Seize the Birthday- Optional topping stripes (does it count there are stripes on some of the hexies)

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog August, Anything goes

Christmas cards Hexies:-

Pixie's Snippets Workshop #409 Anything goes with snippets

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #554 Anything Christmas

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge August- Optional Wonderland

ABC Christmas Challenge P-for Pudgy, Q-Quality Street, R-for Ribbon (Bows)

Christmas Card Elf:
12 Months of Christmas Link-up- Optional theme Warm Winter wear

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in..

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

Old fashioned lady

Hello again,

Today I am sharing one of the four birthday cards I made for my friend who ordered a mixed bunch from me, I have used a silhouette die and made a vintage card, with the unfortunate error of having just above the sentiment the words toilet basins on the old patterned paper I have used, I’m sure it just adds some interest that you can read in old ads. I have been free to make what I want to with one exception, a specific request to make a card with the French language and a bike on it... the bike is easy, French not so, all I have come up with is using google translate to say happy birthday in French...

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank

Kaisercraft Timeless patterned paper 

CCD Lady with umbrella die

Oval die 

Scrap of black, gold and sandstone paper/card

Paper lace

White Liquid Pearls

Marianne Designs Butterfly punch die

Darkroom Door Sentiment stamp Simple sayings Vol.1

Clear embossing ink 

Black embossing powder



I would like to enter this card in:-
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge February Anything goes
Seize the Birthday- optional challenge black and white only
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes

Rose Birthday

Hello again,

Seems like ages since I was last out here on my blog, I have had a much easier recovery post repeat surgery in mid August, so hopefully I get good news when I got back to the specialist this week... One of our family history friends is celebrating her birthday today and we gave her this card along with a new azalea plant which we happily found out will replace one that recently died in her garden.

I messed around with some scraps of card deciding on just which colour to make the rose, once I had settled on Raspberry versa color, I inked the stamp up carefully cleaning off the ink from the leaves and stem. Stamping first the flower portion before cleaning and reinking the leaves and stem in Olive versa color and stamping. I used MFT pierced fish tail flag die to cut the rose out then dug around in my large scrap file for the gold mirri card, found some deep pink cardstock and a wide striped paper from my stash.

I managed to smudge the ink on the rose, thankfully it blends in though. Apologies for the photo quality this one is the best of a bad bunch...

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 5x7" card blank (12.6x17.8cm)
Heidi Swapp Marquee love paper
Darkroom Door Rose stamp (Full Bloom Vol 1)
Rasperry and Olive Versa Color ink pads
Gold mirri, black, white and deep pink cardstock from scrap files
Lawn Fawn Happy Birthday sentiment die
Tiny self adhesive gems
Fiskars Corner rounder punch
Wplus9 Scalloped border die
MFT pierced fishtail flags die
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, adhesive sheet, PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-
Always Happy Birthday Challenge
Snippets Playground #334
Crafting with Dragonflies #112 Spring has Sprung
The Sisterhood of Crafters Bloomin' Flowers
Seize the Birthday optional topping Rainbow

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

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

Watercolour Birthday

Hello again,

Well I am still working my way through some of the cards I made whilst the internet was out, this one I finished off last week, it is headed to a lovely family history friend who has moved away from the area to be closer to her son and his family, she has recently moved houses again and we are waiting on a new address to send her card and some information we have discovered on her family. 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White card blank 12.6 x17.6cm card blank (5x7”)

White and black cardstock scraps

Jane’s Doodles ‘Doodle Flowers’ stamp set

Clear embossing ink pad

Darkroom Door Simple Sayings stamp

Wow! Black super fine embossing powder

Stampendous Detail Gold embossing powder

Whispers ‘Seafoam white’ embossing powder

Prismacolor watercolour pencils (water and paintbrush)

Heidi Swapp striped paper

CCS Floral stamp set

Enamel dots and sequins from my stash

Fiskars corner rounder

MFT Fishtail flags die

Adhesives: Double sided tape, foam dots and Diamond Glaze

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bizzy Bec's Store blog August Anything goes 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge August Anything goes
Seize the birthday Optional topping water (water colour pencils)
Fabrika Fantasy Anything goes challenge
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #32 Anything goes

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

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

Teen Birthday #3

Hello again, 

Well I have been making some cards these past few weeks and now that the NBN is back up and working I can add them to my blog. 

