The Flower Challenge #46 Reminder

Hi there friends, I am back with a reminder card for 'The Flower Challenge' again. Our theme is Summer/Winter, you could use colours or flowers etc. to represent either.

If in doubt see what all the design team has made on our blog. Our talented Guest Designer this month is the lovely Mac from thesweetestofpeas. Do visit her blog if you haven't already as she makes such beautiful cards!

For this card I used Altenew 'Breezy Bouquet' stamps, I embossed it in silver and used water colouring again. It really sparkles and shines irl ! I coloured my background in a soft blue too.

Okay , thanks for the visit, come and see my card below,  and also enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)

You have until the 25th July to enter, please use our cue card

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The Flower Challenge #46 Summer/Winter

Hi friends, I am back with another card for 'The Flower Challenge' again. Our theme this month is Summer/Winter, it must be either one where you are right now. As we are a global challenge this should be easy for you all.

You can either use Summer/Winter colours on your card or use flowers in season now, it really is up to you what you do. As long as you include flowers as the main image of course ;)

I went with Summer and used this gorgeous Altenew stamp set  called 'Flower Garden'. I coloured it using water colour and also used my Faber-Castell pencils on it too.

Our talented Guest Designer this month is the lovely Mac from thesweetestofpeas Do check out her blog if you haven't already as she has some amazing cards there.

Thanks for your visit and any comments left also. Enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)

ps. quick update on my OH, good news with his biopsy, such a relief after all the weeks of waiting to hear! a big thank you to everyone who has been so lovely and left me comments and sent emails, it was such a help ...bless you all ;)

Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge.

You have until the 25th July to enter. We are back with a

 reminder card on the 15th also.

The Flower Challenge #41 Reminder

Hi there friends, I am back with another reminder card for 'The Flower Challenge'. This time we want you to 'Add leaves', as well as the usual flowers of course too.

Our Guest Designer this month is the talented Galina Filippenko (our winner for last August). Do try and visit her blog too if you can as she makes such beautiful cards.

Ok back to my card, here it is below, it reminds me of Spring for some reason...but maybe I am just wishing it here lol ;)

Pretty Roses card

 Smooth White card
Altenew Garden Picks 3D dies
TH Distress inks
Neat & tangled stencil Patchwork Fields
Diamond dust
N&T clear sequins
3d pads

I made my card base then used my stencil to add a pale pattern to my card. Then I stamped and die cut all my flowers and leaves. I coloured all my images and added them to my card base, using 3d pads on the flowers. A sprinkling of sequins and my card was complete.

 

    Leafy Frame card

 

White Linen card 

Silver Mirri card

Altenew Leaf Frame cover die

Altenew Forever in Love stamp

TH Distress inks

Wow Silver E/P

Altenew Clear Embossing ink

I made my card base then cut my silver frame using the cover die. I blended some Distress inks over the lower half of card and did a bit of spattering too. I stamped, embossed and coloured my flowers and leaves and fussy cut them out. I used 3d pads to attach them to my card and it was complete.

   
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The Flower Challenge #41 'Add Leaves'

Hi there friends, it's now February and time for a new challenge over at 'The Flower Challenge' again. It's an easy one this month and 'Add Leaves' ;)

Our Guest Designer this month is the talented Galina Filippenko (our winner for last August). Do try and visit her blog too if you can as she makes such beautiful cards.

Ok back to my cards, here they are below, (I decided to make another at the last minute). Please check out my teamies cards as they are just amazing as always. Oh and also try and join in our challenge too perhaps ;)

Kraft card

White Linen card
Kraft card
Watercolour card
Vellum by Inspire Me
Altenew Precious Peony stamps
Altenew Leaf Clusters dies
Altenew Clear Embossing ink
Wow White Embossing powder
TH Distress inks
Sequins from stash
Dylusions ink spray White Linen

I made my top fold card base using my white card then attached a top piece made from Kraft card using 3d pads for height.

I printed and embossed my flowers on some watercolour card and used my distress inks to colour them.

I then cut my leaves from white card and also from vellum & cut them all out including my flowers and attached them all to my card topper.

I added a spray of white paint and added my sequins and my card was complete.

