Neutrals With Texture

Hello!

I am so pleased that I have managed to get a card done for this next challenge as I

really like the 'neutrals' and texture!

Here is the link for the challenge http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/2017/08/neutrals-with-texture.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+DoubleDChallenges+(Double+D+Challenges)

Here is my card

and here is the mood board

What I have used:

Cuttlebug Divine Swirls Embossing Folder

Sue Wilson Australian, Melbourne

Tim Holtz Tattered Florals

Burlap

Tim Holtz Garden Greens

Die-namics Stitched fishtails

Sentiment Altenew 'Adore You'

Twine

Craft & cream card

Thanks for looking & happy crafting!

Beautiful Rose

Hello!

So happy I managed to make a card for the Power Poppy challenge this month as I've been suffering with back pain and haven't  been able to stand much which I have to do to use my Big Shot & Paper trimmer ! 

I decided to case Cheryl Scrivens but I think I may have got that wrong as I'm not sure that Cheryl is a "Bloomie"!

https://cherylquilts.blogspot.com.au/

I chose Cheryl's card to copy as it was  single flower on a die cut. This is how I changed it up!

I used the rose digi from the Rose & Camomile digi set, a different colour and die, and coloured it with Inktense Pencils!

Here is my card

and here is Cheryl's card!

Thanks so much for popping by, happy crafting!

Pop of Colour

Hello!

Our rain has eventually arrived! What a blessing!

Today my card is for the challenge at

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/

Here is the mood board!

I have used the following:

MFT Black & White Paper pack

Black & White Card Stock

Lace

Sentiment & Flowers - Power Poppy

Sue Wilson Die - Australian Melbourne

I have done very simple colouring on the flowers!

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

DD Challenge July5

Hello!

We are truly into winter now with chilly nights and cool days but still not enough rain!

For the challenge at

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/

For this challenge I have gone right out of my comfort zone with a fairly clean & simple card.

My card:

and  here is the mood board

What I used!

Tim  Holtz distress inks: Milled lavender, Broken Chine, Spun Sugar

Tim Holtz Crazy Things Balloons

White embossing Powder

GinaK  Sentiment

Sequins

Striped Yarn

Card stock, white, cream, pink, blue & lilac

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Forever & Always

Hello!

I've got my act together for this next challenge at

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/

It is for my cousins son who is getting married in September

so this challenge is very timely!

I can happily say that at last we have had some rain but of course not enough!

Winter is our rainy season after all!

Well here is my card

and here is the Mood Board

What I used:

Sue Wilson: Striplets Lattice Window

Gold Mirror card

small heart punch

flowers from Wild Orchid

ribbon

Gold embossing powder

Sentiment - GinaK Stately Flowers 2

Thanks for looking & happy crafting1

Blue & White

Hello!

It's been a while since I entered a challenge and I nearly missed this one!

The weather has been too perfect, doesn't it know it's winter and supposed to rain!

My goodness to have a sprinkler ban in winter is not good news!

I must say I struggled with this one,(you would say why? blue & white is so easy) and it should be but to match  designer paper with cardstock is a different story, especially in my stash!  and  isn't it strange how one never has the right colours!

Here is my card

Here is the Mood Board and link to the challenge

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com./

My Menu

Maja Papers - Vintage Autumn Basics

Spellbinders dies

MFT Dies

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Leaf Punches

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

May Challenge - Frame it!

Hello!

At last I managed to complete a challenge

http://powerpoppy.blogspot.com.au/2017/05/our-may-challenge-frame-it-up.html

I have been struggling with Arthritis in my hand so have been very limited to what I've been

able to create!   I believe it was a sure sign that our rainy season was about to start and it did!

Well here is my card!

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Birthday Wishes for a sweet granddaughter

Hello!

A few weeks ago I entered a card in a challenge over at Scrapbook Stamp Society.

The challenge was to colour on kraft!

I was very happy to learn that I had won 5 digis and would be guest designer!

Here is the card I've made as Guest designer using on of the Sherry Baldy

images I won.

