ECS Env Exchange 2020

Edmonton Calligraphy Society (ECS) Env Exchange 2020. I've finally uploaded and added descriptions for the envelopes I created for ECS exchange

The card I made for Phyllis uses some of my calligraphic peel offs I created for Elizabeth Craft Designs eons ago.

Click on any image to see all the details, descriptions and a bunch more envelopes. BIG GRIN

MC Dec/15 - Angelina Flower - ECD Hello - Each of Us - HB

And another card left by the wayside and finally uploaded... This one has a flower and die cut from Angelina fibers that were heated to make a paper like substrate to die cut for the word and to wrap around wire for the flower.

You can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using an Elizabeth Craft Designs die "Hello" (also available on Quietfire Design HERE)

And on the inside quote ("Each of Us...") and sentiment ("Happy Birthday Plain and Simple" 7pce set) stamps by Quietifre Design

And it fits for these challenges:
The House That Stamps Built  #D3015 anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  party
TTCRD   29 - 4 anything goes
Deep Ocean Challenge  #119 anything goes (2nd entry)
Crazy Challenge  #213 celebrations

MC Nov/15 - Fancy Side Easel - ECD Season's Greetings - When This Christmas

 As you know I love doing easel type cards... then I saw one that had a triangular front so of course had to make one...

Using lots of Spellbinder dies for this one. Loving the Holly Frame sets and surprisingly enough these cut quite well. Added the glitter Holographic circles for some added bling as well as the pearl flourishes.

Anyway you can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design ("When This Christmas...") as well as the "Season's Greetings" die also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE

And it fits for these challenges:
Crafty Calender Challenge  monthly Nov  sparkle, bling, embellish
Power Poppy  monthly Nov  Embellish it
Virginia's View  #20 texture
Craftin Desert Divas  sparkle
Love to Scrap  #65 Bling
City Crafter Challenge  #287 dye it or dies
Fantastic Tuesdays  #111 something starting with "B" (Bling)
Scrap Creations  sparkle
Aud Sentiment Challenge  #144 Bingo:  emboss, stitch, DP; ribbon/lace, stamp/digi, flowers; favorite color, glitter/bling, dies
Craft Stamper  anything goes

MC Nov/15 - Encaustic Snowman - Unassembled - It's Beginning To Loo

 Well continuing on with encaustic painting... here's a snowman. Luckily we only had that one dump of snow which has since melted... I'm not anxious to see more

Click on any image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

I'm using a couple stamp quote from Quietfire Design : ("Snowmen Fall from Heaven..."); ("It's Beginning to Look...")

And fits for these challenges:
Suzy Pants Smarty  #105 Blue & white
JW Scrapshack  #114  Anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge  #172 no DP
Alphabet Challenge  T for tis the season
TTCRD  #1017 anything goes
Penny's Challenges  #253 use 3 of something (3 round buttons)
Sisterhood of Crafters   #44 Xmas
Art Impressions Stamps  #172 Xmas
Crimbo Crackers  #93 Xmas - Kraft or Buttons
Little Miss Muffet  #124 anything goes
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #337 Xmas

MC Oct/15 - Digi Frame Xmas Scene - Silent Night

I came across this digi image (with buildings scene) on Pinterest done by Monica Gomez. I thought the frame was great - the scene was nice too, but I'm not in to churches... so removed the scene and created my own...

I need to print and cut with my Silhouette... but that's a learning curve I'm not having the patience with, plus my printer is in an awkward position in relation to my cutter... I know excuses, excuses... So I will continue to fussy cut this frame... I also fussy cut the frame from tracing paper to use as a mask to stamp the scene...

Anyway I love the results however I created it.. You can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm also using quote ("Good Friends..." 4pce set) and sentiment/design element stamps ("Silent Night" 2pce set); ("Winter Wonderland" 4pce set) by Quietfire Design, and eCut file available on the silhouette onLine store ("Winter Wonderland")

And it fits for these challenges:
The Paper Shelter  #223 for a guy
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge  #331  forest friends
Fashionable Stampin Challenge  #104 changing seasons
TTCRD  #319 anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown  #266 watercolor
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  #117  anything goes - or anything starting with "B" - blue, background (2nd entry)

MC Sept/15 - Easel _ ECD Best Wishes - Ornament - Season's Greetings

I got this fabulous ornament stamp from Creative Expressions "Moasic Bauble" and it's another stamp I just love... I created a silhouette eCut file - so no fussy cutting. I cut a bunch of them, then stamped them and colored.glittered them. Love them BIG GRIN

I'm using  Elizabeth Craft Designs dies "Spring with Berries" &  - A Way With Words die "Best Wishes". (also available on Quietfire HERE)

And sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design.