This card was made for my neighbours second son who was 16 last month, they have lived here since he was about 6months old. I have used a CCD and my MFT ipod set to make this card, with a distress ink background that has clear embossed music script randomly stamped onto it, you can't see it very well though in the photo. 

Here is my card:-

What I used:- 
White 5x7" card blank (12.6x17.8cm)
CCD Happy Birthday Die
MFT ipod die
White card for background
Distress Oxides-Peacock Feathers, Twisted citron, faded jeans +Water
Francheville enamel dots
White, black, silver and mirri card scraps
MFT Simple sayings stamp
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
Christmas magazine freebie music script stamp
Clear embossing powder
Clear inkpad
Adhesives:- Adhesive sheet, double sided tape, foam tape 

I would like to enter this card in:-
Crafts Galore Encore #54 Anything goes
Bizzy Becs Store Challenge
Daisy Chain Challenge #22 Anything goes
Happy Little Stampers Water Colour Challenge
Seize the Birthday Optional topping Water

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

Megan

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

One for the Boys

Hello again, 

Today brings us to a new Challenge for Crafting by Designs, we would love you to join in our and show us what you are making, we have lovely sponsor this week Ike’s Art will be giving the lucky winner $20 gift certificate for their store. 

Ike’s Art

  Prize $20 gift certificate for the store

I have made a card for my neighbour’s son, who will be 18y later this year, they have been here since he was two. I used my Distress Oxide Inks to create a background, having a bit of playtime working out which colours I would use, this panel has Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers and Broken China. Test stamped on my sample piece and heat embossed with some metallic glitter embossing powder to be sure that was the right colour combo to go with, the stamps are from my mixed bag of stamps from Darkroom Door. I added some die cut and hand punched stars to the panel before adding the sentiment which I heat embossed in black and fussy cut, adding die cut numbers for his age. Sentiment is popped up on some double sided foam tape. When it was all finished and put together I wished that I had thought to add some extra texture by way to some cotton or twine, behind the sentiment, but all was stuck down tight. Some bling added randomly to finish the card.

Here is my card:- 

What I used:-

White 5x7” (12.6x17.8cm) card blank

Blue cardstock

Silver embossed paper

Glittered paper

White cardstock

Distress Oxide Inks- Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers and Broken China (and water)

Wow! Metallic Silver Sparkle Embossing Glitter

Wow! Primary Ebony Super Fine Embossing powder

Star die unknown brand about 1cm across

Memory Box Parker Number dies

Darkroom Door Star Stamps (Mixed Bag)

Darkroom Door Brushed Sentiments

Bling from Stash

Hair Spray to set ink

Heat gun

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, Diamond Glaze, double sided foam tape, Adhesive sheet

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bizzy Becs Store Blog Challenge- Anything goes

Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge

Love to Craft Challenge Blog Anything goes

Seize the Birthday Optional topping patterned paper (Anything goes)

Southern Girls Challenge Sparkle and Shine

Thank you for looking in….

Have a wonderful week….

Megan

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

Ink Blending

Hello again,

With our recent cooler weather I headed out to my computer and craft space did a little online shopping spending my Christmas gift voucher on some Distress Oxide ink pads, they arrived and I got them and the ink blender out to have my first go with both, deciding to make a card for my neighbours birthday inspired by an article in Australian Simply Cards, well they used brushos but never mind. I chose pickled raspberry, wilted wisteria and peacock feathers and blended them onto a piece of regular cardstock spraying with a mini mister once finished. My first ink blending experience, not the last one for sure.

