Challenge 18 - Horsey Card 3

Bee Crafty Challenge 18 - Cheltenham Festival

This weeks challenge was based on the Cheltenhma festival, so I dug out some Paper Nation Decoupage pages and some horse themed paper and put these quick card together. I must make an effort to start my challenge cards much sooner in the week!

New Stamp Two ...

This is another of my new Woodware Clear Stamps - A Gerbera Flower. I used a Wild Honey Ranger Distress Ink, to distress a piece of cream card. (This was my first ever attempt at distressing) Then I stamped two gerbera images onto the card and cut one of the images out. I removed a few of the petals and then gently bent the petals back to give a bit of depth, The second image was then attached to the first using 3d foam, and the centre of the flower was filled in with glossy accents. A light dusting of gold glitter was added to the petals and hey presto I had a Gerbera! I plan to make lots more of these flowers in bright colours and then use them to make a card - I will post a piccie once I have made it!

Just One Of My New Stamps

Just had to share piccies of my favourite new stamp - It's a Wellington Boot Stamp by Woodware (available from Bee Crafty in Bidford). The stamp is just over four inches tall and is so easy to personalise. Just stamp your image onto plain card and colour in with your Promarkers or Distress Inks, or just simplystamp your image onto patterned card or paper and cut out the various sections to decorate your boot. I haven't decided what kind of greetings card I will make out of these as yet, but what I do know is that I will have fun making them!

Button Fairy Butterfly

Something a little different this time for the Bee Crafty Tatty/Button Challenge - a Button Fairy Butterfly! I just simply threaded a few spare beads and buttons of various sizes onto thin wire and bent into the desired shape. I then added a pair of pale blue acetate fairy wings and some blue adhesive gems.

I'm not sure as yet if I will use this as a card embellishment as it is a little large (6 inches). I may make some more in different colours and use them to create a mobile - think they would look nice dangling free on different lengths of pretty co-ordinating ribbon. What do you think? Good luck in the challenge everyone. 

Tatty Button Bee Crafty Challenge

A quick and easy card with buttons as a theme for the Bee Crafty challenge, in celebration of the launch of the eagerly awaited Tatty Button range of stamps. Can't wait to get to the shop this weekend to see (and purchase) the new stamps in the flesh.

Cherry Cupcake

Just had to use my last new Wild Rose - Cherry Cupcake stamp and paper to make this last card. Have spent the whole weekend crafting and have thoroughly enjoyed myself. Looking forward to my crafting crop on Sunday (6th March) at Bee Crafty in Bidford. Rumour has it there is going to be a home made cake! Yum! Yum!

Wild Rose - Lilac Mist

This card was made with a selection of 2cm strips of the Wild Rose - Lilac Mist papers. The papers were edged with glitter glue and then attached to basic white 6 x6 card stock. A selection of coordinating Bee Crafty blooms were then used to make 3 floral embellishments. Think this makes a really pretty mothers day card.

My First Twisted Easel Card

If you think all I have done this weekend  is craft, then you would be correct! lol Having made my first easel card yesterday I thought I would experiment with a "twisted" easel card today. Am quite chuffed with the result. I used another of my new Wild Rose clear stamps which I coloured in with my Promarkers. (Think my colouring-in technique needs a bit of help so can feel another Bee Crafty tutorial coming on!) The image was matted onto some red and then white card stock and then placed onto some red/white dotty paper that had a large white flower already on it.  I then used some Bee Crafty blooms to create a flower which I glued into the centre of the large white flower. I added a heart shaped red gem to the letter and a round red gem to the hair band for added interest. As ever finished off with white card candy and a sentiment.

Think I had better have a quick break from crafting now as I need to catch up on a few chores ... I wonder how fast I can flick a duster around! lol

Wild Rose - For Men

Another fab stamped image from the new Wild Rose - For Men collection. I bought 6 new Wild Rose stamps on Friday (from Bee Crafty in Bidford) and have so far used 3. Am planning to use the other 3 today and will post pictures as I go along. I might even attempt a "twisted easel" card!