Tri shutter card

Good morning friends,Yikes it  is Saturday and the first week of October is history. Hope you all had a good productive week. I haven't been making many cards for challenges, but putting together kits, for a number of classes last week and this coming week. Just so many to do. The card I am showing today, is an "old faithful" the tri shutter card. Haven't made any for ages, but was asked to do a class last week, so this was my sample.

Paper:  Papermania.....Victoria and Albert Museum, and a gold shimmer for the heart and doilie cutouts.

Dies used: 

 Heart and doilie are Nellie Snellen MFD

Butterflies Marianne Design and Nellie Snellen punches.

Flowers Marianne design

Sentiments: Whiff of Joy and an unknown.

Finished off with pearls, Seam binding bow and a lovely beaded pin, that was some candy a while back

All of the Marianne design, Nellie's MFD, and the Papermania range papers are available from Joan Country Crafts and rubber stamps in Johannesburg.

Hope to be back soon. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.

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Exciting news

Good morning friends and a happy Wednesday to you all, midway through the week we are. Well for my wonderful bit of news..... I was stunned a few weeks ago when I had a mail from Jen at Digistamps 4joy asking if I would like to join the DT.......Well of course I would!!, so here I am all exciied with my first DT challenge entry.
This month as you are all aware is Breat Cancer awareness month, so that is the theme of our challenge, and this is my card and what I used:

Paper:  White cardstock, DP...It was a piece and I think it was from Fabscraps... a local supplier.

Image ...Digistamps4joy, Lady with the hat... coloured with distress ink pads, put in a little piece of a feather in the hat and some seed beads for her necklace. Cut with a Nestie, mounted with 3D foam dots.

Sentiment from Digistamps4joy, cut on my Cricut .
Added a brad and a few blings dots.

I hope you like it.

Now please go on over to the Challenge blog and have a look at the other stunning cards by the DT members. Remember you don't have to use a Digistamps4joy image, but we would love it if you do, and you have 2 weeks to enter, so start creating.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Hiding in my craft room ....PINK
Heart Song inspirations....Anything goes
Lexi's Creations...Pink for Boobies
Make it Monday ...Create, share, inspire...Anythinggoes.
The Crazy Challenge...Think Pink

Take care and have fun.

Watering the flowers

Hi there friends. It is now Friday evening, last day of September and a big day for cardmakers tomorrow. World cardmaking day. I will certainly be doing just that, making cards, as I have 2 classes next week and samples to make and kits to prepare, so my plan is to craft most of the day.
My card to day was made for a very dear friend whose birthday is today. It was cut on my Cricut with  an SVG file from Creations by AR 

The paper I used was from Wilson & Macglagan,,,green floral. The file included a seed packet, but I put a small posy of flowers into my card, so made a tag with the sentiment and decorated it with punched flowers.
She was very happy with her gift.
I am entering it in the following challenges:
Cricutblog...world card making day
Aud Sentiments....Happy Birthday

Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the day tomorrow.

A little gift box

Hello friends,
Thursday already, so the weekend is truly in sight.  Today I have a box to show. It was made for the Duo challenge with a free template. If you apply for the template you need to do the challenge, so I have just sneeked mine in. Wanted to take some more angles of the box, but the battery on the camera  died, so will have to make do with just this one.

Paper ......Bazzil cardstock and the DP from Wilson & McClaughlin. On the top are 2 die cuts from Nellie Snellen MFD, they are not too visible and the roses I made with punches. Love making these.
 Not much more to say about it really, It was simple to put together.
Should be back on the weekend with something more to show, but the weather here is just glorious at the moment....just really need some rain....maybe on Saturday...so spending some time tending to the garden and a little matter of a big tournament in New Zealand where our boys are playing tomorrow.
Wishing you a good day for the end of the week and a wonderful weekend. Have fun.

Card no.2....CDAC Progressive challenge 3

Happy Monday to you all
Hope the weekend was a good one and you are all ready for a wonderful week. Well as the saying goes...an apple a day..........etc., etc., My card today is another entry for the CDAC progressive challenge. It is an image from Glitterbabes..apple bowl

This is what I used:
Paper ...DP...blue striped is a free download, not sure from where. Had it for ages. the brown gingham is from Scrap Sheets, cut out with a Nestie.
Image from Glitterbabes digis, coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out with a Nestie.
Sentiment is computer generated. An apple brad to finish off.
I am also entering it in the following challenge.
Aud Sentiments challenge..Get well

Have a wonderful week everyone. Here it is really lovely spring weather and the garden is calling out for attention, so that's what I will be doinbg some of the time. Take care and have fun.

Autumn?...I think not!!!

Hello again friends.
Confusing you am I??? Yes it definitely is a lovely spring day here, but my card today is an Autmn or Fall theme.
This is my first card in the next  PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGE over at CDAC. It is not too late to join if you would like. Pop over and have a look.

This is what I did:
Paper... Cream cardstock. DP from my stash and has no name on it.
Image.... from Gurukitty designs  I coloured the image with Copics, cut out with a Nestie and matted onto brown scolloped Nestie... mounted with 3D foam pads.
Cut out leaves with my cuttlebug and coloured these with my more familiar Distress inkpads also mounted on 3D dots.
Sentiment is computer generated.
I have more cards for this challenge, but will post as I complete them.
I will be entering this in the following challenges:
Tuesday Throwdown......Fall
My Craft Spot...Fall leaves
Simon Says Stamp challenge ..Dies to die for
Have a wonderful weekend, take care and have fun.

It's official....SPRING

Happy Friday friends.
Yes according to our weather dept. it is officialy spring  and to celebrate that here is a photo taken today of one of our azalea plants in full bloom. It is just absolutely beautiful. The others are all starting as well. It is a lovely time, as the perfume from all the scented flowers is filling the air especially in the evenings.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, I am busy completing several cards, so will possible post somehting later today.