Think Spring

Hello blog friends,

We are celebrating Spring at Double D Challenges and I hope you can join us this week with your flower creations. With such a lovely inspiration photo you can just let the creative juices flow. For more information about the challenge and the lovely prize visit the Double D Challenge blog and start creating – we would love to see your card this fortnight.

I was inspired by the wood-grain chair, the flowers, green, pink and yellow colors and the birds. I used a Spellbinders M-Bossabilities folder “Bark” for the background.This was distressed with white acrylic paint for a shabby look. After layering an oval wreath on the background I added lots of flowers and bows. The final touches are a stamped die cut bird, pink hearts and a sentiment. I also made an envelobox  and embellished it to match my card. All the supplies are listed below. Hope you like my take on the inspiration picture.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• I Am Roses February IAR Challenge (ends 03/08) – Anything Goes (IAR products used: S10-2 (Small Pale Pink Paper Flowers), S15-00 (Small Mixed Pink Paper Flowers ), S10-401 (Small Yellow Paper Flowers ))
• Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #158 (ends 03/01) – Celebrate Theme with Ribbon or Trim
• Scrapy Land Challenges #61 (ends 03/12) – Anything Goes using any brand of low profile or steel ruled die Scrapy Land sells. (Dies used: Tattered Lace die “Starlight Oval” (D610) ; Memory Box die “Forest Bird” (No. 98340) ; Spellbinders Shapeabilities sentiment die “Phrase Set One” (S4-563)
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #123 (ends 03/14) – Anything Goes
• Make My Monday Challenge #40 (ends 03/06) – Birds
• Shopping Our Stash Challenge SOS#292 (ends 03/06) – A color palette (Colors used: Pink, yellow, green)
• Ooh La La Challenge #223 (ends 03/13) – Embossing (Dry)
• Frilly and Funky Challenge (03/14) – Welcome, Spring!

The bird

The flowers and close-up of the stamping and embossing

More flowers…

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

The matching envelobox

Project details

White, green and kraft card-stock ; Spellbinders M-Bossabilities embossing folder “Bricks and Bark” (EL-015) ; Tattered Lace die “Starlight Oval” (D610) ; Memory Box die “Forest Bird” (No. 98340) ; Spellbinders Shapeabilities sentiment die “Phrase Set One” (S4-563) ; Hug Snug seam binding “Antique Gold” ; White acrylic paint for distressing ; White wax cord ; Hearts ; Tim Holtz distress inks ‘Peeled Paint” , “Victorian Velvet”, “Tattered Rose”, “Tea Dye” ; Flowers  (I am Roses products used: S10-2 (Small Pale Pink Paper Flowers), S15-00 (Small Mixed Pink Paper Flowers ), S10-401 (Small Yellow Paper Flowers) and Prima roses)

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

Kind regards,

Amelia

Timeless Elegance

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at Double D Challenges. Team Diane is hosting this challenge with the lovely theme of “Lavender and Lace”. The theme of beautiful lavender  colors and romantic lace speaks of timeless elegance for me. The team have created beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile. The prize to win for this challenge is a “Precious Marieke Flower Border die”  and absolutely gorgeous!

I was inspired by the colors and beautiful lace in the photo. I use a Tattered Lace die “Counting the moments” as focal point on my card. I  layered several papers and fancy lace to create a shabby background for the clock. The fun part for me is always to arrange the flowers and bows and I really like the outcome on this card. I finished off with a sentiment die cut from Impression Obsession, a little bit of glitter and sparkling sequins.

Challenges I entered:

• Artistic Inspirations Challenge #171 (ends 02/06) – Anything Goes
• As You Like It Challenge (ends 01/09) – Your Favourite Flower (AND WHY!) I love roses because they are always associated with romance and love and they refreshes my mind with their lovely fragrances.
• Scrapy Land Challenges #59 (ends 01/15) – Anything Goes using any brand of low profile or steel ruled die Scrapy Land sells. (I used  Tattered Lace die “Counting the Moments” (0272) — Impression Obsession sentiment die “For You” (DIE383-C) — Spellbinders Nestabilities “Romantic Rose” (S5-230) for inside)
• Shopping Our Stash Challenge SOS#288 (ends 01/06) – Day of Yore: cards or projects with a vintage/shabby chic/distressed look to it!
• Inspiration Destination Challenges #121 (ends 01/08) – Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #37 (ends 01/15) – Anything Goes

A close-up of the clock

The flowers and bow

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

White and lilac card-stock —  FabScraps designer paper — Tattered Lace die “Counting the Moments” (0272) — Impression Obsession sentiment die “For You” (DIE383-C) — Spellbinders Nestabilities “Romantic Rose” (S5-230) for inside — Paper flowers in shades of purple — Wax cord — Hug Snug seam binding “Lilac” — Lace — Sequins — Stickles glitter “Lavender” — Tim Holtz distress ink “Milled Lavender” 

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