The Flower Challenge #85 Reminder

Hi there friends, well it seems these are my final DT Reminder cards for our challenge over at 'The Flower Challenge'.
I decided to make two cards again, both very similar to my last two cards ;)

I hope you have enjoyed all the challenges over the last 7 years, I certainly have and I am sure Aileen and all the Design Team have also.  I hope you will continue entering our challenges and supporting Karren as she takes over running our fabulous challenge. I know it's in very good hands!
A very big thank you to the lovely Aileen and all our amazing Design Team for the last 7 years....I love you all very much!
So it's a final goodbye to the challenge from me and also a very big thank you for all your amazing cards you have entered over the years and all the fabulous comments you have left me also....all very much appreciated!
So once more please come and take a peek at my Reminder cards, help us celebrate our 7th Birthday ;) and I hope you will continue to visit me in the future to see what creative things I come up with ;)
Much Love   Viv xx
Happy 7th Birthday to the Flower Challenge!

1st card

Smooth white cardHero Arts Infinity dies Nesting Postage StampsAltenew Beach Towel Stripes stencilAltenew watercoloursThe Ton sentiment stamp and dieTH Sizzix Wildflower Stems #1 diesLittle Things raindrops

2nd card

Smooth white cardPink Petticoat Washed Damask digi background Bluebell colourAltenew Forever in Love stampAltenew water coloursGlamour dust glitter

Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge,you have until the 25th October to enter.

The Flower Challenge #65 Occasions

Hi there crafty friends, can't believe it's February already! where do the months go? 
I have another card to share for 'The Flower Challenge' again and this month our theme is 'Occasions'.So Birthday, Wedding, Anniversary, New Baby....you get the idea ;)...must include flowers as the main image as always though.
Our Guest Designer this month is the amazing  Trina P our winner for last June, see her beautiful card on our blog.
Whoo hoo....we have new team mates too.......see our blog for more ;)

Come and see what I made and take a peek at my card below, enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)

Supplies
Water colour cardBlack cardPink Fresh Studio Miss your Smile stampsAltenew Happy Birthday sentiment from another setGina K black inkTH Distress inksWow Silver embossing powderAltenew Clear embossing inkSequins

The Flower Challenge #64 Reminder

Hi there, hope all is well in your world today ? I have another reminder card to share for 'The Flower Challenge' , our theme is 'Monochrome' this month.  I decided to make another black and white monochrome card again. The stems on my flowers were hand drawn btw.
I stamped on Linen card so it's a bit textured really but I quite like the look ;)
See all the amazing cards made by our design team and our Guest Designer Lisa Elton on our blog and all the gorgeous cards in our gallery there also.
Enjoy your day whatever you have planned ;)

Supplies

Snow White Linen  card

Black card

Creative Craft edge die

Altenew Stunning Cosmos stamp and Happy sentiment same set

Birthday sentiment also from Altenew from another set

Gina K black ink

Black gems

Please use our cue card below when entering our challenge, you have until the 25th January to enter.

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 #31 Reminder

Hi there, just back with my reminder DT card again for 'The Flower Challenge' today. If you don't remember we have a sketch for you to follow this month. See it below my card.

We hope you will try and join in, it's easier than it looks really it is! just use two odd strips of card you have hanging about.....and three flowers and that's it !

I decided to use blue and red for a change...not my usual combination but we have to get out of our comfort zone sometimes don't we ;)

Ok draw up a chair and come and see my card.....and thanks for the visit and any comments you may leave too ;)

Smooth White card

Glossy Photo paper

The Ton Wishful Wildflowers stamps

TH Alcohol inks

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Zig pens

I decided to use a few different colours this time. Quite a contrast I think blues, turquoises and reds  but I do like it. I made my background like last time dropping various colours onto my photo paper along with my blending solution.

Once dried I cut my two panels like last time  and attached them both to my card base. I stamped and fussy cut my flowers then coloured them using my zig pens. I used 3d pads to raise them up a bit when attaching them to my card base.

Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge.

