White on White

A CAS White on White card with a few challenges in mind.  I based the design on the Less is More sketch this week.

 I started by embossing a strip of white card with a Couture Creations e/f 'Fireflies' and attaching to the bottom half of a card blank.  I chose this e/f because it reminds me of the flight paths of butterflies.  A second piece of card was die cut with Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside Border' dies arranged to leave the embossed panel showing.  The butterfly is made of of MB 'Pippi' and 'Isabella' die cuts.  The sentiment was cut with a die from the set of an inexpensive stitched rectangle dies from The Works and attached with foam pads.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Addicted to CAS Challenge #114 ~ White on White

Cards in Envy Challenge ~ White on White

CASology Challenge - Week 255 ~ Fly

That's Crafty Challenge ~ Keep it Simple

Less is More Challenge Challenge #334 ~ Sketch 20

Hummer

A 'Get Well' card which I can post on my blog now that I know it's been received.

The embossing folder and hummingbird stamp were both freebies which came with a magazine a while ago.  I started by stamping the image with Memento 'Tuxedo Black', then lined up the card in the embossing folder to get the image in the place I wanted it.  After googling photos of hummingbirds to find out the correct colours, it would seem they come in just about every colour!  I decided to use turquoise and green Promarkers.  The embossed card was put on a card blank covered with turquoise card to form a narrow border. 

I am joining in the following challenges.

CASology Challenge - Week 255 ~ Fly

Last minute card

We are having a short break in our caravan, which is near where my nieces and their families live.  (Unusually, we have a strong wifi signal here which is a bonus, as I can do some blog visiting when it's raining!) After totally losing track of the date, I suddenly remembered that it's my niece's hubby's birthday the day after we get home and I hadn't made a card for him!  It would be too late to post one when I get home and there was no way I was going to give him a shop bought card.  So, as I keep a basic craft kit in the caravan as well as lots of offcuts, die cuts and card blanks, I knew I could get a card up together somehow.  

We just happened to call into one of my favourite craft shops on the way here and I bought this Sweet Dixie 'Football and Boot' die as I make a lot of football themed card.  My niece's hubby supports a team which plays in red and white and I found a snippet of red card already embossed with footballs and a snippet of white embossed card to go with the football die cut.  The only thing I didn't have was a sentiment stamp or ink pad, but I managed to find a sheet of Happy Birthday peeloffs in a local art store.  The photo isn't great as it's taken on my phone inside the caravan - it was too windy to take the photo outside! The red is not really that bright! LOL!

I am joining in the following challenges:

HLS June Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

We picked up our great nieces and great nephew, aged 6, 7 and 8, after school today and brought them back to the caravan.  After a visit to the play area and polishing off a plate of fish fingers, chips and beans, they spent a lovely hour making cards with all my bits and pieces before we took them home.

Stained Glass

A card today which I made for my niece's birthday a few days ago.  Before she had her two daughters, she used to make the most beautiful stained glass creations.  Hopefully, when the children are older, she will have time return to her hobby.  The Creative Expressions, Sue Wilson 'Butterfly' die from the Stained Glass Collection seemed a perfect die for her card.

 Although there are several techniques for using this die, I decided to inlay it - a perfect way of using up some of those tiny snippets too!  I cut the frame out in black and stuck it down firmly on a double-sided adhesive sheet.  I put the snippets of different coloured card over the areas I wanted to die cut and then fitted them into the relevant places.  It was much easier than I thought it was going to be - a bit like making a jigsaw but knowing exactly where each piece had to go.  I matted and layered the completed image, die cutting the green mat with a stitched rectangle die.  

I am joining in the following challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 287 and 288 ~ Use Snippets

Allsorts Challenge Week 421 ~ Flower Power

HLS June Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Butterfly Challenge #80 ~ Butterflies + B is for Bingo lines and/or the colour Heather (I just used the Butterfly and the colour Heather this time)