Old Country Roses

Hello friends,

A card to share for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme for our challenge this time is “Focus on the Sentiment”. Please visit the Double D Challenge blog and see the wonderful card samples from our talented designers and join in the fun! We have a prize to give away to one lucky player which will be chosen by Random.org. while a Top Creative Winner and Top 3 will be chosen by the Design Team.

I used a bold sentiment die cut to create a rustic card for this challenge. The sentiment is my focal point layered on an embossed piece of kraft paper. I stamped the old country roses and leaves (Gina K Designs stamp set) with several colors of distress inks and then fussy cut them. The roses were layered on the background with mirror tape for dimension. I finished of with a few gemstones.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts Challenges Week #537 (ends 09/21) – Anything Goes
• Get Creative Challenges #84 (ends 09/30) – Anything Goes
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity Challenge #352 (ends 09/30) – Anything Goes

The sentiment

A close-up of the flowers

A peep at the inside

Project details

White and kraft cardstock — Clearly Gina K stamp set “Old Country Roses” — Sentiment die  (Timeless Scrappings (South Africa)) — Spellbinders M-Bossabilities “Bricks and Bark” (EL-015) — Tim Holtz distress inks for stamping — Gemstones

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

Regards,

Amelia

Sentimental …

Hello friends,

Time for a new challenge at Double D Challenges. I am joining Team Darlene for this fortnight’s challenge with the theme “Sentiment/Quote”. Looking at the mood board it is all about feeling sentimental. Please visit the Double D challenge blog and see more wonderful samples from Double “D”s talented designers and join in the fun!

I was inspired by the white, black and grayish colors in the photo. I used Prima “Stationer’s Desk” designer paper for the background. I layered a black fishing net die cut on the background paper to accentuate my sentiment and flowers. I finished off with a wax cord bow, some silver gemstones, glitter on the flowers and a swallow.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Friends Challenge #66 (ends 09/23) – To use Dies and/or Punches
• Love to Craft Challenge #14 (ends 09/30) – September Anything Goes
• Sparkles Monthly Challenges #96 (ends 10/15) – Die Cuts and/or Punches
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #133 (ends 09/19) – Anything goes
• Scrapy Land Challenges #74 (ends 09/) – Anything Goes using any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells. (Dies: Spellbinders Botanical Bliss designer series “Twisted Floral Tags” (S4-642) — Amy Design Maritime “Fishing Net” ADD10101))

The lovely sentiment

The flowers

A little swallow flying by

A peep at the inside

Project details

White and black card-stock — Spellbinders Botanical Bliss designer series “Twisted Floral Tags” (S4-642) — Amy Design Maritime “Fishing Net” ADD10101) — Nellie”s Choice Shape dies “leaves” (SD046) — Cricut Cuttlebug die “Up In The Sky” ( 2002798) — JustRite stamp set “Song in My Heart” (JB-09865) — Paper roses — Wax cord for bow — Tim Holtz distress ink “Pumice Stone” — Skwiglues glitter “Crystal”

That’s it from me today! I hope you like my card. If you do, please leave a comment – I love reading them. Have a great day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

A Windy Day

Hello friends,

There’s a new challenge up at the CASology Challenge blog and the cue word is “Weather”.

 I was picked as the winner of CASology Challenge Week 188 with this card. That was such a  surprise and then the cherry on top – Melissa asked me to be the guest designer for challenge 190. This is such an honor for me as I am not at all good with clean and simple!

I decided to use “a windy day” as theme for my card. I started by printing a sentiment on a white card panel. After masking the sentiment, I stamped a swirl to add some movement to match the falling leaves. I blended brown, yellow and orange watercolors on to card stock and then die cut the leaves from the water colored piece. After gluing the leaves to the swirl I lift the panel off the card base with mirror tape. Be sure to check out the CASology challenge and  have fun creating your CAS design.

A close-up of the sentiment and leaf

Project details: White card-stock, Computer generated sentiment, Inkadinkado clear stamp Dot flourishes”, Impression Obsession die  (DIE095-D) “Leaves”, Reeves water colors, Memento dye ink “Toffee Crunch”

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

• Less is More Challenge #268 (ends 03/25) – What’s outside your window? (It is Autumn/Fall in South Africa!)
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #77 (ends 03/23) – Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew Challenge #109 (ends 04/05) – CAS (Clean and Simple)
• Use your Stuff Challenge #215 (ends 03/28) – inspired by a quote! (I found this saying on the Internet and it is just perfect for our Autumn/Fall weather in the Southern Hemisphere)

Thanks, always, for the visit! Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

Laugh

Hello friends,

A clean and simple card to share today. My card features a sentiment stamp from Celebr8, a South African company. To add dimension to the card I stamped the image twice, die cut a circle in the top layer and then lift the panel off the card base with mirror tape. I used my Derwent Inktense pencils to color the flowers in bright spring colors and added a few gemstones to finish off.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• CASology Week #188 (ends 03/15) – Cue word “Laugh”
• Allsorts Challenge Week #354 (ends 03/19) – Spring is in the Air
• My Sheri Crafts Challenge #177 (ends 03/26) – Spring Fever
• Crafty Creations Challenges #310 (ends 03/15) –  Sentiment As A Focal Point!
• The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge (ends 03/22) – Dies and/or Punches (I used a circle die)