You have until the 25th April to enter. 

The Flower Challenge #29 'Use Your Latest Stamps or Dies'

Hi there friends, it's time for another card to share for 'The Flower Challenge'. This month it's.........
'Use your latest Stamps or Dies'....wow how easy is that !

Of course I have new stamps and dies.....I am sure you do too. We keep saying we won't buy any more don't we....then we share 'stuff'...then  'stuff' drops in our basket and before we know it we are at the checkout. I have tried so hard to resist...but let's face it...it's always gonna happen ;) it's our hobby...it's ok...at least that's what  I am constantly telling myself lol ;)

Since writing this post I have made another card  now so adding it first. These are stamps and dies I bought for Xmas from my dearly beloved. He said to choose what I like...so I did...and quite a lot of them lol....as you do ;)

I think Snowdrops are a good choice for February as we have loads in our garden and they are one of my favourite flowers. So delicate but they can stand up to such low temperatures too. It looks like a tag here ... but it is a card...see other pics ;)

Now for my second card here. I think I love this stamp set already lol, I bought the die too as I think I will be using it a lot. This was all bought just before Xmas I might add. I am happy to say that I haven't bought a single craft thing yet this year and we are 2 weeks into the new year already. Believe me that is a record for me too. (Update... I weakened on week four!)

I am determined to buy less this year and use up some of my massive stash of unused 'stuff'. Darnell ( Dee) you would be proud he he ;)

Anyway I am sure you are just here to see my cards. So here they are below, and of course.... enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)

    Snowdrop card  

Sheena Douglass White card 

Sheena Douglass Delicate Snowdrops stamps & die

Sheena Douglass Ornate Tags die

TH Distress inks

Versafine Onyx Black ink 

Versafine Smokey Grey ink

Glamour dust

Permanent pen black

Promarker grey pen

Ribbon from stash

You can see the card better here. I used my tag die to cut a tent fold card, leaving the top edge out so it makes a 'joined' card edge. It was really hard to cut through it all but I managed it in the end. Then I cut another top part (cutting the whole tag this time) and attached that to my card base.

I used some of the other stamps from the same set for interest in the background. My distress inks were used to colour the card base too.

I stamped my snowdrops and coloured them and then used the matching die to cut them out. I curled the flowers then attached  it all to my card. The sentiment was hand drawn as I wanted a fancy one and also wanted to try adding a bit of decoration to my letters too.

I used my fancy scissors on two edges and coloured the whole thing to match my card also. A touch of my usual glamour dust, a bit of ribbon and my card was complete.

   

     

  I just couldn't resist taking a pic of my card with the snowdrops in our garden too!     Just Because card  

Sheena Douglass White card 

The Ton stamp 'Wishful Wildflowers'

Clearly Besotted sentiment

Torn edge die

AltEnew watercolours

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Neat & Tangled sequins

Polychromo pencils 

I  made my top fold card base then on another piece of card I stamped my flower image. Then I coloured my image and used my pencils for more detail on the flowers and leaves.

I did a very loose watercolouring around my image and all over my card piece using the same green colour. I cut the edge part using my die, then I stamped the sentiment and used 3d pads to stick to my card base.

A sprinkling of sequins and my card was complete.

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

 

The Flower Challenge #16 Reminder and slow Blogger comments problem

Hi there friends, I am back with a reminder for 'The Flower Challenge'.

Our theme this month is 'Spotlight Stamping'. Lots of amazing projects in our gallery now, go check them out.  Also my teamies have made some beautiful creations too !

Also a big welcome to my latest followers, welcome aboard and thanks for choosing me to follow ;)

I just read somewhere (thanks to whoever it was) about blog comments taking a long time to post.....I sooo have this problem! I assumed it was just me but no it seems it isn't.

 The best solution seems to be to change the way we have our commenting set. Change it from 'embedded' to a 'pop up' window instead.

 I have done that now so hope it helps you all. See HERE for how to do it (in blogger) ...and spread the word...it may help us all !

Anyway without further ado, here are my cards .....I decided to make two ;)

Card 1 

White Linen card

Bristol Board 

Clearly Besotted 'Just for You' flowers and sentiment

MFT Die-namics Stitched Rectangle die 

Lil' Inkers Stitched round die

TH Distress inks

Neat & Tangled Clear sequins

I stamped my flowers and stamped them again on another piece of card. I used my round die and then coloured the image using my Distress inks. I used 3d pads to stick the circle onto my first image.

I added a few random spots around my first stamped flowers. After using my stitched die on the edge of my card topper I stamped my sentiment and added a little inking to that also. I stuck my sentiment onto my card topper and stuck it all to my card base. A sprinkling of sequins and my card was finished. 

Card 2

 Smooth White card
AltENew 'Blooming bouquet' & sentiment stamp
Copics & Promarkers
Versafine Onyx Black ink
Spellbinders circle die
Neat & tangled sequins

I made an A6 tent fold card base, then made a smaller topper and stamped my image and sentiment.

Then I stamped another flower image and used my circle die to cut a part of it. I coloured the small circle piece and added some Glamour dust. I stuck my circle piece using some 3d pads, added a sprinking of sequins and my card was complete. 

Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge.

You have until the 25th Jan to enter.

Holiday Cheer tag

Hi there, I hope you are all ready for Xmas! After a mammoth jam making session today, 19 jars made (most are for gifts) I think we are ready now lol. Cards written and sent, presents bought and wrapped, most food bought now also. Yep I think we are ready ;)

Anyway I would like to wish all my friends and lovely followers a very Happy Christmas. I have a feeling this may be my last post before the big day. I wish you all a lovely time with friends and family and I will be back  with more cards very soon.

Here is  quick tag I made for 'The Flower Challenge' again, our theme this month is 'Anything but a Card' as it says Holiday Cheer it can probably be used for any holiday I guess too ;)

 Smooth White card

 Black card

AltENew Bamboo Roses stamps

Neat & Tangled stencil

WPlus9 sentiment stamp

TH Distress inks

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Black ribbon

 Please use our cue card below when entering our challenge.

 

The Flower Challenge #15 reminder

Hi there friends, I am back with more 'reminder' projects for 'The Flower Challenge'. Our challenge is

'Anything but a Card' this month. Here's what I came up with, see our blog for ideas what to make if you are stuck. Do check out what my talented teamies have come up with also ;)

I decided to make a wine tag, a carton to put some chocs in, a few napkin holders and an easel type calendar/post it note holder.

Pink bokeh type digital paper from Etsy (old one from stash)

White Linen card (printed on)

Pootles.co.uk (carton template)

Napkin holders template (from my Craft Artist programme)

Flowers 'Classic Poinsettia' die Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson

Wine tag template ( from my Craft Artist programme)

Neat & Tangled sentiment die

TH Distress inks (for flowers & sentiment background)

Clear gems from stash

 I printed the digi bokeh paper onto my white linen card. Then I used my templates to cut the wine

tag, the carton and the napkin holders. I made my carton and finished the napkin holders.

 I then cut my flowers and painted them using my Distress inks. I attached all the flowers and then added clear gems to the centres of the flowers. I added my sentiment to the wine tag and the mini pegs to my carton. 

White Linen card

Pink card from stash

Calendar (printed after googling for one)

Spellbinders Shapeabilities 'Layered Poinsettia' dies

TH Distress inks

Mini pink Bull clip

Silver pen from stash

Twinklets Diamond dust

Clear gems

Post it notes

I made an easel card using white card and layered some pink card slightly smaller on top. Then I added my printed calendar onto a couple of pieces of white and pink card as a backing. A simple bull clip keeps it all together.

 I made all my flowers and leaves and coloured them all and stuck them to my centre panel. A few clear gems were attached to the centres too. I added a sprinkling of Diamond dust to my flowers for some sparkle. I made  and added a piece of card to hold my pen in place. I added some post it notes to the bottom of the easel card.

 Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge.