Thursday, May 29, 2014

Ruby Wedding and Post 800




Ages ago I won some chipboard from Molossi and Marianne's , I wasn't going to use it but this card is quite large so the weight wasn't a problem . I gave it a fine spray of white paint before adding the embellishments.

Craft Room challenge  - Things with wings.
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - challenge 37 -Anything goes -
Artistic Inspirations - challenge  -Anything goes with a twist of wings.
Craft Your Passion - challenge 215 - Frame it.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

A bit of birthday sparkle


'Party Hardy'  comes from Saturated Canary - this is the first time I've used it and only just noticed she doesn't have full length legs.

CCC Digi Creations -  challenge 1 - anything goes.
Southern Girls - challenge 91 - sparkle and shine with bling .
The Squirrel and the Fox - challenge 70 - lets hear it for the girls




Friday, May 16, 2014

Buttons 'n' Bows


Transform your buttons with a few gems -


I want to add another button in this left hand side but then I would have an even number . I feel there should be something in the top left -perhaps a couple of gems - what do you think ? Would this be a good place for a small sentiment like 'Thank You ' .

Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 22 - Buttons and Bows

Monday, May 12, 2014

Wedding Joy


It's hard to see but there is a small clear button between the the two pearls on the left.                                  





Creative Craft Cottage - challenge 21 - Hearts and Flowers                                                                 
Southern Girls - Dots and Spots                                                                                                          






                                                                                                                                                                      

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Happy Birthday


My friend Jeanne has a birthday today and as we approach winter here in Australia I thought the cheery colours would be good.

Monday, May 5, 2014

Mothers Day



I try and keep my buttons tidy in this storage box - good old  shirt buttons and the like are just in  a plastic ice cream tub . I used to spend hours as a child  going through the button tin at my Nana's .



                           

This background paper came from a box of tissues - I peeled off the stiff cardboard backing - cut off the store logo from one end and hey presto - I don't buy many brown papers ( if any ) but I loved the design on this.I used a HOTP template to hand cut the large brown shape -two punched circles -another bit of hand cutting for the flower and a button.

Catered Crop -  Add a button
The Squirrel and the Fox -  Mothers Day

Thursday, May 1, 2014

A bit of a mish mash




I say a bit of a mish mash because the balloons and the elephant were die cuts given to me by a friend in 2006 - the bakers twine , the rainbow stickers and the glitter embossing powder all came from different challenge wins.
Sadly I only had red balloons which I coloured white and then heat  embossed with the lilac which came out darker than I was expecting - on reflection I should have covered the balloons with glue and sprinkled white glitter on them.

UnstampaBelles - It's the day to play along at challenge 34 - Incorporate an animal or a bird  - option to use pastel colours - I think I was doing OK until the balloons -  a bit too dark .