When You Wish Upon A Star

Hello Everyone,

It's time for another challenge over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.

The theme is always - Anything Goes.

The sponsor for this challenge is 

 Lemon Shortbread

Prize - 3 images

I am showcasing the prettiest image - 

Winterfairy.

I looked at this sweet fairy and she reminded me of the song 

When You Wish Upon a Star

 and that is  the design that I came up with based on those words.

I added stars, and used a embossing folder to give me some embossed rays

 and this is the design I came up with.

Stamps:  Digital image - Lemon Shortbread - Winterfairy Paper/Card Stock: Blue shimmer CS, White CS, Dark Blue Glitter paper, Silver CS Ink: None Dies Used: Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Scalloped Ovals Accessories:Spectrum Noir  Markers, dimensional foam, Star Hand Punch, Stampendous Star Class a Peels, Wink of Stella - Gold, Sentiment - Computer generated, Sizzix Embossing Folder Rays & Retro Circles

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge  - #7 - Anything Goes  (#75)
• Colour Crazy Challenge - Wk 15 ALWAYS COLORING & ANYTHING GOES  (#11)
• Creative Fingers -  No. 162 - ANYTHING GOES   (#26)
• Simply Create Too -  No. 148 -  ANYTHING GOES + OPTION: NONE (#105)
• Crafting With An Attitude - #50 -  Always Anything Goes (#162)

I hope you let your imagination run wild when you are trying to come up with a card design. 

You never know what your end result will be.

We'd love to see your submission in the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge

I will be back soon with another creation to hopefully inspire you.

Once upon a Springtime

Hello Everyone,

Had my monthly card class over at Simply Said Rubber Stamps yesterday. Everyone enjoyed themselves.

Let me share one of the cards from the class.

Quite a bit of layers and various different DP's adds a lot of interest to a card. The fairy is darling and we used Wink Of Stella to add just the right amount of shimmer to the image and the saying. 

If you haven't tried Wink of Stella yet, you must try it. I suggest starting out with the clear. It will add shimmer to your color and it really adds just the right accent.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Hampton Arts - Once Upon a SpringTime Paper/Card Stock: Green CS, DP's Ink: Memento - Black Tuxedo Dies Used: Spellbinders- Lacy Squares Accessories:Bella Bling - Self adhesive rhinestones

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Crafting At the Weekend - #4 Anything Goes (always) (#402) 
• Crafty Calendar -  Anything Goes (#282)
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - # 42 Anything Goes......(#60)
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - #22 Anything Goes (#47)

• A girl who crafts - Always ANYTHING GOES (#103)
• Artistic Stampers -  must use rubber stamp "Anything Goes" (#122)
• Cards Galore Encore -  Anything Goes (#173)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper –  Anything goes with Patterned Paper (#277)
• The Sisters of Craft -  Anything Goes(#112)

Thanks for stopping by today hope you have a great week.

The Best Day Ever

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping by today. This month the design team at Craft-Dee Bow will be using digital images from The Graphics Fairy. You will definitely want to check out all the designers projects this month for their very creative cards and other ideas using images from The Graphics Fairy.They have so many cool images and I hope you check them out soon.

I am very excited to show you The Graphics Fairy digital image that I used for my card today.

This image shows a fairy looking out of the center of a flower. I thought it would look great to have the petals popping off the card.To get that effect, I printed the image 3 times. The first image is the bottom image and is just  flat and cut with an oval Spellbinders die. Next I fussy cut the 2nd image and using my Paper Blossom tool kit, I shaped the petals to have them lifting up. I attached that right on top of the original image, but I left the petals free so they would bend. For the 3rd image I cut away everything except the orange-ish petals, making sure to include the green base of the flower. I used the Blossom tool kit on these petals as well, giving them a bend also. Again I layered these petals over the same area on image #2, attaching just at the base of the flower.. This gives the look of the fairy looking out of a real flower.Let me show you a close up view.

I decided to use some greenery and twigs and I added pearls to look like little buds on the brown twigs and as accents with some rhinestones on the greenery.

My bow - was made using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool. Using a sheer ribbon, I made a triple loop bow and added a lacy butterfly over the center knot. The tool makes bow making so easy. If you have trouble making a bow, this tool is the answer to your prayers.

There is gorgeous lace as a border on the card and the vellum panel is embossed with a Spellbinders Floral folder.

That wide lace piece might be a little hard to see, it extends down under the greenery and its under the sentiment also. I layered another piece if crocheted lace on top of that wide lace piece.

