Another challenge card, the latest sketch at the Card Patterns blog is great. Here’s the sketch and how I interpreted it:
The butterfly in this sketch made it a perfect match for the new Bella Sarah Jane range. I’ve used my Cuttlebug butterfly die (I love this die!), and a Nestabilities label die for the tag behind. I love this range-especially with the cool paper lace and lovely brads.
It’s lovely and cold where I am, so I’m off to get warm! Thankyou for looking at my card,
Anthea
I just finished my card for the latest challenge at the Card Positioning Systems blog. Here’s the sketch and my card:
I’ve used the Pennyroyale range from Kaisercraft with some Jenni Bowlin paper for this one. The quote about friendship is part of the Pennyroyale die-cuts-very sweet. I cut the flowers with my Cuttlebug and embossed them too. I love these coral/orange/pink colours together. Have a great day and thanks for looking at my card,
Anthea
Just a quick card to show you that I made last night whilst watching the footy-
How cool is this little vintage carousel picture? I’ve decorated it with Kaisercraft rhinestones, and the papers are Lime Rickey from Basic Grey. It’s all so bright that I didn’t need much else-just some machine stitching, punching with my new Fiskars border punch, and a little tag.
Enjoy what’s left of your weekend!
Anthea
I’ve noticed that one of the latest popular motifs in scrapbooking/cardmaking is houses. I was inspired today to combine some of my vintage pictures of houses with lovely new papers. Here’s what I came up with:
The papers on this one are the gorgeous new Lemonade range from Basic Grey, and I’ve also used the coordinating chipboard stickers, and letter stickers from a much older range. They look good with my little house picture, don’t ya reckon? I’ve also used Making Memories letter stickers, Kaisercraft rhinestones, and some machine stitching.
This bright card I made using the new Pina Colada papers & die-cuts from Kaisercraft, along with their rhinestones & flowers. The sentiment is a Papertrey Ink stamp, and the quirky little house is a vintage picture. I punched the butterflies from glitter paper, and added machine stitching around the edge and buttons in the bottom corner. That’s all I’ve got at the moment, so thankyou for stopping by!
Anthea
I love how Dawn uses photos as the colour inspiration for her Raspberry Suite Colour Challenges. I’ve made a card for the latest challenge-it’s rather bright!
I’ve used Papertrey Ink card stock and paper and a bit of Cosmo Cricket paper. I didn’t have anything in that pale grey colour, so I’ve used plain chipboard! I’ve also used the Cuttlebug heaps on this-the butterfly, embossing, and the sentiment. And, of course, I had to add a bit of stitching…
Another thing that made me smile this week is that Cosmo Cricket have shown another one of my cards on their blog! This time it was the square Congratulations card I made with kraft and Girl Friday papers. You can see it by clicking here.
Thanks for stopping by on this lovely winter day 
,
Anthea
One of the things I’ve noticed about this cardmaking/scrapbooking/papercraft business is that some colours are very common, and others are a lot more rare. One colour you don’t see much of is light blue, which is why I was glad to make my CPS card for this week in light blue (see previous post), and another colour like this is purple, or mauve. So, I’ve combined some more Basic Grey and Papertrey Ink papers for my next creation:
I backed the vintage picture with chipboard, then used a Nestabilities label die to cut out and emboss. The stamp is from Papertrey, and the ribbon and buttons are from my stash.
I’m nearly finished the magazine article I’m working on, but I sort of got sidetracked by all the lovely new things I keep coming across that I simply must try out ( ). At least my deadline is still a few weeks away…
Anthea
I just finished my card for the latest challenge at the Card Positioning Systems blog. Here’s the sketch and my card:
I’ve made a very blue card for this challenge, using patterned papers from Papertrey Ink and Basic Grey. The picture and words are from vintage books, and I used a Nestabilities die too. The blue gingham ribbon, a metal button and machine stitching are the finishing touches. Thankyou to everyone who stops to look at my work!
