FAVOURITE DIE?

Morning Everyone, 

It's the start of a new challenge at As You Like It and we are asking you to share a project containing your favourite die (and don't forget to say why please).

Just lately mine seems to be this arch die from Spellbinders.  It makes a change from the usual square, rectangle etc and looks good on whichever shape card you choose.  A smaller arch die has been used to cut out the middle and make the frame.

I have used it with a digistamp by Louise Dunne which you can buy from CraftAddictionUK.  I've coloured him with copics and to insert the background die, which is from Memory Box, I have fussy cut him up to his scarf and slid the tree die and snow layer underneath so there are 3 layers under the arch as well as the red mat layer.  White glitter has been added to the trees and glitter glue to the snow.  The labels are also from CraftAddiction.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Paper Fundays - Anything Goes

Colourful Options - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September

We Love Stamping - Make It Cute 

You can see the rest of the DT inspiration here.  Thank you for taking the time to read this. Have a good day and I will be back soon.

Lynne x

TREES/LEAVES/PLANTS AT ALLSORTS

Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts over at Allsorts today and the theme apart from the Anything Goes option is Trees/ Leaves/Plants so it can be any one, two or all of these.

I have a folder on my desk of unfinished projects and on looking through found this tree image.  I have used a frilly die on a piece of scrap card and inked through it with Stampin Up Bashful Blue and then stamped the tree from Stampin Up Lovely as a Tree set a few times for the background.  The main tree was then stamped in DI Stormy Sky and I've added stickles to parts of it, although this can't be seen very well in the photo.  This was then backed with silver pearlescent card and added to a Spellbinders embossing folder called Forever Green.  

The bottom layer is also silver, but looks very dark in the photo. I just couldn't get it to look the correct colour!  Silver ribbon has been used for the centre and the Noel is also from Spellbinders.

There are two prizes on offer for the lucky winners:

I would like to enter:

Creative Moments - Trees

ABC Christmas - T is for Trees

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September 

I hope you can pop over and see the inspiration from the rest of the team.  Have a good weekend.

Lynne x

LAYERED OR FLAT?

Morning Everyone,

I hope you're having a good week.  Today is the start of a new challenge at As You Like It  and we are asking whether you prefer your cards to be layered or flat and don't forget to say why please.

I love having layers on my cards but if it is being posted I try to make them as flat as possible.  They don't have to be very thick to have the price bumped up.

For this card I have used an image from a LOTV art pad and die cut with a Creative Expressions square postage stamp die.  This was adhered to a piece of pink paper to match the image, another larger stamp die, some lacy trim and a piece of deep pink for the backing paper.  No embellishments as I didn't think they were needed, just a sentiment also from LOTV.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I hope you can pop over and see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.  

Have a good day. I have quite a busy one today so no time for crafting I'm afraid.

Lynne x

40th Birthday

Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Allsorts where the theme, alongside Anything Goes, is Birthdays.

I made a 40th card for my daughter-in-law to be using papers from a LOTV pad.  I don't get chance to use my huge stash of paper flowers much so went the whole hog with this one and used lilac, pale green and cream flowers to go with the papers.  The die cut circle is from Craft Consortium and I die cut the large 40 in silver card.  The sentiment, which I think is a magazine freebie, is heat embossed in silver.  A mini scalloped die from MFT has been used as an edger and a few pearls finish it off.

There are two prizes of 2 stamps sets on offer for the lucky winners

                                             

You have two weeks to enter and we look forward to seeing all your lovely entries.

Thank you for your visit and have a good weekend.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE COLOURING MEDIUM

 Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts today over at As You Like It and we are asking you to share a project using your favourite colouring medium

Copics are my favourite markers mainly because I have used them from the start of my crafting journey and I have lots of colours.  I would like to try pencils some day but I never seem to have much time or, if I'm not happy with the results straight away, patience either!

For my card I have used a Gina K designs stamp set call Wishful Florals, cut them out with their dies and adhered them to my silver frame, which I think is an unbranded die from Amazon.  I've had it for ages so can't quite remember where it's from.  The sentiment is heat embossed and from Pinkfresh Studio.  Clear and purple dots were added for a bit of sparkle.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a prize for the lucky winner

I would like to enter:

Flower Challenge - Add embellishments

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Stitch it (stitched rectangle used)

We Love Stamping - Flowers

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral

I hope you can join us this fortnight and I look forward to seeing all your lovely colouring.

Lynne x

I SPY "B"

Morning Everyone,

The new challenge at Allsorts starts today with a theme of "I Spy 'B'" as well as the Anything Goes option.

My B's are Bird on a Branch and I have used a digital image which I won from Varada Sharma and coloured it with copics.  I then die cut it with Spellbinders arched dies and typed the sentiment on my pc.  The green backing paper is from a MFT paper pad.

There are 2 prizes of stamps and matching dies for the lucky winners.

I would like to enter:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Birds, Bees & butterflies

Paper Fundays - Anything Goes

Have a good weekend.  It looks as though it's going to be a bit cooler here today which is good.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE SEASON

Morning Everyone,

It's the start of a new challenge over at As You Like It and we are asking you to share a project which relates to your favourite season. 

Mine is Spring.  I love it when the garden starts to wake up again with lovely Spring flowers after being so bare in the winter months.  It also means we are on the way to warmer weather.

For my card I have used three freebie images called Spring Botanicals from Uniko and coloured them with copics.  I have layered them up with co-ordinating colours and adhered them to wood effect white card.  Green and white twine and tiny labels from Mama Elephant finish it off.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Paper Fundays Challenge - Anything Goes

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Passion for Markers - Anything Goes

Pennys Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Have a good weekend when it gets here and thank you for your visit.

Lynne x