MAWTT - Inspiration Photo

Today it's Red's turn to host the challenge at Moving Along with the Times and she chose this beautiful photo to inspire us all.

Come along and join us and let us see your take on it.

This is my card -

My card blank is by Joanna Sheen. I used a Crafter's Companion Embossalicious folder to emboss the white paper which I then matted on to orange glitter paper. The large butterfly is cut in bronze Mirri card with a Spellbinders die. The body is made with JJD Cards orange faux gems. Gold cord makes the antennae with an orange gem at the end. The quote is from the internet, generated on the computer and then matted on to green glitter paper. A small butterfly diecut is positioned top right - I was given lots of these butterfly diecuts by Nataliya. 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - anything Goes with a twist - Use a die or punch

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesdays - They who have Wings

Crafty Cardmakers - Wings

Week 22

The Less is More Challenge this week is Shades of Blue. I've got the shades and I've got the blues! The card blank is a scalloped one from Craft UK. I drew the shades in pencil and coloured with Promarkers in Blue Pearl, China Blue and Sky Blue. The sentiment was generated on the computer in shades of blue and is backed with a Spellbinders nestie in blue Mirri board.

Crafty Sentiments

The Crafty Sentiments Challenge this week is Christmas in June. Now I thought this challenge should include Santa in shorts or carol singers on the beach but all the DT cards showed a 'normal' type Christmas card so that's what I've done eventually. The card blank is, as usual, by Craft UK and the silver card is from Create and Craft. The Crafty Sentiments digi, Charles Bear, is coloured with Promarkers and set on a Spellbinders nestie with a red Mirri board nestie behind. I've used two rub ons by Karen Foster - Naughty or Nice and Santa's coming - I've had these for a few years but can't remember buying them so maybe I won them in a competition.The little stocking tag is tied with a red organza ribbon, both from my stash. Charles Bear is in the bath and the bubbles and water are coloured with the Aqua Promarker and then covered with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen in a silvery colour. It looks quite effective IRL but doesn't show up so well on the photo.

Celebrate Red White and Blue

I've had a busy few days gardening and I've been absolutely shattered but I'm back to my crafting and my garden is all neat and tidy. The first card I've made today is to cover two challenges. The card blank is by Craft UK and the backing paper is a digi from Stitchybear. The navy blue backing card is by Papermill and I've used red Mirri board as the backing for the Spellbinders nesties. The sentiment was generated on the computer. The buttons are from Create and Craft and the image is one of my favourite LOTV stamps. It was stamped in Memento ink and coloured with Promarkers.

Crafting for all Seasons - Red, white and blue
Lili of the Valley - Celebrate

The Ribbon Girl Challenge

The Ribbon Girl Challenge theme is Pinks and Lilacs and this will be my first card in this challenge blog. My card is a large square white card by Craft UK. The backing paper is by K and Company and this is matted on to cerise Mirri board. The Sarah Kay stamp by Stampavie was stamped in Memento ink, coloured with Promarkers and cut with a Spellbinders rectangle nestie die. The scalloped nestie is in cerise to back the image and two of  the Parisian Accents are used - one corner piece and one fancy die cut which I've used to back the sentiment. I've used two ribbons, a wide cerise organza from Joanna Sheen and a narrow pink one from Create and Craft. Three small cerise gems from my stash finish it off.

LIM Challenge

This week the Less is More Challenge was to use acetate. Well, first of all, I was busy redecorating my craft room so thought that I wouldn't get a chance to make a card. However, after working my little socks off I did finish and posted some photos on my blog to let you see. Then, second of all, I'm not keen on using acetate on my cards so would this persuade me to give this week a miss? No, I was determined to try and so I used as little acetate as necessary but it is there! This card blank has a Cuttlebug embossing folder of flowers on bronze Mirri card down the left and another at an angle across the centre, saying 'with love'. A small Glenda Waterworth stamp 'weeds are flowers too' was stamped, with Stazon, on to the acetate and then trimmed to shape. It was fastened in the bottom right corner with a Dovecraft brad.

Crafty Sentiments Challenge

This week's CS Challenge is Glitter. I'm not keen on loose glitter so I made my card with a Craft UK Ltd card blank and using a backing paper of glitter patterns which I love. It's a sheet out of the 8 x 8 Trimcraft Desert Blooms pad. The Amy image is stamped on a Spellbinders nestie and backed with a scalloped nestie in bronze Mirri card. She's coloured with Promarkers and the sentiment is from LOTV, flowers from WOC and the ribbon from Joanna Sheen. I hope the photograph shows off the lovely glitter on the gorgeous backing paper.

In the Pink

This card isn't for a challenge, it's just because I felt like making a flower card. It's been quite a miserable day here with grey and overcast skies, yukky. I'm playing all day today because I'm not feeling 100%. Maybe crafting will help me relax. I hope you like this card 'In the pink'. One of Joanna Sheen's Favourite Flower stamps on a nestie, handcoloured with Promarkers and backed on to a Nestability rectangle in cerise coloured Mirri card. The backing paper is from Costco's huge case of papers. Hobbycraft's pink sticky ribbon is across the bottom and is topped by a Lili of the Valley sentiment stamped on to pink pearlescent card and backed with the cerise Mirri card. I'm reasonably happy today but would be much happier if I didn't feel sick, oh, well.