Vintage Easter Card

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I would like to share with you an Easter card that I made for my next door neighbor:

For the first layer I used Pion Design paper from A Day in May collection (PD4404) and for the second layer I used Pion Design paper form Studio of Memories collection (PD1512)
Oh boy, was it hard to cut into those papers?!? They are just too pretty and precious!!!

I made the flowers from white cardstock and then painted them randomly with Antique Linen distress paint. The shabby bow was made using a chalk white seam binding ribbon.

The vintage Easter image was a free printable I found on Pinterest, but I altered the color finish and printed it in Sepia tones. Then I used Spellbinders Fleur de Elegance to die cut the image.

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

Pion Design Challenge -March

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge: Easter

Double D challenge: Easter

DL ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #177 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Week 222-223 Anything Goes

Emerald Creek Dares Easter Parade

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UPDATE:
04/04/2016 Top 5 at Crafty Cardmakers and More...

04/07/2016  Top 3 at Emerald Creek Dares

Purple Shabby Butterflies Card

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Just a quick post of a birthday card I made for a lady that loves anything with butterflies :)

For the base I used 7 dots Studio Soulmates collection 6" x 6" paper and I distressed the edges...

I cut out bunch of little butterflies in 4 different sizes and glued them to the base so that they look like they are just now landing onto this card...a couple of the butterflies landed onto the shabby purple bow. :)

The sentiment is computer generated and printed on vellum.

I made a matching box for the card too...

I would like to enter this card into following challenge:

Alphabet Challenge Blog B is for Beautiful Butterflies

Studio 75 Challenge #3 Spring with addition of purple

Crafty Gals Corner "Easter or Spring"

Eclectic Elapu Purple Challenge Flora and Fauna

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge Welcome Spring

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Birthday Card in Pink and Grey

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Just a quick post of a Birthday Card I made:

I used quite a few dies to create the scene for the Happy Birthday die cut as my focal point.

Happy Birthday sentiment was cut out of grey and white cardstock and offset to create the shadow effect.

The flowers were hand made by me :)

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:
Scrappy Sketches Challenge #8

My Sheri Crafts challenge #117 Spring Fever (the flowers symbolize spring)
Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge #137 Welcome Spring

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes

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Scrapy Land Challenge #38 Think Green (St. Patrick's Day)

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Brand new challenge at Scrapy Land Blog starts today and we'd like to see projects in green using dies that Scrapy Land sells.

Here is what I made:

I created a four leaf clover by using a Wild Rose Studio Ornate Heart die . I did have to trim the top part of the die to get that leaf look...

The shabby bow was decorated with Spellbinders Shapeabilities Victorian Medallion Two and a feather from Whiff of Joy Staying in Touch

The base of the card was decorated with Spellbinders Nestabilities Imperial Square

Please stop by Scrapy Land Blog and check out what my team mates created for this challenge inspiration.
I hope you enjoyed this post and will be joining our challenge for a chance to win $15 gift certificate from Scrapy Land!

I would like to enter my card into following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers and More "Go Green"

Crafty Catz Use Ribbon & Bling

ChouxChoux Paper Art Challenge #4 St. Patrick's Day

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes

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Anything But Cute Challenge #11 Crazy For Colors

Hello everyone,

It is time for a super fun and bright challenge at Anything But Cute hosted by Branka: Crazy For Colors!!!

Spring is coming – a time of the year that brings amazingly beautiful colors! To celebrate it, we would like you to create a mixed media project using vibrant colors. It can be a tag, a card, an art journal page or anything else. Just be sure it’s vibrant!

I went with super bright and neon colors:

This is what I used to create the card:

I painted a piece of heavy weight water color paper with neon yellow paint and added some texture paste through the geometric stencil by My Favorite Things, the stencil is Mona Pendleton Design :)

I used the hand made flowers to create the floral arrangement. and a few of bright pink rhinestones just because.

 I hope you stop by Anything But Cute and check out what my team mates created for this challenge inspiration and that you will join our fun and bright challenge.

