Butterfly Kisses

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at the Double D Challenge blog. Team Darlene is hosting this challenge with the theme “Skies”. 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 sun and blue and white colours of the top right picture in the inspiration photo. I created a fun critter card with a stamp and die set purchased a while ago.  I used a stencil and distress ink to create the clouds as background for my card, then coloured the images with water-colour pencils, die cut each shape and layered them on the background with mirror tape for dimension. For more interest I added a yellow sun and a pop-up cloud as well. I framed the “happy” scene with a layer of yellow card-stock. I finished off with a die-cut sentiment.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Always Fun Challenges #205 (ends 03/22) – Spring
• The Cutie Pie Challenge #157 (ends 03/31) – Bunnies & Blooms – Easter or Spring Cards
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #48 (March) (ends 03/31) – Anything Goes with a Critter
• Crafty Animals Challenge #48 (ends 03/31) – Anything Goes with an Animal
• Crafty Friends Challenge #150 (ends 03/31) – Happy Birthday
• Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge (ends 03/31) – Anything Goes (Stencil: Lawn Fawn clippings “Cloudy stencil” (LF2250))
• Sweet Stampers Challenge #54 (ends 04/08) – Easter or Spring

The critters and sentiment

The fox chasing butterflies

The little rabbit and bear are watching

A peep at the inside of the card

Project details

White, yellow, green card-stock — Lawn Fawn stamp set “Butterfly Kisses” (LF1882) — Lawn Fawn Cuts “Butterfly Kisses” (LF1883) — Lawn Fawn clippings “Cloudy stencil” (LF2250) — Memory Box die “Puffy Clouds” (No. 98172) — Elizabeth Craft Designs die “Happy Birthday” (717) — Nellie Snellen Shape die “Grass Border” (SD111) — Crealies die “Sunshine” (CLDF12) — Spellbinders Nestabilities die “Classic Scalloped Circles Small” (S4-125) — Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils — Tim Holtz distress inks “Mustard Seed” ; Mowed Lawn” and “Tumbled Glass”

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

Kind regards,

Amelia

Bunny Hop

Hello friends,

Today’s card is for the Cut It Up Challenge with the theme “Hopping Down the Bunny Trail (Easter)”. Actually there is a story behind this card as it is also part of another challenge – so let me explain. As most of us are in isolation, lock-down, quarantine, etc around the world, an awesome group of ladies challenged each other to do a Covid-19 Relief challenge. What a great idea to lift our spirits, get us out of our daily routines and  do some crafting to help us mentally and emotionally. At the bottom of my post you will find the names of these awesome group of ladies and links to there blogs that participate in this challenge. Please visit and share some love during this time when we all need a “cyber” hug!

I created my card in the shabby chic style in my favourite colours, cream, pink and green. The cheerful bunnies are part of a new die set I purchased recently and I love them.  They are so happy and to do them justice I layered them on a pastel floral background. The doodling on the die cut bunnies was inspired by a card I saw at sarascloset. I  added  two layers of entwined green circles to frame the happy couple. For a “Spring” feeling I added soft pink roses, leaves and gemstones. I finished of with a marker sign and sentiment.

Challenges I entered:

• Cut It Up Challenge #197 (ends 04/15) – Hopping Down the Bunny Trail (Easter)! (Dies listed under Project details)
• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 04/21) – Easter (Dies listed under Project details)
• Dies R Us Challenge #142 (ends 04/13) – Anything Goes using any brand of metal die that DRU sells (Dies used: Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits “Bunny Hop” (664421) — Elizabeth Craft Designs “Entwined Circles” (1254))
• Always Fun Challenges #157 (ends 04/14) – Easter
• Use your Stuff Challenge #395 (ends 04/14) – Easter

A close-up of the bunnies

The roses and leaves

The marker sign and sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

Cream, green and pink card-stock — Couture Creations designer paper “Peaceful Peonies” — Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits “Bunny Hop” (664421) — Elizabeth Craft Designs “Entwined Circles” (1254) — Cottage Cutz “Marker Sign” (CC-MINI-055) — Leane Creatief sentiment die  Pigeons” (45.1222) — Cheery Lynn Designs “Build a Snowman” for bows (B844) — Unbranded die “Leaves” — Prima flowers (Item #639839) — Gemstones — Tim Holtz distress inks “Antique Linen”, “Bundled Sage”, “Victorian Velvet”, “Pumice Stone”

