Curves Challenge.

 My little NZ swap group challenge was set by Jude - a card with some sort of curve on it.   My card went Maxine... and she has let me know it arrived.

I used a Spellbinders A2 curved borders One die set to make the two curved panels on my card.  I took the stunning paper from Franceville Luxe Illusions pack.  I fussy cut three of the leaves from PP and added them in the lower left hand side with a twin bow with a gold dot in the centre.   Added some little gold hearts cut from Simon Says Stamp Falling Hearts die.    Sentiment from Altenew Silk Art Craft Your Life kit.  Matted the panel with black card and added to a 5 1/2" card base.   

Just A Note - Take 2

 It's been a long weekend here in Auckland - celebrating Anniversary Day... and with having Friday off too, it's been a 4 day weekend for me!   It's been all over the show weather wise - rain, wind and this afternoon nice and sunny if a bit breezy.   Over the weekend I've got lots of crafting done... as well as heading out to lunch today - crusin' in the convertible! 

Anyhoo - sharing one card I did over the weekend - came about from sopping up some left over inks and watercolour powders... which was then turned into a focal floral image. 

The pinks for the flower were from Grace's "crafting" on Friday.   I spritzed the left over ink from blending and watercolour powders and sopped them up with some paper.  I then used the Altenew Dahlia April Heather dies to cut one flower for my floral focal point. I curled each of the flowers and the leaves (cut from the dark green paper I used to make my matting layers)  This really gives great dimension to the flower.  I have been watching the Stash Summit and used what I had on hand... a paper pack from Francheville - Red Plums - and a sketch from the Gina K Master Layout 1 packaging.   I cut some white card using the smaller of the larger rectangles and used the reverse side of one of the paper - dark green- to mat with the larger rectangle.  It looked a little plain so ran both layers with the Dotty Circles 3D folder.  Much better!  I used the smaller rectangles to cut some patterned paper from the pack and added the mat layer.   I used the dark green to cut the sentiment from Altenew Scripty Sentiments die and added Spectrum Noir glitter pen.  Used two of the shadow die cut behind it.  Made some little flat sequins by adding packing tape to a scrap of the green and used a hole punch. 

Today we headed out for a spin in the MG - out through some country roads to a little village called Riverhead, where we stopped for lunch.  

Now into the craft room as I still have new stuff to play with... 

Sending a BIG Hug with Lawn Fawn

 It's time for me to share my inspiration card for this month's challenge at Die Cut Divas.... 

We are delighted to have Lawn Fawn sponsor Die Cut Divas for the month of March with a $25 gift card.

The theme for this month is "Anything Goes"

I recently purchased a Lawn Fawn stamp and matching die set called "Magic Moments" - It's a great set with some awesome sentiments.   I chose to use the Fractured card technique - anything to use up some patterned paper.   

I used a piece of PP from Franceville's Tropical Daintree pack and cut it 4" x 5.25".  My centre was a 1.5" square. I used the reverse of the piece of PP to make my stripes with added silver Peelcraft lines.  I used the Lawn Fawn stamp and die set to cut the centre circle and backed it with a die cut doily from MFT - Die Namics - Dainty Duo.  Finished with some Altenew enamel dots from the Green Fields set. 

Do come and join us at Die Cut Divas   with you projects.  Just a reminder to use you die cut machine!

Dawn & The Divas.