Flamingo

Sharing a CAS birthday card I made for a friend,

I used Poppystamps 'Fine Flamingo' die and a die from the Memory Box 'Distressed Baptisia Collage' set.  To finish off my card I added a strip of black and white patterned paper from Anna Marie Designs and a sentiment.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Week 617/8 ~ Anything Goes with option of Monochromatic

Addicted to CAS Challenge #194 ~ Birthday

Inkspirational Challenge #235 ~ Fur/Feathers

Creations in Pink Challenge # 32 ~ Anything Goes in MAINLY Pink

HLS March Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Alphabet Challenge ~ Z is for Zoology- (study of animals)

IkesWorld Challenge #142 ~ Anything Goes/option of Monochrome

Purples

A card today in my favourite colours of shades of purple.

The patterned paper is from a Papermania Pad.   I used a Marianne Designs cArt-Us Lacé die, which cuts the design ready to fold.  I backed the folded die cut with a cream circle. The butterfly is made using two Memory Box dies, 'Pippi Butterfly' and 'Isabella Butterfly'.   A few Card Candi finished off my card. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Week 617/8 ~ Anything Goes with option of Monochromatic

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March Challenge

Cut It Up Challenge #222 ~ Spring Flowers and/or Butterflies 

IkesWorld Challenge #142 ~ Anything Goes/option of Monochrome

Penguin Card

A Christmas card today, using one of my favourite folds. 

The card base is die cut with a Spellbinders 'Happy Days' die.  The patterned paper was left over from a previous project and I used a Creative Expression 'Snowflake Lattice' embossing folder.  The Christmas trees are punched and I added tiny gold stars to the top of the stars.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days March Challenge

Alphabet Challenge ~ Z is for Zoology

Jingle Belles Challenge ~ Holiday Cards to Die For!

Winter Wonderland Challenge ~ Trees

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March Challenge

CHNC challenge #534 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

Let Go Fly A Kite.......

The current Butterfly Challenge is 'K for Kite Fold'.  The six elements are 'Kite Fold /Kilimanjaro (pale sky blue)/Kobi (light pink)/Kombu Green (dark sage)/Knots + a Butterfly.  I decided to include all six elements on my card.  Mrs A has put instructions for making a kite fold HERE.

 

The background is embossed with Embossalicious 'Clouds' embossing folder.  I used a Sizzix embossing folder on the front of the kite, added a tail with baker's twine, knotted in three places and added some little punched, pink butterflies.  I stamped three butterflies from the Stampin' Up 'Butterfly Gala' set of stamps, coloured them with Promarkers and fussy cut them.

I wanted the kite to stay tightly closed when displayed, so I added two tiny spider magnets to the inside of the folded kite.  The sentiment is from the Stampin' Up 'Painted Glass' set of stamps, stamped with Versafine 'Nocturne'.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #154 ~ K for Kite Fold (all elements)

Simply Create Too Challenge #168 ~ Wet or Dry Embossing

Double 'D' Challenge ~ Skies