July Kraftyhands Blog Challenge.

June Kraftyhands Blog Challenge

Floral Fancy

This months challenge is Floral Fancy.

I used the Floral Fantasia CD, not a hard choice to go straight to.

I love lilies but orange is not one of my favourite so I chose this image as a bit of a self challenge.

I printed the backing paper straight onto A4 card then folded it to form an easel card.

The topper is decorated with an ivy stamp repeated three times at the bottom and embossed with Wow powder. The blue ribbon on the right of the flower image is highlighted with some gold glitter.

Sometimes the stopper on an easel card irritates me as it does not lie correctly. I decided to try using pearl beads to hold the image a little further back from the topper. I like the look and am going to us it again. I did not add a sentiment as I like the phrase on the image and feel the message inside would be suitable. It could be Birthday, New Job, Graduation or Thinking of you card. 

Hope you like.

Crafty Wishes.

Laura XXX

May Kraftyhands Challenge

The Theme this month is anything goes.

I wanted to make a very feminine card to say Thank You. I chose the Preferable Pastel CD because I had to used this little treasure and wanted lots of flowers. 

What a Hoot

These are my samples using the Kraftyhands new CD 

What a Hoot.

To make this card I use the 6 inch square pop up cards from Craftwell Cards. They are already creased for you. I measured the inside of the triangles that form in the creases then cut the pieces from the matching backing paper to fit and not go over the folds. The little owl in the centre is on a piece of acetate and does move a little. 

 For this card I had to enlarge the image for the sky and clouds. Very easy to do. The branch is made from craft card and then inked. The little leaves are from a printed out topper. I had the idea in my head of hanging one of the owls upside down for a get well soon card. The 'Get Well Soon' message is not on the CD but I found a very similar style of font and printed the message.

I really enjoyed making this card. It is a while since I have made a bow fronted card but I thought it would suit the image of the owls, making it look like a tree.

The shaped front and body of the card is made using craft card. The flowers are cut out using a variety of flower punches and dies. They are cut from various backing papers on the CD. The ivy leaves are cut using a Tattered Lace die. Finally I added a few feathers.

Kraftyhands Blog Challenge

Sketch

Here is my take on this months challenge with the Sketch.
I used the Create It magazine with the Baby Boy Card Project 9

April Kraftyhands Blog Challenge

This month I have used the Create It CD which comes with the magazine Issue 1. I love this image of the blue elephant and wanted to use it with this months Sketch.

March Challenge on Kraftyhands Blog Easy Easter