Anthea
The latest sketch is up at the Card Patterns blog and I’ve made my card. Here’s the sketch and how I interpreted it:
I’ve used papers, butterflies & a die cut from the K & Co Madeline range, and some bitty dot paper from Papertrey Ink. The tag is a Nestabilities die and Papertrey stamp, and I embossed the top green border with my Cuttlebug border folder. I love all these colours and pretties together-very girly! Thanks for stopping by,
Anthea
Wow, I’ve bought lots of lovely new things lately for my cards! First there was the new Kaisercraft ranges and Early bird from Cosmo Cricket, and then then this week I’ve bought some new Basic Grey and Sarah Jane from Bella. That’s not to mention my new ‘tools’, including the embossing mat and more nestabilities dies, and two Fiskars border punches! I also had a couple of successful op-shop trips-for a couple of dollars I got a huge bag of ribbons, ric rac & braids!
Here’s a couple of pics of another cool op-shop find. I think I’ve mentioned how I love retro books before-this is an old dictionary, with heaps of cool illustrations, it’s just fun to flick through. And the little item on top of the dictionary is another ‘florist frog’ to photograph my cards on. It was ironic that just after I started looking I found another one so soon after the first. This might be the start of a little collection…
This is the first card I’ve got to show you today. I’ve used the Lime Rickey from Basic Grey, which isn’t exactly new, but I bought the elements sticker sheet to match this week so I thought I would make a card for a child. I’ve also used one of my new Fiskars border punches on this one. Love that birdie!
Here’s my first Cosmo Cricket Earlybird card. I love love love the colours of these papers! I’ve also used my new labels dies and apron lace punch. Lots of machine stitching seemed the perfect way to finish off.
Here’s another one with the Duchess range from Kaisercraft. I cut the frame from the paper and distressed the edges, and used part of the scalloped die-cut. I stamped in the frame and punched the butterflies from old book paper. I’ve also used velvet ribbon, a little vintage flower, and my apron lace border punch.
Lastly for today, I used the Loire Valley range from Kaisercraft for this one. There’s lots of machine stitching, some rhinestones on the scallops, polka dot flowers, and the birdhouse is decorated with a Jenni Bowlin chipboard button attached with eyelets that I threaded the twine through.
There’s so much more cool stuff I want to get stuck into, but I’ve got a bit of a cold at the moment, so I’m trying to rest my eyes! This is very hard for me, but I’m drinking heaps of water and taking anything that will help-I hate getting colds! Thankyou for looking at my cards, and enjoy what little is left of the weekend!
Anthea
Guess what? my card for Raspberry Suite Color Challenge on Dawn McVey’s blog made the Spotlight! That means it made the top 15 cards picked to be highlighted in this challenge. I’ve only entered this challenge a few times so I’m very excited! Thankyou to everyone who has taken the time to congratulate me! You can see the card I entered here, and go here to look at the spotlight and have a look at everyone’s cards-they’re well worth it!
The other cool thing about today is that my order from Scrapbook.com came today, with lots of goodies to try! Here’s my loot:
There’s some more Spellbinders dies, as well as the embossing mat so now I can make that pretty little border, another border punch, and a great magazine. Can’t wait to get stuck into it!
Oh, I’ve also got a couple more cards to show that I finished this afternoon:
For this one I used the new Loire Valley range from Kaisercraft, with plenty of machine stitching and filing around the edges. The stamp is from Papertrey and the buttons vintage from my Nanny’s jar .
Flamingoes anyone? How cute are these motifs on the new Pina Colada range from Kaisercraft? I used black card stock and ribbon to contrast the bright colours, and I made the chipboard disc from a motif cut from the papers, which I attached to a scalloped circle cut with my Cuttlebug. The greeting is a stamp from Papertrey Ink, and I’ve added some machine stitching. Okay, that’s all I’ve got at the moment so thanks for stopping by,
Anthea
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