Something Blue

06 Jun 2024 8 Comments

by Amelia in Anniversary cards, Birthday cards, Wedding cards Tags: , ,

Hello friends,

Hope you are doing well! I am sharing a shabby/vintage card I created today. For this card I used one of my favourite dies to play with, the brushstroke flowers dies from Tim Holtz. The flowers were coloured with distress sprays and distress inks and then layered on designer paper with mirror tape for dimension. I finished off with a strip of Tim Holtz vintage die cut lace, pearls and a pretty sentiment.  The full list of product details used on the card are at the bottom of my post.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

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A close-up of the flowers created with distress sprays and distress inks

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The sentiment and lace border

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The inside of the card

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Project details

White cardstock for base card — Asuka Studio “Dusty Blue Floral” designer paper (MP60904) — Sizzix/Tim Holtz Thinlits die “Brushstroke Flowers #3” (665360) —  Sizzix/Tim Holtz Alterations die “Vintage Lace” (657481) — Creative Expressions Craft die Mini Expressions (CEDME108) — Tim Holtz distress inks and sprays — Pearls

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments below. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

Happy Hour

02 Jul 2023 10 Comments

by Amelia in Birthday cards, Clean and Simple cards, Male Cards Tags:

Hello dear friends,

Hope you are doing well! I am so excited to share a clean and simple card today after several months not entering any challenges. I really missed my crafting time and all my friends in cyber space. I hope I still have my craft mojo to continue creating cards and entering challenges for the rest of the year.

I created this colourful and quite simple slimline card for the following challenges:

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A close-up of the cocktails

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The sentiment in silver

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Project details

White card stock for the base card — Silver glitter card stock for sentiment — Colour card stock for die cuts — Sizzix Thinlits dies “Happy Hour” (664435) — Sizzix Thinlits dies ” Script Sentiments (665089) 

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

Everyday

16 Nov 2022 10 Comments

by Amelia in Birthday cards, Fall cards, Rustic cards Tags: , ,

Hello dear friends,

I am so  happy to be back in blog land after two months of not making any cards. I can tell you, I really missed my crafting time and all my friends in cyber space. Hope you are all doing well. Today I share a fall card to a few challenges. Autumn or fall themed cards are one of my favourites to create. Although my mojo is quite low after such a long time not crafting, I enjoyed making this card.  Maybe the autumn theme was a good choice to start crafting again.

I keep it simple with a striped background layer,  a lovely sentiment and a die cut bicycle. The warm, splendid colours of the autumn leaves are created by painting a few scraps of papers with my watercolour paints and then die cut the leaves with different dies. The browns, oranges, reds and yellows are so warm and earthy and give such a rustic feel to the whole scene.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

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The bicycle and autumn leaves

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The sentiment

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The inside

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Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

A Truck Load of Flowers

17 Aug 2022 15 Comments

by Amelia in Birthday cards, Children's cards, Double "D" Challenges Tags: , , ,

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at Double D Challenges. Team Darlene is hosting this challenge with the theme “Wheels”. The Imageteam have created a bunch of beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile. We have also a fun prize to give away to one lucky player which will be chosen by Random.org.

This is also my last card for the Double D Challenge blog. To all of the Design Team ladies I enjoyed so much working with you and I will miss all of you dearly. Now onto the details of my card for the challenge. I used a forgotten die cutting set that I purchased last year . I die cut all the elements from white cardstock and used my watercolour pencils and distress inks to bring life to the different pieces. I assembled all the small pieces, then layered it on the background paper and hessian strip with mirror tape for depth and dimension. I finished off with a die cut sentiment. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

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The truck and flowers

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The flower pots

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The sentiment

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The inside of the card

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Project details

White, cream and black cardstock — Mintay designer paper for background “Beauty in Bloom” (MT-818-08) — Stampendous Cutting Die Set “Truck Load” (DCP1019) — Karen Burniston die set “Word set 2 – Birthday” (1003) — Piece of hessian netting — Derwent watercolour pencils — Tim Holtz distress inks “Antique Linen”, “Vintage Photo”, “Tea Dye”, “Rusty Hinge”

I hope you get inspired to create something beautiful for our challenge and that you enjoy today’s post. Take care and thank you for stopping by! I love reading your thoughts in the comments.

Regards,

Amelia

Let Your Dreams Set Sail

03 Aug 2022 13 Comments

by Amelia in Birthday cards, Double "D" Challenges, Father's Day cards, Male Cards, Masculine cards Tags: , , , ,

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at the Double D Challenge blog. Team Diane is hosting this challenge with the theme “Lighthouses”. The team have created beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be Imageworthwhile.

I decided to create a masculine card for this challenge. I added a die cut fishing net on the base card to create a textured background for the scene. I stamped the sailboat and sentiment on a black framed oval die cut and coloured the image with watercolour pencils. I layered the oval on the fishing net and a lighthouse die cut was added with mirror tape to give dimension to the card. I finished off with seagulls, a die cut anchor and sea shells. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

I also entered my card in the following challenges:

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The lighthouse and sailboat

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The embellishments

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The sentiment

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The inside of the card

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Project details

White, black, red, kraft and blue cardstock — Elizabeth Craft Designs “Lighthouse” (Nr.1754) — Find It Trading Amy Designs “Fishing Net” (ADD10101) — Joy Crafts “Seashore” (6002/0418)– Spellbinders Nestabilities “Classic Ovals” — Stampendous clear stamps “Nautical Anchor” (SSC1261) — Sea shells — Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

Hope Your Day Is Amazing

20 Jul 2022 12 Comments

by Amelia in Anniversary cards, Birthday cards, Double "D" Challenges, Shabby Chic Cards Tags: , ,

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at Double D Challenges. Team Darlene is hosting this challenge with the theme “Purple – Blue –ImageGreen”. The team have created a bunch of beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile. We have also a fun prize to give away to one lucky player which will be chosen by Random.org.

Now onto the details of my card for the challenge. I used my brushstroke flower die to created the flowers for my floral arrangement. I die cut the flowers from coloured cardstock, then distress them on the edges with inks. I  assembled all the small pieces to create depth and dimension. The floral arrangement was then layered with mirror tape on a purple striped background layer and a strip of lace. I finished off with a die cut sentiment and a few sequins. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

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The flowers, sequins and lace

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The sentiment

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The inside of the card

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Project details

White and purple cardstock — Scraps of cardstock for the flowers and leaves — Sizzix Thinlits die “Brushstroke Flowers #4” (665849) — Creative Expressions craft die Mini Expressions “Hope Your Day is Amazing” (CEDME108) — Mintay Papres “Graceful” (MT-GRA-08) — Lace — Tim Holtz Distress Inks “Dusty Concord” ; “Stormy Sky” ; “Forest Moss” — Sequins

I hope you get inspired to create something beautiful for our challenge and that you enjoy today’s post. Take care and thank you for stopping by! I love reading your thoughts in the comments.

Regards,

Amelia

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