Trifold Twist Card

I made this card for a card swap and can share it now that it's been received.  This is the first time I've made this fold and I followed the instructions on Lesley's blog HERE.

The patterned paper is from a paper pad I bought a long time ago, I'm not sure of the brand. Everything, apart from the card base, was snippets so I'll be sharing my card in The Playground. The sentiment is a stamp from the Happy Little Stampers 'Whimsical Friends' set and I added a punched leaf.

When the card is opened, it twists to reveal the inside image.  The owl is from a brand new preloved set of Stampin' Up 'Adorable Owls' stamps I bought recently and as it's the first time I'm using the stamp set, I'll be joining in the NBUS challenge. The owl is coloured with Promarkers and I punched four more leaves.  I used Memory Box 'Stitched Circle and Square Layers' die for matting and layering.

This little video shows how it opens.

I am joining in the following challenges:

We Love Stamping September Challenge ~ Anything Goes/option Trees and Leaves 

Stamping Sensations September Challenge ~ Anything Goes/Garden Delights

NBUS Challenge #54 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

Snippets Playground Challenge #463 ~ Use Snippets

Crafty Gals Challenge #247 ~ Signs of Fall!

Try It On Tuesday Challenge ~ Going Round in Circles

HLS September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Triple 'B' September Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Allsorts Challenge ~ Masculine

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Lolo has chosen the theme of 'Masculine'.

The image is LOTV rubber stamp, coloured with Promarkers.  The patterned papers were from a Dovecraft 'Blue Skies' paper pad.  The image and mat were die cut using Memory Box 'Stitched Rectangle Layers' dies.

Our generous sponsors this month are  Craft Stash, Anna Marie Designs, AALL and Create, Oakwood, WOWVOW 

 

You can see all the wonderful cards the Allsorts DT have made for inspiration, so please hop over the challenge blog to have a look.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations September Challenge ~ Anything Goes Option

We Love Stamping September Challenge ~ Anything Goes Option 

I Love Promarkers Challenge #542 ~ Anything Goes Option

Our Anniversary

My hubby and I celebrated our 49th Wedding Anniversary yesterday and this is the card I made for him.

I used a preloved set of Lisa Horton's 'Duo Backgrounds - Stitched Hearts' dies for the first time.  I cut down the die cut with the heart apertures, before backing with red pearlised card.  The red card on the base was embossing with the second die in the set.  It's hard to see in the photo unless you zoom in, but shows up well in real life.  The card in the middle was made with Spellbinder nesting dies.  I used an x-Cut 'small polka hearts' embossing folder to emboss the heart red heart.

I am joining in the following challenges:

NBUS Challenge #54 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

Dream Valley Challenge # 300 ~ Dry Embossing

Happy Birthday

A birthday card today made with a borrowed set of stamps.  The stamp set was discontinued quite a while ago and I've been trying everywhere to find somewhere with it in stock.  This weekend I managed to find a pre-loved set in an online 'Crafty Clear Out', so I'll be making lots more cards using these stamps.

The stamp set is Julie Hickey Designs 'Friendship Blooms' and includes the main image and the sentiment.  The flower was coloured with Promarkers.  I stamped the flower head again, coloured it with a lilac Promarker and fussy cut it.  The second flower head was attached with glue in the middle and the petals raised up on foam pads to add some dimension.  I added a green enamel dot to the centre.  I used Memory Box 'Stitched Rectangle Layers' dies for matting and layering the image.  The mat for the sentiment was hand cut.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations September Challenge ~ Garden Delights

We Love Stamping September Challenge ~ Using the A/G option

Krafty Chicks Challenge #680 ~ Use Stamps

Dragonfly Dreams September Challenge ~ Happy Birthday

HLS September Birthday Challenge

Triple B September Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #225 ~ Birthday, Die Cuts, Stamping

Hot Air Balloon

We came home yesterday from a few days in our caravan, packing it up ready to move to a new site.... not easy in the heat of the last few days.  It felt like the end of an era as we've had our caravan in the same place for about 25 years, but for various reasons it was time to move it a few miles down the road to a fabulous little family run site.  This evening I should have been flying over our city in a hot air balloon.  The weather looked perfect and we watched the large baskets arrive and the balloons were attached ready to be inflated.  We had the safety briefing and a last minute check was made about the wind speeds.... and then our pilot told us the winds had increased and they were too strong for us to fly.  Oh well.... something to look forward when I can rebook it.

