CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

Hello and welcome to the latest challenge over at CD SUNDAY


My DT card is a little late this week as I was getting ready to take the Caravan and our MX5 to Blyton for Colin to do a MX5 Track Day.
Anyway as promised, I finally finished my card this morning and you can see it below
Our theme for this week is - SEASIDE TREASURES and we hope you will join us and show your take on the theme.

I had a CD in mind for this challenge and like most of my teamies I chose
Faye Whittaker Collection CD from Joanna Sheen. it is a lovely CD with different themes to choose from. My scene is from the 'At the Beach' section, some gorgeous images to choose from.
I used Craft Art Professional to make my design and had such fun learning new techniques, ie Cut out the image.
It has been layered onto one of the backing papers from the same section and I added a sentiment, again a first for me.
I had printed a backing paper of shells from Debbie Moore CD - Vintage Travel which I cut out and 3D them to the card.
I have been playing with Alcohol Inks, Acetate & Tissue Paper last week so decided it was perfect for the main background which is attached to an A5 Card. A little Card Candi - Bahamas Collection adds my finishing touch


I hope you will join in with us again especially as we have not only a new Permanent Team Member - Sue but also a talented Guest Designer - Claire for the month of July.
Do pop over and see their gorgeous creations, you won't be disapointed.


Remember all you have to do to join in is, use something from a CD in your design and say which CD you have used. The rest is up to you

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - St Patrick's Day

Good morning to you all

Today we are celebrating not only St Patrick's Day but your host - Cynthia's Birthday.

Happy Birthday Cynthia, I hope you are having a special day

Of course the chosen theme over at Rainbow Lady this week is

ST PATRICK'S DAY

Here is my DT Card

I must confess that St Patrick's Day is not something I usually take part in, however as a DT I turned to Vintage Holiday Crafts for inspiration.

This is a fab site with lots of Free Downloads, you will find something to suit every occasion.

This lovely Irish Lady with a basket full of Shamrocks is just one of the many images available.

My card base is 5 x 5 Square to which I added a lovely backing paper of shamrocks, again Free from the above link.

I had a small piece of embossed photo card already inked with Meadow & Hazelnut Alcohol Inks which I thought would complement the image.

I used my Nestability Labels 1 to cut out the sentiment and carefully cut out a Shamrock for the top of my card.

I am not normally a 'Green' person but I am quite pleased with how it all came together.

We hope you will celebrate with us again this week and look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving comments.

As usual there will be a prize for one lucky participant, so pop over to see what you could win this week. It is a fabulous prize, I just wish I could enter.

Bah Humbug Challenge

Over at Bah Humbug this week, the humbuggers Ann & Max have chosen

'Things that Fly' as their challenge this week.

My base card is one I got when I visited the Sincerely Yours Show, it is packet containing several different colours and a different size for me. Sorry but I can't remember the name of the stall.

I chose to matt and layer before adding my image which is from Joanna Sheen CD - Giordano Christmas Creations.

The base matt was done using Alcohol Inks, Mountain Rose, Hazelnut & Caramel which I ran through my Bug using Swiss Dots embossing folder.

The second matt is a smaller version of the base card and again I ran it through my bug using the same embossing folder.

My topper has been printed onto Pearlescent White Card.

A Seasons Greeting Peel Off completes the card.

Thanks for visiting today and please feel free to leave me a comment as I find them encouraging.

Rainbow Lady's Challenge 134 - Its' All New To Me

Good morning and a Happy New Year to you all.

Today sees the start of Rainbow Lady's new challenge blog and I am lucky to be one of her Design Team Gems.

One lucky person will be in with a chance of winning a £10 Voucher from the lovely Joanna Sheen.

For my very 1st card I used a new Stamp Plate from Crafty Individuals, unfortunatley I threw the packaging away so not sure of it's title.

I used Distress Inks and Ink Dusters for my background before stamping using Archival Black.

This has been layered onto a matching Alcohol Inked background and attached with two Metallic Purple Brads.

The whole card is attached to a Silver Base Card with a few Gems for sparkle.

Do join in with us to celebrate Cynthia's latest venture and see my other 'Teamie's' work. We look forward to visiting you and leaving comments.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE 4

Here is my DT Card for Challenge 4 over on CD SUNDAY

My image of a beautiful Country Cottage is from The Cardmakers Year CD from Joanna Sheen, printed onto Photo Glossy Paper with a black surround.

The main background is Silver Mirri which I embossed using the Victorian Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. To this I added Hazelnut & Mountain Rose Alcohol Inks to give a shimmer effect.

I used a Martha Stewart Punch and Stardream Card to make a fancy edge to the top and bottom of my card.
Petaloo Flowers and 2 Butterflies add the finishing touch.

Please pop over to CD Sunday to see the other DT Members creations.

We look forward to seeing your designs this week

Hubby's Birthday Card

It is my Hubby's Birthday today so I thought I would share with my blogging friends the card I made him.
He is awkward to make cards for as his love is trains and I don't have anything with trains, however he is a keen birdwatcher and like me, loves Owls.