I used my Inktense Pencils to colour the image

Dies: Butterflies - Cheery Lyn; Fence - Memory Box

Sentiment- IBS Mason Jar Add-On II

Paper Doily

Jellyroll Glitter Pen

Red gems

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

MSC Birthday Wishes

Hello!

and welcome to my blog!

My card today is for a challenge at

http://modsquadchallenge.com/

Here is my card and I love the way it turned out!

I was inspired by Kathy at Power Poppy to try these colours!

My menu for today is:

Power Poppy digistamp - Sunflower

Sue Wilson Dies: Pacific Ocean - Fiji; Configurations Trellis Edger
Sentiment: GinaK
Faber Castell Classic Pencils

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

DD Red Blue & White - Male birthday

Hello!

Well we have broken more records for April weather wise. The last time we had no

rain for April was about 30 years ago! Hopefully the rain will start soon.  It's been

a long dry summer and I'm looking forward to winter!

Its time for another challenge at

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/

The theme is Red, Blue & White, optional Stars & Stripes.

My card

I have used

Designer paper - G45 - Good 'Ol Sport

Stamp Sets - GinaK 'Country Roads' & Birthday Greetings

Sketch I found on Scrapbook.com by : Connie & Mary

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Chipped Saphire

Thanks for looking & happy crafting!

Double D Challenges - Silhouettes

Hello!

Time ran away from me last week and I was too late to enter the previous

challenge over at DD Challenges but not this week!

This is the first time I have tried sponging a night sky and hope you like it as much as

I do!

I realise the Northern Hemisphere is going into summer and tired of winter

themes but we in the South are going into winter ant that's how my card

turned out - A Winter Theme!

Here is the link to the challenge

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/

I have tried to pick up the shine from the embossing powder 

but unfortunately its not showing - never mind!

My menu for this card:

Tim Holtz Distress Inks:  Black Soot; Chipped Saphire; Stormy Sky;

Tumbled Glass; Worn Lipstick

Sue Wilson Die: Pacific Ocean - Fiji; Configurations Trellis Edger

Stamptv Stamp sets: Life is Good; Whimsical Spring

Inka Gold: Platinum

Embossing Powder: Zing - Charcoal

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Gladioli- Power Poppy Challenge Sketch#3

Hello!

I was in Melbourne, Australia, visiting our daughter for a week. I took some

images to colour while there.  Arrived home yesterday afternoon

so this morning headed straight for my craft room to make a card with the image I coloured!

My card today is for a challenge at

powerpoppy.blogspot.com.au/2017/04/grab-that-spark.html

I used:

Power Poppy digital stamp - Gladioli

DP - Maja - Coffee in the Arbour

Sue Wilson Die - Configurations - Trellis Edger

Spellbinders: - Classic scalloped Ovals, A2 Filligri Delight - the oval part.

Faber Castell Clasic Pencils

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Fluffy 101 on Kraft

Hello!

It is some time since I coloured a Sherry Baldy image!

I have never coloured on Kraft before so this was a real challenge for me!

I recently purchased some Faber Castell Classic pencils which are very basic and

reasonably priced!

I do need lots of practise to make the colours brighter.

Here is my card

My Menu:

Sherry Baldy image: Fluffy 101

Designer Paper: Maja

Lace

Faber Castell Classic pencils

Cherry Lyn: Olive Branch

Marianne Roses

Thanks for looking & happy crafting!

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/challenge-113-anything-goes-option-use.html

MSC Yellow Rose of Texas

 Hello!

The weather is at last starting to cool! I do love our winters as they are not freezing. We do have a fair amount of rain but that just means staying indoors and crafting:)

My card today is for a challenge at

http://modsquadchallenge.com/

and the theme is a song inspiration! I have always loved the song "Yellow Rose of Texas"

and as I recently acquired Power Poppy's Rose stamp I had to use it!

Here is my card

My menu for this card is very simple

Power Poppy stamp set : My English Rose

Designer papers Maja Papers

Sentiment: GinaK

\Derwent Inktense Pencils

stitched Circles.

lace, pearls

Vintage Photo distress Ink

Memento Summer  Sky!

