Away With The Fairies

Hi Lovelies,

Just popping in with a card I've made which was inspired by a challenge over at The Paper Shelter's challenge blog called Away with the fairies. Its my beautiful wee niece Aliyah's 4th birthday coming up, although there's still a few weeks to wait yet but I'm so chuffed with myself for actually getting it done in plenty of time which really does make a change because i'm usually panicking trying to create something the night before. I just love this adorable little fairy called A Little Bit Grumpy which I originally purchased as soon as it was released as it reminded me so much of my youngest daughter when she was little, saying that having just turned 13 i'm sure I have plenty more years of her being a stroppy teenager to come.

Anyway I digress, here's my card in the hopes that I will just catch the challenge before it closes...

The papers have all come from my stash most of which being bits and snippets that came as freebies from papercrafting magazines, except the yellow and white paper in the background which was from a Born To Shop Creative Papercraft Kit that was purchased from Docrafts some time ago. The flowers used were a gift from a friend that have been in my stash for a wee while but were originally purchased from WOC. Along with the beady flowers in the corners, gems and piece of ribbon that again was an off-cut, the bunting was hand cut from a bit left over from the paper that was used at the bottom of the layer directly beneath 'lil miss grumpy'. I will  be adding this to pixies crafty workshop where she holds a challenge in her 'playground' every week that is always to use 'Snippets' to which I've used a few in making this card. 

The wee fairy was coloured with the following of my beloved Spectrum Noir alcohol pens - 

GB2, GB8, GB10, EB7, CG2, CG3, JG1, CT1, LY2, LY3, FS2, FS3, FS8 and True Black

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

the paper shelter -149- away with the fairies (ends 18/03)

pixies crafty workshop -116- snippets (ends 22/03)
Spectrum Noir challenge - Green (ends 31/03)

ttcrd challenge - anything goes (ends 24/03)
avenue613 -63- anything goes/flowers (ends 22/03)
Created With Love challenges -78- girly (ends 22/03)
Bearly Mine Challenges- one for the girls (ends 31/03)
hiding in my craft room -141- color it (ends 22/03)

Thanks for stopping by and thank you so very much for all of your kind comments on my posts, I read and appreciate each and every one.

Hugs 

Natasha xnx

I'm Still Here... At least I Think I Am

My goodness, where has the past few months gone? I can't believe its been so long since I last posted, although I did actually do a post at the beginning of the year but for some strange reason it didn't appear on here or in the draft section so Blogger must have eaten it I think lol.
Since my last post my health as been a little erratic and driving me batty but I have managed to get some crafting in here and there and would like to share a card that was made for my mums birthday using some of my favourite crafty items...

The card base is Adorable Scorable available from Hunkydory

The topper is also from Hunkydory from the Decadent Days range, as is the printed background behind the image. The flowers which I love, are from iamroses.com. (Sorry I'm unsure of the exact item numbers for the flowers used because I stupidly threw away the packaging when I sorted through them on arrival and put them all together in the box that I store them in but they have a large range of beautiful blossoms to choose from so be sure to have a look).

Using a piece of acetate cut slightly larger than the size of the card which is A5 to create a domed effect which was then tied using a white ribbon from my stash that was laced through eyelets that I punched into the adorable scorable. I added a few adhesive pearls and a sentiment from the topper pack to the front for extra detail to the outside of the card.

After the front was created I added an basic A5 card base, using a plain white heavyweight cardstock from The Papermill, lined with a pale green paper insert to the back giving me a space to add a personal message.

With the dimension of the card obviously an envelope wasn't going to be any good so I also created a box using my Crafter's Companion Ultimate Pro. I used the same backing card as the inside of the front of the card and silver mirri card, along with more of the ribbon, pearls and also some silver peel-offs from the Anita's range available from Docrafts to make it 'look pretty'. 

I love how this card turned out and have used this style of card again already which I will hopefully get to share here another time.

I am sharing this on the Floral Fantasies blog as Brenda is celebrating her 5th Blogiversary and is asking her friends to share a project using their favourite craft items which in my case are pretty much everything that has been used in this creation :)

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges...

I Am Roses - march designer challenge (Kates colour choice of green and white) ends 22nd March

Craft Your Passion challenges - challenge 203 Birthday Bonanza ends 9th March

The Ribbon Girl challenge blog - march card challenge Birthdays ends 8th March

Just Keep On Creating - 1st challenge for 2014 Anything Goes ends 26th March 

4 krafty girlz challenges  - Anything Goes ends 5th March

Through The Craft-Room Door - Anything Goes ends 10th March

Sister Act Card Challenge  #46 Anything Goes ends 7th March

CraftyCatz weekly challenge #220 Anything Goes ends 6th March

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Lots of Flowers ends 8th March

Jo's Scrap Shack - ffc39 - Floral ends 7th March

Natalie and Amy - challenge 18 - Flowers ends 29th March

Avenue 613 - #61 Anything Goes ends 8th March

Sunflower Field Designs march challenge Birthdays and/or Flowers ends 31st March

Come And Get It Challenges - Flowers Galore ends 7th March 

Pixies Crafty Workshop #114 Snippets (ribbons) ends 8th March

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Happy Crafting.

Hugs 

Natasha xnx

November Challenge at TSC...

Just a quick stop in as i'm currently trying to decorate my upstairs, and when I say trying I really mean its trying me, damn fibro is in full on flare up mode and my hips albeit I know they are broken already feel like shards are flying off at hitting every single nerve in my back and legs and that someone has a really jagged knife and constantly twisting it every which way in them, but i'm determined to get it done before I get the Christmas decorations out.
I have been crafting in between attempts with the paint brush and emulsion and currently have a few projects that are laying half done on my table. One of the projects that have been completed is the one I want to share this evening...

This is a recycled pringles tube and is just the right height to hold my longer paint brushes in, I have several of them that hold other long crafty supplies in, even a couple in the food cupboards with spaghetti in, they really come in handy for so many things, that's my excuse for munching my way through them anyway :) It has firstly been covered in white paper and then with the red that is an a4 sheet width way on and then trimmed slightly on the length to fit overlapping a wee bit. A white panel was cut and edged with a black and red marker and placed in the centre of the tube to make the awesome image from the lovely Tamara at The Stamping Chef really stand out. I then cut lengths of ribbon that also says 'Keep calm and craft on' on it from the London Line (which I think is a docrafts product, I know I purchased it at The Range anyways), and added it to the bottom of the tube and with a double bow tied at the top.

Before I go, I would like to wish all of my american friends a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Love and hugs

Natasha xnx

Leaves Are Falling...

A quick card that I made using a wonderful image called 'Growing A Flower' from A Day For Daisies that was printed on Neenah classic crest card in Solar White and coloured with spectrum noir pens, I had made a list of all the colours that I used on a piece of paper but I can't for the life of me find it so its no doubt been thrown in the bin with the 'too small to use again' scraps and the backing from the double sided taped that was used to stick the image and matting and layering down. The leaves are fussy cut from a sheet of ivory cardstock that was embossed using a Sheena Douglass folder called 'Ivy' I think, it was a free gift included with the first edition of 'Crafters Inspiration' from Crafters Companion which was released for christmas last year, obviously that issue is no longer available but issue 3 has just been released and it contains some really great gifts including two cd-roms, an Die-sire Embossalicious embossing folder, stamps, beading kit and a paper pack that is jam packed full of beautiful papers that can be used for many occasions all year round. The sentiment is one from the very generous Paulette over at Create With TLC who as daily freebies on her blog as well as an etsy store full of awesome images and sentiments so be sure to stop by and have a look and don't forget a thankyou if you take any of her digi's.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my project, its very much appreciated as are all the wonderful comments that you leave.

Crafty Hugs
Natasha
xNx

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

spectrum noir challenge - orange

pan-pastel-uk challenge - falling leaves

my creative moments (wordplay saturday) - anything

2 sisters - anything-goes
the squirrel and the fox - things with wings
ooh-la-la creations - things with wings
totally gorjuss - wings and things
tammy scrapin corner - autumn colours
kaboodle doodles - earth tone or color
make my monday - texture (leaves are all dry embossed to give texture)
artistic inspirations challenges - anything goes
c.r.a.f.t. challenge - autumn/ halloween/ thanksgiving
glitter n sparkle challenge - add orange (made Top 3)
stamp and create - fall or halloween
chocolate,coffee & cards - autumn
feeling crafty - autumn
memas crafts - october challenge coat of colors

Sending Hope...

As many people already know October is a huge month of awareness for many charitable causes, a few of which are close to my heart but a lot of these get overlooked by a bigger, more well known cause... Breast Cancer Awareness.  There are a couple of people in my life that are surviving or currently going through this horrible disease so when I made this card I was thinking of them, as well as all the women around the world that are battling and surviving.
I had meant to post today's card last week but with one thing and another it completely slipped my mind, I swear I'd lose my head if it wasn't screwed on.

