Wings

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at the Double D Challenge blog. Team Darlene is hosting this challenge with the lovely theme of “Just Wing It”.  Please visit the Double D Challenge blog and see more 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. and a Top Creative Winner and Top 3 will be chosen by the Design Team.

I was inspired by the black, white, purple and aqua colors in the mood board. I randomly splashes some watercolor paint on watercolor paper and then die cut the butterflies. To add more interest to the card I stamped a strip of typescript as a background for the bow and butterflies. The top panel was then lifted from the card base with mirror tape for dimension. I finished off with a black die cut sentiment and for a little bit of bling I added clear baubles. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts Challenges Week #459 (ends 03/23) – Bring on the Bling
• The Creative Crafters Challenge #2 (ends 04/08) – Anything Goes
• Scrapy Land Challenges #86 (ends 04/01) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells. (Dies: Sizzix Thinlits Tim Holtz Alterations die “Detailed Butterflies, Mini” (No. 661802) — Spellbinders sentiment die “Sentiments Three” (S2-139))
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #146 (ends 03/27) – Anything goes
• Craftaholics R Us Challenge #12 (ends 03/28) – Anything Goes

The  butterflies

The sentiment and typescript

A peep at the inside

Project details

White and black cardstock — Sizzix Thinlits Tim Holtz Alterations die “Detailed Butterflies, Mini” (No. 661802) — Spellbinders sentiment die “Sentiments Three” (S2-139) — Penny Black clear stamp “Footnotes” (No. 30-238) — Watercolor paints — Wax cord for bow — Clear baubles 

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

Kind regards,

Amelia

 

 

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Hedgy Truffles

Hello friends,

I hope you are all doing well. Today’s post is about a fun new challenge at Double D Challenges with the theme “Woodland Critters”. You can create a card or project inspired by the photo and we want to see lovely animals from the woodlands on your projects. For more information about the challenge and the lovely prize visit the Double D Challenge blog. Looking forward to see your card.

I decided to use a cute image from Penny Black for my card this time. The hedgehogs are so adorable and I love coloring with my watercolor pencils for a change. It is the first time I used my new Tim Holtz distress oxide ink and I am quite pleased with the effect I get for the blue sky. I added die cut leaves and a sentiment to finish off. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #84 (ends 03/07) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells. (Dies:  Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits die ” Garden Greens” (661206) — Lawn Fawn sentiment die ” Thinking about You” (Item #LF912) )
• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #19 (ends 02/28) – February Anything Goes
• Create and Inspire Challenges #71 (ends 02/28) – Anything Goes
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #11 ( ends 02/28) – Anything Goes with a Critter
• Crafty Animals Challenge #11 (ends 02/28) – Anything Goes with an Animal

A close-up of the hedgehogs and mushrooms

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

White and green card-stock — Penny Black stamp “Hedgy Truffles” (4255J) — Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits die ” Garden Greens” (661206) — Lawn Fawn sentiment die ” Thinking about You” (Item #LF912) — Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink “Broken China” — Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils for coloring.

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

 

 

It’s Cold Outside …

Hello friends,

This will be my last post before Christmas and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your visits during 2017. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season and for my Christian friends, have a Merry Christmas. The theme for our last 2017 challenge at Double D Challenges is “Baby It’s Cold Outside – Winter”. The team 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!

My inspiration from the picture is the white, red and brown colors and also the snow. I used an adorable Penny Black stamp for my card which I coloured with my Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils. For a “frosty” feel I die cut a snowflake border and added some sparkle with fairy dust glitter.  I finished off with more snowflakes, glitter snow, a silver bow and a hanging silver sentiment die cut.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #204 (ends 12/31) – Anything Goes/Optional Twist – Christmas/Winter
• The Cutie Pie Challenge #118 (ends 12/25) – Stars and/or Snowflakes
• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 12/26) – Anything Christmas (Dies: Precious Marieke die “Winterfun Border” (PM 10077 — Marianne Design Craftables “Snowflakes” (CR1335) — Penny Black Creative die “For You” (51-105))
• {Pin}spirational Challenge #206 (ends 01/01) – Inspirational picture
• Use Your Stuff Challenge #293 (ends 12/25)  – Holiday Stamp

A close-up of the image

The sentiment hanging from a silver bow

The inside with more snowflakes

Project details

White and red cardstock — Penny Black stamp set “Jolly Friends” (30-058) — Precious Marieke die “Winterfun Border” (PM 10077 — Marianne Design Craftables “Snowflakes” (CR1335) — Penny Black Creative die “For You” (51-105) — Fairy glitter — Silver cord — Aleene’s Glitter Snow — Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils

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

Regards,

Amelia

A Toast to 2017

Hello friends,

This is my last post for 2016 and my wish to all of you is:

May 2017 be filled with peace, warmth and togetherness in your family and much prosperity! Happy New Year!

