For Mum

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #161

Theme ' For Mom/Mum'

The sponsor this week StitchyBear Digital Stamps

with a prize $9 to spend in the store.  To win this prize you need to use a digi from the StitchyBear store.  You can still enter without using a StitchyBear digi and the prize for the winner is $3 to spend in the store.

I have throughly enjoyed this challenge:)  This week the image I have used is 'Sending Love', a My Heart Pieces Digital Stamp Designs Priyanka!  Isn't she just so super cute!!!

I decided on a colour scheme of purple and yellows for a change and while colouring in all I could think about was my Mum's garden back in the UK.  Mum has the most amazingly colourful garden full of roses and lilies and other showy annuals (mainly pansies) dotted around for a bit of extra OOo La La.  Both my Mum and I love our pansies.  After completing the image I decided to make the backing paper myself using yellow pansies on a purple background.  First I found a digital photo of pansies from my Mum's garden which I potted around with (sorry for the pun)  :).  Next I converted one of the pansies into a Photoshop brush which I then used to create the backing paper. Pretty pleased with the outcome I think it looks so great with the digi.  It was a bit hard getting the colours right but after several attempts I managed to match them up with the digi colours.

I don't usually decorate the inside of my cards when I make them, preferring to do this as and when needed, but this time I could not help myself, I so loved the paper and wanted to see what the card looked like with the inside done too.  I found a great quote, ''Only a mother as perfect as you, could have a daughter as perfect as me" - Bobby Pin which I think sums things up perfectly (not saying I am perfect by any means lol)

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• 'Sending Love', a My Heart Pieces Digital Stamp Designs Priyanka
• Topper die cut which I made and cut on my Black Cat
• Yellow mesh, gems, ribbon etc from my stash.  The ribbon was totally the wrong colour so I coloured it with ProMarkers <g>  
• All layers mounted with foam tape

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Hobbycutz - Challenge 5 - Mothersday
• Corrosive Challenge - Challenge # 173 - Mother's Day
• Stamping Sensation - ********Special Occasions********
• HIMCR #95 - Mother's Day!
• Sweet Stampin - Anything but Birthday
• Artistic Inspiration - CHALLENGE 38 Card for a Lady
• Tuesday Throwdown - Make Your Own Background
• PSC76: Mother's Day
• DL.ART - #10 THEME: Mother's day
• Paper-Crafting Journey - USE A SENTIMENT!
• Broken Box Stock - Challenge #25: Mother's Day
• Crafty Catz - Challenge 180 - THE COLOUR PURPLE
• JAI #163 - Just Add...a FUN background!

Dolphin Birthday

Now dinner is done and dusted I can upload my second and last card for the day.  It was such a rude interruption to have to vacate my chair and occupy the dreaded kitchen but I really should not complain as hubby is so good at taking his turn <g>

This card was specifically designed for the Delicious Doodles challenge - Make it Fishy.  OK, I know a dolphin is not a fish but it does swim in the sea so is close enough I think.  I was itching to make this card all day after seeing the challenge last night and just having to go buy the digi I used which I have had my eye on for some time, it is just so goooorrrggeous don't you agree.

As usual, I really wanted to show the digi off and had thought of using some wonderful water velum I have stashed away but then thought, material.  I have not made a card using material instead of DP for ages and knew I had what I thought would be perfect in my drawer.  The material was a scrap given to me by a friend (also in four more colours) which she bought of an event here in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, to decorate the tables.  I tried to pucker it up to make it look like the motion of the sea but by the time I had added the text border, digi and embellishment it kind of got hidden, never mind, I know it is there and you can feel it in the real world.

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Digi - Leaping Dolphins by Teri of Delicious Doodles
• DIes - Spellbinder - grand scalloped ovals and  fantastic flourish one, Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4pk - Borders by Rachael Bright
• Background is material from my stash
• Sentiment by your truly
• Pearls, Stickles, gems, dolphin charms and Extreme Glitter also from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Delicious Doodles - Challenge #33 - Something Fishy
• JAI #163 - Just Add...a FUN background!
• Polkadoodle - Birthdays With Bling
• Aud Sentiments - Happy Birthday to US!!! Challenge 79
• Sarah Hurley - Challenge 79 - Projects with Character
• DTC - challenge #207 Birthdays
• Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Insects or animals
• Tuesday Throwdown - Make Your Own Background

Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting.  Hugs Mimi

Heard you need a hug!!!

Just a very quick post.  It has been a busy afternoon in this household, two cards. Here is the first on using a Mo Manning image.

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Digi - Two Jill from Mo's Digital Pencil
• Swirly die - Spellbinder - fantastic flourish one - 1
• Mounts - X-Cut - #2 rectangle-parenthesis
• DP - Docrafts Papermania, Red Hot Paper Pack
• Purple Stickles
• Gems, crystal stems and bow from my stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Mo's DP2  - Challenge #182 - Pastel Colors
• Dilly Beans - Think Pink
• Stamping for the Weekend - Die cuts and/or punches
• Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment!
• Whimsy Stamps - Challenge # 58 Theme Pretty In Pink
• Love to Scrap - Challenge #4 - Cut It Out!
• Sparkle N Sprinkle - Use a digital image

Welcome to your new home

I have not made a new home card for ages so thought it was about time I did so, you just never know when one will come in handy.

Close up of background brickwork embossing

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Digi from 'Window' by My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps with fussy cut fence for dimension
• Paper flowers made using Spellbinders-bitty-blossoms-6
• Brickwork embossing folder but I don't know the company who made it - no name on it
• Mounts and sentiment - my design and print/cut on my Black Cat
• Flowers, ribbon, backing paper etc from my stash
• Gem bits are recycled from an old broken necklace

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• My Heart Pieces -  Add embossing, die or wet
• Die Cuttin Divas -  Challenge #112 ~ Flowers
• Tuesday Throwdown - Make Your Own Background
• Simply Challenged - April 23rd Embossing Folders
• Sweet Stamps - Challenge #114 Use 3 of Any Item (I used 3 die cut flowers, 3 birds on the digi)

After the rain!!!

Could I resist - easy answer to that - no <g>.  I have had this super cute digi by Stitchy called 'rain drops' for a wee while now and just needed an excuse to use it.  After a really long winter in the UK and now half way through Spring hardly knowing that it had even arrived (so I am told as I am in Saudi, well away from all the rain <g>) I thought it would be rather nice to create a card for all my family and friends a couple of thousand kilometers away telling them it is now time to look for the rainbow.  Warm, dry weather can't be far away now!!!!

My brain cell was not working properly and although it was inadvisable in this frame of mind to try something new I did anyway.  I really wanted a plastic looking umbrella and found in my stash some 3D effect stuff by Anita.  Sounded like just the thing to use.  Image coloured and cut and time to apply the compound, brilliant, just the effect I wanted but, yes there is a but ..... the area was far to large for me to cope with and I was to mean to use nearly a whole bottle :)  - oh dear, no good, something else to fill my bin with and start again.  Back to my normal method or using a sheet of plastic transparency.  It has sort of given the effect I was after in real life but as I didn't use the  flash on the camera you can't really see it in the photo.  The bottle of 3D effect stuff was still sitting in front of me shouting out - 'hey come on use me on the card, I am feeling rejected'.  How could I refuse and so the wellies, yes the wellies could be plastic too and the area not to large.  With a happy bottle of 3D effect stuff in my hands I covered the wellies.  Alas, like the umbrella, they too have not shown themselves in their glory due to not using the flash.

Recipe:-

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Digi - Stitchy's 'Rain Drops' available from the StitchyBear Digital 
• Sizzix die for border - Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4pk - Borders by Rachael Bright
• DP paper from Panda Bear also available from the StitchyBears Digital Outlet called, funnily enough, 'Rainbow Papers'
• Gems, lace and strange grass stuff I found in a stationary shop one day from my stash.  No idea what the grass stuff is, when I tried biting it, it was like acrylic wool - yuk but it feels like dried plant matter :)
• Sentiment - by yours truly

Reading this post I think I am in a very odd mood - beware anybody in my vicinity lol

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

• Digi Haven - Rain/Umbrella Challenge
• Rogue Redhead - Rebel Challenge 22: April Showers!
• Crafty Calendar - "Sunshine and Showers"
• Card Crafter's Circle - Challenge #71 APRIL SHOWERS
• DL.ART Challenge #107 - Rain
• Digital Tuesday - Challenge #206- Springtime
• Paper Take Weekly - One Paper Taker
• Lexi's Creations - 'Add Lace and/or Ribbon'

Thank you for stopping by and have a happy crafting time <g>  Hugs Mimi

Earthday - Earth our Home!!

