Hello Marigold

Hello crafters, good to have you here with me today. Thank you for all your wonderful comments on my last post, I do appreciate them so much. I have not done anymore backgrounds like that yet but its on my list to do as are many things lol!

Well today is our 9th Challenge for http://lilpatchofcraftyfriendsdt.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge-blog.html we have some wonderful sponsors as usual, so please do come along and join in the fun.

This challenge sponsors are:

 Prize - $12 Gift certificate

 Prize - 7 Images

Prize - 1 image

My card is using a beautiful image from Ching-Chou Luik called Hello Magnolia.

As soon as I received my image I knew I wanted to give her Blonde hair and a Navy dress so I proceeded to colour her in with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs, I was never good at colouring hair so for this I used some You Tube videos for Blonde hair and I must say I am pleased with the results.

I wanted to frame the image and I thought this frame from Couture Creations was perfect. I die cut it twice, once with White card and once with Black card, I placed the Black die cut under the White to act as a shadow and to add some depth to the frame then attached this over the image.

For my base card I used 7"X7" base White card, I cut some Dark Blue card to size then inked up my embossing folder with a Versamark Ink Pad and ran the card through the E-Bosser, I then brushed Mica pigment powder over the top, this gave a lovely sheen to the background. 

I attached my image and frame in the center of the card then attached some flowers in the bottom right corner, similar colour to those I had coloured in the image, I added some faux quilled leaves around them. In the opposite corner I added a Blue Butterfly, again to match the one in the image, also to balance the card out.

To finish the card I added three gems in the two opposite corners to the flowers and butterfly and on the inside I added some more of the Blue card and attached the cut out from the frame die cut  on top in order to have somewhere to place a sentiment or verse. There you have the finished card. Doesn't she look lovely? Do pop over to http://lilpatchofcraftyfriendsdt.blogspot.co.uk/p/c7-team-april-5th.html to view the other wonderful creations from the DT.

Items used:

Ching-Chow Kuik Fantasy Art Digi Image-Hello Magnolia

7"X7" Base White Card

Spectrum Noir pens - GB1;GB3;TN3;TN4;CR4 & CG4

Promarkers - Ivory & Blush; Indigo Blue; Sky Blue; Cool Aqua; Artic Blue & Duck Egg Blue

Couture Creations Fancy Frame

Cosmic Shimmer Iridescent Mica Pigments Angel Gold

Buckwell Craft Supplies Flowers

Sue Wilson Finishing Touches Faux Quilled Leaves

Hunkydory Diamond Sparkle Gems Stones

Crafters Companion Kimono-Kimono Butterfly

Creative Expressions Foundation Card Dark Blue

Tattered Lace Embossing Folder Fretwork Lace

White Card

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Butterfly Swirl

Morning my crafting friends, hope this finds you all safe and well, if not plenty of hugs to you.

Today's post is another card I made with the left over from a sheet I had coloured for my friends Birthday card, you can see it HERE  I used up every little bit I could, I think I just have a couple of feathers and a swirl left lol!

I did not want to cover up the background so I just added an Art Deco Swirl and a MDF Butterfly that I had coloured with Promarkers  then matted and layered it onto White card.

For the background I took a sheet of Leather Look card and inked it with Crushed Olive and Peacock Feathers, blending them together as best I could, using a circle die I bleached (painting with water then blotting using kitchen towel) inside the circle, I splattered some drops of water over the card and blotted them before I dotted glue over the the sheet using a glue pen then heat embossed with embossing enamel, that was how the background was achieved.

Items Used:

White card

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Crushed Olive and Peacock Feathers

Spellbinders Standard Circles Large

Sailor Rollerball Glue pen

Stampendous Embossing Enamel Shabby Green

Crafts Too Art deco Swirl

MDF Butterfly (Poundshop)

Promarkers

I would like to enter this into http://ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/ttcrd-challenge-april-28-may-4.html
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/#Anything Goes
http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/anything-goes-challenges/wiw-april-anything-goes-challenge/
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-259-always-anything-goes.html
http://houseofcardschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/may-challenge-bokeh-effect.html

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Friends in the Sun!

Morning my crafting friends, hope today finds you all safe and well, plenty of hugs to those who need them. 

