They are charming gardners.............

 The background for this one I used Nuvo Shimmer powder through a Tim Holtz stencil. .

I then cut out my butterflies (dies unknown brand) and backed it with pink to be seen under the wings. I cut it up diagonally and placed on card. I placed pearls for the bodies. The sentiment is a stamp and it was by Graphicos and had it for years. I don't think it is made anymore but easily can be generated on computer and printed. I mounted the front onto base card using double sided tape. The second pic shows the butterflies at an angle.

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Christmas with Ivy.......1

Again I was at a loss as to what to do next. I seem to have brain fog at the moment. I started to go through some of my bits and pieces for later box and found a piece of card where I was playing with my glimmer machine ages ago using a normal ivy die (Creative expressions trailing ivy) in silver to see how it came out, I didn't want to throw it out so used it for a background for my tree dies which I think may be unbranded - had them ages. I die cut a frame (unbranded) for the outside and mounted the card front onto the main card using double sided foam tape. Second pic close up so can see the fine silver outline and the vein in the leaves from the die. Sentiment computer generated

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Merry little Christmas AG's 20/06 WINNER

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The Corrosive Challenge May 5th AG's 05/06

Crafting Happiness AG's 30/05

A Place to start AG's 30/05

613 Avenue Create  AG's 30/05 

Double D challenge - Monochromatic 30/05

Poppies.....

For this card I used an Eggpng digital poppy and gold specks from purple frost by Hungryjpeg merged together using photoscapex. after alterations have been made I upload to word and print from there.

I printed image 3 times, twice on 300gsm card and once on delicate flower patterned vellum as an overlay beneath the cut outs and on top of the bottom image.

I used 2 different sizes of rectangular dies for the front layer.

After lining up all three images I adhered the bottom 2 together. I then fixed the front panel to the bottom making sure they all lined up using double sided foam tape. With a remnant of the cut out poppy  I punched out a butterfly for the front - I don't like to waste anything.

I inserted the words under the image in word using a text box as I always do.

 

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A Place to start AG's 30/05 TOP SPROUT

613 Avenue Create  AG's 30/05 

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Thank you .......

 I used my Nellie snellen robin embossing folder and inked it up using Distress Oxide Ink pads pumice stone, hickory smoke and a little black. I embossed 4 pieces of card, one for the background and the other 3 for the letters so I could match them up over top. I uses Rose Quartz Inka Gold as I don't have gilding wax (however that is on my ever ending list of things I MUST have lol ) The letters are by Alexandra Renke and stacked twice. I used pink card for the backing. The sentiment was written on laptop and printed.

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Double D Challenges 20/05

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O Christmas tree......2

 I just has to make another gold and white card for the CAS and Christmas challenges listed below

I think the tree is by Tim Holtz, can't be sure as packets have gone into the bin without me thinking lol.  

Cut the tree out from white card to show the gold after putting the die cut back into the negative space.

The sentiment I cannot for the life of me remember it's origin

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The holly and the ivy anything 115 Christmas 17/05

The 12 months of Christmas 88 - Christmas 02/06

Perfectly CAS 26 Gold - 15/05 WINNER

Merry Christmas.....1

 I have put this card together for some CAS and Christmas card challenge blogs.  The links to the challenge blogs are listed below the photos.

I used a Merry Christmas die in gold layered twice to make it more prominent. There is a background part of this die but felt it unnecessary for this card.  The stars are from a dies with tiny stars out of it.  

That is it clean and simple.

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Peace on Earth Christmas 15 15/05

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The holly and the ivy anything 115 Christmas 17/05

The 12 months of Christmas 88 - Christmas 02/06 

Perfectly CAS 26 Gold - 15/05

NOEL Noel.......The holly and the ivy...... 1

 Well here we go another Christmas card. The holly die I am unsure of its origin. The Ivy and noel are by Creative Expressions. I die cut the base of noel in black the die cut 2 white and stacked them, I die cut the holly and ivy in white and black. I offset them so the black looked like a shadow. That's it done!!!!!

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The 12 months of Christmas 88 Christmas cards only 31/05

Merry little Christmas 44 anything Christmas 05/06 

Peace on Earth 15 anything Christmas 15/05 TOP WINNER

Bunnies Love Seat

 Hi all

For this one I just wanted to make with no reason at all. I used bunny dies by Alexandra Renke,  I am unsure if all the others are by her - I think they may be - I am a naughty gal always throw packaging away lol.  I used some scraps of my shaving foam technique backgrounds for bunnies and birds. Anyway hope you like it

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Creative Fingers 230  - Anything goes 15/05

Poppies with flutterby!

Sorry I have not been about for a couple of weeks but have had quite a few domestic issues going on and ongoing. This card I made for a friend as a 'just because'  She does so much for me and wanted to show some appreciation and she is has problems also.

I used three digital images and merged them together.  

cracked image from pngegg

poppy and butterfly from pngwing

gold specks from hungryjpeg

one butterfly at base matching the bottom layer - I needed a tiny bow die but the butterfly had to do lol

matt with black card

Pictures show image different angles and butterfly wings open and closed so you can see the image lines up

 

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