No winter lasts ...........

I took the inspiration for this card from the theme at Allsorts challenge- spread your wings and the colour combo from Colour Create Challenge Yellow, grey, black and white. I have had this Lavina stamp for a few months now and so pleased I finally felt I had the project I wanted to use her for. The sentiment is one of a set from Gourmet rubber stamps. I used TH mustard seed and Momento London Fog and brayered the background. I then used an ink duster to put some mustard seed on the nestie and brushed the edges with London fog. I then added silver and yellow glitter to the image with some fairy kisses diamond sparkles for good measure!
I'd also like to enter into DYSU challenge - with wings and Flutterby Wednesday challenge, a butterfly, fairy or angel.

Spring with snippets

Please scroll down for my Spring DT card for penny Black & More at Allsorts this month. 

I had a lovely time in the playground last week with Di and her snippet challenge on Pixies Crafty workshop no one pulled my hair, in fact I got left so many lovely comments, thank you.
This week I have used three different snippets from my box. Inspired by new acquisition from SU, the heart punch (I used to make the flowers) and the itty bitty punches. This was one of the snippets

Such a lovely paper that I didn't want to throw any of it away, I still have a few snippets left. The punch enabled me to use the lovely ladybird and bumble bees to good effect on this card. The stamps are from American crafts.
I'd also like to enter this card into
Joanna Sheen challenge- spring is in the air
Crafty Calender Challenge -spring clean

Springtime at Penny Black & More at Allsorts

It's time for a new challenge over at Penny Black & More at Allsorts and the theme this month  is Springtime - how lovely. I wanted to get a really bright and cheery effect with my DT card and so I chose this lovely PB sunny girl with her tulips and then used papers from PTI. I've coloured her with the new limited edition spring promarkers too!
Do come and join us at Penny Black & More at Allsorts this month and see the other fab DT cards and share your creation with us. I look forward to seeing it.

I'd like to enter this card into the Simon Says Stamp challenge - anything goes.

LIM week 57 - neutrals

The challenge on Less is More this week is colour - neutrals. For some reason I had the desire to use my spellbinders with vellum today, I don't use the vellum I have very much because I am never sure what to do with it. So I took this sheet of printed vellum and stamped a sentiment onto it in expresso ink. Then I decided to cut the same shape from some cream dotty paper and layer the two together. I added a tiny butterfly punched from the vellum.
I also wanted to share this beautiful card that I received yesterday from Sheetal the winner of my blog candy  - thanks so much Sheetal, it is beautiful.

If the shoe fits......

I've made this card using a free decoupage sheet from Jak Heath. The paper I have had in my stash for forever and the ribbon was taken from some clothing at some point. I'd like to enter this card into Creative Inspirations - anything goes.
I've a stack of images that I print to fill a sheet when I want one image, I've decided that this is actually a false economy and undue pressure now to get them all used up!
Don't forget to check back tomorrow when I will have my Penny Black & More at Allsorts DT card to share.

Flahback Friday 21

The challenge on Flashback Friday 21.0 is to show your first paper pieced card. This is mine and this is the original post back in 2009. I still love this stamp and this card, I really need to use that stamp again! I do love the effect of paper piecing especially when used with a matching background.

In the garden

I've had this little A Day for Daisies free digi for a couple of weeks, meaning to get a challenge card made based on their colour challenge. I realised the challenge is about to end and also the challenge on Sir Stampalot challenge for "in the garden". So this is my second post tonight, burning the midnight oil to get it done LOL! I wanted to experiment a bit more with my  dies and rather pleased how this turned out. I added some diamond dust to the flowers and a little bling around the sentiment. The paper border is a paper from Pink Petticoat.