TRR Challenge #27

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge over at The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog! Zuzana is our lovely host this week and she has chosen this fab inspiration photo.....

...and ask that you create a card /project using BLUE plus COLOURS in the photo, RIBBON and a BUTTON!

Here is my card....

I choose to use the colours pink and white from the inspiration photo.  I've rather neglected this sweet little jar stamp from Little Musings recently and decided to stamp it in white onto kraft cardstock.  I tied some button twine around the top and added a little cotton button from Tea House Bridge and a little ivory pearl.  

I wanted to stitch around the edge of my card and, after around 15 minutes, managed to get it done.  For some reason my sewing machine kept jamming!  I added a couple of 25mm White/Pink Tea Roses and a blue faux silk ribbon bow.  

Supplies used:

Cardstock - Fancy Pants, MME

Ribbon - Blue Faux Silk Ribbon and Ivory Button Twine from The Ribbon Reel

Flowers - 25mm White/Pink Tea Roses from The Ribbon Reel

Stamps - Little Jar of... by Little Musings from The Ribbon Reel
Button - Cotton button from Tea House Bridge

Other - Paper Doily from The Ribbon Reel

TFL!

Pretty Headbands

Look what I've been making lately.... pretty floral headbands.  I made these a few weeks ago and forgot that I hadn't shared them on my blog...so here they are.

 

These headbands are perfect for every day wear and pretty enough to wear to a party, wedding or special occasion.  I've put them up for sale on my 'little baby bear' facebook page.  If you are interested, just leave a comment under the headband you are looking at.  

Supplies:

Headbands from stash

Selection of Prima flowers from The Ribbon Reel

TFL!

DCM Sportsman

It's Kathy's turn to set the dare over at Daring Cardmakers and this week she wants us to make a masculine card with the theme...

Sportsman

....it can be for any age of "boy" you like - from baby boy to Grandads, just make sure it also has some sort of sport featured too - footie, rugby, fishing, weightlifting, golf, athletics....the whole sporting arena is yours to choose from.

Here is my card...

I was stumped for a little while but then found this sweet digi image from A Day for Daisies called 'Just Fishing' and thought it was perfect for this challenge.  Plus its a suitable birthday card to give to one of my boys so it will go into my card box.  

I coloured the image with Promarkers before inking the edges with a little antique linen Distress Ink.  I glued down a piece of ivory button twine as the fishing rod (love this!) and stamped the sentiment from PTI set.  The papers are from MME and I distressed the teal coloured paper using my scissors.  

Supplies used:
Cardstock - MME from The Ribbon Reel
Image - Just Fishing from A Day for Daisies
Sentiment - Happy Birthday from PTI Set
Ribbon - Ivory Button Twine from The Ribbon Reel
Other - Promarkers and Nestie

TFL!

DYSU #69 CASE THE DT

We have a new challenge up over at Do You Stack Up? and this week we want you to CASE the DT.  All you need to do is mention which DT member you are caseing.

I made two cards this week....

One of our prize sponsors this week is A Day For Daisies.  This company is new to me and boy am I glad I decided to take a peek at their shop.  I just love their images, they are so lovely to colour.  I've just bought about 10 images, lol - well it was my birthday so thought I'd treat myself!!

This sweet image is 'Over the Rainbow' and perfect to welcome a new little baby.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and added some glamour dust to its wings.  The papers are from Fancy Pants which I just punched a decorative edge with my MS punch.  The sentiment is from WMS Compact Sentiments stamped with pumpkin spice versacolour ink.  After colouring the rainbow in, I remembered I had this fabulous rainbow ribbon from The Ribbon Reel which matched perfectly.

My second card also uses another image that I recently purchased from A Day for Daisies.....

I used this beautiful 'Pansy Fairy' image and had so much fun colouring with my limited number of Promarker pens!  I don't usually do purple colour cards but just love how this all turned out. 

Here are this weeks sponsors....