You can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy,

And it fits for these challenges:
Crafting Desert Divas  faborite color combo (red/white/green touch of gold...)
Craft Your Passion  #280 anything goes
Love 2 Scrap #62  anything goes
Papertake Weekly  Xmas
TTCRD  22 - 29 anything goes

MC Sept/15 - CAS - Flourishes Leaves - With Sympathy

I love Flourishes stamps, bummer they're not around anymore...

I'm using "Falling Leaves" SS078 set. Stamped them on a piece of paper, scanned and created silhouette images of each stamp then cut with my electronic cutter - avoids fussy cutting BIG GRIN - after cutting out, stamped the linear ones with Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed.

To color them, I sprayed water on my craft sheet and then added bursts from Ken Oliver's Color Burst (all the new colors except for Indigo), misted the mat again and then swished my leaves through the wetness. Allowed to dry naturally.

The sentiment (Elizabeth Craft Designs die "With Sympathy", also available at Quietfire Design) was die cut from white fun foam, first colored with Distress Stains (Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Wild Honey, Tarnished Brass), then I used mini pads ""Frayed Burlap". When dry, die cut and then hit the tops with some "Black Soot" and more burlap. Shrunk with a heat gun.

Side folded my white card (5"w x 7"h). Layered a piece of white Ruche cardstock, edge to edge.

Cut a piece of DP paper (DCWV "Elegant Wedding") and adhered to center of card front. Trimmed it with Peel Off border stickers. Adhered the falling leaves randomly and then adhered the sentiment using Best Glue Ever.

On the inside, stamped the quote "Invisible Tears..." using the black and clear embossed.

Applied some Distress mini pads to my craft mat, misted with water and stamped using the solid image stamps from the set. While I had the wetness on my mat, I ran a paintbrush through it and splattered on my card. I had some spare eCut leaves so added some of those as well.

Click on any image to enlarge. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
MFP Stamp Shop  #277 sympathy card
Crafts For Eternity  #241 weather (blowing wind - falling leaves...)
Wags n Whiskers  #160 frame it
Oh La La Creations  #188  autumn
Die Cut Divas  (sketch see below)

ANYTHING GOES:
Craft Your Passion  #277
Incy Wincy Designs  #311
Cuttlebug Mania
Scrap Creations
TTCRD   #1 - 7

A Way With Words - ECD - Best Wishes - Dona Nobis

 Welcome to A Way With Words!  Each day during this event Quietfire Creations will be sharing projects made with the brand new Elizabeth Craft Designs  (ECD) word dies.  All these designs are from original hand lettering by Suzanne Cannon and can be found on the Quietfire Design site.


I received my sample dies recently and couldn't wait to use them BIG GRIN. Today's card uses "Best Wishes" (at Elizabeth Craft Designs and at Quietfire Design)

Love the die cut acorns...

The Xmas quote is from a couple years back by Quietfire Design - "Give Us Peace" but one I love using... 

Anyway, you can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

And fits for these challenges:
Crafty Sentiments  anything goes
Fantastic Tuesdays  #99 glitter (in each of the acorns)
Papertake Weekly dies
TTCRD  #18 - 25 anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown  #258 texture
              

A Way With Words - ECD - Merry Christmas - Blessed is the Season

 Welcome to A Way With Words!  Each day during this event Quietfire Creations will be sharing projects made with the brand new Elizabeth Craft Designs  (ECD) word dies.  All these designs are from original hand lettering by Suzanne Cannon and can be found on the Quietfire Design site.

I received my sample dies recently and couldn't wait to use them BIG GRIN. Today's card uses "Merry Christmas" (at Elizabeth Craft Designs and at Quietfire Design)

I'm using metallic Shimmer Sheetz this time and it cuts beautifully. Also positive and negative parts of Peel Off ornaments.

