Brenda's Blogaversary Challenge

Hi everybody

Brenda of Floral Fantasies is running a blogaversary challenge over on her blog at the moment. The idea is that you make a card based on something you see on her blog, be it her style, header, or case one of her cards. I'm not going to flatter myself and think even for a second that I could emulate Brenda's style or make a card even half as fantastic as any of hers, so I decided to use her blog header of poppies as inspiration - and from being a regular reader of Brenda's blog, poppies are a running theme, so I figured it's probably the best representation of Brenda that I can personally do with the talent that I have. So congratulations on all your followers and four years of blogging, looking forward to many more years of your creations!

The image is called Poppy Cluster by Just Inklined

Ingredients

Image - Poppy Cluster by Just Inklined

Corner Die - Whimsy Corner Die Set

Papers - the darker one is Papermania Capsule Collection; 

the lighter checkered one is from Petal Fresh by LOTV

Medium - Promarkers

Pearls - Ribbon Girl

Ribbon - Ribbon Girl

Everything Else - Stickles

Aside from Brenda's challenge, I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Pile It On - Circles and Squares

Allsorts Challenge - 1, 2, 3 (3 embellies: diecut corners, pearls, bow)

Whimsy Challenge - Real or Faux Stitching

I Love Promarkers - Ribbons and Bows

Papertake Weekly - 1, 2, 3 (one image, two papers, three types of embellies)

Totally Gorjuss - Something Old (image, I've had it for ages)

Oldie but a goodie - feeling floral

Thanks for looking :)

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Thank you card

Hi everyone

This is the thank you card that I made for the rector who did the service for my uncle's funeral, the sermon was absolutely lovely, and he spent a lot of time at Jim's bedside leading up to his death. He was very good. 

I wanted something religious but not sad or stuffy or depressing, and I think this image by Just Inklined is perfect, and can be used for lots of things - Easter and sympathy cards for example.

Ingredients

Image - Flower Cross from Just Inklined

Paper - LOTV Promises

Flowers - Joy Crafts Flowers 2

Corners - Whimsy Corner Die Set

Flourish - Cheery Lynn

Ribbon - Ribbon Girl

Pearls - Ribbon Girl

Brass brads - stash

Pearl brad - Ribbon Girl

Sentiment - LOTV Simply Sophisticated

Medium - Promarkers

Everything Else - Stickles, Glossy Accents

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

Totally Gorjuss - Something Old (brass brads have been in my stash forever!)

ABC Challenge - J for Just as you like: Anything Goes

Whimsy Challenge - Stitching

Penny's Challenge - Ribbons and Diecuts

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - 1, 2, 3 (one paper, two corners, three flowers)

Cardmakin Mamas - Springtime

My mum's craft shop challenge - spring has sprung

Thanks for looking.

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As we all know, cats now rule the world.

Evening everybody :)

Recently, the local SPCA had a charity sale and I made some cards for it, this being one of them; I'm a cat lover through and through, and one cannot deny that they're a very proud animal! I thought this saying goes quite nicely with the haughty cat in the image :)

Ingredients

Image - I'm fairly sure it's by Just Inklined, but I can't find it on their page.

Medium - Promarkers

Gems - Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon - Wild Orchid Crafts

Paper - Stash

Sentiment - computer generated

The inside of the card says

...Cats have never forgotten this.

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

Totally Gorjuss - Plain and SImple

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking :)

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Flower card

Evening all :)

Lovely sunny day here again today, I sat outside with the cats for a bit before coming in to craft :) I made a thank you card for my parents to give our neighbour, so here it is, hope you like it.

The image is a freebie from Just Inklined, they have some deadly digis for all occasions! I get a lot of my man images there :) The paper is from a Prima pack, I embossed the other with a Spellbinders Impressability. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, the pearls are from Ribbon Girl and the ribbon is from Wild Orchid Crafts. The tulle is from my tutu.

A closeup of the image, coloured with Promarkers. I put Stickles on the stamens and Glossy Accents on the leaves.

A closeup of the bow, you can see some of my tulle in there too :)

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

Sketch Saturday - Jen's Sketch

Craft Your Passion Challenges - Floral Images

Dream Valley Challenges - Something Old Something New (Old: Tulle from a Halloween costume from years ago; New: Image)

Ribbon Girls Card Challenge - Pearls

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Summer

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking :)

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Down on the Farm

Morning everyone :)

The sun is shining so I'm happy :) I have my niece today for the day, we're going for a stroll round town, taking in the sweet shop, toy shop, cinema and somewhere for dinner, so should be fun :)

I made this card for my dad, it's his 60th birthday in August, we're having a big party for him, I can't wait! He's a retired farmer, so when I saw this digi on Just Inklined, I had to have it :)

The image is from Just Inklined, the pearls and jute are from Ribbon Girl, the papers are Nitwits and Forever Friends, and the sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.

A closeup of this gorgeous image! I coloured it with Promarkers and put Glossy Accents on the red part of the tractor :)

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

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - No Rules (Anything Goes)

Passion for Promarkers - Down on the Farm

Simon Says Stamp - Dawny's Sketch

I'm also entering this into Brenda's Poppy Challenge on her blog, she took some lovely photos of poppies in the fields in her area and has a candy challenge based on that :) Such a beautiful idea! Here's her post with the photos, they're so idyllic.

Thanks for looking :) 

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