You Inspire Me card

Smooth White card

Vellum by Inspire Me

TH Distress inks

Altenew Precious Peony stamps

Altenew Crafty Greetings sentiment

Altenew Clear Embossing ink

Wow Silver E/P 

N & T Clear Sequins

I made my base card then stamped and embossed using my flower spray stamps. I coloured my flowers and leaves and spattered a bit of paint onto my card and then added a few sequins.

The last thing was stamping my sentiment on a piece of spare vellum and then embossing it and fussy cutting it out and attaching that to my card also.

I hope you like both versions of using this pretty stamp set ;)

Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge.

You have until the 25th February to enter.

Just Because card

Hi there friends, I hope your weekend is going well so far ! I am back to share another card for the 'Less is More' challenge again.

It's the dreaded 'one layer' card and their theme is 'Stencils'. I went with  a green and black card, using a new stencil I have just aquired. Hope you like it, enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned ;)

Oh and if you want a smile today (and haven't seen it on my Instagram page aready) ...scroll down to the bottom!

ps. Kitchen report... end of week one.Three misshaps...more about those soon! The new kitchen is coming along nicely though, lots of dust/plaster about still but it's all getting done.

Paint next, then our units go in, bit of plumbing needs doing to tidy stuff up behind the sink first. I keep going into the kitchen forgetting there is nothing there lol. My OH went to put the food shopping away there too today.... he he. Not just me then.... more soon!

Smooth White card

Altenew Deco Wonder stencil

Uniko Just Because stamps

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Altenew crisp inks Frayed Leaf & Forest Glade

 

   

     Our daughter in law turned around in the shop today  and noticed something different about Amelia...... but just couldn't put her finger on it!

   

The Flower Challenge #35 'Use Your Favourite Flower'.

Hi there friends, wow it's August already.....the months are flying by aren't they! I am here with more DT cards for 'The Flower Challenge'.

This month our theme is 'Use Your Favourite Flower', couldn't be any easier now could it. We also would like to welcome back a previous Guest Designer this month and it's the lovely Therese Calvird from Lostinpaper! I am sure you all know what fabulous cards she makes but if not please pay her a visit, you certainly won't regret it.

We have another PRIZE for our lucky winner again this month and our very generous sponsor is ........Clearly Besotted. They will win an e-gift card for £20.

So get making your cards to be in with a chance to win a prize ;) Anyway come and see my cards below and enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)

ps. Our new kitchen  demolition /make- over gets started on the 12th August...yikes..wish me luck!

Smooth White card
Altenew Beautiful Day stamps
Altenew Remember This stamps (rosebuds
Altenew sentiment stamp Floral Art
Altenew Watercolor Stripes stencil
TH Distress inks
Versafine Onyx Black ink
N&T sequins
Glamour dust

These are my favourite stamps so far , I just love these pretty flowers! I used a stencil and softly coloured my background then stamped and coloured my flowers and leaves in these two pretty colours.

I fussy cut them all  then attached them to my topper and then my A6 card base. I raised some of the flowers up using 3d pads for interest. Then I added my stamped sentiment colouring the edge of the card to match my pink flowers.

A touch of glamour dust and a sprinkling of sequins and my card was complete.

Smooth White card
Clearly Besotted Just For You stamp
Altenew Watercolor Stripes stencil
TH Distress inks
Hero Arts Shadow ink Navy
Little things sequins

This is another favourite stamp of mine and also a Clearly Besotted one too. Seeing as they are sponsoring us this month I thought I would include a card using it also.

I made the card the same way as the last one, except that I stamped direct to my card topper and didn't fussy cut my flowers this time. I quite like the blue and peachy colour combo too, not one I have used before I think either.

Here is our cue card below, please include it if you enter our challenge.

You have until the 25th August to enter, more details on our blog if wanted.

The Flower Challenge #33 'Focus on Background Stamping'.

Hi there, I am here with another DT card for 'The Flower Challenge' again. Our challenge for June is 'Focus on Background Stamping'. I have these small flowers stamps which I thought looked ideal as a background. Hope you like them too ;)

The very talented Deepti Malik is our Guest Designer this month, please check out her amazing cards if you haven't already. Also she is kindly sponsoring us with a PRIZE of one of her own stamps from her  range of beautiful stamps too link HERE ;)

See our blog for more details and check out my teamies gorgeous cards there too !

Smooth white card
Altenew Ditsy Prints stamps
Clearly Besotted sentiment
Versafine Onyx Black ink
Versafine Smokey Gray ink
Flexmarkers
3d tape
N&T sequins

I made my top fold card base then added another panel on top. I then stamped my flower and leaves around the edge and coloured them using my Flexmarkers.

I stamped my sentiment on a spare piece of card and cut my flag shape then shaded around it and attached that to my card also. A sprinkling of  clear sequins and my card was complete. 

  Here is our cue card below, please add it when entering our challenge. You have until the 25th June to enter your card ;)  

 

The Flower Challenge #32 Reminder

Hi there friends, I am back with my DT reminder card for 'The Flower Challenge' . Our theme this time is 'Embossing Heat/Dry'. I went with heat and also some dry embossing this time.

There is a PRIZE to be won this month too, the fabulous Altenew who make such gorgeous flower stamps are sponsoring us. See our blog for all details.

Do check our rules too as we have quite a few not following them. Too many cards entered on thier own blog is the most common one!....should be only 6 as well as our own. You will miss out on a prize this time otherwise.

Also we have our February winner as Guest Designer this month too.

Do check out Enna's card and also my lovely teamies cards on our blog too. Of course our gallery has some amazing cards also ;)

A big welcome to Kate for being my latest follower too, welcome aboard and thanks for following me too ;)

Okay here is my card, I was in a lilac mood this time ..... grab a cuppa and come and come and have a quick browse ;)

Smooth White card

Altenew Starry Flowers stamp and sentiment

Gemini Cottage Stone by CraftersCompanion embossing folder 

Altenew water colours 

Altenew Clear Embosing ink

Wow White E/P 

Twinklets Diamond dust

Versafine Onyx Black ink

3d pads

I made my top fold card base, then I took a spare piece of card and embossed my background. I stamped and embossed my flowers then water coloured them all.

I stamped my sentiment on a small piece of card and attached it all to my card base. A sprinkling of diamond dust completed my card. I love all the sparkle that gives, so hard to photograph here though.

                                                                           Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge. You have until the 25th May to enter.  

 

The Flower Challenge #32 'Embossing Heat/Dry'

Hi there friends, I am here with more DT cards for 'The Flower Challenge'. This month our theme is 'Embossing Heat/Dry', so many possibilities I think.

We have a lovely Guest Designer this month too,  our winner for February Enna, do check out her card on our blog and others she has on Instagram.

I went with heat embossing on my two cards, a rich purple and grey colour combo on my first one, I love this gorgeous Wallpaper Art flower stamp. For my second card I chose this lovely Engagement Wishes stamp I haven't used yet. Just love the Rose Gold E/P from Altenew too so decided to use that on my second card also.

We are being sponsored by Altenew this month and there is a PRIZE for our winner. See our blog for all details. I used Altenew stamps on both of my cards also. More water colouring again from me lol, what can I say...... I just love water colour!

Anyway come and see my cards...and enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)...oh and thanks for the visit too !

Purple & Grey card

Smooth White card

Water colour card

Altenew Wallpaper Art stamps

Altenew watercolours

Altenew Clear Embossing ink

Wow White E/P

Versafine Onyx Black ink 

Little things sequins

Black gem

I made my top fold A6 card base then stamped and heat embossed my two flowers and leaves.I used a mask for my flowers before adding the leaves.

Then I used water colours on my flowers and leaves and a weaker colour wash all around my images. I was brave and sprinkled a few dots of the same colours over my images. Still a bit nervous of doing that but getting braver now.

I stamped a sentiment on a spare bit of card after water colouring the background to match my flowers. A few sequins and a black gem were added and my card was complete.

Engagement Wishes card

Smooth White card
Altenew Engagement Wishes stamps
Altenew Rose Gold E/P
Altenew Embossing clear ink
Versafine Onyx Black ink
TH Distress inks
Little things sequins

I stamped my flower image and also my leaves using a mask on the first flower I stamped.Then I using clear embossing ink then heat embossed using my Rose Gold ink.

I used my distress inks to colour my images and then added a similar colour around them all. After stamping and attaching my sentiment I added a few flicks of the same colour. A few sequins, a touch of black pen for the stamens and my card was finished.

 Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge.
You have until the 25th May to enter.