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Thursday 31 March 2016

Spring Dragonfly

Been trying to use up some old stash lately, I've had these dragonfly stickers for a few years plus 3 packets of doilies that were forgotten . . . and I've just ordered more  :  (


Cardstock - white card blank, textured ivory, Stampin' Up Old Olive
Paper - Stampin' Up Pretty Petals
Dies - Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Inspired By Stamping Fancy Label Dies 3
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Markers - Bic Mark-it Peach Parfait, Promarker G356 Forest Green
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi
Other - paper doily, dragonfly sticker, sentiment sticker, peridot rhinestones

Challenges:
Fairy Tale Challenge 140 - Spring Cards
Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

I Do

A wedding card in pink and brown, a favourite colour combo at the moment.


Cardstock - kraft, Rosie's Studio textured Blush
Paper - Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings
Dies - Couture Creations Intricutz Touch Of Love, Spellbinders Adorning Squares
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Sullivans 1.5" scalloped heart punch
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi 
Other - alphabet stickers, pearls

Challenges:
Deep Ocean Challenge 125 - Fave Color Combo
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes
Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Sunday 27 March 2016

Island Indigo Butterfly

A butterfly birthday card using my large Stampendous Butterfly stamp with matching die.  I stamp and die cut a few at a time so they are ready for colouring any time later when I want to make a card.


Cardstock - white square card blank, Stampin' Up Island Indigo, X-Press It blending card
Paper - Bella! Heritage
Stamp -  Stampendous PenPattern Butterflies
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers - Spectrum Noir Turquoises BT4, BT5
Die - Stampendous Butterflies set
Embossing Folder - unknown (freebie with magazine)
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press
Adhesives - ds tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, foam tape
Other - copper sentiment sticker, copper rhinestones

Challenges:
DRS Designs Challenge 219 - B words (butterfly)
Cardz TV Card Designers Challenge 5 - Butterflies, Birds or Bees

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Birthday Doily

Another card in pink and brown, a favourite colour combo at the moment, great for the vintagey girly cards  :  )


Cardstock - 5 ' pink card blank, kraft + snippets
Paper - Kaisercraft Tropical Punch including small doily and lace edge die-cuts, Tropical Punch snippet
Dies - QuicKutz Nesting Scallops and Nesting Circles, Spellbinders Classic Scallop Edgeabilities
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi, Ranger Glossy Accents
Other - paper doily, pink lace snippet, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Deep Ocean Challenge 125 - Fave Color Combo
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Swallowtail Butterfly


Cardstock - black card blank, black and white snippets
Paper - Cre8tiv Vintage Stack Of Cards
Stamp - Deep Red Swallowtail Butterfly
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Tim Holtz Scattered Straw and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks
Dies - Inspired By Stamping Fancy Label Dies 3, Sizzix Tim Holtz Labels
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Cutter-bee scissors, sponge dauber
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Ranger Glossy Accents
Other - black lace, sentiment sticker, black rhinestones

Challenges:
DRS Designs Challenge 219 - B words (butterfly)
Cardz TV Card Designers Challenge 5 - Butterflies, Birds or Bees

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Saturday 26 March 2016

Especially For You

This card is the square version of a recent card here, using  a square frame die and in one of my favourite colour combos at the moment, pink and brown.


Cardstock - 5" pink card blank, antique gold/bronze (almost a metallic kraft)
Paper - My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose
Die - Spellbinders Floral Assortment
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Tonic Tim Holtz distress tool, sponge dauber
Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, ds tape, Ranger Glossy Accents
Other - Kaisercraft Ivory paper flowers, Portacraft pink paper flower, The Ribbon Girl rose, pink lace, Krafters Korner Craft Topper sentiment, Memento Angel Pink ink

Challenges:
Deep Ocean Challenge 125 - Fave Color Combo
DRS Designs Challenge 219 - B words (bloom)

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Butterfly Frame

Another mint card for Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge, using a beautiful frame die from Couture Creations.


Cardstock - 6" ivory card blank, Stampin' Up Mint Macaron, ivory snippet
Paper - Kaisercraft Tropical Punch
Dies - Couture Creations Intricutz Elegant Card Cuts Collection: Verge Square, HOTP Paper Artist 3 Butterflies & 2 Shadows
Adheives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Other - Krafters Korner Craft Topper sentiment, Couture Creations mint rhinestones

Challenges:
Butterfly Challenge 51 - M is for Mint
DRS Designs Challenge 219 - B words (butterfly)
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Crochet Flower

I love the natural colour palette in the latest mood board at Scrapbook Boutique, so here is another card for their challenge.



Cardstock - black card blank, black snippet
Paper - Francheville Kraft Boutique
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, Ranger Glossy Accents
Other - crochet flower (thanks Mum), black lace, sentiment sticker, black and gold flower centre from Craft Queen

Challenges:

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Friday 25 March 2016

Butterfly Banner

A card for Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge, M for Mint, using some Stampin' Up coordinating paper and cardstock in Mint Macaron


Cardstock - cream card blank, Stampin' Up Mint Macaron, snippets of Stampin' Up Mint Macaron and Calypso Coral, snippets of textured ivory/cream
Paper - Stampin' Up Pretty Petals snippet
Embossing Folder - unknown freebie from a magazine
Dies - Marianne Design Creatables butterfly, Spellbinders Floral Ovals, PhotoContintental Nesting Ovals
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - cream/ivory paper doily, ivory flower pearls, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Butterfly Challenge 51 - M is for Mint
Fussy and Fancy Challenge 159 - Things With Wings

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Saturday 19 March 2016

Butterfly

Another card inspired by the mood board at Scrapbook Boutique.