Thank you for all your support and kind comments during 2016, I appreciate it so much. To celebrate 2017 I chose a cute mouse image from my new Penny Black stamp set “Critter Time”. I colored the image with Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils and added a little glitter to the cool drink for sparkle. The circle  is lifted from the card base with mirror tape to add dimension. The sentiment die cut is from Paper Smooches “Birthday Words”

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• CASology Week#229 (ends 01/05) – Cue word “Toast”
• Allsorts Challenge Week 396 (ends 01/07) – Something New (New stamp set for me from Penny Black)
• Less is More Challenge #309 (ends 01/07) – Dimension
• Cute Card Thursday Challenge #458 (ends 01/05) – Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #374 (ends 01/04) – Hello 2017

A close-up of the image

Project details:

• White and black cardstock
• Penny Black stamp set “Critter Time” (30234)
• Paper Smooches sentiment die ” Birthday words” (FBD120)
• Spellbinders Nestabilities “Standard Circles Small”
• Glitter
• Derwent Inktense watercolor pencil

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Regards,

Amelia

 

A Little Sunshine …

Hello friends,

A clean and simple card to share today. As we are in the middle of our winter season in the Southern Hemisphere I really need a little sunshine and cheerful yellow colors today!

My card features an image from the Penny Black stamp set  “Nature’s wishes”. To add dimension to the card I die cut half 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 image. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• CASology Week#201 (ends 06/14) – Cue word “Sunshine”
• Inky Impressions June Challenge (07/04) – Summertime
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #89 (ends 06/15) – Anything Goes
• {PIN}spirational Challenge #167 (ends 06/20) – Birds
• Allsorts Challenge Week #366 (ends 06/11) – The Great Outdoors

A close-up of the image

The sentiment

Project details:

• White and yellow card-stock
• Penny Black stamp set “Nature’s Wishes” (30-109)
• Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils

Thanks for visiting today and for leaving comments – I really appreciate your time. Have a wonderful day.

Kind regards,

Amelia

Beautiful Friend

Hello friends,

I hope you are having a lovely holiday season so far. My card today is a little bit different – a CAS kraft card with a homespun “feeling”. I followed the definition of “homespun” on the Less is More challenge blog to create this unsophisticated, plain and natural card with a Penny Black stamp.  I embossed the mannequin and sentiment with white embossing powder and did the coloring with my Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils. I hope you like today’s creation.

Challenges:

• Less is More Challenge Weeks #255 & 256 (ends 01/01) – Homespun
• Inkspirational Challenges #98 (ends 01/02) –  ‘Bah Humbug!’ to Christmas, Anything but Christmas
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #65 (ends 12/29) – Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart Challenge #92 (ends 01/04) – Anything Goes

Project details:

• Kraft cardstock
• Penny Black stamp set “Lace Delight” (30-115)
• Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils for coloring
• White embossing powder
• Twine

That’s it for today! Take care and have a great day.

Regards,

Amelia

Roses For You

Hello friends,

Another CAS card to share. Yes, I am trying my best to master the art of clean and simple cards. This card is for the challenge at CASology and the cue word is “give”. I always love to give flowers to my friends and loved ones. This adorable image from  Penny Black says it all: to give a bunch of flowers and a compliment will always be appreciated by the receiver. To add a little bit of color and interest I used a border punch and a strip of pink paper at the bottom of the card.

Challenges:

• CASology #172 (ends 11/16) – Cue word: Give
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge (ends 12/04) – Use Dies and/or Punches)
• Creative Knockouts Challenge #115 (ends 11/19)  – Something to Say

Project details:

• White card and pink cardstock
• Penny Black stamp set “Piece of my Heart” (30-642)
• Marianne Design Collectables sentiment stamp (COL1324)
• Martha Stewart border punch
• Derwent Inktense water color pencils for coloring

Thank you for visiting today, I appreciate it so much. I am back tomorrow with a shabby card to share!

Kind regards,

Amelia