Butterfly Ribbon

Hello friends,

A clean and simple card to share today. My card features a die cut from Poppystamps “Bellina Butterfly Ribbon”. The flow of the ribbon and the butterfly are so beautiful that there is no need for much embellishments. I used my watercolor paint to highlight the butterfly and  added dimension to the card by lifting the panel off the card base with mirror tape. I finished off with a few gemstones and a stamped sentiment.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• CASology Week #247 (ends 05/08) – Cue word: Flow
• Cut It Up Challenges #121 (ends 05/17) – Wings
• Watercooler Wednesday Challenge WWC117 (ends 05/08) – Feminine “Anything Goes”
• Happy Little Stampers (HLS) May Watercolour Challenge (ends 05/31) – Anything Goes
• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 05/16) – Have wings, Will fly (Die used: Poppystamps die “Bellina Butterfly Ribbon” (No.1531))

A close-up of the butterfly ribbon and sentiment

Project details

White card-stock — Poppystamps die “Bellina Butterfly Ribbon” (No.1531) — JustRite All Occasion Nested Sentiments — Gemstones — Prme Art watercolor paint

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

Regards,

Amelia

Vintage Flowers

Hello friends,

A vintage card today and  created for a dear friend celebrating her birthday in February.  The Double D Challenge inspiration photo and theme, to add blue and flowers, inspired me. By the way there is still time to enter the first Double D challenge, you have one day left to join us in our challenge! There are fabulous entries in the gallery so far and we’d love to see your creations. There is also a prize to be given out with a random draw. In addition to the prize offered, a Top Creative Winner and a Top 3 will be chosen by the Design Team. International entries are welcome as well!

For my card I used a vintage scrap from Tuck DB and a sentiment stamp from JustRite. I layered the image on blue designer paper and vintage lace. I finished off with a few flourishes, vintage ribbon, cord, a pearl heart and flowers. I hope you like today’s creation.

Challenges entered:

• Craft for the Craic (ends 01/31) – January Blues!!
• We Love Vintage Challenge #61 (ends 02/02) – Anything Vintage Goes With Lace
• Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #132 (ends 01/22) – Looky What I Got. (New: Joy Crafts Flourish die and Marianne Design Pearl heart embellishment)
• Artistic Inspirations Challenge #147 (ends 01/17) – Anything goes/twist of the winters blues
• Live and Love Crafts Challenge #43 (ends 01/31) – Something New (New: Joy Crafts Flourish die and Marianne Design Pearl heart embellishment)
• Shopping Our Stash SOS#234 (ends 01/18) – Something New  (New: Joy Crafts Flourish die and Marianne Design Pearl heart embellishment)

The vintage image

A close-up of the sentiment and pearl heart

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• Cream, blue and green card-stock
• Designer paper
• Vintage image from Tuck DB
• JustRite sentiment stamp “Timely Banners” (CR-04920)
• Joy Crafts die “Vintage Flourish” (6002/0163)
• Pearl heart
• Wax cord
• Hug Snug seam binding “Cream”
• Lace
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Antique Linen”

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

Tiny Blessings

Hello friends,

Time for a new challenge at The Shabby Tea Room! This fortnight our theme is called ABC-123 and the challenge is to use the inspiration photo on The Shabby Tea Room blog to create a card or project. This week’s lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from Paper Temptress! I was inspired by the chalk board and the lovely yellow sunflowers in the photo. I used a sentiment stamp from JustRite as the main focus on black paper. I distressed the edges with white craft paint for a chalk board effect. I layered the stamped sentiment, ink-pot and pen on a vellum banner and finished off with lots of sunflowers, twine, a butterfly and a yellow bow.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Crafting With Friends Challenge #4 (ends 08/28) – Anything Goes
• Simply Create Too Challenge #92 (ends 08/27) – Anything Goes
• Simply Papercraft Challenge #11 (ends 08/27) – Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesdays Challenge #196 (ends 08/19) – Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #302 (ends 08/19) – Vellum

