The Flower Challenge #13 Reminder

Hi there friends, I am back today with my 'Reminder'
card for 'The Flower Challenge'. I hope you have all
 checked out the amazing cards there already.

If not pop on over double quick, so much to see there
this month. Just make sure you add our challenge
button and say which prize you would like too.

 Sadly a few people haven't done that and will miss out
 on a prize. Read our rules please.

Of course as I mentioned in my earlier challenge post there are prizes up for grabs this time too.   We are celebrating our 1st Birthday in style ;) Anyway you are here to see my card I assume so here it is.    

  White Linen card TH Watercolour card Mama Elephant Botanic Hello stamp (from Sevenhillscrafts) TH Distress inks Clear Embossing ink Wow Silver Sparkle embossing powder Neat & Tangled clear sequins   

  I stamped and heat embossed my water colour panel  and coloured it using my Distress inks. Then I added  watery wash around my image. A sprinkling of  sequins and my card was finished.  

      This is our challenge button below to add with your card.  

   

The Flower Challenge #13 'Use Your Favourite Flower'

Hi there friends, I am super excited today to announce  it's our 1st Birthday over at 'The Flower Challenge',  can't believe we have been going for a whole year  already!   Anyway we have lots of surprises for you there, I am sure you will want to join in. We have Prizes,  Guest Designers and great cards of course.   This month we would like you to  'Use Your Favourite Flower', how easy is that ;) Here is the cue card below for you to add when entering  our challenge. Please make sure Flowers are the MAIN image on your cards too.    Please also read all our terms and conditions there as we are giving away prizes this time we have a few rules.   We would hate for you to miss out by not complying!  

We also have a new look to our blog there, hope you like our changes. Anyway here is my card, do try and join in or at least visit our blog and see all the inspirational cards  there.    For my first card this month I decided to use this amazing flower stamp. I have used it a few times now as I really love it. Definately one of my 'favourite flower' stamps  at the moment.   

  White Linen card TH Water colour card  Concord & 9th Hello Lovely stamps (from SevenHillsCrafts) My Favorite Things sentiment stamp (small hello) Zig Clean Color pens Versafine Black Onyx ink Glamour dust Clear gems  

  I stamped my flower stamp on to my water colour card. Then I coloured it  using my Zig pens and a water brush. Then I stamped my large sentiment onto the card.    I took a very small scrap of card and stamped my  small 'Hello' stamp on that leaving a space at the  top. I coloured the space using a matching  Zig pen.    I stuck that to my card using 3d pads to add a bit  of height and interest. Once finished I added my  panel to an A6 top fold card base. A touch of  glamour dust and a sprinkling of clear gems  completed my card.  

  Our challenge closes on the 25th October and we are   back on the 15th with a Reminder card to share. Good luck everyone !  

Few more cards

Hi again, just another quick post today, one card and few 'mistakes'.  The first is for my niece's one year old, where did that year go??  ...anyway glad to report she is now expecting baby number two.  Very exciting for us all :) I made this  quick card using a Pink  Petticoat digi image. Don't look too hard at the colouring please.  I had mean't to add glitter to the dress but  then  forgot, so had  to recolour it again,.... didn't take a new pic of course.The hair didn't  turn out great either ! The last two were an idea I had but it didn't  quite work out. Thought I would just show you anyway, after the  second card I lost interest in doing another lol. In the first one  I blurred the stamping,then added trees which didn't look right.  In the second one I did the same again grrrr, gave up after that !  I did like the shape though so just showing you anyway :) Hope  you all have this lovely sun today.I didn't sleep well again  so now off to bathe in a few rays! Take care my  friends.

Alexander is one !

Hi everyone, just a few quick photo's today.It was our lovely grandson Alexander's 1st birthday on Saturday. Here is the card I made for him , also two cakes I made too. The cake stands were made by my OH btw. :) We held a joint party for our two grandsons as it was the first  time all the family could get together since Charlie's birthday. Another of  my tri frame photo's made for Alexander also. I made  a similar one for our other grandson Charlie if you remember.  The first one took hours to get the right photo's for but luckily Alexander was more obliging and  it only took about 10 mins  on and off. He was teething though as you can  see by his  lovely rosey cheeks awwww! ps. A big welcome to my latest follower too, welcome aboard Beanie!  

My first effort making sugarcraft things....must practise more.

Joint cake for Alex and Charlie,a  red velvet one.

 

Snow pics , cards and a tri frame

Hi everyone, we have snow today, here is a pic of  what we woke up to this morning.More now falling too! Also  an Anniversary card for our son, a first birthday card for our grandson and a tri framed photo I made for him also.I used  copper coloured pearlized card and wording ( shaded) as copper  is the symbol for the 7th Anniversary....along with wool  apparantly. Louie bear digi image ( Digistamp boutique) used  for the birthday card. The tri frame was an idea I had a while  ago, I had fun chasing our grandson around with the letters to  get just the right photo's. Mostly on my knees too!....you would  laugh if you had seen me. Some ended up on his back,around  his ankle.... and as  a  halo ( the O)  which slipped as he laughed  and also made a funny  photo .Glad I got one with him pointing  as he does that a lot ( ET) is his nickname just now lol. His  parents will be pleased with this keepsake I hope.  I will  do the same for our other grandson in March too. Stay safe everyone. ps. Poor Charlie was a bit overwhelmed with all the children/adults at his party. He spent a lot of time clinging like a limpet to our son. However he did love his cake.....see pic on right !

Wording is shaded btw. Copper and black and glamour dusted too.

 

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Charlie is one!