Clearly Besotted Black and White Butterfly With Love Card

Good morning.  I hope you are all well today.

I have a card to share that I made for a friends birthday.  There had been a recent bereavement in the family so I didn't want to send her a jolly Happy Birthday card,  I wanted something a bit more classic, muted and understated.

For this card I have used:

The butterflies are from the Clearly Besotted Butterfly Wishes II stamp set stamped with black memento ink, die cut using the coordinating Butterfly Wishes die set and I have added self adhesive white pearls.

The DP is from the Dovecraft Back to Basics Monochrome paper pack.

The with love greeting is stamped using versamark ink and embossed using white embossing powder.

The white and black circles are die cut using the My Favorite Things Die-namics Zig Zag Stitched Circle Stax.

White scallop border punched from white card using a Fiskars Scallop Border Punch with black polka dot ribbon added from my stash.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Add a Sentiment

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes/Use a Die Cut

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Unicorn Challenge - Spotty Dotty

Crafty Gals Corner - Polka Dots or Stripes

Crafty Creations Challenge - Monochromatic

See you soon.

xx

Crafty Calendar May Challenge Card - Things With Wings

Good afternoon, hope you are having a good day.  Here in the UK it's dry and not so cold which makes a pleasant change.

Today is the first Saturday in May that means we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme for this month is

'THINGS WITH WINGS'

so time to share your creations that have birds, insects, fairies or anything else with wings.

For my card I have used:

Airplane digital stamp from Angie's Digital Stamps coloured with copics.

The cloud DP is from the My Minds Eye Lime Twist Fly A Kite paper pack.

The die cuts are using My Favorite Things Die-namics Skyline Border, Cloud Cover-Up & Zig Zag Stitched Circle Stax.

The greeting is a freebie that  I had with a magazine a while ago which has been stamped with versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder.

The white dots have been added using Ranger Enamel Accents

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge - Circle & Square

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

Quick Quotes Challenge - Things With Wings

Polkadoodles Crafting - Things With Wings

For this months challenge we have two sponsors so two prizes on offer:

Angie's Digital Stamps

who is offering digis to one winner

and

Crafty Ribbons

who has offered a £10 prize to spend in their store to the other winner.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your 'Things with Wings' creations and check out the gorgeous DT creations for this months challenge.

See you soon

xx

Crafty Calendar Mid Month Card - Anything Goes

Good afternoon, hope you're having a good day.  Can you believe the weather we're having today,I got up this morning and it was snowing!!! 

Just a quick post with another card for this months challenge over at Crafty Calendar.  The theme this month is "ANYTHING GOES" and is running until the 28th April so you still have plenty of time to enter.

For this card I have used:

Magical Woodland digital stamp from All Dressed Up printed on watercolour paper and coloured with Spectrum Aqua Pens,  (This was my fourth attempt at colouring this image with my Aqua Pens, I really need to practise). 

The DP's are from the Craft Asylum Hello Sunshine paper pack.

The toadstool/mushrooms border I cut with my cricut using an SVG file called Garden Borders from Studio Ilustrado.

We are sponsored for this challenge by

All Dressed Up

and 

Fabrika Fantasy

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

Hugs x

Crafty Calendar April Challenge - Anything Goes

Good Morning all.  We're in April already and the weather is definitely showery today, come to think of it here in the UK the weather is always showery whatever the month.

It's the first Saturday of the month so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme for this month is

ANYTHING GOES.

Any theme, any colours and any creations are welcome.

For my card I have used:

Love Spring Time digi stamp from All Dressed Up coloured with copics

The DP is from the Craft Asylum Meadow Sweet paper pack.

We are sponsored for this challenge by

All Dressed Up

and

Fabrika Fantasy

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to join this months Anything Goes challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations,

See you soon

Hugs x

Happy Easter - Digistamp Boutique Easter Cards

Good morning and happy Easter.  It's the start of British summertime today and I've remembered to put all of my clocks forward an hour this morning, I'm sure that I will feel the effects of losing an hour a bit later on.

I just thought I'd share a couple of  the Easter cards that I've made using images from Digistamp Boutique.  The first card was for my 3 year old niece so I wanted a cutesy image.

I have used

Daisy from the Digby and Daisy set by Digistamp Boutique coloured with copics.

The DP's are from my stash, they have got separated from the rest of the paper pack so not sure of the make or name.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting With Dragonflies - Easter Card

A Gem of a Challenge - Easter

Copic Deutschland Challenge - Easter

The Crafter's Cafe - Easter

Animal Friends Challenge - Easter

Little Red Wagon - Easter/Spring

Digistamp Boutique - March competition

The next card I made is a one layer card so I made a few of these with different colour variations to send to a different people.

I have used:

The image and greeting are from the Easter Branch set by Digistamp Boutique.

I have printed the image and greeting on a 5" square piece of smooth card and coloured with copics before mounting onto yellow card (it looks a bit lime green in the photo but it is yellow).  I then just added a few sequins.