Well a few more days and it will be the end of another month, I had better start thinking about starting my Christmas cards lol! I know some of you have started already, I did intend to make one every week from January but that did not happen lol!

Well today's post is not a Christmas card, far from it. Some of you may remember a card I made of Two Cats in the Moonlight, you can view it HERE, at the time I said I would make one with the Sun so here it is.

I did make this one just after the other but waited to post it as I did not want to post the same image close to each other. 

I cut a piece of White card to size and coloured the Green landscape first using masks and two different colour Green Distress Inks, then the sky using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I then embossed the stencil with the same card, placing the stencil over the top again I coloured the tree in with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Removing the stencil I coloured the Sun in with Squeezed Lemonade and Scattered Straw going over the edge of the embossing hoping to create a haze, not sure I have achieved it! 

Using Promarkers I coloured in the leaves and the Cats, I added a little Yellow Promarker across the top of the branch and on some of the leaves. I did not colour in the 'Friends' as the colours from the sky and the sun did this for me so I left it as it was.

I decided to turn this into an easel card so matted it onto some Black card, made the easel card out of Cream card and attached some Black card on the base that I had die cut with SW French Collection and added a boarder on top for the stopper that had been die cut using SW Spanish Collection.

Hope you like this version, I am sure it would also look good with a sunset behind too maybe over the sea!!!

Items Used:

Sweet Poppy Stencil Friends

Sue Wilson French Collection Corners, Boarders and Tags

Sue Wilson Spanish Collection Corners, Boarders and Tags

Creative Expression Gilding Wax Spring Green

White card
Black card
Cream Card

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass, Crushed Olive, Forest Moss & Vintage Photo

Promarkers

Foam Pads/Tape
Clarity Masks Hills

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Peacock Swirl

Hello fellow crafter, good to have you visit me today I do appreciate to visiting my blog, if you are not a member but have a blog of your own then please do leave the link so I can pay you a visit too.

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my last post, you are all so kind.
Karen Hasheck, THANK YOU, I don't think I need to say more.

Thankfully my Uncles funeral went well, the vicar was a bit of a let down, disgusting really. When they start "we are gathered here to say goodbye to... who was a wonderful Brother, Uncle, er, neighbour and anything else he was known by..." well my hubby and me looked at each other and could not believe what she was saying, I really felt for his children although they did not seem upset by it, perhaps it was just us, she made loads of errors in all her readings, you would think it was her first time, it wasn't btw lol! Anyhow, the day passed by quite quickly, we had a lovely evening with my brother who bought us tickets to see The Hollies, my favourite group of the sixties!!! I think I managed quite well as I was up at 4 Friday morning and did not retire to bed till 3 Saturday morning!! How I managed to stay awake that long I don't know, hubby could not keep up lol! Needless to say I was constantly napping on the way home yesterday and looked forward to my bed last night! So my apologies for not keeping up with your posts or commenting, I will take a look at them later today, hopefully! I will start afresh tomorrow lol!

Today's post features the lovely Peacock stamps that Heartfelt creation bought out, I thought it about time I did something with them! I cut a piece of White card to size and stamped my peacock Swirl in the center, I die cut it out using Radiant Rectangles and inked round the edge whilst it was still in the die using Crushed Olive & Peacock Feathers. I then coloured in my image using Promarkers.

Using the same die from Radiant rectangles I embossed a piece of Pearlescent Teal card and cut it out to fit as a frame around the image.

I matted this onto some Leather Look Cream card and there you have the finished card. Quite a quick and easy one which we all need at times.

Items Used:

Heartfelt Creations Peacock Swirls

Printed Heaven Leather Look Cream card

Promarkers

Crafters Companion Pearlescent card Teal

White card

Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Daisy Birthday

Morning my crafting friends, I hope today finds you well and a BIG thank you for visiting my blog today, its always lovely to have you here, please have a browse round, it would be lovely if you could leave me a comment on what you think before you leave and I would love for you to visit me again.

I would like to give a very warm welcome to my newest follower Traci, great to have you on board. Traci has a wonderful blog of her own so please do go over and give it a look, you can find it HERE

Now todays post...

