Butterfly Challenge - K for Kinetic card

I always enjoy the Butterfly challenge, trying to use some or all of the elements of the wheel including a butterfly. And this year it has the additional challenge of a different fold - always fun to try!

I was delighted when I arrived home from my two months in Australia to find a Butterfly prize!

Thank you Mrs A!!! And I am going to try and use it today...

The theme for Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge is K for a Kinetic card and she gives instructions on how to make one here. 

I have followed the instructions quite carefully apart from using a square die for the aperture.

First I had a look in my papers and scraps to find examples involving Key Lime, Kobe and Kobi

N.b Kobe = Dark Burgundy

       Kobi = Pink Lavender

Here is my card:

I used kraft to make the tags, happy birthday and extra butterflies. These butteflies are ones that I have used so many times over the years (Stampin Up Beautiful Wings) tied together with twine.

I used more twine to knot on the tags and a tie round the spine.

I will link this to the Butterfly Challenge #127

Happy Crafting!

Crafty Hazelnut's Weekly Christmas Challenge #452 Embossing wet or dry

a new Christmas Challenge every Saturday!

Today Crafty Hazelnut brings a new weekly Christmas Challenge

with the theme 'Embossing wet or dry'.

Do pop over and see the fabulous inspiration from my teamies!

Here's my card... 

Recipe:

1. Kraft card blank 
2. For this card I just took a look in my green scrap folder. I came across a piece of pale green for the first layer - this was run through an embossing folder from The Works.
3. I really liked the scrap of blue/green/brown that I used to die cut the sentiment (a Tattered Lace die from the Advent Calendar a couple of years ago) and the trees (unbranded dies).
4. Finally three greenish gems

I hope you will join the

CHNC Challenge 452

Happy Crafting!

Oddball Friday Freebie #67 - Hey Boo

I love receiving the Friday Freebie from Oddball Art Stamps! 

These are available when you subscribe to the Oddball Newsletter.

Watch your email for this week's image - Hey Boo! 

I decided to use the images to add to the decoration on my altered box - I have already shown you pictures of how it looks so far:

This next picture show the front and some of the ATCs and ATCoins that are inside:

Today I have added some elements to the inside bottom:

I used a patterned paper from my stash to print images from Hey Boo! and added extra colour using Copic markers. I then used a variety of stitched dies to cut the various shapes, including the circles to go behind the bottle tops from Blue Zombie

I also made an ATCoin: the bat sequins are shiny purple...

Happy Crafting!

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Addicted to Stamps and More Photo Inspiration #355

Here's my make for the Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More

Do pop over and see my teamies' makes!!

Today we have a photo inspiration!

This is also inspired by our recent trip to Fiji...

Once again I have used snippets of alcohol ink backgrounds to illustrate the sea and a palm tree. I then added a few tiny seashells... The card blank is a photo card blank with a circular aperture and I cut the palm tree freehand.

Hope to see your make in the Challenge!!

I will add this to Pixie's Crafty Workshop Snippets Challenge

Happy Crafting!

Ike's World Challenges # 123 - Hats

Here is my make for Ike's World Challenges!

The current Challenge (#123) H is for hats 


and this is my midway post...

If you pop over to Ike's World Challenges you will find there is a super freebie to pick up...

You might like to use this for the Challenge - but your image is free choice!

I did use this some while ago to make a set of ATCs - but I am already thinking of Hallowe'en!

I used Ike's Witch Silhouette - she is wearing a hat!!

I printed the image on a piece of patterned paper from a 12 by 12 paper pad from The Works. I layered this on a white card blank with strips of brown and skull paper (from my scraps) on the sides. I then added a witch and a hat metal embellishment to finish.

Hope you will pop over to Ike's World Challenges and see the Design Team's inspiration for the current challenge - and join in!

Happy Crafting!