Butterfly and Doily

I made this thank you card for the current Butterfly Challenge which is 'D for Doily'.   I'm also entering Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge.

Card blank: 6" x 6" white silk
Stamp: Stampendous 'Thank You'
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia
Card: Dark brown and green
Paper: Butterfly and rose paper
Other: Dovecraft Lace Doily, Wink of Stella

I trimmed the paper, layered it onto green and brown card and then attached it to the card front.  I stamped the sentiment in the middle of the doily and then trimmed it to size as I didn't want it to cover the border on my paper.   The doily was attached to the card and then I outlined the sentiment with a Wink of Stella.

Kath x

Christmas Ribbon

The current 52 {Christmas} Card Thowdown challenge is to use 'ribbon'.  I used card and ribbon snippets, so am also in the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop,

Card blank: 7" x 5" white silk 
Dies: Memory Box 'Traditional Ornament', Memory Box 'Lydia Ornament', Presscut 'Merry Christmas'
Embossing: Crafts-Too 'Twinkle', Kars tan embossing mat
Card: Turquoise matt 
Snippets: White card, gold mirri and turquoise ribbon

I embossed a snippet of white card, layered it onto gold mirri and turquoise card before attaching it to the card blank.  I die-cut the Lydia ornament from gold mirri and attached it to a Traditional ornament which has been die-cut from turquoise card.  The ornament was attached to the card front and a small bow attached to the top.  The sentiment was die-cut from gold mirri and attached to the lower edge of the card.

Kath x

May Rudolph Day

I have made this reindeer card for the current Rudolph Day challenge.  The papers are all from my snippets drawer, so I'm also in the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Card blank: 5" x 5" white silk 
Stamp: Woodware 'Noel Reindeer'
Punch: Woodware square corner
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Colouring: Faber-Castell colour grip pencil
Snippets: White card, pink, brown and yellow papers

I trimmed a square of white card and stamped the reindeer and sentiment.  I punched the corners, layered it onto a square of pink paper and attached it to the card blank.  I then used snippets to paper piece the reindeer.  To finish, I used a pink pencil to highlight the sentiment.

Kath x

With Love on your Birthday

The current Cuttlebug Mania challenge is 'Ribbon' and I made this card following the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.   I'm also entering the Seize the Birthday 'Anything Goes' challenge.

Card blank: 7" x 5" white silk 
Stamp: Sentiment (magazine freebie)
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four, Crafty Ann Butterfly 7, Butterfly (magazine freebie)
Embossing: Crafts-Too 'Dandilion Time' embossing folder, Kars tan embossing mat
Ink: Mememto Rich Cocoa
Card: Dark brown and white silk
Other: Dark brown ribbon

I embossed white card with the Dandilion embossing folder, trimmed it to size and wrapped brown ribbon around the lower section before layered it onto brown card.   I then attached this to the card blank.  I die-cut and embossed a white label, stamped the sentiment and attached it to the card with foam tape.  I die-cut the magazine freebie butterfly and attached it above the sentiment.   To finish I die-cut the Crafty Ann butterfly, trimmed the body section and attached it to the butterfly on my card.

Kath x

O Little Town

The current challenge at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown is 'O Little Town' and I made this card with an image from my upcyling box.  The card and paper are from my snippets drawer so I'm also paying another visit to the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Card blank: 6" x 4" white silk 
Other: Upcycled Christmas card, star peel-offs, Wink of Stella
Snippets: Gold mirri card, blue snowflake paper

I layered the blue snowflake paper onto gold mirri card and attached it to the card front.   I fussy cut around the village and trimmed it to size before attaching it to the bottom of the card.  I then added the star peel-offs and added a Wink of Stella to the snow.

Kath x

Non-evergreen Christmas Tree

I was so pleased to hear I was last week's Merry Monday Challenge Winner and delighted when Bonnie asked me if I would like to be Guest Designer for this week's Merry Monday challenge which is 'Non-evergreen tree(s)'.

Card blank:  6" x 6" white pearl
Stamp: Woodware 'Bubble Bloom - Festive Tree'
Embossing: Clear embossing powder
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia
Card: Gold miri and white pearl card
Other: Blue patterned card candi, gold nailheads, pale blue rhinestones

I stamped and embossed the tree and sentiment onto white pearl card.  These were trimmed to size and layered onto gold mirri card.   The tree panel was attached to the card front before the sentiment was attached with foam tape.  I then decorated the tree with card candi, nailheads and rhinestones.

