Bright and Cheerful

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge is

'Bright and Cheerful'

I made a bright and cheerful tag that just screams summer.

so I will also be entering this at These inspired challenges where it is

as well as at Moving along with the times where it is

'At the beach'
Time out challenges where it's

( time to wear a hat is long past, we in the middle of winter here in the Southern Hemisphere)

and at CASology where it's

Supplies:

Tag: A gift

Paper: Discontinued wrapper from a range of soaps.

Pentel fine liner in black
Picnic embellishments: Upikit Chipboard Embellishments

8/15/31 July

A beautifil hat

These inspired challenges have this cue

 

 

I love this colour and used it for the hat on this card 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap book spotty paper

Flat backed gems in clear

5 sept email link

 

Blue Breezes

Rainbow card challenge is

 

 

Here is another version of this pattern all in blues

 

 

I will also be entering this at Sugarpea blog where it is

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in blue spots

Clear flat backed gems

31 july/'2 aug

 

People

CAS on Sunday is

'People'

 

This s the card I made for my Cousin's birthday

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock; 160gsm in white

paper: 80gsm in blue

           Scrap booking paper with spots

Thread: Blue: DMC 334

             Cerise: DMC 335

             Flesh: DMC 950

             Brown: DMC 339 

26 june

Mary Poppins

The library craft challenge is

 

 

I ran with the idea of a lady in a hat and made this card for my sister's birthday

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Paper Pizzazz Plaids and stripes

Flat backed gems in champagne

20 April

Green and navy hat

CAS colours and sketches have this great sketch

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

I will also be entering this at Stamplorations CAS challenge April where it's

 

 

and at Time out challenges  where it's

 

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

paper: 80gsm in green

Peel off silver birthday sentiment

Clear sequins

15/24 april

 

A rather large hat

These inspired challenges has this photo

 

 

and Time out challenges has this similar one

 

 

 

I decided to ignore the obvious choice of hearts and go with the colours instead 

 

 

as well as over at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge were it's

'Anything goes'

7/13/6 feb

 

Breakfast at Tiffany's

The library craft challenge has this cue

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Blue and white stripes

Flat backed gems in clear

16 june

Parknslide

I was asked to make a 40th birthday card using the party theme which was 'Vintage'. I found my perfect inspiration in this card made by this week's Split coast stampers FS515 Paulette AKA Parknslide.

 

I distressed around the topper

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    200gsm in kraft

Pattern: Form-a-lines elegant_hat_3

Lace: From my stash

Ink: Color eye in chestnut

paper: Free page with Ideas Magazine

 



Lady in a hat

Freshly made sketches have this inspiration this time

 

 

I was very literal in my interpretation

 

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: White in 160gsm

                   Navy in 180gsm

Cuttlebug

Die: Sizzixx 8 circles

Washi tape in pink candy stripes

Gold peel off

Pattern: Form-a-lines elegant_hat_3

Pearl flat backed gems

Black, white and one other colour

CAS on Sunday

 

'Black, white and one other colour'
My other colour is pink

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 180gsm in black

                    160gsm in white

Pink and white candy stripes washi tape

Gold Peel offs

Champagne flat backed gems

Pattern: Form-a-lines elegant_hat_3

Cuttlebug

Sizzix circle die
Thread: Black: DMC Noir
             Pink: Colour code and brand unknown

8 July

 

Background or foreground?

The new sketch at Sweet Sunday Sketch is

 I am at liberty to decide whether the background of the foreground is the focal point. I have chosen the latter.

I made this card for my cousin for her birthday

Supplies:

Pattern: Form-A-Lines. Elegant Hat 3
Thread: DMC in charcoal

Card Stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Pink and black 80gsm

        Music Score: Free paper in an "Ideas" magazine

Scrap of satin pink ribbon

Outside the circle

This weeks challenge at Split Coasts Stampers. Free 4 all is called Outside the Circle and it is to use Brads on your card but they can't be round. True to form most of my brads are round however I do have some multi coloured flowers which I used on this card.

I liked the effect of the thread against the navy card stock so I stitched a second one, this time adding part of a swirl down the side. 

Believe it or not I used the same navy coloured card stock in both, it's obviously just the quality and light of the photos that make it look different.

Supplies:

Pattern: Lady:  Form-A-Lines: Elegant hat 3          
             Swirl: New Designs, New Projects for embroidery on paper by Erica Fortgens

Thread: DMC Jewel Effects E135

Card Stock: 160gsm in white

                   Scrap of blue with embossed roses

                   Scrap of yellow with embossed leaves

Brads: Flowers in pink, yellow and blue