Here is a full shot of my card for my May post for Craft-Dee BowZ. Hope you have a wonderful week. Stop in at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog next Tuesday to see Vicki's beautiful project using another image from The Graphics Fairy.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital Image - The Graphics Fairy -Charming Flower Fairy Paper/Card Stock: Yellow CS, Orange CS, Green CS, Brown CS, Vellum Ink: Distress Ink - Gathered twigs Dies Used: Spellbinders Ovals sm, Circles sm, Memory Box - Siena Floral, Woodland Branch Embossing Folder: Spellbinders - Flora Accessories: Ribbon, Lace,Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, ab Scraps - Pearls and Rhinestones

I am submitting my project in the following challenges:

• A Creative Need - No. 19 - May - Mother's Day/ For a Woman (#12)
• Crafty Catz - No.229 - Anything But Square (#65)
• Jo's Scrap Shack - No.48 - Anything Goes (#80)
• QKR Stampede – No. 86 - Mother's Day (#32)
• Simply Create Too - No.60 - Stack 'Um Up (use 2 or more layers) (#163)
  
• Sister Act Card Challenge -  No. 55 - Anything Goes (#157)
• Wags 'n Whiskers - No. 128 - (W1 of 2) - Ribbon and Bling (#7)
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #27 Anything Goes (#70)
• 613 Avenue Create - #70 Anything + Option : Bling (#72)
• Challenges 4 Everybody -  May – Anything Goes (#103)
• Come and Get It -  Anything Goes (#65)
• Dream Valley - #81 Anything Goes (#77)
• Scribble and Scrap -#17 Always Anything Goes (#20)

Thanks for stopping in today, see you soon!

Happy Heart Day

Hi There,
I can't believe it the end of January!! Where do the months go.Have you noticed that Valentines Day is getting close. Have you finished your cards yet?? I thought I'd share with you the one that I made using a great new set from Sparkle N Sprinkle. This set is called the Love Fairy (stamp set 483) and it is darling!!! It is perfect for the sweetie in your life or a grandchild or a niece or  nephew, well just about anyone you want to send a valentine to. The verses say just the right sentiment, too.

I used pinks and reds for the card stock and a lacy doily and of course red glitter and Oh!!! we need some hearts, too. Now the card is done.Ready to send off to the love of your life.

SNS Products I used:

Love Fairy , Small Hearts, Happy Heart Day - all in  Set 483

Fire Engine Red Glitter  -G1007

BrushableGlue  540

¼” TearificTape  SAT01

CopicMarkers -  COPICA1 (E51, R81, V04, V17,R29)

Inks -Memento Ink – Rhubarb Stalk 99615,  Black Tuxedo 99604

Other products:

Card stock/Paper: White CS, Red CS, Designer Paper (DP)

Dimensional Foam

6” White Paper Doily

Punch

Heart Dies

Have a wonderful day!! Thanks for stopping by. See you soon

Cornish Heritage Farms Challenge

Hi Everyone

It's time for the next CHF challenge. This challenge is being hosted by ubber talented Cindy. The theme she decided on is Pearls and Lace. I personally love pearls, I usually am always wearing a pearl. 

With that theme in mind here is what I decided on:

I used the sweetest digi stamp 450R Fairy Dance

She is so cute.

I used Copic Markers and non smear chalks to color the image and the background.

The swirls are cut from a Sizzix die and I added pearls from Fab Scraps. 

The bling  is from Recollections.

All of the die cuts are from Spellbinders.

The lace is from - unknown

Background is embossed

We'd love for you to play along

If you would like to play along with us of course we would love to have you! AND - if you do, you could win a $10 Gift Certificate and a Winner's Badge to put on your Blog!

To play create a card using CHF images. You can use either CHF digi or rubber stamps to create a card or project.... anything you like as long as the stamps are Cornish Heritage Farms. (Yes, they can be older stamps.) 

Once you have created your card/project go to the CHF blog and place a comment with a link to your card/project to this post so that we can see what you created. If you upload your card/project to SCS don't forget to include the keyword CHF03. We can't wait to see what you create! 

Don't forget to check out the Cornish Heritage Farms Design Team's card on their blogs. 

• Anne Harmon
• Barb Gmitro-Best
• Barbara Bruder
• Cindy Haffner
• Dawn Bennett
• Debbie Standard
• Deneen Treble
• Dianne Beans
• Frances Byrne
• Holly Brown
• Jacqueline Smith
• Kris Chirhart
• Kristine Reynolds
• Lisa Silver
• Michele L
• Petra Amico
• Silke Kittmann
• Steph Ackerman
• Vicki Davis

Thanks for stopping in today.