Fly By

Hello All

Just thought I'd pop by with one of this weeks makes ready for a craft fair next weekend.

I have used the lovely new Corner Garden stamp, which I have coloured with ProMarkers this time round. Then I have added a penny slider with one of the butterflies from the Papillon Potpourii set, so it could fly over my flower patch. This is one of my favourite type of cards, as I love cards that are more than just a flat picture.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges;

Come and Get It - things with wings

That Craft Place - summery colours

A Gem Of A Challenge - it's summer time

Paper Pretties - birthdays

Bunny Zoe's - summer colours

Craft Your Passion - summer fun

Crafty Bloggers Network - summer fun

and

Dream Valley - flowers

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs Sharon

Anniversary

Hello Folks

So sorry I have been absent for so long, life just took over,but hopefully I'm back in control and blogging again xx

Today's creation is a favorite style of mine,the box card, ready for a family friends golden anniversary. I have also used some of my favorite stamp sets, Papillon Potpourri, Flower Shop with their matching punches, elegant butterfly and pansy punch and also Memorable Moments. All the stamped images have been heat embossed with gold powder. These cards are such fun to make, and once you get your head around the measurements they are quite easy.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges;

Crafty Catz - flowers

Aud Sentiments Challenge - anything goes

Charisma Cardz - anything goes

Milk Coffee Challenge - white on white with coloured image

Little Red Wagon - wedding/anniversary

Craft-room Challenge - wedding anniversary

Everybody Art Challenge - monochrome

and

Sweet Stamps - gold and/or silver

Hopefully I'll be back really soon

Hugs Sharon xx

Happy Watercolor

Hello everyone.

Just thought I'd pop by and share one of my latest creations with you all.

I finally cracked open my Happy Watercolor stamp set, which I have had since the summer catalogue was launched, and thought I'd better show my lovely ladies what they could do with it before the end of the spring/summer catalogue on 30th June 2014. So this is one of the cards my Tuesday evening ladies will be making. The sentiment is from an old set, but as usually a little bitty punched butterfly had to creep on from the Papillon Potpourri set - I'm not addicted, honest lol.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges;

CAS - sketch

Baffies Creative Shop- for a woman

Crafting With Dragonflies - mothers day or a special lady

Scrappers Delights - pretty pastels

Lia Stampz - pastels colors

Craft Your Passion - pretty pastels

and

Hiding In My Craftroom - flowers

Thanks for looking, and if you fancy any of the stamps, click on the 

links and they'll take you to my on line shop.

Back soon, big hugs

Sharon xx

More Butterflies

Afternoon.

Sorry for my long absence again, but blame hubby for giving me a lovely chest infection which has kept me well under the weather for over a fortnight. Anyhow feeling much brighter again, so thought I'd share another card with you all.

The background for this card has been stamped in smoky grey ink, using the dictionary background stamp. This has then been over stamped with the beautiful swallowtail image in pool party. This has then been cut into a square, mounted on some basic black, before being mounted on a pool party square card base.

Two butterflies were then stamped from the papillon potpourii set, and cut out with the matching bitty butterfly punch and elegant butterfly punch. The sentiment is cut using the large oval punch, and mounted onto a scallop oval punched shape.

I hope you like, and I would like to enter it in the following challenges;

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative Moments - anything goes/things with wings

The House That Stamps Built - things with wings

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - monochrome

and

Crafty Bloggers Network - nature

Thanks so much for popping by, and hope to see you again soon

Hugs Sharon xx

Poppy Cubes

Afternoon All

I've been experimenting again. I saw some of these lovely cube cards on Pintrest, and just had to have a go, and I must admit I'm quite pleased with the outcome. I also love the fact that they go flat to fit in an envelope.

The base card was gumball green 12" x 12", then the image is Pleasant Poppies (another of my favourites), which I have stamped, coloured the stems, embossed with a texture plate from my stash, before paper piecing the flower heads on. The image was then divided into squares before sticking to the cubes. The butterfly is from the Papillon Potpourri set and has been stamped onto the same red card as the flowers, and has been gold embossed.

I'd love to know what you all think.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges;

Milk Coffee challenge - emboss it

Paper Pretties - try a new technique (new card style)

Cuttlebug Mania - let's feel it

Our Daily Bread Designs - shaped card

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

Crafting From The Heart - anything goes/use flowers

Eureka Stamps - add a butterfly

The Crazy Challenge - red and white

Anyone For Anya - odd card

and

Great Impressions - floral images

Thanks for popping by, and I'll be back soon 

Hugs Sharon xx

Box Of Flowers

Hello Everyone

It's been a very long time since  blogged on here, so thought it was about time I got myself organised and started posting again.

This card was made for one of my classes, and I must say the ladies loved it, and were surprised at how simple it was to actually do. When closed the card lays flat, and was held shut with a decorated band. Once open it simply explodes into life. All the supplies are available from Stampin' Up, except the paper, which unfortunately has now been discontinued - but there are lots of other beautiful ones to choose from. You can shop 24/7 on my online shop, or email me if you would like to order direct.

The stamps I have used are Flower Shop, Papillon Potpourri and Four Frames, plus the matching punches, which I confess I am completely addicted to.

I would like to enter my creation in the following challenges;

Crafting From The Heart - anything goes/use flowers

Anyone For Anya - odd card, no standard shape

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - build it up

Great Impressions - florals

Quirky Crafts - Lets quirky well, pile it high, layer it up and 3D it

Sentimental Sundays - pack a punch

Flat Friends Challenge - more than one fold

Stampin' Up The Weekend - flower power

Thanks very much for looking, and if you like what you see, please, please become a follower.

Big hugs Sharon xx