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Scrapy Land Challenge #37 Anything Goes

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It is time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land Blog and Challenge #37 brings Anything Goes using dies that Scrapy Land sells.

Here is my inspiration piece:

The base is blueish grey piece of cardstock embellished with texture paste only in bottom right corner. I added two vellum  English Tea Party Doilies underneath that base cardstock.
Then I used a piece of cheese cloth and a shabby ribbon flower and to build this leafy floral arrangement. I used Cheery Lynn Designs Leafy Flourish and  Memory Box Botanical Stem for the floral arrangement.

Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 1  was used to create the banner, just use the same die for both ends, and you'll have that effect...little creativity goes a long way :)

Please take some time to check out wonderful creations that my dear team mates made for your inspiration and I truly hope you will join our challenge. You could win $15 gift certificate for Scrapy Land Store!!! Pretty cool, huh??

I would like to enter my card into following challenges:

CropStop Linky Party #13

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Touchy Feely

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New Graciellie Design Stamp - Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello everyone,

It is time for a new blog hop featuring Graciellie Design's Digital Stamps Gracie's stamps are so versatile and today I have the chance to share a card with you using one of her new sets called Patience.

I created this shabby chic card using one of the sentiments from this gorgeous set...

The beauty of the digital stamps is that you can make adjustments to the color or size and make them fit the needs of the project...

The card is layered with lace ribbon and Spellbinders die cuts...

A few hand made flowers to complement the design...

This and other new digital stamp sets can be found at Graciellie Design's shop HERE
If you want to check out last month's release and inspiration blog Hop click HERE.

GIVEAWAY

For a chance to win a new digital stamp set of your choice from Gracie's shop comment on the blogs below. I am sure their cards will inspire you!

Graciellie Design

Lisa F.

Samra L. -YOU ARE HERE :)

Karen

Vicki

Cornelia

Autumn

Lindsey

The giveaway will run for a week and Gracie will announce the winner on her blog, so don't forget to subscribe to her newsletter HERE.

I hope all the inspiration from this blog hop will encourage you to go to Gracie's wonderful shop and purchase her stamps.

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Anything But Cute Challenge Blog Spotlight Post-Hand made flowers

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I hope you'll stop by Anything But Cute challenge blog to check out my hand made flowers tutorial for 3 different types of flowers with one die cut.

See you there!

Butterfly Birthday Card

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Just a quick post of a card I made for my dear friend's birthday:

I created a background by heat embossing faded text stamp with white embossing powder. Then I applied Dusty Concord DI, heavily to the edges and lightly to the centers of the papers.

I used Tim Holtz butterfly stamp and die to cut out 3 butterflies and layer them for extra dimension...

I kept the card simple and only added a little bit of Baby's Breath and white ribbon...wanted to keep a focus on the text background and butterfly.

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

Craft Stamper February challenge Text Me

Country View Challenges Make Your Own Background

Creative Artiste Challenge Blog Anything Goes Mixed Media

613 Avenue Create Challenge #164 Anything Goes

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Masquerade Card

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I would like to share with you a card I just made:

I created a background by painting One Step Crackle over a piece of black card stock. I taped the edges of that piece to get that black "frame" around the gold, which I applied after the clear crackle layer was dry...

The close up isn't that fabulous, but you can kinda see the crackle...

I layered a Spellbinders die first, then the frame I made by cutting several frames from Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge and gluing them together. The frame was then covered with Black Soot Distress Paint, tons of liquid pearl dots and after all was dry, a thick layer of crackle paint and some Deco Art Gold Rush Metallic Lustre.
The little masks are Verve Stamps diecuts, stamped with a matching stamp and heat embossed with Liquid Platinum embossing powder.

Some hand made golden tissue paper flowers and a crinkled rustic bow to add extra volume and elegance...

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

Berry 71 Bleu February challenge with this gorgeous mood board:

Country View Challenges Make Your Own Background

That Craft Place Anything Goes challenge

Word Art Wednesday challenge Anything Goes

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UPDATE:

My card was the winner at Word Art Wednesday (lucky winner, since it is a random drawing)

I am thrilled to announce that this card was one of the Features of the February Challenge!!!