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 Good morning all

For today I have put together a dragonfly card - I love them just as much as butterflies.  

Dragonfly could be by Charlie and Pauchen - not sure and was cut using one of my Gel plate and acrylic plates on linen card to give it more texture.

The sentiment is by Stampin' up.

Unsure of the origin of bullrushes

The circle frame I used 2 dies together to create a frame and stacked two of them

The background was an embossing fold by Paper Discovery

Thank you for visiting

Hugz always Elaine x

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Butterfly beauty

 Hi all just a quickie for today - well it was supposed to be lol.  Turned out a lot longer than intended.

For this I found a quote on the internet and have no idea who the author is.  

I have had the spotty  die which represents the trail of the butterly.  I  have had this die for an absolute age and I used this die previously but cut it twice through the centre but this time only used half the die.  

Last night I was making more backgrounds using distress inks and different types of card.  This one did not bode well as I used my gray sketch paper which soaked all the ink and did not blend together at all.  It was destined for the scrap bin but loved the colours so used it today for butterfly and background to the cut out dots. 

I cut my favourite butterfly and run it through an embossing folder by Paper Discovery 

Once embossed I used pink inka gold on the bottom part of it and for the top I used purple. For the tiny butterflies on the wings I used the pink again. 

Thank you for visiting and do hope you call in again real soon,  

I will be on holiday from 21 - 30th in Marrakech yayyyyyyy! so this may be the last posting for a while but who knows??????? 

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Crafty Calendar anything goes 30/09

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Paper Dragonfly creative time flys (change over time into beauty) 30/09 TOP Three

WE love to create mixed media 30/09

Merry Christmas

Hey all

It is that time again for a new challenge over at Peace on Earth Christmas  This time hosted by Darlene with this current moodboard is

So so many options and no limit to creativity.

For mine I chose to go along with mainly white and fir branches.

Background - a gel plate with acrylic paint background

Fir branches and deer from Gummiapan

Circle dies I have no idea to origin - 2 dies to make the circle frame

Sentiment composed in word and printed

Thank you so much for visiting.  Why not head on over to Peace on Earth Christmas , join in with our fun challenge and leave some love

Elaine x

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Krafty Chicks 629 CAS un 30/09

CAS on Sunday 240 Christmas 01/10 1 entry un c

Falling Leaves 1

  Well this one has taken me ages to get it right ... on and off all day and nearly gave up.

I used an die of no idea of origin, the tiny leaf stamps are also unknown and it was a bunch of three on the same stamp so had to be really careful just inking one up and getting it right.  I used orange, red and yellow Adirondack ink.  To do this I stamped it on to scrap card then stamped again underneath the words so the colours were muted.

The sentiment I found on the internet and it didn't state the author.

Thanks for visiting and hope to see you again

Hugs Elaine x

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Daisy Chain challenges 67 CAS un 30/09

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Moving along with the times 146 Trees and or leaves  30/09

Krafty Chicks 629 CAS un 30/09

Alphabet Challenge L is for Leaves 30/09 1 entry only TOP THREE

Creative Knockout 470 Fall 10 challenges 30/09

Happy birthday friend

 Hi all

For this I had found a die I know I have never used - It could be an Altenew die but then again not sure.  Not much help am I !!!!

I cut it out of the front panel for the negative space and adhered another of my gel plate creations behind it. This leaves a negative space.  I then cut another and stuck it to the other piece I had already cut out from the panel.  I then adhered the diecuts back into the negative space.

I used a Gummiapan butterfly die and cut two from the same design. I stuck the bottom one straight to the card and the other attached on top by the body only for the wings to be raised,

The sentiments stamps I used were separate and have no idea of the origin.  

Thank you for dropping by for a visit really appreciate it

Elaine xx

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The simple things in life......

 Hi every one

Today I thought I would share with you the card I made this afernoon.

I used speckled blue and sage green oxide ink pads blended.

The grid die and the dragonfly I believe I bought from Charlie and Paulchen - I don't keep packaging. 

I cut the dragonfly twice from a background I made using my gel plate and acrylic paints.

