City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #270 "Woodland Animals"

Hello everyone,

it is time for a brand new challenge at City Crafter Challenge Blog and Ros is our host this week.
She chose the theme of woodland animals and would like to see a project that features one.

And this is my creation for this week's challenge:

So I cut out this sweet sleepy owl with my beloved Cricut and decorated it with some glitter and black and white feathers...

The background was created with texture paste and glitter...

I added some bling just becaue...

...and I made a keepsake box for owl's safe travels to it's recipient :)

Guest designer this week is Laurie. Please stop by her blog to check out her fabulous work and also by my team mates to see their wonderful makes.

I am entering my card into following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Furry Friends"

Scrap Gallery #105 Element (Owl)

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

Shabby Chic Purple and White Card

Hello everyone,

Just a quick post of my latest creation:

I wanted to enter some challenges that were ending soon, so I created this card...I am sure it will find a happy home :)

I used Spellbinders Fleur de Lis die to create the frame for the key, Sizzix branch die for all the branches, Memory Box wreath die that I cut in half to create the flourish effect on the side of the frame, Ballerina slippers die by Cheery Lynn and Spellbinders flower die for my tissue paper flowers.

I added a few pearls here and there...

One more look at the finished card...

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

Berry 71 Bleu Challenge Blog July Challenge "To Die For"

Paper Ladybirds Task #50 with this gorgeous sketch:

Scrapy Land Challenge #21 "Anything Goes" List of dies is in my post...

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

07/15/2015 UPDATE

I am thrilled to announce that my card was selected as one of the Top 3 at Scrapy Land Challenge! Thank you!!

Blue Floral Card

Hello everyone,

Just a quick post of my latest creation:

I decided to create another "canvas" card so I used a piece of cardboard, covered it with scrunched up tissue paper and a layer of gesso. When that was dry, I applied some texture paste through TH Bubble stencil and when that layer was dry I randomly applied Faded Jeans DI.

Then I just layered up different elements to create this design based on Cardabilities #126 sketch.

Flowers are handmade, flourish branches are Cricut cutouts, the frame is resin embellishment inked with Faded Jeans ink and painted with Chipped Sapphire paint. The sentiment is Stamplorations Old Type stamp, stamped with versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

I am entering this card into following challenges:

Cardabilities Challenge #126

with this sketch:

Creative Craft Cottage #43 Layer it Up

The Mixed Media Card Challenge #13 Blue (my favorite color :) )

That Craft Place Anything Goes Mixed Media

Try It On Tuesday Challenge In the Frame

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week#269 "You Are My Sunshine"

Hello everyone,

It is time for a brand new challenge at City Crafter Challenge Blog and Kirsty is our host this week.
She would like to see alot of YELLOW in our projects and she chose this inspiration photo:

Source

And here is what I made:

I went with a bee theme as you can see...

I created the background using a piece of cardboard covered with scrunched up tissue paper and layer of texture paste applied through a honeycomb stencil...I used wild honey and spiced marmalade distress ink to get to this rich yellow color...

The bee is an Art Nouveau Cricut cutout decorated with some glitter and rhinestones. The seam binding ribbon was hand died with distress inks and the sentiment was computer generated...

One more peek at the card...

Our guest designer this week is Margaretha, please stop by her fabulous blog and check out her work and check out what my team mates created for this week's challenge...I hope you'll join in the fun.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

Victorian Tea Party Card

Hello everyone,

Just a real quick post of the card I just made:

I used 7 Dots Studio Soulmates cardstock for my background, what a fantastic set this is and papers are such high quality.

I used Cricut Damask Decor cartridge to cut out my focal embellishment with Tea Pot and the Tea Cup, I inked this assembly with faded jeans distress ink to give it that antique look.

Shabby bow is the seam binding ribbon and I used Prima Say it in Crystals flourishes as my final touches to this card. I hope my coworker will be delighted when she gets it for her birthday :)

I am entering this card into following challenges:

Try it on Tuesday "Tea Cups"

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge "Coffee or Tea"

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge #45 Anything Goes

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by..

07/14/2015 UPDATE

I am thrilled and honored to announce that my card was selected as one of the Top 5 at Try It On Tuesday challenge "Tea Cups" Thank you!!!

Anything But Cute Challenge #3 "Summer Romance"

Hello everyone,

 It is already time for challenge #3 over at Anything But Cute and I am hosting it this month. Here is the mood board to inspire you along with all the creations from our team, including mine :)

I would like to see a project with a love theme, sea/beach theme or both, and it must be strongly inspired by the colors of this mood board.

Here is my project:

I'll show you some steps on how I made this decorative box:

I started off with this chocolate box...

Covered it with several layers of gesso...

Painted it with different shades of turquoise paint...and then I got carried away and did not take the rest of the step by step...

Gypsum starfish painted with white paint to match my mood board and cheesecloth...

Heart cutouts, sentiment and lots of real seashells...

Seahorse is a Cricut cutout hiding in a seashell and starfish arrangement...

I hope you enjoyed this way too long post...and that you will join our challenge at Anything But Cute. Please stop by to check out all the fabulous makes from my team mates as well :)

I would like to enter this project into following challenges:

Beyond Grey Challenges #70 Dimensional Project

Craft for the Craic July challenge Summer Time

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #14 Summer Days

Rhedd's Creative Spirit July Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Summer

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

08/07/2015 UPDATE

I am thrilled to announce that my project won 3rd place at Craft for Craic! Thank you!

01/18/2016 UPDATE

I am thrilled that my creation made top 3 at Beyond Grey Challenge

Rustic Wedding Card

Hello,

just a quick post of my latest creation:

I used cardstock that I have been hoarding for quite some time...I used some lace and handmade rolled flowers embellished with pearls to decorate this card.

The seambinding ribbon was hand died with Seedless Preserve Distress Ink...also the edges of the cardstock and diecut were inked with that same ink...

Spellbinders die was used to create a window for my sentiment...

I am entering this card into following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers and More #141 "Sentiment"

Frilly and Funkie Challenge "Something to Say"

Scrap & Craft Inspiration Challenge#11 "Celebrations"

The Sisterhood of Crafters "Wedding"

613 Avenue Create Challenge #130 Anything Goes with optional twist, use a pearl and or rose (used pearls in the centers of rolled flowers)

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

07/07/2015 UPDATE

I am thrilled to announce that this card won at The Sisterhood of Crafters!!! Thank you!!!