A close-up of the sentiment

Project details:

• White card stock
• Celebrat8 stamps “Floral Stain”
• Spellbinders Nestabilities “Standard Circles Small”
• Gemstones
• Derwent Inktense water-color pencils

Thank you for visiting today. Have a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

Today, Tomorrow and Always

Hello blog friends,

September is the start of spring time in South Africa and  we got warm weather since last week. Looking at the high temperatures already, it is going to be a warm summer for us. Today is also the start of a new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow . The theme for this fortnight is Word play and the challenge is to use a sentiment on your shabby chic or vintage style card. We are honored  that two guest designers are  joining us at our Sugar Creek Hollow Word Play challenge – they are  Karien and Maya. Just click on their names to visit their blogs and see more of their lovely creations.

I received a Prima “Stationer’s Desk” paper pad and decided to build the colors of my card around these gorgeous designer paper. I used the Spellbinders Shapeablities die “Retro Mod Clocks” with a JustRite sentiment and frame stamp “Elegant Frames” as focus point. The sentiment is stamped directly on the designer paper with white embossing powder. The wine red roses is white washed with Tim Holtz distress crackle paint and dusted with crystal glitter. I added a chipboard flourish, some negative die cuts from a Marianne brick wall die, pearls and green leafy sprigs to complete the card.

Challenges:

• A Creative Romance Challenge (ends 09/26)  – Anything Goes
• Treasured Times Stamps Challenge #24 (ends 09/19) – Anything Goes (Stamp used: JustRite “Elegant Frames”)
• Artistic Inspirations Challenge #108 (ends 09/15) – Anything Goes and/or Make It Go Round and Round
• Crafts and Me September Challenge #150 (ends 09/30) – Time for Anything
• Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #120 (ends 09/23) – Glitter or Sparkle
• A Little Bit Crafty Challenge (ends 09/30) – Distress It!!!
• Imagination Crafts September Challenge (ends 09/30) – Anything Goes
• Lexi’s Creations Challenge #124 (ends 09/15) – Sparkle and Shine
• Sparkle n Sprinkle September 2014 Challenge (ends 09/30) – Anything Goes  (I used white embossing powder for the sentiment and frame)
• Creative Fingers Challenge #48 (ends 09/19) – Anything Goes

The clock with some bling

Roses and bows

The elegant frame and sentiment

A close-up of the flourish, bird and leafy sprigs and roses

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• White, green and wine red cardstock
• Prima designer paper “Stationer’s Desk”
• JustRite sentiment stamp “Elegant frames”
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Retro Mod Clocks”
• Poppystamps die “Leafy Sprig Border” No. 1002
• Marianne Design Folders Extra DF3403
• Memory Box die “Gold Finch” No. 98756
• Prima Flowers “Stationer’s Desk” Item #57542
• White embossing powder
• Chipboard bird embellishment
• Tim Holtz distress crackle paint “Picket Fence”
• Pearls
• Wax cord
• Oval gemstone
• Skwiglues “Crystal”

Thank you for visiting today. Have a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia

 

 

It’s The Tiny Blessings …

Hello friends,

Today is the start of a new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow. The theme is “How charming” and we would like to see some kind of metal embellishment on your creations. This can be metal charms or any other metal elements such as corners, frames etc. Your project can be a card or any other paper crafting item, such as a scrapbook layout, box, tag, etc. but must be made in a vintage or shabby chic style.

I  used three metal embellishments on my card to accentuate the bird and the lovely sentiment from JustRite stamps. The background papers are from an old Glitz paper pack and the flowers from various Prima ranges and  Kort and Godt. Hope you like my take on the challenge. I would love to see what you come up with.

Challenges:

• Craft for the Craic July Challenge #6 (ends 07/31) – Your Favourite Colours (Cream and Peach Pink)
• Sister Act Card Challenge #64 (ends 07/11) – Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments Challenge #110 (07/15) – Anything Goes with a Sentiment
• Crafty Ribbons Challenge #96  (ends 07/10) – Anything Goes with Ribbon
• Divas by Design Challenge (ends 07/09) – Ribbons and Flowers
• Word Art Wednesday Challenge #139 (ends 07/09) – Anything Goes

The crowned bird

The corner embellishments

The sentiment

The flowers, metal trinket and flourish

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• Cream cardstock
• Glitz designer paper “French Kiss”
•  JustRite sentiment stamp set “Song in my Heart”
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Moroccan Accents”
• Poppystamps die “Peaceful Bird” No. 929
• Memory Box die “Forest Bird” No. 98340
• Marianne Design Creatables die “Flourish” LR0271
• Lace
• Pearls
• Metal trinkets
• Prima flowers “Bellas” ; “Coventry Rose Romantique” ; “Princess Whimsical”
• Kort and Godt flowers
• Stamens
• Hug Snug seam binding “Cream”
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Tattered Rose”

Thanks for visiting today, I appreciate it so much. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia