Butterflies, easels and.....

Happy Wednesday blogging friends.
To day just 2 simple easel cards. Looking through Pinterest I saw an easel card similar to this and was so inspired.

Yesterday I had a workshop at Country Crafts and the ladies made this easel, all in white with a touch of colour.

Here is what I used:
Joy.. Vintage flourishes6003/0023
Joy/Noor design..Butterfly border 6002/0251
Patterned paper
Acetate
Embossing folder
Pleated ribbon
Peel-offs, beads and a touch of glitter
I also made one in colour, using a paper bloc from Joycrafts, with all the same dies as the white one.

I certainly enjoyed doing these and will enter them in some challenges.

Creative Card Crew #44...Things with wings
Cuttlebug Mania...Back to Nature
Natalie and Amy's challenge #12...Embossing..(on the white card)
Crafter's Companion challenge September...embossing
Oozak challenge #21...Anything goes, diecuts/punches
Papertake Weekly challenge...Anything goes

Enjoy the rest of the week, hope you have time for some crafting. See you soon, take care.

Love Ursula

Post-it easel

Good eveing friends,
It's been a little busy around here. Had a class today, and also the end of year with markets and everyone wanting their glazing done for markets, gifts etc., so very busy and the kilns firing constantly,....working late, and up early......but only 4 weeks to go and then we will be off on our holiday.

This is one of the cards that we did at class today. This was definitely the more popular one. Please forgive the photo we had very dark skies with rain and a bit of hail, but needed to try and get this post up as tomorrow is a bit of a hectic day.

I had made a second sample, but everyone chose for the calendar option.

Paper ....Papermania...capsule collection

Marianne design dies for the flower, swirl and tag. Covered the post it notes with a small tag and a stamped sentiment.

I found the design on the Stampartic blog here.

That's all for now, will try and be back soon. Take care and have a good week further.

Seeing stars

Good morning all. Hope you are having a good Wednesday as we are half way through the week already. Here in South Africa we are having a holiday "Youth Day", It is also freezing cold at the moment. Had our first serious frost of the winter and all my lovely fucshias and several other plants have been hit by the frost and looking rather sad now. For those following the World cup, we are having some really good matches. I have watched the start of all the games and supported the teams from Netherlands and New Zealand and of course our own SA boys, who have all done well. Our local Bafana Bafana are playing again tonight. Well enough of all that.

I have found some time to make a card. I belong to a group on PCP "anything but cute" and the challenge this week is Seeing stars. So I made an easel card. Not very large 10cm x 10cm, so no extra postage required.

The paper: Black cardstock, matted a piece of DP that I had from a Halloween RAK. I thought it looked good for a starry sky effect. The star I made on the computer to the size I required and put it through the cuttlebug stars folder and embossed with gold.

Sentiment was computer generated as well. and used 2 star brads to hold it in place.

Easel Card

I can't believe that it is over a week with no posting. Just too much work and no play. I have been blog hopping a bit in my spare moments and seen some awesome cards.
This card I made for a challenge at a "Wish" meeting (A card group we get together every 2 months or so). The theme was an easel card for a male.

I used navy card stock.
The DP papers were pieces, so don't have the name, but I think it was from a local company Fabscraps.

The image and sentiment "birthday mail" are from WOJ, coloured with watercolour pencils.
Used some buttons and made a small envelope for the sentiment to come out of.

I must say I do enjoy making easels as they are really quick and easy.

Hopefull towards the end of this coming week, there will be light at the end of the tunnel, and maybe can get to some challenges.
Hope you all have a wonderful week.