Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge #159-"Summer"

Hello and happy Sunday dear blogging friends!!

I sure hope that you are all enjoying a wonderful weekend...we have a beautiful sunny hot weekend on the go here...just waiting for the kids and grandkids to come over for the first swim of the season!!

Before we go forward PLEASE take time to read the DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY POLICY that I have posted in my pages under my header!  Thank you to Aussie Annie for allowing me to copy/edit this for use on my blog!  As the GDPR took effect on May 25, 2018 we as bloggers are now required to advise visitors to our blog of this policy as it pertains to our personal blog.

Okay...now onto the reason I'm here today!  We begin a brand new challenge at Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia today...our theme for the next month is "Summer"...AND...we have a Guest Designer spot set aside for an up coming challenge for one lucky winner!  

We will be taking a bit of an extended summer break but will return near the end...please come back at the end of June to see our GD winner and Top 3!

Here is what I came up with...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

DP is Maja Design from the Vintage Summer Basics collection...

this is "Tilda With Dripping Ice Cream Cone" from the Pink Lemonade collection...

coloured with my copics...

dusted with Shabby Blue Frantage...

the sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp...

closer...

bow has been topped off with a button embossed with Shabby Pink Frantage...

flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts...

fence and bee charm are from Crafteeze...

And that is my "Summer" card!!  Now come on over and join us...we'd love to see what you come up with!

All materials are listed/linked above.

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!  Your visits and comments are SO very much appreciated!!!

Fussy and Fancy Challenge #212-"Favourite Florals"

Happy Friday dear Fussy and Fancy friends!!

I sure hope that you've all enjoyed a wonderful week...bring on the weekend...here in Canada we will be enjoying a long weekend...YAY!!!

Today we begin a brand new challenge...for the next two weeks we'd love to see your "Favourite Florals"...now how easy is that my friends!  Our wonderfully talented hostess is Jo...so come on over and join us at Fussy and Fancy...we can't wait to be inspired by you!

I needed a card for a friend who has just switched her aesthetics business from a store into her home...so I thought I'd use this challenge to tinker a bit and make her a "shop" warming card!

Here is what I came up with...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

card base is a simple 6x6...

DP is Maja Design from the Sofiero collection...

I then stamped/embossed using a Hero Arts background stamp and Rangers silver metallic embossing powder...

to three corners I added silver metallic corners...

the bow is matted on a natural fibres, topped with some cheesecloth (you know how I LOVE my cheesecloth) then the string bow, the Hero Arts sentiment stamped on pink chiffon ribbon and finished off with a Foamiran flower cut using the

 closer...

 I wanted some of the rose paper to show through so I took a match to it...that was an adventure...to distress out pieces of the embossed card stock..

the vine is a Memory Box die and finished off with another Foamiran flower and two tiny pink rosebuds...

 the inside sentiment is also Hero Arts...

And that is my card!!  Now please pay my talented teamies a visit then come on over and join us!!

All materials are listed/linked above.

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!  Your visits and comments are SO very much appreciated!!!

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge #140-"Add a Charm"

Good Monday morning dear friends!!

Just realized it's been a while since I posted...it's been rather hectic here...add to that my craft room still isn't put back together...it's impossible finding supplies!!!

Onto the task at hand!

Today we begin a brand new challenge at Scrapbook Stamp Society...for me...and I'm sure you'll agree...it is a super easy theme..."Add a Charm"!!  So no excuses...get busy and come on over and join us for a chance to win Sherri Baldy images!

Here is what I came up with...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

DP is Maja Design from the "Vintage Baby" collection...
dies cuts made using a Joy Craft baby die...

when I first saw this darling image I imagined it on a baby card...
how darling is this little guy...you can find him HERE...
coloured with my copics...
dusted with Chunky white Frantage...
matted on cheesecloth..

to the bow I added some baby bib die cuts from the same Joy Craft die...

finished off with the "TOKEN OF LOVE" charm...

closer...

the tiny little giraffe, moon/stars and pin charms where made by stamping onto shrink material then heating to shrink...

the baby carriage dies are also from the Joy Craft die...

the top right corner...

button dies and this sweet little carriage charm...

And done!!  Now it's time for you to hop on over to Scrapbook Stamp Society...my talented teamies have some beautiful creations to show you!

All materials are listed/linked above.

Challenges I wish to enter:

Le Blog de defis "The Besties"-Challenge #75

Classic Design Team Open Challenge-1st May 2018 Challenge #25 "Anything Goes"

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog-Challenge #146 "Anything Goes"

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends-Challenge #81 "Anything Goes"

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog-Challenge #109 "Anything Goes"

Tuesday Throwdown-Challenge #390 "Critter Crazy"

QKR Stampede Challenge Blog-Challenge #294 "Anything Goes"

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge-15th April 2018 Challenge #4 "Anything Goes"

613 Avenue Create-Challenge #208 "Optional Twist Mainly Blue"

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!  Your visits and comments are SO very much appreciated!!!