Musical Fairy

I have a new follower to introduce today - Karen Hasheck of 'Karen's Kreative Cards'.   Please visit her blog to see all her beautiful creations.

The Lavinia Stamps Challenge this month is 'Anything Goes'.  This is 'Sky', one of the latest Lavinia stamps I've added to my ever-growing collection.

I started with a 7" card blank and embossed the front of the card with a Creative Expressions 'Checkboard' embossing folder.  The background was made with Adirondack inks and Ink Dusters.  I used a Versafine black inkpad for the Lavinia  stamped images and added some sparkle to the wings with a Wink of Stella clear glitter brush. I made a pattern of blue and green pearls around the black scalloped circle, to match the colours of the background and added little punched leaves in the corners.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 1 ~ Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 131 ~Things with Wings

Valentine Butterfly Card

This is first time I've done a scheduled post, so fingers crossed this post appears when it's supposed to! 

I was honoured to be asked to be a guest designer for the Butterfly Challenge #23.  The format has changed slightly this year, with a twist of an extra ingredient going through the letters of the alphabet.  Challenge #23 is 'Butterflies with V for Valentine'.  Here is my card.....

I used a Memory Box ' Butterfly Heart' die for my card and this is the first time I've used the die.  When I bought it, I thought it would cut out all the butterflies and leave them as apertures, but it actually only cuts out the wings, leaving them to flutter on the card.  I liked the effect of the fluttering butterflies, but I wanted the butterflies to be red, especially as this is a Valentine's card, so I used the die again on a snippet of red card and snipped off all the butterflies.  I then stuck the red butterflies over the white ones on the original card and also attached a pink snippet of card on the back to give an extra bit of colour to the butterflies.  I was left with a red piece of card with butterfly apertures, where they were snipped out, which can be backed with another colour and used for a future project.  I'm really looking forward to seeing all the entries for the Butterfly Challenge #23.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 161 ~ Used red and pink snippets

Country View Challenge ~ Use something new to you (die)

Lisa B Designs ~ Anything goes (with the exception of Christmas
Fussy and Fancy Challenge 131 ~Things with Wings
We Do Doobadoo Crafting Challenge #2  ~ Romance
That Craft Place ~ Love/Valentine
Time Out Challenge #23 ~ Valentine's Day With the Optional Twist of Hearts

January Rudolph Days Challenge

Well, it's still January and I've managed to make my first Christmas card of the year in time for Scrappymo!'s January Rudolph Days Challenge.

I started with a red card blank.  The aperture die is 'Large Circle Burst' by Memory Box. I love this die as it's so versatile and can be used for cards for all occasions.  I punched a snowflake and holly leaves out of snippets to decorate the card.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:

January Rudolph Days Challenge ~ Anything Goes Christmas Card
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 161 ~ Used green and white snippets

Butterflies and Brads

The Butterfly Challenge #22  is 'Butterflies + B is for Brads'.   This was a good excuse to use up some more of my millions of brads.  I do like brads and use them quite often, but I seem to have accumulated quite a lot over the years!

As I have worked nearly every school day so far this month as a supply teacher covering sick leave, (so much for retirement!  LOL!), I thought I deserved a little treat and bought myself a set of Sizzix 'Basic Step-ups' dies.  The card folded up measures about 11cm x 14cm and makes quite a cute little card.  The patterned paper is from a Dovecraft paper stack.  I punched out the large butterfly twice using a Stampin' Up punch, embossing the top one before layering them.  The little butterflies were punched out with a Fiskars punch and attached with foam pads.  The punched flowers have little pink brads in the centre and I've added some white star brads to match the backing paper.  So.... that's five more brads used up out of my stash!

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #22 ~ Butterflies + B is for Brads
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 161 ~ Used pink and white snippets
Country View Challenge ~ Use something new to you