Thanks for looking & happy crafting!

Lets Go Green

Hello!

I have doing a fair amount of colouring this month and I love to use Power Poppy images.

Hopefully this month I can enter; I seem to have problems with the Inlinkz button - not seeing it!

Well here goes!

Here is the link http://powerpoppy.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/lets-get-coloring-folks.html

My menu!

Power Poppy Digi -Coneflower

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Water Colour Paper

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Twisted Citron

Memento : Summer Sky

Gellyroll Pen

Sue Wilson: Pacific Ocean Collection - Tag Duo

lace
I have also used scraps of card!

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Hello!

The weather here in Perth has been rather unbearable, far too hot & unusually humid! The Temp today was 37C.

It is not conducive for card making but I managed to find a cool spot under a ceiling fan to colour.

Today my card is for the challenge at

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/

Here is my card

and here is the Mood Board

Spring for the Northern Hemisphere!

My menu:

Digi stamp from Power Poppy:

Derwent Inktense Pencils, X-Press blending card

Sentiment GinaK: Vogue Vases 2

Die: Couturecreations; Cleo Border

I am so looking forward to Autumn & Winter even though our summer hasn't been as

hot as usual but it seems as I get older I tolerate the heat less!

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Geometric Thank You

Hello!

I cut some backgrounds on my Silhouette and wanting to use them!

The one I used has a flower shape instead of the traditional, squares, triangles etc.

You could say that these flowers are circles modified! I saw this on Google images!

http://modsquadchallenge.com/geometric/

My card for the challenge

My recipe for the card:

Stencil cut from Silhouette;

Distress inks:  Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire:

Dies:  Cheery Lyn Thank You; Spellbinders: A2 Scalloped Borders 3

Sequins

Thanks for looking & happy crafting!

Any Occassion Card

Hello!

My card today is for the challenge at  DoubleD

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/ric-rac-zig-zag.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+DoubleDChallenges+(Double+D+Challenges)

I have left the sentiment off so I can use it when necessary.

Mood Board

I used:

Graphic 45 - French  Collection Paper

Spellbinders: Mix & Match Classic Brackets; Blooms Four

Tim Holtz: Garden Greens

Sue Wilson: Pacific Ocean Tag Duo

Distress Ink: Vintage Photo

Thanks for looking, Happy Crafting!

Winter Blues

Hello!

My dear friend Ina introduced me to

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com.au/

and I am happy to make a blue card for the challenge even though we are in

the middle of Summer.

Here is my card

My recipe for this card is:

Black Card, Blue Card,

Altenew Peony Bouquet

Gold Embossing Powder

Perfect Pearls

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug, 'Kassies Brocade'

Sentiment: GinaK Vertical Greetings & Things

Sequins

Thanks for looking & Happy Crafting!

Birthday Tulips

Hello!

My card today is for a challenge at

http://modsquadchallenge.com/

and I was invited to add my card to :
http://www.cropstop.com/blog/circles/february-challenge-link-party-25/

I have used:

Power Poppy Digi: Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher

EF from: Cuttlebug 'Kassies Brocade'

Inktense Pencils

Spellbinders: Happy Birthday Die, Marvelous squares.

Lace, Craft Card, orange card.

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Lavender & Lace - Birthday wishes

Hello!

First challenge for February 

I am very happy to tell you that my Black & White card was in the top 3 pick!

I was very excited to see this!

I am entering this in 2 challenges:
http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/

and

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com.au/

My Menu:

Maja Papers: Vintage Spring Basic:

Spellbinders Dies: Opulent Ovals, Corners & Accents 2

Sentiment: GinaK All Occasions Tags

White lace

Flowers from Wild Orchid

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

JUGS #377 Colour Challenge - Congrats

Hello!

The colours for this challenge really grabbed me and I had to make a

card using them!

