Books and Daisies

Hello Everyone!!  Today I'm playing along with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge, which is an inspiration challenge.  I guess I was inspired by the green pot and the flowers and this is what I ended up with.  :)

I stamped the books and daisies image from Flourishes' From The Desk Of set - love this cute image and such a good size too - in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copics (G40, G82, G85, BG0000, BG000, G24, G28, Y35, Y38, YR24, E35).  It was cut with Large Rectangle Nestabilities and then I cut a mat of yellow (since I don't own small rectangle nestabilities).  I framed this with Old Olive cut with the Fleur de Lis Rectangle Nestabilities. The base is constructed of Old Olive, White and Modern Homemaker DP.  Across this I added a piece of white cut with the MS Iron Gate punch and topped with more Modern Homemaker DP.  Across these I've added some White Crochet Lace and popped up my image over the top with foam tape.  Next I've stamped the sentiment from Orchids in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut it out with Oval Nestabilities.  To finish I added a few Kaisercraft clear rhinestones.

Stamps - From the Desk Of, Orchids (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Old Olive, White, October Afternoon Modern Homemaker DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Large Rectangle and Fleur de Lis Rectangle Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace, MS Iron Gate Punch, Kaisercraft Clear Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are Inspired to Stamp!!  :)

FTTC113 Flowers!!!

Hello Everyone!!  Anyone who regularly visits my blog would know of my love of flowers, so when I saw this week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge to use flowers, you know I'm going to have to play along right!!  :)

I did, however decide to do something a little different and instead of a card (*GASP*) - I made a candle!!  I used Sunflowers by Flourishes, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (YR12, YR16, YR18, G24, G28, R27, E33, YR24).

I used a sentiment from the same set for the back, coloured some ribbon to match and accented with some twine and a button.  Quick and easy, but turned out beautifully!  :)

Stamps - Sunflowers (Flourishes)
Paper - Tissue Paper, Wax Paper
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Candle, Copics, White Organdy Ribbon, Twine, Button, Heat Gun

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Birthday Lilies

Today I got to play not one, but TWO challenges!  WOOHOO!!!  This card is for this week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge to create a celebration card - how easy is that??!! - and also for the Midnight Madness Challenge to use their sketch.  It's a bit hard to tell, but the sentiment is in the corner and says Happy Birthday.

I started with a base of Very Vanilla, layered with black and some Material Girl DP.  Next I paper pleated some Very Vanilla and stuck it down to the side and added some black ribbon over the top.  These beautiful Lilies are from the A Year In Flowers 2 set and have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YR12, YR16, YR18, G24, G28).  I cut them out with Small Oval Nestabilities and sponged a little Antique Linen around them.  It was then matted with black cut with the Large Oval Nestabilities and some Tangerine Tango cut with Label 13.  I added some little black dots around the edge to kind of match the lilies and popped it up on some X-press It Foam Tape.  :)  To finish I added a black bow to the ribbon and the sentiment from Flourishes' Tag Lines set. 

Stamps - A Year In Flowers 2, Tag Lines (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango, Black, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Label 13 Nestabilities, Black Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Scor Pal, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

FTTC72 Bless This House

Hello Everyone!!!  Today I had the chance to play this week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge which is hosted by the lovely Silke Ledlow!!!  She has challenged us with a sketch this week and I've decided to turn it sideways to accommodate this cute cottage!!  I thought this would make a cute new home or housewarming card!  :)

I started with a base of So Saffron and layered with a piece of white embossed with Swiss Dots.  Next I took two pieces of Windsor Knot DSP and matted with some Baja Breeze that I punched with my new Iron Gate border punch.  Around one of the panels I've added some white satin ribbon.  Next I stamped the cottage from Flourishes' Cottage Home set in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YG03, YG63, YG67, C1, E31, E33, E35, E50, E51, E53, Y21, YR23, YR24, B21, 0).  I really wasn't happy with the sky....next on my list of colours to get is B0000 or B000 (or maybe even both LOL!!).  I cut the cottage out with Label 10 nestabilities and then trimmed the edge and matted with Close to Cocoa also cut with Label 10 nestabilities.  I wasn't happy with the way the trees got cut off, so I coloured another pair, cut them out and stuck them on and then popped the whole panel up on foam tape.  I finished by adding a little white satin bow to the ribbon and the sentiment from the same set to the image. 


