Bubble Bath.

We have another  challenge for you this week

at Crafting from The Heart.

The sponsors this time are 

The Stamping Boutique

and

Sparkle and Sprinkle.

.

My first card uses an image from 

The Stamping Boutique

'Bubble Bath'

I have created an Easel Card Design.

The image is coloured with promarkers and silver gel pen.

I have used an Xcut die  'Ornate Frame' to cut the image out.

I then cut a larger frame in backing card and used an EF

'Spots' by Crafts - Too.

I generated the sentiments

Pamper Yourself

and Happiness is a long Hot bubble Bath

in word  and cut using 

SU's punches  Modern  Lable and Decorative Lable

Spotty ribbon came from my stash.

Entering into the following challenges:

Clear It Out Challenges # Fancy folds /diecuts/pnches.

Simon Says Wednesdays # Anything goes.

I love Promarkers #283 Anything goes.

Ruby's Rainbow #111 Diecuts /punches.

Sparkles #71 More than one fold.

Crafty Girlz #5 Anything goes or lazy days.

3 Girl Jam # Anything goes with ribbon.

Get Creative Challenges #22 No printed paper.

My second card uses  an image called

'Isabelle Hat Lady'  from

Sparkle and Sprinkle.

The image is coloured using Copic pens 

and pearlescent chalks.

Base card is pink card stock.

The aperture was made using X Cut nesting oval

cut from grey cardstock.

I placed a  piece of pink sparkle textured fabric.

between the die cut frame and the coloured image.

I bought some sheets years ago and still have some 

in my stash. I found the link for where I bought mine.

Flowers were in my stash and the sentiment is a

Daisy and Dandelion outline sticker in silver.

Entering into the following challenges:

My Time To Craft #303 Flowers.

Chocolate Coffee & Cards #98 Use a sentiment.

Creative Knockouts #104 Anything goes.

Robin Red Breast.

I was sat here late  yesterday  thinking it's still August

so plenty of time for Rudolph Day!

Erm  actually no there isn't.

Panic ye not I thought.

Scrap the card idea I was going to make 

and resort to my trusty pile of used Christmas cards.

I found  two card fronts that were 

fairly similar in design 

so in for a penny in for a pound.

I spent this morning spudling with  different 

card bases and papers and then had a light bulb moment.

I have a love hate relationship with acetate.

At the moment I love it so out it came 

and here are the two resulting cards.

I cut most of the front of the base cards away 

and replaced with a sheet of acetate.

Old christmas card  fronts were trimmed down 

and attached to the front of the cards.

The inside of each front acetate sheet was

neatened up (to hide the d.s tape) with 

the same  design papers as back of card.

Berry paper by Kaiser craft.

Striped paper by Dovercraft.

Both from Christmas Collection  6"x 6" pads

By this time the Bigshot, Scor-pal and paper  trimmer

were on the floor and the christmas paper

strewn all on my desk  along with the book

showing the card design  I was orginally going to make.

As it was raining outside (so no gardening) and I still had 

a bee in my bonnet about it I decided

to go ahead and revert to plan A. to make 

An Iris folded Robin!!!!

I used  SU's Decorative Dots E.F. on the green card

after carefully cutting the robin shape out with a craft knife.

Design is from 460 Iris Folded Cards To Make

by Maruscha Gaasenbeek & Tine Beauveser.

I have no idea why the camera decided to go pink on me

as I took all the cards at the same time.

The robin has a nice domed quilted feel to it.

Sentiment is silver craft sticker.

Using the acetate for the front meant I could

hide all the strips of paper neatly away

behind the backing card.

Entering this card only into the following challenges:

Rudolph Day # Anything goes Christmas.

A snowflakes Promise #4 Must have a christmas /winter theme.

Crafty Gals Corner #35 Lots of layers.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #192 Use up your snippets (oddments of design paper).

Christmas Card Challenge #39 Anything goes.

Crafty Hazelnut's Extra # Christmas only

Gatefold Archway card.

