Poinsettia

Hello friends,

Another Christmas card for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme for this challenge is “Poinsettia”. 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!

To all my followers and blog friends: Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season, have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!.

I decided to create a card in my favourite colour combo, pink, grey and green, for this challenge. I used a silver circle on a soft grey background for the focal point on my card. I die cut several layers of the poinsettia for a bit more depth to the garland and also added some gemstones for berries . The poinsettia garland was then layered on the silver circle with mirror tape for dimension. I then added a silhouette sleigh and reindeer die cut to add a more festive feel to the card. The reindeer were further embellished with pink bows and gemstones.  I finished off with a silver mirror board die cut sentiment.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Winter Wonderland End of the Year Challenge (ends 12/31) – Anything Christmas Goes
• Allsorts Challenge Week #602 (ends 12/19) – Got to be Christmas
• Make my Monday Challenge #137 (ends 12/21) – Christmas Theme Card
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge MLCCB#29 (ends 12/31) – December Anything Christmas Goes

The poinsettia garland

The silhouette sleigh and reindeer

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

White, grey, pink and green cardstock — Silver mirror board — Grey designer paper for background — Elizabeth Craft Designs die “Entwined Circles” (1254) — Creative Expressions Craft die “Poinsettia Garland” (CED3134) — Sizzix Thinlits die “Village Christmastime” (662424) — Crealies Text die “Merry Christmas” (CLTD 101) — Pink gemstones —  Tim Holtz distress inks “Victorian Velvet” and “Bundled Sage”

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

Kind regards,

Amelia

A Pop of Color

Hello friends,

Today’s post is about the new challenge at Double D Challenges with the theme “Black and White with a Pop of Color”. I am joining Team Darlene for this fun challenge. For more information about the challenge and the lovely prize visit the Double D Challenge blog. Looking forward to see your card!

I was inspired by the yellow sunflower in the photo. My card is in the clean and simple style and really easy to make. I used two strips of washi tape on the background layer to add interest to the card. I stamped the image and color the daisy in bright yellow and then lifted the top panel from the card base with mirror tape. I finished off with a black die cut sentiment and glitter on the flowers. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Daisy Chain Challenges #10 (ends 07/31) – Floral
• Use Your Stuff Challenge #272 (ends 07/24) – Colour Splash!
• Stamping Sensations July Challenge (ends 07/31) – Anything with Flowers (Stamp: Crafty Individuals stamp  (CI-385)
• Simply Papercraft Challenge #48 (ends 07/31) – Anything Goes

A close-up of the image

A peep at the inside

Project details

White card-stock — Crafty Individuals stamp  (CI-385) — Elizabeth Craft Designs sentiment die “Best Wishes” (724) — Washi tape — Memento Fade-resistant dye ink “Tuxedo Black” — Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils — Stickles “Black Diamond”

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

Kind regards,

Amelia

For the Boys

Hello friends,

Today’s creation is a masculine card, inspired by the new Double D Challenge. I am joining Team Darlene for this challenges and the theme is “One for the Boys”. With such a lovely inspiration photo you can create anything but we would like to see sports, cars, motorcycles, checks,or fishing. For more information about the challenge and the lovely prize visit the Double D Challenge blog. Looking forward to see your card!

I created a card in the vintage style using gears and a vintage car die cut. I layered everything on a red background, a strip of checkered paper,  an embossed panel and two tags cut from Kraft paper. I added some red and black buttons for interest. Please see the project details at the bottom of this post for the dies I used.

I entered my card in  the following challenges:

• Try it on Tuesdays Challenge (ends 06/18) – It’s All About Him
• Crafty Boots Challenges (ends 06/19) – Masculine Cards
• Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #166 (ends 06/27) – For A Special Man
• The Corrosive Challenges #6 (June) (ends 06/30) – Lots of Layers
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #22 (ends 06/29) – Anything Goes
• Die Cut Divas June Challenge (ends 06/30) – Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #90 (ends 06/22) – Anything Goes
• The Male Room Challenge #37 (ends 06/21) – Father’s Day
• Scrapy Land Challenge #44 (ends 07/03) – Masculine (Dies: Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz die (Sizzix) “Gadget gears” (656636) (Large gear) ; Elizabeth Craft Designs die “Clock and Gears” (917) (Smaller gear) ; Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Phrase Set One” (S4-563)(for sentiment).

A close-up of the car and sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• White , black and red card-stock
• Checkered paper
• Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fades embossing folder (Sizzix) “”Postcard” (9656946)
•  Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz die (Sizzix) “Gadget gears” (656636)
• Cottage Cutz die “Vintage Car” (CCE-262)
• Elizabeth Craft Designs die “Clock and Gears” (917)
• Nellie’s Multi Frames die “Tags-4” (MFD074)
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Phrase Set One” (S4-563)
• Buttons
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Vintage photo”

That’s it from me today! If you like today’s card, please leave a comment – I love reading them. Have a great 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

Little Birdie …

Hello friends,

I have two clean and simple cards to share with you today.  A few weeks ago I bought my first Elizabeth Crafts dies and embossing folder from a local craft shop and what fun I had to play with these dies. I used the dies with some of my older Spellbinders dies and really like the outcome of this quick cards with a spring feel. It was ages since I last used an embossed background and doing so with these cards inspired me to take my forgotten stuff out of the cupboard and use them again.

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

• Little Red Wagon Challenge #279 (ends 03/11) – Birds of a Feather
• Allsorts Challenge Week #301 (ends 03/13) – Spring is in the Air
• Scrapy Land Challenges #13 (ends 03/15) – Anything Goes using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells ( I used Elizabeth Craft Designs dies: 709 – Birds ; 724 – Best Wishes ; 722 – Hello ; Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die D-Lites “Sprigs” and Spellbinders Nestabilities “Standard Circles Small”)
• Creative Corner Challenges (ends 03/13) – Nature Inspired
• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #114 (ends 03/15) – Anything Goes
• Time Out Challenges #26 (ends 03/19) – Photo Inspiration (Inspired by the colors)

A close-up of the bird and button flowers

My second card with more shabby elements

A close-up of the distressing, roses and sequins

Project details for both cards:

• White, blue, green and yellow cardstock
• Elizabeth Craft Designs dies: 709 – Birds ; 724 – Best Wishes ; 722 – Hello
• Elizabeth Craft Designs embossing folder: 118 – Spring Leaves
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die D-Lites “Sprigs”
• Spellbinders Nestabilities “Standard Circles Small” (Card 1)
• Buttons (Card 1)
• Roses, sequins and wax cord (Card 2)
• Tim Holtz distress inks “Barn Door” (Card 1) and “Peacock Feathers” (Card 2)

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

Regards,

Amelia