Thankyou Floral

Yay it's finally looking like spring here - sun is shining, the sky is blue and it's finally getting into double plus temperatures.  I haven't seen any pretty spring flowers yet though, so I've been colouring some up and creating some dew drops on them.
Make It Crafty have some awesome new florals which can be mixed an matched to create your own images. For my card I have used a pre-designed corner, plus flowers from a set.  I used a single flower which matched the large flower in the corner and popped it up on foam pads.  

Products used:

• White card blank
• Red cardstock
• Make It Crafty Thankyou chipboard
• White Sakura Gelly Roll
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Spun Gold
• ProMarkers - Burgundy, Cardinal, Ruby, Lipstick, Burnt Orange, Sunflower, Pine, Forest, Apple & Warm Grey 1

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Make It Crafty - Dew Drops
2. Simon Says Monday - Flower Power
3. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
4. Crafty Creations - #365 Anything Goes
5. Crafty Gals Corner - #164 Anything Goes
6. Card Mania - #103 Spring

A Charming Birthday at Ching-Chou Kuik

It's our third and last week of inspiration posts at Ching-Chou Kuik's blog, but don't worry - you still have plenty of time to enter the challenge here. 

This week I challenged the team to use a charm on their projects.  I bought some charms a while ago and hadn't used some yet, so needed an excuse!!
I have used the image 'Happy Birthday' to create an easel card. 

Products used:

• Card blank
• Blue shimmer card
• Recollections patterned paper
• Twine
• Cupcake charm
• Pearls
• Spellbinders nesting die 'Lattice Rectangle'
• Ranger Stickles 'Platinum'
• Ranger Liquid Pearls 'White Opal'
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Celebration Script word dies
• ProMarkers - Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Henna, Cocoa, Caramel, Burnt Sienna, Pastel Pink, Almond, Prussian, Violet, China Blue, Cobalt, Midnight, Burnt Orange, Bright Orange, Holly, Warm Grey 1 & 2, Amber, Soft Lime, Denim & Blue Pearl

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Creative Fingers - #144 Anything Goes
2. Crafting With An Attitude - #38 Anything Goes
3. Crafty Creations - #364 Anything Goes
4. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - April Anything Goes
5. Let's Craft & Create - #136 Anything Goes

Guest Designer at Aurora Wings

Eeep I'm so excited to have been chosen as Guest Designer at Aurora Wings this month.  The challenge is Black & White with a hint of colour and I've gone all-out with a set of ATCs using flower sprites. There's seven cards to represent the whole rainbow. You don't even want to know how long it took me to decide on which sprite for which colour 🤣🤣🤣
You can enter the challenge here

Products used:

• Cardstock
• Core'dinations Chalk Core cardstock
• Embossing folders - 
• Embossalicious 'Floral Frenzy' & the one used for Poppy Sprite - I can't find the name of it so if you know please tell me! (It's 6x6")
• Crafts-Too 'Hearts'
• Cuttlebug 'Textile'
• Sizzix Textured Impressions 'Dots'
• Daisy Chain (free with magazine)
• DoCrafts (floral - free with magazine)
• ProMarkers - All Sprites - Black & Cool Grey 1-5
• Poppy Sprite - Shale, Crimson, Berry & Lipstick
• Tiger Lily Sprite - Pumpkin, Amber & Apricot
• Sunflower Sprite - Canary, Lemon & Soft Lime
• Orchid Sprite - Pine, Forest & Apple
• Pansy Sprite - Midnight, Denim & Powder Blue
• Iris Sprite - Indigo, True Blue & Cobalt
• Violet Sprite - Purple, Amethyst & Lilac

I am entering my ATCs into the following challenges:

1. Colour Crazy - WK15 Anything Goes
2. Crafty Catz - #412 Anything Goes
3. Love To Scrap - #108 April Showers Bring May Flowers
4. Passion For ProMarkers - WK439 Blooming Days
5. Simon Says Wednesday - Add Some Texture
6. The Crafter's Cafe - #194 World Art Day
7. Classic Design Team Open - #24 Anything Goes
8. A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
9. Allsorts - WK463 Spring Flowers or Showers
10. Card Mania - #103 Spring

Monochrome Thank You at Ching-Chou Kuik

It's week two of our challenge and inspiration posts at Ching-Chou Kuik's blog. The current theme is USE YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR and you can enter here.

This week the team were challenged to go Monochrome. I chose to use black and white as I did a coloured monochrome recently.
I used one of the newer grayscale images - 'The Fading Rose' - and added a bit more definition, as it printed pretty light.  
Products used:

• Card blank
• Embossalicious embossing folder
• Spellbinders nesting die 'Lattice Rectangle'
• Ribbon
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Celebration Script word dies
• Papermania gems
• ProMarkers - Black, Cool Grey 1-5

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Colour Crazy - WK14 Anything Goes
2. Crafts Galore Encore - #50 Anything Goes
3. I ♥ ProMarkers - #356 Monochrome
4. Simon Says Wednesday - Add Some Texture
5. A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
6. Allsorts - WK462 Be There or Be Square

Favourite Colour at Ching-Chou Kuik

It's finally starting to look like spring around here, although there has been some little bits of snow again today.  The weather has been so crazy around the world though, so much snow back home in England last month and loads for my American friends too. 

But, back to why we're here - all things crafty right?!

This month at Ching-Chou Kuik's challenge blog we are asking you to use your FAVOURITE COLOUR - click here to join in.  If you don't have a favourite colour, use them all!!

My favourite colour is purple and I fell in love with the Monarch Butterfly image as soon as I saw it, so I had to make something for myself.  I have a gallery wall in my bedroom and decided to make a little banner for that.  

Products used:

• Papermania cardstock
• Nesting stitched banner dies
• Papermania eyelets
• Recollections twine
• Petal Lu flowers
• ProMarkers - Slate, Aubergine, Plum, Purple, Amethyst, Walnut, Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Orchid, Blossom, Lush Green, Leaf Green, Blue Pearl, Powder Blue & Burnt Sienna
• Sakura Gelly Rolls - White & Sky Star

I am entering my banner into the following challenges:

1. Cute Card Thursday - #524 Anything Goes
2. Double D - Twine
3. Card Mania - #103 Spring
4. Classic Design Team Open - #24 Anything Goes
5. Butterfly Challenge - #98 Letter T (Twine, two items identical - eyelets, Triangles - formed at the top between the twine and the banner, Thistle - this colour looks like the Blossom ProMarker I used on the flowers, plus my little paper flower)

Day of the Dead Birthday Twist

Well I actually had this card made for a while, but I was waiting to post it.  I made it for my Mum's birthday - she shares my love of skulls, so Aurora Wings' 'Day of the Dead Sprite' was just perfect.  

If you follow me you will know how much I love twisted easels. There's just something about them - impressive to look at, but so easy to make.  

Products used:

• Card blank
• Cardstock
• Patterned paper
• Recollections gems
• Leather thread
• Skull beads
• Stitched hill dies
• Petal Lu flowers
• ProMarkers - Warm Grey 1-5, Black, Shale, Crimson, Berry, Lipstick, Indigo, French Navy, Aegean, Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Sunflower, Canary & Lemon
• Sakura Gelly Rolls - Blue Star, Metallic Silver & White

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Stamps by Aurora Wings - Sprite Delight V 
2. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
3. World Wide Open Design Team - #3 Anything Goes
4. A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
5. Classic Design Team Open - #24 Anything Goes
6. Love To Scrap - #108 April Showers Bring May Flowers
7. Crafts Galore Encore - #50 Anything Goes