Anyway you can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using Quietfire Design rubber quote stamp "Blessed is the Season" 

And fits for these challenges:
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge  monthly Xmas (2nd entry)
Sir Stamps a Lot  monthly a die cut and a stamp
Southern Girls Challenge  #116  shimmer & shine
Polka Doodle Challenge  #33  use something new (the die)
Simply Create Too  #92 anything goes
SisterAct Card Challenge  #119 anything goes

A Way With Words - ECD - Happy Birthday - Let Them Eat Cupcakes

 Welcome to A Way With Words!  Each day during this event Quietfire Creations will be sharing projects made with the brand new Elizabeth Craft Designs  (ECD) word dies.  All these designs are from original hand lettering by Suzanne Cannon and can be found on the Quietfire Design site.

Click HERE to comment on the ECD Facebook page to have a chance to win the whole collection of "A Way With Words" die set. be quick, it ends Monday the 10th 

I received my sample dies recently and couldn't wait to use them BIG GRIN. Today's card uses "Happy Birthday" (at Elizabeth Craft Designs and at Quietfire Design).

I had fun with this card and it made me smile. Love the fun colors... and who can resist cupcakes...

Anyway you can see all the details and descriptions, by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

And I'm using a couple of Suzanne's (Quietfire Design) quote/sentiment stamp sets - "Just For You" 4 pce set and "Let Them Eat Cupcakes" 4pce set

And fits for these challenges:
Stamp And Create  Monthly Aug for a girl
Papertake Weekly  anything goes
Pennys Challenges  #239 for a kid
Brown Sugar Challenge  #158 anything goes
Casual Fridays  #142 pretty patterns
Creative Card Crew  #93 glitter

 

MC Aug/15 - Wine Bottle - Wish You Were Here - HB

I'm using a couple more of the newest stamps from Quietfire Design. loving them...
 
Also have been itching to use one of my new Peel Offs from Elizabeth Craft Designs (ECD)   the grapes.

Anyway you can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using these stamps from Quietfire Design ("In a Perfect World" 4 pce set); ("Happy Birthday Plain & Simple" 7 pce set); ("Wine is Sunlight" 4 pce set)

And it fits for these challenges:
City Crafter  #273  for a guy
Crazy For Challenges  #297 include the word Happy
Fashionable Stamping  #101  for a guy
ANYTHING GOES:
Crafts 4 Eternity  #237
JW Scrap Shack  #99
Simply Create Too  #91
SisterAct Card Challenge  #116

MC June/15 - Shimmer Thanks - My Friend

I just got some new toys... BIG GRIN, the bird stamp on the inside by Penny Black, love it and the embossing folder on the front by Ultimate Crafts - Allura Collection "Nine of Diamonds".

And I finally decided to play with my Shimmer Sheetz...

I side folded my white card (5"w x 7"h). Adhered a piece of pale pink textured cardstock edge to edge.

Inked up my embossing folder with Distress pad "Fossilized Amber", placed my white cardstock on the uninked side and then closed the folder and ran through my machine. Removed from folder and hit the high points with "Spun Sugar" Used a Prismacolor Brush Marker in a deep pink to draw my faux stitching. Trimmed it down and adhered to a bright blue textured cardstock. Used my layering ruler set to trim the border down to 1/16", tied some Sari ribbon "Sunrise" into a bow, which is a nice variegated ribbon, then adhered these two layers to the pink front.

Adhered some Sookwang tape to the back of a piece of pink Shimmer Sheetz and die cut the "Thanks". Must admit, I did have to help it a bit with my x-acto knife even using the newest Sizzix Precision Base metal plate. (ps I have the negative piece for another card...I also taped the little drop out pieces to the negative piece not to loose them...)

Added some Peel Offs flowers on the upper corners. Colored the negative of those flowers using a deep pink Spectrum Noir alcohol pen. Added some deep pink rhinestones on the lower corners.

On the inside, stamped the sentiment text (Quietfire Design) using Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed. 

Stamped the bird on branch (Penny Black "The Sweetest Sound") using Distress mini pads (on the bird: "Mustard Yellow", "Evergreen Bough", "Salty Ocean", "Black Soot", Tree branch: "Vintage Photo", "Picked Raspberry" & "Mowed Lawn".

Then sponged some blue using a dirty sponge around the edges.

