Designer Flowers...Minxy Style!

There seems to be a real trend of DIY flowers at the moment so i decided to have a go myself..

I wanted to make mine solely with tissue paper and see how they came out.. but wasn't sure if i had any, Then i remembered i had some old clothes patterns from my altered art stash and figured that would do the job just as well, if not better as i like to make things my own {not the norm!}

Ah voila.. Scrunch Blooms were born..

Not having any decent flower punches i remembered the fab set of 'Flower Power' stamps from the Artistic Stamper.. just the job.

I stamped and cut out i don't know how many flowers.. The blooms above are large while 'the designer collection' and others are medium in size.

As you can see i did manage to find some normal tissue papers, and the effect is just as good.

Some have distress inked edges, while others a bit of glitter or shimmer {not that it shows in the pic!!!} Your only limited by your imagination!

Who needs designer when you can make um yourself!!!

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OK OK so i know we all still need the designer names like Prima... i was kidding... but the great thing is that you can add in your prima's and make um even more lush!

Right i've showed you my bloomers... now its back to making the cards for them to embellish!

♥ HUGZ ♥

Secret Crafter #47

WOW, its seems like ages since i last joined in with a Secret Crafter challenge.. but i've managed it today. This weeks theme is Flights of Fancy {aka wings!}

I've used my favourite Gorjuss stamp and although you cant see much of her 'Wings' she does have some so it does count lol

Thanks for popping by...come back soon x

♥ HUGZ ♥

One little card...so many challenges!

OK so i've kinda gone all out on this one and managed to combine 6 different challenges which i think is a record for me.

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Firstly i followed Donna's fab sketch over at Stamping for the Weekend #5, Pile It On has the prompt to use 3 different embellishments, then there is both Secret Crafter #39 which is to use 3 ribbons and Creative Card Crew #18 which also has ribbons as their prompt.

I managed to squeeze in some Hearts to fulfill the challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar #59 and last but by no means least Just Magnolia #12 has Charms as there prompt.

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I had to make the card in a hurry as i was only told today it was needed for saturday! to be posted tomorrow!!!

but i got there in the end, and i don't think it came out half bad, in fact am rather quite chuffed with it lol

Thanks for coming to visit me, come back any time x

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Materials used: Magnolia stamp coloured with Copics, Slice & Studio Essentials cartridge,My minds eye papers, various ribbons, vintage buttons, foil die cut text,Prima flowers & mulberry paper roses, gold charms and WeR metal corner.

Secret Crafter #38

Wow that's yet another week that's just flown past without a trace!!
But on the plus side it mean its another Secret Crafter challenge
and this weeks theme is
Pretty Packaging
A bonus for me as i was just in need of some gift boxes.
A friend showed me a great tutorial for a mini pizza box, i instantly knew i'd love making this and set to work....if you want instructions click here

I decorated the top using cuttlebug embossed card, some prima flowers, ribbon and gems and the fab new "shine" miss Anya which i coloured with copics and atyou spicas.

I had so much fun making the first box, i though i'd make another but slightly smaller, i also found another great tutorial for a Box in a Bag {instructions here}

I think i may just be making a few more of these over the next few weeks!!

Thanks for stopping by... oh and BTW i would just like to thank and congratulate Wendy and her DT for being one of few challenge blogs's out there who's members always make the effort to come visit the people who have taken part in their challenges,

i always appreciate you visiting and think your all top notch xx

Secret Crafter #30

There's a blooming great theme this week over at the Secret Crafter

and it's been chosen by DT member {& my mate} Claire.

As its spring time Claire wanted a theme everyone could join in with, so if you haven't already guessed it, the theme this week is...

FLOWERS!

Any sort, any size, anywhere on your card!

I decided to make mine the main feature .

The bloom is one of several i removed from a giant fake flower i got in £1land

I coloured my gorjuss with copics in nice neutral colours, picking out slight highlight colours from the background basic grey and DCWV papers, which i also edge stitched with a white cotton. {practicing with my new hand held machine, hence the wonky lines lol}

I finished by adding half a prima flower to the centre bloom with again an accent coloured bling gem brad, and an "I'm Cute" brad to the bottom corner as it looked bare and empty.

Hope you like my card, thanks for visiting x

Birthday Girl

This is a card i created using another set of my very own design stamps.

It is my friend Claire's birthday today and the card was for her. I hope she liked it!

I stamped the tree on brown paper and cut out, did the same with the owl but on patterned paper and gave him some more defination by colouring some features with my copics.

To make the tree pop i added an assortment of green prima flowers to act like branches.

Not sure if it's allowed yet but i'll be entering again {or trying to} Nikki's great Imagepac comp, click here for details...

Thanks for stopping by, Have a great Day xx