On the weather front, summer is not quite done with us yet, heading for another week of 30-35C temperatures, with afternoon or evening storms. Some one should tell the flowering cherry trees and some of the maple trees in the area, some already have leaves on the turn, bright orange nestled in amongst the green.

Late last year when I first discovered that Darkroom Door was a little Aussie company I bought a Rubber stamp assortment pack direct from the store and received a variety of their stamps, cling foam to mount them on and this stamp is one from the pack. I got almost a complete set with African animals in the pack along with some sentiments, fish, flowers, stars and half an alphabet/numeral set they fill two and a half of the clear DVD cases that they also sell. 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 5x7” card blank 12.6 x17.8cm

White card stock

White embossed card stock

Silver glitter deco tape

Silver paper from stash

Flower stamp from Darkroom Door

Pickled raspberry, wilted wisteria and peacock feathers Distress oxide inks

Mini Mister

Kaisercraft 2mm silver rhinestones

MFT happy die

MFT Label maker sentiment stamp

Sea foam White embossing powder

Adhesives:- Double-Sided Tape, Adhesive sheet, foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

613 Avenue Create Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge
Love to Craft Challenge blog Anything goes
Seize the Birthday Anything goes with Optional topping Candles

Many thanks 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 a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Bond James Bond

Hello again,

So this month I had a big push to make a couple of 40th Birthday cards for my brother along with all the Christmas cards, after looking up some of the popular films, shows, toys and games of 1977 I settled on a suit card with a James Bond image for the first, James Bond The Spy who Loved me was first released in 1977 and can still be found in DVD format, which my parents gave him last weekend, a surprise for us that he intends on waiting to open his gifts and cards until his real birthday a few days before Christmas. Since he doesn't see my blog it is safe for me to share.

I was inspired by this card which I found on Pinterest but gave the card my own twist.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White Card blank 12.4x17.4
Black card stock
Patterned paper from Echo Park Style Essentials
Tiny James Bond sign from here
James Bond images are an old download from Papercraft Inspirations (no longer available)
Black bling from stash
Silver glitter card
Nesting circle die
Elizabeth Craft Happy Birthday die
Memory Box Parker Alphabet die
Buttons and Silver star brads
Signo White gel ink pen

I would like to enter this card in:-
Bizzy Becs Store Blog Challenge Anything goes
Love to Craft Challenge Blog
Seize the Birthday Monochrome
Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes


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

P.S. A huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF #66 Fred She Said

Hello again,

Today brings us to another brand new challenge over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends and as always the challenge is Anything Goes, so come along and join in with whatever crafty items you have been working on, we have two lovely sponsors this fortnight Fred She Said and Polkadoodles offering a prize to two lucky winners.

Fred She said 

Prize $10 gift certificate

Polkadoodles 

Prize £6.75 voucher

Don’t forget to stop by my team mates blogs to check out some more fabulous inspiration.

I am using an image from our sponsor, Fred She Said called Smelling the Cherry Blossoms  I printed her out on regular A4 paper and cardstock and paper pieced her kimono using both plain and patterned Japanese rice papers placed over the image printed on A4 and reprinted on both the plain and patterned papers and selectively coloured the two images printed on to cardstock, layering the finished little girl onto the background, then cut out all the little cherry blossoms falling and layered them on too. 

I covered a white card blank with black paper and cut four rectangles of patterned Japanese rice paper from my stash, ensuring to adhere them on the card to maintain the papers pattern.

