Fresh Cut

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at the Double D Challenge blog. Team Darlene is hosting this challenge with the lovely theme “Flowers in Containers”. The team have created 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.

I was inspired by the beautiful colours and the glass jar in the photo. I used a long neglected flower stamp for my card and coloured the image with water-colour pencils. I stamped the mason jar twice and fussy cut the duplicate jar. The jar was then added to the image with mirror tape for dimension. I the added a lacey die cut strip at one side of the card for interest. I stamped a sentiment on a die cut tag and then finished off with a wax cord bow to hold the tag in position. The inside is also decorated with a lacey strip on the side.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Colour Crazy Challenge Week 2 (ends 01/22) – Anything Goes
• A Place To Start January 2021 Challenge #1 (ends 01/31) – Anything Goes
• Get Creative Challenges #97 (ends 01/31) – Anything Goes
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity #381 (ends 01/25) – Anything Goes

A close-up of the coloured image

The sentiment and bow

A peep at the inside

Project details

White and yellow card-stock — Craft Consortium clear stamp set (Wildflower Meadow) “Fresh Cut” (CCSTMP006) — JustRite clear stamp set “Geranium Heart Song” (CR-05105) — Nellie Snellen Shape die “Border Swirls” (SDL044) — Nellie’s Multi Frames die “Tags-4” (MFD074) — Wax cord for bow — Derwent water-colour pencils for colouring — Stickles “Golden Rod”

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

Kind regards,

Amelia

Spring

Hello friends,

We are celebrating “Spring” at Double D Challenges and I hope you can join us this week with your flower creations. Although we are on the brink of winter in the southern hemisphere and the lovely autumn days are almost gone, I love to do cards with pretty flowers.With such a lovely inspiration photo you can just let the creative juices flow. For more information about the challenge and the lovely prize visit the Double D Challenge – we would love to see your card.

I used a flowery background paper for my base layer and then added delicate die cut vines in a wreath pattern.  The flower bouquets are arranged on the vines to match the flower pattern of the designer paper. I added  vintage bird cages, silver bows and pearls. I finished off with a die cut sentiment.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenges #112 (ends 04/01) – Anything Goes
• Daisy Chain Challenges #39 (ends 04/05) – Use Dies
• Pearly Sparkles Challenge #49 (ends 03/30) — For the Ladies / Girls
• Sognando Scrap #77 (ends 03/30) – Waiting For Spring

The roses and bird cage

The sentiment

Another rose bouquet, pearls and bow

A peep at the inside

Project details:

Cream, black and greenish gray card-stock — Mintay Designer papers “Love Letters” — Couture Creations Intricutz die “Classic Vine” (CO724046) — Nellie’s Choice Vintasia Figurative die “Vintasia Birdcage” (VIND036) — Impression Obsession sentiment die “For You” (DIE383-C) — Paper roses — Silver tread for bows — Pearls — Tim Holtz distress ink “Pumice Stone”

Thanks for visiting today and for leaving comments – I really appreciate your time. Have a wonderful day and please come and join us at Double D Challenges.

Kind regards,

Amelia

Bloom

Hello friends,

“Bloom” is the prompt this week at Our Beautiful World – OBW164

and I also entered Floral Fridays Fotos – FFF251

I love to take photos of flowers and especially if they are from our garden. We live in a frost free area of Pretoria, South Africa and we do have flowers blooming all year round. So here is a few I want to share.

Click on the photos for a larger view.

Agapathus

Pelargonium

Azalea

Roses

Petrea (Purple wreath)

Thanks for visiting today!

Regards,

Amelia

Red and Gold

Hi there,

The Christmas hustle bustle is in full swing in my part of the world but I’ve got a new card to share with you today . I created this card for a special friend who loves the vintage look with a color combo of red and gold. For the background I used a beautiful CGull embossing folder that needs nothing more than a few embellishments for a lovely Christmas card. I added red flowers, gold twine and gold berries and a few sequins. The sentiment die is from Leane Creatief and cut from gold mirror board.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #50  (ends 12/23) – Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday Challenge #214 (ends 12/30) – Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge #211 (ends 12/21) – Christmas
• Use Your Stuff Challenge #202 (ends 12/ 21) – It’s Christmas Time
• Where The HeArt Is Challenge #4 (ends 12/31) – Christmas Colors

A close-up of the flowers, sentiment and embossed background

Project details:

• White card-stock
• Gold mirror board
• CGull “Floral Leaf Swirl” embossing folder (12-0018)
• LeCrea’3-D-die “Pigeons” (No.45.1222)
• Flowers
• Gold berries
• Twine
• Red sequins

Thanks for visiting today and wishing you a happy weekend coming!  I’m sure it will be a busy one for us all.

Regards,

Amelia

Count The Sunny Hours

Hello everyone,

We had lots of rain in our country the past two weeks with very little sunshine. To see everything turn into all shades of green is such a blessing in our part of the world. However my card today is about Spring, sunshine and flowers. I have the privilege to be guest designer for My Sheri  Crafts new challenge “Celebrate Spring”.  I am sure most of us love springtime and the lovely flowers typical of this season, so come and join the challenge at My Sheri Crafts. You may use any supplies as long as it fits the theme.

I created a garden scene with some Graphic45 designer papers and a garden bench die cut from Marianne Design Creatables. The paper daisies are a new addition to my already huge collection of flowers. The lace stamp is from Stampendous and a favorite to add a vintage touch to my cards. Hope you like my take on the challenge. A big thank you to Sheri for the invitation to join the talented My Sheri Crafts design team as guest designer.

Challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge (ends 03/28) – C for Country Flowers
• Really Reasonable Ribbon’s Rambelings Challenge #91 (ends 03/28) – Welcome Spring and Ribbon theme
• Sister Act Card Challenges #48 (ends 03/21) – Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenge Week 250 (ends 03/21) – Pretty in Pink
• Love to Create Challenge #106 (ends 03/17) – Anything Goes
• Make My Monday Challenge (ends 03/17) – Spring
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #26 (ends 03/18) – Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly Challenge  (ends 03/18) – Bingo (Die cuts, Free, Glitter)
• Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #72 (ends 03/19) – Spring Into Spring!

The garden bench cut from Tim Holtz distress paper and distressed with sanding paper.

A close-up of the chipboard sentiment and daisy.

The vintage scrap, pearls, daisies and rose buds.

The inside embellished with a leafy flourish.

Project details:

• White and brown cardstock
• Graphic45 designer paper “Secret Garden Collection April Showers” (#4500659)
• Graphic45 image from “Secret Garden Collection Springtime” (#4500650)
• Graphis45 sentiment “Secret Garden Collection Chipboard 2”
• Marianne Design Creatables dies “Garden bench”(LR0258) and “Leafy Flourishes” (LR0271)
• Stampendous clear stamp “Elegant borders” (SSC1122)
• Pearls
• Hug snug seam binding “Iced lime”
• Brown wax cord
• Paper daisies and rose buds
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Tea Dye” and “Peeled Paint”
• Skwiglues “Crystal”

Thank you for taking the time to visit and looking at my card. I really enjoy reading your comments and appreciate each one so much. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting

Regards,

Amelia

Feeding The Birds

Hello blog friends,

Time for another fun challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow this Saturday. The theme is A Child’s Life and we would love to see what you create this fortnight in the vintage or shabby chic paper crafting style. Our sponsor for this challenge is A Day for Daisies – I just love Tammy’s lovely designs. For my card I chose the adorable image “Feeding the Birds” so kindly sponsored by Tammy. As a child , and still as an adult, the birds always captivate me with their behaviour at our bird feeders in the backyard. So relaxing to watch their hustle and bustle around the garden. I used Prima “Romantique” paper for my background and lovely Prima and Petaloo flowers to embellish my card. The image is coloured with Lyra-Rembrandt aquarelle pencils, my favourite coloring medium for cards. The Design Team at Sugar Creek Hollow created beautiful cards with their ADFD images, please pop over and join in the fun. Your card could be the winner for this challenge.

Challenges I would love to enter  are:

• Bearly Mine Challenges #98 (ends 08/13) – Tic Tac Toe (Digital Image, Sentiment, Flowers)
• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 08/13)  – Anything Girly (I have used Spellbinders Nestabilities “Fleur De Lis Squares” with my Cuttlebug)
• The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge #14 (ends 08/31) – Favourite Things (Flowers and Feeding wild birds)
• Crafty Boots Challenges (ends 08/18) – Die Cuts
• One Stop Craft Challenge #238 (ends 08/17) – Pastel Colours
• Crafty Calender August Challenge (ends 09/06) – Anything Goes
• Paper Crafting Journey Challenge  (08/22) – Distressed/Vintage
• The Crazy Challenge CCH#151 (ends 08/19) – Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday Challenge #281 (ends 08/15) – Die-ing to Punch
• Creative Fingers Challenge (ends 08/31) – Anything Goes
• Brown Sugar Challenge #54 (ends 08/16) – Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge #19 (ends 08/16) – Anything Goes)
• Wordplay Saturday August Challenge (ends 08/31) – Childhood
• Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings Challenge #77 (ends 08/12) – Things With Wings with Ribbon
• As You Like It Challenge #8 (ends 08/ ) – Favorite Ribbon or Twine and Why (I used seam binding on most of my card as I like the vintage feel and shabby look it creates on my cards)

The lovely “Feeding the Birds” image from A Day  for Daisies

The sentiment, a little pink gem heart and blue Petaloo For-get-me nots

The Prima and Petaloo flowers

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• White cardstock
• Prima designer paper “Romantique”
• A Day for Daisies digital image “Feeding the Birds”
• Spellbinders Nestabilities die “Fleur de Lis Squares”
• Prima flowers “Bel Canto C”
• Petaloo “Forget me nots”
• Paper cord
• Chipboard sentiment (Unknown)
• Hug Snug seam binding “Cameo beige”
• Skwiglues glitter glue “Crystal”
• Lyra-Rembrandt Aquarelle water-color pencils
• McGill leaf punch ” Designer Leaf Spray”
• Tim Holtz distress ink ” Bundled sage” and “Old Paper”
• Gem heart

Thank you for visiting today and looking at my card. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia