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February 16th, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in CD Images, Vintage

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Not sure what has happened to the blogs I follow and my followers on google but I am trying to sort out (hubby actually is trying to sort out).

This is the card we made at my class last night. Girls are loving the vintage and shabby chic look.

Another Joanna Sheen image and another adorable paper flower (well lots of flowers in one) definitely a box job and not an envelope for this one. Lace and beads were both stitched on by hand this time, and the Thank You stamped onto the paper and corners make the card look gorgeous.

Really love this one.

Whoopee my fringe scissors by Martha Stewart have just arrived from QVC … can’t wait to use them. Making my fringe flowers should be so much easier now… wish I had had them for this card.

Entering her into these challenges:

One Stitch At A Time Challenge – Some form of stitching.

SophistiCats Challenge #22 – Stitching.

Crafty Creations Challenge #55 – Stitching.

Shirl

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Paint The Town Red

February 14th, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in Pink Petticoat, Whiff of Joy

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My card today is for meeeee… I have been asked by Laura from Crafty Angels to be on her Design Team… how excited am I…. so decided to make myself a card to celebrate… better than painting the town red. Nothing fussy, didn’t even colour the image in.

Used my new and absolutely adorable stamp from Whiff of Joy, have bought the one where she is holding all the shopping bags as well.

Entering into a few challenges ….

Fussy and Fancy Challenge – Dazzle Us

Cupcake Craft Challenge – Red & White All Over

A Spoon Full of Sugar – 1 Pattern Paper, 1 Embossing, 1 Button, 1 Ribbon

Crazy 4 Challenges – Red

KL Stampin & Scrappin – Red, Black & White

Quixotic Challenges – Tag it

Creative Belli – Ribbons

Little Red Wagon – Red with bling

Wow have managed to enter this into another Cupcake Craft Challenge… they will be sick of seeing it.

Lots To Do Challenge – Use a Machine

Only posted yesterday so it just fitted into last weeks challenge by a whisker and woo hoo it fits this weeks challenge…. Keep it Simple.

Stamped her with black ink and thought she looked totally divine without colouring in so I only paper pieced her dress and shoes. Cut out with a nestie label and inked the edges. Did a running stitch around the edges and added beads, also added gems to her wrists, dazzle or what..

Made a pocket with the lace by stitching (trusty machine again) around three sides so the tag can be tucked into it. The corners are made with some very pretty pattern paper from Pink Petticoat, cut out with the small Fleur De Lis nestie and cut in half. Stamped and embossed the sentiment celebrate. Made a bow and added to the flower with a button.

By the way did I tell you I am excited.

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Shirl

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Irene’s Birthday Card

February 10th, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in Vintage

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Have to say a huge thanks to JOAN… big hugs sweetie… for noticing that I had won a top 3 blinkie for challenge #14 on KL Stampin N Scrappin. and another hug for the DT’s who picked my card x x x….. I just love the flashing blinkie…. can feel another comment coming from my son JP… (not justice of the peace… John-Paul).

Bit hectic this week… (went to Waterford hospital and the pins are not coming out of my finger for another 6 weeks).

Anyway onto today’s card, it is for IRENE… happy birthday honey bunny and also happy anniversary for the next day…. picked vintage because I know she really wants to get into the distressing scene.

Stamped all over the card with a script stamp and inked the edges. Hand stitched the lace onto the image and also did a running stitch around the edge. Image is from one of Joanna Sheene’s CD’s. Just hope she likes it and the sentiment which I printed onto a nestie label and then inked the edges to match the card..

Made the flower from a retro punch, added the ribbon and lace and also inked the edges of the fringe.

PaperPlay Challenge – Birthday for Someone Special is just sooo perfect for this card.

Creative Inspirations have a challenge for…. Anyone for Leftovers? This is so right as everything came from my bit box of scraps and odds and ends.

Shirl

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Oriental

February 9th, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in Easel Cards, Fred She Said, Pink Petticoat

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Isn’t she just gorgeous…. wow I just love my new digi image from Fred She Said…. Smelling the Cherry Blossoms, love these easel cards also.

Did my usual watercolouring and made my own flowers.

Wanted her hair to have a real sheen to it so added black Sakura glaze and also put red sakura glaze to the edges of her kimono and dotted the trees also. Stamped some trailing vine and grass onto the image. Papers are from Pink Petticoat, these digi papers just lend themselves to lots of different projects because you have so many colour choices.

Just couldn’t resist it and used stitching again.

The little pearl flowers are more or less the colour of the blog header for Fred She Said….

Entering for Fred She Said – Blog Header & Background.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge – Spots and Dots.

ABC Challenge – N is for New

Crafty Angels week 21 -“What’s your colour?”

Papertake Weekly Challenge – Sketch#34

Lucy’s Cards – Challenge #5 – Polka Dots

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Shirl

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Cute Boy

February 7th, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in CD Images

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Allsorts Challenge 38 – Get distressed with buttons and bows….

As you know I love distressing and I wanted to use this beautiful baby boy image from Joanna Sheen…. Gave it a very soft look with lemon, blue and lace. Used the Hero Arts stamp – Climbing Vine to frame the image and delicately chalked the leaves and flowers, then dotted lots of liquid pearls around. Added two bows to the lacy bow, tied a bundle of blue cotton together, tweaked it and added in the centre. Three rather gorgeous pale blue buttons complimented the card just nicely.