I made this card for my niece's husband and can post it on my blog now that I know it's arrived at its destination.  I wasn't sure if it was too busy with the papers I'd chosen, but decided in the end to send it.

The patterned papers are from a paper pad which came as a cover gift a while ago.  I die cut the hot air balloon with a Lin and Lene die using a snippet of yellow card.  Leaving the die cut in the die, I inked through the apertures in the die with red ink.  I snippet off the basket and used the die again with a snippet of brown card and attached it to the balloon.  The balloon was layered on a white rectangle.... another snippet. The sentiment is a die from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Verdant'. 

The card folds flat for posting.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #462 ~ Use Snippets (yellow, brown and white card)

Allsorts Challenge ~ Die Cuts

The Allsorts Challenge #745 begins today and Lynn has chosen the theme of 'Dies'.  If you don't have any dies, you can always use the Anything Goes option.

I used a Marianne Designs square cross-stitch die.  The small mats were die cut with Memory Box 'Stitched Square Layers' dies. I use crochet cotton for the cross stitching.  The background was embossed with a Crafter's Companion 'Sashiko' embossing folder.  I added two deep yellow pearls to balance the design of my card.

Our generous sponsors this month are Craft Stash, Anna Marie Designs, AALL and Create, Oakwood

I am joining in the following challenges:

Triple 'B' September Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

We Love to Create Challenge #8 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

Dream Valley Challenge # 300 ~ Dry Embossing

HLS September Birthday Challenge

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge ~ Anything Goes Flowers with Optional Mood Board #8

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Anything Goes

This is my second post today, so please scroll down to see my first post.

The September Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today with the easy theme of  'Anything Goes'.   Our generous sponsor this month is Paper Nest Dolls.

Our sponsor kindly gave the DT digi stamps to work with and I chose to use 'Elf Owen'. I coloured the cute image with Promarkers.  The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Works. 

The card folds flat for posting.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th September.  Please hop over to the challenge blog to see the beautiful cards the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge ~ P for Presents

The Holly and Ivy Challenge # 146 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

Allsorts Challenge ~ Sunflowers

The Allsorts Challenge #744 begins today and Ellie has chosen the theme 'Sunflowers'.  It would be lovely to see all your Sunflower creations, or there is always the option of Anything Goes.

I've made a Tower Card for my DT card.  The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Works.  The sunflower was made with a Cheery Lynn 'Sunflower' die.  I cut out the yellow flower twice and layered one on top of the other.  The sentiment and mat were die cut with Sizzix dies.

The card folds flat for posting.

Prizes for our September challenges are from Craft Stash, Anna Marie Designs, AALL and Create, Oakwood and WOWVOW. As always you can find out more about each of our patrons from visiting the links and our Patrons page. 

WOWVOW sell much more than just wedding related goods and currently have beautiful ribbons at discounted prices here, most sections on this page have reduced products and there are such things as washi tape, gifts and other goodies on offer here.

Please hop over to the Allsorts Challenge to see the beautiful creations the DT have made.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Double 'D' Challenge ~ Sunflowers

Butterfly Gatefold Card

The Butterfly Challenge this time is a little different with a Pick a Row challenge + include a butterfly.

I made a Gatefold card, decorating the panels with patterned paper from a paper pad from The Works.  The butterfly on the belly band is a stamp from the SU 'Butterfly Gala' set, stamped with SU 'Highland Heather' and added a little extra lilac colour with Promarker.  I attached two Card Candi to the belly band.

Inside, the panel in the centre is embossed with a butterfly embossing folder.  The sentiment is a stamp from the SU 'Humming Along' set.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #186 ~ Pick a Row with your Butterfly (Gatefold Card, Designer Paper, Stamps)

Paper Dragonflies Challenge #21 ~ Anything Flies Goes

AAA Birthday Challenge - Game # 53 ~ Animals

Sunflower Shadow Box Card

A sunflower shadow box card to share today.