I bought these Daisy stamps designed by John Lockwood a while back, this is the first card I had made with them. Quite a simple card, I wanted the aperture on the front to show the beautiful stamp on the inside and I think it worked by framing the top aperture with a different colour. I had to cut the aperture out three times, the base card, second layer and top frame using two of the dies from Labels Twenty Six, thankfully I managed to match them all up, its hard to see the second layer as I used White hammer card and pierced round the edge.

I love the tiny bubbles around the Daisy, just right for adding little pearl drops as I have done here in White.

I coloured the Daisies in with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens using a lovely bright Yellow, Orange & Green, loved how this went with the Teal colour of the frame.

To finish the card I added some PVA Pearl drops on the front of the card as seen.

Items Used:

Creative Expressions John Lockwood Stamp Set- Daisy Corner

Basic 6"X6" White Base Card

Soho Creative Hammer Brilliant Card

Crafters Companion pearlescent Card- Teal

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Twenty Six

Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA- Cosmic Pearl

Promarkers

Spectrum Noir

Piercing Ruler

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Jordan Rock Star

Morning my crafting friends its time for another challenge, number 7 over at http://lilpatchofcraftyfriendsdt.blogspot.co.uk/  I do hope you can join us we have some lovely sponsors and some great prizes:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/cottagerosegraphics

Prize ~ $20 to spend in store

 

https://www.facebook.com/kithandkinstampco/app_150178545006427

Prize ~ 3 Images

     

http://www.michelerdesigns.com/

Prize ~ €10 Gift Voucher

Here is my post its Jordan Rock Star from kith and kin stamp company.

I first die cut my image out using Grand Ovals and coloured in the background roughly with Promarkers. I then proceeded to colour in the image, again using Promarkers, before stamping across on his headband. As soon as I saw this image I knew the Guitar had to be Red and not just any Red but Glitzy Red, so I added glue to the Guitar with a glue pen and heat embossed it with Tinsel Red embossing powder. I was quite pleased with how this turned out.  

I stamped around the image 'Rock', 'Band' & 'Guitar' and coloured the stars in to match the star on his face.

Using the Grand Oval die I ran it through the E-Bosser with some Red card, cut it out and placed it behind the image bringing the embossed areas into the die cut areas of the image itself. I hope that makes sense to you all? I felt it needed the Red background to bring out the image and tie in with the Red Guitar and headband!

For the background I used a sheet of Pale Blue card cut to size, then stamped over it with the Music melody stamp in Black ink, I then ran it through the E-Bosser with Knotted Trellis Folder then inked around the edge of the card with Weathered Wood distress ink. I matted this up with a sheet of red card folded in half to make the base card.

I added my image to the front and attached the sentiment at the bottom on top of the Fancy Framed Tag I had die cut using more of the Red card.

I wanted to add an embellishment but was not sure what would look right until my son gave me a couple of his Guitar Picks, job done!

I have lined the inside of the card with more of the Pale Blue card.

Items Used:

Kith and Kin Stamp Company 'Jordan Rock Star'

Creative Expressions Foundation card Rich Red & Pale Blue

Promarkers

Spellbinders Grand Ovals 

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Framed Tags One 

Sheena Douglass Stamping Card White

Range Archival Ink Black

Studio G Clear Stamps Series 24 Rock

Inkylicious Clear Stamps Music Melody 

Sue Wilson Embossing Folder Knotted Trellis

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Weathered Wood

Sailor Rollerball Glue Pen

Papermania Embossing Powder Tinsel Red 

Do go over and view all the DT wonderful creations and why not join in yourself, the theme every challenge is 'Anything Goes' and you never know you might win a prize.
 

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Easter Rose

Hi there my crafting friends, good to have you back again, this is a new release from Kith and Kin Stamp Company https://www.facebook.com/kithandkinstampco/app_150178545006427 they have been kind enough for us to have the image as a preview to create as we wish to show you the beautiful Easter Rose, so thank you kithandkin, you can purchase her here http://kithandkinstampco.bigcartel.com/product/easter-rose  so go on over to the link and buy it now!

I started by die cutting the image out with Oval Majesty die leaving in all the tiny die cuts, whilst it was still in the die I inked the bottom of the image with Crushed Olive and the top with Tumbled Glass being careful not to go over the image itself.