Cardstock - 5" kraft card blank
Paper - Kaisercraft Betsy's Couture and Sweet Nothings (ledger paper for butterfly)
Stamp - Stampendous Butterfly Trio with matching die
Ink - Memento Toffee Crunch  
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press, sponge dauber
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - sentiment sticker, blue pearls

Challenges:

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Spring Butterfly


Cardstock - 6" white card blank, American Crafts Pastels textured green
Paper - Sugar & Spice Studio Cottage Garden, First Edition J'Adore (butterfly)
Dies - QuicKutz  large Butterfly, QuicKutz 2 layer Butterfly
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - peridot rhinestones, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Challenge 159 - Things With Wings
Bizzy Becs March Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Sunday 13 March 2016

Vintage Lady


Cardstock - 5" white card blank
Paper - Kaisercraft Betsy's Couture and Blae & Ivy
Die - Spellbinders Floral Ovals
Tools - Sissix Big Shot, Tonic Tim Holtz distress tool, ink daubers
Ink - Ranger Tim Holtz Old Paper and Faded Jeans distress inks 
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Ranger Glossy Accents
Other - sentiment sticker, antique bronze metal filigree, Queen & Co. silver pearls

Challenges:
Card and Scrap Challenge 113 - Shabby Chic/Vintage

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Purple Butterflies

A Mothers Day card with a very simple design to show of the beautiful floral paper.


Cardstock - A4 white folded in 1/2 to make A5,  American Crafts Pastels textured light purple
Paper - Sugar & Spice Studio Cottage Garden
Die - HOTP Paper Artist 3 Butterflies
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - top layer of 3D butterfly sticker, lilac rhinestones, sentiment sticker

Challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Challenge 159 - Things With Wings

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Birthday Birdie

A simple birthday card using the mood board at Scrapbook Boutique as inspiration.




Cardstock - 6" ivory card blank, ivory snippet
Paper - a Cre8tiv mini stack
Stamp - Stampin' Up Four Frames
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Markers - Copic B000 Pale Porcelain Blue and Spectrum Noir BT4
Adhesives - ds tape, glue dots, Ranger Glossy Accents
Tools - Fiskars compact stamp press, Stampin' Up Decorative Label Punch
Other - crochet lace snippet, sentiment sticker coloured with Spectrum Noir BT5

Challenges:

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Wednesday 9 March 2016

Mothers Day Flower Pot

A flower pot card for Mothers Day using Heartfelt Creations Carnations stamp with matching Spellbinders dies with some NBUS bling for the flower centres.



Cardstock - pink snippets, Rosie's Studio textured Carrot, textured pink and green snippets
Dies - Spellbinders Flower Pots, Spellbinders Carnation Creations, Spellbinders Blossoms One, MFT Die-namics Prima Donna Petals, Cheery Lynn Stacker Flowers Leaf
Stamps - Heartfelt Creations Carnation Florals 1
Ink - Memeto Rose Bud
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press
Adhesives - glue dots, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - sentiment sticker, Xincheng Say It In Crystals tiny flowers

Challenges:

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Wednesday 2 March 2016

Stipple Rose

Darnell is having her NBUS challenge again, a good time to actually use some of that Never-Before-Used-Stuff, in this case it's the Pretty Petals paper I've used for the background of this Mothers Day card. And thanks Darnell for being the enabler for this gorgeous rose stamp  :  )



Cardstock - 5' black card blank, black, white, peach
Paper - Stampin' Up Pretty Petals
Stamp - Stampin' Up Stipple Rose (retired)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers - Bic Mark-it Peach Parfair, Letraset Promarker Forest Green
Dies - Memory Box Marietta Buckle, Nellie Snellen Incire Flower
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:
The Ribbon Girl - use any image

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Tuesday 1 March 2016

Fancy Shabby Frame

An almost shabby chic card I CASED off the packaging for the Spellbinders frame die I've used.

Cardstock - pink card blank, antique gold/bronze (looks a bit like kraft in the pic)
Paper - My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose
Dies - Spellbinders Regal Frames
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Tonic Tim Holtz distress tool, ink dauber
Adhesives - Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, ds tape, foam tape, Ranger Glossy Accents
Other - paper flower, The Ribbon Girl rose, pink lace, sentiment sticker, Memento Angel Pink ink

Challenges:
Card and Scrap Challenge 113 - Shabby Chic/Vintage

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Purple Apothecary Art

A Springtime card using one of my favourite stamps, Apothecary Art from Stampin' Up (retired) with more of the beautiful floral paper from the Cottage Garden 12x12" pad that I've been using a lot lately.


Cardstock - white card blank, white, Rosie's Studio textured Petunia
Paper - Sugar & Spice Studio Cottage Garden
Stamp - Stampin' Up Apothecary Art
Ink - Memento Grape Jelly
Dies - Sizzix Stampin' Up Labels Collection framelits
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press, Stampin' Up Festive Paper Piercing Pack, Stampin' Up Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, paper piercer
Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue
Other - sentiment sticker, Dove blender pen

Challenges:
Live and Love Crafts - Signs Of Spring
The Ribbon Girl - use any image

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny