LBD Birthday Card and Card Patterns Sketch #143

Happy Birthday to my lovely sister in law, Georgia!! I made this card using Waltzingmouse Stamps 'Dress form', 'Dainty Doilies', 'Very Vintage Labels Four' sets, patterned paper from DCWV La Creme Matstack and loosely based the layout on the fab Card Patterns Sketch #143.





Enjoy your week,

Helen x

The Ribbon Reel Challenge TRR #16

Hello and welcome all,

It's time for another wonderful inspirational challenge over at The Ribbon Reel Blog. This fortnight ANYTHING GOES - the lovely Keilly asks that create whatever you like as long as it includes RIBBON, TWINE and/or LACE.

Earlier this month, my cousin and his wife had a baby girl so I was inspired to make a baby card...



I stitched some beautiful paper from Websters Pages onto some Kraft Card and adhered onto a white card base to which I had already punched a border along each edge and stamped a pink border from the 'Eat Cake' stamp set from Waltzingmouse Stamps. I used PTI's Fillable Frames #1 stamp set and die to create a label onto which I stamped the New Baby sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps 'Say It With Style' set.

I added some flowers and pink button twine which are also from The Ribbon Reel shop -the beautiful Hellebore (Christmas Rose) in the centre is so delicate - the petals are edged in the most beautiful pale blush pink and those ivory tea roses have such a wonderful texture - simply beautiful!!



I used some of the gorgeous pink/white stripe grosgrain ribbon and light blue velvet ribbon to make the centre panel.



As a finishing touch I added a pearl headed and pink leaf stick pin at the top and a little flower button with more of that sweet pink twine onto the label.



That's all from me for now, don't forget to pop on over to see what the rest of the TRR design team have created for you to enjoy! You won't be disappointed ;)

Supplies Used:
Ink: Rich Cocoa - Memento; Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery - Stampin Up
Papertrey Ink: Fillable Frames #1; Waltzingmouse Stamps - Say it with style, Eat CakeStick Pins, Pink Button Twine, Hellebore, Roses, Pink Stripe Grosgrain, Light Blue Velvet Ribbon - All available at The Ribbon Reel
Papers: Websters Pages
Cardstock: White Card - Papermania; Kraft - Bazill
Fiskars Apron Lace Edge punch

Embellish and Card Patterns #142 Challenges

Hi there,

I have a card to share today for the wonderful Embellish Leaves Color Trends Challenge and for the latest fabby Card Patterns Sketch by Michelle Bertuzzi. I love both of these blogs and find them SO inspiring. I've been trying to get this card made all week and been thinking about it a lot!!

I finished the card late and therefore ran out of daylight, so the colours aren't quite representative at this time of day. The reds are slightly blue/purpley in real life. Anyway, here is my card...



I created the panels by using patterned papers from the Oxford collection by Basic Grey. I live around 30mins away from Oxford, so especially love these ;)!! The butterflies are die cut using the 'Butterfly Delights' border by Memory Box. I sponged the leaves from Papertrey Ink's Turning a New Leaf with ink and stamped onto Kraft Cardstock and then cut them out by hand. I used a wreath circle from the Waltzingmouse Faux Fun Circles Stamp set and stamped the sentiment from Say It With Style in Paris Dusk ink by Memento and then layered on some green felt cut with a Spellbinders Standard Circles Small Die.



And here is the wonderful inspiration I followed...




Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today - I do hope you like what you've seen.

Helen xxx

Happy Thanksgiving Wishes

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the United States and here's wishing EVERYONE joy, health and happiness. Here's to you, my wonderful blogging buddies!!



Enjoy the rest of your week, whatever you are up to!

Hugs,

Helen xxx

WMSC#74 Gingerbread fun!

Hi,

Today I'm sharing a card I have made for this week's Waltzingmouse Stamps 'Sketch Challenge' WMSC#74!

Here is the fab sketch I followed for the challenge...



Trying to get my head around Christmas cards - this one is going to be for my sweet niece...



I found the main image in a folder, already coloured just waiting to be turned into a card!! These cute little Gingerbread people are from the Bountiful Basket Additions Stamp Set from Waltzingmouse Stamps. I stamped the inner part of the circle/frame using an image from Vintage Circles small set from Waltzingmouse. I used black ink on aqua polka dot paper and hand-cut around the beautiful inner lacey scalloped shape. I then layered it onto another pink scalloped frame I had cut using blossom and circle nestabilities. My frame was then popped up onto the image using foam dimensionals. I added some May Arts crochet lace trim and some white seam binding from The Ribbon Reel along with my Spellbinders Fancy Tags label, raspberry pink button and aqua gems to finish. The lovely sentiment is taken from the Teeny Trees stamp set - the happy and Christmas were stamped individually to make the sentiment you see here.

Thanks for looking - have a wonderful week.

Helen x

November Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz

Hey Everyone!! Welcome to my Blog!! I'm glad you visited, as today I'm taking part in the 'Winter/Christmas' themed November Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz. If you would like more details, click here to visit the Waltzingmouse Blog.

I'm a little late posting pictures of my project because I only decided to participate in the 'Waltz' last night after my boys had gone to bed and I have literally only just finished it!! The glue probably isn't even fully dry yet - luckily nothing fell off during the photo shoot! LOL!!