Being an Easter image I wanted her dress to be a vibrant colour we associate with Easter so it had to be Bright Yellow!!! I coloured her shoes to match and gave her a basket of colourful eggs, the little bunny I coloured in Tan adding a touch of Light Grey to his White fur!

I found this lovely paper in my stash, I wish I could remember where it came from but I thought it matched the image so well I cut it to size, matted and layered it up onto some Green Satin card and Custard card, then attached the image on top.

For the base card I folded a sheet of Custard card in half, cut some Green Satin card to size and embossed it with Grande Floral Embossing Folder then matted this onto the base card, on top of this I added the focal image at an angle.

I was going to gather a lot of flowers together to decorate around the image but these tiny flowers looked so lovely in a circle as a flower wreath, so I kept to the two colours, I have used Green & Yellow! I die cut a small circle out to attach the flowers to then added a couple of White leaves to break them up and I attached it to the card as seen.

Inside the card I added the rest of the beautiful patterned paper I had used under the image to match the front. Adding the Gold letters to make up 'Easter' in the bottom right corner finished the card.


Card dimensions 5"X7". Do go over to http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.co.uk/ to see what lovely creations the other DT members have come up with.

Items Used:

Kith and Kin Easter Rose
Creative Expressions Foundation Card Custard
Create and Craft Satin Card Green
Pretty Paper ( sorry cannot remember where this came from)
Promarkers
Spellbinders Oval Majesty
Spellbinders Standard Circles Large
Sheena Douglass Embossing Folder Grande Floral
Buckwell Craft Supplies Flowers
Sue Wilson Finishing Touches Faux Quilled Leaves
White Card
Tattered Lace Die Alphabet (free with Magazine)
Gold Card

I would like to enter this card into http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-255-always-anything-goes.html


Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Dragonflies & Poppies

Hi there my crafting friends, sorry did not have the time last night or this morning to put up my post so its a little late!

May I welcome my newest followers BridgetCG, Cara Gregory, American Kuhn, Annie 4 memories, Jan Sharp and Tracy, thank you so much for following/joining me its very much appreciated and great to have such lovely people on board. Sorry I have not linked up your blogs for those who have them but please feel free to leave them in my comments box for all to see so they can view your beautiful creations too.

Thank you for all your birthday wishes, had a lovely evening despite Joy's funeral and Ang I was 55!!! Thanks for asking lol! I had some lovely cards, in fact I have had more today but I only have the photo of the others I got yesterday 

This is the card I have done for my Sister-in-Law for her birthday at the end of this month, I hope she does not look at my blog lol!!! It's the second version I have done of it as I kept making mistakes and ruining the first one! I shall put a picture of that on at the bottom.

 I have a stencil titled Dragonfly & Poppies which I thought was fitting as my SIL loves Poppies, so I set about doing a background first by using the field masks and sponging over with distress inks of various Greens followed by a Blue for the sky, I then dropped little drops of water over the sky half which gave this effect that I liked. 

I placed my stencil over the background and taped it down with masking tape then I rubbed over the stencil with my modelling paste and left to dry overnight. Once dry I coloured in the Poppies & Dragonflies with Promarkers, with the middle butterfly I rubbed on some Patina Gilding Wax and the two outer butterflies I inked with my Versamark Ink pad and added some glitter.

I mounted it up onto some Centura Pearl Turquoise card then onto some Red card I had pierced then more of the Turquoise card for the base. 

I have left a sentiment off as I did  not wish to ruin the front in case my SIL wanted to put it in a frame

Another image from the side.

Items Used:
Imagination Crafts Stencils Dragons & Butterflies
Maineri Modelling paste
Tim Holtz Distress Inks Crushed Olive, Bundled Sage and Forest Moss
Promarkers
Clarity Masks Fabric Fields Two
Creative Expressions Gilding Wax Patina
Creative Expressions rich Red Card
                                    Crafters Companion Centura Pearl Turquoise Card
                                    Glitter

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.ca/2015/03/134-for-special-woman.html
http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-212-anything-goes.html
http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.ca/2015/03/hls-march-cas-challenge.html (Though I am not sure whether this would pass as a CAS card)
http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/week-287for-special-lady.html
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

This the image of the first card, I made the mistake of doing the paste through the stencil first then the background as the Blue went into the petals, then the petals cracked, then I had decided, very stupidly, to die cut the bottom of the card, well I did not think as obviously putting it through the e-bosser squashed the modelling paste lol! I was ready to dump it but my son persuaded me to keep it and as it is I coated the Poppies with some glaze, the butterflies had been embossed with embossing enamel and I put a ribbon across the bottom. It is useable even with Blue cracks through the petals!!!

