Holly angel

Nov2

I have used a Lili of the Valley topper for this Christmas card. I matched it with some holly decorated paper from my stash and a topper printed from a Pollyanna Pickering CD. Alll elements were mounted onto dark green before being assembled on the card. I used some rustic jute ribbon behind the topper for a little texture.

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Challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks Christmas
C.R.A.F.T. – Winter
Craft Rocket Challenges – Christmas Is Coming
Crafting With An Attitude Always Anything Goes
Crimbo Crackers – Anything Goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin’ – Anything Goes Christmas
Crafting By Designs – Christmas
Crafty Creations – Always Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesdays – Anything Goes
Wo rds 2 Craft By – Leaves

Leona B

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

Girl’s birthday

Aug24

The rubber stamp used to make today’s card is from Lili of the Valley. The Rabbit is coloured with Promarkers showing how beautifully soft the colours can look. The papers I have used are from a collection called Little Bo Peep and the wording is glittered stickers from Forever Friends at DoCrafts.

Here is the sketch I used and rotated:

And here is my finished card.

Challenges:

Simply Create Too – Monochromatic Madness
http://digisketchchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – sketch above
Penny Black and More – Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy – Pets or Favorite Animals
Stempelsonnen Challenge – Anything Goes

Leona x x

LOTV – Dad

Mar10

This card has been made for my husband who is fabulous and has just got a new job. My children will give him this when he starts. The backing papers and embellishments are from My Paper Stash and the image ia a rubber stamp from LOTV.

Challenges are:
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/wk-10-graphit-colouring-challenge-male.html – male colours
http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes
http://www.theeastwind.com/ – use a digi
http://www.craftforthecraic.blogspot.ie/- something green
http://www.craftforthecraic.blogspot.ie/ – greens
http://miriamscraftingblog.com/challenge.html – go green
http://nutcrafters.blogspot.co.uk/ – masculine
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.co.uk/ – for a man
http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes plus green
http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – green for St. Patrick’s day
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.co.uk/ – shop your stash
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – masculine

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

Dragon

Nov18

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 27:1

I have had these baby dragon toppers from Lili of the Valley for some time but I have started to work through my stash. This is a really simple card using tearing and distressing around the egdes to make it less pretty and more boyish.

here are today’s challenges:

http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ – birthday

http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes for kids

http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/ – for the boys

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.co.uk/ – tictactoe(horizontal centre row)

Christmas Peace

Aug27

Greetings! I have returned to Chriatmas for today’s post. This is fusion card – ie made with bits from all over!

The angel at the top is a pre-coloured topper from LOTV. SHe is placed upon a Bethlehem scene which is an upcylced card from last year. Lastly, the sentiment is from Debbi Moore.

Hope you are having a peaceful day wherever you are 🙂

Today’s challenges:

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – sentiment & not Christmas

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-94-anything-goes.html – anything goes

http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – christmas:no red or green

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

Follow your dreams

Aug17

Back to colouring for today’s card. I have made a boy’s card using a LOTV image and some free papers. I bought the stamp from LOTV about 2 years ago and it is perfect for whimsical boys’ cards.