Anything Goes Challenge 86 Vintage /Shabby x

Happy Tuesday !!

Today starts a new challenge over at the

ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE BLOG

We are going vintage/shabby for this fortnights challenge so please pop over and see all the amazing DT projects and then share yours with us !!

I have opted for browns, gold and copper for my card this time around.

The base is 8"x8" and covered with textured chocolate paper,

I had flowers in mind to go with the beautiful stamp which I adore but have no idea who it was made by ...silly me !! Any offers??

 I started by embossing the image with a copper Versa mark ink pad and clear embossing powder. 

I used Distress Inks in Vintage Photo and Pumice Stone embossing round the edges and distressing the edges with my Tim Holtz tool after I had done this, I ripped one edge and curled another to add to the vintage feel.

The beautiful die cuts are the new Spellbinders Enchanted Labels 28 along with the amazing 5x7 card creator basics A ....both coming to the UK very soon!! The sentiment is cut with the smallest decorative elements labels 8.

My side panel is made with a strip of gold paper over laid with "holey" cream mulberry paper. I made the bow from more mulberry and a piece of white tulle blotted with the copper ink. 

My key was very brassy so I inked and embossed it making it tone in much better and secured it with twine.

Flowers are my very favorite favorites lol so I spent ages die cutting and rolling the Spellbinder dies and added some of my new Cheery Lynn butterflies to finish my card. 

Please pay a visit to Lynn's on line shop The Craft Den where you can purchase many of the crafty treasures used in my cards.

Bye for now

FCCB Challenge #146 Be My Valentine x x x

Oh my, it's way too long since my last post was published.

It has been a whirl wind fortnight and a very emotional one at that....

...but...

...as a very wise lady once told me 

"How can we ever appreciate the good times if hard times don't some times appear!!"

AND

in the words of one of my favorite songs...

...What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!!...

SO

To all the people out there having bad times at the moment the sunshine is just around the corner for us all!!

FCCB's new challenge 

running from 0800 Monday 11th until 2400 Sunday 17th Feb

IS

Challenge #146

"Be My Valentine"

I have two cards to share this week, one each for my daughters to give to their partner's in crime, "sorry" loveeee!!

I have made the basic shape for both cards from the Wild Card Cartridge cutting the heart at 12" making a 6x6 card when folded.

Basil Basics card stock is available from Lynn at the Craft Den and fantastic for cutting with all the Cricut Machines.

The bugs are cut using Simply Charmed using scraps from the base card and some black and pink scraps from my leftovers box.

Super simples !!

I cut more hearts using the "liner" key in various sizes for the front, insert and heart on the front-they are easily re-sized by taking them down in the desired increments (the largest cuts the same size as the card blank when using the Cricut key which cuts each part in proportion to each other.)

I inked all the edges with Black Brilliance ink to make them pop. 

Top Tip = Using the same card for the heart that is sticking out makes the inside look neater than if another colour is used. 

I matted and layered the Tatty Ted stamped image for the second card, my younger daughter adores him but I struggled to colour him even with my promarkers, silver ink and clear embossing powder, so please don't look lol !! - It looks a little better in real life I hope.

To finish both cards I used Papermania heart gems, some huge gems picked up cheap cheap cheap from The Range and letters cut from Artiste.

Please come and join the FCCB DT and have a look at their fabulous creations, then make a project of your own so that we can come and share them with you.

We love coming to comment on your blogs and receiving your amazing feedback. 

Please remember to use and name at least one Cricut Cartridge Cut.