The image is from the lovely Tamara at The Stamping Chef which can be found in store along with many other awesome and unique designs both for awareness causes and every day use, was coloured with my spectrum-noir pens. It was matted and layered on a pink paper from my stash and blue card that was purchased at the papermill, the butterfly card is one i've had for a wee while from Kanban and everything else including the ribbon, charm and gems were stuff that i've had lying around in my stash just crying out to be used on this card. The overall size is 8x8 inches

On one last note ladies, be sure to check regularly and get your mammograms

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Hugs

Natasha xNx



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

link up for pink
bearly mine challenges - ribbon/string/twine
DL Art - linky pinky party bca month long
brown sugar challenge - challenge-63 anything goes
stampin for the weekend - anything goes
wags n whiskers - challenge-114 pink breast cancer
tuesday throwdown - challenge-168 awarness
love to create challenge - challenge86 -breast cancer awareness (Winner of 5 Eureka Digistamps)
live and love crafts - challenge16 use pink
parade your crafts - PINK PARADE CHALLENGE
my creative moments - wordplay saturday - anything

A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes...

I love this line from the Disney movie Cinderella which as been used as the sentiment on today's card...
I followed the latest sketch from Donna at bearlymine challenges

I know that i'm really close the the deadline but I can just about scrape in so here it is

The image used is one from the amazing artists at A Day For Daisies called Hepburn Dress which as been coloured using Spectrum Noirs. The papers which are matted onto mirri board are from a HOTP Artsy Collage book that has been in my stash for lord only knows how long but it might give you a hint if I tell you that the copyright on the inside of the front page says 2003 so I think that after 10 years I should put them to some use lol. The sentiment came from this book too. The checked piece used behind the focal image is from a Paper Celler 6x6 stack called 'Checks', there is also a piece of angel hair paper behind that, and a squared of embossed silver card that is hiding behind the flowers, I kinda sized it wrongly when I measured it up not realizing the size of the flowers. The flowers were made up by myself a while ago, the deep purple one in the centre was cut using the XCut Glorious Gerbara dies and the pale one were cut by hand. The flourish by the flowers was cut using the Sizzix Corner Flourish 2 and then cut in half and added at either end of the flowers. The ribbon and button came from my stash. The overall size of my card is 8"x 8".

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my project. I really enjoyed this sketch  and am sure it will be one that I will use again.

Wishing you a wonderful evening.
Hugs

Natasha xNx


I will be entering this into the following challenges :-

Bearlymine Challenges - Challenge104 Sketch
Through the purple haze challenges - Inspired by song/book/film
Southern girls challenge - Challenge78 - World in Monochrome
Avenue613 - Challenge 38 - Anything Goes
PaperMakeUpStamps - Challenge107 - Anything Goes
A Day For Daisies - Buttons and Bows
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Dies-and Punches

With Love - Book Card

Todays card was made as a retirement gift for the SENCO at my childrens primary school that as done an awful lot for all my kids, especially my youngest William, who after fighting for years alone to get him the help he needed both at home and school with his special needs she didnt give up and made sure that she could do everything in her powers and beyond for him to get the extra care he needs to help him to make the slow and steady progress that he is doing at the moment. Its going to be really hard on William when he goes back to school in September for him to adapt to a new senco tutor (he doesnt take to well  to change) but the wonderful Mrs Hannant has assured him that she will be back at times to help in to settle with the new teacher. She will be missed very much in her retirement by so many people.

For this card I have used hunkydory toppers from the Flutterbye Wishes collection and papers from Wild Rose Studios Butterfly Garden paper pack. The cardstock is Adorable Scorable again from hunkydory. Ribbons are from my stash that were bought from my local haberdashery. flowers are from  iamroses.com if i'm not mistaken. To make the book pages effect I used my Hougie board to do concentina folds before gluing it all together.

I am really happy with the way this project turned out considering its the first time that I have attempted this style of card.

Thanks for taking a few minutes to visit. Hope you enjoyed looking at todays project.
Love and hugs to you all

x Natasha x

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

craft your passion challenges176 - summer-flowers
qkr stampede - anything goes
Through the craftroom door -august-20-27-challenge... anything goes
paper-crafting journey - anything goes
crafty ribbons challenge - anything goes with ribbon
avenue 613 - challenge-34 - anything goes or create your own challenge
papertake weekly - flower-power