Teddy and Butterflies

Like me, are you all scared at how fast time is rushing by...the days,

weeks, months, and even years all seem to be 'melting' into one another.

My dear friend and neighbour Rosalie, now has 2 little grand daughters,

and I can hardly believe that the oldest, Sunny Mae, celebrated her 2nd birthday 

on Monday. All little girls love cute teddy bears, so circumstances couldn't 

have suited me better, because this week at Crafty Little Fairies, the 

pink fairies would like you to enter our challenge, the theme of which

 is one I know many of you will love...

'TEDDIES'

We are so lucky this week to have 2 lovely sponsors, 

so a big "thank you" to

and

Those of you who visit my blog regularly will recognise the image I have used, 

as it is one of my favourite bear stamps. 

A close up look at my little teddy. The tiny butterflies are some of the 

negatives from the die-cut matting on the front of my card.

Inside my card. I think I would have liked my finished card better if I had not

placed the small piece of butterfly DP under the white scalloped circle. 

Image - Stamp It Australia

Colouring - Promarkers

Sentiment - Computer generated Balsam font

Paper - Crafter's Choice Princess

Dies - Spellbinders Classic, Scalloped, and Butterfly Circles; 

Punch - Martha Stewart PATP Butterflies

Flowers, ribbon, twine, gems and Stickles are all from my junk stash

For a chance to win one of 2 lovely prizes, why not visit us at Crafty Little Fairies, and enter our 'Teddies' challenge.

Until next time, "happy crafting"

Hugs, 

Jennifer. x

Butterfly Waterfall

Good evening fellow crafters,

Hot, hot, hot!! We are only 3 weeks into spring here in Australia, and already we have temperatures in the mid 30sC. The grass is dead, brown and tinder-dry, and there are constant hot, dry westerly winds. There are widespread Total Fire Bans, but there have been major bushfires in many parts of NSW already, so we are dreading what sort of summer we are in for!

Australia is certainly a continent of extremes, as expressed in Dorothea Mackeller's famous poem 'My Country'..."...of droughts and flooding rains...her beauty and her terror, the wide brown land for me". The poet was English, but grew to love Australia, and wrote the poem while living just a few kilometres from where I live.

At Penny's Paper Crafty we have a new challenge for you.

Our theme for this week is

'Waterfall Cards' 

There are lots of tutorials on the internet on how to make a

Waterfall card. However, if you don't wish to try this technique,

you may make an

'Easel Card'.

Our challenge is kindly sponsored this week by

and

I was given Polka Dot Pals Daisy digi stamp, by Little Miss Muffet Stamps, 

and this is what I created with her.

My 'waterfall' is straight IRL. I added Crystal Stickles to every

butterfly on the designer paper.

A closer look at Daisy with her bag and balloons.

I coloured her with my Promarkers.

Rather than stamp images on my 'waterfall', I cut out

butterflies from the designer paper.

Inside my card with more cut-out butterflies, this time in profile.

Challenges

LEJ Designs #72 - 'Lots of Layers'

Crafty Cardmakers -'Winged Things'

Crafter's Cafe #30 - 'Dies and Punches'

The Squirrel and the Fox #53 - 'Happy Birthday'

Tammy's Scrappin Corner #81 -'Happy Birthday'

Image - Little Miss Muffet Stamps digi Polka Dot Pals Daisy

Colouring - Promarkers

Paper - Crafters Choice Princess

Sentiment - Wild Rose Studio

Dies - Spellbinders 

Ribbon, brads from my junk stash

For a chance to win great prizes, why not visit Penny's Paper Crafty
and enter our 'Waterfall Card/Easel Card challenge.

Until tomorrow night when I will be back with another card,
"Happy Crafting".
Hugs,
Jennifer. x

Briar Rose

Hello fellow crafters,
Yet another week has flown by, and we have a new challenge for you at Penny's Paper Crafty. We have chosen a theme that we know you all love

'ANYTHING GOES'

So we would love to see what you have created, and don't forget, we are not just a card challenge. This week we have 3 fabulous sponsors, and they are

I was given a Sassy Studio Design digi image, Little Honey's Briar Rose, to play with.

The other name for Briar Rose is Aroura, or Sleeping Beauty, so I

decided to go with a princess and castle theme.

I coloured Briar Rose with Promarkers

This is what my card looks like when it is taken out of the envelope,

before the decorated front is 'propped up' to form an easel card. 

The opened card, showing the tag on which a message can be written,

and the 'pocket' which it slides into. The 'pocket' has been embossed

but the sun was so bright, the embossing hardly shows up.

Challenges I would like to enter are:-

An Oldie But A Goodie - 'Make It Girly' (C'bug Em.folder & SB Heart die-5 years old)

Crafting When We Can #42 - 'At The Movies' Sleeping Beauty (2nd entry)

C.R.A.F.T. #204 - 'Queen For A Day/Fantasy/Land of Make Believe'

LEJ Designs #50 - 'Mystical, Magical or Mysterious'

Image - Sassy Studio Designs digi image Little Honey's Briar Rose

Colouring - Promarkers

Paper - Crafter's Choice Princess

Dies - Spellbinders Scalloped Hearts, Labels Eight, and Decorative Labels Eight

Punch - EK Succes Scalloped Corner

Embossing - Cuttlebug Victoria

Pearls - Kaisercraft

Crown Brad, Stickles, and Ribbon - from my junk stash

For a chance to win great prizes, why not visit Penny's Paper Crafty and enter our challenge.

I really appreciate your visits, and until next time, "Happy Crafting",

Hugs,

Jennifer. x