Blooms and Butterflies

 Hi guys,

I have a card to share with you today that has not been made for one of my DT challenges!

I used distress oxide sprays for the background in Cracked Pistachio and Mermaid Lagoon, and blended them together with a sponge. I stamped the leave onto white card with black ink, and then stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set onto the side. I cut this into a square and then added a die cut flower. I added a flat-backed stone to the centre of the flower. I added this panel to the card centre and then added some butterfly washi tape across the bottom of the panel. To finish I added a die-cut butterfly, of which I inked the wings before adding to the card base.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

TheCardConcept #219 blooms and butterflies

613AvenueCreate - Lots of Leaves

ATCAS #292 Leaves

allsorts #832 trees, leaves and plants

SweetStampin' - Use die-cuts

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Banner Time

 Hey guys,

Our new challenge starts today over at I Love Promarkers, with the optional theme to add a banner.

Here is my creation, using an image from Last Minute Manda who is our wonderful sponsor.

I used a patterned paper I found in my stash as the background. After colouring the gnome with the promarkers (to be listed below) I fussy cut him to add to the card base. I then cut out the banner topper.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

TIOT - Pretty Paper

ATSM #501 Make your mark

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Trees at Christmas

 Hi there,

Our September challenge started yesterday over at Creative Moments, with the optional theme of adding trees to your creation.

Here is my Christmas creation for this challenge theme;

I wanted to use up some of my stash, so I used a new green base card (it looks grey in this photo for some reason) and an old paper pack that was free with a magazine. I used X-cut large label dies to cut the patterned paper. I then cut a tag from the topper section of the paper pack. I pierced a hole through the card and added the star brad. Finally I added a sentiment sticker to the card front.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

AudSentiments #329 Tags/Thank you

ABCChristmas - Q for Quick

AlphabetChallenge - K for Keep it Simple

Gnome at Halloween

 Hi guys,

Our new challenge has started over at I Love Promarkers with the optional theme of Gnomes. We are sponsored by the wonderful Polkadoodles and here is my creation.

I coloured the image using Promarkers and then fussy cut her out. I took a plain white oval die-cut and used distressed sprays in Ocean Spray and Iced Spruce, after using a shimmer body spray over the shape. I layered my witch gnome over the top of this and then added liquid pearl drops to the sky. As I often do I have left the sentiment off to be added once the card is allocated to a recipient.

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Butterflies/Dragonflies

 Hi guys,

Our new challenge starts today over at MAWTT. We had a break while blog ownership changed hands but we are now back in full force :)

Here is my creations for this months challenge:

It is coming to the end of summer and we will be seeing the last of these for the remaining months of the year, so what better theme to have for September?!

I used my die-cuts on some x-cut self-adhesive glitter paper. I also used a Marianne Designs die to create the flower, using mirror card and self-adhesive glitter paper. To finish I used a metallic ink pad for The Range and a stamp set that came free with a magazine.

We hope you can join us for Septembers theme - check out the link above for more details.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

SimonSaysWed - Anything Goes

ATSM #500 Die-cuts or Stencils

613AvenueCreate - summer fun

Hugz Tinz

Arial and Flounder

 Hey guys,

We have a new challenge started today at I Love Promarkers, with the optional theme of 'inspired by a film'. I have used this little mermaid from our sponsor Paper Nest Dolls Digis, to recreate Arial and Flounder from Disney's The Little Mermaid.

I coloured her using my chameleon pens and then fussy cut the image. I used a sea-green base card and die-cut some bubble patterned paper using large label X-cut dies. I then rounded the corner of a patterned paper from a 3x3 paper stack from the Range and layered this over the top. I have not added a sentiment as I thin this card can be used for a variety of occasions, and so will add a sentiment as required.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

PFP #802 spots or stripes

Avenue613 - Summer Fun

ParkHopping - Pool Time

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Black and White - and Gnomes

 Welcome to August and we have a new challenge started over at I Love Promarkers, with the optional theme of Black and White.

Here is my creations, using an image from our lovely sponsor - Sheepski.

The image was coloured with Promarkers and then square cut according to the boundaries of the image. I layered a piece of black paper over the centre of a base card and added a washi tape strip across the bottom. I then added my image and finished with snowflake peel-offs.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

PFP #800 Anything Goes

CRAFT #760 Christmas