Daring Cardmakers - (What's the Story) Morning Glory.....

It's the first Friday of the month so that means it's time for the Daring Cardmakers Flower of the Month Dare. September's flowers are the Aster or Morning Glory.

Here's my 'Aster' card:-

Martha Stewart Around the Page Punches

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Bazzill Card Stock

Wooden Bucket Stamp - Stamps by Judith

Coloured with Copics

Spellbinders Foliage Dies

Butterfly and Flower Punches

Oval and Scallop Oval Punches

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Self Adhesive Pearls

For the Main Aster Flowers I used Plain White Pearlescent Paper from Craftwork Cards and coloured it with Copics. Cut strips of paper and fold in half long ways and then snip along the length of the paper towards the fold without cutting through the fold. Then roll and glue along the bottom as you go along. The yellow centre is obviously just a narrower strip than the rest of the flower. When you've rolled the flower and the glue has set simply shape by pulling the petals downwards.

We'd love to see your September flower creations so why not join in - pop on over to the Daring Cardmakers Blog to see what the rest of the team have been making for inspiration.

Lynda xxx

Kathy's Waffle Sketch File - May 2011

There's another great sketch this month from Kathy over at Kathy's Waffle Sketch File:-

We're also thrilled to announce that if you enter a project using either this new sketch, or the next one (that's May or June Sketch File sketches) then you'll be in with a chance of winning a fabulous prize, donated by our own lovely Jackie. PLUS, if you enter something for both months then you double your chances of winning!

Here's my card:-

Image - Stamps by Judith

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Nestabilities

Card Candi

Self Adhesive Black Gems

Scraps of Paper from Stash

Lynda xxx

Daring Cardmakers - Thinking of You

Over at Daring Cardmakers it's our lovely Asia's first time of setting our Dare and we're also being sponsored by our former Guest Designer - Andrea - who has just opened an online shop with her mum:-

This is the prize:-

WOW!

So as there is a giveaway this week Asia would like you to give something back:-

Remember last year Sue's Post Pals dare? It's a great cause and there are still many kids waiting for cards, so I would like you to create a "Thinking of you" card and send it to one (or all!) the children from this website. Let yourself be inspired by these kids, they all write about colours that they like and their favourite characters. Remember not to use glitter or things that could come off the card easily. If you're not from the UK, you may prefer to send this card to someone you know that may need a little support.

Here's my card:-

Image - I Love Honey by Sampavie

Stamped with Memento Ink and coloured with Copics

Papers - Crate Paper 'Little Sprout' collection

Bazzill and Core'dinations Great White Card Stock

Nestabilities

Daisy and Leaf Punches

Thinking of You Stamp - Studio G

I've added Diamond Glaze to the Honey

and Stickles to the centres of the Daisies - this dries hard and the glitter does not flake so I think it will be safe enough to send to one of the Post Pals Kids - it is not going to be easy picking just one out either - I may have to make some more cards!!!

Lynda xxx

Sir Stampalot - June Challenge - Punch It

This is my card for the Sir Stampalot June Challenge which is:-

"Punch it"

Hero Arts 'Silhouette Grass' Stamp

Sunburst from Tim Holtz Psychedelic Grunge CMS056 Stamp Collection

Distress Inks

Stickles

Sentiment - Pebble Inc Rub On

Self Adhesive Pearls - HobbyHouse

Punches Used:-

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches and Garden Trellis Border Punch

Stampin' Up Oval and Scallop Oval Punches

Thanks for looking.

Lynda xxx

More Sugared Almonds!

Here are a few more cards and a tag that I made using the new Sugared Almonds Collection from Craftwork Cards.

Don't forget you've got until the 1st June to enter the 'Flower Power Challenge' and be in with a chance to win a gorgeous Flower Store worth £20 - pop over to Craftwork Cards Blog to get all the details!

Thanks for looking!

Lynda xxx

Colour Me Crazy!

Did you see this:-

on Create & Craft last Saturday morning!

Fab-u-lous is the only word to describe it.

This is my favourite of all of Kirsty's CDs - it's jam packed full of all sorts of stuff for all sorts of occasions - the characters are brilliant, the papers are fab and there is literally something for everyone!

Here's the cards I made for the show:-

This is Jemima Cuppycake - I made one of Vicky's (aka Dolly) shabby flowers for this one - she's got a fab tutorial on her blog here.

Here we've got Jasper Nutcracker and Joshua Postlethwaite and some fab 'boy' papers!