Thank you for popping in and hope you come back real soon

Hugz Elaine xx

Critter Crazy 66 anything feature critter 30/09

Crafty Animals 65 Must have animal u 30/0

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge -  Die Cuts

Corrosive Challenges AG's     30/09

Butterfly crossing the line

 I found CAS on Sunday their current challenge is stripes - who could resist? well I could't for sure.

I cut some very thin stripes from black card and placed them behind the aperture so the white card base in white can be seen, giving the impression of black and white stripes.

The butterfly is from Gummiapan, cut the body in black for contrast.

              Sentiment stamp unknown origin    

Thank you for visiting and hope to see you again real soon

Hugz Elaine xx

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Tweet Twoo

 A quickie tonight before I get to bed. I made this one for Less is More challenge - Black and White. Well that is my favourite combination. I used the branch by Memory Box and the birdies from Gummiapan. I die cut the birds 3 times and stacked them.The sentiment I composed in word and printed for the front panel which is adhered to the card base using double sided foam tape.

Thank you for visiting my blog

Hugz Elaine xx

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Creative Fingers 238 AG's 01/10 

Addicted to CAS Birds 

Message to Heaven

I made this as a tribute to our lady Her Majesty the Queen and for all those we have lost personally.

For this one I used a heart die instead using it instead for embossing. it is quite faint but enough to see around the sentiment.

To mak your die emboss instead of cutting you have to use an embossing plate with a rubber mat. You tube has videos on it

The sentiment I saw ages ago on google but have no idea who originated this sentiment as there was no name to attribute to. I composed in word and printed it out

The butterfly is from Gummiapan as a set of three. I was going to used them all on the card but ended up just using the one.

The coloured card used is one of my gel plate creations.

Thank you for visiting

Hugz Elaine

x

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Critter Crazy Challenge Blog - anything goes with animals real or fantasy 30/09

Ellibelles Crafty Weds Sept AG's 01/10

Time out challenges 222  inspired by words 30/09

Rudolph appears ......1

 For today's card I used a background made with my Gel plate and acrylic paints.  I used a posca pen and lightly flicked to look as though snow is falling. I finally sprayed it with spray and shine to give it a sheen as well as protecting the colour.

I used the bunnies are I believe to be by Alexandra Renke and cannot remember where they came from. The reindeer was from Gummiapan I dissected him to look as though he is creeping towards the bunnies. 

The sentiment was created in word and printed on the front panel. This was then adhered to card base using double sided foam tape.

Entered Try it on Tuesday bunnies and reindeer

Thank you for visiting i really appreciate it

Hugz always

Elaine xx

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CAS Christmas card - CAS Christmas sparkle or shine 30/09 1/3

Krafty Chicks Christmas 18/09

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog - anything goes 30/09 TOP THREE

Sparkles Christmas CAS 30/09

Snow Patrol 1

 I just had to make this card for two challenges that this card fits the bill so to speak. The challenges are   Less is more - vellum and Perfectly CAS - Emboss. 

I used a frame by My Favourite Things

I used a snow embossing folder but do not know the origin for the background in vellum 

The tiny Santa and Reindeer are from Gummiapan

The front panel is stuck to cardbase using double sided foam tape.

Sentiment written word and printed

Thank you for visiting my blog

Elaine xx

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Winter Wonderland Christmas Animals 01/10

Krafty Chicks 628 Christmas Week 2 15/09

Bauble with sitting Santa 2

For this I used a bauble die which embosses at the same time, 3d Sizzix Impresslits. I used some of my greeny gold shaving foam background I had made a few days ago(have some left for a future project) and used Pebeo gilding wax over the raised areas. 

I used a snow embossed background (unknown origin).  The tiny cute Santa is from Gummiapan, a Swedish company.I stacked him 3 times so he could nicely against the background through the circle aperture.  I used double sided foam tape to curve and raise the bauble so it also sat nicely.

Thank you for dropping in to see me

Hugz always

Elaine

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CAS Christmas card challenge Sept 30/09

12 Months of Christmas-anything Christmas 10/09

Sparkles Christmas-CAS 01/10 TOP THREE

Craftyhazelnut Christmas 610-Christmas 12/09

Holly & Ivy-anything Christmas 25/09

Through The Craft Room Door 42 - Always Anything Goes 01/10

Aud Sentiments Challenge 297 -Christmas + a Sentiment 20/09