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Fantasy Tree

February 2nd, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in Aperture Cards, Penny Black, Pink Petticoat

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Another new stamp which I bought when back in the UK. Made this card for the:

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 3 – Hearts.
Entering also for Penny Black Saturday Challenge week 86 – Someone Special… no prizes for who this card is for.
HFOS Challenge #14 – I give you my Heart.
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #68 – Hearts.
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 36 – Valentine’s or Love.
Die Cut Dreams Challenge # 33 – Red & Black with Love (ignore the green leaves pretend they are black).
Lexi’s Creations Challenge #6 – **Valentine’s**
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge – Valentine/Love!!!!
Paper Sundaes Challenge – Valentine
PaperPlay Challenge – Love Notes
Lili of the Valley Challenge – Valentine
Stampin for the weekend – Valentine Themed
Stamp Something – “Love Something”
Die-Cut Dreams Challenge #34 – Have a heart
Stamp With Fun Challenge #45 – Hearts
Cute Card Thursday – In the Name of Love
Lily of the Valley – Valentine’s

Wow so many challenges this month… must be a record

Made an aperture with a nestie and inked the edges with peeled paint.

Stamped the inside of the card with the tree so it would show through the aperture and punched lots of little leaves from a green – Pink Petticoat paper … added loads of hearts as well. Fussy and Fancy wanted hearts…. I think they should be pleased with all of these. The ribbon even has little hearts on it.

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Shirl

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Peek a Boo Annie

January 31st, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in Aperture Cards, Stamping

I have been hankering after Annie just forever and ever. When back in the UK a friend told me the Crafty Cow had a 15% sale so off I trundled and when I saw her….. well you can only imagine my joy. I also bought the window which I have used on the card and Becky (can’t wait to use her).

Entering this into the Allsorts Challenge…. it’s a sketch this week and a DT call. I have to say the sketch is very good and easy to follow thanks girls.

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Water coloured her and the window curtains onto watercolour paper then cut them both out. Stamped the inside flap curtains straight onto the lilac card… gosh I was in seventh heaven when doing this card she is just adorable. The photo looks strange because the flap kept falling open and it covered the end of the card but you get the picture (pardon the pun) of what it looks like. The other photo is of the inside flap, stamped trailing vine and added flower soft.

The window aperture is cut away and see through but when I took the photos it looked black so with my graphics program I manipulated the black to pink, so you will have to visualize it see through. Card looks better in the flesh, might, if I have time, try and take better photos today.

Used vellum for the first mat and again stamped the vine around the edges… did this because I knew the vellum wouldn’t show up very well on the photo. Wanted to to see the pretty paper underneath which is Basic Grey – wisteria that’s why I used vellum. The sentiment is on the bottom right of the inside flap but have not shown because this card is for a very dear friend.Shirl

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Baby Tag Book

January 28th, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in CD Images, Tags

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Simon Says this week New Baby and I have made this baby tag book.

The book is made from just one sheet of 12 x 12 paper and the stitching this time is by hand.

Pieces of cereal boxes were covered with paper to make the front and back covers of the book.

I then drew a template for the tags to fit into the pockets of the book and printed baby images onto them.

Used a MS punch for the border and the inside corners, added tiny pearls to the front and the inside of the book. Flower centres are tiny pearl brads. Stamped a little lamb image in the corner.

Stamped a doggy and lamb image on the inside of the book in the corners and then stamped again onto yellow paper, cut out and decoupaged over the images.

Used a circle punch to make the openings for the tags. Ribbon was added to tie the book together and the same ribbon was used for the tags.

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Anya Distressed and still in the Pink

January 18th, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in Greeting Farm Stamps

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I think Anya looks really pretty surrounded with all her finest shabby chic odds and ends.

Coloured her with Pro Markers & Copics, scrunched the card very carefully to crease it, sanded the paper then cut and distressed all the edges before I brushed them with ink. The papers, which I stitched on, were also ripped and distressed, (have to say this is what I love doing).

Randomly pleated the pale pink lace before I stitched onto the card. Made two bows with more of the lace and also cut a couple of strips of lace and tied in a bundle with some string (had to bleach the string because it was the wrong colour) then teased apart. Flowers and pearls are all from my ever growing stash.

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Have just found some more challenges to enter her into…

K L Stamping and Scrapping # 14 – Nesties Punches or Dies

Paper Take Weekly Challenge – Pretty Pink Papertake

Crazy 4 Challenges – Pretty in Pink

Creative Inspirations Challenge #24 – Distressing.

Crafty Creations – Textures, they want at least three different textures on your card.

PaperPlay Challenge – Pink, White & Green

Charisma Cardz Challenge – Leanne has chosen this weeks challenge and it’s…. Anything New….my new is the pink lace. She has just moved to the UAE and I am sure she will love it. We lived in the Middle East for seven years and just adored the ex-pat way of life… still do as we now live in Ireland.

Back home to the UK (after all this time I still call it home) this week and just can’t wait as I have not seen my beautiful grandchildren since September. Time to take lots more photos of them and to update my side bar as Amber is already moaning (as an 11 year old girl does) that the photo is horrible.

Shirl

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Anya Again

January 17th, 2010 by Shirl - Posted in Greeting Farm Stamps

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This is for the One Stop Craft Challenge #63 – Fancy Edges or Corners. Can you believe it until I started to type the heading, I read the challenge as an ….and instead of an or …. oh well have to get the ole peeps checked out but the corners do look nice.

You should pop over and take a look because all the DT cards are amazing.

Just realized another blue, purple and pink card …. must change my colour scheme for the next card.Shirl

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