Back to School

Good Morning All
I bet you are all looking forward to the kids going back to school, and this is the theme of the new challenge this week at Love to Create.  We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps who will give the winner 7 digis of their choice to the value of $21.

For my card, I chose -'Ava with Flowers'.  I thought this was a good one because when I was at junior school I was always taking my teacher a bunch of wild flowers that I had picked.  Her name was Miss Baxter, I can still picture her now, after all these years. !!!!!!

I used Papermania paper from May Docrafts  goodie bag.
Zva Creative pink pearl swirl (I won )
Punched flowers with gem centres
Ribbon from stash
Red gems from homemade jewellery stash
Sentiment printed on computer
Dies are Sissix scalloped squares and Nellie Snellen Frames
Image is coloured with Promarkers

Do hop over and have a go at this challenge.  I really enjoy looking at your creations.

xxxxx
Wendy L

CHALLENGES -----------------
Ribbon girl - September - Add Pearls
Fussy Fancy Friday # 70 - Back to School
Pin and Tack (Spark your creativity) # 1 - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - One - 1 ribbon - 1 image
Incy Wincy Designs - Back to School

Cupcake

Good Morning All
Goodness but the weeks are flying by, it,s time for week 27 challenge at Love to Create.  This week we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and they will give the winner a massive 21 dollars worth of digis.  The theme is an easy one - Punches / Die cuts,  well  it is for me because you know that I love making flowers.

I printed out my own sentiment on computer
Leaf dies are Marianne
Punched flowers with pearl in centres
Image - Bugaboo - Girl with Cupcake - coloured with Promarkers

We all love looking at your creations so do hop over and join in the challenge.
xxxxxx
Wendy L

CHALLENGES -----
Incy Wincy Designs - Sugar & Spice & everything nice
Always Crafting #13 - Food
Kaboodle Doodle # 131- Sisterly Love
   I won this one.
Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge # 197 - Gifts
Crafty Catz # 144  - Pink
Delightful Challenges - Birthdays

Twisted Easel

Good Morning All

So lazy today as we went out with neighbours for a lovely Korean Wok meal.  We walked down to the next village to the restaurant where they cook your meat/fish as you watch them, so it is all very fresh.  It was yummy too.  Then we came back here for afew drinks!!!!!  It was a belated birthday meal for me.

Todays card is a twisted easel, which I think looks very effective.

Deckled edge A6 card blank
Lilac bow aper from Papertole
Lilac and pink card from stash (I buy A2 sheets of this from local gift shop for 60cents)
Sarah Kay decoupage
Spellbinders Blossom 1 die
Punched flowers
Pin made from my jewelery stash
Wide spotty organza ribbon
Square gems
Sarah Kay sentiments
Peeloff waste (I try not to waste anything)

Challenges ---------
Hooked on craft # 21  - All that Glitters
Whimsey Stamps Challenge # 41 - Bingo  White pins flowers

Happy Birthday

Good Morning All

First BBQ of the year tonight with neighbours and friends.  It,s my birthday tomorrow so that is the excuse for it.  Lots of food and afew drinkies, great company and great weather.  John bought me  a new laptop so that is what I,m using now - it,s like having a TV instead of using my notebook.  When I won the My Memories Suite for Scrapbook designing, I longed for a bigger screen, and the sweetie that he is, bought this for me but let me have it early.  Love him to bits.xxxxxxx

I also got my candy by special delivery yesterday from TONIC STUDIOS which I was lucky enough to win, so that was like another birthday pressy!!!!!!!

Todays card is another easel

A6 card blank folded to make easel with silver mirri card with rounded corners
Decoupage image of bouquet of flowers (there will be lots of decoupage as I cut loads while in the UK)
Loads of punched flowers, inked with shades of pink, and pearls in the center of some and spots in others
Pink doily
Organza ribbon 2 different widths
Scraps of pink card and stripey paper
Pink/gold embossed paper on base

Challenges -----

Allsorts challenge 156 - It,s our Birthday
Truly Scrumptious # 81 - Pretty in Pink
Paper Sundaes - Pretty in Pink Final Challenge
Pennys Paper Craft Challenge # 80 - Anything Goes

Pinks

Good Morning all

Wow, the weather is getting hot here in in Spain.  So warm at night we are having to get a ceiling fan installed ASAP.  I believe the Uk is getting some good weather too,  inevitable once we left.

