Say it with Flowers

This is another challenge card for Raise the Bar and this week it is Stickers, now its not something that I use ,however ,I did have some and used them on this card. The stamp was one of Cuddly Buddly. I coloured it with Faber-Castell watercolour pencils and blended it with stumps, to which I added it to some matted and layered card. Using stickers,I managed to get a finished card. Thanks for Looking. Hugs Rita xxx

Ye Olde World Christmas

Hope you are all enjoying the start of the week-end, weather in the West Coast of Scotland is not great to-day. Well, over at Bah Humbug this week's challenge29 is Torn Paper??. They have a fine design team, so this is my card for Bah Humbug. My base card is dark green cardstock, layered with a gold embossed holly card. Then I layered on my torn paper ,the parchment paper I stamped and distressed using Tin Holtz distress inks ,added on a resized & distressed christmas carol music sheet. I then added a very old stamp from Dovecraft, embellished the card with a pin and a few bits & bobs. I have to say I got a bit carried away tearing paper ,but I hope you like my finished card. Thanks for Looking at my card. Hugs Rita xxxx

My card also fits the following challenges:

Tuesday Taggers Christmas in July
Stamp Something: Christmas in July
Winter Wonderland: No Designer Paper

Wedding Card Ensemble

Well, My card to-day is a wedding card I was asked to do with matching bag and gift wallet. I have been trying very hard to keep up daily with my blog but yesterday it was just impossible. The wedding card etc was all done with white hammered card and the images are from Joanna Sheen's "Elegant Fans" CD Rom. I finished off the card with a Martha Stewart Large punch and some cuttlebug corners. Thanks for looking. Hugs Rita xx

Christmas Scene.

Hope your all enjoying the weather. To-day's card is my effort for Bah Humbug Channege 28. I have made an easel card stamped and embossed on dark blue card, which I then glittered and added some crushed glass. I then made a frame from Spellbinders large die on silver glitter card and put on acetate, added thick foam tape to make a shaker card. I put some Polar white flowersoft mixed with some twinkles added on the frame and thats the front of my card. I used white and glitter card and a piece of christmas ribbon to make a nice border inside and added some snow just to finish it off. I think maybe I got a little carried away with the peel offs though. Thanks for looking. Hugs Rita xxxx

Distressed Birthday Card

Good Morning everyone. My card for to-day is an 8X8 easel card for my son-in-law's birthday. After stamping and distressing all my elements using distress inks, I then layered them on to the card, and cut a frame from Spellbinders which I then distressed and used crackle paint to age it a little. Using buttons and a few nautical embellishments to finish off my card. I then cut the Happy birthday Border with a MS Punch and raised it up to sit like a fence. Many Thanks for looking. Rita xx

First Love

This card was made for a friend whose first love is shopping. It was a freebie stamp from a magazine and I think it suited the purpose and says it all very well. I stamped it and coloured it in using my beloved stumps and Faber-Castell pencils. matted and layer it on to cuttlebug dies and distressed the edges a bit with Tim Holtz distress inks. Thanks for looking and your comments are always welcome. Hugs Rita xxx

Sunshine

Good Morning everyone, Managed to get things sorted out with my new blog at last and this is my card for to-day. As you can see from the title I have called it sunshine as I just love the pale yellows that I have used with this card, Embossed the background with cuttlebug folder added my water-coloured image of a Sugar Nellie stamp called Sweet & Sassy. I finished it off with lemon ribbon through a Marieanne die cut and a few Prima flowers.. Hope you like what I have done. Hugs Rita xxx

Bah Humbug Challenge 27

I had a dilemma yesterday as I tried to change a few things on my web-site and lo & behold I lost the lot. Yep, about 2 years worth of work. Anyhow, I'm now up and running again. Luckily I still have time to add my card for this week's challenge again. Its a Chritmas Slider card with the stocking. Thanks for Looking. Hugs Rita xx

Bookworm

Well, Where will I start, I tried to change my blog and lost over 2 years work, but I have dusted myself down as they say, and started all over again. I hope you will all bear with me while I try to rebuild my blog again. To cheer myself I up I will put on my first card and hopefully you will like what I,ve done. The stamp I,ve used is called "A Good Book" by Elizabeth Bell, who's images are so cute. Thank-You so much for Looking. Rita xx