Add a button at Sweet Stampin' Challenge..

 Hello there.  Today it's time to share for the latest challenge at Sweet Stampin' Challenge.  It's Susan's teams time to share for our Add a Button challenge.  

I made a sweet little card using some punches and dies plus some buttons I made a long time ago with a mold and some resin. 

I used some kraft paper to emboss with Altenew's Organic Linen 3D folder.  I used a older punch to cut some white card for my daisies.  I took some of the buttons I had made which were sitting in a jar just waiting for the right project!  Been there about 6 years! and finally the right project!  I used a Sizzix die to cut the leaves from some pretty green paper.  I finished by stamping the sentiment from Honey Bee's Bitty Buzzword stamp set, cut with a flag banner from a Gina K Master layouts.  

Do come and join us - make a project and add a button.  

Using Paint Chips

This month over on our NZ Craftycardmakers site, the challenge set by Carol was to use Paint Chips to make our project.  I had disposed of any that I had so a quick trip to Bunnings to get some was in order.  I love the Dulux paint chips - they have three different shades of the same colour on each card. Plus they are named after NZ places.   I went online to Pinterest to get some ideas and here's what I made,

I didn't have a 3/4" punch so used my 1" one and used the Corner Chomper at 1/2" to round the opposite corners on each one.    Maxine, who I sent this one to, has let me know it's arrived.

I'm off to a walking weekend this weekend... I'm doing two activities - Saturday we are trying Stand Up Paddle boarding followed by a walk through the sand dunes.  And on Sunday we are doing a Wine tour... some walking between a couple of the vineyards and some busing as well.

Off to do some colouring... I'm way behind in Feb's class and March's class is out tonight! 

Thanks for stopping by.

Southern Girls Challenge.. - Retro with Punches.

Hi time for another challenge at Southern Girls Challenge and our theme is go retro - use a punch.

I have a number of punches so had no problem deciding what to do.  Our sponsors this fortnight -

 

I got to work with  Victorian Lizabeth from Lacy Sunshine Stamps

My flowers and the twigs are made with my punches, my frame was die cut.

So pull out your punches and come join us at Southern Girls Challenge (HERE)

What's the word, bird?

Our flight does not leave till 11.50pm tonight, and I'm all packed,

 

Yes, that's all I'm taking for 3 weeks!  I've been really frugal on what I've packed... and it's been a raining afternoon, so what better thing to do than to do some colouring....

 First up, a scrapling with PP and a card piece sitting on my desk.  The Tim Holtz bird was coloured with Mermaid Lagoon and Abandon Coral distress inks and fussy cut.  The sentiment comes from a Hero Arts set.  I stamped it, and then cut the sentiment up to fit on my mini card.  Inside it says "Happy Birthday, you old bird!"

 

Next up some Copic colouring, cut out with a Spellbinders oval. Sentiment from Rubbadubbadoo.  PP is from Kaisercraft.  Used a sketch I saw on Pinterest. 

and finally

The bird is coloured with Copics and fussy cut.  The sentiment is from a Dana Wakely set.  Once I stamped it, I used my Scor Pal to emboss lines down the card (hard to see in the photo) to give a bit of texture.  Finished with some green washi to ground my bird and a couple of punched notes.  

Off to change now... hard to dress in warm weather clothes (first stop Singapore) when it's wet and cooler here.

thanks for stopping by. 

Three of a Kind....

well it's been a very hectic and tiring week - still not fully recovered from my virus and feeling very tired at night, so nearly a week since I last blogged.   Have done a few cards -mostly for DT work and I have one to share today as it's a new challenge at Creative Craft Cottage.

Our sponsor this fortnight is  The East Wind

 

I chose to work with an image called Aurora Floral Kiss

I printed her out and used Copics as my colouring medium.  My dots are a la Kathy Racoosin. I die cut the panel out with Die-Namics stitched round rectangles The sentiment is from a Kaisercraft set. My three of a kind are the three orange and red flowers.  I made these with punches.  The background flourish is a holly die cut with some watercoloured paper.

As this fits the theme (Spring in her step) for the Challenge at The East Wind Blog  I am entering one. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have an awesome weekend. 

Bingo time and Borders and Punches

The beginning of the month is a busy time for me... both Creative Craft Cottage and CCC Digi Creations start a new challenge.
Over at Creative Craft Cottage our theme is Colour/Bingo







            












I used the Bingo board...the top line..