I'm back to show you some more

inspiration for my  Butterfly Challenge

#37 Butterflies + A is for Archway

Don't have a stamp or a die cut to use?

How about you cut your own shape!

I made a simple Gatefold from cardstock

Mine measured 11" x 5.75"

I measured 1/4 in from each end to create the folds.

I drew a simple arch shape onto stiff card

and used this as my template to cut away

the edges that met in the middle of the card.

You can see the resulting card below.

I used papers that were still out on my desk 

which were freebies from Making Cards Magazine.

The plain purple and floral design are from the 

'Pretty Ponies' range of papers.

I distressed the floral papers using my handy T.H. gadget.

Butterfly is made from shrink plastic

coloured with promarkers and then covered

with glossy accents.

I love making these as no two will ever be the same.

I tend to make them up in batches so I always have some 

to hand for embellishments .

I cut a smaller archway in white card and coloured

 the edges with  a purple ink pad to match.

Sentiment and candles are by Papermania

'Glitterations' stickers.

 Yellow flowers from my stash.

See I told you it was simples!!
Stop by again on Wednesday for more inspiration
using an Embossing Folder.

Entering into the following challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs # Birthday wishes.

Tuesday Taggers # Sending you flowers.

Creative Moments #75 Anything goes/fancy folds

Southern Girls #118 Flower Power.

Creative Fingers #90 Anything goes.

Jo's Scrap Shack #103 Anything goes.

Fussy and Fancy #146 Birthdays.

Crafting With Friends #5 Anything goes.

Hiding In My Craft Room #214 Free Style.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #192 Use Your snippets (white card for archway)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper. Anything goes.

Flight of The Butterflies.

Running spectacularly late. 

 I had a photo malfunction last night 

and after staying  up till  5.30am sorting it 

 gave up and went off  to bed.

Finally here is todays post.

It's time for a new challenge  over at

my Butterfly Challenge.

#37 Butterflies + A is for Archway.

You can form  your arch from flowers or maybe you  have a stamp/die cut  with an archway, A corner die cut makes a perfect arch when two are placed together to make the curve at the top. You are free to use what other embellishments you would like + your Butterfly of course.  (Even an archway made from lots of little butterflies). 

Here is my inspiration card for you.

Digi image is by Britishisleartworks

called 'Gothic Garden Arches Antique Illustation'

which I found on Etsy.

I coloured with my promarkers and just a little

pearlescent chalk around the aperture edging.

I die cut the aperture to the front of the card

using by Sizzix  Scallop Crescent Tag die 656342.

You can see better in this picture that I have

backed with acetate and adhered the 

Best Wishes sentiment to the  front of  it

which is showing through the die cut.

The butterflys are fly stickers and they 

have been adhered across the top 

of the archway as if in flight.

The digi image has been attached to the inside 

of the card.

I have upped the ante on this challenge

but I'm sure you will all come up trumps.

I will post some more inspirations for you 

later in the week so please be sure to call back.

I promise you they will not be dificult.

(Now would I lie to you!!!)

Entering in to the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations #138 Anything goes.

Crafty Card Makers #146 No patterned papers.

Love To Scrap #60 Anything goes.

Create and Inspire #28 Anything goes.

Inspiration Destination #48 Anything goes.

Fab 'n'Funky #270 Things with Wings.

Sister Act #120 Anything goes.

Lil Patch of Crafty #16 Anything goes.

Aurora Wings #17 Anything With Wings.

Crafts Galore # Anything goes.

2 Creative Chicks #1 Anything goes.

Craft Your Passion #276 Anything goes.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

Time once more for the girls in the 

Christmas Card Club to show our makes.

The theme was chosen by Carol and is

Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

For me this meant having another rummage

in my used Christmas card pile for s suitable image.

I found this one with Santa Claus in his sleigh

flying over the  sleeping townsfolk. 

Simples! 

Well it would have been if I hadn't

had the bright idea of making a 

Recessed Window card and also

covering the entire front with strips 

of holographic sticky tape and then 

the inside to neaten up as well!!

The tutorial to make this card is from

Splitcoast Stampers.

and explains each step clearly.

Finished card doesn't show it but 

there is a fair  amount of cutting and folding

to do  and in my case an awful lot of 

sticking too.

This is the inside of the front cover.

Side view of card showing 

the recessed window.

After all  that sticking I just added

an Anita's self adhesive sentiment

and called it a day (well night actually!)

Entering into the following challenges. Well it would be rude not to:

A Snow Flakes Promise #3 Must have a winter theme.

Tis the Season #49 It's hip to be square.

Christmas Stampin all Yr Long #54 Folded.

Sparkles Christmas challenge #55 No Designer Papers.

Crafty Hazelnut's Extra # Christmas cards only.

Alphabet Challenge # N= No Design Paper.

Crafting With Friends #4 Anything goes.

Simply Create Too #92 Anything goes.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #191 Use your snippets. (a half used roll of tape from yrs ago)

Crafting By Designs. Anything goes.

Creative Ladybirds Creations #6  Anything goes.

Scrapper's Delights #47 Anything goes.

Washi Tape Pegs

It's the last week of my Butterfly challenge

#36 Butterflies + W is for Washi Tape

Both Kitty and I have some more 

inspirational makes for you.

First up here is Kitty's card for you.

I'm not quite sure how the background  has 

been created so I will be hot footing it 

over to Kitty's blog to find  out the full details.

I'm so loving these colours together.

Thankyou Kitty for providing the extra makes

for this 4 week  challenge.

Now unlike Kitty I only had 2 reels of Washi  Tape

to play with so I was a bit limited in what to make

for my last piece until I hit on the idea of using pegs.

Simples!!

So here are my Fridge magnet Washi Tape butterfly pegs.

(Thank goodness for washdays).

Iv'e gone back to the pink/blue spotty tape 

I used to make the flip flops with  and simply dismantled 

two large wooden clothes pegs and stuck the washi tape to

one side. The other side has a strip of black magnetic 

tape adhered along its length.

I then re assembled the pegs and adhered 

some dimensional  butterfly stickers

  (two per peg)

from Anita's Pink and Blue Sets.

They are lovely and shimmery

 when the light catches their wings.

Hope to see you for the last week of  my challenge.

Birdhouse and Vines

We have another challenge for you

this week at Crafting From The Heart.

The sponsor this time is 

QKR Stampede.

I have used this image

'Birdhouse and Vines'

and tried to convey an' Edwardian Lady'  style card.

The backing paper is by Raspberry Road.

I have coloured the image  using promarkers 

and silver gel pen.

The hessian embellishments, lace and square pearls are from The Works.

The bead trim  came from a local market stall, gems from my stash.

The ovals were cut using an Xcut die set.

I  had just enough of the paper over to trim inside 

with more lace and a hessian butterfly.

Stamp is by Crafty Individuals and one of my favourites.

As always the challenge is anything goes.

Please pop over to the blog and see what 

my team mates have created just for you. 

You have a week in which to enter

and we would be delighted to see you.

Washi Tape Dreams

We are half way the 4 week challenge for my

#36 Butterflies + W is for Washi Tape

Here are  some more inspiration cards for you

from myself and my Guest Designer for the month

KT Fit Kitty.

Here is Kitty's card for you.

Very Striking in Black / White.

Please pop on over to Kitty's blog for more info.

You won't be disappointed.

Here is my inspiration.

I started off with a blank card and just stuck

rows of butterfly washi tape to entirely cover.

I like the random look it has given.

I used Memory Box  'Terrace Butterfly '

to cut an aperture from the card.

I matted pink card stock onto the base card

and then from another sheet of white card

die cut the same butterfly again.

I used the white butterfly as an inset  

and raised the cut out card of butterflies 

up on 3D blocks.

