Spring Hearts

This card was made for the Shabby Tearoom challenge which as always gives a photo for inspiration , but this week asks for the added items of polka dots, a heart(s), flowers as well as following the colours from the photo.
I had such a great time making my hearts I couldn't stop at putting one on my card .


I think I might use this as a Mothers day card as we celebrate Mothers Day next weekend.


As well as #112 Spring is Love at the Shabby Tearoom, I am also entering in the Anything Goes challenge at Papertake Weekly and at Creative Craft Challenge 2.

Play Date Fun

Wow Two posts in one day -I have not done that in a while - but we have had a long weekend. 
As my previous post was long winded I will cut straight to the chase (challenge) here.

This card was made for the Play Date colour challenge and it does have a few flaws - so if you spot them ignore them and go for the overall appeal.( you can find it if you look really hard)


So before I reveal the mistakes let me go straight for the challenges :


Play Date Colour Challenge 129, Creative card Crew #9 asking for ribbon ,Timeless Tuesday ( flourishes)#166 with a Bingo challenge and I have chosen -blue-ribbon-bling and lastly i am joining in the challenge at Simon Says Stamp challenge with an Anything goes theme.

Its a case

I enjoy the Case Study challenge as it is an opportunity to "copy" a great carders work without breaking the rules.
Generally I use the card as an inspiration and use perhaps one or two of the elements to case, but this weeks card had so many wonderful things happening that I had to try and get of much of it as I could.


It is Lauries last week as the muse and i hope you will join in or if not at least have a look at the wonderful card that is the  Case this week.


I have tried to use as many of her detail as I can: the dry embossing coloured with ink, the butterfly ,I have made my own tag, the lace replaces the doily and the peg the clip. 
All in all I am rather pleased with it , even though my photo highlights (and exaggerates)my smudgey inking- I used a sponge whereas i should have used a small brush.


Well if you haven't fallen asleep with this long post I hope you will give me some feedback on my card.


I am entering in the Case Study challenge , as well as the challenge at the Paper players which is a Tic Tac Toe board and I have chosen Ribbon, blue colours (in the ribbon and the tag and the peg) and my choice which is lace .


I am also entering in the challenge at Moving Along With the Times which asks for flowers or gardens as well as the Anything Goes challenge at Creative Inspirations

What a beauty from Laurie Schmidlin

Comments please.

Simply bright

I have not taken part in the Play Date Cafes colour challenge for some time now , although I am a regular visitor to the cafe .


 I sometimes find colour challenges very difficult, so was pleased to see this weeks colours and had a simple design in mind.


Simple in mind is not always easy to translate into action and I ended up having trouble getting my papers all lined up and not stuck to the desk.
The outcome however did please me and i hope you will like it as well.
Here is the PDCC124 colour challenge followed by my card

Spring Flowers in Autumn

There are so many challenges and cards out there with a Springtime theme, yet we in South Africa are making our way through Autumn and then Winter.
However a look out of the window shows a glorious morning here in Sedgefield.


So a very quick post as i head out for a Sunday breakfast under the trees.

Loved making this card and feel it has a lovely Springtime air about it. Used Laurens card at Case study as inspiration , taking from it the distressing,shabby look and lace.


As well as Case Study 's challenge I am also entering the following challenges:
Ooh-la-la Creations with a Vintage theme.
Simon Says Stamp Challenge with April showers bring Spring Flowers.
Cute Card Thursday With Spring Flowers as the theme and
Totally Gorjuss wanting some gorjuss bling

case atudy

A little bit of lace

Ages ago I saw a tutorial for making flowers on Sandras Stamping Spot and tried them and they turned out OK , although not as nice as hers .
When I saw that The Shabby Tearoom were asking for handmade flowers I decided to give them a bash again , and this time they turned out so much better. When looking at  the other entries for the Shabby Tearoom I noticed  that Andrea Ewen also has a similar tutorial , so if you are wanting to make some ribbon flowers or simply to look at two wonderful blogs pop on over. 

Using the photo as  inspiration as well i am entering in The Shabby Tearoom  Homegrown Flowers challenge as well as Papertake Weekly  with an Anything Goes theme and Creative Card Crew #7 who has a Spring challenge (think flowers are so Spring) and lastly but not leastly a Spring / Easter challenge at C.R.A.F.T .


Please let me know what you think of my lacey flowers and thanks to Sandra and Andrea for their tutorials.


Have a super Easter Sunday tomorrow.

The ShabbyTearoom

Shabby Chic

Had so much fun making this card , I almost feel like starting on another one!
I used the Play Date cafe's colours of Rasberry, Honey Mustard and Harbour as my inspiration and although I would never normally use these colours together I do feel they blend rather well.

So my card is being entered in the Play Date Cafes #124 as well as the Anything Goes challenges  at Cute Card Thursday  (challenge 209) and the Shabby Chic Challenge over at the Secret Crafter Saturday challenge and lastly I am entering once again in the Vintage challenge at Creative Card Crew

challenge 124

Hope you like the garden setting as well as my card