I made an aperture in the front of the card using a circle die.  The frame was made with a Memory Box a 'Stitched Scalloped Circle' die and a 'Stitched Circle' die.  For the flower I used a Cheery Lynn die, cut it twice and layered one on top of the other.  The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Works.

I am joining in the following challenges:

My Time To Craft  Challenge #515 ~ Using Die-Cuts

Double 'D' Challenge ~ Sunflowers

Colourful Options August Challenge ~ Yellow - Green

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #300 ~ The Colours of the Garden

Triple B August Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Here are a few cards from my draft folder which I haven't had a chance to post on my blog.

Z-Fold Pop-Up Card

Patterned paper from a Dovecraft 'Tea Party' paper pad. The cupcakes were made with a Stampin' Up punch and the tops embossed with a Cuttlebug 'Tiny Bubbles' embossing folder, with a tiny red pearl on the top.

The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Verdant'.

Winged Card

Patterned paper from a Dovecraft 'Garden Party' paper pad. The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Painted Glass' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Green Oasis'. The flower was made with dies from the first Lisa Horton box kit. 

Triple Fold Card

Patterned paper from a paper pad from The Works.   The flowers are Sue Wilson 'Pinwheel Floral' die cuts layered over punched circles.

CAS card

I used a Crafter's Companion 'Butterfly Wishes' die. The mat for the sentiment was punched with a Stampin' Up punch and I added two tiny white pearls.

Allsorts Challenge ~ Butterflies

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Dena has chosen the theme of 'Butterflies'.  I made a birthday card using a fold I discovered recently when I saw a photo of a card a friend had made.  It was pretty easy to work out how to make it from the photo and I made mine to measure 6" x 4" when folded flat.

The papers are from a paper pad from The Range.  The butterfly is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Butterfly Gala', stamped with Versafine Clair 'Morning Mist' and a little turquoise colour added with Promarkers.  The sentiment it a stamp from the SU 'Humming Along' set stamped using the same ink pad.  I finished off my card with three tiny turquoise pearls. 

Prizes this month are from Craft Stash, Anna Marie Designs, AALL and Create, Oakwood

The Allsorts Challenge DT have made some beautiful cards for inspiration, so please pop over to the blog to see what they have made.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations August Challenge ~ Anything Goes

We Love Stamping August Challenge ~ Anything Goes 

Triple B August Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

HLS August Birthday Challenge

AAA Birthdays Challenge - Game #52 ~ Anything Birthday Goes

Five Panel Christmas card

The Rudolph Days August Challenge begins today, which means we are another month nearer Christmas! A simple fold for today's card.

The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Works.  I used a Sue Wilson 'Christmas Tree Greetings' die with white non-shed glitter card for the focal point.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days August Challenge

The Holly and Ivy Challenge #146 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

Summer Holiday Tower Card

I made this Tower Card for a recent card swap, where the theme was 'Summer Days'.

The patterned paper was from two paper pads, one from The Range and one from The Works and a snippet of blue mottled card for the sky. The sand is non-shed glitter card.  I used one of the dies from the Joanna Sheen 'Beach Huts' set and added dark grey paper behind the little square at the top and the open door.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #461 ~ Use snippets (sea, sand and sky were snippets)

Shopping Our Stash #503 ~ Hot, Hot, Hot!

HLS August Anything Goes with Dies

Sparkles Month Challenge #167 ~ Tropical and or Beach

Creative Knockouts Challenge #501 ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #246 ~ Summer Fun

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge ~ Make a Scene

Good Luck to the Lionesses!

A card made today inspired by the Lionesses.  I know what I'll be doing at 11am UK time tomorrow.  Fingers crossed they can win the final.

I made a stepper card which measures 6" x 4" when folded.  I used a wood mounted Francoise Read, 'Footy Girl' rubber stamp which I've had for years and coloured the image with Promarkers, using the colours of the England football kit.  The image was die cut into a rectangle with a Creative Dies 'Wonky Stitches' die. The footballs are peel offs, attached to snippets of white card and fussy cut.  I added a little strip of white card embossed with a football embossing folder underneath the sentiment to add a little texture.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations August Challenge ~ Anything Goes, without the option

Through the Purple Haze Challenge #207 ~ Girly, Stamp, Dry Embossing