Thank you for looking, I do hope you visit me again, Jacquie xxx

Peony Collage

Morning my crafting friends, hope today finds you all safe and well, lots of hugs to those who may not be.

I keep wondering how many dies I have in my stash as my friend Wendy is doing a die on her blog everyday http://spanishcrafter.blogspot.co.uk/ do go and take a look, each time I look at her wonderful creations I think I must count mine and never have so I will count them and let you know on Saturdays post.

Today's post is one I made up to use some off cuts of paper I had left and I thought these two of roses went together so I wrapped a strip of lace ribbon around them then matted them onto a piece of Dusky Pink Satin card and layered this onto my 6" X 6" base White card.

I stamped my topper on some White card and coloured it in with Promarkers, inked the edge with the same Pink that I coloured the peony in then went round the edge with a Glue pen and dipped the edges into Diamond Snow. I placed this on the card at an angle. 

I die cut the swirly frame from Twisted Metals and Accents, cut it in half and wrapped that over two corners of the image.

There you have the finished card. It was quite a quick make that are very handy at times!

Items Used:

Basic White Card Base

Create and Craft Satin Card Pink

Tattered Lace Papers

Creative Expressions Fancy Scalloped Edge Lace Ribbon Ivory

Creative Expressions Diamond Snow 
Sheena Douglass White Stamping Card
Spellbinders Twisted Metal & Accents
Promarkers
Cuddly Buddly Clear Stamps Peony Collage
Ranger Archival Ink Black

Thank you for looking, I do hope you visit again, Jacquie xxx

Moon Owl

Morning my crafting friends, so good of you to join me today, I really do appreciate your visits and if you have a blog of your own then please do leave the link and I can return the favour. I love looking at all your creativity and inspiration, gosh sometimes I need it lol!

Today's post is a simple one, I recently bought two new stamps as I loved the artistic design, they are both by the same wonderful artist Norma J Burnell, they are available at http://www.scribbleandscrap.co.uk/store/p323/Sweet_Pea_Stamps_-__Norma_J_Burnell%27s_Fairy_Tangles_Moon_Owl.html    I shall show the other one on Tuesday.

I wanted a quick and simple card so I just stamped the image on the right side of the card, coloured it in with Promarkers and matted and layered it with some Periwinkle card then stamped a sentiment at the bottom as seen.

I have to say the pictures do not show it up very well as the feathers down the Owls head and chest and also the feathers below the Orange and Green ones on his back are actually Teal colour not Green!!!

I added a little Glaze on his eye and beak to make them shine but the picture does not pick this up!

Items Used:

Basic White 6"X 6" card

Sweet Pea Stamps Norma J Burnell's Moon Owl

Creative Expressions Foundation Card Periwinkle

Sheena Douglass Stamping White Card

Promarkers

Justrite large fancy Sentiments

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo

I am entering this into the http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/kiss-keep-it-sweet-and-simple.html

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Christmas Time is here Again!

Morning crafters, hope today finds you all safe and well? Sending loads of hugs to those who need them right now.

Sorry for the late post today, my  post features a cute image from http://www.pinkgemdesigns.com the lovely Rudy. I thought he was so cute with his baubles (Now Ladies/Gentlemen, especially Ang, I did say baubles!!!) I thought it was such a cute image I had to have it, now I have to admit its very rare that I buy and  download any images, possibly because its very time consuming colouring in and then making a card as I have so little free time, so I tend to stick with sentiments on the front of most of my cards, I have at times put images on from CD Roms, however, I must admit I do enjoy colouring in so I keep the digi images for the Design Teams that I am on. I did actually buy two images but you will have to wait to see the other one as I bought it in mind for my daughter's Christmas card, yet to make lol!

Promarkers have a lovely Challenge Theme at the moment its make card inspired by a Beatles Song, so this is mine, the song 'Christmas Time is Here Again'. Yes I know I have opted for the easy option, but the time of year is appropriate lol! You can find a list of all Beatles songs here http://www.maccafan.net/SongIndex/BeatlesSongIndex.htm.

