Allsorts Challenge ~ It's Springtime

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Brenda has chosen the theme of 'It's Springtime'.

For my DT card, I used an embossing folder I was given recently.  I think it may have been a magazine cover gift a while ago.  As it's covered in tulips, it was perfect for my springtime card.  The embossed pattern has a flat circle in the middle and my first thought was to die cut the cut out.  However, this would have flatten the embossed design.  I die cut a stitched white circle and stamped the stem and leaves from the Stampin' Up 'Timeless Tulips' set directly onto the circle.  The flower head was stamped on a scrap of white card using two different pink stamp pads to add some shading.  It was then fussy cut and attached with foam pads to add some extra dimension.  The sentiment was a stamp from the same set and I hand cut the sentiment banner and mat.  Three tiny green pearls finished off my card. 

The prize this time is two Penny Black Stamps available from Buddly Crafts.

Christmas Snippets

I made this card with snippets, although I've already entered the Snippets Playground challenge this fortnight with another project.  Have you entered the Snippets Playground challenge yet?  There is a lovely prize for the lucky randomly drawn winner and you have until 11am on Saturday to enter this fortnight's challenge.

I used a hexagonal punch with snippets of patterned paper from The Works.  I laid them across the top of the card blank and trimmed off the excess. I embossed a snippet of navy blue card with a Sue Wilson 'Snowflake Lattice' embossing folder. The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Greatest Part of Christmas' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Morning Mist'.  Three silver holographic Card Candi finished off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days March Challenge

Tag

I'm in the middle of blitzing my crafty room, which is long overdue!  I came across box with backgrounds I'd made a long time ago and never used, so I thought I'd use a snippet of one of the backgrounds to make a tag for the Tag-Along (and ATCs) Challenge.

The background was made using the Rubber Band Technique Loll demonstrated HERE.  The video was made 8 years ago, so I guess my snippet has been in the box for quite a few years!  Basically the pattern was made with rubber bands around a stamping block, stamped using an embossing pad and embossed with gold embossing powder on a white piece of card.  After the pattern was embossed, Distress Inks in turquoise and orange were blended over the top. I used a Stampin' Up punch to make the tag from the inked panel. I used it again with a snippet of white card to punch a top of the tag, which I layered over the inked tag and added a white strip along the bottom, corner rounding the bottom corners.  The Memory Box 'Chloe Stem' die cut was in my box of odd die cuts, left over from a previous project.  I found a scrap of orange ribbon, which I tied to the top of the tag.  So..... as the tag is made entirely of snippets, I'll be sharing my tag over in the Snippets Playground.  

I am joining in the following Challenges:

Tag-Along (and ATCs) Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Snippets Playground Challenge #528 ~ Use Snippets

Craft Rocket Challenge #134 ~ No Design Paper

Craftlandia Challenge #26 ~ Hummingbirds

The March Craftlandia Challenge begins today and Mariela has chosen the theme of 'Hummingbirds or Anything Goes'.

I decided to ink up my Lavinia Stamps 'Hummingbird - small' stamp for the first time.  I used Versafine Clair ink pads for all the stamping and coloured in the stamped hummingbird with Polychromos pencil crayons.  I covered the coloured hummingbird with a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush to add some sparkle.  The wreath was made with Lavinia 'Lucky Clover Mini' and 'Flowers Mini' stamps, using my Sizzix Stamp and Spin Tool. The circles were die cut with a Sue Wilson 'Double Pierced Circles' dies.  I added some subtle lilac stencilling to the background with a Lavinia 'Ambience' stencil and Distress Oxide 'Wilted Violet'. The stencilling show up more IRL.

The challenge ends on 30th March, so please hop over to the challenge blog to see the beautiful creations the DT have made.

I am joining in the following challenges:

We Love Stamping March Challenge ~ Wildlife/Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations March Challenge ~ Spring/Anything Goes 

Triple B March Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

The Paper Funday Challenge #85 ~ Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Fur or Feathers

Just Add Ink Challenge #781 ~ Just Add Wings!