Summer Flower Tilda And A New Challenge At LHOSM

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.

I'm here with my third scheduled post for June.

Today see's a new challenge over on the Lovely Haenglar Or Sweet Magnolia challenge blog, and this time our challenge theme is..................ADD SOME BLUE

We have 2 wonderful sponsors for this challenge.
They are Magnolialicious & The Ribbon Girl

I used Summer Flower Tilda from the Summer Memories 2012 Collection.

The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Bristol board extra smooth cardstock and cut out using a CartUs oval.

I have coloured the image with Prismacolor & Polychromos Pencils.

For the shape of my card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #2 and Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics papers.

Other dies used are; La La Land heart doily border, Cheery Lynn French pastry doily, Marianne Design Ivy circle and Magnolia Doohickey bloomy tags.

I have inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink.

I used lots of gorgeous products on my card from The Ribbon Girl online store.

Just click onto the links below to take you directly to the products;

75mm 'Michele' White Guipure Lace, Blue 30mm Wild Roses, Ballerina Blossoms Aqua Pk Of 3, Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, Hip Rose Bud Cream Pk Of 10, 1mm Pearlised Stamens Pk Of 144, 5 Metres White Seam Binding, Trinket Pins Vintage Style Ivory Pearl, Pearl & Rhinestone Self Adhesive Butterflies, 4mm White Pearl Bead String, 3mm White Pearl Bead String, 3mm Sea Charm s/a Pearl Flatbacks,3mm White s/a Pearl Flatbacks, Resin Cameo Frame Flatback & Scrapiniec Chipboard 6-Piece Lace Doily Corner Set

A close look at the flower arrangement and embellished resin frame.

I painted the frame with white Gesso and adhered a length of 4mm white pearl string inside the recess.

The bronze owl charm is from LLC. 

I adhered tiny yellow rhinestones for the owls eyes and lightly rubbed over the charm with white Gesso

The butterflies are cut out from a sheet of Pion Studio of Memories design paper.

I painted the edges with white Gesso and adhered 3mm white s/a pearl flatbacks along their centres.

A close look at adorable Summer Flower Tilda.

I surrounded the image with shabby white embossing enamel and 3mm sea charm s/a pearl flatbacks 

I have adhered a length of 3mm white pearl string around the outside of the image.

I used glamour dust on Tilda's wings and dotted her cheeks with a white Gelly roll pen.

Inside the card is decorated with design paper and a GoKreate large frame frilly #2 die cut.

We are taking a Summer break so this challenge will run for 2 months.

We would love you to come and join in with us.

My teamies have designed some stunning creations. Why not pop over HERE for a peek?

I am entering the following super challenge;

AAM Challenge #15.............All About Shaped Cards

Thank you for stopping by to visit and thanks for the lovely comments.

Take good care!

Crafty hugs

Donna xx

Santoro The Hatter And June's Anything Goes - Any Image Challenge At The Ribbon Girl

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.

I'm back with my 2nd scheduled post for June.

Today See's a new challenge over on The Ribbon Girl challenge blog so for the next 2 weeks the challenge theme is...........................ANYTHING GOES - USE ANY IMAGE

There are 3 wonderful prizes up for grabs. You can find out more at the end of my post and believe me you will not be disappointed!

I have made a shaped card.

I used Santoro Gorjuss 'The Hatter' 

The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Bristol board extra smooth cardstock and I have cut around the image freehand.

I have coloured 'The Hatter' with Polychromos & Prismacolor pencils.

For the shape of my card I used GoKreate large frame frilly # 2 and Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics papers from The Ribbon Girl

Other dies used are Cheery Lynn English tea party doily, Marianne Design stitched circle, CartUs circle, Magnolia Doohickey bloomy tags and La La Land cherry blossom branches.

I have inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink.