Todays card is another gorgeous Tilda--

I used -
6" card blank and folded another 7" piece so that  it would make a sort of easel stand (as shown in 2nd pic)
Paper is Kate Knights Totally Tropical (kindly given to me by a Docrafts member
Tilda coloured with Promarkers
Circle die cut  with image on
Punched flowers with gems in centres
Flourishes die cut
Pink corners from Papermania
Maroon ribbon from stash
·Happy Birthday· Peeloff

Challenges--------
Divas by Design # 36 - Fabulous Flourishes
Crafty Catz # 133 - Lets here it for the girls
I Love Promarkers #118 - Die cuts
Creative Inspirations #164 - Anything Goes
Cute card Thursday # 218 - Pink & Green

Wedding Easel

Good Afternoon All

I am having a great time in the UK.  Been craft shopping with my sister today and she went off to her craft class and made a lovely card with unusual folds so I have taken a pic and will try to replicate it when I get home.

Today I want to show you this one, i have used this image before but this one has more flowers and more bling.

Easel card made from 5 x 7" card blank

                                                 Tilda wedding image

Punched flowers with pearl centres

Spellbinder flowers

Folded flowers with glitter

Flourishes and leaves diecuts

Gems

Mirri card with `Wedding` paper layered on

Heart corner punch

Diecuts for image and label

Challenges ------------------

I Love Promarkers # 117 - Anything Goes

Whimsey Stamps challenge # 39 - Anything Goes

Crafty boots challenge - Good Luck

Tuesday Alchemy # 14 - Happy Wedding

Truly Scrumptious # 80 - Anything Goes

Die Cutting Divas # 65 - Flowers

Sarah Kay Image

Good Morning All

Todays card I have decided to show is a lovely Sarah Kay image

This one contains a bit of everything-

5 x 7" card blank folded to an easel

Pink card embossed on Cuttlebug

Tags cut with CB

Flourishes cut with CB

Punched flowers

Quilled flowers

Folded flowers

Homemade hat pin with pearls and a bead

Embossed mirri gold/silver flowery card

Wide organza ribbon

Sarah Kay sentiment

Border punch

Image coloured with Promarkers

Challenges-----------------

Joanna Sheen Fortnightly - Birthday

I Love Promarkers # 116 - Hatpin & Charms

Papertake Weekly - Cute cute cute

Cute Card Thursday # 216 - Food or Drink

Crafting for all Seassons # 26 - Hand made Flowers

Cuttlebug Challenge blog - Flowers

Koala Bear Tilda

Good Afternoon all

A quick post today as we are just about to go out for a walk and visit a friend of mine.

I think this is so cute-

I cut green card to make a 5.5" square and cut to a criss cross
Pale green and embossed gold paper
Tilda image coloured with Promarkers and cut out with Spellbinder oval die
Green ribbon from Joanna Sheen
Green flower gems
Punched and quilled flowers with gem centres
Wire and pearls from stash
Corner peeloffs


Challenges--------------

Ready Teddy Go #10 - Bingo  flower, ribbon, emboss
I Love Promarkers - Hat pins & Charms
Papertake Weekly - Cute cute cute
Crafty Ribbons Challenge # 19 - Flowers

Wedding

Good Morning All

It is raining here in Devon today. Though we have been lucky since we got here last Friday and yesterday was gorgeous weather.

I have been colouring again and finished this card last week before we left.

5 x 7 card blank
Mat and layered onto lilac card
Lovely Tilda with little bridesmaid
Punched flowers, inked and glitter glue centres
Large Quilled flower
Heart charm
Hatpin wire and beads from stash
Gold mirri card flourishes
Heart peeloffs
Lilac sentiment

Challenges -------
Papertake Weekly - Cute cute cute
I Love Promarkers # 116 - Hatpins & Charms

Puppy & Kitten

Good Morning All

Abit of a rush this morning.  We couldn,t stay at the bar for dinner last night after Spanish as they had a function on so we went  somewhere else and said we would go there for lunch today, but I have to meet one of my Charity ladies with some cards.  So just got up and had my yoghurt and a cuppa.
Todays card is a cutie (I think anyway), I do make a lot with animals on as they are going to animal charities.

5 x 7" card blank white
Decoupage image mounted onto lemon card
Lemon doily
Punched flowers inked in lemon and blue with gem centres
Flowers made with Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Blossom 1
Peeloff border

Challenges -------------

Tuesday Throwdown # 96 - In the Garden
Always Creating, Creative Mondays # 7 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations # 161 - Animal Antics
Forever Friends Monthly - Spring
Crafting for all Seasons # 26 - Hand made Flowers
Crafty Boots Challenge - Yellow

Teddy opening gift box

Good Afternoon All.

  Bad nights sleep with niggling pains in my knees and hip, just a flipping nuisance, so I got up at seven and came into my craft room to distract myself.

Todays card is a Forever Friend decoupage.  Fairly simple - not too cluttered with lots of embellishments - not too much bling!!!!!

