More snowflakes and silver....

I very much admire the work of Debby (A Scrapjourney).  She makes the most amazing cards ~ her use of patterned papers, decoupage etc just amazes me.  This card is inspired by her... but I can't do justice to her work...



I started by embossing my panel with a snowflake embossing folder.  I then used a Martha Steward punch to make the edging.  Some silver corners from Spellbinders.  The stamp is a Tilda.  I used some silver vellum to paper piece the dress.  Coloured the rest with Copics and added some stickles.   Added the sentiment.  Not sure it's quite finished but not sure what it needs.  Maybe a white flower or something.

Almost the end of the week........ yeah.... looking forward to the weekend...

Thanks for visiting...

Dawn

Silver and snowflakes....

What a cool combination... and that's what the challenge is over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog... I have an adorable Penny Black hedgehog Christmas stamp and I used that to make my card for this challenge.



I stamped my hedgies in Memento Black ink and coloured with Copics.  I then matted onto some silver mirror card.  I used this card to punch some snowflakes and used a Die-Namics die to make the swirls.  I also silver embossed the sentiment.  I added the swirls in the corner with some white and silver snowflakes and a silver gem.  All mounted on to a textured card base.

I am also entering this into Penny Black & more @ Allsorts.  Their challenge is All Creatures Great and Small... You should go see their challenge... you can now enter the challenges even if you don't have any Penny Black Stamps.  They have some really neat prizes too..

And also for Die Cut Diva's Christmas Challenge.

My week is flying by.... been busy at work but not too stressful.  Looking forward to Stamp Group this weekend.  And my son's birthday is on Sunday... my baby will be 23.  Doesn't time fly...
Take care 
Dawn

Mygrafico challenge ~Autumn

Northern hemisphere folk are well into their Autumn (Fall) with leaves changing colours.... and this week at Mygrafico we are celebrating with an Autumn challenge.  The Design team got to use this Autumn Elements Stamp by Dilek Design Studio and you have a chance to win it...by joining us in the challenge.

I decided to use the scarecrow image for my sample...



I used a Word document to make my scarecrow scene, using the above stamp and a sentiment from Tiffany Doodles (here) I printed it out and then made a mask.  I stamped Hero Arts Silhouette Grass in distress ink.  I printed the scarecrow  onto some patterned paper and pieced his coat. I coloured the rest with Copic markers.  My card base was stamped with Envelope Pattern in Tea Dye distress ink.  I added my scene panel and then did some hand stitching around the edge.   The seam binding was coloured with the distress ink.

Hop over to Mygrafico and see what my team have come up with using this set, and join us for the challenge.  Entries will be accepted until November 18th, midnight ~ Please review the rules as some rules have changed – rules can be read here.
To be considered, entries must use the Autumn theme.  

Thanks for stopping by.   

Cheers

Dawn

Happy New Year...

Not quite yet.... but today's card is to celebrate New Year.



I saw a challenge over at Cute Card Thursday ~ to be inspired by Fireworks.... 5th Nov is Guy Fawkes Night in the UK and also here in NZ.  The story behind it can be found here.  I chose to be inspired by fireworks.... sometimes we save our fireworks ( only on sale in NZ from 2nd to the 5th of Nov) and set them off at New Years.    This is a hybrid card... the city scape is a digi stamp from Hero Arts ( currently on sale at 2 Peas) called Silly Scape.  I printed it onto my card and then onto computer paper to make a mask.  I then sponged Stormy Sky and Pumice Stone distress ink for my night sky.  My fireworks were made with a flower stamp from Hero Arts.... the flower head only of the Silhouette Burst.  I used yellow and red markers to colour.  I coloured the city scape with Copics and then finished by matting the panel onto red then cream card.  Added a computer generated sentiment and some gems and stickles.  Not sure if it is cute enough for the challenge... but adding it anyway... also for Hero Arts bling challenge.

Now, in answer to some questions about yesterdays post...  this many cocoons for the Monarchs is a just a few more than usual... today Peter counted a total of 28 and lots more still to come...

Normally we get 10 or so.... but this year the butterflies have come early to lay their eggs and there seems an abundance.  I'll try and get some photos of some hatching...  we are going to have a very pretty sight this summer with all these butterflies.

Thanks for visiting ~ as usual I really appreciate you taking the time to call by and leave me such delightful comments.

Hugs

Dawn 

Invasion of the Monarchs.

This morning we woke to find out Swan plant denuded and over 20 cocoons all around the section.... and I mean EVERYWHERE around the section.....
On the barbie cover, my tomato plant, the orchid planter, the old barbie table, the new chairs on the deck and even on the wall boards of the house!  Only a day ago the Swan plant still had a few leaves ....but now~

and this caterpillar is on my tomato plant....at 9.00am this morning and by 12.00 he was in his cocoon

so in a few weeks... we'll be invaded by the Monarchs.

Thanks for visiting today... hope you enjoyed this little touch of nature.

Cheers
Dawn

Postcard with Love

Today I was visiting Suzz's Stamping Spot ( a favourite of mine to visit) and saw her delightful Postcard card for the challenge over at City Crafter Challenge . I immediately knew what I wanted to do.... so half an hour later ( and a second panel later) I finished this card

I started with a cream panel of card just smaller than the card base.  I inked the Hero Arts "Old French Writing" in Old Paper distress ink and stamped all over the panel.  Next I took some of the stamps from Hero Arts "Carte Postale" set.  The main Postcard image was stamped in Vintage Photo, the remaining stamps with Walnut Stain distress ink... some 2nd generation to soften the look and under where the ribbon is... an Eiffel Tower from a Penny Black set. I added the hand dyed seam binding ( dyed with Shabby Shutters Distress stain and then spritzed and scrunched)  I added a little brown button on top of the bow. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Stamp-It.  Distressed the edge of the panel with Tea Dye and Old Paper distress inks.


Also entering into this weeks challenge over at Simon Says Stamp!  ~ Buttons.
and Wee Memories ~ brads, buttons or bows.

Had a good sleep last night, and not such a hectic day at work today.... so feeling brighter.  Got the night to myself as hubby is out ~ and there's nothing decent on TV.... so some crafting, some blog hopping and even a glass of wine while I do....

Have a great weekend all

Cheers

Dawn 

Fluffles the Cat

Well I did promise I would share some of my weekend cards... just don't know where the week has gone.  Haven't even had much time to visit Flickr to comment.....

Anyhoo I made this neat Fluffles the Cat Christmas card.

I had limited supplies with me.... so to make the black mat I used my Copics.  I stamped Fluffles and coloured with Copics.  The background paper came from a 6 x 6 Hot off the Press Christmas pack.   The sentiment is a Hero Arts one ( one of a few new stamps last week)

Well that's it from me, as I'm quite tired.   I'm off for an early night.   Hope your week is going well... it's almost the weekend.  I'll be doing some more cards for the Gala.

Dawn 

Happy Hallowen.

Last night was Halloween and I had made some little treat bags for the Trick and Treaters that came around.  I used some small bags and black and white jelly beans

I used a Spellbinders die to cut the labels for the tops...  some in black and green stripes and some plain white, which I stamped with Spiders and Bats from Jenny's H'owl'oween set.    I coloured them in with a black marker pen.

And here's a photo of the kids who live in front of us, with their friend... Jake and Leila with Will.  Hubby said they had to do tricks to get their sweets... Jake told a joke, and Will and his Dad did a card trick... Leila just giggled (she's only just 3) and the boys are 5

Aren't they soooo cute.  

Hope those of you all had a great day.

Dawn