DECONSTRUCTED TULIP

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  I can't believe we are in the middle of February already. Don't you feel that as the years pass by, they become shorter or it's me getting older?  I hope everyone is over the silly season and we are now on the road to new beginnings for the start of 2025.

Today I have one of my sketches for February and Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. 

 Sketch #296

 This sketch is rather simple and I'm really pleased with how my card turned out especially adding that touch of lace which I haven't done for a long time.

Again this is another easy sketch to make.

A quick peak of the inside of the card.

Don't forget to visit Sweet Sketch on Wednesday 2 and check out the design team's creations.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. 613 Avenue Create Challenge February 2025 TOP ROCKER AWARD

2. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge February 2025

3. Daisy Chain Challenge #93 Layer It Up

4. Digi Choosday Challenge 2 Week 1 Anything Goes

5. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge February 2025

6. Triple B Challenge February 2025

7. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 227 Anything Goes

8. The Neglected Stuff Challenge 2 2025 Anything Goes

Lace, I haven't used lace from my stash for over a year, and this wonderful Bugaboo image of the Deconstructed Tulip

9. A Place To Start Challenge #020325 Anything Goes A RISING STAR AWARD

10. As You Like It Challenge Favourite Digi Stamp  TOP 3 AWARD

This Bugaboo stamp is one of my very favourites because it's a long image rather than a square.  I've split it up sometimes and used an individual image from the three for a square panel and being a Tulip the colours can vary because of the selection of coloured Tulips.

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured card: Bazzill Velvet 

3. Design paper: Pale Garden by Crafters Choice

4. Image: Floral Trio by Bugaboo Stamps

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools Used:

7. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic large circles and Lacey Circle unbranded for the back of the card.

8. Embellishments: Lace, ribbon insert, and mauve gems from my stash.

9. Inside and the back of the card.

HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY

Good morning I'm sharing a card with you today that I made for a customer for her daughter's 40th birthday.

My instructions were she loves nature, especially butterflies.

This card was A4 size which is 21x20.7 cm or 8.3 x11.7 inches and I also made an envelope to match it.

Her name is ANITA which hopefully you can see.

There are so many added embellishments with gems, extra butterflies, silver corners pearls and brads.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Triple B Challenge February Anything Goes

2. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge February Anything Goes

3. 613 Avenue Create February Anything Goes TOP ROCKER AWARD

4. A Place To Start Challenge # 020325 Twist Things In The Sky *

5. Daisy Chain Challenge # 93 Layer It Up 

6. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge February 

7. Crafter's Cafe Challenge #315 15 January Twist Birthday's

8. Creative Inspirations February Challenge Love Is In The Air

9. Krafty Chicks Challenge #754 Birthdays *

10. Moving Along With The Times February Challenge # 175 Things With Wings

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Cream French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Cards: Silver Mirror Uniti and American Craft Card Taffy 

3. Design Paper: Botanical Notes by Trim Craft

These papers are just beautiful and you don't want to use them.  This particular paper has a sheen and lustre to it.

4. Tools Used:

5. Dies Used:

5. Dies Used: Medium size letters, Happy Birthday, Butterflies, Silver Butterflies from, Ali Express or Temu, Purple Dies and Joy Craft and the 4 colourful are Cuttlebug dies, Spellbinders Classic Large Circle and Hearts dies for the back of the card.

   

  

6. Embellishments:

 Silver corners, silver buckle, cream ribbon, assortment of gems for the butterflies, silver gems, mauve brad and silver spacer, pearl flourish.

    

     

7. Inside and the back of the card:

Sentiment PC generated using Californian FB font.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Good morning and welcome to my blog, here in New Zealand it's Friday 7th February and my husband's birthday.  Why do I find it so hard to create a card for someone I love?  If it was an order and I don't know the person I'm making it for it isn't a problem.

Here's a quick peak inside my card and I've used a Patchwork cutting die I've had for donkey's years and never used.

Today I'm going to enter this card in the following challenges.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. 2 Sisters on the Blog Challenge #94 Men's cards

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge February Anything Goes with love *

3. A Place To Start Challenge # 020325 Anything Goes *

4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #132 Anything Goes

5. Daisy Chain Challenge #93 Layer it Up

6. The Neglected Stuff Challenge 2/5 Neglected Item

was this cutting die I've had for at least 6-7 years and never used it.

7. Shopping Our Stash Challenge #540 Crafty Remnants

 Scraps of Paper and the gold corners.

8. Just Us Girls Challenge #761 Die Week *

9. We Love to Create Challenge #2 Anything Goes

10. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge #2 February Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

 1. Base: Kraft Card by Kaisercard

2. Gold card: Gold Mirror card by Uniti, Dark Green Pine Needles by Bazzill and Rose Gold card by Uniti, 

    

3. Design Paper: Story Book 6 x 6 pad by Kaisercraft

4. Completed Patchwork Centre.

5. Sentiment: From Kaisercraft Story Book 6x6

6. Embellishments: Gold metal corners.

A gold button from my stash

7. Dies Used: All dies are from Aliexpress.

8. Tools Used:

9. Inside and the back of the card.

Sentiment PC generated in Typewriter Font

 Wishing everyone a lovely weekend and happy crafting.