What a busy week card wise, I think this is the fourth card posted this week.  This post is a bit special, I was browsing around last night and came across the Just Some Lines site who are having and Earthday challenge.  You do have to use one of their digis to enter but wonderfully they provide one free if you don't have any in you collections.  I love the digi they were giving away and just had to have it and in return I have made a card for their challenge.  Not a hard trade off as I would not be making cards if I did not find it a more than pleasurable passtime :).  Thank you Just Some Lines for the gift, you are stars.

The topic is very close to my heart, our earth, our home is such a special place and I get so wound up with all the devastation, greed etc caused by us so called responsible humans.  No I am not going to get on my soap box, I am in far to good a mood to go there you will be pleased to know.  I think most people will go down the route for this challenge, of save our trees, recycle etc but I believe we are all one people, we are all the same.  I found a wonderful quote by Dr. Wayne Byer - "When you live on a round planet, there's no taking sides." - which I think is more than apt regarding my thoughts.

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Vellum from Folia called 'Starry Night' for the background
• Digi - Earthday 1 from Just Some Lines, placed onto an image of the world from IClipart.com, cut out and attached to the card with foam tape for a 3d effect.
• Dies - Spellbinder - Fantastic Flourish one - 1, Tattered Lace - Corners & Border Die- Buckle Set and X-Cut - large tags
• Gems and star brads from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Just Some Lines - Earth Day
• 2 Sisters Challenge - Challenge #140 ~ Color Challenge - BLUE and/or GREEN
• One Stop Craft - Challenge 225 - Not Square
• Pumpkin Spice -  Challenge #16 Faithful or Meaningful Sentiment
• Speedy Fox and Friends  - Week 156....."Punched Borders".
• Love to Scrap - Challenge #4 - Cut It Out!
• Whoopsi Daisy - Not a Square
• Die Cuttin Divas - Challenge #111 ~ A Star for Astronomy Day
• Eclectic Ellapu - It's in the stars......

Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting <g>  Hugs Mimi

Birdhouse Swirl

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #160

Theme ' Use A Digi'

The sponsor this week StitchyBear Digital Stamps with a prize of all the images the DT used in challenge #158 to spend in the store.  To win this prize you need to use a digi from the StitchyBear store.  You can still enter without using a StitchyBear digi and the prize for the winner is $3 to spend in the store.

This week it was Tracey's turn to choose a stamp for Ali and me to work with.  Exciting stuff as the designer to be choose a digi from was Tami and I love Tami's digis.  Tracey certainly game me a challenge <g>, the stamp she chose was Birdhouse Swirl by Gingerloft.  Sometimes I find some digis are so hard to work with and this was one of them.  A really beautiful stamp but hard to make a card with as so much of the artwork is done.  With a digi like this I always feel it does not take much for the card to look overdone and cluttered and before you know it the digi is no longer the main focus of the piece of work being created.

I opted for a classical look with the main play on subtle colour.  The digi was so free flowing that I really wanted to keep this alive so tried a water colour effect, think it worked <g>.  Enough chatter, here is my card for this weeks challenge, hope you like it :)

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Digi - Birdhouse Swirl by Gingerloft
• Background paper created by me and used for all three layers of the card
• Text topper created on my Black Cat - tried something new here, the pen tool to do the text - amazing.  I used a 0.5 fine liner pen.  SVG file for this by me too.
• Fine line border stickers from Craft Creations
• Lace from my stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

My friend is not really a creeper!!!!