The sentiment is from Sheena Douglass

'A Little Bit Sketchy Butterfly Effect'

stamp set which I have stamped and then 

cut out using SU's  Curly label punch.

I coloured the word Butterfly very lightly 

with a different promarker pen for each letter

to match the butterflies. 

It shows up really well IRL.

For my second card I simply used the washi tape

butterfly as the insert having used the die cut at 

an angle when cutting out the white butterfly.

A strip of the same washi tape across the bottom

was I felt, all the card needed.

I matted onto turquoise card stock and the sentiment

is from Creative Expressions 'Wings' Stamp set

which I raised up on 3D pads.

I hope Kitty and I have given you some ideas

for you to flutterby and join in. 

Christmas Layers.

Time once again for the girls to show

their makes for the Christmas Card Club.

The theme set by Lorraine is

Lots of Layers.

I have used an LOTV pre coloured image

from their Set14 Festive Foilage.

I have dug into Kaisercraft's

Christmas Collections  6" pack

and chosen 5 of the papers to layer

up randomly on the front of the base card.

An old christmas decoration from years gone by

and a gold foil sticker greeting 

finishes the look.

Anniversary Wishes.

It's our wedding anniversary today

and this is the card I made for The Doc.

The digi is from Bugaboo  and is called

'Make it Snappy - Congratulations.'

As soon as Isaw it I knew I had to get it 

for The Doc's card.

Remember the good old days when a camera had film

in it which  you had to take all the photos on and 

then send away to be developed?

The doc had a mate who when ever he offered to take a photo

would inevitably cut the heads off the people in the snap shot.

Course you wouldn't find this out till long after the event when the 

film cam back  from being developed!

I thought this image would bring back happy memories.

Needless to say we had a professional photographer

for our WeddingDay!! 

I have chosen to make another Easel card

mainly because it won't then  fall off the shelf it will be standing on!

Image is coloured with Promarkers and 

Pearlescent chalks.

Sentiment is a black plastic peel off and yes the 3 dots

were part of the sticker. I peeled them off and stuck them

down using a lot of  choice vocabulary and tip of a pin!

Side view of the easel section.

The black plastic  peel off edging on the placard holding 

the easel in place I decided to ADD after I had stuck everything 

else down. will I ever learn!! 

And no I won't be telling you what the GP stands for either.

Curiosity killed the cat you know!

The doc and I will be going out to a very nice 

Fish Restaurant later  for lunch.

We went there last year only to find it was closed on Thursdays

so  hoping being as it is a Friday this yr we will be in luck.

Cheers.

Butterfly Ephemera

We have another challenge for you

this week at Crafting From The Heart.

The sponsor this time is

Lunagirl

I was over the moon (excuse the pun)

when I saw the selection of images we had been given 

to choose from.

I was in Butterfly Paradise!!

I was flying by the seat of my pants 

to get this card made in time and literally

anything that was not already glued down 

on my desk went onto the card.

The backing paper was a sheet of Prima Botancial Collection

still lying on my desk from another project.

The base card was coloured round the edges 

using Forest Green distress ink.

I trimmed the images down  and distressed 

the edges with Vintage Photo and then distressed

further with  my distressing gadget.

(darn clever these little gadgets are too).

I then layered these up and added bits and bobs of

lace, string,ribbon, rope, button and an odd

Fly Sticker Butterfly that I trimmed down.

As always the challenge is Anything Goes. 

Please pop over and see what my

Team mates have created just for you.

You have a week to enter and we would be

delighted to see you. 

In Memory of Julie

I thought long and hard 

about whether to post this card 

as it cannot now be for the intended occasion

but I have  decided to do so as a tribute to our 

lovely friend and Godmother to Fluff

who sadly lost her life to Motor Neuron Disease on

18th July 2015.

This was to have been Julie  and Brian's

40th Wedding Anniversary today and though

we had given the card to them early Julie never saw it.

A life so cruelly taken.

For you Julie.

XX