Being as he had some snowflakes around him I decided on the Blue theme again (cold colour!!!) so I chose the Cobalt Blue card for my base and matted it up with some White card.

Using a piece of Sky Blue card I put double-sided adhesive tape all around the edge and covered with Diamond Snow and attached to my base card. I cut a piece of the Cobalt Blue card to fit inside the glittered bordered card and stuck that down. I then embossed a piece of Sky Blue card, rubbed over the embossed area with gilding wax Patina and attached this on top with foam pads.

I coloured Rudy in with Promarkers giving him a Red scarf to match his Red nose! I die cut him out using Radiant Rectangles, inked round the edge whilst still in the die then attached him to the top of my card with foam tape.

To finish the card I added a sticker sentiment matted up on Cobalt Blue card and a glittered snowflake with a snowflake brad in the center in opposite corners to balance the card.

Finished dimensions are 5" X 7".

Items Used:

Creative Expressions Foundation Card Cobalt Blue & Sky Blue

Creative Expressions Diamond Snow

Creative expressions Gilding Wax Patina

White Card

Pinflare Red Double Adhesive Tape

Promarkers

Tattered Lace Embossing Folder Snowflakes

Spellbinders Create a Flake

Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles

White Vellum

Metal Snowflake Brads

Sentiment Sticker from an old set from Hunkydory. 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tumbled Glass 

Foam Pads and Tape

I would like to enter this card into the http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/week-272inspired-by-beatles-song.html

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Hobbycutz Challenge 65 Gold & or Silver

Morning my crafting friends, today sees the start of the latest challenge from Hobbycutz chosen by Marylee Gold & or Silver. Our sponsors this week are Sami Stamps who do some lovely images. Do pop over to the Hobbycutz Challenge Blog and view the excellent designs by the Design Team, it would be lovely if you could enter the Challenge too.

Just a quick not to my friends out there a Big Thank You for your comments yesterday in view of my question;

Patricia, you made me laugh, don't wish too much else you might find us on your doorstep lol!
Suzie, Thank you so very much for the link, most useful and much appreciated.

Here is my card for Challenge 65 Gold & or Silver:

I started with my base card, matted it up with some Satin Gold miri card.

Using the That Special Touch Mask 'Funky' I inked it with my versamark ink pad, placed it onto some White card and ran it through the E Bosser, coated it with embossing powder then heat embossed it in Silver. Once cooled I inked  over it with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink, I know it looks Blue by the photograph, sorry tried photographing it several times and they all looked Blue!

Using the beautiful image 'My Sister is a Princess' from our lovely sponsors Sami Stamps I coloured it in with Promarkers, then with a second image I cut it from the Princess Shoulder, inked it with my versamark Ink pad and heat embossed with Enchanted Gold embossing Powder, this is a lovely light, sparkly Gold, then layered this over the top of the other image so it stood out a fraction. I went over the ribbon on the dress iwth a Gold marker pen then I die cut it with Grand Decorative Ovals and inked in the die with  Antique Linen. 

Out of Silver Miri Card I die cut the Oval Frame, cut it in half and attached it behind the image so the sides were just peeking out of the Grand Oval, I then attached this to my base card.

I die cut some Cherry Blossom flowers out of Gold Miri card, this is Satin one side and Glossy the other so I cut equal amounts to go together, I added these round the frame on top of the Faux Quilled Leaves I had also cut with Gold Miri Card.

I have left the sentiment off until I need it. There you have the finished card.

Items Used:

Creative Expressions 'That Special Touch Mask' Funky.

White card

Create and Craft Satin Gold Miri Card & Silver Miri Card

Papermania Embossing Powder Silver & Enchanted Gold

SB Grand Decorative Ovals

Wild Rose Studio Oval Frame

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Shaded Lilac & Antique Linen

Staedller Metallic Gold Marker Pen

Promarkers

SB Cherry Blossom

Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Faux Quilled Leaves

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Christmas Window

 Morning crafters, hope today finds you all well, another card using the same stamp as Thursday.