Wow - on a card making session this week, two cards in two days and another tomorrow when the OSAAT DT card goes up:)

I was having a look at one of my DT sister's blogs yesterday, she also designs for Delicious Doodles (Teri's work) and saw the challenge was Green and Brown, colours I love to work in along with blues and purples (notice no pink or orange mentioned there lol).  Teri's stamps, like Stitch of StitchyBear's are just awesome and I just can't help collecting them.  If you have not seen her stamps it is worth popping over to her shop to have a look - Delicious Doodles.  I had a browse through my collection and found one which I thought would be perfect called The Ivy Queen.

A bit of research on the good old net turned up the symbolism of ivy in the Celtic world - strength of friendship through different paths and directions related to the intertwining, twisting and turning of ivy as it grows.  Also, the ivy's ability to grow even in hostile situations which relates to a friendship standing strong during the good times as well as the bad.  Perfect, this worked so well with the image and made for a lovely friendship card.  Hope you like what I put together, must say, I think is is one of my favourites.

Recipe:-

• Green Hammered card from Craft Creations
• Backing paper - ancient, from my earliest days of card making when I started off using wrapping paper as my backing paper <g>
• Digi - Delicious Doodles The Ivy Queen
• Spellbinders die - Adorning Squares-7
• Ivy and ribbon from my stash.  I had forgotten about this ivy and designed my own but remembered about it in bed.  Such a frustrating day at work this morning, all I wanted to do was go home and see if the ivy trails really did exist or were a figment of my imagination <g>.  As you can see, they did exist!!!
• Green Stickles on the flowers of the digi.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Delicious Doodles - Challenge #32 - Colour Combination (green and brown)
• Alphabet Challenge - E for Emerald
• QKR Stampede - Challenge #35- Punches and/ or Dies
• Stampin for the Weekend - Friendship
• Paper-Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment!
• Sparkle N Sprinkle - Use a digital image
• Whoopsi Daisy - Not A Square
• Fairies Challenges - # 5 - For a Lady...

Spring has sprung!!

I have just got hold of some dies from Spellbinders and X-Cut and just needed to try them out.  I am an avid die cutter, using my Black Cat for most things I make but for the sake of speed I thought I would give these dies a try and run them through my Cuttlebug.  I have also had a stash of flowers for some time but not really used them, however today, after having chosen to use a lovely DP paper with lilies on I found some lilies in my stash, yep, they had to go on the card too along with some yellow roses and green leaves.  A fun card to make, not my usual style but experimenting can be such fun <g>

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Digi - Mo's Digital Pencil, 'Shirley'
• DP papers, ribbon, brads and flowers from my stash
• Spellbinder die - fantastic flourish two
• X-Cut - large tags

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Bronte and Bella's - Challenge #181 - Spring
• Delightful Challenges - Color My World
• MilkCoffee Challenge - Welcome Spring 
• Belli Challenge -  #167 - Pastels 
• Creative Moments - CHALLENGE 15 Spring
• Paper Pretties - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
• The Paper Shelter - # 108 Make it Bloom

Good Girl

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #159

Theme ' Bright'

The sponsor this week StitchyBear Digital Stamps with a prize of $9 to spend in the store.  To win this prize you need to use a digi from the StitchyBear store.

I was able to select and image from one of my favourite creators, the amazing Stitchy and it really was not easy, she has so many wonderful stamps.  In the end I opted for 'Good Girl', isn't she wonderful :)

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Shape card template which I designed and cut with my Black Cat
• Digi - Good Girl by Stitchy - which I coloured, cut out and applied to the card with foam tape
• Background paper designed by me and printed
• To keep the bright look I cut a clear transparency and sprayed it with ProMarkers Sunflower, Berry Red, Hot Pink and Lipstick Red and then placed it behind the cut out area.  Turned out pretty good I think, looks like stained glass in real life. I only attached it at the bottom so I would form a third layer to the card base.
• Gold Stickles were used on the trim of the dress and the gift
• Roco Metallic Gold pen was used for the heels on the shoes, bracelet and ankle chain
• To finish off I used some double sided sticky tape which I cut into the shape I needed and stuck loads of gems on from my stash.  As there was quite a lot of sticky area left I sprinkled super fine glitter on top and then stuck this section to the card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• CMC - CHALLENGE #66 **Reds, Reds & More Red**
• Whimsy Stamps - Challenge # 58 Theme: Pretty In Pink Digital Team
• Nutcrackers - Challenge #40...Shaped Cards
• Crafty Creations - Challenge #217 -- No Squares
• Aud Sentiments - #78 For a guy!
• Card Crafter's Circle - DIE-CUTS and/or DRY EMBOSSING!

