Thursday 28 February 2019

With love, today and always . . .

It's time for another challenge with us at the

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:
Prize ~ 3 Digital Images
Prize ~ Two Digital Images
 & Two Coordinating Digital Paper Sets

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Decosse's Dynamite Doodles
Prize ~ 1 of 5 sets offered by the sponsor
Bio:
Are you interested in digital sentiments, papers and other embellishments? How about a badge made especially for your blog? If these are items you are interested in, you are going to want to check out Décosse's Dynamite Doodles. My name is Lisa and with over 200+ posts of freebies to choose from, and new ones added often, I just might have what you are looking for. Along with the freebies I offer, I also create blog badges, watermarks and digital Scrapbooking Kits. I also sponsor a number of challenge blogs throughout the year and it is my absolute pleasure to have the opportunity to sponsor the Crafty Gals Corner Challenge Blog!  If you have the time, I'd love for you to pop by and visit me. There is always inspiration to be found among my many different features. Come and take a look--I hope you have a blast!

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Today I have used the Daisy Clipart Frames digital stamp and Digital Plaid Paper from Twinkle Lane Designs, one of our generous sponsors this week,
to make tag with matching card.

The tag is a fussy cut daisy frame and has a matching card to finish off the set.


 This card is a fancy fold called a Gatefold Centre Easel Card

... a real tongue-twister that looks pretty spectacular when open (and closed).
It has a sleeve / belly band to hold the card closed.

 Here's how it's made: I opened the daisy frame image panel, plaid paper panel and cut file (all links are below) in my Silhouette Studio.  I enlarged the card base to just fit on my cutting mat (11.75"), sized the daisy frame to fit on the centre easel panel, sized the plaid paper panel to fit the decorative matting panels, sized the daisy to fit the medallion of the card sleeve, printed them all on textured cardstock then cut them with my Silhouette Cameo.  I fussy cut the daisy on the card sleeve / belly band and the daisy frame that was used to make the tag.  I went around the edges of the fussy cut panels with a Memento Tuxedo Black Dual Tip Marker to give them a neat finish.
I punched a hole in the top of the tag and threaded a knotted ribbon through it,
just above the die cut bow.

I coloured the daisies with glitter gel pens.  The colours are so rich, the inks so juicy, with the red and pink blending together perfectly, the sparkle is delightful too.

 Here is a close-up of the card panel.

Here is a close-up of the tag.
If you click on the image, you should be able to see the
stitched detail in the die cut alphas, matching the frame border.

Here is a close-up of the "card sleeve / belly band" for the card. 


Instead of cutting the folds with the Cameo, I used my scoreboard to manually score the folds then burnished them with a bone folder.  I adhered the layers to the card base using liquid adhesive, finishing off the image panel with a die cut sentiment and bow.  The alphas used for the sentiment have stitched detail, so they work wonderfully with the stitching of the daisy frame.

 The sentiment block used to stand up the easel panel is a "today and always" sentiment matted on three layers of scalloped cardstock. 


I made two cards so that you can see what the card looks like when closed and open at the same time.  The belly band slides smoothly off the closed card.

 What do you think?

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Twinkle Lane Designs - digital stamp - Daisy Clipart Frames
Twinkle Lane Designs - digital paper - Digital Plaid Paper
American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock
Kaisercraft - Glitter Gel Pens
Silhouette Cameo
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #267905
Gatefold Easel Card by Lori Whitlock
scoreboard and bone folder
Sizzix Big Shot
Paper Smooches - Bows Dies
Li'l Inker Designs - Mixed & Stitched Alphabet Dies
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the bows

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Sending a big Thank You to Twinkle Lane Designs for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #186 at the Crafty Gals Corner.
   
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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:
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Monday 25 February 2019

a wreath filled with deepest sympathy

Sadly we needed a little too many sympathy cards during 2018.
It's always harder to make them when you need them, so I plan on making some to have ready and waiting in my stash.  This is my second set of designs for 2019.

