Floral Heart

This is my second MDF decorated shape, well the second one that's good enough to be seen.

This time I've not used papers but painted with Acrylic white paint and used some Dusty Concorde Distress ink to shade the edges.  The flowers are Heartfelt Creations botanical rose stamped and embossed with sparkling snow WOW embossing powder onto acetate, something I've not tried before.  The flowers and leaves have been coloured from the back with some lavender, pink and green chalk inks.  The swirls are also cut from a Heartfelt die and inked with Dusty Concorde.  The verse is from Clarity. A lavender ribbon finishes off the heart.

Thanks for looking your comments will be very welcome.

I am entering this into the following blog challenges:
Alphabet Challenge - L is for Lavender
That Craft Place  - Words
Crafty Cardmakers - Anything but a card
Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes make it feminine
Make My Monday - Flowers
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Fantasy Stampers - Pretty Petals

Memory Box

This is a new venture for me into the world of decorating mdf shapes.  In this instance I've used some House of Zandra papers to cover this MDF box having first coated it with Acrylic paint.

This is a view from above of the lid of the box although I'm not sure the photograph shows the detail well enough.  The flower is created from one of the House of Zandra flower sheets and I've used some glitter glue on the petals to give it some sparkle.  The words made using the Clarity Stamp alphabet set covered with Glossy Accents. I've also cut out a butterfly and some of the foliage from the papers to add dimension but it is difficult to see in the photo.

Thanks for looking, your comments will be very welcome.

I am entering this into the following blog challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers & More - Anything but a card

That Craft Place - Words

Artistic Inspirations - Anythig Goes

Cycling Fun

Hi, this is another card made using the Craftwork Cards Al Fresco paper pad, this time with a travelling theme.  I've used the bicycle papers to cover the inside of the card and cut an aperture in the front of the card with a fancy edged circular die. The front of the card is covered with pink paper and I've fussy cut out the bicycle, tags and bunting from another sheet of the papers.

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I am entering this card into the following blog challenges

Country View Challenge - Travel
4 Crafty Chicks - No Stamping
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Crafting when we can - Summer Fun

Strawberries and Cream

A lovely basket of fresh strawberries picked from the Craftwork Cards Al Fresco paper pad which I've had for a year and hardly used.  The papers are matted onto a cream card although it looks white in the picture. and finished with some little flowers also in cream with a red gem in the centre.

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I am entering this card into the following blog challenges

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Crafters Cafe - Summer Fun
Natalie and Amy - Summertime
Crafty Sentiments - Summer Challenge
Make My Monday - Summer Treats

Kingfisher

This is a card I made (at the third attempt) using all Clarity Stamps and stencils.  It's a one layer card, I used a cobolt blue pro marker round the edge to create the illusion of a mat.

I stamped the Kingfisher into the centre of the card and the 3 boxes and letters from the letterbox kit and coloured the bird with Spectrum Noir pencils.  Then using the Clarity circular aperture stencil I brushed momento Teal ink into the center after masking off the kingfisher and words.  After removing the stencil I made a wreath around the outside of the circle using the small leafy swirl stamp and some Meadow Adirondack ink.

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I am entering this card into the following blog challenges:
Clarity Stamp Challenge - Boys, Boys, Boys
Kraftyhands Blog Challenge - for the Dads
Crafty Boots Challenge -Fathers Day
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge Blog - for a man or boy

Black Eyed Susan

We had a very relaxing week away in the sun in May, and I took with me some of the Crafters Companion Spectrum Noir Pencils to try out. This is a Just Rite stamp stamped with Archival black ink onto some white cardstock.  It took just a little while to get the blending right with the pencils and I think I need to invest in some of the blending solution, but I was very pleased with the results.

I used a Spellbinders Die to frame the flowers and brushed some Squeezed Lemonade Distress ink around the fancy border.  I don't know if you can see it clearly enough but there is a little bee just about to land on one of the flowers.

I am entering this card into the following blog challenges:
Ladybug - Use your dies
Artist Inspiratios -Anything Goes with a twist - Use Dies

Handbag

This is a card I made for my daughter's birthday.  Although its difficult to tell from the photo, the white background is embossed with a cherry blossom stamp from Stamps by Chloe and some white glitter wow embossing powder making a lovely sparkly background.  I used a template for the handbag and embossed this with a lattice stamp and more wow embossing powder.  The birthday sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and the beading on the handbag and small metal butterfly are both from Hobbyhouse.

 For the inside I used a Sheena Douglas sentiment which came in a free pack with a recent magazine and the flower background was made using a Clarity stencil and Teal and Raspberry inks.

Thanks for looking

I am entering this into the following blog challenges
Alphabet Challenge - H is for Hats and Handbags
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes