Bling-tastic!

This card is for two challenges; a new Australian Magnolia challenge blog which I found thanks to Mina, and this weeks ABC Challenge which is on G for Glitter.

I've made this card a bit smaller than normal (14cm x 14cm). The glittery DP is by Imaginisce. I added a punched strip along the bottom for Tilda to sit on. She has been coloured with distress inks and I'ved added one of my new Papermania sentimentswhich just fits on her tag. I remembered to punch out the hole in her tag this time! To make the glittered flourish I stuck some double-sided Aslan to pink card, used my Sizzix die to cut the shape and then covered it with pink glitter. My new paper roses arrived today so I edged some of the petals with stickles and stuck them to punched flowers which I've doodled on with a green glitter pen. Oh, and there are shiney gem stickers in the centre of the punched small pink flowers.

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A card for Easter

Dawny P has created a lovely sketch for this weeks Papertake Weekly challenge and this week the Spoon Full of Sugar girls want to see a card for Easter. I don't have any Easter sentiment stamps but I think this could still be given as an Easter card. I stamped Tilda onto watercolour paper and then cut the square, shaping it around her. She is coloured with distress inks and I used chalks around the edges of the square. I love this butterfly stamp (not only because it cost just 99p!). I stamped it directly onto the watercolour paper and then paper pieced it using the same Making Memories DP.

I'm guilty of a bit more online shopping today. I spent my Roses on Paper gift voucher (although the postage from the US used up almost half the $15)! and then ordered myself some lovely paper roses. But THAT IS IT. I really have to stop spending for a while!!

A quick "wave" to Chris (Dark). It was lovely to see you again on Saturday!!

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Four challenges - one card

I've had the busiest of weeks which has meant no time for crafting. I did however take the day of work on Tuesday to visit the Crafts U Love store. I had a lovely time browsing around and came home with some lovely bits.

I've managed to fit four challenges into this card! I've used this weeks Friday Sketchers layout, added flowers for the ABC challenge, and the colours fit this weeks WOJ and Cupcake challenges. I've coloured my favourite WOJ image with distress inks and used a Tombow brush pen to add a bit of shadow. I got these gorgeous papers at Crafts U Love and are from the Bo Bunny collection. I used my new retro punches for the flowers and added some ribbon loops and skeleton leaves behind them. The sentiment is by Papermania, stamped on a Woodware punched tag.

Tomorrow I'm off to the Craft Barn to spend a bit more money and hopefully get to have a chat with Christine who will be there demonstrating.

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Inky Impressions 1st Design Team Call

Nicole is starting up her own stamp company called Inky Impressions and is looking for a Design Team. The images I have seen are super cute so I'm entering the 'call' with these two cards which are my favourite recent cards.

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Cute Card Thursday - Guest Designer

There is a great recipe to follow for this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge: 1 item torn or ripped, 2 papers & 4 embellishments. I've used my new Mimosa stamp. I stumbled across these stamps when I was blog hopping and they are absolutely adorable. They are from a Swedish company, Bildmalarna (their website is in English). There is a gorgeous range of stamps available and the delivery was really quick. I stamped her onto watercolour paper cut with my new nesties (love these!) and coloured her with distress inks. The papers are from the BG Two Scoops range and the dotted piece is torn along the top, albeit quite neatly using a ruler! Unfortnately most of it is hidden under the image and flowers. My 4 embellishments are ribbon, buttons, brad and flowers and I went a bit flower mad on this card but it's a card for Thomas to give one of his Nana's on Mothers Day and so deserved a lot of flowers I think!

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Truly Scrumptious Challenge #3

This week DT member Beth has set the challenge. She has designed a brilliant sketch and asked us to put something shiny on our cards.

For my card I used one of my Pink Gem stamps. Janet is sponsoring our challenge this week and the winner will get one of her fab new Fairy Sprinkles stamps. I coloured Mimi with distress inks and then cut her out and mounted her in front of a panel stamped with the new Magnolia Springtime tree. I decided against a solid circle and cut a ring instead using my nesties and then added some punched retro flowers. Each flower has a shiny gem sticker in the centre and I added a butterfly charm for a bit more shine! The papers are Crate Paper and the sentiment is from Woodware.

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Friday Sketchers for Mothers Day

This is my 4th and final Mothers Day card! I've used one of my new stamps from Bilmalarna which I've coloured with distress inks and layered the flowers, watering can and hair bow. The papers are BG Urban Prairie. It's a nice simple sketch on this weeks Friday Sketchers blog which is good because this stamp is quite bit!

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