Hedgehog Cuteness with a Button and Bow

Hello and welcome! 

It's time for my weekly card share for Allsorts challenge. This week Kath is hosting and she would like to see "Buttons or Bows" but with an option of "Anything Goes", so do feel free to link up any new crafty makes for your chance to be entered into the prize drawing. 

This week we're giving away a £15 Voucher from Stamp Addicts.  Sarah from Stamp Addicts will be on TV again during The Craft Store's Family Favorites event on Thursday 24th June at 7pm (UK times).

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I decided to make a sort of clean and simple- ish card today, using a cute hedgehog stamp from Penny Black's set "Sweet You". 

Penny Black Sweet You

I stamped the image using Versafine Onyx ink and then colored with my Zig Clean Color markers and fussy cut using Cutterbee scissors.

A die cut mask was used to ink up some hills with Shabby Shutters Distress ink. A Lavinia stamp (Lavender) was used behind the image for a tall grass impression before adhering the image.

On the top portion of the card I used Tim Holtz's Rays stencil with Tumbled Glass distress ink and then stamped the sentiment from the Penny Black set Happy Wishes using Versafine Onyx ink.

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I was looking for some accent designer paper in my box of straps and found the simple striped paper and then added a small piece of "script" designer paper.

 

Following Kath's optional theme of "Buttons or Bows" I added a button with some May Arts jute twine tied into a bow. 

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Thanks so much for visiting!!

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Challenges:

Stamping Sensations - I Love... (Penny Black Hedgehogs) // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Use PB Stamps // Aud Sentiments Challenge - Use a Sentiment // CCEE Stampers - Outdoors // Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes // Krafty Chicks - CAS // Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics // Colour Crazy Challenge - Coloring // Crafty Catz - Animals // 

Always Anything Goes and Link Parties:

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Dare to Share //   Inspire Me Monday // Hello Monday // Random-osity Good, Random, Fun // You're The Star Blog Hop Link Party @Stonecottage Adventures // Anything Goes with Your Hosts @ My Random Musings // Jenerally Informed The Happy Now // Shelbee on the Edge Spread the Kindness //  Effortlessly Sophisticated // Wonderful Wednesday // Welcome Wednesdays // Classy Flamingos // Thursday Favorite Things // Little Things Thursday // Encouraging Heart and Home @ Slices of Life

A Little Bit of Magic with Lavinia Stamps

Hello and welcome! Another week has come and gone, and we have a new theme at Allsorts challenge!

It's Tracy's week to host and she chose the fun theme of "Magical Worlds", so get out those fairy, gnome, dragon, mermaid, alien, etc. stamps and create something fun! We have a prize from Lavinia Stamps to give away this week, a beautiful Lavinia Fairy as well as a stencil from Lavinia, so hope you'll get a chance to join us!

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I started collecting Lavinia stamps a few years ago and have several fairies now along with some of their florals and trees, the one I used today is probably one of the first I purchased. This one is called Fairytale. 

My design was inspired by this week's MFT sketch. I simply die cut circles in various sizes using sticky notes, stuck them to the card front and started inking. I used Antique Linen, Victorian Velvet, Seedless Preserves and Blueprint Sketch Distress inks.

Before removing the sticky notes, I splattered a bit of water onto the background for the fun distress ink/water reaction, then removed the sticky notes. 

The fairies were all stamped using Versafine Onyx ink. I also used the "Spiral of Spells" stamp, also from Lavinia along the edges of the card for some magical words. The small fairies are 2 of the Three Dancing Fairies and then I stamped the stars (also from Lavinia) to fill in some of the white circles.

The white on black sentiment is from Penny Black's set "Blooming Sentiments", stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed using white detail embossing powder. 

Before adhering the the card front to the base, I ran the Blueprint Sketch ink pad along the edges for some definition. 

If you are in the UK you know you can find Lavinia stamps directly from their shop. And there are now several US retailers who sell these beautiful stamps as well. I purchased mine from Del Bellos Designs and ASC Supplies (both Etsy Shops) and now there are also some private retailers selling these stamps via Amazon as well. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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MFT sketch  // Aud Sentiments Challenge - For the Girls // Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes // Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act // Crafty Gals Corner - For the Ladies // Fab n Funky - Girly // Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes // Double Trouble Challenges - Anything Goes // 

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Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: June Challenge - Clean and Simple or Anything Goes

Hello and welcome to my Crafty Wednesday - June Challenge right here on my blog! Hard to believe it's already June!! Thank you all for joining in last month, there were many wonderful creations and as always you can see my top picks at the end of this post. 

This Month's Theme:

For the month of June I selected the theme of ...................

