Well Wishes

After hearing the news of a friend needing emergency heart surgery, I thought a nice bright happy card would help to cheer her up. I stumbled upon this cute digi image from Flat Friends called Bee Happy and used their current colour combo challenge of pink, blue and green to start.

All patterned paper is from Kaiser Craft Miss Nelly paper pad and edged with Distress Ink Vintage Photo. She  is coloured using the following Copics: Skin: E50, E51, E21, R20 Hair: YG01, YG05, YGO7 Clothes: B91, B95, B97, R81, R83, R85 Wings: BG000, BG10, BG32.

The mini message stamp is from Kaszazz. The roses are rolled cardstock from a single punched scallop flower, edged also with Vintage Photo. The leaves are a Magnolia Doohickey Leaf. The card is finished off with a soft, sheer spotted ribbon bow, some rhinestones and kindyglitz on her wings.

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I'm entering this card into the following challenges:


365 Cards Challenge #356: sketch
Flat Friends Challenge #15: Colour Combo - pink, blue & green
ABC-Challenge: blue, bows & bling
Alphabet Challenge: W for whatever you Wish

It's a girl!

I'm coming into a time of the year where there are babies everywhere! Once again I get to use my Magnolia Sleeping Baby Tilda Stamp for a gorgeous new bundle which arrived this week.

The butterfly & flower papers used are from the Sugar & Spice 'Spring Garden' paper pack, matted with pale pink cardstock & layered on purple cardstock strips edged in Distress Ink Vintage Photo. Baby Tilda was coloured with the following Copics: Skin: E0000, E000, E00 E02 Clothes: RV000, RV10, RV32 Pillow: C1, C3, 0. Baby Tilda is finished with a splash of Kindyglitz on her wings & the lace.

The butterflies are double die cuts from the Kaszazz Flutterby die on glitter white & foil pink cardstock, finished off with a rhinestone. The 'it's a girl' sentiment is from the depth of my stash, brand unknown.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Love to Scrap Challenge #20 - How Sketchy is That!? (Challenge Winner!!!)
Crafts-Too Challenge You - Natural World, Flowers & Wings
Magnolia Down Under #226 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Challenge #38 - Anything Goes

An Aussie Christmas

Introducing Edward with Tree, one of the adorable dinky die Aussie Christmas stamps I recently purchased from Kaszazz. 

I coloured him in with the following Copics: Emu: E53, E55, E57, E59, E19 Hat: R17, R29, R39, C1, C3 Tree: YG00, YG13, YG45 Pot: YR14, YR18, R27 Baubles: YR14, YR18, R17, R39, B14, B21 Star: Y21, Y23, YR23. He is die cut & edged with Distress Ink Vintage Photo. I finished him off with a splash of Kindyglitz on his hat, the baubles & the star.

I found the paper in the depth my stash so I have no idea where its from. I embossed the Kaszazz small & large Baubles with white powder on cardstock, fussy cut them & edged with Vintage Photo. I finished the card with some pearls & some ribbon of a very non-traditional Christmas colour!

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I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Case This Sketch #57

Cut It Up #34: Christmas

Christmas Blog Challenge: Ribbons & Pearls

Crafty Ribbons Challenge #73 - Anything Goes with Ribbons

Papertake Weekly - Christmas Creatures

A Creative Romance - Sparkles at Chritmas

Splendiferous Creations - Ornaments

Parade Your Crafts #10 - Christmas (Top 3!)

50 & Strutting Proud!

I came across a paper pack by Sugar & Spice Studio called Spring Garden that had heaps of peacock style papers. I knew that they would go perfectly with my all-time favorite stamp 'Vivienne' by Kraftin' Kimmie.

I used The Sketchy Challenge #62 as a start. I flipped & mirrored the sketch, using a circle instead of a diamond & an offset feather instead of a strip. I coloured her in with the following Copics: Skin: E000, E00, YR00, R20 Hair: E35, E25, E27 Clothes: B00, B02, B12, YG05 Feathers: YG01, YG05, B12, BV02. I layered her on blue cardstock, both edged with Distress Ink Vintage Photo, & filled in the white backgound with dots of BV02, YG01 & B12. 

I stitched the card with shimmer embroidery thread & added the feather. I finished it off with a swipe of Wink of Stella over the feathers, eyes, jewels & shoes.