Finished the card off with a basic sentiment from Darkroom Door and added some doodled stitching around the edge and some silver rhinestones in each corner. This card has already made its way to the recipient who loves all things Japanese.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 12.6 x 17.8cm card blank (5x7”)

Fred She Said ‘Smelling the Cherry Blossoms’ image

Derwent and Faber-Castell Pencils

Japanese papers from my stash

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Darkroom Door Stamp

MFT Stitched rectangle die

Bling from my stash

Wink of Stella clear on all the flowers

Adhesives:- PVA glue, foam tape and Double-sided tape

Fine tipped scissors

I would like to enter this card in:-

613 Avenue Create Anything goes with optional twist distress it

Seize the Birthday Anything goes or optional topping 

Creative Knockouts Challenge  211 Anything goes

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 take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Birthday Wishes

Hello again,

Well I'm back with my second floral card in as many weeks, this one was for my Mum's birthday last week and it turned out better than I expected... as I am only just beginning to use stamps, they still scare me a little... one annoying thing... the tiny flower had no corresponding die so they were all hand cut, no Springtime hayfever out bursts please!

The peach and pear trees are in blossom, the flowering Cherry trees, the cherry and apple trees are still holding out on us, maybe they think better than to flower early as we are expecting snow later this week, of course on the day I have an appointment in the city, I hope it will not be heavy enough to close the roads, have to get across them to get to the train.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 17.8x12.6cm card blank (5x7")
White card stock
Poppystamps Flower Patch stamp and die set
CCD Stitched in and out circle dies
Merci paper (Big W for those in Aus)
MFT Birthday sentiment die
MFT LJD Celebrate with Cake (wishes) masked
Black embossing powder
Snippets of Gold Mirri card and white card stock
Versacolor Petal Pink, Orchid, Opera Pink, Heliotrope, Green and Fresh Green ink pads
Colorbox Yellow ink pad
Liquid Enamel white- tiny flower centres
Fine tipped Scissors
Adhesives:- Double-sided tape, foam tape, PVA glue, adhesive sheet.

I would like to enter this card in:-
Snippets Playground weeks 296-297
Naughty or Nice Challenge Framed
Happy Little Stampers Anything goes with Dies
Seize the Birthday Anything goes- Optional Topping Ocean Colours
Cuttlebug Mania Anything goes

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

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

LPoCF #64 Fabrika Fantasy

Hello again, 

Today brings us to another brand new challenge over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends and as always the challenge is Anything Goes, so come along and join in with whatever you have been working on, we have two lovely sponsors this fortnight Fabrika Fantasy and Peppercus Design offering a prize to two lucky winners.

Fabrika Fantasy

Prize 3 Images

Peppercus Design 

Prize 3 Images

Don’t forget to stop by my team mates blogs to check out some more fabulous inspiration.

I am using an image from our sponsor, Fabrika Fantasy called Water Fairy, I decided to use the pre coloured image to make my card, I found a piece of paper from an old magazine freebie cover book which worked well with the image colour and a scrap of coloured cardstock from my box of bits. I printed the image twice so I could layered the little fairy on top of the flower adding some dimension, I decided that there was too much white behind her and used a tiny star stamp from a Christmas set to add some silver stars, I should have cut a mask for the flower and fairy but did things the hard way… Then fussy cut her wings out on the 1st image and die cut the circle leaving the wings poking out from the circles edge layering the fussy cut second fairy onto the image. As a final touch I added four forest mushrooms cut out in purple and metallic cream card attaching them with foam tape to add dimension.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 12.6 x 17.8cm card blank (5x7”)

Fabrika Fantasy pre-coloured image Water Fairy 

Scrap cardstock and papers from my stash 

Wow! Metallic silver super fine embossing powder

Clear embossing ink

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Close to my Heart All is bright stamp (tiny stars)

Poppystamps Forest Mushrooms

CCD Border die 

Lifestyle Crafts nesting scalloped circle die

MFT Stitched circle die

MFT pierced fishtail flags die

Wink of Stella Clear brush pen

X-Press it Glitter deco tape

Bling from my stash

Sentiment stamp from Magazine

Adhesives:- PVA glue, foam tape and Double-sided tape

Fine tipped scissors

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bizzy Becs Store Challenge

Crafting by Designs August Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday Anything goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog August Anything goes

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week…

Megan