Monday, 9 March 2015

Papersmooches SPARKS Challenge - Picture Perfect

Hey Guys,

It's that time...the PS Sparks challenge! Head on over to their blog to find out all the details.

Picture inspiration for month of March is:



My result of cuteness:



I found an item in the picture that I wanted to focus on and that was the small green canvas with the Moroccan type tiling look. The background of the card is stencilled using TH Latticework (perfect match in my opinion) with Distress Inks Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint. I diecut a distressed label onto which I white heat embossed the sentiment from Papersmooches Bold Buzzwords. The bear is copic coloured using the greys (C2, C3, C5, C7 for the body and W1 for the mouth) and is from PS Chubby Chum Pals. I finished the card off with some flowers, washi tape and enamel dots.


Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 300 - Confetti Inspiration

Hi Everyone,
 
Cupcake Inspirations are celebrating their 300th Challenge...they're giving away awesome prizes for their celebration challenge which cover 3 inspirational images. This is the third challenge entry.
 
This is their image and I absolutely love the vanilla setting with the pop of tiny colour all over:
 
 
 
My result:
 


I created a shaker card and I must say I struggled...I don't make these often enough (probably once before...it didn't even work cause I didn't have enough height of the foam). These type of cards take time but can be very rewarding and I'm glad to say it worked out this time.

I die cut a rectangle opening on my patterned paper and a rectangle border using my Bigshot machine. The border was covered in polka dot washi tape. The shaker was created by adding acetate sheet and then forming the compartment using foam. I filled it with sequins and little confetti flowers which I die cut using my Olba hand punch tool. I chose about 5 bright cardstock colours for the confetti. I adhered everything together and then mounted the panel onto a top folding green cardstock. I added the image and sentiment from Mama Elephant In my Heart stamp set. I copic coloured the little girl with pink, red and blue green for her shoes while the sentiment was white heat embossed on pink cardstock. To complete the card I added some enamel dots.


 

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 300 - Color Inspiration

Morning Friends,

Cupcake Inspirations are celebrating their 300th Challenge...they're giving away awesome prizes for their celebration challenge which cover 3 inspirational images. This is my entry to the second challenge.

Their picture is:


My result:



I was able to recreate the table setting of the cupcakes after realising that my Cupcake Cutie stamp set from MFT had the perfect image. I copic coloured the image and added the sentiment from Waffle Flower Bowtiful stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. To finish the card off I mounted the panel card onto a blue cardstock base, I added sequins, enamel dots, washi tape and white enamel accents to the cream on the cupcakes :)

Hope you'll enjoyed my take on the image!


Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 300 - Sparkle Inspiration

Hey Everyone,

Cupcake Inspirations are celebrating their 300th Challenge...they're giving away awesome prizes for their celebration challenge which cover 3 inspirational images. Be sure to check my next two posts that are entries as well.

The first challenge is Sparkle and is based on the following photo...



My take on the picture:





I replicated the colors of the cupcake onto my card by using patterned paper and a chevron stenciled background in Peacock Feathers. I added a white ribbon which was coloured with Walnut Stain to give the same chocolate bow. The sentiment is from September Skies by Heidi Swapp. 

Onto my sparkle... I had a plain paper butterfly which I covered in Perfect Medium and then dusted it with Perfect Pearls Sunflower Sparkle. I set it by spraying the entire butterfly with a light coat of water and left it to dry. I lastly added gold enamel dots and a few diamanté to finish the card. 



 

Sunday, 8 March 2015

Happy Birthday Mum!

Hi Friends,

It's my mum's birthday this weekend and I'm flying down to see her. I made a card for her birthday and I just hope she likes it :)

 
 
The stamp set (Cupcake Cutie) and the doily diecut are from My Favorite Things. I copic coloured the images while the doily diecut was coloured using Vibrant Turquoise spray by Dyan Reaveley. The border at the bottom was created using Seedless Preserves Distress Ink. I added some white dots to it using a stencil and white heat embossed the sentiment. To finish off the card I added enamel dots, sequins and some glitter to her dress and hair bows using Spica Clear.
 


Friday, 13 February 2015

Let's celebrate love!

Hey Everyone,
 
So hope the year is going well for you'll... I've been out of blogger for almost 2months now.. Crazy huh... Xmas rush, new yr and the island holiday has been keeping me busy.
 
It's time to get back into the swing of things.
 
This week Papersmooches is having their picture perfect challenge... And you guys know I love these challenges! Their inspirational picture is so gorgeous! Have a look...
 
 
 
My result:
 
 
I recently received my watercolour paper so decided to play around a bit. I created a watercolour background using Distress ink in Picked Rasberry, Mustard Seed and Peeled Paint. I also stencilled a layer of Worn Lipstick in the bottom right corner using TH Latticework. I'm not sure if you can see but I tried replicating the flower in the picture. I then stamped the sentiments from PS Birthday Sampler and Bold Buzzwords in Memento Tuxedo Black. The hearts are also from Bold Buzzwords, I stamped them and then added glue to which I stuck gold foil to...the type of foil that you use in nail art. To finish the card I added enamel dots, sequins, washi tape and a beautiful diamanté chain.
 
 
 

Saturday, 20 December 2014

A bouquet of flowers...

Hi Friends,

I'm back again with one of my favourite challenges that I always try to make an effort to enter. It's the picture perfect challenge by Papersmoochesstamps.

This weeks inspiration was the following photo:

 
 
My result:
 


I started of with a Neenah solar white card base and then adhered a blue cardstock panel. The flowers are from PS Botanicals 2 stamp set...all inked and yes painfully handcut :)...Papersmooches needs to release some dies for these stamp sets! Inks used were TH Old Paper, Antique Linen, Shabby Shutters and Hero Arts Wet Cement and Silver. I stamped the saying from PS Pretty Phrases using Hero Arts Pumpkin Pie. I added a die cut silver butterfly and some jute cord to finish the card off.