Welcome to my Surf Shack!

I recently spent a lovely crafty morning at a friend's house where we worked on making surf shacks.  I've had my surf shack die for quite a while but being the procrastinator that I am, I hadn't got around to using it so I was grateful for the push. So without further ado, here is my surf shack

I used a couple extra dies (courtesy of my friend). Starfish and shell are Marianne and the green plants are Sizzix Tiny Tattered Florals.  This is a really amazing die as you can make a variety of flowers. I was so impressed with it that I have since ordered my own.

I just love those green plants!

I then decided to add something

Did you spot it?

A pair of swim shorts drying in the sunshine!

~A

Linda's Craft Room

Hello Blog Friends!  I can't believe that it has been over a year since I last posted on here. As you all know well, life can get pretty hectic and one doesn't always get much time to do the things they love.
But recently I did get to make a card for a very special person's birthday.  It was quite interesting because that person actually left a message on my blog a few days ago about her coming to visit and never seeing anything new.  So Lin, this one's for you!

The stamp I used was Holly Wreath Tilda but I cut off the wreath and added a Melissa Frances mini frame instead.

The background brick wall is an Impression Obsession cover a card stamp and I added a die cut window frame. The foliage is a DooHickey die and a Martha Stewart punch.

And because Linda has two cats, her craft room wouldn't be complete with without them!

 And look, she's already received a birthday card from a secret admirer!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to update my blog more regularly!

I'm going to enter my card in these challenges:
Ribbon Girls April Card Challenge
Magnolia-licious Challenge #7 Anything Goes + Metal (because I've used lots of metal brads!)
Stamping Sensations April Challenge
PennyBlack and More Challenge 
Midweek Magnolias #161 Inspirational Photoboard

~A

Green and Orange

Hello blog friends! Once again it's been a while.  I really must pop in here more often! It's not that I haven't been carding, I just haven't been blogging.

This is my latest card which I made using a Cherry Tilda stamp, I changed it slightly by making my own fruit which I stuck over the cherries.  I filled a little glass bottle with beads and 'fruit slices' (nail art from Poundland) to resemble an ice cold fruit juice.  I originally had the little cork stopper in the bottle:

But I felt that it looked a little medicinal, what do you think?

So I changed it for a half pearl and I think it looks better.

 
I used more 'fruit slices' on the sentiment

Aren't they amazing!! They look good enough to eat!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Creative Moments Challenge 63 Anything goes/spring greens

Whimsy Stamps Challenge 80 Use a Sentiment

Sweet Stamps Challenge 212 Anything Goes 

And because I used orange card from my stash: Clear It Out Challenge Blog Orange theme and Orange stash item

Melonheadz Friends Use Green Challenge

Scrapper's Delights Challenge 42 Always Anything Goes 

Ballet

Oh my!!  It really has been quite a while since my last post, I do apologise!

Here's my latest card

 

Pink, girlie cards are such fun to make!

 As you can see I had a great time!

I'm going to do something with this card that I have never done before...I'm entering it into a challenge... the Live & Love Crafts Monthly Challenge where the theme this month is stitching and as you can see I've got lots of that!

Thanks for stopping by!

~A

Challenge 8 - Inspired by

For this challenge we were given an inspiration card.  This is my take on it:

I love Lili of the Valley images.

~A

Challenge 7 - Fairytale

I used a decoupage sheet for this one

Sorry the pic is so bad!

~A

Challenge 6 - Z fold card

I battled a bit to get my Z to work out and when I finally got it right it ended up being so thick from all the layers of paper that it needed the ribbon to keep it shut!

Here it is all tied up

The inside

And the back

~A

Challenge 5 - Butterflies

Oh I do love butterflies!!

I've used Heartfelt Creations paper for my card (a wonderful gift from my sister in law, thanks Linda!).

~A

Challenge 4 - Flag

For this challenge I made a birthday card for my daughter's friend.  I made two little pompoms:

All the stars and letters/numbers were cut on the Cricut.

~A

Challenge 3 - Monogram

I had fun with this one!!  I got to try my hand at quilling and thoroughly enjoyed it!

I sealed all the quilled bits with ModPodge which really helps to keep everything in place.

~A