Clean and Simple

(or Anything Handmade Goes)

Remember, the themes are now optional and you may share anything handmade (it does not have to be a card), old or new and any entry will be considered as a top pick. 

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And here is my card!

Both stamps I used here are very old and sadly retired but occasionally can be found on eBay or Etsy. 

Message from Above by Penny Black and Sentiment from a Stamp set by Flourishes (this company is no longer in business).

I started out by masking around the card front using painter's tape so I could ink up the rectangle. I used Tumbled Glass Distress ink for inking then removed the masking tape.

Next I stamped the image on a piece of scrap Neenah 80lb card stock using Memento Tuxedo ink and colored using Copic markers. I then fussy cut the image. 

The sentiment from an old Flourishes stamp set (which I had purchased a couple of years ago from eBay) has been stamped using Versafine Onyx ink. 

I did stamp the image again onto the card front to include the small flower which I hadn't fussy cut. Since this is a wood mounted stamp, I had to use an old Stamp-a-Ma -jig tool to ensure correct alignment.  I can't believe I actually found this tool as it's been many years since I last used it!!

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I didn't really plan on adding a ribbon, but I found it on my desk already tied in a bow as I was finishing the card, so I added it.   

I'm linking up here:

Penny Black Saturday - Use PB Products and CAS // Passion For Markers Challenge - Make it Cute // 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Critters // Crafty Animals - Animals // Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Ribbon // Daisy Chain Challenges - Ribbon // Sweet Stampers - Animals // Double Trouble Challenges - Anything Goes // A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes // Cute Card Thursday - Critters // 

Dare to Share //   Inspire Me Monday // Hello Monday // Random-osity Good, Random, Fun // You're The Star Blog Hop Link Party @Stonecottage Adventures // Anything Goes with Your Hosts @ My Random Musings // Jenerally Informed The Happy Now // Shelbee on the Edge Spread the Kindness //  Effortlessly Sophisticated // Wonderful Wednesday // Welcome Wednesdays // Classy Flamingos // Thursday Favorite Things // Little Things Thursday // Encouraging Heart and Home @ Slices of Life

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Last Month's Top Picks:

I will continue to add my favorites to the dedicated Pinterest board, but going forward I will once again showcase the top pick's creations with links to their individual blogs, which will be removed at the start of each new month's challenge to remain in compliance with GDPR.

Choosing favorites is never easy but something that needs to be done and here are my top picks in the order of entry.

No. 26 J. Atterbury

No. 35 Adry 

No. 43 - Chrissy

Congratulations! Well deserved recognition! Your top pick logo is below. Feel free to post it to your own blogs if you like to!

To play along this month simply use the linky tool below.

A few things to remember:

• You may follow the theme or anything crafty goes.

• Backlinking is allowed.

• You may combine with any other challenges.
• You may use any brand of stamps/digis/products (no company restriction).
• No more than 3 entries per person please - no worries if you end up with more.
• Please do include a link back here to my blog in your blog post.

Note: Top picks will be selected from the entries shared with the linky tool. The top pick's creations will be displayed the following month along with their blog links until the start of a new challenge. If you do not want to be featured, please do not use the linky tool.

A Handmade Graduation Card in a Z- Fold Card Style

Hello and welcome!

It's Saturday again and that means a new theme at Allsorts challenge! Mervi is hosting and she would like to see "Any Celebration but Birthday". Hope you'll play along with us. 

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This was the perfect challenge at the perfect time for me as my son is graduating from Highschool. He told me a few years ago that he prefers receiving my handmade cards more than a store bought one, so I definitely wanted to make one. And for a special occasion such as this one I decided to make a "fun fold" card.

The inspiration for this card came from one of our Allsorts entrants from a challenge last year. You can see it here. I did use different images and colors, but the main idea came from that card. She had used a SVG file, but I searched for card fold in a similar style (I don't own an electronic cutter) and found a Z-Fold tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers. 

I had this idea of using an eagle in flight image but had no stamp, so google came to the rescue and I found this gorgeous eagle coloring page which I sized down and printed on Neenah 80lb card stock. Colored with Copic markers and fussy cut using my Cutterbee scissors. 

This is how the card looks when closed. 

I used an old script type background stamp from Whimsy Stamps (no longer available) with white craft ink (options) on the black card stock. The stars are all die cuts.

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The brushed gold paper was part of a Hero Arts stamp kit. The graduation cap is by Stampin Up, another oldie. A wire which I had in my small jewelry making stash was used to make it stand up. 

Sentiments were typed up on the computer and printed out. "Embrace your Journey" came from Tim Holtz' Quotations sticker set. 

I feel like there is too much going on for my personal normal card style, but I do like to occasionally step out of my comfort zone.

Thanks so much for visiting!

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