Thank you for stopping by and hope you have a happy crafting day.  Hugs

It's a bag day!!!

This weeks challenge over at One Stitch At A Time and it was ALI's turn to pick for Tracey and me.  Ali chose the beautiful digi 'Butterfly Frame' by Jessica of Floppy Latte Designs

Challenge #158 Theme ' Anything Goes'

Sponsor this week StitchyBear Digital Stamps 

Winning prize is all the images used by the DT used in challenge #156.  To win this prize you need to use a digi from the StitchyBear store.

I decided to use the image on the front of a gift bag.  My mum love a pretty bag to put gifts in (we tend to recycle them from one member of the family to the other so I wonder how long this one will last <g>).  This is a new project for me having not decorated a bag before and I must admit it was a bit of fun, certainly gave the opportunity to go over the top with embellishments.

Recipe:-

• Gift bag I had stashed away
• Digi printed twice so I could fussy cut the butterfly layer which I stuck on with foam tape.  I created a layer behind the digi too with a verse on it and 'with love' sentiment.
• Leave were clipart from IClipart which I converted to svg files and then cut on my Black Cat.  The leaves were then embossed with my Cuttlebug
• On my last shopping spree I found some really fun glittery plastic lacy stuff which I had to buy, this was sprayed with adhesive spray and attached to the bag before I applied the digi
• Pearls from my stash were added around some of the leaves
• To finish off I a bit of lace I had and some turquoise ribbon for a bow and attached this to the handle of the bag

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges:-

• Crazy Catz - Challenge 177...ANYTHING GOES.
• Card Crafters Challenge - Bugs
• Broken Box Stock - Challenge #23: Think Spring
• Digi Haven - Spring
• Stampin for the Weekend - Anything but a card
• 2 Sisters - Challenge #138 ~ Anything Goes
• Milk Coffee Challenge - ANYTHING BUT SQUARE
• Crafty Ribbon - Challenge 42...ANYTHING GOES WITH RIBBON

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a happy crafting day :)

Mermaid Love

What a fun card this has been to make.  Some time ago I treated myself to some wonderful digi's by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff, they are the sort of digi's you use when you have time to enjoy the wonderful artwork you are colouring in.  The digi for this card is 'Pink Ribbon Mermaid' available from Scrapbook Stamper

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Digi - 'Pink Ribbon Mermaid' by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff which I digitally coloured in white so I could place it on the background paper, print and then colour the mermaid with my ProMarkers.
• Background paper from a photo from IClipart which I printed twice.  The base layer was lightened to make a contrast between it and the top layer with the digi.
• Dried leaves and flowers from some back street shop in Thailand
• Mounts for sentiment tag designed by me and cut on my Black Cat
• Text cut in white vinyl and stuck to the top tag layer
• Arctic Ice Stickles used for all the bubbles, unfortunately they have not photographed very well
• ProMarkers used:- skin; Ivory and Blush, Hair; Sandstone, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Burnt Umber and Umber, Mermaid, Ice Grey 1, 2, 3 4 and 5, Pink Carnation, Bluebell, Primrose and Powder Blue; Leaves Lime Green and Moss Green

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Passion For ProMarkers - Fantasy
• I Love ProMarkers - Favourite Colour
• CMC CHALLENGE - **All About Hair**
• Sugar Creek Hollow - # 55 - Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes (Little Mermaid)
• Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 177 - something blue
• Craft Your Passion - Challenge 157 Water,Water Everywhere

Thank you for stopping by, hope you have a happy crafting day :) hugs Mimi

Hope you are better soon!!!

No I am not feeling under the weather today just felt like creating a get well card, well you never know when it will come in handy <g>.  I just love the colour combination of this card which was inspired by a challenge I saw this week.

The digi used was 'Get well circ' by Hope Jacare and available from  StitchyBear stamps.  The pack has two flower circles in it, one with the get well text and the other without, great value and such a fun digi to colour.

Recipe:-

• White Linen card from Craft Creations
• Promarkers 
• Cut out swirls which I made and cut on my Black Cat
• Purple Angle Hair which I sprayed with adhesive and applied to the coloured backing paper, just for a bit of texture and to help match up the colour which was too bright
• ProMarkers - Maroon, Sunflower, Purple and Marsh Green
• Gold Stickles - yep got to have that bit of bling!!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:-

• Color Throwdown -  #236
• Happy Campers - Flower Power  
• Catch the Bug Bugaboo Stamps - Cardstock and Bling!
• Corrosive Challenge - Challenge # 171 - Spring Fling

Angel

I have this beautiful digi from Digi Darla called 'Angel on Bridge' and have been itching to colour it but could never think of a card to use it for until now <g>

The challenge required a card to be made linked to a song.  Browsing through my stamps I came up with loads of ideas but could I think of a song.  Off to work the next day I asked a friend her favourite song and she chose Angel by Robbie Williams.  Back home, another look through my digi's and I was so excited to find the one I have used which fits so perfectly with the song lyrics, it even had a waterfall in the background.  I coloured the image with a blue toned background and only used the colours on the children, bridge and of course the angel.

I decided to make a Mother's Day card with this image, my Mum is my angel.  She is still very much alive lol but we live a distance apart, she in the UK me in Saudi but even though there are many miles between us I know she is always by my side.

Recipe:-

• Card stock from Craft Creations
• Digi from Digi Darla - 'Angel on Bridge'
• Backing paper, gosh I have no idea of the company, I bought it so many years ago, a great big pad of 12x12 in the sale when I first started making cards
• Mulberry paper from Thailand trip, some little back street store
• Ribbon from local craft shop, Al Zamil, in Khobar, Saudi Arabia
• Flowers from Thailand
• Charm from Hobby Craft
• Ice Stickles on the angels wings for a bit of bling

Song Lyrics for this card (just the chorus) - Angle by Robbie Williams

And through it all she offers me protection

A lot of love and affection

Whether I'm right or wrong

And down the waterfall

Wherever it may take me

I know that life won't break me

When I come to call,

she won't forsake me

I'm loving angels instead 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:-

• Crafting When We Can - Challenge #41 - Name That Tune 
• Squigglefly Challenge #13-SFC1313-Use Liquid (I use Ice Stickles and the image has a waterfall and river in it - hope it counts :)  )
• Fashionista Challenge #14 Mothers Day 
• KABOODLE DOODLES - Challenge #165 - Use 2 Different Pattern Papers
• SNSSC18 - Use a digital image
• CCH #142 - Add a charm
• Creative Moments - CHALLENGE 14 Things With Wings  

Play TIme

I saw a rather cute challenge was on the go at Tip Top Tuesday and decided to make a card using a digi from Digi Darla called 'Skate Girl', she is just a bit to cute don't you think <g>

I seem to be into purple and orange at the moment, don't know what the story is but a couple of weeks ago all my cards seemed to be blue and yellow (must be a mood thing!!!!!)  For this card I coloured the girl skater and fussy cut her. The background had me a bit stuck, pattern paper was not working, flowers really didn't work with this image, plain/embossed paper looked flat.  In the end I cut the right side of the card so the digi would fit nicely but add a bit of dimension instead of a plain square card.  That certainly helped, then I designed my own backing paper using an image of a skate park.  It was great fun playing around with some of the effects you can get in design software and I found an effect which I thought was great, you can see the skate park but there is not so much information that the digi gets lost in it.  Next was the sentiment topper which I printed and then using my Black Cat cut around and also created a shadow layer in the darker purple colour.  This was mounted to the card with foam tape along with the digi.  To finish off and just a a teeny bit of bling I added three orange crystals.  The inside of the card was lined in a slightly mottled paper which I had in my stash, super lucky as the colour was just perfect.  Isn't it such a great feeling when you find something in your stash that you have hung onto 'just in case' finds the perfect use, I do :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge 98 'Girls and boys come out to play'

Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog and I hope you like the card.  Hugs Mimi