Heartfelt thanks

The challenge over at AnnaBelle Stamps blog this week was to use black, white and silver which I thought was okay.  As soon as I saw the colour silver I knew I would have to dig out the good ole silver embossing powder and heat gun.
I made a frame using heat embossing tape and silver embossing powder, heat set it and then cut out the middle to frame the 3 silver flowers.  It is a very clean and simple card and I enjoyed making it.  I am also submittng it for Designed 2 Delight - flowers, Crafty Creations - heat embossing and CRAFT - a thankyou card.

materials - white card, silver paper and Bazzill black cardstock; AnnaBelle Stamps 'stemmed flowers' and 'ballerina rose' (title) stamps; Encore silver ink, StazOn jet black ink; Silver embossing powder; heat embossing tape; heat tool; Kaisercraft black pearls.
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I enjoy being with you

And here is my third card from today - this time following the challenge from Hero Arts - love, kisses and hugs ie. a valentines card.  I have used the sketch from Sketch Saturdays.

here is a close up of the heart and bees
 
I found the title in the Hero Arts 'be happy' set is way to big for this card sketch so I stamped it on shrinky dink and then shrunk it so it was small enough for the sketch.
 
materials - white cardstock, AC canary cardstock; Echo Park 'for the record' papers; Hero Arts 'be happy' stamps; Stazon blazing red; Provocraft heart and dot embossing folder; Sizzix heart #7 die; Aelenes shrinky dink plastic; twine; Kaisercraft pearls; Satin ribbon.
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sending sweet wishes

It has been a very productive cardmaking day today.  The first follows the challenges from CAS-ual Fridays - use chipboard  - I used  Words or Whatever butterflies and I loosely followed the sketch from Card Patterns - I flipped the sketch on its' side so the row of buttons (I used butterflies) is along the bottom of the card.

 
I loved working with chipboard and for this card I painted the butterflies and fussy cut patterned paper for the wings, applied rhinestones for the body and then covered the patterned paper with glossy accents.

here is a close up
 
materials - AC white, Core 'dinations montego bay cardstock; Lilly Bee 'this & that' papers; AnnaBelle Stamps 'party animals 1' stamps, Stampendous 'stitched borders' stamps; Versa Color turquoise ink; Words or Whatever butterfly lasercut chipboard; Provocraft circle dies; Kaisercraft rhinestones; Ranger Inkssentials glossy accents, Ranger white opal liquid pearls.
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Happy 'bowls'day ... again

I am loving the 'stylish bowler' digital stamp that I got from Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps and here is another card that I made - this time for my mother in law.  I kept it nice and simple and followed the sketch challenge from Inspirational Card Sketches where you could use any sketch we liked and I actually chose one of the older ICS sketches - #143.  Now I love bright solid colours so the challenge from Paper Sundaes - use saturated colours was perfect for me!  The Wee Memories challenge this week was 'mini' nothing over 4x4 so this card is 4x4 and it is a birthday card for the challenge at Birthday Sundaes.

materials - Bazzill just peachy and hopi, AC cricket cardstock; Jillibean Soup 'sweet and sour soup' papers; Stitchy Bear 'stylish bowler' digital stamp, AnnaBelle Stamps 'party animals 1' stamps, MFT 'mini banner day alphabet' stamps; Versa Colour lime ink; Crayola colouring pencils; Kaisercraft rhinestone.
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It's your day

I went online shopping before christmas at one particular store that was having a sale a day for 12 days and throughout the 12 days you just keep adding to your pile ... well one of the brands that was discounted was Jillibean Soup and I just went bezzzzerk on the 6x6 pads :) but before that shopping spree I just bought a another Jillibean Soup pad from another store and forgot all about it until it turned up here and then I realised that I had heaps of Jillibean Soup paper pads :) fortunately none of them were doubled up!  So I am doing a heap of cards using Jillibean Soup papers so forgive me if there is an overload of Jillibean!
Here is a CAS card following the sketch from Card Positioning Systems #249.

and a close up of the little cupcakes - I have used rhinestones as the 'cherry on top' and also kindy glitz on the cupcakes - this is for the challenge over at Southern Girls - sparkle.
 
The theme is for Quirky Crafts - food and I am also submitting it for Top Tip Tuesday - anything goes.
materials - Core 'dinations kiwi, AC coffee, white cardstock; Jillibean Soup 'spotted owl soup' papers; Grant Archival 'celebration' stamp set; Stazon timber brown, Versa Color lime inks; Crayola colouring pencils; Marvy sky blue (72) pen; Kaisercraft rhinestones; Ranger Inkssentials glossy accents; Derivan crystallina kindy glitz.
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Happy 'bowls'day

One thing I love about cardmaking is when you make a card for a person and it is 'orientated' towards them - like this card below ... I won a voucher to Stitchy Bear digital stamps shop and ended up coming across this stamp - 'stylish bowler' - now I know it is orientated more towards a tenpin bowler but as soon as I saw it I knew it would be perfect as a 'lawn bowler'.  Lawn bowling is very popular in NZ and Australia and both my eldest sister and my mother in law love playing the game so I really enjoyed making this birthday card for my eldest sister using the very bright colours from Jillibean Soup! ... and I know the first thing she will say - "my nose is not that big!" 

I sort of made a '1st place ribbon' out of a circle die and pleated ribbon and partially hid this behind the bowler ...
 
I have followed the sketch from Mojo Monday #222, made it a birthday card for the 'celebration' challenge over at Kaboodle Doodles and have used a new digital stamp for something new over at Party Time Tuesday and also for the new theme at Wee Memories.
materials - Core 'dinations klondike blue, Bazzill apricot; Jillibean Soup 'watermelon gazpacho' papers; Stitchy Bear 'stylish bowler' digital stamp, MFT mini banner day alphabet; Stazon azure ink; Crayola colouring pencils; AC prancer chipboard stickers; Kaisercraft rhinestones; Provocraft circle dies; ribbon
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A little something just for you

Happy New Year everyone.  I hope you celebrated responsibly.  The city of Melbourne had its' fireworks but I can never make it to midnight so we go to the childrens one at 9.30pm and I have come to the conclusion that everyone loves fireworks! 
It is stinking hot here today in Melbourne (our 4th day of very hot weather) and it is stiffling to go outside so I am in the craft room making cards! what a shame aye :) I will bear it!
The card below is following the sketch from AnnaBelle Stamps blog  and I also made it for the challenge over at Paper Sundaes - something old (paper - Echo Park 'for the record') and something new (Ranger buttercup liquid pearls ... mmmmm delicious!) from your stash.

I am a lover of liquid pearls and just before christmas I added a few more colours to my overused 'white opal' colour :) LOL
materials - Bazzill black cardstock; Echo Park 'for the record' papers; AnnaBelle Stamps 'squared posies' stamps; Stazon jet black ink; Crayola colouring pencils; Kaisercraft black rhinestones; Ranger 'buttercup' liquid pearls; 1/8" yellow eyelet; 16mm yellow grossgrain; 6mm yellow satin ribbon.
Have a great week.