6" white card blank

Pearlised pale brown card corner punched

Pink doily

Teddy opening a gift box (gorgeous)

Punched flowers inked, glitter glue added to centres

Pink & burgudy pearls on pink wire

Label diecut for sentiment peeloff `With Love`

Forever Friends sentiment `Happy Birthday`

Challenges -------------

Forever Friends Fortnight Challenge - Flowers

Craft Your Days Away # 44 - Just for Children

LEJ Designs Challenge # 1 - Anything Goes

Tulips

Good Evening All
A quick post before I go to bed.  Shopping trip to Ikea was a success and I got some brackets for my craft room to put on the wall, which hold little plastic buckets and baskets that can be removed and swapped around.  I thought I could put bits & bobs in them.  Will have to get the drill out tomorrow!!!!!!!

A card I finished off this afternoon for a challenge

A6 deckled edge card blank
Pink card embossed with Cuttlebug folder
Diecut white card square
Punched and inked flowers with pearl centres
A quilled flower
Diecut leaf
Wide organza ribbon
Metal tag
Sentiment from stash


Challenges----------------
I Love Promarkers # 114 - Flower Power
Chocolate Coffee & Cards # 11 - Bingo
Passion for Promarkers # 146 - Diecuts
Paper Sundaes # 118 - Ribbon & Pearls

Soft & Sentimental

Good Morning All

Going off shopping to Ikea today with 2 of my neighbours.  I want to buy some deep picture frames to put some of my parchment cards in, to put on the wall in the hall.  Ordinary frames are no good as there are flowers on so they are quite thick, if you  know what I mean.  I have a lovely one with `Welcome` embossed on it, I will post on here when framed.

Anyway, back to today.  I have made this card using some free papers that came with a magazine and they are gorgeous.  I have used some before but this card is made  totally from them.  The sentiment reads - May Love, Happiness & Joy surround you today` isn,t that lovely?

A6 Card blank
Hot off the Press - Soft Nostalgia paper
Brown and Pink card from stash
Punched flowers, inked and  gems at centres
Flourish diecut

Challenges -------------------
Hiding in my Craftroom # HIMCR44 - Mothers Lets honour them

Fairy

Good Evening All
My card for today is from a pack from PaperMania `Enchanted Fairies of Little Venice`.
I was lucky enough to be featured as Star Letter in Creativity Magazine for March and as such I received £50 of goodies.  They were sent to my sisters address in the UK and when Mum arrived last week she brought them with her.  Wow, it was like Christmas arriving early, all that stash to play with.  There were afew of these packs of diecut decoupage so I have been making quite afew cards for my charities and this is one of my favourites.

Once again it is an easel card

Papers are `Hot off the Press` Soft Nostalia

Punched flowers inked in shades of brown, with gems at the centre

Punched flowers in pink

Ribbon and pearls from stash

Challenges----

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards # 11 - Bingo

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge # 43 - April Showers Bring....

Twisted Easel

Good evening all
I completed this card afew days ago and I think it looks pretty cute.

It is another easel one but twisted.  An A6 deckled edge card blank, scored diagonally.  Pink card cut just slightly smaller than the A6 front.  Flowers are hand made paper die cut with Marrianne flower dies with a blingy gem for the centres.  Tiny pearls on the corners of the peeloffs.

I am entering this into -
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards -11 -  Bingo - pearls punches flowers
Fussy & Fancy Friday # 61 - Punches & Dies
Stampin for the Weekend # 8 - Sparkle & Shine
I Love Promarkers # 112 - Lets go Shopping

Criss Cross Card

Good Afternoon all
Just got back from Guadamar (a town near us) with John and Mothers.  Golly, it,s hard work pushing a wheelchair, I had to leave them on the promonade and walk back to get the car as it was up hill and there was no way I was going to push the chair up them there hills.

On to todays card, it is one I have seen afew times and thought it looked really nice.  The demo I saw was from Card Making Magic.com and Christina taped it closed but I thought it would be nice left so that you could stand it up, or tie a ribbon round etc.  There are loads of possibilities of how to finish it off.

The base card is a lovley shade of brown with faux stitching round the edges with Promarkers fine tipped black pen (hard to see).

I put a silver tag on the band that goes round the card along with checked ribbon.  The flowers are made using my new Marrianne flowers dies with pearls and gems inside. The flowers are cut from some handmade paperthat was given to me and thought it would make lovely flowers). Paper from a new pad of Forever Friends 6 x 6 pad (part of a stash sent to me for having the STAR letter printed in Docrafts Creativity  Magazine last month).  The inside card is just 2 pieces from my stash with a peeloff sentiment added and lace stuck underneath it (you cant see it very well on the pic)Again sorry

I will definately be trying this style again and in many different ways too.

I am entering this into -
Cute Card Thursday # 213 - Metallica
Fab & Funky Challenge117 - Lace and Pearls
Papertke Weekly Challenge - A stitch in Time
Craft Your Days Away # 43 - Metal