Snowflakes

CAS colours and sketches have this challenge

 

 

and here is my card

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Flat backed gems in clear

Paper: 80gsm in blue

Pattern: Stitching cards Christmas-snowflakes

1 oct

 

Monochrome

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge has this cue

'Monochrome'

I made two little cards, each monochrome but different colours

 

 I scored two embossed lines at the base of each card and added some flat backed pearls to complete.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Crafting Companion

Flat backed pearls in white

Pattern: Stitching cards bookmark-flower-5
Rolfes metallic pens in blue and green

1 0ct

An Africa Tag

The library craft challenge have this book cover as inspiration

 

 

I was influenced by the colours and made this tag with an Africa charm as it's centre piece

 

 

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge where it's

'Anything goes'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in cream

Cuttlebug

Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities H2 Curved

        Oval: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Oval small

Single hole plier punch

Pentel fine liner in black

Scraps of paper

Africa charm

6/3 Oct

 

Another Fall colour scheme

Uniko studio have this cue

 

 

Once again I concentrated on the colours and not the season

 

 

I will also be entering this over at Simply less is moore where it's

 

 

and at  Moving along with the times where it's

'Autumn and autumn colours'

Supplies:
Crad stock: 180gsm in white
Gel pen in green
Flat backed gem in green
Pattern: Form-a-lines Easter_cross
26 oct/28 sept/10 oct

 

A tag on a Tag

When I first saw the challenge over at Sugarpea blog Mix it up challenge I thought that it would be one that I didn't take part in but then last Sunday I kind of got carried away making tags and at the end of the day one of them fits perfectly

 

 

So here it is

 

 

I received the little Kraft tag when I ordered some dies last year so all I did was adhere him to the bigger white tag and add some faux stitching.

 

I will also be entering this over at Just add ink where it's

 

 

I'm adding Kraft card stock. 

 

As well as at TGIF challenges where it's

 

and The holly and ivy christmas challenge where it's

'Anything goes"

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in white

Single hole plier punch

Pentel gel pen in red

Craft glue

Kraft Tag: Doodle Café on-line store

29/26/28 sept

 

Tweet

My last bird gift tag made from a recycled calendar fits the cue at Addicted to CAS beautifullt

 

 

 

Some liquid pearls in gold and platinum finished it off.

 

I will also be entering this at Lil red wagon where it's

 

'Tag it!'

 

Supplies:

Card stock in white and green

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus Timeless tags 2

Liquid Pearls in gold and platinum

Twine

29/26 sept

 

A pink coloured butterfly

Color throw down have these colours for us

 

 

I used them in this butterfly card

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Rolfes metallic pen in rose

Rose covered sticker soap wrapper as background paper

Liquid pearls in gold

 

24 sept

 

Dress...es

CASology has this cue

 

 

I choose to focus on the Ballerina dresses in this image of dancers.

 

 

I love how fluid this design is.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white and navy

MC Blanche

Pattern: Form-a-lines.Nine ladies dancing

Thread: DMC Blanche

24 sept

 

A Flowery Autumn

Time out challenges has an autumn colour theme.

 





As it's Spring here in the Southern hemisphere I decided to make a flowery card

 

 

 

I will also be entering this at Dragonfly journeys where its

'A fall of autumn colours'

as well as at Moving along with the times where it's
'Ribbon'

Supplies:
Satin ribbon in peach with white dots
Pattern: Stitching cards flowerpots
Rolfes Metallic pen in green
Scrap of Plaid paper
Card stock: 160gsm in white

Pop-it up Christmas tags

These little Christmas tags with their wooden embellishments fit the cue perfectly over at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge where it's

'Pop it up'

 

 They are hand cut with some faux stitching to compete. They are 'popped-up' with a square of double sided foam

I will also be entering this over at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge where
'It's a wrap'
 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in green and white

Scraps of paper

Pentel fine liner

Scrap book wooden embellishments

19 sept

Bling it on

Lil red wagon have this cue

 

'Bling it on'

 

My little butterfly has some 'Sequin' bling on it.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scrap

Pink Sequins

Thread: Gutterman CA 02776

 

Garden creature tags

Just add ink has this sketch

 

 

I used it to make some little garden tags.

 

 

The images are little raised plastic stickers. The sentiment is computer generated.

 

I will also be entering this at Water cooler challenges where it's

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock : 160gsm in white

Scrapes of paper

Pentel fine liner

Single hole plier punch

String

19 sept

 

Some CAS flowers

CAS on Sunday has

 

'Flowers"

as their cue.

I made two small cards

 

 

Some faux stitching in gel pens finished off the design

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Gel pens in pink and purple

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

19 sept

A yellow rose

The flower challenge this month is

 

 

I made another small card

 

 

You may see a different colour version here.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Glitzin' Glam in iridescent

Scrap of yellow diamond paper 

26 sept

 

Wooden butterflies

Butterfly spot challenge have these choices for us

 

 

I went with the yellow and emerald and allowed the wooden embellishments to take centre stage.

Some quick and easy tagsj

 

The sentiments are computer generated

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of light green and spotty paper

Wooden butterfly embellishments

Pentel fine liner in black

12 sept

 

A silver snowflake

AAA cards has this sketch

 

 

I made a small Christmas card

 

 

with three liquid pearls to complete.

 

I will also be entering this over at The holly and ivy christmas challenge where it's

'Anything goes'

 

and at Lil red wagon where it's

'Back to Basics'

I reckon this is a pretty basic card!

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

Silver paper

Liquid pearls in platinum

15/9 sept

 

Pink, Pearls and a flower

TGIF challenges have a Tic Tac Toe challenge this week.
 

 

 

I choose the top line of pink, pearls and flowers. The card on the left fits the bill perfectly.

 

 

I will also be entering this at Paru's card making challenges where it's

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Border punch

Flat backed pearls

Pattern: Stitching cards flower-border-best-wishes. I used the small flower for this card.

7/25 sept

 

Just add Texture

Just add ink have this cue

 

 

I made a small card with embossing as my texture

 

 

Supplies:
Cuttlebug
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Peel off in gold
Flat backed gems in champagne
Embossing Folder:
4 sept

 

Autumn/Fall tag

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

'Fall/Autumn

 

I will be entering another one of my tags made from the recycled calendar

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    Scrap of green

Liquid pearls in gold and platinum

Cuttlbug

Die: wPlus 9 Timeless tags 2

Twine

 

3 sept

Sketchy flower

Color throw down have these colours

 

 

I used them to make another small card

 

 

Added a flat backed gem in pink to finish

 

Supplies:

Cardstock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of spotty paper

Rolfes metallic pen in pink

Flat backed gem in pink

2 sept