Dangerous Dancing

May3

Tomorrow is my husband’s birthday so I made this card using a digistamp from Just Inklined and coloured using Spectrum Noir Pencils. It was printed on kraft Neenah so the skin tones were a little easier than usual! And in case you were wondering, this is supposed to depict me and my hubby at our Ballroom Dancing class, though heaven help him if we do ever have to attempt this move!

2016_05_03

Challenges:

Not Just Cards – Always Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations – Anything Goes
Colouring in Scrapland – Celebration
Crafty Cardmakers – Pearls or Gems
Digi Tuesday – Kraft

Leona B x

My 2014 top 15

Dec31

Thank you for following my blog this year and allowing me to share my creations. I am planning to make fewer cards next year and concentrate on more sewing projects…well, we’ll see.

I have made approxiamately 200 cards this year and you can imagine how tricky it is to narrow it down to a few favourites, but here goes! (In no particular order.)

Lili of the Valley stamped image and papers from the Bo Peep collection.

The papers are from American crafts and the digi from Kenny K.

Nitwits designs papers and a Polllycraft digistamp.

Saturated Canary digistamp.

Digistamp from Sassy Studio Designs backing papers from Nitwit designs.

Saturated Canary digistamp and papers from my stash.

CAS card using a Mo Manning digistamp

Mo Manning Digi stamp paired with free papers from Making Cards Magazine.

Digistamp from Just Inklined and backing papers fron Kanban.

Made for my sister’s wedding, this is a Mo Manning digi embellished with Spellbinders die cuts.

Digistamp from Oddball Arts and papers fron Kanban

Polkadoodles made into a birthday card using DoCrafts papers

This is an Emma Canning digi, available from Polka doodles and the papers and embellishments are from Hot Off The Press.

I think this is my favourite. The papers were from a Tattered Lace magazine and the digi is by Jellypark.

But this is a very close second! Made entirely using a Polkadoodles CD, I did a lot of fussy cutting to make this circular card.

Wishing you all a happy and blessed new year.

Leona x x

Challenges:

Bronte and Bella’s Challenge (Mo’s Digital Pencil) – Your Fave Mo Make of 2014
Clear It Out -Upload Your Favorite Card from 2014

The year of the horse

Mar15

The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle: but safety [is] of the LORD Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

James 3:3

I am sharing a fun card to day, made with an image from Just Inklined. The card is in homage to the Cheltenham Festival which took place this week.

Today’s challenges:
http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/ – the year of the horse
http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – animal antics
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ – masculine clours
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.co.uk/ – animals
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/ – luck of the Irish

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

For Emily’s confirmation

Feb2

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galations 5:22

I have made this card for the dear daughter of dear friends who recently moved abroad. The digistamp is from a craft CD called THe Next Big Thing and the papers were free in a magazine. The glitters used on the flowers are by Debbi Moore.

I found this color inspiration on Pinterest

Color Inspiration

The challenges I’ll be entering today are:

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ – e is for embellish

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ – bling/glitter/gems

http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.co.uk/ – flowers

http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – z is for zesty colours

We send Emily much love for her confirmation.

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

A Macmillan Thank you

Oct5

Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Matthew 25:36

Hello, a CAS card for you today and I have an unseasonal card for a good reason. Yesterday Iorganised a coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer support – they use the image of the daffodil for fundraising and hope. This is my thank you to all those who supported and helped us to raise £150.00 for the charity.

The card teams a digita; stamp from Just Ink;ined and the sentiment medallion was free wth a magazine a couple of years ago. I think this a smooth combination of digital and traditional stamping, don’t you?

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

http://www.linkupforpink.com/ – well wishes

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.co.uk/ – awareness/support

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ – flowers

http://www.stampingpeacheschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – colour challenge

http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.co.uk/ – flowers

http://happycamperscc.blogspot.co.uk/ – show us your flowers

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

Creative Moments DT Post – Flowers

Jun26

For the latest Creative Moments challenge, I have joined two sweet digis from Just Inklined. The theme this fortnight is flowers.

The heart shapes were cut out using Sizzix dies from a selection of odd papers from my stash. The ribbons were also scraps and 3 short lengths were tied into a bow using a bow-maker. All papers were dusted around the edge with Tim Holtz Spun Sugar distressing ink.