Crafts and Me Challenge - Guest Design Card - Wednesday 4 January 2012

I was sooooooooooo lucky recently to win a Guest Design Team post for January 2012 over at Crafts and Me recently on Facebook.  To say I was happy was an under-statement.  It took me a while to decide which image to use for the "Christmas Bumper Challenge - Anything Goes" which they have on the Crafts and Me Challenge Blog continuing this fortnight.

 

For my card I have used the gorgeous Crafts and Me Sara Burrier image called "Lady of Opal".  Isn't she gorgeous?  I have coloured her in with Promarkers and highlighted areas like the centre of the flowers with blue Stickles glitter glue.  I die-cut the image and then distressed the edges with Tim Holtz's Tumbled Glass distress ink pad.  Now came some playing.  I had a go at using a new Cricut cartridge I got before Christmas.  It was for the Cricut Cake but could be used on the Expression/Create or Imagine.  I did a fancy shape in blue and laid it on top of a fancy shape in white which I edged with a duck egg blue Promarker.  I also cut the mount for the sentiment and the large mount for the inside with the same Cartridge.  The card is finished off with some Marianne's Designs butterflies with Stickles glitter glue down their centres, Marianne's Designs scrolls and circle mount, gems, flowers (die-cut from a book, distressed with Tim Holtz's Tumbled Glass distress ink and edged with Tim Holtz's Faded Jeans ink pad and held together with brads), blue seam binding and white dotted organza ribbon.

It would be lovely if you could visit the wonderful creations from the Crafts and Me Design Team.  I have thoroughly enjoyed making this card and have one more to go in two weeks' time so please come back and have a look.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting for all Seasons - Fairies

Rainbow Lady's - Your choice

Totally Gorjuss - Happy

Robyn's Fetish Challenge - Anything goes

Pile it On - Anything goes

One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi

Paper Playtime - Use something recycled - ribbon from clothing

Magical Monday - Anything goes

Paper Creations Ink - Die-cuts and/or punches

Shabby Tea Room - Time flies

Heart Song Inspirations - Anything goes

Incy Wincy - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything goes and distressing

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything goes

Party Time Tuesday - Something new - Cricut Cartridge, digi image and ribbon

Ribbon Carousel - Anything goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option new theme - new digi image, Cricut cartidge and ribbon

Scrap-Creations - Something old, something new (Old is brads which I've had a box since I first started cardmaking - think many of us might have bought them and new is my digi image, ribbon and Cricut cartridge)

Through the Craft Room Door - Monochromatic
Flutter by Wednesday - Open theme
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something new - new is my digi image, ribbon and Cricut cartridge
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or monochrome
Paper Pretties - Use brads or eyelets
Inky Impressions - Anything goes
Fresh Brewed Challenge - Use something new - new is my digi image, ribbon and Cricut cartridge