 My white background was cut with a Penny Black die which I then added to a cream white card base.  The flowers are from a Spellbinders die, cut from some Core'dinations card which was then sanded. Tiny buttons added for my flower centres.  Added these over a leaf die from Hero Arts.  Finished with a  white seam binding bow. My sentiment is from Hero Arts.  This card is also the one I sent to Cat in USA for my September CCC.

At CCC Digi Designs our theme is Borders/Punches.  Our sponsor is Oak Pond Creations

I chose to use a pretty bouquet of daisies.

I printed it onto some blue card and the used a Martha Stewart round the edge punch to make my frame.  Used some Glossy Accents on the flower centres.

I see I had a bit of a theme going here too...

Hope you take some time to visit the blogs and see what my team mates came up with. 

Yellow and Black card in a box.

I got an order for a card in a box for a work colleague to give to her daughter.  Instructions were flowers and yellow and black.  I really enjoy making these cards in a box but I do wonder if I overdo them.

 

I found some yellow PP and lined the outside and the inner flaps.  Then I used a punch to make the flowers.  I used two sizes.  I used a flourish for my holder for the flowers.  Added a few butterflies and stamped the sentiment onto a white circle.   

I got rave reviews from my colleague. Her daughter LOVED it and is now considering asking me to make her wedding invites.  She will have some ideas and come back to me to get some samples done.   Not too sure if I really want the pressure of making so many invites.  I'll see what I she wants before making a decision. 

Been a bit AWOL this week.  Work is busy and I seem to have no time left at the end of each day.  I've started walking in the late afternoon now it's getting lighter.  Got for the weight but cuts into crafting time!

Have an awesome week. 

Black Eye Daisies

 

Photo from Joy Ott

I saw this today on Facebook.  It is just like the flowers I made for the Card in a Box I was asked to make.

The person who requested it, wanted her Mom's name ~ Sarah~ on the card so I die cut the letters (Hero Arts dies) and added them on acetate.  Used punches for the grass, flowers and the pale green vellum butterflies, and die cuts for the white flourishes and the green leaves.  The back is stamped with a Kaisercraft sentiment and an Inkadinkado flourish.   The sentiment is Die cut from a Britannia die and added to a Spellbinders label.  I did add some white pearls to the centre of my daisies.  Hoping she likes it.

Birthday Girl ( WMC39)

 

Jenny over at Wee Memories has wonderful challenges with awesome prizes. I enjoy entering her challenges ~ and the latest one is all about ribbons. Her sponsor this week is May Ribbons.... I wish we could buy them here in NZ but again, I have to order from overseas.

The card I made is for my great niece, Chelsea, who turns one next month. Some time ago Paula sent me some stamped images, and this little lady was one of them. I don't know who the stamp is by, but it is super cute. I used Copics to colour her in. Slowly building up my colours and learning how to colour with them. Still a ways to go! I used a nestie label to cut her out. The beautiful background is from a mat stack by DCWV... truly soft and glittery.  I added the yellow punched edge ( a paint swatch) and of course, the ribbon.  It is a lovely soft cream ribbon.  Not sure where I got it, but wish I had more as there was only just enough to do this.

Our weather has changed.... from hot and sunny to hot and rainy.... very very humid.  Last night  it was very difficult sleeping and I think tonight will be even worse!!!!  I have the fan going in the lounge already ~ will have to take it through to the bedroom later.  

Thanks for stopping by.... and many thanks to those who are keeping my SIL in your prayers.... it is appreciated.  She is deteriorating fast now, but I pray she is in no pain.

Nice Surprise

In yesterday's post I received a lovely envelope of paper edgings from Monika in Germany. I have been corresponding on Flickr email with her and we exchanged some edgings. I have the Fiskars Threading water punch and she has the Martha Stewart doily punch so we sent each other some. M0nika also sent me two lovely cards. thank you Monika.


Tonight I have thinking about what card I can make for a friends 50th - we are going to the party on Saturday night so have a day or two to think about it. Although saying that the next few days will be busy and I might not get a chance to craft as my mother in law and sister in law are arriving tomorrow to stay a few days. June - my MIL- has been quite ill... (cancer diagnosed late last year) but is now feeling much better. She and Diane (SIL) are coming from Levin by train tomorrow and flying back to Palmerston North on Saturday afternoon.

I have decided to enter Dawn McVey's colour challenge with Sunday's Gerbera Card- will edit my blog with it. Love the colour choices and I think the gerberas are just the right colours.