Sweetest Friend

A made this for my BFF birthday but couldn't post it here until her special day had passed!

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: Hero Arts Little Stencil Flower and Fiskars Squarely Sentimental
Colouring: NIL
Card Stock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Bittersweet pad (one of my favourites!!)
Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa and Vivid Taupe
Die Cuts: Spellbinder Oval and Scalloped Ovals
Embellishments: Jillibean soup Baker's Twine, crouchet flowers, dressmakers pearly bits, pearl bradz and Kaiser Pearls

I am entering this into the following challenges
- Just Add Ink Challenge # 65 - Mateship/Friendship
- Aly's Sunday Challengee # 40 - Baker's Twine
- Stamptacular Sunday Challenge # 108 - Pile It On
- Crafty Calendar Challenge - April Showers bring May flowers
- Sparkles Forum Challenge # 10- Anything Goes
- Everybody Art Challenge # 138 - Pearls
- Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge # 24 - Anything Goes
- A Gem Of A Challenge # 19 - Pearls and/or Swirls

Happy Anzac Day
Sam xx

Oh I should also mention I used this sketch for inspiration

Non-Traditional Wedding Colours

A lovely woman at work approached me to make a wedding card. A simple request on face value but then the requirements of colour came into play - Tangerine, Chocolate and Gold not necessary in that order. My initial thoughts where yuck and yuck and yuck some more!!

So I went through my stash to find appropriate papers and then found myself at Lincraft buying a very expensive paper pad which I don't see myself using again in any great hurry. Anyway I finished the card and was happy with the result (maybe just happy that I got a finished card in the end with very non-traditional Wedding colours!!)

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: NIL
Colouring: NIL
Card Stock: Shimmer Card
Patterned Paper: Sullivans Paper Wad
Inks: Printer
Die Cuts: Spellbinder Circle and Scalloped Circles
Embellishments: Vivaldi Blossoms, Misc ribbon from my stash and Kaiser Pearls

I am also entering this into the following challenges
- Stampin for the Weekend Challenge # 8 - Wedding
- Totally Papercrafts Challenge # 63 - Weddings
- Stamping Vacation Challenge - Occasion Oasis Wedding
- Everybody Art Challenge # 138 - Pearls
- Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge # 24 - Anything Goes
- A Gem Of A Challenge # 19 - Pearls and/or Swirls

Happy Easter
Sam xx

Just a Note.

It has been awhile since I have posted a card here or in actual fact it has been a while since I have even made a card! :-(

Well I made this today for the Anyone for Anya? Circle Card Challenge (Oh if you are wondering I was unsuccessful in my Design team submission...{insert sad face here}..maybe next time!! Congratulations Durvina)

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: Dressy Camille Digi Stamp and a Studio G Clear Set
Colouring: Copics and Alpha Markers
Card Stock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: DCWV Citrus Stack
Inks: Printer and Versafine Onyx Black
Die Cuts: Spellbinders Circles and Scalloped Circles and SU punch
Embellishments: Kasier Gems, Prima flower, Decorative and dressmaker pins, uni-ball Signo pen and Spica pens.

I am also entering this into the following challenges
- Everybody Art Challenge # 138 - Pearls
- Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge # 24 - Anything Goes
- By the Cute and Girly Challenge - Cute and Girly (April)

Happy Crafting
Sam xx

Fairy Fae

I just finished off a card order that I have had for a little bit. The request was for a 'pinky' card with a fairy and the usual name, age, etc.

I found the image at Tiddly Inks and instantly fell in love and had to buy it immediately (like I don't have enough other fairies to work with!!)

And started straight away!! I didn't use a sketch (not the norm for me) as I didn't was to hide the PP.

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: Tiddly Inks Fairyfae Digi
Colouring: Copic, Triart and Alpha Markers
Card Stock: Bazzill Cardstock
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye quite contrary pad (still need to get more!!)
Inks: Printer
Die Cuts: Spellbinders Oval and Scalloped Oval, Sizzix Swirly and Slobbery Kiss Strips, Sizzix Ida Lou's Flower box font and dia-namics Rolled flower.
Embellishments: Kaiser Pearls, Misc Ribbons and Kindy Glitz.

I am entering it into the following Challenges
- ABC Challenge - M is for Magical,
- Paperplay Week # 4- Layer it Up,
- Fab n' Funky Challenge # 57 -Delight in your Digi,
- Penny's Paper crafty challenge # 45 - Anything Goes,
- Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Anything Goes,
- Everybody Art Challenge # 126 - My favourite things (which is my Spellbinders, Sizzix and Dia-namics....I can not live/create without them!!) {Oh and my makers, and my digis...it's all my favourite things!!}

Happy Crafting
Sam xx