Stamps - Cottage Home (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, So Saffron, Baja Breeze, White, Windsor Knot DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Label 10 Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Iron Gate Border Punch, Swiss Dots EF, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Scissors, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

What's YOUR Favourite Set??

Here we are, the sixth and last challege for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Anniversary Challenges.  Maki has challenged us to use your Favourite Set!!!  I'm sure it comes as absolutely no surprise that mine is Gerber Daisies!!!!!  :)  (Strangely enough, this could probably fit the Frame It Out Challenge, the Pink Challenge and the Cut and Pop Challenge as well!!!)  Want to play along???  Link your creation to the Mr Linky on the Flourishes Blog and if you upload to SCS use the keyword FTTC52F!!  Did I mention there are prizes as well!!!!!  :)

I started with a base of pink bazzill and layered with a lighter shade of pink bazzill and then a piece of white embossed with the Victoria EF.  The middle strip is some lighter pink punched on both sides with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch and pierced.  Next is a layer of white and then some Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival DSP (from the 6x6 paper pad).  For my feature panel, I've cut a piece of pink bazzill with the Label 1 Nestabilities and layered with a piece of white cut with the Lattice Pendant.  Next I stamped the Daisy Bouquet and both butterflies from the Gerber Daisies stamp set, coloured them with markers and cut them out and popped them up on the centre panel.  To finish I added a couple of Kaisercraft Rose Pearls to the top and bottom corner.

Stamps - Gerber Daisies (Flourishes)

Paper - Pink and Light Pink Bazzill, White, Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Label 1 Nestabilities, Lattice Pendant Shapeabilities, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch, Victoria EF, Kaisercraft Rose Pearls, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Scissors, Foam Tape.

That's all for now, I hope you've enjoyed the samples I've made for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Anniversary Celebration and hope you play along!!!  I do have another post in a few hours if you want to pop back soon!!!  :)

Flourishes Frame It!

The next challenge on the Flourishes agenda is to FRAME IT OUT!!!  There are so many possibilities for this challenge!!!  I decided to use the Spellbinders Classic Frame die to frame the image from Cottage Home.  :)  Want to play along??  Link your creation to the Mr Linky on the Flourishes Blog and if you upload to SCS use the keyword FTTC52E!!

I started with a base of Old Olive and layered with white and some So Saffron DSP.  Across the bottom I added more Old Olive embossed with Swiss Dots and punched with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch.  Across this panel I added some white white satin ribbon and a bow made with the Bow Easy.  I stamped the cottage image in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with markers and a blender pen and added the sentiment from the same set to the top corner.  I used the Spellbinders Classic Frame to cut out the image and also to cut out some light green bazzill for the outer frame.  I sponged the embossed parts in Close to Cocoa and popped it up to give a shadow box effect for the image.  To finish I added some Sweet Pea Flowersoft to the cottage 'garden'.

Stamps - Cottage Home (Flourishes)

Paper - Old Olive, White, So Saffron DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Close to Cocoa

Accessories - Classic Frame Framabilities, Sweet Pea Flowersoft, Swiss Dots EF, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Markers, Blender Pen, Dauber, Foam Tape.

There's still another challenge coming so pop back soon!!!  :)

Pink Sweet Peas!!!

Here is another card for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Anniversary Challenge!!!  This one is hosted by Silke who has challenged us to make a card using PINK as your main colour!!!!  I love pink so I loved this challenge and what could be prettier than Pink Sweet Peas!!!  :)  If you want to play along, link your creation to Mr Linky on the Flourishes Blog and if you upload to SCS use the keyword FTTC52D!

