Shades of Purple

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at Double D Challenges. Team Diane is hosting this challenge with the theme of “Lavenders-Lilac-Purple”. You can include any other colours  on the mood board but with ‘purples’ as the main focus. 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 “Memory Box Small Lavender Butterfly Right Corner die” and absolutely gorgeous!

I was inspired by the colours – purple, green and white – and the hearts in the photo. I used designer paper in shades of purple for my background and then added an intrinsic die cut layer as base for the heart, teapot and teacup. I stamped the teapot and cup with purple ink, die cut each piece and then added the pieces with mirror tape for dimension to the base card. I embellished the heart with gemstone hearts and glitter stones in shades of purple for added interest. The fun part for me is always to arrange the flowers, leaves and bows. I finished off with a sentiment stamped on a tag and a few glitter stones. I really like the outcome of this card.

Challenges I entered:

• Always Fun Challenges #161 (ends 05/11) – Female or Mom
• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 05/19) – Celebrate Mums (Dies listed under Project details)
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #115 (ends 05/15) – Anything Goes
• The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge #241 (ends 05/14) – Anything Goes
• Crafting Happiness Challenges #47 (ends 05/11) – Anything Goes
• Let’s Craft & Create Challenge #159 (ends 05/31) – Anything Goes, Optional theme: Ribbon, Lace, Twine
• Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday Challenge (May) (ends 05/31) — Make it Feminine
• The Paper Funday Challenge #17 (ends 05/31) — Anything Goes with a Twist: Mother’s Day

The teapot and teacup

The sentiment and flowers

The flowers and glitter stones

A peep at the inside

Project details

White, green and purple card-stock — Prima designer paper “Meadow Lark” — Craft Easy English Boutique collection die “Ornate Frame” (CR000020) — Craft Easy English Boutique collection stamp and die set “Tea Set” (CR000003) —  Craft Easy English Boutique  collection stamp set “Sentiments” (CR000004) — Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Lace Hearts” (S5-204) — Nellie’s Multi Frame’s “Tags-4” (MFD074) — Unbranded die “Leaves” — Gemstone hearts — Glitter stones in shades of purple — Flowers — Wax cord for bows — Tim Holtz distress inks “Dusty Concord” and “Peeled Paint”

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

Punch

Hello friends,

Happy New Year to all – wishing you love, health and happiness in 2020. It is also Double D Challenges 4th anniversary and to celebrate we have a beautiful mood board to inspire you. The theme is “Punch”. We want to see some poor neglected punches used on your creations. Please visit the Double D Challenge blog and see more wonderful samples from Double “D”s talented designers and join in the fun!

For my card I used an adorable Penny Black stamp and an old border and flower punch. I was also inspired by the lovely yellow colour in the inspiration picture. I stamped the image on white card-stock and did the colouring with watercolour pencils. I punched the trellis border at the bottom of the image and then lifted the panel from the base card with mirror tape. I made the flowers with two punched layers in white and yellow and then distressed the leaves with yellow ink. I finished off with a die cut sentiment, banner and glitter stones.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #129 (ends 01/15) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells (Dies:Creative Expressions mini expressions die “Happy Birthday” (CEDME002))
• Sweet Stampers Challenge #39 (ends 01/08) – Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenge Week #551/2 (ends 01/04) – Anything Goes
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge #December (ends 01/03) – ‘Anything Goes’
  or ‘Sparkle & Shine’
• Colour Crazy Challenge #Week 50 (ends 01/10) – Anything Goes Colouring Challenge
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #34 (ends 01/25) – Anything Goes (must feature a critter)
• Crafty Animals Challenge #34 (ends 01/28) – Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #529 (ends 01/08) – Use Your NBUS (I used for the fisrt time my Penny Black clear stamp set “Homemade”)

The cute little mice enjoying their punch

The sentiment

The flowers

A peep at the inside

Project details

White, yellow and brown card-stock — Penny Black clear stamp set “Homemade”  (30119)– Creative Expressions mini expressions die “Happy Birthday” (CEDME002) — Martha Stewart border punch “Garden Trellis” — Flower punch (Unknown) — Banner die (Unknown) — Glitter stones — Tim Holtz Distress ink “Mustard Seed” — Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils for colouring

I hope you enjoy today’s card. If you do, please share your thoughts in the comments. Remember to enter for the prize draw by submitting your project for the Double D Anniversary Challenge! Have a wonderful day.

Regards,

Amelia

Christmas – Shabby Chic Style

Hello friends,

A Christmas card for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme for this fortnight is “What is Your Christmas Style”. Do you love Traditional, Modern, Elegant, All White, Vintage?  Please add what style your card is in your blog post when entering the challenge.  The team have 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!

I love the shabby chic style and of course lots of pink and bling for Christmas. I decided to use pink rose designer paper for my background and then layered it on kraft card-stock to add a rustic element. I added a kraft die cut wreath as frame for my reindeer picture. I attached the  wreath with a bow and roses to the leaves and lace border. The wreath is embellished with lots of gemstones and pearls for sparkle. I finished off with a sentiment and silver stars. I love the soft colours and shabby chic/rustic look of this Christmas card.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #126 (ends 12/04) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells (Dies: Studio Light die (Winter Trails) “Christmas Wreath” (STENCILWT101) — Sizzix Thinlits dies “Crochet” (664178) — Paper Smooches Wise dies “Christmas Words” (OCD087))
• Crafty Animal Challenge #32 (ends 11/30) – Anything Goes
• Daisy Chain Challenges #36 (ends 11/26) – Christmas / Winter
• Love To Craft Challenge LTCCB #40 (ends 11/30) – November Anything Goes
• Pearly Sparkles Challenge #46 (ends 11/28) – Christmas

The adorable image framed with a wreath

The sentiment

A close-up of the flowers

A peep at the inside

Projects details

White and kraft card-stock — Mintay by Karola designer paper and image “Cozy Evening” — Studio Light die (Winter Trails) “Christmas Wreath” (STENCILWT101) — Sizzix Thinlits dies “Crochet” (664178) — Paper Smooches Wise dies “Christmas Words” (OCD087) — Unbranded dies “Leaves” — Silver stars — Gemstones — Pearls — Wax cord for bows — Roses — Tim Holtz distress ink “Tea Dye”

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

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

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