WHITE ON WHITE PICTURE INSPIRATION.

Hello to you all on this dark, wet and cold day.

The card I have to show you today is for the following challenges.

Just Add Ink.  Challenge #245.  PICTURE INSPIRATION.

Crafty Calendar.  December Challenge.  WHITE ON WHITE. 2nd entry.

Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge #26.  ALL WHITE.

For this creation I have been using a variety of dies, punches, card etc.
I have used a A5 card for the base of the card. Then the two scalloped edged pieces, are a card cut in half, and then layered with silver card and a white embossed layer using one called TIED KNOTS (I believe). These have been positioned at an angle to make a shaped card.
In the centre I have die-cut a fancy square and added my sentiment tablet in the centre, then edged it with a SILVER DECORATIVE BORDER.
The sentiment says "A FRIEND IS A GIFT YOU GIVE YOURSELF" I have a very SPECIAL FRIEND in mind who will be receiving this creation?????????? Although they dont know it, hahahaha.
My FLOWERS have been made using the small DAISY PUNCH and two different types of card, , GLITTER & HOLOGRAPHIC.. In the centre I have added SILVER CARD CANDI.
I have also made a Martha Stewart 3D Water Lily Flower, to which I have added TWO LEAF SHAPED PINS and foliage from the Spellbinders D-Lites SPRIGS.
On the right sideI have added a WHITE MARABOU FEATHER and a butterfly from the Spellbinders FLUTTER SET, this was embossed with the SWISS DOTS FOLDER and then I added WHITE PEARLS to highlight the design and give added texture.
The finishing touch is a SILVER LUREX BOW.

Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy he rest of your day.
With love, Sandra xx

IMMIE WRAPPED UP FOR WINTER.

Good morning on this very windy and cold day, at least it is dry though.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges.

Crafting by Designs.  EMBOSSING IS FOR FUN.

QKR Stampede.  Challenge #118.  LOTS OF LAYERS.

The background paper is from My Minds Eye - BRIGHT DOTS COLLECTION. I then embossed two random sized panels in white using the SWISS DOTS and CRACKLE folders.
My image is from The Digi Garden and is called IMMIE, which has been coloured with promarkers and then mounted onto a RED TEXTURED CARD. All edges have a SILVER DECORATIVE BORDER to highlight and add definition too.
The finishing touches are RED CARD CANDI and TWO RED GINGHAM BOWS.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Enjoy your weekend and stay safe and warm.
Love Sandra xxx

ONE LAYER CARD.

Hello and good morning to you all.

The card I have to show you this morning was in deed a REAL CHALLENGE  for me. For those of you who know me and my style, I love to embellish and have lots of layers etc. Oh Dear, could I pull it off.

This card has been made to enter the 

Challenge #259 over at Stampin Royalty. 

Make a ONE LAYER CARD.

I found this very hard, but have had a go.

The stamp I have used is from THE COUNTRY DIARY OF AN EDWARDIAN LADY.

I have stamped randomly in each corner, then coloured with promarkers.

I have stamped the sentiment directly onto the card, which is from the same set.

That is all there is to it really.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Happy crafting to you all.

Love Sandra xxx

WHITE WONDER. PICTURE INSPIRATION.

Good afternoon to you all on yet another cold, dark and windy day. Just the most perfect time for crafting I think. My mojo has been missing for a while, but I love doing this type of card, and so I just had to enter.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges.

Stampin Royalty.  Challenge #258.  PICTURE INSPIRATION.

Sentimental Sundays.  Challenge #236.  EMBOSSING.

Crafty Calendar.  December Challenge.  WHITE ON WHITE.

Crafting by Designs.   Colour Challenge.  SILVER & WHITE.

This card is one of my all-time favourites to make. I am not going to explain how it was made, but will give you a list of items, dies & folders used to create this card.

I have used four different embossing folders which are:

SWISS DOTS, BUDDING VINE, GARDEN SWIRL & DECORATIVE BACKGROUND.

