CAS Art Deco Roses

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Continuing the recent floral theme, I originally designed this card for March's CAS challenge at 613 Avenue Create, before I was asked to do something with one of the sponsor images instead.

Here's the video of the card's creation...

Card: Unbranded white and kraft and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Tina's Rosie Doodle border and Occasions border

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Rectangle picot dies, Polychromos pencils and Pergamano brads

Challenges... 

Wk 18 AG at Digi Choosday

AG at Bizzy Becs

AG at Ellibelle's Corner

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Love Heart

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

Another deep dive into my diminishing To-Blog pile finds this card, created using one of my favorite duet plates and a heart club plate...

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity's clear parchment and designer paper

Groovi Plates: King Charles Duet, Heart NDC and Occasions border (sentiment)

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens and pearls from my stash

Challenges... 

#64 AG at 2 Sisters on the Blog

AG at Bizzy Becs Challenge

#101 AG at Crafts Galore Encore

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

With Love

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

Today's card is one I originally created a year or so ago for The Rainbow Card Challenge, before going with something else for my DT card and it's been patiently sat in my To-Blog pile ever since...

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity's clear parchment and Designer Paper

Groovi Plates: Linda's Square Doily Frame, Tina's Floral Layering Rectangles and Occasions Border

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools and Perga color pens 

Challenges... 

AG at TTCRD

AG at 613 Avenue Create

#225 AG at Creative Fingers

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

#35 Stunningly Sage at Rainbow Card Challenge

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the first of the month, so it means it's time for a new challenge at Rainbow Card Challenge.  Our theme this month is Stunningly Sage, and please, if you must, use only a hint of a preferably neutral color.  After all, we are a monochromatic challenge!

And here's my card...

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's sage parchment
Groovi plates: Tina's Symmetrical Floral Round
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens and Pergamano brads

Challenges...

AG at 613 Avenue Create 

AG at TTCRD

#224 Halloween Colors at Crafty Gals Corner (yes, I'm pushing my luck with the entry!)

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

2nd Spring Virtual Retreat ~ Part 1

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The cards I'm sharing with you today are from sessions 1 and 2 of the recent 2nd Spring Virtual Retreat I did in my Facebook group.  Indeed, the prep for it and finishing up from it is what kept me from blogging recently.  Then, an internet outage this morning is the reason this post is so late out!  

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity clear parchment and Designer Paper

Groovi Plates: 26 Nested Octagons, Tina's Daisy Flowers parchlet, and Occasions border

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens, white Posca pen and rhinestones from my stash

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity's clear parchment and Designer paper

Groovi Plates: Linda's Garden Swing

Tools and embellishments: Picot rectangle dies, Perga color pens and Pergamano brads

Challenges (all 2nd card)... 

#26 at NBUS (the embossing plate was NBUS)

AG at 613 Avenue Create 

#219 For the Ladies at Crafty Gals Corner

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Quick Christmas Card

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

The card I'm sharing with you today is one I've just demoed live in my Facebook group...

I'm honored to have been gifted the main element Groovi plate by a friend when she bought herself the same.  It's perfect for quick, batch bakes as there are multiple beautiful baubles on it!

Card: Unbranded white and colored from my stash, and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Nested picot rectangles, Occasions border, and Tina's A4 square Bauble

Tools and embellishments: Nested picot rectangle dies, Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Perga color pens, and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

#18 at NBUS (the bauble plate is NBUS)

AG at TTCRD

#526 All Occasions at Krafty Chicks

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Christmas In July Trio

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The cards I'm sharing with you today are the first of FORTY I created last week.  I had to get going on my Christmas cards and these have only made a small dent in what will be needed... eek!

Card: Unbranded white, various colored snippets, and Clarity's clear and cranberry parchment
Groovi Plates: Picot rectangles, Twas the night 4 (bauble), Tina's Christmas candle parchlet (bottom card), Tina's Christmas snowman parchlet (middle card), Tina's poinsettia frame, and Occasions border
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating, and cutting tools including picot rectangles dies, Perga glue, Perga color pens, and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges...
AG at TTCRD
#383 Use Snippets at Pixie's Snippets Playground (backing card and poinsettia)
NBUS #16 at NBUS (Tina's Snowman parchlet is NBUS)

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Linda's Lime Tree

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Yes, you read the title right... as limes are the same shape as lemons, I made the fruits green for this card.  The rest of the color scheme was centered around pink in honor of the recipient's ongoing breast cancer battle... which was also the reason for choosing the ribbon frame from Linda's Cosmos & Lace plate...