Click on any image to enlarge. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Cut It Up Challenge   #74  use a traditional sticker
Moving Along with the Times  stitching
Pinspiration Challenge   #144 Pink

Scribbles Design  #30 feathers, fins, or frogs

ANYTHING GOES:
Craft Your Passion #268
Love to Scrap  #57
The Pink Elephant Challenge  #305

MCJuly/13 - Maple Leaf Stencil - Thinking of You

I'm using my newest acquisition, a Dreamweaver stencil I won on the Dreamweaver June challenge blog. Thank you Lynell. Absolutely love this stencil. I was raised in Montreal and maple leaves are dear to my heart. Living in Calgary, there are very few maple leaves - sigh!! I miss them, especially in the fall when they have these glorious colors.

I digress... This is another CAS type card. I positioned my stencil to fit within my 4.25"w x 5.5"h white card, putting some post it notes around the exposed edges. Sponged Distress "Peeled Paint" and then a touch of "Pine Needles". Left the stencil in place and stamped with a background text stamp using Versafine "Smoky Grey".  Removed the stencils and kinda dry brushed the background using the sponge and "Tumbled Glass"

Stamped my sentiment (Quietfire Design) with "Black Onyx" and clear embossed.

Added a black Peel Off line around the perimeter.

Found a suitable butterfly (Memory Box "Vivenne") cut from gold cardstock in my stash and colored the body with the black, clear embossed and adhered to card.

Click on card image to enlarge.

And it fits for these challenges:
Kaboodle Doodles  #180 embossing
Tuesday Throwdown  #156 anything goes
Penny's Challenge  #136 use black
Aud Sentiment Challenge  #85 Sympathy or thinking of you (just found out this will be a sympathy card to a friend)
A Lot A Rubber Stamps  #111 butterflies
Old Back Porch  #80 card a week

Shimmer Sheetz - Els Class Cards

I had a wonderful afternoon today over at Paper Pastimes taking a class with Els Van deBurgt. It's been a while since I've done that... So we made 3 flip type cards all using Shimmer Sheetz in some way along with Els newest dies - love them.

You know how I feel naked when a card doesn't have some words on it, so came home and added sentiments and stamped quotes from Quietfire Design etc. as well as a bit of my calligraphy and some rub-ons.

I goofed on this first card with the lotus... I put the center rectangle on the wrong side. So had to improvise and added a neutral toned piece of Chiyogami paper. The Birthday wishes are white rub-ons and then I shadow outlined them with a black Micron pen. Stamped the quote (slightly altered... the first line is actually "may your home..." so cut the quote apart and realigned the words, then masked off what I didn't want) with Versafine Black Onyx on white cardstock and clear embossed. Trimmed down and adhered to inside.

The Shimmer Sheetz was colored with Alcohol inks, then embossed, then lightly sanded. The lotus is a Peel Off (love this peel off) on watercolor paper colored with Distress Markers and a waterbrush, then cut out and adhered to card with 3D foam dots with the center area having 2 layers of foam for a more rounded look. The edge of the card was outlined with black Peel Off lines.

Goofed a little again, but not drastically this time. We colored the tulips with the Distress markers etc on watercolor paper. But what I thought were two single leaf shapes - which I colored green, was actually another flower petal to give it more of a 3D look. So had to color another one (only had 1 so the other flower is missing the 3D look...). Wrote in "Spring Blooms" with a Micron pen in my "Fickle" font that I created.

Again we colored the Shimmer Sheetz with alcohol inks, embossed and sanded. Stamped the quote (Quietfire Design) on white cardstock with the black and die cut with Spellbinders "Tear Drop Circle". Sponged some Distress yellow and red around the edges and adhered to card.

Well finally got it right... Embossed the shimmer sheetz with the honeycomb pattern, then went over the high points with a Staz-On teal pad. It activates the Shimmer which is really neat. (something new for me). Those bees are so cute. We die cut them from a pearlized Shimmer Sheetz, then the body from yellow and black flocked paper and assembled. Some of the  flowers were dipped in Els Micro fine glitter. Stamped the quote (Quietfire Design) with Versafine Imperial Purple on white cardstock and clear embossed. Sponged some Distress Broken China and Peacock Feathers around the edges.