I have used PLAIN CARD and also WHITE HOLOGRAPHIC PAPER for the border. There is also LACE down that border.

Spellbinders - ORNATE SQUARES.

Marianne Creatable - FLOWER WITH FOLIAGE.

FinAlly I have embellished it with DECORATIVE PINS, BOWS, FLOWERS, GEMSTONES. silver decorative border TO HIGHLIGHT THE EDGES.

Last but not least a sentiment STAR which says CONGRATULATIONS.

Thank you so much for stopping by, it is so kind of you.
Happy crafting and stay safe and warm.
Love Sandra xxx

CUTE CHRISTMAS CARD.

Hello my fellow crafters out there, I hope that you are all keeping warm on these colder days.

The following card has been made for the challenge over at

Stampin Royalty.  Challenge #257.  PLAYING FAVOURITES.

I made this card for my Husband, and he likes how I make Easel Cards, so this is what it had to be really.
I have used a mixture of PLAIN & PEARLISED CARDSTOCK. All edges have a
SILVER DECORATIVE BORDER to highlight and add definition too.
The image has been stamped using a set called CHRISTMAS IN MULBERRY WOOD, it has been coloured with promarkers then double-mounted.
I have used a HOLLY & BERRIES card to make the panel for the top and base. To complete the top I have added a GREEN HOLLY BRANCHES, RED ORGANZA BOWS and a die-cut
RED & SILVER LAYERED POINSETTIA by Robert Addams.
To complete the base, I have added PEARLISED HOLLY in two shades, with RED GEMS for the berries.
Finally the sentiment which is from the same stamp set reads:
"ALL I NEED FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU"

Thank you so much for stopping by, it is very much appreciated.
Happy crafting.
Love Sandra xxx

LOTS OF LAYERS.

Good afternoon everyone, and what a busy time of the year it is.

I would like to enter the following card into the challenge over at:

Sentimental Sundays.  Challenge #235.  LOTS OF LAYERS.

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper.  December Challenge. ANYTHING GOES.

The background paper is from the First Edition - BLANK CANVASS Paper Pad. All edges have a GOLD DECORATIVE BORDER to highlight and add defintion too.
The tall panel is using HUNKYDORY STRIPED CARD mounted onto a co-ordinating
PEARLISED CARD
The smaller panel is using a PATTERNED PAPER from my stash, mounted onto
GOLD PEARLISED CARD.
The centrepiece is made up of two sizes of the Spellbinders BLOSSOM DIES, the larger one being edged with GOLD STICKLES for added texture.
I have then die-cut a PERSIAN MOTIF for the centre and in the middle of that I have created a flower using the SMALL DAISY PUNCH in three layers, with the addition of a tiny flower on top.
Finally I have punched THREE SMALL BUTTERFLIES using oddments of a First Edition-GLITTERED & EMBOSSED PATTERNED PAPER.

Thank you very much for stopping by, it is very kind of you. I hope that you like what you see.
Happy crafting.
Love Sandra xx

IT'S YOUR DAY...CELEBRATE.

Good morning to you all. It's such a busy time of year, but it's nice to be able to fit some crafting in.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge.

Stampin Royalty.  Challenge #256.  PICTURE INSPIRATION.

When I look at it now, the colours are not right, but they are the only shades that I had, so I have had to go with it, Sorry about that.

I have used a variety of different dies and card stock. My image is from Whoopsie Daisy, coloured with promarkers with added Gitter Stickles for texture.  I have embossed the two lilac squares using the Garden Swirl embossing folder.
I have made a Three Layered Butterfly in co-ordinating colours, finished off with a selection of small flowers, pearls, buttons & Card Candi.
The sentiment tablet says " IT'S YOUR DAY....CELEBRATE". I have topped that off with a POLKA DOT RIBBON in pale lilac.

Thank you so much for coming to visit. Have a good day and Happy Crafting.
Love Sandra xxx