Flutterbye Wishes

Todays card is made using the Flutterbye Wishes kit from hunkydory, 

silver mirri board, 

clear acetate, 

cream coloured hammered textured cardstock

baby pink organza ribbon 

3d butterflies from stash 

The bow is also decorated with a calla lily and smaller ribbon bow.

This card is a pretty straight forward  easel card that is so easy to put together and was loved by the recipient which of course is the reason why I love to make and send cards.

Thanks for visiting

Hugs

Natasha

xNx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :-

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes

creative fingers challenge blog - anything goes

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Butterflies

One Crazy Stamper - Birthday

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Things With Wings

Seemacrafts - Butterflies

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Anything Goes (with ribbon)

In The Pink Challenge - Birthday

Stamping Sensations August Challenge - Things with wings

Pool Party...

A quick post to show a wee kiddiewinkles pool party invitation. The image used is a freebie from crafty sentiment designs that was given as a gift kinda thing to take part in their current challenge which is 'Summer Holiday'. I coloured Harriet with Spectrum Noirs, and a wee bit of glitter added to the water to look like the ripples. The sun was dry embossed with a sizzix folder (cant remember the name but it was part a multibuy pack) and then fussy cut before the lemon coloured glitter was added to the centre. The circle behind the lower side of the image was also dry embossed with a forever friends folder that as tiny wee sailboats on it although it is pretty hard to see in the pic. I think when I replicate this invitation for my neices birthday party I will definitely print the sentiment off but for the time being this will have to do as the damn printer is having a moment of PMT me thinks lol.

Thanks for visiting

Natasha xNx

Glittery Fingers...

Good evening crafty friends, just a quick check-in between projects. I've got a few birthday cards to make over the next couple of days, and then to start on the christmas cards (I cant believe where this year as gone).

With the weather being as horrible as it as been lately I really fancied changing the dark and dismal mood in the house with 4 bored and chilly kiddiewinkles by bringing out the craft supplies along with lots of glitter and shiny gems. I left them to glitterfying everything in sight including the table, carpet, themselves and the poor poor dog (who usually looks really butch and macho being an american bulldog) and their own creations whilst I added some colour and sparkle to a project i was working on for my nan...
The black outline around the floral image is from the Aqua Glass outline stickers range (iris-rose), which I started to colour using  Papermania's Dual-tip watercolour markers but didnt like the effect that it gave me as it seemed to fade into the sparkly background so out came the Smirk's Premium glitter markers to bring out the idea of what I now had for the focal point of my card. Finished off with a few gems threaded onto silver 'stretchy stuff' (its a technical term... honest :) ) and a couple of cute 3D butterflies strategically placed on both the image and sentiment I think my card turned out ok and almost added a bit of warmth to the ice cold sun that could be seen peeping through the clouds.
Anyways that me shifting my backside to the next project before my mojo disappears completely and seeing as I currently have no idea at all where to start on what should be my husbands birthday card, i'm gonna need every last bit I can conjure up.
Have a wonderful evening people, see you all soon.


Natasha xNx

You Are My Sunshine...

A quickie post from me this morning with a card I made during the wee small hours after receiving the adorable 'Icecream Sunday Harriet' from crafty sentiments designs.

Pretty straight forward using scraps that torn to make the sunny seaside background, pastels were used to colour the sky effect. Spectrum noirs were used to colour the gorgeous Harriet. The sentiment was simply printed off the pc and matted to match the main image. The ribbon wrapped around the main matting to create the double bow was also some that I had in my stash that was picked up from the local haberdashery. Not very helpful when it comes to the supplies list I know but nothing used to make this card was actually in the original packaging and with my head being the sieve that it is I cant remember where stuff came from. Nevermind, its the meds... honest lol ;) 

Which reminds me, its time to go and take my next dose of pills so i'll be away for a wee lie down whilst they kick in and hopefully will get back to some crafty therapy later on, i've already got a pile of pictures ready to colour and a few ideas floating about that empty space in my head. 

Wishing you all a wonderful day.

