Happy Hour

Hello dear friends,

Hope you are doing well! I am so excited to share a clean and simple card today after several months not entering any challenges. I really missed my crafting time and all my friends in cyber space. I hope I still have my craft mojo to continue creating cards and entering challenges for the rest of the year.

I created this colourful and quite simple slimline card for the following challenges:

• Double D Challenges (ends 07/02) — Colour Challenge (use 1, all or a couple)
• Love to Craft LTCCB#75 (ends 08/15) — Always Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenges Week 735 (ends 07/08) — Anything Goes or Summertime
• Crafts Galore Encore #113 (ends 07/31) — Anything Goes
• Sparkles Monthly Challenges #165 (ends 07/15) — No stamping Allowed!

A close-up of the cocktails

The sentiment in silver

Project details

White card stock for the base card — Silver glitter card stock for sentiment — Colour card stock for die cuts — Sizzix Thinlits dies “Happy Hour” (664435) — Sizzix Thinlits dies ” Script Sentiments (665089) 

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

Happy Dance

Hello friends,

Today’s post is about the new challenge at Double D Challenges with the theme “White with one other colour only” (you can use neutrals with your one colour or you can use a neutral as your one colour)”. For more information about the challenge and the lovely prize visit the Double D Challenge blog. Looking forward to see your creation!

I decided to create a clean and simple slimline card for this challenge. I used a bright lime green cardstock as background for the white dancing stick figures. I added some gemstones and filled some of the figures with negative die cuts for more interest. I finished off with a die cut sentiment. Hope you like my really simply take on this challenge.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge  (ends 06/03 ) — D is for Die-Cuts
• Daring Cardmakers  (ends 06/03) — Flair and not Square
• Shopping Our Stash #471(ends 06/15) – Make Mine a Tall One (slimline or mini-slimline cards)

The dancing stick figures

The sentiment

The inside of the card

Project details

White and lime green cardstock — HobbyGros dies by Lene Nielsen “Stick Figures” (BLD1185) — Marianne Design Creatables “Happy Birthday” (LR0223) — Gemstones — Washi tape

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

Hope Your Day Is Wonderful

Hello friends,

Time for a new challenge at Double D Challenges. I am joining Team Darlene for this fortnight’s challenge with the theme “Buildings”. Please visit the Double D Challenge blog and see more wonderful samples from the talented designers and join in the fun! We also have a fun prize to give away to one lucky player which will be chosen by Random.org.

My inspiration from the picture was the garden hut which I changed to a row of colourful beach huts.. I decided to create a clean and simple card so that the colourful huts stand out on the white background. First I stamped a layer of “sand” on the background. I coloured the huts with watercolour pencils and markers and then layered two of them with mirror tape on the background for dimension. The background layer was framed with yellow cardstock and then glued to the base card. I finished off with a beach ball, a pair of flip-flops and a sentiment.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Crafts Galore Encore #98 (April) (ends 04/29) – Always Anything Goes
• Colorful Options Challenge (April) (ends 04/28) — Rainbow Colours
• The Corrosive Challenges (April) (ends 05/11) — Anything Goes
• Creatalicious Challenges #233 (ends 04/29) — Anything Goes
• Let’s Craft & Create Challenge #182 (ends 05/05) — Anything Goes
• If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #167 (ends 04/30) — Colours of the Inspiration Image

The colourful beach huts

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

White, blue and yellow cardstock — Photo Play Stamp and Die set “A Day at the Beach” (Item #SIS2788 and SIS2788) — Creative Expressions Mini Sentiment die “Hope your Day is Wonderful” (CEDME047) — We R Memory Keepers stamp set “Every Day” (660479) — Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils and markers for colouring.

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments below. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

Sweet Talk

Hello friends,

Time for a new challenge at Double D Challenges. I am joining Team Darlene for this fortnight’s challenge with the theme “Handles”(Something that has a handle). Please visit the Double D challenge blog and see more wonderful samples from the talented designers and join in the fun!