I started with a base of white and layered with pink bazzill and more white embossed along the top with the new Jamara EF.  Across the bottom I've added two rows of piercing.  Next I added a piece of Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival DSP cut using the Label 8 Nestabilities.  I stamped the image from Sweet Peas in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with markers.  I then cut it out with Small Oval Nestabilities and matted it with pink cut with Large Oval Nestabilities and then the white scalloped oval cut with Large Scalloped Nestabilities.  Across the bottom of the card I added some pink ric rac and a Fancy Tag that has been sponged with Pretty in Pink and stamped with the sentiment from Sweet Peas.  To finish I added some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the corners of the Label 8 die cut.

Stamps - Sweet Peas (Flourishes)
Paper - Pink Bazzill, White, Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Pretty in Pink
Accessories - Label 8 Nestabilities, Fancy Tags, Pink Ric Rac, Small, Large and Large Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, Jamara EF, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Dauber, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

There are more challenges to come, so pop back soon!!!  :)

Fruity Birthday Challenge!

Welcome back to the next Flourishes Challenge!!!  This one is hosted by Dee who has challenged us to create a Fruity Birthday card or project!  Now when I first heard about this one, I thought - what am I going to do, I don't have any fruit stamps!!!  Then I thought why not use All Wrapped Up and some fruit paper!!!  Play along, there are prizes up for grabs!!!!  When you've made your project link your post to Mr Linky on the Flourishes Blog and if you upload to SCS, add the keyword FTTC52C!

I started with some dark pink bazzill and layered with light pink bazzill and white embossed with Swiss Dots.  I then took a strip of dark pink and punched both sides with the Martha Stewart Loop Punch and topped with a strip of cherry paper which is all glittery by DCWV.  I took the large present from All Wrapped Up and stamped it twice in Memento Tuxedo Black, once on white (colouring the bow and centre strip) and once on the cherry DP.  I then paper pieced the present and cut it out and popped it up on circles of light and dark pink bazzill and some pink satin ribbon.  To finish I added the sentiment from the same set to the top of the paper strip and some pink Kaisercraft rhinestones to the corner and ribbon.

Stamps - All Wrapped Up (Flourishes)

Paper - Dk Pink, Lt Pink, White, DCWV DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Loop Punch, Swiss Dots EF, Pink Satin Ribbon, Pink Kaisercraft Rhinestones, Scissors, Foam Tape.

There's more challenges coming so pop back soon!!!  :)

Flourishes Cut and Pop!!

The next challenge for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge is hosted by Betty and she has challenged us to CUT and POP!!!  This is one of my favourite things to do and I particularly love doing this with the Gerber Daisies set!!!  Come play along and add your link to Mr Linky on the Flourishes Blog and if you upload to SCS add the keyword FTTC52B!

I started with a base of Old Olive and layered with white and some DCWV DP!  Next I took some more Olive and cut it with the Mega Curved Rectangles and knotted some white satin ribbon across the bottom.  I then stamped the large daisies from Gerber Daisies in Memento Tuxedo Black, coloured with markers (Summer Sun, Apricot Appeal, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa) and a blender pen and cut them out with scissors and a scalpel.  I also coloured and cut out one of the butterflies from the same set.  I put both images up on foam tape over the rectangle panel.  To finish I added three Kaisercraft Snow pearls and the 'Friend' sentiment in black to the bottom of the card.

Stamps - Gerber Daisies (Flourishes)

Paper - Old Olive, White, DCWV DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities, Markers, Blender Pen, White Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape, Scissors, Scalpel.

There's more challenges coming, so pop back soon!!!  :)

Flourishes Sketch Challenge!

Today Flourishes are celebrating one year of their Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenges!!!  To celebrate there will be SIX challenges this week!!!  The first is a sketch challenge hosted by Cindy and I decided to use Spring Ephemerals!!  If you want to play along, check out the sketch at the Flourishes Blog and link to Mr Linky!  If you upload to SCS use the code FTTC52A so everyone can find your creation!!!!