Here is a list of all the stunning embellishments that I have used on my card from

The Ribbon Girl

Just click onto the links below to take you directly to the products;

Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics paper Stack 613, 45mm 'Blanche' Embroidered Tulle Lace, Ivory White Ballerina Blossoms Pk Of 3, Aqua 30mm Wild Roses Pk Of 10, Kort & Godt White Chrysanthemums,Pale Pink 20mm Open Roses WOC, Ivory 20mm Open Rose WOC, Cream Hip Rose Buds Pk Of 10, 80cm x 50cm Cheesecloth Fabric, Trinket Pins Vintage Style Ivory Pearl, 5 Metres Of Aquarelle Seam Binding, 5 Metre Bundle Of Natural Hemp Twine, 3mm White Pearl Bead String, 3mm Sea Charm s/a Pearl Flatbacks & Bronze Colour Bird Cage Charm

A close look at the flower arrangements.

I coated the bronze charm with some white Gesso and attached it under the flowers with a length of natural hemp twine.

A close up look at 'The Hatter' 

I have fallen in love with the new Santoro Gorjuss stamps.

I die cut a CartUs oval and inked the edges adding a sprinkling of shabby white embossing enamel around the inside. I matted the oval onto a Spellbinders floral oval and adhered a length of 3mm white pearl string around the out side.

The sentiment is from LOTV 

The butterflies are cut out from a sheet of Vintage Spring Basics paper. I have painted the edge of their wings with white Gesso.

I used Glamour Dust on the flowers in The hatter's bag and dotted her eyes with a white gelly roll pen.

Inside the card is decorated with design paper and the smallest die cut from GoKreate large frame frilly # 2

I hope I have inspired you to come along and join in with our current challenge.

Here are the 3 fabulous prizes up for grabs for 3 randomly picked lucky winners!

The first prize is a £10 voucher for Lili Of The Valley

The second prize is a £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl

The third prize is this gorgeous crafting selection from Marianne Design

My teamies have designed some stunning creations.

Why not pop on over HERE for a peek?

That's it once again from me!

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit my blog today and huge thanks for taking the time to leave me such beautiful comment's.

Crafty Hugs

Donna x

Santoro Dear Apple And Guest Designer For Paradise Of Stamps

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.

I hope you are well.

All of June's posts here on my blog are scheduled as I am going to be out of action for the next couple of months.

I was picked at random in May to guest for Paradise Of Stamps for which I feel honoured.

Thanks for having me guest for you Laurigami!

The challenge theme is..........................BUTTERFLIES

I just love butterflies! Don't you!?

I used Santoro Gorjuss Dear Apple.

The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Bristol board extra smooth cardstock.

I have coloured the image with Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils and cut

 around the image freehand.

For the shape of my card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #5 and Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics paper stack.

Other dies used are: Cheery Lynn French pastry doily, Spellbinders lattice hearts, Marianne Design Ivy circle and Magnolia Doohickey bloomy tags.

I have inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink.

I have embellished the card with lots of gorgeous products from The Ribbon Girl online store.

Just click onto the links below to take you directly to the products;

45mm 'Blanche' Embroidered Tulle Lace, Pk Of 10 Rose Leaves 25mm - 30mm, Ballerina Blossoms Ivory White Pk Of 3, Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, Ivory 20mm Open Roses WOC, Red 12 - 15mm Paper Roses, Apple Red Pk Of 3, Cheesecloth Fabric 50cm x 80cm, 3mm White Pearl Bead String, 5 metres Venetian (Christmas Red) Seam Binding, 5 Metres White Seam Binding, 3mm White s/a Pearl Flatbacks, 5 Metre Bundle Of Natural Hemp Twine, Trinket Pins Vintage Style Ivory Pearl & Daisy-May With Box Of Apples Bronze Charm

Here is a closer look at the floral arrangements.

I used Glamour Dust on the apple.

I die cut a Spellbinders floral oval and matted a CartUs oval onto it adding a sprinkling of Frantage shabby white embossing enamel around the inside.

I adhered a string of 3mm white pearl bead string around the outside of the oval.

The butterflies are cut out using a sheet of Pion Studio Of Memories design paper. I painted the edges of their wings with white Gesso.

The image which I loved colouring has been adhered using 2mm 3D sticky tape.

I have dotted her cheeks with a white gelly roll pen.

Inside the card is decorated with design paper and the smallest of a GoKreate large frame frilly #5 die cut.

I hope you like my card?

That's all from me! I will be back with another scheduled post on Sunday.

Thank you for stopping by to visit today and big thanks for all the lovely comments.

Big Crafty Hugs

Donna xx