Daisy Border

Hi everyone, a card today using my 'daisy border' image available here which is marker coloured and a card blank made from a pre-cut Bazzil scalloped circle in pale pink. The scalloped circle was cut in half and folded and the I used the other half cut again and layered over the first folded card to create the shape and a pocket on the front. The tags are cut then embossed with cuttlebug folders and I used the die cut letters for the greeting. The tags and card blank are glimmer misted and the image panel is matted with the three colours of card and purple glitter paper mounted on dimension tape. There's also a pocket on the inside which is just a simple oblong of card and this is where the longest tag goes and also a gift card but I forgot to photograph the inside! All the scalloped edges have been coated with Cosmic shimmer glitter jewels and I added the pearls, ribbons, cotton candy stickles and some clear sparkle gel pen to the flowers in the image to finish. TFL.

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Chris

A spoon full of Sugar Challenge 34

H i everyone and here's my card for A spoon full of sugar challenge 34 which is paper piecing and on which I was absolutely delighted to be asked by the lovely Joanne to be a guest designer this week. I hope you can enter this great challenge and have a look at all the wonderful creations from the DT. I've chosen an Elzybells image, stamped it on white card and then again on SEI paper and paper pieced the baby blanket onto the white card. The image is marker coloured and cut out with a nestabilities circle. I added glitter jewels to the moon, matted on a nestie cut scalloped circle in peach Bazzil card and then added the tiny half pearls to the scallops. The other layers are more of the SEI double sided paper and peach Bazzil. I folded back the bottom right corner of the SEI, stamped the Elzybells sentiment and added a button and bow. The image panel is mounted on dimension tape over a strip of the peach card embossed with a swiss dots cuttlebug folder and everything is layered on a white card blank. TFL.

Materials:
Stamps: Elzybells - wavy little one - baby moon, Versafine Black Onyx for stamping
Colouring: Promarkers
Paper: SEI, Peach Bazzil card
Embellishment: Cosmic Shimmer glitter jewels, tiny half pearls, white button, pink ribbon bow, cuttlebug embossing folder - swiss dots

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Chris

PCS Lily the Fairy

Hi everyone, here's a card I've made for the Pink Cat Studios blog challenge, there's a cute little Lily the fairy image to download and use for your card. I've coloured with inks and markers, cut out with labels nestie dies and matted over another labels cutout in Coredinations card which is embossed and sanded then edge distressed. The background layer is also embossed and sanded and I added some sticky tape and pressed cosmic shimmer glitter jewels onto it which I've seen on a few blogs this week and I think is a brilliant idea. Finished the card with Prima flowers, gems, and an Elzybells sentiment. TFL.

Materials:
Stamps: digital image from Pink Cat Studios, Elzybells sentiment.
Colouring: Ranger Distress inks in dusty concord, worn lipstick, black soot, mustard seed, frayed burlap. Ancient page ink in primrose. Promarkers blush and pastel pink.
Cardstock: Lilac cardstock for base, Coredinations in lilac and pale yellow.
Embellishment: Cuttlebug folders, sandpaper, glue tape, Cosmic Shimmer glitter jewels, edge distresser, Prima hydraenga flowers, gems, stickles glue in stardust.

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Snowflake

Hi everyone, a card today for Stamp Something with a challenge of 'snow somethings', ABC with a challenge of 'T is for three's', Dutch Dare where the challenge is 'scalloped edges', Sketch Saturday where there's a really great sketch by Mariska and Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge with a challenge of 'embossing - dry or heat'. I think I'm only just in the nick of time for two of these, there aren't enough hours in the day at the moment, I know we're all pretty much the same. I've used the lovely Whiff of Joy Charlotte and Reindeer image which is water coloured with distress inks and there's a tiny bit of a teal marker in there too. I've cut out the image and the scalloped square of teal bazzil with nestabilities and mounted on foam tape over a scalloped and CB embossed panel for the centre part of the sketch. I have modified the shape of my card and the elements but the original sketch is still there. The background paper is Bo Bunny and the three snowflakes are cut from ivory bazzil bling with a sizzix die and covered in Cosmic Shimmer glitter jewels inspired by Rach who did some a week or so ago and I loved the idea. Rach's blog is in my sidebar if you'd like to look at her gorgeous creation, she has a link to a tutorial on how to make them. I didn't do the sponging around the edges but used the wet glue and then lightly pressed them into the jewels as per the tutorial. I had to use a different product too. Added some doodling with a marker for stitching, the snowflake sentiment in blue versafine ink and some jewel gems to finish. Hope everyone's Christmas preps are going well, I've barely started and must get on with it while there's still things left to buy!!! TFL.

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Chris