Kath x

Let your dreams take flight

This card was made for the current CAS(E) this Sketch challenge and as the paper and card were from my snippets drawer, I'm also in the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Card Blank:  7" x 5" white silk 
Stamp: Hot off the Press 'Feathers' (magazine freebie)
Die: Memory Box 'Beautiful Balloon'
Ink: Versafine Majestic Blue
Other: Wink of Stella
Snippets: Blue, gold, silver card and cloud paper

I stamped the sentiment in the bottom corner of the card and traced over the image with a Wink of Stella.  I layered snippets of cloud paper onto a strip of blue card (making sure the join in the papers would be covered by the balloons) and attached them to the card blank. I die cut two balloons, the gold balloon was attached directly onto the card and the silver balloon was attached with foam tape.  To finish, I outlined the embossed area of the balloons with a Wink of Stella.

Kath x

Butterfly and Jagged Edges

The current Butterfly Challenge is 'J for Jagged Edges' - as I'm more a ruler and craft knife person I found this a challenging challenge!   The papers and card are from my snippets drawer so I'm paying my final visit to the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Card blank: 6" x 6" white hammer
Stamp: Hobby Art 'Happy Birthday'
Die: Crafty Ann 'Butterfly 7'
Ink: Versafine Imperial Purple
Snippets: Lilac papers, moondust card

I stamped the sentiment in the bottom corner of the card.  To get a jagged edge on my papers, I placed the blade of my bread knife on top of the papers and then ripped them!  I trimmed the largest strip of paper so it came halfway across the card, the other strips were ripped so they would be of equal size when attached to the card.   Each strip was attached to the card by the inner edge only, so it gave a more jagged appearance.   I die-cut the butterfly and attached the body with a couple of dots of tacky glue and then curled the wings.

Kath x

With Love at Christmas

The current ABC Christmas Challenge is 'I for I Love You / For a Loved One' and I've used this cute Tatty Teddy for my card.  As the paper and card are from my snippets drawer, I'm also in the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Card blank: 6" x 6" white silk 
Stamps: Me to You 'Tatty Teddy' (magazine freebie) and Hobby Art ' With Love'
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Squares Large and Lacy Squares
Embossing: Kars Tan Embossing Mat
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Colouring: Promarkers
Other: Red Nailheads, Stampendous White Fun Flock, Wink of Stella
Snippets: White card, red mirri card and green holly paper

I layered green holly paper onto red mirri card and attached it to the card blank.  The image was stamped onto white card, die-cut and embossed.  I then stamped the sentiment in the top corner and attached to the card front.  I applied Fun Flock to the hats and outlined the sentiment with a Wink of Stella.   To finish, I attached nailheads in the corners of the card.

Kath x

Merry Monday Embossing

The current challenge at Merry Monday is 'Embossing' so I've used my Lace Tree embossing folder to make this quick and simple card.  I'm also entering the Winter Wonderland challenge which is 'Oh Christmas Tree'.

Card blank: 7" x 5" red hammer
Embossing: Cuttlebug 'Lace Tree'
Card: Silver mirri and white matt
Other: Red heart brad, Wink of Stella

I embossed the lace tree on white card and trimmed it to size.  I attached the heart brad to the centre of the trunk before layering the image onto silver mirri card and attaching it to the card blank.   I coloured the whole tree with a Wink of Stella to add some sparkle.

Kath x

Especially for You

I made this card for the Cuttlebug Mania 'We Love to Stamp' challenge and Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge.  As the paper and card are from my snippets drawer I'm also in the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Card blank: 7" x 5" white silk 
Stamps: Woodware 'Tapestry Bouquet' and Clearly Besotted sentiment (magazine freebie)
Dies:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large and Lacey Ovals
Embossing: Kars tan embossing mat
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia
Colouring: Sakura coloured pencils
Other: Wink of Stella
Snippets: Pink patterned paper, brown and white card

I covered the card blank with pink patterned paper and stamped the sentiment in the bottom corner.  The image was stamped onto white card and coloured with Sakura coloured pencils.   I die-cut and embossed an oval and then layered into onto a die-cut lacey oval, this was then attached to the card with foam pads.   To finish, I used a Wink of Stella on the image and sentiment.

Kath x

Vintage Christmas

I found a concertina card in my upcycling box and thought it would be perfect for the May challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round which is 'Vintage'.

Card blank: 7" x 5" white matt

Paper: Turquoise snowflake paper

Other: Upcycled Christmas card, Diamond Stickles

I trimmed the three images of the Christmas card and layered them using foam tape.  A piece of snowflake paper was attached to the sky aperture and then the whole image was attached to the card blank with foam tape.   There was a small amount of glitter on the card but I added more with Stickles.

Kath x