Here's 'Twitch' one of the bunnies from The Warren!

Some yummy cake and two of my favourite papers - love the pink and yellow!

These are the greetings from Butterfly World and some more fab papers!

and finally I've used one of the uncoloured Jemimas and coloured her with ProMarkers to match the greetings and papers.

Hope you like them - I had so much fun making them and there's loads of characters I've yet to 'get to know'

If you want to get hold of this fab CD you can buy it in Kirsty's shop here - you won't be disappointed... I promise!

Lynda xxx

Carol's Sketch Fun #9 & Daring Cardmakers - Blue and Green

It was great to be able to combine these two challenges today. Carol has provided a great sketch and Vanessa at Daring Cardmakers wants us to use Blue and Green.

Carol's Sketch:-

My Card:-

Stamps:-

"Quite Dandy" - Penny Black

Script - Dimension Fourth

Flourish - Magnolia

Distress Inks:-

Shabby Shutters, Broken China and Pine Needles

Coredinations Cardstock

Rub On - Pebbles Inc.

Prima Flowers

Card Candy

Gems

Stickles

Nestibilities

Whenever I use Blue and Green together it always takes me back to my Primary School days. I think we've all made the tray mats out of Binka. Well that was a project we were on with and the teacher asked us all to pick two colours of thread and I chose Blue and Green, Big Mistake, teacher insisted that blue and green did not go together - all the other kids were picking red and yellow, blue and red, green and yellow (you get the drift). Anyway I think the disappointment must have been evident on my face and the teacher let me have my own way and when they were all finished I think my mat looked the best lol! Was that a bit of artistic flair I was using at a tender age?? I wonder??

Lynda xxx

DCM Challenge - Missing You

Lythan has set the challenge this week at DCM as follows:-

Miss you

Make a card that shares your love with someone - it could be missing you, thinking of you, across the miles - just let you imagination take flight, as the wonderful design team have! I look forward to whiling away my lonely hours by visiting your blogs!

I am so into my stamping and distressing at the moment and I have got to say that I have been totally inspired by Kath - her cards are out of this world and she never fails to amaze me at her creativity.

I have had the "Thinking of You" Collage stamp from Hero Arts for ages and have never used it simply because I didn't really know what to do with it. I am one of those people who makes impulse purchases simply because "I like it" and not that I need it - ring any bells with anyone ? lol. Anyway glad I bought it now as it was perfect for the challenge this week.

Stamps - Thinking of You Collage - Hero Arts

Carols Cube - Judikins (Daisy flower)

Background Script - Dimension Fourth

Vine Leaf - Heidi Grace

Tiny Flower from "Season of Joy" set - Stampin Up

Distress Inks - Vintage Photo, Fired Brick and Peeled Paint

Ive used Card Candy for the flower centres and highlighted a few areas with Stickles

I still think I need a little more practice with the distressing inks as it is a little bit "rough" in places but I am enjoying it so that is the main thing.

Lynda xxx

Cupcake Craft Challenge 40 - Sketch

This week the challenge is this lovely sketch designed by Donna:-



And this is my card:-

Stamp - "Agapanthus Cluster" by Stampendous

Papers - K & Co

Textured Cardstock - DCWV

Prima Hydrangeas

Ribbon and Brads from Stash

Stickles Glitter Glue

Computer Generated Greeting

I'm really making an effort to do more stamping lately and I'm so enjoying it even though I do make a right old mess. I tried "misting" the image after I' first stamped it (using a multi-coloured Adirondack ink pad) but it just ran everywhere lol. On the second attempt when I thought I'd cracked it - it just dried all dull and yucky. So in the end I decided to just colour the stamp with my Marvy le Plumes and keep it simple - why make life difficult lol.

Lynda xxx

DCM Challenge - Hide and Seek

The Dare this week is by Jozza:-

I would like to see a hidden message or element on your cards.

For a double dare include both!

This really had me thinking - its not something I normally do with cards so it was quite a challenge. Ive just bought these fabby new papers by Bo Bunny (Alissa collection) so wanted to use them but you know what its like when you haven't a clue what you're making you don't want to waste anything and it's nerve racking just cutting into these little beauties. Anyway I started cutting away and am really really pleased with the card. I just love these papers.

I cut out the word 'Just' with my Quickutz Silhouette and used 'Kayleigh' font and the dotty paper is from a DCWV adhesive stack. Think it's quite a good match.

I like challenges that get the old grey matter working - thanks Jozza!


Lynda xxx