I started with a base of black card and layered with red and some Bo Bunny PP.  I cut four squares of black card for the four panels of the sketch.  Next I stamped the Bleeding Heart from Spring Ephemerals in Black on Very Vanilla and cut it out with Circle Nestabilities and matted with a circle of Red card.  Across the bottom I added some black satin ribbon and notched the end.  I stamped the sentiment from Spring Ephemerals in Real Red ink and cut it out with Fancy Tags (sponging the embossed ends with more red ink) and popped it on top of the satin ribbon.  I finished by adding some Red Kaisercraft Pearls to the circle panel.

Stamps - Spring Ephemerals (Flourishes)

Paper - Black, Red, Very Vanilla, Bo Bunny DP

Ink - Black Versacolor, Real Red

Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Black Satin Ribbon, Fancy Tags, Sponge, Foam Tape.

There's more challenge cards coming so pop back soon!!!  :)

My Garden Daisy

Hello Everyone!!  Today's card is a sneak peek of the brand new My Garden set from JustRite Stampers!!  This is a set of 4 flower centres and borders which will be available from next week!!!  I've also been inspired by my rockin' friend Silke's sketch which is for this week's FTTC49!  Now I LOVE daisies, so I just HAD to use this one!  You know, when I was born Cyclone Daisy was battering the Queensland Coast (my home state) and although I love daisies, thank goodness my parents didn't name me that!!!  :)  When I was married I carried dozens of white and yellow gerbera daisies!  Also, in a couple of weeks, on February 6th, I will be at Daisy Chain Scrapbooks in Nambour on the beautiful Sunshine Coast demonstrating JustRite Stamps!  If you happen to be in the area, stop on by and say hello!!!  :)  Not only is this a beautiful daisy - the sentiment border is wonderful too!  If you want the chance to win this set, pop on over to the JR Blog, but hurry you only have until Midnight Friday (US time)!!!!

I started with a base of Apricot Appeal and layered with white (pierced around the edge), Old Olive and some DCWV DP.  The horizonal panel is more Old Olive punched on one side with the Lazy Days of Summer Fiskars border punch and layered with white embossed with the Swiss Dots EF.  The two vertical pieces are more olive (pierced around the edges) matted with white.  The focal panel is the Daisy and border from JustRite's My Garden, stamped in jet black stazon twice.  I then coloured both daisies and cut one of them and popped it up on top of the other which had been cut using the Large Circle Nestabilities.  I also sponged some olive around the daisy and matted the panel with some more Apricot Appeal, pierced the scallops and popped the whole panel up on foam tape.  To finish I added a few Kaisercraft Chino Pearls to the top corners!

You can find more inspiration and sneak peeks at the JustRite Blog, Angela and Michele Kovack's Blog!!!

Stamps - My Garden (JustRite)

Paper - Apricot Appeal, White, Old Olive, DCWV Nana's Nursery DP

Ink - Jet Black Stazon, Apricot Appeal, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive

Accessories - Large Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Swiss Dots EF, Fiskars Lazy Days of Summer Border Punch, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, Kaisercraft Chino Pearls, Blender Pen, Dauber, Scissors, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Flourished Madness

Today I was inspired by two challenges - the Midnight Madness Challenge (sketch) and the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (to use black, yellow and one other colour - in my case, green).

I started with a base of yellow bazzill and layered with black and some Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue DP.  The next panel is more black layered with Old Olive - that I pierced around the edge using the Victoria Border Pierceabilities (I don't know if it shows up very well on the photo).  The main panel has been stamped using Flourishes' Sweet Peas stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with markers and a blender pen and cut out with Label 4 Nestabilities.  Around the embossed edge I drew a black line with a fine tipped marker and then popped the whole panel up on foam tape.  Finally I attached some gold cord as per the sketch and added the sentiment.  This sentiment is from the brand new JustRite set called Romantic Sentiments and was stamped in Old Olive and cut with Small Circle Nestabilities.