These CAS cards use a pre-coloured wreath digital stamp from the Fall Cotton Wreath Digital Stamp Set [DIGI3150J] (details and links below) by Sparkle N Sprinkle.
I opened the wreath image in Silhouette Studio, added "with our" to the sentiment banner, sized two to make 5" x 7" card panels, printed on A4 textured cardstock, heat set then manually trimmed to make image panels to add to 5" x 7" card bases.  I played around with the size and position of the wreath so that I could make several slightly different cards.



Next came something I don't do often enough.

I made the card bases with sentiments inside.

One sentiment is a simple "Thinking of you and sending our Deepest Sympathy for your loss" using the same "Deepest Sympathy" sentiment from the Fall Cotton Wreath Digital Stamp Set used on the front of the card and added the extra text (font details below).  I printed the sentiment on a sheets of A4 textured cardstock, manually trimmed down to 10" x 7", scored at 5", folded and burnished with a bone folder and I had a card bases with a sentiment inside.



The other sentiment design is a two pager.
While I still had my original simple sentiment open in Silhouette Studio, I duplicated it (saving the original copy) and added the beautiful "Those We Love" verse from the Memory In Our Hearts Digital Stamp Set to the inside left of the card.  As with the single sentiment, I printed them on sheets of A4 textured cardstock, manually trimmed down to 10" x 7", scored at 5", folded and burnished with a bone folder to make some more card bases.


I adhered the image panels to the card bases with the sentiments inside
and soon had a set of cards completed. 



Here they are, all together
... I'm not so sure that I like the offset one.


These wreaths are warm and wonderful, filled with comfort and love.
I'm so glad knowing that I have these in my stash,
hoping that I won't be needing them for a long time.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Sparkle N Sprinkle - digital stamp - wreath with "Deepest Sympathy" sentiment banner
pre-coloured image from the Fall Cotton Wreath Digital Stamp Set [DIGI3150J]
"with our" sentiment - Eras Light ITC font
Sparkle N Sprinkle - digital verse - "Those We Love"
from the Memory In Our Hearts Digital Stamp Set DIGI917DE
American Crafts textured cardstock
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:
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Thursday 14 February 2019

Love is in the air . . .

It's time for another challenge with us at the

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:

Prize ~ $15 Gift Certificate

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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Today I have used the Emily Showers Of Love Digital Stamp Set [Digi831FS] digital stamp from Sparkle N Sprinkle, one of our generous sponsors this week, to make some cards filled with LOVE.

This delightful digital stamp set comes with the digital image, pre-coloured image and several sentiments.  My road to recovery is very bumpy, so it was wonderful to be able to use the pre-coloured image.  I opened the image in Silhouette Studio and made it in two sizes to fit on to matted A5 card bases.  I added the sentiments and printed them on textured cardstock ... wow ... they came out looking like paintings.  I used my Perfect Layers Rulers to add different matting layers to each panel, adhered to A5 card bases then finished them off with sparkling Stardust Stickles.
It's so hard to capture the delicate sparkle of the raining hearts and purple panel.
... if you click on the photos below you should be able to see some sparkle



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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Sparkle N Sprinkle - digital stamp - Emily Showers Of Love Digital Stamp Set
[Digi831FS]
American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock
American Crafts Pow! Glitter Paper - Grape
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers
Stardust Stickles

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Sending a big Thank You to Sparkle N Sprinkle for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #185 at the Crafty Gals Corner.
    
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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:
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The Crafter’s Café Challenge Blog - Challenge #212
Theme: Fairy Tale OR I spy with my little Eye something beginning with F
My card has a combination of Fancy Fonts in the sentiment and
the cute image is surrounded by Floating/Fluttering hearts
Tuesday Throwdown - Tuesday Throwdown #425 – Falling Hearts
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #374 – 375

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Thursday 7 February 2019

Animal antics with Team Lou & The Southern Girls

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge



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Today I have used the Beautiful Wings clear stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs,
one of our generous sponsors this fortnight, to make a pair of CAS cards.

I pulled out my MISTI, combined a butterfly with two sentiment stamps and stamped them on A5 X-Press It blending card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I heat set the panels, coloured with Copic markers, adhered to a A5 top folding card bases then secured the bling flourishes in place.