Click on any image to enlarge. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
(Lotus card)
Lexis Creations  #89 Birthday
Aud Sentiment  #79 Birthday

(Tulip card)
TSG Clear Stamps  #205 April showers bring May flowers
Pile it on Challenge  #17  April showers bring May flowers

(Bee card)
A Lot A Rubber Stamps  #106  put a bug on it

(All cards)
Paper Playtime  #9 wet or dry embossing
Top Tip Tuesday  #101 something that moves (all cards flip)
CCEE Stampers  #1318  make it shimmer
Southern Girls Challenge  #68 put a sentiment on it
Crafts & Me Challenge  #131 Flowers
Old Back Porch  #70  Card a week
City Crafter  #157 Spring has sprung (inspir image below)

MC Nov/12 - Blue Jays - When Friends Meet

click on card for larger view

This is one of my newest stamps from Local King Rubber "Gathering Place" that I got last weekend... I made stamp silhouettes and cut with my electronic cutter, then layered them on to my card front.

I started with a white card 5"w x 7"h. Stamped the Tree Line (Impression Obsession CAC) with Distress Crushed Olive & Pine Needles. Over stamped it with more Pine Needles and Gathered Twigs. Sprinkled some Distress embossing powder here and there for texture in various colors.

Stamped the cloudy sky (Impression Obsession) with Distress Tumbled Glass. Then inked up another cloud stamp (Flourishes) with the Tumbled Glass and a bit of Broken China and just tapped that stamp.

Cut my quote/sentiment (Quietfire Design) apart and arranged it horizontally, stamped with Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed. Colored the heart with a red marker and embossed with red embossing powder.

After cutting my bird elements, colored the stamp with Distress markers, misted lightly with water and stamped the cut outs. Adhered to card front. Added some black/gold chain type Peel Offs for the hanging section.

And it fits for these challenges:
Inspiration Avenue  something with a heart or a queen
Crafty Ann's Challenge  #79  animal or birds (2nd entry)
Fashionable Stamping  #35  Home sweet home

MC Nov/12 - Quill Poinsettia - Noel

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Decided to make a few more quilled cards for show & share at my next quilling session this Wednesday... For this card I used holly leaves I had made at my last session, but inked them with Versafine Toffee and embossed with Queen's Gold.

I used a cream toned card - 4.25"w x 5.5"h

Embossed the front with Crafts Too "Holly" embossing folder, sponged lightly with a dirty red sponge and a touch of a brown one. Added some red rhinestones to the berries.

Added a Peel Off black lace border, a light green narrow ribbon and a red twisted ribbon.

Stamped the sentiment (Quietfire Design), one letter at a time on a diagonal with Versafine Black Onyx, filled the letters with a Quickie Glue Pen and sprinkled Ritz micro fine glitter "Stardust"

Sprayed Dylusions Red on some cardstock and dabbed with a dirty paper towel which left a bit of blue residue from a previous coloring... Die cut the Tattered Poinsettia (Sizzix Tim's die) - the 2 smaller sizes and curled them with my fingernail. Edged the petals with a Perfect Medium pad and embossed with white embossing powder. Layered the two together, then added yellow Stickles to the center. When dry, dotted them with a black Identi Pen. Adhered my quilled holly leaves.

It also fits for these challenges:
One Stop Craft Challenge  #206 Vintage Xmas
Crafty Ribbon Challenge  #33  use 2 ribbons
Desert Island Craft Challenge  #42  use 3: Xmas, green/red as main, shaped card, twine, buttons, sparkle, kraft, stitching, pearls, flowers
The Crafty Pad  #198 glitter
All Sorts Challenge  #182 Bling

MC Sept/12 - Thanks

I needed a new thank you card for a friend who did me an appreciated kindness. She got me another Crystal Art Pick. I inadvertently ruined my first one almost as soon as I got it... Note to self: do not use it like a stylus... it is only meant to pick up tiny weeny bits of paper or gems etc.

So I drew out the letters for the word "Thanks" on a white cardstock, side folded, 5.5"w x 4.25"h card, outlined them with a black Zig Writer. Since it's the first day of fall, colored with Tombows, yellow, orange and a deep red, blending with some water. Not easy to blend on cardstock... so did my shadow outline with the brown Tombow, but as a solid thicker line. I then added Glossy Accents on the letters only.

Cut quill strips from a glossy magazine (new that Avenue magazine would come in handy...) and created the flowers, adhering them to a small black circle (a discard from a die cut). Die cut a flourish leafy branch (Cheery Lynn Designs) from some decorated papers from my stash, cutting it apart to suit my needs. Adhered to card, then adhered the flowers adding orange toned half pearl centers. The final touch was the gold Peel Off lines to create the border.

And it fits for these challenges:
Creative Craft Challenge  Anything Goes
Paper Take Weekly  Autmun colros
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  #53 use leaves as an embellishment
4 Crafty Chicks  #108 uese leaves
Old Back Porch  #38 card a week
Stampin for the Weekend  #18 use flowers

MC Sept/12 - Fall Bouquet - Friends Are Those

I think I'm making up for lost time again... 3rd card in one day. Sheesh, but they had to come out of me, they were just percolating in my brain... BIG GRIN

So this time I checked and I'm using a Dreamweaver stencil...#LM196 (the vase)
The card is side folded cream toned 4"w x 8.5"h

I placed the stencil in the spot I wanted it to mark the top edge and then mask it, so I could stamp my berry branches (Stampington "Holiday Trims" 4 stamps on 1 block), which I did with Distress markers (red for the berries and brown with touches of green for the branches) then misted with water and stamped. Repeated the process for the 2nd branch.

Placed the stencil back, masking my edges and stamped the hexagon pattern (Local King Rubber "Bee Wax") with a blue Distress marker, misting with water and stamping. Dried it, then applied a medium thick layer of Pearlescent Dreamweaver paste.

Die cut my foliage (Impression Obsession "DIE030-S") from abstract decorated paper. Adhered them to card. Penciled a shadow line using a 2B pencil and then blending with a paper stump.

Stamped the quote (Quietfire Design) with Versafine Majestic Blue and touching it with black. Colored some half pearls with a red alcohol pen (Spectrum Noir) and placed them randomly on my stamped branch. Added gold Peel Off lines.

Im extremely happy with this card. ..

You can see a larger version by clicking on card image. Enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Dreamweaver  Monthly  Ink with stencils
Creative Card Crew  #19 trees with at least 1 full branch
Scrap Creations  Pick 3: Ribbon, Pearls, Red, Die Cut/Punches, Glitter, Distress, Embossing, Buttons, Paper Piecing, Blue
A Paperie Journey  #105 Autumn
A Lil Red Wagon  #149 hexagons
The House That Stamps Built  #85 not a regular card size
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Use at least 1 of these: neon, hexagon or Chevron
Totally Paper Crafts  #134 use your favorite stamp (love the sentiment stamp - speaks to me)
The Crafty Pad  #188 Autumn Colors
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge  #181 Less is More

MC May/12 - Quill Lilac - Just 4 U

Wanted to do a quilled lilac for a while and finally got around to it. BIG GRIN

To see more details and descriptions, please click on card image and enjoy.

I'm also using one of the 10 tiny sentiment stamps from Quietfire Design.

And it fits for these challenges:
Fresh Brewed Designs  Monthly #91 Bingo: Die Cut, Twine, Flowers; buttons, FB image, DP; Ribbon, Paper Piecing, Bling.
Digi Doodle Shops Best  #107 Bingo: Buttons, Ribbon, Flowers; Sparkle, New (die & flower), Pearls; Lace, Ink, 3DP.
Shelly's Images  use something that makes you happy (dies & quilling)
Old Back Porch  #19 A card a week
Simply Create Too  #13 Feminine or mother's day
Stampin 4 the Weekend  #9 Four or more layers
2 Sisters Challenge  #90 Make it girlie
Craft Your Days Away  #45 incl an animal or bug
Corrosive Challenges  #149 Flowers, doilies, bling
One Stitch at a Time  #113 Use your favorites (dies, Distress pads, quilling, calligraphy, BFlies & Flowers)
Paper Sundaes  #120 Things with wings
Stamptacular Sundays  #163 Butterfly

CBH Dec 27/11 - Flower Dies - Bonne Fete

This weeks Created By Hand  and Quietfire Creations theme is Flower Dies or "Out with the Old" no way do I do that theme - I keep everything... BIG GRIN

If you've checked out my blog lately, you'll see I did some perfume bottles on a card the other day, but this time I'm using Spellbinders "Heirloom Ornaments 2010" and "Nested Hearts" sets and for the flower that I did in that previous post, I used a punch, and this time used Spellbinder's "Dahlia" set. Here's a link to the tutorial I used from Swirlydoo's blog for the flower.

And of course I'm using various stamps from Quietfire Design

So if  you want to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.