Twenty One - In the Pink

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This is for my dear Grandson's lovely partner.

Ingredients
Pretty rose patterned DP
SW Ursa die cut
Greeting circle made in Publisher
  matted with foam tape on to a larger
   iced snow glittered circle
A very scruffy seam binding bow with pearl button
Flat back pearls
 

I'd like to enter

In the Pink #79 ..........1 -2-3 (1 = die cut, 2 = circles, 3 = flat back pearls)
Seize the Birthday - border punches or dies *challenge winner.....yippee!
Everybody Art #338 - circles
Hiding in my Craft Room #219 - monochromatic



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Happy Birthday dear Friend

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Hello friends.
My word!! I've been missing for so long.  Naughty blogger :(


Ingredients
Dies - Memory box grape vine
           Sue Wilson petite arched adornment
Forgotten DP but most probably Far Far Hill
Simple handmade envelope - Martha Stewart punched edge
Greeting made in publisher cut round with fancy scissors
Prima? flower
Lace
Organza ribbon
Pearls

 

I'd like to enter.........
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Sept
Cuttlebug Mania - anything goes
Crafty Calendar - anything goes



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Blue Birthday

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For a lady who likes blue :)

She is known as Gerry hence the large gold stamped initial.
The flower was salvaged from a silk Christmas table decoration and I think it is a  Christmas Rose (hellebore) - it was white but think now that has been dyed it could pass for a blue poppy. The leaf came from some other silk flower arrangement.

Ingredients
Freebie paper
Ribbon
String/twine
Pearls
Net
Sue Wilson die

I tried to lighten the twine with white paint, It didn't turn out like I expected but I quite like the result.

I'd like to enter
Cardabilities #122 - sketch
4 Crafty Chicks #244 - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons   #118 - anything goes with ribbon




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40th Wedding Anniversay

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Dies
  QuickKuts - butterfly
  Memory Box -  branch
  Spellbinder - fleur de lis
Pearls

I'd like to enter.....
CAS on Sunday #57 - white
Crafting When We Can #93 - for a couple
Dies R Us  # 25 - anniversary



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Mothers Day

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For my lovely aunty

Inspired by Sue Wilson video tut - same dies, pretty paper instead of embossing folder !!

Pretty  flowery paper
Sue Wilson dies - Madison Sq, Herald Sq
Seam binding ribbon bow
Prima flower with flat back pearl
Other 'pearls' handmade with CS pva glue



I'd like to enter..
My Time to Craft - #283 - for a special lady
Country View - March challenge and 2nd blogaversary - anything goes
Crafting Musketeers #23 - ribbons and pearls



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21st Anniversary

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 Good morning and Happy 4th of July America

I'm off to EMA later today and flying early hours Sat for a short break in sunny Spain until Tues with DD and SIL. Grandson texts me yesterday morning and asks for a card for his Mum and Dad's anniversary which is on Thursday!
Sooo, instead of packing I spent the afternoon making this.

I'd like to enter...
C.R.A.F.T challenge #266 - anniversary/wedding
Crafty Ribbons #96 -  anything goes with ribbon
Crafting by Designs - month long anything goes
Divas - ribbons and flowers
Papertake - anything goes




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White Wedding

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Oh dear! I've been neglecting my blog and have had to tend to the garden instead but have managed to enjoy the sunshine when possible. I have been making cards but haven't had the time to post them here.
I also decided I had to do some crafty tidying and managed to loose/mislay? 4 dies and a lovely A5 size background stamp :(

I'm hoping to go to the evening reception of a lovely couple, the groom I've known for years.

Supplies
Spanish Collection background
Californian Collection San Fransisco
Greeting computer generated and cut with unknown die
Pearls

All layers are popped up with foam tape with a sparkly layer (iced snow) underneath the BG die

 You can just about see a bit of the sparkle. It does look better IRL :)
 

I'd like to enter...
The Crafting Cafe - love & marriage
Dies R Us #4 - wedding
Sketch N' Dies #9 - anything goes
Diva's - 3 or more layers (4 layers inc the sparkly layer)



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Mothers Day

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I will be off for a little break with my DD and SIL next week. I am slightly apprehensive as this is the first time without hubby and it is the same hotel we had our last holiday together last year :( 
I have many good memories of this place and will be meeting up with old friends and hopefully  will come back with new happy memories.

The butterfly is made from parchment and the 3 embossed panels matted on gold mirri card.

I'd like to enter...
Charisma Cardz  # 10  - mothers day
HIMCR #147 - mothers day

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Butterfly 50th

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Apologies if anyone thinks this is inappropriate but I've had news from Macmillan Cancer Support that I'd like to share.
When I arranged hubby's funeral in December, I asked for donations to the Macmillan nurses instead of flowers - had just one large floral tribute from me and the kids. Even though it was too late for  hubby to benefit from their care I know they would have been a great support.
Well, the news is that £510 was donated........isn't that great :)

Oh, and Happy Birthday to me!!! 