I decided on an old Penny Black stamp with an adorable rabbit, bird and a shovel (spade) to represent the “handle” theme for this card. I stamped and coloured the image with watercolour pencils. I then layered the image on  striped designer paper and add an arch lattice punched strip on the one side for interest. I finished off with a few pink gemstones.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Penny Black Saturday Challenge  #PBSC March (ends 04/01) – Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenge Week 667 (ends 03/20) – Spring is in the Air
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #60 (March)(ends 03/31) – Anything Goes with a Critter
• Crafty Animals Challenge #59 (ends 03/28) – Anything Goes with an Animal
• Love to Craft LTCCB#67 (ends 04/15) – Always Anything Goes
• We Love Stamping Challenge (March) (ends 03/31) –Anything (stamped) Spring
• Cutie Pie Challenge #169 (ends 03/11) – Beginning with B (Bunny)
• Unicorn Challenge #74 (March) (ends 03/31) – Dots and/or Stripes

A close-up of the image

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

White cardstock — BoBunny designer paper “Madeleine Collection” — Penny Black stamp “Sweet Talk” (1442J) — JustRite clear stamps “Geranium Heart Song” (CR-05105) — Martha Stewart punch “Arch Lattice” — Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils for colouring — Pink gemstones

Thanks so much for visiting today and the kind comments you so kindly write each week – I appreciate each one so much.  Enjoy your day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

String of Hearts

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at Double D Challenges. Team Diane is hosting this challenge with the theme “Hearts”. The team have created a bunch of beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile. We have also a fun prize to give away to one lucky player which will be chosen by Random.org.

My inspiration from the picture was the hearts and red and white colours. I decided to make an “easy-to-create” card although the card have several layers. I framed the white layer with red cardstock and then added my heart border die cut. The heart border was cut from metallic red cardstock that gives a beautiful shine on the card. I have this die for several years but this is the first time I used it  because of its length – now it fits perfectly on a trendy slimline card! I cut a sentiment from black glitter paper, layered it on a piece of white cardstock, which was then adhere on the card with mirror tape for dimension. This was really an easy card to make, with just two dies, and I love the outcome.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Dies R Us Challenge #186 (ends 02/13) – Valentine’s/Love! with a brand they sell (Dies: Memory Box die “Delightful Heart Border” (Style no 98767))
• Colorful Options Challenge (February) (ends 02/28) — Rosey Red
• Crafts Galore Encore #96 (February) (ends 02/28) – Always Anything Goes
• Love to Craft LTCCB#66 (ends 02/15) – Always Anything Goes
• Crafter’s Cafe Challenge #281 (ends 02/12) — CAS
• Shopping Our Stash SOS 463 (ends 02/14) — My Heart BEETS for you
• Little Red Wagon Challenges #639 (ends 02/09) — Slimline cards

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

Red and white cardstock — Red metallic cardstock — Black glitter cardstock — Memory Box die “Delightful Heart Border” (Style no 98767) — Cottage Cutz sentiment die “Love you Mum Phrase” (CC-456)

Thank you for visiting today! I hope you like this easy-to-create creation. If you do, please leave a comment – I love reading them. Have a great day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

Lots of White

Hello friends,

Another Christmas card for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme for this challenge is “Lots of White”. The team has created beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile and as always there is a lovely prize to win!

As this is my last post before Christmas I am wishing all my followers and blog friends a wonderful holiday season, have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!.

I used the white and green colours in the tile as inspiration for my card. For my card I decided to add texture by using an embossing folder with small speckles for one layer. I then layered the wreath on the embossed background, the embellished the wreath with a silver bow and lots of silver gemstones – I love the glittery effect. For a dash of colour I added 2 small red birds. The die cut sentiment is made of several layers glued together for dimension.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Calendar Challenge (December) (12/28) — Christmas
• Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #5 (ends 12/16) – Anything Goes Christmas
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge (PBSC: December) (ends 12/31 – Anything Goes with option Christmas (Penny Black Creative Die “Whirl Wreath” (51-151))
• Cut It Up Challenge #240 (ends 12/15) — Holiday cards
• Dies R Us Challenge #183 (ends 12/29) – Always Anything Goes with a brand they sell (Dies: Penny Black creative die “Whirl Wreath” (51-151) — Memory Box die “Resting Birds” (98527))
• Crafts Galore Encore #94 (December) (ends 12/31) – Always Anything Goes
• Love to Craft LTCCB#65 (ends 12/31) – Always Anything Goes

A close-up of the wreath

The layered sentiment for dimension

The inside of the card

Project details

White, green and red cardstock — DCWV Glitter Metallics cardstock — Penny Black creative die “Whirl Wreath” (51-151) — Memory Box die “Resting Birds” (98527) — Couture Creations sentiment die “Merry Christmas” (CO727920) — Sizzix Texture Fades “Snowfall / Speckles” (661008) — Gemstones

Thank you for stopping by today, I really appreciated your time. I would love to read what you think about my card. Have a wonderful day.

Regards,

Amelia