Red and Gold ?

I just thought you might like to see our lovely mountain.

It's hiding under the affection cloud and was like that all day on Thursday

but the sun was shining and it looked just beautiful.

Now it is cold again and the mountain has a mantle of snow again.

I have come up with quite a simple card today.

I embossed the gold foil card very carefully as it is likely to split and 

the white card shows through, then cut out the center panel

to put the heat embossed greeting behind.

It really didn't need anything more as the surround is very busy.

Not that happy with it but it does look better than the picture.

This is for 

52CCCT - Red and Metalic Gold.

CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

Blue polka dots

Just a quick post today that is a little dotty.

Dotty for spots in fact.

This is on a dark blue pearlised card you can just see it around the edge.

Something else I have had tucked away for a while.

Don't know what the paper is but it is certainly spotty.

I cut the mount and the flourish out of the plain blue paper

and added  lick of colour to the flowers with a copic pen.

The centres are liquid pearls and to get rid of the point when you sqeeze

the pearl out just tap the paper gently underneath so it gives the blob a rounded  look.

Am entering this in :

Card Crafters Circle - Dotty for spots.

Make it Monday - Anything goes.

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.


Margaret M

Follow this sketch

Yes you would think I would have no trouble following 

this sketch from 52 CCCT wouldn't you?

So easy but what did I come up with well this.

Not really what was asked for.

By the way that is just crystal glitter on the flower so don't know why it looks blue in places 

So it was back to the drawing board.

At last I got it right.  The white card is embossed with holly and then cut up.

The holly comes from a Lucy stamp Holly square that I cut out after colouring and adding Dimensioal magic

The red card is one that I have had for 10 years or more

hidden at the back of a drawer.

The things we crafters hoard.

Am entering this in:

52 CCCT - Sketch

CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

We are all stitched up again

Having just made one stitched card I was not expecting to follow it with another
but here you are as 52 CCCT want stitching this week

I have been sorting out in my craft room, as you do, alas you wouldn't know

it isn't even one tad tidier.

However I found 2 thin strips of this delightful Kaiser paper

that I have used both sides of.

The stars are a beautiful aqua with the palest of pinks.

Must be 3 years old now, the stars in the corner would be even older

and they are really glittery but it does not show up unfortunately.

Hedgie is from a transparent set that I bought at the craft show so expect to see more.

Another Christmas card in unseasonable colour.

I do love that die.

I am entering this in: 

52 CCCT - Stitching

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Christmas in July

Penny Black and more at Allsorts - Dies or punches

Card Crafter's Circle - Christmas in July

Make it Monday - Anything goes Linky party

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome

Margaret M
 

All stitched up.

I have followed the sketch on Try stamping on Tuesday

or at least I have taken my own slant on it.

I am a collector of unused envelopes and wanted to make a card to fit a particular one

that is why it is this shape and colour.

So I stepped away from the usual Christmas colours of red and green

and hunted out my Hero Arts snowman.

The corner is a Sizzix die.  I have faux stitched all around with tombow 991
and sponged with Dessert Sand.
Finished it off with 3 shiny snowflakes and 3 tiny jewels and
have mounted all with 1mm foam so that it is envelope friendly.

Am entering this in:

Timeless Tuesday Challenges - Christmas in July

Holly Jolly Christmas - Must be snowman

Try stamping on Tuesday - Sketch
CHNC - Stitching
CHNC 2 - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.



Margaret M

Follow the recipe

 Winter is back with us today after a couple of lovely mild days that
had us believing spring was about to arrive.
Today is bleak with heavy showers but we do badly need the rain here in
this end of the state.

So much for the weather report.

Today I am following the recipe on 52CCCT

of 1 ribbon 2 papers and 3 pearls or rhinestones.

I have pulled out another old PSX stamp which I felt went with the paper,

but now I am thinking that I should not have stamped with black.

To start I coloured in the lamp but didn't like that and as the stamp is so detailed

felt it was better left uncoloured.