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This is made for DIL for her colleague at work.and also to join in  Brenda's 5th blogerversary celebration Well done Brenda :) and thanks for  sharing all your lovely creations with us.

I had something quite different in mind involving gold embossing when I started this card. Well!! that failed so I went and played safe with some pretty paper and butterflies - again - this die is a big favourite of mine :)

Edges inked with vintage photo DI, a little handmade flower and some string

Challenges I'd like to enter
Crafty Catz #220 - anything goes
Papertake - anything goes + optional handmade flower




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Birthday Butterfly

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I tried to get a textured look using this stencil and tried various mediums - acrylic paint for one - but ended up using white embossing powder which looks very unwhite lol.
The result is OK but I have now ordered some proper texture paste :)
I sponged Spun Sugar DI over part of the 'design' and splattered some over the rest using a toothbrush.

I think the finished card is quite pleasing.

The butterfly is embossed with texture EF is also coloured with spun sugar DI,  and then spritzed with glimmer mist.
I added some small pearls to the little flowers on the memory box lavish branch die cut and simply finished with random pink and white pearls and the greeting banner.

Challenges I'd like to enter
Just Keep on Creating #1 - anything goes
The Pink Elephant #239 - use pink
Lexi's Creations #110 - monochromatic
Allsorts #247 - ladies day



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A New Baby.....

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..............and a very special one too.

Our Great Granddaughter was born 3 weeks early on 29 September and this is the card I made from me and GGD to welcome the little lady to the world  :)

This sooo sweet LOTV image is just right isn't it! The delicious lace is from Funkie Junkie Linda's boutique.
and I was lucky enough to find the white organza ribbon languishing in my ribbon drawer along with the ribbon that links the two panels.
The flowery BG paper is from Far Far Hill.

One handmade flower, the rest from WOC, all painted with iridescent medium for a lovely shine and my trusty leaf punch to compliment the leaves on the image - not much like them though are they. lol.

The inside....

8" square and presented in a simply decorated box.


Challenges
LOTV - anything goes
That Craft Place - baby
Cards Galore - October challenge - flowers
Oldie but a Goodie - bingo -  3 lines!! - 1 diagonal, 2 across, 3 down - old punch and organza ribbon
Lexi's #100 - pink
Pan Pastels - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons #64 - anything goes with ribbon



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Wedding

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The happy couple were married in Cyprus and are having another celebration this weekend for friends and family who were not able to attend the actual ceremony.

I have used two of my recent purchases....the first is the lovely Spellbinders Vines of Passion die which  I found difficult to cut from card even with a wax paper layer. The base layer is gold mirri card.
The second die is the plain oval from Radiant Rectangles and the sentiment is computer generated.

The BG paper has a subtle floral pattern on it........so subtle that you can't see it here!!

The gorgeous silky ribbon bow is topped with a glitzy glass button with a pearl to disguise the holes.  Some beautiful lace and extra bling in the top corners and that is it.....elegantly CAS don't you think :)

Challenges
Crafts 4 Eternity #135 - here comes the bride
4 Crafty Chicks #153 - bling
Cuttlebug Mania - clean and simple
Crafts and Me #139 - anything goes
Cardabilities #80 - sketch
PCJ - punches and/or die cuts
Craft-Dee BowZ - anything goes with a handmade bow
Natalie and Amy - celebrate something



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Wedding Anniversary

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This is the first play with my lovely new Radiant Rectangles nestie dies from Country View Crafts. I can see I'm going to get plenty of mileage out of this set :)

The pretty rose BP is a freebie from Far Far Hill.  I love this, it is such a delicate pattern.
Apart from the bottom one, all layers are affixed with foam tape/pads, creating excellent dimension.
Pearls from stash

There is rather a lot of depth so I've made a box - well, it is for a special anniversary after all.

Pretty homemade flowers, coloured with diluted DI's  - I am so proud of these...and the leaves have a coating of Crackle Accents.

A parchment butterfly quickly made this morning as my b/fly punch was too small and die too big .

A closer look at the focal die cuts

Challenges
Country View Crafts #4 - die cuts
4 Crafty Chicks #147 - sentiment only........* chosen as one of top 3 :)
Bearly-Mine #91 - flowers galore
Crafty Ribbons #49 - flowers galore
Pan Pastels #25 - lots of layers
That Craft Place - flowers



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A Flying Visit.

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Oh, my!! it's been a long time since my last post and this is a one-off for now 'cos I will be off on holiday on Saturday morning so will be busy getting ready for the off :)

The kitchen is in working order, phew, about time too, just a cupboard to make to fit over the eyesore of a boiler.

This is the first card I've made since the end of March and I'd like to enter.........