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I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

The Sketchy Challenge #62
4 Krafty Girlz #8 - Anything Goes
Scrapping 4 Fun - Anything Goes

Teachers Loot Bag

For a gift to give my daughters teacher along with her card, I also made this loot bag. I used a journal pocket & leveled the base so that it would stand up. I die cut a window in it & attached some plastic film onto the inside of the bag.

I stamped the bag with a graph background stamp & a 'Teach' sentiment in Distress Ink Vintage Photo. I added a few strips of washi tape to both the front & back. Both stamps & the washi tape are from Kaszazz. I finished it off with some ribbon stapled in the shape of a heart, & some buttons.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Just Inspirational Challenges - Washi Tape

Scrapping 4 Fun #8 - Anything Goes

Cuttin & Stampin - Anything Goes with a Pocket

Learning is a Journey

Its the end of the school year so I wanted to make my daughters first teacher a card to thank her. I had a wonderful 'School Days' paper pack by Sugar & Spice Studio which was perfect and all papers were from this pack.

I used Tuesday Morning Sketch #228 as my starting block, and flipped it on the side. The twist on this challenge was to add 'a bell or snowman', and although it is tiny, there is a school bell on top of the school! The school image I used is from digital kit 'School Days' by Sweet Blossom Designs.

The Journey sentiment stamp is from Kaszazz, as well as the tag die I embossed and edged with Distressed Ink Bundled Sage. The paperclip paper is edged with Distress Ink Vintage Photo and blinged with Kindyglitz.

As this is an easel card, I die cut the heart on the inside of the card and folded it so that it would help to stand it up nicely. As a fluke I also managed to match up the papers so that the pattern carried on the inside of the card too!

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I'm entering this card into the following challenges:


Tuesday Morning Sketches #228 (I won Top 5!)
Shopping Our Stash #130 - Tic Tac Toe (I used the line with brads/bling/buttons)
Just Inspirational Challenges - Washi Tape (the ruler is based on white cardstock)
Glitter n Sparkle #62 - Show us some Blue, show us some blue (I was 3rd winner!)
Scrapping 4 Fun #8 - Anything Goes

Pitter Patter of Little Feet

A long-time friend recently announced the impending arrival of little feet & that gave me the excuse to use one of my seldom used (but still a favourite) Magnolia stamp, Mother to be Tilda.

All papers used are from a Grace Taylor Hopscotch paper pack, edged with Distressed Ink Vintage Photo. The stamped paper & kids playground paper are also distressed. Tilda is coloured with the following Copics: Skin: E000, E00, E21, R20 Hair: E37, E57, E49 Dress: BV000, BV02, BV13 Shoes & Bow: Y00, Y01, YG13. The sentiment stamp was found in the depth of my stash (unknown brand).

I started off with the Friday Sketch Challenge #58. I initially flipped it upside down, however it morphed considerably when I was building it. The ribbon & buttons are from my stash & the twine is from Stampin' Up. Both of the roses are made from a scollop punch, edged with Vintage Photo.

Ive added a light coat of lavender shimmer chalk to the Tilda background. The card is also double machine stiched around the background paper & Tilda. Its finished off with a splash of Kindyglitz.

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I'm entering this into the following challenged:

Friday Sketch Challenge #58
Penny's Challenges #156 - Bingo (I've used the row with bows, buttons, flower)
Glitter n Sparkle #62 - Show us some Blue (I've used some blue in the flowersm sentiment & one of the pieces of twine)
Magnolia Downunder #226 - Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz #7 - Anything Goes

Sealed with a Kiss

The arrival of a friends baby over the weekend prompted the topic of this card. I used the Magnolia Sleeping Baby Tilda stamp & coloured it with the following Copics: Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E02 Pillow & Top: C00, C1, C3 Clothes: R20, R22, R24. 

All papers are from DCWV Nanna's Nursery paper pack, with the frame & hearts die cut then edged with Distress Ink Vintage Photo. The banner was made with off-cuts, edged & raised with foam. I finished off the banner with Stampin' Up Coral Calypso twine bows. The Kiss stamp is from Kaszazz. I stitched the base papers together with a shimmer embroidery thread & finished it off with a splash of Kindyglitz on the wings & lace of Baby Tilda.

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I'm entering this card into the following challenges:














The Sketchy Challenges #61 (I won Top 3)
Die Cut Divas - Celebrate
Pennys Challenges #155 - Frame a Female
Glitter n Sparkle #61 - Glitter
Crafters Cafe #39 - Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz #7 - Anything Goes