Crafty hugs 

Natasha xNx

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges :-

Fun In The Sun at Crafty Sentiments Designs

Her Comes Summer at Craft-room Challenge

Welcome Summer (challenge 54) at Deep Ocean Challenge Blog

Fun In The Sun (rcc82) at Ribbon Carousel

IBSIC #54 - Hope Happens

Hi friends

Just popping in with a quick card that I have made for the current Inspired By Stamping Inspiration Challenge

So heres my card...

Apologies for the poor picture quality, typically I couldnt find any charged batteries for my camera and my mobile's camera is a wee bit dodgy so to speak.

Anyways onto what has been used to make my card  -

IBS Fancy Label Dies 1
IBS Elegant Flowers Stamp Set
IBS Beautiful Iris Stamp Set
Creative Expressions Bakers Twine (primary colours)
Paper Roses Small & Large from stash (small ones edged with Spectrum Noir CT4)
Yellow paper from Born To Shop 12' x 12' paper pack
Green & White dotty paper from stash
EZ Chalk in yellow
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (wild honey)
Crafters Option Plate Pigment Ink (alpine)
Ink It Up (black)
White flat backed Pearls from stash
White cardstock

I think thats everything, I'll try to get better pictures in the morning when hopefully there will be a decent natural light but wanted to post before the challenge closed.


Updated Pics

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Natasha  xNx

BitterSweet - Something A Little Different...

Hi folks,

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the weekend. I'm spending it with the hubby, kids and not forgetting the Atlas, our American Bulldog fur baby just trying to relax and get over yet another hectic week, oh the joys but I wont depress you with all of that lot.

I've had a few crafty ideas that i've been playing about with when i've had chance... cards mainly as Abigail-Megan (my eldest daughter) has been taking over the sewing machine, probably for the best seeing as my wrist is still splinted. She's been doing alsorts on there and loving every minute, its so nice to see that the kids all enjoy being creative too especially being that I cant always get out and about and do things too strenuous with them. Anyways back to what I was on about... Abz had spent some time making denim and canvas bags whilst I was struggling to come up with an idea for the image of the week that was given to us over at The Stamping Chef fan page on facebook by the very generous Tamara, it got to a point of driving me batty, I was completely stumped but then the lightbulb in my head shattered as I was sat staring into space surrounded by fabric cutoffs, bits of thread, already done bags and Abigail calling Mummy every couple of minutes... Here's the final result...

I printed the gorgeous Bitter Sweet image onto T-shirt transfer paper and coloured with my Spectrum Noirs and Promarkers, added pink gems to the image by the 'pink and grey swirly things' (not exactly sure what theyre actually meant to be but swirly things sounds good lol) , stitched a small piece of bright pink organza to the where the veil is drawn and finished with a tiny pink satin ribbon. The phrase is written on with S.N's, I was going to print it on the transfer paper and add it that way but after it took me ages to pick the tiny bits of interleave off the image cos the damned thing had no intentions of coming off in one piece like it was supposed to I gave up and kinda cheated a little. Im actually really liking this piece and am happy with the way it turned out, especially for a first attempt. I may even get to use it myself... if I can prise it away from my girls.

Im now away to order some more transfer paper (i'm under order haha) and play some more whilst I wait on  Paige-Rheannan and Billyboo getting home from Liverpool. Suppose I should also prepare dinner at some point too - unless I can persuade the hubby to cook it for me, there's something sexy about a man in the kitchen ;)

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in another of my crafty moments.

Have a great day/evening wherever you are.
Love and hugs

xNx

Dream, Wish, Sparkle...

Quick card made using the beautiful 'Lost Fairy' image from over at The Stamping Chef.

 Please excuse quality of pics and the dodgy cutting etc, i was using one hand, my left wrist and arm is acting up after a blumin fall so I currently have a splint and sling on.

 I think this ones pretty self explainatry but the size is A5, coloured with Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers and Stickles and embossing of words and on wings are done in silver Heat It Up. I'll no doubt play with her a bit more when I have by wrist back cos I dont feel like i've done her justice although im sure my eldest daughter will love her , her fave colour is purple and she adores faeries.

Take care
Hugs xNx