Tilda and friends ATC challenge

I made this ATC for the tilda and friends ATC challenge. I think this Tila is my fave, she was the 1st one I bought and I still think she's lovely, she reminds me of my daughter Amy, she looked just like this when she was about 5/7 yrs old :-) Anyway, the challenge is to use 3 flowers 2 ribbons and 1 button. Not easy on such a small bit of card !! The flowers I made using a daisy punch and shrink plastic, I really like the way the flowers re a bit wonky, looks more 'real' !!( thats my excuse n I'm stickin to it !! ha ha ), Tilda is sitting on a ribbon and she has a lovely shear ribbon scarf. The button had me scratching my head ( will check for nits later ! ) but then I had an idea to make it into a handbag !!!
I like it, hope you like it too :-)
I appreciate your comments so please leave one before you leave :-)
Thanks for looking
Lorraine

Sketch and Stash Challenge

Hi, I made this card for the sketch and stash challenge which is to use something new/ neglected on your card and use this sketch too. Well, the stamp is very neglected, I've had it for ages, it's practically antique and rarely used !! The sugar coated brads and pearl gems are new,(these don't show up on the photo very much, click on the photo for larger view to see more clearly) I bought them last week from Binky Crafts
I also used black/pink cordinations and my fave swirly cuttlebug folder. I put a miniscule text on, to fit the challenge :-) but really think it would be better leaving that out altogether !! I finished the card with a big black bow :-)
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your coments so please leave me one :-)

5 challenges in 1 !!!

I made this card to enter the Charisma Cardz and The Craft Stamper challenges, then it evolved to include the Friday sketch, the Cuttlebug and the Secret Crafter Saturday challenges.
For the Charisma Cardz challenge the theme is 'fantasy' so I used my flower fairy as the main image.
The Craft Stamper challenge is to use the cuttlewax technique as seen in the Feb magazine, there's a lovely article in there by Isabelle Norris. Well, I didn't have any wax paper so I made my own by scribbling a white candle all over a piece of paper and voila !! it worked :-) I used my favourite swirls cuttlebug folder, which qualifies it for the cuttlebug challenge, and then ironed it onto another piece of paper which I sprayed with blue and green glimmer mists then, when it was dry,I smeared a little faded denim distess ink onto areas of it. I love the effect this gives and will definately do this again.
The Secret Crafter Saturday challenge asks for hearts to be used, well I used a heart shaped chipboard heart shape, which I sponged with the faded denim ink and embossed a 'thank you' text onto it using silver versacolor and clear emboss.
The swirly flower which I attached in the corner is a Tim Holts grungeboard die cut which I coloured blue and sprayed with green glimmer mists, then painted the flower part with twinkling H2O's
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments, so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine

Tilda and friends ATC challenge

Hi I made this for the Tilda and friends ATC challenge which was to use something sticky, well these Magenta outline stickers have been sitting in a drawer for a couple of years so it's about time they got an airing :-) I also used a magenta paw stamp and some lovely velvety paw print ribbon.
If anyone would like to swap this is available, there are also some on a previous post, scroll down to see those if you're interested
Thanks for looking, your comments are really appreciated :-)
Lorraine

Papertake Weekly and Whiff of Joy Challenges

Hi, I made this for the papertake weekly challenge, which was to use this sketch and the Whiff of Joy challenge which was to use green and purple.
Do you ever have those days when nothing you do looks right ?? well today was my day !! I think I should've done 2 separate cards,,,,,,,
Anyway moving on,,,,,:-)

Thanks for looking, your comments are appreciated
Lorraine

The remaining 11 months :-)

Magnolia V Stampovie Challenge

Hi, I made this Birthdays Book for the Magnolia V Stampovie Challenge
Do you ever have those days when nothing you do 'looks' right, well today I spent ages doing this, changing this n that along the way. In the end I think it looks OK. I have been meaning to make a birthdays book for ages and this challenge spurred me on :-) I used the measurements from the Jan Craft Stamper Mag, there's a fabulous album in there designed by Cath Wilson, which I am going to copy ,,,,,:-)
As you can see I used the Tilda with magnolia's ,,, again, (love this stamp) I also used my fave hero arts stamp the fantasy tree, the small flowers are part of the set my mum bought for me the 'stamps happen' one.
Only 11 months left to do !! I intend to put a shrinked Tilda on every page, will post the rest later ,,,,,might add ribbons to the rings too, not sure about that though ! What do you think ??
Thanks for looking and I REALLY appreciate your comments :-)
Lorraine

3 in 1 Card !

Hi, I made this card to qualify for 3 challenges, I know it's naughty, you can slap my wrist !! :-) I used the Cupcake Craft Challenge sketch, I used 'violet' for the ABC challenge, and for the Cute Card Thursday challenge which was to use something new.
I know on the sketch there isn't a strip across the bottom, but there is a reason for that !! I made a mistake in measuring the mirri card and didn t realise until I had actually stuck the other card onto of it, so then I had to join a bit and to cover the join I put ribbon over it !!!
The Penny Black stamp is new, well actually, to be honest, I have had it a few months but it has never been inked! It's called 'rainin violets',,,,, (actually it's raining daisies!!). I used violet marvy le plume marker pen and also artquest interference violet on the 3D'd umbrella. I used diamond glaze in the ladybird and also on the umbrella handle, with a sprinkling of glitter on there too.

Hope you like my card, please leave a comment if you do, and even if you don't, you can be brutally honest :-)

2 in 1 challenge

Hi, I made this card to qualify for 2 challenge's, well there are so many lovely ones and I want to enter them all ,,,,,, :-) I used the Friday Sketchers Sketch and I used 2 shades of blue for the Our Creative Corner challenge.
The DP is by HOTP, I also used blue cordinations card , which I love, especially when used with embossing folders and sandpaper :-) The image is by Penny Black,'It's Your Day', the text is also PB. I used artquest paint for the shimmery look, and loads of pearlised gems :-)
Hope you like it, thanks for looking.
I appreciate all your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine

ACT's available to swap :-)

Hi, If anyone would like to swap just leave a comment saying which one you would like :-)
Thanks
Lorraine

Penny Black Challenge

Hi, I made this card for the penny black challenge which was to use pink/brown combo. The papers ribbon and eyelets are by papermania, the image is Penny Black sharing spring.It doesn't show on the photo but I 3D'd the rabbits and the butterfly, which I coloured with H2O's.
Thanks for looking, please leave me a comment, thanks I really appreciate them x

Bee Happy Sketch Saturday ;s Here

I just received this fabby ribbon in the post from my mum so I had to use this in the Sketch Saturday Challenge.The pawprint paper is by doodlebug designs, the stamp is Penny Black beehave, the bone word stamp is also PB, the paw stamp is Magenta.
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments :-)
Lorraine

Arty Girlz Challenge

Well, this challenge motivated me to get started with making a scrapbook album of our trip to Venice in September. The paper I used to cover it is a hand marbled paper that is made in Venice, the masks I made using shrink plastic and 3D gloss
The hinges are made using grungeboard and the closure is from bind it all, the wording was cut out using my cricut. The inside photo is my husband , Ray opening the door to our B&B, which was a few meters away from the Ponte del Rialto.
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments :-)
Lorraine

Charisma Cardz Challenge

Hi, I made this card for the Charisma Cardz Challenge. This is their 1st challenge and I would like to wish them the very best of luck with this new challenge :-)
The theme was 'pink'!!! Although pink is not my fave colour I did enjoy making this :-)
Thanks for looking, I appreciate any comments :-)
Lorraine

A Gift from Binky Crafts :-)

Hi, I am sooo happy. Nina and Tony , the owners of Binky Crafts, my local craft store, gave me a fabulous surprise gift today. Just before Christmas I helped them out for a day in their shop while they went to Malta Christmas shopping, and they got me a fabby stack of 12x12 storage shelves :-) How fabby is that !!!!! I am going to put them together and put my papers in and take a photo which I'll post tomorrow.
Photo added Friday :-)
A BIG thankyou Nina and Tony x

Tilda and friends ATC challenge

First of all I wish to congratulate Anesha on becoming a guest designer :-)
I just bought this Tilda with magnolias and think she s gorgeous, as they all are !!
Thanks for looking, I appreciate all your comments x
Lorraine

White Wedding

Hi, I made this for the cuttlebug challenge which was to make a 'white' card, Well 'White Wedding' sprung to mind so I just went with it !! I used my new cuttlebug embossing folders, so this also qualifies for Cute Card Thursday, which was to use something new.I tried to keep this as white as possible and only used a little pink and green twinkling H2O's where necessary. As luck would have it the word 'Love' just happened to be in the bottom R corner so I added a little pink glitter to highlight that, and while I had the glitter handy I sprinkled a bit on the little buds on the small strips. I know this doesn t qualify for the Whiff of joy Challenge , but I used their sketch for this cos I liked it :-)
Thanks for looking, PLEASE PLEASE leave me a comment :-) x

Art Creation Friday

Hi I saw a beautiful card for this challenge on Joyful Stamper's blog
and just loved the paper that the challenge asks you to use. Its just gorgeous eh !! Well, I thought the paper looked gothic, so I went with that theme !!! Think I must be in a goth phase !!
The goth stamps are by Stampotique and the 'tree' is Hero Arts, fantasy tree.
Hope you like this card, I appreciate your comments :-)
Lorraine