4 Crafty Chicks #142 - birthday
Crafting for all Seasons #52 - think pink
Delightful Challenges - bingo - patterned paper, die cuts, flowers
Crafty Bloggers Network #11 - O's and X's - die cut, flowers, ribbon
Challenges 4 Everyone #20 - anything goes

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A Golden Day

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The first of three cards commissioned by my neighbour for her parents.


Gold painted punched butterflies
Spellbinders Floral Ovals
Marianne flower die
Frayed muslin
Pearls

The flowers are made with my new aquisition, the Marianne die - I love this, although I still need practice with rolling. The paper panel here has a lovely design on it - it's a shame it doesn't show.

The inside with the same paper as on the front

Challenges I'd like to enter
Joanna Sheen - Mum's the word - as long as they are female cards and they are pretty it is OK!
4 Crafty Chicks #132 - die for dies
Happy Campers #12 - flutterby butterfly



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Black and White

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Main BP is a freebie from Far Far Hill.
Die cut label shape is glittered around the edge.
The corrugated heart has been painted with iridescent medium
Tis a shame that the doily, heart and flower look off white but IRL it all looks OK.

I  made this glittery flower months ago and added a couple of leaves  die cut from tracing paper.

Challenges

Joanna Sheen - black and white

Cardabilities - sketch

The Pretty Little Ribbon Ch#19 - anything goes 

 The ABC Challenge - H is for happy birthday 

Charisma #6 - anything goes

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Wedding

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Commission - 8" square

I made the trellis pattern for the background using the MS score board.
The focal sentiment is edged with gold pentouch and double matted with foam tape. The trellis die cut has  been cut to fit the corner, edges distressed with DI and mounted with tiny foam pads.

Spellbinders Lattice Accents dies
Flowers - WOC
Silk ribbon and shabby rolled flower - Funkie Junkie Linda's Boutique
Stick pins from a craft day at Knuston last year.
Computer generated words.

The box - simply embellished with a bow of silk ribbon folded in half, a rose and pearls

Challenges
Allsorts #160 - any die will do
Bearly Mine #40 - flowers
Crafts and Me #89 - anything goes
Crafty Catz #138 - pastel colours
Creatalicious #35 - anything goes
Delightful Challenges - anything goes
Diva's by Design #40 - to die for
Just Some Lines # -  wedding
Papertake - bingo - ribbon,  pins, blooms


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Wedding Anniversary

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For friends who's anniversary is the same day as ours..... Friday.  I still have got 'our' card to do - hope I can do it tonight .

The image is from a Jack Vettriano print altered in iPiccy to look like a painting and printed on canvas paper. I really like how this came out
Distressed edges with steel rule and TH inks. Frayed a piece of muslin and image layered with foam tape/pads.

Main BP - freebie by Nancy Watt
Music from an old book
Spellbinders die cut corners
Flower
Heart pin
Muslin
Ribbon
Lace
Handmade sentiment

Challenges
WO #45 - bingo - distressing, pins, gems/pearls
Saturday Challenge #178 - shabby chic/vintage
Die-ing for a Challenge #2 - brown & blue



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A Card for Lexi's Mummy

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I had an unexpected email request this morning (from a colleague of DIL) including this lovely photo.
This is Lexi's first Mother's Day card for her Mummy, and Daddy said if it was too short notice he'd have to go to Moonpig!!! Couldn't let him do that could I, LOL

Main attraction - the gorgeous little Lexi
Paper and frame - Sprout collection from Shabby Shoppe
Lace from local market
Seam binding ribbon
Muslin
Corners - spellbinders
Flat back pearls
Rose - WOC


Challenges
CYDA #40 - mothers day
Delightful Challenges - someone special
Die-ing For a Challenge #1 - anything goes
Sketch n Stash #83 - sketch - new lace



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Anything but a Card at Crafty Ann's

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Crafty Ann's Challenge #60

This time you are challenged to make...

Anything but a Card

As soon as I saw the topic of this challenge I knew what I wanted to make ....a pretty shoe.
I've used one of the papers and the flower from Crafty Ann's Cream Dream collection. I don't do scrapbooking but the SB collections are lovely for cardmaking too.

The heel is a wine cork covered with paper with a button on the bottom.

The extravagant bow is silk ribbon from  Funkie Junkie Linda's Zibbet store.....sooo beautifully soft, I really just want to keep it to stroke :)

Other stuff

The template and a video tut for the shoe is from the lovely Terri (Artful Affirmations)

Crochet lace

Cream silky trim

String o' pearls 

White feather

The DT have created some smashing projects for your inspiration and you can check them out at CACB

I hope you will be able to play along with us for this challenge

Challenges 

4 Crafty Chicks #79 - anything but a card

Allsorts #143 - it's your choice

Crafty Creations #159 - vintage fashion

Crafty Sentiments - shaped but not square

The Corrosive Challenge #143 - another dimension

That Craft Place - anything goes

PCJ #4 -  anything goes

PTT #57 - anything goes

Thank you for stopping by.  Your comments are really appreciated

Cheers me dears :)

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