The base of his card consists of Heat Resistant Acetate to which I added Alcohol Inks in shades, Caramel & Meadow. I overstamped with one of my Swirl stamps using Archival Coffee, then rubbed the ink off to reveal a clear image. This is a technique I was shown at Sheena's class In Kettering recently.
The Owl image is from a Joanna Sheen CD - The Jayne Netley Mayhew Collection which I printed onto Gloss Photo Paper.
Using my leaves stamps from Creative Impressions, I stamped, then coloured using Promarkers. These were carefully cut out and added to the image using 3D Foam.
Brads were used to attach the acetate to the card.

His comment, I wish I could see that particular owl. At least he commented which is more than he usually does when I make anything.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE 3

Today sees challenge number 3 over on CD SUNDAY

The theme is 'BABY TALK' and this is my DT card, which I have called 'ROCK-A-BYE-BABY'

RECIPE:

Card base from my stash
Backing Paper and Image from Cardmakers Year CD from Joanna Sheen
Spellbinder Pendant Die - Fleur-de-Lis which I covered with Caramel & Meadow Alcohol Inks

This was a challenge for me as I wouldn't normally do 'Baby', however I am pleased with the end result, especially the colours of my Pendant, unfortunately the scan does not it justice.

Pop over to see the other DT's cards, all of which are lovely.
Hope you can join us this week, we look forward to seeing your designs and leaving comments on your blogs

TIO CHALLENGE 35

I really must get organised as this is my Tag for Frankie's TIO Challenge this week. Today is the last day for this weeks challenge, so only just made it.

The background has been done using Alcohol Inks (not sure which colours now). I then stamped using Cosmic Shimmer Powder - Metallic Gold for the swirls and Viola Aura Black for the flowers.
The stamps were from Artylicious & Personal Impressions.

I promise I will be more organised for Frankie's next challenge.

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - TREES

PHEW!! Talk about last minute!!

Here is my card for Cynthia

Cynthia's challenge this week was 'TREES'
My stamp is from Clarity which I have titled 'LAZY DAYS'
It was stamped using Peeled Paint Distress Ink onto a shape from Nestabilities Labels, (not sure which one), layered onto a larger shape and in turn layered onto my card which had previously been stained using Alcohol Inks before running through my Cuttlebug with the Victorian Embossing Folder.

Note to myself: don't leave it as late next week

A new Blog Challenge started on 8th January and is hosted by my Rainbow friend Ann along with two of her friends, Irene & Max.
They started this challenge as many of us were struggling to make Christmas cards in time for the post and decided it would be a good idea for people to make at least one christmas card a week.
The instruction was to use a recyled shop bought card from the many we had received this year. This is my recycled card, the lovely Gold Glitter Christmas Tree was on a card I received, to which I added a background using Alcohol Inks in Pesto & Currant to show depth and attached this to a 'gold biscuit wrapper' which I had eaten earlier LOL
The base card is a 5.25 square card from my stash.
Hoping it fits with what the team at Bah! Humbug! wanted.

I am also entering this card for Cynthia challenge 85 which is to recycle.
Hoping Cynthia likes it.

Alcohol Inks

Two more cards made today both using Alcohol Inks, Pesto, Currant & Caramel.
The card on the right was put through my Cuttlebug using Perfect Paisley Embossing Folder, backing paper is from K & CO - Classic K McKenna range.
I added flowers from my stash in tones to match the card with a small pink brad for the centre of the flower.
The card on the left has the Floral Fantasy Embossing Folder and Happy Birthday Folder attached to backing paper from K & CO Hydrangea Stripe pad.
To add a little sparkle Red Gems have been added, again from my stash.
I have quite a few K & Co paper pads which I intend to use this year.

I have entered these into Craftyanns challenge blog.
I hope Ann thinks they are acceptable as this is my first try with Alcohol Inks.

I am also entering Cynthia's challenge 85 which is to recycle. My recyled piece is the biscuit wrapping paper plus glossy card left over from other cards to which I added Alcohol Inks for depth.
Hoping Cynthia likes my entry

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU

HERE IS MY FIRST CARD FOR 2010

It fits nicely with two of my favourite challenges, firstly, Craftyann
and secondly, Cynthia

My card base is 5.25 x 5.25 to which I added paper from my stash.
The two stamped images are:
Just for You from Papermania
Swirls & Flourishes Set 1 from Personal Impressions.
Both stamped using Oregano Distress Ink from Ranger

The background of the flower is a piece of glossy card which I covered with Ranger Alcohol Inks, Pesto, Cranberry & Caramel.
This was then put through my Cuttlebug using my Stylized Flowers Embossing Folder.

Both sets of stamps are new and the Alcohol Inks were a christmas present from my sister. I am now hooked on these inks so I will be adding to my collection

I hope that my card is acceptable for both challenges.