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Monday, 30 March 2015

Easter Bunnies Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...using some bunnies from the 'Bunny Friends' stamp by Penny Black. The papers are from the 'Hippity Hoppity' pad by We R Memory Keepers...I doodled some simple borders using a black pen, and added a Hero Arts sentiment (from the 'Sentiments' set), then popped the bunnies up on 3D foam pads to look like they're peeking over the the border.


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Saturday, 28 March 2015

Butterfly Blues

I have a simple one layer card to share today...using stamps from the 'Social Butterfly' set by Penny Black. I stamped the butterflies in shades of blue Distress Ink (Salty Ocean & Faded Jeans), then blended some 'Stormy Sky' over the edge of the card...adding a sentiment from the same set.


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Wednesday, 25 March 2015

It's Snowy!

I have a Christmas card to share today...featuring 'Snowy' by Penny Black...an oldie, but definitely a goodie! I coloured him using watercolour pencils to match some papers from the 'Bundled Up' pad by Crate Paper. I used my Nesties to cut the circles, and added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Merriest Wishes' set by Hero Arts.


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Monday, 23 March 2015

Cupcake Mice

I dug out an old favourite Penny Black stamp set ('Party Critters') at the weekend...I love these cute little mice. I combined them with a cupcake embossing folder by Craft Concepts, some twine from the Ribbon Girls, and some adhesive pearls.


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Sunday, 22 March 2015

Pile It On! Challenge - Sentiment as Focal Point

We have a new Pile It On! Challenge starting today...with a theme of:

'Sentiment as the Focal Point'

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet:
Prize - $10 Gift Certificate!

I used die cut letters (cut using my Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet dies) to make my sentiment...placing them on a background made from American Crafts card...with torn edges, making a rainbow effect. I added some faux stitching around the edges using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen.


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Friday, 20 March 2015

Totally Excited Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...this time using 'Totally Excited' by Penny Black. The papers are from a couple of My Mind's Eye pads ('Merry Little Christmas' - the green ones, and 'Cut & Paste Charm' - the cloudy sky). I used a couple of Die-namics dies...'Picket Fence' and 'Grassy edges' to create a little scene.


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Wednesday, 18 March 2015

ABC Christmas Challenge - F is for...

We have a new ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...Chris is the host, and the theme is:

'F is for Frosty'

Our sponsor for this challenge is Sweet Stamps:
Prize - $10 gift certificate for the Sweet Stamps store!

I went for frosty blues...using a Penny Black stamp called 'What a Snow!' and papers from the 'Silent Night' pad by First Edition. I distressed the edges of the papers, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The snowflake is a Memory Box die cut, and is held in place using a gem stone brad (from Craft Obsessions). The sentiment stamp is from a Lili of the Valley set, and the adhesive pearls are by Papermania.


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
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Monday, 16 March 2015

I Baked a Cake!

Well...I didn't...but that's the name of this cute Lili of the Valley bear stamp. I used her to make a simple one layer birthday card, colouring the image using watercolour pencils, and adding a sentiment from the 'Party Critters' set by Penny Black.


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Friday, 13 March 2015

Spring Chick Easter Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...using another Penny Black stamp called 'Spring Chick'. I picked some older papers...from the 'Tea Party' pad by Dovecraft...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The flowers are really old (I bought them before I started blogging), and are held in place with a BasicGrey brad. The little adhesive pearls and bag are from Hobbycraft.


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Thursday, 12 March 2015

Christmas with Barkley

I have a Christmas card to share today...using stamps from the 'Christmas with Barkley' set by Crafter's Companion. I'm trying to keep my Christmas cards as flat as I can this year (to save on postage!)...this one is one layer...simply coloured using watercolour pencils.


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Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Silhouette Flowers

Today's card is a really simple one...I stamped my 'Silhouette Flowers' stamp (by Hero Arts) using Versamark Ink, then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. Then I blended 'Scattered Straw' and 'Peeled Paint' Distress Inks over the top to colour the flowers. The sentiment stamp is from a set by Papermania.


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Monday, 9 March 2015

Bunny Friends Easter Treat Bag

I have something a little more seasonal to show you today...an Easter treat bag using a couple of bunnies from the the 'Bunny Friends' stamp by Penny Black (I masked off the others before inking the stamp). The papers are form a pad by Dovecraft called 'Tea Shop'...I distressed the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The flowers are really old, (I've had them since before I started blogging...so long in fact that the shop I bought them from has been closed for years!) and camd from Poppicrafts...they're held in place using BasicGrey brads. The twine is from the Ribbon Girls.


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Sunday, 8 March 2015

Pile It On! Challenge - Green

We have a new Pile It On! Challenge starting today...the theme is:

'Green'

Our sponsor for this challenge is Meljen's Designs
Prize - 4 Digital Images of the winner's choice!

I used some scraps of green papers to create a simple Christmas card...cutting the tree shapes using one of the dies from the Hero Arts & Sizzix 'Reindeer' stamp & die set. I inked around their edges a little using 'Pumice Stone' Distress Ink, popped them up on 3D foam pads, and added a Hero Arts sentiment (from the 'Merriest Wishes' set).


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Saturday, 7 March 2015

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Spring Blooms

It's the first Saturday of the month...so that means it's time for a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge...and this month the theme is:

'Spring Blooms'

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Prize - a $20 voucher



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Wednesday, 4 March 2015

ABC Christmas Challenge - E is for...

We have a new ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...Wilma is the host, and the theme is:

'E is for Edging Punches or Dies'

We are sponsored for this challenge by Wild Rose Studio

Prize - Christmas Tree die:

I only have one edge punch...'Scalloped Diamonds' by EK Success...so that's what I used...simply combining it with a cute Penny Black stamp ('Coming your way!' - which I coloured using watercolour pencils, and some brightly coloured card. I added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen, a Lili of the Valley sentiment and some adhesive pearls.


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Monday, 2 March 2015

Xmas Pilgrims

I'm going to apologise now...my next three cards will be Christmas ones...not sure what's got into me! This one uses a Penny Black stamp called 'Xmas Pilgrims'...so cute! I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from a Lili of the Valley set.


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