House Of Cards - April Challenge - Add A Butterfly Or Use Colours

Today I made a card for House Of Cards - April Challenge - Add A Butterfly or Use Colours  This was the picture on the blog and the brief was, to choose to use the colours (all or some) or add a butterfly, or both . . . I did a bit of both!  However, I still kept it to my preferred CAS style.

This is the card I made

Supplies used:

Memory Box - 'Floating Butterflies'
Altenew - 'Label Love'
Various reinkers

Thank you for visiting my blog and for any comments you leave, you are truly appreciated!  Have a wonderful Easter weekend!  Hazel xx

Freshly Made Sketches #180 Take Two

This is the second card today for one of my favourite challenges, Freshly Made Sketches #180 A Sketch By Jen T

This is the sketch

 

 

Although I said that this sketch had me flummoxed to start with, I quite quickly came up with my second one for this sketch . . . and this is the result.

 

This one is very different from my usual kind of style, it's a little more 'fussy'.  

 

I started off with a cream panel, cut a circle of white and dry embossed it and adhered it to the base card.  

 

Then I added a watercolour piece that I had made a  a couple of days ago and had dry embossed that also.

Next, I wrapped a piece of lace ribbon around the join and tied it in a double loop bow.  I finished it all off with a sentiment on a punched out shape and added a few pearls.

I promise this all for today, thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful, wonderful Easter!  Hazel xx

Freshly Made Sketches #180

Today is a card for one of my favourite challenges, Freshly Made Sketches #180 A Sketch By Jen T

This is the sketch

I must confess that when I first saw the sketch I was excited, I really liked the look of it!  But when I actually sat down to do something with it, I found I was stuck . . . my mojo must have went off for the easter break!  I did have three attempts, but felt that none of them were that thrilling, so I went back to the drawing board, and finally arrived at this - not sure about this one either?

I kept it simple and cut two circles out with my MFT dotted circles dies - one out of patterened paper and another out of vellum and layered the two, one on top of the other.  I then cut the circle in half and adhered that to a white card panel and then put a strip of black card accross the join and tied some twine around it.

I then stamped the sentiment with my Clearly Besotted stamp and mounted the whole thing on to a matching coloured base card, offset to the right hand side and topped it off with a few sequins in matching colours.

This is the result.

 

 

 

As always, I appreciate you visiting today and for any comments you leave.  Have a wonderful Easter!  Hazel xx