Four colour challenge 

I would like to enter  this card 

over at 

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

A contrast of pinks and purples 

Keeping i the colour range of the four given colours

With plenty of ribbons and embellishments to give a beautiful effect.

    Fathers day Gift tin and bag

A simple plain bag decorated in bold colours

These plain bags are so on trend at the moment and can be picked up from most craft stores in many different sizes.

 A plain tin to a bright and bold gift

For this i used a used ring pull tin as this dont leave sharp edges. 

  I covered the tin with coordinating papers and embellishment ,adding a few bits of card candi to finish it off.

The tin can be filled with many different items  . I will be filling this one with my dads favourite sweets ......Sherbet flying saucers !!!
Yummy .

YELLOW  "Stampin' up challenge"

                  Faith in nature

The theme for the challenge is "yellow" and not every item used has to be a stampin up product thankfully as i have limited items. 

 The stamped images and words are from "stampin' up"  Faith in nature collection . 

The card stock and card blank are all basic card stock in pastel shades. 

Inks used were by Tim Holtz and Stayz-on. 

 The flowers have been Handmade by myself  using a flower punch from pastel yellow paper.  Finally finishing off with a few punched leaves  a flourish in a pastel green and a few pearls.

A nice fresh feeling piece !!!

 3 cards for a swap

Over at Dawns card swap x

A splash of summer

Simply quick and stunning

In the blues

FIRST ATTEMPT AT  BOOK                         COVER 

I started with a basic blank book base which i dabbed with Dusty concord and Victorian velvet Distress inks.  Then using clear ink i added a couple of butterflies and while wet gave then a light dusting of pink micro powder. I then stamped the tree using the dusty cord ink .

 With my embossing pen i added a variety of other micro powders to give the tree some light catching effects.  The wording "NOTES" was stamped and heat embossed on separate paper cut out and glued to the book.

 I then covered the parts of the book with clear ink , making sure that i used my old ink pad as it will pick up some of the micro powders . Then embossed with clear embossing powder.
 Once dry i stamped the wording then finished by coating it all with varnish . Now i have experimented with this i'm sure i will be doing more . I also made a gift bag to match.

A gift for my husband on our 10th wedding anniversary.

As you may well know that a 10th wedding anniversary is "tin". I wanted to give my husband some thing a little bit special that i had made myself.

Im sure one he finds the goodies inside he will be happy .

Tags

 After being away from my blog for a few months i have decided to  make a fresh start. Here is a couple of tags i have made over the last few days for a "tag swap " over at Dawn's card swap .
   The back ground paper is done with handmade papers which have been distressed ,stamped and then heat embossed in gold. The main image was embossed onto core paper, sanded and in parts heat embossed with a little gold. The bottom strip is also embossed and sanded in the same way giving dimension and texture to the tag .

              A simple tag which has been distressed using purples and yellows
                             And simply stamped on with a small butterfly stamp
                              A flower is always a great addition to any craft work