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/just-us-girls-377-color-week.html

Here is my card

My recipe:

Spellbinders: Shapeabilities Medallion Five

Tim Holtz: Garden Greens

Sue Wilson:Greek Island Collection, Rhodes

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Distress Inks: Tattered Rose, Candied Apple

Designer Paper: Kaisercraft - Vintage Timeless

Sentiment: GinaK

Silver embossing powder.

\Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Black & White Birthday wish

Hello Friends!

My card today is for a challenge at

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/black-and-white-and-party-continues.html

Here is my card

I have used

Spellbinders A2 Filigree Delight

Sue Wilson Austrian Collection - Salzburg

White & Black Card

Cameo cut on Silhouette

self adhesive pearls

Thanks for looking & happy crafting!

Magnolia Sunshine

Hello!

I have another card for the challenge at Power Poppy

https://powerpoppy.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/blossoms-to-warm-up-your-winter.html

This time I have used the digi called

Magnolia Sunshine

Maja Papers

Derwent Inktense Pencils

 Thanks for looking & happy crafting!

cone Flower Birthday

Hello and Welcome!

What with the Holidays and family member health issues I haven't 

entered any challenges.  The next couple of months are also going 

to be difficult butr hopefully I can get a couple of cards made for

challenges!

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I have used:

White card stock

Digi from Power Poppy

Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Barn Door, Fired Brick, Carved Pumpkin & Ripe Persimmon

Spellbinders: Floral Ovals

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Sentiment: GinaK Birthday Greetings

Vellum,

Gold embossing powder

Gold card

White Ink

My first challenge card for the year is for

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/welcome-back.html

and

http://powerpoppy.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/blossoms-to-warm-up-your-winter.html

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

MSC Go for the Gold

Hello!

I had a card half made and was deciding what I should do for the focal point!

I eventually settled on stamping and embossing a tree which I duly did.  Disaster struck

I thought I had a tent fold card but it was really a side fold card so ended up putting the focal

tree, first on back to front and then upside down!!

Have you ever had such a disaster?  I eventually got it right, had to make a new card base

but that's not a bad thing is it? but then to top it all, once finished I noticed I hadn't

stamped the tree very straight - never mind, maybe its ready to fall over! lol.

It is for a challenge at.  Maybe I wasn't meant to enter this challenge !

https://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com.au/

GinaK Stamp Set - Tree Silhouettes

Gold Embossing powder

Embossing Folder.

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #184

Hello!

I needed  card for my son's birthday at the end of the week!

He has 2 main interests besides family and they are

Fishing & Tennis!

Don't have anything to do with fishing but I do have

the G45 'Good 'ol Sport'

My card for the challenge at

http://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com.au/

and here is the Sketch

There are lots of layers and I have fussy cut the bloke

and distressed the edges!

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

JUGS #367

Hello!

The challenges are coming fast and furious at the moment!

Here is a card I made for

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/just-us-girls-367-wild-card-week.html

and the challenge is

As you can see from the challenge the sentiment is the focal point so there is not a

lot on the card to distract from the 'Get Well Sentiment'

I have used a Cameo Cut

Tim Holtz Distress inks

Spellbinders Dies

Sentiment Stamptv

I went to a Breast Cancer fundraiser this afternoon and took my cards with to sell! 

I left early as I was tired so not sure if they were all sold but I hope so!

My lady's target was $1000.00 and before I left the total was well over $3000.00

with more raffles and auctioning to do! 

So well done Maree!

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Hello!

My card today is for 3 challenges!

I was inspired by the pumpkin & chevrons!

I have made a card for

http://thecardconcept.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/the-card-concept-60-chevron-pumpkin.html

also for

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/tuesday-color/forum/topics/colour-challenge-25-october-2016

 and

https://www.scrapbook.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/1663733/tp/4/

Using diagonal colours from left to right

My menu for my card is:

Pre-coloured digi stamp from:' Fred She Said'

Chevron stamp from 'Inspired by Stamping'

Spellbinders Dies

White embossing paste.

Sentiment: GinaK

Thanks for looking and Happy crafting!