C is for Cupid - new ABC Challenge

It's the first of the month and time for the new ABC Challenge - C is for Cupid sponsored by Marianne Design and Stamp and Create.  The theme surprisingly is Love/Romance/Valentines/Wedding/Engagement :)  This leaves lots of options open for your creativity!

For my DT card I decided to use a stamp from Wild Rose Studio - Fireworks in Paris.  I've coloured it with ProMarkers and mounted it onto some black card stock to create a border.  At the top left of the image I've added some pearl self adhesive gems.

The papers are also from Wild Rose Studio - Wedding Bells.  I've selected two of the design papers from this pack using roses.  At the top righthand corner I've folded the top paper back onto itself to reveal the design paper underneath.  The image is mounted over the top of this to pin it in place.

Under the top left of the image are two tags created using a Marianne Design die set.  The tags have been edged in Antique Linen distress ink from Tim Holtz and I've threaded some vintage seam binding through their tops.

Underneath the image is some gold organza ribbon which I bought from Hobby Craft and completed with a hand tied bow.

The image itself has been mounted using some sticky pads give some dimension to the card.  This enabled me to place some of the flowers and leaves slightly underneath the image and layer them onto the top.  The leaves, white roses, cherry blossom and sweetheart blossoms are all from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The hortensias and flower spray are from Live and Love Crafts.  And finally the pins are from The Ribbon Girl.  I've included a close up below so you can see in more detail.

The right hand side of the image is frames by two resin corners from Live and Love Crafts - a close up of the bottom one is below.

Last thing that's been added is some small organza rose trim from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Phew I think that's it!

Have fun creating :)

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

The Cutie Pie Challenge - White on White and Oh so Cute

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Roses

CRAFT - Valentines Day / Love

Sweet Stampin - Love

Allsorts - Flower Power

Design Team Showcase - Challenge 4

Forest friend

The weather here in Yorkshire has made me want to make something wintery.  I decided to do another distressing experiment using Aurora Reindeer from the East Wind.  She's coloured with ProMarkers and mounted onto some brown paper from Santoro Gorjuss Neutrals.

The layers underneath the image are made up from Santoro Gorjuss Neutrals, Lili of the Valley/Raspberry Road Designs - Heartfelt, Lili of the Valley Frosty Christmas and Joy Crafts Dance to Music.  Once all the layers were on the card I distressed them.

The added bead sprays and self adhesive gems in blue, brown and pearl were all from Hobby Craft.

The image is so beautiful from The East Wind that I didn't want to over embellish the card and hide her.

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Christmas

Paradise of Stamps - Winter

Addicted to Stamps - Winter

Left of Centre - Layer It Up

Robyn's Fetish - Animals

Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes

Fab n Funky - Christmas

Paper Shelter - Layers Lots of Them

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes as Long as it's Christmas

Needing some warmth

So there may be something to this CAS card stuff after all :)

As you know I don't do many CAS cards, I actually find it quite difficult to do.  BUT this image from Sherri Baldy inspired me to give it a go.

She's coloured with ProMarkers and I tried to give the effect of light on the pot coming from the left.  The image is mounted onto some plain red card stock and I've added a sentiment from Lili of the Valley.

The only other thing I've added are some red self adhesive gems from Hobby Craft.

Ok now I feel like there's loads missing and I need to say more - LOL!!

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Without Words - Dreaming of Spring

Passion for ProMarkers - Garden Life

Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (Warm Colours)

Lily

Here's another card in my favourite colour :)

The image is Ching-Chou Kuik's Lily and is coloured with ProMarkers.  I've cut her out using a Spellbinders die.

I've used only one design paper from the Wild Rose Studio Antique Library paper pack for this card but made up for it with the embellishments!

There's some organza rose trim and some flat back pearl trim from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The roses and pink heather are also from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The lilies pink ribbon (complete with hand tied bow) are from The Ribbon Girl.

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Ching-Chou Kuik - Add Some Flowers

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Only One Designer Paper

In The Pink - Pink and Pearlie

Creative Inspirations - Roses!

A little bit OCD.....

Tuesday's new challenge at Through The Craft Room Door is sponsored by Paola Jofre this week.  For my treat I chose to do a cup cake!  I've coloured it with ProMarkers and cut it out with a Spellbinders die.

We seem to be having a team thing about cup cakes this week and a few of the ladies have discovered they're definitely OCD, but not the definition you all know ;)

The OCD sign is homemade/printed and is mounted on patterned pink paper then onto brown which is cut using a Spellbinders die.  I've added a few white pearl and black self adhesive gems to this.

The papers are from Lili of the Valley/Raspberry Road Designs - Pressed in Time and Wild Rose Studio - Antique Library.

I've added a few silver star beads to the card following on from the cup cake decorations.

The final things I added were some pearl self adhesive gems and a cupcake dress it up button.

So the question is are you OCD too :)

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

In the Pink - Pink and Pearlie

Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes

Nana's 100th birthday

OK back to normal - Sarah at work asked me to make her nana a birthday card for her 100th birthday -  I don't think I'll be asked to make many of those!

Describing what she liked it was knitting, tea and cleaning.  I had an idea of what I wanted to make and looked around for some vintage style images.  We decided tea would be the best way to go because she lives off tea (and an occasional sherry).  The image we chose is from Project Printable - FRIENDS Quote TEAPOT Tea Cups.  I've added some almond ProMarker to the image to give it a more vintage look and some amber self adhesive gems.

Papers which were distressed are from Lili of the Valley/Raspberry Road Pressed In Time, Antebellum and Docrafts Papermania - Madame Payraud's.

The sentiment was home made/printed because Sarah wanted specific words - then cut out with a Spellbinders die and mounted onto black card.

The flowers and leaves are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and Live & Love Crafts.

Final touches to the card are some silver butterfly beads and a brass swirl which I found on Amazon, 100th in black glitter letters and some pearl self adhesive gems from Hobby Craft.

Sarah gave her card to her nana yesterday and she absolutely loved it saying "ain't she clever" :)

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Sparkles - Raise a Glass to the New Year

Crafty Boots - Butterflies

Creative Card Crew - Shabby Chic

Creative Knockouts - Lots of Embellies

Painting hearts

I loved this Tiddly Inks image (Wryn - Heartfelt Love) when I saw it and in honour of my mum who likes red and orange I decided to colour it in these colours using ProMarkers :)

AND more to the point I've done another CAS card - I must be feeling ill!!

The card has been created using red, white and black card stock.  The red and black self adhesive gems are from Hobby Craft.

The valentines sentiment is home made/printed and I've used a Spellbinders die to cut it out.

Ok onto more experiments and embellished cards now that's enough of the CAS stuff.... I need to get back to normal!

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Bunny Zoe - Hearts

Wags n Whiskers - Hearts