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This blog was created to act as a record of the cards and other projects that I have made. It is for both my own reference and to help inspire anyone who wants to take a look.

I'd love it if you'd leave me a comment so that I know what you think of my projects and that you've been to visit!

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Slideshows of all the cards I've uploaded to my blog can be found at the bottom of the page.



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Saturday, 9 April 2011

I Am A Winner Over On The Fun At Fairy Knoll Blog Challenge

My Red, Black and Gold Bonsai Tree card has won the Fun At Fairy Knoll Blog Challenge.


My card was entered in an Anything Goes challenge.


You can see my original post for this card here.
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Friday, 8 April 2011

Mauve, Pink & Silver Butterfly Frame

Thought it was about time I uploaded this card to my blog. I made it last year but for some reason it's been sat in my drafts for a while.


A circle was die cut from white card using a Nesties die and the butterfly image from the Penny Black Enjoy Life stamp set was stamped using Versacolor Black pigment ink and heat embossed with PSX silver embossing powder. The image was then coloured using Copic sketch markers and highlighted with Glitz It Lilac glitter glue.

The edge of the circle was then lightly coloured with Tim Holtz Dusty Concord distress ink and silver embossed.

The Fleur de Lys circle frame stamp, from the Papermania Hampstead Icons and Sentiments stamp set, was stamped and silver heat embossed onto pink card and die cut using a circle Nesties die. This was matted onto a die cut mauve circle and a Big Scalloped circle die cut from silver mirror card and embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder.

A panel of the mauve patterned paper, from a pad of Kate Knight designed papers I got free with a magazine, was distressed around the edges with the Dusty Concord and Black Soot Tim Holtz distress inks.

A strip of the silver mirror card was punched with the XCut Scallop border punch and embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. A strip of the pink card was matted on top and a length of white and silver organza ribbon was tied around it.

The strip was added across the patterned paper panel and this in turn was matted onto panels of the pink and silver mirror card.

Clear 'Patti's Pretties' dewdrops were then added in each of the corners of the patterned paper.

Here are the blog challenges I am entering this card into:
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Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Red Black and Gold Bonsai Tree

Here is the card that I made for my hubby's birthday today. I wanted to make something a little bit different as he's had Edwins the past couple of years.


I decided to go with an oriental theme and used my reasonably new Papermania Oriental Treasures stamps and papers.

The Bonsai Tree image was stamped onto black card using Emboss Clear pigment ink and dusted over with Stamps Away Gold Lustre Iridescent Mica Pigment powder. Unfortunately you can't really see the shimmerr that these powders give the image in this scan. The corners of the panel were then pierced using the Stampin' Up piercing template (Mat Pack) and then matted onto white and Craft Planet Gold Mirror card.

A strip of the red and gold ginkgo leaf paper from the Papermania Oriental Treasures paper pad was matted onto the card blank and the image panel was matted over the top.


The Love character from the same stamp set was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink and the Love word was stamped below it. The corners were then rounded using the small corner rounder punch by Avec and matted onto a gold mirror panel die cut using a Labels 8 Nestabilities die. A length of cream and gold organza ribbon from the Papermania Sparkly trim pack was then adhered behind the panel.

I also decorated the inside of the card and decided to produce a faded image of the tree on the inside.

A second generation stamping of the Bonsai Tree image was stamped onto a panel of white card and overstamped with the Birthday Wishes sentiments stamp from the Hero Arts Birthday Messages stamp set using Adirondack Red Pepper dye ink.


This was then matted onto a panel of the red and gold ginkgo paper and then onto panels of the black, white and gold mirror cardstocks.

Here are the challenges I am entering this card into:
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Monday, 4 April 2011

CAS Stream Funky Heart Flower

Here is the first of the CAS cards I made using the lovely Heart Flower image from the Pink Gem Funky Flowers stamp set.


The Heart Funky Flower image was stamped using Stream Adirondack dye ink and die cut using a Petite Oval Nestabilities die. This was then matted onto a teal Petite Scalloped Oval mat.

A panel of the teal mini polka dot paper from the Making Memories Funky Vintage Ruby Collection paper pad was punched along the edge using the XCut Sparkler border punch and adhered across the tent fold card blank.


The image panel was matted over the top and the sentiment, also from the Funky Flowers stamp set, was stamped using the Stream ink at the bottom the card blank.

Blue faux gems were added to the flower image.

Here are the challenges I am entering this card into:
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I Won Second Place Over At Happileigh Scrappin'

My Pink and Burgundy Heart Flower and Sparkler Mother's Day card has been chosen in 2nd Place over on the Happileigh Scrappin' challenge blog.



My card was entered into the Spring Has Sprung challenge.
 
 
You can see my original post for this card here.
 
My prize is two images from Happileigh Scrappin'.
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Saturday, 2 April 2011

I Am A Winner In The Dutch Dare Blog Hop

Dutch Dare held a blog hop for their 105th challenge. It's the first blog hop I've taken part in - and I think I'll be entering more now!!!

The card I entered was the Moroccan Tiles card:


You can see the original post for this card here.

I know that I've won a prize from Robyn's Fetish, but as yet, I don't know what exactly I've won. I'll let you know as soon as I find out.

ETA: I have won a pre-selected assortment of images - typical because I'd just compiled an extensive wishlist and there was only one of them in the selection!! Never mind!
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