CAS sketch

Hi everyone,

The card I'm sharing today is the one that was also the inspiration for yesterday's card. The card has been created by dry embossing the flowers into purple card and cutting them out, layering them with foam pads and then adding a gem for the center. The design has been completed with a gold peel off sentiment.

I'm entering the card into the following challenges...

Challenge #33 Sketch at CAS on Sunday
#132 Anything feminine at DL.ART
May linky at DL. ART
#71 Anything goes at 613 Avenue Create
HIMRC #148 Super Scraps Saturday at Hiding in My Craft Room

Inspired by a sketch

Hi everyone,

The card I'm sharing with you today was inspired by a sketch I saw on a CAS blog. Although it is far too busy to enter into the challenge there, but I'll rework the main element and enter it in time, fingers crossed! I really enjoyed creating something a little different for me and love the effect the knotted twine gives.

The designer paper is some I've had in my stash for some time, so unfortunately I can't remember which collection it's from, sorry! I've used the scalloped rectangles die from Spellbinders for the two panels. The die cut flowers are from the Dovecraft Garden Party range and the twine is also from that line. The flower centers have been punched with the Martha Stewart hydrangea punch and the edge of the paper with the Tonic Studios Daisy 2. The design has been completed with a gold peel off sentiment. 

I'm entering the card into the following challenges...

#132 Anything feminine at DL.ART

May linky at DL. ART

#71 Anything goes at 613 Avenue Create

HIMRC #148 Super Scraps Saturday at Hiding in My Craft Room

I'll be back tomorrow with more crafty goodness, so I hope to see you then. 

Hugs,

Em

Box Arm Card

Hi everyone,

Today I'm sharing a new-to-me style of card that is easy to construct, but looks stunning, at least I think it does! I found the instructions over at Emma's blog Lady & the Stamp. The tutorial for the Box Arm Card is the top one listed on the right side of Emma's blog and can be downloaded. Thanks Emma!

Purple is one of my favorite colors and I love the way the three tones I've used for the card work together. The larger butterfly was created using a die that was a freebie in a magazine last year and I've once again used the butterfly punch from Martha Stewart for the smaller ones. The design has been completed by adding a peel-off sentiment and some teardrop gems that have long been in my stash.

This pic shows the card laid flat...

This one with the arms extended...

I love the style and there are so many ways to decorate it and I can see a lot more of them being created in the future. Thanks again for the tutorial Emma!

I'm entering the creation into the following challenges...
HIMCR04NSD - Use a critter at Hiding in My Craft Room
Challenge #70 Anything goes with OPTIONAL twist BA DA BLING at 613 Avenue Create
May Linky Challenge at DL.ART
Colour challenge at "Less is more"

Hugs,
Em

Popcorn gift box

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by, it's great to be back again now I've got my creative mojo back! The creation I'm sharing today will accompany the card I shared with you yesterday, if you missed it, you can see it HERE. Instead of using white this time around, I decided on purple, because I think they compliment each other well. I hope you agree?

I've created the box using the Sweet Things embossing board from Crafter's Companion and the tag for the lid and flowers are all from another of their boards, Springtime Sweets and Cupcake Treats. That is the same board I used for the flowers on the card, but I forgot to name the board used yesterday. Oops! The butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch and it's one of my favorite crafty tools.

To complete the tag I've added a matching eyelet and a gold peel off sentiment. The flowers have been blinged up with some self adhesive gems from my stash. I'm really happy with how the finished creation looks and as the name of the board suggests, it will soon be filled with some sweet treats, though not popcorn.

I'm entering the creation into the following challenges...
HIMCR04NSD - Use a critter at Hiding in My Craft Room
HIMCR05NSD - Thank you! at Hiding in My Craft Room
Challenge #70 Anything goes with OPTIONAL twist BA DA BLING at 613 Avenue Create
May Linky Challenge at DL.ART

I'll be back later in the week with yet more crafty goodness.

Hugs,
Em

Thinking of you

Hi everyone,

For the January Giveaway please click HERE.

Today's card is a very special, very personal to me. Today is my guardian angel, my Granddad's birthday and this card is for my Grandmother.

I'm entering the card at...
Hiding In My Craft Room #134 For a loved one
DL.ART January Linky Party

I'm mindful that today also marks the 28th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, and my thoughts and prayers are with the families and friend of the crew, Francis Scobee, Michael J Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Greg Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe, and indeed all who worked for NASA on the mission. God bless them all.

Hugs,
Em

White on white birthday

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by, it's great to see you. The card I'm sharing today is another white on white card, this time for a birthday and in the double waterfall style. This is the first card I created using the Tonic Studios Daisy Border 2 punch, which only arrived in the mail a few hours before the card was made. A little unbelievably, this is my first such punch and I'm wondering what took me so long? It's so easy to use and yep, I love it. :)

I added some hand embossed flowers, which I made using one of the Crafter's Companion board, Springtime Sweets and Cupcake Treats. The card was then completed using a small die cut and peel off sentiment and the only hint of color, the pale blue gems.

I'll be entering the card into the latest Hiding In My Craft Room challenge, #133 - Clean and Simple

In my next post I hope to be able to share some good news with you.

Hugs,
Em

Monday Musings - Christmas is coming!

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the latest in my Monday Musings series (all others can be found here). Today's post is the first in the series which is craft related and you'll see why soon :) I read somewhere last week that there is now less than 100 days until Christmas, *gasp*! I've just checked the calendar and yes, there are just 13 weeks to go, though I refuse to get panicky over how many days there are left, so I'm not counting those!

I have, finally, made a start on my cards for this year's festive season. Whew! The first card I created is another white on white card (see some others here). It just so happens that this card also fits in with this week's challenge over at one of my favorite blogs, Hiding in My Craft Room, #116 - LOL, so I'm entering the card there.

The card is a 5.5" square base, to which I've added Lots Of Layers. I used two of the Spellbinders labels dies, though I can't remember which they are. The lace border is from Sunrise Crafts and so is the embossing folder. The baubles and the bow have been hand embossed using the Christmas board for the Ultimate Pro system from Crafter's Companion. All the layers have been put together using silicon glue.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon.

Hugs,
Em