I've had these Sweet Peas since before Christmas and this is the first chance I've had to play with them!  I bought them through Stampers Dream and the customer service and shipping costs were fantastic!!!  As an Aussie, I will often look for places that have reasonable shipping costs and would highly recommend Stampers Dream to anyone, I was extremely impressed!!!

Stamps - Sweet Peas (Flourishes), Romantic Sentiments (JustRite)

Paper - Yellow and Black Bazzill, Old Olive, White, Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive

Accessories - Markers, Blender Pen, Victoria Border Pierceabilities, Label 4 and Small Circle Nestabilities, Gold Cord, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, please stop by tomorrow for the first ODBD challenge of the year!!!!  Thanks for visiting!!!  :)

MTSC45 Birthday Girl

Finally I've managed to play this week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge! This is the last week that my rockin' friend Silke is hosting and hasn't she done a FAB job!!! :) This card was made really quickly and is a bit more CAS for me but I think it turned out OK. This card also qualifies for this week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge to use Border Punches or Borderabilities of which I am the Hostess!! I am looking at all the cards made and there is still time to play!! :)

I started with a Riding Hood Red base and layered with white (edges pierced) and more RHR that has been embossed with the Argyle EF. The main panel is a piece of white with one edge punched with the Fiskars Eyelet Lace Embossing Punch. Next is some Bella Rose DSP with some white grosgrain ribbon topped with red gingham ribbon attached in the middle. Next I stamped the centre and border from JustRite's Birthday Wishes Set in both Real Red and then Versamark embossed with gold detail EP. I cut out the middle gold panel and attached it to the red border and then matted both with a gold scallop circle and popped the whole panel up on foam tape. To finish I added some Clear Kaisercraft Rhinestones because it seemed to be begging for a bit of bling!! :)

Stamps - Birthday Wishes Set (JustRite)
Paper - Riding Hood Red, White, Gold, Bella Rose DSP
Ink - Real Red, Versamark
Accessories - Gold Detail EP, Fiskars Eyelet Lace Embossing Punch, Large Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Red Gingham Ribbon, Argyle EF, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)

FTTC39 Cherish Flourishes

Hello and welcome to the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC39) - today I am the Guest Hostess!!! I am absolutely THRILLED to be asked and I am challenging you to use Border Punches or Borderabilities! You decide if you want to use just one border, different patterns, or layer several for a fanciful look.

I LOVE my border punches and I hope you do too!!! To play go to the Flourishes Newsletter Blog and link your creation to Mr Linky - I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!!!! :)

Today I chose to use my Gerber Daisies stamp set. I love Daisies - they were even the flowers I had at my wedding - and I can't stop using this beautiful set!! I started with a base of deep purple bazzill layered with Very Vanilla punched on both sides with the EK Success Fleur de Lis Border Punch. In the middle I added more purple bazzill and topped it with some Basic Grey Wisteria DP. The main panel is the Flourishes Gerber Daisies that have been stamped and coloured with markers and a blender pen, cut out and popped up on foam tape. Underneath the daisies is an oval vanilla layer embossed with the Script EF and then a purple layer cut with Label 5 Nestabilities. The sentiment is from the same stamp set, stamped in cocoa and cut with the Ribbon Tags Trio die and attached with 1/2" Ivory satin ribbon. To finish I added some Blush Kaisercraft Pearls to the corners of the Label 5 Panel.

Check and see what gorgeous creations the Flourishes Team have made!!!

