Reminder Post The Flower Challenge #66 Use Scraps

 

It's time for the reminder post using scraps. I was inspired by Vivien's card in the last post and decided to go with the same idea but I used triangles for my shapes.

For the first two cards I used pieces of scrap  from some papers I made using tissue paper, glue and embossing powder in gold. The scraps I had, made it possible with some manipulating, two floral die cuts for a couple of cards.

Card 1

In this card I have used the whole diecuts, frame and inserts as I love the look.

These dies are from Pinkfresh Studio . I have added them to a card base that is Ivory shimmer cardstock and I have added a stencilled background. Finished off with the 'Happy Birthday' die cut

Card 2

For this one I cut the outline from gold mirror cardstock and added the insets from scraps I was able to cut from the last of this purple paper. Added to the same cardbase as the last card and finished off with the Big Hugs die cut.

Card 3

The next card I have used the triangle die cuts to cut some pieces from paper scraps done the same way except this time with orange colours.

I added the triangles to a cardbase then to finish it off i used a flower die cut (sorry cant remember brand). This I layered up a couple of times in white then gold mirror cardstock.

I really need to do more of these, I love the look and truly it was so simple using up scraps and diecuts that I have in abundance.

Now its time to go check out  what the rest of the Design Team has been up to, get some inspiration and get busy making a card or two. Use those scraps.

Crafty Hugs

Aileen

PS Exciting news to share, my youngest son, Aaron and his beautiful fiancée, Rachael, are getting  married  on Friday. Cant wait to share photos. Here's to a non rainy day (only 50% chance of rain apparently)

The Flower Challenge #66 Use Scraps

 

Lots of ideas with this one but on limited time as I have gone away and needed to make these before I did. So my card for today.

Ok, I have played this one pretty safe, just used some scraps of alcohol ink pattern paper that I  had. Long thin strip that I then cut a half inch strip off to make the effect of a wider strip.

Was really lucky as I had coloured my flowers first and this background strip works very well with the floral colours.

This beautiful bouquet is from Waffle Flower Crafts and this is one of the times I bought the die with the flower stamp as they tend to keep their dies at a more reasonable price. That I like, especially as now companies are going stamp, die, stencil and hot foil. I do try to avoid dies if I think I can do on the Scan n Cut but since that too can become time consuming especially when stamping very intricate or light stamping for no line look. But if I see the die on special or it is a decent price I grab it.

Birthday die is Stamplorations and 'wishes' mmmm not sure but thought they worked together for that overlap sentiments look.

Anyway its time to go check out the beautiful cards on The Flower Challenge that the Design Team have made to inspire you.

Our Guest Designer this month is Juhi Khanna who has a blog and instagram. She is a previous winner of one of our challenges and has the most amazing cards to share.

Thank you all for coming to visit. Stay safe 

Crafty hugs

Aileen

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The Flower Challenge - Reminder #65 Occasions

 

Its time for the reminder post for this challenge.

My card

I have used the Same image, this time stamped in black on

Copic friendly cardstock and coloured with Copics R14 R29 R59

Greens YG01 YG05 YG17

Love this flower and I think I managed to colour without excessive red overflow.

Finished off with some black gems (too many??) and a Happy Birthday sentiment die cut in black and again in green glitter then added to the card with a slight shift to the right of the green layer to allow for shadow.

Thank you for coming to visit, I truly do appreciate your taking the time and I love when you comment. Now its time to go off to the Flower Challenge and see what the Design Team has been up to.

The Flower Challenge #65 Occasions

 

This month we are looking for cards for Special Occasions i.e. Birthday, Anniversary, New Baby, An Achievement, With Sympathy. Just remember we do need a sentiment and of course flowers.

We are excited to announce that we have new DT joining us from this month. So delighted to introduce Dhruvika Raj from 'The Cardogram' and also Stef Perry from 'Perry Papercrafts'. Two amazing card makers who I know will make some fabulous cards to inspire you all. Check out their cards below, along with the rest of our fabulous DT too of course.

Our Guest Designer this month is the fabulous Trina P who was also our winner for June. Do check out her blog/Instagram if you have a minute as she makes such fabulous cards. 

My card for today

I decided to continue my practice with pencils. I love the result and I am

learning to relax more when holding the pencil. I am also learning that the pencil layers need to be really really light to allow for better blending of the colours.

I love the flower image I used and I stamped in pale bone colour so it nearly looks like no-line. I feel more secure with pencil for this look than I do with Copics, at this stage.

I finished off with some white sequins and this beautiful 'celebrate' die cut as this card is for a friend's birthday.

Thank you for coming to visit and its now time to go to the Flower challenge and check out what the Design Team has been up to and also to see Trina, our Guest Designers card.

Crafty Hugs

Aileen

The Flower Challenge #64 - Monochrome - Reminder

 

This month is all about Monochrome but before we go to that I thought I would share my Favourite Four Cards from 'The Flower Challenge' 2021

When I look back at these cards they remind me of why I love colouring

in floral images.

Now to share my cards here for the reminder post

For this card I decided to go with purple, Copic as usual.

The image is a Penny Black Stamp called Poppy Gems.

So easy to stamp, a crisp clear image.

The Copics were all in the BV range, I can give you the colours if you want them, just let me know.

I cut the cardstock using a Honey Bee die called Deckle Edge Squares then blended softly with Distress

Oxide Palest Violet colour and finished off with a die cut sentiment

from Simon Says ' sending smiles'.

Now its time to go see what the rest of the Design Team have been up to.

But before you go here's another photo,

this time from Christmas Eve

Nearly all the grandchildren are here with me and Elysha

photo bombing as the parents all stand on the other side madly

calling names and asking for smiles.

Crafty Hugs

Aileen

The Flower Challenge #64 Monochrome

 

Well here we are, its 2022 and we are all hoping for a better year ahead. I think many feel the same as me, we are just looking forward to moving on and hoping that 2020 and 2021 are long behind us.

So many changes to our lives, leaning to live with different rules and hoping we can soon get around and visit others in distant countries again without  the fear of Covid or being caught somewhere that suddenly closes its borders.

Now onto this months Challenge, its monochrome.

Some interpret this as black and white and others as one colour used

within its lightest and darkest range.

I have gone with the colour choice.

I have coloured everything with Copics in the RV range.

I cut the coloured image out with the Tim Holtz Stacked Deckle die

and I used a floral 3D Embossing Folder from Altenew for the background to add a little

depth and texture.

this beautiful image is another of Emily Midgett drawings. Fantastic to colour.

Now its time to go see what the rest of the Design Team have been up to and

also the beautiful creation made by Lisa Elton who was our August Winner.

Crafty Hugs

Best Wishes for the New Year

Aileen

The Beautiful new addition to our family. Its Grandchild number

eight, Noah Oliver born 11.11.21 to Aaron & Rachael

The Flower Challenge Blog Reminder #63 Christmas

 

Time for the reminder post.

I have used this amazing  stamp from Simon Says and I never tire of this stamp. Always

colours up just so beautifully. I decided to go with white embossing on Kraft and pencil

colouring.

I absolutely love pencil colouring and how it looks on Kraft cardstock but my hands don't.

I am slowly learning to do very light layers each time to allow for good blends and also by keeping the colouring light it is easier on my hands just a lot longer time wise.

I finished off with a 'May Your Christmas Sparkle' die cut and a few deep coloured

gems.

I love how this turned out.

Now off you go and check out what the others in

the Design Team have done to inspire you at

The Flower Challenge Blog.

Crafty Hugs

Aileen

The Flower Challenge #63 -Christmas

It's time for the next challenge, if your making Christmas cards then you should be joining us.

Of course it needs flowers on the card, a poinsettia or two, a Christmas rose who knows.

A beautiful stamped image from The Ton Poinsettia Banner. I just stamped

in black ink then coloured with Copics going for a soft lilac and teal green

for the leaves.

I then die cut using a Greetery Nordic  Frames die . One of my favourites.

Added to a lilac cardbase.

Finished off with a few lilac and teal smooth gems. The sentiments are from the

same stamp set.

Now its time to go check out The Flower Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the team 

have  been up to. So much beautiful inspiration.

Also our amazing Guest Designer this month is Steff Perry and her cards are

simply amazing. So you have lots of inspiration there to get you working on a beautiful card or two to join us for the last challenge of the year.

Happy Crafting everyone

Aileen

 

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

Check out these beautiful drawings.

What you are seeing here are four cards I coloured and then put together today.

I have used three new panels from Emily Midgett's release this month.

If you follow me here or on Instagram you would have seen other cards I have done

here and there using releases from Emily.

The new panels for this month are, obviously, Christmas florals, named “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.”She wanted to provide a variety of holiday florals instead of the more traditional poinsettia, so  created four unique floral bouquets featuring some of her most favourite holiday flowers, all combined with a smattering of wintry foliage and plenty of berries!

 In addition to the black and white panels that she has been releasing, Emily is now offering a no-line colouring option, as well!  So you can get panels that are Copic friendly, line or noline look, and also on watercolour paper.

To get all the details you need please go to Emily's blog for information on how long these will be available for you to purchase. If your in Australia it is a couple of dollars extra for postage.

These do not remain available over a long period of time so you need to move on it if you are interested. Emily is also making her previous prints available again just this time, again go to her blog to read all information and to see previous panels.

 Now to share the cards one at a time.

I ran out of time to colour all the new panels as I coloured one panel twice, once I saw that it was a flower that came in many colours and I couldn't resist doing it in pink after I had coloured one in red.

This first flower is a Amaryllis and I coloured it in red for this card. The berries are a slightly darker mix.

I added a silver glitter paper background and heat embossed the sentiment twice but it is a bit hard to see here.

Colours for the main flower R05 R24 & R46

Berries R29 R39 & R59

Leaves YG67 G28 & G29

Same flowers but this time I decided to do in pinks and leave the pale strip in the centre

of each bloom.

I added this one to a pale green cardbase and the sentiment is silver heat embossed on vellum.

Colours

Flower RV10 RV02 RV13 RV14 and minimal RV09 on ends of petals.

YG01 in centre.

Berries R29 R39 & R59

Leaves YG67 G28 & G29 

These flowers are Anemones. Instead of red I decided to colour in purple as they also come in purple. The berries same red as before but foliage is make believe as I wanted to have purple and teal look.

Flowers V01 V17 V09

Berries  R29 R39 & R59

Leaves BG78 BG09 BG57

Sentiment strip from 'Unique Stamps'

This next colouring is a beautiful magnolia, looks more sepia than white but what can I say.

Working on this. Added to a gold thick glitter craft paper and the sentiment is from Stamplorations 'Seasons Greetings'

Flower W5 E43 E41 

yellow centre Y6 Y18 Y98

Leaves YG67 G28 G29

Berries R14 R29 R39

Now make sure you go check out Emily's website and see her colouring of these panels and the one I didn't have time to colour, which is the Poinsettia image.

These panels are great for Christmas but also just as good in other colours for cards for other occassions.

Thank you so much for coming to visit and I hope to see you again soon.

Crafty Hugs

Aileen

Case Me a Card with Michelle Lupton

 

I’m super excited to share my card with you today.

I was asked by Michelle Lupton to take part in her 'Case me a Christmas Card' this year.  

CASE can either stand for 'Copy and Share Everything' or 'Copy and Selectively Edit'.  

The idea is to take inspiration from any card Michelle has made this year

 and make it into a Christmas Card.

I love that each year Michelle has asked to take part.  

 

 First I will show you the card I decided to Case

This card is on Michelle's Instagram account but isn't the first picture you will see.

She has kindly given me permission to post this image. And if you want to check it

out here's the link on Instagram. I was unable to find on her blog.

Now to my card, my Inspiration was the layered Christmas Trees in the

different pink colours. Just loved it and instantly thought of how I could use a layered

die I had. 

I also decided to stamp my sentiment rather than add a die cut sentiment

and I added stickles rather than the shimmer Michelle added to her card.

So here we go

I have used a Hero Arts die that cuts three rows of houses

for a Winter night scene. These I have coloured with Distress Oxide

using Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, and Picked Raspberry light and getting

darker as we head towards the roof tops of each.

Rather than use the die as a Trifold card I decided to use as Michelle had the trees

graduating up the scene, though I made mine lightest to dark rather than darest to light.

I attached each layer to the last one then added them to a white card base that I blended

with Distress Oxide up at the highest hight.

I stamped my sentiment at the bottom of the card and then I added lots of sparkle stickles

to represent snow on the roof tops and trees and falling snow near the sentiment and over a couple of

yes you guessed it smudges.

I love how it turned out and loved that I got the inspiration totally from Michelle's card.

Dont forget to go check out Michelle's blog and Instagram and see what she has done with her

Case of mine.

Thank you so much for asking me to participate Michelle its been another

wonderful year.

Crafty Hugs

Aileen