Embellish Magazine Challenge

I have made this card for my friend Kerina who is celebrating a birthday this week.

This was actually my second attempt. The first one below I re stamped onto white cardstock – I didn’t like the Kraft cardstock. I think my second card (above) is better – I hope Kerina does too!

I have used Cosmo Cricket Social Club Mini Deck DSP plus other cardstock from my stash. I used my Fiskars paper trimmer, Fiskars micro tip scissors and my Fiskateer scissors – yes I received some happy mail a few weeks ago and it was a new pair of scissors with my number on them! A lovely surprise. Images used are SU Best of Everything and Sweet Summer. I used SU Basic Grey and Garden Green ink and SU marker Island Indigo.

I am going to enter this into the following challenges

Fiskars Monthly Papercraft Challenge

http://fiskarscraft.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/08/sept-monthly-challenge.html

http://embellishmagazine.com/blog/2012/08/trees-color-trends-challenge/

and

http://colourq.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/colourq-challenge-152.html

Hope everyone had a great weekend. The netball semi final was a nail bitter. The girls were up the whole game until the last quarter when they took on 3 injuries! They finally lost by 2. Not a bad effort considering they were fourth on the ladder playing the top team – they sure made the opposition earn their place in the finals!

Hopefully back tomorrow with another card to share.

Cheers

Vicki

Hi. Hope everyone’s day has got off to a great start. Student free day so have my youngest home today plus I am expecting some tradesmen any time now! We all know how predictable tradies are right?

Anyway I have two cards to share today.

Splendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm

http://splendidstamping.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/farm-fresh-friday-paper-piecing.html

The first is for The Greeting Farm Fresh Friday Challenge Paper Piercing. This is a technique I only tried a little while ago and I am enjoying it.

I have used The Greeting Farm Miss Anya Collection along with sentiment from PTI Train Tracks. I used Twine from SU, cardstock from American Crafts and Pebbles. A Fiskars border punch and tag die from life style crafts. This card is for a 13 year old girl I think she came up alright.

http://embellishmagazine.com/blog/2012/08/pinwheel-color-trends-challenge/

The second card is a first for me. This is the first pinwheel I have ever made. I was surprised at how easy it was. I used DSP from MME Miss Caroline for the pinwheel and a brad from my stash along with a tooth pick for the handle. I used PTI Tiny Tags and die stamped with SU Regal Rose and Soft Suede tied with Blossom twine from the The Twinery. The other cardstock is also from my stash. I punched out butterflies from kraft cardstock using carl and armada punches. Finished off with some rhinestones and hand drawn butterfly trials.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Vicki