Anything But a Card

Good morning to all my lovely Friends and Followers. Also a very special welcome today to my new follower Jackie thank you for taking the time to follow my blog I hope you enjoy my posts.
 My post today is my first design team post for Crafting By Designs so a special welcome if you are visiting my blog for the first time from Crafting by Designs.
The Challenge this week is Anything But a Card. I'd bought a kraft card heart a while ago at the craft shop in Whitby North Yorkshire so decided to make use of it and make a wall hanging. I hope you all like it.

 

The second photo shows the side of the wall hanging which is not visible from the front and  the photo below shows it hanging on the wall.

 

 



 Wall Hanging Recipe

 

Heart shape from Whitby Crafts

Stamp Nellie Snellen Sweet Elin I won this in my lovely follower Mags Birthday Candy Draw.

Image painted with Distress inks

Sentiment stamp Indigo Blu

Papers Baskets and Bunnies Lili of The Valley

Spellbinder scalloped oval die

Lace, crochet flower and twine from my stash

Blue organza flower ribbon Boyes my local craft store

Flowers Wild Orchid Craft

Card Tim Holtz

Blue wooden hearts Whitby Crafts

Blue resin flower from the Mags Birthday Candy

I also used white gesso to prime the base of the heart before decorating it.

Tim Holtz paper distress tool used on the edges of the papers from Michaels Florida USA

 

 

I hope this inspires you to join in the challenge it can be fun to do something other than a card so why not give it a go and be in with the chance of winning some great prizes. This is the challenge badge and link. The Challenge runs from the 28th May for a week.

 

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Good luck if you do decide to enter and  even if you don't please pop over as the blog is well worth a look.
I'm entering this in Deep Ocean Challenge Wings
Deep Ocean Challenge





 







Black and White

Good morning to all you lovely friends and  followers. Hope that you are all keeping safe from this awful wet weather and hoping none of you have flooded homes. I've had a quieter week than last and  enjoyed a night out last night with my Golden Girl friends. We were one missing as Lorna is on her world tour currently in New Zealand and my friend Margaret just got back Wednesday from visiting her daughter in Dubai. She had a great time seeing her granddaughter who is two and enjoyed some lovely weather not that we are envious not much !!

Today my card is something a bit different. This stamp was one I got when I took out a magazine subscription last year and its by Indigo Blu and its called Ella Bella. I've made it all black and white and made some paper flowers for a change and  also used a shaped card as its quite a big stamp and  looked a bit lost on my normal 6x6 cards. Let me know what you think.

Card Recipe

8x8 Elegant shaped card Craftwork cards

Spotted paper internet freebie

Black card from stash

Stamp Ella Bella Indigo Blu

Sentiment stamps LOTV

Magnolia Doohickey Doily flower die

Resin roses from ebay Moon Jewellery

Punch Martha Stewart from Michaels in Florida USA

Black lace from my local craft store Boyes

Gems Kanban

The spotted ribbon lace was from a shop in Northallerton cannot remember the name

 

I hope you enjoy this card I quite enjoyed making it but it seemed strange not painting the image after stamping. I've seen this stamp done with gilding flakes so one of my challenges when I get some  time.

 

I hope you have some nice things planned for the weekend hubby is at football match tomorrow so  hope I can spend the afternoon crafting.
I'm entering this in Crafting by Designs February Challenge 'Anything goes'http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/month-long-anything-goes-in-february.html

 

Just wanted to also say a big thank you to my followers who always take the time to comment on my cards I really do appreciate all of them it makes my card making so worthwhile. Thank you all hugs Carole x