Dee Jackson
Kimberly Crawford
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner

Stamps - Gerber Daisies (Flourishes)
Paper - Purple Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Basic Grey Wisteria DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Cocoa
Accessories - EK Success Fleur de Lis Border Punch, Large Oval Nestabilities, Label 5 Nestabilities, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Script EF, Ribbon Tags Trio die set, 1/2" Ivory Satin Ribbon, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Thanks so much for visiting today and I hope you join in the challenge this week!!!! Many thanks to the Flourishes Girls for the wonderful, warm welcome and having me be a part of their team this week!!! :)

FTTC36 Pink Gerbera Daisies

Today's card is for the Flourishes FTTC36 Think Pink challenge to make a card for a woman in your life using pink. I LOVE these gerberas and decided to use them and not add a sentiment so it can be one of those 'just because' sort of cards. :)

I started with a white base, layered with pink bazzill (pierced) and another layer of white - the top half embossed with the Damask Frame EF. The horizontal strip is more pink bazzill punched with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice border punch. I then wrapped some 1" white satin ribbon around it and added a white bow made with my bow easy. The frame around the Gerberas was made with a piece of pink bazzill cut with the large scallop oval nestabilities and then the middle cut out with the classic oval nestabilities so that the embossing shows through. The Gerbera Daisies were stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black and coloured with markers and a blender pen, cut out with scissors and a scalpel and popped up over the frame. I finished off with a corner from the Vintage die set and added a single Kaisercraft Snow Pearl to the centre.

Stamps - Gerbera Daisies (Flourishes)
Paper - White and Pink Bazzill
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Markers, Blender Pen, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Arch Lattice Border Punch, Vintage Die Set, Scallop and Classic Large Oval Nestabilties, Damask Frame set (provocraft), Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)

FTTC35 Happy Birthday MUM!!!

Happy Birthday Mum!!!! My Mum is one of my best friends, who has always guided me, encouraged me and been one of the most inspirational people in my life and I LOVE her soooo much!!! {{{HUGS MUM}}} I decided to use the Crazy 4 Challenges number 4 sketch and was also inspired by Flourishes FTTC35 challenge to 'go outside the frame'.

I started with a base of pale pink bazzill layered with light green bazzill, white and some Bella Rose DSP. For the main panel I got to use my brand new Gerbera Daisies by Flourishes! I stamped them in Memento Tuxedo Black on white and coloured them with markers and a blender pen and then carefully cut them out! I popped them up over a white lattice pendant which in turn was layered on a pale pink Label 8 die cut. The sentiment is from SU's Warmest Regards set, stamped on white and cut out with the Ribbon Tags Trio and attached to the card with some pale pink satin ribbon. Next I stamped, coloured and cut out the butterflies from Gerbera Daisies and popped them up top and bottom of the card. I finished off by adding some Kaisercraft Snow pearls to the top and bottom corners of the Label 8 and to each side of the sentiment panel.

Stamps - Gerbera Daisies (Flourishes), Warmest Regards (SU)

Paper - Pale Pink Bazzill, Light Green Bazzill, White, Bella Rose DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Lattice Pendant Die Set, Label 8 Nestabilities, Ribbon Tag Trio Die Set, Pale Pink Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape, Scissors.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!! :)

MTSC40 Flower for Silke..

Hello everyone! As you read this I have taken my kids out of town to see their grandparents, great-grandparents, cousins, uncle and aunt. It's the first time we've seen them all since Christmas, so I'm sure we'll have a wonderful time catching up!

Today's card was inspired by Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge 40 and the Flourished Timeless Tuesday Challenge 34. The Flourishes challenge is being hosted by my rockin friend Silke this week, so of course I had to give it a go!!! The challenge was to use misting on your image. Now I have never done this before, but I think it turned out OK?!

I started with a base of Very Vanilla and layered with Not Quite Navy (pierced all around the edge - I don't think you can see it very well) and some Bella Bleu DSP that my wonderful friend Pam sent me! The next layer is more Not Quite Navy that I've punched top and bottom with the Fiskars Lace Border Punch and then added three panels of Very Vanilla that were embossed using the Swiss Dots DF. On the main panel I've used the Penny Black 'Blush' Stamp, coloured with Not Quite Navy marker and then misted with water and then stamped onto Very Vanilla card and cut out with Label 4 Nestabilities. I then used a blender and Creamy Caramel to add a very light edge around the embossed section and also stamped the sentiment from Short and Sweet in Creamy Caramel. I popped this panel up on foam tape and finished off by adding some light cream satin ribbon and a couple of Kaisercraft Latte Pearls.