A close-up of the sentiment

The writing set

The sunflowers

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• Paper from the Paper Temptress ; Neenah Solar White ; Vellum Parchment White ;
  BASIS 80# Gold ; BASIS80# Black
• Prima designer paper “Sun Kiss”
• JustRite sentiment stamp set “Song in My Heart” (JB-09865)
• Sizzix Sizzlits dies “Sewing and Writing set” (657752)
• White embossing powder
• White craft paint
• Martha Stewart butterfly punch
• Sunflowers
• Twine
• Hug Snug seam binding “Antique Gold”
• Stickles glitter  “Gold”

Thank you for visiting today, I appreciate your comments so much. Have a lovely day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

Just A Note …

Hello friends,

Sharing with you today my guest designer card for the Crafty Boots Challenge blog. What a wonderful opportunity to be featured on such a lovely challenge blog – thanks so much Dionne and the Crafty Boots design team for inviting me. The theme of the current challenge at Crafty Boots Challenges is ‘Black and White’. Your project can be a card, an altered box, a handmade gift, an album, in fact anything you like just as long as it has a colour combo of black and white.

I decided to create a vintage/shabby themed card with layers of black and white designer paper and a gramophone die cut. To frame the gramophone I used a Spellbinders die “Regal Frame” – for me the old vintage and intricate pattern complimented the paper and gramophone so well. To complete the card I added a JustRite sentiment, paper roses and bows

Challenges entered:

• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 07/07) – Sentimental Journey (Dies used: Spellbinders Shapeabilities die “Regal Frame” (S4-446) and Nellie’s Choice Vintasia Figurative die “Gramophones” (VIND005)
• Suzy Bee’s Bloomin’ Challenge #86 (ends 07/03) – Anything Goes With A Twist…Only Use Two Colours.
• Simply Create Too Challenge #88 (ends 07/03) – Old, Vintage, Shabby Chic
• The Crafting Cafe June Challenge (ends 06/30) – Black and White
• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #130 (ends 07/05) – Anything Goes w/optional twist use a Pearl and/or Rose
• Get Creative Challenge #18 (ends 07/13) – Must Include Flowers

The gramophone

The sentiment and flowers

The inside

Project details:

• White and black cardstock
• Polka dot and script designer paper
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities die “Regal Frame” (S4-446)
• Nellie’s Choice Vintasia Figurative die “Gramophones” (VIND005)
• JustRite clear stamps “Timely Banners” (CR-04920)
• Pearls
• Chipboard music notes
• Paper roses
• Wax cord
• Skwiglues glitter “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

A Silver Heart

Hello friends,

It is such a long time since I posted a card, time is just running away with me the last couple of weeks. We had a busy time at work and at home but I am glad to be back with a quick wedding card I created for a friend.  As she likes the clean and simple style, I used an embossing folder for the background and added a metal heart, some satin ribbon, a few gemstones and two paper roses. I love how the fleur-de-lis pattern of the embossing folder compliments the metal heart. Well, as a shabby chic and vintage junkie, I just had to add roses somewhere on my card! The sentiment is from JustRite stamps.

I would love to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Card Mania Challenge CMC#69 (ends 06/30) – Use a Metal Embellishment
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge (ends 06/16) – Anything Goes With a Twist…. Let’s See Some Bling
• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #127 (ends 06/14) – Anything Goes
• Sisters of Craft June Challenge (ends 06/30) – Anything Goes
• Use Your Stuff Challenge #187 (ends 06/15) – Sentiment
• Simply Papercraft Challenges #6 (ends 06/19) – Anything Goes
• Craft for the Craic June Challenge (ends 06/30) – The Big Occasion (Wedding card)
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #292 (ends 06/10) – Use It Up! (Metal heart and ribbon)

The sentiment

A close-up of the embossed background and metal heart. I love the vintage look of the roses.

