Sunday, February 19, 2012

90 Minute Scramble


The Hero Arts 90 minute scramble scramble challenge last night was to use a die cut and flowers.  I combined the two by die cutting Tim Holtz Tattered Florals. Kate Walsh showed us how to make these flowers in Athlone last December.  I made them from Echo Park Victoria Garden papers and distressed the edges.  The Hero Arts Dictionary Greetings stamp is white embossed then finger painted with Barn Door and Scattered Straw.  The HA Envelope background is also stamped and distressed with Scattered Straw.  Computer generated sentiment.

This morning after all the rush I mounted the finished piece onto some pink card.

I'd like to enter this into:

Crafts and Me Challenge # 70 - Distressed
For the Love of Crafting Challenge # 4: Blooming Gorgeousness
Dies to Die For - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Papertake Weekly Challenge






Morning all!  I wanted to try a card using my dies because I don't think I'm making enough use of them.  The Papertake Weekly Challenge is Black and White and Red all over so that's the theme I've used. I had a wee go at ribbon ruffling too - tricky!

Dies: Spellbinders for the borders and centre die cut, Sizzix 3-D flowers, Nellie Snellen's Multi Frames for the scalloped square.
Papers: Bo Bunny Enchanted
Sentiment: Creative Expressions, white embossed
Distress Ink: Iced Spruce
White Enamel Accents, Ribbon, Pearls.

I'd like to enter this into:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Black and White and Red all over
Scrap Creations - 3 Layers
Crafty Purple Frog - Flower Power
Craft Us Crazy - Favourite Embellishments  (Pearls)
Charisma Card Challenges - Anniversary
Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge #13 - Love is in the Air
DYSU #59: Layers

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Birthday Gretel


Hi all, hope you're having a nice relaxing Sunday!
Have a new stamp to play with!  She's Birthday Gretel from CC Designs and I coloured her with Promarkers.  The papers are Echo Park Country Drive and I punched a couple of flowers and leaves from the same papers and added a gem.

I'd like to enter this into:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Bingo Board  (Make your own flowers, your choice, Bling)
Celebrate the Occasion Challenge 4 - Anything Goes Birthday

Thanks for visiting! Ger x.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Butterfly Thankyou


Found time to make a card!  Just a quick thankyou card.  Script stamp from Hero Arts stamped and distressed with Old Paper, Echo Park Country Drive paper, X-cut butterfly punch, computer generated sentiment, pearls.

I'd like to enter this into:

Charisma Cardz Challenge No. 5 - Things with Wings
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays - Die Cuts or Punches
Craft us Crazy Challenge 20 - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters Challenge 70 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting!
Ger x.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Pink Birthday


Hi all, it's cold here but at least the sun is out! I wanted to use my new Papermania Capsule Collection papers and the stamps I got last week from Ladybug Crafts Ink. Lovely to colour - I used watercolour pencils.  The sentiment is also Ladybug Crafts and I made a label for it by biting out the corners of a rectangle with my 1" circle punch.  I used a leaf punch and Sizzix 3-D flower die for the flowers, and some Doodlebug ribbon.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:


Thanks for visiting! Ger x.