Delphinium

Good afternoon blog friends and today I'm sharing a card with you that I made at the end of July with one of my very favourite flowers Delphinium's and they grow in some amazing colours.

My sister ordered 3 cards for her close friends birthdays as she won't be in Cairns Australia this year to celebrate their special days.  So I told her to go to my blog and have a look at previous cards I've made and designs and see if any of them inspired her and knowing her friends what colours they would like.

Well, she did that and chose a card I had made in October last year and wanted that card for her friend Ginny, but unfortunately, I had given it away to a friend of mine here in New Zealand for her birthday.  I never make the same card twice as each of my cards is originals.  So I made the same card with the same sketch which was my design anyway and the same design paper but decided to use a different coloured backing card.   I'm so glad that I did as I feel that the second card I made turned out better than my original card.  I think all the girls are going out tomorrow in Cairns Australia for lunch before my sister leaves for her trip.

Here is the sketch that I used over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 back in October last year.

Here's the card I made in October last year, yes there's a big difference, one is darker this one is more pastel shades.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. The Flower Challenge #35 Use Your Favourite Flower *

2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #8 August Spotlight Winner

3. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge from July - August *

4. Get Creative Challenge # 83 Anything Goes  Winner

5. Daisy Chain Challenge #33 Summer *

6. A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #97 Anything Goes*

7. Color It Create It Show It Off August *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Bazzill Pear and American Craft Saphire 

3. Design Papers: Kaisercraft Wondering Ivy

and First Edition Bionical Notes

4. Image: Delphinium by Delicious Doodles

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools Used:

7. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic Circle Large and Large Petite Scalloped Circle.

8. Embellishments Used:

Sage Flocked Ribbon, Cream Pearls and a Sage Green Brad.

9. Inside and the back of the card. 

Happy crafting everyone.

Delphinium

 Good morning and welcome to my blog.  It was lovely catching up on our entries last fortnight but still, there are not enough entries where is everyone?

This week I used this lovely Delphinium image from our sponsor Teri Sherman from Delicious Doodles.  

Teri has some fabulous images in her Etsy shop, there's something for everyone, why not pay her a visit sometime by following this link here.

Here is this fortnights sketch I do hope you like it, it easy so I hope everyone joins in.

Sketch #148 

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the team designed this fortnight over at

 Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Cute N Crafty Challenge #12 Anything Goes Top Pick

2. Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #1842 Anything Goes *

3. The Cutie Pie Challenge # 128 Going Girly *

4. Creative Moments Challenge #155 Anything Goes*

5. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #206 Feminine  *

6. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #10 Anything Goes Highly Commended Winner

7. The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge October  *

 Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen.

2. Card: Bazzill Pear and Lilic

3. Design Papers: Kaisercraft Wandering Ivy 

 and First Edition Botanical Notes 

4. Image: Delphinium by Delicious Doodles

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools Used.

7. Dies Used

Spellbinders Classic Circles and Petite Scalloped Circles

8. Embellishments:

Sage Green Ribbon

9. Finishing Touches:

Inside and the back of the card.

  Wishing everyone a great fortnight and happy crafting.

Floral Watering Can

Good morning a welcome to my blog.  Sorry, I'm a little late posting this week.  But today is 21st June being the shortest day here in New Zealand and the middle of winter.  So I've just made a pot of Chicken and Corn Soup hopefully that will warm a few up for lunch here.  Liam is home for a month as he's just finished his first semester at University and Ryan will be home from boarding school on Saturday after his football game so will need some warming up.

Yesterday was Wednesday and that means we have another 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

This week our sponsor is Teri Sherman the owner and illustrator of wonderful images from 

Delicious Doodles.

I've used the image Floral Watering Can.

Here is this fortnights sketch I do hope you like it and join us in our challenge.

Sketch #139

As I said Delicious Doodles is our sponsor and this week they are offering our lucky winner  

4 free images from the 

Delicious Doodles online shop.

You can learn more about Delicious Doodles from these sites.

Challenge Blog

http://deliciousdoodleschallenge2.blogspot.com/

Shop

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ArtiDoodles

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team have created this fortnight over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge # 1824 *

2. The Paper Nest Dolls June Challenge *

3. Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #168 Anything Goes *

4. Creative Moments Challenge #145 Anything Goes *

5. Cuttlebug Mania The Magic Of Summer *

6. The Crafty Addicts Challenge # 49 Anything Goes + Say it with Flowers*

7. Little Miss Muffet Challenge #191 Anything Goes *

8. Southern Girls Challenge Anything Goes *

9. CCC Digi Creations Challenge # 93 Anything Goes*

10. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Anything Goes *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card.

2. Coloured Card: Mauve Bazzill

3. Design Paper:

4. Image: Floral Watering Can by Delicious Doodles

5. Colour Medium: Copics and silver pen for the watering can.

6. Tools Used.

7. Die and Embossing Folders Used.

4 dies

1 punch

1 embossing folder by Cuttlebug

8. Embellishments:

Sentiment from Digistamp Boutique

Pearls from my stash

Punch and Die

Ribbon from my stash

9. Inside and the back of my card.

I used the embossing folder at the top of the inside of my card.

Take care wishing you a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Sugar Creek Hollow

Make It Masculine

Vintage Spitfire

Good morning everyone, wow what a busy weekend it was.  It was my eldest son's birthday,  Liam turned 12 years old and apart from Swimming, playing Soccer and Cricket his passion is to read about World War I and II as well as following Manchester United Soccer Team and of course the

New Zealand All Black Rugby Team.

I finished Liam's birthday cards late Friday evening, I had purchased this Vintage Spitfire from Delicious Doodles and thought that this was the perfect image for him.  I really pleased how his card turned out. but for the life of me I wasn't sure what I would use for the embellishments especially for a boys card and at that age you can't use flowers.  I looked in my local scrap booking store but they had nothing I could use,  so I came home and made some my self.

Vintage Spitfire from Delicious Doodles

Today I'm entering my card into Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge which is

Make It Masculine

This is the very first time for me to enter this challenge and it won't be the last as it looks very interesting and I do hope my card is Vintage enough to qualify for this challenge.

This is the added ribbon at the bottom of the card and the circle represent the circles that are on the Spitfire and on the wings.

I made this to represent the the Medals and the Air Force Stripes that have been awarded and are on the Pilots lapel.

Card Recipe:

Base: White SU

Card: Navy Blue Bazzill, Gunmetal Grey Paper

Design Paper: Samantha Luck Camouflage Paper (Thanks Sharon for your help on that).

Image: Vintage Spitfire from Delicious Doodles

Colour Medium: Copics, Gold and Silver Gel Pens

Tools: Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Glass finish for the Cockpit 

Embellishments: Ribbons and Brads from my stash.

Happy Crafting everyone

Hugs