Close to nature

Our May challenge is now up and running over at Stamping Sensations and it's all about  

 ********Close to Nature********

So many options here, flowers, trees, wild animals and insects, in fact anything associated with the wonders of Nature and the great outdoors which surround us every day.

We are sponsored by 

We are thrilled to introduce a new sponsor this month Chocolate Baroque, their wonderful rage of stamps really compliment this months theme so do pop over to their web site and take a look and also watch out for them on Hochanda TV.

Just remember STAMPING must be them main feature of your project!!

For my project I went made an eclipse card using the lovely stamps from Donna Ratcliff. I made the background using spectrum noir watercolours and sparkle pens.

The stamps sets are called Magic Garden, Toadstool Home and Fairy Door.

I cut the wording using my Stampin' Up Letter framelits and cut them about 5 times more in black to add lots of layers behind the letters. This is an 8 x 8'' card.

I look forward to seeing all your CLOSE TO NATURE projects this month.

I would like to enter this into

Penny Black and more - anything goes

Crafty Calendar - things with wings
Moving Along with the Times - fantasy

Classic Design Team - anything goes for DT

Crafter's Castle - anything (option favourite technique)

I love the eclipse technique

A Gem of a Challenge - get well or sympathy

The sun is shining on and off here today but at least the air

has finally warmed up. So I'm off for a quick clean up

then hope to spend some time in the garden.

Enjoy your day and hopefully you will get to join our challenge this month!!

So stamp, stamp, stamp!!

I'd love you to check out my other blog

where I have lots of Youtube tutorials and card ideas.

You can find it HERE

Dreams come true

Top 3

Happy Sunday!

It's time for our February challenge over at STAMPING SENSATIONS!

Our theme is

********Anything with Flowers********

Just remember we are a STAMPING CHALLENGE  so be sure and have stamping

as your central point of image!!

This month we are sponsored by 

 and the lucky winner will get £25 voucher to spend in their online shop.

For my card I used:

Stamps - Sheena Douglass, Paperartsy Tops and Tails 3, free sentiment stamps

Medium - Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers, Glycerine, Versafine Ink Pad,

Card - yellow card from stash and Sheena Stamping  card

Stencil - clouds (my own)

I am entering this into:

Creates and makes challenge - anything goes

Fashionable Stamping - anything goes

Crafty Cardmakers - get inky/messy

Try Stampin on Tuesday - sponging (my clouds)

Crafting by Designs - things with wings

Creative Knockouts - flower power

Colour Crazy Craft challenge - anything goes

We have woken up to yet another bad frost but thankfully the sun is shining

and it should soon put paid to that carry on!!

My daughter is not long home from night shift so I will have to be quiet and not

get the hoover on. Oh dear, isn't it awful lol

Have a great day and thanks for dropping by.

Be sure to get your entries in and remember STAMP STAMP STAMP!

Dreamy butterflies

I'm here with my Tutti Designs card today.

As it's been so cold and snowy over here I thought I would cheer myself up

with nice warm colours and pretty butterflies and what better way than using this

gorgeous die

BUTTERFLY STRIP

I went with an a5 size card as I wanted to use two strips of my butterfly die.

I cut them out using this lovely pink card (looks a bit darker in photo though).

I made a dreamy background on watercolour card using some watercolour pens and glycerine.

I adhered my two butterfly strips to the background and added a thin strip down each side.

I then stamped a greeting in the centre of the strip, stuck to my main card and

stamped a small sentiment, repeatedly along both sides in matching ink.

I cut my butterfly strip again in white card (twice) but this time I just snipped

the butterflies away from the strip to use separately, shaping the wings to give dimension.

I adhered the white butterflies on top of their co-ordinating pink butterfly.

I then added pearls between the side panel stamping

and finished with a white organza bow.

Hope you like it!

If you like this die then pop over and treat yourself

as it's on offer at the minute!

Items used for my card:

Die - Butterfly Strip

Stamps - See D's birthday words

Inks - Memento rose bud, spectrum noir watercolour pens, glycerine

Embellishments - organza ribbon, pearls

I am entering this into:

4 Crafty Chicks - watercolour background

Pammies Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafting from the heart - anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes

Addicted to stamps and more - anything goes

Creative Moments - anything goes

TIME OUT challenge - inspired by words (day)

Cards for Galz - anything but square

Crafty Catz - anything goes option something new (my die)

Thanks for dropping by and enjoy your weekend.