I sponged around the outside with Dessert Sand and right on the edge

with Shabby Shutters 2 beautiful colours.

The ribbon has bells and holly in gold very tiny.

The mount had to be hand cut and I can see I fudged that too.  GRRRRR

 I am entering this in:

52 CCCT - Follow the recipe.

Penny Black and more @ Allsorts- Dies or Punches.

CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Make it Monday - Anything goes.

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M 

Pretty in pink.

I found this sketch on the CAE Colours and sketches site and
just had to try it out as I need quite a lot of simple
Birthday cards

Once again I have used some scraps of card but my pile of scraps does not

reduce very much.

Did just add the butterfly the die was a freebee and it really is quite lovely.

Am entering this in:
CAS colours and sketches - Sketch
Make it Monday - Anything goes

Now I am all posted out.

Margaret M

So Simple

It is ages since I have made a card like this and it was really so simple.
In fact this is a card that I have had made for some time now and had forgotten to post.
Not a scrap of DP in sight just some glitter and gloss for a bit of sparkle
and mostly made from left over scraps of card too.

Am entering this in:

Jingle Bells - no designer paper
CHNC 2 -Anything goes.
Make it Monday - Anything goes linky party 


Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

Green, Red, Brown.......

and Vanilla this is the challenge from 52CCCT.
This was so hard being such a pastel person myself. 

I much admire people who can work with harder brighter colours.

The green, red and vanilla were OK but that brown.

I tell you there was much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair going on

but here is the end result which I have to admit I don't mind at all which was a surprise.

Being as the paper is patterned and I also embossed the snowflakes 

I kept the rest of the card very simple with just a LOTV greeting.

Am entering this in:

52CCCT - Green, Red, Vanilla and Brown

CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Make it Monday - Anything goes linky party.

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M 

Look what we woke to this morning

Yes Snow on the mountain.

I took this through the kitchen window the sun was shining but it was very cold.

At least the days are beginning to lengthen though.

Well onto my card. I have followed the sketch on 52CCCT which was a very simple one

but very effective.

I have embossed the background with a baubles die but the camera does not pick it up very well.

and then doodled around the edge with a red pen.

As you can see though I am not a very good doodler.

Tried one or two images but Snowy was best and have covered

the fur with flower soft which I mixed with glitter.

did I have trouble with this as my glue had gone gluggy and would not spread

then the container had gone hard and cracked so there was glue everywhere.

just finished it off with the rhinestones.

Am entering this in:

52CCCT - Sketch

Simply Create Too - Christmas in July

Shelly's Images - Anything goes with a Christmas theme

CHNC 2 - Anything goes

CHNC - Christmas card for a child

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

House of Cards

Their first ever challenge here is Cute and Fun,

and if I don't get a wriggle on I shall be too late to be included.

This as easy for me although it took sometime to decide just which of my 

cute little critters to choose.

A lot got stamped some not to my satisfaction until

I found this one just sitting in a drawer waiting to be coloured in.

I saw the colour palette as turquoise which is what I used 

although it has come up as blue in the photo.

Sorry that the little butterfly does not show up too well,

that too is better in real life.

Put it down to the dismal day here snow right down the mountain and we 

have not gotten into double figures here today.

ROLL on SPRING

Am entering this in 

House of Cards - Cute and Fun
Divas by design - Cute
Make it Monday - Anything goes


Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.


Margaret M

Sparkling

It is a dark dismal winters day here typical of July

I just want to hibernate.

At least I have my Internet back so can post a new card for you today.

This is for 52CCCT who gave us a sketch challenge.

We were spoilt for choice which made it harder.

I went for Sketch 1.

The background paper is from Art Stamps Australia and is very sparkly,

as it is also very busy I wanted to keep my image rather plain.

It is ages since I coloured up a Tilda and this one is so sweet.

Went around the edges with Shabby shutters and then with glitter.

Well you can never have too much can you?

Am entering this in:

52 CCCT - Choose a sketch

Make it Monday - Anything goes

CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M