Food Glorious Food!

Hello, and happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend. This week over at Through the Purple Haze Challenges the theme is 'food glorious food'. It is pretty apt after the weekend of food I have had ;-)
This week the challenge is sponsored by Lacy Sunshine

This is the card I did for the challenge - I used Bubbles Halloween.

 I used loads of Autumnal colours for this card.

 I coloured in the image and stuck it off centre onto a die cut doily.

 I used some beautiful stripy paper, and a red strip with yellow paper "bunting".

I added some gems and 3-D sticker and some outline stickers to finish it off.

Hope you enjoyed having a look.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

1)  Without Words Challenges - Pumpkins (4/11/13)

2)  Lady Anne's Challenges - Autumn/Fall (31/10/13)

3)  Kaboodle Doodles - Earth Tone or Colour (20/10/13)

4)  Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Autumn (20/10/13)

5)  House Mouse & Friends Challenge - Hey Pumpkin

Eithne

New Challenge at Eclectic Ellapu

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you are having a lovely weekend, wherever you are.

This week over at Eclectic Ellapu, the new challenge is 'It's Sentimental', with the main focus being on the sentiment.

This is the card I made:

I used some beautiful Japanese inspired papers, they are so lovely, very iridescent and shimmery.

I used a tag, and layered it behind and on top with the sentiment. I used the wonderful Indigo Blu stamp range, and stamped the sentiment onto some cream torn paper in brown ink.

I used this beautiful butterfly charm, attached it through the twine on the butterfly, and used a sticker for the roses. The edging I found at the bottom of a paper pack, thought it looked nice and also added a bit of texture to the card!

These flat back pearls (? I'm not sure if that is what they're called!) just finished off the corner.

Hope you like the card, why not give the challenge a go?

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
2 Sisters - Sketch
A Gem of a Challenge - Use two backing papers
Simply Less is More - Use a Rubber stamp
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (closed)

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a wonderful day :)
Eithne

Indigo Blu Challenge

Hello everyone,
Hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather. Here in Ireland we are having the hottest summer in a LONG time! Most days the temperature is way up near 30˙C. Don't think I'm cut out for this heat!

As mentioned in my previous post, I am thrilled to be part of the Design Team for the new challenge blog set up Through the Purple Haze Challenges. This week the first challenge is sponsored by Indigo Blu.

Here is my project using the beautiful Indigo Blu Live Laugh Love stamp range.

Here is the card I made:

From the beginning, I had awful trouble making this card - I just couldn't choose which stamp to use!! ;-) There are so many beautiful designs, and two lovely sentiments. The bird, dragonfly, butterflies and flowers are so detailed, it looks like a perfectly drawn image each time, rather than a stamped image. I am so impressed with the quality.
The detail in the butterflies can't truly be seen in the first photo, so here is a close up:

And the ornate border? Right up my street!! I love the regal look the border gives to this card. 

To make this card, here are the list of "ingredients"

- Indigo Blu Live Laugh Love Stamps

- Brown and gold ink pads

- Cream board cut to 200mm x 138.5mm

- Brown board 297mm x 210mm, folded in half to measure 148.5mm x 210mm

- two strips of tan (25mm x 200mm) and brown (33mm x 200mm) coloured paper

- Cream circle (diameter 82mm)

- Sizzix Scalloped circle die cut onto brown card (or any similar sized die)

Instructions:

1)  Stick cream board onto the centre of the brown folded board.

2)  With the tan strip of paper, stamp the ornate border in brownand allow to dry. When dry, stick the tan strip onto the slightly bigger brown paper.

3)  Stamp in brown ink two thirds of the sentiment onto the cream circle. Stamp the same two thirds onto a spare piece of paper, and carefully cut around the right side of the image to create a mask.  With your mask in place, stamp the butterflies in gold ink to the right of the sentiment towards the edge of the circle.

4)  Stamp the last two lines "Love beyond words" onto the bottom right corner of the cream card.

5)  When all inked images are dry, stick the tan and brown strip onto the cream card, above the sentiment. Stick the cream circle centre aligned onto the brown scalloped lace circle and then stick it to the card, left aligned.

Voila - Card is finished!

I thoroughly enjoyed making this card for the Through the Purple Haze Challenges. Why not pop over and enter the Indigo Blu challenge for this week? If you don't have any Indigo Blu stamps, you can purchase them here or you can take part in the alternative challenge this week - "Anything Goes".

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

One Crazy Stamper.com - Use kraft

Crafters Companion - More die cut projects

Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed the process!

Have a great day,

Eithne

Birthday Wishes

Hello! Today in Ireland we are having a beautiful Spring day. Long may it last! Seeing the daffodil shoots and the buds on the trees, gives such hope and anticipation for Spring and Summer!

During the week my Dad celebrated his birthday. We decided to have a surprise gathering, NOT a party, for him. After much deliberation, I eventually got a card made that I was happy with. I always find making cards for men, SO difficult.

I used my honeycomb embossing folder (again) and worked with brown and cream tones. I had it in my head, I would use my Joanna Sheen marbled paper.

I also cut out a tag, and cut by hand a smaller version of the tag to create a layered effect. I stamped the sentiment onto an oval, and found some buttons and brads that were a similar tone.

At a workshop last September, I got some honeycombed cut out. I have never seen this since or used it since, but would LOVE to get more. It fits the exact size of the embossing folder, so I inked it with a goldy-brown ink and placed it on top of the embossed brown board.

Hope you a having a great day, and thanks for stopping by!
Eithne