Little Darlings - $10 Gift Certificate
 

A Day for Daisies - $16 gift certificate

The Paper Shelter - $20 Gift Certificate
 

I can't wait to see what cards you all CASE.  Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's cards.

Supplies used:
Images - ADFD images, Over the Rainbow & Pansy Fairy
Cardstock - Fancy Pants & MME
Ribbons - Rainbow ribbon, white crochet lace and purple faux silk ribbon from The Ribbon Reel
Stamps - Compact Sentiments from WMS
Other - Promarkers, Nesties and ivory pearls

TFL!

April Crafty Templates - Butterfly Negative

I'm back with another Crafty Templates DT card using the Butterfly Negative from this months April templates.  

This card just fell together so easily.  I decided to use the Butterfly Negative and paper pieced the wings in this beautiful hexagon pattern paper and the body was paper pieced using mini pink chevron papers.  I topped the butterfly with a small Paper Blossom and added a little daisy, which I had sat on my desk.  The papers are all from the Day Dreamy Card Kit.

  I added a layer of ribbons, including a length of voile, ivory twill (from my own stash) and a strip of sequin trim.  I die cut a label and used one of the stickers from the Crate Paper Pretty Party Phase Sticker sheet.  I even re-used the red spotty washi tape the decorative pins are wrapped in from the kit! 

If you like the idea of receiving monthly templates delivered direct to your email, check out how to sign up to the Crafty Templates Club here.  

Supplies used:

Butterfly - CT April Templates

Card Materials - CT Day Dreamy Card Kit

TFL!

April Crafty Templates - Skinny Cupcakes

I couldn't wait to get designing with the Crafty Templates new April templates and was spoilt for choice this month.  We also got to design with the Day Dreamy Cardmaking Kit.

I layered up the papers, adding a roughly cut circle from voile before placing a doily die cut over the top.  I also cut a strip of the voile and tied it into a bow, fraying the edges, adding a Kesi Art Paper Bloom and secured it with a white flower pin.  The birthday girl sentiment is a sticker from Crate Paper.

As soon as I saw these fab cupcakes I knew I had to use them.  I printed the image out twice, first paper piecing the cupcake case onto some pale pink and white chevron paper and then colouring the pink icing and cherry with Promarkers.  So cute! 

 You can find out more details on how to subscribe here to the monthly Crafty Templates Club.  You can also find the Day Dreamy Card Kit here.

TFL!

DCM 'Tag You're It!'

It's Gez's turn to dare us this week at Daring Cardmakers with .....

Tag You're It!

Gez would like to see a tag on your cards: large tags, small tags, focal point or
embellishment - It's completely up to you how you chose to incorporate
a tag into your design.

To celebrate Gez's first Dare and also to celebrate the opening of our
own Zuzana's wonderful new online store:

Click HERE to visit the store

We are thrilled to offer a prize from this wonderfully tempting source of
gorgeous goodies this week. At Tea House Bridge, you'll discover some really
interesting and beautiful embellishments, including lace, resin items and
most especially some fabulous, unusual buttons!
Here's what could be yours if you win

To be in the Draw to win our prize:
Make a card for this challenge and leave a link so that we can see it
Add links in THE MAIN BODY of your blog to:
Tea House Bridge and the Daring Cardmakers
You may link to no more than 10 challenges including this one.

Here is my card...

Zuzana sent us some lovely goodies to play with and I choose these beautiful cotton buttons and that absolutely gorgeous resin chrysanthemum (I just love those!).

Please check out all the beautiful items over at Tea House Bridge, Zuzana has stocked her shop with some unusual but very pretty items.

Supplies used:

Cardstock - MME, Melissa Frances

Buttons - Cotton Buttons from Tea House Bridge

Resin flower from Tea House Bridge

Ribbon - Ivory Twill and Ivory Button Twine from The Ribbon Reel

Stamps - WMS Sentiment L'il Buddies

Other - K&CO Die Cuts, PTI Die & Stamp, Pearls, Nesties, Distress Ink Antique Linen

TFL!