The group of ladies who joined the challenge are:

Darlene

Birgit

Donna

Barbara

Diane

Judy

Vicki

Kathy

Annie

That’s it from 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

Sparkle …

Hello friends,

A card to share for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme for our  challenge this time is “Pearls, Gems or Rhinestones”. Please visit the Double D Challenge blog and see the wonderful 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 the green and pink colors from the inspiration collage to create a  quick and easy card for this challenge. I used a pretty fairy die cut as my focal point layered on a piece of designer paper. I framed the image and layered it again on designer background paper.  The fun part was to glue all the little gemstones and hearts  randomly on the card to give a magical feel. I finished of with a die cut sentiment.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #120 (ends 09/04)- Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells (Dies: Spellbinders Chantilly Paper Lace die ‘Tallulah Frill Layering Frame Small” (S5-328) — Elizabeth Craft Designs sentiment die “Best Wishes” (724) )
• Love To Craft Challenge LTCCB #37 (ends 08/31) – August Anything Goes
• The Creative Crafters Challenge #19 (ends 09/08) – Anything Goes
• Creatalicious Challenges #169 (ends 08/31) – Anything Goes + optional Add Some Sparkle
• Unicorn Challenge #46 (ends 08/31) – Fully Loaded
• The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge (ends 08/25) – Use Dies as the Focus.

The pretty fairy nested in a frame

The gemstones and pearls

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

Cream and green cardstock — Designer paper From KaiserCraft “Enchanted Garden Collection” — Unbranded die “Fairy” — Spellbinders Chantilly Paper Lace die ‘Tallulah Frill Layering Frame Small” (S5-328) — Elizabeth Craft Designs sentiment die “Best Wishes” (724) — Gemstones – Gemstone and Pearl hearts.

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

Kind regards,

Amelia

Twine

Hello friends,

Today’s creation is a masculine card inspired by the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme for this challenge is “Twine” but hemp cord and jewelry cord will also be acceptable. For more information about the challenge and the lovely prize visit the Double D Challenge blog. Looking forward to see your card!

I created my card in the vintage style using a vintage car die cut as focal point. I created the background with a Tim Holtz layering stencil and distress ink. I added a few strands of twine and a tree branch for interest. As this card is for my hubby’s birthday I finish off  by adding a little red heart hanging from the tree. The top panel was  lifted from the card base with mirror tape for dimension. I finished off with a die cut sentiment.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #87 (ends 04/18) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells. (Dies: Cheery Lynn Designs die “Old car” (CABD33) — Impression Obsession die  “Tree” (DIE219-P) — Elizabeth Craft Designs sentiment die “Happy Birthday” (717))
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #147 (ends 04/10) – Anything goes
• Always Fun Challenges #52 (ends 04/09) – Happy Birthday
• Craftaholics R Us Challenge #14 (ends 04/11) – Birthday cards
• Dies R Us Challenge #94 (ends 04/13) – Anything Goes with dies  that Dies R Us sells. (Dies: Cheery Lynn Designs die “Old car” (CABD33) — Impression Obsession die  “Tree” (DIE219-P) — Elizabeth Craft Designs sentiment die “Happy Birthday” (717))

A close-up of the car

The red heart hanging from the tree

The sentiment and twine

A peep at the inside

Project details

Beige, black and brown cardstock — Cheery Lynn Designs die “Old car” (CABD33) — Impression Obsession die  “Tree” (DIE219-P) — Elizabeth Craft Designs sentiment die “Happy Birthday” (717) — Tim Holtz Layering stencil “Burlap” (THS007) — Twine — Hearts — Tim Holtz distress ink “Tea Dye”

I hope you enjoy today´s card. If you do, please share your thoughts in the comments. I love to read them! Enjoy a wonderful day and have fun creating beautiful things.

Regards,

Amelia