Have a great Easter and enjoy all those chocolate eggs.

See you soon x

Mother days card for Crafty Calendar March Challenge

Good afternoon to everyone.  I hope that you're all well on the rainy Saturday afternoon. Today I got up and decided to sort my wardrobe out, do you ever wish you hadn't started doing a job because it then got more involved and took more time than anticipated.  At least it's finished now.

Today is the first Saturday in March so we have a new monthly challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar.  Here in the UK tomorrow is Mother's Day so our theme for this month is 

MUM's DAY or SPECIAL FEMALE.

For this challenge I have tried a different style of card.....

I have printed the image 'A Special Flower' from A Day for Daisies onto textured card then coloured with Faber-Castell polychromos. 

I cut the textured card to a 13.8cm square with my image in the bottom corner then printed the greeting 'Best Mom' from Digistamp Boutique.

I then stamped a few flowers and coloured them, doodled a wiggly border, added some perfect pearls onto the flowers and the butterfly is from the Butterfly Wishes III stamp set from Clearly Besotted.

It was going to be a one layer card but I couldn't resist adding the butterfly and then layering onto pink card before added it to the white 6" card blank.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

A Day for Daisies

who are offering the winner 3 digis of their choice

and 

Wild Orchid Crafts

who are offering a £10 voucher to spend in store

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and share with us your creations for this months challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Now off to visit my Mom and deliver her card...hope she likes it.

See you soon

Hugs x

Digistamp Boutique Birthday Quacky Card

Good morning all,  Hope you're having a good day. 

I'm just sharing a quick card I made for Martyns nephew who celebrated his first birthday a few days ago.

I wanted to use an image that was cute but not too girly and I thought Birthday Quacky from Digistamp Boutique was ideal.

I have coloured the image with copics and Faber Castell polychromos.  I added polka dots on the parcel with a gelly roll white gel pen and covered the balloon with glossy accents.

The DP's are from the Lili of the Valley/Nitwit "Sunny Side Up" paper pack and the Papermania 'Aqua' Capsule Collection paper pack.

Seeing as this card is for a little boy I didn't want it to luck too 'fussy' so just added a greeting, a couple of pearls and a few wooden stars from a table confetti pack I picked up from the Paperchase outlet shop at Cheshire Oaks.

See you soon.

Hugs

xx

Love is in the Air Crafty Calendar Challenge Card

Good morning all.  Just a quick reminder that you still have time to enter our

'Love is in the Air' challenge over at Crafty Calendar.

I have a second DT card for this challenge and for this card I have used an image from one of our sponsors Robyns Fetish.

For this card I have used

Pussy Cat Luv from Robyns Fetish printed on kraft card and coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils.

The DP is from the My Minds Eye Pretty Please paper pack.

The greeting is from an old Elzybells stamp set called Valentine Tags.

The challenge over at Crafty Calendar closes on Saturday so you still have a few days to share your creations over on the blog.

See you soon.

Hugs

xx

Happy World Thinking Day - Brownie Themed Card

Good afternoon and a Happy World Thinking Day to all members of Girlguiding and Girl Scouts.  I have a card to share today,  It's not a thinking day card but it is Brownie themed.

The other Brownie leader at the unit I run left this week after 10 years volunteering so  I made a Brownie themed thank you card to go with her with her leaving gift.

For this card I have used:

Owl Digital Stamp from Pink Cat Studio coloured with copics.

Thank you banner stamp from Clearly Besotted.

DP's are from the Lili of the Valley/Nitwit paper pack "Sunny Side Up"

The ribbon is licensed Brownie merchandise from  the Girlguiding UK website

Hopefully I'll be able to find a replacement leader to avoid having to close the unit.... and just in case you are wondering what World Thinking Day is, it is celebrated annually on 22 February by all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. when we think about our "sisters" in all the countries of the world, the meaning of Guiding, and its global impact. 

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon...

Bev xx

Crafty Calendar February Challenge - Love is in the Air

Good afternoon to all.  I'm posting a bit later than normal due to being at work this morning.  I'm glad to get back home out of the gale force winds and all the rain.....will it ever stop raining....

Well January has been and gone so we have a new challenge for February over at Crafty Calendar.  As Valentine's Day is fast approaching our theme for this month is

"Love is in the Air".

For my card I have used:

Bugaboo Stamps Dino Heart 2 image coloured with copics

The DP's are from the Craft Asylum Into the Woods 6 x 6 paper pack.

Now this was going to be a shaker card but I just could get it to look right it so I pulled it all apart and stared again.

Well that's Martyns Valentine card sorted now I just need to remind him to get me something...

We are sponsored for this months challenge by

Bugaboo Stamps

Robyns Festish

Head over to Crafty Calendar and share your creations with us for this months challenge and check out the gorgeous DT cards.

I'll be sharing another card for our Crafty Calendar "Love is in the air" challenge mid month so I'll see you soon......

Hugs

Bev x