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity's clear parchment and Great Lakes DP
Groovi Plates: Linda's Cosmos & Lace, Linda's Lemon Tree, and Occasions Border
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating, and cutting tools, Perga Color pens and Pergamano brads

Challenges...
#234 AG at 613 Avenue Create
#30 AG at Crafters Castle
AG at TTCRD

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Happy Easter!

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

In these weird times with days merging into each other, it's sometimes a little difficult to remember that Easter is this weekend.  But with that in mind before the craziness really enveloped the globe, I designed this Easter card, which I then demoed in my Creative Crew Facebook group late last month.

Whether you celebrate our Savior's resurection or not, I hope the card brightens your day.

Card: Unbranded white blank, Clarity's clear parchment and Toffee Apple designer paper
Groovi Plates: Tina's Christmas Centerpiece (main and oval frame), Linda's Cosmos and Lace (cross), Art Nouveux Lillies, Mel's Nouveux Arch (fleur de lis), Occasions Border, and Diagonal Piercing grid
Tools and embellishments: Clarity and Pergamano embossing and piercing tools, Clarity gold and white gel pens, Pergacolor pens, and brads from my stash

Challenges...
AG at TTCRD
#206 Easter/ Spring at Crafty Gals Corner
#28 AG at Crafter's Castle

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

More Embroidered Butterflies

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Today's first card shows Tina's Embroidered Butterflies plate off in all its glory, while the second showcases a favorite from Linda in a whole new way...

Card: Unbranded white and gray (behind the parchment on the second), and Clarity's blue and clear parchment
Groovi Plates: Nested Scallop Squares (outer frame on top card), Tina's Embroidery Butterflies (used for outer embroidery placement on bottom card as well as main element of top one), and Occasions border
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano embossing and piercing tools, and Perga Color pens, #12 needle, silver Madeira embroidery thread, and rhinestones from my stash (bottom card)

Challenges (all top card)...
#430-431 AG at Word Art Wednesday
#112 AG at A Bit More Time To Craft
March AG at ABMTCC

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

In Memory of Bill Blog Hop

Hello, friends! Thank you for joining us today for our "In Memory of Bill" blog hop, honoring the life of our friend, Sue's, dear brother. This is the last stop in the hop. If you would like to see all the cards we have create in his honor, please follow the links below, but before you do, here's my card...

Card: Unbranded white, and Clarity's blue parchment
Groovi Plates: Large garden bird and branch , Linda's Cosmos & Lace (ribbon), and Occasions border
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano embossing tools, Perga color pens, Clarity's rectangle picot dies, and brads from my stash

Mynn Kitchen

Rocky Crafter

Em Fairley (you are here)

Nandini Karmarkar

Mary Ellen Driggs

LeAnn Skinner

Lee Ann Barrett

Gietje Boja-Ligthart

Ewa Pas
Jacqueline Mantle

TRCC Blog

This hop is also a token of TRCC love to Nandini, Mary Ellen, and Em. Each has also lost someone close to them recently, and we are thinking of you, as well!

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

#14 Fiercely Fuschia at Rainbow Card Challenge

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It's the first of the month, so it means it's time for a new challenge at Rainbow Card Challenge.  Our theme this month is Fiercely Fuschia, and please, if you must, use only a hint of a preferably neutral color.  After all, we are a monochromatic challenge!

And here's my card...

Card: Unbranded white card, and Clarity's pink parchment
Groovi plates: Linda's Roses and Lace, diagonal piercing grid, and occasions border
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano embossing and piercing tools and Perga Color pens, Clarity brads, and Nuvo shimmer pen

Challenges...
#424-425 AG at Word Art Wednesday (it has been WAY too long since I entered there!)
#243 AG at Aud Sentiments
AG at TTCRD

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Love You A Bunch!

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Today's cards are more from the almost ancient 'Must Blog' pile...

Card: Unbranded kraft card blanks and unbranded white colored with Distress Ink, and Clarity's clear parchment
Groovi Plates: King Charles duet (top), Queen Mary duet (bottom) NDC bouquet, and Occasions border
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano embossing, piercing, and cutting tools, Clarity brads, and Arteza pencils

Challenges (all top card)...
AG at Incy Wincy Designs
AG at Brown Sugar
AG at TTCRD

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Framed Roses

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Way back in September, I promised you I'd show you another design demonstrating the versatility of Linda's Roses & Lace plate.  I don't break promises, so here it is...

Can you see what's different, apart from the frame?  If you're thinking one of the roses is missing from the top left, you'd be right!  I omitted it so the design fitted the space.  Once the roses were in place, I added the frame behind, in much the same way as you'd mask of a stamped design before adding background detail.  Then, finally added the sentiment

Card: Unbranded white and lilac, and Clarity's lilac parchment
Groovi Plates: Princess Charlotte Lace Corner Duet, Linda's Roses & Lace, Nested Scallop Squares, and Occasions Border
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano embossing, piercing, and cutting tools, Clarity brads, and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges...
#228 AG at 613 Avenue Create
AG at TTCRD
AG at Crafty Sentiments

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Another Bird in Flight

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The card I'm sharing with you today comprises something old (the bird plate), something new (the Princess Charlotte Lace Corner), and something blue, or more specifically 2 somethings blue (parchment and rhinestones).  If I'd borrowed something, it might have been more appropriate for a wedding, but nope, it was for a dear friend's birthday last month...

Card: Unbranded Kraft and black, and Clarity blue parchment
Groovi Plates: Princess Charlotte Lace Corner Duet, Large Garden Bird with Branch, and Occasions Border
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano embossing, piecing, and cutting tools, Arteza pencils (the bird is colored), Clarity brads, and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges...
#363 Use Snippets at Pixie's Snippets Playground
#102 AG at A Bit More Time To Craft
AG at TTCRD

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hummer in Flight

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For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the days are rapidly drawing in, and summer is a dim and distant memory.  So, I thought I'd brighten your day with this beautiful hummer...

The plate was designed by the late, much missed, Jayne Nestorenko, and is the first of her designs I've bought.  I've also just realized that the other plates used complete the trio of Clarity designers...

Card: Unbranded white and ivory, and Clarity ivory parchment
Groovi Plates: Jayne's Hummingbirds, Linda's Butterflies (flowers in the corners), and Tina's Symmetrical Floral Round, Occasions Border, and Diagonal Piercing Grid
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano embossing and piercing tools, Arteza pencils, Clarity brads, and black pearls from my stash

Challenges...
#226 AG at 613 Avenue Create
#68 AG at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge
#101 AG at A Bit More Time To Craft

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Roses With Love

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is one of my more recent creations, particularly compared to the last one I shared which was actually one of the first I created this year!

The roses and frame are both from plates which have quickly become favorites.  I'm sure you can see why?

Card: Unbranded white card blank and Clarity's lilac parchment
Groovi Plates: Linda's Roses & Lace, Tina's Embroidery Butterflies, Diagonal Piercing Grid, Occasions Border
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano Embossing and Piercing tools, Clarity brads, and Arteza pencils

Challenges...
#360 Use Snippets at Pixie's Snippets Playground (large lilac parchment snippet)
#21 AG at Crafter's Castle
AG at TTCRD

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Perfect Pink Bouquet

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today was created for a friend's birthday last month, and yep, she loves pink!

Card: white card blank, SU's Pear Pizzazz, and Clarity's pink and white parchment
Groovi Plates: Nested Scalloped Squares, Linda's Butterflies (frame), Tina's Flower Burst, Occasions border,
Tools and embellishments: Plate mates, embossing and piercing tools, and exclusive scissors (all clarity), Arteza Expert pencils, and brads from my stash

Challenges...
#352 Use Snippets at Pixie's Snippets Playground (pink parchment frame and backing card)
WK20 AG at Polkadoodles
#227 Summer and a sentiment at Aud Sentiments Challenge (although the card was for a spring birthday, the flowers and colors are summery, so I hope I'm not bending the rules)

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.