Wishes

My card today includes three different dies... 

• a large floral, 
• a floral spray and 
• a word die.

I trimmed the gorgeous large die cut in white card to fit a white card 

Then using Distress Inks to watercolours the floral, adding details with coloured pencils

Lastly double cut part of the word die  - the Wishes sentiment twice - in white and then red to use to create a shadow so it would highlight the word.

I am playing along with Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies March challenge.    and also

Watercooler Wednesday WWC311 - Kath's Challenge - All things feminine.

Thanks for visiting today ... have a Wonderful Creative day,   Cheers

Card Recipe 

Stamps: 

Dies: Sizzix -  Bouquet (background), Tattered Lace - Anemone, CUTplorations - Birthday Wishes

Inks: Distress Inks - Mown lawn, Peeled paint, Abandoned coral, Fired brick

Other: coloured pencils

Let's Squash It !! challenge #6 --- Embossed Gift Box

I am honoured this month to be the Guest Designer for

 Let's Squash It!! .....  

And for the March challenge Gail and Jo would like to see 

a Floral Embossing Folder and a box...  

which you could make yourself or otherwise you could upcycle a box, the options are endless

I just love to construct boxes - so I sorted through my embossing folders and found this lovely floral square one which is about 13x13cm or 5x5inches.  Next thing I know I've chosen some pink card with a white core and through the Cuttlebug it went.... and then with the fine sand paper I lightly exposed the white core of the EF design.  Next I measured up some thick card and cut the box shapes - twice --- I covered the bottom of the box with a pink floral paper and the top with a paler pink

These are the pieces cut ready to assemble

I used the thick card as a spacer to help with the box construction

When I had the top of the box made - it looked way too pink so I added a white border and then after more rummaging in the embossing folders, found a long narrow one that I could use for the sides.

I decided the box didn't need any more adornment.... just a plain box

AND THEN...   I couldn't stop ... and made another..  A hexagonal gift box with matching tag -- with embossed panels on the sides that I lightly coloured with Distress Oxide ink - Salty Ocean.

 

Pattern and instructions for the Hexagon Gift Box... 

https://mixedupcraft.com/2017/04/19/large-hexagon-gift-box/

I do hope you have been inspired to decorate a box with your floral EF and that you'll share with the group at Let's Squash It!

Thanks for stopping by my blog, I really appreciate it...  have a Wonderful Creative day, Cheers

Card Recipe 

Embossing Folder - Australian Simply Cards - Floral Flutter

narrow EF - magazine freebie

Happy Birthday

Using a green Distress Oxide smooched background from my stash to highlight the white die cut daisies - watercoloured with DO inks too.  Then I used a stitched die cut frame and a stamped and embossed sentiment to finish the card.

I am playing along with Seize the Birthday challenge #209 - Three shades of green.

Have a Wonderful Creative day and thanks for stopping by,  Cheers

 

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Cardmaking & Papercraft - All Seasons Wreath (sentiment)

Dies: Sizzix - Wildflower Stems #1,  Poppy Craft - Double stitched squares

Inks: Versamark, Distress Oxides - old paper, shabby shutters, mown lawn, fossilized amber

Other:  black embossing powder

Merry Christmas

Our neighbourhood is scheduled for a power outage today for 5 hours so since I was awake early I thought to get a few photos taken and a couple of posts done....

Another easy to make card... with Gail and Jo having me eyeing off my embossing folders regularly I decided to use this holly one with light green card.... then gently swiped the Versamark pad over the raised surface and sprinkled with gold embossing powder.... I omitted to use my antistatic pad and got more on the background but just removed a fair bit of this with a fine brush...heat set this and finished off the panel with a die cut red shiny sentiment (this red card is glittery nearly holographic and is a recycled Christmas bonbon - yep I'm always on the lookout for card I can reuse and collected the snapped bonbons from last Christmas dinner). 

I am playing along with Christmas Kickstart challenge #48 - Green Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.... have a Wonderful Creative weekend, cheers 

Card Recipe

Stamps: 

Dies:  still trying to source the die brand

Inks: Versamark

Other:  gold embossing powder,  Crafters Companion - Winter Wonderland embossing folder

Happy Birthday

I meet with a few ladies on a Friday who like to chat and do some craft, and we've recently started to meet up again after 12 months of Covid restrictions.... needing a new meeting space with wheelchair access Lyn approached the  local library and happily has a meeting room that we can use.  So small projects are just the right thing for a few hours and I made this card for the AAA Cards challenge #184 using the sketch and watercolour optional twist.

Stamped my small image in grey in the centre of a white card panel and watercoloured with Distress Inks.  Stamped the mini sentiment - just the right size, and lastly ran the panel through the Cuttlebug with a stitched die and rubber mat to impress the frame outline.

have a Wonderful Creative weekend, cheers   

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Power Poppy - Planning for Magnolias, Simply Made Crafts - Sent with Love

Dies: Poppy Stamps- Stitched rectangle

Inks:  Versafine - smoky grey, Distress Inks - squeezed lemonade, fossilized amber, old paper, tumbled glass

Other:

February CCC Reveal

Another month as whizzed by - so today we have the card reveal for

 February Card Chain Challenge .  This is my card sent to Jo in UK

Firstly I created the background panel with alcohol inks on photographic paper and trimmed it to six even strips.   I stamped the polar bear in grey ink and watercoloured with Distress Oxides, and fussy cut him out. I stamped and silver embossed his sweater and watercoloured and fussy cut that too - with silver glitter gel pen for the stars.  Die cut the 'HELLO' twice, top red layer from red alcohol coloured card scrap... and fixed the two layers together onto a silver card banner....and arranged the element of a white card.

I used the colour palette, the sketch and Polar Bear theme.

Thanks for popping by my blog  -   have a Wonderful Creative day, cheers         

And very remarkably Gundi's card from Germany arrived in quick time

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Hunky Dory - Winter Warmers

Dies:  Die Cutting Essentials - Alphabet & Numbers

Inks: Versamark, Versafine- smokey grey, Distress Oxides - festive berries, barn door, blueprint sketch, Alcohol Inks - red, blue

Other:  clear and silver embossing powder, photographic paper

March Calendar

So quickly and a new month is upon us...   I'm sharing my March calendar page

Have a Wonderful Creative day  ...   Cheers        

Noah's Big Red Ark

When I saw the children's book title for The Library Challenge #77 - Big Red Bath ....   I remembered I had a long ago stamped and clear embossed image in my stash... so I dug it out and coloured it up with coloring pencils... I haven't made it into a card, I'm not sure what occasion I would use it for.

Thanks for stopping by,  have a Wonderful Creative day, cheers