Here is my snowy scene canvas picture...(please excuse my rushed photography)



I was SO inspired by Mona's post about mixed media canvasses (click here to see what Mona made and read more...) I had to give it a try and new exactly which of Claire's stamps I wanted to use. There's something so warm and exciting about those little cottages - it brings out the little girl in me again - I would just love to take a little look inside to see what life is like behind those cottage doors!! Maybe that's an idea for another stamp set - Cottage Interiors!!



...I tried to make each cottage a little different from the other in some way - whether it was the colour of the doors, windows, roof or the pots outside the front doors.



...you can see that I used lots of lovely white felt which I stitched together on my sewing machine and then stuck onto the canvas in one complete piece. I then tucked the trees, cottages and snowman into the 'snow drifts' after that.



I enjoyed using paints and glue again...it's been a while and I know this is far from perfect, but I will enjoy seeing it up on the wall at Christmas time.

This is what I started with..just 4 pieces of patterned paper...



..and some 'mod podge', paint and glitter later! I made my own 'mask' from a marianne creatables die and spritzed on some cosmic shimmer mist...and I then had the base canvas for the rest of my project.



Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed what you have seen - I'm sorry that it feels little rushed...thanks so much for Waltzing by and hope you'll visit me again.

Helen xxx

Supplies: Waltzingmouse Stamps A Cottage Christmas, A Cottage Home, Santas Coming to Town, Very Vintage Christmas, Sewing Box Christmas,

Card Patterns #141 & PDCC107

Just popping in with a card inspired by sketch #141 over at Card Patterns and the Play Date Cafe Challenge (use the colours Black and White, with a splash of Orange!!) Eeek!! Way out of my comfort zone, but exciting too!

I stamped and paper pieced a VW Camper Van with orange cardstock and paper from making memories 'Just Chillin' collection. I added some Glossy Accents to the windows and the lights for dimension - love that shiny, glassy effect!! The spare tyre on the front of the card is a white PTI button which I've had in my stash for what seems like forever and reminds me of white-wall tyres. I simply added a black adhesive pearl to the centre to finish it off.



The banner was created by stamping a pennant from Waltzingmouse Bitty Banners onto paper from Basic Greys 'Out of Print' Collection and then cutting out and mounting onto foam dimensionals. It may be hard to see from the photo, but the paper I've used along the bottom has a whitewashed effect to it which reminded me of the chalky cliffs and soil we have along the beaches on our South Coast here in the U.K. So I guess that fits with the images I've used on my card.



And you can't think of VW camper vans and the beach without Surfboards - these cute images are from a set called Free Spirit Boy by Waltzingmouse Stamps.

I do hope you like what you've seen here today - thank you so much for visiting. Have a wonderfully creative rest of the week everyone!!

Helen x

Supplies:

Stamps: Retro Cars - Kanban; Free Spirit Boy, Bitty Banners, Say it Loud Winter Holiday - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Cardstock: Orange - PTI; White - Papermill
Patterned Papers: making memories - just chillin'; Basic Grey - out of print
Button: PTI Vintage White/Cream
other: twine, sewing machine, black adhesive pearls (Kaisercraft)

The Ribbon Reel TRR #15

Hi and welcome - it's time for a new challenge over at The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog. The talented Zuzana is hosting the challenge for the next two weeks and provided the stunning picture you see here. Join in by creating a card or project using butterflies and the colours from the inspirational photo.



I adore butterflies and wanted to do something different to my usual soft muted colours so I picked out the bolder yellows, blue and the two tone oranges you see here. Many of the butterflies in the picture have a dark outline around their wings and I wanted to reflect this little detail on my card, so I edged the top level wings on my butterfly with dark ink. I kept the background neutral by using patterned paper from Pink Paislee and then added a zig zag stitched border.



Here's a closer look at those stunning ribbons, the beautiful pearl lace trim and the gorgeous cherry blossom flower which are all available from The Ribbon Reel.



The two-tone orange mesh ribbon is truly stunning in real life - not only a beautiful colour but also the texture of it ties the most amazing bow which stays put! I added a touch of blue seam binding and yellow grosgrain to tie all the colours together - also not forgetting the exquisite ivory lace and pearls trim. I added a little extra colour to my cherry blossom flower using a copic marker and a blender pen to make the petals look as though they are edged in blue :-)
The beautiful scalloped circle was cut from K&Co paper using Blossom nestabilities. I then used a butterfly die (which is a narrow strip) to cut out the tiny butterflies you see there behind the main butterfly. I placed some yellow cardstock at the back of the scallop so that the butterflies really shine through.
I saved a couple of the butterfly shapes which were cut out of the paper and adhered them in place at the top left corner of the card.
The main butterfly is cut using the Spellbinders 'Wonderful Wings' butterfly die set. I simply added a cream button topped off with a crystal gem and some twine for the antenna. The sentiment is stamped in Walnut Stain Distress Ink and is from the In Bloom stamp set by Papertrey Ink.

Don't forget to pop on over to The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog to check out what the rest of the Design Team have dreamed up to inspire you. Oh and don't forget to play along of course, there's another bundle of goodies up for grabs! Have a great week!

Helen xxx

Supplies:
Ribbon, twine, lace pearl trim, cherry blossom flower all from The Ribbon Reel
Stamps: In Bloom - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Ranger
Papers: Nantucket - Pink Paislee; K&Co - Que Sera Sera Floral Collage
Cardstock: Kraft - Bazill; Yellow from stash
Die Cutting: Memory Box Craft Dies 'Butterfly Delights'; Spellbinders Nestabilities - Blossom; Spellbinders 'Wonderful Wings'
Blue Copic marker: B41