Stamps - Blush (Penny Black), Short and Sweet (SU)
Paper - Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Bella Bleu DSP
Ink - Not Quite Navy (marker)
Accessories - Label 4 Nestabilities, Fiskars Lace Border Punch, Swiss Dots EF, Blender Pen, Markers, Light Cream Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Latte Pearls, Foam Tape, Water Mister, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack.

Well that's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)

With Sympathy

This card is going to my Mum who sadly lost one of her closest friends this week. Although it was expected, death is never an easy thing to deal with. Colleen was a wonderful lady, talented papercrafter and someone we will not forget.

I started using this week's Mojo sketch - but then I turned the main panel so I guess this doesn't count anymore! It does however, qualify for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ---- to use pearls! (Can you think of any other challenge that could be any better for me!!)

I started with a base of Very Vanilla, layered with black bazzill and then two pieces of DCWV La Creme DSP. Over the join I've placed a piece of Very Vanilla with one edge punched with the Fiskars 'Lace' punch. On top of that is more black bazzill and then a piece of one inch cream satin ribbon. The main panel has been stamped using JustRite's beautiful Thinking of You Set in Jet Black Stazon and then cut using the Large Oval Nestabilities which is then layered on black bazzill cut using the Label 4 Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape. To finish off I've added some Prima flowers that my dear friend Michelle (aka sf9erfan, thanks girlie!!) sent me, added some Martha Stewart Branch punches and centred with a black pearl. I've also added some Kaisercraft Black Pearls to the top corner and some Latte Pearls to embellish the Label 4 die.

Stamps - Thinking of You (JustRite)

Paper - Very Vanilla, Black Bazzill, DCWV La Creme DSP

Ink - Jet Black Stazon

Accessories - Large Oval Nestabilities, Label 4 Nestabilities, Black and Latte Kaisercraft Pearls, Prima Flowers, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Fiskars Lace border punch, 1 inch cream satin ribbon.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)

Multi Challenge Card and the Last Peek!

I can't believe it is my last day blogging over at JustRite!! I hope you've enjoyed popping over and seeing my projects there - I've had a ball playing with the JR products!!! I also really appreciate the comments and support from everyone this week, here on my blog and all those over at JustRite - I've read all of them!!!

Today's project was lots of fun to make and I had fun with colour! I also got to play with the brand new release 'Friendship Set' which is shipping now!!! What are you waiting for?? Hop on over and check it out at JustRite!!!
Tonight I've also had a chance to sit down and play and decided to combine three challenges!!! (What was I thinking???) They are the --- Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge (to cut out and pop up) and the Flutterby Wednesday Challenge (to use buttons and bow/ribbon and a butterfly or fairy).

I started with a base of pale pink bazzill, layered with Mellow Moss and white (pierced) and some Madeline DSP. The next layer is white layered with Mellow Moss that has been stamped using the Amazing Grace Hymn (from Our Daily Bread Designs) in Mellow Moss. For the sketch there were meant to be 5 ribbon tags down the side, but I decided to cross them and make a stitching pattern there with some very fine white ric rak finishing with a button. The main panel has been cut out using the Label 4 dies and the dogwood flowers are from Grow in Grace by Our Daily Bread Designs. I've coloured them with markers and cut them out with scissors and a scalpel and popped them up. The verse is from the Grow in Grace set in Mellow Moss and cut it out using the Ribbon Tags Trio die set and attached with pale pink satin ribbon. Finally I added some Snow Kaisercraft pearls to the verse panel, added some Martha Stewart Butterflies with pearl bodies and a couple more pearls to the top corners of the Hymn panel.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!