Full details about the
Animal Antics with Team Lou Challenge
and my cards can be found HERE.

This post is to focus on my card with the heart in the flourish.

 I adjusted the placement so that the top 1/3 of the card was "white space"
and added some extra LOVE with a little heart inside the flourish.

 

Can you read the sentiment?
You can see it in full screen by clicking on the photos.
It says:

Fluttering by
to say ...
You are simply
Wonderful

Such a delightful way to share some love all-year-long,
not just for Valentine's Day.

   

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Copic markers - butterfly body - BG53-57-18
Copic markers - butterfly wings - R20-21-22-24-27
MISTI
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the image panel to card base


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I am going to enter my hearty flourish card in the following challenges:
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Fluttering by to say . . .

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge




Our generous sponsors for this challenge are:


Colour Of Love
Featuring The Art Of Heather Valentin
(formerly Lacy Sunshine)

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Today I have used the Beautiful Wings clear stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs,
one of our generous sponsors this fortnight, to make a pair of CAS cards.


 I pulled out my MISTI, combined a butterfly with two sentiment stamps and stamped them on A5 X-Press It blending card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Of course, when you're using your MISTI, you have to ask the question, why make just one when I can stamp two at the same time?  To make them a little different, I moved one panel down lower in the MISTI so that it would be higher on the panel.  I heat set the panels, coloured with Copic markers, adhered to A5 top folding card bases then secured the bling flourishes in place.



Can you read the sentiment?
You can see it in full screen by clicking on the photos.
It says:

Fluttering by
to say ...
You are simply
Wonderful



Such a delightful way to share some love all-year-long,
not just for Valentine's Day.



I added a tiny rhinestone heart to the inside of one flourish for an extra touch of love.


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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Copic markers - butterfly body - BG53-57-18
Copic markers - butterfly wings - R20-21-22-24-27
MISTI
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the image panel to card base

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Sending a big Thank You to
 Newton's Nook Designs
&
Colour Of Love Featuring The Art Of Heather Valentin
(formerly Lacy Sunshine)
for sponsoring our
Animal Antics with Team Lou challenge
with us at the Southern Girls.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and look forward to seeing your work shared in the challenge gallery.  Remember we are not just a card blog, we love to see scrapbook layouts, artjournal pages and all types of papercraft.

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I am going to enter my first card (no heart) in the following challenges:
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Wednesday 6 February 2019

LOVE grows here

Here is a card that I made for my parents.

It's nice to remind them how much they're loved.


The heart is a delightful cut file (link below) that I made using my Silhouette Cameo.

I added some offset layers to the heart, then enlarged them all (including the butterfly) to fit on a 6 1/4" card base (the top white heart flourish / butterfly layer is 5.3" wide).  I matted the card base with textured cardstock then adhered all the layers in place using liquid adhesive.  Only the body of the butterfly is adhered to the card, the wings are gently rolled upwards for delicate dimension.  The sentiment is a combination of three different fonts.  I printed the sentiment on white textured cardstock, trimmed down to 5" wide, matted with black cardstock, then popped in place using foam squares.

Here are some more photos. click on them to view in full screen.



*** INGREDIENTS ***
textured cardstock
Silhouette Cameo
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #80702
Butterfly Heart Card by Suzanne Cannon
6 1/4" card base
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers
foam squares - to adhere the sentiment panel in place
  
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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):
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2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge #23 – Anything With A Critter Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Challenge #85 – Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 505 – Love
Crafty Catz - Challenge #447 – Anything Goes – optional twist: Lots Of Layers
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #156 – Anything Goes optional - Love/Hearts
Cupcake Inspirations - CIC463 – Be Mine
Cut It Up Challenge Blog - Challenge #166 - Hearts
Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog - February Challenge – Do I hear “Love Is In The Air”
Double “D” Challenges - The Month Of Hearts – Mood Board Challenge
Incy Wincy Designs - Make It Girly
optional twist: Use Lots Of Red
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 416 – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp – Monday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Add Some Red
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