On time at last! But missed another...

Yay, I actually made the deadline (and in plenty of time!) for the All That Scraps Wednesday challenge - I always miss this which is bizarre considering I own so many of their stamps, lol! This week's challenge is to use buttons and ribbon. The buttons are obvious on the card, but the ribbon may not be! I have some thin velvet ribbon that I rarely use and I used it to create the bows behind the flower. Clever, huh?! Okay, perhaps not but at least I got to use some up!



I also used The Sweet Stop sketch #58 but unfortunately it was last week's! Bleh, nevermind. It was a great sketch and think the card came out really well anyway! Must remember to check the deadline dates...

Papers/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, My Minds Eye Pretty Please collection
Stamps: CC Designs Butterfly Fence and Laying Nora
Mediums: Copic Caios, Stickles glue (on wings)

Accents: BasicGrey glazed buttons, velvet ribbon from stash, Doodlebug mini alpha rub ons
Tools: none

Sweet Sunday challenge #72

Another card! Is that three days in row?! Wow and I even managed to do 20 minutes on the cross trainer too! I wish I was this disciplined every single day! Anyhoo, to the card...

I used this week's Sweet Sunday challenge #72 (I think love all of Karen's sketchs!) and it took me aaaages just to get to card that I think is passable! I think it's the border and flower I don't like - I will probably replace them one day when [if] inspiration hits me with something better!

Another card tomorrow, fingers crossed!

Papers/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, My Minds Eye Pretty Please collection
Stamps: CC Designs Butterfly Nora and swing
Mediums: Copic Caios, Stickles glue (on wings)

Accents: BasicGrey glazed brad (flower centre)
Tools: Martha Stewart border punch

Missing the All That Scraps challenge deadline again!

Hey ho, I really need to find some extra time to properly plan crafting time and getting my submissions in for those thousands of challenges out there!! I made this card, but it was really late last night so didn't post it and now of course I've missed the ATS Wednesday challenge deadline! Hey ho. I like the sketcheven though it's not totally symetrical so doesn't play well with my rather logical brain!

Papers/cardstock: Bazzill kraft cardstock, Crate Paper Brook paper
Stamps: C.C. Designs Lederhosen Hansel and C.C. Designs Field Fence
Mediums: Stickles glue (on wings), Copic Ciaos
Accents: dew drops
Tools: Nestabilities rectangle and scallop rectangle dies, Martha Stewart trellis border punch (cut off the rounded side)

i {heart} 2 stamp - I sure do!

Here is my submission for this week's i {heart} 2 stamp sketch. I love this lovely Sweet November Coriander fairy - she's just so adorable! I've matched her with those beautiful Crate Paper Brook collection - gorgeous colours!

Another busy week at work, but I have a lot of prepared coloured in stamps - just need to make some cards with them so hopefully I'll have more to share later in the week. ttfn!

Papers/cardstock: Elzybells kraft cardstock, Crate Paper Brook paper

Stamps: CC Designs Sweet November Coriander

Mediums: Stickles glitter glue, Copic Ciaos

Accents: dew drops, American Craft ribbon

Tools: none

I'm a winner! And another submission and Inkspirations challenge

Wow, do I feel like a lucky girl? I sure do! I won the first prize in last month's The Cute and Girly challenge! I've never used Joanne Sheen before so I'm looking forward to spending my £10 voucher there! I really have my blog buddy, Lisa Jane, to thank as she is on their DT, so thanks Lisa!!

Okay, okay, it's getting boring now, ANOTHER card with lime green on it - I told you I love that colour! I couldn't resist creating a card with lime being the main focus so here it is...

I'm not sure how many submissions you're allowed into the Embellish Magazine butterfly colour challenge but it's going in anyway! And I used this week's Inspiration sketch...

So now I've got four cards in this colourway and they look quite pretty together (even if I say so myself!).

I will just need to make a present out of it and give it to someone! Now just to choose the lucky friend...

Papers/cardstock: Bazzill black and kraft cardstock, Crate Paper Brook paper
Stamps: K & Co Lotus Floral, Making Memories Flowers
Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black ink
Accents: iridescent gems, Doodlebug ribbon
Tools: EK Success 1.25" scallop circle punch, Woodware 1" circle punch, butterfly punch

Embellish Butterflies Color Challenge

I hadn't realised that I had used the colours in the latest Embellish Magazine challenge in yesterday's post, unfortunately it didn't have butterflies on it so wouldn't have counted anyway! But I just adore lime green so I made two cards last night with only one being valid for the challenge as I forgot to add kraft to one! Still, I like them both and hope you do too...

Papers/cardstock: Bazzill black and kraft cardstock, Crate Paper Brook paper

Stamps: K & Co Lotus Floral, Making Memories Flowers, CC Designs "for you" sentiment

Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black ink, Stickles glitter glue

Accents: iridescent gems

Tools: EK Success 1.25" scallop circle punch, Woodware 1" circle punch, butterfly punch

Another CAS card - I'm really getting into this!

I enjoyed making my first "proper" (i.e. where it doesn't look like my 8 year nephew made it!) CAS card the other day that I had another go, using - of course! - the Clean & Simple sketch.

I made the flower by cutting up and piecing together various stamped floral images and the "brad" using the new technique that I showed in this post here.

I've got some more WIP cards to show you later. I'm getting back into a routine with my card making - yay!

Papers/cardstock: various Bazzill cardstock, Crate Paper Brook paper pack
Stamps: K & Co Lotus Floral, Making Memories Flowers, CC Designs sentiment
Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black ink
Accents: none
Tools: EK Success 1.25" scallop circle punch, Woodware 1" circle punch