Having a wonderful time in France, managing to avoid the rain so far lol! Sorry have not had time to comment on peoples posts, but then its not letting me either but I can view them so I do have a quick look before we call it a night, loved all your creations so far. I will catch up with everyone on my return.

I matted some Spring Green Card onto my basic White card then using some Kraft card I stamped my image in the center and cut round three sides to form a window. It was only then I decided to emboss the card  to make it look like the outside wall of a window, I had not got a brick pattern folder so used the snowfall one instead to look like pebble dash!!!



In the opening of the window  on the Green card I stamped the German version of O Christmas Tree.





On the inside I die cut some ovals out of Kraft card and Green card to stamp the English version of O Christmas Tree.

These cards are for the Language Teachers at our school so I thought they might appreciate something different!





Items Used:



Basic White 6x6 card
Kraft card
Creative Expressions Foundation Card Spring Green
Clarity Stamps O Christmas tree German & English & Robin & Tree
Tim Holtz Distress Inks Black Soot & Vintage Photo
Promarkers
Spellbinders Grand Decorative Ovals
Sheena Douglass Embossing Folder Snowfall



Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Phoenix Feathers

Morning my crafting friends, so good of you to join me today, hope this finds you all safe and well?
 

I have been playing with my new little toy The Perfect Airbrush. I had looked at this ages ago but thought it was a bit steep at £14.99 so left it, then the other week on one of the deals on Create and Craft they had it on again but for £8.99 so I went and bought one. Its only a little man power one that you have to squeeze the air out yourself but it works and with your pens not ink! I tried it out on my Phoenix stencil and was quite pleased with how all the colours blended together so I made a card with it. I liked the idea of the Phoenix feathers flying but of course they had to be the same colour so I hope I have achieved that lol!

After a while your hand does ache a little because you are constantly pumping the air but its not too bad. I do like the affect it gives and you can do it darker if you want to just depends on how long you airbrush in a certain place.

Items used:

Creative Expressions Foundation Card Teal
Crafters Companion Centura Pearl Card Ivory
Cuttlebug Anna Griffin Embossing Folder Pirouette
Sweet Poppy Stencil Phoenix
Promarkers Summer Sun, Bright Orange, Ruby & Brown
Perfect Paper Crafting The Perfect Airbrush
Spellbinders Feathers
Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Spanish Collection-Corners, Boarders & Tags
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Dried Marmalade (Round edge of Phoenix stencil)


Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Peaceful Pink Christmas

Morning my friends, hope this finds you all well? 

Today's card is another I did for the Pink Christmas Challenge I could not decide which one I liked best so entered both!

This is another easel card, I started with some old Hunkydory foiled Christmas card I had in my stash, this was a deep Pink though it looks Red in the picture! I folded the card to make the easel then added the left over Create and Craft Pink Glitter card on the inside of the base.  I had first wrapped a piece of Pink dotted Ribbon round before I stuck it down. I cut two boarders from SB Venetian Accents out of Crafters Companion Centura Pearl Card Pastel Pink and attached one to the bottom of the easel card. 

Onto some White card I stamped another image from Do Crafts Papermania Enchanted Christmas with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot and coloured it in with Promarkers before die cutting with SB Grand Decorative Circles, whilst in the die I inked up with TH Tumbled Glass to act as a sky then embossed some Crafters Companion Centura Pearl Card Pastel Pink using the same die, cut round the edge and fixed the image in place.

I attached my second boarder onto the front fold of the easel card and attached the image in the center over the top as seen.

I die cut some SB Shapeabilities Die-lites Holly Twigs and Leaves and painted the leaves with Acrylic Paints-Crimson and Titanium White then rubbed a bit of Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Wax Spring Green over the top to show up the embossed stems, I placed three medium size leaves onto my image with the Berries. 

On more White card I stamped my sentiment from Crafty Impressions Clear Stamps Christmas Snowflake Sentiments with TH Black Soot and die cut it with SB  Shapeabilities Die-lites Petite Lables One, I inked in the die with TH Victorian Velvet, attached this onto the base of the easel and added more of the smaller SB Holly Leaves and Berries on the edge.

There you have the finished card.

I would like to enter this for Winter Wonderland
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/im-dreaming-of-pink-christmas.html 
and Fab n Funky Challenge
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/challenge-211-pink.html

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx