Shades of Green - Aurora Wings Butterfly Mask

Hi everyone,

I would like to share this little beauty with you that I made for my niece in law (nephews wife) as she is Italian born, I thought it quite apt for her birthday card.

I coloured the Butterfly mask with my Copics and the DP is Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics - 6th of May papers set on white American Card stock, the clock is a Tim Holtz Alterations Weathered Clock die which I added green glitter to, the corners also Maja DP are cut with Spellbinders Ornate Squares die, the butterflies are cut with Les Papillions Two dies.

For the green organza ribbon rose I cut short strips of ribbon, glued the centres of each piece to a piece of card, then held my heat gun over it to just melt the edges so it curled, first time I have tried this but it seemed to work out alright, I placed a white paper rose in the middle.  And of course lots of Star Dust stickles.

This was just a quick post this time round, lots of cards for birthdays still to be done, and a friend requested a birthday card yesterday too, so busy, busy!

I will enter this card into the following Challenges 

 Aurora Wings FB page

Aurora Wings Challenge Blog

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Oh my gosh, how could I forget to put this on my Blog 

I won the Clean and Simple Magnolia-licious Challenge last week - yay!!! 

My first win.. settle Petal lol

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Until next time, take care, happy crafting..

Aurora Wings Bridal Veil

Hi everyone,

This is my first AuroraWings Bridal Veil card, they are just gorgeous digi stamps pop over and check them out.

Printed onto X-Press It blending card, I coloured her with Copic markers. I used a Spellbinders die for the shape of the card edged with Versa Color Lilac ink, The lattice I cut on my Silhouette Cameo, the flowers, lace and bling are from Spotlight (my local craft store) as I am not putting this in a challenge I have skimmed over the supplies I have used.

I hope you like my first attempt with an Aurora Wings digi stamp, watch this space for more.

Take care, happy crafting,

Magnolia-licious Clean and Simple

Hi everyone,

Over at Magnolia-licious the challenge is Clean and Simple, I found this quite easy once I had settled on "London Tilda" stamped on cream X-Press It blending card using Copic markers.

I wanted to have 'rain' falling and found in my old sewing things a wheel that I must have used with marking chalk (my little grey cells have forgotten that) I ran it down the paper in not very straight lines, I went over some of the indentations with a Gelly Roll sparkle pen and added some 'rain' drops with Ranger White Opal Liquid Pearls.  I just had to have Ranger Star Dust Stickles on her boots and falling on the tips of her hair!  I added a Scrapmatts 'Smile" chip board to complete this little birthday card.

I have to say that as the card has little contrasts it was a bit tricky to take the best photo, so out in the garden I went for some natural light. 

I hope you like my little effort, if you do please leave a little comment Id love to hear from you!

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:

Magnolia-licious CAS Challenge,

MDUC Birthday Challenge,

Until next time, happy crafting..

 

Beautiful Buttons

Hi everyone,

It's been a busy few weeks making cards both for here & the UK.

I made this card in American Card stock with Maja Design DPs for my niece's 18th birthday next week, it's been a labour of love as I made her a double card with every page decorated, few!

She absolutely adores shoes, so I've used a "Crafty Ann" Women's shoe die, some in card stock and in mirri card with lots of Star Dust stickles.  I've used a Cottage Cutz Eiffel Tower die along with lots of Doohickey dies and Spellbinders dies.  There is a Swirl clip with a Swarovski flat back crystal on the front that I had over from my daughter's wedding a while ago, also there are quite a few crystals scattered over butterflies on the card too.

I've used 3 Tilda's, Princess Pea Tilda on the front (thats a white feather by the way), Gucci Tilda on page 3 floating around Paris and Tilda in a Hurry (like I am) is on the last page looking like she could do with a cup of tea!

Sorry it has been a bit of a rush job and I do apologise for the bad photos!!

Front of card with a Swarovski crystal swirl 

3rd page

last page

Front and inside back of card

 4 inside pages

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:

Midweek Magnolias Challenge Beautiful Buttons

Magnolia Down Under Challenge Butterflies

Until next time, happy crafting,

Doo Hickeys (no images)

Hi everyone,

Hope you are well, we are enjoying another hot week here in sunny Melbourne, Yuk!

This card was a bit of a challenge NO IMAGE it did give the little grey cells a work out lol.

I wanted something romantic but not over the top for my niece who moved into her first house/home on the weekend, the design just seemed to make itself .

I've used American Craft card stock and so wanted to have a lattice border (but didn't have a die) I found just what I was looking for on my Silhouette Cameo!

I love the way it gives the card just that little bit of dimension, there is a secret to making the lattice stand out from the card. I was visiting Gabrielle Pollacco's site a few weeks ago and found the secret there in one of her tutorials, please take a look as Gabrielle makes gorgeous creations,  HERE.

For the lattice to stand out place dots of Liquid Pearls on the wrong side of the lattice, let it dry, then dab with glue and position on the card - it's a brilliant idea it works a treat - thanks Gabrielle.

The lamp post (Magnolia) and key (from Prima) have Inkssentials Crackle accents on them, the vintage daisies are inked with Versa Color Lilac the rest of the dies are ink with Versa color silver.  The wording is Kaisercraft "True Romance" clear stamps, and of course the card is liberally sprinkled with Ranger Star Dust Stickles.  I scrunched up the white seam binding and trailed it up the right side to link the vintage daisies, I was quite pleased with it, hope you like it too.

Magnolia Doo Hickey dies:

Paris Night,
Dragonflies,
Vintage Daisies,
Scalloped Tag,
Vintage Flowers & Leaves
La La Land Heart Fence.

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

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Magnolia-licious Challenge - Anything Goes

MDUC Challenge # 228 - Doo Hickeys Only

Thanks for popping by,  

Take care until next time.. happy crafting

Lemon Birthday Card

Hi everyone,

Thought I would share with you a card I've made for my sister-in-law in the UK. It has one of the images from PION Designs "From Grandma's Attic" - tinted, this is the first time I have used one of them and was really pleased with the result.

I tried to keep to the lemon theme and used both sides of Maja Design "Vintage Spring Basics 1st March DP.  Magnolia Dragon Flies, Prima Key & Lock (new to my stash), the doily and Kaisercraft flowers have Twinkling H2o Iridescent Gold on them, so does the sentiment from Scrapmatts.

Just behind the ribbon you may be able to see a tiny "g" I put there for her name,

I used a flat daisy shape and scrunched/twisted to look like a daffodil, not sure it worked though but I'm happy with it LOL.

Until next time, happy crafting

White Stardust Lantern

Hi everyone,

I hope that where ever you were for christmas you had a wonderful day, as I did with my family.

I'd like to share with you a lovely White Stardust Lantern that I've made at least 7 times for family and friends this Christmas, the template came from Sandra's Scrapsels it is a really lovely template and I have added my own slant on it.

The lantern template was cut twice from AC craft card on my Silhouette Cameo, I did this to give it a little more stability as I wanted to have lots of embellishing especially this time of the year, Christmas with lots of White except the Mini Tilda (Fairy Tale Collection) which I coloured Lilac with Copic markers.

I have used heaps of Puff White 3-D paint (Jones Tones) dusted with Snow white fine glitter dust (Ruby rock-it) I love watching the paint puff up its quite magical. I've used a La-La Land Christmas tree die dotted with white pearls, Joy Crafts Winter Wishes Snowflake die on the side with Ranger Stardust Stickles, Magnolia Doohickey Snowflake die also dotted with stardust stickles. The cute little Reindeer dies are from Impression Obsession which I think are just made for this.  Oh and I added a pearl strip to the canopy too and plaited some fine silver cording to make the hanger for the top.

The scene I've used for the background is from Joanna Sheen Thomas Kinkade Christmas CD, which I printed onto photo paper and added stardust stickles to make it shine in the BATTERY candle light!

I have to say I was really pleased with the finished lantern and after making 7 (all slightly different) I had the assembly of them down to a fine art LOL..  Funny thing is I didn't make one for myself - oh well maybe next year!

I would like to enter the following Challenges:-

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Stamp & Create with Magnolia - Winter Snowflakes

MDUC - Anything Goes

Tilda's Town Challenge #85-Anything Goes

Midweek Magnolia - White Christmas

A Creative Romance - Sparkle at Christmas

Live & Love Crafts - Stardust

Having said "next year" I wish you all a fantastic, Safe & Happy New Year for 2014 I hope it brings happiness and lots of crafting for us all.

Until next time, happy crafting,