A peep at the all-white inside with just a few gemstones

Project details:

• White cardstock
• Elizabeth Crafts Design embossing folder “Fleur de Lis” (109)
• JustRite sentiment stamp “Victorian Nested Frames & Occasions” set (JB-09205)
• Metal heart
• Gemstones
• Satin ribbon
• Paper roses

Thanks for visiting today, I always appreciate your comments. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards from a cold winter’s day in South Africa,

Amelia

A Bird House

Hello friends,

Another card to share today, featuring stamps from Hot Off The Press stamp set “Sweet Tweets”. I have this stamp set for a long time and never used it  until a few weeks ago. Since then I have so much fun making cards with all the little “birdie” stamps in the set.  For this card I used the bird house and a fancy swirl  to create the foliage at the bottom. The image is colored with Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils and a few pink gemstones were added. A few pink paper roses and a bow completed the card. The sentiment is from JustRite stamps.

I would love to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts Challenge Week #311 (ends 05/23) – No Squares Allowed
• Come and Get It Challenges (ends 05/24) – Ribbon and Bling
• Pile It On Challenge #69 (ends 05/24) – Not Cute
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #85 (ends 05/19) – Anything Goes … Twist Add Some Flowers
• Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #151 (ends 05/18) – Add A Sentiment
• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #124 (ends 05/23) – Anything Goes
• Suzy Bee’s Bloomin’ Challenge (ends 05/22) – Anything Goes With A Twist – Add Pink
• Simply Papercraft Challenges #4 (ends 05/22) – Anything Goes
• Crafting With An Attitude Challenge #3 (ends 06/04 ) – Anything Goes/Spring Fever

A close-up of the bird house and sentiment

The flowers and bow

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• White cardstock
• Hot Off The Press stamp set “Sweet Tweets”
• JustRite sentiment stamp “Heart To Heart” set
• Paper roses
• Hug Snug seam binding
• Gemstones
• Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my card – I appreciate it so much. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

Sweet Roses

Hello there,

A shabby chic card to share for the latest challenge at The Shabby Tea Room. I used the lovely inspiration photo to create this card with a faux chalkboard background. I used  a piece of designer paper from Prima  “Tea Thyme” collection which I distressed with white craft paint. I stamped and wet embossed a JustRite sentiment with white embossing powder on the background paper. The die cut basket is from Marianne Design Craftables and filled with lots of pink and white roses. The wood texture strip at the bottom is stamped with an Impression Obsession stamp and TH distress ink “Vintage photo”.To finished off I added some greenery, a piece of lace and a few tiny butterflies and pink gemstones. The card will be presented in a envelobox because of the many flowers.

Challenges:

• The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #250 (ends 05/04) – Welcome Spring with inspiration photo
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #287 (ends 05/06) – “B”elieve It!  (Starting with letter B: Butterflies and Basket)
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #83 (ends 05/05) – Anything Goes with Twist … Add Some Twine or String
• Allsorts Challenge Week 309 (ends 05/08) – April Showers bring May Flowers (My choice is Flowers)
• Craft For The Craic May Challenge (ends 05/31) – Wings
• Sister Act Card Challenges #104 (ends 05/08) – Anything Goes
• Sparkle N Sprinkle May Challenge (ends 05/31) – Anything Goes (I used white embossing powder)
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #31 (ends 05/06) – Anything Goes
• Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #138 (ends 05/14) – Lots of Flowers

 A close-up of the basket and roses

The sentiment on the chalkboard background

The roses, lace and the stamped wood texture strip

The inside

Project details:

• White cardstock
• Prima designer paper “Tea Thyme”
• Marianne Design Craftables “Basket” (CR1208)
• Marianne Design Creatables “Leaf flourish” (LR0151)
• Poppystamps die “Leafy Sprig” (No. 1001)
• JustRite All Occasion Nested Sentiments (JB-09210)
• Martha Stewart punch “Classic Butterfly”
• Impression Obsession rubber stamp “Wood Texture” (CC178)
• White embossing powder
• Lace
• Wax cord
• Gemstones
• VersaMagic chalk ink “Pixie Dust”
• White craft paint
• Skwiglues glitter “Crystal”

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks for visiting – I appreciate it so much.

Regards,

Amelia